All our courses are FREE to Wounded Injured and Sick (WIS) veterans, for other veterans, a 10% discount is available. To apply for any of this training, or to find out more, simply e-mail us at [email protected] or call the workshop on 01672 851979.
Beginners’ Introduction to Bookbinding Sessions – As part of the Phoenix Centre’s Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) at Tedworth House we have provided monthly introductory bookbinding lessons available to those who are participating in the programme. These last under two hours and are designed to give WIS veterans a taste of the basic skills and techniques we use, and an introduction to the tools and materials required for bookbinding. Every student goes away with a high-quality notebook that they will have made themselves. These sessions are great fun and very therapeutic, aiding both concentration and confidence. We are pleased to report these courses have now be reinstated following a break during the Covid pandemic.
Training Courses – We run a progressive series of courses in bookbinding that cater for the absolute beginner and cover all the skills needed to achieve a Level 3 City & Guilds certificate in bookbinding (for a list of the available courses, see our course list below.) Courses are normally held in our own classroom at the Daffodil Barn, and are normally run as full-time 3-day or 5-day course, however, during the recent Covid-19 pandemic many courses had to be cancelled and on-line tutorials via Zoom were developed and have proved very successful. See the table of courses below.
City & Guilds Awards – There is no requirement to apply for City & Guilds awards, but our members are automatically registered, and application for these nationally recognised qualifications is strongly encouraged. Courses and awards are available at Level 1, 2 and 3, and each course covers the syllabus of one City & Guilds “Unit”. By completing a Unit, a WIS member can achieve a single craft Award. For example, the successful completion of the Beginners’ Course (Unit 118) qualifies for a City & Guilds Award.
WIS members who wish to apply for a Certificate in Bookbinding simply need to complete the two Units for each Level and also one of our Craft Design courses. Awards and Qualifications are graded: at Pass, Merit and Distinction.
COURSES AT THE DAFFODIL BARN (WOODBOROUGH), TEDWORTH HOUSE (TIDWORTH) AND ON-LINE ZOOM COURSES – 2022
DATE | COURSE | LOCATION |
JULY 2022 | ||
19-21 Jul (Tue-Thu) | C&G Level 2 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
30 Jul-1 Aug (Sat-Mon) | C&G Level 3 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
AUGUST 2022 | ||
9 Aug (Tue 10.30 – 12.30) | BBV Introduction to Bookbinding session (NB. This short introductory session is intended for Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) Students at Tedworth House only.) | Tedworth House (Tidworth) |
15-19 Aug (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 1 ![]() For complete beginners, this is the first unit in the Level 1 C&G certificate in Bookbinding, where you will gain a core knowledge of the basic skills and make single and multi-section bindings in quarter, half and full cloth. |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
23 Aug (Tue 10.30 – 13.30) | Online Group Introduction to Bookbinding Session (10 places) for Veterans Tribe Scotland students only. Contact the facilitator Gerry McGregor at [email protected] for further details. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook | Contact Gerry McGregor |
24 Aug (Wed 13.30 – 16.30) | Online Group Introduction to Bookbinding Session (10 places) for Veterans Tribe Scotland students only. Contact the facilitator Gerry McGregor at [email protected] for further details. Students will have the opportunity to learn some basic bookbinding techniques and make a small notebook | Contact Gerry McGregor |
31 Aug (Wed -Time TBC) | BBV online Taster Session (7 places). This session is for H4H students and any veterans. Further information is available from Emma Weir (facilitator for H4H Scotland [email protected]) | Contact Emma Weir |
SEPTEMBER 2022 | ||
1 Sep (Thu – Time TBC) | Online Individual Taster Session (7 places) for H4H students only. Further information is available from Emma Weir (facilitator for H4H Scotland [email protected]) | Contact Emma Weir |
2 Sep (Fri 10.30 13.30) | Online Individual Taster Session (7 places) for Veterans Tribe Scotland students only. Further information is available from Gerry McGregor (facilitator for Tribe Scotland) for email see above. | Contact Gerry McGregor |
5 Sep (Mon – Time TBC) | Online Individual Taster Session (7 places) for H4H students only. Further information is available from Emma Weir (facilitator for H4H Scotland [email protected]) | Contact Emma Weir |
5-9 Sep (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 1 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
6 Sep (Tue. 10.30-12.30) | BBV Introduction to Bookbinding session (NB. This short introductory session is intended for Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) Students at Tedworth House only.) | Tedworth House (Tidworth) |
13-14 Sep (Tue-Thu) | C&G Level 3![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
13-14 Sep & 20-22 Sep | 13-14 Sep C&G Level 1 Foundation Bookbinding Course (Unit 118) (Part 1 – Pamphlet Binding) and 20-22 (Tue-Thu) (Part 2 – Multi-Section Binding) (On-line Zoom Course for any student) This is for complete beginners and is the first unit in the Level 1 C&G’s certificate in Bookbinding. You will gain a core knowledge of basic bookbinding skills and will make a single section pamphlet and multi-section binding. | Online – Zoom |
26-30 Sep (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 2 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
OCTOBER 2022 | ||
4 Oct (Tue 10.30 – 12.30) | BBV Introduction to Bookbinding session (NB. This short introductory session is intended for Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) Students at Tedworth House only.) | Tedworth House (Tidworth) |
4-6 Oct (Tue-Thu) & 11-12 Oct (Tue-Wed) | C&G Level I ![]() |
Online Course (Zoom) |
24-28 Oct (Mon-Fri) | C&G Level 2 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
1 Nov (Tue 1030 – 1230) | BBV Introduction to Bookbinding session (NB. This short introductory session is intended for Rolling Recovery Programme (RRP) Students at Tedworth House only.) | Tedworth House (Tidworth) |
1-3 N0v (Tue-Thu) | C&G Level 2 ![]() |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |
10 Nov (Thu) |
C&G Level 3 |
Daffodil Barn (Woodborough) |