The Brent Magazine issue 105 August 2010

ISSUE NO.105

FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT

AUGUST 2010

Champions all!

First ever Brent Sports Awards

Carnival creativity From music to costume making

WIN!

Outdoor Lexi cinema tickets

Don’t be invisible get on the electoral register

If you’re not on the register you cannot vote in any elections. You may also struggle to obtain credit, open a bank account or get a parking permit.

The 2010 electoral registration form will be sent to you in August. Return it quickly and we won’t need to send a reminder or visit your home.

For more information call 020 8937 1372, email electoral.services@brent.gov.uk or visit www.brent.gov.uk/elections

Contents Features Welcome to The Brent Magazine

The write stuff Two authors appear at library events

A sporting success Youngsters honoured at new sport awards

Showing some Respect Thousands celebrate at Brent Council festival

The craft of carnival Brent residents prepare for Notting Hill Carnival

Trooping to school Pupils meet special horseback visitors

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Finding the fraudsters Brent Council crackdown on false claimants

Regulars

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Local bowls clubs host open days in August

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Update Brent people

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Welcome readers to the August issue of The Brent Magazine.

If you enjoy reading there are two writers appearing for an evening at a Brent library. They will be explaining more about the craft and what subjects inspire them to write.

This month there will be two open days at bowls clubs to help you discover the sport.

Not only can you enjoy bowls, but you can do so in the setting of two lovely parks.

August ends with Notting Hill Carnival. Sterling Betancourt explains in Brent People a little more about steel pans and the carnival’s origins. If you happen to be there and see some wonderful costumes they could well have been made in Brent. We are lucky to have Mahogany in Harlesden, one of the best carnival companies anywhere.

James Diamond Editor, The Brent Magazine

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Brent goes for bowls

Secret history Competitions Time out

Issue No. 105 August 2010 The Brent Magazine contacts Distribution queries and editorial 020 8937 1068 tbm@brent.gov.uk Advertising 020 8937 1097 advertising@brent.gov.uk Published by the London Borough of Brent, Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley Middlesex.

The London Borough of Brent does not accept responsibility for any goods or services offered by advertisers. Publication of an advertisement does not imply recommendation by the council of goods or services advertised.

Printed on Near Wood Free Stock (10-30% mill spoilage recycled content). Please use your local paper bank when disposing of this and other paper.

One Stop Service 020 8937 1200 www.brent.gov.uk The Brent Magazine is available in large print and on audio tape.

Please ring 020 8937 1106 Cover image: A girl at Creative Genies carnival workshop.

Photographer ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT

UPdate

Make sure your GP details are correct

The winning volleyball team

Young Olympians win medals NHS Brent is asking residents to confirm their details to ensure GPs’ lists are correct.

There are 340,000 patients registered with GP surgeries in Brent; however, official estimates of Brent’s population put it at around 255,000. This could mean that up to 85,000 patients are registered with GPs in the borough who should not be.

NHS Brent has sent out letters to patients who might no longer be living in Brent, asking them to confirm their home address and GP’s name and to return the information in a prepaid envelope. Unfortunately, nearly 45 per cent of registered patients did not respond to this letter, so NHS Brent will be

Motion unveils hospital sculpture A courtyard with a sculpture inspired by blood flowing into a heart has been opened by former poet laureate Andrew Motion.

‘Echoes of the Heart’ was created Mark Dancy, a consultant cardiologist at the NHS Trust, artist Chris Drury and architect Drew Crane. The slate sculpture has a vortex pattern based on echocardiogram images showing blood twisting into the heart; it is the centrepiece of the garden courtyard in Central Middlesex Hospital, Park Royal.

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re-sending letters to patients who have not yet replied. Anyone who gets this letter should complete the form and return it in the pre-paid envelope.

If residents do get a letter, they will also receive a reminder four weeks later. If after this eightweek period NHS Brent still has no information from the patient, their GP will be asked to prove that the patient is still registered with that doctor’s practice.

NHS Brent has started the checks to ensure GP lists are right, not to deregister patients, and to improve and develop primary care services.

Visit www.brentpct.nhs.uk or call 020 8795 4755 for more information.

Chris Drury, Sir Andrew Motion, cardiologist Mark Dancy

Brent youngsters have won praise for their performances at this year’s London Youth Games. They finished second in the boys’ football and third in boys’ volleyball. The girls’ judo team came sixth and in the athletics the team finished fourth. Overall Brent scored 805 points at the event after competing against teams from all 33 London boroughs. Volleyball captain Omid Samadi said: “It is a big improvement on our performance last year. We didn’t make the final last time round so to pick up a medal is brilliant.” Winners of first ever sports awards announced, see page 16.

Two schools to modernise Hay Lane and Grove Park will be renamed The Village School when they merge this September. The schools are being merged and rebuilt in a £29 million scheme, which will see a new school built on the site shared by the two schools in Grove Park, Kingsbury. The project will help further improve the quality of education offered to pupils and provide a modernised building, visit www.brent.gov.uk/thevillageschool for more information.

Wembley gets Olympic events Badminton and rhythmic gymnastics will be at Wembley Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) has agreed with the Badminton World Federation and the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique to hold each of the events at Wembley Arena.

It will host the World Badminton Championships in 2011.

LOCOG chair Sebastian Coe said: “This is a big boost to north London which will be a hub for the London 2012 Olympics.”

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Age Concern Brent needs volunteers Age Concern Brent is appealing for more residents to volunteer for the organisation to allow it to maintain and expand its services for older people.

The charity needs more people for projects including its befriending service, advice and information, advocacy and for its charity shop in Craven Park Road, Harlesden.

Chief Officer Daksha Chauhan-Keys said: “Residents of all ages volunteer for us because it’s fun and rewarding.

We rely on and need volunteers who want to use their talents, skills and energy to help improve the lives of older people in Brent.”

Volunteers also work on its Fit as a Fiddle scheme where they

go into community groups and centres to give advice about improving healthy eating and lifestyle. A bingo caller is needed for its regular session at a community centre in Wembley.

