Flooding
Sources of information in the event of flooding in Loughton and surrounding areas :
Environment Agency: Contact Floodline - Telephone: 0345 988 1188 Textphone: 0345 602 6340 24 hour service 7 days a week
ECC Emergency Planning: https://www.essex.gov.uk/planning-land-and-recycling/floods-and-emergency-planning
BBC Floodline: Flood warnings - BBC Weather
BBC Essex Radio: Essex Live - Latest local news, sport & business from Essex
BBC Essex 95.3 - 103.5 MHz, FM
Football pitches for hire
- RVRG, Roding Road, IG10 3BT: Full size football pitch – last year in operation 2025, pitches available for Saturday & Sunday daytime matches during the playing season only;
- Willingale Road Playing Field, Willingale Road, IG10 2DD (adjacent to no 85): Junior and mini pitches available upon request at beginning of season.
fees available on request – T: 020 8508 4200 E: contact@loughton-tc.gov.uk
Foster Carers
If you feel committed to improving a child's life, you're over 21 and have a spare bedroom, you can foster. Essex County Council's fostering team will help you with finding a type of fostering that works for you, and your family.
Different types of fostering are available. You can foster a child from one weekend a month, all the way up to full time.
We have foster carers who are single, married, living with their own children. Some of our foster carers work flexibly in another job, and some have retired.
Looked after children need kind, patient foster carers to help them heal and reach their full potential. Join hundreds of families and start fostering with Essex County Council. We're only a phone call away 0800 801 530
3Food4U
We are community surplus hubs offering free food, home
essentials, clothes, toys without assessment or referral to anyone that needs
it. Treating people humanely with
dignity and respect.
Loughton Hub: Loughton Club, 8 Station Road, IG10 4NX. Tuesday 11:15am to 1:00pm.
3Social&WarmPlaces4U: Everyone welcome to our monthly social cafe, which is dementia friendly. Held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Loughton Club, 2pm – 4pm.
The new 3Food4U Community Centre at 47 Highbridge Street Waltham Abbey EN9 1BD is available to frontline agencies, charities, and community groups for FREE to deliver health, wellbeing and educational activities/sessions for free or subsidised to the public. It has a large open space with folding tables/chairs for 50 people, small kitchen and disabled access toilet.
Contacts: T: 01992 842 642 Mobile / WhatsApp: 07973 166940 E: info.3food4u@gmail.com W: 3food4U | Free Food For You!
Grants for Community Groups
Loughton Town Council operates a scheme for making grants to local organisations. A budget for grants is set each year and, though not unlimited, it is able to provide useful assistance to local groups in their activities and projects. Decisions on grant applications are made by the Town Council's Resources and General Services Committee. Anyone applying for grants must complete the Town Council's Financial Assistance application form. All the required information to support the bid must be included when applying. There is no maximum figure set (but please check the budget available before submitting your application) and grants are not restricted to purpose. Instead, the criteria for consideration are:
- Purpose for which the grant is required
- How the grant will benefit the residents of Loughton
- Interrogation of the applying organisation's accounts
- History of applications and grants given to applying organisations.
The annual deadline for applications is 31 December. Ninety per cent of the grants budget will normally be allocated to applications that have been received by this deadline. The remainder is retained for emergency applications received during the year.
For an application form, please contact the Town Council at 1 Buckingham Court, Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex IG10 2QZ, call 020 8508 4200, or download a copy from our documents & policies page.
Lopping Hall (Endowment Corporate Trust)
Lopping Hall was built in 1884 as a
community centre for Loughton residents who lost their right to lop trees in
Epping Forest. Today, the Lopping Hall
is a multi-purpose community venue in the centre of Loughton, Essex. It has a
large theatre hall with a stage, changing rooms and lighting system, and three
smaller rooms for hire (see the Loughton Facilities Guide for details).
Groups & Classes:
Lopping Hall is used by a whole range of different local groups on a regular basis including several dance schools, fitness & exercise groups and local art groups. We are also well known for highly-rated musicals and plays put on by Loughton Operatic Society (LOS) and Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS). Visit the website for further information.
