Name: Good Friday Reflective Service at St Paul’s Church
Start: 2025-04-18T13:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-18T15:00:00+01:00
Location: St Paul’s Church, Herne Hill, SE24 9LY

March 2025
Volunteering Open Day

2 March 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Brixton Windmill 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, United Kingdom

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.
Bell House Pottery: Throwing on the wheel for teenagers – a 4-week beginners course for ages 13-17

8 March 2025 @ 10:00 am - 29 March 2025 @ 12:00 pm

bell house pottery 27 College Road, London, Southwark, United Kingdom

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...

£80 – £160
Ceramic Art and Life with Julian Stair – a Bell House talk – Friday 21 March 7-8 pm

21 March 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bell House, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG 27 College Rd, Dulwich, Select a State or Province:, United Kingdom

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

£6 – £12
Candlelit concert for Earth Hour, inspired by John Ruskin

22 March 2025 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

St Giles Church, Camberwell, SE5 8RB St Giles Church, Camberwell, United Kingdom

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
Swim Sessions at Alleyns School

31 March 2025 @ 8:30 pm - 19 May 2025 @ 9:30 pm

Alleyns School Townley Rd, Dulwich, United Kingdom

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.

£72.00
April 2025
Springtime Embroidery Workshop: Stitching Folklore & Nature

6 April 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

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

£24 – £30
Messy Church April 6th

6 April 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

St Saviour's Church, Herne Hill road, London, SE24 0AY St Saviour's Church, London, London, United Kingdom

Come and join us for an afternoon of egg decorating, basket weaving and rice crispy nest making. We will be playing games, singing songs and learning about the joy and hope that Easter brings! Gathering together from 3:00 - 4:30 at St Saviours Church, children of all ages welcome. Look forward to seeing you there!
Kids’ Easter Workshops

7 April 2025 @ 9:30 am - 16 April 2025 @ 12:00 pm

Join us at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses over the Easter holidays for some brilliant workshops for kids. From sewing and baking to nest making, there's plenty of activities to keep kids busy and connecting to nature during the holidays! Build a Nest | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 7 Apr Lavender Chickens | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 8 Apr Easter Carrot Cupcakes | for 4-6 year olds | Mon 14 Apr Flower Weaving | for 7-10 year olds | Tue 15 Apr The Magic of Spring | for 4-6 year olds | Tue 16 Apr FIND OUT MORE AND BOOK HERE

£6 – £8
Bell House Pottery weekend workshop: Throwing on a Batt – a one-day workshop for intermediate level potters – led by Birgit Pohl

13 April 2025 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

bell house pottery 27 College Road, London, Southwark, United Kingdom

Throwing on a batt: A one-day intermediate level weekend workshop led by Birgit Pohl Learn how to attach a wooden batt to the wheel head. Practice a variety of flatware shapes on the batt. Immerse yourself in throwing on the wheel for a full day! You can choose up to three pots which will be trimmed, glazed and fired for you. Please note This intermediate level course will not cover centring or pulling up. Participants must be able to centre 1kg of clay before signing up to the course. Please speak to your teacher if you are not sure if this course is right for you. Cost £150 Concessionary places £75. As with all courses at the Bell House Pottery we offer two income-based concession tickets at half price, which can be booked directly. If you would not be able to attend at the full price due to financial considerations, then this concession option is available. How to book Book here through the Bell House Pottery box office Teacher: Birgit Pohl Birgit makes wheel-thrown pots in porcelain from her studio in Forest Hill. She aims to balance precision of form with fluidity in surface decoration, being particularly drawn to European ceramics of the early to...

£75 – £150
Easter Family Event – Brixton Windmill

13 April 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Brixton Windmill 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Join us on Sunday 13 April for a family day in Windmill Gardens. We’ll be running a treasure hunt for children with a chocolate treat to find (£2.50 suggested donation) from 1.30pm. Free Easter themed craft workshops will run at the centre all afternoon. Our cafe and shop will be open and we are hoping for a sunny spring day to enjoy the park and windmill together. The windmill is open for guided tours from 1pm to 5pm so you could combine your visit with a tour if you like!
Good Friday Creative All Age Service at St Saviour’s Church

18 April 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am

St Saviour's Church, Herne Hill road, London, SE24 0AY St Saviour's Church, London, London, United Kingdom

All welcome to attend our Good Friday creative service. It will be all age friendly with crafts as well as singing and learning together.
Good Friday Reflective Service at St Paul’s Church

18 April 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

St Paul's Church, Herne Hill, SE24 9LY St. Pauls Church, Herne Hill, LONDON, London, United Kingdom

All welcome to attend our Good Friday reflective service with choral hymns, anthems, silence and Bible readings.

Art in the Park at Brixton Windmill

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