Groupia Ltd ("the Company", trading as Groupia Golf, GoHen, StagWeb, Groupia School Trips and Company Away Days) entered Administration on 16 June 2026, with Nigel Fox and Christopher Marsden of S&W Partners LLP appointed as Joint Administrators. The Company has now ceased taking new bookings, and arrangements are in place with ABTOT to support customers with existing bookings.
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ABTOT have arrangements in place and your event is expected to go ahead as planned. Please continue to use the Company's existing VIP booking system to manage your booking.
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Submit your claim →For reassurance about trips departing on or before 31 August 2026, or for guidance on claims for later departures, please contact ABTOT:
: 020 7065 5305 (office hours)
: claims@abtot.com
Please quote your booking reference when calling.
The affairs, business and property of the Company are being managed by the Joint Administrators, who act as agents of the Company and without personal liability.
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3 hours
Min. of 8 & a max. of 30 hens
All leather bags, paints, paintbrushes and aprons will be provided
Whatever you feel comfortable in - aprons will be provided for you
Have you ever wanted to have a go at upcycling?
Do you have a groovy bride-to-be who loves everything vintage and classy?
Then this leather handbag painting workshop is for you!
Gather the hens at your hen party house, pick your handbags from the wide selection, and let the expert artist guide you through the leather painting process.
And voila, your very own customised handbags are born and ready to define your style for the years to come!
Don Them And Slay!
You'll be the new fashion icons!
The experienced instructor will come to your accommodation with all the materials, paints and paintbrushes needed to give a new life to a second-hand leather bag in need of some lovin'.
Once each hen has picked an item from the selection, you'll get to customise it using top-quality American paints available in every colour of the rainbow.
You'll practice your designs on a piece of leather first and then let your inner fashion gurus get on with the creative process.
Whether you want to establish your own trend or match your inspo with the rest (bridal, flowers, stars, swirls etc.) - the choice is yours!
Get Inspired!
And voila! You've given a bag a second life and now it'll be a complement to your wardrobe for years to come!
The entire workshop will last approximately three hours, making it the perfect daytime activity to upcycle an afternoon before the big night out.
And if you're celebrating in Manchester, you can choose whether you'd like to have the workshop over at your accommodation or the artist's studio, which is just a 15-minute drive from the popular Northern Quarter and Manchester Deansgate.
Haven't You Heard? Enquiring's in Style!
All you need to do is send us a speedy hen enquiry and one of our Destination Specialists will get back to you with a free quote that will fix you up with a leather handbag to take home!
But hurry as creative and artsy workshops such as this one always have a fair chance of booking up in advance.
We want to see your inner fashionistas come to life, so enquire as soon as you feel your creative juices flowing!
It's just a small deposit
to secure.
Send your free 2-minute enquiry
One of our specialists will check availability
And send you a bespoke quote ASAP
Please Note: We work with 1000s of suppliers across the UK & Europe so prices, availability, photos and specifics on our vintage handbag painting activity may vary depending on your preferred location and dates.
Feel free to ask your Destination Specialist at the time of booking if you have any questions about this.
