Event Categories: Activities

Cowes Men’s Shed

Cowes Men’s Shed is open to everyone aged 18 and over and not just men!  25% of our members are women.  We offer a carpentry workshop, craft room, IT area and gardens with polytunnels, raised beds, seating areas and even red squirrels.  There is no membership fee and the Shed is ready to welcome you five days a week (Mon-Fri) 10am to 3pm, 50 weeks of the year.  Free parking is available locally and the Cowes Park and Ride bus stop is just a few minutes along the road. Come along to connect, converse and create!

Some sheds locally exclude women and men aged younger than 55, so if that has happened and you are disappointed, do come to Cowes Men’s Shed and join our ‘shedders’.

Our Project Leader is available to lend a hand, give guidance (when requested) and to show members how to use equipment unfamiliar to them.

Besides woodwork and pottering about in the gardens, we have also played host to people quilling, knitting, model-making, singing and numerous craft activities.

If you don’t fancy doing anything practical – you can always pop in for a chat and a cuppa.  Arrive when you like, leave when you like.  No commitment.

A communal workplace for everyone aged 18+

Ventnor Community Shed is for people interested in arts, crafts woodworking and other activities in Ventnor.

We meet at Boniface Fields, Leeson Road, Ventnor, PO38 1PW

• Work on your own projects.
• Membership only £10 per anum.
• Refreshments Available.

Open Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10am – 2pm.

For more information please visit our Facebook Page

Website: ventnorshed.co.uk

Email: shed@ventnorcommunityshed.co.uk

Call: 07791 619 378 (During Office Hours)

Steph Toogood – Water Exercise Specialist

Water Exercise Classes – Socially Distanced, Covid-Friendly Classes.

Small groups up to 8

Fitness at Gurnard

Every Tuesday & Thursday – Session Times Below:

10.30 am – 11.15 am – Gentle Water Exercise

(Gentle movement to improve posture & function)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm – Deep Water Exercise

12.00pm – 12.45 pm – Specialist Therapy

Call Steph on 07525 662 555 to book.

or email stephanietoogood@gmail.com for more information.

Our Community Groups are back from next week! Please see below for details on all our groups and activities.

Craft Café – 1pm – 3pm
Working on a craft at present or want to complete crafts with us? Our craft café is open to all who want to complete crafts of any kind whilst also having a cuppa with us and a chat. Not working on a craft at the moment, why not come down anyway and we have a whole host of crafts we can do with you here. Refreshments available from our Kingdom Café at Aspire Ryde.

For more information on any of our groups please give us a call on 01983 716020, an email to reception@aspireryde.org.uk or give us a message on here.

Looking for fun for your little ones?

Our classes are fun, lively and interactive where you can watch your little ones be inspired to learn in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere while you have fun too!

Mummies, Daddies, Carers, Grannys and Grandpas love our classes which run Islandwide four days a week – fun for baby and fun for you!

Call Class Leader Georgia on 07592 997610 / 01983 609373
Email georgia.harbour@caterpillarmusic.com
Visit www.caterpillarmusic.com

We are continuing to run our Zoom Cafés on the 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th Wednesday of the month (2pm – 2:40pm), so that we can continue to offer an online option for those who cannot get to a venue, or don’t feel comfortable yet meeting up face to face.

To find out more, contact us on 898301 (leave a voicemail) or email us iow@stroke.org.uk

Tuesday’s from 2pm to 3pm at The Creative Hub, 48 High Street, Newport, PO30 1SE

The idea for the project came from local people who approached Independent Arts to help them set up the group.

Independent Arts ran a pilot scheme and found that, for group members, socialising with other people going through similar experiences was the most important part of the project.

The intention is to establish a steering group in the hope of the project becoming independently run by its members.

For more information, or to book a place on the programme, please call Independent Arts on 01983 822437.

We opened the bridge club at the Pavilion in September 2013 and players were thrilled at being able to play a serious game of bridge in a friendly and helpful environment. This prompted us to test the water in creating training sessions for those who wished to learn the game and we have trained over 30 who now play at the club.

You don’t need a partner and beverages and biscuits are provided for a great afternoons bridge for just £3. All playing standards welcome. Average 5 to 6 tables per session.

