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HEATHWAY SHOP

Connect & Create is a fun way to meet new people and take part in all different types of making sessions. If you enjoy learning new things and taking part in something that’s a little different then pop along to one of shops to take part.

CONNECT & CREATE CONNECT & CREATE PODCASTING 101

Tuesday 5 July 11.00am - 12.00pm Tuesday 19 July 11.00am - 12.00pm Tuesday 26 July 11.00am - 12.00pm

Come along and join some spontaneous making! Whether it’s a bit of doodling,playing with about with clay or screen-printing! Bring along your own ideas for making activities, too! Come along and join some spontaneous making! Whether it’s a bit of doodling,playing with about with clay or screen-printing! Bring along your own ideas for making activities, too! Have an interesting story to tell or want to share something interesting you do as a hobby? Join this session and talk about it in this new wonderful podcasting series!

PLANT PAPER MAKING

Tuesday 2 August 11.00am - 12.30pm Come along and use dried foraged flowers to create beautiful paper perfect for cards and crafts. This process of paper making is completely sustainable as it uses recycled paper!

LEAF FORAGING TOTE DECORATING

Tuesday 16 August 11.00am - 12.30pm Come along to this session and go for a wild walk in your local area with your neighbours. Together we’ll collect different leaves and flowers for flower pressing. Tuesday 23 August 11.00am - 12.00pm Ever wanted to learn how to personalise your tote bags? For this session you’ll be able to learn how to use vinyl to give character to your t-shirts and bags.

CONNECT & CREATE CONNECT & CREATE

Tuesday 30 August 11.00am - 12.00pm Come along and join some spontaneous making! Whether it’s a bit of doodling,playing with about with clay or screen-printing! Bring along your own ideas for making activities, too! Tuesday 6 September 11.00am - 12.00pm Come along and join some spontaneous making! Whether it’s a bit of doodling,playing with about with clay or screen-printing! Bring along your own ideas for making activities, too!

PLANT EXCHANGE

Tuesday 9 August 11.00am - 12.00pm Do you have any plants in your home? Join this session, learn how to take cuttings off indoor plants to grow lots more and also exchange some plants with others.

Heathway Lates is a new project that brings opportunities for residents and organisations to host and be part of sessions in the evening. This summer the Lates sessions are in collaboration with the Dagenham library and will be held in the different spaces within, so join your neighbours and get involved! All Lates sessions will be held at Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, RM10 9NR

AEROPONICS 101 FUTURE GREENING

Wednesday 6 July 5.00 - 6.00pm Have you seen the Aeroponics unit in the Dagenham Heathway shop? For this session you will be able to learn how to start the process of growing without soil. Wednesday 27 July 5.00 - 6.00pm It’s time to put the aeroponics machine together and give the seedlings the best start! Join this exciting session where you’ll be able to learn how to assemble the machine.

RECIPE SHARING MINDFULNESS

Wednesday 24 August 5.00 - 6.00 pm Join in, share and swap your favourite recipes with your neighbours. Bring along any recipe that you love and help collate a book full of local residents’ favourite recipes! Wednesday 7 September 5.30 - 6.30pm This session is an opportunity to be conscious of how you look after yourself and discuss all things Mindfulness. Meet at the library and join this session with Vince!

Wild Walks are a great opportunity to get out and about. Hosted by local residents, you can join to explire interesting locations and learn more about the Borough. Let’s meet at the heathway shop to start the adveneture.

BE MINDFUL

Wednesday 13 July 2.00 - 3.30pm Join Vinnie for this outdoor session to discover the hidden wonders of eating and walking mindfully.

WALK WITH STEVE

Wednesday 20 July 1.30 - 2.30pm Join resident Steve for an enjoyable afternoon walk over Parsloes Park as we share our favourite memories or make new ones. .

OPEN

CORNERS

Open Corners invite residents who would love to see some of the green spaces in the borough brought to life and transform them into useful spaces for growing, learning and playing. TIN CAN PAINTING THOMAS ARNOLD OPEN CORNER

Tuesday 26 July | 2.00 - 3.00pm Join this crafty session where you will be able to paint some old tins and turn them into bright colourful plant pots with resident Sandie. Bring along any old tins!

TIN CAN PLANTING

Wednesday 3 August | 3.00 - 4.00pm Thomas Arnold Community Garden, Dagenham, RM9 6NHR Do you fancy your hand at a bit of gardening? This is a session where you’ll be able to check out the Open Corner and do a bit of planting.

Thursday 28 July | 2.00 - 3.00pm Join local resident Sandie to plant flowers and shrubs in the tin pots and place them around the local area!

