EVENTS
Thingy Makers Market
Thingy Cafe is hosting its first makers market on Saturday 18 May!
There will be a mix of local makers and designers, alongside cocktails and delicious food.
Thingy Cafe is located in Trowbridge Gardens in Hackney Wick. The cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Home of Modern Makers - April Fayre
April Fayre, curated by Home of Modern Makers.
Home of Modern Makers are a collective group of West London designers, from the former independent All Original gift shop, on Ealing Green. Sharing their wealth of experience and creativity, they are curating a series of West London pop-up markets. I will be joining them on Saturday 20 April at St Luke’s House which is a 5 minute walk from
Home of Modern Makers - Christmas Pop-Up
Christmas Pop-Up in Soanes Kitchen, curated by Home of Modern Makers.
Home of Modern Makers are a collective group of West London designers, from the former independent All Original gift shop, on Ealing Green. I met this wonderful group of people through All Original and they have invited me to join them on Saturday 9 December for their Christmas Pop-Up.
Urban Makers Christmas Market
Now in its 8th successful year, Urban Makers will be returning to the Ecology Pavilion Mile End Park, to host our annual festive makers’ market. We will be welcoming 50 different designers each day selling everything from Christmas gifts and decorations, homewares, jewellery, art, candles, clothing and accessories. All sustainable and ethical.
November 25th & 26th
December 9th & 10th
Opening times 11 – 5pm
Urban Makers Feast will be back with a great selection of festive food and drink including delicious cakes, warming savoury food, artisan coffee, cocktails and more.
The Ecology Pavilion overlooks the reed beds of Mile End Park and is bathed in natural light from floor to ceiling windows.
What makes you feel at home?
Trowbridge Gardens Gallery: What makes you feel at home?
On display are photos from London based residents responding to the question. Also displayed here is Jinny Ngui Design’s hand decorated bone china tableware.
Home Photos: Arbeit invited London residents to submit photos of what makes them feel at home. This call out is in conjunction with Open House. We have received varied responses from photos of inside houses to pets. The exhibition is free to attend and will be open daily between 9am and 4pm, for over two weeks from Saturday 9 September to Monday 2nd October 2023.
This exhibition is part of a wider programme of workshops, exhibitions and events, where you can find further details of upcoming activities here: www.arbeit.org.uk/artprogramme
You can also follow Arbeit on: @arbeitstudios
Arbeit Studios is a mix-use creative workspace provider, creating spaces for artists, designers, small businesses and start-ups, alongside business support, event/gallery spaces and a shared environment for innovative collaboration and community involvement.
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Date adjusted due to the Bank Holiday Monday for King Charles III’s Coronation.
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
This month we will be joined by local mum and nutritionalist Vitamin Dina. Vitamin Dina is a registered Nutritionist (mBANT CNHC) offering personalised nutrition programmes in east London and worldwide online. As a working mum with a disability, Dina is passionate about making nutrition accessible to busy parents with limited time and energy. Dina provides achievable plans for each unique situation, using easy tips and practical solutions combined with evidence-based nutrition.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Date adjusted due to the Easter school holidays.
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
This month we will be joined by Masha from the Hackney Family Centre, which is supported by the charity Little Village. The Hackney Family Centre runs a baby bank, which provides essentials for babies and young children to local families. The centre always welcomes referrals and donations. Masha is coming to join us to discuss how to help as volunteer.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Date adjusted due to the school half term break.
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy People Cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Urban Makers Christmas Market
Now in its 7th successful year, Urban Makers will be returning to the Ecology Pavilion Mile End Park, to host our annual festive makers’ market. We will be welcoming 50 different designers each day selling everything from Christmas gifts and decorations, homewares, jewellery, art, candles, clothing and accessories. All sustainable and ethical.
November 26th & 27th
December 10th & 11th
Opening times 11 – 5pm
Urban Makers Feast will be back with a great selection of festive food and drink including delicious cakes, warming savoury food, artisan coffee, cocktails and more.
The Ecology Pavilion overlooks the reed beds of Mile End Park and is bathed in natural light from floor to ceiling windows.
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
We are pleased to be welcoming back Wrap a Hug and The Hackney Real Nappy Network to our November coffee morning!
Wrap a Hug is a friendly sling library and consultancy based in east London. We offer sling library sessions in Tower Hamlets and Hackney, workshops, and private consultations. We stock a wide range of slings and our service is personalised to suit your needs. At Wrap a Hug, we'll book you in so can come to try some slings on, get a fitting with your own slings, learn new skills, help you feed in the sling, and we're here to help you navigate the rather overwhelming world of babywearing! The sling library is inclusive and everyone is welcome.
