In August 2023, Sue Ferguson died. Sue was a driving force in our early years when we set out to take Stretford Public Hall into community ownership. Her passion for the project was contagious. Sue got involved with every aspect of volunteering at Stretford Public Hall. As part of our Dead Good Stretford festival, we […]
Cycling UK’s exciting scheme, making cycling easier, is funded by Department for Transport and aims to support communities across England with free skills and confidence sessions and e-cycle loans to encourage them to consider e-cycles as an active travel option for everyday journeys. Trials are by appointment only, to be made directly with Cycling UK.
In this workshop, we will look at the elegy and discuss how poets and artists have approached death in their work. Following this discussion, workshop participants will be invited to write in response to prompts - there will be an opportunity to share at the end. No previous writing experience required. Carson Wolfe (they/them) is a […]
Join us for a screening of the documentary Dead Good, a sensitive and life-affirming documentary following three groups of people as they participate in the ritual of care after death. They are supported by a group of women who empower people to take back control. Encouraging family and friends to be involved in the whole […]
Breathwork is a powerful tool for helping to regulate the nervous system, bring us into the body and quieten the mind. This workshop, with a focus on grief, will explore various techniques for you to practice at home, integrated with guided meditation and mindfulness. Joanna Lune is a trauma-informed mindfulness and yoga teacher and has been […]
Join textile artist Hayley Mills-Styles in this hand embroidery workshop to create your own stitched memory hoop. Using a variety of fabrics, threads and trimmings you will create a pocket design to store memories. Hayley will show you a rage of hand embroidery stitches to embellish your design and personalise your embroidery hoop. All materials […]
CANCELLED Community gatherings to honor grief are powerful acts of recognition and healing. In our shrine-making circle, we'll create space to acknowledge individual and collective loss. Together, we will craft a shrine, a tangible symbol of remembrance and reverence. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring personal items. However, please be mindful that […]
Join us on Saturday 11th May for our Dead Good Fair, an afternoon of activities exploring how we think and talk about death. The fair will include: Project Grief - […]
Join us for a FREE family film screening of the animated adventure Coco, which follows young Miguel on an extraordinary journey to uncover the mysteries behind his ancestor’s stories and […]
We are back! Singing Together at Stretford Public Hall on Monday mornings singing from 10.30 to 11.30. Come along and join in with some of your favourites from the 60s, […]
For those who prefer a more gentle form of exercise, but also want to feel that they have worked! Including posture-based and Pilates moves, strengthening, stretching - and some gentle […]
Simon shares a complete yoga practice as taught to him by his guru, Sri Dharma Mittra.. This is a complete practice and will stretch, strengthen and condition your body and […]
