Eight chairs, a side table for tea, and a stack of unmarked sheets.
This page is the practical tour of the room at 93 Cefn Road Farnham GU9 4UD United Kingdom, so you know what an evening of chart-structure teaching actually looks like before you enquire.
Arrival, coats, and the first page
Tuesdays begin at 18:30. Arrive from 18:15. Street parking on Cefn Road is usually free after 18:00. There is no reception desk; Helen opens the door. Phones go in pockets unless you are photographing your own work at the end.
Each place has a printed daily chart, a pencil, an eraser and a short ruler. You are not given a laptop, a projector clicker, or a login. If you wear glasses for close work, bring them. The type on the packs is larger than a paperback, smaller than a poster.
Tea is poured at 19:30. The break is twelve minutes, not a networking slot. If you need to leave early, sit nearer the door and say so at the start so Helen does not walk your page while you are gone.
The shape of a typical evening
The page in front of you
Helen names the instrument and the dates on the sheet. No news recap. No “what the market did today”.
A short demonstration on one copy
Usually at the side table, on a spare pack, so you are looking at paper rather than a glowing wall.
You mark
Silence is expected. Raised hands are answered. Uninvited tours of the room happen only in week six and at Practice Evenings.
Tea
Kettle on the sideboard. The room runs warm with eight coats; the window on the radiator side opens.
Compare two or three maps
Disagreement is useful. A story about a trade you took last month is not. Helen closes those conversations.
Recap sheet and out
One side of A4, no homework beyond optional sitting practice. Doors locked by 20:40.
What to bring
- Reading glasses if you use them.
- A jumper; the radiator is uneven.
- Nothing else for the workshop. Leave your own confusing printouts for a Chart Hour.
What stays out of the room
- Live price screens and broker apps on the table.
- Requests for a buy or sell instruction.
- Photographing a neighbour’s marked sheet.
If this sounds like the sort of evening you want, look at the lessons or write to reserve a chair.