Dates for the festive diary...

#WinterHoliday #PlayServices #OpeningHours #E17

Zest Kitchen at The Mill on Coppermill Lane – every Wednesday, 12-1.30pm, where our chefs will be presenting delicious lunch dishes for a tasty £3.

Hailed as being 'what good, solid people-focused community work looks like', our collaboration with The Mill is going from strength-to-strength and providing vital experience for our young people.

Our Zest Kitchen team will not be presenting lunch@themill this week. They'll be back at The Mill on Coppermill Lane Wednesday 30 Oct, 12-1.30pm with more delicious lunch offerings. In the meantime... happy half-term to you! 

Zest Kitchen is the culinary strand of our Creative Journeys programme, preparing young people with disabilities for employment.

Find out more: thelimes.org.uk/services/zest-kitchen

Dash Dot Dance is back at The Limes with a new inclusive youth dance group.

A chance for children and young people – age 12-25 with or without disabilities – to come together, dance and get creative.

Fridays, 5-6pm, during term-time. (£2.50).

For more info & to book, contact admin@thelimes.org.uk or call 0208 509 8985
HURRY, LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE

Funded by Waltham Forest, London Borough of Culture 2019

And...

#SuperSaladWednesday at The Mill, on Coppermill Lane, 12-1.30pm

This week our Zest Kitchen young people will be serving up a belting Black Bean and Sweet Potato salad served with Tortilla Chips.
Support disabled young people as they prepare for employment... Pop in & tickle your tastebuds for a tasty £3!

Find out more about Zest Kitchen: thelimes.org.uk/services/zest-kitchen

Mary is our new Finance & Facilities Officer and we're delighted to welcome her into the team. She's studying Business Management & is taking a year out to gain experience, working with The Limes.  She'll be working under the expert guidance of our Head of Finance & Facilities, Abby.

This internship is being funded by one of our great supporters, The Jack Petchey Foundation

Welcome back, everyone. We hope you've had a great Summer? We've had a busy time with our holiday playschemes, staff training and decorating our main hall – now we're all set for the Autumn term and looking forward to welcoming back old friends and making new ones. Lots of fun activities are on their way, so...let's get going!

Find out more about each scheme here:

thelimes.org.uk/services/tanz-toddlers-–-under-5-yrs

This 12 month paid internship, is a newly created role that is funded by the Jack Petchey Foundation Internship Programme.  As well as supporting -– while being supported by – the Limes, you will receive direct support from the Foundation through a series of events and be able to apply for your own training fund to support your professional development (with our help!). 

Applications close 5pm, Friday 30 August.

For more information about this exciting opportunity and to apply, go to:

Do you have green-fingers and time on your hands?

Edible Forest Garden is a space on Mission Grove where disabled young people, age 16-25, learn about horticulture in preparation for employment. We really need volunteers to help us to maintain the garden – don't worry if you don't have the expertise, enthusiasm is all you need. Thursdays are preferable but we're happy to be flexible if that doesn't suit you.

If you would like to get involved and support an inspiring community project, it would be bloomin' marvellous! 

Super Salad Wednesday is taking a little break and will return after the summer holidays. 

Thanks to all of you who have supported this popular initiative by Zest Kitchen... our culinary programme, preparing young people with disabilities for employment.

Another great community event on Saturday 6 July. It's the St James Community Cultural Day and The Limes will be there, pop by our stand and say hello.

And don't miss this... Our esteemed youth lead, Gavin Foster (aka DJ Gav) will be joined by a group from our Top of The Limes youth group as they play a banging set from 2-2.30pm.

Get ready to bust some moves!

The latest data from NCVO.org shows that the public remains the largest income source for the charity sector. Which makes you our heroes!

In 2016/17, the public represented 45% of the sector’s total income.

Without the generosity of our supporters, we could not continue to provide services, which the children & young people of Waltham Forest desperately need.

To all of you who have donated, a great big thank you. So many children and young people's lives have been enriched because of your support and belief in the work we do.

It's #VolunteersWeek and our young people want to say a big thank you. From building, painting and fixing to supporting and entertaining - you've done it all and they ❤️ you for it as much as we do!

The Limes Community & Children's Centre has reached its 15th year and we've loved every moment of the journey.
We really couldn't have done it without you... so, let's celebrate together.

