The Brent Magazine issue 104 July 2010

ISSUE NO.104

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Give some, get some, RESPECT Your festival guide

Quiet isn’t it…

Yes, the neighbourhood’s much better since that noisy bunch of anti-social so-and-sos were dealt with…

Who did you contact?

Brent Council Community Safety Team… they got the local Safer Neighbourhoods Police Officers onto them…

Hope it stays like this.

Yes, me too… I’ll give you the number, just in case…

Anti-social behaviour is a crime.

Report it to sort it.

Brent Community Safety Partnership Team Tel: 020 8733 3932 www.brent.gov.uk/communitysafety

Contents Features Countdown to the Games

Welcome to The Brent Magazine

Young people inspire Olympic spirit

Stonebridge hails King Khan Boxing champion drops by at a local club

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Get ready for Respect Your guide to Brent Council’s summer festival

Get on the move Brent Dance Month takes off in July

Welsh Harp’s wild weekend Celebrating local landmark’s 175th anniversary

Where reading takes off Space-themed reading programme is launched

Regulars

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Brent Summer University is opening

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Brent people

Welcome to July’s The Brent Magazine. It is an outdoorsy, get up and dance type of issue.

Brent Dance Month is starting this month. It’s four weeks of classes and activities in all forms of dance from Bollywood to ballroom. The month starts at Respect on 4 July – Brent Council’s not-to-be-missed day of music, theatre, entertainment, food and more in Roundwood Park.

To help you on the day we’ve produced a short guide.

This month sees the start of the two-year countdown to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’s crept up quickly, but the site is rising in east London and Brent is also preparing for its contribution.

Eight young people are inspiring others to get involved in the excitement around the Games and it starts on a weekend in July.

James Diamond Editor, The Brent Magazine

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Please ring 020 8937 1106 Cover image: Amir Khan at Stonebridge Boxing Club.

Photographer ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT

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Brent Council honours community champions The winners of the Brent Community Champions Awards 2010 have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to the borough.

Twenty-three people received their award from the outgoing Mayor of Brent Jim O’Sullivan at a special ceremony at Brent Town Hall. The awards are

organised by Brent Council to honour people who volunteer their time to help others. Awards can be given to people who live outside the borough, but volunteer their time in Brent.

The 2010 winners are Alfred Totesaut, Alia Coleman, Bhavinbhai Patel, Ezra Cohen, Ami Udeshi, Christina Connelly,

Francis Kabia and Christian Longdon

Cassandra Cheng, Hajrudin Sistek, Nedim Mujcinovic, Jennie Doble, Fatima Khalil, Josie Warshaw, Meena Patel, Jasvinder Sawhney, Minakshi Patel, Dr Peter Moore, Rajnikant Somabhai Patel, Ramesh Devani, Samia El-Ali, Sharon Bennet, Sylvia Wiseman, Urmila Parbhu and Zamira Ruspi.

Photo: Neil Pattison

Neighbourhood warden Francis Kabia has won a Housing Heroes Award for duty to his work.

The warden for Brent Housing Partnership was named Inspirational Colleague of the Year at the awards. Francis was cited after he stopped thieves stealing heaters from a van intended for vulnerable tenants; then delivered them himself to each resident.

This year’s winners

Harvesters win plum prize A project which harvests fruit from gardens to stop it going to waste was named best grassroots project at The Observer Ethical Awards.

Local Fruit Harvesters was set up by resident Michael Stuart with Viv Stein of Brent Pickers Helena Wright, Adam Middleditch and Lianna Etkind

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Number one warden

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Friends of the Earth and Emily Hamilton of Transition Kensal to Kilburn. Last year 850 kilos of apples, pears, plums and figs were picked in gardens.

Email michael.stuart6@ googlemail.com or call 07813 574 699 to get involved.

BACES gets thumbs up The provision of adult education in Brent is improving, education watchdog Ofsted has said.

Ofsted praised staff at Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) and said in a recent report it was making ‘reasonable progress’ overall. Sue Hasty, Head of BACES, said: “We look forward to making further significant strides in improving the learning experience and helping all of the community to achieve their goals.” Visit www.brent.gov.uk/baces to see the report or find out more about courses.

People’s films in the park The Lexi Cinema will be showing movies picked by residents in Roundwood Park.

The people’s choices in an online poll were sing-along ‘Mamma Mia’ and action film ‘Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark’. ‘Mamma Mia’ will be on 12 September at 8.15pm and ‘Raiders’ on 18 September at 8.15pm, visit www.thelexicinema.co.uk

Tax cheats pay up Brent Council has recovered £800,000 from people wrongly claiming single person’s council tax discount. The discount is only for households with one council taxpayer and entitles them to 25 per cent off the bill, if that changes they must tell the council. Contact 020 8937 1790 or email counciltax@brent.gov.uk

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The new Mayor of Brent takes office Councillor Harbhajan Singh has been appointed the new Mayor of Brent.

Councillor Singh, who represents Welsh Harp ward, will serve as Mayor of Brent in 2010-11 and his wife Kawal Singh OBE will be the Mayoress. He began his year in office by announcing that the Asian People’s Disability Alliance, St Luke’s Hospice and Shooting Star Children’s Hospice have been chosen as his mayoral charities. The Mayor grew up in India.

He studied at the University of the Punjab and

Get cheaper childcare Parents who want to work but cannot afford childcare could get up to £40 a week for nursery or childminder fees.

Call Ruth Joseph on 020 8937 3277 or visit www.brent.gov.uk/childcare for more about the scheme.

studied marketing at the College of Technology in Buckinghamshire. He worked as a civil servant and later in export marketing for major companies such as British Oxygen, and has lived in Brent for 44 years and has two children and four grandchildren. He has served on community groups and on a council task group focusing on climate change.

The new Deputy Mayor is Councillor Aslam Choudry and the Deputy Mayoress will be his wife Jamila Begum Choudry.

The new Mayor of Brent

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Green team’s clean up of Cricklewood’s streets Cricklewood residents collected 25 bags of rubbish when they organised a clean up day.

North West Two Residents’ Association teamed up with

Cricklewood Homeless Concern to organise the event with the help of Brent Council’s StreetCare officers.

Resident Carol Reeman said: ‘It was an excellent

example of local people, charity, businesses and council working together to make our area a nicer place to live in.”

Volunteers collect rubbish

Brent tennis league launched South Kilburn office change Brent Council’s South Kilburn Housing Project Team and South Kilburn Partnership will be moving from Peel Precinct and Canterbury Road to new offices from 28 July.

They will move to the Community Resource Centre in Albert Road, South Kilburn, but will still be open from 9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday, call 020 7328 1199 for more.

A new tennis league for Brent will be starting on 12 July with its home in Gladstone Park.

Gladstone Park Tennis League, which will be running until 5 September, is a mixed singles’ league for over 18s and all standards of player. Its home is the Gladstone Park courts, but matches can be played anywhere in Brent which suits the players.

League players are put into groups of up to seven, according to ability, they then contact each other over the eight weeks to arrange a competitive tennis game.

It is £10 to join and the group winner gets a £20 prize and certificate. The league is run by Local Tennis League, which is bringing friendly competitive tennis to public courts.

Call 07503 281 732 or email localtennisleagues@ googlemail.com to sign up; the last date to join is 9 July.

Turn to page 11 for more about sports starting in Gladstone Park this summer.

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Brent Makes Music 2010 Pupils’ voices will be raising the roof of Wembley Arena at Brent Makes Music on 8 July.

