Chain Bridge Forge is a traditional Blacksmith workshop dating back to the late 1700s. We offer a traditional perspective of Blacksmithing. Each session is designed around a technique and results in the manufacture of an item. Key skills that will be taught include: bending, punching, drawing, upsetting, shrinking, hitting, quenching, cutting, shaping, tapering, flattening, dishing, twisting, welding, TIG, plasma cutting. Working with steel and the hearth (fire to heat the metal, reaches 1,400 degrees celsius). You will use specialist equipment including anvils, hammers, tongs, saws, grinders. Protective clothing will be provided and a full health and safety induction.

A free blacksmithing taster session will be held for all shortlisted applicants on Monday 22nd December. We will run 15 Saturday Club sessions between December 2025 and June 2026. Approximately 5 of these will take place on weekdays during school holidays. Dates will be provided to successful applicants at the beginning of the Club.

Club members also take part in national events including Masterclasses with leading industry professionals and the Summer Show, where Saturday Clubs nationwide exhibit their work in a public exhibition – all for free!