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Join the Al-Noor Foundation at Fairlop Waters for another thrilling edition of the Annual Boat Race! Enjoy a fun-filled day of friendly competition, community spirit, and family entertainment. Whether you’re racing, cheering from the sidelines, or exploring the stalls, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Don’t miss out!

The event is open to all schools, faith groups, charities and corporate organisations. The event aims to unite the community whereby individuals, families and organisations have the opportunity to raise money for charitable causes which are close to their hearts, by simple registering for a boat and participating in the race.

Registration required to compete in the race, register a boat here

No booking required to turn up and watch on the day.

Races are scheduled to start from 9am onwards and finish by 4.30pm.

Our Local Heroes, is a collection of artworks immortalising the famous (and not so famous) amazing people that live or once lived in and around our borough.

Using a range of print techniques including Collagraphy, Risograph and Press Printing, artists have created art pieces and designs that have incorporated a unique stamp collection.

Look out for locals such as Dr Barnardo, Fanny Cradock, Barbara Windsor, Sir Winston Churchill, Alfred Hitchcock and many more… There’s even some current local heroes that you should learn about.  

Created by adults with learning disabilities and/or autism through their day opportunity services for a developing exhibition in 2024 at Tate Modern, this has become a collection like no other.  This project is led and promoted by Uniting Friends.

Thanks to artist from:

LBR WEL services (Woodbine, Link Place)

Snaresbrook Arts

London Ability (Ellingham)

Disability Resource Centre

Supported by Colours of Redbridge through the Creative People and Places fund, Arts Council England.

Join us in celebrating this famous fictional elephant and create your own colourful patchwork Elmer Picture!

Calling all budding gardeners and their families! Join the Woodford Greeners for games, stories and help us spruce up the library planter.

The Woodford Greeners are a local volunteer-led community gardening group passionate about making Woodford Green even greener and sharing this passion with others. Join us for a hands-on gardening adventure where young green thumbs will dig, plant, and learn all about how things grow as they help us spruce up our library planter!

Tools will be provided, but we encourage everyone to get stuck in and recommend you wear something you don’t mind getting dirty.

Suitable for kids 3yrs+ and their families.

This fun and challenging session is designed for competent cyclists ready to try BMX for the first time. It introduces the essential skills and safety techniques needed to ride a BMX track with confidence.


Note: Riders must be able to cycle standing up on the pedals (out of the saddle) to take part.

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon celebrating 25 years of support from the Friends of Valentines Mansion!

Explore the splendour of our Victorian kitchen and discover the secrets behind making jam tarts with potato pastry. Enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities including children’s crafts, delicious Victorian cakes and refreshments, and live music from guest musicians.

The event also features a special prize-giving ceremony for the Friends’ 2025 Children’s Poetry Competition — reserve your place for this part of the afternoon via the booking link.

No need to book for the main event — just drop in and enjoy this event organised by the Friends of Valentines Mansion!

Ready to fold your way to positivity?

Join us for a delightful iris-folding paper-craft session where you’ll transform a vibrant collection of multi-coloured papers and tactile fabrics into inspiring wall art. Discover the rhythm of iris-folding as you layer and reveal a captivating design, all while embedding a personal affirmation within your creation.

This is more than just crafting; it’s about making a beautiful, visual reminder of your inner strength and aspirations.

What’s Included:

  • Step-by-step guidance in the art of iris-folding
  • A variety of high-quality materials: papers, fabrics, tools, and frames
  • A selection of affirmations to choose from—or bring your own!

All materials will be provided. Places are limited, so please book in advance!

Suitable for ages 16+, beginners and seasoned crafters alike.

IODS Presents…

BLEAK EXPECTATIONS by Mark Evans


The story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin…


Follow half-orphan Pip’s extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate?


Mark Evans’ stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.


Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, the play opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2022, directed by Caroline Leslie. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London’s West End in 2023, where it featured a medley of many well-known actors and comedians.


This amateur production of “Bleak Expectations” is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.


Telford Theatre

Redbridge Drama Centre

Churchfields

South Woodford

E18 2RB


All Tickets – £16.50 – Includes £1.50 Theatre Restoration Levy

Join us for an evening featuring our senior ensembles, Jazz Orchestra and Saxophone Ensemble. The groups will be playing an array of jazz favourites. 

Pay on the door

Doors open at 7.00pm, concert starts at 7.30pm

No charge for children accompanied by an adult. Seating will be café style.

Come along and design your very own ice lolly! Use paper, card, and crafty bits to create the coolest treat of the summer!

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