Classes and activities
At Open Door
Art classes with Julie Smare
Wednesdays, 12noon to 2pm
£15 per session
A relaxed, friendly art group where we’ll be exploring watercolours, acrylics and pastels. Suitable for all levels – beginners welcome.
To book, email Julie at julie.smare1@gmail.com
Wednesdays, 12noon to 2pm
£15 per session
A relaxed, friendly art group where we’ll be exploring watercolours, acrylics and pastels. Suitable for all levels – beginners welcome.
To book, email Julie at julie.smare1@gmail.com
Mobile phone photography workshop with Wendy Charlton WAITING LIST ONLY
Thursday 29 October, 1pm to 3pm
Free of charge
Join artist Wendy Charlton and discover how to find meaning in an image.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email comms@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Thursday 29 October, 1pm to 3pm
Free of charge
Join artist Wendy Charlton and discover how to find meaning in an image.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email comms@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Bookbinding and box-making course with Kate Grimes
5-week course, every Wednesday from 11 November to 9 December, 6pm to 8pm
£75 including materials
Join artist Kate Grimes to make 3 Japanese stab-bound books and a beautiful box over the course of 5 weeks.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email angela.rossi@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
5-week course, every Wednesday from 11 November to 9 December, 6pm to 8pm
£75 including materials
Join artist Kate Grimes to make 3 Japanese stab-bound books and a beautiful box over the course of 5 weeks.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email angela.rossi@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Lemon drizzle baking class
Tuesday 17 November, 10am to 12noon
£7.50 including ingredients
Join Lucy and Naomi – two of our lovely regular cake bakers – to learn how to make a delicious lemon drizzle cake.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Tuesday 17 November, 10am to 12noon
£7.50 including ingredients
Join Lucy and Naomi – two of our lovely regular cake bakers – to learn how to make a delicious lemon drizzle cake.
To book, please complete this form. If you'd like more information, email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Beginners' embroidery (Christmas theme) with Amanda Seabourne
Friday 20 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
£25, including tools and materials
Join Amanda Seabourne to learn the basics of embroidery, including marking your design onto fabric, getting started and finishing off, and mastering the stitches. You'll start a Christmas-themed sample to finish at home.
See flyer for more information. To book, email Amanda at amanda@sewn-up.co.uk
Friday 20 November, 12.30pm to 3pm
£25, including tools and materials
Join Amanda Seabourne to learn the basics of embroidery, including marking your design onto fabric, getting started and finishing off, and mastering the stitches. You'll start a Christmas-themed sample to finish at home.
See flyer for more information. To book, email Amanda at amanda@sewn-up.co.uk
Sharing stories through video course
7-week course, every Tuesday from 3 November to 15 December, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Free of charge
Join Paula Geere and Phil Wild from Community Action Dacorum to learn new digital skills and share how the pandemic has impacted your life. Over the 7 weeks, you'll be supported to create your own unique videos to tell your story.
Tablets will be provided, but if you have your own laptop, iPad or tablet, you're welcome to bring it along.
See flyer for more information. To book, email Paula at paula@communityactiondacorum.org.uk or call 01442 617648.
7-week course, every Tuesday from 3 November to 15 December, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Free of charge
Join Paula Geere and Phil Wild from Community Action Dacorum to learn new digital skills and share how the pandemic has impacted your life. Over the 7 weeks, you'll be supported to create your own unique videos to tell your story.
Tablets will be provided, but if you have your own laptop, iPad or tablet, you're welcome to bring it along.
See flyer for more information. To book, email Paula at paula@communityactiondacorum.org.uk or call 01442 617648.
Loafing Around – breadmaking workshop with Greg Keen WAITING LIST ONLY
Tuesday 10 November, 9.30am to 12.30pm
£8 including all ingredients
Learn how to make your own 2lb loaf and discover the magic of sourdough.
To book, please complete this form. If you have any questions, please email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Tuesday 10 November, 9.30am to 12.30pm
£8 including all ingredients
Learn how to make your own 2lb loaf and discover the magic of sourdough.
To book, please complete this form. If you have any questions, please email info@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Online
Art classes with Julie Smare
Thursdays, from 3pm
£5 per session
Join Julie for a weekly art class via Zoom – beginners welcome.
To join, email Julie at julie.smare1@gmail.com
Thursdays, from 3pm
£5 per session
Join Julie for a weekly art class via Zoom – beginners welcome.
