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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?

Superheroes at EVI

Thursday 31st July | 11am, 1pm, or 2.15pm

£3 each (including booking fee) or £2 if paying in cash at EVI reception

Sewing Workshops

Starting Thursday 3rd July | 2pm - 4.30pm

Free (bring your own fabrics)

Laughter Yoga Club

Wednesday 28th May | 5.30 - 6.30pm

£6

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

EVI Repair Café

Monday 21st July | 2pm - 4pm

FREE

Crochet Club

Every Tuesday, 2.30 - 4.30pm

£3 (all proceeds go to EVI Pantry)

Over 55’s Luncheon Club

Thursday 26th June | 12pm - 2pm

£6

Card Making & Craft Workshops

Every Wednesday | 2 - 4pm

£3 (all proceeds go to EVI Pantry)

EVI Pantry

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

Sunflower Café

Every Wednesday | 11am - 1pm

£1 (includes refreshments)

PAST EVENT: FREE Mind and Body Wellness Sessions

Thursday 15th May | 9.30am - 11am (and then every Thursday until 12th June)

Free

PAST EVENT: Dinosaur Explorers at EVI

Thursday 29th May | 11am, 1pm or 2.15pm

Free

PAST EVENT: EVI Pantry Spring Fayre 2025

Saturday 12th April | 11am - 3pm

FREE ENTRY

PAST EVENT: 3 Day Breath to Health Workshop

Wednesday 26th March - Friday 28th March | 9.30am - 12.30am

£50 for the full 3 days

PAST EVENT: Free Mind and Body Wellness Sessions

Thursday 20th February | 9.30am - 11am (and then every Thursday until 20th March)

Free

PAST EVENT: A Child’s Christmas with Lighthouse Theatre

Thursday 12th December | 7.30pm - 10pm

£10 (£8 concession)

PAST EVENT: Grandma’s Gingerbread Tale | Louby Lou Storytelling

Wednesday 26th February | 11am or 2.30pm

£7.50 - £8.50

PAST EVENT: Transformative Breath to Health Workshop

Weds 27th Nov - Fri 29th Nov | 9:30am - 12:30pm

£50 for the full 3-days

PAST EVENT: EVI Pantry Christmas Gift & Craft Fayre

Saturday 16th November | 11am - 2pm

Free entry

PAST EVENT: Concert, Cuppa & Cake with Richard Beavis

Tuesday 12th November | 1.15pm - 2.45pm

FREE

PAST EVENT: Free Mind and Body Wellness Sessions

Thursday, 10th October, 9:30am - 11:00am (and then every Thursday until 7th November)

Free

PAST EVENT: Doctor Dark’s Laboratory at EVI

Friday 1st November | 11am, 1pm, or 2.15pm

Free

PAST EVENT: The Money Course

Monday 30th Sept, 7th Oct & 14th Oct | 12pm to 1.30pm

Free

Foundation Funders:

National Lottery Community Fund Logo
Welsh Government Logo

Current Funders:

Lloyds Bank Foundation Logo
Landfills Tax Scheme Logo
WCVA Logo
Blaenau Gwent County Council Logo
UK Gov Wales

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