BORED? Try something new! WC2 community news West Central Community Partnership Stuff to Do in WC2 September to December 2016
Day Time What Age / level Location Mon Tues 1pm to 3pm Evening 10am - 12pm 10:30-11:30am 10:30-3:30pm 11:30 to 1:30pm 1-4:30pm Evening ESOL English Classes Warhammer Night Art Class Pilates for over 40s Meet & Eat Choir Bridge Club West Coast Swing Dance All levels Everyone Over 40 Everyone BCBC Wed 7:30pm The Quiz Everyone Thurs 10:30-11:30am 1-4:30pm 5:45-6:45pm 6:15-7:15pm 7:15-8:15pm Evening Chair Yoga Bridge Club Pregnancy Yoga Tap Dancing Tap Dancing Argentinian Tango Pregnant ladies Beginners Improvers Classes at 6pm Fri 10:30am to 2pm Evening Under 5s Drop In Soho Comedy Club Under 5s and parents / carers Everyone Sat Evening Soho Comedy Club Everyone Sun 1pm 4pm Sunday Roast Reality Church London Everyone Everyone BCBC - 17 Stukeley Street, WC2B 5LT = Covent Garden Community Centre, 42 Earlham St, WC2H 9LA BCBC = Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Ave, WC2H 8EP Last Thursday in the month - Tea Dance - 2pm to 5pm @ Volunteers Needed! All of the organisations need volunteers to help organise and deliver the activities in WC2. VOLUNTEER NOW! info@dragonhall.org.uk john@camdencommunityconnectors.org.uk Trust, 17 Stukeley Street, WC2B 65LT - 020 7404 7274 www.dragonhall.org.uk - info@dragonhall.org.uk - @dragonhall
COVENT GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTRE ART CLASS, CHAIR YOGA & BRIDGE CLUB @ Art Class On Tuesday mornings at there is an Art Class you don t have to be an experienced artist to join in! The class is FREE but contributions are requested at times to purchase new art materials. Tuesday & Thursday 1pm to 4:30pm hosts a Bridge Club. New players are welcome - you do have to know how to play however! Thursday mornings from 10am to noon is Chair Yoga gentle exercise to increase your flexibility and stamina. This is also a FREE class, just drop in and join. THE QUIZ Wednesday Evenings - 7:30pm for THE QUIZ! Only 1 per person and the winning team wins a 50 bar tab - and other prizes yet to be divulged! TUESDAYS 10am to noon, all welcome @ 42 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LA Other activities include Warhammer on Mondays, West Coast Swing on Tuesdays, Argentinian Tango on Thursdays, Soho Comedy on Friday and Saturday and the Reality Church on Sundays. SWISS CHRISTMAS FAIR 26th November 2016 THE SWISS CHURCH LONDON History at the Swiss Church War, Women and Wounds: Endell Street War Hospital and Beyond Thursday 6th October, 6:30pm @ SWISS CHURCH 11AM - 4PM, Swiss food, products, gifts etc During the Great War, women tended the sick and wounded as doctors, nurses, VADs and hospital visitors. In this history of service Endell Street Military Hospital, set up in the old St Giles Workhouse, was unique not only in being an official military hospital run by women but also a militantly suffragette hospital. This talk focuses on what made Endell Street so special and looks at the wider context of women in wartime medicine. A talk by Kevin Brown, Archivist at Imperial College. Swiss Church London, 79 Endell Street, WC2H 9DY - 020 7836 1418 info@swisschurchlondon.org.uk - @swisschurchlond
DRAGON HALL, 17 Stukeley St, WC2B 5LT PILATES - over 40s TUESDAYS 10:30-11:30 @ DRAGON HALL Drop in session 3 PILATES for the over 40s Come and try Pilates @ on Tuesday mornings from 10:30am to 11:30am. Pilates really helps build stamina and fliexibility. Led by Rosy Sanders, you will see improvements straight away! Come to a drop in session, at the absolutely bargain price of 3. COVENT GARDEN CHOIR Sing with the Covent Garden Choir - everyone is welcome no experience to necessary. Every Tuesday at from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Free but a contribution to photocopying is requested. The style of singing is wide-ranging, musical theatre, blues, jazz and maybe a touch of opera - with a chance to showcase a solo song of your choice. Trust, 17 Stukeley Street, WC2B 65LT - 020 7404 7274 www.dragonhall.org.uk - info@dragonhall.org.uk - @dragonhall
