Your wellbeing calendar
Let's Craft Stitch & Stick Workshop
This creative session is delivered in partnership with the Saatchi Gallery, a registered charity committed to championing contemporary art and widening access to cultural learning. A specialist learning facilitator from the gallery will guide participants through an inclusive, handsu2011on workshop designed to spark imagination, build confidence, and encourage personal expression through artu2011making. The session will focus on felt tapestry making, giving participants the chance to explore texture, colour, and pattern in a relaxed, supportive environment. Attendees can experiment with hand sewing and embroidery techniques, while also using glue guns to attach fabrics and create bold, layered patchwork designs. The workshop is designed to be enjoyable, accessible, and engaging for everyone, offering a playful space to explore creativity and develop new skills through tactile, expressive artu2011making.
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Embroidery - Sashiko Split Chrysanthemum Pattern
Join us and explore one of the most beloved Sashiko patterns: the Split Chrysanthemum.nDuring this 6 week course, youu2019ll be introduced to the beauty and rhythm of traditional Japanese stitching, learning how this striking geometric pattern can be created, adapted, and combined with other designs. There are various ways to approach the Split Chrysanthemum, and youu2019ll have the opportunity to experiment and develop your own unique variations as you stitch.nThis course is beginner-friendly and open to allu2014no prior experience is needed. Whether youu2019re looking to learn a new skill, slow down, or simply enjoy a mindful creative practice, this course offers a calm and supportive space to do so. All materials are provided.
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Care and Repair Sewing
Care and Repair for Clothes u2013 Sewing ClassesnnJoin our Care and Repair for Clothes sewing classes u2014 a series of practical sessions designed for beginners and more experienced sewers alike. These classes focus on learning essential sewing skills, repairing clothes, and building confidence to care for your garments sustainably. What to expect:nStep-by-step guidance in a supportive environmentnSkills suitable for beginners and those with sewing experiencenHands-on learning with practical projectsnA friendly, community-focused space
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F2F: Mindfulness Class
Are you experiencing hecticness and pressures of day-to-day life, we can all benefit from being more grounded, resilient, and positive. Mindfulness is a tool for life that can be learned only by practicing. Find out what mindfulness is all about, experience the benefits of being more present in your life, practice and share with others in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.nCome along to our monthly drop in Every 3rd Thursday of each monthnnMindfulness is the simple practice of focusing our attention (e.g., sensations, thoughts, and emotions), yet it can have a powerful impact on our wellbeing as well as other areas of our life. Mindfulness can support us with:nu2022 Stress and anxietynu2022 Bad habitsnu2022 Focus, attention, and productivitynu2022 Creativitynu2022 Self-carenu2022 Coping with pain and illnessnu2022 Communication and relationships with othersnu2022 Appreciating positive things
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F2F: Mindfulness Class
Are you experiencing hecticness and pressures of day-to-day life, we can all benefit from being more grounded, resilient, and positive. Mindfulness is a tool for life that can be learned only by practicing. Find out what mindfulness is all about, experience the benefits of being more present in your life, practice and share with others in a supportive and welcoming atmosphere.nCome along to our monthly drop in Every 3rd Thursday of each monthnnMindfulness is the simple practice of focusing our attention (e.g., sensations, thoughts, and emotions), yet it can have a powerful impact on our wellbeing as well as other areas of our life. Mindfulness can support us with:nu2022 Stress and anxietynu2022 Bad habitsnu2022 Focus, attention, and productivitynu2022 Creativitynu2022 Self-carenu2022 Coping with pain and illnessnu2022 Communication and relationships with othersnu2022 Appreciating positive things
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F2F UMA
Understanding and Managing Anxiety is a 6 sessions group. Will explore anxiety, helping us to understand it and better manage it. The sessions will cover what anxiety is and how our body, thoughts and behaviours can be affected by it. We will explore different tools and techniques to learn how to manage stress symptoms and lower down anxiety levels, to make the experience of anxiety more tolerable and functional. We will integrate tools and techniques coming from CBT, Compassion-focused therapy and Mindfulness. Please note that the dates are tentative and might change.
