On Saturday 3 November, join us in Redbridge Central Library to commemorate the end of the Great War with an interactive story with storyteller John Kirk. On the day you will also have an opportunity to see the First World War Centenary pop-up library - a Heritage Lottery Funded Project.

Let's celebrate the women of Redbridge! To mark 100 years since women in the UK first won the right to vote, Redbridge Museum will be exploring the lives and contributions of women living in Ilford, Wanstead and Woodford in the last century. So come along and meet Redbridge's 'Wonder Women!' The exhibition opens on Tuesday 13 November.

Longing to see the world, a tiny snail hitches a lift on the tail of a humpback whale. Together they go on an amazing adventure - but when the whale gets beached, how will the snail save him? Join us for this heartwarming story with lots of laughs at Redbridge Drama Centre on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 November at 1.30pm.

Want to be part of a fun production of the classic musical? Join us at Redbridge Drama Centre on Thursday 8 November for the launch night to find out all the exciting details of the project. If you're aged 14 to 25 years and would like to act in our production of Oliver! then please come along. The musical, which is a collaboration between Redbridge Drama Centre and Redbridge Music Service, will be performed at Sir James Hawkey Hall in April 2019. Auditions take place Sunday 18 November and rehearsals begin every Thursday from the end of the month.

Christmas is just around the corner and we know you'll soon be busy buying gifts for family and friends. Why not buy something extra special this year? Valentines Mansion's Christmas fair is back and with a range of hand-picked stalls selling a variety of original and handmade crafts, you're bound to find that unique gift you've been looking for! Come along on Sunday 2 December from 10am to 4pm.

During October, the Leader of the Council - Cllr Jas Athwal unveiled impressive new and refurbished play equipment at Elmhurst Gardens and a new calisthenics gym at Clayhall Park, the first of our parks to benefit from the council’s commitment to upgrade facilities in the boroughs parks.

This is great news for Redbridge residents who can now take advantage of using another free gym at Clayhall Park, to improve their fitness and well-being whilst the children of South Woodford are taking pleasure from new improvements made to the play equipment at Elmhurst Gardens.

The competition was very tough with more than 65,000 votes cast to choose the nations favourite Park. Overall there were 1,800 sites to choose from – all of which met the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.

Redbridge just missed out on a place in the coveted Top Ten UK Parks but we are delighted that Valentines, the borough’s premier park, finished in 11^th position, only one place away from the published Top Ten which is amazing and we would like to thank everyone that voted.

Hub Central is our Business, Employment & Skills Hub in Redbridge Central Library offering a range of networking events and support for new businesses and those in their infancy stages. It also provides co-working space with free Wi-Fi and business hosts available to help with enquiries. So drop in and see how we could help you.