Age UK Waltham Forest September - October 2025 Newsletter

Highlights include:

• 📝 Have your say – chance to win £50! they'd love to know what activities and services matter most to you. Please take a few minutes to complete the short survey by 1 November –  https://forms.office.com/e/YqLYmSaURh. Your feedback helps shape what they do.
• 🎭 Friday Fellas – New Men’s Social Group – Launching 19 September, 10am–12pm at The Hub, with games, chat and a cuppa. Free to join!
• 🎶 Show Tunes & Scones – Silver Sunday Celebration – 5 October, 2–4pm at The Hub. Enjoy vintage tea and live entertainment for just £12.50. Booking essential.
• 🌿 Wetlands Printing Workshop – 25 September, 10:30am–12:30pm, including a guided walk and clay print making. Free, but booking required.
• 🧘 New Chair-Based Tai Chi Class – From 7 October, Tuesdays at 12pm, gentle seated movements to improve wellbeing. Free (donations welcome).
• 🗝️ History Walks – Discover London’s past, from Criminal Clerkenwell (18 September) to Heroes & Villains of Mayfair (17 October). Booking required, £5.
• 🤖 Silver Surfers Tech Talks – Covering everything from health apps and Chromebooks to Artificial Intelligence (23 & 30 October). Great for beginners and the curious alike.

And looking ahead…

• 🧶 Christmas Knitting & Tree Festival – Help them prepare for festive fayres with knitted decorations, or donate a Christmas tree for our display at St Peter in the Forest.
• 🎄 Quiz Night – Saturday 8 November, St Edmund’s Church Hall, back by popular demand with a Ploughman’s supper. Tickets £13.