See our full programme of shows, workshops and events.
Exhibition: Tuesday 7th October - Monday 17th November, 8:30am-5pm
Opening Event: Wednesday 8th October, 6:30-8:30pm
Home is both anchor and question. This exhibition shares personal stories of migration, intimacy, and landscape and fantasy, asking what home means when it is always moving, remembered, and remade.
This exhibition is a part of the PhotoMonth Photography Festival.
Monthly on Thursdays, 6-7pm
This workshop is a supportive space for women to process grief through gentle movement, breathwork, sound, meditation and a restorative sound bath to release emotions, reconnect with the body and find healing calm.
In The Canvas
Fridays, 10am-1pm
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
Fridays, 10am-1pm
A free workshop series using the skills and techniques of kantha embroidery, one of the oldest in the world.
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
Every Friday, from 6.45pm
Dive into the world of Collegiate Shag - the swift footed swing dance that set the 1920s on fire! Learn to dance fast without losing your cool with our expert teaching team and friendly regulars.
In the Mulberry Hall
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
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
Exhibition: Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th October, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 10th October, 6.30-8.30pm
This exhibition is artist Hoagy Houghton’s first solo show, inviting audiences to reflect on our shifting cultural and spiritual relationship with the moon at a time when its exploitation for resources is becoming increasingly imminent.
In the Chapel
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
Saturday 11th October
Show: 2-3pm, Sale: 3-5pm
Your chance to see clothes from Ayoka as you have never seen them before: on the catwalk! There’ll be unique styling alongside one-of-a-kind pieces created during Second Hand September, followed by an Ayoka pop-up sale.
In the Mulberry Hall
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, 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
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
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, 3.30-4.30pm
Afterschool sessions for children to take part in a variety of games, from active drama, to board and card games.
Children in School Years 1-5
In The Canvas
Second Tuesday of the month, 6-8pm
Join us for our monthly free art cafe of collaborative drawing in The Gallery Cafe.
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
Wednesdays, 3.45-5.15pm
Afterschool arts and crafting sessions for children to have fun, learn skills and be mindful.
Children in Reception to School Year 4
Every other Wednesday, 6-8pm
Join us for an evening of cosy and relaxed life drawing every fortnight at the Canvas, to practise your sketching and view bodies in a neutral appreciation of form and figure.
In The Canvas
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.
Thurdays, 7.30-8.30am
This welcoming Vinyasa Flow class is designed to support beginners while offering options for more experienced practitioners.
In The Canvas
Thursday 16th October, 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
Exhibition: Friday 17th - Monday 20th October, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 17th October, 6.30-8.30pm
This exhibition showcases the work of four East London artists connected through printmaking and a lockdown-formed online group, with additional contributions from a fifth member, Filippa Dobson, exploring the shared theme of impressions through print, mixed media, paint and collage.
In the Chapel
Monday 20th October, 6-7.30pm
This workshop is a fun and welcoming introduction to embossing, guiding you step by step to create your own aluminium foil greeting cards and festive decorations, with all materials provided.
In the Cabin
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
Wednesday 22nd October, 6.45-8.30pm
Led by Pollination Project and Ensemble Not Found, come and join us for an evening of conversations, connections, and community.
Monthly on Thursdays, 6-9pm
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
