SET Centre

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 14 April, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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SET Stage Gallery – Softer/Harder
2026-04-17 19:00 - 2026-04-19 20:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Social’s SET Stage Gallery presents Softer Harder, a performance night and exhibition examining female sexuality and desire.

The exhibition considers how women are reclaiming their bodies and sexualities in a digital-first world. Inspired by millennial and Gen Z adolescence shaped by nights on Omegle, reading erotica on Wattpad, and reposting lewd gifs on Tumblr, it offers an intimate and often humorous exploration of digital culture and sex.

Event details

Public opening night and performance: Friday 17 April, 6-10pmExhibition run: Friday 17 April – Sunday 19 April, 2-8pmLocation: SET Stage Gallery, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTickets:

Early Bird – £6.13

General – £8.30

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Exhibiting visual artists

Aarony Bailey
Aarony Bailey is a filmmaker and photographer based in South London. Through an honest and intimate lens, Bailey uses the camera to capture semi-autobiographical narratives surrounding femininity and sexuality, looking at the complexities of womanhood and the female body. Her honest and nostalgic explorations of intimacy, both platonic and romantic, invite the viewer to indulge in their own voyeurism, unpacking the nuances of shame and desire.

She materialises her work through the use of analogue film, specifically super 8, 16mm, and 35mm, as well as using various other vintage methods of image capture and production, such as polaroid photography and risograph printing.

Lily Bunney
Lily Bunney is a London-based artist whose work explores the intersection of vulnerability and digital consumption. Bunney’s process and aesthetic is key to reading her work. Inspired by the interwoven history of the computer and the jacquard loom, her pointillist drawings play with the analogue and the digital; offering work which looks hyper-digital on the screen, and tactile in person.

Her practice investigates how we construct and witness our own stories in an age of overwhelming narrative abundance, particularly examining the ways we use social media and popular culture.

Charlie Henzi
Born in 2001, Seattle, USA, Charlie Henzi grew up in the UK just outside of London. In 2023, she graduated from Central Saint Martins, UAL. She recently received her Masters in Contemporary Art Practise (2024) at the Royal College of Art. She is fascinated by images of women in popular culture, the gaze, the performed female, consumption and consumerism. After studying visual codes and language for years, she now creates works that draw directly from this and her personal experiences, that comment on the current zeitgeist.

Performance artists, readers, and poets

Fopé Ajanaku, Tara Baukovic, Chloe Borthwick, Daisy Norris, Sabirin Osobole, Maricel Reinhard

About SET Stage Gallery

Launched in 2023, SET Stage Gallery is a volunteer-led, non-profit contemporary art space based at SET Social. The gallery prioritises artists with limited access to exhibition opportunities and supports a programme of monthly workshops, talks, screenings, reading groups, and exhibitions. All proceeds go directly to participating artists, supporting accessibility and sustainability within the space.Curator: Ayiesha Sankoh (@thereturnofshe)

Contact

For questions, please email setstagegallery@gmail.com

Decent Homes for All: Collaborative Banner Making Workshop
2026-04-19 14:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Join The Etch Collective for a collaborative banner-making workshop exploring care, community and housing justice through collective textile making.

Facilitated by artist Jill Laudet, the session connects to her project Decent Homes for All, a domestic shrine to social housing and the aspiration of decent homes for everyone. The work reflects on the importance of a safe and secure home and invites reflection on housing, community and collective care.

During the workshop, participants will work together to create a large fabric banner inspired by these ideas. Through shared making, attendees are invited to explore themes of mutual support, home and belonging while contributing to a communal artwork.

A selection of fabrics, trimmings, sewing equipment and motif templates will be provided. Participants are also encouraged to bring along any fabric scraps, textiles or embellishments they would like to incorporate into the banner.

The finished banner will form part of a communal art installation and will be exhibited at the launch of Utility, an upcoming publication by The Etch Collective.

No prior sewing or art experience is needed and the workshop is open to everyone.

Event details

Date: Sunday 19 AprilTime: 2-5pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Free. Booking required via Eventbrite

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About the organisers: The Etch Collective was founded by three artists seeking to build stronger creative communities and connect with fellow practitioners. The collective runs critique sessions, group exhibitions and workshops that support emerging artists and encourage experimentation.

Their programme welcomes participants of all backgrounds and experience levels, creating inclusive spaces for creativity, collaboration and learning.

Earth Day Badge Making
2026-04-19 14:00 - 15:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Hosted by Shona Coyne, come and celebrate Earth Day and make a badge using images from vintage gardening/ plant books and scrap papers.

