See below for scheduled workshops, volunteer days and wellbeing sessions as well as tearoom special events.

Coming soon:

HandPan – workshop Saturday 28th June 2025

Join us for the day and our host, Chris Baron who is a qualified music therapist from the University of the West of England, Bristol. He has diverse experience working extensively with adults experiencing acute and chronic mental health problems, providing music-centred workshops and retreat facilitation and will be sharing is knowledge of these beautiful instruments through the day when you attend the HangPANart workshop.

Click on the link to book your place:https://stjosephsruralcentre.co.uk/product/hangpan/

You can also pop by for tea or shopping (or both!) on the following days every week:
🫖 St Joseph’s Tearoom – current opening times are: Monday – CLOSED, Tuesday to Friday 11:00 am-4:00 pm, Saturday 9:00-4:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
🎁Elysian Creativity & Wellbeing Gift Shop – current opening times are: Monday – CLOSED, Tuesday to Friday 11:00 am-3:00 pm, Saturday 11:00-4:00 pm, Sunday 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Regular events

Wednesday: Wellbeing Sanctuary

No need to book – join us in the Wellbeing Sanctuary between 12:30pm and 3:00pm to chat or if you need us to provide a friendly listening ear.

Saturday – Bereavement Group

Supported and welcoming – you would like to chat join us on the last Saturday of the month.

Sunday – Chatty Cafe

Our Chatty Cafe table is available between 12:00pm -2pm – there will always be someone to talk to.

What you’ve missed

We’ve had some fabulous public, private and community events in the past. Take a look at what you’ve missed, and let us know if you’d like to suggest an event or book space for your own occasion or celebration.

Watercolour Painting Workshop – Saturday 7th June 2025 – Join us for a relaxing and inspiring day of watercolour painting set in the beautiful surroundings of St Joseph’s Rural Centre. Whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this workshop offers a supportive and creative environment to explore the joys of watercolour, click on the link below to book your place.

https://stjosephsruralcentre.co.uk/product/watercolour-painting/

Saint Patrick’s Celebration – a Night of Music, Laughter, and Good Cheer!
We celebrated St. Patrick’s night at St. Joseph’s, an unforgettable evening filled with vibrant Irish spirit courtesy of the incredible Govannen, one of the best Celtic music bands in the UK.

Reggae Night on the Forest
An outside Reggae night of music, good vibes and delicious homemade Caribbean food and drink.

Heart Felt – wet felting and slow stitching
One of our regular creativity sessions with guest tutors. This time, Elysian Creativity and Wellbeing combined wet felting, slow hand stitching and essential oils to create a keepsake / keyring.

Needlefelt Christmas Puddings
One of our regular creativity sessions with guest tutors. With Elysian Creativity and Wellbeing, attendees learned the art of needlefelting to create adorable Christmas pudding decorations.

Watercolour painting
One of our regular creativity sessions with guest tutors. Michelle’s training includes Art Foundation at Sunderland University, art specialism at Lancaster University and portraiture and watercolour and ink at the Royal Drawing School.

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Tynt Meadow Experience Day – a tour of the brewery followed by a short talk about Tynt Meadow, tea/coffee with a slice of St Joseph’s Tearoom Tynt Meadow chocolate cake in the Mount St Bernard Abbey guesthouse, Vespers in the church with the monks and then a Tynt Meadow tasting evening at St Joseph’s followed by a talk about the history of the beer.

Summer Fair and concert – live music with Annie Duggan and Rob Hines, a bar, refreshments, crafts, coracles, rides and a raffle