Eltham, Mottingham, New Eltham SE9
Royal Borough of Greenwich
What's On in Eltham, New Eltham and Mottingham, London SE9
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Saturday, 21st June 2025
Acrylic painting and drawing workshop (Adults) Plein Air - 10:30 am-1:00 pm
The Gerald Moore Gallery, Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Saturday 21 June 2025
10.30am – 1pm
Plein air painting using acrylic/watercolour
The Gerald Moore Gallery
£30 (inclusive of VAT)
The Gerald Moore Gallery offers art workshops focusing on painting and drawing techniques on select Saturdays from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Our classes are small and designed for absolute beginners. Each session is led by a practising artist who will guide and support you throughout. The sessions are relaxed and you will hopefully complete an artwork to bring home.
For this session, we will be painting outdoors, possibly in the Sculpture Garden or in the main field of Eltham College. You will looking at shadows around vegetations and looking at the landscape as a retinal abstract field.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a small metal gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. The entrance on Mottingham Lane is currently inaccessible.
Contact Details: The Gerald Moore Gallery
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-skae-20250531103000
Cost: £30.00
Summer Barn Dance - 7:30 pm-10:00 pm
The Centre, New Eltham Methodist Church, 435-9 Footscray Road, New Eltham
Join us for our Summer Barn Dance raising funds for The Railway Children Charity working with some of the world's most vulnerable children. Ticket price is £12 for adults and £2 for children and includes a ploughman's supper or mini ploughman's/hot dog for children, veggie options available. Our ever popular Mocktails will again be on sale! New dances and old favourites, no dance experience needed, families welcome. Yeehaw!
Contact Details: 02035811139
Website: http://www.newelthammethodist.org.uk
Cost: £12.00
Saturday, 12th July 2025
Acrylic painting and drawing workshop (Adults) Linocut printing - 10:30 am-1:00 pm
The Gerald Moore Gallery, Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Saturday 12 July 2025
10.30am – 1pm
Linocut printing workshop
The Gerald Moore Gallery
£30 (inclusive of VAT)
The Gerald Moore Gallery offers art workshops focusing on painting and drawing techniques on select Saturdays from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Our classes are small and designed for absolute beginners. Each session is led by a practising artist who will guide and support you throughout. The sessions are relaxed and you will hopefully complete an artwork to bring home.
In this session, you will learn to create an expansive tiled/gridded imagery using the linocut printing method.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a small metal gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. The entrance on Mottingham Lane is currently inaccessible.
Contact Details: The Gerald Moore Gallery
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-sdu5-20250712103000
Cost: £30.00
Sunday, 13th July 2025
Bubble Rush Eltham - 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Avery Hill Park, Reinickendorf Ave, Eltham, SE9 2PQ
Join us for a sudsy spectacle in July with your friends and family! Bubble Rush is back for it's 10th year for Demelza! Burst through a rainbow of bubbles up to four feet high in this frothy fun run at Avery Hill Park, Eltham!
Contact Details:
Website: http://www.demelza.org.uk/support-us/events/
Cost: £4.00
Tuesday, 15th July 2025
SUMMER: Illustration & Crafty Bookbinding Workshop (aged 6 - 11) - 10:00 am-2:30 pm
The Gerald Moore Gallery, Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Tuesday 15th July 2025
10am – 2.30pm
Illustration & Crafty Bookbinding Workshop
Ages 6–11
Price: £44 (inclusive of VAT) per workshop or £108 (inclusive of VAT) for a set of 3 workshops running in that particular week.
Do you love telling stories and sharing them with friends and family? In this fun and creative workshop, you’ll learn how to write imaginative short stories and bring them to life with still-life-inspired illustrations. To finish, you’ll bind your very own book using colourful string—ready to take home and treasure!
This summer, let’s get creative at the Gerald Moore Gallery with our exciting art and creative workshops!
Explore a variety of disciplines including fashion design, kite-making, painting, printmaking, and more, in fun, energetic, and engaging sessions. Your child will have the opportunity to make new friends, get inspired, and enjoy art-making in a creative, safe, and supportive environment.
All materials provided
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
Please pack lunch and water for your child.
The workshops will be held at the Gerald Moore Gallery. Please arrive on time or 5 minutes prior to start time.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a pedestrian gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. Parking is available on first-come first-served basis in Eltham College's main carpark on Grove Park Road.
Contact Details: info@geraldmooregallery.org
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-s5t8-20250528100000
Cost: £44.00
Thursday, 17th July 2025
SUMMER: Creative Engineer for a Day workshop (aged 7 - 12) - 10:00 am-2:30 pm
Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Thursday 17th July 2025
10am – 2.30pm
Creative Engineer for a Day
Ages 7–12
£44 (inclusive of VAT)
Step into the shoes of an engineer! In this exciting hands-on workshop, you’ll design and build your own mini skyscraper and bridge using sticks and rods. Explore sculptural techniques, test the strength of your creations, and discover how different materials behave. A fun way to learn about architecture, engineering, and creative problem-solving!
This summer, let’s get creative at the Gerald Moore Gallery with our exciting art and creative workshops!
Explore a variety of disciplines including fashion design, kite-making, painting, printmaking, and more, in fun, energetic, and engaging sessions. Your child will have the opportunity to make new friends, get inspired, and enjoy art-making in a creative, safe, and supportive environment.
All materials provided
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
Please pack lunch and water for your child.
