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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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How To Paint Peonies Beginner Friendly Painting Tutorial Rachel Moore IMAGE

How to Paint Peonies

Main image: a DIY bee bath for the garden, made from a terracotta pot and saucer with marbles for the bees to land on. With cute yellow bees painted on the side.

DIY Bee Bath for the Garden

Main image: Ali, Mhairi, Gonçalo and Fran, LGBTQ+ singers from London Contemporary Voices sat smiling at the camera before their a Capella performance of Life On Mars? by David Bowie.

“Life On Mars?” - Choir Performance by London Contemporary Voices

Part of Pride Month 2026

Main image: best selling YA Fantasy author Bea Fitzgerald in a beautiful bright pink floor length dress, holding a pomegranate looking at it. With a black background and pink circle behind her.

Bea Fitzgerald Q&A

Listening books Q&A - Part of Pride Month 2026

Main image: handmade copper clay earrings, with large hoops, and a leaf print design.

How to Make Copper Clay Earrings - Metal Clay Tips and Tricks

Main image: a mini scarecrow, with purple felt overalls and straw hands and hair.

Mini scarecrow

Main image: a handmade twiddle muff, a sensory aid/device, made for a person living with dementia or Alzheimer's. Made with scraps of patterned fabric and various tactile items, like buttons, ribbons, zips.

Make a Twiddle Muff for a Loved One Living with Dementia

Main image: Japanese woodblock print titled "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, featuring a large cresting wave over boats and Mount Fuji. In various blues and, with a pale yellow background.

Artist in Focus: Katsushika Hokusai

Main image: artwork by Mary Moser (British 1744-1819), Study of flowers; roses, marigolds and stocks, circa 1769-1793. Watercolour.

Artist in Focus: Mary Moser

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: "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: 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: 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