Is there a more satisfying sewing experience than working outside, feeling the wind, and listening to the sound of the blown leaves and birdsongs?

This open session invites everyone who wants to bring their sewing and mending project to this calm and natural group gathering. Whether you need more space or a sewing machine to finish your work, or you enjoy sharing and learning from other like-minded people, this session is a great way to step out of your fast-paced day, take time for yourself, and focus on the sensation of making something with your own hands.

Basic sewing equipment will be provided along with some fabrics that you can choose from, but I’d recommend bringing any specific tools and materials that you may need for your project. Water, (ice)tea, and nibbles will be available.

Booking is based on a pay-what-you-can basis, please follow the link:

https://www.nadienklages.uk/shop/p/creative-sewing-circle

Hackney Herbal is hosting a Plant Sale and Garden Open Afternoon.

Come and see the garden in its late spring glory and pick up some plants for your own garden. We’ll have a range of herbs, flowers and edible plants as well as some house plants suitable for indoor growing.

All plants are grown from seeds or cuttings from our existing plants and potted in peat-free compost in either plastic-free or reused pots. We’ll also have some plastic-free pots available to purchase too.

We will have a selection of lovely herbal teas and cake for sale.

• Please bring a cup or mug to help us avoid disposable cups.

• If you are intending to buy plants please bring bags to take them home in.

Hackney Herbal will post a link of what is have available a few days before the event.

For more information and to be updated, please click here.

Arbeit Studios is hosting an exhibition titled "You Can't Make Trees" by the 2nd ReRooted Residency artists, Rachel and Ray Attfield, from May 3 to June 2, 2024, at Trowbridge Gardens Gallery in Hackney Wick, London.

Join us for the opening event on Tuesday 7 May, 5-8 PM at Trowbridge Gardens Gallery.

The opening event is free to attend and will feature food by Thingy Cafe.

Rachel and Ray Atfield create art using locally foraged natural materials, blending traditional craft and architectural skills. Their artworks, wooden and woven structures, explore the relationship between nature and urbanization, questioning humanity's tendency to control and civilize nature. The exhibition delves into the contradictions and perceived benefits of this relationship.

During their residency, the artists conducted various activities including a talk by Ray on 'Inside Outside: a discussion about civilisation and nature', a Silent Walk to Hackney Marshes led by Rachel, and a workshop called 'Knotted Structures' to create a collective work.

For more information on the artists / exhibitions please click here.

Rachel Attfield will be hosting Silent walk as part of the ReRooted Residency Programme in Trowbridge Gardens.

This walk is reflective of Rachel’s way of working, where taking time to be in the moment has increased awareness and connections with nature in urban surroundings. Before beginning the walk, we will do some simple movements together to focus the mind. The meditative nature of the walk can allow the business of our lives and surroundings to become quieter and offer time to notice. 

Please note there will be a short walk to the beginning of the silent walk which may involve crossing some busy roads. Please wear clothing appropriate for the weather and walking on uneven surfaces. 

The walk, led by Rachel Attfield reflects her practice as a craft artist and her career as a dance artist, choreographer and movement specialist. Her work explores movement found in ordinary everyday activity, particularly crafts and how these movements connect memories of past experiences and people.

Attendees should be 18 years and over, and the event is free to attend. Due to popular demand, please cancel your ticket if you cannot attend.

To reserve a place, please click here book via Eventbrite.

[Photo Credit: Rachel Attfield]

This talk unpicks the underlying ancient understandings which have constructed our ideas of civilisation. We start with the view that the space inhabited by people is rooted in these ideas of civilisation and still shapes our culture, society and relationship with nature. Ray will share some of the ways in which these deep-seated concepts, reflected in everyday signs and symbols, are a source for much of his work and a critique of the human relationship with nature.

Ray is an architect and musician, and some years ago directed the Urban Architecture Research Unit at Uni of North London (now London Metropolitan University). He now focuses on what he calls ‘making objects with meaning’.

Attendees should be 18 years and over, and the event is free to attend. Due to popular demand, please cancel your ticket if you cannot attend.

To reserve your space, please click here.

Photo credit: Rachel Attfield

@thecharlieburnsfoundation has an upcoming exhibition called The Wake-Up Room that will be held at Trowbridge Gardens gallery for one week!

The gallery is open daily from 9AM - 4PM.

This exhibition brings awareness to the impact that serious youth violence has on the local communities in Hackney Wick and Homerton.

Join us for the opening event Next Friday on the 12th of April from 5 - 8PM.

Reflect on stories of young lives lost to crime in Hackney Wick/Homerton since 2014. Contribute to the exhibition by adding messages to condolence book or street memorial, or sharing thoughts on serious youth violence in 'feelings box'.