Oide Creativity Launches Get Your World Turning Woodturning Workshops With Willie Creighton

Oide Creativity and tech partners announce "Get Your World Turning" one-day workshops featuring master woodturner Willie Creighton, with sessions described as running at venues across Ireland from March to May 2026 and registration now open via Oide's booking channels. The announcement frames the rollout as a practical programme of one-day elective workshops for teachers and community participants.

Willie Creighton will lead the workshops; he is listed as a professional woodturner based in Co. Mayo and is described in Oide materials as "Formerly the chairperson of the Woodturners Guild of Ireland, he’s still actively involved in its Craobh Eo chapter." The event copy also records that Creighton "owns and manages William Creighton Carpentry and Woodturning" and that he is "Committed to nurturing the art of woodturning" by providing "a supportive platform for both beginners and enthusiasts to enjoy."

Oide describes the format as a one-day elective workshop aimed at post-primary teachers from all subject disciplines and at teachers taking part in CPD provision. The advertised practical learning objectives preserve the programme wording: participants will "experience exciting ways to create wood turned artefacts," "discover the natural properties and aesthetics of wood through the craft," "explore creative woodturning techniques including spindle and faceplate turning," and "develop practical and creative approaches that may be used in all classroom practice." The listing includes an inclusion statement: "We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. For enquiries about accessibility, please contact creativity@oide.ie."

Previous iterations and published schedules show the workshop appearing in multiple years. An event flyer-style listing from 2024 includes sessions in Glanmire Community College, Brooklodge, Glanmire, Cork (T45 W965) on Friday 8 March 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., and Saturday 9 March 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., with an additional Friday 12 April 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. An Oide events listing published 19 February 2025 lists "Get your World Turning with woodturner Willie Creighton" on 28 February & 1 March in Roscrea, Co Tipperary; 7 & 8 March in Sligo; 28 & 29 March in Blarney, Co Cork; and 4 & 5 April in Naas, Co Kildare. The current announcement for 2026 gives a March–May window but does not publish a consolidated list of 2026 venue dates in the supplied materials.

Registration is handled through Oide's event booking process; applicants are instructed to click the booking button under the workshop flyer, select Apply/Book, register or log in, and use the Subject drop-down to select "Arts" to find Oide Creativity electives. The programme materials state plainly: "Spaces are limited. A waiting list will apply." They also include the organiser note: "Please Note: (Supervision & substitution is not covered for Friday afternoon workshops.)" Oide promotes its social handle as @Oide_Creativity for schedule updates.

The supplied materials do not list workshop fees, maximum participant numbers, the named tech partners, nor CPD accreditation hours; organisers point participants to the Oide event booking site for current availability. Oide’s one-day electives with Willie Creighton position spindle and faceplate turning as classroom-ready skills for teachers, but the programme cautions limited capacity and points prospective attendees to Oide's booking channels for the latest dates and waiting-list status.