If you have any workshop queries please email info@spellboundbead.co.uk or call 01543 417650 during normal office hours.

Workshop Timetable 2012

Workshops Now Booking are listed below

Places are limited and are confirmed on receipt of payment of a non-refundable deposit.  Please read the terms and conditions for workshop booking at the bottom of this page before you call to book your place, and the class descriptions to make sure that the level of experience required to attend the class is appropriate to you.  If you have any further questions on anything to do with our classes please email us or ask one of our staff members.

Special evening or Sunday workshops can be booked if there are a group of you who wish to book an event, please see the foot of the page for further details on what is available and how to book.

Workshops Now Booking

Saturday February 11- Beginners Morning 9.45 to12.15 £18

Saturday February 25 - Floral Jewellery with Wire - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday February 25 - Peyote Stitch for Beginners - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday February 25 - Beginners Plus - 10am to 4pm £48 - FULL

Saturday March 31 - Spiral Rope - 10am to 4pm £48 ** new for 2012

Saturday March 31 - Creating with Wire - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday April 21 - Beaded Tassels and Fringing - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday April 21 - Macrame for Beginners - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday June 16 - Sculptural Peyote - 9.45am to 3.45pm £48

Saturday June 16 - Beginners Plus - 9.45am to 3.45pm £48

Saturday July 7 - Tiaras one - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday July 7 - Herringbone Stitch for Beginners - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday September 8 - Tiaras two - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday September 8 - Square Stitch for Beginners - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday September 8 - Intermediate Macrame - 10am to 4pm £48

Saturday October 6 - Brick Stitch Project Morning - 9.45 to 12.15 £20

Saturday October 6 - Peyote Stitch Project Afternoon - 1.30 to 4pm £20

Saturday October 13 - Stocking Fillers - 9.45am to 12.15 pm £20

Saturday October 13 - Christmas Decorations - 1.30pm to 4pm £20

Saturday December 8 - Advanced Macrame -9.45am to 3.45pm £48

More classes will be released later in the year for some of the courses, keep an eye on this page for more details to be released as they become available.

Skill Level Required

All of our workshops are graded for the skill level required - PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BOOK.  Choosing the right skill level will give you the best value from your day and will ensure that the tutor can give equal attention to all of the students.  If you are not sure please contact us and have a chat with one of our tutors who will advise you on the best workshop for you.

Level One - No previous experience needed but a reasonable degree of manual dexterity is necessary.

Level Two - As Level One but working on slightly longer or more involved projects so these workshops are a bit more intense.

Level Three - Some previous experience and familiarity with hand tools is desirable.  We strongly recommend prior attendance on one of our half day beginners courses before booking on any level three course as this ensures you have the basic skills to get the most out of these courses, and have had some time to practise and become comfortable with using hand tools before you attend these courses.

Level Four - Specific experience required.  Please see individual course descriptions for details.

About The Workshops

Level One Workshops

No previous experience is necessary for these workshops but you do need a reasonable level of manual dexterity as you will be working with small component parts and threading quite small eye needles.

Beginners           Half day workshop                      £18 includes materials 

If you have never really tried to use all those bits and pieces of metal called findings, or you have tried but are not quite sure you’ve got it all right, this is the workshop for you.  Learn how to make a round loop in wire so you can do links and earrings; calottes to finish off thread ends; and French crimps to make floater necklaces and finish off tigertail. This class is two and a half hours long. All of the materials that you will need for this workshop are included in the price.

Amanda - who came on a beginners course in March 2009 wrote 'just wanted to let you know how enjoyable and helpful I found it.  I have never done any jewellery making before and therefore found it very useful, also the lady who took it made everything very clear and easy to follow.'  

Brick Stitch Project Morning           Half day workshop                      £20 includes materials        Tutor Jean Hall  **New for 2012

If you feel that a full day of small beadwork may be a bit much for you and you are not sure about diving into one of our full day courses, why not have a go at a half day workshop?  You will learn just one aspect of the stitch and make a simple project to take away with you to finish ... after which you are sure to feel inspired to learn more about the wonderful world of small beading! 

