The Brent Magazine issue 114 May 2011

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ISSUE NO.114 • FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT • PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL • MAY 2011

Countdown to London 2012 Brent gets inspired

Park plans planted Fryent scoops lottery funding

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Contents Features

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Lottery win for Fryent Country Park Work to start this summer

Countdown to London 2012

Welcome to the May issue of The Brent Magazine

Brent gets inspired by sport

Never too late to learn Adult learners’ week

Kilburn’s creative space Trainee opportunities for young people

Brent on the box Promoting the borough on TV

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Regulars Update

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Brent people Competitions All in a day’s work Secret history

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There’s a lot happening in Brent this month, especially now the weather’s turning warmer. So now’s a great time to explore the borough and some of the lovely outdoor space there is on offer. Fryent Country Park, for example, is visited by large numbers every year. The park has recently secured £47,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore a section of the area. Find out more on pages 10 and 11.

For those who want to learn something during their leisure time, there are plenty of free sessions available during Adult Learners’ Week (14-21 May). Floristry, reflexology and and T’ai chi are among the activities you can try out. (pages 16 and 17) Finally, find out how Brent is warming up for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (pages 12 and 13.)

Rachel Gardner Editor, The Brent Magazine

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Please ring 020 8937 1106 Cover image: Fryent Country Park (see page 10).

Photograph by Nadia Attura.

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Can you help Brent bloom?

Are you a keen gardener?

Do you have blooming window boxes, beautiful hanging baskets or a front garden bursting with flowers? Then the council wants to hear from you.

We’re looking for people to enter our Brent in Bloom competition and help make the borough a more attractive place.

The competition is open to individual gardens as well as schools and neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Award is for residents who have

made their area a better place to live in.

Judges will be looking for the best colours, designs, quality of plants and cleanliness. The winning entries could go forward to represent Brent in the London in Bloom competitions.

Entries for Brent in Bloom must be submitted by Friday 3 June. Prizes will be awarded in August. Contact Brent Council Parks Service on 020 8937 5619 or apply online at www.brent.gov.uk/parks

Copland Community School joins forces with Futurelab Copland Community School has joined a new network of innovative schools working in partnership with the independent charity Futurelab.

Copland will work with Futurelab to develop its curriculum and introduce new technology, while engaging with other schools about best practice.

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It forms one of the first in a group of schools now leading the way across London, Cheshire, Cumbria, East Anglia and the West Midlands.

For further information about the Futurelab Hubs, contact Gareth Wynne, Associate Director at Futurelab on gareth.wynne@futurelab .org.uk

Give your views on Crest Academies’ transformation Visit the fostering bus Have you been thinking about fostering for a while?

Well now is the time to come and find out how you can change the life of a Brent child.

Fostering Fortnight is fast approaching. To celebrate, we will be travelling around the borough in a fostering bus, allowing you the opportunity to come and find out more.

On specific days between Monday 16 and Sunday 22 May the bus will be located in a number of different areas in Brent.You will be able to speak to staff about fostering, attend information sessions and find out what is actually involved.

We also pay allowances for the care of a child and, in some cases, a fee is available.

Find out when the fostering bus is in your area, at www.brent.gov.uk/fostering fortnight

Residents are invited to attend a public meeting about the proposed transformation of Crest Girls’ and Crest Boys’ Academies.

Find out more about plans to rebuild the two academies to create excellent facilities for students, staff and the whole community at Crest Girls’ Academy, Crest Road, Neasden, on Wednesday 4 May 4.30-6pm and 78.30pm or on Saturday 21 May 11am-3pm.

There will be the chance to put forward your views on the proposals and to ask any questions. For more information visit www.brent.gov.uk /crestacademies

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More success for St Gregory’s St Gregory's Catholic Science College is celebrating its continuing success having gained more honours this month.

The school is among 469 schools and academies to be recognised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust for its outstanding GCSE performance in 2010.

This follows its being identified by the Department for Education as among the 100 top performing schools for sustained improvement.

The honours are: • 'high attainment' in pupils getting 5+ A*-C grades including English and mathematics and 2+ A*to C grades in science subjects; and 40 per cent getting 1+ A* to C in modern foreign languages.

• 'adding value' of over 12 points in test results in English and mathematics.

• being one of the 'most improved specialist schools' (from 2007-2010) in respect of 5+ A*to C results, including English and mathematics.

Model citizens The borough’s unsung heroes and heroines will once again be honoured at Brent Community Champions Awards on 11 May. The scheme, which recognises the hard work done by people from all walks of life, gives you, the borough’s residents, the chance to nominate those who are most deserving of the accolade.

It could be someone who is involved in a community group or volunteers for an organisation. Or it may be a

neighbour who constantly puts others before themselves.

Last year’s winners included a qualified boxer, the founder of a residents’ association, a volunteer at a club for people with learning disabilities and a FairTrade campaigner.

The 2011 awards will be presented by the outgoing Mayor of Brent at the council’s annual meeting.

For more information visit www.brent.gov.uk /communityawards

Last year’s Community Champions

Meet the funders Brent Council's Voluntary Sector Team held its annual Funders Fair on Wednesday 13 April.

The free event was for voluntary and community organisations, looking for different ways of funding the work they do.

The fair provided an opportunity for volunteers to meet local, national and European funders, as well as grant awarding bodies.

Staff Achievement Awards are on their way If you have been impressed with the service that you have received from a Brent Council staff member, then why not show your gratitude by nominating them for a Staff Achievement Award? Nominations will open

on Monday 16 May and will close on Friday 15 July. Nomination forms will be available to download on the Brent Council website from 16 May, and will also be available in hard copy in Libraries and One Stop Services.

Brent youngsters spread the word about sustainable living at Roundwood Park Brent’s youngsters volunteering with the Climate Change Youth Ambassadors Project, took the opportunity to promote the benefits of sustainable living to visitors at Roundwood Park.

Louis Theroux and his family were among the members of the local community who took part in a range of activities, from designing reusable canvas bags to den building and jewelry making.

The Climate Change Youth Ambassadors Project is a partnership between Johnson

Controls Inc. and the environmental regeneration charity Groundwork London, with match-funding from ‘v inspired’, the youth volunteering organisation. For further information, please contact Anjali Jingree at APCO Worldwide on 020 7526 3626 or at ajingree@apco worldwide.com Louis Theroux with one of the ambassadors

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Brent Young Musician of the Year Pianist Danielle Adewusi, 12, a pupil at St Gregory’s Catholic Science College, Kenton, has won the second bi-annual BMS Junior Musician of the Year Competition.

Her sensitive and delicate reading of ‘Andante Expressivo’ by Mendelssohn, was followed by the jazzy ‘Lowside Blues’ by Joanna McGregor, in which she was able to showcase a real rhythmic drive in her playing.

As well as winning the trophy, she will now play a solo at the BMS Junior Fest in July.

