About Onca Barge At Brighton Marina
ONCA Barge is a community centred learning space that supports artist development, and offers a programme of creative activities addressing environmental and social change. Located in Brighton Marina, the Barge is available to hire at reasonable rates.
Onca Barge At Brighton Marina Description
The Barge at Brighton Marina is a non-profit community and youth hub available to hire at reasonable rates.
Originally built in 1921 and named the Selby Virgo, she was a Humber barge that took grain up and down the waterways of the north of England. In the late 20th century she was converted into a floating Chinese restaurant called The Pagoda and found her home at Brighton Marina. In 2016 her then owner decided to sell the boat. Rather than scrap her, the Marina owners decided to take the opportunity to turn her into a non-profit space for communities within the Marina as well as across the city and beyond.
She now has over 3, 500 square feet that can be used to support community, youth, art and cultural projects. We have tried to make her as sustainable as possible: recycling some of the wood and other fixtures and fittings, installing solar lighting, sourcing environmentally-friendly materials (such as cork, chipboard and even recycled cutting boards that are now many of our tables and our bar), and employing many local designers and labour in the process.
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Great news! Yoga with the lovely Laughing Lotus is now every Friday morning on the Barge! Come along and join in at 10.30am.
One week left of the ONCA crowdfunder! Please, can you give? We need YOUR support to get to our target.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/oncacrowdfu nder
Hi! our community morning is back this Friday 10th and then during next Friday 17th's session we have yoga with Lisa!
https://onca.org.uk/event/hatha-yoga-at-t he-onca-barge/
Our last free creative art session for anyone affected by cancer will be on the 25th January 2020 at the Macmillan Horizon Centre from 10:30-12:30, click the link to find out more
On Friday December 20th, yoga teacher Lisa will offer a free drop-in yoga class during our Barge community morning! Bring a mat and blanket and try it out :)
This is happening today, come on down and meet local people, have a brew or sing a sea shanty or two!
Do you live in or around the Marina? Do you want to meet your neighbors and have a brew or have a space to make/create/read a paper? If so join us on the ONCA Barge on Friday mornings! To find out more join our Community Morning Facebook group.
Tomorrow on board the Barge! Come join us! Free for all https://www.facebook.com/events/100816546 6189938/
Join artist Margot Minnot Thomas on the ONCA Barge for a festive evening workshop!
You will be welcomed to the ONCA Barge with a glass of Prosecco or a soft drink and learn about an old printing method called the cyanotype and then get to make your own cards and prints. Come along to spend a relaxing creative evening for yourself or with friends and colleagues! Book your tickets on eventbrite now
The first, free, ONCA art workshop for anyone affected by cancer is coming up this Saturday at the Horizon Centre in Kemptown for more information follow the link below
Join us in a few weeks time for our next creative session at the Macmillan Horizon Centre! We are thrilled to have Imagine Make Play delivering another amazing workshop with us. The sessions are free and for anyone affected by cancer, follow the link to find out more.
This wonderful music workshop is happening in October on the Barge, for more information please click on the link
Our last of the summer workshops for kids is happening tomorrow and we still have a few tickets left!