Led by Zoe Brennan

Suitable for all abilities, Zoe’s class will help anyone wishing to improve their flexibility, alignment, co-ordination, posture, balance and breathing and will focus on stabilising and strengthening your core.

Zoe will adapt exercises to suit your individual needs and mobility. At the end of the class we will take a few minutes to relax and unwind with some mindfulness.

All abilities are welcome.

You will need your own mat.

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - 29 Apr (exc 18 Feb and 8 Apr)

11am - 12pm
£15 per class | £60 for 5 classes

Suitable for 18+ years.

Other classes include:
Pilates - Beginners
Pilates - Intermediate

•  11:00 from £15

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.

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - 29 Apr (exc 18 Feb and 8 Apr)

12.15pm - 1.15pm
£15 per class

Suitable for ages 18+ years.

Other classes include:
Pilates - Beginners
Pilates - Mixed Abilities

•  12:15 from £15

Led by Jo Hall

This drawing course explores the use of wet and dry media for drawing. Suitable for all those interested in drawing, we’ll look at working with ink, charcoal and other dry drawing materials using a variety of tools from pens to sticks and even old decorating brushes to discover how they can be used to draw different forms and textures. We will be drawing from objects supplied by the tutor for the first session and you will be invited to bring your own objects for subsequent weeks.

Please bring your own materials as indicated below.

Please bring
Cartridge paper A3 and A2 (in week 3 we will explore drawing small things at a large scale)
Charcoal
Pencils of various hardness (suggest HB, 2B and 4B or softer)
India ink
Dip pen
Brush
Other tools as available and tutor will bring some of these (twig, old toothbrush, feather, wooden cocktail or kebab stick, straw etc.)
There will be opportunities to try other drawing media (different inks, conté crayon etc.)
Drawing board and table easel or block (to tilt your paper)
Clips or tape
Plastic eraser
Putty eraser
Craft knife
Paper towel
Water jars
2 or 3 small containers with lids for working with dilute ink (mini jam or marmalade jars are ideal)
Sketchbook useful for some sessions (suggest about A4 but smaller or larger is fine)
Some cartridge paper will be available from the tutor at cost

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - Tues 18 Feb
12.30pm - 3.30pm
£126 for 6 sessions

•  12:30 from £126

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.

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - 29 Apr (exc 18 Feb and 8 Apr)

1.30pm - 2.30pm
£15 per class

Suitable for 18+ years.

Other classes include:
Pilates - Mixed Abilities
Pilates - Intermediate

•  13:30 from £15

Led by Creative Eye

Norden Farm's Crafternoons are relaxed crafting sessions for older people.

Get crafty with a range of activities, or bring along your own projects to work on with support from tutor Kayleigh Robinson.

You can learn new skills, meet new people and try something new, a cup of tea is included with the ticket price. Come either Tuesday or Wednesday and join in that week's craft. If you are unable to attend in person you can log on from home to chat and join in the session.

Spring Season
Tues 14 Jan - Charcoal Drawing
Tues 21 Jan - Embroidered Photos
Tues 28 Jan - Decoupage Log Slices
Tues 4 Feb - No Session
Tues 11 Feb - Polymer Clay Octopus
Tues 18 Feb - Pin Board
Tues 25 Feb - Willow Suncatcher
Tues 4 Mar - Wire Flowers
Tues 11 Mar - Felt Keyring / Brooch
Tues 18 Mar - Woven Basket
Tues 25 Mar - Wool Hoop Art
Tues 1 Apr - Book Folded Sheep
Tues 8 Apr - Fabric Flower
Tues 15 Apr - Cube Bunny
Tues 22 Apr - Embossed Foil Decorations
Tues 29 Apr - Iris Paper Folding

Social Arts Crafternoons is a partially funded project run by Norden Farm with support from The Berkshire Community Foundation.

Local transport can be provided as part of the ticket price for those attending on a Wednesday.

If you need transport to Norden Farm for the Wednesday sessions please contact Jess Thompson at jess.thompson@nordenfarm.org / 01628 682563 to talk through your requirements.

