Hackney’s FREE social club
for everyone over 65+yrs
- Full arts, health and wellbeing activity programme
- From January to April 2023 our weekly Tues sessions will include Pilates with Adina, drama workshops with Patrizia and Origami sessions with Toshi
- Nutritious home-cooked lunch
- Plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits
- Play board games, take part in activities or just sit and have a chat
- Fully wheelchair accessible
Every Tuesday morning from 11 January 2022 | 10.00am – 1.00pm. FREE to Hackney residents over 65 years of age. Just drop in or give us a call at 0208 533 0227/ email us at producer@chatspalace.com
Calendar January to April 2023 / Click here to open
Date | 10:15 - 10:40 | 10:45 - 11:15 | Break | 11:30 - 12:30 |
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31st Jan | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Board games & committee meeting | |
7th Feb | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Drama workshops with Patrizia | |
14th Feb | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Drama workshops with Patrizia | |
21st Feb | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Drama workshops with Patrizia | |
28th Feb | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Book Club (White Riot with Joe Thomas) | |
7th Mar | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Origami with Toshi | |
14th Mar | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Origami with Toshi | |
21st Mar | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Origami with Toshi | |
28th Mar | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | Origami with Toshi | |
4th April | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 2) | TBC |
Current Events

Chair Pilates with Adina
Every Tuesday morning our Palace Club members are treated to an invigorating and challenging Chair Pilates class with Adina Thomas. Adina is an expert in her field and works with all levels of mobility and fitness within the class, making it a truly inclusive and fun environment

Origami With Toshi
Following a short tea break (post Pilates), the Palace Club members are led in making session by origami master, Toshi. Learning the relaxing art of origami, members work on long and short term crafts, producing a variety of things to take home and keep.

Hot Lunches
The end of every session is marked by a nutritious hot lunch from one of our local partner caterers, Pasta e Basta, Karma Cans, Sunlight Caribbean and Cod & Co. Lunch, as well as all the activities during the day, is completely free for participating club members.

Warm Spaces – Every Friday Until 31 March
Warm Spaces is an exciting addition to our programme for over 65s. Every Friday afternoon from 6 January – 31 March, our doors will be to all over 65s living in Hackney, looking for a welcoming space to shelter from the cold, play board games, or just sit and talk one with another.
Hot drinks and hot food will be provided in the familiar setting of our Library Bar.
A Hub Leader will be present throughout each session, to welcome you to the space and make sure you have everything you need.

The Palace (Book) Club
Reading for pleasure is a globally recognised indicator in a huge range of social issues from poverty to mental health, yet in England, 36% of people don’t regularly read (DCMS, 2015). We launched the Palace Book Club in 2020 when the joy of reading a book as a means of escape was something many people across the UK shared.
Reading a book was wonderful, but how much more enjoyable to meet with friends to recommend, share thoughts and read out loud. Our digital programme included the first two meetings of the Palace Book Club. Now that restrictions have been lifted we can meet in person – and thanks to our funder, London Legacy Development Corporation and our bookshop partner Pages of Hackney, we have a limited number of free copies of each book to offer to Club members.
Previous Events
The Palace (Film) Club -Tár
Visit to the Castle Cinema for a screening of Todd Field's new high stakes drama, Tár, starring Cate Blanchett. Interesting film garnering mixed reviews
Origami Workshops with SDNA
Visit from artist Toshiko, teaching Palace Club members the fine art of origami. Members created artworks to be featured in festival, Hackney Lights.
Althea McNish: Colour is Mine
Visit to the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow for a guided tour of their latest exhibition, Althea McNish, Colour is Mine.
Windrush Shortfilms
In partnership with the Castle Cinema, world premiere of two informational short films commissioned by Chats Palace about the Windrush compensation scheme.
Mr Loverman
In celebration of #WorldBookNight, our Palace (Book) Club made a welcome return this week, with Bernadine Evaristo's Mr Loverman.
Mother Country
This week we read Mother Country. Real Stories of the Windrush Children, Edited by Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff.
Anti Spam Campaign
In April /May 2021 Palace Club members took part in an awareness campaign on the many scams being directed at older people.
Listen to what the Palace Club members think about their club:
The Palace Club Evaluation Short Films

