About

Life Force - The Climate Project

Epping Forest Sunflower Group

Friday 3rd May 2024  Free entry.

10.30am - 4.30pm (official opening 11am)

The Grange Farm Centre, Grange Farm Lane (off High Road), Chigwell, Essex IG7 6DP

Exhibition of the artwork produced by The Epping Forest Sunflflower Group for the Climate Project with ACE. Activities and input from Chigwell School Students.

On sale will be: art prints, books, photography, DVDx, greetings cards, jewellery etc.

Please come and meet the groups who have helped to make the Life Force Climate Project the success it has become today. Hear their views and appreciate some of their artistic endeavours which will be on display on the ground floor of the Grange Farm Centre. A short video about the project will be playing.

10.30 - opening

11.15 - introduction and opening speeches

3.30pm - Sensory walk around the Grange Farm nature reserve (bring your camera)

Then enjoy the free exhibition, goods on sale and outside activities throughout the day including games, music and singing, stalls and refreshments plus an auction of artwork and Tombola and Raffle.

Exhibition of arts & crafts produced by local groups including the Epping Sunflower Group, ACEA Activities, Waltham Abbey Men's Shed and Waltham Abbey Photography Club.

About the Grange Farm Centre

Grange Farm Centre is a 90-acre community facility and charity located in Chigwell, Essex.  The scenic site is extremely popular with residents and visitors from further afield who find the facility an ideal setting for sporting, recreational and educational pursuits. As well as four top-quality football pitches there are areas for play and relaxation plus two function rooms available to hire within the architectural award-winning pavilion at the heart of Grange Farm. The setting for Grange Farm is the 19 hectare Roding Valley Meadows which are themselves part of the 65 hectare Roding Valley Nature Reserve.

As well as welcoming visitors all the year round, the centre also offers educational activities such as orienteering, bushcraft and habitat exploration such as pond dipping and minibeast surveys. These are open to the public or can be specially tailored for the needs of groups and schools.

Clubs and Classes

The centre is also home to a range of clubs and classes for a range of ages and interests - find out about what's on offer here.