Library event The Care Club at Halesworth
A gentle community gathering built around the radical act of rest.
- Date
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Mon 26 Oct 2026
- Time
- 14:00 – 15:30
- Place
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Halesworth Library, Bridge Street, Halesworth, IP19 8AD
About this event
Join us for The Care Club at Halesworth Library. This is a free, gentle community gathering built around the radical act of rest. Each session lasts an hour, with optional social time for those who'd like to stay and connect.
Booking is advised. Attendance is free but spaces are limited. Book your free place online.
Each week centres on one of Suffolk's landscapes — Land, River, and Sky — as a guide into deeper relaxation and a quiet sense of belonging to the natural world. Through simple, invitational activities like relaxing the body, resting with sound and visualisation, gentle movement, and guided imagination, we slow down together.
There is nothing you have to do, and nothing you have to be good at. Everything is optional. Join in with as much or as little as feels right for you.
At the heart of The Care Club is a belief that when we rest, we reconnect — with ourselves, with each other, and with the living world around us. The same culture that exhausts us also exhausts the land. Slowing down is not a small thing. It is a way of honouring nature's own pace, and of dreaming, together, about the kind of relationship with the natural world we want to pass on.
The Care Club is for you if:
- You are living with an invisible disability or chronic health condition, and would welcome a space designed around rest, not performance.
- You believe that public spaces should support people to rest.
- You care about nature and want to feel more connected to the Suffolk landscape.
- You would like to be in the company of others — warmly, gently — without the pressure of small talk.
- You simply need an hour to stop.
There will be seats and blankets, but you might like to bring your own blanket, cushion or comfortable layers for your personal comfort.
The Care Club is led by Sarah Lewis, dance artist, community engager, and Creative Health Associate Artist for Suffolk Community Libraries.
Dates and times
- Time
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14:00 – 15:30All dates in this schedule run at the same time.
- Mon 26 Oct 2026
- Mon 2 Nov 2026
- Mon 9 Nov 2026
Directions
There is no parking on site, but plenty of car parks available a 1 to 7 minute walk away, including:
- Car Park Bridge Street IP19 8AB (1 minute walk)
- Car Park Thoroughfare IP19 8BF (3-4 minute walk)
- Market Place IP19 8BA (free up to 2 hours, 7 minute walk).
If you have any access needs or concerns, please contact Sarah Lewis directly by emailing: sarah.lewis.dance@outlook.com
Booking information
Booking is encouraged due to limited spaces. Bookings can be made online.
For more information on The Care Club, visit Sarah Lewis' website.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
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