Join Alison Pearce, experienced Community Arts Lecturer, in creating wonderful woodland prints. Explore colour, light and shade and make lasting memories of Epping Forest to cherish. Free. No booking required.

An exhibition of paintings and prints by Emily Ault on the theme of Epping Forest. Free. No Booking required.

Take a relaxing all-weather walk through the Forest with Maria Casarrubios, a practising horticulturalist for 30 years. Take in the winter scenery, learning the names of the trees and plants as you wander. Then return to The View for a group chat about what you’ve found. Free. No booking required.

Drop in over half-term and explore the art tables set up around The View. Take part in a self-led activity for adults and children and then further your inspiration with a winter stroll in the Forest. Free event, but booking required. Register on Eventbrite http://goo.gl/iUI8bt to receive a free bag of duck food.

Forest Law protected deer for the benefit of the Crown, but not only the King (or Queen) enjoyed the hunt and valued the opportunity for hospitality and favour that hunting offered. Forests were royal playgrounds in which the feuds of the gentry and aristocracy were played out and deer were poached by the rich and powerful as well as the less well-off. Discover more about what really went on in Epping Forest in the early modern period. Free. No booking required.

The culmination of Artist in Residence Marion Sidebottom’s year-long project exploring how visual images can engage people’s interest in ancient trees and the Forest. Free. No booking required.

A talk at The View by Tom Rose, University of Nottingham, to accompany his exhibition next door in Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge. Find out more about the colourful individuals whose illegal hunting expeditions landed them in the law courts four hundred years ago. Tom is researching 'Hunting, politics and culture in early Stuart England’. Come along to this discursive and entertaining presentation. Drawing and colouring materials will be available for children who may be attending the talk with adults. Free event, but booking required: http://goo.gl/iU18bt  

Egg rolling: Hard boiled eggs provided for £2. Children will decorate their egg and then at 2pm we will be running races outside the Hunting Lodge. Winners get a chocolate treat! Easter trail: Pick up an answer sheet and follow a trail through the woods, searching for clues. Once you complete the answer sheet, pop it back to The View for a chocolate treat! Easter Bunny: The Easter Bunny will be here all day. Come along and take a picture with Epping Forest’s favourite bunny. No booking required. Drop in session.

Lisa Ivory, a practising artist and experienced art lecturer, will be available to help you make exciting drawings of the Forest landscape using charcoal. Charcoal has soft, fragile, tenuous qualities that make it the perfect medium for the depiction of light. Free event. No booking required.

 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.

Photographer Tim Mitchell will be running a photography workshop to help you take beautiful and dramatic photographs of the Forest in spring. Let him take you on a journey to improve your photography. You just need to bring a digital camera or mobile phone to take pictures. Free. No booking required.

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)

All talks must be booked in advance.

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.

A self-guided indoor trail with something for all ages. Find out through art activities, archives, Victorian hats and games how people (and cows) united and fought for the survival of Epping Forest. Drop in any time during the day to get hands on about how the Forest was saved. 11am - 4.30pm Free event. No Booking required.

Phone:01708 766571

Website:https://www.haveringmuseum.org.uk

Address:19-21 High St, Romford RM1 1JU, UK

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.

The flora and fauna that inhabit Epping Forest captured in watercolour, printmaking, pen and ink.

The Old Chapel proudly presents local performers, Daphne Ewington, Jill Luff, Ian Pirie and Mike Ewington. They will be performing the well loved songs by Cole Porter. Cole Porter wrote some fantastic hits for musical theatre such as Kiss Me Kate, High Society, Anything Goes and others. So expect songs like, I’ve got you under my skin, Night and Day, Let’s do it etc. Sunday 3 June, 2.30pm-5pm (performance begins at 3pm). Free Entry For more information contact Charlotte Coombes, Heritage Officer. Email: ccoombes@mary.havering.sch.uk  Telephone: 01708 642919 The Old Chapel, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QR www.theoldchapelupminster.co.uk

The Old Chapel proudly presents local performers, Daphne Ewington, Jill Luff, Ian Pirie and Mike Ewington. They will be performing the well loved songs by Cole Porter. Cole Porter wrote some fantastic hits for musical theatre such as Kiss Me Kate, High Society, Anything Goes and others. So expect songs like, I’ve got you under my skin, Night and Day, Let’s do it etc. Sunday 3 June, 2.30pm-5pm (performance begins at 3pm). Free Entry For more information contact Charlotte Coombes, Heritage Officer. Email: ccoombes@mary.havering.sch.uk  Telephone: 01708 642919 The Old Chapel, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, RM14 2QR www.theoldchapelupminster.co.uk    

Joan Payne, an experienced florist, will demonstrate how to create an arrangement using some greenery and natural materials found on the Forest floor. If you’d like to add some colour to your display, bring along a small bunch of your favourite flowers too. Free course: this event is for adults aged 19 years +. No booking required.

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 

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.

As well as being open for public play, Chingford Golf Course is home to the Royal Epping Forest Golf Club, Chingford Golf Club and Chingford Ladies Golf Club. This exhibition brings together archive material from 130 years of golf on this historic course. Free event. No booking required.  