“The befriending service provides much needed support either face-to-face or over the phone, if we have more volunteers we can expand the service,” added Daksha.

Volunteers have used the experience towards an NVQ in health and social care or if they have worked at its Harlesden office towards an NVQ in business administration.

Volunteers receive training and support and travel and lunch expenses, but need to have a Criminal Record Bureau check.

To volunteer email acbrent@btconnect.com or call Age Concern Brent on 020 8965 7711.

Age Concern’s Daksha, Jonathan Tsang and Zara Khan

BETS powers ahead

Singer’s note of caution Pop star Jaya is appealing for young people to take care on the roads this summer.

The former Brent pupil, who grew up in Wembley, is backing a Transport for London campaign to reduce teenage deaths and injuries on the capital’s roads.

She said: “Nearly every day a teenager is killed in London.

You may think it will never happen to you, but it could happen to your friends so look out for them.”

Jaya has recorded a video message in support, visit www.jayaworld.com for more.

Brent Education Tuition Service (BETS) has installed a biogenerator which will be running on vegetable oil. The generator will provide heating in the winter and electricity for lighting an outdoor classroom in an allotment owned by BETS. The funding for the project was provided by Brent Council’s Neighbourhood Working Team.

BETS pupils and the generator.

Olympic snapper seeks residents A photographer is asking for people to have their portraits taken for a show about the Olympics.

Joseph Turp is aiming to photograph six residents who were at the 1948 Olympics or youngsters looking forward to the 2012 Games. The images are for an exhibition to be held in 2012 at Brent Museum looking at the history and heritage of the Games in the borough. He has already photographed athletes who

competed in 1948, held at the old Wembley Stadium, which will be shown alongside memorabilia and artefacts.

He said: “The portraits will capture people’s character and will add beautifully to what will be a fascinating exhibition about the 1948 ‘austerity Games’ and its significance.”

If you are interested in sitting for a portrait email mail@josephturp.com or call 020 8937 5313 for more about the project.

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Council warning at school cuts

Citizens’ panel needs you

Brent Council to supply data Brent Council will be required by the Audit Commission to provide it with data this year.

The information will come from housing rents (council tenancies), housing benefits, council tax, register of electors, Blue Badges, Freedom Passes, insurance claimants, licensing and resident parking permits.The council is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers, and it may use the information you have provided in applying for these services for the prevention and detection of fraud. See www.brent.gov.uk/privacy for more.

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Brent Citizens’ Panel wants new members to help find out residents’ views on key issues.

The panel, run by Brent Council’s Consultation Team, focuses on local topics such as quality of life, how public services are delivered and priorities for improvements.

Members are consulted by taking

Brent Council has expressed its disappointment after Building Schools for the Future funding was axed.

The Government halted the national programme for Brent and other local authorities after its spending review. Brent Council was allocated £80m in 2009, initially for a complete rebuild or revamp of four schools: Copland Community School in Wembley, Alperton Community School in Wembley, Cardinal Hinsley School in Harlesden and Queens Park Community School. This first phase covered rebuilding and expansion to provide 615 of the 770 places needed for extra pupils in Brent.

Councillor Ann John Leader of Brent Council said:

part in postal and online surveys, telephone interviews, focus groups and discussion workshops. Membership is not made public and members are not identified – any views expressed are treated in confidence.

It is open to residents aged 16 and above and reflects the diversity of the borough.

You need to complete an application to join, email consultation@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 1073.

Borough’s new top cop Brent Police’s new Borough Commander has met with Brent Council’s Lead Member for Crime and Community Safety Councillor Lincoln Beswick.

Chief Superintendent Matthew Gardner has taken over at the head of Brent Police from Mark Toland, who retired this year.

“This is dreadful news. The withdrawal of funding will have a devastating impact on the educational opportunities of students for generations.

Brent’s rising population has meant a shortage of school places and with many of our schools in poor condition, this investment was vital.”

Brent Council has forecast that an extra 2,400 secondary school places are needed by 2018 as the school-age population rises.

“We will be drawing on the support of our MPs to argue our case to Government for this much-needed investment that goes beyond new buildings.

Without funding Brent will not be able to meet the demand for pupil places in the future,” added Councillor John.

Bubbly day for BOAT Children at the museum

Two hundred Brent children experienced the wonders of the natural world when they visited the Science Museum.

The visit was organised by Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT), which organises activities for youngsters with autism and Asperger’s.

Road to Rio Three football fans have started a fund-raising walk from St Mungo’s newly built centre in Willesden to Edinburgh.

Football coach Jon Regler, fellow supporter Darren Lavin and George Parolalista aim to do eight walks in eight cities – dubbed the Road to Rio. They are raising funds to send homeless people to the Homeless World Cup, which will be held this year in Brazil.

Visit www.homelessworldcup .org for more information.

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Brent Makes Music on song again!

Young musicians received a standing ovation when 1,500 of them performed at this year’s Brent Makes Music.

The event at Wembley Arena showed some of the best of the borough’s musical talent and performance and was organised by Brent Council’s Brent Music Service.

The evening included a spell-binding rendition of ‘I Have A Song To Sing’ led by soloist Aashish Khimasia who was gradually joined by five further co-singers and finally a 1,400 strong choir made up of 36 Brent schools. Guest soloist Indira Grier, who won Brent Young Musician of the Year 2010, enthralled with her cello solo.

There were performances from BMS Junior Ensembles who presented a collection of music from films and debuts from the BMS Flute Choir and pop group The bAnd. Brent Council’s Director of Children and Families John Christie said: “During my time at Brent Council I’ve had the enjoyment and benefit of seeing the constant development and improvement of the diverse range of music that young people in the borough can achieve because of the work of Brent Music Service.”

The close of the show encompassed all the performers and even included the audience for an overwhelming rendition of the Beatles’ number ‘Hey Jude’.

Would you care to dance?

