Diary Dates
Please click on an event for further information (if available)
* all dates/activities are subject to change
September 2025
6th – Drama Group – New term starts
18th – Members Fundraising Meeting
29th – October Half Term – Booking form available
October 2025
10th – October Half Term – Booking deadline
25th – Drama Group – No session
28th – October Half Term Project
30th – October Half Term Project
Parents Forum
Come along to our Parents Forum and meet other parents/carers of ADDUP and have an opportunity to help with fundraising ideas to save the future of ADDUP.
Date:
18thSeptember 2025
Time:
7pm
Venue:
The Hut
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
After School Club
The After School Club will include Life Skills such as: meal planning and budgeting, making a bed, preparing their school bag, being responsible and building good peer relationships along with other ideas the children come up with. It will also include health & fitness, games, peer group discussions
Dates:
Each Wednesday from TBC
Times:
4.00pm to 5.30pm
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
The booking form will be available from 6pm Monday TBC
The booking deadline is Friday TBC at 12.00pm.
Places will be limited and you will be notified if your child/young person has been given a place from TBC
Drama Project
Dates:
2025
Term 1: Saturdays from 11th January to 5th April (No session 22nd February – Half Term)
Term 2: Saturdays from 26th April to 19th July (No session 31st May – Half Term and 28th June)
Term 3: Saturdays from 6th September to 18th October, Sundays 9th November to 30th November and Saturday 6th December (No sessions 25th October and 1st November – Half Term)
Time:
10am to 1pm
Venue:
The Shed
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
All places must be pre-booked and your child needs to commit for the full year.
The 2025 Shows will be 6th & 7th December
The booking form for Term 2 will be available from 6pm Monday 24th March 2025
The booking deadline is Friday 4th April at 12.00pm.
Places will be limited and you will be notified if your child/young person has been given a place from 7th April.
Members receive priority for places, which are limited.
Technical & Dress Rehearsals:
Dates:
Saturday TBC
Saturday TBC
10am to 1pm
Venue:
Addup
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
Drama Show
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory ~ ADHD Style
Date & Time:
Saturday 6th December 2025, Curtain Up 4pm
Sunday 7th December 2025, Curtain Up 2.30pm
Venue:
Studio 1 (The Hall)
Fairkytes Art Centre
Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
Tickets:
Adults £5
Children under 16 yrs £3
To book tickets please complete the booking form – Available from 3rd November 2025
The Monster Inside – A family training programme
Our family training programme is for the parents/carers, the ADHD child and their siblings and will run for three weeks for two hours each week.
Details as follows:
Dates:
Until we are able to secure funding, there are no courses planned
Time:
5pm to 7pm
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
We are only be able to accommodate 7 families on this course and these places will be allocated on a “first come first served” basis with members receiving priority.
In the unlikely event that the course does not fully book within minutes of the booking form going live, the booking deadlines for each course are as below
- The deadline for booking places on the
February/March Course is 12pm Friday 31st January 2025, with confirmations being sent fromMonday 3rd February 2025.
The parent/carers workshops will explore the issues related to living with a child with ADHD, taking back control, family values and problem solving.
The children’s workshops will follow the same themes as the adult but will be child focused and will include: social skills, making informed choices, peer relationships, social media and understanding and learning to manage/control their ADHD “Monster” turning it from a negative influence to a positive one.
To achieve the best results you and your child/children must attend all the workshops.
Below are a few quotes from parent/carers who have completed the “Monster Inside” parent/child training programme.
“This is voodoo, it works, we have a better understanding of our child and life is looking brighter for us”.
“I feel more in control”
“I understand my son’s feelings now”
“I am happier and my family is more calmer and we feel like a family unit now”
“Keeping to the rules and following things through, I have learnt to talk less, think about what I say and I listen to my son”
Summer Project
A programme of art and craft activities along with Life Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Drama, fun and games.
The final day of the project (Friday 22nd August) will see the children putting on a Summer Fete in the garden of Fairkytes Art Centre. This is their contribution towards helping raise the funds needed to continue providing activities for them to enjoy. Due to this, the usual End of Project Presentation, where the children’s achievements are recognised and they get the opportunity to show off the work they have done throughout the project, will be brought forward to Thursday 21st August.
You can book your child/children into as many sessions as you would like however places will be limited and, if oversubscribed, places will be allocated.
If you would like places for your child/children, please complete the application form (link below) by 12pm Friday 18th July, any received after this date will only be considered if places are available. You will receive an email confirming your child/children’s places from Monday 21st July.
Dates:
Mondays to Fridays from 4th to 22nd August 2025
Times:
Morning Session: 10.00am to 12.00pm – Age 5-8 yrs old
All Day Session: 10.00am to 3.00pm – Age 9 yrs old and Over
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
You can request places for your child by completing our booking form which will be available from 6pm on Monday 30th June
October Half Term Project
A programme of art and craft activities along with Life Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Drama, fun and games.
However, due to lack of funding, we can only offer two days of the half term for this project.
You can book your child/children into as many sessions as you would like however places will be limited and, if oversubscribed, places will be allocated.
