WHAT'S ON

ElmbridgeCAN Events, Classes, workshops and community activities
Fri 9th August 10:30-12:30pm Walton Community Centre Hub, Conversation/Arts/Crafts/Activities KT12 2PB

Tue 13th August 10:30-12:30 WEYBRIDGE Community Centre, Churchfields Road,  KT13 8DB 8DN,  Conversation/Arts/Crafts/Activities and STUDY SESSION  for English Key Stage 3 (age 11-14) registration required for Study session only.
[no hubs last 2 weeks of August]
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24th August 3:30-5:30pm -  Ukrainian Independence Day -  To attend, please contact us here for further information.

September 10th 10am Weybridge Community Centre - English Classes & Hubs Resume 

September 16th 10-2pm  Culture Kitchen in Walton, 3 cooks, 3 countries, lovely culture exchanges,  more info closer to the time. 

The Launchpad Collective August Free Online Talks

The Collective is offering two new online talks to job seekers with a refugee background this month. These talks are completely free to attend on Zoom.

First Session - Thursday 22nd August @ 6:00pm - How to deal with difficulties at work -

https://buytickets.at/thelaunchpadcollective/1333490

Second Session - Monday 26th August @ 6:00pm - How to start and do well at work -

https://buytickets.at/thelaunchpadcollective/1330094


Our Weekly Schedule
FREE to all displaced individuals and families living in Elmbridge, 
​all backgrounds and religions welcome
Paused for summer - English Classes  Resume Sep 10th

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Drop-in, all levels
​Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
​ + Young children play helpers 

10-11:30am
All Levels
​at St James Parish Hall,
​Weybridge KT13 8DN📌 

 10:15-11:45 am
​All Levels
​at Walton Community Centre, Manor Rd,
​Walton ​KT12 2PB 📌

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Drop-in, answering questions with a cup of tea☕️,  meet others,
​practice your English.
​(Meet-ups do not run on bank holidays unless stated)


​10am-12.30pm
Opposite the English classes. 
Centre for the Community, Churchfields House, 
​Weybridge KT13 8DB 📌

 10:30am-12pm
(BY APPOINTMENT ONLY)
St Nicholas Church, Summer Rd,
​Thames Ditton, KT7 0QQ 📌 

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1st Thursday of every month
​1:00-3pm - Cuppa & Chat
​St Andrews Church , Cobham
Cobham KT11 3EJ 📌

Every Thursday 1:00-2:30pm
​Walton Community Centre, Manor Rd,
​Walton KT12 2PB 📌
Sports/ games sesions with 6th formers from St Georges College for displaced youngsters  8-18 

7:30-9pm
St Georges college Weybridge, Mini bus pickups from Walton and Weybridge. 
​Please contact us if you would like your child to participate
Translating using camera and Google, Filling forms, understanding & responding to emails, attachments, online bank accounts,  etc. etc.
​Dates to be confirmed. 
​Please contact us if you are interested or if you require 1-2-1 digital literacy
Monthly workshops
✅ Culture Kitchen - sharing food
✅ Parenting,
✅ Stress management and Wellbeing
✅ Finance & Budgetting,
✅ Jewelery making,
✅ Cooking,
✅  Flower arranging
...etc

Please contact us if you are interested in any of the workshops above so that we can prioratise highest uptake.
Other Events & Classees - Non Ecan
Local (non ECAN) things to do , for Adults and Children
English conversation Saturdays  for women and children - MULTICONNECTIONS

 Every other Saturday Mornings restarting April 20th 11.00am - 12.30pm

Where ?
Ministry Centre, Holy Trinity Church (next to the K3 bus stop) Church Road, Claygate, KT10 0JP
For more information about the group or transport, please contact:  Bel Cramer , Outreach Worker [email protected] 
Brooklands College in Weybridge also run English classes on:
  • Monday 9:30-12:45 for Beginner & Higher Level
  • Tuesday 9:30-12:45 for Lower Level
  • Wednesday 9:30-12:45 for Higher Level
  • Wednesday 18:00-20:30 for Lower & Higher Level
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DwP Employment Workshops
Please contact us if you are interested in employment workshops, often put on by DwP and supported by us. 