All materials are provided, and mini collage badges can be added to your bags & clothes, etc. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to feel inspired by beautiful flowers whilst enjoying the SET Social community garden and connecting to nature ahead of Earth Day.

What you will get with your ticket:

A creative hour collaging in SET Socials community garden!

1 hour of collaging, guided by Shona, using vintage plant images, & photos from Shona’s archive/ studio scraps.

Badges to take home and attach to bags, upcycle tops or gift to someone special.

Shona Coyne is an artist, photographer & gardener & her practice explores sustainable design, creative workshops & collage. She runs nature based creative workshops reusing & repurposing materials and running projects to support peoples connection to nature.

Club Bananas: Spirals Collage Workshop
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Club Bananas returns to SET Social this April with a new collage theme: Spirals.

Following the past few months of workshops centred around nature-inspired themes such as Spring, Blossom and Freshness, this session takes a slightly different direction. Spirals are a recurring focus in Banana Holdwin’s current artwork. Found across cultures for thousands of years, they appear in early Maltese, Siberian, Polynesian, Chinese and African artworks, and are often understood as cosmic, protective or mystical forms.

Led by local artist Banana Holdwin, Club Bananas is an inclusive art club centred on craft-making, collage and mixed media experimentation. The sessions centre creativity without pressure, encouraging participants to explore freely, embrace messiness and enjoy the process rather than focus on perfection. It is a space to connect with others, experiment creatively and let your inner child play.

Each month introduces a new theme while keeping mixed media at the heart of the practice. Participants are always welcome to follow their own ideas alongside the theme.

Session focus

This session explores spiral-inspired collage using scrap paper, magazines and found materials. Spirals are often linked to cycles, movement and transformation, from the motion of the sun and moon to ideas of growth and spiritual development. In some traditions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, spiral forms appear in symbols like the Unalome, representing a path towards awareness or enlightenment.

Approach the theme literally by cutting and layering spiral shapes, or take a more abstract route by exploring ideas such as cycles, energy, nature or transformation within your collage.

All materials are provided, including collage supplies and scrap materials, but you are warmly encouraged to bring magazines, coloured paper, postcards, stickers or any additional materials you would like to use.

Sessions now take place in the Red Bar at SET Social and run on a pay what you can basis.

Event details

Date: Sunday 19 AprilTimes: 3-5pmLocation: SET Social, Red Bar, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Pay what you can

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About Club Bananas: Club Bananas is an art club led by local artist Banana Holdwin, focusing on collage and mixed media making through recycled and found materials. The sessions prioritise experimentation, accessibility and community, offering a playful environment for people of all ages and abilities to make work together.

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-04-21 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 21 April, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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Big Throw #3
2026-04-23 19:30 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
An evening of live performance that celebrates complexity, brought together by the Big Throw collective.

Expect spoken word, music, video, object theatre, animation, opera, puppetry, tap dance and things without name, with performances by Simeon Barclay, Maz Murray, Jennet Thomas (with Richard Whitby), Klara Kofen, and Sally O’Reilly.

What to expect

Mysterious tapping and a plot hole that breaks meaning

Workers trapped in Yellow Grid, forced to produce The Sweet Spot

Church windows, the three blind mice and Descartes trying to locate a needle using a stick

An over-populated developer’s model with pool tables all the way down

Event details

Date: Thursday 23 AprilTime: 7:30-11pm (doors at 7:30pm, performances from 7:45)Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: £12 standard / £10 members (plus booking fee)While booking is recommended, there may be tickets sold on the door.

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About the organiser

Big Throw is a not-for-profit, unfunded, artist-led collaborative. All income from tickets covers production costs plus a modest fee for our special guests.

For images of previous Big Throws, visit: www.bigthrow.org

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 28 April, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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‘Nothing On Tonight’ with Peckham Lifedrawing
2026-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Peckham Life Drawing offers experiences beyond just observational drawing for everybody. For fun and/or your folio. Materials provided.

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SET 91 Open Series – London Lace Club Communal Lace Making Session
2026-05-10 12:00 - 14:00 | SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, London, EC2A 4JN, United Kingdom
London Lace Club joins the Open Series at SET 91 for a session built on the 15th century tradition of communal lacemaking. This two hour gathering invites both experienced lacemakers and total novices to come together to make lace, share skills, and work on projects in a relaxed and supportive environment.Founded by Amelia White and Lauren Watson in 2023, the club is a community led response to bobbin lace appearing on the Endangered Crafts red list. The craft has always relied on the social exchange of skills, and the club uses this legacy of collective making as its foundation. By bringing people together to learn and share, these gatherings ensure the craft remains a living, accessible practice rather than a lost one.

