Space4All: activities for ages 11 to 25

Last updated: 12 December 2024

Next review: 12 December 2025

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Space 4 All

Space4All is part of our broader Family Hubs programme, directly providing young people with a safe space to socialise and spend time in their neighbourhood.

Most of the sessions are aimed at 11 to 25-year-olds, but we also have some junior sessions for 9 to 12-year-olds.

Space4All are free to attend, and the sessions can include the following activities:

  • Safe spaces for young people to relax and meet friends
  • Games and activities
  • Music and podcast production classes
  • Sports and active sessions
  • Health services and advice

More information can be found on our Youth Services Directory

Video of Space4All activities

There's so much going on for young people in Waltham Forest, including multisports, basketball, podcast-making, crafts, cooking, gaming, and music and video production. Our Space4All programme provides safe and free youth spaces in weekly spaces running across the borough in a mixture of settings, including church halls, community centres, parks, Family Hubs and mobile youth venues.

A Youth Services directory shows where spaces are and when activities take place. Services are being run by community specialists, including

The Council has co-designed all aspects of the programme with Waltham Forest's young people, including its branding. Space4All is designed to meet the needs of our young residents, so we will continue to listen and adapt our provision based on their needs and feedback.

Autumn term provision

Leytonstone      

Langthorne Park Pavilion, Birch Grove, E11 4YG

Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 7:30pm, term time and through the holidays.

  • Session provider: Worth Unlimited.        
  • 11 to 18 years old.
  • Youth club with a chill space, games, and cooking. 

Booking is not required, just turn up

Pastures, 15 Davies Lane, E11 3DR        

Thursdays, 4:30pm to 6.30pm, during the term time, and more sessions during holidays.

  • Session provider: Lymore Gardens and LB Creative.
  • 11 to 25 years.
  • Games, food, workshops, trips and mentoring.

Booking is not required, just turn up. 

Leytonstone Library, 6 Church Lane, E11 1HG

Fridays and Saturdays, 4pm to 6pm, term time only

  • Session provider: WISE Youth Trust
  • 11 to 18 years 
  • This session has a range of activities such as martial arts, film and documentary production, drama, dance and aerobics, and t-shirt design

Book your space online

Leyton 

Feel Good Too (Ive Farm), 1 Pavilion Walk E10 5UE

Fridays, 6:30pm to 8pm 

  • Session provider: Leyton Orient Community Trust Youth
  • 14 to 25 years
  • Open-access, community-safety funded youth zone with football sessions as well as mentoring and signposting

Booking not required, just turn up

Leyton Manor Park, E10 5AN     

Wednesdays 3:30pm to 5:30pm. 

  • Session provider: Worth Unlimited mobile youth van.      
  • 11 to 18 years.
  • Basketball with WF Flames and Worth Mobile youth van with games and cooking. 

Booking is not required, just turn up. 

SCORE Centre, 100 Oliver Road, E10 5LE

Wednesdays, 4:30pm to 6:30pm term-time

  • Session provider: Leyton Orient Community Trust Youth
  • 8 to 18 years
  • Girls only youth zone with multi sports, chill space, gaming and food!

Booking not required, just turn up

Fridays, 4:30pm to 6:30pm term-time

  • Session provider: Leyton Orient Community Trust Youth
  • 11 to 18 years
  • Open access youth zone with multi sports, chill space, gaming and food

Booking not required, just turn up

Seddon Centre, 33 Clyde Place, Beaumont Estate, E10 5AS          

Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 

  • Session provider: Creative Engagement Services.
  • 16 to 25 years.
  • Community Safety-funded youth space with career guidance, mentoring and support, as well as creative activities, podcasting, games, music and video production and a chill zone with food. 

Booking not required, just turn up. 

Thursdays, 5 pm to 7 pm term-time

  • Session provider: Leyton Orient Community Trust Youth
  • 11 to 18 years
  • Open access youth zone with multi sports, chill space, gaming and food

Booking not required, just turn up

Sidmouth House, 25 Sidmouth Road, E10 5QZ 

Thursdays, 4:30pm to 7pm

  • Session provider: Creative engagement services
  • 16 to 25 years
  • Open access youth space with creative activities and more!

    Booking not required, just turn up

Walthamstow   

ELOP, Walthamstow 

Tuesdays, 5pm to 8:30pm (two sessions) 

  • Session provider: ELOP
  • First session 5pm to 6:30pm suitable for ages 12 to 15
  • Second sessions 7 to 8:30pm suitable for ages 15 to 18
  • Partnership programme with ELOP and LBWF Youth Services / Space4All LGBTQ+ youth groups 

Contact ELOP for details on 07720 461158 or youth@elop.org 

The Cotch, Central Parade, Hoe Street E17 4RT   

2 days a week: Mondays and Wednesdays, 4pm to 6pm, term time only.