The night, organised by Brent Council’s Brent Music Service, will have performances from the service’s string orchestra, samba band, junior ensemble, concert band, and flute choir. Pop group The bAnd are playing as are

special educational needs children and youngsters from the Music’s Cool early years music programme. Cellist Indira Grier, who won Brent Young Musician of the Year 2010, will give a solo performance. A highlight of the evening will be 1,500 children singing in unison as a choir made up from

different schools. The event starts at 7.30pm. Tickets for advance bookings are £10 adults, £5 children and concessions; on the night tickets are £20 for adults and £10 for children and concessions. Call the Arena box office on 020 8902 0902.

A resident has won a photo competition after snapping the Welsh Harp on a mobile. Quezia Gomes, from Neasden, came first in Impressions of Brent, which challenged people to capture the spirit of Brent on their mobile phone, winning a digital camera. The competition was run

by Brent Council and artists’ organisation Wasted Spaces; her image and six runners-up are being projected on Ealing Road Library’s windows.

Andy’s goal against fakes

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Residents have until 15 July to pay council tax by Direct Debit and be entered for a £25,000 prize. Direct Debit forms are available at Brent Council’s One Stop Service or libraries; visit www.brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 1790. The draw is on 20 July.

Quezia makes an impression

Children at last year’s event

A Trading Standards officer is spearheading the campaign against counterfeits after travelling to the World Cup in South Africa to see its crackdown against fake goods.

Andy Faulkner met with police, customs and FIFA officials to find out how they were tackling fake tickets and merchandise. His visit, funded by the Trading Standards Institute, will help him deal with fake goods sold at the next Olympics or if England is chosen

25K draw deadline

to host the 2018 World Cup. Andy and other Trading Standards officers regularly seize fake goods in Brent and advise residents about their consumer rights.

He said: “I hope the increased experience and knowledge will reassure sponsors that we can protect their brand and help consumers to better understand their rights.”

To report fake goods, call Brent and Harrow Trading Standards on 020 8937 5555.

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Amaya’s BEST street design A glass tile designed by a young resident has been put into streets in Kilburn as part of a road-improvement scheme.

Amaya Naaman-Laurent designed the marker with her mother Leila at a workshop organised by Brent Council’s Streets for People scheme, which has been improving an area around Charteris, Glengall and Hazelmere Road in Kilburn. So far work has included creating shared surface areas, tree planting and pavement improvements. The tile, Amaya Naamanmade from recycled glass, has Laurent with her been put into 22 spots around design the area and is one of a number of public arts works which were designed involving local people.

It has a tree with houses on 11 branches to represent all 11 streets in the scheme. Streets for People has worked with BEST (Brent Eleven Streets Associations) on the street improvements and creative projects.

“Amaya’s design is lovely. It shows some of the leafy and green areas in Kilburn,” said her mother Leila.

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Brent Schools Under 15s won the Middlesex Championship after beating Hounslow 2-1 in the season’s last game.

Esmail Seremba and Tanasheh Abraham scored when Brent

came from 0-1 down to win. The team is managed by brothers Chris and Gerhard Ampofo who grew up in Kilburn and played for West Ham in the 1980s. For trial dates call 07956 287 139.

Brent Council has cut charges at a Wembley car park to as little as 20p to help boost local shops.

Tenterden car park, off Preston Road, now costs 20p for up to half an hour and just £2.80 to park for the day.

The car park has 167 spaces, CCTV and lighting at its site near to the Tenterden open space and is a short walk to Preston Road Tube station.

The new charges should help local shops because a higher availability of parking spaces will increase passing trade, visit www.brent.gov.uk/parking for more.

Strictly street dancing .

Dancers aged from 18-84 will perform a fusion of ballroom and street dance in July. The group was set up to enable different generations appreciate the other’s dance styles, culture and music and was funded by Brent Council. They will be performing at the council’s Brent Respect festival on 4 July at the launch of Brent Dance Month.The dancers held rehearsals in Wembley with professional choreographers Sibylle Kockjeu and Taofeeq ‘Taz’ Sanusi from Brent-based dance organisation Hypnotick.

Brent Council’s Lead Member for

Environment, Culture and Planning Councillor James Powney said: “Workshops like these promote a greater understanding between the two age groups and prove that whatever your age or background there is always th opportunity to find common ground. This collaboration challenges many stereotypes and will result in a very interesting performance at Brent Respect.” For more about the project email info@activeaspirations.com or call 07950 544 564. For more on Respect and Brent Dance Month turn to pages 18, 19 and 21.

Sibylle Kockjeu, Taofeeq ‘Taz’ Sanusi and the dancers

Celebrate village life Residents at a village day

Photo courtesy of Tony Revell

Brent crowned football champions Wembley The Ampofo brothers parking for 20p with the team

Roe Green Village Day will be entertaining residents and celebrating community-life on 17 July. The day, held on the village green, will feature games, food and family activities. The event starts with the English Miscellany Morris Dancers and there will be arts and crafts stalls to buy gifts including artoon sketches, honey, Chinese calligraphy, plants and Connie’s cupcakes. Games include a coconut shy, matchbox game, tug-of-war and the London Underground game. For children there will face painting, Punch and Judy puppets, cake decorations and a sack race.

The day will be from 2pm5pm on The Green in Roe Lane, Kingsbury. Call 07950 023 695 debbie.nyman@talktalk.net

Register to have a say Brent Council is reminding residents to register to vote so they can have their say in future elections.

People must complete the electoral registration form that will shortly arrive in the post.You can use the telephone, internet or text message service to confirm your details are correct. If you do not return the form, you may not be able to vote and you may also not be able to get credit, open a bank or building society account or obtain a parking permit if you are not registered to vote.

Call 020 8937 1372 email electoral.services@brent.gov.uk for more.

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BRENTpeople Dr Peter Moore is Chair of Brent Fairtrade Network, helping to create a better world.

Caring consumer

What is Fairtrade?

How did you get involved?

Fairtrade is about improving people’s lives in developing countries by giving producers better prices and access to export markets for goods such as tea and fruit. It means firms agree to pay a minimum price for farmers’ goods rather than allowing prices to fall. There is a premium allowing people to reinvest money in schools and clinics.

It also insists goods are produced under just social and environmental conditions such as allowing trade unions, promoting safe workplaces and banning child labour.

I have always wanted to tackle poverty.

It is wrong that in our world of wealth and plenty one billion people go to bed hungry each night. I have seen the effects of poverty first-hand in Sudan and Kenya, where I work on development projects such as training civil servants. In the past I worked for BP and understand that markets rather than aid are often better in the long-term to lift developing countries out of poverty.

Above: Women picking cotton in India, picture courtesy of the Fairtrade Foundation.

Left: Dr Peter Moore by Neil Pattison.

How can ordinary shoppers help?

Buying Fairtrade goods is the first step.

They carry the Fairtrade logo, which means they have been certificated by the Fairtrade Foundation as meeting its requirements.

There are over 4,000 products including 70 types of wine, chocolates, tea, coffee, sugar and flowers. That includes some big brands such as Cadbury’s Dairy Milk and some KitKat bars. If your shop doesn’t have them, then please ask.

What difference does Fairtrade make?

What is Brent’s Fairtrade Network doing?

Simply, it develops the world’s poorest economies and raises living standards.

There is a place for aid, but Fairtrade gives people in developing countries a more sustainable and dignified way to work themselves out of poverty. That’s similar to the transformation we underwent in this country through industrialisation and the agricultural revolution.

The big challenge is to win Fairtrade status for the borough. To do this we need more cafes selling Fairtrade goods, greater community involvement and more workplaces, schools and faith groups involved.

We have a wonderful steering group that leads the network and it would be a boost to have more members and more people getting involved. Brent is very diverse and there are many families with links to countries across the world. Fairtrade is important as part of Brent’s commitment to sustainability – and ethically it is the right way to shop.

Email fairtrade@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 5326 for more. The network’s next meeting is on 8 September at 7.30pm at Brent Town Hall.

