Community Clay Terms and Conditions
Payments
Thursday Morning Potters and Thursday Night Potters
Part payment is required at time of booking, 50% of the total fee. We can not confirm your place until then. Final payment due two week before the term starts. If you would prefer to spread the cost of your course then please contact us and we will do our best to help you. Please email.
Workshops and taster sessions
Full payment is required to secure your place on any workshop.
Cancellations
Cancellation by You
All cancellations must be sent by email.
Thursday Morning Potters and Thursday Night Potters
Full payment is required two weeks before the course starts.
If you cancel with two or more weeks notice from the course start date, a full refund will be issued.
If you cancel with less than 7 days notice of the course start date, we are unable to issue a refund or reschdeule as this is not enough time to resell your place.
If you decide not to attend or to complete the course after the term has started no refund will be issued.
If you miss a class you we will not be able to offer you a refund or an alternative session or make up the missed time in the studio. The studio is our place of work when not hosting workshops or Thursday Night and Morning Potters.
Workshops and taster sessions
If you cancel with at least two weeks notice from the session date a full refund will be issued.
If you cancel within five working days of a booked session no refund will be given.
Cancellation by us
We reserve the right to cancel or make changes to any courses, workshops or one-off sessions.
If we cancel your course or session for any reason we will do our best to organise an alternative date within a reasonable period of time. If this is not possible, or you are unable to attend an alternative date, we will refund the full purchase price.
Clay
We provide the clay in the sessions. We only fire the allocated amount for this session. If you decide to use your own clay you will still only be able to have the allocated amount fired. Any extra will need a private kiln hire.
We only allow potters to finish a project if they have missed 1-2 consecutive sessions. Please do not ask to take work away from the studio to carry on with then return to the studio expecting it to be fired. We do not want to offend by refusing.
Final Firings
We only fire when we have a full kiln bisque and glaze firing. This can mean that works from TNP and TMP can take up to six weeks after final glaze day to fire. If you have a deadline to meet then you will need to factor this into your planning.
Community Clay
Weekly Evening Classes
These friendly and social sessions take place on Thursday evenings 6pm – 8:30pm here at our studio in West Coker, nr Yeovil.
Suitable for all aged 18+, from beginners or those looking to brush up on their skills.
For complete beginners we will guide you on the three hand building techniques: pinching, slab and coiling which will give you the foundations for creating your final masterpiece or a few smaller things. You will also have the opportunity to develop a range of surface decoration techniques.
For improvers and others that come back term after term, the sessions allow’s you to work more independently, refining your hand building, experimenting with form and surface or building something more ambitious. We are on hand to guide you and discuss the best way forward with your project and help with what is achievable in the 6 weeks.
TNP workshop runs once a week for 2.5 hours over a 6 week period. Clay and firings are included in the cost.
Maximum ten people. Total cost £175
Thursday Night Potters, 6 weekly sessions 10 September to 15 October 2026, 6pm to 8:30pm
Thursday Night Potters, 6 weekly sessions 5 November to 10 December 2026, 6pm to 8:30pm
We will require a 50% deposit to book your place and remaining fee paid 2 weeks before the course starts.
Weekly Morning Classes
These friendly, accessible pottery sessions will take place on Thursday mornings 10:30am -1pm here at our studio in West Coker, nr Yeovil.
Suitable for all aged 18+, from beginners or those looking to brush up on their skills.
For complete beginners we will guide you on the three hand building techniques: pinching, slab and coiling which will give you the foundations for creating your final masterpiece or a few smaller things. You will also have the opportunity to develop a range of surface decoration techniques.
For improvers and others that come back term after term, the sessions allow’s you to work more independently, refining your hand building, experimenting with form and surface or building something more ambitious. We are on hand to guide you and discuss the best way forward with your project and help with what is achievable in the 6 weeks.
TMP workshop runs once a week for 2.5 hours over a 6 week period. Clay and firings are included in the cost.
Maximum ten people. Total cost £175
Please read our Terms and Conditions
Morning pottery only, contact us about a reduced fee for those unemployed, receiving benefits, carer, receiving a state pension.
Thursday Morning Potters, 6 weekly sessions 10 September to 15 October 2026, 10:30am – 1pm
Thursday Morning Potters, 6 weekly sessions 5 November to 10 December 2026, 10:30am – 1pm
We will require a 50% deposit to book your place and remaining fee paid 2 weeks before the course starts.
About us
Community Clay is a project run by artist led OSR Projects. We host clay workshops, occasional family taster sessions and school workshops. We have a community Kiln, ‘Mrs P’ which is a available for private hire
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