Bands, Solo performers, songwriters, producers aged 11-18 from Waltham Forest secondary schools are invited to represent their school or college at the annual Waltham Forest Battle of the Bands. The competition will be held online this year.

Winning performances in each category will be announced and shared by a panel of experts in a Youtube Live feedback session on Wednesday 23rd June 2021.

Category 1: Overall Performance

This could be a cover version or an original song. It must be performed live by a band or solo artist (singer or MC).

Category 2: Original Song: Live/acoustic performance or Electronic/Production

Entries can be either:

• A solo or group live performance.
• This can be a fully live performance or a performance to an original backing track.
• Any backing tracks must be original compositions written and produced by the entrants.
• Where electronically produced backing tracks are submitted, judges will give credit to production skills as well as composition and lyrics.

Prizes

• Key stage 3: Record a live performance at LSC for the sharing event in June 2021 or record at LSC in Autumn 2021.
• Key stage 4-5: LCCM studio time and masterclass in the Autumn term 2021.

How to enter

• Step 1: Tell your music teacher you plan to enter and ask them to help you prepare your entry
• Step 2: Submit your final video performances via WeTransfer to music.service@walthamforest.gov.uk
• Step 3: Send us an email to look out for your video with the subject line 'WF Battle of the Bands', state your school name, performer/writer names, song name, school year and the category you’re entering.

Deadline for video submissions: Monday 7th June 6.00pm 2021

Videos must be a maximum of three minutes in duration and video file sizes must be no larger than2GB.

Zoom feedback sessions

Need some feedback on your performance or song before the final deadline? Submit a work in progress and contact WF Music Service to register for a feedback surgery Zoom call.  Just type 'WF Battle of the Bands feedback' into the email subject line.

All Stars London are inviting students to be Young Leaders this summer and learn a range of key leadership skills, such as public speaking and team-building. Young Leaders are passionate about creating positive change within their communities, and will work together to produce a Virtual Talent Show. They will take part in Bridge-Building sessions and meet professionals from many different fields such as journalism, finance and the arts, and broaden their horizons of what career opportunities are available to them. 

The Young Leaders programme is free, and participants will have the chance to potentially have work experience with the Financial Times and mentoring with Davidson Kempner Capital Management. This opportunity is open to students aged 14+ and sign-up is simple and quick on our website.

Once we receive their sign-up we will be in touch to invite them to a virtual orientation session on Wednesday 9th June at 5-6:30pm. 

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Are you aged 12-18 in Year 8 or above? Do you want to join the Army Cadets?

As the COVID restrictions are being lifted, we will start to return to detachments from tonight initially with a full return to normal parade nights from Monday 26th April!

If you’re interested in joining us please go to armycadets.com and click join now! #armycadetsu

10 CADET DET COD

900 Lea Bridge Road, Walthamstow, London E17 9DW

VISIT LOCAL HQ PAGE

PARADE TIMES

Wednesday: 1930-2130

JOIN AS A CADETJOIN AS A VOLUNTEER

Overview Age: 13 - 16 Year Olds Start Date: September 2021 Club Duration: 30 Weeks Day / Time: Saturday 10am - 2pm Location: Fashion Retail Academy Click here for more information!     Hear from our Previous Club Members!   "It's been really fantastic and really helped me decide that this is where I feel happy and what I want to move forward with as a career."   "Thank you Silvia and the rest of the FRA for teaching me. I have had the best time and am going to miss it."     Saturday Club Returns! A FREE 30 Week Programme for 13 - 16 Year Olds The Fashion & Business Saturday Club is a 30-week journey for young people to experience the fashion industry and different roles within it.  Supported by the British Fashion Council, the club is aimed at providing young people with the opportunity to learn new disciplines and skills, whilst gaining important insights into the Industry and further study opportunities.  We aim to help students to grow in confidence, learn to take calculated risks, and experiment freely under the supervision of our experienced tutors, free from grades or assessment to support creative freedom.  You will also have the chance to make new friends by belonging to a group of people with a shared interest.   Exciting topics covered are: Inspiration and Research Design Development and Fabric Identification Pattern Development Garment Construction Illustration and Photography Understanding principles of Visual Merchandising         Fashion styling/ Mannequin dressing        Effective marketing strategies                   Inspiration for exhibition theme Preparation for exhibition                         Exhibition preparation               Launch of exhibition space      For more information please email: saturdayclub@fra.ac.uk Apply Now!

Fashion Retail Academy, 15 Gresse Street, London, W1T 1QL, United Kingdom

This is a really useful app for students, with stacks of activities etc. to get involved in. 

WOOD STREET and WALTHAMSTOW LIBRARIES ARE
OFFERING A ‘CLICK and COLLECT SERVICE! 

It is free to join and borrow books from your local library, so go online today! 

Feeling Bored?

Then why not log onto Waltham Forest Libraries and access our online resources?

Waltham Forest Website

Waltham Forest Libraries Website

Zip Tales

Ziptales is an online literacy “library” designed for school, library, and home use. Ziptales has been a leader in the field of online literacy for more than 15 years.

It is based on the latest research about how children develop and sustain a love of reading. The Ziptales “library” was built by trained teachers with the express purpose of making reading a pleasurable and lifelong experience.

Waltham Forest Council offer library services online, meaning that you can access digital library resources from your own home. This includes newspapers, magazines, e-Books and audiobooks.

You can find out more here about the range of resources on offer.

Our library staff will email you a validated membership number within two hours (during business hours).

If you already have library books at home, they will be renewed until the libraries open again.

Mrs Kelly
Learning Resource Centre

• Can you swim 25 metres or more?
• Are you interested in learning a new skill?
• Would you like to keep fit?
• At TRITONS we are currently running the following
• Half term crash courses and 1-2-1s
• Help with GCSE Swimming
• Rookie lifeguard (first steps on becoming a lifeguard)
• NPLQ (NATIONAL POOL LIFE GUARD QUALIFICATION)
• ASA/STA L1 and 2 swimming teachers
• FIRST AID AT WORK
• Save A baby’s life and more
• Classes held at; Waltham Forest College, 707 Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4JB

If you are interested in any of the above, please contact us at; 

     info@tritons.org.uk

Amber Childs
Service manager
Tritons swim school

Walthamstow Wetlands

Walthamstow Wetlands is now open - see their website for further details

walthamstowwetlands.com

Walthamstow Wetlands is open seven days a week between 9.30am and 4pm (October to March), between 9.30am and 5pm (April to September).

The Visitor Centre and Café situated in the Marine Engine House are open daily 9.30am to 4pm (October to March); 9.30am to 5pm (April to September).

The main entrance to Walthamstow Wetlands is at 2 Forest Road, London N17 9NH.