Anxiety Café is designed to help those living with anxiety who are ready to take the next step towards improving their social isolation, confidence and gain new skills through creative activity.
Monthly evening sessions and weekly daytime sessions available. Refreshments are provided. A voluntary donation is appreciated.
Over 16s only.
Please call 01983 822437 to book your place.
Anxiety Café Wednesday Daytime Timetable, April to June 2019
Wednesday 3rd April 10am – 4pm | Photography Project Trip to Osborne House |
Wednesday 10th April 10.30am -12.30pm | Photography Project with Mark |
Sunday 14th April 11am – 3pm | Cupcakes and Anxiety tea party – see flyers |
Wednesday 17th April 10.30am -12.30pm | Photography Project with Mark |
Wednesday 1st May 10.30am -12.30pm | Textile Banner Making with Mandy |
Wednesday 8th May 10.30am -12.30pm | Textile Banner Making with Mandy |
Wednesday 15th May 10.30am -12.30pm | Textile Banner Making with Mandy |
Wednesday 22nd May 10.30am -12.30pm | Textile Banner Making with Mandy |
Sunday 26th May Parade Day! | Meet in East Cowes with the banner for parade |
Wednesday 29th May 10.30am -12.30pm | Singing for Positivity with Annie |
Wednesday 5th June 10.30am -12.30pm | Clay Sculpture House numbers with Evie |
Wednesday 12th June 10.30am -12.30pm | Creative Writing TBC |
Wednesday 19th June 10.30am -12.30pm | Clay Sculpture House numbers with Evie |
Wednesday 26th June 10.30am -12.30pm | Mindfulness and creativity with Anne TBC |
Anxiety Café Evening Timetable April to June 2019
Tuesday 9th April 4 - 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Wednesday 17th April 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Tuesday 23rd April 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Monday 29th April 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Monday 6th May | No Meeting – Bank Holiday |
Tuesday 14th May 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Wednesday 22nd May 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St – Textiles Project |
Sunday 26th May Parade Day! | Meet in East Cowes with the banner for parade |
Tuesday 28th May 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Monday 3rd June 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Tuesday 11th June 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Wednesday 19th June 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Tuesday 25th June 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Monday 1st July 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Tuesday 9th July 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Wednesday 17th July 5 – 6pm | Newport Suite One 30 Quay St |
Tuesday 23rd July 4 – 5pm | Freshwater Coffee House |
Anxiety Café 2018 photographic exhibition
The Quay Street Triangle was an exhibition of photographs looking at the area around Quay Street where Anxiety Café meets weekly. The exhibition was the culmination of a four-week project led by Independent Arts’ practitioner Mark LLoyd, starting with basic camera skills and looking at colour, form and texture.
The photographers were instructed to look at their surroundings in a new way, to capture the streets from a different angle.
Anxiety Café looks at ways of helping anxiety through creativity. Project Manager and participant Hannah Griffiths said:
“The photography project has been a joy. We’ve loved learning and practising new skills in the safe environment that the group provides. Seeing the work up for members of the public to appreciate is a great boost for the confidence and self-esteem of our group. Hopefully this will help people see that there is more to us than our anxiety."
The exhibition ran at the Lord Louis Library in Newport during November 2018.
"Anxiety Café has saved my life. I attended regularly and it was a great relief that it was close to home and people understood me."
Anxiety Café participant
Newport weekly daytime sessions
Every Wednesday 10.30am – 12.30pm at the "little hall" Methodist Church hall, Quay St, Newport, PO30 5BA
Newport monthly evening sessions
From April 2019 Newport evening meetings will be held on:
First Monday of the month 5–6pm
and
Third Wednesday of the month 5–6pm at:
Suite 1, 30 Quay St, Newport PO30 5BA
Freshwater monthly sessions
From April 2019 Freshwater meetings will be held on:
Second Tuesday of the month 4–5pm
and
Fourth Tuesday of the month 4–5pm at:
Freshwater Coffee House, 5 School Green Rd, Freshwater PO40 9AJ
See timetables left for more details.
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