Whitstable Umbrella Centre

Tai Chi Chuan
2026-01-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-29 12:45 - 13:45 (Europe/London) | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Come and learn traditional Hao family style tai chi chuan at the Umbrella Centre in Whitstable. Beginners welcome.
Enhance your sense of well-being – Improve concentration – Gain confidence and body awareness – Reduce fatigue and stress – Improve balance and flexibility
A unique opportunity to study Hao taijiquan (tai chi chuan), from husband and wife, 6th generation lineage instructors. Hao taijiquan is suitable for all ages and abilities, due to the compact nature of the postures and emphasis on deep relaxation.
Qi Gong – Form – Meditation
Places are limited, so please contact us to reserve your place in the class or for general enquiries.
Mob: 07907-570937
e-mail: johnturton43@gmail.com

Wellbeing Yoga
2026-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Hatha yoga classes for all abilities taught by experienced yoga teacher. (Tracy is new to the area but has been teaching for over 20 years within education, the NHS and the community, with a particular interest in mental health).
https://www.facebook.com/yogabytheseasalter/
Yoga poses to improve posture, flexibility, balance and strength. Meditation, relaxation and breathing techniques to help with stress and anxiety.
Please bring your own mat.

Fisher Social Club
2026-01-26 13:00 - 15:00
The Fisher Social Club is a peer led group for those in Whitstable and surrounding areas that would like a chat and a cuppa’.
This is a free to attend no booking necessary group, which meets weekly at the Centre on Mondays 1 – 3pm; in the lounge.
This group does not offer support for mental health, however our staff and volunteers can sign post you to services which do.
We look forward to welcoming you.

ZEST Bright Shadow Dementia Workshop
2026-01-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Join the professional Bright Shadow artists as we invite those with memory problems, people living with dementia, families, friends and carers for a stimulating time being creative together.
We will sing, get moving, share stories and laughter in these award-winning sessions proven to boost wellbeing.
We can help you join in! Get in touch to find out more
Booking essential: Email: info@brightshadow.org.uk or Tel: 01227 467272

Theatre Workshop for Adults
2026-01-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
A friendly drop-in Theatre Workshop for Adults. Each class will begin with a warm-up and then we will work together as an ensemble on Voice, Movement, Scripted scenes and Improvisation to grow your acting skills and self-confidence. Please wear clothes you can move in. All abilities and ages welcome (18+).
Emma Dewhurst is a professional actress with a long and varied career in theatre, TV and film. She has worked with a number of exceptional theatre practitioners, including directors Richard Eyre (National Theatre), Roger Michell (Almeida Theatre) and Nancy Meckler (Shared Experience). In 2020 she became an accredited Transformational Life Coach and has also since earned a qualification in Group Coaching.
Emma is also an experienced teacher and facilitator of groups. She was a Visiting Tutor at Lewisham College on their BTEC drama course; led drama workshops for River Drama, a weekly group for SEN children; and more recently has combined her acting and coaching skills to facilitate communication and public speaking skills for young adults.
Emma’s style is warm, friendly and inclusive. All ages are welcome (18+) to the Workshops and although this is a drop-in class, so you can join at any time, a steady group has emerged from the more regular participants.
This is a ‘Pay What You Feel’ community class supported by Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre. Donations are appreciated, with a suggested minimum of £5, but please don’t let lack of means prevent you from attending!
Please wear clothes you can move in.
Spring Term 2026 dates: Tuesday 6 Jan to 31 March (with no class on 17 Feb). This term we are working towards an informal sharing for family & friends on 31st March (no obligation to take part if you are a new participant)
If you are thinking of joining the class, please contact Emma to ensure there is a place available.
For any questions about the Workshops please email Emma: edewhurst100@gmail.com

Citizens Advice
2026-01-28 10:15 - 13:00 | Umbrella Centre – The Lounge, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Citizens Advice drop in advice clinic, no need to book.
Every Wednesday 10.15am – 1pm
In the lounge (through the yellow doors at the side of the building)
citizensadvice.org.uk

Midlife Movers
2026-01-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Midlife Movers Over 40’s fun dance/disco class
Wednesdays 4-5pm
£3.50 – no need to book
@midlifemovers

Housing Advice Drop In
2026-01-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Umbrella Centre – The Lounge, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Having difficulty paying your rent?
Threatened with eviction?
Homeless or threatened with homelessness?
The Canterbury Housing Advice Centre run an advice session, by drop-in and appointment, in the Garden Office at the Umbrella Centre where you can get free housing advice for Whitstable area once a week between 1 pm and 3 pm.
Contact us here: adviceteam@chac.co.uk or call 01227 762605

Soundhouse Whitstable 30.01.26
2026-01-30 07:00 - 22:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Welcome back to Soundhouse Whitstable, 2026!
Happy new year everyone, we hope you’re feeling refreshed and ready for a great year of music!

