Join us for another Soulful session when Dr Sid will bring his Northern Soul and Motown tunes to the Public Hall. Get ready for an evening of dancing in our beautifully restored Victorian Ballroom. Bring your dancing shoes, but leave the talc at home - we have a 'No Talc on the dance floor' policy! […]
This somatic movement workshop will focus on deepening the connection to the body as an act of self-nurture, with particular focus on amplifying the heart and recognising it as a central component to grief and an expression of unity. Movements will be relaxed, with an inquisitive focus on listening deeply to the body. No previous […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The Singing Group sessions will be on Monday evenings from 7.15-8.45. The session will be facilitated by Leonie Higgins and will run term time. Singing together as a community with the emphasis being on fun, inclusivity and confidence. Drop in. Sessions will be £5.
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The well-established Acoustic Cafe Manchester based down the road at the Gorse Hill Church Hall is bringing a showcase evening to the Stretford Public Hall. The Showcase will bring and array of artists to perform their mainly self-penned songs to a wider audience in the splendour of the magnificent restored Victorian Ballroom. This concert evening […]
Big Comedy Shop run comedy sketch and improvisation workshops for young people aged between 6 and 12. Experienced facilitators and (of course) funny comedy performers lead the school holiday sessions where students take part in a drama-style workshop but where the focus is on “the funny”. Children get to create their own comedy characters and […]
Join us on an extraordinary journey with Gareth Lewis, a seasoned Psychic Medium, as he takes the stage for his much-anticipated 'Walking with Spirit' UK tour in 2024. With an illustrious career spanning three decades, Gareth has been a beacon of light, connecting individuals with their departed loved ones through his profound mediumship. About Gareth […]
Monthly repair café, at Stretford Public Hall, on the first Sunday of the month, starting June 2024. Repair Café is a community event, where you can bring broken items from home such as toasters, lamps, hair dryers, clothes, bikes, toys, crockery… Nothing that is broken is welcome. The Repair Café specialists almost always have the […]
