Featured Events in Brentford in August, 2025 (July Updated)

An afternoon for the whole family in the garden at Hen Corner… You will be welcomed with home made refreshments and introduced to the joys of keeping chickens! We’ve been keeping hens, pure breeds, hybrids and bantams, here in London, since 2007 and currently have Pure Breed hens in an Eglu Cube (mark 1), Hybrid hens in the new Eglu Cube and Bantams in an Eglu Classic... If you ever decide to buy anything from Omlet, you can benefit from a 6% discount if you contact me via their Ambassador Programme. We are pleased to bring you this London chicken keeping course for families. Whilst there will be treats and crafts for the children, our time together will give a good introduction to keeping chickens in an urban garden. Our time together will include: • The needs of the chickens, and their daily, weekly and monthly care. • You will have the opportunity to handle a hen • Questions over tea and cake • Each family goes home with course notes, a certificate and a goodie bag 'What a lovely time I had with my two kids at Hen Corner this month! Sara was very friendly and welcoming to her home. We were offered teas, coffees and drinks and lovely hot homemade biscuits and cakes straight out the oven! The course was very informative and has got me thinking about getting my own hens. My kids loved cuddling the hens and learning how to look after them. We got a wonderful goodie bag with some eggs included as well as the kids making egg cup holders with their own decorating on it. I am looking forward to booking the bee course soon! Thanks so much Sara for sharing all your knowledge with us!’ Each child needs to be accompanied by a paying adult and we ask you to be responsible for the children that you bring whilst you are here at Hen Corner. Hen Corner is our family home and we will confirm full details of address, parking, dietary requirements, etc. when we have received your booking. For more information on keeping chickens in London, you may enjoy our series of films: Ten Top Tips for Keeping Chicks Information Source: Sara Ward, Hen Corner | eventbrite

Children aged 8yrs up and adults are welcome to book on to one of the two timed slots. The meeting point for both sessions is by the bright new metal bridge over the canal at the bottom of the park (in the meadow). Waiver forms will need to be completed by adults prior to paddling. Joining instructions will be emailed a week before. Paddlers are expected to walk a short distance to either collect or drop off their canoe. BMP staff and Active360 coaches will be with the group at all times. Information Source: Boston Manor Park | eventbrite

Pop on your pinny and roll up your sleeves, this artisan bread course will have you baking classic staples and treats of Scandinavia… Sara Ward trained as a Bread Angel with Jane Mason of Virtuous Bread back in 2015 followed by a Five Day Intensive Bread course and further Croissant & Viennoiserie training with Richard Bertinet at his Cookery School in Bath . You will be welcomed to Hen Corner with fresh coffee and home made treats. Then, after an introduction to our time together, you will have opportunity to stroll around the garden visiting the chickens and bees, then off to the conservatory and kitchen to knead that dough… Whilst the aromas of warm baking fills the air, and other batches are proving, we will enjoy a simple lunch to fuel us for the tasks of the afternoon. We are pleased to bring you this London bread making course. Recipes for the day include: Solbullar – Sun Buns Kardemummabullar – Cardamom Knots Grotbrod – Oat Porridge Loaf Froet Rugbrod – Seeded Rye Loaf Knackebrod – Sourdough Rye Crispbread Everyone goes home with their hand made bakes, recipes and the confidence to make more bread at home. ‘Sara is a wonderful teacher and fantastically knowledgable about all aspects of bread making. I would definitely recommend this course. Have some tea, bake some amazing creations and enjoy all the compliments!’ Vanessa, Tripadvisor Information Source: Sara Ward, Hen Corner | eventbrite