
A weekend of workshops by the community for the community.
Pot Luck Weekend!
TransBareAll as an organisation is rooted in the principles of emotional well-being, as well as being sex and body positive.
So our next weekend will be a "Pot Luck" weekend. A relaxed weekend, full of summer joy and community. We're offering a space for people to deliver a workshop or session on something their passionate about, for trans people by trans people.
24th – 26nd July 2026
Hathersage, Derbyshire
Bookings go live at 7pm on Friday 24th April 2026
Are you passionate about something, or have always wanted to facilitate a space for trans people on a certain subject? We're looking for people who would like to deliver a workshop within the weekend. Experience in facilitation is not necessary as our team is here to help you develop and deliver your vision. For your time and contribution we're offering a half price space to all people who contribute a workshop. Submit a workshop proposal.
Previous workshops have included:
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Life drawing
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Hikes
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Science and diversity
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Non-monogamy
We're expecting a diverse range of topics to be covered through the weekend, so there will be something for everyone! A relaxed weekend cultivating community and friendships, learning something new, or developing a new skill.
Like all TBA retreats, this weekend is grounded in body positivity, sex and intimacy, and emotional wellbeing. It’s open to people of all trans, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming identities - anyone who self-identifies as being on the trans spectrum or is questioning their gender.
This includes anyone who is trans masculine, trans feminine, trans man, trans woman, FTM, MTF, transgender man, transgender woman, transsexual man, transsexual woman, man with a trans history, woman with trans history – and non-binary, genderqueer, agender people, or anyone who's gender sits outside the binary.
Arrival for the weekend is from 4pm onwards on the Friday with dinner being served at around 7-7.30pm.
Workshops start on the Saturday at 10am and finish around 5.30. We ask that people do their best to attend the workshops to get the most out of the weekend.
Departure for the weekend is around 12.30-1.30pm on the Sunday, sandwiches are available to make for your journey home.
You can learn more about what our residential weekends are like here.
If you require a personal assistant to come with you who doesn’t identify as this, please talk to us. We want to do everything we can to make this accessible.
Accessibility Info
The venue is in Hathersage. It is about 10 mins walk, (if that), from the train station. There are also buses, which run from Sheffield. The cost of the weekend includes all meals and accommodation.
The accommodation consists of dorm type rooms of various sizes. The venue is fully wheelchair accessible with assist bars in the accessible bathroom. We have lots of breaks throughout the day, but if you have needs that might mean you can't attend all of the workshops we can work around that. If you have any requirements you’d like to discuss with us, please get in touch with Jack – transbareall@gmail.com
We will ask you for dietary requirements at the point of registration. Please ensure that you include detail about allergies and other dietary requirements.
Please let us know in advance if you plan to bring a personal assistant (PA) with you. We will be able to accommodate PAs. We also want to acknowledge that, depending on what type of PA relationship you have, you may want to have privacy to discuss and explore certain things without your PA present. We encourage you to let us know if this is something that you might need, so that we can make provision for your PA to step out at the right times and give you privacy without it feeling like a big deal. All of this will be confidential.
Cost
The cost of the retreat includes all meals and accommodation.
Standard Wage: £150
Low Wage: £120
Unwaged: £90
Working as Personal Assistant and participating: £70
Working as Personal Assistant only: £0
If you have any difficulties meeting these costs please do let us know and we can discuss payment options with you. We do not want anyone to miss out due to financial difficulties. We are committed to offering support where available specifically for trans people of colour who wish to attend. Please get in touch to talk with us more about this.
By booking onto the weekend you agree to our payment and refund policy.



