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Come along to Tea & Toast every Friday in July 9:30-11:30am at Cann Hall Baptist Church in Leytonstone, a drop-in for adults to socialise over a cuppa or cold drink. FREE tea & toast breakfast, and optional art activity, painting, printmaking or pottery. WF Community Living Rooms
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Do you enjoy helping people get to grips with their tablets or phones? Idea Space is recruiting Digital Arts Champion volunteers to support our amazing art workshops in south Leytonstone! Read more and apply on legendsoftheforest.co.uk/vol…
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Looking for support or advice? Somewhere to relax and meet new people? Or just unwind with a creative activity?
Community Living Rooms are opening across the borough. Take a look at our map to find your nearest space, with more opening soon!
👉orlo.uk/Z9ygG
ALT Residents sitting around a table
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👋Calling our #WalthamForest neighbours -wanna hear more about #SohoTheatreWalthamstow? 👀✨
We're hosting 3 events at our office in Hatherley Mews & @TheCollabLondon to give you the chance to ask all your burning questions, whether that's what unmissable shows are coming up...
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Let's Talk...about your local area 🤩
If you had £10,000, how would you improve your neighbourhood? It could be improving parks, renovating a community building or something else 🌳 🌼
You tell us 👉 orlo.uk/ebVp3#makeachange
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Summer Term booking is open! 🙌🥳
Join Vicki & Jasmine for our #accessible#creative#dance workshops for children & young people. To help with rising living costs fees reduced to £1.50 with free spaces available. Supported by @wfcouncil
📸@rcherryphoto & J. McDonald-Fulton
ALT Yellow background with the heading Dash Dot Dance. Three circles with photographs of children and young people smiling and dancing. One has her thumbs up to the camera, another smiles with their arms in the air and the third reaches upward looking towards their outstretched arms. A speech bubble next to them reads “It’s really really good and we do the best dancing” Child’s feedback
At the bottom is the photo credit Rachel Cherry 2022 and John McDonald-Fulton for East London Dance 2017 and the Iris and Waltham Forest council logos
ALT Yellow background with the same logo heading Dash Dot Dance followed by the words Summer Term Booking Now Open
At the bottom are the Iris and Waltham Forest logos
ALT Yellow background flyer with details of the Dash Dot Dance workshops in three white boxes and two white circles. These contain; the class content “creative contemporary dance workshops an accessible and welcoming space for disabled children and young people and their siblings to explore, create and dance together”; dates 24th April, 15th May, 5th and 19th June and 3rd July; times Juniors (5-11 years) 5.15-6pm and Seniors (12-21 years) 6.15-7pm; venue Leyton Children and Family Centre, 215 Queen’s Rd, walthamstow, E17 8PJ; Cost £1.50 per session (free spaces available); Contact info to find out more and book please contact Vicki at hello@dashdotdance.com or call the children’s centre on 02084962442. The three images from the first post picture are also on the left of the flyer showing the children smiling and dancing in circle picture frames. The Waltham Forest & Iris logos are at the bottom along with photo credits Rachel Cherry 2022 & John McDonald-Fulton for East London Dance 2017
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WE ARE HIRING!
Do you want to join a growing charity and make a difference? We are looking for a Youth Engagement Officer & Befriending Service Support Work. More info on our website wfchub.org/vacancies
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This Sunday, in Cann Hall Park (old skatepark)!
AND you can enjoy some music courtesy Naomi Gee Wright and Gabriel Keen (Jazz and pop)
Not to mention great coffee, sandwiches and snacks at El Cafecito
Looks like a fun Sunday coming up!
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Get affordable food from our pantry 3:00pm to 6:30pm every Thursday at Stafford Hall.
QBCe17.org/activities/food-p…
Stay to hang out with neighbours in the homely community living room.
Get in involved to run the space as a volunteer too!
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It's really important young people have access to chances to learn and make friends, such as @ProjectZeroWF1. We have published a Youth Directory that has details of organisations across the borough from #Chingford to #Leytonstone for ages 9 - 25: orlo.uk/bNFkG
ALT Two young people learn about using cameras at Project Zero
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We're spotlighting the great work of @Healthwatch_WF who help improve the health and social care services in #WalthamForest. Become a community influencer and make a difference in your community! #healthwatchweek
Find out more and apply now 👉 orlo.uk/RHnMJ
ALT Image of 3 people with the title 'Become a Community Influencer'
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This Waltham Forest Pride, roll up your sleeves and get stuck in! We have a huge variety of exciting opportunities to volunteer at Waltham Forest Pride on Saturday 29 July. Register your interest by emailing volunteer@elop.org
@wfcouncil@our_wf@Leytonstone_Art@LBWFculture
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Community Living Room at Priory Court Community Centre has a fully stocked bookshelf, thanks to generous donations. Three shelves of children's books arrived today!
We are open 12-5pm today. Come and borrow a book 📚
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Are you a landlord or private renter and need advice on housing issues including damage repair?
Pop into either one of our sessions on 15 May 2023 2-4pm - no need to book!
📍Locations: The Junction, 2-4 Cathall Rd, London, E11 4LF and Age Concern, 58 Hall Ln, London, E4 8EU
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Join us on Monday 8 May for Community in Fellowship Square Day - The Big Help Out 🎉
We're celebrating our volunteers with a community-led day of music, cultural workshops, performances, family friendly activities, food, drinks and more.
Find out more 👉 orlo.uk/V03ht
ALT Community in Fellowship Square The Big Help Out banner
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Doing some DIY around your home this Spring? We are running a trial where residents can drop off or collect unwanted, reusable materials such as bricks, tiles, slabs and timber for free at our South Access Road Reuse and Recycling Centre. orlo.uk/nFE29
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'We are Friends in Libraries' is an intergenerational storytelling project in #WalthamForest, bringing together older residents, children and their parents/carers.
Mon's 11-12pm from 24/04/23 at Lea Bridge Library, E10 7HU. Have fun & make new friends: qrco.de/bdqTk6