If you would like places for your child/children, please complete the application form (link below) by 12pm Friday 10th October, any received after this date will only be considered if places are available. You will receive an email confirming your child/children’s places from Monday 13th October.
Dates:
Tuesday 28th and Thursday 30th October 2025
Times:
Morning Session: 10.00am to 12.00pm – Age 5-8 yrs old
All Day Session: 10.00am to 3.00pm – Age 9 yrs old and Over
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
You can request places for your child by completing our booking form which will be available from 6pm on Monday 29th September
February Half Term Project
A programme of art and craft activities along with Life Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Drama, fun and games.
You can book your child/children into as many sessions as you would like however places will be limited and, if oversubscribed, places will be allocated.
If you would like places for your child/children, please complete the application form (link below) by 12pm Friday 30th January 2026, any received after this date will only be considered if places are available. You will receive an email confirming your child/children’s places from Monday 2nd February.
Dates:
Monday 16th to Friday 20th February 2026
Times:
Morning Session: 10.00am to 12.00pm – Age 5-8 yrs old
All Day Session: 10.00am to 3.00pm – Age 9 yrs old and Over
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
You can request places for your child by completing our booking form which will be available from 6pm on Monday 20th January
Easter Project
A programme of art and craft activities along with Life Skills, Health & Wellbeing, Drama, fun and games.
On Friday 11th April we will be having a presentation of certificates for the children, and they will also entertain you with a short performance. We will also be selling tea/coffee and cake/biscuits from 12pm, along with a small raffle and a tombola stall, to help raise funds for future projects.
You can book your child/children into as many sessions as you would like however places will be limited and, if oversubscribed, places will be allocated.
If you would like places for your child/children, please complete the application form (link below) by 12pm Friday 20th March, any received after this date will only be considered if places are available. You will receive an email confirming your child/children’s places from Monday 23rd March.
Dates:
Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th April 2026
Times:
Morning Session: 10.00am to 12.00pm – Age 5-8 yrs old
All Day Session: 10.00am to 3.00pm – Age 9 yrs old and Over
Venue:
The Billet
59 Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
You can request places for your child by completing our booking form which will be available from 6pm on Monday 9th March
AGM
Date:
Thursday 24th July 2025
Time:
6.30pm
Venue:
Fry’s Gallery 59a Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
Please complete the booking form to book your place at the Addup AGM
Bowling
Date: 30th May 2025
Time: 11:45am for a 12pm start
Venue: Namco Funscape, Romford Brewery
We have arranged for a bowling session followed by a McDonald’s lunch for the children of ADDUP
To book your child’s place, please complete the booking form.
The booking deadline is 12pm Friday 2nd May. Confirmation of places will be sent from Tuesday 6th May.
Should this be oversubscribed, places will be allocated to those children who regularly participate in ADDUP activities/projects.
Sponsored Walk
The annual ADDUP Sponsored Walk will help raise the funds needed to provide the services and activities needed for our children and families.
This year’s walk we are asking the children (and their grown ups) to dress up in line with the theme of our Summer Project “The Seven Seas”. We would love to see lots of pirates, mermaids, fish, boats, etc parading round the green of the Queens Theatre!
You can download a sponsor from here or you can share our fundraising platform to collect sponsor money You can also make a donation via that platform too if you can’t participate in the actual walk
Date:
Thursday 21st August 2025
Time:
10.30am
Venue:
The Queens Theatre Green, Billet Lane, Hornchurch
(opposite the ADDUP Drop-in Centre)
Family Barn Dance – Sold Out
Date:
17th May 2025
Time:
6.30pm to start at 7:00pm
Venue:
Studio One
The Annexe
Fairkytes Art Centre
Billet Lane
Hornchurch
RM11 1AX
Cost:
£7.50 Adults
£2.50 Kids under 16
* Raffle * Bring your own food, snacks & drink * Lots of fun *
Don’t forget the glasses & corkscrews!
Book your places here
Everyone is Welcome!!
Please support this fun event to help raise much needed funds to help provide your children’s activities
Christmas Party
Date:
Friday 13th December 2024
Time:
7.00pm to 9.00pm
Venue:
Partyman World
Folkes Farm, Folkes Lane
Upminster
RM14 1TH
This year our Christmas Party will be at Partyman World in Upminster.
We will provide drinks.
Food can be purchased on site.
Father Christmas will be paying a visit and will give each child a present.
The booking form will be available from 6pm on Monday 18th November 2024
Pantomime at Cliffs Pavilion – Trip cancelled due to lack of funds
We have secured tickets for the pantomime Cinderella, starring Rylan
Date:
Saturday 13th December 2025
Pick up point:
Addup Drop-in Centre
Time:
5:15pm – Coach departs promptly at 5:30pm
This outing is available to Addup members only.
Members who attend regular activities throughout the year will be given higher priority in the event of the outing being over-subscribed.
Expected return to Hornchurch: between 10:30pm & 11pm
The booking form will be available Monday 21st July from 6pm and places need to be booked by no later than 12pm Tuesday 26th August 2025