LIBRARY GARDEN PLANTING

Wednesday 17 August | 10.00am -12.30pm Dagenham Library, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham RM10 9NR Come along to this session to bring the Dagenham Library garden to life! Get your hands dirty and plant some sensory shrubs and flowers in the garden with Sandie.

Great Cook sessions are a fun and easy way for people to batch cook meals together. Everyone brings one ingredient from a recipe, cooks together, and takes home portions for the week.

Book your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/every-one-everyday-15890898045

WAFFLES WITH VICTORIA

Thursday 7 July 11.00am - 12.30pm I’m Victoria, a local resident in the borough, come along and learn how to make waffles from scratch, choose your favourite topping and have a bite!

MAHER’S FATTOUSH SALAD

Wednesday 13 July 11.00am - 12.00pm I’m Maher and I’m a local resident! Come along and learn how to make authentic Fattoush Salad. We’ll be making a big batch so there’s enough for everyone!

ELIZABETH’S JOLLOF

Wednesday 20 July 11.00am - 12.30pm I’m Elizabeth and I’d like to teach my local neighbours how to cook authentic Jollof rice! Everyone makes their own version, so I welcome you to try mine with me!

COLESLAW FROM SCRATCH!

Tuesday 2 August 1.00 - 2.30pm Hi I’m Nicole and I’d like to teach everyone how to make coleslaw from scratch! Come and join me in your neighbourhood shop and make a big batch for everyone!

FRUIT KEBABS

Thursday 4 August 2.00 - 3.00pm Let’s make fruit kebabs! I’m a local resident, Noah. Join me to find out how to make delicious chocolatedrizzled fruit kebabs you can enjoy as a snack all summer long.

PASTA MAKING WITH CHRIS!

Wednesday 10 August 11.00am - 12.30pm I’m Chris and I’m a resident. I’d like to share my favourite pasta recipe with my local neighbours. Come along and let’s make a big batch to share!

NIGERIAN FRIED RICE

Thursday 11 August 10.30am - 12.30pm I am Adejoke and I love to make Nigerian fried rice. Come along to this session to learn how to make this delicious dish!

FRUITY VANILLA CHEESECAKE!

Thursday 11 August 2.00 - 3.30pm I’m Gemma and I love to bake, I bake all the time! Come along and learn how to make my fruity vanilla cheesecake recipe.

SALAD DRESSING 3 WAYS

Thursday 18 August 11.30 - 12.30pm It’s picnic season! What’s better than a fresh salad in the sunshine?! Come to this session and learn to make 3 different types of salad dressings with your local neighbours.

Pins and Needles gives everyone the opportunity to learn how to crochet, knit and embroider from other residents, share their skills and meet new people. So whether you are a newby or a pro with your needles, head over and lets connect and make. All ages are welcome to host and learn in these sessions.

KNIT & KNATTER

Thursday 7 July | 2.00 - 3.00 pm Want to learn how to knit or crochet? Come along to this chilled session where you’ll be able to take part and meet some new people too.

CROCHET BAG

Tuesday 12 July | 11.00 - 12.30pm Whether you’re an expert crocheter or new starter this session is for you! Have a go at crocheting and take home your very own market bag.

OH

EASY

Have you ever wanted to mend your own clothes or sew something from scratch? Oh Sew Easy is all about sewing basics, whether it be learning your way around a sewing machine or trying out different stitches. You can even have a go at sewing some simple but fun items!

INTRO TO SEWING

Tuesday 5 July 10.00am - 12.00pm Have you ever wanted to start a sewing project? My name is Adejoke and I love to sew. Come join me for a fun introductory sewing session to get you started!

MEND YOUR CLOTHES

Tuesday 12 July 1.30 - 2.30pm Come along to this session with resident Adejoke to find out how to mend and alter your old clothes, bags, and other bits and bobs!

CUTTING & SEWING FABRICS

Tuesday 19 July | 10.00am - 12.30pm Wednesday 10 August | 2.00 - 4.00pm Come and learn the joy of sewing without patterns! Join Adejoke to learn the secrets to cutting and sewing fabrics to make your very own creations!

PALLET PROTOTYPES

Tuesday 30 August 2.00 - 4.00pm Join your neighbours in your local makerspace in Dagenham Heathway shop. This session is a great opportunity to get creative and breathe new life into discarded pallets.

HOMEMADE WAX WRAPS

Wednesday 31 August 2.00 - 3.30pm Wax wraps are a clever environment-friendly alternative to cling film that you can use over and over. Find out how to make your own colourful wax wraps in this session!

