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The Recovery College – Mental health online courses

Future Learn – Variety of online courses

Class Central – 600 free online courses from 190 universities

Open University – Free online learning

TED Talks – Inspirational lectures on a wide range of topics

VSS Vocational Solutions – Free vocational short courses. Phone 0161 478 4040

New City College – Free 10-12 week distance learning courses

Lubcho Macrame – Learn how to make macrame  

Macrame School – Macrame for beginners

Guardian website – Online learning: how to acquire new skills during lockdown

Islington Council – Free online courses for Islington residents. Email aldo.zeolla@islington.gov.uk

 

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British Museum – Podcasts

Tate Gallery – Online gallery tours, performances and texts

Tate Gallery: How are you feeling? – Match your mood to a Tate artwork

Tate Gallery “Walk of Arts” podcasts – Be transported out of your living room and into nineties Shoreditch, sunny St Ives or the hidden depths of the River Thames

Aurora Borealis – Live webcam of the Northern Lights – 3am-9am best time to see them – for insomniacs!

BBC i-Player – Free art documentaries

National Theatre – Watch performances from the National Theatre for free

Great British Home Chorus – Online community for choir and musicians

Sporcle – Trivia quizzes

Radio Garden – Interactive map of live radio stations across the globe

Meet Up – Free online talks and events for Londoners

Gutenberg Library – List of online free libraries

Billboard – Livestreams and virtual concerts

Globe Theatre – Free to watch Globe productions of Shakespeare

Google – Virtual tours of galleries, opera houses etc

National Gallery – Virtual tours of NG’s collection

National Portrait Gallery – Digital content from past exhibitions/NPG collection

Internet Archive – Free books, films and audio (mostly oldies and out of copyright)

Draw a Stickman – Surprisingly therapeutic interactive drawing

BFI Flare – 14 days free trial of all films that were showing in Flare

BFI Player – Short archive films to watch for free

Social Distancing Festival – Art and performance showcase from all over the world

Time Out – Listings for online events

Nothing in the Rulebook – Creative site with listings of free books

Chatterpack – Online resources to support SEND and learning disabilities

Mind’s Despard Road Music Channel – Music and visuals made by service users

North London Cares – Daily creative activities for people to do at home in isolation

New York Metropolitan Opera – Watch opera for free

What’s On Stage – Stage shows, musicals and operas to watch for free

Virtual Nature – Virtual visits to natural places plus a virtual gardening project to help you to grow things at home, courtesy of the Stuart Low Trust

Virtual Museums – Plus a virtual philosophy forum on Sundays

Andy Warhol at the Tate – Talk on Tate’s current Warhol show

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra – Download music and play along with other musicians

CBC – Free indigenous films

Open Culture – Free online culture and educational media

Sacred Valley Tribe – Medicine songs

Soundcloud – Free music streaming

Art Net – News/articles related to art world

Artsy – Learn about art from leading galleries

Saatchi Art – Art selected from the collection by curators

Max Ehrmann – Desiderata: A Life Changing Poem for Hard Times

Crochet a tote bag out of grocery bags

Islington Council – Islington during WW2 to celebrate VE Day

Uffizi Gallery, Florence – online exhibitions

Musée d’Orsay – from railway station to iconic Parisian museum

Guggenheim Museum, NY – exhibitions and collections

 

Nature

Aurora Borealis – Live webcam of the Northern Lights – 3am-9am best time to see them – for insomniacs!

Liziqi – Inspiring videos on making things from scratch and living in harmony with Nature

Jonna Linton – Inspiring videos from a Scandinavian artist inspired by Nature

Hilldrop Community Centre – Free 1-hour slots for Islington residents who don’t have their own garden. Available to single households only and not mixed groups. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-4pm. Phone 020 7607 9453

Yellowstone National Park – 10-minute virtual walks to the Mammoth Hot Springs and other delights, Wyoming USA

 

Exercising at Home

Yoga with Adrienne – Free 30-day online yoga classes

Sport England – Free workouts and fitness programmes

British Heart Foundation – Tips on staying active in lockdown

Joe Wicks – Body Coach: Youtube workouts for all abilities

YouTube workout – 5-minute arm workout

YouTube workout – Pilates for older women

YouTube workout – Back pain relief exercises and stretches

YouTube workout – 5 simple daily exercises for older people

YouTube workout – Seated exercise

YouTube workout – Beginners Pilates

Islington Chinese Association – Exercise classes on Zoom

Qigong – 20-minute daily exercise routine – particularly suited to older people or people with mobility issues

Tai Chi – 5 minutes a day routines, particularly suited to older people or people with mobility issues

Better GLL – free online exercises for all ages and abilities

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We had an amazing day at Outcome’s Islington Mind LGBTQ service on October 31st 2018. The day attracted over 100 guests and included tasters of Outcome’s therapeutic activities such as creative writing and Indian head massage. CLASH (Central London Action on Sexual Health) came to promote their service and the launch of a sexual health clinic at Outcome. Islington’s Pride also promoted their new project which will be starting at Outcome, working with our service users to collect and celebrate Islington’s LGBTQ heritage. Guests came from many organisations, including Survivors UK, Galop, Camden Mind, National Mind, Wandsworth LGBTQ Forum, Hackney and City Mind, and Camden LGBTQ forum. Following an amazing home-cooked lunch, a drama performance took place in the afternoon, as well as an open-mic session - both of which provoked laughter as well as tears. Feedback from service users and guests was very positive, with many organisations suggesting closer work with Outcome in order to further benefit service users. The day was hugely significant in its celebration of the strength and creativity of service users and in promoting Outcome to other organisations and potential service users ... See MoreSee Less

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Never been to a yoga class? Don’t know where to start? Worried you couldn’t keep up? Yoga for non yogis is a 1 ½ hour workshop for absolute beginners. It’s open to Factory Gym members and non-members. You'll be asked to donate generously on the day to Islington Mind. You’ll learn: what you ...
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Spinach salad starters to smile about - 42 of them today.
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We know what a incredibly difficult time this is for our service users. Self- care is always important but now even more essential with so much change & uncertainty. KMEWO is continuing to provide weekly Zumba classes. Alongside ESOL and ICT classes. Please do get in touch! 👇🏼

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