Free admission

No booking required

Thursday 13th April – 15 April 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/

Puss In Boots

Written & Directed by Marc Day

Original Music by Chris Burgess

Wednesday 28th March – Sunday 15 April
Dugdale Centre, 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS

Pantomime returns to Dugdale this Easter with ‘Puss in Boots’, from the creative team that brought you last years, ‘Red Riding Hood’.

As Colin is left facing a future on the streets of Enfield, he receives news of his inheritance, his father’s old tabby cat, affectionately known as ‘Puss’.

How will Colin ever win the heart of Princess Alice?
Will Queen Doris believe that Colin is ‘the one’ for her daughter?
Will Igor the Ogre’s henchman scupper Puss’s plans for his master?
Join us this March/April for the Purr-fect Easter Pantomime.

Packed with music, dance, comedy and of course audience participation, ‘Oh yes it will!’

To book for Schools performances (Tickets £9.50 and 1 teacher free for every 10 children) please contact the Box Office on 020 8807 6680.

https://www.dugdalecentre.co.uk/whats-on/puss-in-boots/

Participants at this brilliant week-long event will explore and develop a wide range of performance skills through workshops that involve drama, dance, singing and story-making.

Parents and friends will be invited in on the final afternoon to see a performance that has been devised throughout the week.

Everyone is welcome regardless of experience. Participants will need to bring a packed lunch and snacks, and they will be supervised by Chickenshed staff during lunchtimes and breaks.

Date: Monday 9 April – Friday 13 April 2018 | 10am – 4pm

Tickets: £130 | 50% discount for siblings

https://www.chickenshed.org.uk/Event/easter-shed

Easter Baskets and Gingerbread Treats at the Haberdasher’s House

Children’s Easter workshop

Thursday 12 April 10.30am & 2.30pm
Forty Hall, Forty Hill, Enfield EN2 9HA

Forty Hall was built for Sir Nicholas Rainton, a wealthy haberdasher. His fine 17th century table would be laden with sweet foods, including gingerbread made from almond paste and spices.

Get creative with raffia, ribbons, buttons, beads and paper to weave a unique little Easter basket worthy of the haberdasher’s house! Then make gingerbread treats to fill it ready for your Easter table.

Suitable for ages 4-11

Limited availability. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Children must be accompanied by an adult or carer. Adults do not need to purchase a ticket.

https://www.fortyhallestate.co.uk/whats-on/easter-baskets-and-gingerbread-treats-at-the-haber/

CANDLES FOR HEADWAY

A NETWORKING EVENT FOR THE CHARITY HEADWAY – THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

Thursday 12 April, 6.30pm
The Kings Head, 1 The Green, Winchmore Hill, N21 1BB

A networking event for local Enfield businesses & members of the community.

We will be having a PartyLite showcase with an amazing raffle with proceeds going to Headway.

Come & meet new people, mingle & see some great products from PartyLite whilst helping an amazing charity.

Free event

https://www.enfieldfestivals.co.uk/whats-on/candles-for-headway/

Dogs Don’t Do Ballet

The funny tale of a little dog with a very big dream!

Saturday 21st April at 11.30am
Millfield Theatre, Silver Street, Edmonton, London N18 1J

Biff is not like other dogs. He doesn’t do dog stuff like weeing on lampposts, or scratching his fleas, or drinking out of the toilet. No, Biff likes moonlight and music and walking on his tiptoes. You see, Biff doesn’t think he’s a dog. He thinks he’s a ballerina!

Based on the award-winning children’s book by Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie, this fabulous feel-good show features music, songs, handcrafted puppets and Biff, the ballet-dancing dog!

This happy, funny tale will have you laughing out loud and dancing in the aisles. The perfect treat for little pups aged 3+ and their grown-ups.

https://www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk/whats-on/dogs-dont-do-ballet/