Spring is finally here and it's time for our annual gardening competition! This year's competition is dedicated to our amazing health service. Whatever your level of gardening expertise, help us spread a message of love and hope `Insupport of the NHS’ by creating your very own rainbow garden. Fill your front gardens with pretty flowers bursting with all the colours of the rainbow.
There are five categories to choose from, plus a special schools category. Deadline is 5 July for residents and 18 June for schools, so there's plenty of time to get involved!
Begin your journey back to fitness with Vision leisure centres
From Monday 12 April all of our leisure centres will be re-opening and fitness classes will recommence from Monday 17 May.
Why not take advantage of our special offers and take a step towards your fitness goals! Sign up to a Vision membership before June to receive our special offer of just £30 a month for the first three months. Minimum 6 month contract - price rises to £47 after initial 3 months.
More than 600 trees have been planted in South Park as part of a partnership between Vision RCL, Earthwatch Europe and Redbridge Council. The Tiny Forest will provide an oasis for wildlife, connect people with nature in their local area, and help us understand and tackle some of the issues faced by urban settings.
Over the coming years Earthwatch will collect data and assess the benefit of the South Park Tiny Forest. Alongside the help of the local community they will use this site to monitor carbon absorption, flood mitigation, thermal comfort, and biodiversity, as well as measure environmental and social benefits gained.
Join Redbridge Drama Centre this Easter holiday for an exciting new film club! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will run from Monday 12-Wednesday 14 April for school children in years 3-6. Learn screen acting skills from our performance practitioners and experience what it takes to be the star in a short film!
Lab Central have organised a range of fantastic free online workshops for children to get involved in this Easter holidays! Why not help your child develop new skills while exploring 3D digital design software, or if they love music then our Music Bytes programming workshop may be the right fit! Younger children can get excited for Easter in with our bunny crafts workshop.
We are inviting school children aged 5-11 yrs to accept our Easter poster challenge! Can you help us design a poster promoting cleaning up litter in our parks? If you live or go to school in Redbridge then why not get involved!
We’re looking for colourful, unique, and inspiring poster designs that will promote people to pick up litter in our parks, and take their litter home with them if the bins are full. Send us your finished design by Tuesday 6 April. The winning poster will be put up around the parks and green spaces in Redbridge to promote our anti-litter message!
Looking for a special venue for your big day? Why not celebrate the occasion in the gorgeous setting of Valentines Mansion, our grade II* listed country house. The mansion is surrounded picturesque historic gardens and the award-winning Valentines Park. Within the mansion are gorgeous period features and a choice of ceremony rooms, all with stunning views across the gardens and parkland.
Valentines Mansion is the perfect setting for a romantic and intimate wedding. Find out more on our website or call us today on 020 8708 8100.
Did you know that Redbridge has a delegated Out of Schools Settings Team working in the Borough? They provide advice and training for all activity provisions outside of school that children and young people attend from ages 5 to 18 years old, whether its sport, art, drama, scouts, guides, music, tuition, supplementary schooling, breakfast and after school activities.
They also help providers understand and implement best practice as well as offering parents and carers advice on how to select the best provision for their chid. The team will be introducing a bespoke Membership programme to help promote these invaluable provisions throughout our Borough.
Scrutiny Committees provide independent examination of policies and decisions about local services through locally elected council members who represent Redbridge constituencies. They aim to improve services by questioning service delivery, monitoring performance, and making recommendations before the decision-making process.
The next Overview Committee is coming up on Monday 19 April. Overview Committee has responsibility for pre-decision scrutiny, they can consider items on the Forward Plan in advance of Cabinet and question Cabinet Members on their reports.
As the situation around Covid-19 is constantly evolving, Vision are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our customers. We will continue to monitor the situation and will open services, facilities and events/activities when safe to do so. For the most up to date information on our services, please visit our website and follow us on social media.
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