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During the summer, we announced that nine parks in Redbridge retained their Green Flag status for 2024/25. Now, you have the opportunity to put the spotlight on your favourite Redbridge park by voting in the People’s Choice Award 2024. All Green Flag Award-winning parks across the UK are competing for a spot in the Top
Redbridge has once again received official recognition for having nine of the best parks in the UK by Keep Britain Tidy. 2,227 parks nationwide have been honoured with the prestigious Green Flag Award, which recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, across the UK. Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure the managing operator on behalf
East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF) returns to Valentines Park and other parks and open spaces across east London this summer, with a sparkling family-friendly production of the Bard’s romanticcomedy Much Ado About Nothing, touring from June to August. Come along to Valentines Park on Thursday 25 or Friday 26 July for this sun-soaked mischief and
Valentines Mansion will be the backdrop for this year’s International Yoga Day celebration on Friday 21 June 21 in Valentines Park as part of the Active Body Healthy Mind project. This large-scale outdoor event invites yoga enthusiasts and newcomers alike to experience the transformative power of yoga amidst the lush greenery and peaceful ambiance of
National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of a healthy childhood, and how we need to protect the rights and freedom of children in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy adults. Vision RCL’s core aim is to provide places where people and communities can thrive, we understand the
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure is thrilled to announce the return of the Redbridge Holiday Mega Mix this Easter, presenting an array of engaging and affordable activities tailored for children aged 5 to 16. All thanks to funding from Redbridge Council. Affordable Fun: For just £1, children can dive into an hour of swimming at
During the Easter period our leisure centres, libraries and other facilities will have different opening hours. Please see the opening hours listed below, or for more information please visit our individual centre pages.Find out more about your local sport and leisure centreFind out more about your local libraryFind out more about theatre For more information
Valentines Park in Redbridge has won a top accolade at the prestigious Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Awards 2024. Valentines Park scooped the Park Venue of the Year Award in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the world of tennis and dedication to fostering a vibrant and inclusive tennis community. The LTA Tennis Awards celebrate the
The Hainault Forest Restoration Project has been nominated as a 2024 Regional Finalist for the Civic Trust Awards. Having recently undergone a £7 million refurbishment , Vision Redbridge and The London Borough of Redbridge worked in partnership with the Woodland Trust to improve facilities across the park and make a more engaging visitor experience. The
Park users have voted for Hainault Forest as one of the most impressive green spaces in the country as part of the 2023 People’s Choice Awards. Over 21,000 people took part, voting for their favourite Green Flag park or green space as part of the annual People’s Choice Awards, and for the first time, Hainault
This year marked the 28th anniversary of our annual amateur gardening competition Redbridge in Bloom, a celebration of community, creativity, and sustainability. To coincide with the recent crowning of His Royal Highness King Charles III, the theme for this years competition was “A Garden Fit for a King”. An advocate for environmental causes, the monarch
The Met Office has issued two weather warnings for parts of the UK as the latest storm approaches the UK. Storm Ciaran is expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to Redbridge from Wednesday night to Thursday afternoon. We kindly advise our visitors to stay aware and be careful when visiting Redbridge Parks and
Have your say on plans to deliver a new outdoor swimming pool in the heart of Redbridge via the council website and at two upcoming exhibition events. Following Redbridge Council’s announcement of plans to build a new lido in Valentines Park, a consultation has been launched to hear the views of local people. The beautiful
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure is delighted to announce that Foxburrows Farm in Hainault Forest is now open. Foxburrows Farm is the final attraction to reopen as part of the £7m Hainault Forest Restoration Project, thanks to funding from Redbridge Council, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the Mayor of London. The farm has welcomed new
Earlier this year we announced that nine of Redbridge Parks had retained their Green Flag Status for 2023/23. Throughout the month of September, you have the chance to put most loved Redbridge Parks on the UK map by voting in the Green Flag People’s Choice Award. All Green Flag Award-winning parks across the country are
On Sunday 17 September, Wanstead Festival will be returning to Christchurch Green once again. This annual festival will feature a lot of the familiar attractions that have been enjoyed at the event before and lots to watch and enjoy. The festival will run from 11am to 6pm on the day with performances, stalls and activities
