Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week hand building pottery class.

Pottery hand building is a wonderful way to create your own unique clay creations using just your hands and some simple tools. In this course, you will learn how to coil, pinch, and slab clay to make a variety of beautiful pottery items.

One of the first techniques you will learn is pinching - pinching clay involves using your fingers to shape and mould the clay into different forms, such as cups or plates. You will then learn coiling, where you roll out long ropes of clay and stack them on top of each other to create shapes like bowls or vases. Slab building involves rolling out flat pieces of clay and then cutting and piecing them together to make larger objects like boxes or trays.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

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£220 | Course start date - Saturday 15 March

Join multi-award winning Theatre Box for their weekly Ballet Classes for 4 - 11 year olds.

4 - 7 years: 5:00pm - 5:40pm

8-11 years: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, check out www.theatreboxacademy.co.uk or email jade@theatreboxacademy.co.uk

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Bexley Brewery's pop-up bar is back at this year’s Here Comes The Sun spring festival in partnership with The Exchange! 

Pouring keg and cask beer brewed locally by the Bexley Brewery family, ciders from local makers, spirts, soft drinks & more.

Enjoy a drink in the beautiful old library building whilst listening to talented musicians or get involved with work one of the many workshops over the weekend! 

Want to find out more about Bexley Brewery? Follow their social media @bexleybrewery (Facebook, Instagram & X) or www.bexleybrewery.co.uk

‘Collage’ - [noun] art created by assembling different forms to make a new whole

‘Conversation’ - [noun] a talk between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged

Join artist and textile designer, Usarae Gul (@usarae_gul) for this creative workshop where you will seek out patterns and motifs within the Exchange to create your own unique collage piece. We will be creating a ‘conversation’ about The Exchange through paper - each element and layer will build a visual narrative. You’ll be encouraged to focus on details, try and deconstruct an image, overlap and repeat motifs, mix up the scale. You can work on one or many collages and, if you have particular images or motifs that have special meaning for you, why not bring them along to help create a conversation about our community and the people within it.

Usarae draws inspiration for her artwork from her Pakistani heritage and encourages you to also look to your heritage and surroundings to spark ideas.

Places to look for inspiration

• Architecture | Garden | Craft Room | Outside/inside | Past/present

FREE | Book your spot! | Materials and tools provided | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Explore Colour + Design your own Hand Warmer

Join Kemi Ajose for a hands-on Knitting Workshop, where you’ll explore the art of color composition through color windings, before diving into the fundamentals of hand knitting. This session is perfect for beginners and craft enthusiasts, offering a relaxed and supportive space to experiment with color, texture, and technique.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have created your own cozy hand warmer and understand the concept of colour.

Kemi is an award-winning knitwear designer based in SE London. Her work tells a story, narrating the significance between material, culture and craft, taking inspiration from the process of traditional West African craft.

Suitable for ages 12+

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Join us in the Timber Workshop to help make a series of Hedgehog Homes that will be housed across public spaces in North Bexley, creating safe havens and safe route through our built-up borough.

Whilst making these houses, you will learn basic woodworking techniques and learn about the habitats of the UK’s favourite animal, the hedgehog.

Suitable for ages 8+

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

THE HERDS: HABITATS & HOMES

THE HERDS is public art and climate action on an unprecedented scale – an ambitious coming together of culture and climate.

From April to August 2025, life-size puppet animals will travel a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing their flight from climate disaster.

THE HERDS unites leading artists and organisations committed to driving change, including The Exchange…

Supported by The Art Fund, The Exchange’s Habitats & Homes programme explores the habitats of some of our favourite animals and the craft of puppet-making.

Discover your creative side this spring with our Pinch Pot Workshop and learn to craft your own terracotta plant pot to take home. Get hands-on guidance in pinching techniques and surface decorations. Terracotta pots are perfect for nurturing new spring shoots due to their porous and breathable qualities. 

Your pots can be taken home with you for free or bisque fired at a small cost and collected at a later date - there will be a weigh and pay system. £5 for 500g of clay.

