Upcoming Events

An exhibition of paintings by Alison Chaplin of the ever-changing landscape of Epping Forest. Alison is interested in capturing the fleeting shadows that play on the foliage and pattern the forest floor. The diversity of colours in the forest is constantly altering, and results in a variety of moods that poets capture in words and artists capture in paint. The poet John Clare lived in Epping Forest from 1837 until 1841 and wrote many poems during his stay. Alison finds…

A Quiet Day at Wandsworth Quaker Meeting House in London, on Saturday 25th January.   How can our creative and spiritual practice help us address big challenges? Linda Murgatroyd will lead a day using guided meditation arts, crafts, personal prayer and reflection, writing or research, to help us bring the Light of Love to bear on environmental challenges or other issues that we may be struggling with. Most of the day will be in silence, with some introductions and suggestions…

This is a  series of free Sew and Chat workshops on four Tuesday afternoons 11 February to 3 March. Design and make a textile panel as part of the Loving Earth Project to help us all engage more deeply with environmental challenges. All welcome. You don't need to be an expert at sewing - it can be a chance to learn new skills! And it's free. Materials provided but you are encouraged to bring a small sewing kit if you have…

Dancing for joy … Chantraine is "movement and dance … dance for life". In a one-day workshop, everyone - young and old, beginner and experienced dancer - can come together and grow through Rhythm, Inner Awareness, Technique, Creativity and Choreography. Attend all day or just morning of afternoon. Kate Green, the organizer, has been a Quaker for many years and finds Chantraine dance and Quaker work mutually nourishing for the spirit17 Duke's Rd, London WC1H 9PY.

Journeymen Theatre's new play, Lock Down, explores the complexities of the UK Penal System and how it impacts upon both inmates and those who work within it. In particular, it exposes the pressures and stresses caused by the increasing number of elderly men who will see out their days behind bars. Lock Down has been commissioned by Positive Justice Gloucestershire and has a running time of approximately 70 minutes. As with all of Journeymen's work, it is suitable for performance…

Brahms’ German Requiem is not a requiem mass or a statement of conventional religious dogma; it is a meditation on our mortality—truthful, challenging and deeply consoling. This course, led by John Lampen, will explore the music and its background, and hear a performance in Symphony Hall by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla.   Bookings and cost details see the Woodbrooke website.