Join us for our kids clay workshop led by artist Sophia Matty - £15
Sophia is a Leeds based ceramic artist and has lots of
Event Details
Join us for our kids clay workshop led by artist Sophia Matty – £15
Sophia is a Leeds based ceramic artist and has lots of experience teaching from various pottery studios. She uses handbuilding technqiues to make sculptural yet functional works out of clay.
In this workshop you will explore different hand building techniques to create your own work of clay. All materials will be provided, with a variety of tools to help you sculpt away.
Suitable for ages 6 -14 years.
Child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, but they are invited to stay in an adjoining room and can grab a drink from the cafe onsite.
The session will be in the community room, this is on the first floor. If anyone needs step free access we have a stair lift that can be used. Chairs will also be provided for anyone that would prefer to be seated during the session.
Location and access:
The session will be held in the upstairs community room at South Square Centre, Thornton Road, BD13 3LD.
A chairlift is accessible to the Community Room.
The centre can be accessed easily via public transport. There is free on street parking around the centre. There is an on-site vegetarian café, Plenty, where refreshments and lunch can be purchased.
Contact
Any questions please call South Square on 01274 834737 or email us at [email protected] , we will be happy to help you!
Saturday 8 November 2025
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Art Trading Card Social invites audiences to create and exchange miniature works of art.
Event Details
Saturday 8 November 2025
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Art Trading Card Social invites audiences to create and exchange miniature works of art.
Leonie Briggs’ Art Trading Card Social invites audiences to create and exchange miniature works of art. Playful yet reflective, the project turns making into an act of connection, where every traded card carries a fragment of its maker’s imagination—celebrating shared creativity through small, tactile gestures. About the Artist
Leonie Briggs is a West Yorkshire multimedia artist working across acrylic painting, sculpture, and digital media. Her character-driven practice blends storytelling with reflections on nature, folklore, and neurodivergent experience. Alongside her studio work, Leonie co-leads community art projects and workshops, creating inclusive spaces for connection and creativity.
This is a drop-in event, free, and suitable for all ages.
Thursday 13th November5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Ever wanted to make a piece of fused glass? Well come along to this workshop and create a
Event Details
Thursday 13th November 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Ever wanted to make a piece of fused glass? Well come along to this workshop and create a beautiful, unique wreath.
The workshop is 1.5 hours long. You will be provided with a clear glass wreath plus frit (crushed glass) and shaped glass pieces in the shape of Christmas items such as flowers, snowmen, holly, ivy, even gingerbread men! You can then arrange these glass items to make a beautiful 9cm wreath.
This event will be run by Claire Myers of Cherry Tree Glass Studio who is an experienced fused glass artist and will guide you through the process.
Once finished, the completed wreaths will be taken away to be fired in the kiln and returned to South Square for collection about a week later.
Saturday 22nd November
Join us for this Winter celebration and get into the festive spirit with a whole day
Event Details
Saturday 22nd November
Join us for this Winter celebration and get into the festive spirit with a whole day of fun activities for all the family!
Thornton Winter Warmer is a community collaboration by South Square Centre, Creative Communities, Thornton Community Centre and Sapgate Gardens
We have created the perfect day full of events and workshops for you to take part in, all free! They’ll be craft workshops, choirs, light up sculptures, mulled wine, free food, live painting, puppet shows and more!
Join us for a festive get together and join in the fun!
South Square: 11:00am – 2:30pm
Join us for a mix of workshops, face painting, and choir performances – all free!
We’ll be hosting a Decoration Making workshop, where you can learn how to emboss aluminium sheets to design and make your own decorations. You can also join us for a puppet making workshop, create your own shadow puppet art to take to the community centre in the evening, to watch the Shadow Puppet Show. You may also wish to make your own lantern, where you can create your own glowing lantern to carry in our lively light and percussions parade!
We’re also hosting Elf Yourself face painting: Become your own Elf! We’re offering free face painting where little ones can become a little elf. Mulled wine and mince pies (and soft drinks) will be on sale from our pop up bar too.
Flock – Thornton Viaduct and The Junction Lodge: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Join Thornton Crown Communities for the launch of Flock, a new sculpture from Nelson + Woodward, inspired by their work with young people and Thornton’s rich history. Featuring a series of placards by young people shouting about the powers they hold. They’ll be live painting, a DJ, and free food for all!
Lantern Parade: 4.30pm – 5.15pm
Join us as we prepare to parade from Thornton Viaduct through the village to Sapgate Gardens and the Community Centre. On the way look out for the Bronte family in their birthplace. At Sapgate explore the gardens at dusk. A shadowy world, illuminated and hopeful, waiting to welcome the parade with some new arrivals and maybe a carol or two!
Thornton Community Centre: 5:30pm onwards
Thornton Shadow Play: A grassroots story of half a field in Thornton over the last 320 million years. Bring your shadow Puppet and be prepared to groan at terrible puns tolerate some shonky animation and cheer an anachronistic dinosaur before becoming part of the performance. Suitable for all ages.
Stay here to wait for Santa’s arrival as he visits Thornton!
