There’s so much to discover and take part in at St Margaret's House! Our programme will give you the chance to enjoy the arts and support your wellbeing. You can start something new or continue with something you have always enjoyed. Take your pick from arts workshops, wellbeing sessions, live events, opportunities to be outdoors and more.
April 2023 marked the beginning of our journey as a new Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. We're so excited to be delivering a diverse and exciting cultural programme that will create healthier and happier communities. #LetsCreate
Exhibition: Tuesday 22nd July - Monday 8th September, 8.30am-5pm
Our Summer Open Exhibition exploring the contrasts between illumination and shadow, not just in a physical sense but also in emotion, symbolism and storytelling.
Fridays, 11am-1pm (from 4 July - 5 September)
Sundial Arts are excited to announce the return of Art in the Park - a 10-week series of free visual art workshops in Victoria park.
In Victoria Park
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
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, 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, 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, 7.30-8.30am
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
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
Thursdays, 12.15-1pm (until 11 Sept)
The perfect midday pick-me-up to leave you feeling energised and refreshed, our 45 minute Thursday Foundations Flow will connect your breath and movement through a creative sequence of poses.
In Victoria Park
Every second month, 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
Last Thursday of the month, 7.30-9pm
Experience the immersive rejuvenating frequencies of a Sound Bath bringing you into a state of relaxation. Through the use of Himalayan Singing Bowls, Gong and Percussion, Dan produces sounds as an enabler to help you feel more enriched, connected and in harmony with yourself.
In the Chapel
Saturday 30th August, 12noon-9pm
The Artivism Festival returns to St Margaret’s House for another year of art and activism!
Throughout St Margaret’s House
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.
First Monday of the month, 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.
Thursdays, 6.30-8.30pm | Saturdays, 3.30-5.30pm
Come journal with us! Collage, diary, and fiction writing prompts, amidst soft, community vibes. Materials provided, or bring your journal.
Exhibition: Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th September, 10am-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 5th September, 6.30-8.30pm
Join us for this exhibition by Alvaro Samuel Castro and Honey Mounce where they respond to the opaque, spiritual and literal histories of St Margaret’s Chapel and what surrounds a place of worship. Through various mediums they traverse and meditate on the ethereal edges and structures of the space.
In the Chapel
One Sunday a month, 10.30am-12.30pm
A multimedia writing and photography reflective workshop designed to reawaken our connections with nature, creativity and mindfulness
Sunday 7th September, 2-5pm
The Community Collective 2.0 is our second official event, bringing together various stall holders, partners and friends alike to raise awareness of the importance of global community and solidarity.
In the Mulberry Hall
Exhibition: Tuesday 9th September - Monday 6th October, 8.30am-5pm
An exhibition of paintings by local artist, Aristedes Georgiou; his first solo show, inspired by the natural world – its beauty and inspiration through resilience, constant growth and search for the light.
Second Tuesday of the month, 6-8pm
Join us for our monthly free art cafe of collaborative drawing in The Gallery Cafe.
Thursday 11th September, 6.30-8.30pm
Join us as Aristedes Georgiou is ‘In Conversation’ to explore the deeper meanings behind his work and how his practice supports his wellbeing as he cares for his mum who lives with dementia.
Exhibition: Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th September, 12noon-6pm
Opening Event: Friday 12th September, 6.30-8.30pm
A photographic series exploring how dancers confront mental health and identity through the transformative act of movement. Join us for this exhibition by Hayley Benoit.
In the Chapel
Thursday 18th September, 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
Saturday 20th September, 11am-3.45pm
St Margaret’s House opens up behind the scenes for visitors to the Open House Festival. Guided tours on the hour every hour from 11am to 3pm. Enjoy a tour and a small exhibition.
Throughout St Margaret’s House
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
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
Wednesdays, 3.30-5.30pm
Afterschool arts and crafting sessions for children to have fun, learn skills and be mindful.
Children in Reception to School Year 4
In The Canvas