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure is delighted to announce that the newly built playground at Hainault Forest is now open for children to come and enjoy hours of unadulterated fun. The playground’s opening this week marks the final part of Redbridge Council’s £ 1.7 million investment programme to improve and transform play areas in the
Love Parks week is right around the corner and off the back of the incredible news that nine of Redbridge Parks have been awarded the Green Flag award it’s the best time to get out and show your local parks some love. The parks team will be starting a new set of activities during Love
Redbridge has been officially recognised once again for having nine of the best parks in the UK. In a record-breaking year, over 2,216 parks across the country have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award for 2023. The nine award-winning Redbridge parks are: The Green Flag Award is based on a criteria of eight key
Megamix is back this summer with lots of free and low cost activities for children living in Redbridge. Children aged 5-16 have a large selection of activities to choose from during the summer holidays from sports to drama, dance to digital workshops, roller skating to arts and crafts. We’ve put a selection of some of
On Saturday 15 July Fairlop Waters will be holding an Open Day so you can explore everything the space has to offer. You’ll also be able to visit stalls to find out more about what other areas within Vision are getting up to. Fairlop Activities Fairlop Waters has some wonderful activities to get involved with,
Park tennis courts in Redbridge have officially reopened after a £609,674 renovation, managed by the LTA and funded by the UK Government and LTA Tennis Foundation, Redbridge Council & Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure. Tennis courts in Valentines Park and Goodmayes Park, which are among those to have benefited from this investment, recently hosted a
Valentines Mansion will be celebrating the talents of its nine local artists on Sunday 25 June with an Artists’ Open Studios event. Normally a private workspace for the local makers, the historic top floor of the grade II* listing building will be open to visitors for this special event. The popular event brings together a
May Half Term is almost upon us and across Vision venues we have lots of activities to enjoy. You can see all children’s activities on our Do More page. But we’ve also recapped everything for you here too: Multiple Day Activities Single Day Activities Tuesday 30 May Wednesday 31 May Thursday 1 June Friday 2
Coming to Wanstead Park on 15 and 16 July and Valentines Park on 2 and 3 August East London Shakespeare Festival (ELSF) are bringing their riotous and atmospheric production of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers to outdoor London parks and community spaces this summer. Set in a familiar modern East London, this story of secret loves and
Mental Health Awareness Week is an ideal time for us all to think about mental health, tackle stigma, and find out how we can create a society that prevents mental health problems from developing and protects our mental well-being. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It can affect how we think, feel,
During the Bank Holidays in May our leisure centres, libraries and other centres will have different opening hours. To find out more information on opening times, please see below or visit the individual centre pages. Please check the Vision App for further details on Group Exercise Classes. For more information on our Easter Holiday activities
On Saturday (15 April) Hainault Forest Visitor’s Centre, café, and event space was officially opened by the Mayor of Redbridge, Thavathuray Jeyaranjan and Deputy Leader, Cllr Kam Rai, with special guests and staff in attendance. The new Woodland’s Trust Visitor’s Centre is the first of its kind and compliments the stunning renovated Victorian barns and
The London Borough of Redbridge and the LTA have today (Thursday 9 March) announced a partnership to invest in and refurbish public park tennis courts in Redbridge. Ten park tennis venues will be renovated, with an investment of £424,064, helping ensure that quality facilities are available for the local community. The project is part of
Updated 19 December 2022 All of our libraries, leisure centres and other facilities are open as usual. All car parks within our Parks and Open spaces are now open. Staying safe near frozen lakes For more information on staying safe near frozen lakes visit the Redbridge Council website. Gritting and road users Please re-visit this
Green Flag Award-accredited Valentines Park gets the public’s vote in the 2022 People’s Choice Redbridge Council and Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure are celebrating after receiving a People’s Choice Award for its Green Flag Award winning green space, Valentines Park. The award, voted for by the public, is part of the Green Flag Award –
Vision is honoured to be part of the Redbridge Education Awards 2022. A special celebration set up by Redbridge Council to recognise those who support young people on their journey to achieve extraordinary futures. Working with young people is a fulfilling and rewarding profession but can also come with its challenges. Especially over the last