Danielle began piano lessons when she was 10, and also plays the cello in Brent Youth String Orchestra. She loves every kind of music, and particularly admires Michael Jackson for his originality and presence.

Her ambition is to be a professional musician and composer, and dreams of working with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

In second place was clarinettist Billie Clevely, aged 11, a Year 6 pupil at Salusbury Primary School, followed by flute player Maya Broadhurst-Wilson, 12, a Year 8 pupil at Queens Park Community School taking third place.

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Bag your free compost Brent Council is giving away free bags of compost to help mark Compost Awareness Week.

To claim your free bag cut out the coupon from May’s issue of The Brent Magazine and take it to the Re-use and Recycling Centre in Abbey Road, Park Royal, on Tuesday 3 or Wednesday 4 May from 8am4pm. Bags are limited to one

coupon per household.

For those who like to make their compost from garden waste or kitchen scraps, you can buy 220 or 330 litre composters from the Abbey Road centre or £5. Visit www.brent.gov.uk/recycling or call 020 8937 5050 for more information about composting.

New 3G pitch at the ARK

FA Chairman, David Bernstein, officially opened a new artificial grass pitch at the ARK Academy, Wembley. Mr Bernstein was joined by girls and boys

from the school who took part in a training session lead by QPR’s community coaches. The pitch was funded by a grant from the Football Foundation.

Referendum reminder On 5 May there will be a referendum to choose the way that MPs will be elected in the future.

The Electoral Commission, the independent elections watchdog, is sending a booklet to every household in the UK with information about how to have your say on 5 May. A referendum is a general vote by the electorate, normally on one political issue and where the

outcome is decided by this vote.

Voting will take place at polling stations around the borough. The polling station that each resident should attend is detailed on a polling card which is delivered to every address.

For more information visit www.electoral commission.org.uk

Green Fair in Willesden Green Brent Friends of the Earth is holding its first Green Fair on Saturday 21 May in Willesden Green.

The free event will take place outside the Willesden Green Library Centre, High Road, Willesden, from 10am to 5pm.

On offer will be a variety of stalls and activities for all the family, including a bicycle powered smoothiemaker, advice on food waste, car clubs and home energyefficiency.

There will be demon strations on fruit-picking and gardening, plus the chance to discuss ways of making Willesden greener and the opportunity to find out about Brent Council’s environmental projects.

The Green Fair is funded by the council’s Ward Working scheme.

For more information visit www.brentfoe.com or call 07809 055670.

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Directory of care providers launched Brent Council has produced a searchable, online directory of local and national organisations providing care for vulnerable people in the borough. Older people, those with a disability and also their carers or families are able to select providers for them, whether they need support, help at home or simply something to do.

The care provider directory will support various changes to adult social care services in Brent which, through the expansion of direct payments, will give vulnerable people more flexibility to make their own decisions about their daily care and leisure needs.

Care providers who would like to be listed on the directory, should email webteam@brent.gov.uk with contact details and explaining who you are and what services you provide. Visit www.brent .gov.uk/careproviders

Get your pink t-shirt and your walking shoes on

Food growing fair blooms in Brent

Join over 1,000 women and take to the streets in the name of St Luke’s Hospice on Friday 17 June. The night kicks off at 10.30pm at Harrow Leisure Centre before the ladies set off to cover a nine mile route as part of Harrow and Brent’s biggest fundraiser.

Entry is £20. Call 020 8382 8018, email midnightwalk@ stlukes-hospice.org or register online at www.stlukes-hospice.org /midnightwalk

Are you a Brent resident who loves food and has always wanted to grow your own?

Brent's newest community food growing project is looking for people just like you.

Whether you have a garden, a balcony, some space on your counter or a window sill, you too can be part of Blooming Brent's Food Growing Project.

This innovative, fun project which runs until the end of the year kicks off with a food growing fair on 14 May at

Wembley Central Square, 11am until 3pm.

This will be a good chance to get to know your neighbours, learn how to grow your own food, eat with the seasons, save money on your weekly shop and eat healthier. There will be free seeds, tips and advice for those who join the project.

Contact environment @brent.gov.uk and talk about this on Twitter using #brentfoodfair

Brent to press ahead with radical libraries programme Members of Brent's Executive have approved plans to transform the council's library service by closing six libraries and improving and enhancing the existing six to make them better equipped to meet the needs of residents.

The six libraries that will now close are: • Barham Park • Cricklewood • Kensal Rise • Neasden • Preston • Tokyngton Brent's remaining libraries will be radically improved. This will include being open seven days a week, a comprehensive range of books, E Books and audio, free Wireless and Internet access and an online reference library.

The libraries will also become "community hubs" with activities and learning opportunities to meet the needs of the diverse communities they serve.

The Library Transformation Project has been subject to a three month consultation which invited residents to comment and give their views on the proposals. There were

also chances for residents to put their views directly to library staff and elected members at public meetings around the borough.

The consultation ended on 4 March and since then the council has been carefully analysing the results and has taken on board many of the suggestions and views of both library users and non-users.

As well as inviting comments, the council also made it clear that it would be open to any suggestions from groups interested in taking over the control from the council of any libraries threatened with closure.

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Free compost for Brent residents on 3 and 4 May* To mark Compost Awareness Week, Brent Council is offering free compost from the Reuse and Recycling centre at Abbey Road (see map below), as well as composting bins at a special reduced price of £5.

• Take the voucher below to the Reuse and Recycling Centre on 3 and 4 May to claim your free compost.

• For free compost please bring your own bags.

• Only one voucher per household.

• You must be a Brent resident. If you wish to buy a compost bin at the reduced price, you must bring a proof of address.

The free compost is provided by West London Composting. cut here

Voucher for free compost Name Address

Postcode Only one voucher per Brent household. Please show proof of your address. *Offer open while stocks last.

020 8937 5050

www.brent.gov.uk/recycling

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BRENTpeople

Trevor Anthony McBean Scott – better known as TT Scott – has been performing reggae around the world for the last 48 years. Despite having a number one hit in France, ’The Angel Listening’, he’s probably better known on the streets of Harlesden where he lives.

Photo LIONEL SHOY Would you say reggae is in your blood?

I came to this country from Jamaica in 1963 and was brought up by my grandparents. Back in Jamaica I was the lead singer at my school and the church choir, and I carried on singing when I came over here to St Augustine’s school in South Kilburn and Wesley Road school in Stonebridge. At St Augustine’s I started to harmonise, because everyone was singing in the same key. My grandfather was the first jazz singer in Jamaica, so I guess I was always going to be a singer.

How did your recording career begin?

I was 19 and won a singing contest at The 31 Club (Hillside) when I got spotted. I ended up signing for Pama Records (now Jet Star), who released my first record in 1968, called ‘Man on Top of The World’ and my second, ‘What Am I To Do Now’? I performed with the group Cultured Few on, ‘If Better No Come’ and the number one hit ‘If It Takes All My Life’, with the group T.D.J in Holland and Belgium.We also performed for Princess Grace and toured in Italy and Ireland. I’ve been involved in Brent’s Black History Month at the town hall for the last three years.

