Drop in to learn to play, or show off your skills in our volunteer-led chess club.
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Drop in to create, learn new skills and chat. You only need to bring yourself, a basic sewing knit if you have one and any project you may be working on.
Are you an owl or a lark?
Join our free drop-in workshop to discover how to improve your sleep with guidance from a local nutritional therapist and sleep support practitioner. Pop in to receive expert advice, handy tips, and free resources. Whether you’re a night owl or an early bird, this session is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their sleep quality. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and improve your well-being!
No need to book. Just turn up.
Create a blown glass Bauble for Christmas with Workinglass
Choose your favourite colours to include in your Bauble and work with a skilled glassblower to create your unique piece from molten glass. You will be given full guidance and support through the process, which involves you blowing the glass, picking up the colours into the hot glass and creating the hanging loop on the top of your bauble.
Suitable for ages 7+
All children and young people under 18 will require a responsible adult to be present
To book and for more info, email team@workinglass.org
Taking place in The Forge at Hainault Forest, next to the Woodland Trust Visitor Centre.
Join us in celebrating the Ilford light switch on by making your own tabletop cardboard Christmas tree to take home!
Free, just drop in. First come, first serve.
Suitable for ages 3+ ( younger children may need help with scissors )
Redbridge Youth Theatre Workshop Presents… Cluedo
Based on the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture, based on the Hasbro board game CLUEDO.
It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, Peacock, and Mustard as they race to find the murderer in Boddy Manor before the body count stacks up. Based on the cult classic film and the popular board game, Cluedo is a madcap comedy that will keep you guessing until the final twist.
(Ticket prices include £1.50 Theatre Maintenance Levy)
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Broadway Licensing.
A fun filled adaptation of Dickens’ classic story. Featuring some of Dickens’ best loved characters this production is the perfect choice for children and adults alike as we join Bob, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, three Christmas Spirits and a grumpy old humbug called Scrooge for a traditional Victorian entertainment, full of merriment and festive cheer!
Ticket prices include £1.50 Theatre Maintenance Levy
Our talented artists will have their doors open to the public as part of our Victorian Christmas weekend. Venture to the top floor for a spot of Christmas shopping where you’re sure to find lots of creative and unique gifts, handmade in our studios at Valentines Mansion. You’ll be spoilt for choice! Choose from ceramics, glass art, basketry, textiles, paintings and more.