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Carpenters and Dockland Community Centre opened in June 1972. Located a short walk from Stratford tube station and the Olympic Park, Carpenters and Dockland Centre is a youth, community and social centre providing valuable services to a wide range of residents in the local community. Its facilities include a sports hall, judo training room and meeting rooms.
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Here are the activities offered at this centre. For more information please email Samantha.White@docklandsettlements.org.uk
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Activities |
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Adult Disability Sports
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Free weekly sports training session is enjoyed by adults with learning difficulties/disabilities from Newham, Hackney, Waltham Forest and Redbridge
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Adults 18+
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Wed: 11am-1pm
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Ballroom Dance for over 50’
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Weekly ballroom dance session.
£2.50 entry fee which covers the cost of the teacher and tea, coffee, biscuits, and cake |
Adults 50+
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Thurs: 12pm-2pm
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Badminton
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Stratford’s friendly Friday Night Badminton Club.
All ages and levels are welcome. Three courts available, all feather shuttles! £5 / session |
All
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Fri: 8pm-10pm
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Basketball Acadamy
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A professional, structured programme of coaching, strength and conditioning, allowing players to develop at an elite level. There is a heavy emphasis on skill development and teaching players how to read the game
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Children
Adults |
Mon: 5pm-10pm
Wed: 8pm-10pm Thu: 8pm-10pm Fri:4pm-5pm Sat: 1pm-4:30pm |
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Baby Sensory
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Baby Sensory was the first baby programme to offer a complete approach to learning and development from birth to 13 months. Designed to stimulate, educate and provide precious memories during the all-important first year of life
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Babies
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Mon: 10am-3pm
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Bounce
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Bounce is a form of fitness where participants perform exercises on rebounders (mini trampolines). The most basic moves include running on the spot, jumping jacks and dynamic squats. However, there are an endless variety of exercises that you can do which can be performed in infinite combinations.
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Adults 18+
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Mon: 6:45pm-7:45pm
Tues: 6:45pm-7:45pm Thurs: 6:45pm-7:45pm Sat: 9:30am-10:30am |
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Friday Prayers
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The main sports hall is transformed into a prayer hall for Friday Afternoon prayers for the local male and female Muslim population. We regularly have more than 500 worshippers every week and also open for midnight prayers for the month of Ramadan.
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All
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Fri:
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Jujitsu
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Jujitsu has adapted this into a self defence system suitable for modern day self-defence and sporting game.
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Children
Adults |
Fri: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Sat: 2pm-3:30pm |
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Judo
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Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport, and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally. The Stratford Judo Club has been established at the Carpenters and Docklands Centre since 1977.
Caters for a variety of levels and age groups. |
All
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Tues: 6:30pm-9pm
Wed: 6:30pm-9pm Thur: 6:30pm-9pm |
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Line Dance for over 50’s
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Weekly Line dance session.
£2 entry fee which covers the cost of the teacher and tea, coffee, biscuits, and cake. |
Adults 50+
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Mon: 12pm-1:30pm
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London Computer Fair
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Indoor market selling computer software and hardware, ink, gadgets and repairs at very low cost.
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All
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Sun: 10am-4pm
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Reggae Choir
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Reggae Choir is an amateur ensemble, open to everyone. You need no experience
In the Reggae Choir you'll learn basic singing principles (breathing & vocal techniques, breath control, warm-up exercises, projection, range, flexibility, tonal development, intonation, diction, 3-4part harmonies, vocal blending, confidence in delivery & presentation). All of which is done within a fun and creative environment |
All
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Wed: 7pm-9pm
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Tai- Chi
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Tai chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for self-defence and health. Known for its slow, intentional movements, tai chi has practitioners worldwide and is particularly popular as a form of gentle exercise and moving meditation, with benefits to mental and physical health.
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All
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Mon: 7pm-9:45pm
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Wing Chun
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Wing Chun is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters system of self-defence. It is a martial arts style characterized by its focus on close-quarters hand-to-hand combat, rapid-fire punches, and straightforward efficiency
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Children
Young people |
Fri 5:30pm-6:30pm
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Youth Dance Club
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Free weekly Street Dance, Hip Hop and Breakdancing. A mixture of ages and abilities
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Young people
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Mon: 5pm-7pm
Sat: 12pm-2pm |