Peyote Stitch Project Afternoon           Half day workshop                      £20 includes materials        Tutor Jean Hall  **New for 2012

Level Two Workshops

Like Level One no previous experience is needed but you do need a reasonable level of manual dexterity as you will be working with small component parts and hand tools.  In Level Two workshops you will be working on slightly longer or more involved projects than Level One so these workshops are a bit more intense.

Tiara Workshop One  Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials

Tiaras One
An introduction to the techniques you will need to make beautiful tiaras and hair decorations for weddings, proms and parties.  We will make stamens, trailing vines, flowers and starbursts to decorate Alice-band style tiara frames, hair combs and pins.  Starting the day with a simple tiara we will build up the skills and techniques, layer on layer, so you can create your own stunning designs by the end of the day.

        

All the materials that you need to learn the techniques are included in the cost of the workshop.  A variety of other beads will be available to purchase on the day if you wish to expand on the design ideas.  

Hair Decorations           Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials

This day is dedicated to hair ornaments – no tiaras today but, using similar techniques, and some new ones, we will be looking at making decorated pins, combs, fascinator style decorations and hair slides.  From small and delicate, to bold and beautiful this class will cover a whole host of ideas to create the perfect accessory for any occasion.  Some of the design ideas that we have looked at in previous classes are shown below - using beads, wire, fancy threads, small beads or a combination of any or all of these there are many ideas that we will be looking at, encouraging you to find your own unique style and look at how different styles work for different settings, accessories and occasions.

All the materials that you need to learn the techniques are included in the cost of the workshop.  A variety of other beads will be available to purchase on the day if you wish to expand on the design ideas. 

Spiral Rope Stitch Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials **New for 2012

This technique is a great introduction to small beadwork - it's easy to start; it grows quite quickly; you can adapt it in a myriad of ways and it's completely addictive.  Come and learn this delightful stitch and become a beading designer as you increase, decrease and add new textures and colours to make fantastically flexible, strong and sparkly beaded cord necklaces and bracelets.  You will return to this methiod time and time again for making presents, a quick fix to complete a different project and just for the joy of seeing what a new selection of beads will do.

Beaded Tassels and Simple Fringing Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials  **New for 2012

Tassels and fringing is what beading is all about - sumptuous, colourful, glittery and as much fun to make as they are to admire.  Tassels and fringing can be used for jewellery, interior design and festive decorations - you just change the choice and scale of the materials you use.  On this workshop day you will start small to learn the techniques for tassels and fringes building up to make a beaded bead tassel to impress.

Macramé is enjoying a huge resurgence of interest at the moment as new materials and ideas have brought this traditional craft bang up to date. 

This is the class to get you started with this amazing skill - a fun day of Square knots - just like you see on the Shamballa bracelets that have taken the jewellery world by storm this year.  

You will see samples made in C-Lon, C-Lon Tex and Chinese knotting thread and learn about the different types of thread and how they work and how they appear in finished pieces

In this workshop you will learn the basic square knot and how to use it to make beautiful jewellery.  The objective for the day will be to make a matching bracelet and necklace and learn various methods to finish off your macrame piece.  There will also be a simple home project for you to take away too so that you can create a brooch to go with the pieces you have made during the day. 

Brick Stitch for Beginners     Full day workshop   £48 includes materials

One of five full day small beadwork classes at Spellbound this year, all concentrating on aspects of small beadwork.  Each of these classes concentrates on one stitch for the whole day, exploring different aspects of it and showing the versatility one stitch can give you.  Attend any of these classes as a stand alone or come to all of them for a really thorough grounding in the basics of some of the most used bead stitches in the small beaders armoury. 

Brick stitch is the first of these day classes in 2012, with Peyote Stitch, Herringbone Stitch and Square Stitch following later in the year.  Each class will follow a similar format in the way it explores the stitches, learning the most used forms of the stitch under Jean's expert guidance.  The fifth basic small bead stitch day is the Spiral Rope day with Julie.

If you have never attempted brick stitch, or had a go and would like some expert guidance and a bit more insight into the stitch, these are great days to try out small beadwork with the expert help of an experienced teacher.  During the day you will learn basic brick stitch, and move onto learn circular and tubular forms of the stitch.  You will then go on to make a beautiful project making use of the new skills you have learnt during the day. 

All of the materials that you will need for this workshop are included in the price.