Spaces are limited, so book early!

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Come and join Family Art Club at Here Comes the Sun as we celebrate all things Van Gogh!
We will be having lots of fun with collage and paper craft, making beautiful sunflowers to add to Vincent’s vases at The Exchange as well as taking them home to brighten our windows!

FREE | Drop-In | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Bexley Brewery's pop-up bar is back at this year’s Here Comes The Sun spring festival in partnership with The Exchange! 

Pouring keg and cask beer brewed locally by the Bexley Brewery family, ciders from local makers, spirts, soft drinks & more.

Enjoy a drink in the beautiful old library building whilst listening to talented musicians or get involved with work one of the many workshops over the weekend! 

Want to find out more about Bexley Brewery? Follow their social media @bexleybrewery (Facebook, Instagram & X) or www.bexleybrewery.co.uk

Explore Colour + Design your own Hand Warmer

Join Kemi Ajose for a hands-on Knitting Workshop, where you’ll explore the art of color composition through color windings, before diving into the fundamentals of hand knitting. This session is perfect for beginners and craft enthusiasts, offering a relaxed and supportive space to experiment with color, texture, and technique.

By the end of the workshop, you'll have created your own cozy hand warmer and understand the concept of colour.

Kemi is an award-winning knitwear designer based in SE London. Her work tells a story, narrating the significance between material, culture and craft, taking inspiration from the process of traditional West African craft.

Suitable for ages 12+

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

‘Collage’ - [noun] art created by assembling different forms to make a new whole

‘Conversation’ - [noun] a talk between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged

Join artist and textile designer, Usarae Gul (@usarae_gul) for this creative workshop where you will seek out patterns and motifs within the Exchange to create your own unique collage piece. We will be creating a ‘conversation’ about The Exchange through paper - each element and layer will build a visual narrative. You’ll be encouraged to focus on details, try and deconstruct an image, overlap and repeat motifs, mix up the scale. You can work on one or many collages and, if you have particular images or motifs that have special meaning for you, why not bring them along to help create a conversation about our community and the people within it.

Usarae draws inspiration for her artwork from her Pakistani heritage and encourages you to also look to your heritage and surroundings to spark ideas.

Places to look for inspiration

• Architecture | Garden | Craft Room | Outside/inside | Past/present

FREE | Book your spot! | Materials and tools provided | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Come and join Family Art Club at Here Comes the Sun as we celebrate all things Van Gogh!
Help! Vincent has lost some of his most precious belongings in the garden at The Exchange! See if you can find them all to complete one of his most famous paintings – The Bedroom.

FREE | Drop-In | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Here Comes the Sun provides the perfect opportunity to bring your bikes out of the long winter hibernation and join Boyd and Greg on a leisurely ride along the Thames path. The ride will start and end at The Exchange.

Members of the London Cycling Campaign will also be present to share Bexley Council’s proposal to connect Erith with Bexleyheath with a cycle path.

All ages and abilities welcome! This event is free however it would be really helpful to have an idea of numbers so that we have the right support in place on the day - please book your spot below.

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Join Ruth for a session of watercolour and pastel sketching in the garden.

No experience needed as Ruth will guide and encourage you through the session, whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artist. This is not necessarily about the finished artwork but more about absorbing the atmosphere and colourfully expressing yourself on paper.  

We are hoping to enjoy being out in the open for the session but if the weather is too bad we will adjourn inside and still try to capture the Summer and its sometimes unexpected drama! 

All materials supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Our Head Gardener, Selina, will be running a propagation workshop, teaching you how to sow seeds, prick out and pot on seedlings. We will also be demonstrating other propagation methods such as division, softwood and basal cuttings so you can learn to multiply your plants at home.

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Come and join Family Art Club at Here Comes the Sun as we celebrate all things Van Gogh!
Vincent loved his dashes and swirls so we are going to try some of our own mark making to create imaginary landscapes! Using a variety of mediums, we will look at how Van Gogh painted those magical trees and skies around him.