To join, email Julie at julie.smare1@gmail.com
Art with Edwina Wilkes
Art journalling for fun
11am to 11.30am, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Free of charge
Join the Zoom sessions to get inspired, and be part of the WhatsApp group to share ideas and images.
Time for me to be creative
11am to 12 noon, Wednesdays
£40 a month
The weekly sessions run on Zoom, starting with demonstrations and group-set tasks and experiments. You will then be set a challenge which you can finish and share in your own time, and share your work in the WhatsApp group.
For more information or to sign up, contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595310951.
Art journalling for fun
11am to 11.30am, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Free of charge
Join the Zoom sessions to get inspired, and be part of the WhatsApp group to share ideas and images.
Time for me to be creative
11am to 12 noon, Wednesdays
£40 a month
The weekly sessions run on Zoom, starting with demonstrations and group-set tasks and experiments. You will then be set a challenge which you can finish and share in your own time, and share your work in the WhatsApp group.
For more information or to sign up, contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595310951.
Little Signers Club
Anna's online signing classes are suitable for babies from 3 months, toddlers and children up to age 3. Discover the huge benefits of using British Sign Language signs to aid communication for your baby or toddler, learn a new skill and have fun together whilst doing so. Online classes are a mixture of songs, signs and know how to help with your parenting journey. Anna offers regular free taster sessions and meet-ups for new parents, and there are fabulous online resources to access too!
If you have any questions, please get in touch with anna@littlesignersclub.co.uk. Full details of all classes can be found on the Little Signers booking site, or find out more on Facebook or Instagram.
Anna's online signing classes are suitable for babies from 3 months, toddlers and children up to age 3. Discover the huge benefits of using British Sign Language signs to aid communication for your baby or toddler, learn a new skill and have fun together whilst doing so. Online classes are a mixture of songs, signs and know how to help with your parenting journey. Anna offers regular free taster sessions and meet-ups for new parents, and there are fabulous online resources to access too!
If you have any questions, please get in touch with anna@littlesignersclub.co.uk. Full details of all classes can be found on the Little Signers booking site, or find out more on Facebook or Instagram.
Paracise with Susie Alderson
Mondays, 2pm to 2.45pm
Fridays, 10.30am to 11.15am
First class free, then £5 a class
Join Susie for her 45-minute Paracise (low impact exercise to music) sessions by Zoom.
For more information, please contact Susie on susie.alderson@outlook.com or 07762 138356 – or visit www.paracise.com
Mondays, 2pm to 2.45pm
Fridays, 10.30am to 11.15am
First class free, then £5 a class
Join Susie for her 45-minute Paracise (low impact exercise to music) sessions by Zoom.
For more information, please contact Susie on susie.alderson@outlook.com or 07762 138356 – or visit www.paracise.com
Pilates with Michelle Selinger
Mat Pilates
w/c 5 October: Monday 9am, Tuesday 6:30pm, Friday 9:30am
w/c 12 October: Monday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm, Saturday 9:30am
w/c 19 October: Monday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm, Saturday 9:30am
w/c 26 October: Monday 9am, Tuesday 6:30pm, Friday 9:30am
Barre Pilates
Wednesday 7 October 9:30am
Tuesday 13 October 7pm
Tuesday 20 October 7pm
Wednesday 28 October 9:30am
It's £24 a month for as many classes as you like, and Michelle is making a donation to Open Door from the proceeds. Michelle will record at least two classes a week – so if you are unable to do a class live, you can catch up via YouTube.
You'll need a mat or towel, or at least a carpeted surface – and a kitchen/dining chair for the barre Pilates. Please don’t wear shoes – just bare feet or socks. Go to ‘speaker view’ (not ‘gallery view’) so you can see Michelle on a full screen. Everyone will be muted once the class starts.
To book, please drop Michelle an email at michelleselinger@outlook.com or call her on 07826 858533.
Mat Pilates
w/c 5 October: Monday 9am, Tuesday 6:30pm, Friday 9:30am
w/c 12 October: Monday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm, Saturday 9:30am
w/c 19 October: Monday 7pm, Wednesday 7pm, Saturday 9:30am
w/c 26 October: Monday 9am, Tuesday 6:30pm, Friday 9:30am
Barre Pilates
Wednesday 7 October 9:30am
Tuesday 13 October 7pm
Tuesday 20 October 7pm
Wednesday 28 October 9:30am
It's £24 a month for as many classes as you like, and Michelle is making a donation to Open Door from the proceeds. Michelle will record at least two classes a week – so if you are unable to do a class live, you can catch up via YouTube.
