- Event Date: 29/11/2025
Writing Friendship in All its Forms with Alison Cable and Kate Poll – Lapidus London Event
Event Details
- 13:00
- Calthorpe Community Garden 258-274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH
- From £17
Event Description
Romantic love gets plenty of attention, but what about the importance of friends to our health and wellbeing?
We’re exploring and celebrating friendship in this workshop for fun, but the research is clear: having a supportive network and closeness with others increases our resilience. In a city like London, where millions live and can still feel surprisingly alone, we all need connection.
An invitation to explore friendship in its many forms through visual and written prompts – some concrete, some abstract, playful and reflective – come see what inspires you on the day.
Alison Cable and Kate Poll are friends and share the editorial role at Lapidus Magazine.
About Alison
Alison, MA/MSc, is a creative facilitator based in north London with a background in literature, education, and writing for wellbeing. A former university lecturer in the US, she now lives in London, where she leads reading and writing workshops that invite reflection, creativity and connection. Alison serves on the Board of Lapidus International, volunteers with The Reader Organisation, and is a regular facilitator at the London Literary Salon.
About Kate
Kate Poll, MSc is a creative facilitator based south of the river and loves spending time on it (less so in it but her kayaking skills are rubbish). She works 1:1 with individuals through both private practice and social prescribing, alongside facilitating groups across health, care, and community settings. Kate specialises in reflective writing for wellbeing and neuroinclusive creative practice, drawing on lived experience of neurodivergence, creative work, and caring roles.
Contact: magazine@lapidus.org.uk
Book early as spaces are limited
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