Pirate Party – Saturday 15 June 2019, 12pm-2.30pm

We promise you a fun-packed family day, so dress up as your favourite swashbuckling pirate and join us.

Games – check out our pirate ship adventure playground, while Captain Ana leads the fun & games. 

This year's E17 Art Trail is approaching fast and The Limes is delighted to be taking part in this fantastic community event.

Our talented Creative Journeys' young people have created a photographic study – Light and Shade – which will be on display at our Edible Forest Garden site, Mission Grove, for the duration of the Art Trail. Make sure you swing by, between Saturday 1 June and Sunday 16 June... we think you'll be impressed!

Stopgap Dance Company is screening a trio of dance-based films to local residents Thursday 23 – Saturday 25 May 19, 202 Hoe St, as part of  Waltham Forest London Borough of Culture 2019. One of those films features disabled children & young people working with the super-talented Vicki Busfield, artistic director of DashDot/YouthDance, right here at The Limes. It's been such an uplifting project to be involved in. Don't miss the chance to see these joyous films. NB - CLUB will finish at 5.30 pm, Thurs 23 May, to enable the team to attend the screening.
You can read more about the films below…

Join us for our May Sunday market and see what our disabled young people have been busy making for you:
Fabulous flower bombs
Groovy Greetings Cards
Luscious Lavender gifts
Sassy Samosas with Chilli Sauce
Totes amazing tote bags
Summer loving seedlings
Trailblazing T-Shirts

While you're browsing you can try our Zest Kitchen's delicious cakes, salads, chutneys, jams, hot drinks and more.

PLUS you can check out a selection of handcrafted goods, created by local designers while enjoying some live music.

The Limes will be back in action on Tuesday 23 April with Tanz Toddlers, 9.30-11.30am.

Until then we wish you sunshine and easter eggs!

It’s our Easter Sunday market, pop in and browse the array of fabulous products our young people have been busy creating.

Join us on Sunday 24 March, 12-3pm and find the perfect present for Mother's Day. Browse unique gifts, lovingly created by our talented young people – plus delicous cakes, soups, chutneys, jams & hot drinks. 
We'll also be joined by some wonderful local designers, including Anmol and her glorious greetings cards, Jacqueline Foxley - handcrafted bags and Keresztes Hajnalka - homemade cakes.

Plus... Waltham Forest Community Choir will be serenading you from 1.30-2.00pm. 

Would you like to be our new Zest Kitchen Coordinator? 

Zest Kitchen is part of our Creative Journeys programme, designed to prepare young people with disabilities for employment.
Our participants learn valuable catering skills, including cooking and baking, as well as how to package and sell at our Sunday Market.

If you have good culinary skills and have the ability to engage and encourage young people with disabilties, this could be the perfect job for you. 

Click HERE to find out more about these exciting opportunities and to apply.
Closing date Monday 1 April, 17.00.
We're looking forward to hearing from you...

Pop in to our Valentine's Market @ The Limes. Sunday 10 Feb 2019 - 12-3pm.

Browse gifts and goodies, lovingly created by our talented young people – plus delicous cakes, soups, chutneys, jams & hot drinks. 
We'll also be joined by some wonderful local designers. We'd love to see you

We are delighted to be in the running for a Bags of Help grant from Tesco. With your help we could be awarded up to 4k, to help our disabled young people prepare for employment. If you're in Waltham Forest shop and shop at Tesco you can vote for us, until midnight 28 Feb. Just ask for a blue coin, at the till and pop it in the box marked The Limes. See 'More' for a list of participating stores. Thanks for your support!

Wishing all of you a wonderful new year.

We've got lots of excitement planned for 2019, so watch this space for announcements.

In the meantime, if you need any info or would like to chat to the team, call us on 0208 509 8985 or email admin@thelimes.org.uk

Eat, drink, be merry and cross off your Christmas list at our fabulous Christmas market.

Thanks to all of you who joined us for our Big Play Party. It was so much fun.

It was 'something kinda ooooh'  when our special guest, the fabulous Nadine Coyle from Girls Aloud, turned up to find out how we promote the power of play – supported by BBC Children in Need & @asda . The children loved Nadine and so did we!

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/2NP0FEpwYY0