Annual summer art show at The View (next door to QEHL) featuring local artists inspired by Epping Forest. Free event. No booking required.  

Hear about the very many interesting items in our local studies library. 10.30am. The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 11 July, 10.30am.

Melanie Lewiston, a talented milliner, will help you make a vintage inspired headband from millinery ribbon and veiling using traditional techniques

Discover Me is a network of heritage sites in 'Metropolitan Essex' that joined forces to promote the great local history around us.Have a look at the website to find out more about our member sites: www.discoverme.london The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme is a 5 year programme seeking to restore, discover and celebrate one of the last remaining landscapes of London as it once was:www.landofthefanns.org What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? Thames Chase Forest Centre, Broadfields, Pike Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 3NS Car Park at Thames Chase: £2 all day Train: Upminster Station (35min walk to Thames Chase) Bus: 346 bus to Pond Walk then 20min walk Where can I contact the organiser with any questions? Please contact Debbie Brady on 01708 642977 or email deborah.brady@thameschase.org.uk T&C’s: Booking essential. Please give plenty of notice for cancelations. Lunch not provided, 1 hours lunch break in Upminster Town to buy/eat lunch. No Dogs. No buggies. The top of the carridge is opentop, please wear suitable clothing and footwear. No umbrellas, light rainmacs reccommeded. Bring cushions if required. Supported by Heritage Lottery Fund.    

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.  

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.

Learn about Upminster Windmill, it's history and current restoration project as we open our visitor centre to the public. 1pm - 4pm. Free entry.

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.

To coincide with the Relaunch of The Old Chapel will be open for you to come and learn about the history of the building and Upminster. We will be open 2pm-5pm, Free Entry.

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.  

Bring your little ones along to our free outdoor storytelling session delivered by our partner Havering Libraries between 12pm-1pm on 25 July 2018. No booking is required.

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.

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. 

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 100^th 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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tickets are £7 each and include a cream tea.

All talks must be booked in advance.

This is your last chance to see the Titanic Exhibition at the Havering Museum. Last entry at 16:00, the Museum closes at 17:00 

Come and hear about the Romford Outrage - the murder of Inspector Simmonds in 1885. The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 12 Sept, 10.30am.

The Women's Institute has been forefront in campaigns about food over the decades, particularly during the Second World War years. Food wastage remains a priority, and we're delighted to bring you this partnership event all about rationing, jam making and pickling linking the WI's campaigning with our current Hall exhibition about the 1940s and 1950s history of the building. Visitors on the day will have a number of free entry activities to choose from: The Pride of the WI in the Coach House - discover how jam making, bottling, and pickling can be used in order to avoid food waste.  Visitors will be able to drop into this location throughout the day to gain ideas, recipes and confidence in these traditional WI skills.  The Coach House is also where you will be able to see the display of entries and find out the results of the inter Essex WI competitions for jam, chutneys and bottling.  (See www.essexwi.org.uk for details on how to enter) Talks in the Hayloft There will be timed talks throughout the day on issues around not wasting food, the Hayloft holds a maximum capacity of 30 so free tickets will be issued just before the talks on a first come, first served basis. Please see below a provisional timetable for the talks, at the time of drafting this item we were awaiting confirmation from further contributors so this may be subject to change. 10:30  Essex County Council – using leftovers to create meals 11:30  Essex County Council – how to store food to avoid waste 12:30  Rainham Hall – the realities of rationing during the Second World War 13:30  Essex County Council – using leftovers to create meals 14:30  Essex County Council – how to store food to avoid waste 15:30   Toast Ale - how they use waste bread to make beer Community Garden Tours There is the opportunity to take a guided garden tour run by our volunteers with a focus on grow your own and composting.  Tours will last approximately 45 minutes and will run throughout the day at the following times: 10:30, 12:00, 13:30 and the last one at 15:00. You don’t have to take a tour to enjoy the garden please feel free to enjoy this lovely space throughout the day.

To coincide with Open House weekend we will open our Visitor Centre, where you can learn about Upminster Windmill, it's history and current restoration project. 1pm - 4pm. Free entry.

We will be taking part in Open House London and providing regular tours of the building. Sunday 23rd September, 2pm - 5pm. Free Entry.

Join us for activities and merriment in celebration of our third anniversary. Rainham Hall opened fully to the public in October 2015 following a major £2.5 million conservation and interpretation project. Since then we've been developing the gardens, expanding our Stables Café menu and we've launched an innovative changing exhibitions programme.

All activities will take place either in the Stables courtyard or the Hayloft and will be free to take part in.

A look at William Stanley Finch's life and a reflection of his World War One story. The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 17 Oct, 10.30am.

The talk starts at 13:30 and tickets cost £3:50 which includes light refreshments. 

Tickets must be booked in advance.

John will return to talk about Cranham life in Victorian times. The talk is free for Friends of the Old Chapel otherwise £2 with refreshments included. Wed 14 Nov, 10.30am.