Dancing at the carer’s week event

Carers experienced Bollywood dancing when they were tutored by a professional in June. The dancing took place at an event held in Cricklewood to mark Brent Carers’ Week in

June, organised by Brent Council. Mayor of Brent Councillor Harbhajan Singh, praised the 20,000 carers in the borough as “the unsung heroes of our community”.

Get some hot summer cooking Saturday cookery classes for parents and children are being held in August, offering fun in the kitchen while learning new skills.

The hour-long workshops run by the Kids’ Cookery School will teach you more about delicious healthy recipes, health and safety in the kitchen, balanced diets and more.

They cost £3 per family and will be 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm on 7 August at Furness Primary School, Palermo Road, Harlesden; 14 August and 21 August at Harmony Children’s Centre, Bridge Road, Neasden.

Email info@thekidscookeryschool.co.uk or call 020 8992 8882 to book a place, let us know about dietary requirements.

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You can dump your waste but not your responsibility Make sure the trader who takes away your rubbish is licensed to take it.

If you don’t, you could be fined £5,000.

We do prosecute.

Residents can dump bulky waste, free of charge, at the Brent Reuse and Recycling Centre, Abbey Road, Park Royal.

Or the council will collect up to five large items.

Call 020 8937 5050 for details.

020 8937 5050

Always: • ask to see a waste carriers licence from the Environment Agency • check where the waste will be taken • ask for a signed waste transfer note as a receipt, showing contact details and a date • note the registration number of the vehicle

www.brent.gov.uk/streetcare

BRENTpeople

Sterling stuff Sterling Betancourt MBE is a pioneer of steel pan playing and helped to found today’s Notting Hill Carnival. Photography COLIN PATTERSON. How did the steel pan start?

Who have you played with?

It was invented in Trinidad in the Caribbean in the 1930s. Somebody took an old oil drum, made it concave and turned it into a percussion instrument.Trinidad had older instruments such as the tamboobamboo and the pans grew out of that.

Then people punched small holes in the metal to create that resonating sound. I first picked one up in 1940 when I was a boy; my father was a musician and showed me how to play.

I played with Nostalgia steel band for years and with jazz greats such as Ronnie Scott in the Sixties. I’ve played and taught the steel pan around the world. A few years ago I taught in Switzerland and now there 150 steel pan bands in the country.You don’t need to learn a lot of scales to play.You can pick out a melody or a tune almost straight away, which children love. It started out as an instrument for calypso and now jazz and even classical are played on it. It’s also popular in many schools.

When did it arrive here?

Steel pan was first heard in the UK when the Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) toured during the Festival of Britain in 1951.TASPO was made up of 12 musicians, including myself, from different Trinidadian steel bands.We also played a show in Paris after touring the UK.The rest of the band went back to Trinidad, but I decided to stay on here because I wanted to develop steel pan music in this country.

How was the music first received?

How did you get involved with Notting Hill Carnival?

Rhaune Laslett, who lived in Notting Hill, organised a street party for local children in 1964.That was the start of the modern carnival.We did a ‘road march’, walking around playing the steel pans. People came out to hear the wonderful music and see what was going on. I played at every carnival until a few years ago, it’s a great event.

For information on this year’s carnival visit www.thenottinghillcarnival.com

“People laughed until we started playing.

They couldn’t believe the pans could make such a beautiful sound.”

In the early days they called us the ‘dustbin lid boys’ because the pans were still just rusty old drum without the bright colours you see today. People laughed until we started playing.

They couldn’t believe the pans could make such a beautiful sound or understand where the music was coming from – then the laughs turned to applause.

How long have you lived in Brent?

I’ve been in Kensal Rise since the early 1970s.The area has changed a lot since those days. New people have moved to the area; it’s even become quite trendy.

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Love your gym workouts?

Love saving money?

Save up to £270 with * the B.Active discount card Contact Sports Service to find out about more savings on your favourite sport centre activities. *Saving is based on 104 gym uses per year and paying with a B.Active concessionary card during peak time at Willesden Sports Centre. Peak usage £676, B.Active concessionary card peak usage £405.60. Saving at Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre and Charteris Sports Centre of £223, saving at Vale Farm Sports Centre of £234. Prices correct as of 1 April 2010.

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Pest professional From cockroaches to wasps, Brent Council is making sure unwanted pests are not blighting the borough.

He is one of a team of professionals who rid businesses and homes of infestations.

Pest Control Officer James Rose and the team deal with species such as ants, mice, rats, cockroaches, wasps, bed bugs, squirrels, and even Pharaoh ants. By doing so they help residents to live in a healthier environment, free from the risks of diseases.

“It is a highly professional service run by trained and qualified officers,” says James.

“We deal with commercial and residential properties anywhere in the borough. There is a fee for dealing with most pests, but for that we identify and then eliminate them.”

Safe baits or pesticides are used, although he and the team sometimes will wear full protective clothing.

James always makes his calls in an unmarked vehicle with no pest control markings and gives free advice about preventing pests during any visits.

“There is a lot people can do to prevent infestations of the other pests,” he adds. “Hygiene is key. Take care to tidy things up as you go along: do a little and often. Don’t let rubbish build up as that leads to problems.

Clean as you go along and don’t

wait for someone else to do it.”

He advises residents to make sure bin lids fit tightly and to clean up food spillages quickly – especially grease around oven hobs – and keep sinks clean. “If food is left out rats and mice will sense it because they have a very acute sense of smell,” adds James. “Rodents spread diseases, but they also destroy stock and cause structural damage. Their name is welldeserved. It comes from the Latin verb rodere which means to gnaw and they will chew through anything – including your wall or a cable.

“Some pests such as wasps are seasonal because a queen wasp breeds during the spring, but cockroaches can be carried in to a home or property in dirty packaging.”

Pest control is especially important for companies.

“Businesses must do this by law. If they are infested there is a health risk to customers, but also they risk damaging publicity for themselves.

We provide a service to businesses throughout Brent and can deal with their pests very effectively.”

