Deadline for submissions 18 June 2025

We are thrilled to announce this year’s theme of St Margaret’s House Summer Open Exhibition – Light and Dark. The exhibition will be shown in the Gallery Cafe between 22 July and 8 September.

Sign up by Friday 16th May

Want to take part in a playful photography chain for East Londonders?

Join SMH’s current Artists in Residence, Double Negatif in this community-based photography project.

No Captions. No Context. Just Images.

Saturdays, 10.30-11.45am

The primary focus of this Pregnancy Yoga class is to support and enhance your pre-natal experience. The aim is to encourage a sense of relaxation and confidence all the way through your pregnancy up to, and including, labour.

In The Canvas

Mondays, 11am-12.30pm

Integral Yoga addresses the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of being: gentle postures followed by breathing practices, deep relaxation and an introduction to meditation.

In The Canvas

Mondays, 2-6pm / Fridays, 2-7pm

The multibed clinic allows the treatment of a number of people in the same room while protecting your privacy, dignity, and confidentiality. Furthermore, it also provides the opportunity to offer treatments at an affordable rate.

In The Canvas

Mondays, 6-8pm

Come along to our new knitting & crochet workshop: Crafting Is Connecting! Surplus materials are provided, but please bring your own knitting/crochet project to work on.

In The Create Place

Mondays, 6.30-7.30pm

Qayyah's yoga classes are a smooth, continuous, playful flow of different yoga postures. The class is a 'dynamic vinyasa', which means linking movement to your breath.

In The Canvas

Mondays, 7.30-8.45pm

Based on a classical ballet training programme, these sessions support both emotional and physical wellbeing in fun, welcoming and beginner-friendly ballet exercise sessions.

In The Canvas

Tuesdays, 7.30-8.30pm

Yin yoga works deeply into our body with passive, longer-held poses for deep stretching and relaxation that targets the connective tissues of the body

In The Canvas

Exhibition: Tuesday 13th May - Monday 16th June, 8.30am-5pm

Hidden Talents offers an opportunity for our team to showcase their creative sides. A wide range of work is displayed from mixed media, sculpture, collage, photography to film and video.

in The Gallery Cafe

Tuesdays, 11am-12noon

Join us for our women’s wellbeing sessions, led by yoga practitioner Vimalamani. These sessions provide a welcoming and safe space to take part in gentle movement and meditation, helping to improve your mood, confidence, and feelings of wellbeing.

In The Canvas

Tuesdays, 7-8pm

This class is for anyone who wishes to practise gently and relax deeply. We begin with calming meditation and gentle breath-led movement to release physical tension before transitioning into some restorative postures and relaxation infused with the healing energy of sound.

In The Canvas

Wednesdays, 10am-1pm

Community Acupuncture offers gentle, ethical and affordable solutions to pain, stress and illness. Acupuncture can treat a very broad range of conditions, from the physical to the mental-emotional.

In The Canvas

Wednesdays, 2-2.30pm

Join a friendly group practising Qigong movements together with Truus every Wednesday. Qigong improves health, and to calm and heal the mind, body and spirit.

In The Canvas

Every other Thursday, 6.15-8pm

A community-led workshop series designed to foster creativity, presence, and meaningful connection.

In The Create Place

Fridays, 10am-12noon

The Massage Shala is inspired by the informal massage rooms of South East Asia. They enjoy working in a shared space as it creates a safe and open atmosphere, welcoming all and providing a container that establishes community, connection, and healing.

In The Canvas

Saturdays, 9-10am

The perfect way to start your Saturday! Enjoy guided meditation and breath work surrounded by blissful music. Followed by dynamic movement and restorative stretching. Leave feeling connected to the body and breath! Sweating optional, smiling inevitable! 

In The Canvas

Exhibition: Saturday 17th - Monday 19th May, 10am-6pm

Opening Event: Friday 16th May, 6.30-8.30pm

Within a chapel, different stages of transformation show themselves active or awaiting to be activated. A proposed dialogue of in-betweenness, bound together by solid liquid gas.

In the Chapel

Saturdays, 1.30-2.30pm

Join Aditi to release stress, connect with your body, and unwind. Through guided, intuitive movements, you'll learn to process and move through emotions, recharge your spirit, and rediscover joy.

In The Canvas

Sundays, 10am-12.30pm

Whether you're completely new to cyanotype or looking to experiment with different materials, this is a chance to learn, create, and take home your own unique cyanotype.

In The Create Place

& the Cabin

Sundays, 3.30-5.30pm

An afternoon of gentle movement, soothing yoga & deep rest to calm and nourish body & mind

In The Canvas

Exhibition: Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th May, 10am-6pm

Opening Event: Thursday 22nd May, 6.30-8.30pm

Multi-disciplinary sensory artist Renee Rilexie invites you into her personal journey with fibromyalgia.

In the Chapel

Sundays, 11am-1pm

Come together to learn to express your inner musician! In these sessions you'll be working closely with producer and artist Dhruv Nathwani to learn about music production, creative praxis and how to turn your ideas into sound.

In The Create Place

Every other Saturday, 12-2pm

Join Porsha Hill for a hands-on introduction to natural dyeing—explore its history, techniques, and create your own unique design using plant dyes.

In The Create Place

Wednesdays (five weeks), 7-9pm

If you haven’t written creatively before but always wanted to, or if you haven’t written for some time and want to kick-start your practice, then this low-cost, intensive course is for you.

In The Create Place