Informal Learning Groups & Clubs
Clock Repairs which sings a varied repertoire of Workers’ Educational Association
Contact Nick Andrews music. It is not necessary to audition (WEA)
c/o 020 8550 2398 or to have any previous choral singing Contact Christine Pountney
Meets Wednesdays 7.00–9.00pm experience. (Ilford Branch) 020 8599 8846/
at the Gearies Centre. Shirley Edmonds (Wanstead Branch)
Rascals Arts and Crafts 020 8555 9127
Good Neighbours Contact Philip Joseph The WEA offers a variety of daytime
Community Association on 020 8590 3125 and evening classes and walks for
Contact Bob Brodie For the over fifties (physically disabled enjoyment and stimulation, led by
on 020 8597 3215 or by emailing especially welcome) highly qualified and experienced
bobrodsnr@aol.com Meets Mondays and Fridays tutors in a relaxed and friendly
Table Tennis on Tuesdays at Gants 10am–12 noon all year except Bank atmosphere. There are no exams!
Hill Methodist Church Holidays at the Methodist Church, Classes are open to everyone over
7.30–9.30pm Ladies Keep Fit on Gants Hill Crescent, Gants Hill. school age. Fees are in line with
Wednesdays 7.30–9.00pm at Gearies Classes also available in Ilford and local authority provision, but free
Primary School Woodford. to people on certain state benefits.
Badminton on Wednesdays 8–10pm Courses are usually 10 or 20 weeks,
at Redbridge Sports Centre South West Essex & Settlement mostly over the winter, with some
Reform Synagogue shorter, taster courses in spring and
Monday Art Club Contact Deborah Roos summer. The Ilford and Wanstead
Contact Barbara Norcaro on 020 8597 6409/020 8599 0936 branches are active socially with
on 020 8478 7248 or by Tuesdays 12.30–3pm for Lunchtime popular coach outings, a weekend
Email on ban@talktalk.net Club and Discussion Group on Jewish school, film club, an annual social
Meets Mondays 3.30–5.30pm Life. Wednesdays 8–10pm for Basic and AGM. This winter classes will
at the Gearies Centre Hebrew and Judaism. include History, Literature, Art and
Architecture and London Walks.
Redbridge Ladies Choir University of the Third Age (U3A) Please telephone for a brochure.
Contact Catherine Shaw Contact Judith Loebl 020 8504 8700
07554 066263 The University of the Third Age is a Ted’s Sing-a-Long
or Janet Baldacci 020 8551 9895 self-help organisation for people who Come along and join our Sing‑a‑long
Meets Mondays 7.45–9.15pm are retired, providing educational, Class – created especially for clients
At Palmer Catholic Academy creative and leisure opportunities with Learning Disabilities. We meet
in a friendly environment. National at Redbridge Institute, Gants Hill
Wanstead Keep Fit & Dance Group information can be obtained from the on a Thursday Morning during term
Contact Gladys Graham headquarters at www.u3a.org.uk time from 9.45–11.45am. For further
on 020 8989 5770 The Redbridge and District U3A details and prices please contact:
Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays began 19 years ago and now has Ted Heath, Something2Sing Ltd
10–11.30am at Christchurch Hall, membership of 750. The annual Tel: 020 8599 6253
Wanstead subscription is £20.00 per member. Mob: 07737 046 066
Members may attend groups and
New Essex Choir join activities such as outings, theatre
Contact Brian Taylor visits, concerts and holidays. Social
on 020 8550 5303 or by email afternoons with a speaker are held six
on btaylor@orpheusmail.co.uk times a year. A newsletter is sent four
Meets Fridays 7.30–9.45pm times a year. We always need extra
At Barkingside Methodist Church Group Leaders to volunteer.
Hall. This is a friendly amateur choir
For other course enquiries call 020 8550 2398. 49
Community Learning in Redbridge
Redbridge Institute works with a Hainault Forest Community St Luke’s Hall
large range of partners to offer Association
community learning throughout Hainault Library St Peter & St Paul’s Roman Catholic
Redbridge. Below is a list of those Highlands Primary School Primary School
organisations who we work closely Ilford Jewish Primary School
with to help us successfully provide Job Centre Plus Thackeray Drive Children’s Centre
community learning
Uphall Primary School
Albert Road Children’s Centre Keith Axon Centre
Vision
Aldersbrook Children’s Centre London Borough of Redbridge
Wanstead House Community
All Saint’s Church Loxford Children’s Centre Association
Barley Lane Primary School Loxford Primary School Wanstead Library
Caterham High School Loxford Youth Centre Welcome Centre
Central Library, Ilford Manford Way Primary School Wells Primary School
Chadwell Primary School Mayespark Primary School William Torbitt Primary School
Christchurch Children’s Centre Mossford Green Primary School Winston Way Children’s Centre
Christchurch Primary School Newbury Hall Children’s Centre Woodlands Infants School
Churchfields Primary School Newbury Park Primary School Work Redbridge
Coppice Primary School Oakdale Children’s Centre Are you interested in offering
learning to the users of your
Cranbrook Children’s Centre Orchard Children’s Centre organisation?