Where does the inspiration come from for your songs?

Most of my songs are poems. I don’t fantasise and write, I write about what’s happening around me. I enjoy performing. I get pleasure out of seeing the expression on people’s faces when the words of my songs reach out to them.

I’d say my style of singing is classic reggae. I like to dance on stage as well. I remember the first time I tried combining the two was on stage at a dance hall in front of 500 people.

I just closed my eyes and went for it.

What are your ambitions for the future?

I’m performing at a concert in Jamaica soon, and I’d like to keep performing for a long time to come both here and in Jamaica. But my main goal is to set up my own recording studio back in Jamaica.

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Lottery win for Fryent Country Park

Break out the bubbly. Brent Parks Service has successfully secured £47,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to restore Mason's Field, a former London Transport staff sports ground that forms part of the Fryent Country Park. Words NANCY LUDWIG. Photos NADIA ATTURA The HLF grant award means that Mason’s Field will now receive the improvements it badly needs including a brand new “bridge” walkway from the main park to give visitors better access to this outlying piece of land that was acquired by the council in 1995.

Other planned improvements include restoring a meadow and developing a training course for the public on countryside awareness and

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“A programme of activities so that people can get involved in and learn about the wonderful biodiversity on their doorstep.”

wildlife, both of which are also certain to vastly enhance Fryent Country Park and the experience of the large numbers of people who visit it every year.

Work to improve Mason’s Field is scheduled to begin in late summer, early autumn with the help of volunteers from the Barnhill Conservation Group and the local residents association. The programme of improvements is expected to be

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fully completed by 2014.

Sean Faulkner, head of Brent Parks Service, said: “We are thrilled to receive this much-needed funding to enable us to give Mason’s Field the care and attention it rightly deserves and improve the public’s access to this picturesque and often overlooked open space. I am also delighted that we can now go ahead with our plans to develop a countryside awareness

course for visitors which is something that we have had lots of requests for but until now haven't been able to provide.”

Sue Bowers, Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund for London said: “This exciting project will restore Mason’s Field as part of a landscape of meadows, hedgerows and countryside – protecting rare butterfly, toad and frog species. It will also open up this space by

providing better access for all and a programme of activities so that people can get involved in and learn about the wonderful biodiversity on their doorstep.”

To find out more about Fryent Country Park or volunteering to help improve the parks and open spaces in Brent, call 020 8937 5619.

Alternatively, you can email your enquiry to parks.service@brent.gov.uk

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INSPIRINGBrent

Countdown to London 2012 With little over a year to go until the greatest sporting show on the planet comes to London Brent communities are already being inspired by sport and celebrating the opportunities staging the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games brings.

Food safety, catering and art may not be things you would normally associate with the Olympic Games, but they are just some of the activities youngsters have been learning about through the council’s Inspiring Brent programme for the London 2012 Games.

So far six Inspiring Brent projects have been recognised for their success by being awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). This makes Brent one of the highest awarded Inspire Mark boroughs in the capital. TBM finds out more about some of the council’s award-winning projects.

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Flavours of Brent Local food stall owners and small caterers have gained essential skills and qualifications through the Flavours of Brent initiative.

The four-day course, which included health and safety, sustainability, marketing and an exam in Level Two Food Safety, was aimed at helping them make the most of the opportunities having Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena as venues for the 2012 Games will bring.

Those taking part were also offered a free stall at the last Respect festival to showcase their talents.

Flavours of Brent cooked up a storm at last year’s Respect festival

Lorenzo Belenguer Photo: Mary Pritchard

Testimonies Testimonies art exhibition, in partnership with Brent Artists Resource, will record Londoners’ personal stories from the 1948 and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Experts in oral history from the British Library and Sydney Olympics are involved in the project and there are plans to showcase Testimonies in Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena.

Lorenzo Belenguer, lead artist on the project, says: “If we want Londoners to play a bigger part in London 2012 they have to be shown how their experiences matter, that you don’t need to be a gymnast to be an integral part of the Games. By giving voice to Londoners’ personal memories about the Olympics, we’re showing what relationships they had, and will have with the Games matters.”

The exhibition is due to be completed in June and will be on display at The Gallery at Willesden Green from 20 September until 14 October.

For more information visit www.brentartistsresource.org.uk

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INSPIRING BRENTpeople Brent

Brent is one of the highest awarded Inspire Mark boroughs in the capital.

Inspiring Brent Young Ambassadors Inspiring Brent Young Ambassadors was the third council programme to win an Inspire Mark. It aims to engage young people aged between 14-16 with the Games, while developing their leadership skills, confidence and self esteem.

Young ambassadors promote London 2012 opportunities and 2012 inspired activities in Brent to other young people.

The ambassadors recently helped organise a visit by Lord Seb Coe, Chair of LOCOG, where they got a chance to meet him.

Celebrating sporting success Brent Council will launch its second Inspiring Brent PE and Sport Awards in July to celebrate the sporting achievement, success and commitment of young people in the borough.

Some categories are voted for by members of the public while other winners will be selected on their achievements at the London Youth Games.

This is Me, This is Harlesden

Believe it: Achieve it Believe it: Achieve It was funded by the Museums Libraries and Archives (MLA) to record attitudes towards the London 2012 Games and to promote the Paralympics. The project worked with people involved in disability sports and activities to create a film containing five personal stories about how sport can inspire. Visit www.peoples record.org.uk Photo courtesy Sport Engand

Categories include: Junior Club of the Year; Sports Coach of the Year; Young Disabled Sports Person of the Year and Team Performance of the Year.

Sarah Hawken, Sports Development Manager said: “These awards highlight the wealth of talented young people that the borough has. It also acknowledges the great work of coaches, teachers and individuals who work tirelessly to provide excellent sporting opportunities for young people of all abilities.”

To find out more about nominating for the awards call 020 8937 3707 or visit www.brent.gov.uk/sports

Organised in two parts, This is Me explored fashion and identity with young people by getting them to create a short film. This is Harlesden involved a group of young people working with an artist to explore Harlesden’s identity, past and present, through photography, poetry and drawing. They then created two banners which are currently displayed at Harlesden Library Plus.

This is Me, This is Harlesden is part of the Museums Libraries and Archives project called Stories of the World which is an important part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

This is Me, This is Harlesden.

Photo (detail): Anna Cumming

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Four Brent households needed Later this year the council will introduce a new waste collection service for all properties. The new system will increase the amount we recycle, reduce landfill and save money.

We are looking for four Brent households to feature in the publicity over 12-months from September 2011 to help get the message across about how and when to recycle. You don’t have to be a committed environmentalist; in fact we’d like to hear from people who want to get better at recycling. Your household can include family, friends, lodgers and pets or, if you live alone, just you.

We will get back to you before the end of May. We may ask you questions about your household to ensure our campaign reflects the diversity of Brent.

