Update: Sophia Hub Redbridge

Ros Southern writes:

"Coming up!!

• Tomorrow, Saturday we have the fabulous Timebank 'social market place' and live trading floor. 2-4 in Ilford Library. Please do give it a try and be cutting edge! Info here.
• Monday morning is the Seven Kings business/community partnership drop in. Stalls still available! Info here
• Tuesday lunchtime the entrepreneur's club is at noon in Ilford Library with Aidan Ward on running your start-up with the business canvas model. A great session, come along and do some creative and practical thinking and planning. :) info here
• Tuesday, early, 7.30 am is the Chamber networking breakfast with speaker Jo Sealey on marketing. Info here. Guests welcome.
• Next Saturday, 29th there's a Sophia course graduates day for follow on support. If you're one of the 55 people, info here!

What's been happening this week ...

• A great business seminar on business canvases for community groups last night, the first of the Enterprising Redbridge scheme. Blog to follow next week!
• Two blogging volunteers have written their first blogs - thanks to Janet and Amanda. Amanda's advice to sign up to the business show and Janet on a B2B business networking event at West Ham this week. Look out for more blogs from these two in coming weeks! More volunteer bloggers welcome And guest bloggers! :)
• A great meeting with Leonore Lord, business adviser at Enterprise Desk, who will be writing a guest blog and introduction next week!

Stalls and promotion opportunities

• The Seven Kings business/community partnership has free stalls for start-ups, businesses and community groups. Monday mornings. Info here
• For green/environmental/craft businesses, free stalls at the Ilford pop up green market on 2nd Saturday. info here
• The Redbridge Green fair is recruiting for stalls and organisations. There's a mini Sophia hubs course workshop on Wednesday afternoons to help you plan something participatory and engaging.

Other great stuff

• Sign up to the business show - read Amanda's advice
• Check out the City business library ongoing programme

Have a great weekend and hope to see many of you tomorrow at the Timebank event.

Best wishes,

Ros Southern, Coordinator, Sophia Hubs Redbridge"

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Pete Seeger - If I Had A Hammer.

Update: Sophia Hub Seven Kings

Ros Southern writes:

"We are delighted to have Elaine Hall as speaker at enterprise club on Tuesday who has shut down her start-up business this week! Lots to learn from her. More info click here.

There are a lot of Timebank offers including NLP help on your business, creative writing and fitness training. Click here for info.

Promotion for two start-ups looking for customers! Click here for cheap painting/decorating rates and a great bookkeeper.

There's 3 stall opportunities in next week - for Alborough school you must contact this weekend. Click here for info

We tried out a new format at enterprise club last week and it went well! For info click here

My campaign for independent retailer month is off to a bit of a slow start but see the first photo and please buy something from a local shop this weekend and take a selfie and put on our facebook page! For every £1 spent locally 50p-70p continues to ciruclate locally but only 5p if you use a chain. Info click here

Some of you may be interested in a social enterprise conference to take place in London in October, there is information here,

I am always looking for guest bloggers and happy to advertise local start-up businesses. Please don't hold back!"

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Gerald Finzi - Eclogue for Piano and Strings Op. 10.

Christmas Bazaar - St John's Seven Kings

The Christmas Bazaar at St John's Seven Kings is being held on Saturday 29th November from 10.30am to 3.00pm. 

This is always a busy and enjoyable community event with plenty to involve and interest all ages. As well as a wide variety of stalls there will also be food, drink, cakes, raffle and games. 

Each year our bazaar features a wonderful grotto in which children can visit Father Christmas. Families come year in, year out because this Santa’s grotto is so special.

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Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody.

Advent Sunday weekend

This year our Christmas Bazaar at St John's Seven Kings is being held on Saturday 30th November from 10.30am to 3.00pm. This is always a busy and enjoyable community event with plenty to involve and interest all ages. As well as a wide variety of stalls there will also be food, drink, cakes, raffle and games. Each year our bazaar features a wonderful grotto in which children can visit Father Christmas. Families come year in, year out because this Santa's grotto is so special.

The following day, Advent Sunday, will feature our Advent Reflections Service at 10.00am with readings, poems, prayers and visuals for Advent, while the Evening Service at 6.30pm will see more of the same together with music from the combined choirs of St John's and St Peter's Aldborough Hatch in an Advent Service organised by the Seven Kings Fellowship of Churches.

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Christ Church Choir - Advent Responsory.