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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 - a photography exhibition which tells the stories of people finding comfort, distraction or hope in a creative pursuit after losing someone they love AIDS memorial […]
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 traditions. Despite his family's baffling ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove […]
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, 70s, 80s, folksongs, Beatles, Abba and many, many more. Suggested donation of £2 per session and ALL are welcome
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 aerobics. It's also lots of fun! Great for those recovering from knee, hip or ankle injuries. Suitable for all abilities and fitness levels including absolute […]
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 […]
