The Mad Hatter: an iconic character in popular culture

The character Mad Hatter originated in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The character, famous for wearing a large top hat and having an eccentric personality has appeared in media spanning more than a hundred years! Since the birth of the Mad Hatter as seen in Carroll’s novel, the character has appeared in movies, …

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Celebrity ‘Great British Bake Off’ at Valentines Mansion!

Valentines Mansion is back on TV!!!! In a series of four special Sport Relief programmes four celebrity bakers will take on the Great Bake Off challenge.   Set against the backdrop of our stunning Mansion in Ilford, famous faces compete to claim the star baker title! This series is in aid of Sport Relief and sets …

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We go live on the National Lottery!

Last Saturday our very own Active4life co-ordinator Gemma Tully was invited to appear live on the National lottery! Alongside three other ecstatic girls (Anne-Marie Asenso, Amina Akbar and Madhuri Joshi), Gemma represented the Redbridge arm of ‘Us Girls’. Already tingling with excitement the lucky four waited apprehensively for their lift to arrive. Who would be …

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