Avian influenza (bird flu) is a notifiable animal disease mainly affecting birds, but it can also affect humans and other mammals. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency have confirmed the presence of Avian influenza (bird flu) in Redbridge. As a result, we have sadly lost a number
Vision RCL and London Borough of Redbridge are completing a major restoration project at Hainault Forest, focussed on the restoration of the Victorian barns complex and the creation of a new visitor hub to be known as The Forest Centre. The restored buildings include a visitor centre, retail and commercial spaces an enhanced catering offer
Theatre If your child would prefer a more relaxing half term, then the Kenneth More Theatre and Redbridge Drama Centre have got plenty to do. Join the Kenneth More Theatre as they bring prehistoric animals to life with the Dinosaur Show, packed with fun, facts, and laughter, this is something your child will love! Get
Throughout the month of October, all park users have the chance to put Redbridge Parks on the UK map by voting for your favourites in the People’s Choice Award 2022. There is a total of 2,208 Green Flag Award-winning parks across the UK in the running to be named one of the Top Ten best
As a mark of respect to Her Majesty The Queen and The Royal Family Wanstead Festival has been postponed. Wanstead Festival, originally planned to take place on Sunday 18 September, the day before Her Majesty’s state funeral, will now take place on Sunday 2 October. The much-loved festival will be back again on Sunday 2
Vision RCL are pleased to announce the eagerly anticipated Grand Opening of ‘The Green Café’ at Christchurch Green, Wanstead. This gorgeous space is one of Redbridge’s most beautiful open spaces and hosts many fantastic events right through the year including the annual Wanstead Festival. This area is very popular especially in the summer where the public
Nine Redbridge Parks have once again received prestigious Green Flag Awards, recognising their high quality, conservation, community involvement and the hard work of park staff. The Green Flag Award, founded in 1997 is an internationally recognised marker of high-quality parks and green spaces. The Nine award-winning Redbridge parks are: Claybury Park Clayhall Park Elmhurst Gardens
Start your summer with Vision’s annual summer events programme, take a trip to Redbridge for the fantastic Fairlop Fair on Saturday 2 July at Fairlop Waters. A fun filled day of entertainment for all ages from 11am-6pm. New attractions for 2022 include: Mini golf Petting zoo Chainsaw artist Group exercise taster sessions which include Yoga
Hainault Forest has been chosen as part of the Jubilee tree planting project. The country park in Redbridge has been selected as part of a UK-wide network of 70 Ancient Woodlands and 70 Ancient Trees dedicated for the celebrations of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative
When dealing with wildlife and working with partners such as DEFRA and the Environment Agency, the Swan Sanctuary always provide dedicated care and specialist treatment at difficult times. Over the years there have been many occasions where Vision – Redbridge Culture & Leisure have required specialist expertise offered by the Swan Sanctuary Charity. This donation
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure have joined together with Parks for London and 16 other organisations including the Mayor and nine local councils to launch a new campaign, ‘Clean Parks for London’, starting this April 2022. Led by Parks for London, an independent charity and Centre for Excellence for green space management, the pan-London campaign aims to tackle this
During the Easter period our leisure centres, libraries and other centres will have different opening hours. To find out more information on opening times, please see below or visit the individual centre pages. For more information on our Easter Holiday activities view the Children’s events page. Parks & Open Spaces All of our parks and
Credit: Community Leisure UK Why Charitable Trusts are great! Here’s a quick summary! Charitable Trusts come in all shapes and sizes. But they all have two things in common. To do good and make things better. Your Local Leisure and Culture Trust is no different. They help make your community better because as a charitable organisation
Vision RCL are pleased to announce that Valentines Park has once again been voted one of the Top Ten Green Flag Award-winning parks in the UK. The People’s Choice Award top ten parks were announced in a special virtual awards ceremony hosted by Keep Britain Tidy, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Green
Help us to get Redbridge into the top ten by voting for your favourite park in the Green Flag Award People’s Choice Award. Over the last few years, more than ever, we have all come to understand just how important it is to have a great park or green space on our doorstep. They have
Sleepy cygnets, perfect pyramidal orchids, beautiful bumblebees and fox families are just some of the fantastic submissions we received for our recent Nature Photography Competition. During summer 2021, Vision RCL organised a photography competition encouraging residents to engage with the natural world through a lens and explore some of the wonderful wild spaces in Redbridge.
