THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 13

WALTHAMSTOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY: A Christmas entertainment spoken and sung by Dick Playle plus a Christmas fayre, Jubilee Hall, Greenleaf Road Baptist Church, Walthamstow, 2pm.

CONSERVATION DAY: Help plant hedges at Tottenham Marshes, volunteers should call Andrew Wright, BTCV Lee Valley Project Officer, on 8986 7173 for more information.

EXHIBITION: Until December 24, Making Routes: Stories of Refugees and Migrants, work by local residents and schoolchildren, organised by Walfair (the asylum and immigration rights group), Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow Village (closed between 1pm and 2pm each day).

CONSERVATION DAY: Volunteers welcome to help BTCV Lee Valley Project to plant trees at Folly Lane, call Andrew Wright on 8986 7173 for further information.

EXHIBITION: Free, until further notice, The Ancient House Uncovered, Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow Village, Monday to Friday 10am to 5.30pm (closed 1pm to 2pm), Saturday 10am to 5pm (closed 1pm to 2pm)

WALK: With West Essex Ramblers, led by Frances Staines, meet at 10.30am at the Avenue of Trees, Village Green, Theydon Bois, walk includes pub stop.

PARENT/CARER AND TODDLER GROUP: For children aged up to five, St John's Church hall, Leytonstone High Road (next to the Pioneer store), 1.45pm to 3pm.

BABY AND TODDLER GROUP: From birth, All Saints Church Hall, Church Avenue, Highams Park, 9.30am to 11.30am, £1.50 per session including refreshments.

SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB: For anyone aged 18 and upwards, 25p for the evening, bowls provided, tuition free, every Thursday at the Chandos Centre, Colegrave Road, parallel to Crownfield Road, Leytonstone, 8pm to 11pm.

MESSY PLAY: Every Thursday, Winchester Road under-fives, Highams Park, 9.30am to 11.15am, £2 per session, call Lee on 8531 0678 for further details.

FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 14

ST ANNE'S TODDLERS: Babies, toddlers, mums and carers welcome, St Anne's Church Centre, Larkshall Road, Chingford, 1pm to 2.30pm, £1 per session.

PLAYGROUP: St Andrew's Church, Colworth Road, Leytonstone, 9.30am to 11.45am, £2.50, call 8519 6234 for further information.

CRECHE: Higham Hill Neighbourhood Creche for children aged up to five, run by professional staff, Unity Hall, Bramley Close (off Higham Hill Road), Walthamstow, 9.30am to 11.30am, £2.50 per child per session (concessionary fees available).

SOCIAL SEQUENCE DANCING: Every Friday at Friday Hill House, Simmons Lane, Chingford, 7.30pm to 10pm, £1.25 per session, call 8527 4839 for further details.

YOUTH CLUB: Low Hall Youth Club for five to sevens and tens to 12, Low Hall sports ground, South Access Road, Walthamstow, from 7pm, 50p per session, for further information call Steve Embleton on 8925 5589.

TODDLERS: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Winchester Road under-fives, Highams Park, 9.30am to 11am, £1.25 per session, call Lee on 8531 0678 for further details.

50-PLUS BADMINTON: Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane, Leytonstone, 2pm to 4pm, £1.75, call Lee-Ann on 8558 3984 for information.

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 15

DROP-IN CHRISTMAS WORKSHOP: Make your own Christmas crackers including novelty toys, Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, Walthamstow Village, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 4.30pm, £1 per child, call 8509 1917 to book a place.

DANCE CLASSES: Leyton Parish Church Hall, Lindley Road, Leyton, five to nine-year-olds 3pm to 4.30pm, tens and older, 4.30pm to 7pm, £2 per session, call Nadine on 07939 356 098 for further information.

SUNDAY,

DECEMBER 16

CONSERVATION DAY: Join Lea Bridge Conservation Volunteers as they help to restore Rangers Garden, followed by a social at the Princess of Wales, meet at 10am at the ice rink in Lea Bridge Road, ring 8521 7555 for more information.

CHRISTMAS WALK: With the Friends of Epping Forest, led by Ken Hoy, meet at Earls Path car park (by the pond between the Robin Hood and Loughton), walk followed by mince pies and a drink.

MONDAY,

DECEMBER 17

FOREST TWINS AND TRIPLETS CLUB: From birth upwards, soft play equipment and weekly activities, make new friends, ante-natal parents welcome, every Monday, St Gabriel's Family Centre, Havant Road, Walthamstow, 9.30am to 11.30am, for more information call 8523 2709.

