the strand celebrated its 125th birthday

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Iconic shipping destination the Strand celebrates its 125th Birthday this year! check out this amazing Balloon Installation by The Bespokery

As part of the 125th birhtday celebrations the Strand, together with Balvenie, will be hosting special masterclasses where craftspeople will be taking guests through a 30 minute class on the specifics of how they produce their own unique works. Learn how to bind a book by Cali Anderson, build a guitar by hand with Allan Tomkins and watch Mark Riley share his secrets on making a solid balsa wood surfboard. There are also other Masterclasses by Strand Retailers, where Andrew McDonald will show how he creates his Shoes, Cinnamon Lee from Courtesy of The Artist will explain how she fashions her jewellery and Robert Carroll from Strand Hatters will advise how he handcrafts his hats.

Each master class will be followed by a toast from The Balvenie whisky specialist where guests will enjoy 2 whiskies from The Balvenie range.

Timetable as follows-

Thursday August 25th

· 11:30 AM – Mark Reilly, Surfboard Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 1 PM – Alan Thompkins, Guitar Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 2:30 PM – Cali Anderson, Book Binder (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 3:30 PM – Andrew McDonald, Shoe Craftsman (in store, Level 2)

· 5:00 PM – Cinnamon Lee, Metal Worker, Courtesy of the Artist (in store, Level 2)

Friday August 26th

· 11:30 AM – Mark Reilly, Surfboard Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 1 PM – Alan Thompkins, Guitar Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 2:30 PM – Cali Anderson, Book Binder (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 3:30 PM – Robert Carroll, Hat demonstration, Strand Hatters (In store, Ground Floor)

Saturday August 27th

· 11:30 AM – Mark Reilly, Surfboard Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 1 PM – Alan Thompkins, Guitar Maker (Level 1 outside Mecca)

· 2:30 PM – Cali Anderson, Book Binder (Level 1 outside Mecca)

Click here to register 

Flat lay images styled by Meg Gray

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