FREE | Drop-In | Here Comes the Sun 2025

This Sound & Rhythm Circle creates a relaxed space and a good vibration where everyone can gain their happiness & joy through their sound creativity with their hands, legs, drums, shakers, sticks and more music tools!

Join Twodogs Ho (Seeman Ho) to follow the rhythm and give yourselves a sound bath at this session. If you love to use your own sound tools, you are welcome to bring your instrument, drum, shaker, voice, acoustic sound tool or your dancing shoes to join! This session is for everyone, no experience or skills required.

Twodogs (SeemanHo) has been combining art and music into her healing projects since 2020. Making her sound therapy journey after her study in the UK, Twodogs uses handpan music, tongue drum, singing bowl, frame drum, harmonium, shrutibox, voice and poetry to hold sound healing sessions & sound journey. Twodogs composes handpan music with her poems at art events, fashion shows, as well as HangoutUK handpan festival 2024, the Rumi festival 2024 and the Latitude music festival 2022 + 2023. Twodogs also created an installation art piece with handpan performance in the forest in 2022, 2023 ( London), playing handpan music and sound healing sessions in London.

IG: twodogsh | FB: Twodogs Ho

FREE | Book your spot! | Here Comes the Sun 2025

Bexley Brewery's pop-up bar is back at this year’s Here Comes The Sun spring festival in partnership with The Exchange! 

Pouring keg and cask beer brewed locally by the Bexley Brewery family, ciders from local makers, spirts, soft drinks & more.

Enjoy a drink in the beautiful old library building whilst listening to talented musicians or get involved with work one of the many workshops over the weekend! 

Want to find out more about Bexley Brewery? Follow their social media @bexleybrewery (Facebook, Instagram & X) or www.bexleybrewery.co.uk

Come and join Family Art Club at Here Comes the Sun as we celebrate all things Van Gogh!
Try your hand at printing with plasticine stamps! Carve your own patterns, inspired by Vincent, and design a greeting card to give to a loved one for a special occasion…or just because!

FREE | Drop-In | Here Comes the Sun 2025

All cats must now be microchipped by law. If you need your cat microchipped, you live within the DA or BR8 postcodes and you receive benefit, please email wendy@rspca-kentnorthwest.org.uk to secure your space at this free event run by RSPCA Kent - North West Branch.

By appointment only.

FREE | Book with RSPCA

Anyone can become an Exchange Maker and support us with our mission for community and craft. As a Maker, you will work alongside some incredibly talented craft professionals, developing your skills in ceramics, garden making, textiles or timber, whilst making or maintaining things that can be used and enjoyed by the community, or sold to raise money for our community programme.

If you are interested in getting involved, come along to a ‘Become a Maker’ session to find out more about what it means to be a Maker, and the benefits of joining one of our teams. Currently these opportunities are only available during the week.

FREE | Book your spot!

Join Ruth & Elly in our free monthly “Exploring Watercolour painting” workshop, on the first Thursday of each month.

After the success of the Warm Spaces project where Ruth and Elly ran 12 weekly sessions to introduce you to the world of watercolours, they have agreed to continue through May to July on a monthly basis. Join in on the 1st Thursday of each month as they lead you through all aspects of this fascinating subject. Come along and give it a whirl!

All materials are supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

FREE | DROP-IN

Join multi-award winning Theatre Box for their weekly Ballet Classes for 4 - 11 year olds.

4 - 7 years: 5:00pm - 5:40pm

8-11 years: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, check out www.theatreboxacademy.co.uk or email jade@theatreboxacademy.co.uk

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Join us as we celebrate local crafts! Discover unique, handcrafted products including handmade jewellery, pottery, textiles and more from talented local artisans.

FREE | DROP-IN

Last few stalls available!  Are you a local artisan looking to sell your craft? Please contact us at venue@theexchangeerith.com for more information.

While the Craft Market is buzzing in the Town Square at The Exchange, join Family Art Club and make your very own crafty creations! Choose from paper bead jewellery, woven keyrings or both!