To express your interest please send your name, daytime telephone number and email address to: streetcare@brent.gov.uk with the subject line – Four Brent households.

Alternatively, please write to: Brent Council, Four Brent households, 1st Floor West Wing, Brent House, 349 - 357 High Road, London, HA9 6BZ.

www.brent.gov.uk/recycling

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Get the spring back into your step Brent Council Sports Service has new physical activity sessions to help you get moving

Mixed sessions Look out for our Tennis programme happening in a Park near you 18 June – 23 July Chelmsford Square

NEW – Women only Get Fit Through Football In partnership with Middlesex Football Association.

This session is for women new to the sport or who used to play and are looking to have some fun and get some exercise.

Mondays (Starts 9 May) 9.45 -10.45am Vale Farm Sports Centre Watford Road North Wembley HA0 3HG £2 per session

NEW – Men only

30 July – 3 September Alperton Sports Ground

Return to Netball In partnership with England Netball Association.

Return to Football These sessions will be taken by a fully qualified QPR coach.

Wednesdays (Starts 11 May) 10 -11am

Session aimed at men who once used to play and are looking to have some fun and get some exercise.

15 October – 19 November Eaton Grove

Tuesdays (Starts May 10) 7 - 8pm

25 February 2012 – 31 March Woodcock Park

Gladstone Park Kendal Road London NW10

Register your interest at sportsservice@brent.gov.uk

and Thursdays (Starts 12 May) 7 - 8pm Gladstone Park Kendal Road London NW10 £2 per session

10 September – 8 October Preston Park

14 January 2012 – 18 February King Edward IV Park

£2 per session

For further information please contact Jo Creary on 020 8937 3722 Over sixteen and would like to play netball in Brent?

Contact Natalie Massey on 07872407212 or email natalie.massey@englandnetball.co.uk

Interested in walking?

Why not check out Brent’s Healthy Walks Programme on www.brent.gov.uk/sports

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Never too late to learn Adult Learners’ Week (14 – 21 May) is the perfect opportunity for adults of all ages to experience something new for free.

Have you always wanted to learn how to be a photographer, but never found the time? Or maybe you fancy finding out about flower arranging? Whatever your hidden passion, there’s something to try during Adult Learners’ Week in Brent. Free courses and taster sessions run by library staff and Brent Adult Community Education Service (BACES) will include IT specific lessons for older people and sessions on how to use social media website such as Twitter and Facebook. For those wanting careers advice there are classes on how to brush up your CV ready for job applications.

For more details of what’s on call or pop into your local library.

Places need to be reserved on courses where it states ‘advanced booking’. To save your space call the library where the session is being held or BACES on 020 8937 3950.

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SATURDAY 14 MAY

• French for beginners 10.30-11.30am Town Hall Library • Digital photography workshop 2-4pm Ealing Road Library MONDAY 16 MAY

• IT for beginners 12noon-1.30pm Willesden Green Library • Silver surfers 3-5pm Willesden Green Library • Nail art 11am-12noon Ealing Road Library • Social media workshop 10.30 -11.30am Town Hall Library. Advanced booking.

• IT skills surgery 10am-12noon Kensal Rise Library drop-in.

• Reflexology 11am-1pm The Old Boiler House, St Raphael’s Estate.

• Indian Head Massage 2-4pm The Old Boiler House, St Raphael’s Estate.

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THURSDAY 19 MAY

• Silver surfers 10-11am Willesden Green Library • English conversation class 10-11am Willesden Green Library.

• English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) 10.30-11.30am Town Hall Library.

Speak to advisers from Birkbeck College.

• Online information resources 10.30am-12noon Kilburn Library.

Advanced booking.

• Italian for beginners 2-4pm Harlesden Library Plus • Online information resources 2.30-4pm Kilburn Library. Learn how to use Brent libraries’ wide range of online information sources. Advanced booking.

• Art for Wellbeing 2-4pm Town Hall Library. Using art to relax and boost your confidence. Beginners welcome.

Materials provided. Advanced booking.

• New Orleans; the Tale of Two Cities 6.30-7.30pm Harlesden Library Plus.

Birkbeck lecturer and Guardian correspondent Anna Hartnell talks about New Orleans the Tale of two Cities, Hurricane Katrina, race and class.

FRIDAY 20 MAY

• English conversation 10-11am Willesden Green Library • IT for speakers of other languages (women only) 10.30am-12noon Willesden Green Library • Henna 11am-12noon Ealing Road Library

• Skincare and beauty workshop 5-7pm Town Hall Library.

• My guide to IT 10.30-11.30am Town Hall Library. Advanced booking.

TUESDAY 17 MAY

• Learn to use Flickr 2.30-3.30pm Town Hall Library. Discover the archive collection of photos online.

Advanced booking.

• IT for beginners 3-5pm Willesden Green Library • Ethnic Minority Foundation (EMF) English conversation (women only) 10.30am-12.30pm Willesden Green Library

• CV workshop 10.30am-12.30pm Harlesden Library Plus

• CV workshop 12.30-1.30pm Willesden Green Library • CV workshop 10.30am-12.30pm Ealing Road Library • Bridge club 1-3pm Willesden Green Library • Chatabout arthritis from Arthritis Care 10.30am -12noon Willesden Green Library • Chatabout chiropody 10.30-11.30am Town Hall Library • Learn to draw and paint 2-4pm Kilburn Library • Arabic and Somali books promotion 10am-4pm Willesden Green Library

SATURDAY 21 MAY

• Six Book Challenge 2-4pm Willesden Green Library Awards ceremony with talk by Quick Reads author Lucy Cavendish.

WEDNESDAY 18 MAY

• Silver surfers 11.30am-1.30pm Willesden Green Library • EMF English conversation (women only) 10.30am-12.30pm Willesden Green Library • Arabic for beginners 2–4pm Harlesden Library Plus • Social media 3-5pm Willesden Green Library

SUNDAY 22 MAY

• IT for beginners 12.05-1.05pm Willesden Green Library

• IT workshop 2-3pm Ealing Road Library • Lunchtime T’ai Chi 12noon–2pm Willesden Green Library • Lunchtime floristry 12noon-2pm Town Hall Library

For more info on Adult Learners’ Week see www.alw.org.uk.

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Kilburn’s creative space A disused building on the South Kilburn Estate has been transformed into a studio, offering space for creative professionals to work from in return for training up some of Brent’s young people.

Words ORLA SEDZE. Photos CARMEN KLAMMER and MARK MASSARO

Victoria Grant’s couture hats have graced the pages of Vogue and are sold in high end stores such as Harrods. Benjamin Stefanski has just signed a record deal and Bob Clarke has been involved in the production of prime time TV shows.

These are just some of the 13 creative professionals who have descended upon the South Kilburn Estate bringing with them bags of talent to share with the young people of Brent.

