Gold boxes at the Wallace Collection

A wonderful visit this afternoon to the Wallace Collection in London with the Elders’ group from the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith. We visited the museum’s dazzling collection of furniture, paintings, mirrors and china… not to mention the armoury. We were all inspired to create our own gold boxes at the end in the Education Centre. See […]

Spring embroidery in Hammersmith

A great embroidery session led by our volunteer Katrina Williams at the Masbro Centre in Hammersmith, London … It’s nearly a year now that we’ve been working with the older people and volunteers at the Masbro Centre. It’s been such a rewarding experience for us – and hopefully for everyone who has participated. Click here to […]

Embroidery exhibition at the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith

Great to visit the Masbro Centre in Hammersmith, London,today and see work done at our embroidery sessions on display. Katrina, who led workshops, is here pictured with people’s work – and their stories. Huge thanks to Katrina for doing such a wonderful job – and to Martha Romero who helped to organise the sessions.

Medieval embroidery at the V&A Museum

Great to visit the V&A Museum today with our embroidery group from the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith. We went to see Opus Anglicanum – an exhibition showcasing English embroidery from the early Middle Ages. Our volunteer Katrina Williams has been working hard at the Masbro Centre with the group on various designs over the past months. […]

Sewing workshops in Hammersmith, London

We’ve finished our sewing workshops for the year at the Masbro Centre, Hammersmith. We’ve been working on sewing, needlework and fabric for some time now – it’s great to be doing some embroidery again. These workshops have been led by Katrina Williams (who has volunteered for Bridging Arts for nearly ten years now) – she’s done a great job. A few […]

Sew Much Fun in Hammersmith

More photos from our sewing workshops run in partnership with the Befrienders’ Service at the Masbro Community Centre. It’s a fantastic group and a credit to Martha Romero who manages the programme. The Befrienders’ Service works with older people who are isolated, need help with shopping or DIY – or simply want a friendly face to visit occasionally. […]