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Di’s Diamonds –April 2018 – SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES Contact [email protected] or phone 020 8220 6000 or 07724 508967 Please let me know which events you are attending so I can make arrangements for people to meet up. All activities are open to residents of all 3 boroughs unless stated.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Copped Hall Garden Pilates 9.45-12 Pilates 9.45-12 Walk Epping Forest Titanic: Honour & Afternoon Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Capturing Spring in 10-11 Glory Exhibition Charcoal 1.30-3.30 Irish Dancing 1-4.30 Fascinating Flowers Tea Dance 1.30-3.30 1.30-4.30 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Best of Music Fest HVC Coffee morning Pilates 9.45-12 Pilates 9.45-12 Walk Epping Forest The Story of the 11-3.30 10-12 Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Tea Dance 1.30-4.30 10-11 Titanic 1-2pm Pie & Mash 12.30 Upminster & District Tea Dance 1.30-3.30 Diamond Geezers Horticultural Society 3.30-5.30 Lecture 7.45pm Illustrated talk on RSPB Talk 8-10pm CLOUDS 8-9.45pm New Horizons Club 8- 10.30pm

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Copped Hall Guided Queens Theatre Pilates 9.45-12 Pilates 9.45-12 Walk Epping Forest Bluebell Walk 10.30- Tour Coffee 10-12 Bowling at Namco Hunt for the Titanic 7- 10-11 12.30 Sunday Market 10-2 Diamond Geezers 10.15am 8pm 60+ lunch group Classics in the Spring 3.30-5.30pm Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Upminster Floral Arts Tea Dance 1.30- 3-5.30pm New Horizons Club 8- Society 8pm 3.30pm 10.30pm 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Adventure and Farm Trip to Imperial War Pilates 9.45-12 Pilates 9.45-12 Coffee Morning 10-12 Tasty Treats Coffee History of the Flying Open Day Lambourne Museum Techy Teas 10-12 Spitalfields Tea Dance Walk Epping Forest morning 10-12 Squad 1-2.30 End Diamond Geezers Men’s Shed 9-12.30 12.30-2.30 10-11 3.30-5.30pm Treasure Hunt Tea Dance 1.30- New Horizons Club 8- Photography1.30-3.30 3.30pm 10.30pm Variety Club Over 50s 1.30-3.30

29 30 Diamond Geezers 3.30-5.30pm New Horizons Club 8- 10.30pm

Sunday 1st April Copped Hall Garden Afternoon Epping. An opportunity to wander round at leisure in the afternoon and talk to our gardeners. Entry £5 Gates open from 2.00pm with the last entry at 4.00pm. Tuesday 3rd April Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Upminster Baptist Church 1 Springfield Gardens, Upminster RM14 3EH. Men across Havering welcome! Our shed is equipped with tools & materials. For information call John Connor 01708 228902 Pilates Upminster Windmill 9.45-12 Contact Helen 01708 704069

Wednesday 4th April Pilates Upminster Windmill 9.45-12 Contact Helen 01708 704069 Capturing Spring in Charcoal 1.30-3.30 The View, 6 Ranger's Road E4 7QH Free event. No booking required. Lisa Ivory, a practising artist and experienced art lecturer, will be available to help you make exciting drawings of the Forest landscape using charcoal. Fascinating Flowers Belhus Woods1.30-4.30 Wildfower walk with botanist Mary Smith. £5 must pre-book online: www.visitparks.co.uk/events/wildflower-walk/

Thursday 5th April Walk Epping Forest 10-11 Meet Bury Road car park, Chingford, E4 Irish Dancing 1.30 Durning Hall, Earlham Grove E7 9AB 020 3740 8100 £3 including tea and cake. Enjoy a friendly afternoon of Irish music, singing and dancing. Meet at Romford Station at 12.30 to go to Forest Gate Station. Exit station, turn right and take first turning on right. Tea Dance Upminster Windmill 1.30-3.30 £3 per session, or Instruction (12.45-1.15) plus Tea Dance £5, to include tea/coffee & biscuit. A very sociable afternoon. Dancing includes Ballroom, Latin American, and sequence. All ages and abilities welcome. Singles and couples. Saturday 7th April Titanic: Honour & Glory Exhibition until 1st September tells the story of the Titanic disaster through artefacts and will include stories from local people, who have a connection to the ship. Havering Museum 19-21 High Street RM1 1JU Phone 01708 766 571 for opening times or email [email protected] Sunday 8th April Best of Music Fest 11-3.30pm FREE Redbridge Music Lounge & Redbridge Green Fair Music Club at The Walled Garden, Valentines Mansion Gardens, Emerson Road, Ilford IG1 4XA