£3 per child (suggested donation) | DROP-IN

We are reaching out for support from the community to help sort out our Textile scraps so that we can improve our waste management processes and create new and beautiful "Shoddy" community projects.

Participants on the day, will help us split our scraps into different piles:

- For composting (i.e. tiny bits of natural fibres, shredded finely)

- For "Weaving Out Waste" projects (longer pieces of natural fibre fabrics, that can be used for future weaving projects)

- For "Repair // Rewear" (square/rectangle pieces of natural fibre fabrics, that can be used for patches, sashiko etc., to repair good-quality clothing)

- For "Crafters for Change" (other fabrics that can be used to create well-made long-lasting items made through community-initiative Crafters for Change)

- The No Good pile (i.e. tiny bits of non-natural fibres)

This workshop is part of a bigger strategy for better dealing with our waste at The Exchange, creating more circular economies. This will include a new Import Policy in the Textiles Workshop, which will enable us to incrementally lessen our environmental impact.

To say thank you, everyone that is able to help us for an hour will receive a FREE COFFEE voucher for the Garden Room.

FREE | Book a spot to get involved!

Join multi-award winning Theatre Box for their weekly Ballet Classes for 4 - 11 year olds.

4 - 7 years: 5:00pm - 5:40pm

8-11 years: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, check out www.theatreboxacademy.co.uk or email jade@theatreboxacademy.co.uk

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Welcome to the beautiful world of pattern drafting! In this class you will learn how to draft and sew a skirt, not just any skirt - but one that is made to measure for your body and taste. Many people find pattern drafting difficult, however, it’s easier once you know how. In this beginner-friendly workshop, you will learn how to construct a skirt pattern, problem solve fit issues, and the professional sewing techniques for that perfect finish. 

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Materials needed:

• Fabric, cotton, non-stretch*

• 10-inch invisible zip 

• Matching thread

• Half a meter of lightweight iron on interfacing

  *I advise you prewash, dry, and iron your fabric before the workshop to allow for shrinking and prepare your fabric for the project.

Workshop Lead: Tammy Silver

Tammy Silver is a Content Creator and Designer based in London. She began sewing in 2016 and quickly became a lover of the craft. She is a print loving enthusiast who enjoys injecting a dose of quirkiness into her handmade clothes. As a Pattern Designer, she looks to showcase her core style elements of boldness, vibrancy and functionality. Her first sewing pattern, The Petal Top, was featured on series 8 of the Great British Sewing Bee, used by a contestant to reach the semifinals.

£50 | Book your spot!

Join multi-award winning Theatre Box for their weekly Ballet Classes for 4 - 11 year olds.

4 - 7 years: 5:00pm - 5:40pm

8-11 years: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, check out www.theatreboxacademy.co.uk or email jade@theatreboxacademy.co.uk

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Join multi-award winning Theatre Box for their weekly Ballet Classes for 4 - 11 year olds.

4 - 7 years: 5:00pm - 5:40pm

8-11 years: 5:00pm - 6:00pm

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, check out www.theatreboxacademy.co.uk or email jade@theatreboxacademy.co.uk

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Join our Head Gardener, Selina Ozanne, for a short, informal tour of our beautiful garden, designed by Sarah Price. Though small, this young but rapidly developing garden has several areas with distinct atmospheres and an interesting diversity of planting, united by Sarah's painterly eye. Meet on the Garden Room terrace.

Tour times: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm.

Limited capacity, so book early!

FREE | Book your spot!

Join Ruth for a session (or two!) of watercolour and pastel sketching in the garden.

No experience needed as Ruth will guide and encourage you through the session, whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artist. This is not necessarily about the finished artwork but more about absorbing the atmosphere and colourfully expressing yourself on paper.  

We are hoping to enjoy being out in the open for the session but if the weather is too bad we will adjourn inside and still try to capture the Summer and its sometimes unexpected drama! 