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Make recycling your goal The Reuse and Recycling Centre at Abbey Road, NW10 is open from 8am to 4pm everyday over the summer and accepts over 30 materials for recycling.

Supporting your team during the World Cup? Organising a barbeque for friends? You may be surprised by how much there is to recycle and compost after the game.

You can also reduce waste by using reusable cups, plates and cutlery.

Make clearing up easy by: • composting food waste, cardboard and garden waste in your green organic bin, or request biodegradable sacks for garden waste • recycling magazines, newspapers, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, cans and more in your green box.

020 8937 5050

www.brent.gov.uk/recycling

Advertise on Brent buses

There are over 90 vehicles available in Brent for advertising. This is a great opportunity to promote your products or services and receive unparalleled local coverage and frequency.

Rates start at only £70 per bus for a six week campaign. Call 020 8937 1097 or email advertising@brent.gov.uk

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Sporting delivery Peter Prickett is leading sports and games activities in a glorious park in Brent this summer.

If you want to take a wicket, volley across court or shoot at goal then Gladstone Park is a good place to be.

A programme of sports for youngsters in the green space is starting up in July and the person leading it is the park’s own Sports Coordinator Peter Prickett. He will be organising many activities, including football, tennis, cricket and multisports events.

“The programme will enthuse and motivate Brent’s residents to become more active and use some of the excellent sports and recreational facilities at Gladstone Park,” explains Peter. “It’s a lovely park and open space and a great place to exercise.”

He is working with Brent Council’s Sport Service and Parks Service to run the summer programme and promote the park as a place for sport. Peter, who also works for the Rachel Yankey Football Foundation, is a qualified football coach and works mainly with young people.

“I want more people playing sports in the park,” he added. “To raise awareness I’ve met with schools, community and residents’ groups to promote what’s going on. It doesn’t stop with the sports programme in the summer; my aim is to make sure the park has regular tennis, netball, rugby, football and walking over the year.”

Gladstone Park has benefited from a lot of investment by Brent Council. Around £1.2 million has been spent on a ‘sports hub’ in the south of the park, featuring new football and rugby pitches and changing rooms alongside an artificial cricket square.

That’s not all. Investment is planned for the tennis courts in the north of the park and a tennis league for adults in Brent started on 12 July and has its home on the courts. In addition, four netball courts and a multi-use games area will be created when the old hard courts are resurfaced.

The work is scheduled to be completed by the winter.

“It’s a lovely park and open space and a great place to exercise.”

Peter Prickett

PROGRAMME 26, 27 July 10am-12noon Cricket (ages 8-14) £5/3 28-30 July 2pm-4pm Tennis (ages 8-16) £7.50/3 2-9 August 10am-12noon Football (ages 8-12) £3 or £12 for week Peter Prickett Picture by Isabelle Plasschaert

9-13 August 2pm-4pm Football (ages 12-16) £3 or £12 for week 16, 18, 23, 25 August 10am-12noon Multisports (ages 8-14) £3/5.

To book visit www.brent.gov.uk/sports email sportservice@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 3707.

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Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) – Taking learning into the community

Look out for the new BACES course brochure for 2010/11 Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) is Brent Council's direct provider of education and training, funded by the Skills Funding Agency. Our mission is, ‘to broaden minds, create opportunities and change the lives of individuals and communities in Brent’.

New courses starting from September 2010. Brochure available from July.

BACES offers a wide range of courses that cater for a diverse range of people with a variety of educational needs. There are accredited and non-accredited courses at a variety of levels and students can choose to progress at their own pace.

Enrol on a BACES course now and choose from a huge range of exciting opportunities. Courses cost just a few pounds per session – or you may even qualify to study at a concessionary rate.

Sixteen to 19-year-olds who are not in full time education have free access to accredited courses.

Where do I find out more about enrolling?

Stonebridge Centre

tel: 020 8937 3950

1 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge, London, NW10 8DY

Madison House

Case study Health, Public Services and Care courses

tel: 020 8937 3636

24-28 London Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7HD

Carlton Centre

tel: 020 8937 3990

Carlton Vale, London, NW6 5RA

William Greenaway is the senior

Visit our website

pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy, Bethel Community Centre, which is used

www.brent.gov.uk/baces

seven days a week by people of all ages. It houses an

Or pick up a brochure at a Brent library or Brent One Stop Service.

IT centre, Saturday school for children and keep-fit

Get on course for your future

classes, as well as the church itself. ”I realised I needed some health and safety training and the course really opened my eyes – it has helped me to meet all the various needs of the users of the centre. The tutor was excellent and very knowledgeable.”

Lessons in the key of life Young people can discover a talent or learn a new skill at Brent Summer University.

Summertime, and the learning is easy; especially for youngsters in Brent.

From 26 July until 20 August, Brent Summer University is up and running again with free activities, classes and fun for any young person in the borough aged 11 to 25. The programme is organised by Brent Council’s Brent Youth Service and its courses, which will be held at venues across the borough, have been tailored for youngsters.

Courses include a young learners’ driving scheme, event management and for those interested in the visual arts there will be Photoshop, painting and an introduction to film and TV. IT classes include website design and Flash animation and many more accredited courses. Sport activities include cheerleading and gymnastics. In addition, there will be fashion design, hairdressing, beauty and a lot more. Several courses have been specially designed for youngsters with disabilities.

“This summer you can get creative, raise your selfconfidence and start to think more about your future,” said Ricky Gardner from Brent Youth Service. “But it’s more than that. Brent Summer University helps you to make friends, get a qualification and also to have fun. The courses offer you the chance to try something you’ve never done before or always wanted to try.”

It ends in style. On 13 August, young people who took part will perform in a mini-showcase at Granville Plus Youth Arts Centre in South Kilburn and on 20 August there will be the main showcase performed at Brent Town Hall in Wembley. Last year former attendee Kallai, who starred in the reality TV-show ‘Baby Borrowers’, appeared on stage at the main showcase to inspire that year’s students.

This year enrolment starts on 9 July from 12noon-8pm at Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre, in Hillside, Stonebridge.

You can also register there on 10 July from 12noon-4pm. You can enrol online at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/bsu.

You can choose up to three courses, but there is a limit on numbers for each course. View the 2010 brochure at www.brent.gov.uk/youthservice or pick up a copy at One Stop Service local offices, schools, or local libraries and youth clubs.

Call 020 8937 3680 for more or email bsu@brent.gov.uk or if you are a student with physical disabilities email emma.harker@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8965 3475.

Singing, right, and sports classes for youngsters above.

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Countdown from eight Young people are promoting the London 2012 and Paralympic Games in Brent as the countdown starts this month. Words SHARON DONOVAN. They are eight youngsters who are helping to build up the excitement in Brent about the London 2012 Games.

Rynette Mandanda, Annabelle Vassell, Fiona McCormick, Devi Mukunthan, Antonia Dixon, Kowsar Ibrahim, Jasmine Agyekum and Nirali Patel are the first recruits to join Inspiring Brent Young Ambassadors. The project is open to any youngster aged 14 to 16 in the borough.

In September more young people will be able to apply to join.

The eight ambassadors are responsible for promoting the London 2012 Games to young people and helping at Inspiring Brent events. Inspiring Brent is Brent Council’s programme to maximise benefits from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

“Everyone selected has a clear passion

for the Games,” explains Zerritha Brown, Brent Council’s Manager for London 2012. “Many of the members are involved in arts, sports and volunteering projects either in school or at youth clubs.

“We are hopeful the ambassadors can communicate the importance and excitement of the 2012 Games to young people.”

As ambassadors the eight are learning skills involved with organising Inspiring Brent sports, culture, media and volunteering events. Ambassador Annabelle Vassell said: “My favourite part was going to BANG 103.6FM studios and learning about managing and marketing an event.We produced a radio advert which will be aired this month.”

