Almost 650 children aged 5 to 10, including 30 disabled children and young adults, visited the Walled Garden in Bedfords Park for our Harvest Festival week. The festival was jointly organised by Clear Village, the London Borough of Havering and Essex Wildlife Trust. We taught the children that the original […] more »
SEPTEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
PROJECT NEWS SMALLWORKS VICTORIA OUR FIRST ENTREPRENEUR LEAVES THE NEST August saw some exciting developments at Small Works Victoria. We’ve established links with Fareshare and Tate Britain, set up a focus group with The Young Foundation about the Small Works programme, and we’ve also been featured in Peabody’s summer edition […] more »
Marlborough Square ..or what residents want
This Saturday we were catching the last beams of sunshine as Small Works Hackney presented the research and community feedback on Marlborough Square. Over afternoon tea, residents from Regent Estate gathered to discuss their ideas for the space, be it activities, structural changes or decoration. Some of the children took […] more »
Books for Brikama
AlaSan Gent Ceesay is a volunteer at Small Works Victoria and is currently collecting books and other supplies to send back to his hometown of Brikama in The Gambia. His inspiration for the collection stems from a visit to Brikama’s only library last year where he saw that they did […] more »
AUGUST 2013 NEWSLETTER
PROJECT NEWS SMALLWORKS VICTORIA SUCH A LOVELY CO-WORKING SPACE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF VICTORIA! More than 7 organisations are based full- time in the space together with community members from Vauxhall estate. Loads of activities are taking place in Small Works Victoria; from Wednesday’s film night, computer classes for […] more »
Here’s looking at you kid…
Small Works Victoria’s first black and white film night presented the 1942 classic Casablanca to residents of the Vauxhall Estate. Set in Morocco in the early days of WWII it delighted the audience with many twists and turns! Topped off with popcorn, cloudy pink lemonade and a selection of cakes […] more »
Photoshop Success
Wednesday the 17th of July saw the launch of Small Works Victoria’s first Photoshop workshop. Skills covered included an introduction to the package, photo selection and basic editing techniques; some very interesting images (Including Jay-Z’s head embedded on the body of an eagle!) were created and everyone involved has requested […] more »
Up and coming at Small Works!
Following the success of the open day Small Works Victoria is proud to present three new workshops… +CV drop in and careers advice – Fortnightly Thursday 2-4pm with On Purpose +Photoshop session +English lessons with Ievgeniia – Fully qualified ESL teacher offering English lessons for all abilities more »
Small Works Victoria Open Day
As significant as Independence Day, Small Works Victoria 4th of July open day went off without a hitch! A steady flow of people including residents of the Vauxhall Estate, member organisations and Peabody personnel spent the afternoon chatting, enjoying tea and cake and admiring the new and improved Small […] more »