For those that haven’t participated in previous events, the festival is promoted across Stratford and West Ham wards and is expected to receive 2,000 – 3,000 visitors. It’s an opportunity for local organisations and stakeholders – community centres, faith groups, nurseries, arts groups etc to inform people about their services and activities. We also invite MET Police, 2012 agencies, Newham PCT and many other major organisations to take part.

For more information contact:

Laura Beswick, Community Leaders and Engagement Officer, Democratic Services
Adults, Community and Leisure Directorate
London Borough of Newham
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London E16 2QU
DDI: 020 3373 6045, Int: 36045
M: 07817 410 100

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KE Foundation will be more than welcome to assist us to advertise this event in support of less adventage D/deaf children as we celebrate their language of communication
The ticket is on sale now Adult £10 and Children £5.
Also we welcome donations for our raffle draws pls

for more information vsist:
Theteam@kefoundation
visit website www.kefoundation to ways to donate

Children England Families Policy Network
Payments by Results

You are invited to a roundtable discussion session on payments by results as part of the Children England Families Strategic Partnership on the 30th January. The session will take place from 11-1pm and the venue will be at Children England.

Peter Griggs from the Family Parenting Institute will present their policy briefing on payments by results and organisations will offer their direct experience of delivering services using this mechanism. Please book your place at this event with Steven Frances Steve n.Francis@barnardos.org.uk

Please note for Children England members, the regional group meeting will take place before the session from 9.30-11.

Sharon Long
Children England Regional Manager
Tel: 07780 674311
sharon.long1@virgin.net
Children England
Unit 25, 1st Floor, Angel Gate
City Road
London EC1V 2PT
www.childrenengland. org.uk

• Every week FREE access to Discover’s multi-sensory indoor and outdoor play spaces.

o 10am – 11am Every week exclusive access to the centre for disabled children.

o 11am – 12pm Each week take part in different storytelling and art & craft activities

To book onto any session ring Discover on 020 8536 5555 or email bookings@discover.org.uk

Sat 21st Jan: Masks & Puppets – Create your own marvellous masks and fantastic puppets to take home and then join in with interactive storytelling with our Story Builders.

Sat 28th Jan: Morris the Mankiest Monster – Listen to this revolting story, then explore lots of different sensory materials (including goo, glitter & feathers) as you create your own monster pot of slime….

Sat 4th Feb: Where the Wild Things are – Musical storytelling with Story Builder Abiola. Dance, sing and explore different musical instruments.

Sat 11th Feb: The Mighty Time Machine – Interactive musical fun with musician Gary Day. A room in Discover is transformed into the ‘Musical Time Machine’ filled with buttons, lights and sounds. Grab the controls and go on your own adventure…..

Sat 18th Feb: The Monster who Ate Darkness – What would you do if you found a monster under your bed? Explore this beautiful story by Joyce Dunbar and then work with ace story builder Abiola to create your own musical stories.

Sat 25th Feb: London Children’s Book Swap – Bored of the children’s books you’ve read over and over again? Bring them along to our Book Swap Tea Party and exchange your old stories for new exciting ones.

Activities are aimed at children aged 5 – 11 but we can accommodate older children & young people – so please get in touch if you do work with older children.

A Sport and Activities Day to inspire women to try something
new and also to celebrate International Women’s Day 2012
A fun day of sport and activity taster sessions to encourage women who live
work or study in the borough to try something new or have a go at a sport or
activity that they haven’t tried for a while. The crèche will be open to make the
day accessible for people with children.

Activities include:•
Zumba
• Dance
• Netball
• Football
• Aerobics
• Cardio tennis
• Swimming (please call to pre book)
• Buggy fitness
• Jogging and
• Boxfit.
The creche will be open and will be free for women with children all day
All women will receive a free t-shirts and refreshments will be provided
on the day.

For more information or to book a place please contact Lisa Brivati
on 020 3373 0301 or email getactive@newham.gov.uk
Tube: Plaistow (District line)
Train: Prince Regent (Docklands Light Railway
Buses: 473, 262, 147

Feast on cake, browse the bring and buy stall, try your luck on a tombola, and treat
your kids to a lucky dip in a traditional bran tub. Lots of low budget fun!
All welcome, and do bring small items for us to sell (DVDs, CDs, books, toys, clothes (new or good condition),
pottery, or other items that might sell or small gift for tombola) or bake a cake.

Gifts and cake either on the day before midday, or on Sat 3 Dec between 12 and 2.

All proceeds will go to Conflict and Change. Hope to see you here!

We have space on the following dates:
Monday 5 – Sunday 11 December – Located on the first floor bridge near M&S
Monday 12 – Sunday 18 December – Located on The Street – near Jamie’s Italian and adjacent to our ice rink
Monday 19 – Saturday 23 December – Located on the First Floor near John Lewis FE1

Performances will be at 1pm and 6pm every day. However may vary depending on your choirs availability.

Choirs can perform for a maximum of 2 hours or as little as 20 minutes.

All performances will be without backing music and must be performed a capella.

A couple of you have asked if it’s possible to take people’s details whilst the performances are happening for promotional purposes. No data capture can be carried out in the mall.

Please send me the date and time that suits you. We may need to negotiate if several of you go for the same dates.

Lastly find attached a release form that needs to be signed on behalf children under the age of 16 performing in the choir and returned to enable us to take photos on the day. We’d love to promote the choirs in the press and on our social media, hence the requirement for photos. Should you not wish to have your photos taken, it won’t prohibit you performing.

I look forward to hosting you here. Feel free to bring along friends, family, colleagues, students and supporters. The bigger the crowds the better!

Kind regards

Samantha Sifah | PR and Community Manager

Westfield Stratford City Centre Management
2 Stratford Place | Westfield Stratford City
Montfichet Road | Olympic Park
London E20 1EJ
P +44(0) 208 221 7424 M +44 (0) 7766 578 181
E samantha.sifah@westfield-uk.com W westfield.com/stratfordcity

We welcome Eastside Community Heritage who will show 3 short films
telling the story of Black & Asian community activists who made a difference
to community life in East London
‘Hidden from history’ – The Kamal Chunchie Story
‘Living in Barking’ – Dr. Prasad
‘Brick Lane interviews’
Book now to share the stories, a meal and conversation!
£8 including supper & £1 donation to Eastside Community Heritage

Eastside Community Heritage were established in 1993 as part of the Stratford City Challenge community history project.
Over the years the organisation has worked on numerous projects documenting the lives of people who live and work in east London.
It created the East London Peoples Archive which now holds over 1700 oral histories,
thousands of photographs and video material all preserved and archived for public benefit.

for a leaflet please clickCelebrating black history

for more information Newham flyer flyer

Tuesdays- 8pm-9pm
Ithaca House
27 Romford Road
Stratford E15 4LJ