Hackney’s FREE social club
for everyone over 65+yrs
- Full arts, health and wellbeing activity programme
- From April to July 2023 our weekly Tues sessions will include Pilates with Adina, a short walk around local points of interest and other activities such as quizzes and games
- 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 | 10.00am – 1.30pm. 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
We're on our summer holidays: join us again on 12 Sept 2023
| Date | 10:30 - 11:15 | 11:15 - 11:30 | 11:30 - 12:15 | 12:15 - 12:45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd May | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 9th May | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 16th May | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 25th May | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 30th May | NO SESSION | NO SESSION | NO SESSION | NO SESSION |
| 6th June | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 13th June | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 20th June | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 27th June | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 4th July | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
| 11th July | Chair Pilates with Adina (session 1) | Tea Break | Quizzes/board games etc | The Palace Walking Club |
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
Palace Walking club
Following a short tea break (post Pilates), the Palace Club members are led on short walks around the local area by our team of wonderful volunteers. This is part of our Palace Walking Club, you can find out more about this and our upcoming programme of walks here.
Hot Lunches
The end of every session is marked by a nutritious hot lunch from one of our local partner caterer, Pierrette. Pierrette provide homemade natural food using locally sourced produce. Lunch, as well as all the activities during the day, is completely free for participating club members.
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.
Will Ashon Leads Us Through The Maze
Will Ashon was our October book club guest of honour with his book, Strange Labyrinth. We were excited to discover the secrets behind the novel and the publishing world more generally when Will paid a visit to Chats.
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
