List of Events and Activities2024
Nov 2024: Ordinary General Meeting - WF Town Hall 4 Nov 2024: Dominica Flagraising Event, 46th Anniversary - WF Town Hall 1 Nov 2024: Antigua & Barbuda Flagraising Event, 43rd Anniversary - WF Town Hall 1 Oct 2024: Black History Month and beyond 7 or 14 Sept 2024: Health & Heritage Fundraising Walk 25 July 2024: Annual General Meeting - WF Town Hall 22 June 2024: Windrush Flag Raising/Festival event - Fellowship Square 27 April 2024: WFTA 25th Anniversary event 11 Mar 2024: Commonwealth Day - Flag Raising 29 Feb 2024: Ordinary General Meeting - WF Town Hall 24 Feb 2024: Show. Tell. Create. Art workshop - WMG 17 Feb 2024: Creative Writing Workshop & Book Club 'with a difference' -WMG 12 Feb 2024: Radical Landscape Exhibition Tour - WMG 3 Feb 2024: Tea & CHAT - WMG Feb-Apr 2024: WMG Residency programme 1 2023 29 Nov 2023: BHM SHEroes project closing Event - WF Town Hall 9 Nov 2023: Ordinary General Meeting - WF Town Hall 3 Nov 2023: Dominica Flagraising Event, 45th Anniversary - WF Town Hall 2 Nov 2023: BHM SHEroes hybrid event - Good Shepherd Studios & Zoom 1 Nov 2023: Antigua & Barbuda Flagraising Event, 42nd Anniversary - WF Town Hall 1 Oct 2023: Black History Month and beyond - WFTA SHEroes touring exhibition 9 Sept 2023: Health & Heritage Fundraising Walk 27 July 2023: Annual General Meeting - WF Town Hall 14 July 2023: Book Launch - WF Town Hall 24 June 2023: Windrush Festival - Fellowship Square 22 June 2023: Windrush 75 Flag Raising event - Fellowship Square 25 Mar 2023: Book Launch - William Morris Gallery 23 Mar 2023: Community Event with Afternoon Tea Dance - Leyton Great Hall 13 Mar 2023: Commonwealth Day - Flag Raising 9 Mar 2023: Ordinary General Meeting 2023 Events and Activities Gallery
2022
1-31 Dec: TA Christmas break 27 Nov 2022: WFTA/Artillery CIC textile - art workshop - WMG 24 Nov 2022: Ordinary General Meeting - WF Town Hall 3 Nov 2022: Flag Raising at LBWF - Dominica Independence 44th Anniversary 1 Nov 2022: Flag Raising at LBWF - Antigua & Barbuda Independence 41st Anniversary 3 Oct-6 Nov 22 : Black History Month - Touring exhibition of Banners depicting The Black community's role in the health service 1 Oct 2022: Creative Writing Project - performance at WMG 10 Sept 2022: Health & Heritage Awareness Fundraising walk 1-31 Aug: TA summer break 17 July 2022: WFTA/WMG Textile workshop 25 June 2022: Windrush Festival - Fellowship Square & St Peter's 23 June 2022: Annual General Meeting - WF Town Hall 22 June 2022: Windrush Day Commemoration & Celebration - Fellowship Square 23 May 2022: Althea McNish Exhibition - tour, tea & chat 16 Apr 2022: Creative Writing Workshops at WMG: 16 Apr, 14 May, 11 Jun, 9 Jul & 17 Sept 7 April 2022: St Peter in the Forest partnership Launch of Community Cook Book 14 Mar 2022: Commonwealth Flag Raising 12 Mar 2022: Windrush Reach: Windrush Family Event & Celebrating Women 24 Feb 2022: Ordinary General Meeting - online 18 Feb 2022: Windrush Reach 1:1 Surgeries at Age UK WF 5 Feb 2022: Windrush Reach TA collaboration with DONA - online 21 Jan 2022: Windrush Reach 1:1 Surgeries at Age UK WF 2021/2022 Events and Activities GalleryOrdinary General Meeting 24th Nov 2022
At the OGM held in person at the Town Hall and on line in Zoom, the Mayor was presented with a TA cheque for 50% of sponsored walk monies towards the Mayors' charities totalling £273.50 More info can be found on the Sponsored Walks link in the picture. Dominica Flag raising 3rd Nov 2022
Flag Raising at LBWF - Dominica Independence 44th Anniversary Antigua and Barbuda Flag raising 1st Nov 2022
Flag Raising at LBWF - Antigua & Barbuda Independence 41st Anniversary BHM 2022 -
Touring exhibition of banners depicting the Windrush and the Black community’s role in the health service. The total of 9 banners will be displayed at the following places: Leytonstone Library 10-17 Oct; Chingford Library 18-24 Oct; Leabridge Library 25-29 Oct; Epicentre 30-31 Oct*tbc; WF Town Hall 1-6 Nov. Indepth information is also on the TA BHM page Please see the link for touring dates and venues: https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/events/windrush-and-black-health-display-walthamstow The Creative Writing Event - a culmination of our Telling Our Story creative writing sessions At the William Morris Gallery 1st October 2022 7pm Health & Heritage Awareness Fundraising walk .