This lively and mixed crowd of industry professionals, made up of filmmakers, architects, sportswear designers and more, set up shop in the estate back in April and are now offering trainee opportunities to young people living in Brent.

The tenants have each pledged to train a local young person in their trade in return for five months free rent in the studios which are just a stones throw from popular Queens Park – a trendy part of Brent known for attracting creative independent retailers.

“The South Kilburn Studio is part of a

wider project to improve the area while it is being regenerated and unite the community through the arts,” explained Andy Donald, Director of Regeneration and Major Projects.

Patrizia Victor a ladies sportswear designer and South Kilburn resident said: “I'm looking forward to working with my new trainee; they will help with the entire development of our next spring/summer 2012 collection, from fabric selection to prototype making and fitting sessions.”

Jonathan Nyati, also from Kilburn, makes films and documentaries. He added: “I’m hoping to teach what I know and learn myself, while having my trainee by my side.”

The studio doors are now open and young people, aged between 18 - 25 interested in learning one of the trades have been making applications since April. The chosen 13 will be announced in mid May. For more information visit www.southkilburnstudios.org

Milliner Victoria Grant at Kilburn Studios

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Brent on the box Don’t be surprised if you see your street the next time you change channels. Brent Council is promoting the borough on TV more than ever, and has even taken part in Channel 4’s, Big Brother’s Little Brother. MARTIN GAVIN looks at Brent on the box.

Brent’s Customer and Community Engagement Department is responsible for making sure that people know what services are provided by the council and how to access them.

The department’s communications team deals with the media, including making sure that Brent residents have as many opportunities as possible to listen, watch and read about the type of services the council provides. This is done through placing stories as well as responding to journalists.

Examples include the successful BBC series, Saints and Scroungers, which was developed by production company Flame TV from an original idea from the council’s communications team. The show, which looks at benefit fraud and entitlement, has been commissioned by the BBC for a third series in the autumn.

Another success is the BBC series, Filthy Rotten Scoundrels. The council is currently working with Leopard Films on a second run of this daytime show that highlights the work of environmental health officers as they tackle fly-tipping, graffiti and other anti-social behaviour.

Other slots this year have included a Panorama on the subject of sham marriages titled, My Big Fat Fake Wedding, featuring Brent’s registrars department. In February there was an ITV London Tonight feature on the illegal use of Blue Badges for parking that featured a joint police and council operation to catch offenders.

One of the most unusual requests in recent years was for Brent’s Director of Registration and Nationality, Mark Rimmer OBE, to appear with George Lamb on Channel 4’s, Big Brother’s Little

Brother, discussing the law on marriage.

Toni McConville, Director of Customer and Community Engagement, says: “We have a duty to make sure people know about services the council provides and media coverage is an important way of achieving this. Media coverage won’t always be flattering of course, but residents expect their council to be accountable. We try to add balance to less positive stories when appropriate by arranging factual statements or interviews with councillors.

“Television coverage can reach thousands of Brent residents although allowing unrestricted access is a risk. We have to trust that the production companies will protect people’s identities and privacy, but more importantly we must trust in the quality and value-formoney of Brent’s services.”

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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:

Wembley Stadium Event Calendar

Which event takes place at Wembley Stadium on 7 August 2011?

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

Event starts

7 May

FA Trophy

3pm

8 May

FA Vase

3pm

14 May

FA Cup Final

28 May

Champions League Final

30 May

Championship Play Off

4 June

Euro 2012 Qualifier: England v Switzerland 4.45pm

5 June

UMBRO 5’s

30 Jun

Take That

Evening

1, 2 and 4 - 6 July Take That

Evenings

8 - 9 July

Take That

Evenings

7 August

FA Community Shield

3pm 7.45pm 3pm TBC

3pm

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 2011 – 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 prebooking is required.

Win free tickets at Playgolf Northwick Park Playgolf Northwick Park is more than just a golf course.

• Britain’s number one nine hole golf course • Énergie Fitness Club • 50-bay, two-tier, heated, floodlit Driving Range • The Playgolf Academy • American golf superstore • Nine baseball and softball batting cages • Blue Zenzer Restaurant Answer a simple question for your chance to win a group ticket to use with your family or friends. Four lucky winners will enjoy: • A round of Adventure Golf • One hour in baseball cage • 50 balls each on the driving range

How many baseball and softball batting cages are at Playgolf?

For more information about the facilities at Playgolf Northwick Park, call 020 8864 2020 or email enquiries.northwickpark@playgolfworld.com Tickets valid for a group of four people. Can be redeemed until 31 June 2011.

Subject to availability.

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 May 2011.

Last month’s winners: Cecilia Yuen and Salva Di Genova.

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ALL IN Aday’s

work

Meet the BOAT lady Clare Henshaw is known to many youngsters in Brent as ‘the boat lady’. The reason behind her slightly strange nickname is that she’s one of three members of Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT) who help parents and staff working with young people diagnosed with autism. Clare was recently honoured with an Autism Educational Trust Award for her contribution to supporting children and young people on the autism spectrum. Photo NADIA ATTURA “I helped to launch Brent Outreach Autism Team (BOAT) nearly ten years ago, in 2001.

Back then we only had 11 students in the borough needing help. Now we have over 250 pupils, families and staff on our books.

Parents and children meet so many professionals, but with us the families and students only have to tell their story once.

We don’t discharge children unless they move out of the borough or to a specialist setting, so some of our students have been with us for nine years or more. This provides continuity and reassurance for the families and the students themselves. We feel this continued involvement is vital, as the help a student and their family needs varies greatly as they grow older. But whatever we do, our aim is to make a positive difference to their education and wellbeing.

My work can vary from visiting young people in the classroom to helping parents put in place support strategies at home, running training sessions for schools and meeting with a range of professionals from across Brent.

I recently helped a very brave 14-year-old young person with Aspergers record a video to show all the staff in his school what the condition is like for him personally.

I also helped a student in Year six who was not completing his

homework and the staff and his home life was becoming unsettled by this. We found out he really likes chess. So now, every time he hands his work in on time he gets a chess piece. Rewards are a good way of helping autistic children; it’s something that makes sense to them.

“They were the only children who seemed to make sense to me.”

Although my background is in speech and language therapy, I knew quite quickly autism was what I wanted to specialise in. They were the only children who seemed to make sense to me.”

BOAT is based at Fawood Children’s Centre.

Call 020 838 0513 or email b.o.a.t@fawoodcc.brent.sch.uk

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SECREThistory

What cat man drew “Louis Wain made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world.

English cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves.”

H.G.Wells, 1925.

Louis Wain is one of Brent’s most famous artists. Best known for his distinctive cat illustrations, by the turn of the twentieth century he had become a household name, charming the Edwardian public with his eccentric ‘world of cats’.

However, changes in public taste meant that Louis Wain’s art soon became unfashionable and it was not until the 1960s that there was any substantial revival in interest in his work.

Louis William Wain was born in 1860, the eldest of six children. He attended The West London School of Art and, following his father’s death in 1880, worked as an illustrator to support the family.

