Events

Happening today, 21 September 2023

• Ancestry - Tracing your family history at Upminster Library

  Start tracing your family history.

  • Held every Thursday from 2pm till 4pm between 1 December 2022 and 22 December 2023
  • Location: Upminster Library, 26 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster RM14 2BB
  • Cost: Free

• Havering Tea Dance

  Join us every Thursday for an afternoon of fun, socialising, dance and, of course, tea.

  • Held every Thursday from 12:30pm till 2:30pm between 15 July 2021 and 1 January 2030
  • Location: The New Windmill Hall, St Mary's Lane, Upminster RM14 2QH
  • Cost: £3

• Baby Bounce at Romford Library

  Songs and rhymes for babies under 2 years of age.

  • Held every Thursday from 2:15pm till 2:45pm between 3 November 2022 and 4 November 2024
  • Location: Romford Library St Edwards Way Romford RM1 3AR
  • Cost: Free

• Havering Singing For The Brain - Thursdays

  Music and social group for people living with dementia and their carers.

  • Held every Thursday from 2pm till 4pm between 15 July 2021 and 25 January 2029
  • Location: St John’s Church Hall, Southend Road RM13 7XT
  • Cost: £5

• Art Works Summer Exhibition

  Range of works by local art group.

  • Held daily from 9am till 8pm between 15 September and 5 October 2023
  • Location: Fairkytes Arts Centre, 51 Billet Lane, Hornchurch RM11 1AX
  • Cost: Free

• IT help and advice at Upminster Library

  Spaces are limited so booking is essential.

  • Held every Thursday from 10:30am till 12:30pm between 1 December 2022 and 1 December 2023
  • Location: Upminster Library, 26 Corbets Tey Road, Upminster RM14 2BB
  • Cost: Free

• Meet the Author - Lavie Tidhar

  Lavie Tidhar talks about his latest book about a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster caught between realities and desperately seeking a notorious book that disappears upon being read.

  • 6:30pm to 7:30pm on 21 September 2023
  • Location: Hornchurch Library, 44 North Street, Hornchurch RM11 1TB
  • Cost: Free

• Reading Buddies at South Hornchurch Library

  Volunteers are available after school to listen to your child read. Term time only.

  • Held every Thursday from 3pm till 6pm between 14 September 2023 and 25 July 2024
  • Location: South Hornchurch Library, Rainham Road, Rainham RM13 7RD
  • Cost: Free

• Harold Hill Library Reading Friends Knit and Knatter

  Weekly knitting group.

  • Held every Thursday from 10am till 12 noon between 26 January 2023 and 8 February 2024
  • Location: Harold Hill Library, 19a Farnham Road, Harold Hill RM3 8ED
  • Cost: Free

• Frigid - The Adult Pantomime

  "Essex's favourite adult panto" is back! From the exceptional writer and creative team behind last years' smash hit, Sinder, comes the world premiere of another outrageously naughty fairytale.

  • Held daily from 8pm till 10:30pm between 20 September and 23 September 2023
  • Location: Brookside Theatre, 21a Eastern Road, Romford RM1 3NH
  • Cost: £19 - £21

• Maylands Green Adult Table Tennis - Thursdays

  Table tennis club that is both social and competes in Romford League.

  • Held every Thursday from 7pm till 10:30pm between 24 February 2022 and 30 December 2025
  • Location: The Barn (left of manor House), Brettons Outdoor Recreation Centre, Rainham Road RM13 7LP
  • Cost: Membership required or £5 per session

• Reading Buddies at Gidea Park Library

  Reading Buddies Volunteers will be at Gidea Park library to listen to your child read.

  • Held every Thursday from 3:30pm till 5pm between 2 February 2023 and 1 February 2024
  • Location: Gidea Park Library, Balgores Lane, Romford RM2 6BS
  • Cost: Free