Cranbrook Primary School Peabody Children’s Centre If so Redbridge Institute can help.
Please contact 020 8550 2398
Downshall Pre-School Playgroup Ray Lodge Children’s Centre for more information, or email
enquiries@redbridge-iae.ac.uk.
Ellingham Employment Services Redbridge CVS We can offer bespoke programmes
in a variety of subject areas including
Fairlop Primary School Redbridge Carers Spoken English, Maths, Information
Technology and many others.
Forest Children’s Centre Redbridge Chambers of Commerce
Fullwell Cross Library Redbridge School Children’s Centre
Gants Hill Library Richmond Fellowship
Gearies Children’s Centre Roding Primary School
Glade Primary School Salvation Army
Goodmayes Library Seven Kings Library
Goodmayes Primary School St Aidan’s Roman Catholic
Grove Primary School Primary School
Hainault Children’s Centre
St Augustine’s Roman Catholic
Primary School
50 Freephone 0800 614 324 for a course fact sheet
Index
Accounting 21 Concessionary fees 10 Global Development Mixed Media Painting & Spanish 45
Delay 30 Drawing 15
ADHD 30 Contents 1 Spanish For Primary
Guitar 14 Mosaics 13
Adult Social Care 28 Counselling Skills 28 School Teachers 44, 45
Anger Without Courses for adults with Henna Mehndi & Skin Mum & Kids: Cup Cake Special Occasion Make
Aggression 30 learning difficulties 46 Decoration 18 Decorating – Challenge Up 18
Art 12 Course levels 7 Holiday Spanish 37 Workshop 37 Speech and Language
Art – Mixed Media 15 Courses requiring and Hypnotherapy 30 Mum & Kids: Personalise Disorders 30
Art – Printmaking 15 interview 6 ICT and Your Party – Challenge Stained Glass – Domestic
Workshop 37
Creative Writing 12 Employability 23, 25 & Decorative 17
Art Attack! Animals, Nutrition for Physical Start Your Own
Jungle & the Rainforest 36 Crèche Information 48 Improving Your Fitness 40 Business 22
Memory 30 Nutrition to Aid Weight Stretch & Tone Pilates
Art Attack! Sci‑fi, Films & Cup Cake Decorating 12 Indian Head Massage 19 Loss 40 Style 41
TV 36 Informal learning Substance Misuse 29
Customer Service 22 groups 49 Opportunties
in Community
Art Therapy 30 Cycle Mechanics 13
Asian Bridal Make Up 18 Dads & Kids: Art Attack – Intro to the Hair & Beauty Interpreting 44 Support for Getting Into
Asian Clothesmaking Science Fiction 36
Basic 17 Sector 18 Work 11
Dads & Kids: Fun, Fitness Painting in Acrylics 15 Swimming 41
Asian Clothesmaking Basic & Nutrition 36 IT – First Steps
Pre‑Entry 23 Painting in Tai Chi 41
Salwar 17 Dads & Kids: Maths IT Beginners – Entry Award Watercolours 15 Teaching Assistants 28
Therapeutic Counselling
Asian Clothesmaking Intro Challenge Workshop 36 ITQ 23 Parenting 38
to Basic Kameez 17
Dads & Kids: Science – Big IT Progression – Level 1 Patchwork & Quilting 17
Asian Clothesmaking Intro Beasts, Little Beasts 36
to Basic Sewing Skills 17 Dads & Kids: Science – Award 24 Personal & Social Skills 47 Level 5 Diploma 28
Aspergers Sydrome/ Planets, Gunge & Goo 36 Italian 44 Photo Workshop Club 15 Threading 18
Autism 30
Assertiveness & Decision Dads & Kids: Super Heroes, Jewellery Making 13 Photography 15 Twenty Four Plus
Making 29 Comic Strip & Masks 36 Picture This! Advanced Learning
Keep Fit for Women Photography 36 Loans 9
Ballroom Dancing 13 Deaf Awareness & Basic 60+ 41 Pilates 41
Be Your Own Life Sign Language 29 Play Therapy 30 Understanding
Coach 30 Keeping up with the Portuguese 44 Bereavement 30
Beauty Therapy 18 DIY – Basic Carpentry 13 children – English 38 Pottery 15 Understanding
Depression 30
Down’s Syndrome 30 Keeping up with the
Drawing and Sketching 15 children – Maths 38
Body & Mind – Think Dyslexia/Dyspraxia 30 Keyboard Music 14 Pottery and Ceramics 15 Understanding Your
Yourself Slim 30 English courses including Digital and SLR Camera –
Bookkeeping 22 GCSE 31 Learning Community 2 Pottery and Sculpture 15 Beginners 15