The team of pest controllers also emphasise the importance of recycling for dealing with pests. “Rubbish left beside domestic bins on streets and front gardens, so-called side-waste, is a banquet for rats,” says James. “However, most of this material can be recycled. Food waste can be put into a composter and out of the way of vermin.”

Visit www.brent.gov.uk for fees or advice about pest control, or call 020 8937 5252.

James preparing to go to work.

Picture by Colin Patterson.

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Brent Fun Run and Walk Sunday 19 September 2010 Fryent Country Park, Kingsbury NW9 5km run / walk and 1.5km walk

For an entry form and more information contact Brent Council’s Sports Service on sportsservice@brent.gov.uk, www.brent.gov.uk/sports or 020 8937 3707. Free training sessions on offer.

Bowling for Brent

Two lawn bowls clubs in splendid Brent parks will be helping you discover the sport in August.

Young and old players at Preston Park Bowls Club, pictures by Isabelle Plasschaert.

It is a sport of dexterity which is played at any pace from the leisurely or social to the competitive.

Lawn bowls is for all. Children and adults of every ability level and almost any age can enjoy what is one of the most popular sports in the world. This month Brent Council Parks Service is holding two open days to help people discover it. Both of the days have been organised in partnership with two local lawn bowls clubs.

The first open day will be at Preston Park Bowls Club on 7 August from 2pm-5pm. The club, which is based in Preston Park in Montpelier Rise, Wembley, will be offering advice and coaching to anyone interested in the sport from its members. The club already has its Amey Rose Squad at which girls are coached by older members.

The second open day is at Roundwood Park Bowls Club on 14 August from 2pm-5pm. Experienced members at the club, based in the Willesden park, will also be on hand. The rules of bowls are simple and you will be taught how to roll the bowl, score, and given other tips.

“No other sport in the world has such a diversity of players: from youngsters to those in their nineties,” says Shaun Faulkner Head of Brent Council Parks Service. “Bowls is enjoyable, social and good for keeping you fit.

We are fortunate to have excellent local clubs which are exactly the right places to find tuition or a competitive league.”

Where better to enjoy the sport than in two of Brent’s finest parks on a hot weekend in August? Preston Park is Green Flag accredited – a national scheme to applaud the best open spaces – with lawns, gardens and open spaces.

Roundwood Park in Harlesden Road is also a Green Flag winner and its bowls green opened in 1924.

“It is a sport which can be enjoyed by all in some of the most enjoyable local parks in Brent at the height of summer,” added Shaun.

Email Brent Council Parks Service on parks.services@brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 5619 or visit www.brent.gov.uk/parks for more.

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COPLAND (Community School) Cecil Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 7DU Website: www.copland-school.co.uk Headteacher: GRAEME PLUNKETT BA., NPQH., PGCE. Do you want an extensive choice of courses? Do you want to receive expert guidance and support?

If so, then Copland Sixth Form is the place for you!

Enrolment begins Tuesday 24th August 2010 at 10.00 a.m.

Please contact the school office.

Tel: 020 8902 6362 Fax: 020 8903 1943 e-mail: admin@copland.brent.sch.uk

COURSES BEING OFFERED

A & AS Levels, Applied A & AS Levels including: Accounts, Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Critical Thinking/General Studies, Design Technology, Drama, Economics, Electronics, English Language & Literature, French, Food Technology, Geography, German, Government & Politics, Health & Social Care, History, Human Biology, ICT, Law, Maths (Mechanics, Statistics and Further Maths), Media Studies, Photography, Physics, Psychology, Religious Education, Science, Sociology OCR National Diploma Level 1 and Level 2 including: Business, Health & Social Care and ICT You can also take 3/4 subjects at GCSE or NVQ Level with one of the above OCR Level 3 National Diploma Courses in Business and Health & Social Care Access (ESOL) These courses are offered to students at 3 levels and are designed for students for whom English is not their first language: • Beginner • Intermediate • Advanced All students study English, Maths, ICT, Science and Sport.

Examinations are offered at the appropriate level.

Anthony Whelan is a different kind of writer. He is an exponent of a new genre in modern literature Thrillosophy or a combination of thriller writing with contemplations on the human condition. He will be speaking about Thrillosophy in the writing of his debut novel ‘Laura’s Legacy’. The book, the first of a trilogy, is the story of a woman who seeks to fulfil the deathbed request of a loved one, but is pursued and threatened by unseen but powerful forces intent on destroying her. The writer, who grew up in County Dublin, Ireland, started writing while working for a bank in Dundalk, County Louth. He will be talking about his writing life at the free event at Willesden Green Library Centre on 26 August from 7pm-8.30pm. Copies of ‘Laura’s Legacy’ will be on sale at the event, call 020 8937 3400.

Two writers are at a Brent library this month, giving their insights about writing and novels.

Authors in August In drowsy summer days, while many people are on holiday, there is one profession always at work. Writers are constantly observing behaviour, listening to conversation for dialogue or noting quirks of character. This month two writers will be at a Brent library to explain more about their craft and how they are inspired to turn ideas into stories or a novel.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/libraries or call 020 8937 3400 for more.

Author Heidi Rose is leading a free workshop on writing romantic fiction on 6 August at Willesden Green Library Centre.

Heidi, who was born in London, has written seven novels for Mills and Boon. She was a finalist at the 2008 RITA awards, given out by the Romance Writers of America, for her second novel ‘The Mile High Club’ and her fourth novel ‘Pleasure, Pregnancy and a Proposition’ topped a bestseller list twice in 2009. Her latest novel is ‘Unfinished Business with the Duke’. The workshop will offer tips and guidance, including how to turn popular emotional themes into dramatic storytelling. The free event will also allow you to try your hand at writing romance and even to submit a chapter of a book. It will be held at the library centre in Willesden High Road from 6.30pm-8.30pm.

To book a place at her free writing workshop, call 020 8937 3400.

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The first ever Inspiring Brent PE and Sport Awards have applauded success in the borough’s youth sports.

Words ELISE REUBEN Photos ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT

Inspiring the n There was tough competition for the 15 awards up for grabs at the Inspiring Brent PE and Sports Awards.

