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PAST EVENT: EVI OPEN WEEK

When is it?

1st - 5th August

How much is it?

FREE Join us for a week full of free activities and food to celebrate EVI opening its doors again!

Join us for a week full of free activities and food to celebrate EVI opening its doors again!

Family crafting and wildlife activities, cultural exhibition, wellbeing classes, business/ digital support workshops, afternoon tea, creative writing and singing, and the opening of our new ‘Café at EVI’ – we have a week full of free and fun activities planned for all ages in Blaenau Gwent!

To celebrate our Open Week and the new ‘Café at EVI’, all children will be provided with a free, healthy lunchbox to eat in or takeaway throughout the week. Keep checking this page for daily updates, and don’t hesitate to get in touch with any queries by emailing megan@promo.cymru, ringing 01495708022 or popping in.

Some events will require pre-booking, others are available for anyone to pop in. Click the link below to see our full programme of activities. Come and join us!

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


What’s on at EVI?

Transformative Breath to Health Workshop

Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd October | 10am - 3pm

Free

White Ribbon Community Banner Project

Friday 23rd October | 10am - 2pm

Free

Rewise Creative Electronics Workshop

Tuesday 3rd November | 10am - 3pm

Free

Rewise Photography Workshop (Two Days)

Tuesday 10th and 17th November | 10am - 3pm

Free

Carer Wellbeing Pathways

Every Wednesday | 12pm to 2pm

Free

Sunflower Café

Every Wednesday | 11am - 1pm

£1 (includes refreshments)

Hobby To Business

Dates Vary | 10am - 3pm

Free

FREE Quit Smoking Sessions

Fridays | 9.30am to 1pm

Free

EVI Repair Café

Monday 19th October | 2pm - 4pm

FREE

EQUANIMITY Mindfulness Meditation & Relaxation

Mondays 10.30-11.30am & Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.30pm

£5

Everyday Mindfulness for Carers

Wednesday 30th September, 14th and 28th October | 12pm - 1pm

Free

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 | 5.30 - 6.30pm

£10 or £45.00 per six weeks

EVI Pantry

Mondays | 10am - 1pm

[PAST EVENT] Mind & Body Harmony Experience

Friday 2nd October | 10am - 12pm

Free

[PAST EVENT] Sewing for Beginners

Starting Thursday 2nd July for 5 weeks | 2 - 4pm

Free

[PAST EVENT] GOLD TALK Selling Event

Thursday 3rd September | 10.30am to 3.30pm

[PAST EVENT] EVI Animation Summer Workshop

Tuesday 18th August | 9.30am to 12.15am

Free

[PAST EVENT] Animals Interactive Experience 2026

Tuesday 4th August | 10.30am to 11.45am

Free - tickets only

[PAST EVENT] Make It: Content Creation with BG Arts

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

Free!

[PAST EVENT] Celebrate Carers Week

Wednesday 10th June | 11am to 2pm

Free

[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)

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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