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Thursday 9am - 3pm Friday 9am - 3pm Saturday 9am - 3pm Sunday 9am - 3pm

The Hornbeam Centre and Cafe

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The Hornbeam Centre and Cafe

Community organisation promoting low-cost low-impact living for the Waltham Forest community. The Hornbeam is organised and run by its community.

Named after the locally renowned hornbeam tree, the Hornbeam is a community cafe, providing a base for local food and environmental education projects, as well as a space for people to find out what’s going on locally and how to get involved. Events and classes are held both at our E17 cafe and at the Learning Lodge, on the beautiful Pimp Hall Park nature reserve E4. We're a venue for lots of amaz

ing local activities day and night - usually with food involved but not always - just lots of buzzing community activity!

27/03/2026

Tomorrow! Saturday March 28th 2-6pm at The Hornbeam Cafe.
Talula's delicious Wonky Cakes; Vegan, Gluten free and Vegetarian!
Pay what you can afford!

16/03/2026

Looks like a great party .lee!
It takes a Community 🌼 and Friends // Saturday 7 March
Massive SHOUTOUT to Everyone who came down to last Saturday and made it truly special.

Everyone who came down became a guest, a participant,
a volunteer, a contributor, a friend, a kindred spirit.

Thankyou everyone for helping out !! .wickenden .s / Dan, Gillian, Angel, Joseph & Brian and so many others - Mr. Saeed from next door for the cushions, Mr. Kasim for the speedy prints.

Thankyou thankyou to the most amazing Houseband and Hosts with the Mosts: .chukwu 🎶

Thankyou Guest Chef and .jo for the Grace and for nourishing us,
Thankyou , the Energyyy yesss 🎶

Thankyou .enki.erebos for the support 🎶

Thankyou for these wonderful memories.

Next up; we’ll be Cooking, and Pot-Lucking,
Ode to Food, Music, Words,
Ode to Creative Health,
May the 9th be with Us

🙏🏼🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼✨🌼

06/03/2026

From our friends .wf We enter a new season of Feeding the Soil:

Poetic Justice: International Women’s Day Edition

“I am grateful to fate for three gifts: to have been born a woman, from the working class, and from an oppressed nation. And the clouded azure of being three times a rebel.”
— Maria Mercè Marçal

How does feminist poetry speak to us today? How can art build individual and collective resilience—and open space for dialogue in times of political polarisation?

In this workshop we’ll read and discuss poems by three women poets, followed by some gentle free-writing inspired by our conversation.

All are welcome. No poetry or writing experience needed.

We are a wide church of womanhood: trans, non-binary and genderqueer folk are warmly welcome, as are cis people. The toilet is all-gender and fully accessible.

The Hornbeam Centre, 11th March. Food Provided.

26/02/2026

🌞 The next Wellbeing Cafe 'term' is back for Spring 2026! 🌸
Friday's, March 6th to May 15th
11am to 1.30pm
Hornbeam Cafe space
458 Hoe Street E17 9AH

🎨 These sessions are for Waltham Forest residents experiencing low mood, anxiety, loneliness, or social isolation. Join us for 10 weeks of wellbeing, connection and finding joy through food, nature and craft. We will get busy with our hands with sewing and art, try new recipes and connect with nature.

We welcome referrals from social prescribers, link workers and GP's, and self referrals are ok too.

Form here - https://forms.gle/G53zTwA8ePuM9mLf8

23/02/2026

From our friends .project

Last Wednesday of every month in Leytonstone, HEET’s lovely, friendly and informed Energy Champions will be available to chat to you about your energy bill, ways to save money, stay warm and healthy, and if eligible, arrange a home visit from a HEET Home Assessor for further support.

Bring your bill if you can, this will help the Energy Champion see if you are on the best tariff for your household.

🕙 10am to 12noon
📍 Elim Pentacostal Church, Hainault Rd, Leytonstone E11 1EL

20/02/2026

From our friends at .project

🦠 Are you a tenant and dealing with Mould and Damp in your home?

📣 Did you know that Awaab’s Law, in force from 27 October 2025, requires social housing landlords in England to investigate and fix severe damp and mould within strict, legally binding timeframes?

✨ Come find out what you can do, what your landlord must do, and how to get them to do it. A presentation and support session by HEET, supported by Clarion Futures.

📍Priory Court Community Centre
11 Priory Court E17 5NB
Thursday 26th of February
⏰ 2pm
Repeated at 6pm

To find out more, email [email protected]
housing

16/02/2026

From our friends at the amazing .project 🫶

📣 ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT OF OUR FUNDRAISER! 📣

Please donate to help HEET get more people out of fuel poverty this winter!

www.localgiving.org/fundraising/act_on_fuel_poverty, link in bio and via QR

Why do we need your support now?

Many people in Enfield and Waltham Forest are in fuel poverty. This means they are living in cold homes that are affecting their health and facing bills rising faster than their incomes. Many struggle to afford gas, electricity or water bills, or owe money to their energy suppliers. The number of people in fuel poverty is rising.

We have been working in north-east London for 25 years to make people’s homes more energy efficient, warmer and less damp, and to reduce the cost of residents’ energy bills. But it is increasingly hard to raise the money to do the work we do, as demand for our services increases, and there is less funding available.

We want to continue to support as many people as we can. Clients value our work and the care we give;

“HEET helped me with insulation that keeps the house warm, the house remains warm for a good length of time, it’s amazing.” Donna E8

05/01/2026

Hey gang! Sorry but we don't have enough staff to open this afternoon. See you next Monday though.

15/12/2025

Huge holiday wishes to all our lovely friends, volunteers and community members from all of us at The Hornbeam, and our friends The Gleaners and Community Apothecary too.
We will be closed from Wednesday December 24th to Friday Jan 2nd for a well earned rest.
See you in the next week, or in the next year!

09/12/2025

Listening Circle for those Seeking Sanctuary (Migrants & Refugees

Please join us on Saturday 4-6pm at the Hornbeam as we sit together in community for listening and sharing (tea and cake will be provided)

This will be a warm and welcoming place, an opportunity for sharing your story, grief, fears and what you hope and dream for. All is welcome and everyone’s story matters.

This event is for migrants, refugees and those seeking asylum only.

Please reserve a FREE place using this link or email to reserve your spot.

Email 👇🏾
[email protected]

or

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-circle-for-those-seeking-sanctuary-migrants-refugees-tickets-1975993193835?aff

22/11/2025

Delicious Wonky Cakes today at The Hornbeam, pay what you can!
3-6pm

18/11/2025

🌞 The next Wellbeing Cafe 'term' is back for Winter! ☕
Friday's, December 5th - Feb 13
11am to 1.30pm
Hornbeam Cafe space
458 Hoe Street E17 9AH

🧤 These sessions are for Waltham Forest residents experiencing low mood, anxiety, loneliness, or social isolation. Join us for 10 weeks of wellbeing, connection and finding joy through food, nature and craft. We will get busy with our hands with sewing and art, try new recipes and connect with nature.

We welcome referrals from social prescribers, link workers and GP's, and self referrals are ok too.

Referral form - https://forms.gle/ruLP9wNqwrvf4EJ16

Address

458, Hoe Street
Walthamstow
E179AH

Opening Hours

Thursday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

+442085586880

Website

http://www.hornbeam.org.uk/

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