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Having hobbies and interests is great for health and wellbeing. Finding activities that we enjoy keeps us occupied, stimulated, entertained and challenged, and gives us a sense of purpose and satisfaction, particularly if we improve at something over time. At the Virtual Village Hall, you’ll find a wide range of activities to try, most of them designed for complete beginners, including regular courses.

 

 

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Main image: A painting titled Stilleben mit Krügen (Still Life with Jugs), created around 1908 by the German Expressionist artist Max Pechstein.

Artist in Focus: Max Pechstein

Main image: trowel and rake in the soil after preparing the ground for spring seedlings.

Allotment Diaries Part 20 – Squash Beds, Climbing Beans and Spring Seedlings

The Allotment Diaries Episode 20

Main image: a dragon eye made out of air dry clay and craft bead eyes.

How to Make Dragon Eyes from Air Dry Clay

Main image: a decorated seed storage box, covered with different papers and details using decoupage techniques.

Make a Decorative Seed Box - Decoupage Tutorial

Main image: a DIY relief print of flowers in a vase, in yellow, pink, blue and green.

DIY Relief Printmaking Using Craft Foam

Main image: a handmade, adjustable silver clay ring, with textured details.

Make Silver Clay Rings at Home

Main image: magazine cut out charms - made into DIY paper earrings. In a variety of images, shapes and sizes.

Magazine Cutout Charms

Main image: a button flower bouquet, using a salt shaker as a vase, and buttons and felt in different colours and sizes - an easy DIY gift for someone special.

How to Make a Button Flower Bouquet

Main image: a Beatrix Potter illustration of a mother rabbit handing picnic baskets to her young rabbit children.

Artist in Focus: Exploring the Art of Beatrix Potter

Main image: beaded fringe earrings, in cream, yellow gold, white and black seed beads with gold metal connector frame.

Beaded Fringe Earrings

Main image: a blue tit bird standing on a leaf in the snow in winter.

Allotment Diaries Part 19 – Supporting Birds and Wildlife Through Winter

The Allotment Diaries Episode 19

Main image: "The Lion at Home" by French 19th century artist Rosa Bonheur, completed in 1881. A mother and father lion, lay with their three cubs.

Artist in Focus: Rosa Bonheur

Main image: Snow at Argenteuil" 1875. By Claude Monet. A winter snow scene, with trees, houses in the background and a snowy road with a person walking along.

Artist in Focus: How to Paint Winter Snow Scenes

Main image: "Among the Firs" by Canadian artist Emily Carr - an expressive painting of fir tress, with greens, browns and blues.

Artist in Focus: Emily Carr

Main image: 'Composition', painted by Piet Mondrian in 1921. A variety of blue red and yellow rectangles, with bold black lines.

Artist in Focus: Piet Mondrian