You'll need a mat or towel, or at least a carpeted surface – and a kitchen/dining chair for the barre Pilates. Please don’t wear shoes – just bare feet or socks. Go to ‘speaker view’ (not ‘gallery view’) so you can see Michelle on a full screen. Everyone will be muted once the class starts.
To book, please drop Michelle an email at michelleselinger@outlook.com or call her on 07826 858533.
Reading group
2pm, last Wednesday of the month
7.30pm, last Thursday of the month
We now have two reading groups, who meet on Zoom for lively discussions! Here’s what’s coming up:
28/29 October – Normal People by Sally Rooney (Marianne and Connell meet as teenagers and something life changing happens - a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. Is this a ‘future classic’?)
25/26 November – Good Behaviour by Molly Keane (Aroon St Charles grows up surrounded by her appalling, aristocratic, Anglo-Irish, impoverished family, yet she knows how to behave.)
23/24 December – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (A poignant story of entrapment. Uses Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and imagines the back story of the deranged first Mrs Rochester.)
27/28 January – The Familiars by Stacey Halls (Gripping, historical fiction for a dark, winter’s evening.)
24/25 February – Therapy by David Lodge (Can Laurence ‘Tubby’ Passmore come to terms with the disappointments in his successful life?)
Email Jane Ellen at fredcharliej@gmail.com for further details on how to join the group (it’s free to everyone) and to register your place. Jane can also provide further details about the books and information on using Zoom.
2pm, last Wednesday of the month
7.30pm, last Thursday of the month
We now have two reading groups, who meet on Zoom for lively discussions! Here’s what’s coming up:
28/29 October – Normal People by Sally Rooney (Marianne and Connell meet as teenagers and something life changing happens - a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. Is this a ‘future classic’?)
25/26 November – Good Behaviour by Molly Keane (Aroon St Charles grows up surrounded by her appalling, aristocratic, Anglo-Irish, impoverished family, yet she knows how to behave.)
23/24 December – Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (A poignant story of entrapment. Uses Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and imagines the back story of the deranged first Mrs Rochester.)
27/28 January – The Familiars by Stacey Halls (Gripping, historical fiction for a dark, winter’s evening.)
24/25 February – Therapy by David Lodge (Can Laurence ‘Tubby’ Passmore come to terms with the disappointments in his successful life?)
Email Jane Ellen at fredcharliej@gmail.com for further details on how to join the group (it’s free to everyone) and to register your place. Jane can also provide further details about the books and information on using Zoom.
Yoga with Hilary Warrell
Chair yoga
Wednesdays, 10am to 11am
Hilary is running chair yoga classes via Zoom, with the opportunity to stay for a social virtual cuppa and chat afterwards. Join her for an hour of functional and fun mindful movement and breathwork, designed to improve joint mobility, strength, balance, coordination, confidence and mood. It’s suitable for all ages and designed to be very inclusive.
Regular yoga
Wednesdays, 8.30am to 9.45am
Thursdays, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Join Hilary via Zoom at her regular yoga classes.
If you’d like to join Hilary and try your first class for FREE (normally £8 a session) please contact her on 07963 252577 or hgwarrell@hotmail.co.uk
Chair yoga
Wednesdays, 10am to 11am
Hilary is running chair yoga classes via Zoom, with the opportunity to stay for a social virtual cuppa and chat afterwards. Join her for an hour of functional and fun mindful movement and breathwork, designed to improve joint mobility, strength, balance, coordination, confidence and mood. It’s suitable for all ages and designed to be very inclusive.
Regular yoga
Wednesdays, 8.30am to 9.45am
Thursdays, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Join Hilary via Zoom at her regular yoga classes.
If you’d like to join Hilary and try your first class for FREE (normally £8 a session) please contact her on 07963 252577 or hgwarrell@hotmail.co.uk
Yoga with Raccine
Raccine has kindly sent us some yoga videos – to follow at home at a time that suits you. Enjoy!
Stress Relief
Twist and release
Energy Balance
Upper Body and Relaxation
Gentle Yoga
Raccine has kindly sent us some yoga videos – to follow at home at a time that suits you. Enjoy!
Stress Relief
Twist and release
Energy Balance
Upper Body and Relaxation
Gentle Yoga