Classes & Activities
Art
Wednesday 1.00 – 3.00pm
Linda Griffiths
Linda and her artists are back at The Club and enjoying being together and creating some amazing artworks again. Do give us a call if you would like to join the class.
Sarah Lam Photography
Art History
Tuesday 10.00 – 11.30am
Dr Caroline Levisse
Caroline will finish her current series on Nordic Art at the beginning of January and her new series ‘Forgotten Masters of the 19th century’ will start on 25th January.
For details on how to join Caroline’s sessions, please contact the Avenue Club Office on 020 8948 8807 or e-mail avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk
Balance, Agility & Mobility
Friday 11.15am – 12.30pm
We are delighted that Garry Freer is back with a new ‘Balance, Agility, Mobility’ class. Agility improves flexibility and control which in turn will help the body to maintain proper alignment, posture and balance during movement and prevent injury and falls as well as keeping you mobile, fit and active.
For more about this fun class, please contact the Office on 0208 948 8807
Chiropody
Wednesday 10.30am – 4.00pm
Kevin Thomas
Kevin, our Chiropodist, is back at the Club. Please contact the Office for further details or an appointment.
Choir
Tuesdays 3.00 – 4.30pm
Ian Bloomfield & Margie Harrison
Our Choristers are very excited to be back at The Club after such a long break, keeping in tune online!!
Creative Writing
Monday 11.00am – 1.00pm
Harriet Grace
If you love writing, love words, and want to have fun; if you want to express yourself in a poem or prose, or just in a few lines that might develop into something longer.
Please contact the office for further information.
Film Club
Tuesday
10.45 – 12.45 in-house
(First Tuesday of month – 12.00 – 2.00pm)
John Wischmeyer
John is running an online course on ‘Contemporary cinema: the Best Films of the year’
For details of how to join, please contact the Avenue Club Office on 020 8948 8807 or e-mail avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk
French Conversation
Wednesday 9.30am and 10.45am
Melissa Gauthier
Melissa is running her French classes back at The Club – sometime outside if the weather allows! Our linguists are delighted to be back and improving their conversational skills face to face.
History Lectures
Wednesday 2.00 – 3.30pm
Alan is starting a new class on 26th Jan entitled ‘Victorian Poetry in Context’
Please get in touch with the Avenue Club Office for details on how to join him – 020 8948 8807 or e-mail avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk
Italian Conversation
Tuesday 2.00 – 3.15pm
Our Italian conversation group are pleased to be back on Tuesday afternoons.
Knit & Stitch
Wednesday 10.00am – 12.00pm
Thelma Foakes and Roxy Cowan
Our knitters and stitchers came are back at The Club and happy to see each other again in person. Although the group is usually a drop-in session, numbers need to be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Line Dancing
Friday morning 10.00- 11.30
Beginners Class – Thursday 12.00 – 12.45
Bryan Watson
Our Line Dancers are delighted to be back on Friday mornings. We have a beginners class starting on September 23rd.
Please contact the office for details 020 8948 8807 or e-mail avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk
Low Impact Aerobics
Thursday 1.00 – 1.45pm & 2.00 – 2.45pm
Bryan Watson
Bryan’s Low Impact Aerobics Classes are very popular and – please get in touch for further information.
Sarah Lam Photography
Meditation
Monday 3:00 – 4:00pm on Zoom
Caroline Cole
Caroline’s Meditation class is continuing on Zoom. The aim of the class is to help you release stress, support your wellbeing and make you feel more positive through meditation.
This class is open to everyone. Please contact the office for further information.
Men’s Wellbeing
Monday morning 9.00 – 11.00
Garry Freer
Our men always report that they have fun! Do feel free to try a session or two to see if it’s for you.
Sarah Lam Photography
Mosaic Art
Monday 1.00 – 3.00pm
Linda Griffiths
Linda runs the Mosaic class and is delighted to be back at The Club.
Everyone in the group started out as a beginner, joining at different times. New members are always very welcome and will start with a few small mosaics, then join in with the ongoing class project.
Opera
Thursdays 10.00 – 11.45am
Ross Alley
Ross is returning in January with 2 series; starting with ‘Operatic Angels and Demons’ followed by ‘Operatic Oaths & Orisons’.
Pilates with Caroline
Monday 10.00 – 11.15am on Zoom
Wednesday 9.30 – 10.45 at The Avenue Club
Caroline Cooper
Caroline’s classes are at the gentler end of the spectrum, suitable for those with some basic to intermediate experience.
Pilates with Garry
Friday 9.45 – 11.00am
Garry Freer
Garry’s classes are at the gentler end of the spectrum, suitable for those with some basic to intermediate experience.
Seated Exercises
Tuesdays 12.30 – 1.30 and 1.45 – 2.45
Jacqui Bell
Along with improving strength and flexibility, safe seated exercise also boosts your mood, helping to keep you healthy and fit and as well as possible.
The class is suitable for everyone.
Please contact the Avenue Club office for further details.
Spanish
Monday 10.00 – 11.15am & 11.45am – 1.00pm
Marietta Freeman
Marietta’s conversation classes will re-start in September and are organised around the level of the students, with the primary aim to enjoy communicating in Spanish, when travelling or speaking to friends. If you have never learnt Spanish before, why not try our BEGINNERS class?
Contact the Office on 020 8948 8807 or avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk for more details.
Strength Training
Stephen Weil
Stephen has been training members at the Avenue Club for two years and works exclusively with older adults – his clients’ average age is 73, his oldest almost 90!
Strength is increasingly seen medically as the most important component to staying active for longer; it strengthens muscles, joints and especially important – bones! It also improves coordination and balance, which reduces the chances of falling.
Ukulele
Friday 1.30 – 3.15pm
Norman May
The ‘Avenukes’ have fun on Friday afternoons – why not give it a try?
Sarah Lam Photography
Walking Group
Monthly – every 3rd Thursday 9.30am
Serge Lourie
Organised by Serge Lourie, these walks take place once a month on a Thursday starting at 9:30 for 9:45 from The Avenue Club.
Walks take around three hours and usually include a stop for a snack and comfort break after about one and a half hours.
Yoga with Barbara
Wednesday 11.15am – 12.15pm & 12.45 – 1.45pm
Barbara Ferrier
Barbara’s classes are as popular as ever. Please get in touch if you would like to join.
Yoga with Caroline
Monday 10.30 – 11.45
Caroline Cole
This is a Hatha yoga (general) class of mixed ability where there will be a focus on balancing the body using the breath to gently mobilise, stretch and improve strength and muscle tone. It will include relaxation time to facilitate the release of tension in the mind and the body.
