Events in Redbridge

Play Ranger Scheme Monday 20 July to Friday 21 August
Venue: Loxford Park South Park
Time: 10am to 12 noon daily Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Loxford Park/Tuesdays and Thursdays at South Park
Event: Play allows children to feel free and create and develop self-guided activities. This summer play scheme will allow children to experience new and exciting opportunities in a safe environment and really reap the benefits that only outdoor play can provide. Under the supervision of 4 fully qualified Play Rangers, children will learn new skills, meet new friends and will get to know their park through games, walks and workshops.
AgeFor children aged 8 to 13 years
Price:Free
Enquiries: For further information call 020 8708 0954

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Active Camps Monday 20 July to Friday 14 August
Venues: Seven Kings High School Parkhill Junior School William Torbitt Primary School
Time: 10 am to 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm to 4 pm, children will need to be collected during the lunch break.
Event: Active Camps are a fun way to spend the summer and meet new friends. They are designed to keep children active and introduce them to a range of new sports as well as helping them improve skills in existing sports.
Age: For children aged 8 to 13 years
Price: £2.75 per child, per session (morning or afternoon) or £27.50 per week
Bookings: For more information or to book a place call Culture, Sport and Community Learning

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Telling Tales Exhibition Tuesday 21 July to Saturday 12 September
Venue: Ilford Central Library 1st floor exhibition area
Time: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays to Fridays - 10am to 4 pm Saturdays
Event: A fun family exhibition about stories and performance. This summer, Redbridge Museum’s fun family exhibition will take you on an epic adventure through storytelling and performance.
You can: journey with mythical heroes make your own Roman mosaic explore a desert island in a classic children's story create your own comic strip and be a star in the world of film and the Museum's very own stage! Through interactive displays, games and puzzles, you can explore stories from around the world, the different ways they have been told and how we tell them today.

Age: Suitable for all ages
Price: Free
EnquiriesFor further information call Redbridge Museum

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London Poetry Competition Thursday 23 July to Saturday 5 September
Venue: Redbridge Libraries
Event: Redbridge Libraries invite you to write a poem about what London means to You!
The closing date for entries 5 September 2009.
The Winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony and prize-giving on National Poetry Day 8 October 2009 (venue to be announced).
Redbridge Libraries Poetry Competition Rules
Age The competition is open to all adults over 16
Price Free
EnquiriesAsk for entry details and competition rules at the enquiry desk in your local library

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Make your own storybook Tuesday 28 July to Saturday 1 August
Venue: Telling Tales exhibition area
Time: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays to Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm Saturdays
Event: Make and Take Activity. No need to book, drop in anytime to the Telling Tales exhibition.
Age
Suitable for all ages
Price
Free
EnquiriesFor further information call Redbridge Museum

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Story Writing Competition Tuesday 28 July to Saturday 29 August
Venue: Redbridge MuseumTelling Tales exhibition area
Time: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesdays to Fridays, 10 am to 4 pm Saturdays
Event: Make and Take Activity. Come along and unleash your creative side! No need to book, drop in anytime to the Telling Tales exhibition.
Age Suitable for all ages
Price Free
EnquiriesFor further information call Redbridge Museum

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Give or Take - Area 1 Saturday 1 August
Venue: Seven Kings United Free ChurchCorner of Meads LaneSeven KingsIG3 8NU (view on map)
Time: 12 noon to 3 pm
Event: Give or Take is a simple way for people to give away things they don't need or take things they do.At each event around 3 tonnes of 'stuff' is saved from going down the dump and many items are simply reused.
What can you Give?
baby equipment
books
toys
children's bikes
kitchenware and small electrical goods
paint (re-useable)
plants
garden tools and equipment
small items of furniture (side tables, cots etc)
Please NO: Clothes, hazardous or toxic items, second hand child car seats
What you can Take?What you want and can use - BUT leave something for others
Each event will also have stalls with:
environmental information
community activities and
refreshments available.
If you would like to have the chance to clear out your unwanted items that someone else could find useful, then come along on to the Give or Take events.

Bookings: For more information on these events, contact Forest Recycling Project on 020 8539 3856, http://www.forestrecyclingproject.org.uk/ and http://www.giveortake.org/.

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Valentines Sports Day Sunday 2 August
Venue: Valentines Mansion
Time: From 11 am to 3.30 pm
Details: Take part in a range of physical games and activities organised by the Sports and Physical Activity Team, and bring your own picnic to feast on afterwards! The programme will include cricket, football, boxercise, hula hoops and more!
PriceFREE, just drop in
AgeOpen to all
EnquiriesFor further information call 020 8708 0950.