Community Arts and Leisure Club
Every Tuesday
9:30am - 12pm
£5 per person
A sociable community group run by The Dart and Leisure centre team.
Come along on a Tuesday morning and choose to use the gym, take part in arts-based activities or tai chi. Complete your visit with a sociable visit to the coffee shop.
No need to book in advance, just simply turn up and enjoy!
Start Time for Activities
Tai-chi session - 9:30am (Will last 20-30 minutes)
*Please note that Tai-Chi won't be run on the following dates below:
TBC
Art activities - 10:30am - 12pm
*Please note, that activities will not go ahead during half-term, summer and Christmas holidays. Also, Tai-chi sessions may not go ahead on some Tuesdays, we are awaiting dates.
October Half-Term 27th October - 2nd November
Christmas Half-Term December 22nd - January 2nd 2026. (Finishing early on 9th December due to commitments with the Raise Education Trust)
Important Note
We have a coffeeshop in our centre if you would like to get refreshments but we suggest doing this 15 minutes before the art activity.
Spring Term Art Activities 2025
Tuesday 15th July - Summer Oil Pastel Art
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Tuesday 22nd July - Last Day of Summer Term Party
Join us and celebrate the end of term with a fun and social party. A perfect way to wrap up before the summer holidays!
Summer Break
Tuesday 29th July - Tuesday 9th September
Autumn Term Art Activities 2025
September
Tuesday 9th September - Sun Paper Experiment
Embrace the autumn sun and create beautiful cyanotype-inspired artwork by placing leaves and plants onto Sunpaper!
Tuesday 16th September - Tea & Coffee Artwork
Love drink coffee and tea? Why not create artwork with it! Learn how to paint with coffee granules and dab with teabags onto paper!
Tuesday 23rd September - Collage Scrap Paper Art
Think Scrap paper is useless? Turn it into Collage Art!
October
Tuesday 7th October - Marble Water: Create Marble Art Cards!
Experiment with Marble oil and food colouring into water to create a marble effect and create magical art on cards!
Tuesday 14th October - Pumpkin Flower
Tuesday 21st October - Halloween Party & Quiz

November
4th November - Styrofoam Autumnal Block Printing
11th November - Mobile Phone Photography

18th November - Christmas Card Making
25th November - Festive Glass Jar Painting
December
2nd December - Printing with Found Material/Objects
9th December - Christmas Party!