Cookery workshops at Upstairs Downstairs

Message from Upstairs, Downstairs. Oswestry.

Lesson schedule

January - March 2017
 

January

Tuesday 24th: Cooking with Game 11am-1:30pm - £49 Not for the faint-hearted! Learn to prepare and dress a pheasant and skin and cook a rabbit.

Wednesday 25th: Scottish Bread for Burns Night 11am-1:30pm - £49 On this course you will learn to make a traditional Scottish oat cake, an authentic Selkirk Bannock, and a delicious Scottish soda bread. Happy Burns night!

Tuesday 31st: Italian Classics 11am-1:30pm - £49 Learn to make the perfect risotto, arancini balls and delicious Italian Gnocchi.

February

Wednesday 1st: Indian Made Easy 6pm-8:30pm - £49 Learn to cook an authentic madras chicken curry, naan bread and pilau rice!

Friday 3rd: Knife Skills in the Kitchen 11am-12:30pm - £25 This is a short course designed to teach you the correct way to choose, hold, sharpen and use your knives in the kitchen.

Friday 3rd: Wok Cooking, the Chinese Way 1:30pm-4pm - £49 To celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Rooster, this course will teach you how to prepare and cook authentic Chinese dishes in no time at all.

Tuesday 7th: The Art of Pasta Making 11am-1:30pm - £49 Make your own fresh-filled pasta and delicious filled ravioli with a traditional "sugo al Pomodoro" (tomato sauce).

Saturday 11th: Middle-Eastern Delight 11am-1:30pm - £49 On this course you will learn to make traditional foods, or meze, from the middle-east such as humous, baba ganoush, falafel and pita. Suitable for vegetarians.

Tuesday 14th: Retro Romance on Valentine's Day 11am-1:30pm - £49 Impress your loved one for supper when you have learned how to make a delicious retro meal of prawn cocktail, home-made chicken Kiev and crepe suzette!

Wednesday 15th: Breads from Around the World 6pm-8:30pm - £49 On this course you will learn to make an Italian focaccia, a Mediterranean flat bread and an Irish soda bread.

Tuesday 21st: Authentic Spanish Tapas 11am-1:30pm - £49 Learn to make classic tapas dishes, from albondigas (Spanish meatballs) and tortilla espanola (a Spanish omelette) to chorizo and thyme bread rolls.

Wednesday 22nd: Junior Chef in the Kitchen: Bread 11am-1pm - £25 A course for all budding young chefs to learn to make their own bread and pizza base.

Friday 24th: Junior Chef in the Kitchen: Pancakes 11am-1pm - £25 This is a course for young chefs to learn to make the perfect pancakes, American & British – just in time for Pancake Day!

Tuesday 28th: Pancakes, Sweet and Savoury 11am-1:30pm - £49 On this course, learn to make perfect pancakes, delicious on their own with sugar and lemon juice or made into crepe suzettes. You will also make savoury cheese-filled buckwheat pancakes, fantastic as a starter or as a vegetarian main meal.

March

Wednesday 1st: Thai Cooking Demo 6pm-8:30pm - £15 On this demo you will learn to prepare and cook your own dishes from Thailand using authentic Thai herbs and spices.

Tuesday 7th: The Art of Pasta Making 11am-1:30pm - £49 Make your own fresh-filled pasta and delicious filled ravioli with a traditional "sugo al Pomodoro" (tomato sauce).

Wednesday 8th: Classical French 11am-1:30pm - £49 Make a French classic, Coq au Vin with croutons, an authentic French bread (Fougasse), and a Salade Melangée… Delicieux!

Saturday 11th: Demonstration of Moroccan Cooking 11am-1:30pm - £15 Join us in the kitchen to discover the flavours of a Moroccan feast. We will show you how to prepare cous-cous by hand, make a tagine and a Moroccan bread and taste various salads from the region of Marakesh.

Tuesday 14th: Introduction to Classical Italian 11am-1:30pm - £49 Learn the secrets to making the perfect risotto with caprese salad and make an authentic Italian focaccia with rosemary and sun-dried tomatoes.

Wednesday 15th: Bread from Around the World 6pm-8:30pm - £49 On this hands-on course you will learn to make an Italian focaccia, a Cypriot Lavroche and a Moroccan flatbread.

Tuesday 21st: Filleting and Cooking Fish 11am-1:30pm - £49 This course will teach you to gut, scale, fillet and cook a locally-caught round fish and a flat fish, fresh from the seas around Britain.

