Culture
Finchley
Day Tour of Wiener Library and Old Bailey
Target audience: Kinloss Community
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Description: The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s leading and most extensive archives on the Holocaust, the Nazi era and genocide. The Library’s unique collection of over one million items includes published and unpublished works, press cuttings, photographs and eyewitness testimony.
The Old Bailey Tour includes viewing The Royal Courts of Justice & Lincoln's Inn and a talk outside the Old Bailey. Entry to the public galleries is usual but cannot be guaranteed as it is a government building and the tour guide does not have control over who is allowed access
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Why was it a success? Interesting presentations on two very different topics in two very different settings.
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Advice for communities looking to replicate: Too much walking for the older demographic - even within the Judicial London tour - comprising both Royal Courts of Justice and Old Bailey.
Lucy Marcus, Events Assistant
Alei Tzion
Hendon History Scavenger Hunt
Target audience: Everyone/members
Description: The backbone was a light-hearted Zoom/Powerpoint on the history of Hendon, including plenty of in-jokes. People wrote down their answers during the quiz and emailed them in afterwards to a specially made email address. It was high-pressure mixed with high-culture!
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Aim: Fun and novelty, with some education
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Why was it a success? It felt novel; the questions were challenging and got people WhatsApping each other; the history was new to most people and (I flatter myself) fairly-well presented; and the photos were revelatory.
Advise for communities looking to replicate: Lots of advice - contact Ben for more information!
Ben Vos, Event Organiser
Edgware United
Wednesday Night Live
Target audience: Everyone
Description: This a weekly programme in which we have a different fascinating speaker every week, including musicians, businessmen, actresses, rebbetzens and more!
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Aim: To introduce a programme of weekly fascinating speakers
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Why was it a success? The event is successful due to the variety of speakers, so different weeks will appeals to different members.
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Avi Son, Community Development Manager
Birmingham Central
Doodle and Draw
Target audience: Anyone at all skill levels with an interest in drawing
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Description: Free of charge, I provide pictures to copy and drawing ideas, having an art background. Participants bring in their own sketchbooks and drawing materials.
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Aim: To form a weekly drawing and social group.
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Why was it a success? Participants enjoy developing drawing skills, the drawings produced, find the experience fun and relaxing while having a good chat with friends.
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Advice for communities looking to replicate: Have a wide range of art ideas and resources, give variety so that people can choose what appeals, what they feel they can tackle and have a WhatsApp group to share drawings and info.
Please enquire through the office
Richmond
Poetry evening
Target audience: Everyone
Description: People contribute by choosing their favourite poems/songs in a particular language ( so far incl. Russian, Hebrew, French, Latino, Yiddish). The poem is presented + short bio of the poet + English translation. Followed by discussion about the poems.
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Aim: To enjoy the poetry together. Each time another language is chosen to explore, and the poems are translated to English in order to be inclusive.
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Why was it a success? Brings people together, creates an intimate warm atmosphere, people feel uplifted afterwards, learning something new about language and its poetry. Beautiful!
Advise for communities looking to replicate: Online it's harder to maintain the atmosphere, so consider limiting the capacity to 20
Iryna Mushkina, Events Co-ordinator
Woodford Forest
Sunday zoom concert
Target audience: Everyone
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Description: A 30 minute "concert" live on zoom & Facebook, by anyone who has the required skillset!
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Aim: To give people something to tune in to on a Sunday afternoon
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Why was it a success? A very simple recurring event, with limited effort, enjoyed by a core of people.
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Advice for communities looking to replicate: Make sure the quality of the musician is up to scratch, as well as the quality of the technology.
Community Development Worker
New West End
Zoom around the world
Target audience: Everyone
Description: 5 different guided Zoom tours of different cities around the world - Rome, Berlin, Buenos Aires / Sao Paulo, Warsaw, and Florence
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Why was it a success? The people who attended really enjoyed it - they were informative and entertaining visits.
Advise for communities looking to replicate: Tour guides who can give stories of people and not just dates and times are much better
Eli Ballon, Adminstrator