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ROCKAWAY PARK'S WORKSHOPS & COURSES

Here at Rockaway Park, we’re committed to engaging with the local community and beyond.

With a wealth of talented craftspeople, artists, makers, musicians and performers - all keen to share their skills and experience in a supportive and inspirational environment - our series of workshops and courses are open to everyone and kept as low in price as we can make them.

For a taster of past workshops, see the short video below.

If you'd like to get in touch to express an interest in past workshops being run again, or you'd like to collaborate with us, or you'd like more details about our workshop and course experiences, please visit our Workshop Archive page by clicking below

Alternatively, if you'd like to support Rockaway to enable us to provide more low-cost and free workshops and courses, you can become a Patreon. With a small monthly donation, you can help us continue our valuable work supporting the community and providing valuable skills-based sessions to those who need them. For all the info on how you can become a Rockaway Patreon, please click on the image below.

New Rockaway Patreon logo, featuring a coloured drawing by artist and friend of Rockaway, Stefan Marjoram, of the Bedford bus in the centre of a circle. The words ‘Rockaway Park Support Us Via Patreon’ are in black block stamped lettering going around the circle outside the central drawing. The whole image is reminiscent of an old 45 record.

You will also be helping spread the crucial message that actively supporting each other in these testing times is a way to initiate positive change.

Thank you!

CURRENT WORKSHOPS & COURSES

Solar Energy Course

Saturday 22nd March, 9am - 4pm

A montage of colour photographs for the Solar Energy Course on Saturday 22nd March, featuring Rockaway's solar panels on the artists' studios and workshops, the Rockaway yard night time illuminations, which are solar powered; an off-grid solar rig and solar panels on a small barn.

Rockaway is excited to launch the first of a series of practical courses focusing on renewable energy. If you want to add solar panels to a cabin, barn, outbuilding, vehicle or other non-domestic structure, then this is the course for you!
 

Hosted by the wonderful Terry Kerans, from Yellow Energy Ltd (a renewable energy project consultancy) this 1-day course has been designed for people who have little or no knowledge of solar PV (Photovoltaic) and want to know more to help with their own solar projects.
 

With a mix of theory and practical application, you will learn the following:

- How solar works

 

- How to calculate the amount of solar you will produce, given limited space for solar panels

- Basic components of a small solar PV array and how to choose the right ones for your needs

- Monitoring systems

- Battery systems

There's an opportunity to look at how Rockaway Park’s 3 phase solar PV system operates, as well as work with Terry to design an off-grid system. You’ll also be given the chance to design a small solar installation.
 

Cost for this course is £60 and includes a delicious home-made vegan lunch. Places are limited, so if you’d like to take part, please click below to book.
 

Telling Tales - Women's Circle Taster

Saturday 29th March, 1pm - 4pm

Montage of colour photographs illustrating the women's circle taster, featuring Victoria Robinson, the host, a fire pit with women chatting, nightlights and petals in a bowl, and items gathered in nature, like leaves, twigs and stones.

We’re delighted to offer this taster session with the wonderful Victoria Robinson - a qualified coach and mentor, who has been supporting women throughout menopause for over a decade. Having found the power of circle in her own life, Victoria has recently begun holding circles to bring more women together to reconnect with themselves and others.

For this Spring Equinox, you’re invited to Telling Tales - a women's circle to create a moment of balance and renewal in an increasingly busy world of frantic activity. Throughout history, people have gathered in circles to tell stories, solve problems and, most of all, listen to others. So, why not take a few hours to stop, speak from the heart and create deep connections with those who sit with you?

This session is based on the ways of council that have grown out of The Ojai Foundation lineage - an ancient way and modern practice, spanning diverse cultures and religions, with roots in the natural world. It elicits an experience of true community, recognising that each voice needs to be heard; that every person has a gift and a story to share. Offering a way of communicating that encourages attentive listening, as well as honest and compassionate expression, it makes room for new insights and understandings, plus wisdom in decision making and healing.

You can read more about it HERE.

If this circle feels like something you’re drawn to, please click below to contact Victoria and book a space.  

Cost is a minimum donation of £10. If you feel you’re able to donate more, you will be supporting 2 subsidised places for people who can’t afford it. If you feel you could benefit from a subsidised place, please contact Victoria also by clicking below.

ONLINE COURSES

Beginners Yoga

Montage of colour photographs featuring Maddie in different yoga positions in a calming space

Do you want to get into yoga but don't know where to start? Then Maddie's course is for you! Designed to help beginners find confidence with breath work and yoga poses, Maddie invites you to dip into some amazing meditation practices.

This six-part course will allow you to explore lots of areas of yoga, encouraging you to get into a regular practice that works for you. With easy to follow videos and a supporting worksheet with additional information, the course covers the following:

Session 1: Breath & Basics

An introduction to the 3 key elements of yoga - Breath, Movement, Chill.

Session 2: Poses & Peacefinding

An exploration of classic poses that can be sewn together to eventually create a flow.
 

Session 3: Serene Stillness

Finding stillness in body and mind.


Session 4: Mindful Movement

An introduction to flow and the sun salutation.

Session 5: Flowing Freely 

Going with the flow and listening to what your body is asking for.


Session 6: Yoga For When You're Tired

Slowing down and gentle stretches.

Cost for all six sessions is £50.

To sign up and get started on your yoga practice, just click below:

Our Workshop & Course Programme in 2025

Montage of colour photographs featuring images from different workshops - screen printing, guitar for beginners, bangle making, silver ring making, Rockaway Kids graffiti and badge making and welding for women.

We've been lucky enough to work with some fantastic practitioners delivering workshops and delighted by the response to everything we've offered with some amazing feedback from participants. Thanks to each and every one of you for taking part.

We'd like to continue offering creative practitioners space for hire to deliver their workshops and courses at Rockaway in the classroom, terrace, chapel, main shed, or yard, with electricity and heating provided, if needed. PLUS, we'll promote your workshop or course through our newsletter, website and social media platforms, which means it will reach a following of over 32,000 people.

 

It will be like any other venue hire to deliver a workshop or course, except our Michelle will happily work with you on promotional materials, such as images, info and videos (if you have them) to help with recruitment. 

If you're interested in running a workshop or course at Rockaway with this approach, then please get in touch below for a chat. We look forward to hearing from you!

Accommodation Options

Picture of the Rockaway atrium with an apartment window and bougainvillea
A bedroom in one of the Rockaway Air BnB apartments

If you're travelling from afar for a workshop or visit, don't forget there are on-site accommodation options at Rockaway. To find out more and check availability, head to our Accommodation page!

ROCKAWAY PARK

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