Be inspired and get creative!

A friendly and relaxed block printing workshop hosted by local designer, Joanna, the founder of Zena and Rose. Choose from a large range of wood blocks and wonderful paint colours. Joanna’s workshops are very accessible for beginners as she guides you through the steps. There is also plenty of opportunity to advance for those who are more confident.

Learn how colours work together and have fun experimenting with colour

Try printing with traditional wooden blocks onto greetings cards, notebooks, gift tags and art paper

All materials are provided

Participants have said:

Found a new favourite thing to do tonight! Thank you Zena & Rose for introducing me to wood block printing. I found it so relaxing and mindful. I loved thinking about colours and design and I am very happy with my lovely new tea towel. A perfect way to spend a rainy Wednesday.

I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. The explanation was clear, guidance and support appreciated and loved the fact I went away with a beautiful handmade product! Thank you.

Explore here to find out more about block printing : https://zenaandrose.com/pages/learn

Tickets

Tickets are £28 and spaces are limited, so click here to book your space today :

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/zenarosedesignltd/1319003

Organiser: Nicky McKenna

On Tuesday 12th November, author Preethi Nair will be hosting an evening reading extracts from her new book 'Unravelling’.

Preethi Nair worked as a management consultant but gave it up to follow her dream and write her first book, Gypsy Masala. Having been rejected by a number of publishers, she set up her own publishing company and PR agency to publish and promote the book. Working under the alias of Pru Menon, Preethi managed to gain substantial coverage and after two years of a roller coaster journey, she managed to sign a three-book deal with HarperCollins. She won the Asian Woman of Achievement award for her endeavours and “Pru” was also short listed as Publicist of the Year for the PPC awards.

About ‘Unravelling’:

Bhanu seems to have it all—a beautiful home, a loving husband, and a perfect family. But her seemingly flawless life is built on secrets and buried dreams. On the eve of her fortieth wedding anniversary, a chance encounter with Deep, her first love, shatters her carefully crafted world. Forced to confront the choices of her past, Bhanu faces a heart-wrenching decision: risk everything for a second chance at love or find freedom in the truth. A compelling story of love, loss, and the courage to change one’s destiny.

The book will be available to purchase at a discount.

Organiser: Ann Crighton


 

On Tuesday 15th October, 6.30pm - 8.30 pm, Eleanor Mills will be hosting an evening reading extracts from her book 'Much More to Come', lessons on the magnificence and mayhem of mid-life.

Eleanor Mills was a journalist and editor for the Sunday Times until she was 'let go' at 49 - an experience not uncommon for mid life women!  She writes about it in her book and has set up NOON to create a community of mid-life women to support us as we navigate midlife collision, redundancy , divorce, family illness  et al. 

Tickets are £5 and include drinks on arrival .  Here is the Stripe link https://buy.stripe.com/dR63cFdUO1xw3CMeV3.  The book will be available to purchase at a discount if you haven't already got a copy ! 

 Please note, parking is not very available in this location 

Organiser: Jackie Naghten


 

Donna, the founder of Chiswick's 'Ballet4Life' will be giving a movement/exercise class. 

Details: 

• Tuesday 1st October  7.30pm - 8.30pm  (socialising after the class at the Tabard)

• Arts Ed, 14 Bath Rd, W4 1LY - Studio 210 

• Ticket price £10  (all of this, except the studio cost, will go to Donna’s charity Move into Wellbeing)

This session is suitable for anyone whether you are doing regular exercise or not.  No previous experience or level of fitness is required.    There will be no floor-based work.  It will start with you seated on chairs with breathing and stretching exercises, then move to standing, free style exercises (like gentle Contemporary Dance movements).

It will incorporate movements to enhance core strength, flexibility and balance.  They will be ones which people could repeat at home on their own or incorporate as part of their existing sports activities.  Please wear any loose comfortable clothing.  
 