Tuesdays 14:00 to 17:00
Chatty / friendly / no fears / rubber bridge
From 2pm – 5pm
Refreshments provided
Please come along to the pavilion and join us for a fun afternoon
Contact Pam Edgerton on 01983 616346

Who is this session for?

Children aged 4-11 years who are autistic. This includes those waiting for or actively seeking an assessment.

An adult is required for every 2 children.

If you are a single parent with no other support and need to bring more than 2 children (including siblings) please contact us and we will help with your booking arrangements.

What happens?

We have a range of activities, crafts and games to enjoy together with other young people, as well as individual activities if you don’t feel like joining in.
There is also a quiet area to chill out.
We hope you will be able to meet some new people and make some friends.

Parents can sit and chat and get some help or advice.

What else is there?

You can borrow books and equipment from the sensory library and look at resources.
AIM’s peers supporters can talk to you about autism and life as an autistic person.

What if I am very anxious?

We can arrange to meet you before the session if it helps, in person or by video call. We can meet you at the entrance as well.

How do I find you?

When you arrive at the Riverside Centre you will need to enter your car registration number on the iPad in reception if you park in the car park.
You walk straight down the corridor in front of you to the very end. We are at the bottom of the corridor. Claire, Jude and David are the people who run the session.

Reconnect is a new project we are delivering at our Creative Hub in Newport. It is a one-year project, funded by the NHS Mental Health Trust and it aims to provide a range of creative sessions to help people, especially young people who may be experiencing anxiety or low mood as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The sessions are led by artists, not clinicians. The sessions are aimed at four age groups:

• 13-16 year olds Wednesday 4.30-6pm and Thursday 4.30-6.00pm
• 16-19 year olds Monday 4.30-6.00 pm
• 20-25 year olds Tuesday 6.00-7.30pm
• 25+ year olds Thursday 10.30am-12.00

Sessions are run in a rolling programme of six-week blocks (six weeks per person) and should be seen as a stepping stone to reconnect and empower participants socially. Participation is free.

So far, the groups have experimented with sound, visual and digital arts. The groups are encouraged to develop their own creative voice and each group works towards a common goal which may be celebrated at an event held at our Creative Hub.

If you, or someone you know, would like to find out more and to have a chat with us in complete confidence, do telephone Kerry Weston, Elaine Sheldrake or Hannah Griffiths on 01983 822437 or email info@independentarts.org.uk.

We are currently booking for sessions now to run from week commencing January 10th, 2022.

Our Community Groups are back from next week! Please see below for details on all our groups and activities.

Growing Great Things – 10am – 11am
Are you a keen gardener but want the social side of a group as well? Want to learn how to re-pot plants, grow vegetables and flowers? We have a number of things to with our gardens here at Aspire Ryde. If you are already a gardener, why not come to the group and help our amazing volunteers with the general gardening tasks in the front and back gardens. If you would prefer to be led in a group setting, why not join our group leader in growing vegetables, flowers and group based gardening activities. If the weather is poor we have a great indoor space to still continue the groups as well as several greenhouses to grow plants.

For more information on any of our groups please give us a call on 01983 716020, an email to reception@aspireryde.org.uk or give us a message on here.

Cowes Men’s Shed

Cowes Men’s Shed is open to everyone aged 18 and over and not just men!  25% of our members are women.  We offer a carpentry workshop, craft room, IT area and gardens with polytunnels, raised beds, seating areas and even red squirrels.  There is no membership fee and the Shed is ready to welcome you five days a week (Mon-Fri) 10am to 3pm, 50 weeks of the year.  Free parking is available locally and the Cowes Park and Ride bus stop is just a few minutes along the road. Come along to connect, converse and create!

Some sheds locally exclude women and men aged younger than 55, so if that has happened and you are disappointed, do come to Cowes Men’s Shed and join our ‘shedders’.

Our Project Leader is available to lend a hand, give guidance (when requested) and to show members how to use equipment unfamiliar to them.

Besides woodwork and pottering about in the gardens, we have also played host to people quilling, knitting, model-making, singing and numerous craft activities.

If you don’t fancy doing anything practical – you can always pop in for a chat and a cuppa.  Arrive when you like, leave when you like.  No commitment.

Looking for fun for your little ones?

Our classes are fun, lively and interactive where you can watch your little ones be inspired to learn in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere while you have fun too!

Mummies, Daddies, Carers, Grannys and Grandpas love our classes which run Islandwide four days a week – fun for baby and fun for you!

