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Zen Drawing (online)
Led by Amanda Schenk
Amanda Schenk is the visual artist behind Norden Farm's much-loved (and Instagrammed) glass corridor artwork in the school holidays. Join Amanda for this new drawing course, aimed at helping to create a sense of calm and relaxation through drawing patterns.
Suitable for all abilities, the workshops will focus on building confidence in your drawing abilities - concentrating on the soothing journey of the drawing experience, rather than the finished drawing.
In each session you'll explore how to produce different types of patterns in abstract drawings - looking at different designs each week.
You will need: paper (plain, no smaller than A5), lead pencil, eraser, sharpener, black fine liner or a pen. Optional is a black marker.
Summer
Mon 2 Jun and 21 Jul
7.30pm - 8.45pm
£8 per class
Online only
Age guidance: 18+ years.
- 11:00 FREE
Hot Desk at the Farm
Looking for somewhere different to work? Need a break from your usual desk? Rent a co-working space in the 18th century farmhouse at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead.
For £40 per desk per day (+ VAT) you can expect:
• A desk space in a co-working office in a creative environment
• Available from 11am to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday
• Free WiFi
• Free parking and bike racks
• On site Café and Bar – for breaks or business meetings
• Access to tea and coffee making facilities
• 3 workstations available
This is a unique working environment, a place where you can network with other creatives.
There’s on site entertainment every day (cinema, gigs, comedy) and bookable meeting spaces including the atmospheric Long Barn which holds up to 80 people.
So if you need a break from your normal working day, become part of the vibrant community at Norden Farm.
Just book your spot online and turn up!
Covid safety:
Our co-working spaces are located in the Farmhouse. So that the room can be sanitised between each use, the booking cut off for a Hot Desk is 9pm the night before.
Hand sanitiser stations can be found at each entrance to the building and at other points throughout the venue. Please use the sanitiser on arrival.
You can read more Covid safety information here.
- 11:00 FREE
Pilates - Intermediate
Led by Zoe Brennan
Suitable for people with some Pilates experience or those who are looking for a slightly more challenging class. Still covering alignment, breathing and centering but with more focus on strengthening and toning your body. At the end of the class we will take a few moments to relax and unwind.
You will need your own mat.
Summer
Tues 6 May - 15 Jul
12.15pm - 1.15pm
£15 per class | £60 for 5 sessions
Suitable for ages 18+ years.
Other classes include:
Pilates - Beginners
Pilates - Mixed Abilities
- 12:00 FREE
Reflections in Pastel
Led by Jo Hall
Reflections have fascinated artists down the ages. Using the medium of pastel we will explore reflections on flat surfaces like windows. on still and ruffled waters, the distortions of reality reflected in curved surfaces like spoons and kettles, and lastly the strange world of internal reflection that occurs in small fish tanks and jars with flat sides. References will be available but you are encouraged to bring your own.
Please bring your own materials as described in the information sheet.
Tues 1 Mar - 5 Apr
12.30pm - 3.30pm
£120 per 6 week course.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
- 12:30 FREE
Pilates - Beginners
Led by Zoe Brennan
Suitable for anyone new to Pilates or wishing to improve their flexibility, co-ordination, posture, balance, breathing and focus on stabilising the core. At the end of the class we will take a few moments to relax and unwind.
All abilities are welcome.
You will need your own mat.
Summer
Tues 6 May - 15 Jul
1.30pm - 2.30pm
£15 per class | £60 for 5 sessions
Suitable for 18+ years.
Other classes include:
Pilates - Mixed Abilities
Pilates - Intermediate
- 13:30 FREE
Tits, Gits and Little Sh*ts: An Evening with Gill Sims
Gill Sims is the author of the best selling 'Why Mummy...' series of books.
She is the woman behind the hugely popular Peter and Jane Facebook page.
Gill is interviewed by Jo Middleton, author of Playgroups and Prosecco and creator of Slummy Single Mummy.
Together they will take a hilarious look at the changing face of motherhood as your children grow from toddlers to teenagers, relationships, the highs and lows of the school gate, unexpected bodily fluids and much more!
Including readings from Gill’s books, the evening will be the perfect opportunity to reassure yourself you are not alone in those FML moments - and maybe to even share some anecdotes of your own!
Courtyard Theatre
£22.50
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
- 20:00 FREE