Activities for Adults - Mondays

Yarning Together

1st and 3rd Mondays of the month 

from 14:00 - 15:30

Just drop by! No booking required.

An inclusive yarn crafting group for all ages and abilities. Beginners welcome. Drop in with your project, enjoy a chat and a cuppa with fellow crafters. Suggested donation of £1 to cover refreshments. 

Tea, Talk and Tots

Tuesdays from 11:30-13:00

Term time only.

If you're new to the area, have small children (or not), would like to meet other people and maybe improve your English - please join us at Tea, Talk and Tots. This is an informal weekly gathering. Toys are available for the children to play.

Shared Reading Group will resume on Tuesday, February 3rd. 

1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month

Free of charge, but please CLICK HERE to book your space online.

Our Shared Reading groups bring people together to talk, laugh, and share. Each session, we read a story or poem and then discuss it. You can say anything you want to, or just listen. No experience or preparation needed.

Learn about gardening, floristry, garden design and more with experienced facilitators. No gardening experience is needed. Tools and refreshments provided. Meet new friends! Indoors during the winter. 

Wednesday sessions from 10:00 - 12:30 on January 28th, February 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Please CLICK HERE to sign up and reserve your spot. 

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Here's what previous attendees said about the club:

"I learnt all sorts...Brilliant people...Gave me new confidence...Got me out of the house in gloomy January...Very accessible and gentle...It’s a great way to learn and be sociable..."

"Thoroughly enjoyed it...Very inclusive...Made me so much more aware of the plants around me, especially in the winter months...It’s given me a new interest..."

Garden Blitz

Wednesdays from 11:00-13:00

Help us to clear and care for Percy Cane's heritage garden! Bring tools and gloves if possible. All levels of experience welcome.

For more information email activities@broomhill-library.org.uk or call the library at 0114 273 4276

Kick off the new year with Chairobics!

Thursdays from 14:00 - 15:00

Please CLICK HERE to sign up online or stop by the library to sign up in person. Sessions will be held upstairs in the library.

Chairobics is chair-based exercise. This is a gentle, low-impact class designed to improve strength, flexibility, balance and coordination - all from the comfort and safety of a chair. Perfect for those with limited mobility, recovering from illness or injury, or anyone who prefers a supported form of exercise. 

Fulwood History Group

Third Thursday of the Month

from 19:00-20:45

Interested in local Fulwood history? Its people, houses or the church?

For further details please contact editor@fulwoodhistory.uk

A weekly conversation group for people looking to improve their English while meeting new people. All welcome!

Please click here to signup to join the group or visit the library to add your name.

Calling all writers of poems, prose, short story, long novel, plays, flash or whatever your thing! Join an informal, friendly creative writing group. We will write to themed prompts and share short pieces. No pressure to share, all welcome. For more information contact Ann on 07914407141 

Community Litter Pick 

3rd Saturdays of the month 

from 10:30-12:30

For children and adults

Help us keep Broomhill clean! We'll meet up at Broomhill Community Library. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Bring gloves. Equipment provided.

Walking Friends

Enjoy the many benefits of walking outdoors and meeting new people. 

Walks will be held in the local area. Pre-booking is required. Please sign up here.

Books Groups

We currently have five book groups which each meet monthly at 19:30 on the 1st and last Mondays; 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays; and 2nd Wednesday of the month. 

If you are interested in joining a book group or perhaps in starting a new one here, please email us at: bookgroups@broomhill-library.org.uk