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Ever wondered how to isolate an electrical circuit Ever wondered how to isolate an electrical circuit in your house or understand your fuse box? Had enough of waiting for someone else to sort it out? ⁠ We've got exciting news! We have revised and expanded this course! And what's best, it is totally hands on.⁠ This course is suitable for complete beginners. ⁠ You'll gain understanding of your home electrics, what's safe and what isn't, do some fault finding, wire up a plug, a light fitting and a switch - and then test if it works!⁠ Get empowered, learn new skills, and who knows - maybe even start a new career!...⁠ ⁠ When: 9 and 10 November 2023⁠ Where: Moretonhampstead⁠ Cost: £225⁠ ⁠ For all the info and to book check out the link in the bio 👆⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #fixandmaintainyourhome #womenempowerwomen #electricsforbeginners
🤩 By winning the Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023 🤩 By winning the Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023 Award I am the first woman to have ever been awarded it.⁠ This is a massive step towards change in the industry and the ideal platform for my (new!) ideas about how to help make that change happen.⁠ (Watch this space!...) I am so grateful to everyone who made this possible.⁠ This couldn't have happened without the brilliant team here at TouchWood South West, who help deliver our courses and projects, our directors who give their time to advise on strategic decisions, and above all my husband Hugh, who has always had my back for the last 20 years.... ...and of course long ago my parents, who NEVER told me I couldn't do something because of my gender 💜. The team at Screwfix were amazing and made all the finalists feel super welcome and looked after us incredibly well.⁠ And all the other finalists were extraordinary tradespeople...⁠ This is a massive shift in the right direction. This will raise the profile of women working and training in construction. We need to be visible - YOU CAN'T BE IT UNTIL YOU SEE IT! Change doesn't happen in isolation. It is the product of an entire environment pulling for something to happen.. Just as I couldn't have done this without my brilliant team and my family, this also wouldn't have happened without YOU coming on our courses and training with us. We have started to create a "micro climate" here in Devon, where women are getting tooled up and are fixing and maintaining their own homes, while being positive role-models for their children. Now we need to make this bigger!... We will be starting to work on some new ideas over the next few weeks...
Had enough of waiting for someone else to fix it?? Had enough of waiting for someone else to fix it?? Then grab yourself the last place on our next DIY Plumbing Intensive -Course for Women in November! Get empowered, learn new skills with a group of like-minded women and start fixing things yourself! Book through the website at www.touchwoodsouthwest.com or link in bio for Instagram #touchwoodsouthwest #fixandmaintainyourhome #womenempowerwomen #diyforwomen
I did it!! This is a massive win for all of us tra I did it!! This is a massive win for all of us tradeswomen! Let's smash through that glass ceiling - hang on, let's dismantle the entire structure....💪🏼🎉🎉🛠💜.⁠ ⁠ By winning the Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023 Award I am the first woman to have ever been awarded it.⁠ This is a massive step towards change in the industry and the ideal platform for my (new!) ideas about how to help make that change happen.⁠ Right now I am tired, but very happy and grateful to everyone who made this possible.⁠ Thank you to the amazing team at Screwfix, who made all the finalists feel super welcome and who looked after us so incredibly well.⁠ And thank you to all the other finalists for being awesome and extraordinary tradespeople...⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest @screwfix_uk @screwfix_ireland #screwfixtoptradesperson2023 #stt2023
Here's a photo of all the Screwfix Top Tradesperso Here's a photo of all the Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023 finalists. What a great bunch of people.⁠ It's been such a privilege to be together with them on Friday and get to know them all a bit. They are all extraordinary tradespeople, and I wish every tradesperson would be like them. We would have a very different industry.... ⁠ ⁠ @baboyleandsonltd @mittdec @smart_heating @cruikshankplumbing @bakers_property_mainenance @iplumbleeds.co.uk @bumblebeeplumbingandheating flooringgrimley @lmgbuildingservicesltd⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest #screwfixtoptradesperson2023 #screwfixlive2023 #stt2023
-- Meet the Team --⁠ ⁠ Woodworker and Assista -- Meet the Team --⁠ ⁠ Woodworker and Assistant Tutor⁠ ⁠ Ellie has loved woodwork since her childhood where she could be often found up a ladder or working with her Grandpa in the garage.⁠ ⁠ In 2020 and 2021, she did a Carpentry Course though TouchWood South West. Having gotten the woodworking bug, she then went on to the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis to complete the Advanced Furniture Making Course.⁠ ⁠ Ellie loves problem solving which is the essence of all woodworking, is employed as a bench joiner with a large company in the area and now helps to teach on our courses.⁠ ⁠ SO, be warned!! You never know what may happen after you've come on our courses....🤩🙃🛠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #womanwoodworker #shebuilds #womeninwoodworking #handmade #womencarpenters #femalecarpenters
Last week's 2 day Carpentry Course for Women saw a Last week's 2 day Carpentry Course for Women saw an amazing group of women get to grips with some carpentry fundamentals and hand tools and produce some beautiful results!⁠ It was great to have women come together of all ages and corners of the UK - it is never too early or too late to start learning, nor distance be a barrier! 💜📏🛠⁠ ⁠ We've got new dates for January out now! Check out the link in the bio 👆🏼⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #womenscarpentryworkshop #carpentryskillsforwomen #womencarpenters #diyprojects #makesomethingbeautiful #woodworking #workshoptime #handmade
Screwfix Top Trades Person 2023 - I've made it to Screwfix Top Trades Person 2023 - I've made it to the finals!!⁠ I'm so excited to have been selected as one of 10 finalists for the Screwfix Top Tradesperson 2023 Award.⁠ That there is even a possibility of winning would mean so much for all women working in the manual trades.⁠ We need to be visible. We make up less than 4% of people working in construction.⁠ The construction industry is a great industry to work in, and it has issues it needs to address - the mental health of construction workers, it's the industry with the highest suicide rates of any industry in the UK, and the huge issue of making building more energy efficient and sustainable. ⁠ And I think that women would have a lot to contribute...⁠ I look forward to meeting all the other finalists this Friday! ⁠ ⁠ You can see all of us @screwfix_uk in their stories at STT2023⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest #screwfixtoptradesperson2023 #screwfixlive2023⁠
Here is another shot of our most recent cabin, whi Here is another shot of our most recent cabin, which is all finished and in use now! The client has finished the final touches and painted the window frames with Osmo Country colours.⁠ They are going to leave the larch cladding to weather, and in time this will turn a lovely light grey.⁠ We are always happy to work together with our clients if they want to take on specific tasks themselves...⁠ Get in touch if you are thinking of creating more space for yourself with a cabin or garden room!..⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #touchwoodsouthwest ⁠ #bespokesolutions #carpentryprojects #cabinlife
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