In this session, Amelia and Lauren hope to pass down the tools, knowledge, and confidence needed for people to explore lacemaking in their own way.

Event details

Date: Sunday 10 May

Session time: 12-2pm

Location: SET 91, 91 Tabernacle Street, Old Street, London, EC2A 4JN

What to bring: Please bring your own equipment, including a lace making pillow, and current projects if you have them. If you are a beginner or require equipment and support, please contact London Lace Club in advance via Instagram so they can ensure they have a setup ready for you.

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As places are limited, we kindly ask that you only book if you are able to attend so that others who would benefit from the session are able to take part.

If you can no longer attend, please contact us at ninetyone@setspace.uk to cancel your ticket so the space can be offered to someone else.

About the organisers

Amelia White and Lauren Watson are bobbin lace practitioners and researchers. They founded the London Lace Club to preserve the endangered craft of bobbin lace by reviving the tradition of communal making.

About SET 91 and the Open Series

This session is part of the SET 91 Open Series, a programme of talks, workshops and discussions supporting artists in navigating, developing and contextualising contemporary practice.

SET 91 is SET’s contemporary arts gallery on Tabernacle Street in Old Street, providing a non-profit platform for early-career and underrepresented artists to develop and present new work through exhibitions, performances and public events.

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Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 12 May, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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Outer Circle Voice Circle – women and non-binary vocal workshop
2026-05-13 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Want to explore your voice in a supportive, non-judgemental space?

Outer Circle is an experimental vocal group for women and non-binary people, offering a monthly space to explore voice, breath, and sound together. This is not a choir. There are no auditions, no expectations, and no prior experience required.

Each session brings together vocal warm-ups, group singing, improvisation, meditation, and playful exercises. The focus is on connection rather than performance, inviting participants to tune into their own voice and the voices of those around them.

Outer Circle welcomes women and non-binary people from all backgrounds and levels of musical experience. Sessions are designed to be supportive, inclusive, and open-ended, creating space for curiosity, expression, and collective listening.

No musical experience is necessary, and no materials are needed.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 13 MayTime: 7-9pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTickets: £5 + £1.13 booking fee via Eventbrite

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Please note: The group prioritises accessibility and community, and no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If cost is a barrier, please email rosanorthover@gmail.com to arrange a free ticket.

Facilitator information:

The session is led by Rosa Theodora, a South London–based musician, composer, facilitator, and DJ working across experimental, jazz, and psych sounds. Rosa plays keyboard and synth with Orchestra New (women and non-binary improviser’s orchestra), Existential Dress (UKG-marimba-punk duo), and Noon Garden (psych pop). Her recent projects include improvised Piano Meditations on YouTube, Interferences with Teo Danneman, and Fly Away for Tour de Moon’s Moon Music EP 5, which was transmitted to the moon and back. Rosa is also an experienced facilitator, running monthly vocal sessions at SET Social and working with charities such as Spark the Noise and Raw Material.Guest facilitator: Jess Mollie

For any questions, please contact rosanorthover@gmail.com

Rule of Thumb - SET Lewisham Exhibition
2026-05-14 18:00 - 2026-05-18 18:00 | SET Lewisham, Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, London, SE13 7RZ, United Kingdom
Rule of Thumb investigates the systems of discipline and authority that shape the human body. Bringing together four artists working across painting, sculpture, and installation, the exhibition examines how power is naturalised through physical presence.

Presented at SET Lewisham as part of the Associate Members Programme, the exhibition is co-curated by the participating artists.

About the exhibition

The exhibition takes its title from the idiom “rule of thumb”, a phrase denoting approximate measurement famously, if controversially, linked to a legal loophole for domestic violence. Rule of Thumb uses this etymology as a point of departure to explore how power is mapped onto the body within both domestic and institutional spheres.

Throughout the space, symbols of power are rendered as bodily objects: bodybuilders flex alongside legal iconography and heraldry; armour-like structures offer a tense balance of protection and restraint; and garments hang like evidence, relics or unresolved testimonies.

By deconstructing these forms, Rule of Thumb draws attention to the hidden codes of conduct that dictate movement and behaviour. The works invite us to consider how the body carries the weight of these systems, and how the traces of authority remain visible even in the aftermath of an event.

