BUSINESS owner Victoria Rowley with be throwing some light on the art of lampshade making in a range of special evenings courses being launched at her Five Valleys store in Stroud. The independent homewares and gift store Victoria R opened in April this year selling a fabulous range of ethical and locally sourced products – including lamps, soft furnishings, jewellery and glassware. Now Victoria is keen to pass on her skills to her customers in a range of workshops starting with Friday evening lampshade making – courses will be held on June 18th and 25th and July 2nd. Each course will take place at the new Victoria R shop which can be found in the mall area just off King Street at Five Valleys and will run from 6pm-8pm.