However, it was not until the illness of his wife, Emily, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after their marriage, that Louis Wain started drawing cats.To comfort and entertain his bedridden wife,Wain filled numerous sketchbooks with

humorous portraits of their pet cat, Peter, which his wife urged him to show to editors. In 1886,Wain’s big break when his illustration ‘A Kittens’ Christmas Party’ appeared in the Illustrated London News.

By 1890, he was depicting cats wearing clothes, walking upright with exaggerated facial expressions, and enjoying human pastimes such as playing cricket or attending the opera.

The ‘Louis Wain Cat’ parodied Edwardian society, and became incredibly popular with people of all ages. By the turn of the twentieth century, his pictures were appearing in comics, newspapers and magazines across Britain and in America.

In 1917, the family moved to Brondesbury Road in Kilburn. It was during this time that Wain began to experience mental health problems, and in 1924 he was admitted to Springfield Hospital in Tooting, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Wain remained in hospital for the remainder of his life, moving to

Bethlem Royal Hospital in Southwark before finally settling in Napsbury Hospital near Saint Albans, where he continued to paint and sketch.

He died on 4 July 1939, one month before his 79th birthday. His body is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Kensal Green.

Brent Museum, in Willesden Green Library Centre, is hosting its first Louis Wain exhibition from 5 May until 29 October.The works on display have been supplied by Chris Beetles Gallery, St James’s, London, (www.chrisbeetles.com), the Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust and The Wellcome Library.

Visitors to the exhibition will be among the first to contribute to the museum and archives new blog www.brentmuseumandarchives.word press.com.The blog also offers the opportunity to see what goes on behind the scenes at Brent Museum and Brent Archives, and access information about upcoming events, activities and exhibitions.

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FIRST CLASS LEARNING

EXCELLENT IN MATHS & ENGLISH WEMBLEY – Patidar House & Preston Manor High School • Age 4 to 16 and Adult Education • Follows National Curriculum • One to One Basis Call our Centre Managers on 07877 138947 or 07931 793850 www.firstclasslearning.co.uk

Book Now for FREE ENROLMENT & CLASS TRIAL INTRODUCTORY FEE £80 for 5 months.

Road closures in Harlesden from May 2011 Thames Water will be carrying out major repairs in Harlesden from May for essential work to replace the Victorian water pipes. Because of the scale of the work and possible implications for traffic flow, Tubbs Road will close first. Traffic flow will be monitored and if the situation is acceptable the council will authorise the eastbound closure of Park Parade. The council will continue to monitor traffic flows and if the diversion is successful, essential maintenance work can begin on both sites during the periods identified below.

The following traffic orders have been put in place to cover:

Closure of Tubbs Road 16 May 2011 – 25 June 2011 Park Parade will be closed to Eastbound traffic at the junction of High Street Harlesden and this will be diverted along the Harrow Road to Wrottesley Road. Traffic on Park Parade can only proceed westbound (one way operation).

Closure of Park Parade 16 May 2011 – 3 September 2011 Westbound traffic will be diverted through High Street Harlesden and into Station road. Eastbound traffic will be diverted into Craven Park Road and down Manor Park Road.

For further information please contact: Mark Harris (Engineer) on 020 8937 5277 or Paul Richards (Traffic Manager) on 020 8937 5145 at Brent Council or via e-mail to: network.management@brent.gov.uk

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TIMEout

What’s going on…

The essential guide to music, drama, sport, workshops and much more. Find out what’s going on in Brent during May 2011. To get your event listed email tbm@brent.gov.uk or telephone 020 8937 1098.

CHILDREN KIDS BOXING CLASS Mon-Fri 4-5pm £3 Per session. Ages 4-11. Noncontact boxing. Real Fitness London Ltd 162 Anson Road, Gladstone Park, NW2. www.realfitness.org.uk Book in advance realfitness@ hotmail.co.uk 020 82053155 or Wayne 07717 005 264 FRESH ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL Drama, dance and singing workshops for children aged 3-12.

Newman Catholic College, NW10 3RN and at Grimsdyke School, HA5 4QE. 08542 699 529 or visit www.fresh-arts.co.uk KINGS HALL YOUTH CLUB 10-15 year olds Weds 79pm, Kings Hall Community Centre, 155 Harlesden Rd, Willesden Green, NW10. www.kingsyouth club.org.uk to download membership form. youthclub@ tiscali.co.uk 11TH BRONDESBURY GUIDES Tues, 6pm for girls aged 10-14 in Willesden 07810 653 225

SPANISH CLASSES Thurs after school.

Graceland Yard in Kensal Rise. Ages 3-8.

07976 050 977

SOCCER TRAINING Fris 6-8pm, for children, first session free Capital City Academy NW10 mdipaola@cyworks.co.uk

7TH BRONDESBURY BROWNIES Tues 6pm for girls aged 7-10 in Willesden 07810 653 225

SPANISH SING AND SIGN CLASSES For mums and toddlers.

Tues, Willesden Green.

07976 050 977

LONDON IRISH MUSIC SCHOOL Sats, traditional Irish music for under 14s; Oliver Goldsmith Primary, Kenton www. londonirishmusicschool .co.uk 020 8205 7231

FRENCH CLASSES Weds, Thurs after-school in Kensal Rise ages 5-11; 07753 693 720

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 711yrs; toddler Picassos 15 months-3 yrs, Gracelands Cafe, Kensal Green. 07903 638 817 DOWN SYNDROME TIGER CUBS Thurs 5-6pm football coaching run by QPR, Woodfield School Genwood Avenue, NW9 020 8740 2585 07815 670 806 4TH BRONDESBURY BROWNIES AND GUIDES Thurs Brownies 6.308pm. Guides 7-8.30pm.

07981 174 634

Mum and toddler events See: Children

3RD WEMBLEY SCOUTS Fris Cubs 7-8.30pm, Scouts 7pm-9pm Clivedon Hall Clifton Way, Alperton call Andrew Stevenson 020 8997 0951 020 8902 6902 MINI-SOCCER Suns Year 3 9.4510.45am Year 4-Year 6 10.45am-12noon Uxendon Manor School, Vista Way, Kenton, 6 weeks £30, call George Lappas 07957 229 518 MUM AND TODDLER Thurs 10am-12noon, Preston Mall Community Centre, Kenton £2 020 8204 1148 SING AND SIGN CLASSES Mon-Fri, for babies 6-18 months. Willesden Green & Kensal Rise 07790 955 576 PIONEER EXPLORER SCOUTS Weds 8-10pm for 14-18 years, Stember Hall, Leighton Gardens, NW10 01582 703 121 SEA TRAINING CORPS Thurs 7.15-9.15pm Sea Pirates 7-9 yrs; Thurs 7.15-9.15pm juniors; Mons and Fris 7.159.30pm Sea Cadets; Mons and Fris 7.159.30pm Marine Cadets; youth group for boys and girls, Cool Oak Lane, NW9 020 8205 4492 www.seacadet.org NOAH’S ARK Tues 10.30am-12.30pm, Thurs 1.30-3.30pm St John’s Church, Harrow Road, Wembley community playgroup £1 per family per session 07768 453 931