Creating With Wire       Full day workshop       £48 includes materials

The Chrysalis bracelet  (above) is made using macrame with wire and you will learn a beginners version of this bracelet in one of todays three sections

A class we have been running for several years that is always great fun with the two tutors guiding you through some fantastic projects that will open a whole new world of wirework to you. This day will run in four sessions – in one session you will learn how to use basic macramé techniques with wire and use these techniques to make a beautiful bracelet; in another session you will learn about using pre-knitted wire to make jewellery and use this wonderful, versatile material to make a bracelet like the ‘Eris’ on page 51 of Spellbinding Bead Jewellery; a third session explores crochet with wire, and you will learn how to make a crochet flower which can be used in many ways as decoration and in the remaining session of the day we will look at making beads out of wire and making a fabulous necklace with them.

The Eris bracelet (below) is the inspiration for the knitted wire bracelet you will make in one of todays three sessions

All the wire and basic beads that you need are included in the cost of the workshop – extra beads will be available to purchase on the day if you want to add something extra to your work.

Peyote Stitch for Beginners     Full day workshop   £48 includes materials

One of five full day small beadwork classes at Spellbound this year, all concentrating on aspects of small beadwork.  Each of these classes concentrates on one stitch for the whole day, exploring different aspects of it and showing the versatility one stitch can give you.  Attend any of these classes as a stand alone or come to all of them for a really thorough grounding in the basics of some of the most used bead stitches in the small beaders armoury. 

Brick stitch is the first of these day classes in 2012, with Peyote Stitch, Herringbone Stitch and Square Stitch following later in the year.  Each class will follow a similar format in the way it explores the stitches, learning the most used forms of the stitch under Jean's expert guidance.  The fifth basic small bead stitch day is the Spiral Rope day with Julie.

If you have never attempted peyote stitch, or had a go and would like some expert guidance and a bit more insight into the stitch, these are great days to try out small beadwork with the expert help of an experienced teacher.  During the day you will learn basic peyote stitch, and move onto learn circular and tubular forms of the stitch.  You will then go on to make a beautiful project making use of the new skills you have learnt during the day

All of the materials that you will need for this workshop are included in the price.

Sculptural Peyote            Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials

In this class you will be making a stunning bracelet using brick stitch and sculptural peyote techniques.  You do not need any prior experience of either brick stitch or peyote stitch for this class but you do need to be familiar with using a needle and thread for small beadwork as a good level of manual dexterity is required.  If you have enjoyed any of the small beadwork classes and wish to try another small beadwork technique to build your repertoire further this is an excellent class to move onto.

Herringbone Stitch for Beginners     Full day workshop   £48 includes materials

Brick stitch is the first of these day classes in 2012, with Peyote Stitch, Herringbone Stitch and Square Stitch following later in the year.  Each class will follow a similar format in the way it explores the stitches, learning the most used forms of the stitch under Jean's expert guidance.  The fifth basic small bead stitch day is the Spiral Rope day with Julie.

If you have never attempted herringbone stitch, or had a go and would like some expert guidance and a bit more insight into the stitch, these are great days to try out small beadwork with the expert help of an experienced teacher.  During the day you will learn basic herringbone stitch, and move onto learn circular and tubular forms of the stitch.  You will then go on to make a beautiful project making use of the new skills you have learnt during the day

All of the materials that you will need for this workshop are included in the price.

Square Stitch for Beginners     Full day workshop   £48 includes materials **new for 2012

One of five full day small beadwork classes at Spellbound this year, all concentrating on aspects of small beadwork.  Each of these classes concentrates on one stitch for the whole day, exploring different aspects of it and showing the versatility one stitch can give you.  Attend any of these classes as a stand alone or come to all of them for a really thorough grounding in the basics of some of the most used bead stitches in the small beaders armoury. 

Square stitch is the last of these day classes in 2012, with Brick Stitch, Peyote Stitch, Herringbone Stitch and Square Stitch following later in the year.  Each class will follow a similar format in the way it explores the stitches, learning the most used forms of the stitch under Jean's expert guidance.  The fifth basic small bead stitch day is the Spiral Rope day with Julie.

