The Brent Magazine issue 124 June 2012

ISSUE NO.124

FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT

PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL

Meet the queen… …of royal memorabilia

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Open Evening Tuesday, 18th September 2012 5.30pm-8.30pm You are warmly invited to come and see our school

• The top GCSE 5A*-C for the last 5 years running - 98% 5+ A*-C in 2011.

• The highest value added for the last 5 years running - 1061 in 2011.

• The 12th highest value added in the country in 2011.

• 78% 5+ A*-C GCSE including English and Mathematics in 2011.

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted (Subject Inspection January 2011)

• Over 90% of students achieved 10 or more GCSEs A*-C in 2011.

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted (Whole School – Outstanding in 24 out of 27 areas)

• Over 600 A*s and As in 2011.

• A third of GCSE grades were A*or A.

Categorised as an ‘Excellent’ School (Brent Local Authority 2011)

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

Contents Features

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Community champions

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Welcome to the June issue of the Brent Magazine

Brent recognises those who give back

Your summer line up A summer of party plans revealed

The wait is almost over Find out what will soon be on your doorstep

Cycle on Get on your bike and cycle week

Regeneration Kilburn’s skyline could soon be changing

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Regulars

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Update Brent people All in a day’s work

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Secret history Competitions Time out

Issue No. 124 June 2012 BDU 6634 5.12 The Brent Magazine contacts Distribution queries and editorial 020 8937 1062 tbm@brent.gov.uk Advertising 020 8937 1076 advertising@brent.gov.uk Published by the London Borough of Brent, Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley Middlesex.

I’ve been looking forward to summer and not just for the sun, but because I couldn’t wait to reveal the many exciting events Brent has got lined up for the borough.

This month we are celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee with an official street party at Arena Square. In this issue of The Brent Magazine we take a look at the last time Brent came together to recognise the Queen’s appointment to the throne with a film capturing events from 1953 – see page 27.

TBM also dropped in on celebrity Royalist Margaret Tyler, who invited us for a nose around her impressive collection of Royal memorabilia, turn to page 8 for more.

Those of you tucking into a tasty lunch at one of Brent’s many street parties should turn to page 25 to meet the officer responsible for your car free road.

And just when you thought you were royally partied out, I’d suggest grabbing an energy drink, because Brent is just getting warmed up.

Turn to page 12 to get ready for the next leg of Brent’s party plans to celebrate the Olympics.

Until next time, Orla Sedze, Editor, The Brent Magazine

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.

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Please ring 020 8937 1062 Cover image: Margaret Tyler

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New Mayor and Deputy Councillor Michael Adeyeye was elected as the new Mayor of Brent at the annual Mayor Making Ceremony, Wednesday 16 May. The new Mayor began his ďŹ rst year in ofďŹ ce by announcing his chosen charities,

which are: s THE "RENT !SSOCIATION for Disabled People s THE 3ICKLE #ELL 3OCIETY s 2AYS OF 3UNSHINE Cllr Muhammed Butt

He will be supported by the new Deputy Mayor Councillor Bobby Thomas.

New council leader

Making light of art Vivid, luminous images produced by adults working through mental health problems with the help of an international photographic artist will go on display at Willesden Green Library Centre 5 to 29 June.

The art was developed during workshops staged by artist Tine Bech as part of the LightTAG project.

Participants used digital cameras and LED lights to explore their own creativity and produce art inspired by movement, connection and things that make them happy.

Brent Council worked with Waterman’s arts organisation, the Central and North West ,ONDON .(3 &OUNDATION 4RUST and Arts in Health to deliver the workshops.

Councillor Muhammed Butt was conďŹ rmed as the new council leader at the AGM on Wednesday 16 May. Councillor Ruth Moher was conďŹ rmed as deputy.

Two new councillors have also been elected to Brent Council in the local by-elections.

Alison Hopkins (Lib Dem) has been elected to the Dollis Hill ward and Michael Pavey won the Barnhill by-election.

They replaced Cllr Alex Castle and Cllr Judith Beckman respectively.

To see the full list of councillors and Executive members visit www.brent.gov.uk/councillors

Come see the carnival Harlesden-based social enterprise Mahogany Carnival Arts is delighting spectators with its exotic costumes during The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

And now the colour and vibrancy of carnival is also lighting up Brent Museum’s Community Gallery at Willesden Green

Library Centre until 21 July.

The exhibition Playing Masquerade: Carnival in the Community focuses on Mahogany Carnival Arts, featuring costumes and photographs by Katie Linstead of the ‘mas band’ at 2011’s Notting Hill Carnival. www.brent.gov.uk/museum

Cllr Alison Hopkins

Cllr Michael Pavey

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Bright new future for Kilburn Library Kilburn Library is getting a major upgrade this summer, with a new, bigger children’s library.

4HE BUILDING IN 3ALUSBURY 2OAD WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL 3EPTEMBER WHILE THE WORK IS CARRIED OUT DONE As well as the library being totally redecorated and refurbished, there will also be ÂŁ25,000 worth of new books, new heating and lighting, more computers, improved study SPACE AND FREE SUPER FAST 7I &I

#HILDREN FROM NEARBY 3ALUSBURY AND +ILBURN 0RIMARY 3CHOOLS WILL CREATE ARTWORK TO INCORPORATE onto cushions and upholstery for the new look. Local residents were involved in the design process at a consultation workshop.

The nearest alternative libraries are Harlesden and Willesden Green and you can renew on 0115 929 3388 or at www.brent.gov.uk

Animal magic Pupils visiting Brent’s outdoor education site can make some furry friends at the same time.

A small animal area housing rabbits, guinea pigs, chipmunks, chinchillas, tortoises and a terrapin has opened at the Gordon Brown Centre, in Hampshire.

Right: Children and staff from Roe Green Junior School with staff at the ofďŹ cial opening.

Sign up for Brent in Summer An exciting range of holiday activities will go on offer to children and young people later this month as part of the NEW "RENT IN 3UMMER ")3 programme. &ROM *UNE LOCAL residents aged from 4 to 19 will be able to sign up, choosing from a range of over 200 free or affordably-priced activities. ")3 COMBINES FOR THE lRST time, all the holiday activities provided by Brent Council,

INCLUDING THE 3UMMER 5NIVERSITY 3UMMER 3PORTS PROGRAMME 3UMMER 2EADING Challenge in libraries and Brent Museum and Archives.

The programme, which runs for six weeks starting 21 July, includes sports, reading and youth activities and options for learning or improving skills and career prospects.

You can ďŹ nd out what ")3 HAS TO OFFER AND SIGN UP at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/ brentinsummer from June 25.

Care for the community #63 "RENT THE #OUNCIL FOR 6OLUNTARY 3ERVICE representing the community, voluntary and not-forproďŹ t organisations in the borough, has appointed its ďŹ rst chief executive.

New CEO Tessa Awe SAYS #63 "RENT S AIMS include helping local

organisations get better at commissioning, fundraising and working in partnership and developing online services.

3HE SAID h)T S ALL about helping the local COMMUNITY ) M REALLY looking forward to it.� www.cvsbrent.org.uk

Tessa Awe

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How green is your garden?

