third fridays : events for the creative community

On the Third Friday of the month, Talking Birds hosts a programme of meetings, talks, walks, workshops and co-working devised by, and for, the creative community. (Programme listed below).

Creative Co-working happens every Third Friday afternoon – you can just drop in and use a bit of deskspace and avail yourself of the wifi, refreshments and company. We also offer a number of small workshops or discussions alongside this – in addition to our popular one-to-one funding, project and/or DYCP advice surgeries. All activities are free, but we ask you to please book in if you can, to help us manage numbers.

You’re also invited to Bring Your Own packed lunch on Third Fridays (or pop to the Sandy Lane chippy or other local takeout) – these open lunches are an opportunity to connect and chat with Talking Birds and anyone else who turns up. When the weather is nice, we get the pavement tables out. When it’s less nice, well, The Nest has heating and blankets so we make the best of it – we look forward to welcoming you to The Nest soon.

Friday 19th December 2025

Creative Co-working 1.30pm-4.30pm

Festive Art Party 6pm-9pm

2026 programme dates to put in your diary!

Friday 16th January 2026

New Year Voices 10.30am-12.30pm

Start the year with a gentle, sociable warming of the vocal chords! In a no-pressure environment, we’ll spend the morning learning and practising a song or two, just for fun.

Creative Co-working 1.30pm-4.30pm

Friday 20th February 2026

F13 network gathering 11am-12.30pm

F13 peer support network open to all in the local creative community – will include regular features: Hive Mind (get help/advice/new perpsectives from those in the room when you share your creative conundrum) and Plug Fest (plug your upcoming projects, performances and events). Doors open at 10.30am for coffee and socialising.

Creative Co-working 1.30pm-4.30pm

Friday 20th March

Friday 17th April – F13 peer support network open to all in the local creative community, pm co-working.

Friday 15th May – Nestival of Ideas Panel Discussion

Friday 19th June – F13 peer support network open to all in the local creative community, pm co-working.

Friday 17th July

August – Summer Break

Friday 18th September – F13 peer support network open to all in the local creative community, pm co-working.

Friday 16th October – Nestival of Ideas Panel Discussion

Friday 20th November

Friday 18th December

Coffee for the Curious

Everything in the programme is free (including our excellent tea & coffee), but we ask you to book in so that we know how many chairs to put out & how much coffee to brew. Morning programmes run 10.30am-12.30pm unless otherwise stated, and afternoon programmes 1.30-4.30pm (BYO lunch and eat together with us between 12.30 and 1.30pm).

If you are curious, but have never visited before, people often find that dropping in to an afternoon co-working session is a really good way to get the measure of The Nest (the space, the people and the vibe). You can ask us questions, chat to others or just park yourself quietly and get on with stuff – whatever works for you. We look forward to welcoming you to The Nest really soon.

Access

You can find full details for Getting to the Nest here.

We try hard to make The Nest as welcoming as possible to everyone who comes – there is step-free access to the building and accessible gender-neutral toilets. To give you an idea of what to expect, you can take a look at this video tour of The Nest, with BSL interpretation & captions.