If you have never attempted square stitch, or had a go and would like some expert guidance and a bit more insight into the stitch, these are great days to try out small beadwork with the expert help of an experienced teacher.  During the day you will learn basic square stitch, increasing and decreasing in the stich to create shaped flat pieces, creating curves and tubes with the stitch.  You will then go on to make a beautiful project making use of the new skills you have learnt during the day

All of the materials that you will need for this workshop are included in the price.

Level Three Workshops

Some previous experience and familiarity with working with hand tools is desirable.  We recommend prior attendance on one of our half day beginners courses before booking on any Level Three course as this ensures you have the basic skills to get the most out of these courses.

Beginners Plus   Full Day Workshop   £48 includes materials

Bring a polish to the skills you learnt in the Beginners Workshop with lots of techniques to get more from your beads using wire, chain and knotted threads and give your designs a professional finish..  The day will include loops and linking, making figures of eight; triangles; wrapped loops and simple filigrees - all of the ways that you can turn a simple bead, or collection of beads, into drops, pendants and charms; we will also look at making charm bracelets; working with chain and knotting techniques. All the wire and basic beads that you need are included in the cost of the workshop – extra beads will be available to purchase on the day if you want to add something extra to your work.

Floral Jewellery with Wire           Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials 

Making daises and small lilies from fine wire we will add tendrils, stamens and trailing leaves to an understructure of articulated thicker wire to create intricate necklaces or stunning central pendant pieces.  We will be working with seed beads, crystals and quite a lot of diamante for that extra sparkle.

All the wire and basic beads that you need are included in the cost of the workshop – extra beads will be available to purchase on the day if you want to add something extra to your work.

  Level Four Workshops

 Specific previous experience required.  Please see individual course descriptions for details.

Tiara Workshop Two  Full Day Workshop     £48 includes materials

Tiaras Two - this is a follow on workshop to the Level Two Tiaras One Workshop
Make your tiaras more individual and expand your skills by adding wire scrolls, curls and arches to create individual tiara frames, crowns and hair pieces.  Combining these ideas with the stamen techniques in Tiaras One you will be able to create modern elegant designs or move on to make sparkly encrusted tiaras with the extra decoration techniques that you will learn on this intensive day.


        

All the wire that you need is included in the cost of the workshop and beads will be available for purchase if you need them for your final design.

Wirework      Full day workshop     £48 including materials

To get the most out of this workshop you must have a working knowledge of making loops, we strongly recommend that you have attended both a Beginners class and Beginners Plus and/or Creating with Wire and have practised your plier technique.

Today is an intensive day of advanced wirework techniques to take wire into another realm – learn how to select and work with the right gauge of wire to make filigrees, torques and more intricate designs.  The day includes a basic grounding in wire types, hardness and durability to enable you to design striking individual items and develop your skills further. 

We will be working with quite intricate and delicate designs on todays course and it is aimed at students who are comfortable working with hand tools for prolonged periods.  By the end of the day we will have created a number of reference samples using a variety of wirework techniques that you can then build on to create your own unique pieces.  This class is ideal if you want to start to develop your own individual signature style. 

All the wire and basic beads that you need are included in the cost of the workshop – extra beads will be available to purchase on the day if you want to add something extra to your work.

Advanced Macrame Day          Full Day Workshop £48 including materials  **New for 2012

This is the chance to really get stuck into threads and really let your creative flair out!  Following on from the previous macrame days (beginners and intermediate) and preferably with some good practice time at home since attending the last two courses, today you will be working toward the creation of a small wall hanging or collar type necklace.  Obviously this will not be finished on the day but you will be up and running with your design and making your piece during the day to take away and finish at home.  You will be asked to use all of the knotting techniques that you have previously been taught, we will do a quick recap on them at the start of the day, and you will be working with multiple cords so confidence with your threads is a must.

The aim of this day is for you to create your own completely individual work of art!!

About the Tutors

Julie Ashford is our main kit designer, author of Spellbound Festive Beading, Starting to Make Bead Jewellery and Glisten and Sparkle and co-author of Spellbinding Bead Jewellery.  Julie has been making jewellery professionally for more than 25 years and teaching for over 15 years.  Julie has a versatile approach to jewellery design, making full use of the wonderful array of materials currently available, but her first love remains wirework.  Her tiara classes have been one of our most popular courses since we began them in Lichfield 16 years ago and she is currently working on a book on the subject.  Julie also teaches beginners; beginners plus; hair decorations; floral jewellery with wire, spiral rope for beginners, beaded tassels and fringing and wirework and is also working on a new, mixed media, jewellery workshop. 

