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Get into the Halloween spirit this October and explore the spooky trail here at Hainault Forest! Adventure through and discover all kinds of creepy surprises.
For just £5 children will receive an engaging activity pack to work through on the trail as well as tasty sweets and a free kids hot chocolate back on arrival.
Over the last weekend in November, come and join in the festivities at the Mansion. With the house beautifully dressed in traditional decorations, there will be plenty for the whole family to enjoy, including:
Saturday 25 November 12pm-6pm
Sunday 26 November 11am-7pm
FREE entry
Bring your family and friends – the more the merrier!
The chronicle of the Oscars spans almost a century, marking its 95th annual ceremony this year. Despite this long legacy, the lack of representation of Black women in the list of Oscar nominees and winners is astonishing. The statistics clearly show a dearth of Black female nominees and winners over the years.
Led by special guest Gary Gibbs, this workshop is a great opportunity to learn about the history of the Black female Oscar nominees and winners from the 1930s to the present day. Gary will explore the social and cultural context around the lack of Black female Oscar nominees and winners and investigate their absence.
This is sure to be an entertaining and informative session as Gary has an encyclopedic knowledge of film that he shares in a relaxed, informal way.
Bring your lunch or a snack for this lunchtime film chat. Hot and cold drinks are provided.
Suitable for ages 18+
First Tuesday of the month
Join Pablo Aguilar and his Mariachi band and enjoy the unique and vibrant sound of traditional Mexican music. With its exciting blend of live musicians and colourful costumes, it’s guaranteed to bring the passion of Mexico and the authentic Mexican Dia De Los Muertos to life.
Born in the neighbourhood of the ‘Plaza de Garibaldi’ – famous worldwide as the home of the Mariachis in the heart of Mexico City, Pablo grew up living and breathing the wonderful and exciting music of the Mariachis known as ‘Ranchera’ music.
The band will play at different points of the afternoon, and accompany the Wanstead Procession – so make sure you don’t miss out!
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Experience the ethereal beauty of Las Muertas with their flamboyant dresses flickering with light and bursts of colour, brilliantly standing out at night. Let them transport you to another world with their magical dancing.
Las Muertas will be appearing at different points of the afternoon, and will accompany the Festival of the Dead Procession – so make sure you don’t miss out!
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Join award-winning storyteller Minnie Wilkinson in the Long Barrow: a place where the dead are celebrated and remembered. Listen – can you hear them whispering? What adventures did they have while they were still living? Maybe, if we’re lucky, they’ll tell us their tall tales…
The 3pm show will be BSL interpreted.
Minnie Wilkinson is an award-winning storyteller and theatre maker based in London. She has a wealth of experience telling tall tales for adults and children in schools and at events, including the Bloomsbury Festival and Hay Festival, and she is a regular performer at Discover Children’s Story Centre. She is the Co-Artistic Director of The Suitcase Storytelling Company, and has also collaborated with companies including Slot Machine Theatre and Coppice Theatre to make family theatre which has toured to venues across the UK.
Insta – @_miniwilk
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Join ITZATNA Arts for their ‘October Fiesta’ – an interactive children’s theatre show inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead and reimagined traditional stories about life, death and rebirth in the animal kingdom. Through playful interaction, these stories and games support how families and adults can engage their young ones to think and talk about death and bereavement through the lens of Mexican culture.
The 1pm show will be BSL interpreted.
Made possible thanks to public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England. October Fiesta is an original concept created by Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (OPUS) and commissioned by Twycross Zoo.
ITZATNA Arts Collective are an emerging artist collective based in the Midlands, that create intercultural collaborations between artists and diaspora communities of Mexico and Latin America in the UK.
I – @itzatna.arts
Meet: Roding Valley Park gate on Roding Lane South, near to junction with Whitney Avenue, IG4 5PP
We’ll return back to finish cutting the orchard meadow in readiness for winter.