Category: Events
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Jumble Trail 12-4pm 12 May 2024
Take part in a wonderful way to sell or buy items, craft-work, homemade food etc from outside our homes. People also meet their neighbours and build a stronger community. Put it in your diary now.
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St Barnabas Christmas Fayre 3 December 2023
Festivities are coming to St Barnabas at the annual Christmas Fayre. in Foster Hall, on Sunday December 4th from 12-4:30pm. Free entry . Come for mulled wine and mince pies, raffle, tombola, music, crafts and much much more. Visit Santa’s grotto! As aways they are collecting for the food bank Eat or Heat at the…
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Remembrance Sunday at the cemetery
Thank you to everyone who braved the drizzle to pay their respects at the Cross of Remembrance today. After a short, informal ceremony and laying of wreaths we planted 4000 bulbs to help keep the cemetery a beautiful place to mourn and remember. Look out for them in the sections nearest the entrance in the…
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Pub night at Stafford Hall
Stafford Hall was transformed into the “St Barnabas Arms’ pub on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 July – the only pub in Markhouse Ward. The venue on St Barnabas Road opened between 5pm and 11pm, serving local ales, larger, cider, wines, spirits, soft drinks. Everyone was welcome to come down for a drink, food and…
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Public art at Markhouse Corner workshops
To help create public art at Markhouse Corner the council are holding 2 workshops to explore the history and local residents’ memories of the area. Give your input to shape a brief for artists, to guide what appears at the junction of Lea Bridge Road and Church Road. Bring along photos, objects or memories to…
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Party in the Park
There was free food and fun for 4 hours on Sunday afternoon in Thomas Gamuel Park. Lots of local residents came for tasty treats and activities for all ages. Fantastic effort, QBC – a super day! So good to see so much splashing fun in the sun! 30 seconds away in Stafford Hall, there was…
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Quiz fundraiser for earthquake victims
We raised over £500 for victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria from a quiz and bar in Stafford Hall. Locals paid £5 each to enter and bought drinks too. They formed teams of between 2 and 6 people, enjoying meeting new neighbours in the process. Since it was a Saturday (20 May 2023)…
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Briefing about murder of local schoolboy Renell Charles
At 5pm Wednesday 10 May at Stafford Hall, there will be a briefing about the tragic fatal stabbing of 16-year-old boy Renell Charles, last Friday afternoon on Markhouse Road. It will provide the community with factual information about the tragic incident, an update on the investigation, arrest and charging of a 16 year-old-suspect and offer…
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Street party for the Coronation
Residents took over St Barnabas plaza for a street party to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III. There was a BBQ and people brought dishes to share and along with own drinks, plates and cutlery.
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E17 choirs winter concert
At 4pm on Sunday 11 December 2022 the two choirs of local residents gave a free concert in St Barnabas Church. The E17 Singers and E17 Young Singers performed 4 songs each then more together. Entry was free but donations were invited towards the church general fund.
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