Thank You to ALL of our Walkers, Members, Supporters and Friends. Click the link in the picture: 1. For Sponsors Payment details 2. Pictures of the Sponsored Walks - Project page.
Creative Writing Workshop dates :
First Session 16th April Second session 14th May Third sesson 11th June Fourth session 9th July and the Fifth session 17th September, at the William Morris Gallery E17. Link in the poster to session/pictures on the Creative Writing page Booking- page: https://www.wftwinningassociation.org/booking-creative-writing-workshop.html Community Lunch Thursday 7th April 2022
The Twinning Association collaborated with St Peter-in-the-Forest church https://www.stpeterintheforest.org/events to hold an afternoon event which entailed a free community lunch, launch of the cookbook and herb garden and a tour of the church. We all had a wonderful time at our annual TA meal on Sat 2nd April 2022, at our favourite local Caribbean restaurant Rhythm Kitchen E17
Commonwealth Flag Raising 14th Mar 2022
In keeping with authorities and other organisations across the Commonwealth, Waltham Forest raised the Commonwealth flag during a short ceremony today held in Fellowship Square at the Town Hall. The Mayor was present also in attendance was WFTA Chair and Welfare officer. The Commonwealth Secretary-General's message was read by WF Deputy Lieutenant at the start of the ceremony. Windrush Reach Information Event 12th Mar 2022
Held at Vestry House museum More information linked in the picture to Windrush Reach Project- page. Windrush Reach Information Event 27th Nov 2021
Online Information event in collaboration with Dominica Oversea Nationals Association (DONA). More information linked in the picture to Windrush Reach - Events page. On the 19th November Age UK Waltham Forest worked in Partnership with WFTA to make available rooms for 1:1 Surgeries
Pauline Campbell, Senior Lawyer and Legal Adviser to WFTA's Windrush Reach project pictured giving information to a client at the confidential 1:1 surgery. More information linked in the picture to Windrush Reach Project page. Dominica Flag raising 3rd Nov 2021
Flag Raising ceremony celebrating 43 years of Dominica's Independence. The Mayor Cllr Elizabeth Baptiste, Dominica Acting High Commissioner Janet Charles, Miss Nakinda Daniel First Secretary of the Dominica High Commission, The Chair of the Waltham Forest Twinning Association Mervin Caesar-John and its members gathered in Fellowship Square for the celebration. Thanks again to Steve Myhill and his team for playing the National anthem through the Town Hall's PA system.
Antigua & Barbuda Flag raising 1st Nov 2021
The Mayor Cllr Elizabeth Baptiste, Antigua & Barbuda High Commissioner Karen-Mae Hill, the Chair of the Waltham Forest Twinning Association Mervin Caesar-John and its members gathered in Fellowship Square for the Antigua & Barbuda Flag Raising ceremony, a celebration of 40 years of Independence. Thanks to Steve Myhill and his team for playing the National anthem through the Town Hall's PA system.