Now is the season for gardeners and the green-fingered to take up their trowels and sharpen their secateurs - Brent in Bloom is back.

Brent Council’s annual competition to applaud amateur gardeners and raise awareness about our local environment is open for entries until 22 June.

Anyone can enter under an array of categories: window box,

Party in the park Celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a party at Barham Park on 5 June everyone is invited!

The party, organised by 3UDBURY 4OWN 2ESIDENTS Association with the help of the local community, will include Bollywood dancers, a gospel choir, stalls, a bouncy castle and fairground rides.

Local people in the Cricklewood area came together to brush up the Broadway.

Volunteers from the Cricklewood Improvement Programme organised the clean-up and local police,

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A Wembley man who made his own web sitcom has won an international award.

Samuell Benta, 25, wrote, directed, acted in and produced All About the McKenzies, which scooped the Great Ensemble Cast for a Comedy award at the Los Angeles web festival 2012.

Samuell, who has acted on many shows in the UK, most recently Eastenders E20, said: “It’s a real achievement. I made the show with no money, went out to LA on my own and won the award. It’s a very rewarding and empowering experience.”

He plays a young dad who aspires to be a Hollywood superstar but is hampered by an ex-girlfriend who denies him access to their child and his ‘unlikely’ family with their own dramas. He describes the show as a ‘black family sitcom.’

He said: “This will be an international TV show worldwide and will take the world by storm. Believe that!” www.youtube.com/ allaboutthemckenzies

hanging baskets, allotment or display in a front garden.

There are also categories for schools and for neighbourhoods.

Results will be announced in July. Winners will get certificates and gardening vouchers.

Brent in Bloom is part-sponsored by the Greenhouse Garden Centre, Birchen Grove.

For more, visit www.brent. gov.uk/parks or call 020 8937 5619.

There will also be a procession, WITH THE 2OYAL -ARINE MILITARY BAND LEAVING 3T 'EORGE S #HURCH ON THE (ARROW 2OAD AT NOON to march to the park.

The celebration, which ends at 5pm, aims to bring all sections of the community together and the local temple, mosque, churches and synagogue have all helped organise it. Brent Council’s Ward Working fund has given £5,000 towards the event.

Cricklewood clean-up council officers, Hampstead School pupils and offenders carrying out Community Payback all lent a hand.

The event was organised after traders and local people suggested tackling litter.

Sitcom casts worldwide web

Have your say on Masons Field Brent Council is consulting with residents until 15 June on designating an open space next to Fryent Country Park as a Local Nature Reserve.

The council is working to restore the landscape and habitats of Masons Field, between Valley Drive and Larkspur Close, and to improve access for walkers and visitors.

Have your say at www. brent.gov.uk/consultation call 020 8937 5628 or email leslie.williams@ brent.gov.uk

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Pupils really dig new school School staff and children lent a helping hand with the construction of the new Village School during a visit to the building site.

Vlad Avadani, seven, Deputy Head Allyson Moss and Samuel Oyewusi, five, cut turf ready for the next stage of work.

Brent Council is rebuilding The Village School in a £29 million project which will be completed in summer 2013.

Kay Johnson, Head of The Village School, said: “We are all so excited to see the progress being made in building our new

Tennis is served up With Wimbledon only weeks away, the opportunity has arrived for you to get a slice of on-court action.

Brent Council is running six-week tennis courses in local parks for just over £3 per week starting from 16 June. There are also courses for adults, children, beginners and improvers and cardio-tennis. www.brent.gov.uk/sports

school - we can’t wait to move in.

“The new school will be excellent and modern with specially-adapted facilities and will help transform the quality of our pupils’ lives.

“It will help us provide the best possible care, education and opportunities to children who are among the most vulnerable.”

The school, which has pupils aged from two to 19 with complex learning difficulties and disabilities, is being rebuilt by the Leadbitter Group. www.brent.gov.uk/ thevillageschool

Freedom of the borough Artistic director Nicolas Kent has been awarded the Honorary Freedom of the Borough for his exemplary service to performing arts in Brent.

Director of The Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn for 28 years, he was conferred with the honour at the AGM on Wednesday 16 May. He has become the first person to be given the award since Brent Council was founded in 1965.

Become a sporting hero The hunt is on for local people who make sport happen for friends, neighbours or colleagues – or want to.

Sport Makers will help provide skills and opportunities for people who organise, or want to organise, sports or volunteer for clubs or events.

Commonwealth Gold Medallist in Judo, Tom Davis, will speak to potential Sport Makers at a conference at Wembley Stadium on 14 June. If you are interested in becoming a Sport Maker, please register first at www.sportmakers.co.uk

Musical spectacular "RENT -USIC 3ERVICE "-3 organised an Olympicthemed musical spectacular for Brent Makes Music 2012 Pass the Torch. The event was at Wembley Arena and 1,200 young musicians from Brent were joined by young musicians from Enfield, (ARINGEY AND THE 2OYAL Philharmonic Orchestra. www.brent.gov.uk/bms

Don’t waste your party food Love Food Hate Waste is offering tips to help Brent residents celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee without wasting food.

The campaign has teamed up with The Big Jubilee Lunch to encourage residents and lunch organisers to aim for an event without food waste.

The advice includes checking cupboards and fridges before a Big Jubilee Lunch shopping trip, estimating how many people will come and only buying enough for them and getting the storage right so your food will keep fresher for longer.

For more tips and recipes visit www.lovefoodhatewaste. com or www.thebiglunch.com JUNE 2012

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Queen of all the fans Kenton resident Margaret Tyler is so hooked on the Queen her house is full of royal memorabilia. Her amazing collection’s turned Margaret into a celebrity in her own right in places as far and wide as Russia, Japan and the US. When did you first become a fan of the royal family?

Have you met many members of the royal family?

I remember the King dying when I was eight and it was just as though somebody in my family had died, my granddad or something like that because my parents were great royalists.

The Queen’s Coronation after that was obviously a much happier occasion and I remember it really well. I loved her dress and the six girls who accompanied her and held her cloak. People kept buying me books about it which I just read and re-read and from that moment on I was just hooked really.

I met Diana six weeks before she died when she came to open a children’s ward at Northwick Park Hospital. I was wearing a rosette with her photograph on and she threw back her head and laughed and said “Oh, you have got it bad.”

I met Prince Andrew once when I was giving some flowers to the Queen Mother at her birthday picnic at Clarence House and Prince Charles at Sandringham Flower Show, he liked the rosette too and I said “that’s in honour of your lovely grandmother.”

How long have you lived in Brent?

How are you going to celebrate the Jubilee?

I’ve lived in Brent since 1967, but I’ve been 32 years in this house. I love it here; you can get down the west end in 40 minutes.

I’m going to go to everything I can really. I want to see the boats on the Thames to watch the pageant and I’ll go to the Brent celebrations too, it sounds nice.

Are you excited about the Jubilee?

Oh yes, I am, it’s going to be a fantastic week. I just hope the weather holds. Of course it rained for the Queen’s Coronation but there were still millions of people who came down to watch it but I was too young to come to London then.

When did you start collecting and what was the first royal souvenir you bought?

