THURSDAY,

NOVEMBER 29

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).

BAZAAR: Santa's grotto, stalls, games, possible bouncy castle, Larkswood Infant School, New Road, Chingford, 3pm.

SHOPPING EVENING: Local authors Jim Lewis (London's Lea Valley: More Secrets Revealed), David Mander (Walthamstow Past) and Tom Bloor (Factory of Shadows) will be signing copies of their books at Hammicks Bookshop, Walthamstow High Street, event starts at 5pm, signings from 6pm to 8pm.

CONSERVATION DAY; Volunteers welcome to help BTCV Lee Valley Project to plant hedges at Tottenham Marshes, 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.

FRIDAY,

NOVEMBER 30

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Stalls and refreshments, Matthew Court, Havant Road, Walthamstow, 10am to 4pm.

BALLROOM DANCE: Ballroom to Latin with music from Mr Wonderful, no partner needed, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, 7.30pm to 11pm, £6 (£5 Saver Card/60 plus concessions).

MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: Organised by Redbridge and Waltham Forest African Community Forum and Waltham Forest Black People's Association, to promote mental health issues for African communities, for more information call 8509 0119.

FOREST RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY: The Four Corners with Margaret Hugill, Methodist Church Hall, Handsworth Avenue, Highams Park, recital starts promptly at 7.45pm.

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 1

WALK: With West Essex Ramblers led by Malcolm Foxwell, meet at the Horshoes public house, Upshire (grid red 414011) at 10.30am for a five-mile walk with a pub lunch at the end.

OPEN DAY: Junior Squash Club, Forest YMCA, Forest Road, Walthamstow, children should take along PE kit and non-marking shoes, free, 10am to 2pm.

CHRISTMAS FAYRE: Held by Vestry School of Dance, St John's Church, corner of Brookscroft Road and Chingford Road, Walthamstow, 11am to 2pm.

FILM AND TV QUIZ: Organised by the McGuffins Film Club, prizes are videos, DVDs, cinema tickets, film and TV collectables, Rose and Crown pub, Hoe Street, Walthamstow, 8pm start, admission £1.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Stalls and refreshments, Matthew Court, Havant Road, Walthamstow, 10am to 4pm.

AUTUMN BAZAAR: George Tomlinson Primary School, Vernon Road, Leytonstone, lunch, stalls, jewellery, crafts, books, children's games, raffle, 11am to 2pm, admission 20p.

RECYCLED CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS: Make decorations and presents from recycled materials, Hornbeam Environmental Centre, corner of Hoe Street and Bakers Avenue, Walthamstow, 11am to 4pm.

CUT WASTE AT CHRISTMAS: Make Christmas decorations from waste items plus ideas for a less wasteful Christmas, the Waste Hut, Kings Road Recycling Centre, Kings Road, Chingford, 10am to 2pm.

HORNBEAM QUIZ: Gannets Cafe, 458 Hoe Street, 7.30pm, £4 (includes vegan/vegetarian meal), call 8558 6880 for further information.

CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR: Held by Forest Art and Crafts, hand crafted gifts, face painting for children, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, 10am to 4pm, admission free.

COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB: Little Big Horn CMC with Luke and Jodie, St Edmund's Church Hall, Larkswood Road, Chingford, 8pm to 11pm, for more information call 8531 0622.

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 2

CONSERVATION DAY: Celebrate National Tree Week by helping Lea Bridge Conservation Volunteers to plant trees at Coppermill Fields, for further information call 8524 0205 0r 8521 7535.

MONDAY,

DECEMBER 3

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 4

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.

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 5

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).

THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 6

WALK: With West Essex Ramblers led by Doreen Lodge, meet at 10.30am at Duck Lane, Thornwood Common (grid ref 474045), five miles with pubs at the end.

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

FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 7

BLOOD DONATION: Peterhouse Church and Community Centre, Forest Rise, Walthamstow, 2pm to 4.30pm and 5pm to 7.30pm.

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 8

CHRISTMAS CRACKER PARTY: Fun and games including face painting, clowns and games for five to ten-year-olds, parents welcome, Blackhorse Road Baptist Church, Walthamstow, 11am to 3.30pm, free admission but take a packed lunch.

NEWS FROM NOWHERE CLUB: Ernest Rodker, humanitarian campaigner, talks about Mordecai Vanunu, an Israeli anti-nuclear campaigner and prisoner of conscience, Adrian Mitchell's poems about Vanunu will be read out, Epicentre, West Street, Leytonstone, buffet from 7.30pm (take a dish), talk and discussion from 8pm to 10pm, for more information call 8555 5248.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Father Christmas, local celebrity appearance, books, toys, games, henna and face painting, food and refreshments, Barclay Junior School, Canterbury Road, Leyton, 11am to 2pm, admission 20p.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Santa's grotto, stalls, refreshments, Edward Redhead Infant and Junior Schools, Higham Hill Road, Walthamstow, 1pm to 3pm, 20p (children free).

BAZAAR: Santa's grotto, games and stalls, Oakhill Primary School, Alders Avenue, Woodford Green, noon to 4pm.

CONCERT: With Felicitas, musical director Simon Winters, Music for a Coronation (including Zadok the Priest, I was glad, My heart is inditing), the Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey, 7.30pm, £9 (concessions £7), for details and tickets call 01992 627348.