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GIRLS’ BRIGADE Weds 5.15-8.30pm for five-year-olds and upwards, Queensbury Methodist Church, Beverley Drive 07961 321 237 WILLESDEN DISTRICT SCOUTS Groups throughout Willesden for young people aged 6-18, adult volunteers needed 0208 459 3737 enquiries@ willesdenscouts.org.uk GRANVILLE PLUS YOUTH ARTS CENTRE Free activities for young people aged 11-25yrs Mons guitar (intermediate): 5.30-7pm,Taekwondo 68pm, vocal training (20min private lessons) 6-9pm,guitar (beginners) -8.30pm, song writing 7-9pm, street dance 7-9pm. Tues Brent Youth Circus Company 6-8pm, online drama project 6–9pm, fashion as a business 6-9pm, discipline dance 7-9pm.

80 Granville Road, Kilburn, NW6 5RA 020 8937 3612 www.tina.ramdeen @brent.gov.uk 4TH NEASDEN BROWNIES Tues 6-7.30pm, St Mary’s and St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dollis Hill lane, London NW2 6HE. For girls aged 7-10 only. Call 07794 018 819

COMMUNITY KINGSBURY HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION The Pavillion, Old Kenton Lane Allotments, Kingsbury, London NW9.

Contact Joyce on 020 8205 3457. Flower arranging takes place every Wed 8-9.15pm

CYCLETASTIC SHED Back of 36-38 Willesden Lane NW6. Entrance is in Streatley Road. Minimum Suggested Donation £5 per visit per bike. Donated Cycles Workshop.

Volunteers are invited to come and join in to repair donated bikes for resale. info@cycletastic .org.uk Shed is open 10am-2pm, Sat 30 Apr, Sat 7 May, Sat 14 May, Sat 21 May donated cycles workshop only.

WEMBLEY HISTORY SOCIETY 20 May 7.30pm “Sir William Perkin” – talk about Sudbury's famous inventor by Len Snow.

977 Harrow Road (opp. the Black Horse), Sudbury HA0 2SF philgrant69@aol.com SAINT ANDREW'S OLD CHURCH 30 May 11am-3.30pm This historic 900 year old building will be open free of charge, with volunteers to answer your questions and local history books on sale.

Old Church Lane, Kingsbury NW9 8RZ philgrant69@aol.com NORTH WEST LONDON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Meets first Thursday of the month upstairs at the North London Tavern on Kilburn High Road.

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 WILLESDEN GREEN SPONSORED WALK Sat 14 May 10am Sudbury Neighbourhood Centre sponsored walk.

020 8908 1220 WRITERS GROUP Thurs 8-10pm Willesden Green Library Centre ww.willesdengreen writers.com

BRENT FAIRTRADE NETWORK Wed 18 May, 7.309.30pm Brent Town Hall.

OVER 50S DISCUSSION GROUP Tues 11am-12.30pm The Gallery, Willesden Green Library 020 8452 8739

DANCE SALSA Mons, 7.30-8.30pm Mambo City salsa £6 St Joseph’s Social Club, Empire Way, Wembley salsa@mambocity.co.uk Fris 7.30-8.30pm Willesden Sports Centre Thurs 8.15-9.30pm £4.50 07961 281 989 Mons 6.30-7.30pm Salsasize dance and exercise £4 Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley 020 8385 1836 CLUB CEROC Tues 8-11pm, entry £8 plus £2 lifetime membership and a free beginner’s guide DVD, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley, HA9. www.clubceroc.com 020 8933 4350 ADULT STREET DANCE Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, £5.15 New Bridge Park Centre, Stonebridge 020 8937 3730 BALLROOM AND LATIN Mons 7.30-11pm Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane Wembley 020 8855 6868 ADULT BEGINNERS BALLET COURSES 3 May – 23 July. Level 1: weds 10.30am-12.15pm or 6.30-7.30pm; Level 2: Tues 6.30-7.30pm or Fri 10.30am-12.15pm.

Improvers 1: Weds 7.308.45pm. Ams Kingsbury Community Centre, pms Salusbury Primary School. www.balletforyou.co.uk 07956 260 108 BOLLYWOOD AND SEMI-CLASSICAL INDIAN Suns 11.15am-12.15pm Fitness First 197 Alperton Road 07930 593 988 rupal@classiccreations.info

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TIMEout LINE DANCING Fris 7-9pm £5 beginners, Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley 020 8385 1836 SELF EXPRESSIVE DANCE Tues 8-9.30pm, £7.50, Holy Innocents Church Hall, Bacon Lane 020 8205 6751

BARN HILL CONSERVATION GROUP Programme of events at Fryent Country Park (Sunday) and Roe Green Walled Garden (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday) 020 8206 0492 www.bhcg.btck.co.uk

LEARNING

SEQUENCE AND TEA DANCING Mons 2-4pm sequence dance Thurs 2-4pm tea dance £1.50 all ages welcome King’s Hall Community Centre 155 Harlesden Road, Willesden 20 8459 3487

FRENCH TUITION By native speaker in Kensal Rise, all levels.

07762254845

DANCE AT THE TRICYCLE We'll Meet Again. Free activity group for the over 60s, including Drama, Art, Dance and T'ai Chi. Call Anna 020 7372 6611

TAMIL READING GROUP Last Sat of month 2.304.30pm Tamil literature, language and culture with guest speakers; Willesden Green Library Centre NW10 020 8937 3400 yamuna.tharmendiran @brent.gov.uk

DRAMA KINGSBURY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY Thurs 7-Sun 10 April The Music Man – 40th anniversary production.

7.30pm Thurs to Sat and 2.30pm Sat and Sun Kingsbury High School, Princes Ave, Kingsbury, NW9 9JR. £13. Box office 0845 020 4240 www.kaosonline.org CHAMELEONS Mons and Thurs 8pm, amateur dramatics Neasden Methodist Church, NW10 07968 965 038 MADHATTERS Madhatters Theatre Club, 9-12 June 7.45 pm. ‘Wasps’ comedy with music and dance ‘at Malorees Junior School, Christchurch Ave NW6 7PB. Tickets from £6.

Box office 020 8452 5239 www.madhatters theatre.org.uk EAST LANE THEATRE CLUB A Street Car Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, East Lane Theatre Club in Vale Farm. Thurs 28, Fri 29 Sat 30 April and Wed 4,Thurs 5,Fri 6, Sat 7 May, 7.45pm.

Tickets £9 (in advance).

