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MAYBE I'LL MEND
2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A mending club open to all skill levels. Bring an item of clothing that needs some TLC and any sewing supplies you may have!

Mending used to be second nature – most homes had a tin of buttons, needles, and thread ready for repairs. Now, a missing button or worn-out sock often means the end of a garment.
Mending Club brings those lost skills back. It’s a friendly, free space to slow down, learn or practice mending, and share stories stitched into our clothes. Bring along the jeans you’ve worn to death, your moth-eaten jumper, or socks with holes – together we’ll give them new life.
No experience needed – whether you’re a seasoned stitcher or can’t thread a needle, you’re welcome. Every other Tuesday at Altogether Otherwise, we gather to darn, patch, stitch, and mend. Tools and materials are provided, and inspiration is always on hand.
Expect a casual social environment where we can share what we’re currently working on, ask for advice and chat. We’re all about sharing knowledge and skills, so if you’re not sure how to go about a particular mend, feel free to ask! If you don’t have access to all the supplies you might need, a range of needles and materials will be supplied. If you’re not sure what you may need for a particular mend, check out the @manchestermendingclub Instagram for more inspiration.

EVENING GARDENING CLUB
2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

FOOD TASTES GOOD CLUB
2025-11-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join FOOD TASTES GOOD Club on the every Monday evening – bring, cook, eat!

Every Monday Evening our FOOD TASTES GOOD Club gather to bring, cook and share food together.

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.

FLAT DAYS SOCIETY
2025-11-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

THE STITCHING CIRCLE
2025-11-13 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A journaling sewing club!

Join the Stitiching Cirlce every other Thursday. No experience needed. Bring your own stitching or nothing at all – all welcome.

IN PRESENT COMPANY: YOGA CLUB
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

READING AND WRITING CLUB
2025-11-12 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

EAT THE FROG - Run Club
2025-11-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Midweek City 5k with Eat The Frog
Looking for a midweek boost? Lace up and join Eat The Frog for a relaxed 5k run weaving through the city streets. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just getting started, this is a friendly, social run at a pace that works for everyone.
After we cross the finish line, the evening doesn’t end there – we’ll head to the beautiful Altogether Otherwise garden to share a well-earned drink, unwind, and connect with fellow runners.
It’s not about racing, it’s about moving, exploring the city together, and enjoying good company midweek.

MACHINE KNITTING FUNDAMENTALS: KNIT A NECKTIE
2025-11-08 10:00 - 15:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Learn the fundamentals of machine knitting and make your own lambswool necktie in this beginner friendly workshop with Coyle Studio.

Learn the fundamentals of machine knitting and make your own lambswool necktie in this beginner friendly workshop with Coyle Studio.

Coyle Studio is an independent knitwear brand founded by Izzy Coyle. With a focus on craftsmanship and conscious design, each piece is created in her Manchester-based studio using deadstock or locally sourced yarns. Her practise is a celebration of colour, process, and thoughtful making.

In the workshop we will cover: threading up the machine, casting on, knitting a row, adding in different colours, increasing + decreasing and casting off. We will then use all the skills you have just learnt to knit your own necktie in a colour of your choosing.

You’ll leave with a portfolio of samples showcasing the skills you have learnt, a finished necktie ready to wear and the foundations of machine knitting to build on further.

No need to bring anything with you – all equipment and materials will be provided. No previous knitting experience is required!

Start time: 10am

Workshop duration: 5-6 hours including a lunch break

STORY LENS
2025-11-07 12:30 - 13:30 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Story lens is a series of relaxed, creative sessions exploring how to see the everyday a little differently, through the lens of story.

Story Lens
Stories are everywhere. In our work, our lives, and the smallest moments we barely notice. Story lens is a series of relaxed, creative sessions exploring how to see the everyday a little differently, through the lens of story.

Together, we’ll explore how to find stories in the everyday, shape them in your own way, and share them so they connect. Come curious, leave seeing with fresh eyes.

Who is it for
It’s open to anyone curious about the small moments that make life meaningful. No experience needed, just an open mind and a notebook.

Book onto the next two sessions to carry on the workshops!

Allpress Run Club
2025-11-06 07:30 - 08:30 | Allpress Espresso, Dantzic Street, #3, Manchester, England, M4 4AH, United Kingdom
A social 5K. Meet on Redfern Street. Free coffee and pastries.

WAVY WOOL CLUB
2025-11-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

THE MYTHIC NEXUS
2025-11-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
A SCIFI / FANTASY 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.

THE STITCHING CIRCLE
2025-11-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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.

MAKESHIFT BICYCLE CLUB
2025-10-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
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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BOOK LAUNCH: Jazmine Linklater and Fatema Abdoolcarim, with Rowland Hill
2025-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Altogether Otherwise, 6-10 Hanover Street, NOMA,, Manchester, M4 4BB, United Kingdom
Join us for the Manchester launch of two poetry publications from Monitor Books: Jazmine Linklater’s and Fatema Abdoolcarim.

Join us for the Manchester launch of two poetry publications from Monitor Books: Jazmine Linklater’s Snagged on red thread and Fatema Abdoolcarim’s Tremble. Jazmine and Fatema will read and be joined by artist Rowland Hill.

Register for free tickets.

Jazmine Linklater is a poet and writer based in Manchester where she is a regional editor for the online art writing platform Corridor8. She has published four poetry chapbooks, most recently Figure a Motion (Guillemot Press, 2020). From October 2025 she is undertaking practice-based research in art writing and ekphrastic encounters at Sheffield University.

Fatema Abdoolcarim is an Indian-Pakistani Hong Konger who makes films and writes. Her films have been shown internationally, including at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Locarno Film Festival, and Osaka Asian Film Festival. Fatema’s essays and poetry can be read in publications by Prototype (London), The Munch Museum (Oslo), The Brooklyn Rail, and in the anthology of feminist writing, Gestures: A body of work (Manchester University Press, 2025). Tremble is her debut collection of poetry. She lives in the Baltic Sea, on the island of Bornholm.

Rowland Hill is an artist working across the visual and performing arts. She studied Drama and English before graduating in 2018 with a Masters from the Slade School of Fine Art. Her work has recently been presented at Raven Row (London), Full of Noises (Barrow), Dreamland (Margate), Castlefield Gallery (Manchester) and Pase Platform (Venice), as well as in publications including Motor Dance Journal, Ambit, Elephant and HOAX.
