Regular Activities and Classes
Listing below regular activities / classes
Please get in touch if you would like your regular activity / class listed here: tolpuddlevillagewebsite@gmail.com
MONDAYS
Tolpuddle Toddlers
Village Hall
Mondays during term time || 10.00 - 12.00
Tolpuddle Toddlers is a friendly group of babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, parents, grandparents and other carers.
We meet on Mondays from 10am to 12pm at the Village Hall and it is a great place to meet others from the local community. We have plenty of toys for the children, an area for younger babies, snack time, different crafts each weeks, story and singing time. Refreshments for the adults too. The group runs throughout term time and the cost is £2.50 per family per session. All monies go towards the hire of the facilities and the activities provided.
The group has a Facebook page “Tolpuddle Toddlers” for regular updates or alternatively contact Maria on 07717 506020
Pilates
Village Hall
Mondays during term time - 2 classes
16.45 - 17.45
18.00 - 19.00
Classes are deliberately kept small to allow for professional supervision, instruction and individual modification (by verbal cue or hands on correction) as necessary. Exercises can be adapted to the level of each client ensuring that everyone gets the most out of their session. Contact must be made prior to attending classes in order to complete a client enrolment form, in accordance with Body Control Pilates professional standards.
All classes are £9.50, payable in advance at the beginning of each half term.
Please contact Kathy Ashdown for further information: 07967 655159 or email: kathyashdown@peverellpilates.com || www.peverellpilates.com
Crafty Conversations at Tolpuddle Old Chapel
Starts on Monday, 15 January, 2024 from 7pm - 9pm and then every two weeks thereafter
Email: deliverymanager@tolpuddleoldchapeltrust.org for more info
TUESDAYS
Shared Reading at The Old Chapel every Tuesday from 10.30 – 12.00
Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. £2 per session.
So, what is Shared Reading?
We meet for an hour and a half with tea and biscuits and we read together a short story and a poem. It’s not a Book Club where you have to turn up with prepared reading. You bring nothing apart from yourself and your curiosity. Something magical happens when we read aloud; words that we would have skipped over while reading silently, often gain more significance and we can tune in to the beauty of our language while listening to someone else read. Then, we stop for a while to discuss what we have read. Questions arise. Words provoke memories and thoughts. We wonder what could happen next. Does that description foretell the ending? How do we react to that character behaving in that way? Then another person takes up the reading and we repeat the process until we reach the conclusion. Often, we are surprised. Sometimes amused. Sometimes moved. Some readers do not want to read aloud and just want to listen and join in the discussion – and that is fine. It’s very enjoyable - a good way to start your Tuesday.
Tolpuddle Old Chapel is opposite Orchard Meadow Play Park.
Come and join us
Enquiries to Heather: email: hshore1@btinternet.com
See also the poster below as Shared Reading is also involved in the Tolpuddle Family Lives programme
Mike Parker Painting Classes || Tolpuddle Old Chapel
Tuesdays 6pm to 9pm
Contact Mike for more info 07854 458297 or info@michaelparkerart.com
See also the poster below as these classes are also involved in the Tolpuddle Family Lives programme
WEDNESDAYS
Iyengar Yoga
Village Hall || Wednesdays throughout the year
Wednesdays || 11.00 - 12.30
Wednesdays || 15.45 - 17.15
Wednesdays || 19.00 - 20.30
(Additional class at Milborne St Andrew First School || Tuesdays || 18:15 - 19:45)
All classes are mixed ability and suitable for everyone of all ages - flexibility is not a requirement!
Iyengar yoga focuses on correct alignment, with clear demonstration and instructions that allow students to learn the poses (asanas) at their own pace. Props are used to help students if a pose initially proves difficult to achieve. Over time and with regular practice, students develop a deeper understanding of these poses, gain strength and freedom in the body and awareness of the connections between the body, breath and mind. The classes end with 10 mins relaxation.
£8 per session if paying for whole half term || £10 per session pay as you go
More information can be found at www.dhiy.org or www.Iyengaryoga.org.uk
Please contact Sue Chapman for more information: 01305 848053
Tolpuddle Old Chapel
Open every Wednesday and Friday 14.00 - 16.00
Please pop in
Book Club in the Martyrs Inn
First Wednesday of each month
19.00
Just bring the book you are reading and chat over a glass or cup of something lovely.
THURSDAYS
Coffee Mornings
Thursdays in the Martyrs Inn
11.00 to 12.00
Come along and meet and make new friends, and get together with existing friends. Everyone welcome.
Tolpuddle Family Lives
History Club
Thursdays 11 April to 26 October, 2024
See poster for exact dates
11am to 1pm
FRIDAYS
Come and join our ‘Knit and Natter for Charity’ group
at Tolpuddle Old Chapel
held on the second Friday each month || 10:30am – 12:30pm
See Poster for Next Dates
Knit or crochet items for a variety of charities
All levels of expertise/experience welcome
FREE – just make a contribution towards refreshments
Bring some wool, needles and some ideas for charity knitting and crochet.
Tolpuddle Old Chapel
Open every Wednesday and Friday 14.00 - 16.00
Please pop in