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PAST EVENT: Driftwood Craft, Pyrography, Pebble Art & Seed Bomb Making

When is it?

Tuesday 2nd August | 11am - 4pm

How much is it?

FREE (This event is now fully booked)

11am – 4pm BOOKING REQUIRED

A day full of free and fun natural crafts for the whole family in the EVI garden, with EggSeeds, “Bringing Education to Life”. There will be two different sessions, a morning and afternoon session. Come along for the day!

Free lunch for children.
Adult supervision is required.

Limited spaces – book here.

Session 1: 11am – 1pm
Driftwood Craft (suitable for all ages) – Pick your driftwood biscuits and make cool decorative pieces to take away.
Pyrography (Suitable for 4+) – Lend your hand to the art of wood burning – simple, fun and relaxing! From patterns, words or pictures create your own personal pieces to take away.

Session 2: 2pm – 4pm
Pebble Craft & Painting (suitable for all ages) – Help make some nature themed or inspiring stones to find in our garden or have a go at pebble art to take away.
Seed bombs (suitable for all ages) – Help bring some colour and wildlife to our garden, providing wildlife places to eat, hide and look amazing for us to all come back and see. Take some home to enjoy!

This Open Week is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund.


What’s on at EVI?

Make It: Songwriting with BG Arts

Wednesdays | 10.30am to 12.30pm

Free!

Celebrate Carers Week

Wednesday 10th June | 11am to 2pm

Free

FREE Quit Smoking Sessions

Fridays | 9.30am to 1pm

Free

Sunflower Café

Every Wednesday | 11am - 1pm

£1 (includes refreshments)

Make It: Content Creation with BG Arts

Thursday 18th & 25th June | 10am to 4pm

Free!

EVI Repair Café

Monday 22nd June | 2pm - 4pm

FREE

EQUANIMITY Mindfulness Meditation & Relaxation

Mondays 10.30-11.30am & Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm

£5

ChiChi Fit with Nia

Tuesdays | 6.30 - 7.30pm

£6

Yoga with Amanda

Thursdays | 6-7pm

£8 drop in or £25 for 4

Qigong

Wednesdays (from March 11th) | 5.30 - 6.30pm

£10

EVI Pantry

Mondays | 10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm

[PAST EVENT] BG Arts Creative Cuppa

Thursday 21st May | 10.30am - 12pm

Free!

[PAST EVENT] Free Beginner Mindfulness Sessions

Tuesday 21st and Friday 24th April | 5:30 - 7:30pm and 10:30 - 12:30pm

Free (Includes Refreshments)

[PAST EVENT] Sewing Workshops

Starting Thursday 26th February | 2pm- 4pm

Free (bring your own fabrics)

[PAST EVENT] Astronauts and Aliens at EVI

Thursday 9th April | 11am, 1pm or 2.15pm

Free!

[PAST EVENT] Business Wales Drop-in Session

Tuesday 7th April | 10am to 12pm

Free

[PAST EVENT] Music & Movement at the Sunflower Café

February 25th and March 25th | 11am- 1pm

Free

[PAST EVENT] A Sound Journey: Sound Bath Experience

Thursday 19th March | 6- 7pm

£10 per session

[PAST EVENT] FREE Qigong Classes

Wednesday 21st January (for 6 Weeks) | 5.30- 6.30pm

Free! (Booking Required)

[PAST EVENT] Free Transformative Breath to Health Workshop

Wednesday 4th, 5th, 6th March | 9.30- 12.30pm

Free

[PAST EVENT] Growing Up Online: Talking to Young People About Mental Health

Wednesday 25th February | 10.30- 12.45pm

Free (Plus Buffet)

[PAST EVENT] Sunflower Cafe: Reminiscence Day!

Wednesday 18th Feb | 11am - 1pm

Just £1!

[PAST EVENT] Growing Up Online: TikTok, Algorithms & Wellbeing

Monday 2nd February | 12- 2.30pm

Free (Plus Buffet)

Foundation Funders:

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Welsh Government Logo

Current Funders:

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Landfills Tax Scheme Logo
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Blaenau Gwent County Council Logo
UK Gov Wales

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