Redbridge Museum

This display looks at the history of the firm thorough the eyes of some of the people who worked there. It also features some of the things they made, which have been recently donated to Redbridge Museum by Kelvin Hughes.

From 8 April - 4th October 2014

Suitable for

• 16-17
• 11-13
• 18+
• 7-10

Admission

Free admission

This summer let Redbridge Museum take you on a journey to the future!
Transform yourself into an amazing astronaut and explore the universe and beyond; turn yourself into a scientist to explore the wonderful world of light and optics; find out the facts behind science fiction.

Discover Redbridge's own scientific past through hands- on displays, games and puzzles about astronomy, electronics, science fiction and much, much more.

Opening Times - Tue-Fri 10am-5pm and Sat 10am-4pm

Suitable for

• Any age

Admission

Free Admission

Throughout June and July, The Ilford Art Society will be giving demonstrations and holding weekly meetings which will focus on artists, poems and uniforms of the First World War as well as the borough's War Memorials.

Suitable for

• 18+

Where

St Laurence Church Hall
Donnington Avenue
Barkingside
Ilford
Essex
IG6 1AJ

Additional info

Enquiries 020 8478 4841

Admission

£3.50 (members)
£5 (non-members)

Website

http://www.ilfordartsociety.co.uk

The tragic story of how Rudyard Kipling sent his son to his death in the First World War. David Haig's acclaimed stage play was filmed for television in 2007, with Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall.

The year is 1913 and war with Germany is imminent. Rudyard Kipling's determination to send his myopic son to war triggers a bitter family conflict which leaves Britain's renowned patriot torn between his own greatest passions: his love for his children and his devotion to King and Country. My Boy Jack is a powerful and moving account of the anguish at the heart of a man whose storytelling continues to delight millions throughout the world.

Suitable for

• Any age

Where

Kenneth More Theatre
Oakfield Road
IG1 1BT

Admission

£14 for adults (Club members £12 if paid for a week in advance) and £13 for children and OAPs.

Website

http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/285/my-boy-jack

Acclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny novel and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, The Hired Man is arguably the finest new British musical of the last thirty years.

Set against the backdrop of the Cumbrian lakes in the early years of the Twentieth Century, it tells the timeless, moving story of a young married couple and their struggle to carve a living from the land, just as the traditional rhythms of English country life are being swept away by the gathering storm of war in Europe.

Haunting and thrilling, The Hired Man is based on Melvyn Bragg’s much-loved novel, brought to life by the heartbreakingly beautiful music of Howard Goodall, the EMMY, BRIT and BAFTA award-winning composer of stage, film and TV scores.

Suitable for

• Any age

Where

Kenneth More Theatre
Oakfield Road
Ilford
IG1 1BT
England

Admission

£14 for adults (Club members £12 if paid for a week in advance) and £13 for children and OAPs.
For more information please contact Ronnie Waller on ronniewaller@kmtheatre.co.uk or 020 8553 4466.

Website

http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/286/the-hired-man

Open day, display by Redbridge Museum, library activities, displays by the Ilford War Memorial Action Group, Western Front Association, Royal British Legion, Cadets, music performances and a talk about aspects of the war.

1pm - Salvation Army performance
2pm - Cadet displays /walk
3pm - Military band performance

Suitable for

• Any age

Where

Ilford War Memorial Gardens

Getting there

Situated close to Newbury Park tube station, just north of Ilford on the A12, this site is easily accessible by public transport.

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/august/ilford_war_memorial_gardens_op.aspx

Parade and service of remembrance

Where

Town Hall steps
Redbridge Town Hall
128-142 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1DD
IG1 1DD

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/august/drumhead_service.aspx

Make your own pop-up observatory to see the stars.

Suitable for

• 5-6
• 11-13
• 7-10

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/august/see_the_stars.aspx

Writer and lecturer Jef Page will talk about well-known paintings of the First World War, including works by John Singer Sargent, Christopher R.W.Nevinson and Sir William Orpen. Followed by question and answer session.

Please note: this event takes place at Fullwell Cross Library, Ilford, IG6 2EA.

Suitable for

• Any age
• Family friendly

Admission

Please contact venue for ticket prices.

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/september/the_art_of_the_first_world_war.aspx

You will be encouraged to share family stories you may have, although this is not essential. With a Redbridge Museum display about the local impacts of the war.

Please note: this event takes place at Valentines Mansion & Gardens, Emerson Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 4XA.

Suitable for

• 18+
• Not suitable for children

Admission

Free

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/september/pop_up_tea__parties.aspx

Come along and spend the day in a writing workshop - be inspired by First World War poetry readings, look at vintage stereographics images provided by specialist Paul Conway and be led in a poetry workshop by this poet. It will be followed by an Open Mic night in late October. Please bring lunch, tea and coffee will be provided.

Please note: this event takes place at Redbridge Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, IG1 1EA.

Suitable for

• 18+
• Not suitable for children

Admission

£5.00 (Concessions £3.50)

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/september/poetry_workshop.aspx

She and Belgian and French colleagues helped over 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. She was arrested, tried with 33 others by a German military court, found guilty of 'assisting men to the enemy' and shot by a German firing squad on October 12 1915.

Join local historian and Chairman of Ilford Historical Society, Jef Page, to learn more about this fascinating woman and her experiences in WW1. Followed by question and answer session.

Please note: this event takes place at Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road, London E11 2RQ.

Suitable for

• 18+
• Not suitable for children

A site specific promenade performance throughout Redbridge Drama Centre, reinvented as the trenches and fields of France in this new adaptation of Georg Buchner's classic play. An immersive experience for all the senses.

Suitable for

• Any age

Where

Redbridge Drama Centre
Churchfields South Woodford, LONDON, E18 2RB
E18 2RB
England

Admission

£8 / £10

Open Mic night showcasing the work from our Poetry Workshop and First World War Poetry.

Please note: this event takes place at Redbridge Central library, Clements Road, Ilford, IG1 1EA.

Suitable for

• 18+
• Not suitable for children

Admission

Free

Website

http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/news_and_events/events/2014/october/open_mic_night_first_world_wa.aspx