FORAGED JAM MAKING

Thursday 1 September 11.00am - 12.30pm Join and learn how to make jam from foraged fruit and herbs with your neighbours! Come along with your own fun and interesting jam recipe ideas.

To find out all the exciting sessions happening at the big picnic day on Saturday 3 September please visit page 16 to find out more!

TRADE SCHOOL Trade School is an alternative learning space that runs on barter. Anyone can teach anything they are interested in or skilled at - experiences, practical skills and big ideas are valued equally. No money changes hands, instead teachers say what they’d like in exchange for sharing, and people sign up by agreeing to bring a barter item from the list.

PLANT PAPER MAKING

Wednesday 6 July | 2.00 - 4.00pm

Come along and use dried foraged flowers to create beautiful paper perfect for cards and crafts.

BARTER ITEMS

1. Your favourite flower 2. A joyful memory 3. String 4. A smile

FLOWER PRESSING

Wednesday 20 July | 3.00 - 4.00pm

Do you ever wonder how to dry press flowers? In this hands-on session you will learn how to preserve leaves and flowers.

BARTER ITEMS

1. Your favourite leaf 2. A flower 3. A smile 4. Your favourite poem

SEEDED PAPER MAKING

Thursday 21 July | 11.00 - 12.30pm

BARTER ITEMS

1.Seeds 2. Waste paper 3. Some waste plastic bottles 4. A drawing

In this session you’ll be able to make seeded paper by recycling used paper that will carry on helping wildlife after it’s been thrown out.

ABSTRACT ART ATTACK

Thursday 28 July | 3.00 - 4.00pm

BARTER ITEMS

1. A notebook 2. Chocolate 3. A paintbrush 4. A tip on drawing/painting

I’m Nicole and I’m a local resident. I enjoy taking part in all things arts and crafts! Come along and bring your creativity to create your own abstract masterpiece!

TEACH YOURSELF FRENCH!

Thursday 4 August | 2.00 - 3.00pm

Hi, my name is Teneko, I’m a local resident and I’m passionate about languages! Come along to my session and learn how to teach yourself French!

BARTER ITEMS

1. Enthusiasm 2. Playful mind 3. A joke 4. Question about France!

CYANOTYPE PRINTING

Tuesday 16 August | 2.00 - 4.00pm

Create stunning prints using cyanotype! This is a slow-reacting, economical photographic printing formulation that when exposed to light creates incredible artworks.

BARTER ITEMS

1. Translucent material 2. Your favourite memory 3. Foraged flowers or leaves 4. Object with an interesting shape

RAINBOW DYEING

Tuesday 6 September | 3.30 - 4.30pm

Bring along old t-shirts, jeans or any clothing and bring them to life with exciting bleach and dye techniques. A great way to be a sustainable fashionista!

BARTER ITEMS

1. Inspiration Images 2. Clothing to dye 3. Shareable Skill 4. A treat to share

Kids have just as many awesome skills and knowledge to share as the rest of us and Kids Trade School sessions are just that.

Little residents of the borough sharing their skills with everyone in exchange for selected barter items.

All ages are welcomed to Kids Trade School sessions. PYTHON CALCULATOR

Thursday 14 July | 3.30 - 4.30pm

BARTER ITEMS

1. Cookies 2. A fun fact! 3. An example of a cool gadget 4. A funny joke to share

Hello, I’m Maurice, Im 13 years old and I like coding. Join me to learn how to create a calculator using Python on a Raspberry Pi.

FAIZ’S FOOTBALL FUN

Wednesday 27 July | 2.00 - 3.30pm I’m Faiz I’m 9 and I love football. Come and play with me and I can show you some tricks.

BARTER ITEMS

1. Smiling faces 2. Prawn cocktail crisps 3. Football tips and tricks 4. Funny joke

FLYING PAPER

Tuesday 9 August | 2.00 - 3.00pm Thursday 18 August 2.00 - 3.00pm

BARTER ITEMS

1. A Joke 2. A packet of Tuc Tucs 3. Your favourite book 4. A collage of your dreams

I’m Noah and I’m 12 years old. Come join me to learn how to make paper planes, origami birds and more!

PING PONG

Thursday 8 September | 3.30 - 4.30pm Hi, my name is Joshua and I love playing Ping Pong. Join us to have a go at ping pong, whether you are an expert or trying it out for the first time,everyone’s welcome!

BARTER ITEMS

1. Favourite skill 2. Your favourite snack 3. Joke 4. Name of favourite sports player