CAMDEN COMMUNITY CONNECTORS (CCC) Camden Connectors Community Camden Community Connectors (CCC) is a new project working across Camden to tackle social isolation and loneliness affecting older people. They are part of the Aging Better in Camden programme and one of 14 programmes funded through the Big Lotter s Fulfilling Lives, Aging Better Programme. Be the Voice of Older People in your community Camden Community Connectors (CCC) & Trust are looking for individuals who are over 60 to meet regularly and represent the views of local older people. If you would like to take part in this exciting new group, please contact John Hayes on 07834 177 149 or email john@camdencommunityconnectors.org.uk The first meeting will take place on Thursday 15th September in 7 Dials Club, 42 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LA from 11:30am to 1:30pm including a FREE refreshments! Come along and help join up the activities for the older age group in the area. NORTH LONDON CARES A local charity introducing young professionals and their older neighbours so Londoners of all ages feel less lonely and better connected to their community. If you are over 65 they would love to meet you. To find out more or volunteer to help please contact John Hayes on 07834 177 149 - john@camdencommunityconnectors. org.uk Thurs 15th September 2016 FORUM MEETING @, 42 Earlham St 11:30pm to 1:30pm + Free refreshments! CHOIR TUESDAYS 11:30-1:30 @ DRAGON HALL They run 5 clubs each week, including evening and weekend events. Whether you like films, dancing, cooking, music or reading they have a club for you. They also host trips, visit local businesses and run clubs especially for men as we appreciate they are often a little outnumbered. All events are FREE and tea, coffee cake and frut are provided. Ring 020 7118 3838 to find out more. North London Cares - 020 7118 3838 Camden Community Connectors - 07834 177 149
BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH (BCBC) Tuesday Meet & Eat Every Tuesday from 10:30am to 3:30pm Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church host a social day. Free entry and tea and coffee - then chat with others or play board games etc. There is a lunch served at 12:30 which costs 2.50, with a weekly speaker or activity. Please note the lunch is not taking place on 20th or 27th September. Sunday Roast Every Sunday - from October onwards - there is a Sunday Roast, served at 1pm Sunday Roast costs 5 or 4 if you are unwaged. We are always looking for volunteers to help with both of these events, both to cook and to serve so get in touch and volunteer! MEET & EAT TUESDAY Organ concerts are the 4th Saturday of every month from 4pm with refreshments afterwards. Concerts are FREE but a collection of donation to cover expenses. Evening recital programme begins in October. These classical concerts are free and feature a variety of artists from London music colleges. Every Wednesday at 6pm, FREE with a collection to cover expenses. @ BAPTIST CHURCH 10:30-3:30, FREE ENTRY LUNCH COSTS 2.50 Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2H 8EP 020 7240 0544 - www.bloomsbury.org.uk - church@bloomsbury.org.uk
Phoenix Garden Sat 10th September 2016 AGRICULTURAL SHOW From midday - Music, Stalls, Animals, Morris Dance... Thurs 29th Sept 2016 TEA DANCE 2pm to 5pm @ Trust Thurs 27th October 2016 TEA DANCE 2pm to 5pm @ Trust Swiss Church Sat 26th November 2016 Swiss Christmas Fair 11am to 4pm - Swiss food & gifts, crafts & more COMMUNITY CONNECTORS Thurs 15th September 2016 FORUM MEETING over 60s, @, WC2H 9LA 42 Earlham Street, 11:30am to 1:30pm Swiss Church Thurs 6th October 2016 History Talk - 6:30pm, War, women & wounds: Endell Street War Hospital Sat 12th November 2016 Raspberry Jam Tech 2pm to 4pm @ Trust VOLUNTEERS WANTED! We always need help with the activities, supporting older people in the community, and helping out! email: info@dragonhall.org.uk to join us as a volunteer! - 42 Earlham St, WC2H 9LA - manager@sevendialsclub.com DRAGON HALL - 17 Stukeley St, WC2B 5LT - info@dragonhall.org.uk
West Central Community Partnership COVENT GARDEN DRAGON HALL TRUST 17 Stukeley Street, WC2B 5LT 020 7404 7274 - @dragonhall info@dragonhall.org.uk www.dragonhall.org.uk COVENT GARDEN COMMUNITY CENTRE 42 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LA 020 7691 1577 - @sevendialsclub manager@sevendialsclub.com www.sevendialsclub.com BLOOMSBURY CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, WCSH 8EP 020 7240 0544 - @bloomroomhire church@bloomsbury.org.uk www.bloomsbury.org.uk Other Local Organisations West End Women s Institute londonwestendwi.blogspot.co.uk Meetings every third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm The Phoenix Garden www.thephoenixgarden.org 21 Stacey Street, WC2H 8DG The Seven Dials Trust www.sevendials.com info@sevendials.com 68 Dean Street, London, W1D 4QJ Tel: 020 7437 5512 THE SWISS CHURCH LONDON 79 Endell Street, WC2H 9DY 020 7836 1418 - @ swisschurchlond info@swisschurchlondon.org www.swisschurchlondon.org.uk CAMDEN COMMUNITY CONNECTORS Holborn Area - 07834 177 149 - @abc_camden john@camdencommunityconnectors.org.uk www.camdencommunityconnectors.org.uk Covent Garden Community Association www.coventgarden.org.uk/ St Giles in the Fields www.stgilesonline.org 60 St Giles High Street, WC2H 8LG Covent Garden Area Trust www.coventgardentrust.org.uk/ North London Cares Love Your Neighbour project & Social Clubs 020 7118 3838