The awards, organised by Brent Council’s Sports Service, were held to celebrate the achievements of young people and the dedication of adults working with young people in PE and sports. The winners were congratulated at a ceremony in July at Brent Town Hall. One award went to Richard Goodman from JFS who received the Young Sports Person of the Year Award.

He took gold in the 3,000m and 1,500m, representing Great Britain at the Maccabiah Games and won the English National Cross Country Championships in Leeds. Earlier this year he won the World Schools XC Championships in Slovakia. “These awards highlight the wealth of talented young people in Brent and give us an opportunity to celebrate this and their success in sport,”

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said Councillor James Powney, Lead Member for Environment, Planning and Culture. “It acknowledges the great work of coaches, teachers and individuals who work to provide sporting opportunities for young people of all abilities.”

Junior Club of the Year went to rugby club the Kilburn Cosmos for running rugby competitions involving 150 children in 15 schools.

Young Volunteer of the Year was Dionnie Aryeetey who has managed basketball teams at St Gregory’s High School. He mentors disaffected pupils and has become a positive role model for many.

The Young Disabled Sportsperson of the Year went to Yasir Mohammed, who goes to Grove Park School and has represented his school in boccia and the Panathalon Challenge tournaments.

Cyclist Ray Kelly was applauded for his

work in retirement to develop the Capital City Community Cycling club. The qualified British Cycling Club coach supports young people and raises funds.

The night also recognised the success of Brent’s medal winners at the London Youth Games, Europe’s largest youth sport event.

Fifteen of the borough’s teams achieved a top 15 position and had some outstanding individual achievements.

The youth medal winners at the Mini Games were basketball team (gold), water polo team (gold), boccia team (gold), gymnastics Davina Muyolono (bronze), swimming Sophia Boni (bronze).

Medal winners at the Main Games were boys’ volleyball (bronze), boys’ football (silver), javelin David Jurykowski (bronze); judo Alaniese Breen (gold), Jack Galvin (gold), Allegra Inniss (silver), Annie Mullen (bronze).

St Joseph’s RC School pupils, below, Yasir Mohammed.

Pictures by Isabelle Plasschaert.

ext generation Winners • Junior Club of the Year Kilburn Cosmos • Young Volunteer of the Year Dionnie Aryeetey • Young Disabled Sports Person of the Year Yasir Mohammed • Young Sports Person of the Year Richard Goodman • Junior Sports Coach of the Year Akeem Edwards • 5 Star Achievement Award (Primary) Oakington Manor Primary, Malorees Junior School (Secondary) Kingsbury High School, Capital City Academy (Special School) Manor School • Going the Extra Mile Award Ray Kelly • School Sports Coach David Chase • Schools Individual Person of the Year Abida Khaleel

• School Team Performance (Primary) St Joseph’s RC Junior School (Secondary) Kingsbury High School Year 11 Girls Badminton (Special School) Woodfield School cricket team • Making the Most of out of School Hours St Joseph’s RC Junior School • Unsung Hero Sally Lloyd • Brent Inspires Byron Court Primary St Mary’s C of E St Joseph’s RC Junior School • Innovation Award Capital City Academy • Special Award Tamil Cultural Arts Centre • Step into Sport Odelle Hogg

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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’.

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 are competitively priced. You may even qualify to study at a concessionary rate. Sixteen to 19-yearolds who are not in full time education have free access to accredited courses.

Where do I find out more about enrolling?

New courses starting from September 2010.

Brochure available now.

Stonebridge Centre

tel: 020 8937 3950

1 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge, London, NW10 8DY

Madison House

tel: 020 8937 3636

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

Carlton Centre Carlton Vale, London, NW6 5RA

Visit our website

www.brent.gov.uk/adulteducation Or pick up a brochure at a Brent library or Brent One Stop Service.

Get on course for your future

tel: 020 8937 3990

Respect – some show Respect was bigger and better than ever this year.

Photographs by ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT It was biggest turnout ever. This year more than 25,000 people enjoyed the highlight of Brent Council’s festivals programme – Brent Respect Festival in Roundwood Park.

The sun shone and the rain stayed away as the crowds enjoyed live music, theatre, dance, food and more throughout the day in the park. One highlight was more than a thousand people, including Mayor of Brent Councillor Harbhajan Singh, setting a Guinness world record for the most number of people to do the electric slide dance.

The record attempt was performed in tandem by festival-goers to ‘Candy’ by Cameo.

Revellers were treated to entertainment such as Brent-based dance group Hypnotick who sent the crowds wild with their fusion of break dance and street dance. Headline act Rhythms of the City captivated the crowds with their Brazilian sounds and music.

Respect was visited by members of the Household Calvary Mounted Regiment who offered visitors free horse drawn carriage rides. There was a free roller disco and other activities which cost absolutely nothing such as music and dance workshops.

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Carnival creations Many of the colourful costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival are being made by Brent residents.

They are objects of beauty which often take weeks of work and a lot of imagination to make.

Carnival costumes are an essential part of the Notting Hill Carnival, which starts this year on 29-30 August. Many of the most vibrant costumes are being made in Brent.

Mahogany was founded in 1989 by Clary Salandy and Michael Ramdeen to further develop carnival arts. From its premises in Harlesden High Street, where it’s been since 1996, its staff and volunteers have made some of the best Notting Hill designs and for other festivals, including in the Caribbean, United States and across Europe.

“We encourage people of all ages who have never before been involved in carnival arts to take part in creating costumes.”

Clara Salandy, left

Mahogany has an excellent reputation in developing the skills of young people and artists through its workshop programme, which is running in August before carnival.

“We encourage people of all ages who have never before been involved in carnival arts to take part in creating costumes,” says Clary. “The costumes are made under expert supervision.

For young people it is a focused experience and a real training in an art form and discipline. The skill level is very high and it requires commitment to learn the craft because you are learning to make something very well and with care.”