My children put me down to help out at a jumble sale once and there was this little glass dish with the Queen on it that I bought for two and a half pence and that really was the start of it.

It’s grown and grown because so many things have happened since then; you had the engagement and wedding of Charles and Diana, then you had Andrew and Fergie’s wedding.

I actually named my oldest son after Andrew.

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You’re a bit of a Brent celeb; tell us about your media appearances.

Well I’ve got Anneka Rice coming next week to interview me for a show with Rolf Harris at the end of May. I was on Alan Titchmarsh’s show last year; I’m a great fan of his. I’ve done two interviews for Japanese telly this year, been featured in a Hong Kong magazine and I did a thing for the Learning Channel in America last year. I was doing up to seven interviews a day just before William and Kate’s wedding.

Know an interesting Brent person?

TBM@brent.gov.uk

BRENTpeople

“I actually named my oldest son after [Prince] Andrew...”

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Community Champions

Volunteers record the latest audio newspaper

As London prepares to celebrate the best athletes this summer, Brent honours its own exceptional champions.

Presented at Brent Council’s Annual Meeting and Mayor making ceremony in May, this years’ Community Champions Awards recognised the work and effort of 18 local people who give up their time to support people or make a difference in the borough.

This includes, Jayant Patel who, after 27 years, can still be found at the studio recording Kiran, an audio newspaper for Brent’s Gujarati speakers with visual impairments.

Or Dzevad Dizdarevic, described as an invaluable resource to the Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Centre. He has saved the centre £45,000 by refurbishing their buildings free of charge over the last 15 years. He also volunteers a few times a week helping elderly and disabled members with their shopping, picking up prescriptions and setting up satellite and cable boxes so they can watch TV in their own language.

Another winner was 18 year-old Shawna-Lee Lewin who volunteers every week at a care home for older people, helping residents to take part in quizzes and board games. She also mentors at her school helping her peers who are underachieving and younger pupils, who get into trouble for their behaviour.

Outgoing Mayor, Councillor Aslam Choudry, said: “It was a privilege for me to hand out these awards as my last duty as Mayor of Brent.

“I have met many residents across the borough in the last year who have given their own time to help others. What has impressed me is not just their commitment to their activities, but their values in being so enthusiastic to their voluntary work.”

Chief Executive of Brent Council, Gareth Daniel, said: “These awards are an important part of celebrating those residents who have made a difference to the lives of others in Brent, and recognise their efforts to improve the quality of life for others. Each of them are role models for their selflessness and dedication to the work they do and they should rightly be praised.”

To see all of the winners visit www.brent.gov.uk/ communitychampions

“This is a great honour for Kiran and Brent Visually Handicapped group”

Jayant ensures the quality of sound is crystal clear

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Your sum Get your party hats on because the summer of 2012 is set to be one to remember. With a raft of celebrations to get the community together, showcase local talent and get everyone’s feet tapping, this summer promises to be anything but a washout. Words by SHARON DONOVAN. To kick off our inclusive ‘Brent Celebrates’ theme on 3 June, the council in partnership with Wembley City, has organised the Queen of all street parties at Wembley Arena Square.

‘Brent Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee’ will feature 50s themed entertainment including local brass bands, a swing style dance show, big screens streaming live coverage of the Thames pageant and vintage footage of the coronation and silver jubilee.

After the Diamond Jubilee, our attention will turn to the fast approaching London 2012 Games with a number of special events to get residents in the Olympic spirit.

Brent Celebrates the Flame Wednesday 25 July

Making it’s journey from the Ancient Olympic site in Greece, the Olympic Flame will pass through Wembley for two hours on Wednesday 25 July.

Be a part of history and line the streets to witness this historic occasion and cheer on Brent’s inspirational torchbearers.

Afterwards, you can carry on the fun with our ‘Brent Celebrates the Flame’ event at King Edward VII Park in Wembley from 12noon -7.30pm.

Expect live music, live-as-it-happens coverage of the London 2012 Torch Relay and dance performances and workshops.

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Brent Dance Month Throughout July

As part of the Cultural Olympiad, the borough will provide a month of dance to include performances, events, classes and workshops ranging from Kathak and Nigerian Tango, to Hip Hop and cheerleading.

If you are a young person or school dance group you can enter the Brent Dance Blast competition, on Friday 13 July at Granville Plus Youth Arts Centre in South Kilburn.

Prizes include a professional development session with Daniel Jones, Dance Soloist with English National Ballet.

Over 50s can get involved with tea dances or dance and movement classes at a number of locations.

Make sure you don’t miss ‘Physical Ballet’ a very special performance fusing daring parkour and virtuoso ballet at Brent Celebrates the Flame on 25 July. www.brent.gov.uk/dancemonth

mmer line up Brent Celebrates a Golden Summer Sunday 9 September

Taking place on the day of the official Paralympic Closing Ceremony, this celebration in Gladstone Park will be part of the nationwide ‘Bandstand Marathon’.

The marathon will see over 500 events in bandstands and other spaces happening across the UK. The festival, from 12noon - 7.30pm will include big screens streaming live footage from the official closing ceremony, sporting activities, a funfair, food and craft stalls.

If you are a musician and would like to get involved in the ‘Bandstand Marathon’ visit www.brent.gov.uk/festivals

Portraits from 1948 exhibition

Stadium Full of Dreams exhibition Between 2 July – 26 August there will be a free outdoor exhibition on the 1948 Olympics at Wembley Central Square.

The 1948 Games, often referred to as the Austerity Olympics because of the economic climate and post war rationing, were held in Wembley over 50 years ago.

This exhibition will include portraits of 1948 Team GB Olympians, local residents with memories of the Austerity Olympics, and young people from Brent inspired by past and present Games.

It will be accompanied by an online exhibition, to include objects and documents relating to the 1948 Olympics from Brent Museum and Brent Archives’ collections.

For information on these events and Brent’s preparations for the Olympics visit www.brent.gov.uk/london2012 or call 020 8937 3119.

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The wait is almost over…

It’s been a hive of activity with builders, cranes and scaffolding moving in to develop a 85 acre plot of land in Brent that is expected to turn the borough into a daily visitors’ attraction.

With a designer outlet, shops, bars and a nine screen cinema being built alongside the world famous Wembley Stadium, tourists are expected to flock to the area in their thousands, but lucky locals get to soak up the atmosphere every day.

Wembley City, when finished, will be a mix of everyday shopping, leisure attractions and event venues with over 5,500 homes and more exciting additions being delivered over the coming years.

The regeneration in Wembley is also creating jobs. It is estimated that around 2,000 construction jobs will be created over the full development period and many of these are available to skilled and unskilled people living in the borough.

The Wembley Works office has been established between the College of North West London, Brent Council and developers Quintain.

On the corner of Lakeside Way and Empire Way it will give training and provide access to local people to construction jobs and to the 8,400 on-going retail, leisure and office jobs that will come forward in the completed development.

Call 020 8903 6825 for more information.

Here we look at what’s being built and what you can look forward to:

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The Iconic Wembley Arena is in the heart of Wembley City and after an extensive refurbishment in 2006 it continues to be one of the UK’s leading entertainment venues.