  • Session provider: LB Creative and Lymore Gardens.
  • 15 to 25 years.
  • This is Us, Partnership Programme, Community Safety and Youth Services. Chill space, PS5, games, internet, mentoring, podcasting, CV writing, and job search support.
  • Youth design club: business plans, learn marketing, website design, clothing design and more.
  • Homework club, table football, table tennis, board games.

Free drop-in but contact 07874 144599 to let us know you're coming. 

Saturdays, 12:30pm to 3:30pm.

  • Session provider: LB Creative.     
  • Partnership programme, Community Safety & Youth Services.
  • Girls only group 14 to 25 years.
  • Chill space, podcasting, health, beauty, free period products, healthy relationships, mentoring, empowerment. 

Free drop-in but contact 07874 144599 to let us know you're coming. 

Priory Court Centre, 11 Priory Court, E17 5NB   

Mondays, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, term time and holidays

  • Session provider: Worth Unlimited & Streetfathers (Gangs Unite).             
  • 11 to 18 years.
  • Weekly youth club with activities, games, cooking, and mentoring.

Booking not required, just turn up. 

Queens Road Family Hub, 215 Queens Road, E17 8PJ

Fridays, 3pm to 6pm. 

  • Session provider: Lymore Gardens / LB Creative. 
  • 11 to 18 years.
  • Games, food, workshops, and mentoring.
  • Trips during holidays.

Booking not required, just turn up. 

Queens Road Family Hub, 215 Queens Road, E17 8PJ

Wednesdays, 4:15pm to 6:30pm, term time only. 

  • Session provider: Treasure Me Kids.
  • 9 to 12 years.
  • Games, crafts, cooking and food, indoor sports, homework club, and mentoring.

Free, but you need to register in advance. Call 020 8496 2442 or email treasuremekidslondon@gmail.com

Troubridge Square, E17 3GN       

Tuesdays 3pm to 5pm, term time and during holidays. 

  • Session provider: Worth Unlimited.         
  • 11 to 18 years.
  • Mobile youth space van with a fun activities, games, cooking and food, career guidance, mentoring and support. 

Booking not required, just turn up.  

Wood Street Library, 1 Troubridge Square, E17 3HB       

Tuesdays 3pm to 5:30pm, term time and during holidays until 22 October

  • Session provider: Creative Engagement Services          
  • 16 to 25 years.
  • Creative youth hub that includes podcasting sessions, music and video production, PlayStation gaming and VR, mentoring and support and a chill zone. 

Booking not required, just turn up.

Walthamstow Family Hub, 313 Billet Road, E17 5PX      

Tuesdays 4:15pm to 6:30pm, term time only. 

  • Session provider: Treasure me Kids.         
  • 9 to 12 years.
  • Games, crafts, cooking and food, indoor sports, homework club, and mentoring.

Free, but you need to register in advance. Call 020 8496 2442 or email treasuremekidslondon@gmail.com 

Walthamstow Stadium, 63 Parade Gardns, E4 8DF

Wednesdays, 4pm to 6pm, term time only

There is a Christmas party taking place on Wednesday 18 December from 3pm to 6pm, all are welcome to come!

  • Session provider: Project Zero commissioned by Stadium TRA.
  • 10 to 16 years.
  • Fun craft activities, games, career guidance, mentoring and support.

    Booking not required, just turn up.

YMCA, Forest Road, E17 3EF 

Wednedays 6pm to 8pm, term time and during holidays

  • Session provider: YMCA Youth Services
  • 11 to 18 years
  • An open access youth space with lots of activities and access to the multi-sports, basketball and youth sessions for girls and those transitioning.

No booking is required, just turn up

Chingford

Chingford Family Hub, 5 Oaks Grove, E4 6EY

Fridays 4.15pm to 6.30pm, term time only. 

  • Session provider: Treasure me Kids.         
  • 9 to 12 years.
  • Games, crafts, cooking and food, indoor sports, homework club, and mentoring.

Free, but you need to register in advance. Call 020 8496 2442 or email treasuremekidslondon@gmail.com 

Paradox Centre, 3 Ching Way, E4 8YD     

Mondays, 4:30pm to 6:30pm

  • Session provider: Leaders Community. 
  • 9 to 11 and 12 to 15 years.
  • Three rooms with plenty of activities: 
  • Studio room: Commercial street dance.
  • Reception: Chill out zone.
  • Hall: Cooking, drama, leadership activities, and food.

Booking not required, just turn up. 

St Peter and Paul Parish Hall, The Green Walk, E4 7EN

Wednesdays, 3:30pm to 5:30pm, term time only.

  • Session provider: Project Zero 
  • 11 to 25 years.
  • Games, food, PS5, music studio, chill space, camping

Free drop-in

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Aria podcasting sessions

Aria

Aria is a groundbreaking new media content app co-created by a talented group of young people from Waltham Forest, designed to engage and inspire through news stories, features, music radio shows and audio and video podcasts, including a regular youth podcast called Unplugged.

Aria was co-created by local organisation Creative Engagement Services, funded by the Make It Happen grant and Space4All Family Hubs programme.