Their first big event will be the Inspiring Brent Cultural Countdown on

24 July, which will mark a two-year countdown to the start of the Games.

The event is in partnership with Akademi South Asian Dance UK and takes place at Willesden Green Library Centre. This will feature a range of exciting cultural and creative challenges culminating in live performance poetry and Bollywood street dance challenges.

In addition, from 23-25 July there will be the Inspiring Brent Open Weekend Challenge programme marking the capital-wide London 2012 Open Weekend. It starts at Vale Farm Sports Centre and Willesden Sports Centre with a number of free activities for all the family. Activities continue throughout the weekend and Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre will join in the celebrations.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/brent2012 for the full cultural countdown or challenge programme or email inspiringbrent2012@brent.gov.uk

Ambassadors Rynette Mandanda, Annabelle Vassell, Fiona McCormick, Devi Mukunthan, Antonia Dixon and Kowsar Ibrahim.

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King Khan hails Stonebridge’s champions World champion Amir Khan dropped

by Stonebridge Boxing Club recently to encourage its youngsters.

He is a hero to many young Brent boxers and they finally got a chance to meet the world champion.

Amir Khan visited Stonebridge Boxing Club’s gym recently to see how the club is working with young people in Brent. He was invited by club managers Aamir Ali and Sharon Bennett to see what a difference the club is making to many young people.

Khan won the WBA World Light Welterweight Championship at 22, and brought his champion’s belt along to Stonebridge to show the young club members. He has previously won the Commonwealth, WBO Inter-Continental and WBA International titles. In 2004 he became the youngest British Olympic boxing medalist when he won silver at the Athens Olympics at the age of 17, winning the nickname King Khan.

The club was awarded £3,500 recently from Brent Council’s Neighbourhood Working Fund to buy new equipment such as gloves and bags. “The neighbourhood working money has already been put to good use, buying the new boxing ring and gloves. We look forward to welcoming lots of new boxers to our club,” said Sharon.

In addition Sharon received a Brent Community Champions Award from Brent Council for his work with Stonebridge and Kingfisher boxing clubs. He was presented with his award at a special ceremony at Brent Town Hall.

Stonebridge Boxing Club is based at Kassinga House, 37-41 Winchelsea Road, NW10. For more information, including club times and costs per session, please call Aamir Ali on 07951 425 804 and Sharon Bennett on 07985 652 507.

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respect Respect on 4 July in Roundwood Park is bigger and better than ever with music, dance, theatre and food from around the world. Words SHARON DONOVAN

wheelchair

DANCE

On the Respect Stage Muskaan perform their Bollywood wheelchair dance and Active Aspirations MC Trix, winner of Brent’s Got Talent and fellow MC Cortex spit some lyrics. Rap stars Cuthbert and Cortex will also perform. Indian dance group Dancing Nikita Company and reggae band, The Ruff Cutt, close the proceedings.

On the Arena Stage, Drama Workhouse present Theatre Combat providing inside tips on stage fighting. Brent Youth Circus Company will perform their ‘Heroes and Heroines’ piece with Albert and Friends Instant Circus hosting a circus workshop.

To launch Brent Dance Month there will be a day of workshops and performances in the Momentum tent, providing a sneak preview of July’s dance month programme.

You won’t want to miss the Hypnotik Intergenerational Dance Piece, a fusion of ballroom and hip-hop featuring young men, and ladies aged 65 plus.

Above: Dancing Nikita Company Right: Cuthbert

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yourself An attempt to set a Guinness world record for the most number of people to do the Electric Slide dance will take place on the Arena Stage at 7pm with the help of BANG 103.6FM. The Electric Slide, formerly known as the Electric Boogie was invented by choreographer Ric Silver in 1976 and the dance is performed to ‘Candy’ by Cameo.

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SLIDE If you don’t know the Slide, pop down to Wembley Central Square on 2 July from 12noon to 3pm where you can learn the dance routine, courtesy of the square’s owners St Modwen’s.

Or visit www.bangradio.fm and watch videos of the Slide.

For the first time in Respect’s history there will be a free 80s Roller Disco so you can show off your moves. Or relax and take in the sights of Roundwood Park with a free horse and carriage ride from The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.

Think you know your partner inside out?

Well put it to the test and enter the Mr and Mrs Quiz. If you fancy learning a new skill, why not try out henna tattooing or demonstrations from the Stonebridge Boxing Club?

There will be loads to do for the little ones with their very own Giraffes Can’t Dance Tent. This will feature face painting, storytelling, mask making and much more.

If you’re hungry visit the Flavours of Brent Food Stalls selling delicious food from around the world such as the Caribbean, Morocco, Thailand, Lebanon and India.

For more information download a program from www.brent.gov.uk/respect or call 020 8937 3144.

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Brent Well-being Day • Thursday 5th August • 11am until 6pm • Stonebridge Centre, The Hub, 6 Hillside, London NW10 8BN Spoil yourself, come to the FREE Brent Well-being Day, all are welcome…

• Meet our host Mr Numbervator, treat yourself to a fun packed day and learn about healthy lifestyles • Attend interactive stalls, demonstrations, dance workshops, design tee-shirts and visit the interactive kids corner • Try holistic therapies, free food tastings and juice bar • Take part in a well-being survey, receive give-aways and much more – there is something for everyone

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Are you dancing?

Brent Dance Month returns in July with workshops, performances and classes to get you up and moving.

Words SHARON DONOVAN It starts at Brent Respect Festival on 4 July “It and keeps on moving for a whole month. to Brent Dance Month, brought to you by Brent Council in partnership with local dance organisations, offers four weeks of discounted classes and performances including salsa, ballroom, ballet, capoeria, Bollywood, bellying dancing and other popular dance forms.

You’ll need to be at Brent Respect festival in Roundwood Park for the official launch of the month. The festival will have performances in the Momentum Dance Tent, a worldrecord attempt at the Electric Slide, roller disco and a special performance of an intergenerational dance piece by older ballroom dancers and young street dancers.

“By highlighting the groups, teachers, venues, youth clubs and council departments that contribute to Brent’s dancing talents we hope that everyone can find a dance style that suits them, says Brent Council officer and dance month coordinator Melissa Inman. “It is a great way for people to learn a skill, keep fit and make friends.

Many people may not be aware that the dance classes can be very affordable.”

Throughout July, the foyer of Willesden Green Library Centre will be alive with free capeoria, street dance, ballroom and salsa workshops. Provided by Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES), these classes will be a taster of courses that start in the autumn. On 24 July as part of Inspiring Brent’s Challenge Weekend, an Olympic countdown celebration, there will be a Bollywood street dance workshop and dance off, also at Willesden Green Library Centre. Many of Brent libraries will be celebrating with rhyme and time sessions from 21 June to 2 July featuring the children’s story ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ by Giles Andreae and craft and art activities.

Brent-based Active Aspirations is involved again with Brent Dance Month. It holds regular street dance classes for youngsters at the Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre in Stonebridge. Choreographers from its Hypnotick project have been working on the intergenerational project, which will be showcased at the Respect Festival on 4 July.

is a great way for people learn a skill, keep fit and make friends.”

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/dancemonth or call 020 8937 3144 for more details.

Above: Street dance class organised

by Active Aspirations.

Photos: ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT

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Reservoir’s big birthday sp The natural wonders of the Welsh Harp were discovered by children at a day to mark its anniversary. Pictures by NADIA ATTURA Families got back to nature by enjoying a range of wildlife activities to mark The Welsh Harp’s 175th anniversary.

As part of the celebrations, the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre, which is at the end of Birchen Grove, opened its doors and 15 acres of grounds for people to try pond dipping, guided nature walks and fossil making.

Youngsters also got up close to Giant African millipedes and Hissing Sid the cockroach and his family, as well as making fossil moulds and using digital microscopes to study minibeasts at the centre, which is run by Brent Council.

