Always on
This project successfully funded on 1st May 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
New Kiln Needed for Bournemouth's Creativity
Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, United Kingdom
Aim
Help buy a new reliable kiln and keep Bournemouth's creativitity flourishing. Everyone's invited.
MISSION
We are on a mission to prove everyone is creative and to create joyful, inclusive spaces for curious people to explore clay, connect with others and grow their creative confidence. Give me clay, a cuppa and a room full of curious humans - and I promise something magical will happen.
THE PROBLEM
Our beloved old kiln has reached the end of the road.
It’s done its duty.
Bless it.
Sob sob.
Now we just need a professional kiln that actually works.
Without it, we’re stuck.
With it, we grow our creative community.
A safe, reliable Rohde Ecotop 60 kiln £3,347.13 will allow Yes I Can! Creative Workshops grow a joyful, inclusive creative community in Southbourne and beyond. https://www.bathpotters.co.uk/rohde-ecotop-60-kiln/p1135
This kiln will be named Annie, after my lovely mum. She’d be so proud.
WHO THIS HELPS
Children & Teens
- Fun, grounding, screen-free creativity in person
- Creative expression where there is no wrong answer
- A safe space to explore and feel proud to make with your hand
Adults & Older People
- Uplifting creative sessions
- Laughter, connection and shared making
- A friendly space where creativity works its quiet magic
Absolute Beginners
For the people who walk in saying: “I’m not creative…” and leave thinking: “Actually I’m proud of this … Yes I Can!”
A personal lifeline
I’m a single mum in recovery from blood cancer following a stem cell transplant for Chronic Leukaemia. Now cured Yippeeeee! This business - and this kiln - help me keep moving forward, creatively. Continuing to be a great role model for my Daughter, proving you can do something you love and give back to the community.
WHY WE’RE HERE
Yes I Can! Creative Workshops exists to help people of all ages feel:
* more confident
* more connected
* more creatively alive
From wonky pots to mindful making, everything we do is about exploring the material and remembering that play isn’t just for kids.
WHAT A NEW KILN MEANS
More creative choice
- More clay classes
- More glaze sessions
- More projects (hello mugs, monsters, bowls & brilliant weirdness)
More access
- Faster firing times
- No long queues
- No turning people away (the worst feeling)
More community
- A warm, welcoming, inclusive space
- Children, teens, adults & older creatives all making together
- A place where people feel they belong
Kiln rental for local makers
- Make at home, fire with me
- Affordable access for people without their own kiln
- Supporting Bournemouth’s wider creative community
CREATIVITY THAT GIVES BACK
Every workshop you attend makes a real difference.
£1 from every single session - forever - goes to Maggie’s Southampton Cancer Care, the absolute legends who supported me through Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia and were there for my daughter too.
Creativity, community and kindness - all fired together.
READY TO HELP?
DONATE
Give whatever feels right - every single pound matters. Thank you.
SHARE
Tell friends, family, schools, local groups and anyone who loves creativity.
www.yesicancreativeworkshops.com
If you can’t donate right now, sharing this page helps more than you know.
THANK YOU
Thank you for believing in creativity, community and the simple joy of making something from scratch.
You’re not just helping buy a kiln.
You’re firing confidence.
Connection.
Joy.
And a whole creative community in Bournemouth.
With clay-covered hands and a very full heart …
Thank You!
Claire & Ella
x x x
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made