Ladybarn Community Hub Newsletter April - June 2024
In the next three months, Spring will turn into Summer, the days will get longer and longer, and Ladybarn Community Hub is launching lots of new groups!
Scroll to the bottom to see the full timetable
March has flown by at the centre, with some brilliant events and new groups started. One of our big highlights was the International Women’s Day fair, which was attended by over a hundred people. There was food from Sanskruti, a drum circle, arts and crafts activities and lots of brilliant stalls from local creators. On the 22ndof March we hosted an Easter lunch. Everyone had lots of lovely Easter treats and our brilliant new cook Saika made an Easter feast, whilst David and the SoundUp singers led a singalong of favourite hits.
Another thing that we’ve just started is the walking and wheeling group. We had a great turnout for our first walk on Tuesday 5th of March and were blessed by glorious sunshine. The group meets at 11am at the Hub and goes for a walk around Kingswood park, before returning to the Hub for sandwiches and a natter. The walking group is free and is delivered with Pauline and Rose from Friends of Kingswood Park. We will be here every Tuesday come rain or shine so please come along with us!
We’re now back to a 3-month newsletter, with a whole host of new groups and activities starting soon. We hope to see familiar and new faces at our activities helping to make them a success. See our schedule of activities below for more information.
One thing we’d like to highlight is that we are creating a community garden right here at the Hub. We’re working with Sow the City to design the space to grow veg and we’ve been awarded 10 free apple trees from Thatcher’s that the Manchester Fruit Tree Coop are helping us with. If you’re interested in joining, come along to one of our sessions, check the noticeboard in the porch or speak to Hannah. In the next few months we will also be running a learn to grow course so watch this space.
On the 9th of April we are running a focus group with some business students from the university. The students are looking into how we can run events or even a community café. If you can spare an hour to help us with our future please speak to the office for more information.
As always, we are looking for more volunteers to help us with all our new groups so if you’re interested please speak to our volunteer manager, Hannah, at hannah@ladybarncommunityhub.co.uk. See our schedule of activities below and watch out for updates in the next months as we add more and more. Contact the Hub on 01612243733 or info@ladybarncommunityhub.co.uk, or come to our activities at Royle Street, Manchester M14 6RN. We hope to see you soon.
Weekly timetable
Mondays
1pm – 2pm
Tai Chi. All abilities welcome. £5 per session. Starting 13th May
2pm to 3.30pm
Board games and chess club. Everyone welcome - £2 donation per session to support centre and tea and toast. Starting 8th April
Tuesdays
10.30am to 12pm
LGBTQ+ Tea & Toast in the foyer. Popular and friendly group for LGBT people. Trips out planned in future. £2 donation per session.
11am – 12:30
Accessible walking and wheeling group. Join us for a walk around Kingswood Park followed by sandwiches and tea at the Hub. Meet in the foyer at 11. Free. In association with Friends of Kingswood Park.
3pm – 4pm
SoundUp music sessions. Singing for all, including people with dementia and learning difficulties. Everyone welcome £3 donation.
Wednesdays
Wellbeing Wednesdays. Starting 29th May
12pm – 1pm Mindfulness session £3
1pm – 1:30pm Light lunch of sandwiches or soup. £2
1:30pm – 3pm Wellbeing activities, like knitting, painting,hand massage and more. Timetable of activities to be announced. £3
Come for one activity or stay for the whole day.
5:45pm - 6:45pm
Ladybarn Voices Choir. Back by popular demand. Contemporary and classic pop music choir. £3 Starting 5th June
Thursdays
10am – 12pm
Volunteer-led gardening session. Come along and garden with others in the community. Starting 18th April
12pm - 2.30pm
Over-50s lunch club. Freshly cooked, two course meal. Once a month vegetarian lunch. Veggie and halal options available. Bingo and raffle, golden balls. £5 for lunch plus £1 for bingo and £1 for any other games.
Fridays
Coming soon!
Friday Tryday – workshops and coffee morning with focus on learning skills. We are planning to have a morning language conversation class, followed by afternoon workshops to learn DIY skills like woodwork, plumbing and more. Launch date to be announced.
Saturdays
10am – 12pm
Volunteer-led gardening session. Come along and garden with others in the community. Starting 20th April
Events
Thursday 11th April
12pm - 3pm
Special Thursday lunch with Manchester Medical School staff. The theme this year is Spring. We’re so excited to have the Medical School back!
Thursday 27th June
Ladybarn Hub summer trip. Location to be announced– watch this space!