Under 5's Club at Valentines Mansion & Redbridge Museum
Date: Mondays (Museum) & Tuesdays (Mansion)
Time: To be confirmed
Age: Under 5's
Tickets: £1.50 per child
Bookings: 020 8708 2317 (Redbridge Museum Service, Tues-Sat)
Please note that spaces are limited. Bookings for autumn Under 5's Club sessions will open soon. Please check this page for updates.

Redbridge Museum in Ilford Central Library also runs an under 5's club on Mondays. Please call 020 8708 2317 for more information, or visit the Museum pages on www.redbridge.gov.uk

Gone Away-An exhibition by Julian Walker-Artist in Residence
Date: Wednesday 19th May- Sunday 25th July
Time: During normal opening hours
Age: Open to all
Tickets: Free
Bookings: For more information please call 020 8708 8100
Julian Walker’s project as first artist-in-residence at Valentines Mansion will look at the story of the Belgian refugees who lived there during the First World War. Up to 57 people who escaped from the advancing armies lived in the Mansion, many of them postal workers, supported by Ilford postal workers; in 1918 the last of them were moved out to make way for convalescing wounded soldiers.

Walker’s grandfather performed locally in a fundraising concert for refugees in 1914, before joining up and being wounded on the Belgian border in 1918, and Walker will be making a video performance on that site of the songs his grandfather sang.

The artist will also be working with refugees living in Redbridge to research what happened to the Belgian refugees during their time at the Mansion and afterwards. Together they will use this material, drawings, found objects from Belgium and scraps salvaged from the refurbishment of the Mansion, to make a set of artworks looking at the links and the differences between then and now.
Gone Away is an Arts Council funded visual arts projected delivered by the borough's Arts & Events and Valentines Mansion teams.

An Evening of Musical Delights…
Date: Friday 6 August
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Age: all ages
Tickets: £8 per tickets (includes one drink per person)
Bookings: 020 8708 8100 Booking is essential
Join us for a chilled out evening of jazz, folk and acoustic music with up and coming singer/pianist duo Darklights in the Mansion’s beautiful kitchen gardens…Enjoy the music, soak in the summer scents, sit back and enjoy!
Darklights’ music includes a mixture of interpretive covers and their own original songs and encompasses a wide range of musical styles.

Wedding and Hire Fair
Date: Sunday 19 September
Time: 11am to 4pm
Age: All ages welcome
Tickets: Free, just drop by
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Find out more about hiring the mansion and suppliers with a range of services for your big day, birthday party, meeting or conference.
The Mansion team will be on hand to answer all your questions and you’ll have a chance to enter our special competition.
The mansion will be open to the public and regular visitors as per normal public open days.

Super Science!
Date: Sunday 25 July
Time: 11.30am to 3pm
Age: all ages
Tickets: Free
Bookings: No need to book, just drop in
To link to the Super Science! exhibition at Redbridge Museum (Central Library), this special Museum activity explores the world of photography.

museumaker exhibition in the Mansion Gallery
Date: Opens on Tuesday 27th July 2010
Time: During the Mansion's opening hours (10-5 Tuesdays & Wednesdays, and 11-4 on Sundays)
Age: All ages welcome
Tickets: FREE
Bookings: NO NEED TO BOOK, JUST DROP IN
Find out more about the Arts Council England and MLA funded museumaker project at Valentines Mansion and Gardens and the beautifully designed Timorous Beasties garden pieces created by the Glasgow based designers for the Mansion's walled kitchen gardens.

The exhibition will provide further information about the project, the special Valentines patterns and designs and the inspiration behind them.

Redbridge Arts Council-Summer exhibition in the Dovecote
Date: Starting 1st August
Time: During the Mansion opening hours (11-4 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
Age: All ages
Tickets: FREE
Bookings: No need to book just drop in
Paintings and Photography

Eastern Vibes 2
Date: Sunday 8 August
Time: 11.15am to 12noon, 1.30pm to 2.15pm, 2.45pm to 3.30pm
Age: All ages
Tickets: £2.50 - spaces will be limited
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Join our wonderful musicians for another day of traditional Indian classical music and contemporary tunes. Try out some instruments or simply sit back and enjoy!

Timepiece Jazz
Date: Sunday 15 August
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Age: Open to all
Tickets: Free (no need to book)
Brought to you by the Arts & Events Team Arts&Events@redbridge.gov.uk

Timepiece has established themselves as one of the finest live jazz acts around. Formed by some of London’s best musicians their sound takes influence from 1940’s to present day jazz and beyond. Playing a mixture of original material plus classics from the golden period of jazz. Timepiece brings this music to life with their unique arrangements

Redbridge Arts Council Art Exhibition in the Dovecote
Date: From 15th August 2010
Time: During the Mansion's opening times (11-4 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays)
Age: All ages
Tickets: FREE
Bookings: No need to book just drop in
Paintings and Marquetry

Clever Caricatures
Date: Sunday 15 August
Time: 11am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 3pm
Age: Families with children aged 5 and over
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
The Mansion houses a Hogarth print called Southwark Fair: Find out about one of the most famous printmakers and cartoonists of the 18th Century and how he made fun of society around him, and make your own caricatures of friends and family to take home!

