WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
AFRI-CO-LAB
Every Wednesday, 11 am - 5 pm
Open House is our weekly drop-in at The Lab hosted by Khadija Khan. Come for work, play, or just to take a breather.
On the first Wednesday of the month, we keep the lights on a little longer for Late Night Opening until 9 pm.
Come as you are, stay as long as you like. Everyone’s welcome!​​
The next Late Night opening will be 3rd December.​​
Monday Evenings - 5.30 pm & 7 pm
Wednesday Mornings - 9.15 am
Darragh Dance is a weekly class for all abilities, led by movement director and choreographer Darragh O’Leary.
Expect pop-fuelled routines that will get you moving, sweating and laughing.
Classes run every Monday at 5.30 - 6.30 pm & 7.00 - 8.00 pm and Wednesday mornings at 9.15 - 10.15 am... that's two chances to perfect that routine and get your dancing groove on!
Individual classes £15/£10/£5 or
purchase a 4-Class Bundle £56/£36
Friday 12th December
6.30 pm to 9.30 pm or later!
Consider this your official invitation to the Great Afri-Co-Lab Festive Potluck of December 2025, where all our different programs, networks, and champions come together for one mega-fabulous-hurrah.​
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We've shared ideas, laughter, and countless cups of tea this year (and a few mocktails too), so let's enjoy one more meal together before we close our doors for 2025. Whether it's your first visit or your hundredth, come be your authentic self surrounded by the joyous vibes you create.
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Everyone's welcome to come along – just don't forget to RSVP. We can't wait to celebrate with you during our last working hours of 2025!
Every other Sunday, 1 pm - 6 pm
Save yourself some pennies and bring your broken textiles to our fortnightly repair club, Dare 2 Repair. Whether you are brand new to sewing or have been stitching for years, everyone’s welcome to join in.
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The Afri-Co-Lab team will have sewing machines ready and will be there to offer guidance, encouragement and a friendly space to get mending.
Upcoming Dates:
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Sunday, 16th November
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Sunday, 30th November
Our final yoga course for 2025 starts 26th October.
Join Janice Kate Fisher for a welcoming 6-week course that gives you time to slow down and reconnect with your body in a pressure-free environment.
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Gentle and restorative, Every Body Yoga offers space to explore movement at your own pace. Whether you are new to yoga or returning after some time away, this course could be for you.
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All bodies are welcome. Fat bodies, queer, trans and gender non-conforming bodies, Black and Brown bodies, older bodies, disabled bodies, and anyone seeking a body-diverse space.
past events
Shop Front Gallery:
'I Am' by Victoria Oldman
From 3 June to 21 July we showcased 'I Am' by Victoria Oldman in Afri-Co-Lab’s Shop Front Gallery – a living installation that evolved week by week, exploring policed identity, chosen family and self-determination.
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Our Shop Front Gallery offers paid opportunities for local artists and gives our neighbourhood 24-hour walk-by access to new work in Hastings & St Leonards.
Artists Connect
with Charlotte Stainton
We welcomed Charlotte Stainton to Artists Connect on 25 July 2025. An experimental artist working across digital and physical media, her practice draws on personal experience, queerness and an experimental mindset to create unfiltered, expressive pieces. She opened space for conversation around process, identity and play, while giving us all a chance to connect and reflect together.
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Artists Connect is our monthly gathering that celebrates local talent and creates space for creatives to meet, mingle and be inspired.
GET LIT! Off The Page - Writing To Be Heard
with Kyla Jardine
We came together for Get LIT! with writer and spoken word artist Kyla Jardine in July 2025. Her workshop Off the Page – Writing to Be Heard invited us to lift words off the paper and into the room. Through guided writing and playful experimentation, Kyla encouraged us to claim space with our voices and reconnect with our stories.