Call Class Leader Georgia on 07592 997610 / 01983 609373
Email georgia.harbour@caterpillarmusic.com
Visit www.caterpillarmusic.com

West Wight Dementia Choir on Wednesday’s from 10:30am to 12pm.

Freshwater Methodist Church, Brookside Road, Freshwater, PO40 9AN

Come along and have some fun!

*Please note that the choir does not meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

For further information email: westwightdementiachoir@gmail.com or phone 07590 521 423

Wednesday’s from 12pm to 1pm at The Creative Hub, 48 High Street, Newport, PO30 1SE

The idea for the project came from local people who approached Independent Arts to help them set up the group.

Independent Arts ran a pilot scheme and found that, for group members, socialising with other people going through similar experiences was the most important part of the project.

The intention is to establish a steering group in the hope of the project becoming independently run by its members.

For more information, or to book a place on the programme, please call Independent Arts on 01983 822437.

Looking for fun for your little ones?

Our classes are fun, lively and interactive where you can watch your little ones be inspired to learn in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere while you have fun too!

Mummies, Daddies, Carers, Grannys and Grandpas love our classes which run Islandwide four days a week – fun for baby and fun for you!

Call Class Leader Georgia on 07592 997610 / 01983 609373
Email georgia.harbour@caterpillarmusic.com
Visit www.caterpillarmusic.com

We started in September 2013 with the help of Age UK IW and the majority of us organisers are in their Good Neighbour Scheme. We seemed to set off with a bang straight off and now regularly have between 24 and 30 turn up.
Seagrove Seniors social club is a warm and friendly club for all people in the area of a certain age!
We meet on alternate Wednesdays between 2 and 4 o’clock in the pavilion and charge £2 per session.
It’s a great place to meet up with old friends or to make new ones, we try to vary our programme a bit , but there is always a fiendish quiz and lots of tea and home made cakes.
Do come along and give us a try.

SingAbout Newport

Wednesdays from 2pm – 4pm at The Creative Hub in Newport.

SingAbout is a social singing activity based on recognised music therapy, run by Independent Arts on the Isle of Wight. It can help to improve your memory, breathing, speech, movement and confidence.

It’s great and an opportunity to get out and meet people. Refreshments are provided.

Everyone welcome.

No musical background is necessary so come along and try it!

About Singing for the Brain®
You don’t need to be a good singer to experience improved brain activity, wellbeing and mood. So why not come and join us online where you can meet new people in a friendly and supportive environment. We have fun, vocal warm-ups and sing a wide variety of familiar and new songs, and if you have an instrument, we would love you to bring that along too! All our virtual groups are hosted by our skilled, compassionate and experienced group leaders. We start the singing at 3pm on Wednesday and 11am on Friday, but if you join us 15 mins early you can join in with our weekly chat and catch-up! Looking forward to meeting you!

Reconnect – Wellbeing Programme Shape & Connect for 13 – 16 year olds

6 week course – Wednesday and Thursday 4:30pm – 6pm

Designed to support low level mental health issues including anxiety, emotional wellbeing and promote self confidence through the arts.

We hope to encourage our participants to take ownership of their own personal wellbeing and support building their resilience and coping mechanisms.

Sessions will last for 90 minutes over 6 weeks and we have space for up to 12 participants per session.

Wednesday’s sessions will be all about mindfulness and learning new skills and coping mechanisms e.g. sleep hygiene, movement, mindfulness, body positivity and will be a blend of talks and creativity.

The group will be encouraged to create a journal for the project to explore the self and will include photography sessions.
Thursday’s sessions will be more music based and will include playing and recording music

Participants will be expected to commit to attend both days.

On the 6th and final week we will hold a showcase of work at our gallery at 48 High Street, Newport so all the groups have the opportunity to come together and share their work with invited guests.

To book a place please contact Independent Arts on 01983 822437 or info@independentarts.org.uk

Looking for fun for your little ones?

Our classes are fun, lively and interactive where you can watch your little ones be inspired to learn in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere while you have fun too!

Mummies, Daddies, Carers, Grannys and Grandpas love our classes which run Islandwide four days a week – fun for baby and fun for you!

Call Class Leader Georgia on 07592 997610 / 01983 609373
Email georgia.harbour@caterpillarmusic.com
Visit www.caterpillarmusic.com

Our Community Groups are back from next week! Please see below for details on all our groups and activities.