Ruth will run a morning session and an afternoon session which can be booked separately or why not stay for the day and take advantage of a 20% discount?

All materials supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

£10 (or book both sessions for £16) | Book your spot!

Join Family Art Club for an extended session exploring the lives of hedgehogs. Play at being a hedgehog, create their perfect garden, and build and take away a puppet made from recycled cardboard.

£3 per child (suggested donation) | DROP-IN

THE HERDS: HABITATS & HOMES

THE HERDS is public art and climate action on an unprecedented scale – an ambitious coming together of culture and climate.

From April to August 2025, life-size puppet animals will travel a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing their flight from climate disaster.

THE HERDS unites leading artists and organisations committed to driving change, including The Exchange…

Supported by The Art Fund, The Exchange’s Habitats & Homes programme explores the habitats of some of our favourite animals and the craft of puppet-making.

Join our Head Gardener, Selina Ozanne, for a short, informal tour of our beautiful garden, designed by Sarah Price. Though small, this young but rapidly developing garden has several areas with distinct atmospheres and an interesting diversity of planting, united by Sarah's painterly eye. Meet on the Garden Room terrace.

Tour times: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm.

Limited capacity, so book early!

FREE | Book your spot!

Discover The Exchange and the history of Erith's Old Library with a special guided tour of the building and garden, led by The Exchange’s founder-directors, Sarah & Peter. 

Find out how our heritage story, of craft, community and empowerment, is inspiring a new chapter in Erith's history. All ages are welcome. Please meet in The Garden Room. Your donation will be put towards the upkeep of the Old Library.

£5 suggested donation on the door | Book your spot!

Join our Head Gardener, Selina Ozanne, for a short, informal tour of our beautiful garden, designed by Sarah Price. Though small, this young but rapidly developing garden has several areas with distinct atmospheres and an interesting diversity of planting, united by Sarah's painterly eye. Meet on the Garden Room terrace.

Tour times: 10am, 11:30am, 1pm.

Limited capacity, so book early!

FREE | Book your spot!

Join Ruth for a session (or two!) of watercolour and pastel sketching in the garden.

No experience needed as Ruth will guide and encourage you through the session, whether you’re a beginner or an accomplished artist. This is not necessarily about the finished artwork but more about absorbing the atmosphere and colourfully expressing yourself on paper.  

We are hoping to enjoy being out in the open for the session but if the weather is too bad we will adjourn inside and still try to capture the Summer and its sometimes unexpected drama! 

Ruth will run a morning session and an afternoon session which can be booked separately or why not stay for the day and take advantage of a 20% discount?

All materials supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

£10 (or book both sessions for £16) | Book your spot!

Family Art Club participants will explore the coastal lives of puffins, and the food they eat. Come and catch some fish with our puffin finger puppets!

£3 per child (suggested donation) | DROP-IN

THE HERDS: HABITATS & HOMES

THE HERDS is public art and climate action on an unprecedented scale – an ambitious coming together of culture and climate.

From April to August 2025, life-size puppet animals will travel a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing their flight from climate disaster.

THE HERDS unites leading artists and organisations committed to driving change, including The Exchange…

Supported by The Art Fund, The Exchange’s Habitats & Homes programme explores the habitats of some of our favourite animals and the craft of puppet-making.

Join The Exchange and Men in Sheds to make a series of Hedgehog Homes that will be housed across public spaces in North Bexley, creating safe havens and safe route through our built-up borough.

Whilst making these houses, you will learn basic woodworking techniques and learn about the habitats of the UK’s favourite animal, the hedgehog.

Suitable for ages 8+

FREE | Book your spot!

THE HERDS: HABITATS & HOMES

THE HERDS is public art and climate action on an unprecedented scale – an ambitious coming together of culture and climate.

From April to August 2025, life-size puppet animals will travel a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing their flight from climate disaster.

THE HERDS unites leading artists and organisations committed to driving change, including The Exchange…

Supported by The Art Fund, The Exchange’s Habitats & Homes programme explores the habitats of some of our favourite animals and the craft of puppet-making.