Pat Ashford is our shop manager and one of our kit testers.  Pat also looks after our repairs service and has an in-depth knowledge of techniques and semi-precious stones which are her real passion in beads.  Pat looks after our evening workshops program of special classes and jewellery parties (further details below) and teaches beginners and beginners plus in our main program.

Lynn Bennett is a passionate beader who has been beading and teaching beading for many years and and was a founder member of a local beading group.  Lynn is an adventurous beader who enjoys mixing materials and techniques, as can be seen in her beautiful wire macrame pieces, but she particularly enjoys small beading and detailed work.  Lynn teaches the sumptuous sculptural peyote class, macrame, creating with wire and beginners plus. 

Jill Devon is the instigator and founder of The Beadworkers Guild and the creator of the first beadwork show in the country - the popular Great British Bead Show.  She has co-edited (along with Liz Thornton) the best selling series of books published by the Guild and more recently co-wrote The Beader's Floral (again with Liz Thornton).  Jill has been successfully running The Bead Merchant in Essex for 15 years and designs and sells Beadwork Kits.  She also holds beadwork classes both in Essex and around the country and will be back teaching at Spellbound, we hope, very soon.

Sylvia Fairhurst will be know to many of you as an active member of the Beadworker's Guild, Sylvia is a trustee and former chairman of The Beadworker's Guild, and can often be found on their stand at beading and hobby shows answering queries and helping with those sticky small bead problems.  The owner of Witch Beads, Sylvia has been beading and designing for nearly twenty years, and also somehow finds the time to travel throughout the UK teaching Beading classes and has also taught in Japan.  Sylvia is not teaching at Spellbound in 2011 but we hope will be back with us soon for one of her signature small beadwork project classes.

Jean Hall is a dedicated beader and beading teacher of many years standing and an active member of the Bead Society who has contributed designs to their books.  Jean has a passion for perfection that can be seen in her exquisite small beadwork but has spent the last few years working on a selection of geometric shapes in crystal that she has taught in a very popular workshop.  This year, however, Jean returns to her first love, small beadwork.  With four full day classes, each on a different technique, and two half day classes for those who just wish to dip their toes in the water of a new stitch ... she will guide beginners and those with some experience, through the building blocks of small beadwork to give you the basis to start exploring your own creativity.

Erika Schrinner is one of the regular Spellbound staff members with a special interest in all things wire related.  Erika is a trained stained glass artist who, alongside her work at Spellbound and stained glass commissions also finds time to make her own lampwork beads and explore all areas of creativity with a particular eye to making every moment and scrap of material count.  Erika devised two amazing classes - Christmas Decorations with Wire and Stocking Fillers, and they have been a fantastic success so are returning for more classes this year.  Erika will also be teaching Beginners, Macrame and Creating with Wire classes and is a tutor on our evening programme.

Liz Thornton is well known as a beadworker with a passion for sharing her knowledge and love of the craft with others through her teaching and writing.  Liz has been teaching beadwork since 1995 and was instrumental in founding The Beadworkers Guild, which was launched in 1999 and now has around 4,000 members.  She was editor of the Guild's quarterly journal for three years and co-editor of the Guild's popular series of books.  A major creative project has been the design of a collection of 3-dimensional beaded flowers, featured in The Beader's Floral, a beautiful book she co-wrote with Jill Devon.  Liz, we hope, will be returning to teach one of her signature small beadwork classes with us in 2012

General Information

All workshops are held in the Methodist Church Hall opposite the shop.  The building is fully accessible to the disabled however several of the workshops are held on the first floor so please let us know at the time of booking if stairs can be a problem so that we can ensure that everything is in order for your visit.

Light refreshments are served during the workshop.  Full day workshops have a half hour break for lunch.  The church runs an excellent lunchtime café if you don’t want to bring a packed lunch and the city centre is only two minutes walk away.

Places on the workshops are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.  The classes are limited to 10 persons per tutor except where stated otherwise.. 

