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Bricklayer Tracy thanks volunteers
Sheffield bricklayer Tracy Brindley is thanking volunteers who helped to spruce up the Women’s Construction Centre's community garden in Burngreave last weekend. A band of willing helpers have improved access to the garden, and built a low wall. Tracy and another female bricky were on hand to show people how to lay bricks…
Are you a complete beginner? Do you want to find out how to use the internet to pay your bills? Or want to know more about what your tablet can do? Starting - Tuesday 1 October! WICAT (Women in Construction, Arts and Technology) are running free weekly sessions for women -…
Join WICAT (Women in Construction, Arts and Technology) for volunteer weekends this autumn: Learn new skills Have a go at bricklaying and mixing mortar Help make a better community garden When Saturday 5 October & Sunday 6 October 3 sessions each day - 9.30 - 11.30, 12.30 - 2.30 & 3.00 -…
WICAT (Women in Construction Arts and Technology) combined forces with Seven Hills Women's Institute for a brilliant DIY taster session. Read all about it on SHWI's website. The event even made it into the Guardian, in a feature about the resurgence of Women's Institutes.
The Women's Furniture Making Workshop at Sheffield College is recruiting students now! The new full time furniture making course states on Monday 23 September. The women's part time DIY and joinery course states on Friday 20 September. The workshop has been going for over 20 years, and launched the careers of…
Government call for more women!
Women and Equalities minister Jo Swinson recently met with experts from the academic and business sector to kick start a new focus on getting more women and girls to choose Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects and careers. Women now make up 46 per cent of the UK’s work force,…
Former student of the Women's Furniture Making Workshop at Sheffield College, Becca Hopkinson, was recently featured in the Sheffield Star Becca started her own business Beba Bespoke making furniture and wooden gift items two years ago after finishing a woodworking course with the Women's Workshop. Some of Becca's work was…
Do you want to learn how to fix to walls put up shelves fit locks? This excellent part time course at the Sheffield College will give you the skills to do your own DIY. 9.30am - 3.15pm on Fridays for 12 weeks. Cost £150 for 12 weeks - probably the…
Scared of computers? Don't know where to start? This women's computer class is ideal for you. Find out all those computer things that you've always wanted to know including using emails browsing the internet safely sharing photos Run by Women in Construction, Arts and Technology so it's in a safe and…
WICAT has been running a successful season of home maintenance classes for the summer. Experienced tradeswomen taught hands-on skills to enable local people to do tasks and jobs around the house, including plumbing, tiling, plastering and electrics. The last sessions available now are: Saturday 24 & Saturday 31 August (two…
