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  • Visit to The Department for Education

    This is National Apprentice week and we were very pleased to have been invited to meet Damian Hinds our local MP and Secretary of State for Education at his Cabinet office. Damian’s…

  • Cancellation of Open Saturday on 3rd March 2018

    This Saturday should have been our first Open Saturday of the year however it seems the “Beast from the East” has other ideas! The forecast is for heavy snow tomorrow (Friday). Cockshott Lane…

  • Meet the team: Simon Bulley

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Simon Bulley who joined the workshop in September 2017 having spent two years at the Rycotewood Furniture Centre What…

  • Meet the team: Nathan Peach

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Nathan Peach who joined the workshop in September 2015, having previously been a self-taught furniture maker. What did…

  • Meet the team: Warren Bentley

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Warren Bentley who joined the workshop as an apprentice in 2016. What did you do before you started…

  • Meet the team: Stephen Rock

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Stephen Rock.  Stephen started as an apprentice in the workshop in 1988 and now work with us as…

  • Meet the Team: Joe Orchard

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Joe Orchard who joined the workshop as an apprentice in 2005 and is now our Senior Craftsman. What…

  • Meet the Team: Ian Towers

    We would like to introduce you to our team!  We continue our series with Ian Towers who began his apprenticeship in September 2016.   What did you do before starting as an…

  • Meet the Team: James Ryan

    We would like to introduce you to our team. Today we start with James Ryan, Designer – Manager.  James designs all the furniture made in the Barnsley Workshop.  He is in charge…

  • Open Saturday 21 October 2017

    We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to our last open day of the year. We will have a few recently completed commissions on display as well as commissions that are in…