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is plenty to keep visitors and local people amused. It is also the location for Brent’s fabulous Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Wembley City has 520 new homes spread over two residential buildings, Forum House and Quadrant Court on Empire Way with another 5,000 more planned. The developments will be a mixture of social housing, privately owned and rented.

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The Hilton Group will open its new 4* hotel in July this year. The striking building is located right next to Wembley Arena and only a short walk to Wembley Stadium.

The new 361 bedroom hotel will have a ballroom, meeting rooms, restaurant, gym, pool and two bars including a Skybar with fantastic views.

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Apt Student Living opens this September and will be home to up to 660 students.

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London Designer Outlet will be the first designer outlet centre within the M25. It will have 85 shops, anchored by Gap and Nike, 15 bars and restaurants, such as Pizza Express and Prezzo and a nine screen cinema complex. Excited? It opens at the end of 2013.

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Your new Civic Centre, opposite Wembley Arena and Wembley Stadium, will provide you with easy access to a variety of public services and a range of exciting new facilities for the whole community to enjoy.

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Yoga

Tennis

ANTENATAL YOGA

MINI TENNIS

ADULT CARDIO TENNIS

Bridge Park Sports Centre, Brentfield, Harrow Road, NW10 0RG. No need to book. Wednesdays 11am-12pm. £2.

Book a course or just drop in.

Saturday 16 June - Saturday 15 September at Gladstone Park. Drop in £2 per session.

Six week course £10.

Tuesday 19 June - Tuesday 25 September, Gladstone Park, 6.30-7.30pm. £2. No need to book.

POSTNATAL YOGA Bridge Park Sports Centre, Brentfield, Harrow Road, NW10 0RG. No need to book.

Wednesdays 12.15-1.15pm. £2.

OUTDOOR YOGA Queens Park, Harvist Road. No need to book. Every Sunday starting 24 June, 10.30-11.30am. £2.

Ball sports RETURN TO FOOTBALL Men only. Gladstone Park (Kendal Road side) Tuesdays from 19 June 7-8pm. £2.

RETURN TO NETBALL Women only. Gladstone Park (Kendal Road side). Tuesdays from 19 June. £2.

Red group 1 (4-6 year olds) 10-10.30am.

Red group 2 (7-8 year olds) 10.45-11.30am.

Orange group (8-9 year olds) 11.45am-12.45pm.

ADULT 6 WEEK COURSES

Wednesday 20 June - Wednesday 26 September, Preston Park, 6.30-7.30pm. £2.

No need to book.

50+ TENNIS LESSONS Chelmsford Square. Every Thursday 10.30-11.30am. £2.

£20 per course. Book in advance.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROGRAMME

Saturday 16 June - Saturday 21st July, Chelmsford Square. Beginners 10.3011.30am. Improvers 11.45am-12.45pm.

£15 per course. Book in advance.

Thursday 21 June - Thursday 19 July, Eton Grove. Beginners, 7-8pm.

Thursday 26 July - Thursday 31 August, Gladstone Park. Beginners 6.30-7.30pm.

Saturday 28 July - Saturday 1 September, Alperton Sports Ground.

Beginners 10.30-11.30am.

Improvers 11.45am-12.45pm.

Saturday 8 September - 13 October, King Edward VII Park, Wembley.

Beginners 10.30-11.30am.

Saturday 16 June - Saturday 21 July, Chelmsford Square (ages 7-11).

Beginners 10.30-11.30am.

Improvers 11.45am-12.45pm.

Thursday 26 July - Thursday 31 August, Gladstone Park (ages 12-16).

Beginners. 6.30-7.30pm.

Saturday 28 July - Saturday 1 September, Alperton Sports Ground (ages 7-11).

Beginners 10.30-11.30am.

Improvers 11.45am-12.45pm.

Saturday 8 September - 13 October, King Edward VII Park, Wembley (ages 12-16). Beginners 10.30-11.30am.

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Get moving moving Get this summer summer this

Healthy walks programme

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BARHAM PARK

QUEENS PARK

Harrow Road, Sudbury, HA0 2HB. Tuesdays, 10.30-11.30am. Entrance opposite Police Station and Post Office on Harrow Road. April 2012 - March 2013.

Harvist Road, London, NW6*, Sundays, 2-3pm. Meeting Point: Outside the café.

April 2012-March 2013.

FRYENT COUNTRY PARK

Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, NW9. Sundays 10.30-11.30am. Meeting Point: Outside the adventure playground.

April 2012-March 2013.

Fryent Way, Kingsbury, London NW9.

Wednesdays, 1.55pm. Meeting Point: Bush Farm at the junction of Slough Lane and Salmon Street. April 2012 - March 2013.

Please note this is not a Brent Council walk, contact Kingsbury Walkers on 020 8206 0492.

GLADSTONE PARK Dollis Hill Lane, London, NW2. Fridays, 1.30-2.30pm. Meeting Point: Dollis Hill Lane entrance (by the car park).

April 2012 - March 2013.

KING EDWARD VII PARK Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RX. Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am. Meeting Point: Park Lane entrance, adjacent to Park Lane School.

April 2012 - March 2013.

ROUNDWOOD PARK Harlesden Road, London, NW10.

Wednesdays, 10.30-11.30am.

Meeting Point: Outside café. April 2012 March 2013.

WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE Donnington Road, NW10 3QX. Thursdays, 2-3pm. Meeting Point: Benches near the entrance to the building. April 2012 March 2013. Please note this is not a Brent Council walk, contact Age UK Brent on 020 8965 7711.

FREE 5K TRAINING

OUTDOOR ZUMBA

(45 minute jog) King Edward VII Park, Park Lane, Wembley. Tuesday,s from 19 June 6.15-7pm. No need to book.

Gladstone Park (Kendal Road side).

Every Sunday starting 17 June, 10.30-11.30am. £2. No need to book.

FREE 5K TRAINING

50+ GENTLE AEROBICS

(45 minute jog) Roundwood Park, Harlesden Road, NW10. Saturdays from 23 June 10.30-11.15am. No need to book.

Brent Town Hall, Paul Daisley Hall. Every Tuesday 10-11am. £2. No need to book.

OUTDOOR CIRCUITS Roundwood Park, Thursdays from 28 June, 7-8pm. £2. No need to book.

Walk to Rio

PED FREE OM ETE R

The London 2012 Games are nearly with us, join the healthy walks programme and walk to Rio De Janeiro ready for the 2016 Games! Free pedometers/step counters will be given to you to assist with this challenge. (New walkers will receive the free pedometer one month after joining the programme).

Find out more There are indoor and outdoor activities all year round, for all ages. To find out what’s on where and when, visit our website at www.brent.gov.uk/sports or call 020 8937 3707.

Aerobics and Zumba

Tokyngton Park. Wednesdays from 27 June, 7-8pm. £2. No need to book.

Welsh Harp, Birchen Grove, Kingsbury, NW9. Thursdays 10-11am.

Meeting Point: Welsh Harp Open Space car park. April 2012-March 2013.

ROE GREEN PARK

Circuits and 5K jog/run training

OUTDOOR CIRCUITS

Nature Walk

50+ GENTLE AEROBICS Kingsbury Fitness First, Kingsbury Road, NW9. Every Tuesday 1.30-2.30pm. £2.

