BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8145@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240113T140000 DTSTAMP:20231219T133337Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/make-hamilton-square-winter-herb s-for-health/ SUMMARY:Make Hamilton: Make. Hamilton Square: Winter Herbs for Health DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nWould you like to know how to use herbs to support your w ellbeing but don't know where to start?\n\nEventbrite booking link\n\nIn t his beginners workshop\, you will be introduced to a variety of herbs and shown how to use them to make teas\, tinctures\, oil infusions and balms. An opportunity to indulge in herbalism to discover and connect to the plan ts growing around us.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will include:\n\n&nb sp\;\n\n- how to dry &\; store herbs\n\n- how to make herbal tea infusi ons\n\n- how to make a herbal tincture\n\n- home made cake and herbal tea tastings\n\n- how to prepare an oil infusion\n\n- how to make a soothing b alm\n\n \;\n\nA homemade cake &\; herbal tea break is included in t he workshop\, prepared using herbs grown in our community garden. The cake will be gluten free &\; vegan.\n\n \;\n\nPlease get in touch if yo u have any other dietary requirements.\n\n \;\n\nAll materials will be provided but please wear clothing suitable for the outdoors as we will tr y to spend some time in the garden (and we can't guarantee sun unfortunate ly!).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWould you like to know how to use herbs to suppor t your wellbeing but don't know where to start?\n\n \;\n\nIn this begi nners workshop\, you will be introduced to a variety of herbs and shown ho w to use them to make teas\, oxymels\, oil infusions and balms. An opportu nity to indulge in herbalism to discover and connect to the plants growing around us.\n\n \;\n\nThe workshop will include:\n\n \;\n\n- how t o dry &\; store herbs\n\n \;\n\n- how to make herbal tea infusions\ n\n \;\n\n- how to make a herbal oxymel (using our own Hamilton Honey) \n\n \;\n\n- herbal cake &\; tea break\n\n \;\n\n- how to prepa re an oil infusion\n\n \;\n\n- how to make a soothing balm (using orga nic beeswax from our hives)\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nAll materi als will be provided but please wear clothing suitable for the outdoors as we will try to spend some time in the garden (and we can't guarantee sun unfortunately!).\n\n \;\n\nPlease note - we will be using honey and be eswax from our sustainably managed bee hives located on site in our commun ity garden.\n\n \;\n\nIf you would prefer not to use honey / bees wax\ , please get in touch ahead of the class and we can organise alternative p roducts for you to use.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEverything you make in the sess ion will be yours to take home\, including:\n\n- a herbal oxymel\n\n- a he rb infused oil\n\n- a herbal balm\n\nThere will also be a selection of sam ple oxymels for you to try!\n\nThe herbs you will be using during the sess ion have been grown and dried on site in our community garden or foraged f rom local wild spots.\n\n \;\n\nThe herbs we will work with during the day will include:\n\n- rosehip\n\n- sage\n\n- mint\n\n- calendula\n\n- la vender\n\n- and more seasonal delights!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Teacher\n\n The Herbs for Health workshops are led by Rosie Ashton a self taught commu nity herbalist who has been working with plants for several years in commu nity gardens across the UK.\n\nRosie has a background in permaculture and is an experienced food grower and plant-based chef. She has been creating community gardens and facilitating food growing and wellbeing sessions sin ce 2016.\n\nWith a passion for plants\, she spends her free time deepening her herbal knowledge foraging\, and in her allotment where she grows an e ver growing collection of medicinal herbs .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs\ n\nAre the lip balms vegan?\n\nNo\, however the beeswax is sourced from ou r onsite bee hives which are sustainably managed.\n\nAre there ID or minim um age requirements to enter the event?\n\nAny child under 16 must be acco mpanied by an adult and we operate a no under 10 policy.\n\nWhat are my tr ansportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?\n\nBy Trai n:\n\nWe are a stone's throw away from Hamilton Square train station which is just a short walk down Cleveland street and accessible from all inner city Liverpool Stations and all Wirral line stations.\n\nBy Bus:\n\nThere are numerous bus stops nearby and around the Hamilton Square area\, all ju st short walks away from our space. These include numbers: 41\, 216\, 217\ , 409\, 410\, 411\, 413\, 414\, 423\, 811 and several others.\n\nBy Car:\n \nFollow the signs for Hamilton Square. We don’t have any designated par king for visitors but there is a range of paid and free parking close by.\ n\nPaid parking:\n\n- Cleveland Street\n\n- Prince Street\n\n- Elgin Way\n \n- Duncan Street\n\n- Hinson Street\n\nMore on wirral.gov.uk/parking-road s-and-travel\n\nFree and unlimited parking:\n\n- Russell Street (5 min wal k)\n\n- Brooke Street East (5 min walk)\n\nHow accessible is the venue?\n\ nThe workshop is located on the ground floor which provides full accessibi lity to the premises including toilet provisions.\n\nWhere can I contact t he organiser with any questions?\n\nFeel free to get in touch with the Mak e CIC office at 0151 601 8665 or email hello@makecic.org\n\nIs my registra tion/ticket transferrable?\n\nIf you find that you cannot attend then you are welcome to pass your place on to a friend who may find it useful. Plea se let the organiser know if you need to do this.\n\nAlternatively tickets can be transferred to a future event up to 7 days before the event.\n\nDo I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?\n\nNo\, a register will b e taken at the workshop\, it isn't necessary to print your ticket.\n\nWhat is the refund/cancellation policy?\n\nRefunds will be offered in the even t of the class being cancelled - in this instance we will give as much not ice as possible\, usually at least 5 days\, and offer alternative dates if appropriate.\n\nThis class does have a minimum requirement of ticket sale s to proceed\, so there is a possibility of it being cancelled\, but we wi ll contact you five days before if this is the case.\n\nIf for any reason you find you are unable to attend then please get in touch and a refund ca n be offered up to 7 days before the workshop.\n\nThis is because we pay o ur practitioners fair wages for their work- giving refunds on last minute cancellations would mean that practitioners would not be paid for the prep aration they have put into their classes.\n\n*Refunds will be given minus Eventbrite fees\, unless Make CIC cancel the class\, in which case a full refund will be given*\n\nThe name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?\n\nPlease bring along a print out of your tic ket if the registration does not match the attendee\, or contact hello@mak ecic.org to have them change the ticket so it contains your name.\n\nWhat can I bring into the event?\n\nYou don’t need to bring anything but your self. All materials are provided.\n\nCake and tea will be provided - which will be vegan and gluten free but please let us know if you have any othe r dietary requirements ahead of the session.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2023/12/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_614027759_69276292103_1_original.j pg LOCATION:Make Hamilton\, 2 Hamilton Square\, Cleveland Street\, Birkenhead\ , Wirral\, CH41 6ND\, Wirral\, United Kingdom GEO:53.394128;-3.01466 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Hamilton Square\, Clevela nd Street\, Birkenhead\, Wirral\, CH41 6ND\, Wirral\, United Kingdom;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Make Hamilton:geo:53.394128,-3.01466 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR