Kadampa Meditation
2023-01-11 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Kowel Gwenen Co-Work Space
How wonderful if we could use the very problems we experience to develop peaceful and positive minds. On this course we can learn the transformative methods that can turn things around for us and allow us to maintain a relaxed, healthy and helpful attitude in the midst of all our busyness.

Everyone is welcome!

Venue:

Newquay Orchard, Yeoman Way, TretherrasNewquay TR7 2SL

(Can use the Newquay ports Centre Parking)

Drop in classes, no need to book, join at any time, £7 per class or join the whole course for a discount.

Angel-Emerald Yoga
2022-12-01 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-01-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Kowel Gwenen Co-Work Space
Gentle, nourishing with a twist of challenge. The sequence will begin slow, bringing gentle awareness to our breathing and how it relates to movement. The flow will build with a little more intensity into some standing postures, but at a slower pace to encourage focus. Class will end with a rejuvenating relaxation. This class is aimed at beginners, focusing on gentle opening, mobility and flexibility.

Little Kernow Wellness - Baby Massage
2023-01-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Kowel Gwenen Co-Work Space
Baby massage courses with Little Kernow Wellness.

A series of relaxed and welcoming sessions of baby massage, suitable from 8 weeks to pre-crawling.

A lovely class which is baby led and also focusses on parent wellbeing and relaxation

Where: Newquay Community Orchard, upstairs above the canteen building

Included in the classes:

Refreshments for parents

Organic baby massage oil

Towels and mats

Gift bag and printed handouts

Closed Facebook group for ongoing support

You just need to bring yourselves and your usual baby supplies

Booking is essential as places are limited

DM @littlekernowwellnessclub or email littlekernowwellness@hotmail.com to book your place on our next course

Wassail 2023
2023-01-14 15:00 - 18:00 | Newquay Orchard
A wassail is a traditional ceremony where a community comes together to ward off spirits and toast to a bumper harvest for the coming year.

The wassail celebration is a favourite event amongst our volunteers. It involves singing and toasting the health of our trees with apple juice and cider and is the perfect way to bring in the new year.

Historically Wassails originated in Anglo-Saxon England and were part of the twelfth night and have roots in pagan customs. The word Wassail comes from the Anglo Saxon phrase ‘waes hael’ which means ‘good health’.

The Newquay Orchard Wassail is usually held around the second week of January, to coincide with the Orchard’s birthday.

We invite you to join us here at Newquay Orchard for our winter wassail on Saturday 14 January at 3pm.

Follow the lights up the Espalier and gather on the community field for fireside storytelling and learn about the history of the wassail before our annual procession to ward off evil spirits with glorious singing and noise making and hanging toast from our Wassail tree.

Join us for warm apple juice, mulled cider and a cider based cocktail available for purchase from our friends at Atlantic Brewery, warming winter soup in our cafe space, baked goods from Kernowfornya, as well as the best of produce from Grown By Newquay Orchard.

This year’s Wassail also marks the Orchard’s 9th birthday and we’ll be joined by members from Orchard Voices, Oll An Gwella and the Raffidy Dumitz Band to help us celebrate.

We’ll also be welcoming special guest and master storyteller Sam Crosby from Recalling Fire, who will captivate us with Cornish lore by the fire following the procession.

Our Wassail will take place in the community field at Newquay Orchard. It’s FREE to join and this event is suitable for Wassailers of all ages. FREE tickets are limited so please sign up now.

Notes:

Parking is at Tretherras Newquay.

Dogs very welcome!

Any adults, children or four legged friends who are sensitive to loud noises please be aware there will be a riotous racket as we scare away any bad spirits. Ear defenders or staying at the back during this part of the Wassail is recommended.

Bring something to help make some noise – be that an instrument or some pots and pans – and get your singing voice ready as we parade through Newquay Orchard.

Sensible footwear is recommended and be sure to wrap up warm – it can get super chilly. We’ll be donning our wassail clothes with green face paint, masks, feathers in hats and warm cosy coats.

In the event of dangerous weather, we will look to move the Wassail to the following day, Sunday 15th January 2023.

Download Wassail Song sheet

Katie Austin Yoga
2023-01-09 18:00 - 19:10 | Kowel Gwenen Function Space
Join Katie every Monday evening for vinyasa flow yoga classes beneath the orchids and ferns in the hanging baskets in the Kowel Gwenen community building. Katie teaches yoga to help people come home to their bodies and encourages intuitive movement. Follow her on Instagram @katieaustinyoga and head over to her website to book your space on the mat.

Healing Sounds
2023-01-10 17:45 - 18:45 | Kowel Gwenen Function Space
Lie down, listen, and let go with one of Kate’s healing sound journey. Vibrational energies and the stillness involved can be a remedy for busy minds. Join Kate every Tuesday evening here in the space we share with Canteen at the Orchard.

