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Christmas Edition 2015 All your news from Wiltshire Scrapstore,

Unit 5 Bowden hill Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 2PP

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It was a busy Autumn for us here at the Scrapstore, and before we knew it

Winter had arrived and Christmas was just around the corner! We have been

getting out all our festive stock ready for the Christmas season and all

departments have been getting into the festive spirit!

So take a break from your Christmas preparations, sit down with your favourite

hot drink, put your feet up and spend a few minutes catching up on all our

news!

What’s new in our shops?

There are many ways you can shop with us this Christmas from Barty’s Arts and

Crafts in Lacock Village (next to the George pub), the craft shop at the Scrapstore

to our online shop. (Follow the link below!)

We have had lots of wonderful new lines to add to our existing stock.

As well as old favourites such as Snowflakes, glitter, paint, glue etc, we also have exciting ideas for

unique and unusual presents this Christmas, including beautiful scarves, ladies purses, traditional games

for the children, and some interesting and quirky gifts for the man who you haven’t got a clue what to

get!!

Don’t forget our exciting range of children’s craft packs which make ideal stocking fillers!

Follow this link to take a more detailed look at what’s on offer:

http://www.wiltshirescrapstoreandbartysshop.com/

The Warehouse!

As always the Scrapstore warehouse is a treasure trove of exciting and wonderful resources.

So whatever you are looking for during this festive season, there is a very good chance you

will find it here!

From completing back drops for upcoming Christmas shows to creating unique costumes,

Christmas decorations or your very own gifts for loved ones, we have an array of unique

resources you won’t find anywhere else!

We are open from 10-1pm on Mondays, 10-5pm Tuesday’s – Fridays and 10-4pm Saturdays.

PlayPods

We now have 25 PlayPods up and running across

Wiltshire, with many more schools applying for funding

to get this exciting project off the ground in their setting.

The PlayPod project consists of a bespoke training

package for lunchtime staff, a PlayPod and plenty of

imaginative play equipment for all the children to enjoy

during their lunchtime break. The play equipment is

unique, unusual and inspirational form imaginative,

creative free play opportunities for children of all ages!

If you are interested in finding out more about PlayPods

for your school or Early years setting then get in touch to

set up a meeting with our PlayPod team.

Telephone 01249 730011 and ask to speak to Jane or

email direct jane@wiltsplay.org.uk

We have a number of Pod options available and can

tailor the package to meet your needs.

Creative workshops

As always we have a packed calendar of workshops

coming up throughout 2016.

Check out our website for full details:

http://wiltshirescrapstore.co.uk/workshops.asp

But here are a few of the sessions coming up:

For the grown ups: Leather beginners course, Outdoor

play ideas, Felt making, Roman blinds, Wet weather

play ideas.

For the younger ones: Make and Play for the Under 5’s

(term time only) and Holiday Art club for children and

families every holiday time.

At present our Saturday Art Cub is not running as our

wonderful Jenny is away on Maternity leave! We hope

to get these up and running again in the future so

watch this space!

Why not buy a gift certificate for one of

our workshops as a unique present this

Christmas?

If you would like to purchase a gift certificate contact

Jane for further information on jane@wiltsplay.org.uk

Opportunities at the Scrapstore!

We have over 70 amazing, inspiring, hard working and extremely loyal volunteers, without

who much of our work would not and could not happen.

There are many opportunities within the Scrapstore to volunteer; here are just a few of the

exciting roles that volunteers undertake:

Barty’s Arts and Crafts in Lacock village – can you spare a few hours one day a week to

work in our unique and vibrant village shop? Life is never dull in Lacock with the many

tourists from all over the world and the constant visits by film crews to make dramas such as

Downton Abbey, Cranford and films including Harry Potter. You never know who you might

serve; we have had a number of famous customers over the years!!

Social Enterprise – where our crafty packs are created, an array of interesting and versatile

shapes are cut out using a specialist machine and the Scrapstores wonderful resources are

upcycled into items we can sell in our gift shop. At this busy time of the year, many hands

are needed to keep up the production of craft packs as they are such popular stocking

fillers.

Scrapstore Warehouse – going out in our van to collect resources from our suppliers,

sorting through the exciting collections to restock the warehouse shelves for our customers

and generally keeping the warehouse tidy, a never ending job!! You never know what

resources are going to come in next and there is always excitement from all the staff and

volunteers when a van load of new goodies arrive!

Café – Learn how to make ‘proper’ coffee!! Using our beautiful Barista coffee machine you

will learn how to create, Latte’s, Cappuccinos, Americanos and Macchiattos! The café is the

social hub of the Scrapstore and is always buzzing.

Our volunteers range from those who have taken a break from paid work, those who have

retired from full time work, students wanting to gain experience in the workplace or

undertaking their Duke of Edinburgh award to adult with specific needs.

If you would like to join our happy, exciting charity please contact

Glynis for more information on 01249 730011 or email

glynis@wiltsplay.org.uk

So all that remains is for us to wish you all a Very

Happy Christmas and all the best for a wonderful

2016!