Botanical Illustration 15 English for Speakers Learning Support 33 Powerpoint in a Day 24 Waxing Techniques – Level
2 Certifiicate City and
British Sign Language 29 of Other Languages Learning Works 4 Preparing to start as a Guilds 18
Business (ESOL) 34, 35 Teaching Assistant 28 Woodwork and
Administration 22 Enroling on a course 7 Legs Bums & Tums 41 Conservation 46
Preparing to Teach in the Word Processing and
Literacy – Pre‑Entry 46 Lifelong Learning Sector
Business Administration & Epilepsy 30 Make It! Natural Skin Care (PTLLS) 28
Employability 22 Excel in a Day 24
Products 37 Preparing to Work with
Cake Icing and Fab Facials and Nice Make It! Papier Mache Children 27 Keyboarding Skills 24
Decorating 12 Nails 37 Modelling 37 Psychology 29 Working With Children
Make It! Stitch, Knit & Psychology and Human Essential Reports and
Chair Based Exercise 41 Family Learning 36 Bead 37 Behaviour 29 Record 30
Make It! Style Up & Working With Children
Childcare 27 Fee information Accessorize 37 Sage – Level 1 21 With Special Needs 29
explained 2 Make It! Wirework & Sage – Level 2 21 Working With Self
Clothesmaking 17 Jewellery 37 Sage – Level 3 21 Harm 30
Communication With Your First Aid 37 Make It! With Wood 37 Sage Payroll 21 Workshop – Revision of
Adolescent 30 Fit & Fun 37 Mandarin Chinese 44 Science 32, 37, 41 Past Tense in French 45
Massage 19 Science – Preparation for
Community Fitness & Toning 41 Maths including GCSE 32 GCSE 32, 41 Yoga 41
Meditation 30 Sculpture in Stone 17 Yoga – to help manage
Interpreting 44 Fitness and Physical Mental Health Soapmaking 36 your lower back pain 41
Community Learning in Activity 40
Redbridge 50 Fitness Instruction to
Computerised Accounting Music 40
(SAGE) 21 French 45
Computing ITQ French for Primary School
courses 23, 24 Teachers 45 Awareness 29 Social Media 24 Zumba Style Fitness 41
For other course enquiries call 020 8550 2398. 51
Where to find us
Main centres Other centres Key to symbols
Gearies Centre Caterham High School P Parking
Gaysham Avenue, Gants Hill, Caterham Avenue, Clayhall
Ilford, IG2 6TD Ilford, IG5 0QW P£ Pay and display parking
T 020 8550 2398 P
There is pay-and-display parking P Disabled access
at the Centre. Additional parking Hainault Forest Community C Bar
(fee payable) in the Council car park Association
adjacent to the library, Cranbrook 100b Manford Way W Refreshment facilities
Road. Café serves Fair Trade food Hainault, IG7 4DF
and drinks. Refreshments are served at the bar. As well as the centres listed
P£ P W P W here we also have a range of
Community English, Family
Mildmay Centre Orchard Children’s Centre Learning and Neighbourhood
2–4 Mildmay Road, Ilford, IG1 1DT Orchard Estate, Liston Way, Learning courses running at
T 020 8514 0569 Woodford Green, IG8 7BL many other centres throughout
There is pay-and-display parking P the Borough. Please phone us
opposite the Centre. Kitchen for details.
available for student use.
P£ P W
Wanstead House
Community Centre
21 The Green, Wanstead,
London, E11 2NT
T 020 8989 3693
office@wansteadhouse.co.uk
Classes at this Centre are held in
a beautiful traditional building
in a delightful setting. Students
taking classes here need to join the
association at an annual fee of £4.00
(£2.00 concession). You can enrol
in person or by phoning Wanstead
House. Parking is limited and is for
members only.
P P C W
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0800 614 324 Community learning and skills
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new skills at Redbridge
Institute. Join us on one of
our daytime, evening or
Saturday courses at a centre
near you. Concessionary
fees are available.
When you have finished with
this copy, please give it to
a friend.
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