The Community Centre
The Old Fire Station is a warm and welcoming community centre just off Holloway Road. Whether young or old, there are lots of activities going on here that you can get involved in:
- Get fit at one of the online exercise classes suited to your age or needs
- Get creative with our friendly, helpful arts groups
- Join in with one of our support services, such as In-Touch.
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Some resources to try
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Our lovely tutors have put together these friendly videos to help you practice T'ai Chi, Gentle Exercise and Yoga at home.
What you say about our classes
Creative Writing
The Zoom creative writing sessions have been great for me in lockdown, especially as I am shielding. Oriana sends us very comprehensive and interesting worksheets so we can prepare beforehand and then read out to each other during the session. It’s so good to connect in this way with fellow writers and get the amazing encouragement from Oriana and members of the group. It has been so good to be challenged creatively during this very difficult time and then share our work with familiar faces. Thank you so much Oriana for being so inspirational and considerate.
The Zoom creative writing sessions have been great for me in lockdown, especially as I am shielding. Oriana sends us very comprehensive and interesting worksheets so we can prepare beforehand and then read out to each other during the session. It’s so good to connect in this way with fellow writers and get the amazing encouragement from Oriana and members of the group. It has been so good to be challenged creatively during this very difficult time and then share our work with familiar faces. Thank you so much Oriana for being so inspirational and considerate.
T'ai Chi
It was much more fun doing the form with other people instead of practising alone and picking up all sorts of bad habits. I find I'm more motivated to get it right if I have Neil saying do this and do that all the time and also I can ask questions. As always with Zoom it was lovely to be able to see everyone.
If anyone isn't sure about Zoom, I would say It's well worth the initial struggle that everyone experiences to get the first session working as after that it's so easy to participate in groups like this as well as chat 'face to face' with your friends and family. EM
It was much more fun doing the form with other people instead of practising alone and picking up all sorts of bad habits. I find I'm more motivated to get it right if I have Neil saying do this and do that all the time and also I can ask questions. As always with Zoom it was lovely to be able to see everyone.
If anyone isn't sure about Zoom, I would say It's well worth the initial struggle that everyone experiences to get the first session working as after that it's so easy to participate in groups like this as well as chat 'face to face' with your friends and family. EM
COVID Safety Update: Whilst in the building we will be maintaining the following standards: social distancing, wearing face coverings, regular hand sanitising/hand washing, and taking regular lateral flow tests. We will be doing this to keep everyone as safe as possible.
We request that, if you can, you wear a face covering at the Old Fire Station.
Please do not come to our centre if you have come into contact with someone who has Covid-19 symptoms or if you have any of the following symptoms or feel unwell:
We ask everyone to wear a face-covering/mask in the communal areas of the building (unless you are exempt). Please keep your distance from others.
We request that, if you can, you wear a face covering at the Old Fire Station.
Please do not come to our centre if you have come into contact with someone who has Covid-19 symptoms or if you have any of the following symptoms or feel unwell:
- High temperature
- New continuous cough
- Loss or change of sense of smell or taste
We ask everyone to wear a face-covering/mask in the communal areas of the building (unless you are exempt). Please keep your distance from others.