The class will be run by Donna Schoenherr who founded Ballet4Life and is a former professional dancer.  Her wide-ranging experience of dance, choreography, teaching etc can be found on the website Ballet4life | England. 

Donna also founded a sister organisation; the charity Move into Wellbeing Home | moveintowellbeing.  As well as classes it promotes the awareness of the benefits and importance of dance in the community. 
 
 If you would like to come, please buy a ticket using this link https://buy.stripe.com/8wM28B2c64JIflu7sy

Organiser: Coral Flanagan

Colour and style evening with our member Sandy Lancaster.

Location: Sandy’s house

Organiser: Sandy Lancaster

We are delighted to invite you to our Summer Party on Tuesday, 2nd July, at 7 pm at The Pilot Pub, W4.

We have reserved the Wellesley Room in the garden. With any luck, the weather will be lovely, allowing us to enjoy the private garden area.

The ticket price is £30, which includes a selection of wines, soft drinks, and a light supper of "bowl food" (vegan options available).

Members are welcome to bring friends who may be interested in joining W4W. The ticket price remains the same for all attendees.

Please book by 22nd June to confirm numbers for the venue.

Booking Link: https://buy.stripe.com/dR628B1825NMddm5ks

We look forward to seeing you there!

Event Details:

Venue: The Pilot Pub, Wellesley Road, Chiswick, W4 4BZ. Wellesley Road is just behind Gunnersbury Tube Station.

Time: From 7 pm

Date: Tuesday, 2nd July 2024

Cost: £30 per ticket - includes wine, soft drinks, and food.

Organiser: Sandy Lancaster

MANY APOLOGIES, DONNA HAS JUST ADVISED US THAT SHE IS OFF SICK TODAY. WE WILL RESCHEDULE THIS EVENT AND TICKETS WILL BE VALID FOR THIS FUTURE SESSION. THE NEW DATE WILL BE COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL

A movement/exercise class with Donna from Ballet4Life. 

This session is for anyone who wants to consider incorporating more movement into their life.  No previous experience or level of fitness is required.    There will be no floor-based work.  It will start with you seated on chairs with breathing and stretching exercises, then move to standing, free style exercises (like gentle Contemporary Dance movements).

The class will be run by Donna Schoenherr who founded Ballet4Life and is a former professional dancer.  Her wide-ranging experience of dance, choreography, teaching etc can be found on the website Ballet4life | England.   Donna also founded a sister organisation; the charity Move into Wellbeing Home | moveintowellbeing.  As well as classes it promotes the awareness of the benefits and importance of dance in the community. 

You can email Donna beforehand on balletw4@btinternet.com if you would like to discuss a particular mobility or health issue with her in advance - or you can talk to her just before the class.

Tickets are available here: https://buy.stripe.com/8wM28B2c64JIflu7sy
 
You are invited to to socialise after the class at the Tabard pub afterwards.

Organiser: Coral Flanagan

Join our Monthly Book Club. Hosted by our Chair, Ann Crighton, our Book Club is the perfect place to dive into great books and engaging discussions.

How It Works:

- Book Club dates and the book selection are announced one month in advance via email to all members.

- RSVP: To confirm your attendance each month, please email Ann.

Led John Steel, a Blue Badge Guide from Tour de Force London.

A fascinating walking tour of Notting Hill. An area of London with a rich history of famous residents and colourful architecture with art deco cinemas. Victorian shops and markets offer an eclectic mix of vintage and fashion designers, plus the largest antique street market in the UK. The food scene is exquisite and inventive, from the "best smelling food shop in London" to a sushi pub, with other great bars and restaurants. The music studios in the area have produced and recorded some of the greatest artists and songs ever made. Also, classic Hollywood movies were shot on the streets. The ethnic diversity has a long history which brought about one of the world's largest street festivals. There is a lot to see in Notting Hill!

Meeting point (6pm):  Notting Hill Gate Station.

Once you are through the barriers you take a right turn and then go up the stairs on your left and out onto the street. Meet at street level.

