Eventbrite

Oct 2025

• Wed 8
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    READING AND WRITING CLUB

    Free

    JOT BOOKSHOP READING CLUB

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
    
    Come and join Laura and Swen from Jot Bookshop to read fragments of contemporary literature together. For novices and buffs. Lovers, not experts. 6pm every second Wednesday of the month.

  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    WAVY WOOL CLUB

    Free

    A friendly workshop making objects using surplus wool collected from farms in the North West of England. Spinning, felting and bookbinding!

    Wavy Wool Club is back on 24th September at Altogether Otherwise.

    
    

    Wavy Wool Club is an open, free-to-join space that connects farmers and creatives through wool. We gather every other Wednesday at Altogether Otherwise to spin, felt, card, and work with fleece that would otherwise go to waste. It’s a place to relax, learn new skills, and share stories about farming, craft, and the environment.

    
    

    For this special series, we’ll follow the journey of wool from fleece to fabric. A sheep farmer will bring a raw fleece directly from their flock, and together we’ll work through each stage of its transformation. Over several sessions, we’ll learn to skirt, wash, card, and spin the fibres, with the chance to experiment along the way. By the end, we’ll have created our own small pieces of handmade woollen fabric, part craft, part conversation - a celebration of this undervalued, magical material.

    
    

    No experience needed, just curiosity. Come for one session or follow the whole process from start to finish.

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

• Thu 9
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    IN PRESENT COMPANY: YOGA CLUB

    Free

    In this weekly yoga club we'll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.

    In this weekly yoga club we'll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.

    All levels of experience are welcome.

    Bring a mat & wear something comfy. Every week at Altogether Otherwise.

    Hosted by Tam - @tamara.gwen

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

    
    

  • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    FLAT DAYS SOCIETY

    Free

    Celebrate the Spring Equinox with the return of our Surf Skate Crew. Bring a board if you have one, don’t worry if not. For all abilities.

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

• Tue 14
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    EVENING GARDENING CLUB

    Free

    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Anything gardening related - you name it, we probably do it.

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

• Wed 15
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    THE STITCHING CIRCLE

    Free

    A JOURNALLING SEWING CLUB

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
    
    
    A yarn club guided by the cycles of the moon and seasons. Bring your knitting, crochet or sewing and a notebook to explore the gentle magic of crafting coupled with intention-setting. All levels welcome! Every other week at Altogether Otherwise.

  • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    AFRILIT BOOK CLUB – Your local African literature book club

    Free

    AN AFRICAN LITERATURE BOOK CLUB

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.
    
    An African Literature book club meeting every third Wednesday of each month.

    
    

    Our June pick of the month is New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby. It's a powerful anthology bringing together the voices of 200 women writers of African descent from across the world.

    There won’t be a book club meeting in July as we’re taking a short summer break, but we’ll be back in August as usual.

    
    

• Thu 16
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    IN PRESENT COMPANY: YOGA CLUB

    Free

    In this weekly yoga club we'll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.

    In this weekly yoga club we'll be exploring all elements of Yoga from the physical practice & breath to meditation, philosophy & beyond.

    All levels of experience are welcome.

    Bring a mat & wear something comfy. Every week at Altogether Otherwise.

    Hosted by Tam - @tamara.gwen

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

    
    

  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    MAKESHIFT BICYCLE CLUB

    Free

    No Lycra, no pressure. Just bikes, friends, and a ride that’s actually fun.

    Some of these pursuits belong to childhood and don’t translate easily into the adult world, but we believe experimentation, open-ended collaboration and fun should still be altogether attainable, otherwise, what’s the point? It’s very early days for MAKESHIFT BICYCLE CLUB, but here are our founding principles:

    NO PAIN AND NO GAIN An aimless bike club built on fun. Encouraging you to AIM-LESS and enjoy more.

    REFRESHINGLY LOW TECH If you can’t fix it, you don’t own it. We’ll teach each other the basics.

    BIKES THROUGH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE LENS As likely to make a trifle as we are to cycle. Always bike-related, but rarely in the way you expect.

    
    

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  • 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    FLAT DAYS SOCIETY

    Free

    Celebrate the Spring Equinox with the return of our Surf Skate Crew. Bring a board if you have one, don’t worry if not. For all abilities.

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

• Tue 21
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    EVENING GARDENING CLUB

    Free

    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Come along every Tuesday evening to potter around in our community garden.

    Anything gardening related - you name it, we probably do it.

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen. Where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.

• Wed 22
  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    WAVY WOOL CLUB

    Free

    A friendly workshop making objects using surplus wool collected from farms in the North West of England. Spinning, felting and bookbinding!

    Wavy Wool Club is back on 24th September at Altogether Otherwise.

    
    

    Wavy Wool Club is an open, free-to-join space that connects farmers and creatives through wool. We gather every other Wednesday at Altogether Otherwise to spin, felt, card, and work with fleece that would otherwise go to waste. It’s a place to relax, learn new skills, and share stories about farming, craft, and the environment.

    
    

    For this special series, we’ll follow the journey of wool from fleece to fabric. A sheep farmer will bring a raw fleece directly from their flock, and together we’ll work through each stage of its transformation. Over several sessions, we’ll learn to skirt, wash, card, and spin the fibres, with the chance to experiment along the way. By the end, we’ll have created our own small pieces of handmade woollen fabric, part craft, part conversation - a celebration of this undervalued, magical material.

    
    

    No experience needed, just curiosity. Come for one session or follow the whole process from start to finish.

    
    

    Altogether Otherwise is a place where things always happen—where making, doing, and shared endeavour are all part of the fun. We run workshops, create things, and keep the Hobby House buzzing with activity. No end goals, no pressure, just a space to tinker, try, and enjoy the simple joy of doing.