Connect to your clothing, restore and repair

Learn and practise the Japanese mending techniques of Boro and Sashiko to repair your clothes.

Fully booked

Connecting materials and people

Learn how to connect found and repurposed materials, soft to hard, to create an experimental piece of jewellery using a variety of techniques with the help of our expert jewellery tutor Elizabeth Bone! Create new inspiring connections with your peers through making whilst learning new creative skills and exchanging ideas.

Fully booked

Flower Printing

Flower printing can be used in fabric or paper and it is also a very easy, fun and economical way to extract pigments from flowers, transfer shapes and make patterns and textures from natural dyes. It is great for those interested in exploring natural dyeing and printing techniques in a sustainable way

Fully booked

Shinrin-Yoku: Nature Therapy Workshop at Bethlem

Join complementary therapist and wellbeing educator Hilary Lyons for a nature therapy workshop in the beautiful grounds of Bethlem Hospital, Beckenham, London. Drawing on the art of the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku, forest bathing has been shown to improve physical and mental health, reduce stress levels and boost the immune system

History, memory and mental wealth: why we need to talk about empire

Formally, European imperialism ended decades ago. Yet, the different legacies still affect the world and many societies today. Join us for a discussion on why we need to talk about empire and mental wealth

Touching the Surface: Ceramics, Creative Communities & Mental Health - Artist Talk & Panel Discussion

Join ceramic artist and trustee of the Anxiety Disorders Residential Unit at Bethlem, Keith Clapson for a conference exploring the relationship between ceramics, creativity and community in supporting mental health, wellbeing and recovery. This artist talk and panel discussion runs in conjunction with Clapson's solo exhibition 'Touching the Surface' at Bethlem Gallery, which runs from 20th September to 18th November.

How memory interweaves psyche and body

How does memory connect body and psyche? A taster workshop with Anita Kasabova. 

Harmonising the Mind – exploring the powerful connection of music and mental health

Join us for an interactive talk with mental health campaigner Rob Stephenson as part of this year’s Mental Wealth Festival. Rob will be exploring the powerful connection of music and mental health. 

Live at Lunch at the Royal Opera House

Live at Lunch at the Royal Opera House. Join us for a short performance followed by a panel discussion on this year's topic of 'connections' with Royal Ballet dancers. This event is free and unticketed, on a first come first served basis.

Pass it on – a collaborative jewellery making project

Learn how to connect different materials to create a piece of jewellery in this fun collaborative project lead by our expert jewellery tutor Elizabeth Bone! Pass it on – you will start working on a piece and then pass it on to another person to add to, creating a special collaborative item of jewellery with an unexpected outcome whilst acquiring new creative skills you can apply to your own designs in the future. 

Sectioned: Spoken Word by Poppy Radcliffe

Sectioned at her peak, Poppy Radcliffe spiralled as she tried to come to terms with what happened. Her spoken word performance received a 5* review from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and a nomination for best emerging artist.  The “21st century Sylvia Plath” brings her performance to The Mental Wealth Festival at Bethlem, and with blistering accessible poetry and powerful prose investigates if the mental health services always help.

Reading Friends: Connect through reading

Reading Friends is The Reading Agency’s social reading and befriending programme. Reading Friends chat, share stories and have fun. Come along and listen to extracts from different Quick Reads stories and have a chat. It’s all about connecting with other people – you don’t have to read anything in advance.

Ready Steady Retire!

Come along and find out how your peers are coping with their newfound freedom in retirement - or perhaps you are approaching retirement and are wondering how to create structure and meaning in your new weekly routine? Maybe you will miss the deadlines and frequent communication you had with colleagues.

In this two-hour workshop, we will explore the pros and cons of retirement and find out how to combat isolation through forging new contacts and finding mental stimulus in a variety of ways from volunteering to lifelong learning.

Frazzled Cafe Online

Join us for an online version of the Frazzled Cafe facilitated peer support meetings. Frazzled Cafe meetings are designed to provide confidential and non-judgmental peer support, where people who are feeling overwhelmed by the stresses of life can talk openly, connect and feel heard. If this is your first time attending one we encourage you to have a look at their website which will tell you a bit more about what to expect: https://www.frazzledcafe.org/about.

French through simple songs: time to sing in French

Let’s sing in French with a smile! Combine your love of singing with the French language in this fun workshop based on simple songs that French speakers learn as children. You do not need to know any French.

Monday 9 October

Tuesday 10 October

Wednesday 11 October

Thursday 12 October

Saturday 14 October