Free admission

No booking required

Thursday 13th April – Sunday 7 January 2018

Monday – Sunday 10am – 5pm

Terrific Toys: made and played in Enfield celebrates the golden era of toys and games, made in the borough by famous names such as Spears Games and Lesney Matchbox and played with by generations of local children.

The exhibition, curated by Museum Officer Jan Metcalfe, look at how toys developed and explain how some children’s lives changed dramatically from working and doing chores to having time to play with toys and games.

Some of the world’s best-selling toys were once manufactured in Enfield and this nostalgic exhibition will also explore the borough’s rich history of toy manufacture dating back to the turn of the last century.

Nostalgic adults and inquisitive children will marvel over a wide selection of toys from the museum collection, including; Lotto board games, model steam engines, Top Trumps card games, toy soldiers, alphabet bricks, Tiddlywinks, Yo Yos and dolls.

The company that produced them – British manufacturer Lesney Products & Co. Ltd – was founded in 1947 by Palmers Green school friends Les and Rodney Smith who started their business in the cellar of The Rifleman Pub in Edmonton.

All the board games exhibited were manufactured by J. W. Spear and Sons who set up a factory in Green Street Brimsdown in 1932 and remained there for over 60 years.

The sets exhibited as part of Terrific Toys were manufactured by the company Elgin, who were once based in Bush Hill Park and made dolls house furniture in the 1920’s and thirties.

Terrific Toys will bring to life the history of toys for new generations, while adults take a trip down memory lane.

Enfield Life features objects used or manufactured in Enfield from ancient times to the present day and is open daily.

Terrific Toys: made and played in Enfield opens Thursday 13th April until Sunday 7 January 2018

Opening hours: Monday – Sunday 9am – 5pm

Free admission | No booking required

For further information about Enfield Museum click here

https://www.dugdalecentre.co.uk/whats-on/terrific-toys-made-and-played-in-enfield/

Tuesday 24th October at 11.00am

Forty Hall, Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

Art Start and Funky Festival invite you to get creative with us at Forty Hall for Halloween. Come and make a Wonderful Witches broom or Wizard staff to make your fright night fantastic. You can also make a Batty mask or Day of the Dead headdress to add to your costume, plus the odd creepy crawly to accessorise your outfit.

Session lasts 40 minutes.

Suitable for all ages (parents will need to support very young children).

All children must be accompanied by a parent or carer. Adults do not need to purchase a ticket unless they would like to take part in the workshop!

https://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/whats-on/halloween-craft/

Palace Gardens and Palace Exchange have organised the free event on Tuesday 24 October to get youngsters prepared for Halloween. There will be spooktacular experiments from the Science Boffins, comedy from Mr Trick and Mr Treat, ghoulish beats from Uncle Doom and a creepy craft workshop too.

Gruesome ghosts Mr Trick and Mr Treat will perform in M&S Square entertaining youngsters with conjuring calamities, shocking spells, tragic tricks and there will even be some disastrous dancing. They will also judge the ‘dress to distress’ competition.

Science Boffins will pop-up near Pearsons demonstrating their Ectoplasm Generator and Apparition Sensor and teaching youngsters how to make slime.

Offbeat comedy will be supplied by Uncle Doom, who will glide around on his grand piano entertaining shoppers with his ghoulish beats.

They will be joined by a pair of amiable ghosts fresh out of Ghoul School who will float around trying not to scare anyone too much.

Youngsters can create something scary for Halloween at the free make and take workshop located outside Costa.

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Thursday 26th, Friday 27th, Saturday 28th October at 11:00am – 4.00pm
(Admission every half hour)
Forty Hall, Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

Dare you step into Forty Hall this Halloween?

Bring the whole family along to tiptoe around this eerie exhibition. Watch out for creepy cobwebs, spiders, slimy slugs, bats and ghosts. Cover your ears – there’ll be some chilling sounds!

Advance booking recommended – tickets on the door are subject to availability.

https://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/whats-on/explore-the-haunted-hall/

A classic fairytale set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score, stunning choreography, beautiful costumes all combine to portray the struggle between good and evil.

The wicked Carbosse casts a spell on Princess Aurora proclaiming that she will one day prick her finger – and die. The Lilac Fairy changes the spell, and instead on the fateful day the Princess and the entire Palace fall into a deep sleep. A century later Prince Florimund revives the Princess with a kiss, the Palace awakes and a parade of fairytale characters attend the wedding.

Following the traditional tale of Sleeping Beauty, this ballet is sure to enchant audiences of all ages.

Chickenshed and Talkies Community Cinema present ….Little Shed of Horrors!

Expect live spooky music from the Chickenshed Youth Band and terrifying Halloween surprises, followed by a screening of Little Shop of Horrors (Certificate PG – 1 hr 43 mins, plus 20 min interval).

Fancy dress is highly encouraged!

Movie Plot: A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant unusual plant who demands to be fed only on human flesh and blood…

Doors open at 6:30pm with live music in the bar from 7pm. Movie starts at 7:30pm in the Dance Studio.

*Group discount. Enter the code ‘LSH20’ at checkout to receive 20% off when you buy 4 tickets.

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