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F2F: Creative Jewellery Making
Unlock your creativity and learn the art of jewellery making in our short course! The course is free to join, and basic tools will be provided. However, participants will need to contribute towards the cost of some materials. What youu2019ll learn:nBasic jewellery-making techniques, including how to use the proper tools and how to transform recycled items into beautiful bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. What to bring:nnYou are welcome to bring your own beads, broken jewellery pieces, or recycled materials such as fabric, plastic, or leather. Alternatively, beads will be available to purchase from us at a very low cost. Donu2019t miss this opportunity to create stunning handmade jewellery while enhancing your wellbeing! This course is run in collaboration with the Mind Wellbeing Network, giving participants the opportunity to reflect on and discuss their wellbeing with trained staff. Through friendly conversations, staff will offer support, guidance, and help track your wellbeing throughout the course.
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Scrapbooking/Card Making
Join our free 5 week scrapbooking course and design pages with your own doodles. Meet other creative people and get inspired. Use colour to express your feelings and tell stories with images and drawings. Have fun and relax learning new techniques and making art from recycled scrap materials
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F2F: Drawing & Painting
Join our free 5-week Drawing & Painting course. Relax with line and pattern drawing Learn proportional drawing and discover how to break rules for a unique outcome. Change your doodles into drawings and story illustrations. Draw lines and patterns, fill shapes with colour splashes, and have fun using pencils, brushes, and recycled materials
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Let's Craft Sip and Paint
Sip and Paint brings people together for relaxed, social art sessions where creativity flows as easily as conversation. This oneu2011off creative experience is designed for complete beginners as well as more confident artists, offering a friendly space to unwind and explore your artistic side. Held at The Aldgate Centre, the session blends artistic expression with the simple pleasure of enjoying a refreshing drink. Participants will be guided stepu2011byu2011step through creating their own artwork in a fun, welcoming environment that encourages experimentation and selfu2011expression. All materials are provided simply arrive, relax, and let your imagination take the lead.
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Introduction to Art
Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.
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Core Sport Sessional Access 1
Accessible Sports activities at various venues: Sauna/Swim/Gym
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Jam Sessions
A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills.
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Beginners Gardening
From our beautiful rooftop garden, learn new skills such as herbs for window sills, organic gardening techniques and making new plants from old.
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Vocals for Performance
Fun lighted-hearted RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and karaoke sessions. Sing along and harmonise from the comfort of your seat.
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F2F Open Ceramics
An opportunity to develop your practice in hand built ceramics. You'll be free to slab roll, coil and pinch. Using various moulds and items that can be used to support your creations, weu2019ll be decorating with patterned materials and using stamps and cutters, followed by underglaze and glaze methods to decorate before a final firing.
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Open Ceramics
An opportunity to develop your practice in hand built ceramics. You'll be free to slab roll, coil and pinch. Using various moulds and items that can be used to support your creations, weu2019ll be decorating with patterned materials and using stamps and cutters, followed by underglaze and glaze methods to decorate before a final firing.
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Open Ceramics
An opportunity to develop your practice in hand built ceramics. You'll be free to slab roll, coil and pinch. Using various moulds and items that can be used to support your creations, weu2019ll be decorating with patterned materials and using stamps and cutters, followed by underglaze and glaze methods to decorate before a final firing.
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Creative Computing
Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.
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Printmaking Techniques
In this course learners will explore the art of relief print, using reduction or multi block techniques to produce an edition of their own design incorporating 2-3 different colours. The result will be producing a box-set of finished work and developing at a pace which suits your skill level.
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Textiles & Fashion Design Friday Group
Create a collection of textiles ranging from garments to soft furnishings. Learn the skills of appliquu00e9, embroidery, crochet, knit and printmaking to create artwork you can wear, use or display.
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Recipes of Life Celebration
The Recipes of Life Celebration invites you to honour the recently completed edition of Shoreditch Trust recipes of life initiative a therapeutic storytelling and cooking experience rooted in narrative therapy and story sharing around food. Throughout the programme, participants explored cultural recipes, reflected on personal histories, and built resilience and community through the powerful combination of storytelling and handsu2011on cooking. This celebration offers the chance to taste the dishes created during the programme, hear the stories behind them, and experience the warmth and connection that define Recipes of Life. Whether youu2019re curious about joining the next edition or simply want to share in the flavours, stories, and sense of community that emerged from this cycle, youu2019re warmly invited to come along and discover what the group is all about.
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Ceramics: Specimens
Join us on this 6 week ceramics course where you'll be encouraged to create sculptural objects inspired by artifacts and curious objects that wouldn't look out of place in a museum! the aim would be to stimulate curiosity in the viewer.nYouu2019ll be using various hand-building techniques such as slab rolling, coiling and pinching, as well as how to use moulds to create forms. Weu2019ll be decorating with materials, carving & stamps to create pattern, followed by underglaze and glaze methods to decorate.
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