Event details

Public opening event: Friday 15 May, 5-9pmWeekend opening hours: Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May, 12-5pmWeekday Viewings: Thursday 14, Friday 15, and Monday 18 May (By appointment only)Appointments: To book a weekday viewing, please contact phoebe.ea.randall@gmail.comLocation: SET Lewisham, Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, SE13 7RZAdmission: Free

Contributing artists

Emilia Auersperg
Emilia Auersperg works with readymade fragments gathered through chance encounters in urban environments. Her work explores objecthood as a way of thinking through consumer culture, bodily discipline, and the shifting boundaries between human and nonhuman agency. Through processes of deconstruction andassemblage, discarded objects are transformed from passive commodities into charged sites, exposing social, symbolic, and political afterlives embedded within material culture.

Instagram: @emiliaauersperg

Jiyoung Pyo
Informed by collective memory, personal experience, and found imagery, Jiyoung Pyo’s practice engages with cultural forms, power dynamics, and moral ambiguity through an expanded multimedia approach centred around painting. Her work explores psychological states and the ways individual experience intersects with broader social and historical narratives. At its core, the practice investigates vulnerability and power, the seen and unseen, and the unstable boundaries between them, creating layered and emotionally charged spaces where viewers may feel exposed and implicated.

Phoebe Randall
Phoebe Randall translates photographs of performance and human spectacle into oil paintings on canvas. Recent works examine demonstrations of masculinity, heroism and violence staged under the guise of sportsmanship. Working selectively from her source material, she remains only partially faithful to the original image. In doing so, she unsettles the choreography of conflict and the performative mechanics of violence embedded in Western painting traditions. She is particularly interested in the theatrics of rivalry, from arena sports to the social ‘arenas’ where our identity and power relations are at stake.

Instagram: @phoebe.randall

Florence Sweeney
Florence Sweeney is a London-based artist whose practice spans sculpture, photography, moving image and textiles. Her work interrogates the intersection of personal history and societal injustices surrounding the representation of women, delving into themes of memory, loss, and familial injury while searching for meaning within the complexities of contemporary life.

Instagram: @florencesweeney

About SET’s Associate Members Programme

This exhibition is presented as part of SET’s Associate Members Programme, which offers artists studio space alongside access to project spaces and opportunities to independently curate exhibitions, workshops, and events.

The programme supports a wide range of practices, from performance and installation to music, sound, print, and textiles, and is designed to provide space, visibility, and development opportunities for early-career and underrepresented artists working in London.Poster design: Phoebe Randall

Upcycling Workshop x Armenian Embroidery
2026-05-16 12:00 - 14:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Upcycling Your Garms is an intimate embroidery workshop centred on slow, hands-on making.

Rooted in traditional Armenian embroidery, this session offers space to step away from constant consumption and reconnect with making something with intention. No pressure, no perfection – just learning, stitching, and thinking together.

Participants are invited to reflect on what it means to refuse, to unlearn, and to choose differently, while creating a personal piece to take home.

The workshop begins with an introduction to Armenian embroidery and its cultural context, followed by a guided stitching session. Using cross-stitch patterns inspired by Taraz and waste canvas, you’ll be able to stitch directly onto your own garments or fabric, working with symbols, words, or patterns that feel meaningful to you.

Please bring a garment, fabric, or item you’d like to upcycle and stitch onto.

All other materials will be provided.

Event details

Date: Saturday 16 MayTime: 12-2pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: Sliding scale from £10. Book via Eventbrite. Allcontributions go directly towards covering materials and workshop costs.

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About the organiser

This workshop is led by Lizzy in collaboration with Luys Collective.Lizzy works with traditional Armenian embroidery, exploring storytelling, symbolism, and slow craft practices. Her work centres on reconnecting with cultural knowledge through making and challenging cycles of mass consumption through craft.armenianembroidery.com

Luys Collective is a direct creative action collective founded by two Armenians focusing on education, creation, and action. Luys (meaning light) is a space for all people to come together to learn about Armenian culture and collective heritage across the Global South and Majority.

Got a question? For specific access requirements or support, please email tatianayusuf@gmail.com in advance.

You can also find information on venue accessibility, including entrances, step-free routes, facilities, transport, and on-site support from the SET Social team, on our accessibility page here.