020 8937 3722.

Cycle on It’s June, it’s Bike Week and this year there is something for cyclists of all abilities as Brent saddles up for a celebration of cycling from 16 to 24 June.

Brent Council has teamed up with British Cycling and Sky to stage guided rides around Brent starting from 17 June as part of the national Sky Ride programme.

As well as beginners, the rides are aimed at cyclists who have got out of the habit and need to rebuild their confidence. They are suitable for children and adults and all you need is your own bicycle and cycle helmet.

Bookings must be made in advance at www.goskyride.com/brent On 18 June Ikea is offering cycling training to customers and staff at its store in Drury Way, Brent Park, Wembley, from 10am to 4pm.

The training is part of its Green Travel Day for staff and customers and will promote all forms of sustainable travel.

Anyone interested in cycling can use ‘have a go’ bikes, pick up cycling information or get their own bike checked out by Dr Bike.

Brent Cyclists is running a scenic bike tour on 23 June, starting at 11am outside Kingsbury Station - all are welcome. The ride is about 15 miles and will finish at 4.30pm near the start point.

It takes in Roe Green Village, Kingsbury Old Church, the Welsh Harp, Gladstone Park, Roundwood Park, the River Brent, and Fryent Country Park.

If you live, work or study in Brent you can also get two hours of professional cycling lessons for only £5 (or free if unemployed or over 65). The lessons, which are open all year round, can help complete beginners to learn to cycle for the first time, family groups, and commuters to build up their confidence to cycle to work safely.

Jiten Shah, who lives in Kenton, has recently taken up cycling again. “Some friends of mine reintroduced me to cycling a few years ago.” he said. “I always cycled when I was a child but I stopped as a teenager. It feels great now to be back on a bike.”

Jiten took part in the Big Ride recently with a group from Brent Cyclists who cycled into central London. “Now I’m out on my bike every day! It’s great for getting around because you don’t have to use buses or a car; it’s good for your health and great fun,” he added.

To book a lesson visit www.cycletraining.co.uk or call 020 7231 6005. For information about cycling in Brent visit www.brent.gov.uk/cycling or www.brentcyclists.org.uk

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GreenPages www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

June 2012

Food waste recycling?

Brent’s got it in the bag!

www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

Matt didn’t like to recycle his food waste …

Hmmm, it looks messy and might smell. Maybe I’ll put my food leftovers in the landfill waste bin.

Don’t do that! Food waste can easily be recycled in Brent…

… with one of these corn starch kitchen caddy liners!

Great, what’s that?

A kitchen caddy liner. They’re compostable bags made of corn starch. You’ll get a free roll of 26 from the council very soon.

So how do I use them?

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Line your kitchen caddy with one of the liners.

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Put your food waste in the caddy. You can put in all food waste such as vegetables, fruit, cooked and uncooked leftovers, tea bags, coffee grinds, pasta, everything!

When the caddy liner is full, remove it from the caddy and put it in your kerbside container or green wheeled bin.

Can I use non-corn starch liners?

No! Corn starch meets environmental conditions and turns easily into compost.

If you use a non-corn starch liner like this, they won’t collect it. But it’s OK to wrap food waste in paper or newspaper.

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Start again with a new caddy liner. The council will soon give you information on what to do when you run out of caddy liners.

If you don’t have a caddy you can collect a free one at the Reuse and Recycling Centre, Abbey Road, NW10 7TJ, while stocks last. Kitchen caddies are available to buy in the shops.

It’s simple and clean.

Thanks again!

No problem! Instead of going to landfill that food waste will now become compost, so let’s recycle more!

www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

020 8937 5050

Compost food and garden waste If you have a home composter you can produce your own home-grown compost to spread on your garden rather than put food waste in your kitchen caddy or kerbside container.

Home composting is great for the garden. It improves nutrient levels in the soil; creates better soil structure, preventing erosion. It helps the soil to hold water – vital in hot summer months – and saves the cost of buying commercially produced compost. All you need to do is put your organic waste in your composter and wait for six to nine months.

Here are some hints s &IRSTLY ENSURE THE RIGHT MIX OF @GREENS AND BROWNS If it’s too wet add more browns or if it is not composting quick enough add more greens. About half and half works best.

Greens

Browns

s ,EAVES s .ETTLES s 'RASS CUTTINGS s 6EGETABLE PEELINGS s 4EA BAGS AND COFFEE GROUNDS

s #ARDBOARD s 7ASTE PAPER AND JUNK MAIL s 'LOSSY MAGAZINES s .EWSPAPER s 3AWDUST

s 3ECOND PLACE THE BIN ON SOIL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HELPFUL CREATURES such as worms to get in and start breaking down the contents. s ,ASTLY PLACE THE HOME COMPOSTING BIN IN A PARTIALLY SUNNY SPOT TO speed up the process, and turn the contents every month to create air pockets.

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Every household in Brent is entitled to receive one home compost bin, which costs only ÂŁ5.49 to cover the delivery costs. To order your home compost bin, visit www.brent.getcomposting.com or call 0844 571 4444.

Brent Council’s quarterly residents’ recycling newsletter produced by Brent Council in ASSOCIATION WITH 6EOLIA &OR FURTHER information visit www.brent.gov.uk/ recyclemore or call 020 8937 5050.

GreenPages

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Regeneration Now

Artist illustration

paves the way for new skyline in Brent Residents of South Kilburn should find out this month if two tower blocks that have penetrated the skyline for over 40 years will come down.

Artist illustration

Artist illustration

Residents could soon be enjoying a new view from their window if the plans, which involve knocking down two 18 storey blocks and building 229 new flats and maisonettes - less than half the height of the original building - get agreed.

The new homes will be between six and seven storeys in height and are part of phase two of the South Kilburn Regeneration Programme.

Brent recently made a planning application to demolish Bronte House and Fielding House to make way for the new homes, 103 of which will be allocated to South Kilburn tenants.

The development will also include a grand courtyard for residents and a new public square on Kilburn Park Road.

Andy Donald Director of Regeneration and Major Projects said: “We’ve worked closely with residents on these proposals and they are just as eager as us to make progress with these plans.

“They have been living on the estate while many of their neighbours have been moved into their new homes as part of earlier phases of regeneration.

“Now it’s almost their turn, and with such fantastic designs for the new homes and the surrounding area it’s not difficult to see why. Brent is really pleased that we have been able to continue addressing the need for housing despite the financial climate.”

If the plans get the go ahead the development will form another integral piece to the South Kilburn Masterplan which is transforming the area by providing new homes, local shops and services and new or improved public open spaces.

The new homes have been designed by a joint team of award winning architects Alison Brooks Architects and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Architects.

The decision on the planning application is expected to be made this month and if it gets the go ahead demolition will be towards the end of 2013.

www.brent.gov.uk/regeneration

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ALL IN Aday’s

work

Mr party planner At the centre of any successful celebration is the person who oversees the planning, like traffic manager Paul Richards, who has been busy behind the scenes organising road closures for street parties celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee.