Organiser: Kathleen Mitra

Join Our Monthly Film Club. Hosted by our Chair, Ann Crighton, our Film Club is the perfect place to explore great films at a preferential members price.

How It Works:

- Film Club dates, the film and the time are announced a short time in advance via email to all members.

- RSVP: To confirm your attendance each month, please email Ann.

A meal out at this quirky Thai restaurant. Poppy’s offers great value food and has a bring your own wine and beer policy. Soft drinks can be purchased there

Organiser: May Tha-Hla

Please join us for a talk about the life of William Morris by Claudia Suckling, Chief Executive Director of the William Morris Society.

William Morris (24 March 1843 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts & Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production.

 The talk will be given by Claudia Suckling who is an architectural and art historian who has written and presented on topics as diverse as Victorian Artists’ Studio Houses and the workshop practices of Grinling Gibbons. As Chief Executive of the William Morris Society – an organisation dedicated to ensuring the legacy of Morris continues and to preserving and sharing the remarkable collection of his original works that the Society holds – her talk will focus on William Morris and his significance in the local area.

The William Morris Society is located within William Morris’s former home, Kelmscott House.

The William Morris Society have very kindly offered to host the talk in Coach House, which is part of Kelmscott House.

Date: Thursday 9 May 2024

Time: 6.30 for 7pm talk - 9pm - the talk will last for approx. 45 minutes with time for Q&A’s afterwards

Venue: William Morris Society – the Coach House, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, London W6 9TA

Location: Kelmscott House is situated on Upper Mall, near the junction with Rivercourt Road

                     The nearest tube is Ravenscourt Park & then a 10 minute walk

                     Parking is possible in side streets in the vicinity.

Tickets: £5 to include the talk, white wine or soft drink & light snacks.

Hope to see you there

Virginia

Andy is a barrister and has been Hammersmith & Fulham’s MP for 19 years and is always reelected with a large majority because he is widely recognised as one of the most hardworking MPs in the country.  Because of boundary changes Andy will be the Labour MP candidate for the new Hammersmith & Chiswick seat. This retains Hammersmith and most of Shepherds Bush from his existing seat, but will now include the wards of Chiswick Riverside, Chiswick Gunnersbury and Chiswick Homefields.

We have arranged an opportunity for you to meet him so he can tell us his route to becoming an MP, about his work as an MP and answer your questions.

This evening will take place in room2, 10 Windmill Rd, Chiswick, W4 1SD, the world’s first environmentally friendly hotel which was founded by two brothers from Hammersmith in 2015.  If you have not been there then this is your chance for a recce.

The event is on Thursday 21 March.  Doors open at 7.30pm.  The talk will start at 8pm.

Tickets are £5 and include nibbles and a drink.  Please pay via this link to book a place:

https://buy.stripe.com/dR6cNf7wq3FEgpycMP

Organiser: Ann Crighton

Our member Zenith is inviting us to her home to give us a reading of a short story she had published.

You are cordially invited to Zenith’s house in central Chiswick to hear her read her published story, ‘Confessions of a Nun’.  Not saucy, but the story of a woman who becomes a Nun in a Thai temple.  It is a spiritual and humorous tale.  Prosecco, drinks and snacks provided.  The event starts at 19:30 and the reading will start at 8 pm.

 This event is dedicated to Jane Smith, Zenith’s very dear friend who recently passed and who encouraged her writing.

 No charge but donations in cash welcome to be divided between UNICEF and Medecins sans Frontières. (Doctors Without Borders)

Please book with Zenith

Zenithmilner@yahoo.com  and you will receive the address. Please RSVP asap as she needs to know numbers which are limited.

Location: Zenith’s house.

Organiser: Zenith Milner

This will be the first of our new Friday drinks and a chance to get together and have a drink and a chat.  No agenda, no speakers, no booking -  just turn up if you would like to.  It’ll be in the Duke of Sussex from 6.30.   If it goes well we will think about doing these monthly. 

Host: Jackie Naghten