BHM 2021 A collaboration with St Peter in the Forest
Starts with a Zoom session on Saturday 2nd October, The other sessions on Saturday 9th and 16th October will be in person at St Peter-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow. The programme will end with a herb garden and digital cookbook so you will have many opportunities to be part of developing a tangible project. The Health & Heritage Fundraising walk was on the 11th September 2021. Her Worshipful Mayor Cllr Elizabeth Baptiste came to wave everyone off. David Boote, Chair of Leyton & Leytonstone Historical society, led the walkers on a route from Chingford Station to Chingford Plain which included Butlers Retreat and Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge. Thanks to all of the walkers that attended our annual sponsored walk, we were blessed with good weather and had a really enjoyable time. Thanks also to those that could not make it on the day but made a donation. 50% of the funds raised will go towards the Mayor's Charities - Age UK Waltham Forest, Alzheimer's Association and Sickle Cell Societies. More pictures of the walk can be found on the Sponsored Walks Projects page (link in picture).
1-18th July 2021 E17 Art Trail This year we are collaborated with
St Peter-in-the-Forest. More information linked in picture to Art Projects E17 Arttrail page. Creative Writing Workshop 10th July 2021
More information linked in picture to Art Projects Creative Writing page. 22nd June Windrush Day/ Windrush Reach project launch - event.
More information linked in picture to WINDRUSH REACH page. On the 21st June 'Celebrating Our Men' - online TA CHAT was well attended. On the 30th March the TA Covid-19 video was launched. The YouTube video is linked in picture. On the 8th March 2021 the International Women's Day (IWD) event 'Celebrating Our Women' - online TA CHAT was well attended.
(original artwork aliciadean-artworks.co.uk)
The Health & Heritage Sponsored walk was on the 12th September 2020. This was a great
opportunity for members, supporters and friends to exercise and socialise while raising funds for the Twinning Association. The weather was glorious! Thank you to all who attended and made the walk so enjoyable. Thank you also David Boote of Leyton & Leytonstone Historical Society for collaborating with the TA once again sharing some historical facts. More pictures of the walk can be found on the Sponsored Walks Projects page (link in picture). The TA collaborated with Jo Sealy of Image E17 Photography on the We Are Here project photographing Windrush citizens of Waltham Forest. Supported by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, Vestry House Museum, WF Council.
The project was launched in March 2020 at the Vestry House Museum however as the museum is currently closed because of Covid-19 pandemic you can experience it on line: follow the link: https://weareherewf.org/exhibition-gallery/ Please sign the guest book It was a pleasure to celebrate #CommonwealthDay at London Borough of Waltham Forest on Monday 9th March with Cllr @Vicky Ashworth te Velde, our Patron the Mayor Cllr Chris Robbins and others. The Flag raising was followed by workshops in the Town Hall reflecting the Commonwealth Day 2020 theme .
On the various workshop panels the Twinning Association was represented by the Chairperson Mervin Caesar-John, Education Officer Lucy Callender who spoke about our forthcoming Games and Culture Project and Annette Henry who spoke about her input as a local businesswoman and Founder of The Be Foundation in Barbuda following the devastation of Hurricane Irma in September 2017. It was great to receive such positive feedback from those present. Antigua and Barbuda High Commission UK, High Commission of Dominica, London The picture shows Cllr Vicky te Velde on the left and Lucy Callender with other panel members. — at Waltham Forest Town Hall. The TA members team meeting 11th January at Rhythm Kitchen on Hoe Street E17
2019 Events and Activities GalleryParallel Lives 2019 Black In Time event 2019
More information linked in picture to Art Projects BHM page. 2018 Events and Activities GalleryCreative Writing Workshop dates :
First Session 16th April Second session 14th May Third sesson 11th June Fourth session 9th July and the Fifth session 17th September, at the William Morris Gallery E17. Link in the poster to session/pictures on the Creative Writing page Booking- page: https://www.wftwinningassociation.org/booking-creative-writing-workshop.html 2017 Events and Activities Gallery |
Latest EventsFor more information about our ongoing events please choose the individual projects below:
FREE I.T workshops for Silver Surfers provided by Holy Family School students - now on hold! Health & Heritage Sponsored Walk
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