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Join illustrator Pete Williamson for an in-depth look at how to create imaginative, unique and entertaining book characters.
Pete Williamson is an award-winning children’s book illustrator. His work ranges from fun and wacky to strange, beautiful and everything in-between. He is best known for illustrating the acclaimed Stitch Head series by Guy Bass, including the recently released graphic novel version.
“I spy with my little eye…” Maya is playing her favourite outdoor game and suddenly discovers not one, not two… but three colourful stones. Where are they from, who do they belong to and what can they do?
Join Maya on a journey through a bustling market of pots and pans, apples and pears, ribbons and silks and bows.
An adventure full of fun and surprises for children aged 2-5 and their families.
Devised, written and directed by Naomi Cortes
Designed by Hannah Sharp
The 11.30am session is BSL interpreted
The Wanstead Library Grief Cafe is a safe and confidential space to meet others, to share stories and to explore thoughts and feelings around the experience of grief and loss. It may be that your loss is anticipated, recent or a long time ago, but whatever your circumstances – this is a supportive environment for reflection and conversation. It’s a place for you to find mutual support and encouragement, and there’s no pressure to talk if you’d prefer to just listen.
At our Grief Cafe there is no agenda, objective or theme; the conversation is simply led by the people in the group. Please note that this is not a counselling session but a supportive space for those who are grieving who wish to share their experiences with others going through the same thing.
Sessions take place on the 3rd Thursday of each month and are delivered by Creating Conversations CIC & Redbridge Libraries Death Positive Library Project.
The session starts promptly at 6.30pm. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate latecomers as this disrupts the session too much. We thank you for your understanding!
This Grief Café is funded to support residents in the London Borough of Redbridge and those with a Redbridge GP, but everyone is welcome to participate for FREE – so join us for refreshments and a friendly supportive ear.
About your hosts:
The Death Positive Library
Redbridge Libraries are the founder member of the Death Positive Library movement in the UK. The project uses public libraries as safe and trusted places to start conversations about death, dying and loss. It is led by Anita Luby and Rhonda Brooks, who both work for the library service which is managed by Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure.
Creating Conversations CIC
Creating Conversations CIC creates spaces for open conversations about death, dying and grief.
Debbie Young set up Creating Conversations in 2022 with her colleague Alberta Gutteridge.
Debbie has been working in the field of death, dying and end-of-care planning since 2011 and is an experienced Death Café host and facilitator. Debbie also provides training, facilitated workshops and consultancy.
Join award-winning author and poet Dean Atta for a joyful, interactive storytelling session celebrating the publication of his colourful new picture book Confetti.
Dean Atta is the author of YA novels-in-verse The Black Flamingo and Only on the Weekends. He has been named as ‘one of poetry’s greatest modern voices’ and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal Prize. Confetti is his debut picture book.
This activity is BSL interpreted
Join the Forest Education Ranger for a morning tour around Foxburrows Farm. Discover the animals that live here, and help our Farm Rangers by giving some of them some breakfast.
Starting before the Farm is open to the public, this tour will teach you about the animals that we have on the farm, including how some can help to manage the forest. There will also be the opportunity to feed some animals (please note that we cannot guarantee feeding specific animals)
The tour will last approximately 45 minutes.
Visiting a farm is an enjoyable experience, but does carries a small risk of catching infection from animals or the environment, Particularly for those who are young, elderly, immunocompromised or pregnant. Health and safety information will be given at the start, it can also be found online here.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. ALL TICKETHOLDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.
The Poldark Show Presents El Mistico, a never-before-seen show, bringing hilariously fun comedy hypnosis to Ilford.
El Mistico is mystical; a unique unforgettable performance; it’s mesmerising, it’s spellbinding, it’s a show that will literally blow your mind!
Poldark, the most sought-after hypnotist in the industry, will seize your attention. You choose how you enter the comedic world of hypnosis; as a spectator in the audience or as a volunteer on stage, to bring the entertainment to life! With unforgettable immersive experiences, demonstrations of hypnotic phenomena and hilariously fun comedy, you’ll be transfixed by his amazing hypnotic powers.
Seeing is believing. Come and see El Mistico, performing in Ilford for one night only.
Website – www.poldarkshow.com
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@PoldarkShow
FB – https://www.facebook.com/poldarkshow/
Insta – https://www.instagram.com/poldarkshow/
LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/poldarkshow
Prices include £1.50 Theatre Maintenance Levy
Witch does what witches do best… live in a nest, fly around scaring people and eating biscuits.
She’s a miserable, bad tempered old witch who doesn’t like company, the last thing she wants in her life is an giant EGG!
Should she have it for breakfast or hatch it? And what will she do once it hatches? Her neighbours have plenty of advice for her but Witch decides to ignore them and go it alone.
One performer and a flock of shadow puppets tell an engaging and heartwarming story about friendship, laughter and flying the nest. Inspired by the book The Witch’s Egg by Madeleine Edmondson.
After the performance the audience are invited to stay and play with the shadow puppets. In a simple open ended session, children and their families can discover the fun in playing with shadows and re-telling the story in their own words.
Ticket prices include £1.50 Theatre Maintenance Levy
Are you more of a poet or a critic or a blogger? Whoever you are, take your skills back in time to explore the stories of Black British ballet dancers. Taking images and quotes from the Into the Light Exhibition as our base, we’ll do some activities together before you get to write your masterpiece – or silly piece!
Spaces limited.
This session is part of Black History Month
This workshop is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and brought to you by Libraries Connected & Oxygen Arts’ Black British Ballet project.
Join us outside, between the Town Hall and Kenneth More Theatre, for some pop-up puppetry storytelling with A la Puppet Carte by Thingumajig Theatre! On the menu is a pair of pop up puppet stages built onto the back of electric tricycles. Each stage is a puppet show full of surprises, fun and a heart-warming story of friendship and a sense of home.
A la Puppet Carte was created with the support of Blueprint R&D Fund from Without Walls Outdoor Arts Consortium and devised at Outdoor Arts Creation Space 101
Please note: In the event of heavy rain, A la Puppet Carte will move into the Redbridge Central Library foyer and performance times will change to 1pm and 3.30pm.
Join Workinglass in their forge at Hainault Forest for a range of glassblowing and other activities! Get creative and try something new and create your own unique glass creation!
What’s on?
Saturday 25 May 12pm – 5pm : Glassblowing: Dragon Eggs / Magik Ball
Sunday 26 May 12pm – 4pm : Glass Fusing
Tuesday 28 May 12pm – 5pm : Glass Painting – Create a design on a glass title
Thursday 30 May 12pm – 5pm : Hot Glassmaking: Mini Cosmos in Glass
Saturday 1 June 12pm – 5pm : Glassblowing: Dragon Eggs/ Magik Ball
To book please DM @workinglass on Instagram