Anyone can become an Exchange Maker and support us with our mission for community and craft. As a Maker, you will work alongside some incredibly talented craft professionals, developing your skills in ceramics, garden making, textiles or timber, whilst making or maintaining things that can be used and enjoyed by the community, or sold to raise money for our community programme.

If you are interested in getting involved, come along to a ‘Become a Maker’ session to find out more about what it means to be a Maker, and the benefits of joining one of our teams. Currently these opportunities are only available during the week.

FREE | Book your spot!

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

At this Family Art Club session, you will build a Sea Turtle puppet and help it to find its way out of a maze of hidden dangers in our seas.

£3 per child (suggested donation) | DROP-IN

THE HERDS: HABITATS & HOMES

THE HERDS is public art and climate action on an unprecedented scale – an ambitious coming together of culture and climate.

From April to August 2025, life-size puppet animals will travel a 20,000km route from the Congo Basin to the Arctic Circle, symbolizing their flight from climate disaster.

THE HERDS unites leading artists and organisations committed to driving change, including The Exchange…

Supported by The Art Fund, The Exchange’s Habitats & Homes programme explores the habitats of some of our favourite animals and the craft of puppet-making.

Course start date - Saturday 31 May | 11am - 1pm

In The Exchange’s fun and relaxed 4-week Saturday morning Mending Course, you will learn hand stitching techniques that will enable you to start or improve your textile mending journey, bringing new life to clothes and other textile items. In the long run, this will help you to save money and help you to be an active player in the fight against environmental decline.

All equipment and materials will be provided by The Exchange. If you would like, feel free to bring along your own items for repair.

Book the full 4-week course or individual sessions!

• Week 1 – Patch sashiko

• Week 2 – Darning

• Week 3 – Introduction to Swiss darning

• Week 4 – Mending knits – Swiss darning

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Workshop Lead: Sarah Batten

Sarah is a Founding Co-Director of The Exchange, an organisation set up to celebrate the power that craft can have on community and place, and the Textiles Lead within the organisation. Sarah is a committed mender, has a Masters in Cultural Heritage and qualifications in various craft and design practices including embroidery from the Royal School Needlework and Sustainable Pattern Cutting from Central Saint Martins.

£80 or £22.50 per session| Book your spot!

Join Ruth & Elly in our free monthly “Exploring Watercolour painting” workshop, on the first Thursday of each month.

After the success of the Warm Spaces project where Ruth and Elly ran 12 weekly sessions to introduce you to the world of watercolours, they have agreed to continue through May to July on a monthly basis. Join in on the 1st Thursday of each month as they lead you through all aspects of this fascinating subject. Come along and give it a whirl!

All materials are supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Course start date - Saturday 31 May | 11am - 1pm

In The Exchange’s fun and relaxed 4-week Saturday morning Mending Course, you will learn hand stitching techniques that will enable you to start or improve your textile mending journey, bringing new life to clothes and other textile items. In the long run, this will help you to save money and help you to be an active player in the fight against environmental decline.

All equipment and materials will be provided by The Exchange. If you would like, feel free to bring along your own items for repair.

Book the full 4-week course or individual sessions!

• Week 1 – Patch sashiko

• Week 2 – Darning

• Week 3 – Introduction to Swiss darning

• Week 4 – Mending knits – Swiss darning

View course content

Workshop Lead: Sarah Batten

Sarah is a Founding Co-Director of The Exchange, an organisation set up to celebrate the power that craft can have on community and place, and the Textiles Lead within the organisation. Sarah is a committed mender, has a Masters in Cultural Heritage and qualifications in various craft and design practices including embroidery from the Royal School Needlework and Sustainable Pattern Cutting from Central Saint Martins.

£80 or £22.50 per session| Book your spot!

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Course start date - Saturday 31 May | 11am - 1pm

In The Exchange’s fun and relaxed 4-week Saturday morning Mending Course, you will learn hand stitching techniques that will enable you to start or improve your textile mending journey, bringing new life to clothes and other textile items. In the long run, this will help you to save money and help you to be an active player in the fight against environmental decline.

