Budding calligraphers can get creative at classes later this month in Bolton.

They will take place at Thirteen Furniture & Home Décor on Church Road, Smithills, on Saturday, June 24.

Run by calligraphy tutor "inkycrafter", who is based in Blackrod, students will work through a workbook, learning basic strokes, how to hold the pen, and how to load the pen and nib with ink.

Starting at 10am and finishing at noon, the class will also show beginner calligraphers how to write both lowercase and uppercase alphabets.

Tickets for the class are £35 per person, with a starter calligraphy kit included as part of the cost, which can be taken home and

For more information, email inkycrafter at: inkycrafter@yahoo.com, or contact them on their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090180184385.