Midsummer Place is again running its Christmas Tree Festival community initiative that gives local organisations a unique chance to sponsor their own Christmas tree on the mall to support charities. Shakespeare Martineau, one of our corporate partners, has sponsored one of the 20 available trees and asked our residents to make the decorations. Our clever and...
We welcomed artist Muna Ally to our first ‘art in residency’ program in July 2024. Muna graduated in Surface Design from the University of the Arts in London and is a photographer and ceramist. Muna delivered mono-printing sessions to our Pottery Workshop, and our participants explored different textures while making prints and created their own...
Sofia Gallo, MasterChef UK contestant, private chef, and food writer, delivered three workshops for our residents to teach cookery skills. Sofia first approached Julia, who looks after our workshops, to ask for guidance around setting up as a CIC. Her idea is to open an artisanal pasta and macarons laboratory, by teaching and ultimately creating...
It’s Trustees’ Week (4th – 8th Nov 2024) and we want to say a BIG thank you to all our wonderful Trustees! Trustees’ Week is a time for us to come together to celebrate the achievements of nearly 1 million trustees across the UK. Charities make a huge and positive impact on society and are...