The carnival company has also been involved in making costumes for other festivals, such as Brent Diwali, Brent Eid and the Brent St Patrick’s Day festivals. A workshop can involve everything from cutting patterns from fabric for costumes, to painting designs and making headdresses.

Another company Creative Genies is holding classes on Thursday evenings in August at the Brent Housing Partnership Community Centre, in Marley Walk, Lennon Road, Willesden Green. Call 020 8830 8772 or email creativegenies@hotmail.com

Mahogany workshops are from Monday to Friday 2pm-6pm, please call in advance, contact 020 8961 4446 or email costumes@mahoganycarnival.com

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Cavalry at the Manor The Household Cavalry mounted regiment made a very special visit to Manor School in June to the delight of the children and teachers.

The school in Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Green, played host to four soldiers and three horses from the battalion led by Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah who travelled from their barracks in Knightsbridge, central London, for the two-hour visit. They were at the school as part of a community engagement project in Brent to enhance a greater understanding of the role of the army. After Manor School, the soldiers (although minus the horses) then called in at Gladstone Park Primary and also Mora Primary.

“It was so heartwarming to see how excited and overwhelmed the

School pupils met some special visitors when members of the Household Cavalry visited Brent.

Words NANCY LUDWIG.

children were at seeing the horses up close,” said Jo Gilbert headteacher at Manor School. “A couple of them were a little apprehensive at first, but the soldiers did such a good job of reassuring them that we almost had to drag those same children away.

“I really can’t thank Major Twumasi-Ankrah and his men enough for making the visit so special and for giving us all a morning to remember.”

The soldiers said the pupils’ reactions to them and the horses made the trip well worth their while. Major Twumasi-Ankrah has extended an open-ended invitation to the children to visit them at their central London barracks.

The visit was the highlight of what’s been an exciting year for Manor Primary, which caters solely for children with special educational needs. In May it was awarded an outstanding rating, the highest grade possible, by the education inspectors Ofsted.

Head teacher Jo Gilbert retires at the end of this term 12 years after joining the school, so for her welcoming the troops was an especially poignant event.

Children meeting Household Cavalry members, picture by Isabelle Plasschaert.

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Getting a grip on fraud Brent Council is tracking down more and more benefit fraudsters, including eight members of one family.

When a family of benefit fraudsters were sent to prison in June it was the successful end to a investigation by Brent Council.

The family, who owned property in Brent and Harrow and drove high performance cars, were claiming housing benefit and council tax benefit they were not entitled to.

Brent Council was tipped off by a community-minded resident and a detailed investigation by the council’s Audit and Investigation Team began. “This was a challenging case involving many months of diligent detective work by investigators unpicking a complicated web of deceit,” said Simon Lane, Head of Audit and Investigation at Brent Council. “Working with Harrow Council we were able to unearth a fraud worth £170,000, which had been deliberate from the outset.”

Officers from the fraud unit carried out surveillance work, cross matched records on the family and conducted simultaneous visits with colleagues from Harrow Council to prove who was living in which property.

They discovered the family were acting together to fraudulently claim benefits while, in reality, they were property owners who drove high performance cars.

Checks with building societies, banks and the Land Registry confirmed ownership and undermined claims that tenants were not related to their landlords.

Four members of the family were sent straight to prison for their part in the fraud. Three other members of the same family were given suspended custodial sentences. And an eighth member of the family was still to be sentenced in early July after being found guilty.

Every year the Audit and Investigation Team receives up to 1,000 fraud referrals a year. The bulk of these relate to housing benefit fraud but the team also investigates tenancy fraud, Blue Badge and other external fraud together with internal investigations.

In 2009-10 the team uncovered nearly £2 million in overpaid benefits, £1.6 million of this relating to housing and council tax benefit.Thirty-six individuals were prosecuted; all were found guilty and received up to 15 months custodial sentences.

“My team are very pleased with the court’s decision in the case and will now be taking steps to recover the money and return it to the public purse. In these tough economic times it’s essential housing benefit goes to those people in real need and we will take every possible step to ensure this happens,” added Simon.

“In these tough economic times it’s essential housing benefit goes to those people in real need and we will take every possible step to ensure this happens.”

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/revsbens.nsf for more about tackling benefit fraud.

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SECREThistory

Wembley’s glorious day The great and the good were assembled.

It was a Saturday in June 1914 and at the ceremony were MPs, aldermen and even a baronet.

The occasion was the official opening of Wembley Hill Garden Suburb. The suburb was set in 200 acres of land in Tokyngton bordered by the Great Central Railway, Harrow Road and the River Brent. So far 20 homes were being built by Callow and Wright of Brondesbury in what today is Oakington Manor Drive; more were planned.

A luncheon was served in a marquee and speeches made. One of the first to speak, reported ‘The Harrow Observer’, was the baronet Sir Audley Dallas Neeld. He owned the land and in 1913 had agreed with the trustees of this estate – a Reverend Wyld and Sir John Goldney of Monks Park in Wiltshire – to redevelop it in agreement with Wembley Urban District Council as a ‘garden city’. He had donated 44 of the acres to be used as open spaces and preserved the old Oakington Manor House as a library.

Ebenezer Howard was also at the opening ceremony. He had inspired the garden cities idea with his book ‘Tomorrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ (1898) in which he called for new towns to be built blending city and countryside, ending the slums.

Howard’s utopian ideas were influential.

By 1903 Letchworth Garden City – the first garden city – was started. Although not a

Above, Ebenezer Howard courtesy of First Garden City Heritage Museum, Letchworth, left an advert for the suburb, courtesy of Brent Archives. Background The suburb in the 1930s courtesy of Wembley History Society.

Wembley Hill Garden Suburb was heralded at its official opening in 1914 as a better future for housing in this country, says JAMES DIAMOND. garden city, Howard acknowledged that Wembley’s garden suburb was inspired by the movement and heralded its opening.