Newquay Orchard staff and volunteers – 1st session free

To book please email kate@thehealingsounds.co.uk

Instagram or FB @thehealingsounds

Orchard Voices
2023-01-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Kowel Gwenen Function Space
Singing community! A weekly group with a drop in feel, so new music each week & no commitment. We cover a wide range of songs, including simple rounds or part songs unaccompanied, plus some contemporary arrangements with backing tracks. A lovely space to de-stress. Open to all, no experience required! £6 per session (£4.50 for members of Newquay Orchard, or £3 for staff & volunteers). Newquay Orchard (canteen building), Yeoman Way, Newquay TR7 2SL

£3-£4.50

How to Create Your Own Wildflower Meadow with North Cornwall B-Lines
2023-01-18 19:45 - 21:00 | Kowel Gwenen Function Space
…and other way to help pollinating insects

Join Buglife’s North Cornwall B-Lines team to find out the best ways to create or restore a wildflower area on your land or in your garden.

We will also introduce you to some of Cornwall’s fascinating pollinating insects and let you know other ways in which you can help them.

6 Week Face to Face Portraiture Workshop
2023-01-24 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-01-24 13:30 - 16:30 | The Classroom
Whatever your level or previous experience, this six-week course, with portrait-artist Hugh Appleton, will give you with all the necessary knowledge, understanding, and techniques to achieve a likeness, to draw portraits in charcoal, and to paint portraits in oils.

Some topics we will cover:

We’ll look at how to approach composition.

We’ll thoroughly explore colour theory and how to build a harmonious palette.

You’ll learn how to achieve a likeness, and to see in a way that demystifies the process.

You’ll discover ways of developing the most productive mindset for painting.

You’ll be given a ‘toolbox’ of hacks, tricks, tips, checks and remedies to help you solve whatever problems you struggle with most.

We’ll talk about how the mind is programmed to see what isn’t actually there, and how to short-circuit that mechanism.

We’ll discuss how the Impressionists used brand new science relating to colour, to produce the optical illusions for which they’re famous.

You’ll learn what exercises will help you to make the fastest progress and to develop your personal style.

We’ll explore the relationships between light and dark, warm and cool, hard and soft edges, foreground and background, and how to create captivating paintings.

We’ll also take a look at several different artists’ work, past and present, that will inform the way you think about and approach your painting.

Our other main objective, of course, is to have a good time and to leave every day feeling inspired and bursting with creativity!

There will be eight people in the group and most of the time will be spent with each person, in turn, receiving one-to-one support and guidance.

By the end of the course, you will have developed an immensely enjoyable and deeply rewarding process that you can use on a regular basis to further advance your portraiture.

4Motion - Boost
2023-01-26 16:30 - 17:30 | The Classroom
4Motion BOOST is an inclusive community project aiming to help you stay moving and connected. The sessions are designed for anyone who may need a BOOST for any reason e.g. being out of work, being inactive or struggling with their mental health. Our goal is to create accessible classes in fitness, movement and yoga, where we support each other as a group and collectively look after our physical and emotional health. Becky and Erica will provide weekly classes that involve physical movement with a different theme each week, for example posture and confidence. We don’t want money to be a barrier in accessing this club, so we are offering this club for free. But, if you are in a position to make a contribution towards the running of this class, it will help us to continue to run these sessions and support families and individuals in the local community. To book, simply click on the link:- https://goteamup.com/p/1584285-4motion-cic/courses/81953/ To make use of the FREE places, simply put in the discount code VBLQXUUW. If you feel like you could do with a BOOST – join us on a Thursday afternoon.

4Motion - Evolve
2023-01-27 16:30 - 17:30 | The Classroom
Evolve – A friendly and inclusive after school club for children aged between 6 and 11. Through yoga, fun group games, dance and crafts we will explore calming activities, ways to build resilience and form new friendships.

We want to support families who are struggling financially and may not be able to pay for after school clubs, by offering this club for free. But if you are in a position to make a contribution towards the running of this class at £25 for the term, it will help us to continue to run these sessions and support families in the local community

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR)
2023-02-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Kowel Gwenen Function Space
Dates: 9 weekly sessions from Thursday 2nd Feb to 30th March 2023Time: 6-8.30pm Location: Newquay Community OrchardInvestment includes all sessions, meditation recordings and handbook: £256

What is MBSR?

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course is one of the most well-known modern methods of mindfulness training in the world. It was developed in the late 1970s by Jon Kabat-Zinn in a hospital in Massachusetts, USA and is now taught all over the world. There have been thousands of research studies published evidencing its wide ranging benefits, including reducing stress, improved emotional self-regulation and increased empathy and compassion for ourselves and others.

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The practices and methods taught in the program are deeply rooted in the ancient Buddhist practice of mindfulness meditation. However, the course itself is not religious as Jon Kabat-Zinn wanted to draw out the profound mental training methods from traditional mindfulness meditation and make them accessible to anyone, no matter what religious background or belief system. MBSR is also strongly influenced by modern psychology, neuroscience and pedagogy.
