News

22nd April 2012 - Adult Learner's Week

Lisa will be holding FREE chocolate making demonstration in Duloch Library on May 13th and 16th from 2pm-3pm. Contact Duloch Library on 01383 602208 for booking.

 

4th April 2012 - We are family!  Family Nights in Dunfermline

Claire and Lisa have been invited by Fife Council Community Education to do some activities at the Family Nights in Townhill on the 23rd April, Abbeyview 24th April and Touch on 25th April. Not sure what we are going to do yet...but hopefully it will be something fun. So, if you and your family fancy an evening of entertainment come along. Email us to find out more.

29/03/12  Easter Holidays

We're going to zoo, zoo, zoo!  Yes, indeedy we will be at Edinburgh Zoo doing Easter Bonnet & Card Making on Good Friday 6th April and Easter Monday 10th April. Claire and Lisa are hoping there may be a few spare minutes to visit the penguins and the pandas of course. We will also be returning to Kids Come First in Ballingry during the holidays which will be fantastic. We will be doing glass and ceramics with the children...there may also be some chocolate ;-)  Well it is Easter afterall!

03/02/12 Coming Up...

After a lovely but busy Christmas we thought the adults deserved a well earned break and treat. On Saturday 25th February at 1pm-4pm we are doing an Introduction to Chocolate Making - it is a 3 hour workshop filled with oodles of chocolate. Lisa who is a qualified Chocolatier will guide you through the first steps in learning the art of chocolate making, this includes single origin chocolate tasting and much more. Another date for your diary is Sunday 18th March when we are holding our Easter Treats Chocolate Making at 12.30pm-3.30pm - you will mould a chocolate giftbox, decorate eggs "Faberge-style" and more. The treats are eggcellent, quirky and adored by many. Treat your friends and family to your delicious works of art, they will not be disappointed. Both events are being held in Duloch Library Art Room see our Events Calendar to book your ticket today.

15/09/2011 

We are going to have a busy few months ahead. After a hugely successful Pure Indulgence evening where we raised over £500 we have another fundraising event at the Carnegie Conference Centre on 5th Nov. We are also going to be at Carnegie School on 24th Sept for their Autumn Extravaganza, Dobbies in Livingston on 13th Oct and 20th Nov doing crafts and storytelling and we are very excited to be going to Crieff Hydro for Christmas! On 26th and 30th Dec we will be hosting chocolate tasting sessions with the guests - yum yum!!

25/07/2011 - Pure Indulgence Fundraiser

We have teamed up with Fife Women's Aid and local businesses to run a fantastic fundraising evening to help The Umbrella raise money to open our long-planned Activity Centre and also funds to help Women's Aid assist women experiencing domestic abuse.  The event will take place in Carnegie Conference Centre on Thursday 8th September 7pm-10pm. Businesses taking part include PhotoElectric and Lorraine Taggart School of Dance.

23/07/2011 - FUNDRAISING

We are planning a number of fundraising events over the next few months to help local charities and also to assist us in raising money to open an activity centre in Dunfermline. The centre will provide a number of arts & crafts activities, soft play and sensory equipment and will be a venue for various events, performances and storytelling to name a few.  Our ethos is that we are accessible to all and our centre will welcome people of all ages and abilities.

23/07/2011 - Coalfields Regeneration Trust

We are very happy that we have been successful in being awarded funding from CRT's Bridging the Gap fund to pay for a Development Worker, IT equipment and expenses until March 2012.

The Umbrella and Grange Resource Centre

We are very privileged to be able to work with the Grange Resource Centre in Dunfermline to do some ceramic painting with the service users.

 

Awards for All

Woohoo! We have successfully been awarded a grant from Awards for All. This money will be used to purchase equipment and pay sessional workers and volunteer expenses.

 

A survey - what family activities would you like?

We're taking a survey of families and people who might like to take part in our activities. Please click here to take the survey!