What’s on

Behind Every Door
Apr
8
to 11 May

Behind Every Door

Exhibition: Wednesday 8th April - Monday 11th May, 8.30am-5pm

St Margaret's House is a work-home for more than 30 community organisations and wellbeing practices. In this exhibition, we take you behind the many doors to find the artists and participants creating here.

in The Gallery Cafe

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Friday Massage
Apr
10
to 29 May

Friday Massage

Fridays, 10am-1pm

Our Friday Massage 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

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Health Tree Acupuncture
Apr
10
to 29 Mar

Health Tree Acupuncture

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

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Saturday Morning Stretch - Hatha Yoga
Apr
11
to 27 Jun

Saturday Morning Stretch - Hatha Yoga

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

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Pregnancy Yoga with Sarah Burgess
Apr
11
to 27 Jun

Pregnancy Yoga with Sarah Burgess

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

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Regular Poetry Club: Lost in the Foxglove
Apr
11
to 14 May

Regular Poetry Club: Lost in the Foxglove

Twice a month, at different times

This bi-monthly workshop series supports poetic development in a relaxed, queer-friendly space, encouraging writing, sharing and connection while building confidence, embracing imperfection and opening pathways from first draft to future performance.

In The Create Place

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The Civilisations
Apr
12

The Civilisations

Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th April, 12noon-5pm

The Civilisations presents a series of Sculptural works by Artist Tajinder Dhami that explore the entwined forces of spirituality and Hegemony. Dhami creates mini-worlds and micro-stages where objects mirror past, present and future conditions.

In the Chapel

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Dynamic Vinyasa
Apr
13
to 29 Jun

Dynamic Vinyasa

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

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Gentle Yoga and Sound
Apr
14
to 23 Jun

Gentle Yoga and Sound

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

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Qigong Practice
Apr
15
to 24 Jun

Qigong Practice

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

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Brown Girls Book Club
Apr
16
to 26 Nov

Brown Girls Book Club

Thursday 16th April, 7-9pm

Every other month, we choose a book written by a South Asian female author and bring together our community to celebrate these and discuss the wider themes these raise within our communities.

In the Anson Room

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because i liked a boy
Apr
17
to 19 Apr

because i liked a boy

Exhibition: Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th April, 10am-5pm

Opening Event: Friday 17th April, 6.30-8.30pm

This mixed-media exhibition draws from everyday encounters and personal documentation, Liam Mooney re-contextualises familiar materials to create a reflective environment that holds traces of a past relationship.

In the Chapel

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Cyanotype Workshop Series
Apr
19
to 28 Jun

Cyanotype Workshop Series

One Sunday a month, 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 Cabin

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Hilarity Academy
Apr
20
to 6 Jul

Hilarity Academy

  • The Chapel (Juniors) and The Mulberry Hall (Seniors) at St Margaret’s House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Mondays, 3.45-5pm and 5-6.15pm

Afterschool sessions exploring making people laugh, including creating sketches and stand up material and clowning.

3.45pm: Children in School Years 3-6

5pm: Young people in School Years 7-9

In the Chapel & the Mulberry Hall

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SMH Book Club
Apr
20
to 16 Nov

SMH Book Club

Every third Monday of the month, 6.30-8.30pm

Join the SMH Book Club! We meet once a month and welcome all, from people wanting to start reading for fun to seasoned bookworms.

In the Anson Room

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Social Gardening
Apr
22
to 23 Jun

Social Gardening

Wednesday 22nd April, 4-7pm

Join us for a monthly gardening meetup to support your wellbeing, connect with your local community and help us with the upkeep of the SMH Garden.

In the SMH Garden

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Routes & Encounters
Apr
24
to 26 Apr

Routes & Encounters

Exhibition: Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th April, 11am-4pm

Opening Event: Friday 24th April, 6.30-8.30pm

Workshop: Saturday 25th April, 11am-1pm

Using the routes from Bethnal Green station that criss cross to St Margaret's House, Rebecca (artist in Residence) explored the different paths to the same destination, focusing on chosen pause points along the way.

In the Chapel

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Saturday Circus Club
Apr
25

Saturday Circus Club

Saturdays, 9.45-10.45am and 11am-12noon

Saturday morning sessions for children to learn circus skills, developing communication and creative thinking.

9.45am: Children in School Years 1-3 (younger children can attend, accompanied by an adult)

11am: Children in School Years 4-6

In the Mulberry Hall

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Walk Collect Make
Apr
25
to 26 Apr

Walk Collect Make

Saturday 25th April, 11am-1pm

Join current Artist in Residence Rebecca Wilson for a guided walk and mini book-making workshop as a part of her Routes & Encounters exhibition.

In the Chapel

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Natural Dye Studio
Apr
25
to 27 Jun

Natural Dye Studio

Last Saturday of the month, 12noon-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

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Extra Second London
Apr
25
to 28 Nov

Extra Second London

Last Saturday of the month, from 6.30pm

A cosy poetry, spoken word, music and discussion night on the last Saturday of every month. Open mic followed by discussion.

In the Chapel

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Cut Out Club
Apr
26

Cut Out Club

Last Sunday of the month, 2-4pm

Join Assemblage Collective and DeZiners to make zines in this latest Cut Out Club workshop. In these monthly workshops, we explore a variety of themes.

Come along to our Valentine cyanotype zine date night.

