Come join us for an afternoon of crafts, games, faith talks and cookie creations! We have a creche for the babies and older children can help lead crafts and games, fun for all family members and the opportunity to connect and build community. We would love to see you there!
This is an all welcome Yin class where you have an opportunity to stop and be still. Yin yoga is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioner, it is a slow form where lying and seated poses are held for a longer period of time (using supports) allowing the body to move gently into deeper stretches. We can let go of any striving and connect to our inner experience, creating time for silent reflection.
Calling all girls aged 8 - 14! Let's get crafty this half term. Come and explore your creative selves and have fun with your friends. We will be making vision & prayer boards, doing a journaling workshop, and baking some delicious treats. Sign up asap as we have limited spaces available.
Sunday 23 February, 10.30am to 4.30pm Ever wondered how flour is still produced by Brixton Windmill? Join a small group for a unique full day experience making flour and sourdough bread with our Brixton Windmill millers and Harvey from Camberwell's Toad Bakery. Make your own traditional stone ground flour in London’s last working mill and use it to make your own loaf of bread. Lunch is included. Book via https://www.brixtonwindmill.org/events/milling-and-baking-day-at-brixton-windmill/ Last date for booking is 31 January.
Welcome Spring in with a session of storytelling, authentic gypsy tunes and gypsy influenced classical pieces played and curated by Slovakian Gypsy violinist Marion Bango. They will also be playing music influenced by the nature and natural surroundings of Slovakia and you will learn and sing a traditional gypsy song at the end of the concert. FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE
Pilates for Beginners: Thursdays 10.30am Is This You? You’ve been told to improve your strength and flexibility but don’t know where to start. Waking up with aches and pains feels like your new normal. You’re unsure how to relieve persistent back tension or sore shoulders. Starting Thursday, February 27th 2025 6 Weeks course £108.00 - £114.00 St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue, SE21 7DG This daytime beginner’s Pilates course offers a welcoming space to learn the fundamentals of mat Pilates in a friendly and supportive setting. It’s perfect for anyone new to Pilates, returning after a break, or wanting to refresh the basics. Taught by a certified Pilates teacher and registered osteopath with extensive rehabilitation experience, the small class sizes ensure personalised guidance throughout. You’ll work on improving joint mobility, building strength, and enhancing stability—providing a solid foundation for more advanced exercises. Please note: You’ll need to be able to get on and off the mat independently.
Sunday 2 March, 12noon to 3pm Is your New Year’s resolution to get more involved with your local community? Have you been to one of our events and wondered what volunteering with us might be like? Or perhaps you have a passion for local history and bringing stories to life? We’re hosting a Volunteering Open Day on Sunday 2 March. Sign up for a free ticket via eventbrite here: Pop in anytime between 12noon and 3pm to say hello to our team, find out more about the roles we have on offer and hear about plans for this year. There will also be some mini tours of the mill plus hot drinks and baked treats made with our flour. We are currently looking for more tour guides, millers, gardeners and cafe helpers. We welcome young people and can help with volunteering programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
Throwing on the Wheel, 4-week course, Beginners, 13–17-year-olds Cost £160 for four 2-hour sessions. £80 concessions Available dates: Course is on four consecutive Saturday mornings. Next course is 8-29 March 2025 Booking website: https://buytickets.at/bellhousepotterystudio/1316047 During the weekly 2-hour sessions: You will have a first go at centering clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls. You will also learn how to finish your pots and how to decorate with slips. You can keep up to six pots which will be fired and glazed for you at the end of this course. The cost of all materials and firings are included in your course fee. Please note: This course is for teenagers only, aged 13-17. Throwing on the wheel can be a messy business and aprons will not be provided. Please wear appropriate clothing. About the teacher: Alice Wakefield Alice is the most recent recruit to the Bell House Pottery team. She joined us in September 2024. Alice has experience teaching students in both throwing and hand-building in potteries, community centres and schools. Alice's experience is varied and includes running children's clay clubs over summer holidays, clay classes for the over 65s and evening classes for adults. Additionally, she has run...
Ceramic Art and Life Join us for an evening with Julian Stair OBE, one of UK’s leading potters, who will talk about the ideas that have shaped his practice over five decades - works that range from the everyday to rites of passage. Julian is a leading historian of English studio ceramics. He completed a PhD at the RCA researching the critical origins of English studio pottery and has written extensively throughout his career. He has received awards in recognition of his contribution to contemporary practice including an OBE in 2022 for his services to ceramics. Yale University Press and the Sainsbury Centre published a monograph on his work ‘Memory Material Ceramics’ in 2024. He has exhibited internationally since 1982, where he has worked in over 30 public collections including at the V&A, British Museum, American Museum of Art & Design, Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art and many more. Recent solo exhibitions include Art, Death and the Afterlife (Sainsbury Centre, Norwich 2023), Equivalenze (Fondazione ICA Milano 2019), and Quotidian (Corvi-Mora Gallery, London 2014-15). www.julianstair.com Instagram: @julianstair Cost Tickets cost £12; £6 concessions and can be booked here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhouse/1621229
Earth Hour Candlelit Concert Saturday March 22nd , 8.30-9.30pm St Giles Church, Camberwell, SE5 8RB Tickets: £12 (£5 concessions) Experience an Earth Hour like no other with a spellbinding candlelit concert by members of Orchestra for the Earth, a musical and environmental charity. Join WWF's global 'lights-out' under the magnificent backlit East Window of St Giles Church, designed by famous South London resident and pioneering environmental campaigner, John Ruskin. Share Ruskin’s love of nature and the Alps through a gorgeous programme of music by Mahler and Richard Strauss, who also took inspiration from the mountains. The concert will be interwoven with insights from Ruskin's works given by Andrew Hill, Financial Times journalist and author of 'Ruskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes Our World'. Tickets can be booked through the Live at Giles website here: https://www.liveatstgiles.com/events/mar25-orchestra-of-the-earth. Thanks to The Camberwell Society and The Herne Hill Society whose donations have made this event possible, and to the Camberwell Trees and Green Spaces Group (a joint initiative of the SE5 Forum and Camberwell Society) for their support
Improve your swimming technique and meet other Brockwell Swimmers at our Monday swim sessions, 8:30pm to 9:30pm at the indoor Alleyns School pool, Townley Rd, Dulwich SE22 8SU. All evenings are led by two qualified instructors teaching a range of skills from inter-mediate to masters. Adults 18+ welcome. Sessions are sold in blocks of six at £12 each. Current block runs every Monday 31st March to 19th May.
Come stitch your own piece of springtime magic! Relax on a Sunday afternoon, learn simple sewing techniques and connect with the healing plants and rich botanical folklore of Britain! In this relaxing and creative workshop, we will explore the symbolism and historical uses of four British springtime plants: daffodil, snake’s head fritillary, bluebell, and yarrow. These plants are celebrated for their connections to healing and protection, perfect for the changing of the seasons! Using simple embroidery techniques, participants will stitch a spring meadow illustration, learning a variety of embroidery stitches such as backstitch, whipped stitch and French knots. The design will be framed within the hoop, allowing you to take home a beautiful, nature-inspired ornament that can be displayed as a decorative piece. This workshop is suitable for beginners and those with some embroidery experience. All materials will be provided. BOOK HERE