Titanic: Honour & Glory Exhibition at Havering Museum
Apr 7th to Sep 1st |
Havering Museum |
This exhibition launched on 7th April and runs until 1st September, it tells the story of the Titanic disaster through artefacts and will include stories from local people, who have a connection to the ship. A series of talks will support this exhibition. Group visits with refreshments are available upon request.
Admission is £3 for everyone 16 and over, under 16s are admitted free but must be accompanied by an adult.
The full exhibition is normally available from 11:00 till 17:00 (last admission 16:00), Wednesday to Saturday but talks, events and room hire may mean part of it is closed off at certain times so please telephone 01708 766571 for Exhibition access times in advance of your visit.
Phone:01708 766571
Address:19-21 High St, Romford RM1 1JU, UK
Exhibition: Summer art show 2018 at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
Jul 8th to Sep 2nd |
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge |
Annual summer art show featuring local artists inspired by Epping Forest.
Annual summer art show at The View (next door to QEHL) featuring local artists inspired by Epping Forest.
Free event. No booking required.
Exhibition: The Forest that was saved: 140 years of protection under the 1878 Epping Forest Act at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
Jul 21st to Sep 30th |
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge |
This exhibition will reprint more than 40 historic photographs of Epping Forest and adjoining villages commissioned to celebrate the crucial legal judgement of 1874 that saved the Forest.
What did Epping Forest look like in the 1870s when it was saved from destruction? To mark 140 years of Epping Forest as a protected public space, this exhibition will reprint more than 40 historic photographs of the Forest and adjoining villages commissioned to celebrate the crucial legal judgement of 1874 that saved the Forest.
Free event. No booking required.
Garden play trail at Rainham Hall
Jul 21st to Sep 2nd |
Rainham Hall |
During the summer holidays discover our garden play trail which will take you on a journey around our nearly three acre community garden.
Inspired by our current exhibition, about the day nursery which operated from Rainham Hall in 1943-1954, our summer trail allows children to follow in the footsteps of the past. Discover how children played in the Rainham Hall gardens in years gone by. Self-guided and collect your trail sheet from the Brewhouse. £2 per trail sheet. No booking is required. The trail is open Wednesdays to Sundays, 10.30am-4.30pm.
Family event: The Forest that was saved – 140 years of summer holiday family fun at Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
Jul 21st to Sep 30th |
Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge |
Drop in this summer for self-led art and activity tables and trails linked to our exhibition about how the Forest was saved
Drop in this summer for self-led art and activity tables and trails linked to our exhibition about how the Forest was saved. Victorian hats to try on, historic games and drawing activities to take you back to the Epping Forest of your great, great, great grandparents.
Free event. No booking required.
Nature inspired art sessions at Rainham Hall
Aug 1st to Aug 29th |
Rainham Hall |
Tick off number 18 on your National Trust ’50 things to do before you’re 11 and ¾ years old’ list and ‘make some wild art’ in the Rainham Hall gardens on 1, 15 and 29 August 2018.
Using items found in our Community Gardens we will be making our own mobiles, like children who attended the Rainham Hall day nursery from 1943-1954 would have had above their beds.
Suitable for 7-12 years old. Assistance dogs are welcome. Purchase your tickets on the day from the Stables building. We'll then collect items from our Community Gardens, before heading up to the Hayloft (first floors of the Stables) to make our mobiles. Please dress for the outdoors in clothes that you do not mind getting a little muddy.
Dates and times: Wednesday 1, 15 and 29 August 2018, 11am-12pm. Tickets: £3 per child.
An evening of jazz and ballads made famous by women at Rainham Hall
Join us for a musical evening of songs from the 1940s and 1950s made famous by female singers, in celebration of our current exhibition and marking the centenary of women’s suffrage movement.
Local musicians, Jill Luff (vocals) and Dominic Ashworth (guitar) will perform a variety of songs made popular by female singers including Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Doris Day and many more. Inspired by our current exhibition, sit back and enjoy the sounds of the 1940s and 1950s in the Hayloft at Rainham Hall on Thurday 2 August 2018, 6pm-8pm.
Jill has studied with singing teachers since her early teens and sung in many different genres of music, including Classical, Jazz and Popular song. She is also part of the vocal trio The Hummingbirds, a close harmony vocal trio bringing to life the era of nostalgia to people through the music of the 1940s.
Accompanying Jill is Guitarist, Dominic Ashworth. Dominic studied guitar in Toronto and Spain before moving to England. He works with many jazz musicians including Julian Marc Stringle, has appeared at all the top jazz festivals and has his own acoustic trio ‘Without Words’. He teaches at Trinity College of Music and is a very sought after classical and jazz guitarist.
