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Whittling Group

An activity with Hollybush Whittling

Activity date: Tuesday 26th August 2025

Start time: 10:30
Finish time: 13:00

Activity description

Join in and learn how to use knives, saws, hatchets and much more to make things out of wood. No whittling experience needed, we can work with whatever level you are at. Your first session you will go home with a lovely whittled mushroom! We whittle anything we imagine, from spoons, deer and mushrooms to the Loch Ness monster.

Meeting place

Hollybush. Please contact us before coming to the session and one of the team will arrange to meet with you to arrange joining the activity.

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Activity location

Hollybush Conservation Centre, Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds,, LS5 3BP

Site description

Hollybush Conservation Centre is a large former farmhouse by the canal in Kirkstall. Volunteers meet here on a daily basis to work on various environmental projects on and off site. It was previously a rhubarb farm.

Pick Up Point

Contact

Alex Mason

Telephone: 0113 274 2335
Email: hollybush@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/hollybush

Please bring

  • suitable outdoor clothes
  • suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

If you would like to know more or to sign up, please contact us via phone or email with a reference to whittling. 0113 274 2335 hollybush@tcv.org.uk The sessions take place outside, all year round. There might be a fire in the colder months, and we will be under shelter, but please wear suitable clothing for being outdoors. There will be food and refreshments provided. There is accessible parking and toilets on site. If you have any questions about the session or about accessibility, please get in touch. Thank you to Forum Central, Garfield Weston, Leeds Community Foundation, Leeds Health & Care Partnership and to the players of the National Lottery for supporting this project.

Site Facilities

  • Baby Changing
  • Cafe
  • Disabled Access
  • Parking
  • Toilets
  • Disabled Toilets
  • Nearest Toilets - Toilet block

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