Epping Town Mayor's Charity raises £2,500 for The Box

Outgoing mayor, Cllr Brian Rolfe, handed over a cheque for £2,500 for The Box at the annual Epping Town Mayor's "At Home" on 9th April.

Brian Rolfe has been a strong supporter of The Box during his year of office and the Trustees would like to thank him for all the hard work he has put in to his fundraising efforts.

Fairtrade Fashion Show raises funds for The Box As part of their ongoing support of The Box, Epping United Reformed Church held a Fairtrade Fashion Show, featuring a range of fairtrade clothes modeled on the catwalk. Other stalls offered a selection of fairtrade goods and the evening also featured refreshments and an auction of promises.

1st Birthday celebrations for The Box got underway with Hardcore Juggling and Street Magic from Matt Hennem on Friday night.

The young people were dazzled by Matt's contact juggling with crystals before trying their hands at various skills through the rest of the evening.

The Box held its first Open Day on Saturday.

Staff and volunteers from The Box and our partners, TeenAIM, were on hand to greet members of the public and passers-by who were keen to find out more about The Box and our work with young people in Epping.

Various displays in The Box highlighted aspects of our work and visitors were able to try their hand at different activities.

Mime artist, Ken Wylie, added to the party atmosphere, handing out balloons and leaflets on the High Street.

The Box becomes a zoo for the day to celebrate The Box's first year serving young people in Epping.

Over 90 young people packed into The Box on Wednesday to witness a spectacular display of animals to celebrate a year since The Box opened its doors for the first time to young people on 24th May 2005.

The Animal Encounter was provided by Impeyan Productions and young people were able to handle a variety of reptiles, birds of prey and small mammals, before tucking into a huge birthday cake.

Other events during the birthday week included a grand pool tournament and nail art workshop. The week concluded with a football training session at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in partnership with Essex Youth Service.

Epping Churches host worship day for 140 year 8 students

The Box provided one of the venues as Epping Churches hosted 140 year 8 students from St. John's School for a full day exploring different ways of worship.

Organised by St. John's School Chaplaincy Team, the day kicked off in St. John's Church with a huge Labyrinth - offering students over 20 practical experiences of worship ranging from a giant graffiti prayer wall to explorations of self-image.

Students then attended several workshops before bringing their experiences back into the church for a final act of worship. The Box provided the venue for the drama and mime workshop for 30 students led by professional mime artist Ken Wylie.