Monday 9th April Coffee morning at Havering Volunteer Centre 10-12noon. Havering Volunteer Centre, Community Reach House, 32-34 High Street, Romford RM1 1HR 01708 922214 Pie and Mash 12.30 at McDowell's Pie & Mash,11 Romford Shopping Hall, 43 Market Place, Town Centre, Romford. To book a place please call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected] Diamond Geezers 3.30-5.30 Tesco Roneo Corner RM11 1PY. Just turn up or for information call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected]

Illustrated talk on CLOUDS 8-9.45pm by Ian Currie a fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. Let Ian be your guide to cloud watching. 1st floor meeting room Hornchurch Library, 44 North Street. Donation of £2.50 includes tea, coffee & biscuits. Contact Secretary Joy Emerson 01708 440297 New Horizons Club 8-10.30pm Make new friends and brush up your dancing. £6 annual membership £5/4 per attendance. Upminster Windmill call Malcolm 01708 228378

Tuesday 10th April Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Upminster Baptist Church 1 Springfield Gardens, Upminster RM14 3EH. Men across Havering welcome! Our shed is equipped with tools & materials. For information call John Connor 01708 228902 Pilates Upminster Windmill 9.45-12 Contact Helen 01708 704069 RSPB Talk 8-10pm ‘Gambia & Namibia’ £3.50 at Gwinnell Room, St Mary’s Church, 207 High Road, South Woodford E18 2PA Upminster & District Horticultural Society 7.45pm £2 non-members Upminster Windmill, The Mill Field, Saint Marys Lane, Upminster RM14 2QL 0300 030 1803 Wednesday 11th April Pilates Upminster Windmill 9.45-12 Contact Helen 01708 704069 Tea Dance 1.30-4.30 Sir James Hawkey Hall, Broomhill Road, Woodford Green IG8 0BG £5/4(Leisure Pass Holder) Enquiries: 020 8708 3044

Thursday 12th April Walk Epping Forest 10-11 Meet Bury Road car park, Chingford, E4 Tea Dance Upminster Windmill 1.30-3.30 £3 per session, or Instruction (12.45-1.15) plus Tea Dance £5, to include tea/coffee & biscuit. A very sociable afternoon. Dancing includes Ballroom, Latin American, and sequence. All ages and abilities welcome. Singles and couples. Saturday 14th April Story of the Titanic 1-2pm £5 Havering Museum 19-21 High Street RM1 1JU 01708 766 571

Sunday 15th April Copped Hall Guided Tour Epping Sunday Market 10am-2pm Thames Chase Visitor Centre Pike Lane Upminster RM14 3NS 01708 642970 Classics in the spring 3-5.30pm £8 Spend a relaxing afternoon with students form Havering Music School Thames Education Room, Chase Visitor Centre Pike Lane Upminster RM14 3NS 01708 642970 Monday 16th April Coffee morning 3rd Monday each month 10am-12noon at Queens Theatre, Hornchurch. Meet on the left by the comfy seats. Quote “Di’s Diamonds” for a 10% discount. For information call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected] Diamond Geezers 3.30-5.30 Tesco Roneo Corner RM11 1PY. Just turn up or for information call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected] Diamond Geezers 3.30-5.30 Tesco Roneo Corner RM11 1PY. Just turn up or for information call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected]

New Horizons Club 8-10.30pm Make new friends and brush up your dancing. £6 annual membership £5/4 per attendance. Upminster Windmill call Malcolm 01708 228378

