our work
community projects
| dads club | |
| Our Dads Club was formed to celebrate the very special relationship between fathers and their children because children that are raised with involved, responsible and committed fathers do better in school, work and life! Read More | |
| family fun! (weekend arts and crafts) | |
| Our Family Fun! weekend arts and crafts sessions are themed around festivals and annual events and our workshops take place on the first Sunday of every other month. We have programmed sessions to occur when cultural festivals and celebrations take place so that all local communities can access both meaningful and fun activities. Read More | |
| festivals, fêtes & carnivals | |
| Eastside regularly provide outdoor activities and large-scale fun events for youth arts festivals, summer fêtes and carnivals throughout London. We can offer dance, drama, music or visual arts workshops for all types of events and venues, from small estate based fun days and local arts festivals to big London events such as the Notting Hill Carnival. Read More | |
| the big draw | |
| Children’s Art Day is a national programme which runs for a week in July to provide opportunities for children and young people to develop their skills in the visual arts. Our Children’s Art Day activities included drawing, story-telling and jewellery making. Children and their parents were able to create postcards for friends and family far away, they also made friendship bracelets and Rakhis (thread bracelets made for siblings). Read More | |
| tiny book club | |
| Our Tiny Book Club was created so that children and their guardians can enjoy frequent access to reading, books and arts activities. With a focus on sharing and passing down stories, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and children are all invited into Eastside’s ‘Story Den’ or to attend a club in a local community venue (library, children’s centre etc.) to rediscover the joys of telling tales. Read More | |
| turn the page | |
| Turn The Page is our drop-in book club for teenagers which offers opportunities for young people to engage with books and enjoy reading. Turn The Page encourages teenagers to find their voice and to develop critical opinions about their reading material. The club also provides opportunities for participants to meet with their peers and friends outside of school hours in a relaxed learning environment. Read More | |