The reservoir was constructed between 1834 and 1835 to provide water for the Grand Union and Regent’s canals and was originally known as Kingsbury Reservoir.

But the area, comprising around 340 acres of open water, marshes and grassland, was later named Welsh Harp after an old coaching inn which once stood nearby.

Today sailing is a popular activity on the 125 acre space of open water, which in 1948 hosted the Olympics’ rowing competition, and still hosts sailing clubs.

“The Welsh Harp is a wonderful resource that has allowed many people to appreciate nature over the years.”

Nearby, St Andrew’s Old Church in Church Lane, Kingsbury, also held an open day to mark the special occasion of the reservoir’s anniverary.

Harry Mackie, Centre Manager, said: “It was a fantastic day for families and a wonderful opportunity for London kids to experience nature. Lots of children from the local community turned up to take part, which was great because that’s who the open day was aimed at. The Welsh Harp is a wonderful resource that has allowed many people to appreciate nature over the years. We’re very fortunate to have it on our doorstep.”

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In the 1960s the Welsh Harp was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its valuable habitat for wildlife.The Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre is open throughout the year for school classes to participate in curriculum sessions.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk for more on the centre or call 020 8200 0087.

Above: Children at the environment centre’s open day.

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Readers blast off Brent’s Summer Reading Challenge starts in July, offering children a space themed adventure in reading.

The countdown has begun. This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is blasting off at a library near you.

The challenge this year is called Space Hop and it has workshops, competitions and events inspired by space and alien worlds. Space Hop is free and open to any child aged from four to 12. It starts on 24 July and the mission is to read six books by 29 August; children can register at a Brent library from 5 July to join up. To keep track of the books there is a poster with stickers and medal and certificate for those complete the challenge. Books can be on any subject, fact or fiction; the aim is to read all six.

The Ugly Sisters Brent Summer Reading Challenge launch event fusing fairytale and science fiction.

24 July 10.30am Willesden Green Library Centre

Zoolab The live animal roadshow featuring snakes, tarantulas, lizards, and millipedes.

10 August 11am-12 noon Ealing Road Library 2.30pm-3.30pm Tokyngton Library 12 August 11am-12noon Preston Road Library 2.30pm-3.30pm Kingsbury Library Plus 17 August 11am-12noon Cricklewood Library 2.30pm-3.30pm Neasden Library Plus 19 August 11am-12noon Willesden Green Library Centre 2.30pm-3.30pm Harlesden Library Plus

Space Jam Rebecca Woolf leads Space Jam poetry and drama workshops for five to seven year olds.

10 August 2.30pm -4pm Brent Town Hall Library 11 August 2.30pm-4pm Harlesden Library Plus 12 August 2.30pm-4pm Tokyngton Library 23 August 11am-12.30pm Cricklewood Library 2.30pm-4pm Ealing Road Library

Apollo 13 Moon Landing Rebecca Woolf will also lead a drama class about the Apollo 13 moon landing for youngsters eight and above.

21 August 11am-12.30pm Ealing Road Library 2.30pm-4pm Tokyngton Library

Cosmic Comix Illustrator Sally Kindberg is running cosmic comic workshops.

16 July 11am -12noon Ealing Road Library 2.30-3.30pm Willesden Green Library Centre 17 August 11am-12noon Kilburn Library 2.30-3.30pm Brent Town Hall Library 19 August 11am-12noon Kingsbury Library Plus 2.30pm-3.30pm Preston Road Library 23 August 11am-12noon Brent Town Hall Library 2.30pm-3.30pm Harlesden Library If you miss those look out for Spaceship pottery workshops, Manga and craft classes to make pop-up books, alien masks and cosmic telescopes.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/libraries email libraries@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 3400.

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A firefighting family The original Wembley Fire Brigade was made up of volunteers with a horse-drawn pump, and was something of a family affair, explains PHILIP GRANT. When Carol Snape from Hampshire sent an old photograph to Wembley History Society asking for any information about relatives who were thought to be in it, she did not know what would be uncovered.

The picture, shown here, of Wembley Fire Brigade around 1920, had belonged to her late grandmother.

Wembley Urban District Council set up its fire brigade in 1895.The firemen were volunteers, mainly council employees, and were summoned by a bell above the station in St John’s Road when an alarm was raised.

They were paid one shilling an hour for attending fires and six pence for refreshments; their first task would be to find two horses to pull the old Harrow fire pump.

Edward Cox, a builder from Sudbury, joined Wembley Fire Brigade in 1905, and his brother Ernest, a plumber, became a part-time fireman in 1911.The Chief Officer at the time, a retired Army man Major Buss, had drilled the brigade into an efficient unit, which regularly won prizes at

competitions. Under his guidance, the council bought a motor fire pump in 1914, and employed a full-time driver. Ernest was one of two firemen trained as relief drivers.

One evening in February 1917 the

“They pumped water from the canal, half a mile away, and after four hours the flames were overcome.” brigade was called to a blaze at a paint works in Greenford, which was in danger of spreading to a munitions factory next door.

They used their skills to pump water from the canal, half a mile away, and after four hours the flames were overcome and a disaster was averted.That year, King George V established the Order of the British Empire – awarding medals to civilians for distinguished service in the First World War. In November 1920 Edward and Ernest Cox were among four

Wembley firemen to receive these medals for their efforts at the Purex Works fire. By then Edward Cox had been appointed Chief Officer, and his youngest brother Albert and nephew William Stevens had joined the Brigade after wartime army service.When William got married in 1925 it was Wembley’s first fireman’s wedding, with the couple driven from the church on the fire engine. Sadly, his was also the first fireman’s funeral six years later when he died after a short illness, aged just 33.

The council started to employ full-time firemen in 1935. Edward retired in June after 30 years faithful service. On 31 January 1936 Ernest (now Second Officer) and Albert were among the last volunteers to be discharged, as Wembley’s firefighters had become a professional brigade.

If you are a descendant of any volunteer members of the brigade shown in the picture, please call 020 8937 1068.

Carol Snape’s picture shows Chief Officer Edward Cox on the right with Ernest Cox and William Stevens seated next to him. Albert Cox is probably the fireman standing second from the left on the back of the fire engine.

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COMPETITIONS

Win your 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium An escorted tour of Wembley Stadium makes an exciting day out for the whole family. Stroll into the player's dressing room and walk through the tunnel towards the hallowed turf, then climb 107 steps, standing triumphantly in front of the royal box and see the FA Cup. For Brent residents, we have four pairs of tickets for the Wembley Stadium tour. For a chance to win, send in the correct answer to the following question:

Which country are England playing on 12 October?

Send or email your answers to Wembley Stadium competition at the address below. For information on event times visit: www.wembleystadium.com/events

Win tickets to a circus extraordinaire Cirque Du Soleil will be bursting onto Wembley Arena’s stage from 28 July to 1 August with its signature production Saltimbanco, a thrilling and kaleidoscopic celebration of artistry and agility. It features breathtaking acrobatics and athleticism, solo spotlights and epic ensembles. The Brent Magazine has teamed up with Wembley Arena and is giving away one family ticket (four people) to this amazing show on 30 July 2010 at 8pm. For a chance to win simply answer this question:

What is the name of Cirque du Soleil’s production at Wembley Arena?

To book visit www.WembleyArena.co.uk or call 0844 815 0815.

Wembley Stadium Event Calendar 28 August 3 September 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 October 31 October

Event starts

Rugby League Challange Cup Final TBC Euro 2012 Qualifier: England v Bulgaria TBC Muse (event ends) 11pm Muse (event ends) 11pm Euro 2012 Qualifier: England v Montenegro TBC NFL - Broncos vs 49ers 5pm

This events calendar is correct at the time of going to print and is subject to change and updates. More events are expected to be booked for 2010 – these will be added to the calendar as and when confirmed. Please visit www.wembleystadium.com/events for the very latest information.

