Classes and activities
Online
If you’d like to join one of our online classes but you don’t feel confident using Zoom, we can offer tips and technical help if you contact us on itsupport@opendoorberkhamsted.co.uk
Acrylic painting for adults with Edwina Wilkes
Wednesday 2, 9 and 16 December, 11am to 12.15pm
£25 for 3 sessions
Edwina's online classes will cover different surfaces, brushes, palette knives, washes, dry brush effects, adding layers of paint and using card templates.
To book, please contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595 310951.
Wednesday 2, 9 and 16 December, 11am to 12.15pm
£25 for 3 sessions
Edwina's online classes will cover different surfaces, brushes, palette knives, washes, dry brush effects, adding layers of paint and using card templates.
To book, please contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595 310951.
Kids' after-school club with Edwina Wilkes
Tuesday 8 and 15 December, 4pm to 5pm
Thursday 10 and 17 December, 4pm to 5pm
£15 for two sessions, plus £5 for materials
In these online sessions, Edwina will help the children create 2D decorations week 1, and 3D decorations in week 2. Edwina can provide you with the materials or let you know what to buy.
To book, please contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595 310951.
Tuesday 8 and 15 December, 4pm to 5pm
Thursday 10 and 17 December, 4pm to 5pm
£15 for two sessions, plus £5 for materials
In these online sessions, Edwina will help the children create 2D decorations week 1, and 3D decorations in week 2. Edwina can provide you with the materials or let you know what to buy.
To book, please contact Edwina on weenawilks@hotmail.com or text 07595 310951.
Drawing for beginners workshop
Thursday 10 December, 10.30am to 12noon
Free of charge
Join artist Maud Eager via Zoom for a taster session in drawing for beginners.
To find out more about Maud, visit eg-design.co.uk. See her artwork at instagram.com/maudie15
To take part, please complete this booking form.
Thursday 10 December, 10.30am to 12noon
Free of charge
Join artist Maud Eager via Zoom for a taster session in drawing for beginners.
To find out more about Maud, visit eg-design.co.uk. See her artwork at instagram.com/maudie15
To take part, please complete this booking form.
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
Acrylic painting for beginners
Wednesday mornings, 11am to 12.15pm, from 4 November
£30 for 4 sessions
Join Edwina via Zoom for an inspiring month of discovering how to paint with acrylics.
Week 1: Intro/colour mixing
Week 2: Blending colours
Week 3: Creating textures
Week 4: Creating your own abstract composition using what you have experimented with during the previous sessions
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 07595 310951.
Acrylic painting for beginners
Wednesday mornings, 11am to 12.15pm, from 4 November
£30 for 4 sessions
Join Edwina via Zoom for an inspiring month of discovering how to paint with acrylics.
Week 1: Intro/colour mixing
Week 2: Blending colours
Week 3: Creating textures
Week 4: Creating your own abstract composition using what you have experimented with during the previous sessions
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 07595 310951.
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 session
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 session
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
Mondays, 9am to 9.45am
Tuesday, 6.30pm to 7.15pm
Fridays, 9.30am to 10.15am
Barre Pilates
Wednesdays, 9.30am to 10.15am
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
Mondays, 9am to 9.45am
Tuesday, 6.30pm to 7.15pm
Fridays, 9.30am to 10.15am
Barre Pilates
Wednesdays, 9.30am to 10.15am
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.
The Open Door Book 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:
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:
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
First class for FREE, then £8 a session
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
First class for FREE, then £8 a session
Join Hilary via Zoom at her regular yoga classes.
To book, please contact Hilary on 07963 252577 or hgwarrell@hotmail.co.uk
Chair yoga
Wednesdays, 10am to 11am
First class for FREE, then £8 a session
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
First class for FREE, then £8 a session
Join Hilary via Zoom at her regular yoga classes.
To book, please contact Hilary 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