Gaming Club – over 17’s – 10am – 12pm
Hosted in our Creative Café at Aspire Ryde, we have a range of games that can be played on Nintendo switch and Xbox. Or if you are playing a game on a console, why not bring it down and play together. Refreshments available from our café.

For more information on any of our groups please give us a call on 01983 716020, an email to reception@aspireryde.org.uk or give us a message on here.

Cowes Men’s Shed

Cowes Men’s Shed is open to everyone aged 18 and over and not just men!  25% of our members are women.  We offer a carpentry workshop, craft room, IT area and gardens with polytunnels, raised beds, seating areas and even red squirrels.  There is no membership fee and the Shed is ready to welcome you five days a week (Mon-Fri) 10am to 3pm, 50 weeks of the year.  Free parking is available locally and the Cowes Park and Ride bus stop is just a few minutes along the road. Come along to connect, converse and create!

Some sheds locally exclude women and men aged younger than 55, so if that has happened and you are disappointed, do come to Cowes Men’s Shed and join our ‘shedders’.

Our Project Leader is available to lend a hand, give guidance (when requested) and to show members how to use equipment unfamiliar to them.

Besides woodwork and pottering about in the gardens, we have also played host to people quilling, knitting, model-making, singing and numerous craft activities.

If you don’t fancy doing anything practical – you can always pop in for a chat and a cuppa.  Arrive when you like, leave when you like.  No commitment.

Thursdays 10.30am – 12.00 noon in Newport

A gentle class suitable for all abilities.

Email: sandy.hector@gmail.com

Phone: 07779 424 018

Website: www.embraceyourworld.co.uk.

Reconnect – Wellbeing Programme

Create & Connect for those 25 and over

6 week course – Thursday 10.30am – 12pm

Designed to support low level mental health issues including anxiety, emotional wellbeing and promote self confidence through the arts.

We hope to encourage our participants to take ownership of their own personal wellbeing and support building their resilience and coping mechanisms.

Sessions will last for 90 minutes over 6 weeks and we have space for up to 12 participants per session.

There will be sessions on art, wellbeing, sleep hygiene, self care, and mindfulness. As well as a four week creative project where participants will work with a practitioner on a piece to be displayed at The Hub Hosts event.

To book a place please contact Independent Arts on 01983 822437 or info@independentarts.org.uk

SingAbout in Bembridge every Thursday from 10.30am to 12.30pm

SingAbout is a social singing activity based on recognised music therapy, run by Independent Arts on the Isle of Wight. It can help to improve your memory, breathing, speech, movement and confidence.

It’s a great opportunity to get out and meet people. Refreshments are provided. Everyone welcome.

Singing has been shown to help manage various long term conditions including dementia, cancer, respiratory and coronary illnesses as well as providing a boost to combat depression and other mental illnesses. SingAbout makes you feel good!

We include a variety of music including traditional rounds and rhymes, songs from the shows and musical hall favourites as well as popular music and rock and roll.

Our weekly sessions in towns across the Isle of Wight are open to all. A voluntary donation is appreciated.

No musical background is necessary so come along and try it!

Carers and family members are welcome to attend.

Steph Toogood – Water Exercise Specialist

Water Exercise Classes – Socially Distanced, Covid-Friendly Classes.

Small groups up to 8

Fitness at Gurnard

Every Tuesday & Thursday – Session Times Below:

10.30 am – 11.15 am – Gentle Water Exercise

(Gentle movement to improve posture & function)

11.15 am – 12.00 pm – Deep Water Exercise

12.00pm – 12.45 pm – Specialist Therapy

Call Steph on 07525 662 555 to book.

or email stephanietoogood@gmail.com for more information.

No need to book, just come along and join in!

Dancemakers is held every Thursday from 10:30am to 12pm.

If its your first time joining Dancemakers you can take part for free! Contact our team to book now

DanceMakers is a gentle, creative programme designed to improve balance, co-ordination, muscle strength, breathing, memory and confidence.

Please wear comfy loose clothing and soft flat shoes.

Everyone Welcome.

Our Community Groups are back from next week! Please see below for details on all our groups and activities.