The Hackney Real Nappy Network is an informal network of parents who aim to promote and support local parents to use reusable nappies successfully. We provide reusable nappy demos and meet, give and take events around Hackney. We are always open to visiting new places or groups around Hackney to provide a demo, and are always eager to welcome new volunteers.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents and Carers Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents and carers on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Urban Makers Spring Market
Now in its 7th successful year, Urban Makers will be returning to the Ecology Pavilion Mile End Park, to host our annual Spring market. Fifty different designers will be joining us each day selling everything from homeware, jewellery, art, candles, toys, clothing and accessories. All sustainable and ethical.
Trowbridge Gardens Parents Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents on the second Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
This month we will be joined by Mini First Aid North London.
Mini First Aid offers a range of classes across the UK for all the family; parents, grandparents, carers and for children as young as three years old, training them in basic and life-saving first aid.
There will also be a Pre-loved Baby Clothes Sale with all money raised going to Trowbridge Gardens for community events.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents on the first Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
This month’s coffee morning is being hosted by The Hackney Real Nappy Network.
The Hackney Real Nappy Network is an informal network of parents who aim to promote and support local parents to use reusable nappies successfully. We provide reusable nappy demos and meet, give and take events around Hackney. We are always open to visiting new places or groups around Hackney to provide a demo, and are always eager to welcome new volunteers.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Trowbridge Gardens Parents Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents on the first Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
We are pleased to be welcoming Wrap a Hug and The Hackney Real Nappy Network to our first coffee morning of 2022!
Wrap a Hug is a friendly sling library and consultancy based in east London. We offer sling library sessions in Tower Hamlets and Hackney, workshops, and private consultations. We stock a wide range of slings and our service is personalised to suit your needs. At Wrap a Hug, we'll book you in so can come to try some slings on, get a fitting with your own slings, learn new skills, help you feed in the sling, and we're here to help you navigate the rather overwhelming world of babywearing! The sling library is inclusive and everyone is welcome.
The Hackney Real Nappy Network is an informal network of parents who aim to promote and support local parents to use reusable nappies successfully. We provide reusable nappy demos and meet, give and take events around Hackney. We are always open to visiting new places or groups around Hackney to provide a demo, and are always eager to welcome new volunteers.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Urban Makers Christmas Market
Now in its 6th successful year, Urban Makers will be returning to the Ecology Pavilion Mile End Park, to host their annual festive makers’ market. Welcoming 50 different designers each day selling everything from Christmas gifts and decorations, homewares, jewellery, art, candles and accessories. All sustainable and ethical.
Trowbridge Gardens Parents Coffee Morning
Monthly coffee morning for parents on the first Monday of each month at Trowbridge Gardens community space. Everyone is welcome! Coffee and pastries available from Thingy cafe.
Volunteer hosts will be there to welcome you.
10am - 11:30am
Thingy Cafe entrance is on Chapman Road.
5 minute walk from Victoria Park (Cadogan Gate)
Buses: 30, 276, 399, 488
Overground: Hackney Wick
Viewpoint Exhibition
From echoing raves gone by, to showcasing local iconic buildings, Arbeit is proud to present an exhibition that represents the varied identity of Hackney Wick and Fish Island. Viewpoint celebrates the local area and creative talent from fine art to product design.
Open daily from 10am to 4pm, please check before visiting during the Christmas break.
Stokey Winter Market 2021
The Stokey Winter Market returns to St Mary’s Stoke Newington on the 27th November with 30 curated Designer Makers, Christmas food, loads of Christmas spirit, mulled wine and a LEGO table!
All this and it is raising money for the New St Mary's Centre which is a welcoming community space and kitchen hosts Hackney Winter Night Shelter, Hackney Migrant Centre, Hackney Food Bank as well as being available to hire.
Come and get your Christmas shopping done and help those in real need. What could be better!
Community Knitting
As part of the ReWork Series, Arbeit has invited Jinny Ngui to host Community Knitting.
Leyton Green Gallery, 778 to 782 High Road, Leyton, E10 6AE
Thursday 18 November
10.30am - 12.30pm
This is a drop-in season for all the community, with all wool and knitting needles provided for up to 10 participants at a time. We would also like to invite participants to knit tiny hats as part of the Innocent Smoothie campaign and through doing so will raise money for Age UK. Age UK has used this money to host lunches, classes, befriending services, and other support services offered by local Age UK centres across the country.