CHINGFORD PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: 2c Friday Hill House, Simmons Lane, Chingford, 8pm to 10pm.

SALSA DANCE CLASSES: For beginners and improvers, every Monday, 7.30pm to 8.30pm, JD's Bar, 131-133 Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, £3.50, all ages welcome.

SQUARE DANCE CLUB: Open to all ages, caller teaches all the moves, every Monday, Chandos Centre, Colegrave Road, parallel to Crownfield Road, Leytonstone, 8pm to 10.30pm, £2.50 including refreshments.

MOTHER AND TODDLERS GROUP: For children aged nought to four, every Monday at the United Reformed Church, Grange Park Road, Leyton, 1pm to 2.30pm, £1.20 per session.

TODDLER BOUNCE: Every Monday, for children under four (parent/guardian must stay), soft play equipment and apparatus, Pastures Youth Centre, Davies Lane, Leytonstone, 9.30am to 10.30am and 10.30am to 11.30am, £1.80 per session.

PLAYGROUP: Monday to Friday, 9.15am to 11.40am, Winchester Road under-fives group, Highams Park, £2.50 per session, call Lee on 8531 0678 for further details.

MESSY PLAY: Messy Mites at St Andrew's Church, Colworth Road, Leytonstone, mornings from 10.30am to 11.45am and afternoons 12.45pm to 2pm, admission £2 per session. Call 8501 4335 for information.

LEA VALLEY CYCLING CLUB: Meets every Monday from 7pm at Low Hall Sports Ground, South Access Road, Walthamstow, call Steve Embleton on 8925 5589 for more information.

ENGLISH FOLK DANCE: Men's morris dancing and women's and men's clog dancing. Beginners welcome. All Saints Church Hall, Church Avenue, Highams Park, 8pm. For details 8527 0574.

TUESDAY,

DECEMBER 18

CHINGFORD BADMINTON CLUB: New members welcome for matches and club nights, intermediate or match standard, Trinity High School, Woodford Green, every Tuesday from 8pm, call 8531 2330 for further information.

EAST LONDON KARATE CLUB: Fitness kickboxing, every Tuesday, Nexus Community Centre, Snowberry Close, Leytonstone, 1.30pm to 2.30pm (call 8221 1510 or 07956 961 563).

ASIAN SENIORS' CLUB: Luncheon club for Asian elders aged 55 plus. Meetings will be held at the Warwick Community and Youth Centre, Chesnut Avenue North, Walthamstow, at noon to 2pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Call Sabra Syed 8509 3556.

DANCE CLUB: Chingford Folk Dance Club at Mornington Hall in Queens Walk, at 8pm to 10pm.

SEALS BADMINTON CLUB: Match standard players welcome, Church Hall, Vallentin Road, Walthamstow, from 8pm, call Ken for details on 8505 7806.

BADMINTON: Non-league, three courts, every Tuesday near Blackhorse Road tube station, for further information call Phil on 8521 9157,

MOTHERS AND TODDLERS GROUP: Every Tuesday at Christ Church, Francis Road, Leyton, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, 20p for refreshments, for more information visit the website on www.christchurch

leyton.org.uk.

LINE DANCING: Highams Park United Reformed Church, Malvern Avenue, Highams Park, 7pm to 8pm, £3, call 01992 524 681 for further details.

SAHAJA YOGA: Form of meditation and relaxation, admission free, the Quaker Meeting House, 1A Jewel Road, Walthamstow, 7pm to 9.30pm.

KRAFTY KIDS: Messy play group for one to five-year-olds, Methodist Hall, Conington Crescent, Chingford, every Tuesday during term time, 1pm to 2.30pm.

UNDER-FIVES: Activity session, from 1pm to 3pm, 50p per child, entertainment and play session. At Emmanuel Church hall, Hitchin Road, Walthamstow. For details call 8558 3984.

DANCE CLUB: Chingford Folk Dance Club, callers Jean Leff and Arnold Stem, Mornington Hall, Queens Walk, Chingford, group meets every Tuesday at 8pm. Call 8529 6730.

DOLLYS PALACE: Creative play for children with special needs and their families, Elim Pentecostal Church, Hainault Road, Leytonstone, 10am to 3pm.