 Gym-based exercise sessions, on Wednesdays 11am to 12.15pm (meet at Rentstart office in Walton 📌 at 10.45am).

Runnning: See  Our Parks and Parkrun. ​

Gym Membership at XCEL LEIURE CENTRE and HURST POOL - Places Leisure 
​Free 3-month membership for Refugees. Gym, pool and exercise classes, -add 4 junior (aged 0-15) family members for free. Access to soft play for juniors.   After the 3 months, 20% discount on membership. You need a letter form the council to send to Zoe Susjin.   
There's also Swim session women-only  6-7pm at Hurst Pool £5.60 per session

[STRESS MANAGEMENT TIPS IN GET SUPPORT - WELLBEING PAGE ]​
 Walton Repair Cafe
Virtual Youth Space for 15-17 year olds from Ukraine. 
'Free Friday football sessions - Chelsea club, boys and girls 11-17 all abilities
email [email protected]
Teens 11-15  Saturday Saturdays 7pm - 9pm Xcel centre KT12 2JG £3.50 per session  
drop in multi-sport and physical activity sessions designed with and for young people living in Surrey.  
Swimming, badminton, football, gymnastics, climbing walls, inflatables, chill out areas. Call 01932 260300

Teens age 11-16 Claygate community centre KT10 0EH, Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8pm £2 drop in charge, Basketball, dodgeball, netball, football, capture the flag & more. Call 07376 357509
For more info email Farran - [email protected] 
Free Tennis -equipment and free pass in local parks that have courts near you – send an email to   [email protected] to register your family for a pass and be given a login to enter the lock of the entrance. Rackets and balls are also available for families which need them
Walk and talk, then stop for a tea. 
All walks are free, some require booking in advance. More information on the walks can be found here​
Cycling - Bike donations either through our charity of the Walton Bike project , just ask one of our volunteers or come to one of our hub meetups   Also contact us if you want to be considered for a free bike-road-awareness lesson, usually organised by primary schools, but if you arrived as a teenager and missed it or you are an adult that wants it, please email [email protected]
Local Exercise and Yoga
Discount or free yoga for displaced people
Y​oga with  Ruth , Weybridge by our volunteer Ruth McNeil - Discount
Yoga with Florendia Walton & Weybridge - Discount for displaced people 
Yoga with Uzma in Cobham: Discount
'Knit and Natter' in Walton
Walton Spiritualist Church, Hersham Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 1RW (next to Vincent Flooring, behind the shops on Hersham Road)
Knitting, English conversation, tea/coffee and biscuits. £2 per person, per visit. Click here to join the Facebook group for more information.

Gardening and more at Elmbridge Eco Hub
​Lots of opportunities for the community to get involved in gardening and other activities. Go to www.elmbridgeecohub.org.uk for details. Also ask us about allotments, we sometimes get access to one.

Hampton Court Palace
£1 tickets to Hampton Court Palace for up to 6 people per household.
​Click here for more information. 

Free Galleries and Museums
In London 

Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre | Community arts centre in Walton on Thames
Riverhouse Barn is a great venue for those into arts and culture. There are free exhibitions and the Community Café will also be re-opened at the end of September.

For young Children
St John's Church Hall, Walton-On-Thames
tun  Play & Chat  and Food bank/ Coffee Mornings 
​Welcome people from all religions. The Furrows Walton-on-Thames, KT12 3JQ.

​Rhymetime and Storytime at Walton Library 
Wednesday - Story time - 4-4:30pm (no booking, just turn up)
Thursday - Pebble Rhymetime - 10:30 (need to book)

Rhymetime and Story time at Hersham Library
Tuesday - Rhymetime - 10:30am (need to book)
Tuesday - Story Time - 4pm (no booking, just turn up)

Love Walton Facebook Group 
Join the Facebook Group for notifications on lots of different activities for children, usually free, including arts and crafts and face painting.

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Xcel Leisure Soft Play area 
https://www.placesleisure.org/centres/elmbridge-xcel-leisure-complex/centre-activities/family-kids/   
You can just drop in and pay per child.

For more information on children, stress management, transport, money, and other areas you might need support in click on