Comrades (1986): A Screening by Circle Dance
2026-05-16 15:00 - 18:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Come along to SET Social on 16 May for a rare screening of Bill Douglas’ 1986 film Comrades (1986), a cinematic telling of the history of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The Martyrs were a group of agricultural workers from Dorset who’s efforts in 1834 to form a ‘friendly society’ – widely recognised as an early form of trade union – earned them deportation arrest and deportation to Australia.Moving, wild, righteous, rhapsodic and psychedelic, Comrades blends English weirdness, folk horror, socialist history and an insistence on the uplifting power of collectivity with an ensemble cast includes Robin Soans, Keith Allen, Vanessa Redgrave and James Fox, with a great score to boot.

This film is rarely screened, so this is a great opportunity to witness a fantastic piece of cinema celebrating an even prouder history. Please note: the film has a three-hour runtime so we highly recommend a substantial lunch (and perhaps a strong coffee) beforehand.

Event details

Date: Saturday 16 MayTime: 3pm (Doors open early)Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTickets: £10. Book via Eventcube. Limited tickets available on the door.

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Access and concessions If you are unwell, unwaged, or on UC but would like to attend, please message Circle Dance (@circledancerecs) directly and they will arrange a spot for you.

Poster design: Joe Nava

Club Bananas: Spells and Enchantments Workshop
2026-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Club Bananas returns to SET Social this May with a journey into the mystical. This month’s session focuses on the whimsical and the magical, inviting you to explore the theme of spells and enchantments through the medium of collage.

Led by local artist Banana Holdwin, the workshop draws inspiration from the fantastical: fairies, woodland folklore, tarot imagery, and ancient rituals. It’s a space to investigate the “weird and wonderful”—from mushrooms and stones to manifestations and witchcraft—while continuing the club’s mission to prioritise experimentation over perfection.

As always, the focus is on the process of making rather than the final product, with participants encouraged to embrace a playful approach to making. Whether you are creating a visual wish or a surreal woodland scene, this is an inclusive environment to connect with others and let your imagination roam wild.

All materials are provided, including pencils, pens, coloured pencils, crayons, and card. You’e also welcome to bring your own favourite sketchbook or specific drawing tools if you prefer.

Event details

Date: Sunday 17 MayTimes: 3-5pmLocation: SET Social, Red Bar, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Starting from £3. Book via Outsavvy.

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About the organiser: Club Bananas is an art club led by local artist Banana Holdwin, focusing on collage and mixed media making through recycled and found materials. The sessions prioritise experimentation, accessibility and community, offering a playful environment for people of all ages and abilities to make work together.

HTML Club
2026-05-19 18:00 - 23:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
html club is a bi-weekly free-write session at SET Social. It’s an open invitation to come and code alongside others in the bar.

It can be hard to find dedicated time to practice; this club provides a space for you to focus on your own projects. Just bring your laptop and work on your code among new friends in a relaxed setting.

Please note: This is a peer-led session rather than a workshop; there is no formal teaching during the event. For those seeking structured learning, cranberrylemonade offers focused HTML workshops throughout the year.

Event details

Date: Every other TuesdayTime: 6-11pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPAdmission: Free entry, no booking required

About the organiser:cranberrylemonade is a creative platform focused on digital literacy and making the web more accessible. Through workshops and meetups, they provide spaces for community-led learning and digital experimentation.

Medieval Hennin Workshop: Make Your Own Princess Hat!
2026-05-19 19:00 - 22:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Ever wanted to make your own princess hat, like the ones you had as a kid? In this workshop, you’ll create your own DIY Hennin (that classic pointy medieval hat) using card, fabrics, trims, beads and lace.

You’ll be guided step-by-step, so no experience needed. Expect a relaxed, social atmosphere with a medieval-inspired playlist while you craft. There’ll also be a themed backdrop ready for some proper princess photos once you’re done.

All materials are provided, but feel free to bring along any extra bits you’d like to use. Everyone’s welcome, just come along and have a go.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 19 MayTime: 7-10pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: £14 Standard, £8 Concession

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About the organiser:

The workshop is led by Dhara Wright (@lasagna_girl_) and Isolda Milenkovic (@isolda_milenkovic), two artists and medieval enthusiasts, not historians.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact: dharasanderwright@gmail.com

Spring Fête of Solidarity: Fundraiser for Giuseppe Conlon House
2026-05-23 16:00 - 20:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The Spring Fête of Solidarity is a celebration of the return of the sun through the lens of mutual aid.

Join us for a vibrant afternoon featuring speed dating, creative workshops, and groove-driven music. Throughout the day, you can also explore our community market, fortune telling, face-painting, and fresh pastries.