Redbridge residents will be overjoyed to learn that Redbridge parks are once again being recognised for the prestigious Green Flag award. In Redbridge, we are fortunate to have 50 parks and open spaces where visitors can enjoy walks, children’s play areas, outdoor gyms, cafes or simply relax within the beautiful natural surroundings. Vision RCL is
Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure are delighted to announce the award of £45,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation for our major project to restore Hainault Forest. The grant is crucial to achieving our project aims, together with funding from The National Heritage Lottery Fund, the Greater London Authority Mayor’s Fund and Redbridge Council, the project
Vision are delighted planning permission has been approved to provide a kiosk café on Christchurch Green and are excited at the prospect of providing the facility for users of Christchurch Green and the local community. The new sustainable café kiosk has been carefully designed to fully integrate environmentally into the park. The café will be
Vision have submitted a planning application for a kiosk café at Christchurch Green, Wanstead. There is speculation that we are spending up to £2m on this scheme. We would like to make it clear that we have absolutely no intention of spending anything like this sum of money on this proposal. Our current expectation is
Vision wish to apologise and acknowledge that we did not consult with our users and the wider community in relation to providing a temporary grass overspill car park at Fairlop Waters. We do encourage visitors to use alternative methods of transport to get to Fairlop Waters including walking, cycling, bus and tube. We have regularly
Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure is bringing the local community back together again with the annual celebration that residents, local businesses, communities and charities look forward to year on year, Wanstead Festival. Everyone is invited to come along to enjoy a lively afternoon of entertainment on Sunday 12 September at Christchurch Green from 11am until
As we now enter the third step in the Government’s road out of lockdown, more of our Vision facilities have reopened today Monday 17 May. While our leisure centres re-opened last month for gym use and swimming, we are excited to finally recommence indoor sports. Fitness classes such as spinning, body conditioning, zumba and lots
With the weather starting to improve and lockdown restrictions easing over the last few weeks we have seen an increase of visitors in our parks and open spaces, especially during the Easter holidays. While many have been enjoying the beautiful green spaces, litter has become an issue in Redbridge parks. Last month, the Vision nature
This week more than 600 trees have been planted in South Park as part of a partnership between Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, Earthwatch Europe and Redbridge Council. Over 20 native tree species, including oak, wild service, birch, alder, hazel, blackthorn, rowan, and lime have been planted on site at South Park, Ilford. Located in
Last year, we ran a poster competition asking children to design a poster to help with our summer litter campaign. The competition had an amazing response, with over 70 entries. This year, we are once again asking school children to get involved in our Easter ‘Clean up your litter’ poster competition! If you are aged
This year has been a difficult year for all with the Covid-19 pandemic, so it is great to focus on good news for one of Redbridge’s parks. With funding secured from the England & Wales Cricket Board, Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure has installed a new non-turf (artificial) cricket pitch at South Park in Ilford.
Valentines Park achieves a place in the Top Ten parks in the UK as voted for by the public in the People’s Choice Award 2020.
