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Unusual clubs, classes and workshops in London
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By Time Out editors
Posted: Mon Jan 10 2011 -
Got an itch for a new hobby? London has a myriad of quirky classes, workshops, clubs and workouts giving you no excuse not to learn something new
Food and drink | Arts and crafts | Sport and fitness | Self Improvement | Outdoor activities
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Butchery basics
The Ginger Pig Butchers and Charcuterie, 8-10 Moxon St, W1U 4EW (01751 460802/www.learnbutchery.co.uk)
Get to grips with nose-to-tail eating. At the Ginger Pig’s classes you’ll learn how to butcher a whole pig, cow or lamb and discover how each part of the animal is used, from cheek to trotter, before enjoying an informal feast after the day’s class. Sausage making is also on offer. Read more
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Cheese tasting
Warehouse, 14-16 Stoney St, SE1 9AD (7500 7662/ www.nealsyarddairyshop.co.uk)
Feed your fascination with all things fromage at one of Neal’s Yard Dairy’s numerous tutored tastings. The stinky sessions are held near their Borough Market shop and rightly include red or white wine, except of course when they include beer. Highlights include Mountain Cheeses, The British New Wave and Beers and Cheese. All tastings £50. Read more
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Pizza making
Italian Pizza Courses, 28 Knightland Rd, E5 9HS (07886 484306/www.pizzacourses.com)
Pizzacourses.com offers an intensive ten-day course for budding pizza chefs (assuming they can cough up the dough), transforming students from freezer-cabinet topping ditherers into fully fledged margarita masters. Read more
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Tea masterclass
See www.janepettigrew.com for directions
You might well be addicted to it, but how much do you know about the UK’s favourite brew? Held in the luxurious Chesterfield Mayfair hotel, the Jane Pettigrew Tea Masterclass will guide you through all the finer points of Rosie Lee’s history and varieties, as well as educating participants on the voyage of the leaves from plantation to pot (and, yes, char is on tap throughout the day). £175. Read more
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Vegetable growing
Growing Communities, 61 Leswin Rd, N16 7NX (7502 7588/ www.growingcommunities.org)
Growing Communities in Hackney are always on the lookout for extra volunteers to help them produce sustainable, eco-friendly food. The group aims to put a stop to our reliance on supermarkets for our veg, and to foster a more community-minded approach towards where we get our five-a-day from. Read more
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4 comments
The London Sword & Dagger Club has recently started running new classes in Western/Historical European Martial Arts and Historical Fencing
Thursdays at
the 52 Club,
Gower Street,
London, WC1E 6EB
£5 per lesson
The London Sword & Dagger Club is an historical European martial arts club based in Central London. Formerly part of Schola Gladiatoria, we primarily study the medieval Italian manuscripts of Fiore dei Liberi in the early 15thC. We also study Joseph Swetnam's rapier and Sir William Hope's smallsword.
I did the Ukulele 6 week course. It was great. I'm still playing and loving it.
I have found the most amazing workshop in South East London hosted by a theatre company call Ta Na Deptford! They meet upstair in The Amersham Arms in New Cross on Wednesdays at 7pm and you are invited to try on crazy costumes from a huge collection and take part in spontaneous dance/performance art! Anything goes and it's only a £5!! I highly recommend, I go every week!
it is my first time here, like the website, so trying out.