Mr Walter Long MP praised garden cities as healthy environments. The MP quoted figures showing young lads in Birmingham’s garden suburb of Bournville were 8lbs heavier and two inches taller than those in the slums. The MP, said the ‘Harrow Observer’, also praised the new suburb because it would help the “black-coated classes” or the lower middle-class who had small incomes, but “needed to keep up an appearance of respectability and prosperity not incumbent on the working man”.

Mr G Hill, chairman of Wembley Urban District Council, said he was proud it was the first spot in Middlesex to be a garden suburb, earning a ‘hear hear’ from the guests.

The guests could not have known the First World War would soon start. The suburb was not completed until 1932; presumably disrupted by the war. Later roads were named Wyld Way and Grittleton Avenue after trustees. In the late 1930s the area had a working farm and cows were herded in the streets.

However, Oakington Manor House was destroyed in an ARP exercise in 1940.

The day in 1914 ended with a tour. A foundation stone was laid and Lady Neeld presented with a silver trowel. Mr Howard thanked Lady Neeld, and a tea was served.

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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:

What sport is being played on 31 October?

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

Wembley Stadium Event Calendar 8 August 11 August 28 August 3 September 10 Sept 11 Sept 12 October 31 October

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FA Community Shield 3pm England v Hungary 8pm 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 tickets for outdoor cinema shows The Lexi Cinema in partnership with Brent Council will be hosting outdoor cinema in Roundwood Park this September.

First up is Abba singalong sensation ‘Mamma Mia!’ on Sunday 12 September at 8.15pm followed by ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’ on Saturday 18 September at 8.15pm. The Brent Magazine has five pairs of tickets to give away for each film. To be in with a chance of winning answer the following question:

Which actor plays Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark? A Tom Ford B Henry Ford C Harrison Ford To buy tickets visit www.thescreenonthegreen.com/lexi.

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 13 August 2010.

Last month’s winners Cirque du Soleil: T Kemp. Great Trees of London: Mary Vaghefian, CE Marsland, Adrian Bennett, Michael O’Shea, Margaret Herd Wembley Stadium: Alice Pais, Linda Foddering, Michael Driscoll, Richard Green AUGUST 2010

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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 August 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 months3 yrs, Gracelands Cafe, Kensal Green 07903 638 817 BRENT MUSEUM 3 Aug 2pm-4pm Round Rooms family workshop, make an interior and furniture for a round room, booking required; 4-6 Aug 10am-12noon experimental art, learn new art techniques and create a sketch book, booking required; 10 Aug 12noon-4pm shapes and materials family drop-in make wacky houses using EG Trobridge designs; 11-13 Aug 10am-12noon creative costumes family course, medieval-inspired costumes, booking required; 17 Aug 2pm4pm printing buildings family workshop, booking essential; 24 Aug 12noon-4pm recycled castles family drop-in Willesden Green Library Centre 020 8937 3600 emma.tutton@ brent.gov.uk

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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 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 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

Adult dance classes See: Dance

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HILLSIDE PERFORMING ARTS Until 18 Sep Sats 12noon2pm for 10-12 year olds, 2.30pm-4.30pm for 1316 year olds icebreaker games, improvisation, perform a speech at end of year show, character development in drama, choreography, £3 two hours, £1.50 one hour, Hillside Hub, Hillside NW10 07506 198 999 hillsideperformingarts @hotmail.com LONDON IRISH MUSIC SCHOOL Sats, traditional Irish music for under 14s; Oliver Goldsmith Primary, Kenton www.londonirish musicschool.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 3RD WEMBLEY SCOUTS Fris Cubs 7pm-8.30pm, Scouts 7pm-9pm Clivedon Hall Clifton Way, Alperton call Andrew Stevenson 020 8997 0951 WILLESDEN DISTRICT SCOUTS Groups throughout Willesden for young people aged 6-18, adult volunteers needed 0208 459 3737 enquiries@willesden scouts.org.uk

COMMUNITY BRENT AND HARROW NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WIDOWS 10 Aug 8pm talk by a financial adviser; 24 Aug 8pm bring-and-buy and plant swop call Rhona, 76 Marlborough Hill, Harrow 020 8969 3198 FRIENDS OF CRICKLEWOOD LIBRARY 9 Sep 7pm ‘Green Zones’ a talk by Brent Council StreetCare officer Karin Donlon 020 8452 4072 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 707 884 OVER 50S DISCUSSION GROUP Tues 11am-12.30pm The Gallery, Willesden Green Library 020 8452 8739

R & A MUSIC SCHOOL 7 Aug 5pm fund-raising evening of gospel, dancing and raffle £5 St Michael’s Church Hall, St Michael’s Avenue, Wembley 020 8621 5273 info@africancaribbean .org.uk ST LUKE’S HOSPICE 7 Aug 8pm screening of movie classic ‘Dirty Dancing’ in garden of Green Man pub in Dagmar Avenue, Wembley; salsa starts at 8.15pm and film at 9pm; book in advance tickets £5 (salsa) and £5 (movie) 020 8382 8063 mvaghji@ stlukes-hospice.org TAMIL READING GROUP 14 Aug 2.30pm-4pm Brent Town Hall Library 020 8937 3500 WEMBLEY NATIONAL TRUST 3rd Thurs of month, 8pm-10pm Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre 809 Harrow Road, Wembley 020 8904 5940 WILLESDEN GREEN WRITERS GROUP Thurs 8pm-10pm Willesden Green Library Centre ww.willesden greenwriters.com

WOMEN’S POETRY 6 Aug 4pm Poetry and Empowerment Harlesden Library Plus, High Street, NW10; 18 Aug 7pm poetry group led by Ursula Troche The Hub, All Souls Church Hall, Station Road, Harlesden 07896 366 485 ursulatroche@ yahoo.co.uk WOMEN’S INSTITUTE NORTH WEST LONDON 5 Aug 7.30pm upstairs North London Tavern, 375 Kilburn High Road NW6 nwlwi@hotmail.com

DANCE 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), 8.30pm-9.30pm (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 per lesson or £50 for 8 sessions to be used within 3 months eliftarakci@yahoo.co.uk BOLLYWOOD AND SEMICLASSICAL INDIAN Suns 11.15am-12.15pm Fitness First 197 Alperton Road 07930 593 988 rupal@classiccreations.info 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 LINE DANCING Fris 7pm-9pm £5 beginners, Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley 020 8385 1836

TIMEout SALSA Mons, 7.30pm-8.30pm Mambo City salsa at £6 St Joseph’s Social Club, Empire Way, Wembley salsa@mambocity.co.uk Fridays 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 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 TEA DANCE Mons, Weds 1.30pm-4pm £3 Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane Wembley 020 8937 6206

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 MADHATTERS Weds 8pm amateur dramatics, Stables Arts Centre, Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane.