Paul was key to many of last year’s celebrations for the Royal Wedding and is once again pulling out his clipboard and his trusty list of contacts to help residents mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

“I think the Royal Wedding really caught people’s imagination,” says Paul.

“The interest in having a street party has increased this time around and we’ve had a third more applications.”

As his job title might suggest, Paul is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of traffic throughout the borough, including traffic management for Wembley Stadium events and coordinating road works being carried out by utility companies and the council.

Paul also deals with approved applications for street parties, it’s Paul’s job to write all the traffic management plans that show which part of a street will be closed and any diversions that will need to be in place.

Using this plan Paul then works with the safer streets and traffic order teams to put the road closures in place.

“The safer street team supply equipment such as road signs and cones to close the roads, while the traffic order team write the legal documents for the closure and a notice that goes into the local newspapers.

“A traffic order allows us to impose traffic and parking restrictions and for the Jubilee street parties we issued temporary orders to close off roads.

“Normally we charge £1,275+vat to close a street but on this special occasion we have waived the fee.

“Brent wanted to make it easy for residents to organise street parties for the Queen’s Jubilee and so joined many other local authorities by agreeing to meet the costs of traffic orders.

“We are also covering the first £300 of any traffic management such as putting in

place signs and barriers to close a road.”

Street parties are taking place across Brent from Saturday 2 to Tuesday 5 June, so when you’re tucking into a tasty Jubilee lunch why not toast Paul for your car-free street.

“I think the Royal Wedding really caught people’s imagination.”

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SECREThistory All pictures are stills from a film which captured Brent’s celebrations in 1953.

Brent will be celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Sunday 3 June. Part of the festivities will be a look back 60 years to how we celebrated the coronation.

Party like it’s 1953 With the community coming together to share food, enjoy performances and sports demonstrations, Brent’s celebrations will have a lot in common with the local events that took place to celebrate the Queen’s coronation in 1953, the year after she came to the throne.

A fascinating visual record of the ‘Coronation Celebrations’ is held at Brent Archives, in the form of a film made by Wembley Borough Council, a predecessor of Brent.

The silent film, compiled from footage of events held across the borough, looks an amateur affair in these days of HD and 3D films but the nostalgic crackly black-andwhite footage cut together with sections

in colour is a delightful record of the local area six decades ago. You can watch the film on a big screen at a series of Jubilee events across London, as well as at Brent’s own celebrations.

The film documents the civic events that took place for the coronation, from a thanksgiving service, to the new commemorative benches presented to every ward of the borough and ‘beacon bonfires’, part of a series lit across the UK. The lighter side of the celebrations is also recorded, with footage of street parties, the ‘Miss Wembley’ beauty contest; and the unusual spectacle of a school cricket match in fancy dress, with an Abraham Lincoln lookalike batting!

You can also view the winning entries in the best decorated shop and house competitions and the coronation competitions organised by local sports clubs as well as the celebrations of the older residents at the Eventide Home.

Come and enjoy the screening at Brent’s Jubilee celebration on 3 June and play your part in this historical occasion.

You can also see a Jubilee quilt currently being created by members of the Elders Voice charity in partnership with Brent Museum.

For more information about Brent Archives, and how you can find out more about Brent’s local history, visit www.brent.gov.uk/archives

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Calling all carers Brent Carers’ Week is happening on 18 to 23 June at venues across the borough.

For an entire week we’ll be hosting a range of events and activities – from Street Dance to knitting, table tennis to library IT sessions – especially for carers; starting with a special launch event from 10am to 2pm on 18 June at the Town Hall.

PCV DRIVERS with CRB to transport children and vulnerable adults 2 • £9ph!! • NW ! !!

K R O W G ONGOIN

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Come along to meet other carers and have a chat with experts from Brent Council and NHS Brent about all aspects of caring and get information on all the events taking place near you throughout Brent Carers’ Week.

To find out more, visit www.brent.gov.uk/carersweek or email brentcarerscentre.org.uk

COMPETITIONS

Win afternoon tea at Crown Moran The Crown Moran in Cricklewood is proud to offer one lucky reader quintessentially English Afternoon tea for them and three guests.

Offering a wide selection of classic and infusions teas to suit every taste combined with a fine selection of sandwiches and no tea is complete without scones. Every region of the British Isles has its own scone recipe, providing a perfect bridge between the savory and the sweet.

Here - because it is a classic afternoon tea - you will find them accompanied by clotted cream and a selection of preserves.

Lastly, the crowning glory of the classic afternoon tea are divine patisserie and cakes. Taken all together and combined with a glass of champagne our Classic Afternoon Tea is not just an excuse, but a reason, to forego lunch and supper.

For a chance to win tell us:

Where is the Crown Moran located? www.moranhotels.com/crown-moran-hotel

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).

Competition deadline is Friday 20 July Previous winners: Break to Dusseldorf: Jacky Stucki • Thriller Tickets: Sofia Sheikh, Maha Rahwanji, Sue Rankin Chicago Tickets: Jac Che, R Timms, R Brooks, Roger Cox, Bernadette O'Reilly • Artwork: Mary Vaghefian and Susan Bush

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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 2012.

To get your event listed email tbm@brent.gov.uk or telephone 020 8937 1062.

CHILDREN LITTLE STARS DANCE CLASSES

THE 2ND WEMBLEY BOYS’ BRIGADE & GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

Weekly dance and performing arts classes for 2-8 Year olds at Hazel Road Community Centre, NW10.

Call Kirstie on 07949 136 224

Anchors 5-8 juniors 8-11 meet 6.15-7.30pm on Thurs. Company section meet at 7.15-9pm. Park Lane Methodist Church Wembley. www.parklanemethodist. org.uk

HILLSIDE PERFORMING ARTS

STREET/COMMERCIAL DANCE CLASSES

Free street dance classes for 8-16 year olds every Saturday from 1-2pm / children’s piano lessons also available at the Hillside Hub NW10 8LE with Hillside Performing Arts call Cherrelle 07506 198 999 www. hillsideperformingarts. com

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

SING SPANISH Spanish classes for children aged 3-8. NW6/ NW10. 07976 050 977 www.espanaviva.biz

PIANO TUITION Call Sasha Newton 07506 198 999

With Anna-Lynn Gregoire Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30pm Aged 11+ Kings Hall Community Centre, 115 Harlesden Rd, Willesden Green £5 call 07889 869 900 annalynn.dance@gmail. com

TODDLER PICASSOS Painting, water play, play dough & songs. 15 months to 3 years phone to book. First class free.

8 Station Terrace, Kensal Rise, London NW10 5RT. 07903 638 817 www.minipicassos.co.uk

FRESH ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL Drama, dance and singing classes taught by industry professionals for children aged 3-16.

Newman Catholic College, Harlesden Road, NW10 3RN. Saturday, 10am-1pm call 06363585/08452699529 www.fresh-arts.co.uk

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, Willesden Green Brownies 6.30-8pm 07738 205 562.

