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The Horton Epsom

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Independent venue in Epsom, Surrey, UK. Arts - Live Music - Theatre - Exhibitions - Heritage - Café-Bar - Venue Hire. Registered charity. Award-winning conversion of former Horton Asylum Chapel. Open Tuesday to Saturday. https://linktr.ee/thehortonepsom

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Exhibition - Celebrating 20 Years of the Hope Service - The Horton Epsom Exhibition - Celebrating 20 Years of the Hope Service Tuesday 30th September - Saturday 4th October A special art exhibition marking the twentieth anniversary of the Hope Service. This milestone event...

An exhibition celebrating 20 Years of the Hope Service @thehortonepsom.bsky.social until 4th October bringing together artwork created by young people and staff showcasing their creativity, resilience and experiences over the past two decades. #epsom thehortonepsom.org/events/exhib...

01.10.2025 17:28 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Tomorrow night I'm playing
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#Epsom with Monsterosa!! thehortonepsom.org/events/monst... see you there for #jazz #songs like vimeo.com/916527752

25.09.2025 11:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Horton Gardens Are Now Open - The Horton Epsom We are delighted to announce that The Horton Gardens are now open!

🥬 Congratulations to @thehortonepsom.bsky.social who have recently opened The Horton Gardens. Designed with accessibility and nature at the forefront, the grounds are currently hosting an exciting programme of outdoor performances but are open for all to enjoy: thehortonepsom.org/news/the-hor...

12.08.2025 18:58 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you sharing.
Next outdoor show is this Saturday 16 August - Everywhere’s A Beach with aerial theatre company Hikapee. It’s looking ☀️ too.

14.08.2025 15:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🎨 The Horton Summer Exhibition 2025
is now open🎶

This year’s theme, The Music of Life, celebrates
creativity from across the county and honours The
Horton’s extraordinary legacy as Europe’s first centre
for music therapy.

Open until 26th August.

02.08.2025 13:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Epsom’s unique arts venue, The Horton, will open its gardens for the first time this summer for a season of theatre, family events, and music beginning on 29 July. 🙌

Find out more here: thehortonepsom.org

22.07.2025 14:02 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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We are delighted to announce we have four new #Trustees joining our fantastic team.

Welcome to Sara Saunders, Romy Page, Dr Shireen Sindi and Professor Alana Harris.

You can find out more about our trustees here 👉 thehortonepsom.org/team/ #charity #arts #heritage #Epsom #Surrey

19.07.2025 10:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Monsterosa Friday 26th September, 8pm Monsterosa emerged from a lockdown project to write new songs and instrumentals for five jazz musicians based on Italo Calvino's Marcovaldo collection.

Another date for the diaries of #Monsterosa fans - delighted we'll be playing @thehortonepsom.bsky.social on 26th September thehortonepsom.org/events/monst... see you there in the autumn #jazz #songs #Calvino #Epsom

27.06.2025 16:21 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Horton, Epsom launches open-air theatre The Horton Arts Centre in Surrey is to stage shows in its garden for the first time

The Horton, Epsom in Surrey is to stage shows in its garden for the first time after it was "rescued from a tangle of branches and builders’ rubble" 👇

18.06.2025 14:32 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

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03.06.2025 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Be part of The Horton Summer Exhibition 2025
YouTube video by The Horton Epsom Be part of The Horton Summer Exhibition 2025

Calling artists from Surrey.
🎨Applications are now open for The Horton’s Summer Exhibition 2025 on the theme ‘The Music of Life.
Closing date 9th June, see thehortonepsom.org

#opencall #surreyartists #callforartists

youtu.be/9V2QKGaYOV8?...