Help us get Redbridge into the top ten by voting for your favourite park in the People’s Choice Awards. This year an army of experts awarded a record breaking 2,061 Green Flag Awards to the UK’s very best parks and green spaces, including nine Redbridge parks. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the scheme is now
Redbridge Council has announced bold and exciting plans to preserve and expand Fairlop Waters, adding 250 acres of green space to the existing park over the coming years. Fairlop Waters is one of the largest country parks in Redbridge, home to expansive green space, a lake, and a wide range of outdoor activities, including the
The residents of Redbridge are very fortunate to have so many green spaces to enjoy, with a vast total of 50 parks and open spaces across the borough. Vision RCL takes pride in managing all of these sites successfully on behalf of Redbridge Council. Vision RCL is committed to improving the quality of the facilities
Litter has become a big problem for Redbridge parks during the good weather. When the bins are full, visitors to the parks have just been leaving their litter behind. So Redbridge Council and Vision put their heads together and thought it would be a good idea to get the younger generation on board. A competition
The National Community Leisure UK Awards are held annually and recognise, celebrate and share the achievements of leisure and culture trusts across the UK. Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure were delighted to have finalists in three of the categories for the 2020 awards and a winner in one! Huge congratulations go to Yashmin Harun, a
Get creative! Design a unique and inspiring poster to promote picking up litter in the park and taking it home with you, if the bin is full. Are you aged 5-11 years old and go to school in Redbridge? We need your help to design a new poster to support our summer parks litter campaign.
The National Community Leisure UK Awards are held annually and recognise, celebrate and share the achievements of leisure and culture trusts across the UK. This year Vision is delighted to have finalists in three categories for the 2020 Awards as follows: Community Impact Award – Arts, Culture and Libraries – for Tech Ilford An annual
UPDATE: BBC2 featured our Turtle Dove during their Winterwatch programme on Friday 31 January at 8.30pm. On Saturday 25 January Vision’s Nature Conservation team partnered with the local North East London RSPB group to host a Big Garden Birdwatch Walk at Valentines Park. The event coincided with the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch campaign, which is
Vision RCL and Redbridge council partnered with Trees for Cities to plant new young trees across the borough this year, including Goodmayes Park and Orchard Playing Fields (formally Goodmayes Recreation Ground). To mark the beginning of National Tree Week, which ran from 23 November-1 December, Vision’s nature conservation team was joined by partners and volunteers
We are so pleased to confirm that Jasmine, our Shetland pony has been found safe and well and is back home where she belongs at Hainault Forest. She had been dumped in a garden in Loughton late last night and was looked after by the residents until farm staff were able to pick her up.
Foxburrows Farm is urging the public to keep its eyes peeled following a break-in at their farm that resulted in the theft of several animals. Jasmine – the farm’s Shetland pony, along with a rabbit, peacock and peahen were all discovered missing following the incident on Sunday 24 November, which also left many of the
Valentines Park has beaten off tough competition to be voted as one of the best green spaces in the country for the fifth time. Last month over 45,000 Britons voted for their favourite park as part of the People’s Choice 2019 awards with Valentines reaching the top ten. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, this prestigious
Residents now have the chance to vote for their favourite Green Flag flying park in Redbridge as part of the People’s Choice 2019 awards. Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, the prestigious poll finds the nation’s top 10 parks from almost 2,000 awarded Green Flag Award status by the environment charity. In July, nine Redbridge parks
Nine council parks and open spaces in Redbridge have again been confirmed as some of the best in the world after successfully retaining their coveted Green Flag award. The esteemed flags will be flying for another year in Claybury Park, Clayhall Park, Elmhurst Gardens, Goodmayes Park, Hainault Forest, Ilford War Memorial, Seven Kings Park, South
Vision’s Nature Conservation Ranger Team have been supported by partner The Orchard Project to help enrichen the community, work with local residents and volunteers to plant and maintain orchards in Claybury Park and other Redbridge parks. We are excited to share that The Orchard Project recently landed a place as one of three finalists in
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded £4.2 million to Redbridge Council to restore the forest to its former natural and wild state and help threatened species thrive, including eleven species of bat. Among them, the rare Barbastelle bat which was spotted there in 2017, the first time it had been seen in London for
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
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Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.
Barbecues are not permitted at any of our parks and open spaces.