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ENVIRONMENT BARNHILL CONSERVATION

1 August 10am Lyon Field and Honey Slough meet at Broadview; 8 August 10am cutting sloe meet 79-81 Uxendon Hill; 15 August 10am cutting sloe in orchard meet at Bush Farm; 22 August 10am tree management meet Salmon Street roundabout; 29 August 10am grassland meet 81 Barn Hill 020 8206 0589 www.bhcg.ik.com FRIENDS OF THE EARTH 10 Aug 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 4 Aug 9pm walk to see and hear up to four species of bats 020 8447 1810

EXHIBITIONS BRENT ARTISTS REGISTER Until 13 Aug ‘Ethereal Material’ daily 2-6pm; ‘Stop Motion’ exhibition

by Queens Park Independent Photographers 15-28 Aug, 29 Aug-11 Sep 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, ‘An Olympic Borough 1908-2012’ touring exhibition; until 12 Sep ‘Kilburn Kultures’ cultural heritage of South Kilburn from 1910-2010 by young people 1st floor Willesden Green Library Centre, Willesden High Road 020 8937 3600

LEARNING CREATIVE GENIES Thurs evenings until 11 Sep carnival costume design, mask and headdress making £5; throughout August steel pan music workshops, for children 10 years up; Brent Housing Partnership Community Centre, Marley Walk, Lennon Road, Willesden Green 020 8830 8772 creativegenies@ hotmail.com 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 19 Aug 6.30pm ‘Ernest Trobridge: Kingsbury’s Extraordinary Architect’ talk by local historian Philip Grant.

Education Room, Willesden Green Library Centre 020 8937 3600

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

SPORTS & LEISURE BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUB Evenings and daytime including free tuition, Chatsworth Road 020 8438 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 7.30pm-8.30pm Mandhata Centre, 20a Rosemead Avenue, Wembley 07930 593 988 rupal@classic-creations .info PILATES Mons 7pm-8pm, Sats 1011am Living Well Health Club, Wembley Plaza Hotel, Empire Way, £5 07903 937 909 Thurs 7.30pm beginner to intermediate, feel strengthened, lengthened and relaxed, The Lady House, Hay Lane Kingsbury, book in advance Di Hurley 07958 140 003 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 experienced players welcome; looking for players to play in top divisions of Middlesex League and Cup, five floodlight all-weather courts, Milverton Road Brondesbury, NW6 webmaster@southham psteadtennis.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 TAI CHI Tues 10am-11.30am all levels 10-week course £40, concs £12.50 BACES 3 Madison House 24-28 London Road Wembley 020 8795 3977 Tues, 6.30pm-8pm beginners, 8.30pm-9pm advanced, St Anne’s hall, 125 Salusbury Rd, NW6 07939 043 580 Weds, 1.30pm-2.30pm, £2 over 55s, beginners, gentle movements (health questionnaire must be completed first) Fitness First, Kingsbury 07957 185 367 TAEKWONDO Tues 6pm-9pm, Thurs 6-7.30pm, Ealing Road Methodist Church 07832 447 763, Mons 6.30pm-8pm, Weds 6.30-8pm, Cardinal Hinsley School, NW10 07832 447 763 WEMBLEY AND SUDBURY TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB Social and competitive play; active juniors, Sylvester Road, off Harrowdene Road.

020 8998 3677 020 8902 8098.

Carnival crafts See: Learning

WEMBLEY CRICKET CLUB Men’s, boys’ and girls’ cricket teams, coaching for girls and boys Sats 10am-11am at Oakington Manor School, Wembley 020 8902 6096 020 8904 2644 WHIST CLUB Tues 7.30pm-10.15pm Kingsbury Horticultural Association, The Pavilion Old Kenton Lane Allotments, call Bill 07957 965 692 WOODCOCK PARK BOWLING CLUB Weds 6pm for new and seasoned bowlers, free coaching, Woodcock Park, Kenton 020 8907 2701 YOGA Mons-Suns beginners and advanced classes in hatha and dynamic flow yoga; pre and post natal and children’s classes; Special Yoga Centre 2a, Wrentham Ave, Kensal Rise, 020 8968 1900 www.specialyoga.org.uk Mons 6.30pm-7.30 pm, Thurs 7-8pm, Sun 1112noon, special Jan course £60, drop-in £10 Gladstone Community Centre, 162 Anson Road 07901 650 763 ,Mons 1pm-2pm, Sats 9-10am, £2,50 per lesson Dudden Hill Centre, Dudden Hill Lane, NW10 0208 459 1107 ,Tues 7.45pm sahaja yoga at Victoria Hall, Sheepcote Road, Harrow 020 8097 5985 Weds 10.30am-12.30pm Dudden Hill Community Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane, NW10 bhakti yoga free classes, call Karano 020 8450 9603 07913 897 406, Thurs 7.30pm9pm, Victoria Hall, Sheepcote Road, Harrow 020 8861 5663

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

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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) ‘Outstanding value added in 2009 – Top 1% in England/Best in Brent’ – KS2-4 CVA 1054.6 (DCSF: 2009) ‘Ranked 4th out of 2685 Specialist Schools for 5+ A*-C including English and Maths JVA’ (SSAT: Jan 2010) ‘28th most improved secondary school in England 2006-9’ (BBC Education News: 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.

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

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