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Join Itzatna Arts for a joyful Segni Mossi-inspired workshop exploring dance improvisation and intuitive drawing. We’ll honour our loved ones, celebrate community, and embrace the beauty of life and death. Inspired by Leonard Cohen’s “Dance me to the end of love,” let’s move, create, and have fun together!

Using paper and crayons, we’ll play with shapes, colours, and textures, culminating in a Moving Ofrenda to celebrate our journeys. Come dance and create with us!

Free, but limited spaces – booking essential!

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.  

www.itzatna.org.uk 

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

This event is part of our Festival of the Dead Programme – click here to see what else is on!

Join artist Tess Tallula for a gentle and creative drop-in craft activity inspired by her children’s book This is Death. Children can make their own paper puppets – unique interpretations of Death as a kind and comforting character who helps guide us to whatever comes next.

Drop-in, free activity – but space may limited at times

Accessibility

British Sign Language access sign

Please note, a BSL interpreter will be available for this activity at Wanstead Library between 2pm and 2:30pm

Tess Tallula is an artist and author of two children’s books. Her work is multilayered and mixed media, blending textiles and craft techniques with traditional two and three dimensional art forms. In both her art practice and her storybooks, she navigates themes of memory, emotion, and interconnectedness, inviting viewers on their own introspective journeys. Saccharine memento mori, smiling skulls, flowers and ghostly spirits act as a way to process grief and celebrate the circularity of life and our place in the universe. These seemingly otherworldly or fantastical scenes are intensely familiar recreations of something innate and unspoken.

www.tesstallulaart.com

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

This event is part of our Festival of the Dead Programme – click here to see what else is on!

Start your career as a Swimming Teacher with an SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification.

Upcoming Course:

Mayfield Leisure Centre and Pool, IG3 9QN

Starts Wednesday 12 November 2025

Price – £425.00

Find out more information on instituteofswimming.org

Nature’s Corner, held in the 1856 Café, is a chance to come together and chat about all things wildlife at Hainault Forest and further afield.

Open to everyone that has an interest in wildlife, whether you know a little or a lot! This informal event allows you to meet other likeminded people and learn something new!

Each session, a few resources will be provided to spark conversations around wildlife sightings, news, and ways to get involved.

This 30 min chat in the café will be followed by a 1.5-hour fungi walk through the forest!
Get ready to explore and discover a fascinating variety of fungi, keep your eyes peeled for all the weird and wonderful species nature has to offer.

This is a drop in session, no booking or experience is required!

And finally, Festival of the Dead returns to Redbridge this October Half Term, with two days of vibrant family-friendly activities exploring life, death and different customs from around the world. We’ll be at Wanstead Library on Thursday 30 October and Redbridge Central Library on Friday 31 October.  Full details of our exciting programme will be released closer to the time!

🎃 Join us from 31 October – 2 November for a Spooktacular Halloween Trail!

✨ Start in the courtyard where you can browse the craft unit, then follow the trail into the barn.

👻 Inside you’ll find 3 spooky activity tables for arts and crafts, plus a photo wall for the perfect Halloween snaps.

🕹️ Outside, enjoy 2 mini games outside, with food and beverages available in the cafe after. We’re also offering a FREE kid’s hot chocolate with every ticket!

🌳 Add even more thrills with the Woodland Trust Visitor Centre’s Fancy Dress Spooky Walk!
(To book this add-on please contact hainault@woodlandtrust.org.uk)

Come along for a frightfully fun family day out!

Book your spooky trail ticket in the 1856 Café
https://hainaultforest.org/discover-the-forest/1856-cafe/

We are delighted to invite you to a very special event — the launch of the Ukrainian Children’s Reading Space at Redbridge Central Library. This milestone celebration brings 200 new children’s books in Ukrainian to London, encouraging a love of reading and cultural connection within the community.

The books were generously donated thanks to a charity music festival organised by the Redbridge Ukrainian Community Centre in support of Ukrainian children.

The event will feature:

  • A children’s book reading and signing with Ukrainian author Oleksandra Dikaia
  • A live piano fairy-tale performance by composer Mariya Yaremak
  • A creative workshop for children to design their own fairy-tale characters
  • An opportunity for families to explore and borrow the new collection

During school holidays, we run popular Water sports camps to keep your kids entertained at Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre. The multi-activity week includes sailing, kayaking, canoeing, raft building, bell boating and orienteering.
Ages 8+
Timings daily are from 9.30am-4pm, with drop off from 9.15am and pick up by 4.15pm.
The course runs all week from Monday to Friday.

Upon arrival, please report to Reception to get your child signed in for the day.
They need a full change of clothes, shoes, towel and a packed lunch with snacks each day. We provide any equipment required (waterproofs, buoyancy aids etc). If your child wears glasses, we recommend they have a retainer strap, as this will be the safest way to ensure that they are not lost in the lake.
Please note: footwear must be closed-toe – such as trainers etc. No flip-flops, sandals or sliders. Wellies are not recommended.
Parking is available as pay and display via RINGO.
You can contact our bookings team on 020 8708 2858, or the centre directly (for last minute queries) on 020 8500 1468.

Discover your artistic passion at The Creative Corner.

Unleash your creativity in a welcoming, supportive environment. The Creative Corner offers a space for fun, therapeutic activities and artistic expression within a friendly group setting.

Bring along your own creative or upcycling projects and dive straight in — or you can enjoy the simple arts and crafts activities we provide.

Potential themes for the next few months are:

  • October = Autumn, Halloween, Day of the Dead
  • November = Guy Fawkes, Diwali, Thanksgiving 
  • December = Christmas 
  • January = New Year vision board

Whether you come along to relax, connect, or explore something new, there’s always room to create.

Suitable for everyone aged 16+.

Redbridge Central Library – Ground Floor, Lab Central

First and third Tuesday of the month: 21 October; 4 & 18 November; 2 & 16 December

6pm to 7.30pm

Free, but donations towards refreshments and session materials are appreciated.

Join us for a baby & parent/carer session!

Play, explore and connect with tons of fun toys while bonding with your little one.

No bookings required!

At the end of the month, we’ll wrap it up with a super exciting interactive session!

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