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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our £10 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at £1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Raku is a spectacular Japanese pottery firing method that takes pieces out of the kiln red hot! Get the full experience as you take your piece from clay to kiln and through each incredible step of raku firing.
Over two pottery workshops, you will create some handmade pottery pieces to then put through the raku firing process. Paula, your talented pottery expert and guide through out this course, will share some top tips and tricks on the raku process so you know what to consider as you make your clay creation to give it the best chance of success.
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