Competition Terms and Conditions • Only one entry per person allowed • Prizes/tours must be redeemed within 12 months of receiving confirmation • Children under 16 must be accompanied on the Stadium Tour by an adult and have consent of their parent/guardian • No cash alternatives for any prize will be offered • Employees of Wembley Stadium and their families are not eligible to enter. Prize winners must adhere to Wembley Stadium Tour’s terms and conditions, available at www.wembleystadium.com/tours • All prizes/tours are subject to availability and pre-booking is required.

Win your guide to London’s trees ‘Time Out’ has published its guide to the most beautiful and significant trees in London. ‘The Great Trees of London’ has facts, figures and photographs about these important trees, including the Wembley Elm in Brent. The Brent Magazine has five copies to give away. To win a copy, please answer this question:

Which tree in Brent is in ‘The Great Trees of London’?

Send your entries on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: (Name of Competition), The Brent Magazine, Room 9, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD or email competition@brent.gov.uk (add name of competition to subject line). The deadline for all competitions is Friday 16 July 2010.

Last month’s winners: (Liz Earle) Gill Fisher (winner), CT Soo (runner-up), O Daley (runner-up).

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What’s going on…

The essential guide to music, drama, sport, workshops and much more. Find out what’s going on in Brent during July 2010. To get your event listed email tbm@brent.gov.uk or telephone 020 8937 1068.

CHILDREN AIR CADETS Mon and Thurs 7pm 406 Squadron Willesden 020 8451 0406 ARTALIKE Sats 10am term-time; Sats 10am-noon ARTTEEN 7-14 £5, Kensal Rise 07946 755 847 ART CLASSES Mini Picassos for children aged 4-6 yrs and 7-11yrs; toddler Picassos 15 months-3 yrs, Gracelands Cafe, Kensal Green 079 0363 8817 BRENT MUSEUM 27 July 12noon-4pm 3D houses create a map with Trobridge-inspired buildings Willesden Green Library Centre 020 8937 3600 emma.tutton@ brent.gov.uk DANIEL’S DEN Mons 1pm-3pm, Thurs 9.30am-11am, 11.30am1pm, Tues 10am-noon St MIchael and All Angels Church, Hillside, StonebrIdge, Fris 9.30am11am, 11.30am-1pm St Michael’s Church Hall, St Michael’s Ave, Tokyngton Tues, 1pm-3pm, Gladstone Park Primary School, Dollis Hill www.danielsden.org.uk

Stunt Festival at the ACE Cafe.

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DOWN SYNDROME TIGER CUBS Thurs 5pm-6pm football coaching run by QPR, Woodfield School Genwood Avenue, NW9 020 8740 2585 07815 670 806 DRAMA WORKSHOPS Sats 7-16 yrs Duddenhill Centre, NW10 07958 653 725 11TH BRONDESBURY GUIDES Tues, 6pm for girls aged 10-14 in Willesden 07810 653 225 FASHION SHOW 3 July 2pm and 3.15pm catwalk show led Amanda Riley linking sustainability and fashion; Lexi Cinema, Chamberlayne Road, NW10 07966 749 091 FAWOOD CHILDREN’S CENTRE Mons, Tues & Fris 9.30am-11.30am under 5s pop in and play, Weds 9.30am-11.30am childminder’s network, Fawood Avenue NW10 020 8965 9334 FRENCH CLASSES Weds, Thurs after-school in Kensal Rise ages 5-11; 07753 693 720 GIRLS’ BRIGADE Weds 5.15pm-8.30pm for five-year-olds and upwards, Queensbury Methodist Church, Beverley Drive 07961 321 237 GRANVILLE YOUTH PLUS ARTS Mons 6pm-8pm taekwondo, 6pm9pm drama; Tues 6pm8pm Brent Youth Circus, 6pm-9pm Fashion as a Business, 6.30pm-8pm Kilburn Youth Film Festival, 7pm-9pm Discipline dance group; Weds 5.30pm-7pm guitar (intermediate), 7pm8.30pm guitar (beginners), 6pm-8pm street dance, 6pm-9pm vocal training, 7pm-9pm song writing; Thurs 6pm-9pm animation, Granville Road, South Kilburn 020 8937 3612

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HILLSIDE PERFORMING ARTS 31 July-18 Sep Sats 12noon-2pm for 10-12 year olds, 2.30-4.30pm for 13-16 year olds icebreaker games, drama improvisation, character development in drama; dance warm-up, choreography, cool down; £3 two hours, £1.50 one hour, Hillside Hub, Hillside NW10 07506 198 999 hillsideperforming arts@hotmail.com LONDON IRISH MUSIC SCHOOL Sats, traditional Irish music for under 14s; Oliver Goldsmith Primary, Kenton www.london irishmusicschool.co.uk 020 8205 7231 MINI-SOCCER Suns Year 3 9.45am10.45am Year 4-Year 6 10.45am-12noon Uxendon Manor School, Vista Way, Kenton, 6 weeks £30, call George Lappas 07957 229 518 MONKEY MUSIC Thurs children aged 3 months - 3 years; St James’s Church Centre, Stanley Avenue, Alperton www.monkeymusic. co.uk 01895 674 587 MUM AND TODDLER Thurs 10am-12noon, Preston Mall Community Centre, Kenton £2 020 8204 1148 NOAH’S ARK Tues 10.30am-12.30pm, Thurs 1.30pm-3.30pm St John’s Church, Harrow Road, Wembley community playgroup £1 per family per session 07768 453 931 PARENT TODDLER GROUP Thurs 9am-10.30am 50p Barham Primary Wembley 020 8902 3706 PARENT AND BABY WALK Tues, 10.30am Roundwood Park, NW10 07958 292 524 PIONEER EXPLORER SCOUTS Weds 8am-10pm for 1418 years, Stember Hall, Leighton Gardens, NW10 01582 703121

SEA TRAINING CORPS Thurs 7.15pm-9.15pm Sea Pirates 7-9 yrs; Thurs 7.15pm-9.15pm juniors; Mons and Fris 7.15pm9.30pm Sea Cadets; Mons and Fris 7.15pm9.30pm Marine Cadets; youth group for boys and girls, Cool Oak Lane, NW9 020 8205 4492 www.seacadet.org 7TH BRONDESBURY BROWNIES Tues 6pm for girls aged 7-10 in Willesden 07810 653 225 SING AND SIGN CLASSES Mon-Fri, for babies 6-18 months. Willesden Green & Kensal Rise 07790 955 576 SOCCER TRAINING Fris 6pm-8pm, for children, first session free Capital City Academy NW10 mdipaola@ cyworks.co.uk SPLASH FOOTBALL Sats 10am-12pm, ages 5-15. Claremont High School, Claremont Avenue, Kenton, £30 for 5 weeks 07863 165 737 WILLESDEN DISTRICT SCOUTS Groups throughout Willesden for young people aged 6-18, adult volunteers needed 020 459 3737 enquiries@willesden scouts.org.uk

COMMUNITY ACE CAFE 25 July 9am-5pm Streetfighter and Stunt Festival best bikes display, tyre burnouts, wheelie machine, hot tricks from East Coast FMX display team, outside Wembley Arena 020 8782 5629 www.acecafeevents.com BRENT AND HARROW NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WIDOWS 13 July 8pm guess the location game, bring a photo or picture, 27 July 8pm cheese and wine, bring a friend call Rhona, 76 Marlborough Hill, Harrow 020 8969 3198