Public Talk by Paul Simmons from Timorous Beasties
Date: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Time: 2-3pm (Mansion Gallery and Gardens)
Age: Adults
Tickets: FREE
Bookings: NO NEED TO BOOK, JUST DROP IN
A unique chance to hear about the work of Timorous Beasties and the designers' inspiration for the bespoke Valentines Pattern and prints used on their garden pieces which can be used and viewed in the walled kitchen garden throughout summer.
Paul Simmons from Timorous Beasties will give a 40 minutes talk followed by a Q&A.
This event links in with the museumaker programme at Valentines Mansion and Gardens.
For more information about museumaker please visit www.museumaker.com

Under 5’s Fun at the Mansion - SOLD OUT
Date: Tuesday 27 July, Tuesday 3 August, Tuesday 10 August
Time: 10.30am to 12noon, 1.30pm-3pm
Age: Families with children aged 5 and under
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
A fun packed active session for under 5’s and their families, with stories, rhymes , and crafts! A different theme each Tuesday. Call us for more details.

Pause, Play, Print! - SOLD OUT!
Date: Wednesday 28 July
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
Age: 7 to 14 year olds
Tickets: £2.50 per person - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Learn how to make multiple and single prints using relief and contact processes. We’ll be making abstract works and relief prints based on views around Valentines Mansion; there will be opportunities to work with letterpress, lino and wood-blocks as well as with natural and recycled materials, and printing off vegetables for younger participants.

Cool Collages - SOLD OUT!
Date: Wednesday 4 August
Time: 10.30am to 12noon, 1.30pm to 3pm
Age: Families with children aged 5 and over
Tickets: £2.50 per person - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Get inspired by Timorous Beasties’ creations in the walled kitchen gardens and get crafty making your own prints & collages using funky felts and fabrics to take home! All materials will be provided.

Punch & Judy show
Date: Wednesday 11 August
Time: 3 shows, starting at 10.30am, 1pm, and 2.30pm (25 minute shows)
Age: Families with children aged 6 and over
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
An authentic Punch & Judy Performance by puppeteer Geoff Felix.
This popular children’s show will be brought to you for the first time in the walled kitchen garden, so book early to avoid disappointment!

Plants, Pots, and Paints! - SOLD OUT
Date: Tuesday 17 August
Time: 10.30am to 12noon, 1.30pm to 3pm
Age: Families with children aged 3and over
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Join us for a special quiz trail around the park and gardens, plant seeds, and decorate your own pot to take home!

Call the Shots - SOLD OUT
Date: Wednesday 18 August
Time: 10am to 4pm
Age: 8 to 12 year olds
Tickets: £7.50 per person - Places are limited. Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Back by popular demand, this unique workshop led by local artist Sadia Ur-Rehman will teach you the basics of animation: you will be creating the characters and story, making models from plasticine, and finding out how these are turned into a film.. Bring a packed lunch.

If Walls Had Ears…
Date: Tuesday 24 August
Time: 10.30am to 12noon, 1.30pm to 3pm- SOLD OUT
Age: Families with children aged 3 and above
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Join our seasoned storyteller for some entertaining and quirky stories about the people who lived and worked at the Mansion and the wonderful trees & flowers surrounding the house…

Make your Mark!
Date: Wednesday 25 August
Time: 10.30am to 12noon, 1.30pm to 3pm
Age: Families with children aged 5 and over
Tickets: £2.50 per child - Early booking is strongly recommended
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
Get inspired by the beautiful mansion and historic gardens.
Find out about and experiment with different drawing techniques and get creative under the expert guidance of our skilful facilitator.

Guided Tour of Valentines’ Gardens
Date: 17 August (3rd Tuesday of the month)
Time: 11.15am to 1.15pm
Age: Adults
Tickets: £3 per person
Bookings: 020 8708 8100
A guided tour with resident horticulturalist Simon Litt looking at the history of the gardens and plants of seasonal interest.

Outdoor Fun & Games
Date: Sunday 1 August
Time: 11.30am to 3.30pm
Age: Families with children aged 5 and over
Tickets: Free
Bookings: No need to book, just drop in
Hoola Hoops, street dance, badmington, balloon games, egg & spoon races, and tug of war competitions! Borrow a games pack with your family or join in the fun with others!

Not So Vile Victorians
Date: Sunday 5 September
Time: 11.15am to 12.15pm, 1.30pm to 2.30pm, 2.45pm to 3.45pm
Age: All ages welcome
Tickets: Free
Bookings: No need to book, but please arrive early as spaces will be limited
Meet Mrs Ingleby the lady of house make and learn
a tip or two about good housekeeping!

Farmers Markets
Date: 22 August,
Time: 11am-3pm
Age: All ages
Tickets: Free
A chance to buy some quality food and visit the mansion, café, and gardens