Sam Brothers & The Ashen Keys – Soundhouse Whitstable
Date: Friday 30th January 2026
Venue: Soundhouse Whitstable, St Mary’s Parish Hall, Whitstable Umbrella Centre, Whitstable, UK
Doors open 7pm
Book tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/whitstableumbrellacommunitysupportcentre/2011407

Described by Acoustic Magazine as “Always Compelling…”,

Sam Brothers is a young Margate, UK based Folksinger and Songwriter whose performances
bring to mind the Soho and Greenwich Village Folk Scenes of the 1960’s. His bluesy guitar, stompbox and harmonica filled performances are deeply
rooted in the music of greats such as Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry & Brownie
Mcghee, Bert Jansch, Bob Dylan and Fairport Convention.
A genuine travelling troubadour from a very young age, Sam was busking in
Brighton when he was discovered by producer Mark st. John (Bob Marley,
Flora Purim, Eddy Grant) in 2017. This led to the production and release
Sam’s Debut album “Farewell To My Old Days”, (Recorded the old fashioned
way – live onto tape), which received significant attention from National and
local radio, as well as the Music press. Distributed by Proper Records and
appearing in Record stores across the UK, the first pressing sold out within a
year.
Following the success of the album, Sam went on to perform all across
Europe and the UK proving support for acts as diverse as Nick Lowe, Rab
Noakes, Chris Difford, Sarah Jarosz, Spiers and Boden, Hank Wangford, and
The Christians, sweating his craft at funky, authentic venues such as like the
Eel Pie Club, The Gulbenkian Theatre and London’s Iconic Troubadour, as
well as playing festival stages at The Isle of Wight Festival, Lunar, Sandwich
Folk & Ale, Blissfields and Smallworld.
Sam went on to take up the unmissable opportunity in 2019 to be part of
creating a stripped back acoustic album “Bare as Bone. Bright As Blood” with
cult rock group ‘The Pretty Things’ , alongside founding members Dick Taylor
and Phil May. Plans were underway for a world tour of the album, until they
were stopped in their tracks by the double bombshell of the Covid Pandemic
and the sad passing of Phil May in May, 2020.
After getting back out on the road with an arsenal of new material, Sam has recorded a new EP entitled “The Folksinger” due to be released on April 5th 2024. Sam will be promoting the EP with a tour of the UK and Germany in the months following the release.
https://www.sambrothers.co.uk/

The Ashen Keys

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One night in March 2023, three musicians took a break from playing an array of instruments (accordion, violin, guitar, clarinet, French horn, oboe and ukulele) and passed scraps of paper around the audience of an intimate gig in Rochester.

On their return, most of these scraps bore the same three words: ‘The Ashen Keys’. The public had spoken. After four months as a band, Hannah Ellerby, Rachel Lowrie and Vicky Price now had their name.
In the time since that defining moment in The Man of Kent, The Ashen Keys have performed their unique blend of vocal harmonies and instrumentation at a series of prestigious festivals. They have played Black Deer, Rochester Sweeps Festival and Broadstairs Folk Week. They also won appearances at the Purbeck Valley Folk Festival and Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
The Ashen Keys combine their love of folk, pop, blues, classical and early music to explore themes ranging from the ancient and mythic through to the complexities of modern relationships – all the while rooting themselves in a love of nature and humanity. When they are not writing, playing and performing, you might very well see them wandering around the Kentish woodlands, seeking out orchids and mother trees.
The band’s debut album, The Name on Your Compass was released in September 2024.
https://www.theashenkeys.com/

We welcome you back to Soundhouse Whitstable, 2026.
Happy new year everybody!

Whitstable Foodies Market
2026-01-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Whitstable Foodies Market have launched monthly at the Umbrella Centre.
A regular foodies market in the community hub of Whitstable.
Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.
This has been arranged to support the Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre charity with some much needed funding.
We hope to see you soon.
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Whitstable Foodies Market
2026-01-31 10:00 - 14:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
Whitstable Foodies Market have launched monthly at the Umbrella Centre.
A regular foodies market in the community hub of Whitstable.
Every 2nd and last Saturday of the month.
This has been arranged to support the Whitstable Umbrella Community Centre charity with some much needed funding.
We hope to see you soon.
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Folk & Bespoke Market
2026-02-01 10:00 - 15:00 | Whitstable Umbrella Centre – St Marys Hall, Umbrella Centre, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DD, United Kingdom
2026 STALLHOLDERS AND SHOPPERS WANTED!

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Folk & Bespoke is giving you the opportunity to put your business out there on a regular basis in well known locations, building a fantastic clientele, at the fraction of the price of a high street shop.

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