Our Events
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Tai Chi classes take place every Friday at the Essex Unitarian Church, 112 Palace Garden Terrace, W8 4RT at 11 a.m. - 12:15 pm
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Chair Exercises take place every Monday afternoon at Binbrook House, Sutton Way, Dalgarno Gardens, North Kensington, W10 5HF and Cremorne Sheltered Housing, Jean Darling & Chelsea Farm Houses, Milman Street, Chelsea, London, SW10 0BY
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Art Classes Every Monday at Cremorne Sheltered Clubrooms. Please call 0203 719 4954 to book.
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Stay Independent Online: Free Digital Help for the Over 50s: Two Fridays a month at the Brompton Library, 210 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0BS.
September 2026
Exploring the Glorious English Countryside on London’s Doorstep: September 3rd, 2-3:30 pm, St Mary Abbots Centre
The North Downs stretch from Farnham in Surrey all the way to the famous White Cliffs of Dover, skirting the southern edge of London and offering some of the finest countryside in southern England. Through beautiful photography and an engaging presentation, we will explore the landscapes, villages, history, wildlife and natural character of this remarkable part of England — from open chalk grasslands and wooded ridges to sweeping views across Surrey and Kent.
29th Annual General Meeting, Kensington Town Hall, 2-5pm. In the presence of The Worshipful The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea.
Age-Friendly Kensington and Chelsea, A shared Vision Across Generations
Join us for a vibrant afternoon of community engagement, local leadership and updates on age-friendly initiatives in Kensington and Chelsea. Speakers include Cllr Lucy Knight, Lead Member for Adult Social Care and ublic Health RBKC, Alice Ragsdale, Senior Transformation and Projects Officer RBKC, the Youth Mayor and The Worshipful The Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea.
Natural Dyeing: The Fascinating History of Colour: Thursday 24TH September 2026 at 2-3:30pm, Holy Trinity Sloane Square
Join us for a fascinating and colourful talk with Paul Henry, exploring the remarkable history of natural dyeing and coloured textiles. Come along and meet others and discover how people have been bringing colour to our world for thousands of years. Long before modern synthetic dyes existed, people were finding ingenious ways to create colour from the natural world.
October 2026
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Tai Chi classes take place every Friday at the Essex Unitarian Church, 112 Palace Garden Terrace, W8 4RT at 11 a.m. - 12:15 pm
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Chair Exercises take place every Monday afternoon at Binbrook House, Sutton Way, Dalgarno Gardens, North Kensington, W10 5HF and Cremorne Sheltered Housing, Jean Darling & Chelsea Farm Houses, Milman Street, Chelsea, London, SW10 0BY
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Art Classes Every Monday at Cremorne Sheltered Clubrooms. Please call 0203 719 4954 to book.
The Power of Scent: Fragrance, Memory & Wellbeing. 8th October 2-3:30 pm. St Mary Abbots Centre
A sensory experience combining science, psychology, and perfumery. Speaker: Dr John King, Retired NHS Doctor and Science researcher.
Discover how scent can transform mood, unlock memories, and even influence appetite in this fascinating and interactive presentation.
This engaging talk explores:
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The use of evocative odours and specially composed perfumes to promote relaxation and emotional wellbeing
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How certain scents can unlock powerful memories and support reminiscence therapy
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The intriguing interaction between fragrance and flavour
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The rise of gourmand fragrances and their possible effects on appetite
The session will include live fragrance demonstrations using smelling strips, along with samples for you to take away, allowing you to continue the experience at home.
Our speaker Dr John King is a retired doctor, scientific researcher, writer, and broadcaster with a distinguished career spanning medicine, psychology, and fragrance research. He qualified in chemistry and later in medicine at the University of Leeds, completing postgraduate training in London. For 25 years, he served as an NHS Consultant in Psychological Medicine in the West Midlands, publishing research on anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. As a member of Warwick University’s Olfaction Research Group, Dr King helped develop specialised fragrances designed to evoke natural environments—such as the seashore—to promote relaxation and reduce anxiety. This innovative work attracted widespread interest and led to appearances on BBC Radio 4’s Medicine Now and the BBC’s Tomorrow’s World. He currently holds an honorary research fellowship at Warwick Medical School.
Life in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Dr, Blay Whitby. 22nd October 2-3:30 pm. Holy Trinity Sloane Square
What has come to be called The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now well under way. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will bring widespread social and economic changes in the next two decades. There will be many benefits but we will have to adapt to the widespread use of this new technology. At the very least each of us will need to work out how to deal with ‘deep fakes’, AI fraud,
and chatbots taking jobs that used to be exclusively done by humans. Serious risks are already evident. For governments and regulators the challenges are even larger. So far very few provisions have been made to deal with the impacts of AI or to protect those who may be displaced, exploited, unemployed, or otherwise disadvantaged. We need to completely rethink employment and taxation models and consider legislative controls on the new ‘Information Barons’. Of course, any effective regulation will need to be world-wide.
Dr Whitby is a member of the Advisory Board of the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI. He is an ethics expert for the European Commission, a member of the Strategic Ethics Committee of BCS The Chartered Institute of IT and an ethical advisor to the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Widening public engagement in science through debate is important to him and he is a regular speaker in community settings as well as having participated in several very high impact science/art collaborations.
Dr Whitby is a philosopher and ethicist concerned with the social impact of new and emerging technologies. He is a leading researcher in the field and the author of many books, chapters and papers on the subject including “Do You Want a Robot Lover?”, “On Computable Morality”, “Reflections on Artificial Intelligence: The Legal, Moral and Ethical Dimensions and “Artificial Intelligence, A Beginner’s Guide”.
He currently lectures at The University of Sussex, Imperial College, Ada College, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and is a visiting professor at the Technical University of Vienna.
November 2026
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Tai Chi classes take place every Friday at the Essex Unitarian Church, 112 Palace Garden Terrace, W8 4RT at 11 a.m. - 12:15 pm
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Chair Exercises take place every Monday afternoon at Binbrook House, Sutton Way, Dalgarno Gardens, North Kensington, W10 5HF and Cremorne Sheltered Housing, Jean Darling & Chelsea Farm Houses, Milman Street, Chelsea, London, SW10 0BY
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Art Classes Every Monday at Cremorne Sheltered Clubrooms. Please call 0203 719 4954 to book.
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Stay Independent Online: Free Digital Help for the Over 50s: Two Fridays a month at the Brompton Library, 210 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0BS.
Planning Ahead for Peace of Mind – Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones. Presented by New Quadrant Legal Firm. November 12, Holy Trinity Sloane Square, 2-4 pm.
Have you made sure that your wishes will be respected and your loved ones protected? Planning for the future is one of the most important things you can do, whether you have modest savings, own your home or have substantial assets.
Join the Kensington & Chelsea Over 50s Forum for an invaluable and informative presentation by Vanessa Kemp and Jennifer McKendrick of New Quadrant, our specialist legal partners.
Discover why having an up-to-date Will matters, what happens if you die without one, how Lasting Powers of Attorney can protect you if you become unable to make decisions, and how inheritance tax and estate planning could affect your family.
