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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 simple stencil art collage in red acrylic paint - stencil of a lady, apple, crown and abstract shapes.

Easy Stencil Art Tutorial for Beginners

Handmade Christmas bauble wreaths laying on a table

Bauble wreath

landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

What to sow now for next year's crops

The Allotment Diaries Episode 3

landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

Sow the final seeds of the year

The Allotment Diaries Episode 5

Author Emily Katy

Q&A with Emily Katy

a green felt spring wreath featuring Easter themed felt decorations

Spring wreath

A pencil drawing being sketched

An introduction to drawing

Spring Paper Flower Garland Kate Nisbet Istock 1487903884

Spring flower paper garland: Part 1

Anonymous woman sitting in her living room, writing in her notebook.

Journaling for self-development

Part of Mindspace Week 2022

Recycled Scrap Paper Flower Bouquet, against a green background

Recycled Paper Flower Bouquet

An open book, with an orange cover, lay open on a flat surface with a blurred sparkly background or white, orange and grey orbs.

Q+A with Sally Gardner

Listening books Q&A

Close up of a wild European hedgehog emerging from a terracotta pot surrounded by red and orange flowers and berries.

Get Involved in the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme

Close up photo of Author Robert Thorogood

Q+A with Robert Thorogood

A pair of white canvas shoes / trainers with a colourful fabric marker polka dot design, with a pink fabric POSCA marker next to them on a wooden chair

Decorated Trainers

A close up of a yellow household duster being embroidered with red thread as part of Vanessa Marr's Domestic Dusters project

Domestic Dusters: Embroidering Experiences of Domesticity

Part of International Women's Day 2024