In The Create Place

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Women’s Wellbeing
Apr
28
to 21 Jun

Women’s Wellbeing

Tuesdays, 11am-12noon

Join us for our free 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

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Moving through Grief
Apr
30
to 18 Jun

Moving through Grief

Thursday 30th April, 6-8pm

This women-only workshop offers a safe and supportive space to explore grief in all its forms through reflection, movement, breathwork, sound and meditation, guiding a gentle journey from loss towards healing and love.

In The Canvas

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D/deaf Cafe
May
1

D/deaf Cafe

Last Friday of the month, 4-7pm

We’re excited to be collaborating with Remark's Community Team, to create an inclusive and integrated space for people to come together to have conversations using BSL, whether it is your first language, you are learning or want to increase your D/deaf awareness.

In The Gallery Cafe

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Tiny Giants - Half Term Puppetry Workshop
May
26
to 28 May

Tiny Giants - Half Term Puppetry Workshop

Tuesday 26th May, 10am-12noon, Wednesday 27th May, 10am-12noon, Thursday 28th May, 10am-12noon

Tiny Giants is a playful, hands-on puppetry workshop for children aged 5–11 that brings everyday, overlooked materials to life through imagination, making and storytelling.

In The Studio

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Meet Make Take
May
27

Meet Make Take

Wednesday 27th May, 10am-1pm

Join us for our free, monthly Meet Make Take session on the last Wednesday of the month. This drop-in morning arts and crafts activity gives members of our community a supportive space where they can relax, do some arts and crafts and connect with others.

In The Create Place

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Tom&Gerry The Exhibition
May
29
to 31 May

Tom&Gerry The Exhibition

Exhibition: Saturday 30th - Sunday 31st May, 10am-5pm

Opening Event: Friday 29th May, 6.30-8.30pm

Curated by Tom Lemon & Gerard Cassidy, this exhibition presents a historical, sometimes cinematic glimpse into years gone by. Rainham to Limehouse is a nod to their creative imaging journey. 

In the Chapel

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Community Litterpicking
Jul
24

Community Litterpicking

Whenever works for you!

We are a Cleanup UK Cleanup Hub! This means we have litter picking equipment that you can borrow to be a Green Hero and clean up your community.

In the local Bethnal Green area

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East End WI
Sept
17

East End WI

Third Thursday of the month, 7-9pm

St Margaret’s House have hosted the East End WI for many years for their monthly lively and friendly talks. The EEWI welcomes women of all ages, from all communities and all walks of life.

In the Mulberry Hall

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Tower Hamlets Wheelers
Dec
9

Tower Hamlets Wheelers

Second Wednesday of the month, 7.30-9pm

St Margaret’s House have hosted Tower Hamlets Wheelers for many years. They are a local cycling campaign group bringing issues to the attention of the local council and other authorities.

In the Cabin

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When the body lets go: A Spring Grief Retreat
Apr
11

When the body lets go: A Spring Grief Retreat

Saturday 11th April, 1-5pm

This women-only retreat offers a structured, supportive space for women to process and release grief and loss through the body. Grief is not only emotional; it is stored physically and neurologically. When unexpressed, it can show up as tension, fatigue, numbness, anxiety, or a sense of being “stuck.”

In The Studio

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Word_Play
Apr
2

Word_Play

Twice a month

Word_Play is a workshop series run by a writer and arts therapist duo, exploring the stories we tell with our lives. Drawing on both therapeutic methods and artistic practice, themed sessions will bring participants together through discussion and creative exploration.

In The Create Place

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Flowers To The People
Mar
27
to 29 Mar

Flowers To The People

Exhibition: Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th March, 10am-5pm

Opening Event: Friday 27th March, 6.30-8.30pm

Flowers To The People responds to a central contradiction of contemporary life.

In the Chapel

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Melodies of Bollywood
Mar
24

Melodies of Bollywood

Every Tuesday, 6.30-9pm

This fun and inclusive workshop invites everyone to learn and sing Bollywood songs together before an open mic where you can share your talent or simply enjoy the performances, creating a joyful space for music, connection and community.

In the Mulberry Hall

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Tapestry - Part Three
Mar
21

Tapestry - Part Three

Saturday 21st March, 6.30-9.30pm

Following the success of our previous 'Tapestry' events, Onesixfour invites you to 'Tapestry - Part 3', the third instalment of their initial 3-part live art series exploring collective creation, improvisation and shared experience.

In The Gallery Cafe

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Lust for Life
Mar
20
to 22 Mar

Lust for Life

Exhibition: Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd March, 12noon-5pm

Opening Event: Friday 20th March, 6.30-8.30pm

Lust for Life group exhibition: where artists gained inspiration from Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, connecting and reflecting on her themes of life, love, illness, betrayal, family, fashion and the magic of colours.

In the Chapel

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Points of Interest
Feb
27
to 1 Mar

Points of Interest

Exhibition: Saturday 28th February - Sunday 1st March, 10am-5pm

Opening Event: Friday 27th February, 6.30-8.30pm

Curated by Lenka Della-Porta and Yilin Wong, this exhibition presents thirteen London-based artists. Exploring nostalgia and change, the exhibition weaves personal memories into collective patterns of longing, loss, adolescence, and shared becoming.

In the Chapel

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Pink Triangles on Parade
Feb
25

Pink Triangles on Parade

Wednesday 25th February, 6.30-8.30pm

Join artist and activist Dan de la Motte in this LGBTQIA+ History Month workshop to explore the pink triangles that populate the exhibition, Fruit Machine, and their history and significance. Participants will come up with their own pink triangle, with a date that is meaningful to their own LGBTQIA+ journey or identity. 

in The Gallery Cafe

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