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Another edition of the quarterly publication What’s On at the Library is now available from Waltham Forest Library Service.

You can find information about Cityread London 2013, reading groups in LBWF libraries, family arts and craft activities and Rhythm, Rap and Rhyme events.

A great range of stimulating and exciting things to explore within the context of your local library.

Look out for the featured history events – stories of migration, history of your house and Just Like Morris – great activities reminding us of our past and how our experiences now will affect all our futures.

Get to your library, get thinking – get informed and entertained in Waltham Forest!

As always Waltham Forest have produced a great holiday activity supplement to keep you informed about what is going on during the holiday break.

You can view, print or download a pdf copy of Easter Daze 2013 here.

Choices of venue and a great range of activities for the the whole age range of your family. get your free e-copy of Easter Daze here.

Have a good seasonal break!

The Borough are holding a celebratory fireworks event this year on November 5th. You can download an LBWF event poster with the details here.

Date: 5 November 2012 Time: 5pm-10pm Location: Chestnuts Field, Waltham Forest Town Hall Complex, Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JF Admission: Free Event 2012 has been an amazing year, and while we know it’s not over yet we want to help you round off the Olympic Year and our Big 6 celebrations with a BANG!

This year admission to the event is free for you and your family. And as well as a stunning fireworks display there’ll be music, entertainment, fairground rides and a wide range of refreshments to snack on, so come along and join the party!

A new edition of Summer Daze for 2012 is now available online from the Borough. Packed full of holiday activities, this Olympic Special Edition also features over 50 schools open for fun in the summer of 2012.

You can view, print or download a copy of this booklet here. (.pdf file)

You can read about how children can take part in the Going for Gold Challenge, as part of the Schools Open for Summer programme in Waltham Forest.

As well as a directory of activities by age group, there is also a great section on gettting around during The Olympics.

LBWF have a web page where you can read more about Summer Daze, as well as whats going on in local libraries, parks and the arts in Waltham Forest. You can read more here…

Summer Daze is always a great read for parents and carers, but it’s got lots more this year to find out about. Happy summer break!

You can find a new Dads Club calendar on our main web site.

We have some great treats planned, right through to March so far. Whether you are a Cheeky Cooker, a Bubble Artist or just want to find a good read read in the library – them join the Dads Club here.

On March 12th we’ll be going to Brooks Farm in Leyton – bring some snacks with you…and watch out for the pink pig!

Why not come along to our Strawberry Tea Party on 21st July 2011?

We’ll be holding this friendly event, with tea and cake, between 9.30am and 11.30am on that day.

The event is to support Breast Cancer Care – come along and join in, we’d love to see you in our Centre.

You can see more about the Breast Cancer Care work and the tea party project here on the BCC web pages.

You can see our Strawberry Tea poster page on our main web site here…

The Barclay Team

We have just published a new page for Parents & Staff on our main Centre website. Read more here…

Catch up with news about the PSA and see how you can help. Would you like to get involved in our summer fete fund raiser, our biggest event of the year.

Then you can download a poster and letter about the event to help you get started and to support us.

You can also download and view a PSA questionnaire, which you can complete and return to the Centre. What would you like to see the PSA do, how can you help?

Fill in your details and let us know. It will be great to have you along!

National Family Week is a series of events and activities designed to bring families together, provide inspirational family fun and let you have access to some family focused special offers too.

The campaign website is available here at www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk

The mixture of live events and venues participating are supported by politicians, celebrities and a large array of companies and service providers from all sectors. You can see their support here.

There is sure to be an event during the week near you and you can use the National Family Week web site to check out your area.

You can also register your own event or activity on the site too.

Have a great time celebrating National Family Week this summer.

We have just posted details online of our Wednesday yoga sessions.

You can read more about them on our yoga page on our main website.

We have also put, on our training page, details of our Kis Training pre-employment workshop sessions due to run during May and June.

These are a great way to find out more about your skills and how they would fit into the retail, hospitality, customer service, health, business or construction sessions.

Check out our training page for details and to see if you qualify for an appointment with one of the Kis Team.

See you in the Centre!

Would you know what to do in an emergency? Come and get some training in our Centre.

We are holding First Aid Training for Parents in the Centre on Tuesday 29th March, 2011.

Starting at 1.00pm until 3.00pm, this is a great way to learn new skills and awareness in our supportive atmosphere.

Course cost is only £7.50, and you do need to book.

Contact our Centre team for more information.