Box office 07762 622 215

ENVIRONMENT KINGSBURY WALKERS Weds 1.55pm, Meet Bush Farm, Slough Lane and Salmon Street junction. 020 8907 2836

MIDDLESEX ITEC GCSE tuition in maths, English, science for 1419 years at Middlesex ITEC 020 900 0505

UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE Courses, talks and workshops 020 8933 7558 www.brentu3a.org.uk

MUSIC MUSIC AT ACE CAFE Wed 1 June 8pm-11pm - Hot Rod Night with Knoxville + DJ Little Carl.

Entry Free. Sat 4 June 9pm-2am, Doo-Wop Special with The Roommates + DJs Bill & Jimmy Guntrip. £10.

Sorry No Under 18s. Sat 25 June 7pm-11pmRockin' Record Hop with DJ Jimmy Guntrip-Entry Free. www.ace-cafelondon.com www .acecafeevents.com Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, NW10 7UD. VOCALITY WILLESDEN CHOIR Mons 8-10pm first session free, gospel, African, pop and more, Willesden Green Library Centre, Space 2 95 High Road, NW10 07985 094 322 www.vocalitysinging .co.uk

SPORTS & LEISURE SHORINJI KEMPO MARTIAL ART Tues 8-9.30pm Church of Ascension, The Avenue, Wembley; Fris 7.30-9pm at St Erconwald’s Church Hall, 112 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley 07404 039 087

THE GALLERY AT WILLESDEN GREEN May 3 - July 12, Tues 79.30pm. Ten week term, plus half term, colour painting, drawing and water based art work, from still life of flowers, fruit & veg and objects.

Tuition in portrait also available. Course cost £6 concessions, £7 full, per evening. Pay in four week installments of £24 or £28 mstreherne@gn.apc.org 020 8141 6367 LIFE DRAWING At Gracelands yard, 102 Liddel Gardens. NW10 3EQ. Cost £18 per class.

Wed 8 May, 8 July.

Materials provided Tuition by Mary Treherne.

Call or email Kirsty info@gracelandsyard .com 020 8960 7450 KINGBURY BOWLS CLUB New members weclome, free coaching and loan of bowls. Eton Grove Open Space 07505 337501 or Barry 020 8204 3097 50’S TAI CHI-QIGONG Beginners Level. Gentle movements with many health benefits. Weds, 1.30-2.30pm, £2.50.

Fitness First, Kingsbury 07957 185 367 ROUNDWOOD PARK BOWLS CLUB New members wanted.

Longstone Ave entrance.

Half price membership £40. Free coaching.

020 8965 2800 MUM'S DAYTIME KEEP FIT CLASSES Every Wed, Thurs & Fri 09.30-10.30am. (First class is free) £5 per class.

020 8205 3155 realfitness@hotmail.co.uk Real Fitness London Ltd, 162 Anson Road, Gladstone Pk London NW2 6BH. BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUB Evenings and daytime including free tuition, Chatsworth Road 020 8438 0302

YOGA Mons-Suns beginners and advanced classes; pre and post natal and children’s classes; Special Yoga Centre, 2a Wrentham Ave, Kensal Rise, 020 8968 1900 www.specialyoga.org.uk Mons 6.30-7.30 pm, Thurs 7-8pm, Sun 1112noon, special Jan course £60, drop-in £10 Gladstone Community Centre, 162 Anson Road 07901 650 763 Mons 1-2pm, Sats 910am, £2,50 per lesson Dudden Hill Centre, Dudden Hill Lane, NW10 020 8459 1107 Tues 7.45pm sahaja yoga 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 7.30pm-9pm experienced students, Victoria Hall, Sheepcote Road, Harrow 020 8861 5663 Tues 9.20-10.30am Laughter Yoga, Roundwood Park Cafe, NW10. Children free, www.lifebulb.org Thurs 7.15-8.30pm Evening Laughter Yoga, Nest Cafe, Willesden Green Station, NW2 4QT. £10/£8 www.lifebulb.org PRESTON PARK BOWLS CLUB Preston Park Recreation Ground, Carlton Avenue East 020 8933 9358 020 8427 1590 QUEENS PARK HARRIERS Tues & Thurs 7-8pm, Willesden Sport Centre www.queenspark harriers.org.uk SUDBURY COURT BADMINTON CLUB Thurs 8-10pm, The Mall, Kingsbury 020 8904 6698

CENTURY BOWLS CLUB Indoor and outdoor bowls, free coaching available, social actitivities, Logan Road, Wembley 020 8904 3261

SUDBURY COURT RUNNING CLUB Tues and Thurs 7.20pm, (1st Tues of month for beginners) meet at Wembley and Sudbury Tennis and Squash Club, Sylvester Road, Wembley; www.sudburycourt.org .uk 020 8904 8814

FUN AND FITNESS Tues 8-9pm ladies only all levels exercise class; £4 Kingsbury Baptists Church hall, Slough Lane, NW9 07944 523 260

WU SHU KWAN Chinese kickboxing. Sats 3-5pm, Willesden Sports Centre, Donnington Road, NW10.

07835 244 398 www.wushukwan.com

TAEKWONDO Mons 7-9pm, Sat 1011am Holy Innocents Church Hall, Bacon Lane Kingsbury 07799 546 428 TAEKWONDO Tues 6-9pm, Thurs 67.30pm, Ealing Road Methodist Church Mons 6.30-8pm, Weds 6.30-8pm, Cardinal Hinsley School NW10 07832 447 763 ROUNDWOOD PARK BOWLS CLUB Require new members for 2011.020 8965 3800 KIXA CENTRAL POWER & SELF DEFENCE CLASSES Willesden. Mons 7.309pm. Dudden Hill Community Centre, Dudden Hill Lane, London, NW10 2ET. Harlesden, Thurs 7.309.30 pm, St Mathews Church Hall, St Mary's Road, Harlesden, London, NW10 4AU 07717 784 585 kacp@btinternet.com www.kixa-ksda.com WEMBLEY BOWLS CLUB Weds 3pm King Edward VII Park, Park Lane Wembley 020 8907 8626 WEMBLEY AND SUDBURY TENNIS AND SQUASH CLUB Social and competitive play; active juniors, Sylvester Road, off Harrowdene Road.

020 8998 3677 020 8902 8098 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 7.30-10.15pm Kingsbury Horticultural Association, The Pavilion Old Kenton Lane Allotments, new members welcome call Bill 07957 965 692 WILLESDEN & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE Founded in 1935, new clubs wanted for 2010-211 season 020 8965 2800 WOODCOCK PARK BOWLING Season starts Sat 30 April. Open day Sun 8 May. Tuition & loan of bowls. Contact Ian 020 8907 2701

MAY 2011

VENUES BRENT MUSEUM High Road, NW10 020 8937 3600 BRENT ARCHIVES Ist Floor, Willesden Green Library Centre, NW10 020 8937 3541 archives@brent.gov.uk PAUL DAISLEY HALL Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9 Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203 TRICYCLE THEATRE CINEMA AND GALLERY 269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 Box Office Theatre 020 7328 1000 Cinema 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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