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 19

CONSERVATION DAY: Help volunteers plant trees at Essex Filter Beds. Meet the BTCV team for a seasonal drink afterwards. Call Andrew Wright, BTCV Lee Valley Project Officer, on 8986 7173 for more information.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Every Wednesday, beginners welcome, the White Heather Scottish Dancers, Methodist Church Hall, Winchester Road, Highams Park, 8pm to 10pm, call 8989 7815 for further information.

SOCIAL CLUB: Table tennis, social evenings, quizzes, card games, speakers, members from Waltham Forest and other areas, Wanstead House, Wanstead Green, 8.45pm, call 8521 0693 for more information.

LINE DANCING; Every Wednesday, St John's Church Hall, Leytonstone High Road, 2pm to 4pm, £3, over 50s welcome, call 8500 0640.

EAST LONDON KARATE CLUB: Little Ninjas karate for four to six-year-olds, Nexus Community Centre, Snowberry Close, Leytonstone, 5.30pm to 6.30pm (call 9221 1510 or 07956 961 563).

PLAYGROUP: St Andrew's Church, Colworth Road, Leytonstone, 9.30am to 11.45am, £2.50, call 8519 6234 for further information.

MESSY PLAY: Toddlers and Tiddlers group, St Andrew's Church, Colworth Road, Leytonstone, 1.15pm to 2.45pm, £2 per session, call 8519 6234 for further information.

ASIAN SENIORS' CLUB: Asian women's keep-fit group, from 11am to 1pm at the Warwick Community and Youth Centre, Chestnut Avenue North, Walthamstow.

TAI CHI: Beginners class starts at St Anne's Church Centre, Larkshall Road, Chingford, all ages welcome, 9am to 10.30am, call 8505 2716.

MORRIS DANCING: Blackhorse and Standard Women's Morris Dancers welcome new recruits, beginners welcome, musicians (male and female) welcome, every Wednesday, St Gabriel's Family Centre, Havant Road (off Wood Street), Walthamstow, 8pm to 10pm.

CRECHE: Higham Hill Neighbourhood Creche for children aged nought to five, run by professional staff, Unity Hall, Bramley Close (off Higham Hill Road), Walthamstow, 9.30am to 11.30am, £2.50 per child per session (concessionary fees available).

TAOIST TAI CHI: Beginners class, every Wednesday, YMCA Forest Road, Walthamstow (call 8270 2191 for further details).

MAD HATTERS: Mothers and Toddlers group, meets every Wednesday, ground floor, Walter Saville Tower, Colchester Road, Walthamstow, 9.30am to 11.30am, free (charge for tea and coffee).

MUCKY PUPS: A messy play activity session for under-fives and their parents/carers, Heathcote Centre, Normanton Park, Chingford, 9.30am to 11.30am, £2.50 per adult with two children.

MESSY PLAY: For one to five-year-olds, All Saints Church Hall, Church Avenue, Highams Park, 1pm to 2.30pm.

50-PLUS SHORTMAT BOWLS: Welcome Centre, Church Lane, Walthamstow Village, 2pm to 4pm, £1.75, call Jayne Jarvis on 8556 4382 for information.

50-PLUS BADMINTON: YMCA, Forest Road, Walthamstow, 2pm to 4pm, £1.75, information from Jayne Jarvis on 8556 4382.

THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 20

PLAYGROUP: St Andrew's Church, Colworth Road, Leytonstone, 9.30am to 11.45am, £2.50, call 8519 6234 for further information.

FOLK CLUB: Hale End Folk Club at the County Arms pub, Hale End Road, Highams Park. Admission £4 for members and £5 for guests and first-time members with concessions at £3.50 (to join, contact 8503 2662 at least 48 hours before you plan to attend).

JAZZERCISE: Jubilee Sports Ground, The Avenue, Highams Park, 7.15pm to 8.15pm, £3, call 01992 524 681 for further details.

BRIDGE CLUB: At the YMCA, Forest Road, Walthamstow. From 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Cost £2.50 per session, partners not needed. For details ring 8527 7479.

FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 21

ART CLUB: Meets at Friday Hill House, Simmons Lane, Chingford, 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Less than £1 per week. Call 8529 4349 for details.

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 22

CHRISTMAS OPEN DAY: With tours for children and adults, refreshments, plus gift day for new ramp, St John's Church, corner of Church Lane and Leytonstone High Road, 2pm to 5.30pm.