Events | Blackfen Community Library

Hub Workshop

by Sharon Marriott | 7 May, 2025 | Youth | 0 Comments

Our workshops are held in a fun and active environment. Learn new skills, improve your mental fitness and make new friends! Big variation of topics and best of all they are all free! This one is all...

May Half Term

by Sharon Marriott | 7 May, 2025 | blackfen community announcement, Family | 0 Comments

Come and join us this half term for lots of fun activities from Lego Art to Gem Art to a Dino Dragon Party and Stay n Play!! Book everything on Blackfen Community Library Eventbrite. We hope to see...

Book Amnesty 6-17 May

by Sharon Marriott | 1 May, 2025 | Books | 0 Comments

Join our Book Amnesty happening from 6th to 17th May. This is your chance to rummage through your bookshelves and homes and discover any books that you may have lying around and no longer need....

Family Cooking Workshop

by Sharon Marriott | 30 April, 2025 | Family | 0 Comments

Bring your child along for our family friendly child cookery workshop. Come and learn how to make a lentil shepherds pie and banana pancakes. All the ingredients and equipment will be supplied....

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Summer Reading Challenge

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 12, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books

Get ready for The Summer Reading Challenge, arriving at Blackfen Community Library this summer. Starting on Sat 8th July to 8 Sept. Children are being asked to read 6 books. As they read library books, they will collect stickers for their folders. If they want to read...

Meccano Day

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 4, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event, Family

See working models using Meccano. Get hands-on by building your own Meccano models in our Make It With Meccano workshop! The workshop is suitable for participants aged 8+ and instructions for some easy-to-build starter models will be provided, or you can do your own...

Kemi – Professional Aunty

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 3, 2023 | blackfen community announcement

Come and join us for our Sparkles Babies group with Kemi, The Professional Aunty (a midwife and health visitor). Ask any questions you might have and get support. Kemi will also bring her weighing scales if you need to get your baby weighed. No need to book - just...

Lark in The Park

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 21, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event, Rooted

Come and visit us at Lark in The Park 27th July to 31 July. Lots of activities happening for all the family. Check out www.larksidcup.com for all the latest info and this year's programme. We hope to see you there!

Blackfen Summer Fayre

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 19, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event

Don't miss out on our Summer Fayre on July 8th 11am-4pm - it's going to be lots of fun with stalls, street food, face painting, prosecco bar, crafts, characters and lots more.... Pre-book tickets on Eventbrite for Teddy Bear's Picnic 11-11.45am and Kids Disco 3-4pm.

Book Reviews

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 15, 2023 | Book Reviews

Book Review: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig I read this book a while ago but continue to recommend it to all my friends and to anybody who hasn’t yet read it. It is about a girl, Nora Seed, who gets the chance to see what her life would have been like if she had...

Martin Hill

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 15, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, New books

A HUGE Thank You to Martin Hill for donating 2 of his latest books to our children's section here at Blackfen Community Library. Martin introduces his passion of wild animals to the younger audience with brillaintly written and illustrated books. His stories support...

Stroke Talk

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 14, 2023 | blackfen community announcement

Come and join us for this informative talk on Strokes from the Stroke Association, come and ask any questions you might have! No need to book - just come along. Tuesday 20 June 2-3pm at Blackfen Community...

Financial Advice

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 8, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Regular Groups and Activities

Come and speak with Financial Advisor James Westpfel on a Friday anytime between 10am-1pm. He can answer your questions to do with Mortgages, Investing, Pensions, Protection, Tax, Budgeting... in fact anything to do with finance!! No need to book - just come...

Breastfeeding Cafe

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 2, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

Come and join us for our breastfeeding cafe with Kemi, The Professional Aunty (a midwife and health visitor). Ask any questions you might have and get support. No need to book - just come along. Thursday 29 June 10-11.30am at Blackfen Community...