Creative Takeover Days: Walk Like a River

Creative Takeover Days – Walk Like A River workshops with Adrian Shaw

Location: Hanworth Library (at Hanworth Air Park Leisure Centre), Uxbridge Rd, London TW13 5EG

Time: Saturdays 12 – 4pm

2025 Dates: 6th and 20th September, 4th and 18th October, 1st and 15th November

2026 Dates: 10th and 24th January, 7th and 21st February, 7th and 21st March

Suitable for: Families, including children

Creative Takeover Days presents, ‘Walk Like a River’ – a fortnightly series of creative workshops at Hanworth Library!

A playful, hands-on workshop series for families to explore art, nature, and imagination together.

Inspired by the movement and history of the River Crane, these fortnightly drop-in workshops invite families to make, imagine, and discover the river’s stories in creative new ways. Led by artist Adrian Shaw, each session turns the library into a space for exploring history, place, and connection through art-making – using drawing, collage, recycled materials, and more.

  • Create side-by-side as a family – no art experience needed!
  • Explore local nature and history through fun, open-ended activities
  • Build personal connections to the River Crane and your neighbourhood
  • Relax, create, and express yourselves together in a welcoming space
  • Spark conversation and storytelling – building a shared sense of place and belonging
  • See the library in a new way as a space for creativity, reflection, and making

These sessions are free – no need to book, just show up on the day!

If you have any questions about these sessions, get in touch with us at will@watermans.org.uk