Guides 7-8.30pm 07981 174 634

SING AND SIGN CLASSES Mon -Fri, for babies 6-18 months. Willesden Green and Kensal Rise 07790 955 576

4TH NEASDEN BROWNIES Girls aged 7-10 only. Tues 6-7.30pm. St Mary’s and St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dollis Hill lane, NW2 07794 018 819

NORTH WEST LONDON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE First Thursday of the month 7.30pm upstairs at the North London Tavern Kilburn High Road NW6 nwlwi@hotmail.co.uk

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

CLUB HOUSE FOR 50+ Crochet class- 10.30am12pm Tues. Basic French1-2.15 pm Tues. Spanish conversation (must have some basic knowledge) 2.30 -3.45pm Tues.

Movement to music. 6 weeks. 4.45 -5.45pm Tues from April 17. Quiz afternoon with prizes.

2-3.30pm Weds April 18. Club House at 181 Mortimer Road, Kensal Green, NW10 5TN. 020 8206 7513 to book

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COMMUNITY JUBILEE JAMBOREE 2 June head for Queens Park for a dual jubilee jamboree celebrating 125 years since the City of London gave locals the Queens Park. Enjoy live music, traditional fairground rides. From 7pm bring a blanket and a picnic and contribute to the smorgasbord of homemade treats, Victoria sponges and rhubarb fools, or invite the children to decorate cupcakes and at 9.30pm the Lexi Cinema is hosting a free pop-up screening of The King’s Speech under a star-lit canopy. www.thelexicinema. co.uk

BRENTS OFFICIAL STREET PARTY Sunday 3 June from12noon - 4pm, Wembley Arena Square To find out more about Brent’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and how you can get involved, contact festivals@brent.gov.uk

JUBILEE GAMES CELEBRATION Sun 3rd June, 11.30am3pm, fun and games for all the family including puppet shows, Willesden Seventh-day Adventist Church, Corner Glebe Road/Pound Lane, NW10 2JD, entrance - 50p, call 07904 906 204 www. kingdomcome-unity. co.uk

GLORIOUS GARDEN’S CHARITY DAY A delightful garden in Willesden Green is open to the public on 24 June to help raise money for the Yellow Book charity.

A string quartet will open event with a plant sale, teas, homemade cakes and wine in the evening.

Entry - £3.50, free for children and there is wheelchair access, 208 Walm Lane from 1-7pm. www.thegardennw2. co.uk

NORTH WEST LONDON LESBIAN AND GAY GROUP Mons 8.30pm, Tenterden Sports Centre, Preston Road, Wembley 07941 707 884

DANCE BALLROOM AND LATIN Mons 7.30-11pm Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane Wembley 020 8855 6868

STREET DANCE CLASSES Wembley Fitness First every Friday from 6.45- 7.45pm £5 for nonmembers £3 for members.

For more info contact Sasha on 07506 198 999

TEA DANCE Mons, Weds 1.30-4.30pm £4 Brent Town Hall, 020 8937 6206 Fri 2-4.30 pm Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road, Wembley 020 8385 1836. Mon & Thurs 2-4pm, King’s hall Community Centre, 155 Harlesden Road, Willesden Green, £1.50

MADHATTERS THEATRE CLUB Meets in Willesden on Wednesday evenings.

We’re a small and friendly theatre group and looking for new members interested in community drama. No experience needed!

020 8452 5239 www. madhatterstheatre. org.uk

LEARNING BEGINNERS DRESSMAKING WORKSHOP Saturday 3-23 June 12 noon -5pm Wembley Community Centre.

The class introduces beginners to the basics of making your own clothes using a shop bought pattern.

The course will include; an introduction to using a sewing machine, taking body measurements, choosing a pattern, basic sewing techniques and making a dress.

For more information email fcmlfashioncourses@ gmail.com or call Denise on 07830347480

AUTHOR TALK Author Anna May Mangan will be at The Town Hall Library on 14 June, 7-8pm to talk about her latest book ‘Me and Mine’.

Anna May will have you captivated as she tells of the joys and sorrows of a large working-class Irish emigrant family. Free www.brent.gov.uk/ libraries

ART CLASSES At the Tricycle Theatre Kilburn 269 Kilburn High Rd NW2 Tuesdays 7-9pm, £30 concessions £35 full for five weeks, for info email Mary call (pm) 020 8141 6367 mstreherne@gn.apc.org

DRAMA WORKHOUSE

SPANISH TUITION

Saturday crew workshop for children 1-2pm 7-9 years; 2-4pm 10-12 years; 4-6pm 13-18 years; under 10s £25 a term, over 10s £40 a term; Dudden Hill Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane, NW10; Mons adult classes 8-10pm £9.50 Tricycle Theatre, NW6 07958 653 725

Native Spanish teacher. All levels. 07531 640 199 sabelanv@gmail.com

Anna May Mangan at the Town Hall Library

TIMEout ZUMBA, STREETDANCE & FITNESS CLASSES

enjoy beautiful plants at Roe GreenWalled garden

For children(3+) & adults.

Fun filled classes with a fully qualified instructors Info@sdfdance.com 07903 971 125 Free Courses & Seminars: Meditation, Positive Thinking, Overcoming Anger etc.

Inner Space, 528 High Road, Wembley, HA9 7BS. Tel: 020 8903 1911 www.innerspace.org/ wembley

PILATES CLASSES

ENGLISH TUITION one-one, groups, adults, children, all levels. CELTA qualified teacher, £15 p/h in Kilburn. eflkilburn@yahoo.co.uk

PIANO LESSONS Preston Road, All ages and levels welcome, 07550 722 538. mariatchetverikova@ gmail.com

BRENT ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERVICE Courses for adults from accounts to yoga, 020 8937 3990 www.brent.gov.uk/ adulteducation

SPANISH CLASSES Mon eves, Fri morn, NW6/ NW10, 07976 050 977 www.espanaviva.biz

COMPUTER TRAINING Free computer training with OCR qualifications for Brent residents aged 14-24 year old Middlesex ITeC on 020 8900 0505

WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Thurs 10am classes held in coffee lounge at St John’s Church Wembley, entrance via gate in Harrow Road 020 8904 5940

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

020 8907 2836

BARN HILL CONSERVATION GROUP Suns Fryent Country Park; Tues, Thurs, Sats Roe Green Walled Garden 020 8206 0492 www.bhcg.btck.co.uk

MUSIC MANOR AND PHILBEACH SINGERS Tues 7.30 -10pm Goodwill Hall, Chichester Rd, Kilburn Park. No singing experience needed, no auditions 020 8455 8865

WILLESDEN GREEN CHOIR Mons 8-10pm. Songs from all over the world, no auditions, first session free Willesden Green Library Centre, Space 2, NW10 2SF www. vocalitysinging.co.uk

SPORTS & LEISURE GET ACTIVE WITH SALSA! Mons at the Heritage Inn, Caribbean Rhum Bar & Restaurant,301 Cricklewood Broadway, London, NW2 6PG. Beg classes 7.30-8.30pm, Imp & Inter classes 8.45 9.45pm. Price £7 or £10 for two classes. For more information visit www. cubanvibes.com or call 07961 281 989.

