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Breathing Space

A health and wellbeing charity in Witton Gilbert, Durham. Providing friendly local activities including arts and crafts, forest school, men's shed, folk singing, wellness walks and more. Open to all, new people always very welcome. For details of our regular activities which do not require booking please see our website www.breathingspace.org.uk

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Egg Decorating with Helga from ColourBuzz

Wednesday 9 April 2025
Learn how to decorate beautiful (fake!) eggs in time for Easter. This activity uses waxes and polishes for the lovely background shine, then tricks, tips on techniques and some jigs help with the placing of the decorative elements. For those special markers and a mica powder based solution are used. Suitable for beginners, all welcome
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Junk Journals with Carrie Dennison

Tuesday 13 May 2025
In this workshop we’ll create a hand bound journal, using your own ‘junk’! It’s a great way to recycle paper and card items around your home and repurpose them into a journal that you can add your journalling and treasured memories in. Using junk materials, we’ll first create our book pages, and then create the covers. These will all be bound together to create your book. You’ll go home with a finished, hand bound journal, that is ready for you to start writing, drawing and creating in. This workshop is suitable for beginners. Carrie will email you a list of what recycled junk you need to bring, but all other materials will be provided.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 6-12 Wed 29th May AM

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Nocturnal Animals theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 6-12, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9 Children can be left if preferred, or accompanying adults can stay. No need for adults to register or book a place.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 6-12 Wed 29th May PM

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Nocturnal Animals theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 6-12, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9 Children can be left if preferred, or accompanying adults can stay. No need for adults to register or book a place.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 3-5 Tues 27th May AM

Thursday 29 May 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Nocturnal Animals theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 3-5, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9 Parents do not need to register or book a place but all children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Breathing Space Sensing the Seasons Mindfulness Walk

Between Friday 25 October 2024 and Friday 28 March 2025
Breathing Space offer an opportunity to get away from it all for the morning!! The Sensing the Seasons walk combines the beauty of the environment around us with physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Mindfulness is a really useful tool to support the development of positive health and wellbeing. Use the mindfulness techniques to enable the participant to be aware of themselves in the present and to allow judgmental thoughts and negative emotions to flow through.
St Michael and All Angels Church
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Tree of Life with Helga from ColourBuzz

Thursday 27 March 2025
Make and keep a Tree of Life with cord and beads. Suitable for beginners, all welcome
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Fused Glass Coasters with Glass by Donemark

Thursday 13 March 2025
A fused glass workshop with Karen from Glass by Donemark. Participants will make fused glass coasters with all materials supplied. Adults only, suitable for beginners.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 6-12 Thurs 27th Feb PM

Thursday 27 February 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Winter theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 6-12, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 6-12 Thurs 27th Feb AM

Thursday 27 February 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Winter theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 6-12, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 3 - 5 25th Feb PM (CANCELLED)

Tuesday 25 February 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Winter theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 3-5, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Woodland Wonders Ages 3-5 Feb 25th AM

Tuesday 25 February 2025
Children’s forest activities led by Pat, a level 3 forest school qualified facilitator! Explore the woodland and churchyard, discover local wildlife, hear stories around the campfire and play active outdoor games. Winter theme. We will be outdoors weather permitting so please come dressed for it! Suitable for ages 3-5, no dogs please. If you have not completed an online registration form this year we MUST receive a registration form for each child AT LEAST one week prior to the session. We reserve to right to cancel any bookings not accompanied by a form. Please get in touch if you are unable to complete the form, we will be happy to help. Form is found here https://forms.gle/K53idUnP3pJDJ7vC9
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Valentines Metal Embossing with Carrie Dennison

Tuesday 11 February 2025
Metal embossed valentines ornament workshop A fun introduction to the art of metal embossing, learning how to make traditional ‘corazones mexicanos’ – Mexican hearts or sacred hearts, based on the Mexican artform of ‘milagritos’. We’ll start on a practice piece and will go through the method of transferring the design to the metal, learning the techniques of metal embossing. Then we’ll move on to designing and creating a heart, learning a few extra techniques along the way. Finally we’ll learn how to add a finish to your heart to make it look aged and will then decorate to add plenty of colour. Each student will leave the workshop with one finished heart. Suitable for beginners.
St Michael & All Angels Church
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Creative Writing with Peter Morris

Thursday 16 January 2025
A series of four relaxed, fun, weekly workshops with Peter Morris. Learn about the fundamentals of song writing including lyric writing, formation of hooks and song structure. Begins on 16th January 2025 10am-12noon Then 23rd January, 30th January and 6th February. You need only book once for the whole course. Suitable for beginners.
St Michael & All Angels Church