Welcome to a warm and festive edition of our newsletter. We have Christmas updates for you, plus an inspiring piece on how we can improve our physical and mental wellbeing through creativity—and how this Creative Health is happening at HVCC.
We very much hope to see you at our much loved annual Green Christmas Fair 2024 on Sunday 1 December; it’s always a bustling, community-focussed afternoon. For those who have booked for our Christmas Lunch Club, we’ll see you on 4 December.
Finally, we all need a break, and as usual, the Centre will be closed from 25 December to 1 January inclusive. We will re-open on 2 January 2025.
We thank you all for your support over the year, wish you all a joyous festive season, however you mark it, and we look forward to being a part of your community in 2025.
Green Christmas Fair 2024
Our Green Christmas Fair is back on Sunday 1 December 2024, 2-6pm. Shop local, ethical and sustainable!
We have a huge variety of stalls with decorations, cards, ceramics, wreaths, toys, books, soaps, candles, accessories, handicrafts, plus craft activities and a Festive Café with mulled wine and much more…
Entry: £1 per person. Under 5’s Free
We’ll also have friend of the centre Sean O’Hara selling Christmas Trees in the courtyard until 16 December, so please stop by!
Creative Health and the Healing Power of Song
December 2024 marks the second birthday of Singing Mamas at Hornsey Vale.
For Grace McGeoch, who runs the group, it’s part of something bigger: using creativity to improve health and wellbeing.
What’s the Matter with Apples?
Oh what a day! Over 460 attendees, 21 volunteers, 8 cake bakers and 60 varieties of English apple… Plus a few cans of cider and jars of honey. Read more about HVCA Apple Day 2024.
Coming up at Hornsey Vale
Every Monday in term time: Community Soup Cafe
Sun 1 December – Green Christmas Fair, 2-6pm
Weds 4 December – Christmas Lunch Club – FULLY BOOKED
Sun 26 January – Free Craft Afternoon, 2-4pm
Weds 5 February – Lunch Club
Sun 23 February – Free Craft Afternoon, 2-4pm
Weds 5 March – Lunch Club
Sun 30 March – Free Craft Afternoon, 2-4pm
Focus on hirers
Clown and the Art of Mindfulness: New Year Workshops
A lighthearted, playful day to develop a sense of wellbeing, provide plenty of fun and laughter, and touch on how the two paths of mindfulness and meeting your unique inner clown are deeply connected. Come and find that free, fun, spontaneous and playful part of yourself that copes with life without being concerned about getting it right or being clever. No techniques, tricks or routines, simply a personal journey to find your own unique, inner clown.
We will enjoy playing games and short improvs aimed at learning to let go of our need for being in control and practise well-known mindfulness tools; stopping, calming, mindful breathing and deep listening.
The workshops run on 18 January and 15 February 2025, 11am-6pm in our Main Hall.
Read more and book here: Plum Village UK
Timetable Highlights
Badminton Drop-ins Tuesday 9-11am; Sunday 7-9.30pm.
Sunday Morning Yoga with Rae 11am-12noon. Yoga with an emphasis on inclusivity to help you build a caring relationship with your body. Bookings here. All our yoga sessions at Hornsey Vale.
Candy’s Dance Stars Fridays 2-3pm. Dance class for over 50s. We do ballroom, line dancing, Latin mix for Over 50s. Fun and friendly, an affordable £5! Drop-ins welcome. See our timetable for more info.
Kaiser Language Studio European language school + after-school maths, science and English tutoring. More info.
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