Welcome to the Virtual Village Hall
The Virtual Village Hall is a free online activity hub and community. It’s designed by the charity, Royal Voluntary Service, to help people stay mentally and physically active, socially connected and having fun. It supports people to better manage their health, including long-term health conditions and healthy ageing.
Free activity sessions to try
The Virtual Village Hall (VVH) offers live activity sessions every weekday via Facebook, YouTube and the VVH website, and there’s an extensive archive of more than 3,000 sessions to view on demand. Imagine visiting a typical community centre or village hall, just online!
Activities include gentle exercise and dance classes, with adapted, seated and chair-based sessions, yoga and meditation, crafts and cooking, creative writing, interesting talks and more. All designed to support adult learning in a friendly, relaxed setting. These free classes offer a great way to keep learning, moving and having fun from home. New activities are added regularly.
Free to use
It’s free to join and take part online, with no sign-in or subscription required. Where activities require equipment, ingredients or materials, these are low-cost and easy to source.
Is it for me?
The Virtual Village Hall is for everyone! Whether you live alone, find it difficult to get out and about, or just want to try something new at home, you’ll find a warm welcome and friendly online activities to suit your needs.
Friendly tutors
The Virtual Village Hall is a welcoming and inclusive community that’s open to all. Our activity sessions are hosted by friendly, expert tutors and presenters, including some well-known faces. During sessions, you can chat with our tutors, other ‘Virtual Villagers’ and the VVH team during live sessions, tell us where you’re tuning in from and leave your feedback in the session comments. Meet the tutors here!
Themed events
As well as our regular activity sessions, we also offer special feature events with themed sessions, for instance, Mindspace Week (for mental wellbeing), Men’s Health Week and World Menopause Day.
Professional referrers
Health and Social Care professionals use the Virtual Village Hall to support patients, clients and residents, for instance, in GP surgeries as a social prescribing resource, on hospital wards and community health centres, and in residential care settings to provide wellbeing activities.
What’s on?
See our timetable of live sessions to find out what's coming up. A weekly activity timetable is also posted on our social media channels every Monday morning.
To receive the weekly timetable by email, contact virtualvillagehall@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk, using the subject header: Timetable request.
Customise your experience
The VVH website uses assistive technology to help users customise their experience. Options include chosen language, font style, size and colour, zoom, keyboard navigation, audio description and screen reader support.
Find us on TikTok and Instagram!
Here, you can meet our tutors and find shorter, bite-sized sessions, like quiz questions, quick crafts, exercises, and updates on upcoming sessions. Follow us and join the fun!
About Royal Voluntary Service
Royal Voluntary Service is one of Britain’s largest volunteering charities, with volunteers supporting the NHS, adult social care and thousands of vulnerable people in the community. The charity also works in local communities, running home libraries, companionship support, home from hospital services and patient transport.
New to the Virtual Village Hall?
Why not try something new today? Give these short videos below a watch, find a new activity to try, and let the adventure begin!
