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Festivals
Leytonstone summer festivals start
Summer in Leytonstone
The sun is shining, the boats are out on Hollow Ponds, and this weekend sees the start of Leytonstone’s summer festival season kicking off with the Leytonstone Arts Trail from 6-14 July and the Leytonstone Festival from 11-21 July.
Look out as well in house and shop windows for art appearing as part of Let’s Fill Leytonstone with Art.
This month also sees the return of the Sunset over London Tower Tours at St John’s Church giving spectacular views to the City and beyond.
Mural Our Wall for Leytonstone Arts Trail and Festival
www.ItDoesTheJob.com is calling for entries to its Mural Our Wall competition for the Leytonstone Arts Trail and Leytonstone Festival.
The theme is ‘sustainability, re-using and the environment’.
The closing date is 16 May 2013.
Find out how to enter the competition at: www.ItDoesTheJob.com
Download a poster to find out more: IDTJ.com- mural our wall poster
Free paint, paintings, charity market and lots more in Leytonstone this week
Forest Recycling are giving away free paint this Saturday, there’s live music, theatre, a new art exhibition and next week a charity market at O’Neills. And lots more going on in Leytonstone. Please pass the message on!
Until 13 April
Carne Griffiths at the Slate Gallery
An exhibition by local artist Carne Griffiths whose distinctive style uses brandy and tea for his paintings started this week at the Slate Gallery (the window space next to the Stone Space on Church Lane) and runs until 13 April.
- Read more about this exhibition on the Waltham Forest Guardian
- Slate Gallery website
Calling artists and festival venues in Leytonstone
Run a workshop for Leytonstone Arts Trail
Leytonstone Arts Trail is inviting groups or individuals to apply to run workshops as part of this year’s Arts Trail. The deadline is Thursday 28 February 2013. Details are on their website:
Put on an event for Leytonstone Festival
Leytonstone Festival is calling for proposals for this year’s event. If you want to put on an event as part of this year’s Leytonstone Festival you need to submit a proposal form before 26 April. More details on how to obtain the form and where to send it back from:
Transition Leytonstone
Transition Leytonstone is encouraging you all to put up a bird box for national Bird Box Week which started yesterday.
E11 Market
Have you visited the E11 Market which opened last week outside Matalan? Follow them on Twitter @E11 Market to find out the latest news.
Jobs at Organiclea
If you missed my post earlier this week, Organiclea have two jobs on offer.
Decorating time? Save money with recycled paint available in Leytonstone
If you have paint left over you don’t need, or you want to buy some cheap paint for decorating, Forest Recycling Project have reclaimed paint available for a suggested £1 litre. Their Leytonstone site is in Hainault Road. Check their website for the address and opening times and details of their other recycling work.
Website: Forest Recycling Project Where to Buy Paint
Coming up
As well as the events below don’t forget to check out the local pubs and Luna Lounge for regular music and comedy nights.
Exhibitions at The Stone Space
Waiting – 21 February to 17 March 2013
Fixations – 21 March to 14 April
More information from: The Stone Space Gallery Coming Next
Woodhouse Players Triple Bill
- Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet
- A Separate Peace by Tom Stoppard
- The Book Club of Little Witterington by Joan Greening
Fri 8 and Sat 9 March 2013
Fri 15 and Sat 16 March 2013
Welsh Church Hall
More information and to book: Woodhouse Players website
Charity Christmas carols in Leytonstone today
Don’t forget there will be Christmas carols in Leytonstone town centre today supporting the Mayor of Waltham Forest’s charity:
Thursday 6 December, 4.30pm-6.00pm
Carol Singing in aid of the Mayor’s Charity
Leytonstone Town Centre
Come along and join in the singing!
The mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr Richard Sweden, will be attending and will be raising money for his charity Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme. The event is organised by the Ward councillors and supported by local schools and churches.
- Other Christmas events in Leytonstone coming up
- Christmas shopping ideas
Christmas markets and carols with the Mayor
The Christmas lights are up in Leytonstone and this week sees the Christmas season really get going with Christmas markets this weekend at St John’s, The Methodist Church and the Lion Heart Market and Christmas carols in the town centre on Thursday led by the Mayor of Waltham Forest.
- For more events see: Christmas events 2012 (and there are of course lots more events going on around Leytonstone)
- For ideas for Christmas shopping see: Christmas shopping 2012
- See also this report in the Waltham Forest Guardian about free parking for shoppers in Waltham Forest including Church Lane, Leytonstone (please do not contact this site for details, I have no more information!)
Saturday 1 December
Lion Heart Christmas market
Outside the Red Lion Pub
- More information: Lion Heart Market
Saturday 1 December
Arts and Crafts Christmas Market
The annual arts and crafts market held simulateously at St John’s Church, Church Lane, and the Methodist Church Hall on Leytonstone High Road.
More information: Waltham Forest Council website
Saturday, 1 December 2012, 11:00
Christmas indoor market
Luna Lounge
Handmade crafts, tarot card reading, henna painting, home made cakes and free soup.
More details from the organiser: Luna Lounge on Facebook
Sunday 2 December
491 Jumble Sale
Organiser and more details: 491 Gallery on Facebook
Thursday 6 December, 4.30pm-6.00pm
Carol Singing in aid of the Mayor’s Charity
Leytonstone Town Centre
Come along and join in the singing!
The mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr Richard Sweden, will be attending and will be raising money for his charity Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme. The event is organised by the Ward councillors and supported by local schools and churches.
Christmas Services at St John’s Church
For a full programme of Advent and Carol Services over the Christmas period see the St John’s Church website
Leytonstone Festival Annual General Meeting this Tuesday
A reminder that Leytonstone Festival has its AGM tomorrow. Please pass this on to anyone who might like to attend.
Tuesday 20 November, 7pm
Leytonstone Festival AGM
The Leytonstone Festival Annual General Meeting will be at 7pm on Tuesday 20 November and all members are invited to attend to set the vision for the Leytonstone Festival 2013.
- Venue: The Epicentre
- More information: Leytonstone Festival website
Car Free Day 2012 photos
See some photos from yesterday’s Car Free Day in Leytonstone:
Car Free Day this Sunday
Leytonstone’s annual Car Free Day is this Sunday with its usual selection of live music, community stalls and a French market.
Car Free Day is held outside the tube station, in Kirkdale Road and Church Lane, so buses will be diverted and these roads closed to cars.
Sunday will be the last day of the Stone Space Thread’Bare exhibition and the Present Exhibition will be open in the pop up exhibition space outside Leytonstone tube, with Leytonstone Museum holding a viewing session in the same space on the Sunday too.
- London Borough of Waltham Forest Car Free Day (enquiries about bookings should be referred to the Council arts&events@walthamforest.gov.uk, I have no involvement with the organisation of Car Free Day!)
- Photos from car Free Day 2011
