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Job Opportunities! – We are looking for a Learning Assistant and a Volunteer Coordinator.
Join us at a most exciting time as Sharpe's enters the next stage in it's development with considerable support from the local council to deliver an ambitious five-year Growth Plan. We are looking for: A creative, fun and charismatic Learning Assistant to help plan...
New Maker Alert!
Here at Sharpe's, we pride ourselves on having a variety of local Derbyshire-based makers in our shop - it's so much nicer when we can work with local people to stock the most interesting items! Our latest maker is @TwoMadges, designers and sisters who make bespoke...
Halloween is (almost) here!
This Halloween, we're getting ready to have a spook-tacular time. We have a week of special activities lined up for families and children - but everyone can join in if they want. Saturday 28 October - Spookfest 2023 10am - 4pm, A Witches Walk, Dare-to-touch Boxes and...
Our latest donation
Today we have welcomed two very unusual T.G. Green goblets to Sharpe's. Mrs Pat Harris came in to the museum and kindly donated these beautiful objects that were made by her father, Harold Sidney "Sid" Smith. He was Chief Turner at Green's before going on to work in...
Catching up with Andy Mason
In anticipation of our Raku workshop on Saturday 9 September, we caught up with Andy Mason and asked him a few questions about himself, pottery and, of course, Sharpe's! This is what he had to say ... Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hmm... well, here's a...
Summer time is here!
You may think the holidays are never ending (we wish they were too!) but August is already upon us and September looms. The shops are selling school uniform and everything is 'Back to School'. But there's still time left to enjoy yourself and indulge in a little 'me'...
Mornin’ Duck – Part 2
We're really excited to welcome Stuart Walster's brilliant homage to life in Swadlincote back to the kiln hovel this month! Created as part of the final year project for his BA in Graphic Design and Illustration from DeMontfort University, Stuart spent time in and...
Half Term at Sharpe’s
Yes! It's that time of year again - a week off around the final bank holiday of May (hasn't it been a great month?) and we've got several activities on to keep you and your family entertained. From a Father's Day ceramics session with the fantastic Nicola Rose...
The King in The Kiln
Like the rest of the country, today we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III. We live streamed the whole occasion in the kiln hovel, video space and Glaze Room and were delighted to be able to join members of the community to watch the procession, crowning and...
Celebrate the Coronation with us!
On Saturday 6 May 2023, Swadlincote will celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. For many of us, this is the first coronation we will have seen and we're determined to help you enjoy the event. In honour of the occasion, we are opening an exhibition of...
Mornin’ Duck!
This week, we have been delighted to host what we are affectionately calling 'The Swadlincote Tapestry' in the Kiln! The hard work of Stuart Walster, a final year student at De Montfort University studying graphic design and illustration, the 'tapestry' is a 9-metre...
Coronation Competition
It's competition time! This year, along with the rest of the nation, we will be celebrating the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. As well as a variety of activities, we'll be hosting a special exhibition of coronation memorabilia from the last 120 years....