BRENT PENSIONERS FORUM 6 July 10-12noon Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane Wembley 020 8998 0564 CAPITAL AGE FESTIVAL 9-10 July 2pm-6pm free festival of music, dance, theatre, arts and crafts for over 50s Royal Festival Hall, South Bank (Sat) Bernie Spain Gardens next to Oxo Tower Wharf (Sun) www.capitalage festival.org.uk CHALKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE Mons-Suns education, sports and community activities Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road www.chalkhill communitycentre.org 020 8385 1836 HINDU EXPERIENCE 25 July 9am-6.30pm culture, games, health and workshops inspired

by Hinduism £2 under 8s free Kingsbury High School, NW9 www.the hinduexperience.org MAYHEW ANIMAL HOME OPEN DAY 18 July 11.30am-4.30pm street party with live music, stalls, bouncy castle face-painting and dog show; Mayhew Animal Home Trenmar Gardens, NW10 £2.50 under 16s senior citizens £1.50 events@ mayhewanimalhome. org 020 8968 2445 MOSAIC MosaicYouth.org.uk weekly youth club for lesbian, gay and bi teenagers 08000 433 411 NORTH WEST LONDON LESBIAN AND GAY GROUP Mons 8.30pm, Tenterden Sports Centre, Preston Road, Wembley 07941 707884 OVER 50S DISCUSSION GROUP Tues 11am-12.30pm The Gallery, Willesden Green Library 020 8452 8739 ST MICHAEL’S SUMMER FAIR 10 July 12noon-6pm barbecue, raffle, food and drink, games and bouncy castle St Michael’s Church, St Michael’s Avenue, Tokyngton 020 8902 3290 SUDBURY NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE 26-30 July 11am-4pm, live music, bric-a-brac sale, art classes, keep-fit, art, £3.50 lunch, free cream teas 809 Harrow Road, (behind Sudbury Methodist Church) 020 8908 1220

SUMMER FAYRE 17 July 12noon-4pm stalls, tombola, BBQ, cream teas, grand draw St Mary’s Church Willesden, Neasden Lane, NW10 020 8459 2167 TAMIL READING GROUP 10 July 2.30pm-4pm Brent Town Hall Library 020 8937 3500 WILLESDEN GREEN WRITERS GROUP Thurs 8pm-10pm Willesden Green Library Centre ww.willesden greenwriters.com WOMEN’S POETRY 2 July 4pm ‘Poetry and Empowerment’ Harlesden Library Plus, High Street, NW10; 21 July 7pm led

by Ursula Troche The Hub, All Souls Church Hall, Station Road, Harlesden 07896 366 485 ursula troche@yahoo.co.uk WOMEN’S INSTITUTE NORTH WEST LONDON 1 July 7.30pm upstairs North London Tavern, 375 Kilburn High Road NW6 nwlwi@hotmail.com

DANCE ADULT BEGINNERS BALLET COURSE Until 14 July Weds 6.30pm-7.30pm The Corrib Rest, 76-80 Salusbury Rd, NW6 6PA 07956 260 108 www.balletforyou.co.uk ADULT STREET DANCE Tues, 7.30pm-8.30pm, £5.15 New Bridge Park Centre, Stonebridge 020 8937 3730 BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCE Mons 7.45pm Fris 7pm, Weds 7.45pm (salsa), Thurs 7.45pm (tango) Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 242 Kilburn High Road 020 7624 3331 www.dance-arthur murray.co.uk BELLY DANCING Mons 7.30pm-8.30pm (beginners), 8.30pm9.30pm (improvers) £48 for 6 weeks £8 drop-in Fitness First 492-498 High Rd, Wembley, www.hayaam.com 07855 362 849 Tues 8.30pm-10pm NY Pilates Studio, Lonsdale Rd NW6 020 7372 3490 Sats 2pm-3pm 105 Salusbury Road NW6, £7/lesson or £50/8 elif tarakci@yahoo.co.uk BOLLYWOOD AND SEMI-CLASSICAL INDIAN Suns 11.15am-12.15pm Fitness First 197 Alperton Road 07930 593 988 rupal@ classic-creations.info

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LINE DANCING Fris 6.15pm-7.15pm, free, beginners, Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley 020 8976 1099 CLUB CEROC Tues 8pm-11pm entry £7 plus £3 lifetime membership and a free beginner’s DVD Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9, www.clubceroc.com 020 8933 4350 SALSA Mons, 7.30pm-8.30pm Mambo City salsa at £6 St Joseph’s Social Club, Empire Way, Wembley salsa@mambocity.co.uk Fris 7.30pm-8.30pm Willesden Sports Centre Thurs 8.15-9.30pm £4.50 07961 281 989 SELF EXPRESSIVE DANCE Tues 8pm-9.30pm, £7.50, Holy Innocents Church Hall, Bacon Lane Kingsbury 020 8205 6751 SEQUENCE AND TEA DANCING Mons Tues 2pm-4pm £1.50 all ages welcome King’s Hall Community Centre 155 Harlesden Road, Willesden 020 8459 3487

DRAMA CHAMELEONS Mons and Thurs 8pm, amateur dramatics Neasden Methodist Church, NW10 07968 965 038 DRAMA WORKHOUSE Tues & Weds 8pm-10pm for adults Dudden Hill Centre, NW10 07958 653 725 EAST LANE THEATRE 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 July 7.45pm ‘Equally Divided’ by Ronald Harwood, Vale Farm Wembley £9 in advance 07762 622 215 MADHATTERS Weds 8pm amateur dramatics, Stables Arts Centre, Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane.

020 8452 5239 WEMBLEY OPERATIC SOCIETY Weds 8pm-10.30pm new members needed for ‘42nd Street’ rehearsals in Preston Road, Wembley www.wos-productions. org.uk 020 8868 5117

BARNHILL CONSERVATION 4 July 10am woodlands, paths and hay meadows, meet 199 Salmon Street; 11 July 10am pond survey and improvements, meet Fryent Way car park; 18 July 10am orchards, hay watch meet at Bush Farm; 25 July 10am warrens and meade, meet at Fryent Country Park car park lay-by 020 8206 0589 www.bhcg.ik.com FRIENDS OF THE EARTH 13 July 7.30pm Willesden Trades and Labour Hall 375 High Road Willesden NW10 info@brentfoe. com 07793 244 408 KINGSBURY WALKERS Weds 1.55pm, Meet Bush Farm, Slough Lane and Salmon Street junction.

020 8907 2836 WELSH HARP CONSERVATION GROUP 18 July 10am walk to see butterflies and dragonflies 020 8447 1810

EXHIBITIONS ARTISAN 2-23 July Weds-Sat 11am5pm ‘Blooming Marvellous’ photography

by Liz Eddison capturing the beauty of gardens 80 Harlesden Road, NW10 020 8451 6315 BRENT ARTISTS REGISTER Until 15 July ‘Work, Rest and Play’ GCSE artwork

by Queens Park Commmunity School pupils TheWall@ TheGallery; 20 July-13 Aug ‘Ethereal Material’ how artists respond to materials, daily 2-6pm The Gallery Willesden Green Library Centre 020 8459 1421 info@brentartists resource.org.uk BRENT MUSEUM Until 16 Sep ‘Visionary of the Suburbs’ life and work of the architect extraordinaire EG Trobridge, Until 11 July ‘An Olympic Borough 1908-2012’ touring exhibition 1st floor Willesden Green Library Centre, Willesden High Road 020 8937 3600 INTERVENTION GALLERY Until 25 July Sat-Sun 10am-4pm sculpture by Benedict Youngman and video work by Jon Sack, Anglican Chapel, Kensal Green Cemetery NW10 07903 524 968

STABLES GALLERY Until 4 July Augustine Coll mixed media; 8 July1 Aug ‘Branch Outing’ Sally Buchanan’s photos and sculpture inspired by Gladstone Park’s trees Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane 020 8452 8655