The workshops will be held at the Gerald Moore Gallery. Please arrive on time or 5 minutes prior to start time.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a pedestrian gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. Parking is available on first-come first-served basis in Eltham College's main carpark on Grove Park Road.
Contact Details: GMG
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-s3at-20250717100000
Cost: £44.00
Saturday, 19th July 2025
Angela's Quiz - 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
CANE, New Eltham Library, Footscray Road, New Eltham
Quiz night
bring your own drinks and nibbles and test your brain
Tickets must be booked before the event please
Contact Details: angela Warren
Website: http://cane-se9.co.uk
Cost: £5.00
Tuesday, 22nd July 2025
SUMMER: Fashion Designer for a Day (aged 9 - 15) - 10:00 am-2:30 pm
Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Wednesday 23rd July 2025
10am – 2.30pm
Fashion Designer for a Day
Ages 9–15
£44 (inclusive of VAT)
Step into the exciting world of fashion design! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll sketch your own clothing ideas, explore a variety of fun fabrics and materials, and bring your vision to life by styling a mini mannequin. Learn the basics of sewing and garment construction—sewing machines will be available and used under supervision for younger participants. A perfect mix of creativity, style, and making!
This summer, let’s get creative at the Gerald Moore Gallery with our exciting art and creative workshops!
Explore a variety of disciplines including fashion design, kite-making, painting, printmaking, and more, in fun, energetic, and engaging sessions. Your child will have the opportunity to make new friends, get inspired, and enjoy art-making in a creative, safe, and supportive environment.
All materials provided
Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy.
Please pack lunch and water for your child.
The workshops will be held at the Gerald Moore Gallery. Please arrive on time or 5 minutes prior to start time.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a pedestrian gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. Parking is available on first-come first-served basis in Eltham College's main carpark on Grove Park Road.
Contact Details: GMG
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-shvd-20250723100000
Cost: £44.00
Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
66th London International Youth Science Forum - 10:00 am-5:00 pm
Imperial College London, LIYSF CIC, 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT, W1W 7LT
The London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) is a residential science enrichment program for students interested in STEM, held at Imperial College London. The annual two-week science program attracts 500 students from 80 countries, aged 16-21 years old, and includes lectures from leading scientists, visits to world-class laboratories, and universities combined with cultural interaction.
Contact Details:
Website: https://www.liysf.org.uk/liysf/experience-liysf
Cost: £395.00
Saturday, 26th July 2025
Life drawing workshop - 10:30 am-1:00 pm
The Gerald Moore Gallery, Gerald Moore Gallery, Mottingham Lane (Opposite Layzelle Walk), London, SE9 4RW
Saturday 26 July 2025
10.30am – 1pm
Life drawing
The Gerald Moore Gallery
£30 (inclusive of VAT)
The Gerald Moore Gallery offers art workshops focusing on painting and drawing techniques on select Saturdays from 10:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Our classes are small and designed for absolute beginners. Each session is led by a practising artist who will guide and support you throughout. The sessions are relaxed and you will hopefully complete an artwork to bring home.
Explore drawing the figure from a model using different materials in quick and long sessions. Stretch your drawing skills and challenge yourself.
Please enter Eltham College via Grove Park Road and walk through a small metal gate next to the Chapel to get to the gallery. The entrance on Mottingham Lane is currently inaccessible.
Contact Details: The Gerald Moore Gallery
Website: https://bookwhen.com/geraldmooregallery/e/ev-sgek-20250726103000
Cost: £30.00
Friday, 29th August 2025
An Afternoon with Jim Buttress - 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
11 Colepits Wood Road, Eltham SE9 2QJ, Eltham, SE9 2QJ
Raising funds for Cancer Research UK
Come and join Jim Buttress talking about his career as an RHS judge. He regularly appeared on the gardening show “Dig It” on BBC Radio Surrey/Sussex, as the gardening expert.
He is a great raconteur, always interesting and amusing, recounting his interactions with the late Queen Mother, his life managing the Central Royal Parks, Greenwich Park and as an RHS judge.
Those of you who came to our gardeners' questions both at CANE and here in our garden know what a wealth of horticultural knowledge he has which he loves to share so bring along any knotty gardening problems you have.
And it wouldn't be one of our events without tea and home made cakes
Contact Details:
Website: http://www.cancerresearchuk-greenwich.co.uk
Cost: £10.00
Sunday, 21st September 2025
5K Run and Walk at the Woodlands Farm Trust - 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, Welling
5k Run and Walk
Sun 21st Sep 11:00 - 13:00
The Woodlands Farm Trust, 331 Shooters Hill, Welling DA16 3RP, UK
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Don't miss your chance to explore the wonder of Woodlands Farm with our challenging 5K course around the fields of the farm.
Sign up to enjoy this unique course around our fields, an amazing environment for any runner or keen walker. With undulating terrain and the additional of sheep, this challenging course gives you a chance to see areas of Woodlands Farm normally closed to the public.
Due to the nature of the terrain this event is not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
The run starts at 11am, with registration from 10.15am. Registration is £15 per person.
This event is only for those 11 years and older.
All proceeds for the run will go to help continue to the work of The Woodlands Farm Trust
For more information contact admin@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org or 020 8319 8900.
Contact Details: https://www.cognitoforms.com/PilgrimageWebDesign1/WoodlandsFarmTrust5kRunAndWalk
Website: http://www.thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org
Cost: £15.00