MEDITATION Open class, Sundays 11.30am-12.30pm, everyone welcome led by Karuna Priya, a former Buddhist monk for 15 years. First Class FREE! Thereafter, £24 for 4 classes or £7 paid on day held at Gracelands Yard, 102 Liddell Gardens, Kensal Rise, London, NW10 3QE, call Karuna 07784 436 783

BEAUTY AT HOME Get pampered in the comfort of your own home, fully qualified therapist, range of treatments available and group bookings for girlie nights in! Call Christina on 07505 102 127

Beginners Monday, 7pm, General Thursday, 7pm. 233 Willesden Lane, NW2 5RP. Call Monika to book 07976 768 034 www. functionalpilates.com MARTIAL ARTS & SELFDEFENCE FOR KIDS Mon and Wed 5-6pm, Holy Innocent Church Hall Bacon Lane, Kingsbury NW9 9AF 07950 647 993 phoenixkarate@ hotmail.co.uk

SELF DEVELOPMENT Free courses and seminars: Meditation, Positive Thinking, Overcoming Anger etc. Inner Space, 528 High Road, Wembley, HA9 7BS. 020 8903 1911 www.innerspace.org/ wembley

TAI CHI Phoenix Tai Chi. Tues 1pm at Vale Farm, Wembley, Eddie Ong 07900 687 498 www. taichi-london.com

MIXED KATEDA SELF DEFENCE CLASS Sun 10.30am-12.30pm, Women Only Kateda Self Defence Class. taught by a female instructor. Ark Academy, HA9 9JP. 07717 784 585 katedaclasses@yahoo.com

WOODCOCK PARK BOWLS CLUB

WALKING GROUP Thur, 2-3pm, Willesden Sports Centre, Donnington Road, NW10 3QX. Free. Call Age UK Brent 020 8965 7711

VENUES

Sats 10-11am cricket teams and coaching for girls and boys at Oakington Manor School, Wembley 020 8902 6096

BRENT MUSEUM High Road, NW10 020 8937 3600

RAGGAROBICS

WEMBLEY BOWLS CLUB

Circuits every Wednesday at Bridge Park 8-9pm, £5 Get fit. Call Jason 07557 123 760

Weds 3pm tuition offered King Edward VII Park, Park Lane Wembley 020 8907 8626

HOCKEY

TAEKWONDO

Senior sessions. Weds 8-10pm; juniors (U9-U16) Suns 10am. Jewish Free School, Kingsbury The Mall, HA3 9TE. Gary Thompson on 07946 576 968 www.harrowhc.co.uk

Tues 6-9pm, Thurs 6-7.30pm, Ealing Road Methodist Church 07832 447 763. Mons 6.30-8pm, Weds 6.308pm, Cardinal Hinsley School NW10 07832 447 763

KINGBURY BOWLS CLUB

YOGA

New members welcome, free coaching and loan of bowls, Eton Grove Open Space. 07505 337 501

SEA URCHINS Thurs 8pm, swimming club for young people and adults with learning difficulties. Willesden Sports Centre, NW10, free, call Jean 020 8452 6912

BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUB Evenings and daytime including free tuition, Chatsworth Road 020 8438 0302

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

PRESTON PARK BOWLS CLUB Free coaching and loan of bowls Preston Park Recreation Ground, Carlton Avenue East 020 8933 9358

STREET DANCE

Bowls, open days and fetes, Kenton 020 8907 9076

Street dance yourself fit class at Fitness First Wembley High, £5 non members £3 for members.

Call Cher 07506 198 999.

SEATED EXERCISE CLASSES

SHORINJI KEMPO MARTIAL ART

Spend an hour in gentle exercise with your friends, £2 per session. Mons 11.30am-12.30pm 28 Fortunegate Road Harlesden NW10 9RE. Weds 10.30-11.30am Harrod Court Stag Lane NW9 9AD, call Age UK Brent 020 8965 7711

WEMBLEY CRICKET CLUB

Tues 8-9.30pm Church of Ascension, The Avenue, Wembley; Fri 7.30-9pm at St Erconwald’s Church Hall, 112 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley 07404 039 087

Mons-Suns Special Yoga Centre 2a Wrentham Ave, Kensal Rise, 020 8968 1900 www. specialyoga.org.uk Mons 6.30-7.30pm, Thurs 7-8pm, Sun 11am12noon, 12 sessions £40, drop-in £10, Gladstone Community Centre, 162 Anson Road 07901 650 763 Weds 10.30am-12.30pm Dudden Hill Community Centre, 19 Dudden Hill Lane, NW10. bhakti yoga free classes 07913 897 406 Tues 9.20-10.30am Laughter Yoga, Roundwood Park Cafe, NW10. Children free, refreshments provided.

Thurs 7.15-8.30pm Evening Laughter Yoga, Nest Cafe, Willesden Green Station, NW2 4QT. £10/£8 www.lifebulb. org Private yoga lessons, Consessions £5 first lesson £5. Contact Maria on 07990 506 609 Yoga classes, Mon-Sat, 133 Salusbury Road, Queens Park, 020 7328 7163 www. yogaindailylife.org.uk Willesden Library (room 2) Thurs 7-8pm, Gladstone Park Community Center Suns 11am-12noon.

Mixed Ability Classes £10 www.yogatherapy.me 07901 650 763

PAUL DAISLEY HALL Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9 Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203

LIBRARIES EALING ROAD LIBRARY Coronet Parade, Ealing Road, Wembley HA0 4BA, 020 8937 3560 ealingroadlibrary@brent.gov.uk HARLESDEN LIBRARY Craven Park Road, Harlesden, NW10 8SE 020 8937 3570 harlesdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk KILBURN LIBRARY 42 Salusbury Road, Kilburn NW6 6NN 020 8937 3530 kilburnlibrary@brent.gov.uk KINGSBURY LIBRARY PLUS Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury NW9 9HE 020 8937 3520 kingsburylibrary@brent.gov.uk TOWN HALL LIBRARY Brent Town Hall, King’s Drive, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HU, 020 8937 3500 townhalllibrary@brent.gov.uk WILLESDEN GREEN LIBRARY 95 High Road, Willesden NW10 2SF 020 8937 3400 willesdengreenlibrary@brent.gov.uk

WEMBLEY STADIUM EVENTS England V Belgium 2 June, 5.15pm Capital Summer Time Ball, 9 June, time TBC Senegal V Uruguay (Men), 29 July, 5pm Great Britain V United Arab Emirates (Men), 29 July, 7.45pm Great Britain V Brazil (Women), 31 July, 7.45pm Korea V Gabon (Men), 1 August, 5pm Men’s Olympic Football quarter-final, 4 August, 2.30pm Women’s Olympic Football semi-final, 6 August, 5pm Men’s Olympic Football semi-final, 7 August, 5pm Women’s Olympic Football gold medal match, 9 August, 7.45pm Men’s Olympic Football gold medal match, 11 August, 3pm

WU SHU KWAN Chinese kickboxing Sat 3-5pm, Willesden Sports Centre, NW10.

07835 244 398 www.wushukwan.com

BRENT ARCHIVES Ist Floor, Willesden Green Library Centre, NW10 020 8937 3541 archives@brent.gov.uk

ALL EVENTS ARE SELECTED AT THE EDITOR’S DISCRETION

JUNE 2012

Future dates online 0844 980 8001 www.wembleystadium.com

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