FREE drop-in workshops
Upcycled Fabric Wreath Making with Sunny Jar Eco Hub
In this creative workshop, you will be upcycling unwanted textiles, clothes and fabric scraps into your own beautiful personalised fabric wreath, to decorate your home. A perfect workshop to learn more about low waste living and get crafty.
Rethink Reduce Reuse Together.
Step free access
All ages - accompanied by an adult
Time: 12 noon - 17:00
Location: L&Q Marketing Suite
Kindly supported by L&Q
The Poetry Takeaway takeover a Barking Riverside showhome!
A talented and diverse team of poets will carefully craft a free personalised poem just for you to take home with you.
You might even get a glass of bubbly while you wait!
Step free access
All ages - accompanied by an adult
Times: 12 noon - 16:00
Location: 1 Chapman Apartments, 11 Frogley Park, Barking, IG11 0FU.
Kindly supported by L&Q
The Poetry Takeaway
Soundgarden with Junk Orchestra
GET YOUR GROOVE ON with Junk Orchestra’s Soundgarden!
Soundgarden is a circular collection of tuned musical instruments made entirely from recycled materials. Rescued from the city industry, the reinvented objects become a melodic array of sonic delights for all!
You can also learn to make your own maraca or drum to take home with you in one of the Junk Orchestra's pop up workshops over the day.
Step free access
All ages - accompanied by an adult
Times: 11am - 5pm
Location: Station Square
Learn how to DJ with UD Music
Ever fancied yourself as a DJ? Well here's your chance. RXWNTREE is a musician and a multi genre producer for the likes of Skepta and Emeli Sande as well as a course leader for UD. RXWNTREE will be running a series of short workshops aimed at demystifying DJing. So get behind the decks, put the headphones on and play out some tunes to the Emerge East crowd.
UD is a London-based music organisation bringing communities together around Black music and Black music culture, and we are so excited to have them play and share their skills at Emerge East!
Drop in slots between:
11am - 11.30am
1.30pm - 2pm
4pm - 4.30pm
Location: Station Square
Make Your Own Fertile Soil - Gardening Workshop at Barking Food Forest
Learn how to make your own fertile soil from kitchen scraps to worms. Whether you have a window box, a balcony or a garden, this accesible workshop will provide you with the tools to grow amazing plants and produce all year round.
Barking Food Forest is a community led garden project. Who are creating a diverse growing space, filled with flowers, art, play & of course a diverse range of edible plants. Barking Food Forest is a space to learn, share & grow together.
11.30am - 1.30pm
Open to all ages & abilities
Step-free access
Location: Barking Food Forest
Wander Wild Forest School
Located in Barking Food Forest, this family-run initiative, celebrates diversity in outdoor education and gathers the community to share in outdoor play and exploration. Wander Wild forest school is led by qualified local residents in Barking Riverside. Families are able to develop skills in teamwork, using tools safely, and learning about looking after our natural environment through accessible curated sessions.
10.30am - 11.30am
Open to all ages & abilities
Step-free access
Location: Barking Food Forest
Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance Presents: Street Hip-Hop Workshop
Get ready to groove, pop, and lock and dive into the vibrant world of urban dance culture. This workshop is not just about dance; it's a celebration of self-expression and creativity for all so come and unleash your inner rhythm. Open for all dance abilities and experiences. Please wear suitable easy wear clothing (tracksuit, leggings, trainers).
Barking and Dagenham Youth Dance (BDYD) is a champion small grassroots charity making positive changes for the Barking & Daghenham community by offering high quality dance, sports and fitness-based projects, events and activities.
These workshops are suitable for ages 8+
12pm - 12.45pm
2pm - 2.45pm
Location: Project Office
Yodomo Textile Reuse Workshop
Learn how to make a cushion cover, a phone or laptop case all out luxury fabric off-cuts!
Yodomo is a social venture on a mission to find circular solutions for textile industry surplus by working with creative professionals and communities to find positive ways to reuse these materials. Yodomo is nominated for the Marie Claire Sustainability Awards 2023, was Highly Commended in the Arts and Culture category at the Tech4Good Awards 2021 and is currently supported by Innovate UK, the UK government innovation agency, to develop our R&D into reducing textile waste with communities in the UK
Step-free
Adult workshop
11am - 6pm
Location: Station Square
Kindly supported by Bellway London
Design and Make a Mini Home
Create a contemporary dolls house inspired by modern architecture using ready-to-go shapes and stickers. Who’s home will you design and what will it look like?
Charlotte Barry is a child directed designer and early years teacher who designs products, experiences and hosts workshops across the UK
Step-free
Open to all ages & abilities
11am - 5pm
Location: Station Square