Classes & Activities
Art
Wednesday 12.30 – 2.30pm
Linda Griffiths
Linda has been keeping in touch with her students online, with regular updates and chats about what is going on in the art world, and is looking forward to coming back to The Avenue Club when we can re-open. Do give us a call if you would like to join the class once Linda is back.
Sarah Lam Photography
Art History
Tuesday 10.00 – 11.30am on Zoom
Dr Caroline Levisse
Caroline’s Art History classes are running very successfully on Zoom. Following on from her popular autumn series, ‘Mirrors and Reflection in Art’; her Spring series of lectures is on the theme: “Colour in Art”.
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
Chiropody
Wednesday 10.30am – 4.00pm
Kevin Thomas
Kevin, our Chiropodist, is not currently coming to The Avenue Club while the Club is closed. Please contact the Office for his details.
Choir
Not available at the moment
Ian Bloomfield & Margie Harrison
Our Choir Master, Ian Bloomfield, has been keeping our choristers in tune, while not at The Avenue Club, via YouTube. He has filmed warm up exercises and new songs for them to practise at home. They have been keeping in touch with each other, sharing anecdotes and songs. We are looking forward to them being able to sing together again.
Creative Writing
Monday 11.00am – 1.00pm on Zoom
Harriet Grace
Our creative writing class is currently running on Zoom.
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 12.30 – 2.30pm on Zoom
John Wischmeyer
This course is being delivered online via Zoom. John will start by giving a short lecture, then you will view film extracts and discuss them together or just sit back and relax. There is no homework!
In March he will be viewing and discussing Hitchcock’s Spy Thrillers.
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 or 10.45am on Zoom
Melissa Gauthier
Melissa is running her French classes via Zoom and our linguists have been thoroughly enjoying talking to each other from the comfort of their own homes.
Hairdressing
Tuesday 9.00am – 3.00pm
Farida Lalee
Farida joined The Avenue Club just over 2 years ago and has been busy here ever since! Originally from Afghanistan, she trained at Toni & Guy and has been styling hair for many years. She is well liked by all her clients and offers everything – from a straightforward blow dry to a full head of highlights.
Hairdressing
Thursday 9.30am – 3.30pm
Wilma & Isobel
Wilma and Isobel have been our hairdressers at The Avenue Club for many years.
They are an extremely popular team with our regular members and know all their clients very well. They offer everything from a simple cut and blow dry to a full perm.
History Lectures
Wednesday 3.00 – 4.30pm on Zoom
Alan Hertz
Visions Of London
Alan’s history lectures have been very well received in the past – interesting and fun – so, by popular demand, he is back with a new series. He will be starting online via Zoom but intends to come back to the Avenue Club in person when we can re-open. Some of the topics he will cover include: ‘Maps, panoramas, and guidebooks – From Wenceslas Hollar to Harry Beck’, ‘Harmony and dissonance – From “The Enraged Musician” to Oliver’, ‘Underworlds – From the Boar’s Head to Dore to Neil Gaiman’, ‘Street scenes – From Gin Lane and Trivia to the Kinks and Chris Schwarz’, ‘Dickens’s London’, ‘Imagining the Blitz’, ‘Central developments – From Wren to Nash to Rogers’, ‘Squares and suburbs – From Covent Garden to Turnham Green’, ‘Looking backwards/looking forwards – Neo-classicism, Gothic Revivalism, heritage, and brutalism’ and ‘Dystopias – From Wells to Orwell to Ballard’.
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 – 3.30pm
Not available to new participants at the moment
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 have been busy at home and keeping in touch with each other while The Club is closed. They are very much looking forward to meeting again at The Club when we are able to re-open. Although the group is usually a drop-in session, numbers need to be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Line Dancing
Wednesday evenings on Zoom
Michelle Olmo
Michelle is running her online classes on zoom but will be back at the Club when we re-open. The class is suitable for everyone from beginners upwards.
Please contact the office for details on how to join. 020 8948 8807 or e-mail avenueclub@kewcommunitytrust.org.uk
Low Impact Aerobics
Thursday 1.00 – 1.45pm & 2.15 – 3.00pm
Bryan Watson
Bryan’s Low Impact Aerobics Classes will be back when we are able to re-open. He has been missed over the last few months, so all his regular members will be delighted when he is able to teach here again.
It’s a fun class – please get in touch for further information.
Sarah Lam Photography
Meditation
Monday 2:00 – 3:00pm on Zoom (8th February – 15th March)
Caroline Cole
We are delighted that Caroline is running a new Meditation class. 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 9.30 – 10.30am on Zoom
Garry Freer
While we are closed, the men’s wellbeing group is running on Zoom.
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 has been keeping in touch online and we are all looking forward to the class returning to 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
2nd & 4th Thursdays 10.00 – 11.30am
Ross Alley
Our Opera lectures will return to the Club when we are able to re-open.
Pilates with Caroline
Monday 10.00 – 11.15am on Zoom
Wednesday 9.15 – 10.30 on Zoom
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 10.30 – 11.30 on Zoom
Garry Freer
Garry’s classes are at the gentler end of the spectrum, suitable for those with some basic to intermediate experience.
Seated Exercises
Thursday 11am-12noon on Zoom
Jacqui Bell
Jacqui is running her seated exercise classes on Zoom
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 & 11.30am – 12.45pm on Zoom
Marietta Freeman
Marietta’s conversational classes are organised around the level of the students, with the primary aim to enjoy communicating in Spanish, when travelling or speaking to friends.
While we are closed, she is still running classes on Zoom and will be back at the Club when we re-open.
Strength Training
On Zoom
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 1.00 – 3.00pm on Zoom
Norman May
Norman is continuing his Ukulele Classes online with weekly ‘Zoom’ jamming sessions. Our ‘Avenukes’ are really enjoying the sessions – it has kept them in touch with each other, they have learned new songs and enjoy practising together on Friday afternoons.
Sarah Lam Photography
Walking Group
Monthly – every 3rd Thursday 9.30am – 12.30pm
Serge Lourie
Organised by Serge Lourie, these walks normally take place once a month on a Thursday starting at 9:30 for 9:45 from The Avenue Club. They will resume again when permitted. Details and future dates will be posted here as we have them.
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 11.30am – 12.30pm & 1.00 – 2.00pm
Barbara Ferrier
Barbara will be back at The Avenue Club as soon as we are open again.
Our members continue to practice home but we know they are looking forward to classes resuming again at The Club when we are permitted to do so.
Yoga with Caroline
Monday 2.00 – 3.00pm
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.
It will return to The Club when we are able to re-open.
