Upcoming sessions: (booking through Eventbrite required)
7pm – 9pm Tuesday 11th Mar 2025 – click to book here
7pm – 9pm Tuesday 8th April 2025
7pm – 9pm Tuesday 13th May 2025
Please note that bookings must be made before 5pm on the day of the session to guarantee a place.
How does it work and who is it for?
Zephyr’s dad Martin runs a monthly evening woodworking session for bereaved dads, with a focus on therapeutic crafting and making. During these evening meet-ups, the wood workshop opens up for a small group to come and gather in a creative space, to learn the skills to make hand-worked wooden objects. The workshop is a safe and understanding space where conversation and the sharing of loss experiences are welcomed.
When and where?
We (usually) meet on the second Tuesday of the month, between 7pm – 9pm. The address is By Our Hands Workshop, 42 Freckingham Street, Sneinton Market, NG1 1DQ. If you need help finding us, read more here. You can call us on 07915 995532 on the day of the session if you need to be in touch.
What is helpful to know before attending?
You do not need any previous experience in woodworking to attend, and Martin will provide you with all the tools and materials required. With a focus on whittling and knife skills, (and time to chat over tea and biscuits too) this session encourages you to see where the skills take you, and what you might create. You are more than welcome to come along just once, or to book in regularly through Eventbrite. Please book by 5pm the day of the session to ensure your place. We have limited space available in the workshop, so if you cannot make the session on the day, please let us know in advance.
Please note these sessions are for bereaved adults only, and are on offer for those who are bereaved through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby or child. If you are looking for support on a 1-2-1 basis, please make an enquiry about our counselling service here.
If you would like to receive updates on our support sessions you can sign up to Carly’s update emails, sent out monthly. Express your interest at contact@zephyrsnottingham.org.uk and we’ll add you to the mailing list. Alternatively, you can keep up to date with our activity by following any of our social media accounts, by signing up to our general newsletter here or by simply checking in here on our website.
If you have taken part in our sessions and would like to give us feedback or a testimonial, please feel free to send an email to admin@zephyrsnottingham.org.uk to share your experience.