Tuesday 17th April

Pilates 9.45 Upminster Windmill Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Upminster Baptist Church 1 Springfield Gardens, Upminster RM14 3EH. Men across Havering welcome! Our shed is equipped with tools & materials. For information call John Connor 01708 228902 Bowling at Namco Meet 10.15am outside McDonalds for 10.30am start for bowling at The Brewery. Bowling and tea/coffee £5. Email or phone Ruth & Nat by Friday before to let them know you are going [email protected] 01708 551627 Wednesday 18th April Pilates 9.45 Upminster Windmill Hunt for the Titanic 7-8pm Talk focussing on the search for the wreck £5 Havering Museum 19-21 High Street RM1 1JU 01708 766 571 Upminster Floral Society 8pm Upminster Windmill Thursday 19th April 60+ lunch group : Lunch will be on 3rd Thursdays of the month. Interested persons should call Odun Ogundipe on 07811736546 or 02085777680. Location to be confirmed. Costs about £7-00 and above Walk Epping Forest 10-11 Meet Bury Road car park, Chingford, E4 Tea Dance Upminster Windmill 1.30-3.30 £3 per session, or Instruction (12.45-1.15) plus Tea Dance £5, to include tea/coffee & biscuit. A very sociable afternoon. Dancing includes Ballroom, Latin American, and sequence. All ages and abilities welcome. Singles and couples. Saturday 21st April Bluebell Walk 10.30-12.30 Meet at Gate on Roding Lane North opposite Claybury Road, Woodford Green IH8 8GE Sunday 22nd April Adventure & Farm Open Day Lambourne End Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne End RM4 1NB

Monday 23rd April Trip to Imperial War Museum London A group hosted by Ruth Symons will leave Romford station at 10am, returning late afternoon. If you are interested please call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected] – More details will follow soon

New Horizons Club 8-10.30pm Make new friends and brush up your dancing. £6 annual membership £5/4 per attendance. Upminster Windmill call Malcolm 01708 228378

Tuesday 24th April Pilates 9.45 Upminster Windmill Men’s Shed 9-12.30 Upminster Baptist Church 1 Springfield Gardens, Upminster RM14 3EH. Men across Havering welcome! Our shed is equipped with tools & materials. For information call John Connor 01708 228902 At each event attendees will learn a new skill, listen to a talk or get involved in an activity. If you would like to join call 01708 766 571 Techy Teas 10am – 2pm is for anyone over 50 who would like help with technology. People bring along their own devices tablets, laptops and phones. The staff at Nat West will spend time helping with any issues they are having. There will be free refreshments. There is no need to book in just turn up with your device for one to one support. NatWest 11 South Street Romford RM1 1RD Wednesday 25th April Pilates 9.45 Upminster Windmill Treasure Hunt Photography 1.30-3.30pm Workshop with photographer Tim Mitchell to help you take beautiful & dramatic photos of the Forest in spring. The View 6 Rangers Road E4 7QH FREE Variety Club (over 50s) 1.30-3.30pm £2 at Havering Museum 19-21 High Street RM1 1JU Spitalfields Tea Dance 12.30-2.30 FREE Crispin Place off Bushfield Street E1

Thursday 26th April Coffee Morning 10-12 at The Moon & Stars 99-103 South St, Romford RM1 1NX. Just turn up or for information call or email Di’s Diamonds: 07724 508967 [email protected] Walk Epping Forest 10-11 Meet Bury Road car park, Chingford, E4 Tea Dance Upminster Windmill 1.30-3.30 £3 per session, or Instruction (12.45-1.15) plus Tea Dance £5, to include tea/coffee & biscuit. A very sociable afternoon. Dancing includes Ballroom, Latin American, and sequence. All ages and abilities welcome. Singles and couples. Friday 27th April Tasty Treats First Step Coffee Morning 10.00- 12.30 at First Step, Tangmere Crescent, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 5PP. On 252 bus route with a 5 min walk from the stop. Saturday 28th April History of the Flying Squad1-2.30pm Talk by Geoff Barton former Flying Squad Officer £5. Havering Museum 19-21 High Street RM1 1JU 01708 766 571 Monday 30th April Diamond Geezers 3.30-5.30pm New Horizons Club 8-10.30pm