- Council provides funds to help small businesses
- Financial help for keeping warm this winter
- Improve your health at York House
- Heathrow's airtrack train plan criticised
- Have your own say on Academies
- Mayor's Christmas invite
- Net closing on Council Tax cheats
- Step pedal jump your way to rugby!
- Borough has the lowest level of alcohol fueled crimes in London
- Play safe at Halloween warning
- Enjoy a week of entertainment at Heathfield centre
- Spreading the safety message
- New funding agreed to combat the recession
- Support your local lollipop person
- Disappointment as Boris' public transport costs rise
- Ham and Petersham win £100,000 for low carbon zone
- Borough children's favourite nursery rhyme revealed on Bookstart Day
- Eastender at East Sheen Library
- Destination Richmond
- Green fingers win prizes for winning allotments
- Free flood warnings for residents at risk in Richmond
- Huge turnout for older people's event
- RISE event success
- Best Cemetery Award for Richmond and East Sheen
- Take part in Black History Month celebrations
- World Sight Day celebrated
- Question time comes to Richmond
- 2M fears local people may loose out to Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)
- 1,000 people control their social care budgets
- £2.85 million for new homes
- Richmond Council confirms sponsor for Shene Academy
- Richmond Council extends CO2 parking
Release Date: 29/10/2009
Enjoy a week of entertainment at Heathfield centre
A week of culture is planned at Heathfield Children’s Centre, where visitors can test out bollywood dancing, costume making and learn to drum.
The week has been organised to celebrate Family Learning Festival which runs from Monday 26 October, and aims to encourage families to try new activities together and let them experience the wide range of types of advice, support and fun available.
Cllr Liz Jaeger, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Youth, Culture and Leisure, said: “Our children’s centres do a great job in helping families to enjoy themselves together and to learn about different cultures and ideas.
“This is a very busy programme of events and I’m sure there will be something that will interest everyone, and when you visit, it’s more than likely that you’ll find out about the many other services offered at the centre, like the Play Sessions, Parent Support Advice or the Health visiting team amongst other activities.”
Events running during the week include:
- Monday 26 October 9.30 – 11.30am –
Bollywood dancing, Henna and Jewellery Making
- Tuesday 27th October 9.30 – 11.30am –
A Carnival Costume Making Workshop
- Wednesday 28th October 1 – 3pm –
The Healthy Cooks Cultural Food Taster
- Thursday 29th October 9.30 – 11.30am –
African Drumming Workshop
- Friday 30th October 9.30 – 11.30am –
Spanish Taster Lesson
All of these activities are free for families and children up the age of 8. The sessions are planned to be inclusive for any age group and there is a wide range of activities that will suit children from 0 to 8.
The borough’s four children’s centres exist to support families with Children under five to empower and offer experience and skills to be able to make the most of family life. The children’s centres work in partnership with health services, job centre plus, police and local voluntary sector services.
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