We are thrilled to present a musical evening of songs to celebrate women singers from near and far who had great hits and achieved recognition during the 1940s and 1950s. As I’m sure you know 2018 marks the 100th year since some women were given the right to vote in Britain and in those early years it was their voices that gave us the message.
Linking perfectly to our current exhibition about the 1940s and 1950s history of the Hall, when the building was used as a day nursery for local children, don't miss this very special musical evening.
Tickets: £10 per person. Please book online here.
Vintage sports day at Rainham Hall
Aug 3rd to Aug 17th |
Rainham Hall |
Old fashioned fun inspired by our current exhibition, with vintage games galore! Our Vintage Sports Day will take place on Friday 3 and Friday 17 August 2018, 11am-12pm.
Join us this summer for a fantastic day of family fun! Our Vintage Sports Day will feature the classic egg and spoon race, sack race, bean bag throwing, three legged race and relay race. Our games are inspired by our current exhibition about the 1940s-1950s history of the Hall when the building was used as a nursery for local children.
Tickets: £3 per child. Suitable for children aged 7 to 12 years old. Dates and times: Friday 3 and Friday 17 August 2018, 11am-12pm.
Open Days at at Ilford Hospital Chapel
Aug 7th to Nov 24th |
Ilford Hospital Chapel |
Tea and Talk – New Zealand Based Crime Thriller “Revenge”, Kevin Gill at The Old Chapel Upminster
Aug 8th |
The Old Chapel Upminster |
Join Kevin as he talks about his latest novel, and being a writer of fiction.
The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 8 August, 10.30am.
Join Kevin as he talks about his latest novel, and being a writer of fiction.
The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 8 August, 10.30am.
Storytelling session at Rainham Hall
A summer storytelling session for children delivered by Havering Libraries in the gardens at Rainham Hall.
Bring your little ones along to our free outdoor storytelling session delivered by our partner Havering Libraries between 12pm-1pm on 8 August 2018. No booking is required.
Titanic Exhibition Family Day – 16th August at Havering Museum
Children can learn about the Titanic by discovering how it was made, become the wireless officer and send Morse Code then get creative on our Titanic trail in the galleries.
There are two sessions, the morning runs from 11:00 till 12:30, the afternoon from 13:30 till 15:30
Each session costs £3 per adult which admits up to 3 children free.
These events must be booked in advance.
Phone:01708 766571
Address:19-21 High St, Romford RM1 1JU, UK
Open Weekend at Upminster Windmill’s Visitor Centre at Upminster Windmill
Aug 18th to Aug 19th |
Upminster Windmill |
Learn about Upminster Windmill, it’s history and current restoration project as we open our visitor centre to the public.
This weekends theme will focus on food. 1pm – 4pm. Free entry.
Learn about Upminster Windmill, it's history and current restoration project as we open our visitor centre to the public.
This weekends theme will focus on food. 1pm - 4pm. Free entry.
Titanic Exhibition Talk: Hunt for Titanic – 22nd August at Havering Museum
This amazing talk focuses on the search for the wreck and conspiracy theories behind the discovery.
Tickets are £5 each and must be booked and paid for in advance
This is one of a series of 7 talks about different aspects of the Titanic disaster. Tickets are £5 each talk with a special offer of 1 free ticket for every 6 purchased (all tickets must be purchased in the same transaction to qualify for the discount)
The full list of all our Titanic talks can be found here:
Titanic Talk Information
All talks must be booked in advance.
Phone:01708 766571
Address:19-21 High St, Romford RM1 1JU, UK
Hunt for bugs bio-blitz at Rainham Hall
Tick off number 31 on your National Trust 50 things to do before you’re 11 and ¾ years old list and hunt for bugs in the Rainham Hall gardens on 26 July, 9 August and 23 August 2018 11am-12pm.
A bio-blitz is a survey, which helps us to understand more about wildlife so we can better protect it in the future. Every discovery made during a bio-blitz is recorded and submitted to local wildlife record centres and the National Biodiversity Network.
Dates and times: 26 July, 9 August and 23 August 2018 11am-12pm. Tickets: £3 per child. Booking: tickets will be available to purchase on the dat.
From Russia With Love with Andrew Curtin – Part II – 25th August at Havering Museum
Andrew Curtin shares the cultural delights of Russia and its people.
Tickets are £7 each and include a cream tea.
All talks must be booked in advance.
Phone:01708 766571
Website:
https://www.haveringmuseum.org.uk
Address:19-21 High St, Romford RM1 1JU, UK