Skillshare
Learning and Sharing for a Sustainable Future
Sharing practical skills and knowledge about sustainable ways of living helps Chesterfield become a stronger, more self-sufficient community.
What We Do
We run short activity workshops for small groups from the community. These are free or low cost sessions run by volunteers who share their skills with others. Sometimes, activities are requested by members of the group and we try to find a local person who is willing to share the knowledge that we need. More often than not, someone within the group can offer a workshop using their hidden talents!
We have offered a diverse range of topics for skill-share workshops, including:
Bike Maintenance
Breadmaking
Chicken keeping
Composting
Cyanotype Pictures
Darning and Mending
Fruit Tree Pruning
Green Cleaning
Computer Skills
Jams and Preserves
Knitting
Recycled Papercrafts
Seed collecting
Solar photovoltaics
Sustainable Christmas Decorations
Simple Machine Sewing
Upcycled Jewellery
Upcycled Fabric Ideas
Wildflower identification
Christmas Wreath Making
What’s your hidden skill that you can share to encourage more sustainable living?
How to get involved
Join a workshop
Join one of our free or low-cost workshops – meet new people and enjoy learning something new and sustainable together.
Tell us about a skill you have
No formal qualifications needed! If you have a hidden skill which you could share to encourage more sustainable living, email hello@transitionchesterfield.org.uk with details.
Help us organise skillshares
Even if you don’t want to lead a workshop, you could help us to organise and publicise them, booking venues and confirming bookings etc.
Sign up to our newsletter
If you haven’t already, sign up to the monthly Transition Chesterfield newsletter to see upcoming skillshare workshops.
“Taking part in various skillshare workshops has helped me to get to know new people, try new activities and learn new skills. Its much more fun learning with peers rather than in a classroom”
Get in touch
Contact our volunteers at:
skillshare@transitionchesterfield.org.uk