An archive of some of the past activities at our gatherings. It doesn’t count the impromptu skill shares, conversations and chance meetings that really make it worthwhile (or the ones without articles written yet…). Radical Bakers Gatherings have full days of workshops in nice canvas spaces. Our focus is on self-reliance and sustainability.

2024 Harvest Timetable
2024 Summer Timetable
2023 Harvest Timetable
2023 Summer Timetable
2022 Harvest Timetable
2022 Summer Gathering Timetable
2021 Harvest Timetable
2021 Summer Gathering Timetable
2019 Summer Gathering – Thurs/Fri
2019 Summer Gathering – Saturday
2019 Summer Gathering – Sunday
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Thurs/Fri
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Saturday
2018 Summer Gathering Timetable – Sunday

Scroll down to find full articles on our past workshops or check the event pages for details of this year’s confirmed activities. Summer Gathering, Harvest Camp.

Upcycled Jewellery with Julie Dawson

We will be learning some basic jewellery making techniques that will allow us to do basic repairs as well as make our own pieces. We’ll then transform found and natural objects and waste materials into wearable upcycled art. All materials will be supplied, but…

Crochet with Lisa

With Lisa you will learn how to create a basic foundation chain and then crochet into it using different stitches you will learn during our workshop. The aim of this class is to help people who have never picked up a hook and would…

Poetry with Bethany Rivers

A fun and relaxing time in nature, being inspired by trees and birds, you will be provided with easy writing prompts from experienced tutor and nature lover, Bethany Rivers. You will be invited to jot down what is significant to you in the present…

Singing with Sylvia

Simple song sharing for the love of singing. Sylvia says: Having recently trained with Singing Mamas, I have been singing in my dreams, when I wake up, on my dog walks, on the bicycle, in the car … Simple predictable songs/ Mantras in English,…

Camp market

market stalls in the baker's arms

Weekend ticket holders are welcome to have a stall at our Camp Market. Bring your crafts, upcycled items, Tat, homemade preserves, and fresh produce to swap and sell during the daytime on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We offer a limited number of tables, or…

Baker’s Arms Cafe

Download the Radical Bakers Gathering Camp Cookbook with all our ingredients and recipes. Are you looking for a relaxing weekend where you don’t have to worry about cooking? Radical Bakers offers two fully catered meal deals including tea and coffee from 8am to 6pm,…

Team Bake-off and Baking area

Gather your wits for the Team Bake-off. The limit is your imagination, the rules fluid, the judging kind. The weekend starts with a Friday evening baking session introducing you to the baking area. Bake-off teams can be formed of any reasonable number. You can…

Natural Bee Keeping with BfD

Monica from BfD gives a talk/demonstration of Natural Beekeeping and leading a Bee walk in the grounds of Berrington Hall. She brings equipment but no bees to illustrate her talk and demonstration, and some honeys for tasting. This workshop is for people who know…

Bat Identification with Kath

Was that a bat…? Everything you should know about those little flying animals. An introductory workshop on common UK bats, their habitats, lifecycles and interaction with people. Topics include identifying UK bats you might see, flight patterns, echolocation principles and bat detectors, roosts and…

Bulk Baking with Andy’s Bread

Andy ran bulk baking sessions in 2019 to bake the bread for the café each morning. Andy’s Bread is a small artisan bakery based in Llanidloes, Powys. Their range includes slowly fermented rye and wheat sourdough breads, traditional tin loaves and viennoiserie products. Andy…