All equipment and materials will be provided by The Exchange. If you would like, feel free to bring along your own items for repair.

Book the full 4-week course or individual sessions!

• Week 1 – Patch sashiko

• Week 2 – Darning

• Week 3 – Introduction to Swiss darning

• Week 4 – Mending knits – Swiss darning

View course content

Workshop Lead: Sarah Batten

Sarah is a Founding Co-Director of The Exchange, an organisation set up to celebrate the power that craft can have on community and place, and the Textiles Lead within the organisation. Sarah is a committed mender, has a Masters in Cultural Heritage and qualifications in various craft and design practices including embroidery from the Royal School Needlework and Sustainable Pattern Cutting from Central Saint Martins.

£80 or £22.50 per session| Book your spot!

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Course start date - Saturday 31 May | 11am - 1pm

In The Exchange’s fun and relaxed 4-week Saturday morning Mending Course, you will learn hand stitching techniques that will enable you to start or improve your textile mending journey, bringing new life to clothes and other textile items. In the long run, this will help you to save money and help you to be an active player in the fight against environmental decline.

All equipment and materials will be provided by The Exchange. If you would like, feel free to bring along your own items for repair.

Book the full 4-week course or individual sessions!

• Week 1 – Patch sashiko

• Week 2 – Darning

• Week 3 – Introduction to Swiss darning

• Week 4 – Mending knits – Swiss darning

View course content

Workshop Lead: Sarah Batten

Sarah is a Founding Co-Director of The Exchange, an organisation set up to celebrate the power that craft can have on community and place, and the Textiles Lead within the organisation. Sarah is a committed mender, has a Masters in Cultural Heritage and qualifications in various craft and design practices including embroidery from the Royal School Needlework and Sustainable Pattern Cutting from Central Saint Martins.

£80 or £22.50 per session| Book your spot!

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Join us for our Thursday Night Games sessions, every Thursday evening from 6pm!

We have a pile of games just waiting for you. From Chess to Catan, Munchkin to Monster Mayhem we have a big selection for you to try.

Whatever you’re looking for, be it fizzy pop and a puzzle or a beer and Exploding Kittens, come cut a deck, roll some dice or just make some friends at The Exchange!

FREE | DROP-IN

This is a call for crafters to unite! Use your crochet, knitting, and sewing skills to support our community. Led by @MandyTextileArt, an Exchange Community Maker, we design and create items for local charities and communities in need.

Our current projects include props for Rhyme Time at Woodside Academy. Bring your hooks, needles, and enthusiasm, and enjoy connecting with fellow crafters as we make a difference, one stitch at a time!

FREE | DROP-IN

Discover your inner strength and serenity with our new Thursday evening yoga class, run by Natasha from The Coaching Yogi. This new class is designed to suit both beginners and experienced yogis.  This class blends poses and techniques to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, whilst also promoting a sense of calm and focus, setting the tone for the day ahead.

Whether you're starting your yoga journey or looking to refine your practice, this welcoming environment provides the perfect space to connect with your body and mind.

To get booked onto one of the classes or find out more, please email natasha@thecoachingyogi.co.uk.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

£10 | Book your spot!

Anyone can become an Exchange Maker and support us with our mission for community and craft. As a Maker, you will work alongside some incredibly talented craft professionals, developing your skills in ceramics, garden making, textiles or timber, whilst making or maintaining things that can be used and enjoyed by the community, or sold to raise money for our community programme.

If you are interested in getting involved, come along to a ‘Become a Maker’ session to find out more about what it means to be a Maker, and the benefits of joining one of our teams. Currently these opportunities are only available during the week.

FREE | Book your spot!

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Unleash Your Creativity with Waste Not, Create More!

An inspiring workshop series for our Super Saturdays by Ruth & Mandy from What If Community Art.

