Introducing NEW (Nature, Environment, Wellbeing) Hope 
 
​Free creative, compassion-and-nature-based workshops in London
   
In a world increasingly in need of more compassionate connection, many people are keen to "do something" to better cope with the challenges bombarding us, and somehow be part of the solution, but don't know where to begin. 

Tending to our own wellbeing is an excellent and important first step, and compassionately connecting with nature and the local environment can inspire us to make small, manageable changes that benefit both ourselves and our communities, on our own terms. 
   
     Would you like to:
  • improve your mental health and wellbeing:
  • create and have fun? (No artistic ability required :)
  • be part of diverse and welcoming community?
  • connect with nature and the environment for greater wellbeing?
  • Make a difference to your own life, community and wider world, through simple and fulfilling acts of compassion?

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, new workshops will be starting in Dec 2025. 
NEW Hope will explore wellbeing through nature and the environment. Informal, creative women's workshops will take place in clusters of four in Waltham Forest - starting at Lea Bridge Library, Leyton, the first Tuesday of every month from 2nd December to 3rd March. (Participants are encouraged to attend as many of the sessions as possible)

In a change to our original schedule, occasional workships will take place at International House, Brixton, starting with our Midwinter Celebration - see below.

Further sessions are planned at Leytonstone Library and International House, Brixton in 2026. 

You are invited to a Midwinter Celebration in Brixton on Weds 3rd December. Free lunch and a gift to make and take home. We will explore the symbolism of  the return of the light at this darkest time of year. More info here

Please note the Leyton workshops are for women only. All workshops welcome trans participants.



Initial 2025/26 dates are: 
Lea Bridge Library, Leyton 
​10:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 2nd December 
Tuesday 6th January 
Tuesday 3rd February
Tuesday 3rd March
International House Brixton
12:30 - 2:30 
Weds 3rd December -Midwinter Celebration

​More events to come in 2026.
​VENUES:
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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
​Canterbury Cresent, Brixton London SW9 7QE  
​Ground floor accessible venue
Workshops for mixed groups
4 minutes' walk from Brixton Underground Station
2 minutes' walk from Brixton Rail Station 
(Opposite Brixton Police Station)

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​LEA BRIDGE LIBRARY 
Lea Bridge Road, Leyton E10 7HU
Ground floor accessible venue
Workshops for women only*
Accessible by bus from various destinations, 
including Leytonstone, Leyton and Walthamstow. 
(Bus stop Lea Bridge Library)

*Welcoming anyone who identifies as a woman.
LEYTONSTONE LIBRARY
6 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London E11 1HG
1st floor venue accessible by lift

2 minutes' walk from Leytonstone underground station (Central line. Note, this station does not have step-free access) and on several bus routes. 

Watch this space for workshops beginning at this venue in Spring 2026 as part of our NEW Hope project, and occasional one-off sessions on other subjects. 

​With thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund  ​