Natural Cultural Health Service (NCHS)
From meditation in nature to gardening for good health, this programme of activities promotes physical and mental wellbeing.
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Pilates
Relax, improve your posture and develop core strength in these beginner-friendly Pilates sessions.
Select Sundays
9am-10am
£8.85, booking requiredBook now
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RSPB – Help Save Nature
Come and see the RSPB to see what you can do to help save nature! They can answer any wildlife questions you may have and hopefully inspire you to help the natural world around you.
Thursday 2 & Friday 3 April
10am-4pm
Lower Promenade | Free -
NCHS: Eco-Art: Creative Adventures in Nature
Join us outdoors for Eco-Art, a playful and inspiring art workshop for children aged 7–12, set within Whitworth Park. Led by outdoor educator Lesley Martin, these sessions invite young people to slow down, look closely and reconnect with the natural world around them.
Saturday 4 April
1pm-3pm
Free, booking requiredBook your place now
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Recoverist Curators: Meditation workshop
Join practitioner Nicola Wiggins for a guided meditation session centred around nervous system regulation and inner safety. A soft, supportive space where participants are invited to slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and meet themselves exactly where they are, without pressure or expectation.
Saturday 11 April
12pm-1pm
Free, booking requiredBook now
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Recoverist Curators: Hands on Hockney workshop
Inspired by the still life painting 'Two apples, one lemon, and four flowers' by David Hockney - featured in the Recoverist Curators exhibition - this family friendly art workshop is a fun way to get creative during the Easter break.
Tuesday 14 April
11am - 1pm
Free, booking requiredBook now
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Meditation in Nature
Join a Meditation in Nature experience in the Alex Bernstein Garden, inspired by the exhibition Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai, Hiroshige, and ukiyo-e print and the poem Hokusai Says by Roger Keyes.
Thursday 16 April
6pm-7pm
Free, booking requiredBook now
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Outdoor Art Club
Play-based outdoor workshops for all the family, but particularly brilliant for two to eight year-olds – featuring a mud painting studio, water play and potion station.
Saturday 16 May
10:30am-1:30pm
Free, drop-inRead more
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Silent Spaces
Take time out and enjoy the restorative benefits of being peaceful in a green space. All we ask is: No phones, no talking and no cameras. Thank you.
Fridays and Sundays
10am-12pm
Free, drop inRead more
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Grow: Art, Park and Wellbeing
A project that promotes the benefit of gardening sessions for physical and mental wellbeing.
Wednesdays
1.30pm-3.30pm
Free, contact us to joinFind out more
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Nature for Health
A series of special sessions in partnership with Greater Manchester Recovery Pathways focussed on creative play and exploring our environment.
Selected Tuesdays
1pm-3pm
Free, contact referral email to joinFind out more
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Feel Good Kids Art Club
A fun and expressive art and mindfulness session for 7-12 year-olds in the gallery’s Art Garden and Whitworth Park.
On pause until Autumn 2026
Book now
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