Ready to get creative without the cost? Join us for Waste Not, Create More—a fun and uplifting series of art workshops designed to help adults tap into their creativity using sustainable, low-cost materials.

In this session, you’ll dive into the world of semi-abstract landscapes, creating vibrant, textured artwork from everyday items like magazines, scrap paper, fabric remnants, and cardboard. It’s all about experimenting, playing, and discovering your own unique style in a relaxed, welcoming space.

We’ll share simple techniques for composition, layering, and working with found materials. There’s no right or wrong here, just freedom to create. All materials are provided, but feel free to bring along any bits and pieces you’d love to use or be inspired by.

Next up: Sketchbook Cover Art – Saturday 19 July

Come for the creativity, stay for the community.

£6 | Spaces are limited – book your place now!

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Create your very own paper patchwork quilt that celebrates everything about you! Put together a collage of squares that show your favourite hobbies, people and interests and you will have a unique poster by the end to put on your bedroom wall!

£3 per child (suggested donation) | DROP-IN

Join Ruth & Elly in our free monthly “Exploring Watercolour painting” workshop, on the first Thursday of each month.

After the success of the Warm Spaces project where Ruth and Elly ran 12 weekly sessions to introduce you to the world of watercolours, they have agreed to continue through May to July on a monthly basis. Join in on the 1st Thursday of each month as they lead you through all aspects of this fascinating subject. Come along and give it a whirl!

All materials are supplied - just bring your enthusiasm!

FREE | DROP-IN

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Back by popular demand! Join us on a Saturday morning for a 6-week pottery wheel throwing class where you will learn the basics of throwing, including centering the clay on the wheel, throwing cylinders and bowls, and trimming the bases of your work. This course is suitable for everyone from complete beginners to those who are more confident on the wheel and would like to improve their skills.

At the end of the course, all participants will be able to choose one of their own pieces to have glazed and fired to take home and keep.

Designed and led by Merissa Hylton, a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in London.

View course content

£220 | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Join us for this brand new 6-week course to begin your natural dyeing journey and learn to make natural colour at home.

Taking colour from the natural world is an ancient and simple technology that is worth revisiting and reconnecting with whilst being a lovely way to keep in touch with the seasons.

This 6-week course will act as an introduction to making natural colours on textiles at home; foraging for your own dyestuffs, traditional and less traditional techniques of making colours and how to transfer them to fibres.

You’ll learn how to make your own dyes and colours, to prepare your fabrics and to make sure you create long-lasting colours. We’ll explore how to make a rainbow of colours all from one plant and how to use and make your own mordants (fixatives).

Designed and led by South London based textile artist and maker, Rachael Pilston this course will be an exploration of colour from plants and getting started at home, suitable for beginners and those with a dye practice already.

£190 | Book your spot! | Course start date - Saturday 14 June

Unleash Your Creativity with Waste Not, Create More! An inspiring workshop series for our Super Saturdays by Ruth & Mandy from What If Community Art.

Ready to keep the creativity flowing? Join us for our second session in our Waste Not, Create More series—Sketchbook Cover Art—a fun and uplifting series of art workshops designed to help adults tap into their creativity using sustainable, low-cost materials.

In this workshop, you’ll design and decorate your own sketchbook cover using a mix of collage, layering, and texture techniques with materials like fabric scraps, recycled paper, old prints, and more. It’s the perfect opportunity to express your style and make something functional, beautiful, and entirely your own.

Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just starting out, this workshop is about creativity without pressure—no rules, no perfection, just joyful making in a friendly, supportive space. All materials provided, but feel free to bring anything you’d love to incorporate.

Come for the creativity, stay for the community.

£6 | Spaces are limited – book your place now!

Back by popular demand! Meet with the Bexley Brewery Team for a summer tasting session and taste a range of their brews from light to dark beers and those in between. You’ll learn about the brewery process from start to finish and all the extra things that make a brewery work!

Use the ‘Book Now’ button below to book your ticket on Bexley Brewery’s own website.

£15 | Book your spot!