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  3. Saturday 8 June | Stepney Green Park

Saturday 8 June | Stepney Green Park

From soft play and give-it-a-go sports, to Queen Mary researchers and community organisations running thought-provoking and hands-on activities, there is something for everyone to get involved in.

All activities are free to attend and food from local providers will be available to buy.

Check out some of the activities happening on Saturday. Find out more about accessibility at the park and how we are keeping everyone safe.

 

Date: Saturday 8 June 2024

Location: Stepney Green Park, E1

Times: 11:30am - 4:30pm

 

A young boy in an orange t-shirt and boxing gloves punches and pad held up by a man in a red hat

Health and Wellbeing

Get involved with hands-on activities run by Queen Mary researchers and find out what health and wellbeing services local community organisations have to offer. Make puppets, hook a duck to learn about health screening, and explore what flourishing means for you. With opportunities to try Thai boxing and make herbal tea, there are fun family activities for everyone to enjoy.  
Close up of children's hands pipetting a green liquid

Hands-On Science

Create an at home chemistry lab and experience tropical butterflies with Queen Mary science researchers. Make a puzzle with mathematical tiles, detect cosmic rays, and design a new super cell! Send a secret message with Morse code and control a robotic hand. Learn something new with fun family activities and hands-on science experiments.             
A man holds a stuffed-toy turtle as if it is swimming through the air.

Green Living

Explore your environment with fun family activities and hands-on demonstrations. Discover Tower Hamlets’ Food Map with the Women’s Environmental Network, ‘swim’ with turtles, map your green spaces and learn about local moss. From clothing repair to home composting, there's lots to discover. 
Lots of children from different backgrounds sit around a table colouring in. There is brightly coloured paper everywhere.

Creative Crafts

Get creative with hands-on craft activities run by community organisations and Queen Mary researchers. Learn to knit with Craft Forward, make a fidget spinner at the SEND Parent Ambassadors Sensory Station, and contribute to a mural with Trapped in Zone One. Make origami brains and learn about online safety with the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. There will be paints, colouring pens and the opportunity to make a gif, so have a go, get creative and learn something new!  
A stand celebrating the Matchgirls Strike. A white banner with black writing reads Matchgirls Strike 1888 Bryant and May and posters on a red table cloth detail the history.

Heritage and Culture

Experience heritage and culture in east London with Queen Mary researchers and local community organisations. Meet a Chinese Dragon and share old wives' tales with the East End Women’s Museum. Learn about the Matchgirls Strike of 1888 and find out what animals lived at the Tower of London. Take part in interactive activities which celebrate everything that makes east London a great place to live and work. 
A white woman shows a young south Asian girl bracelets for dementia

Local Opportunities

Find out about local opportunities with community organisations like Toynbee Hall, Real DPO, Citizens UK, St Joseph's Hospice, Bow Arts Trust, Social Action for Health, Carers Centre Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Friends of the Earth, St Margaret’s House, Rich Mix Cultural Foundation, Barts Health Youth Forum and more!
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