LEARNING FILM-MAKING 4, 10 July 10.30am5.30pm two-day course in film-making led by Sabina Sattar £160 Stables Gallery, Gladstone Park Dollis Hill Lane, NW2 020 8452 8655 gldys sanjuan@yahoo.co.uk LIFE COACHING 1, 15, 29 July 10am12noon ‘Ready for a Change?’ life coaching Roundwood Lodge Cafe, Roundwood Park NW10 £25 book in advance call Imani 07525 371 321 imani_7121@ yahoo.co.uk MIDDLESEX ITEC GCSE tuition in maths, English, science for 14-19 years at Middlesex ITEC 020 900 0505 UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE Courses, talks and workshops 020 8933 7558 www.brentu3a.org.uk

LOCAL HISTORY BRENT MUSEUM 15 July 6.30pm ‘A History of the Swedenborg Society’ secretary Richard Lines talks about the society’s history, beliefs and Swedenborgian influence on EG Trobridge Education Room Willesden Green Library Centre 020 8937 3600 WEMBLEY HISTORY SOCIETY 16 July 7.30pm summer social with quiz; fish and chips St Andrew’s Church Hall, Church Lane, Kingsbury 020 8205 3263 WILLESDEN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY 21 July 7.30pm summer guided tour: meet at churchyard, St Mary’s Church, off Neasden Lane, NW10 020 8965 7230 cliffwadsworth@ btinternet.com

MEETINGS

Willesden College of North West London Denzil Road, NW10; 21 July 7pm Kingsbury and Kenton Kingsbury High School, Princes Avenue NW9 020 8937 1055 consultation@ brent.gov.uk

MUSIC SINGING LESSONS Sat-Wed contemporary singing lessons and music theory, beginners to intermediate levels, Neasden Lane 07796 372 499 e_chinners@yahoo.com VOCALITY WILLESDEN COMMUNITY CHOIR Mons 8pm-10pm first session free, gospel, African, pop and more, Willesden Green Library Centre, Space 2 95 High Road, NW10 07985 094 322 WEMBLEY ARENA 4 July Britain’s Got Talent Live; 28-31 July Cirque du Soleil www.livenation. co.uk/wembley

SPORTS & LEISURE BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUB Evenings and daytime including free tuition, Chatsworth Road 0208 438 0302 BROTHERS PEARSE CAMOGIE CLUB Ladies’ hurling club, all levels welcome, call Mary Cahill 07904 685 276 CENTURY BOWLS CLUB Indoor and outdoor bowls, free coaching available, social actitivities, Logan Road, Wembley 020 8904 3261 FUN AND FITNESS Tues 8pm-9pm ladies only all levels exercise class; £4 Kingsbury Baptists Church hall, Slough Lane, NW9 07944 523 260 LADIES KEEP FIT Weds 7.30-8.30pm Mandhata Centre, 20a Rosemead Avenue, Wembley 07930 593 988 rupal@classiccreations.info

PILATES Mons 7pm-8pm, Sats 1011am Living Well Health Club, Wembley Plaza Hotel, Empire Way, £5 07903 937 909 PRESTON PARK BOWLS CLUB New members welcome, free coaching and loan of bowls Preston Park Recreation Ground, Carlton Avenue East 020 8933 9358 020 8427 1590 QUEENS PARK HARRIERS Tues & Thurs 7pm-8pm, Willesden Sport Centre www.queenspark harriers.org.uk SHORINJI KEMPO MARTIAL ART Tues 8pm-9.30pm Church of Ascension, The Avenue, Wembley; Fris 7.30-9pm at St Erconwald’s Church Hall, 112 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley 07404 039 087 SOUTH HAMPSTEAD TENNIS CLUB Mon-Sun looking for players to play in top divisions of Middlesex League and Cup, Milverton Road Brondesbury, NW6 webmaster@south hampsteadtennis.net call Cynthia Felix 07540 609 641 SUDBURY COURT BADMINTON CLUB Thurs 8pm-10pm, The Mall, Kingsbury 020 8904 6698 TAEKWONDO Mons 7pm-9pm, Sat 10am-11am Holy Innocents Church Hall, Bacon Lane Kingsbury 07799 546 428 WHIST CLUB Tues 7.30pm-10.15pm Kingsbury Horticultural Association, The Pavilion Old Kenton Lane Allotments, new members welcome call Bill 07957 965 692

Mayhew Animal Home Open Day. See: Community.

BRENT COUNCIL AREA CONSULTATIVE FORUMS 13 July 7pm Kilburn and Kensal, Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue, NW6; 14 July 7pm Wembley Patidar House, London Road; 20 July 7.30pm

JULY 2010

VENUES BRENT MUSEUM BRENT MUSEUM High Road, NW10 020 8937 3600 BRENT ARCHIVES Ist Floor, Willesden Green Library Centre, NW10 020 8937 3541 archive@brent.gov.uk PAUL DAISLEY HALL Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9 Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203 STABLES GALLERY ARTS CENTRE Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane, London NW2 020 8452 8655 Thursday – Sunday 11am-6pm TRICYCLE THEATRE CINEMA AND GALLERY 269 Kilburn High Road,London NW6 Theatre Box Office 020 7328 1000 Cinema Box Office 020 7328 1900 Disabled access to auditorium and cafe induction loop in auditorium Minicom 020 7625 5105 WEMBLEY ARENA Box Office 0870 060 0870 www.livenation.co.uk/wembley

LIBRARIES Barham Park Library Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx 020 8937 3550 barhamparklibrary@brent.gov.uk Cricklewood Library 152 Olive Road NW2 020 8937 3540 cricklewoodlibrary@brent.gov.uk Ealing Road Library Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3560 ealingroadlibrary@brent.gov.uk Harlesden Library Craven Park Road, Harlesden, London NW10 020 8937 3570 harlesdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk Kensal Rise Library Bathurst Gardens, NW10 020 8937 3660 kensalriselibrary@brent.gov.uk Kilburn Library Salusbury Road, London NW6 020 8937 3530 kilburnlibrary@brent.gov.uk Kingsbury Library Plus Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, London NW9 020 8937 3520 kingsburylibrary@brent.gov.uk Neasden Library 277 Neasden Lane, London NW1 020 8937 3580 neasdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk Preston Road Library Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3510 prestonlibrary@brent.gov.uk Tokyngton Library Monks Park, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3590 tokyngtonlibrary@brent.gov.uk Town Hall Library Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3500 townhalllibrary@brent.gov.uk Willesden Green Library High Road, Willesden, London NW10 020 8937 3400 willesdengreenlibrary@brent.gov.uk THE BRENT MAGAZINE

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Outstanding Ofsted 2008-2009

93% 5+ GCSE A*-C 2009 (Highest in Brent) ‘Outstanding in 24 out of 27 areas’ (OfSTED: 2008)

OPEN EVENING Tuesday 21 September 2010 6pm-8.30pm You are warmly invited to come and see our school

‘Outstanding value added in 2009 – Top 1% in England/Best in Brent’ – KS2-4 CVA 1054.6 (DCSF: 2009)

‘28th most improved secondary school in England 2006-9’ (BBC Education News: Jan 2010)

‘Ranked 4th out of 2685 Specialist Schools for 5+ A*-C including English and Maths JVA’ (SSAT: Jan 2010)

‘One of only 12 schools from over 4000 in England to appear in the highest value added and most improved GCSE results tables’ (DCSF: Jan 2010) We are highly oversubscribed and received 1,092 applications for 210 places in 2010. Places are only available for Year 7 in 2011. Apply to secure a place for your child through the Common Application Form available from Primary Schools and Chesterfield House, Wembley.

East Lane, Wembley, Middlesex HA0 3NT Tel: 020 8385 4800 Email: admin@whtc.co.uk Web: www.whtc.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Gill Bal