Are you new to St Maragret's House? Maybe you’re a Gallery Cafe regular keen to sample the other amazing things we have on offer?
From Tuesday 30th June, our Participation Manager Sarah will be running a weekly drop-in information session about our activities.If you need some help booking an activity or getting involved as a volunteer, please come along for a chat over a cuppa.
Look out for Sarah in the Gallery Cafe (with a purple tablecloth) from 10-10.30am every Tuesday (optional site tour from 10.30am). No need to sign up, just come say hi!

Whether you're looking to try something new, meet new people, learn a skill, or simply spend time in a friendly and welcoming space, there's something for everyone in our programme. Take a look at what's coming up, invite a friend, and join us for one or more of the many activities. We can't wait to welcome you.

Check out our What's on page and read on to find out what's coming up soon, or download a PDF version on the button below.

What's on this week

Discover Festival is back! Across a week of free and low-cost events, workshops, exhibitions and performances, the festival invites you to discover new skills, connect with others and experience the power of art, culture and nature. It is also a great opportunity to discover everything we do at St Margaret's House throughout the year and meet the people and projects that make our community thrive.

Join us for the fifth workshop in the PsychArt Workshop Series, as we discuss how the surrealists copied 19th century medical photography portraying "hysteria", followed by a life drawing session with a model.

Creative textile workshops for parents and babies, combining embroidery, conversation and community-building in a supportive environment.

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”.

John’s work shows the use of diverse materials and source material gleaned from a lifetime of books, theatre, films and music as well as artefacts found on his travels and at his home base by the Thames estuary.

Coldfire Festival is a vibrant community celebration that brings together live music, spoken word, art, sport and wellbeing in East London. Organised by the Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation, the festival creates a welcoming space where young people, artists and local organisations come together to connect, express themselves and celebrate creativity. It is a fantastic opportunity to discover the Foundation's inspiring work and its commitment to promoting mental wellbeing, inclusion and community through the arts and sport.