Suitable for ages 60+ years.

2pm - 3pm
£6.50 per session, including a cup of tea

•  14:00 from £650

Led by Nanda Sharma

Welcome to Bollybhangra Dance Fitness Party sessions! Nanda teaches her original choreographies to top hits from Bollywood, Bhangra, Belly dance and also other international music and dance rhythms.

The joyful music and movements encourage us to open our hearts and minds to possibilities, improve wellbeing and body-confidence and encourage us to embrace our individuality.

Enjoy the benefits of dance on flexibility and balance, health and fitness, and mood, memory, in a fun and friendly environment, at your own pace - no pressure. Beginners welcome.

Every class feels like a party and your place awaits! Dress up or dress down, some colour, sequins and a jingly bellydance scarf will add to your experience!

Bring water, a towel, wear dance sneakers or trainers.

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - Tues 29 Apr
3pm - 4pm

£10 per session

•  15:00 from £10

Artist and producer Abhi Arumbakkam attempts to take the sting out of rejections by repurposing them as poetry.

Since 2013 Berkshire-based creative Abhi has been keeping hold of every rejection email she’s received. These range from funding bid denials to job application rejections, amounting to an impressive 258 knock-backs so far.

Drawing inspiration from American artist Austin Kleon's redacted poetry, Abhi has worked alongside local artist Grace Derriman. This exhibition is Abhi's attempt to find hidden poetry amidst all the rejections. It is Abhi’s way of turning lemons into lemonade — or, as she puts it, making manure from waste.

The exhibition is also an invitation to the audience to turn their hand at redacting email texts to discover poetry within them. Abhi firmly believes that rejection is inherent in any creative process, and that it should be embraced with both courage and vulnerability. For her, rejection isn’t a mark of shame but a badge of honour, a pertinent reminder to celebrate the inevitable fallout of daring to try.

Visitors to the exhibition will have a chance to create their own poems by redacting Abhi’s rejections emails. They can share their creations using #rejectionredacted.

Open Tuesdays - Saturdays

Tues 14 Jan - Sat 8 Feb

Entry is Free

•  17:00 -22:00 FREE

Led by Seann Wilkinson

A non-audition community choir open to all. Working on everything from Madonna to Les Mis, from gospel to pop - this is an opportunity to meet people, learn some harmonies and sing your hearts out. No experience required. Enthusiasm absolutely necessary!

Spring
Tues 14 Jan - Tues 1 Apr (exc 18 Feb)
7.30pm – 9pm

£11 per session | £110 per 11 week term

•  19:30 from £11

Led by Jim Maving

A class for a guitar player who has been playing for at least a year. For a player who has a grasp of first position chords, who can strum and follow chord charts.

These classes are split by skills level:

If you've never played guitar you need to book on the Absolute Beginners course!

Beginners - Recently completed the Absolute Beginner course but still some way to go. Yet to tackle bar chords and complicated rhythms.

Intermediate 1 - Well on the way and able to do bar chords.

Intermediate 2 - Almost Advanced but not quite yet.

Spring
Tues 14 Jan – 11 Feb (5 weeks)
Tues 25 Feb – 25 Mar (5 weeks)
Tues 8 Apr – 6 May (5 weeks)

7.45pm - 8.45pm

£50 per 5 week course

This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.

You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email

Suitable for ages 18+ years.

•  19:45 from £50

After selling out theatres across the UK and Europe, the world-famous prankster, Lee Nelson creator and most-watched British stand-up comedian on TikTok, brings his outrageous stand-up show to Norden Farm.

In Screwed Up Simon rips into celebrity culture, social media, the police, Putin, Prince Andrew and God! Nothing is off limits in this critically acclaimed show, including his own mental health, his family, his five arrests and how he once found himself at an underground sex party.

Don’t miss this unique chance to see Simon’s smash hit tour show before it’s filmed for a TV special.

Courtyard Theatre
£20

Age guidance: 16+ years. Adult themes.

Simon's website

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•  20:00 LIMITED