Contact: The Lopping Hall, 189 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 4LF. Hall Manager, John Mahoney, T: 020 8508 1660. E: loppinghallmanager@gmail.com W: Halls for Hire | Lopping Hall Loughton | Essex
Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society
LADS is always ready to welcome new members, so if you are interested in theatre and would like to become involved in a society that produces four plays a year and has 80 years worth of experience. Contact: Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society, Lopping Hall, High Road, Martin Howarth T: 020 8508 8644
Visit LADS website for up-to-date information W:
www.lads.org.ukLoughton Astronomical Society
Regular meetings: The LAS meets between 8:00 & 10:00 p.m. every Thursday evening (except Christmas and New Year) in the Scout Hall, Theydon Bois, Essex. Everyone is welcome to attend (£3 entrance fee – internal speaker, or £4 – external speaker). Web:
Loughton Astronomical Society Homepage (las-astro.org.uk) Astrokyds is a group for young astronomers (6 - 14 years) run by some of the LAS members. It is held once a month on Friday evenings.
Activities include simple experiments, audience participation, demonstrations, show and tell, quizzes, mythology of the constellations and, if clear, some real observing. The aim is to kindle the interests rather than to provide a formal course in astronomy. Even some of the parents have been caught listening. Some of the more advanced young astronomers help out with some of the talks and demonstrations. Astrokyds meet on the second Friday of the month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in St Mary's Parish Church Hall, Theydon Bois. If you think your young astronomer(s) would like to join our group in Theydon Bois then please telephone 07881 811719.
Loughton Athletic Club
Do you want to get fit and make new friends? Would you like to become involved in road or cross-country running, race walking or track and field events?
Loughton Athletic Club is a small, friendly club that welcomes runners of all ages, gender and ability. If you are interested in joining, you are welcome to attend on
Tuesdays or Thursdays for a trial before making the decision.
Get in touch to tell us you plan to attend so we can look out for you! Some age groups may have waiting lists.
For more information please contact us. Roding Valley Recreation Ground, (by the tennis courts), Roding Rd, Loughton IG10 3BS.
WEB: Loughton Athletic Club | Friendly local running and athletics club | England (loughtonac.org.uk) Join Us | Loughton AC
Loughton Bowls Club
Bowls Social Bowls for beginners at Loughton Bowls Club, Eleven Acre Rise. From May-Sept. Fri. 5pm. Free parking. Hall for hire. Call Paul Elliott 07555 334612
PLUS
Loughton Bowling Club Bridge Section, Eleven Acre Rise. Thurs pm. 020 8502 0237
Loughton Chess Club, Loughton Bowling Club, Eleven Acre Rise. Weds, 7.30pm. 020 8508 8407 http://www.loughtonchess.co.uk/
Loughton Camera Club
If you live in the Loughton area and would like to join us you will be welcome. We meet every Wednesday evening from 8:00pm until 10:00pm in the Lopping Hall, Loughton Essex. Telephone: 07873 534 604 Website:
Welcome
Loughton Cricket Club
Loughton Cricket Club is one of the Premier Cricket Clubs in Essex, fielding four Men's Saturday sides, one Men's Sunday side, a Women's Sunday side and three Junior sides.
Junior membership is available at Under 17, U16, U15, U13 and U11 levels. Loughton Cricket Club has now satisfied the criteria for 'clubmark' and is recognised by Sport England as a club that is safe, effective and child friendly.
For details, contact: Cliff Greenhill on 020 8508 2489. Loughton Cricket Club, The Uplands, Loughton, IG10 1NQ.
Loughton & District Historical Society
Loughton & District Historical Society presents a series of talks on various aspects of history, both of local and national interest. A Newsletter is published and books and booklets on local subjects. Meetings are held in the Methodist Church in High Road, Loughton, Essex on the second Thursday of each month from October to May inclusive. New members are always welcome.
Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society
The Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society meets
fortnightly at All Saints House, All Saints' Church, Chigwell Row, where we
offer a comprehensive programme of activities and events. These include lectures
on a variety of amateur radio and associated subjects, as well as regular
“on-air” operating sessions, and practical demonstrations. For those wishing to obtain a UK amateur
radio licence, we provide tuition twice-a-year with weekend-long Foundation
Licence courses in Epping, Essex.
Website: Loughton & Epping
Forest ARS – RSGB Region 12
Loughton Fencing Club
We meet every Wednesday, term-time, at Debden Park High
School, Willingale Rd. All abilities, equipment supplied free. Jnrs 7-8.30pm, Snrs
7.30-9pm. First session free. Contact: info@loughtonfencingclub.co.uk