03.06.2025 19:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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The grass on our event lawn is beginning to grow and the first #wildflowers are popping up!
We’re hoping to be able to open The Horton Gardens in late July - although we could do with some rain to go with the sun…
Find out about what’s coming up this summer thehortonepsom.org/whats-on/

18.05.2025 19:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Thank you for all the lovely messages we have received wishing us a Happy 3rd Birthday. We celebrated yesterday morning with staff and volunteers and a very special cake, lovingly made by our chef, Martin. ✨

01.05.2025 13:50 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

@musictherapyuk.bsky.social @visitsurrey.bsky.social @woiepsom.bsky.social

24.04.2025 20:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The Music of Life’ is the
theme for this year’s Summer Exhibition - paying tribute to The Horton’s extraordinary heritage as Europe’s first centre for music therapy.

Submissions open 27 May

thehortonepsom.org/news/the-hor...

#opencall #callforartists #exhibition #Surrey

24.04.2025 20:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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The Horton is seeking to appoint two or more Charity Trustees.
Please download the Trustee Recruitment Pack from our website to find out more about the role and how to apply. tinyurl.com/HortonTrustee
Application deadline: 30th April 2025
Interviews: May 2025

09.04.2025 12:28 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Here at The Horton, we are passionate about theatre.🎭

✨Our mission is to present special shows, offering audiences something that you won’t find anywhere else locally.

💻Check our website for upcoming theatre productions.

thehortonepsom.org

27.03.2025 12:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@biggive.bsky.social

25.03.2025 20:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A massive thank you to everyone who donated via our Big Give campaign. 🎉

This money will make a huge impact on what we can do and we are incredibly grateful for everyone's continued support for The Horton. 🫶

25.03.2025 14:56 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

As a non-traditional performance space with fully flexible seating we have been pleased to be able to welcome wheelchair users booking on the door for shows. Spontaneity is something that most people take for granted. #access #arts

21.03.2025 10:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Last call for stall holders for our next Makers Market - applications close this Sunday 23rd March. ✨

To find out more or apply via Curator Space, please click on the following link: www.curatorspace.com/.../the-hort...

20.03.2025 10:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Creative Communities at The Horton – Big Give An independent arts venue with an important history of mental health and music therapy, The Horton is appealing for funding …

We're aiming to raise £5000 in one week for The Horton – which could be matched to total £10,000!
Every donation, no matter the size, will make double the difference - donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

18.03.2025 12:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We're taking part in the @biggive.bsky.social Arts For Impact fundraising campaign this week – where every pound donated via the Big Give's website is doubled by their charity Champions.
#artsforimpact💫

18.03.2025 12:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Jaz Delorean put on a fantastic show last night, everyone left with a big smile.🎹🎶

15.03.2025 14:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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We're delighted to have retained our 5 star food hygiene rating for The Horton Café-Bar following our inspection this week. Congratulations to the team for their hard work ensuring that we deliver the highest standards.
#supportlocalbusinesses#Epsom #Surrey #5starrating⭐️

12.03.2025 19:20 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Celebrate the start of spring with #EnglishTourismWeek, Mother's Day, Easter and more. Read this month's Visit Surrey newsletter, here: createsend.com/t/j-515446309A967C272540EF23F30FEDED 🌱🌸🥂

12.03.2025 18:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Our director Maria Reeves flying the flag for The Horton on #HeritageDay2025

11.03.2025 20:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Two book covers.

Two book covers.

To celebrate #WorldBookDay , we would love to give a shout out to The Horton’s amazing volunteer book club leaders, Misbah Arif and Kalli Pasquialucci who run our Saturday and Wednesday Book Clubs.
Thank you for helping to make our community a better place.

06.03.2025 22:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We are The Horton in Epsom, Surrey. Live music and creative arts venue with an important history as Europe’s first music therapy centre from 1950s. Former asylum chapel renovated and opened in 2022. What’s on link in our bio.

28.02.2025 23:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Horton Epsom is here too - we are an award-winning independent venue for arts and heritage - hosting a permanent exhibition about the history of Epsom’s psychiatric hospital cluster. #Surrey

28.02.2025 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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