All funds raised go to Giuseppe Conlon House, an emergency shelter in North London providing a lifeline for unhoused asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds.

Programme

4-5pm | Speed DatingOpen to everyone looking for romantic sparks or new platonic connections. To help us find your best fits, we ask that all participants fill out our matching form beforehand. On the day, we’ll facilitate the rounds with fun icebreakers and timed rotations to skip the small talk and get straight to the good stuff.Note: Please fill out the Google Form before 8 May so we can match you appropriately.

5-6pm | Seed Bomb WorkshopLearn to create your own seed bombs using native wildflowers to green your garden or neighbourhood.

6-7pm | Spring Scrapbooking WorkshopA hands-on session using various materials to craft your own mini-zines for the season.

5-8pm | Music & DJsSoulful, percussive sets rooted in 70s and 80s disco and Afro-funk from DJs Ami and Mojda. Mojda is a London-based DJ with an affinity for high-energy, bass-heavy and dance-inducing sounds from around the world.

Event details

Date: Saturday 9 MayTimes: 4-8pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NP

Ticketing: This event operates on a Pay What You Can basis with a suggested donation of £5. Please note that ensure no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Tickets are sold on the door. For workshops, a QR code will be provided on site to donate directly to the fundraiser.

About the cause

Giuseppe Conlon House is a house of hospitality and an emergency shelter. They provide support and accommodation for people seeking asylum who have been made homeless and are caught in the “no recourse to public funds” (NRPF) trap. Learn more about their work here.

Club Bananas Experimental Drawing Workshop
2026-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Club Bananas returns to SET Social this May, expanding its residency with a new focus: Experimental Drawing.

Following the success of our collage and craft workshops, Club Bananas moves into the medium of drawing. Led by local artist Banana Holdwin, this session investigates surrealist and abstract techniques, continuing the club’s mission to explore creativity without the pressure of perfection.

The session encourages participants to investigate drawing through playfulness and movement, rather than focusing on exact replication or realism. It is a space to embrace looseness, texture, and the contemporary style adopted by the artist—a perfect environment to let your inner child play and experiment freely.

Participants are encouraged to embrace messiness and enjoy the process. Whether you are a regular at Club Bananas or joining us for the first time, this is an inclusive space to connect with others and explore your creative voice.

All materials are provided, including pencils, pens, coloured pencils, crayons, and card. You are always welcome to bring your own favourite sketchbook or specific drawing tools if you prefer.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 2 JuneTimes: 6-8pmLocation: SET Social, Red Bar, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Starting from £5. Book via Eventbrite.

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About the organiser: Club Bananas is an art club led by local artist Banana Holdwin, focusing on collage and mixed media making through recycled and found materials. The sessions prioritise experimentation, accessibility and community, offering a playful environment for people of all ages and abilities to make work together.

The West African Literary Circle
2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:15 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The West African Literary Circle invites readers, thinkers, and the culturally curious to gather for its new monthly residency at SET Social.

Dedicated to celebrating literature from across West Africa and its diaspora, the circle is a relaxed and welcoming space for open discussion, shared reflection, and community connection. Whether you are deeply familiar with the text or joining out of interest in West African storytelling, all backgrounds are welcome.

The Series: Things Fall Apart

For our first three sessions, we will be discussing Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. This landmark novel examines tradition, masculinity, and the seismic cultural shifts of pre- and post-colonial Nigeria. To ensure the discussion is accessible and deep, we have broken the book down into three monthly themes:

2 June | Session 1: Okonkwo’s World (Chapters 1-8)

7 July | Session 2: Colonialism (Chapters 9-19)

4 August | Session 3: The Collapse (Chapters 20-25)

How it works

Don’t worry if you haven’t finished the chapters or are new to the group. Each session includes focused time to read a specific chapter silently or as a group, so initial reading is not strictly required to participate.

The bar and cafe will be open throughout for attendees to replenish themselves during and after the circle.

If you are experiencing barriers to accessing a copy of the book, the host is happy to email a digital copy to potential attendees. Please reach out via Instagram at @walitcircle to request one.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 2 June (and every first Tuesday of the month)Times: 7-8:15pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTicketing: Free of charge. No booking required .

About the organiser:The West African Literary Circle is a community-led reading group dedicated to the exploration and celebration of stories from West Africa and its diaspora. By providing a consistent space for dialogue, the circle aims to foster a deeper understanding of West African storytelling and heritage.

Got a question? Message The West African Literary Circle via Instagram at @walitcircle