Wednesday 22nd: Perfect Pastry 6pm-8:30pm - £49 Make the pastry and filling for a deliciously creamy chicken, leek and mushroom pie, and a sweet pastry case for an amazing rhubarb and custard tart!

Saturday 25th: A Lunchtime Trip Across the Med! (Demo) 11:30am-2:30pm - £20 Join us for lunch in the kitchen as we take you on a culinary journey across the Mediterranean. Enjoy a Spanish tapas starter, move to Italy for lunch and sample a delicious risotto and Caprese salad, then finish in France where desert is served as we show you how to make the perfect Tarte Tatin. (As you will be eating all of the above dishes, please advise us of any food allergies).

Tuesday 28th: Authentic Spanish Tapas 11am-1:30pm - £49 Learn to make classic tapas dishes, from albondigas (Spanish meatballs) and tortilla espanola (a Spanish omelette) to chorizo and thyme bread rolls.

Wednesday 29th: Flavours of France 6pm-8:30pm - £49 Make a French classic, Coq au Vin with croutons, an authentic French bread (Fougasse), and a Salade Melangée… Delicieux!

Click here to view the full lesson schedule on our website

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Don`t miss all the news from LADS

Message from Pam Johnson, LADS

Would you like to improve your acting or try Directing? Script Writing? Voice Projection?   Then come and join The LADS for a workshop on Sunday January 8th and get rid of the post Christmas blues…

Llanymynech Village Hall, SY22 6EE Jan 8th 2017 10am – 4pm Refreshments supplied, bring a packed lunch Wear comfortable clothing and flat shoes Contact us or see website http://www.ladstheatre.co.uk for full programme    The LADS' Christmas Social. Do join us at The Dolphin in Llanymynech this Thursday 8th December from 7.30pm.  Buffet £5 all members and friends welcome   No charge but please register your interest via any of the contact points below so we can prepare resources and buy enough biscuits! The LADS' workshop – low fat, friendly, fun and …                   FREE!    We are having polo shirts £11 and sweatshirts £13 printed with the new LADS logo - if you would like one please call Barbara Harris on 01691 830030 or use contact points below

Another date for your diary - the junior drama group Roleplay presents their 10th anniversary festive production of A Christmas Carol Sunday 18th December 3pm and 7pm at Llanymynech village hall Tickets £4.50 adults £3.50 children in aid of Hope House and the hall Telephone Marg Kynaston on 01691 830558 for any information or use the social media links below

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Christmas cafe & Crafternoon

Reminder from Anita Weeks.

SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER - CHRISTMAS CAFE AND CRAFTERNOON – 11.00 TO 4.00

Another of our popular Café events -with delicious lunches and teas.

 This will also be a fun day where you can choose from a variety of crafts - Stitched Card, Christmas Table Decoration and a Napkin Holder.

  Activities will be £1 per craft.

 There will also be a children's table with materials to cut, sticker and paste to make a Christmas card, a cracker or a picture.

 There will be a Christmas puzzle square with a Christmas hamper as a prize and a Christmas themed stall.

We would appreciate donations of cakes for the teas, items for a small Christmas hamper,  Christmas items for the stall (new please –  Christmas cards, wrapping paper, Christmas paper plates, serviettes, etc) as well as jams and chutneys. Thank you.

 Further details from Anita Weeks 01939 261293

 

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Apprenticeship availabel un Oswestry area

Message forwarded by Rachel Denyer, Marches Meadow.

Vacancy:

I am currently looking to take on an apprentice who is prepared to work and wants to learn. It is an official apprenticeship course with the CITB and will require some college attendance.
At the same time I am also looking for an experienced roofer as well.
If you are interested or know of anyone please get in touch, my email is warren@pinnacle-s-t.co.uk, or just share this post.
Many thanks
Warren Howell

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk

Church news sheet- St. John the Baptist, Ruyton

Message from Lucinda, our vicar.

Please find attached the news sheet and diary for coming events in the benefice of Ruyton and the Nesses.

--   Yoland Brown  Brownhill House B&B & Garden, Ruyton XI Towns nr. Shrewsbury SY4 1LR  Tel:  01939 261 121  brownhill@eleventowns.co.uk  www.eleventowns.co.uk www.eleventowns.org uk  www.eleventowns.com  ShACC - Shropshire Alternative Car Club - www.ShACC-uk.org  MAILING LIST  for Ruyton XI Towns area  Yo`s blog:  http://Yo-emails.blogspot.co.uk