Craft Café – 1pm – 3pm
Working on a craft at present or want to complete crafts with us? Our craft café is open to all who want to complete crafts of any kind whilst also having a cuppa with us and a chat. Not working on a craft at the moment, why not come down anyway and we have a whole host of crafts we can do with you here. Refreshments available from our Kingdom Café at Aspire Ryde.

For more information on any of our groups please give us a call on 01983 716020, an email to reception@aspireryde.org.uk or give us a message on here.

Thursday’s from 1.30pm to 2.30pm at Sandown Library, 119 High Street, PO36 8AF

DanceMakers is Independent Arts’ gentle, creative dance programme. It can help to improve balance, coordination, muscle strength, memory and confidence.

Wear comfy, loose clothing and soft, flat shoes. Refreshments are provided.

Free 6 week trial for new participants. £5 for returning dancers.

Suitable for all levels of mobility.

Booking Essential –  please call 01983 822437 or email info@independentarts.org.uk

Our Community Groups are back from next week! Please see below for details on all our groups and activities.

Sewing Group – 10am – 12pm & 1:30pm – 3pm
Our sewing group is based at our Aspire Ryde Community Hub in Ryde High Street. Access to sewing machines or can complete sewing by hand. Our group of keen sewers can help with learning how to sew or make specific projects.

For more information on any of our groups please give us a call on 01983 716020, an email to reception@aspireryde.org.uk or give us a message on here.

SingAbout East Cowes

Thursdays from 2pm – 4pm at St James Church Hall, 19 St James Close, PO32 6PP

SingAbout can help to improve your memory, breathing, speech, movement and confidence.

It’s a great opportunity to get out and meet people. Refreshments are provided. Everyone welcome.

Singing has been shown to help manage various long term conditions including dementia, cancer, respiratory and coronary illnesses as well as providing a boost to combat depression and other mental illnesses. SingAbout makes you feel good!

We include a variety of music including traditional rounds and rhymes, songs from the shows and musical hall favourites as well as popular music and rock and roll.

Our weekly sessions in towns across the Isle of Wight are open to all. A voluntary donation is appreciated.

No musical background is necessary so come along and try it!

Carers and family members are welcome to attend.

Nettlestone and Seaview Men in Sheds

Where: Seagrove Pavillion, Seagrove Farm Road, Seaview, PO34 5HU

We are meeting in person again !

Our drop-in meetings are normally held from 2 to 4pm at the workshop on Thursdays when we aren’t “working” so we can chat without machine noise. These are more social events at which we discuss our current projects and members may bring along their own work to show around.  Come along and join us, ALL adults are welcome.
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Reconnect – Wellbeing Programme Shape & Connect for 13 – 16 year olds

6 week course – Wednesday and Thursday 4:30pm – 6pm

Designed to support low level mental health issues including anxiety, emotional wellbeing and promote self confidence through the arts.

We hope to encourage our participants to take ownership of their own personal wellbeing and support building their resilience and coping mechanisms.

Sessions will last for 90 minutes over 6 weeks and we have space for up to 12 participants per session.

Wednesday’s sessions will be all about mindfulness and learning new skills and coping mechanisms e.g. sleep hygiene, movement, mindfulness, body positivity and will be a blend of talks and creativity.

The group will be encouraged to create a journal for the project to explore the self and will include photography sessions.
Thursday’s sessions will be more music based and will include playing and recording music

Participants will be expected to commit to attend both days.

On the 6th and final week we will hold a showcase of work at our gallery at 48 High Street, Newport so all the groups have the opportunity to come together and share their work with invited guests.

To book a place please contact Independent Arts on 01983 822437 or info@independentarts.org.uk

Every Thursday 6.30pm to 8pm in Binstead

A gentle class suitable for all abilities.

Free Parking

Email: sandy.hector@gmail.com

Phone: 07779 424 018

Website: www.embraceyourworld.co.uk.

A communal workplace for everyone aged 18+

Ventnor Community Shed is for people interested in arts, crafts woodworking and other activities in Ventnor.

We meet at Boniface Fields, Leeson Road, Ventnor, PO38 1PW

• Work on your own projects.
• Membership only £10 per anum.
• Refreshments Available.

Open Tuesday, Friday & Saturday 10am – 2pm.

For more information please visit our Facebook Page

Website: ventnorshed.co.uk

Email: shed@ventnorcommunityshed.co.uk

Call: 07791 619 378 (During Office Hours)