All the tools that you need to use will be provided for the duration of the class.  If you wish to bring your own tools please make sure that they are clearly marked or easily identifiable.

The workshop fee for most of the classes includes all of the materials needed to complete the designs on the day.  In some classes, other materials will be available to purchase during the class if you wish to expand on the designs or use different materials to those included in the price.

All full day workshops run from 10am to 4pm – if making special travel arrangements for the workshop we ask participants to arrive by 9.50 so that the workshop can start promptly and to allow extra time at the end of the day for finishing off – we find that most students like to finish their day with a visit to the shop and tend to leave us at about 5pm.

Half day workshops are two and a half hours long.  Morning sessions start at 9.45am and afternoon sessions at 1.30pm.

How to Book

Simply read the terms and conditions and cancellation info below and either call into the shop or telephone us on the normal number - 01543 417650 - to reserve your place.  We are sorry but we cannot accept workshop bookings via the web-site at present.

Booking information – Terms and Conditions

Places on workshops within the next four months can be secured with payment of the workshop fee.  £20 of this payment (£18 for beginners half day workshops) is a non refundable deposit.  

Places on workshops more than four months away can be secured by payment of a £20 non-refundable deposit (£18 for beginners half day workshops), the remainder of the fee will be payable 16 weeks prior to the workshop date.

Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit/debit card. 

Please phone or visit the shop to book your places. We will need all the names of the people you are booking for, a contact telephone number and the address to which we can send the booking confirmation.  

Cancellations

By Us:  if a cancellation is unavoidable, an alternative date or a full refund will be given. 

By You: The £20 fee to secure a place is non-refundable.  If you have booked a full day workshop and the workshop fee has been paid in full the remainder of the fee is refundable up to 28 days prior to the date of the workshop. If a cancellation is made less than 28 days from the workshop date we will try and re-let the workshop place, if we are able to do this we will refund all but the £20 deposit.  If we are unable to re-let the workshop place no refund will be offered.  If possible a transfer to another workshop may be offered but this can be done once only.

Evening Classes in Lichfield

If you and a group of friends would like to book a special request evening, contact us on 01543 417650 or email info@spellboundbead.co.uk with your details, the course you wish to do, your preferred dates and a contact number and we will get back to you with availability. 

All of our evening classes are two and a half hours long, and most cost £18 per person including materials.  

Special Request Evenings – If you would like to get together a small group of friends and have a special one to one evening at the shop with one of our tutors then this could be just the evening out for you.  Except for the tiara class, all of the classes are £18 per person, to include all materials necessary to learn the techniques, and can be taught to a class size of four to a maximum of six people. We can schedule a one evening special class on any of the following subjects:

Complete Beginners -  For a maximum of six people, and will cover all of the basics of techniques and materials to both get you started and also enable you to give a professional finish to your work.  This evening class covers the same format as our popular Saturday classes but in a smaller group – learn all about threads and findings and how to use them for best results. 

Knotting and Rethreading – Learn the fine art of knotting between beads.  We will start with knotting and giving a professional finish to a string of beads, showing you the difference between using gimp and calotte crimps to complete a piece for the first half of the session and then bring out your jewels – bring with you those broken items that have been lurking at the bottom of your jewellery case for expert practical advice on revamping and bringing your much loved beads back to life. 

Basic Tiaras – In this class we will be making one tiara design.  We will start by making the base and then build up the decoration so that, dependant on your choice of design, you could leave with your completed tiara at the end of the night.  Price for this class is dependant on the tiara design chosen.  Choose from Icicle, Mini Corkscrew, Corkscrew, Stella, Briar or Kumiko designs.

Beginners Wirework – A gentle introduction to loops and linking.  We will help you to learn how to turn the perfect loop and then build upon it to make simple looped and linked designs.

Knitted Wire – A popular part of one of our multi tutor days this is a ‘Blue Peter’ moment!  Playing with pre-knitted wire we show you the potential of the wire and how with a few simple techniques you can create beautiful pieces.

How to Book – Contact the office team on 01543 417650 or come into the shop and book at the back counter. A deposit of £60 is required at the time of booking (£50 of which is refundable if a cancellation is more than 28 days from the booked date).  There is a minimum charge of £72 for special request evenings.