The Brent Magazine issue 125 July 2012

ISSUE NO.125

FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT

PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL

JULY 2012

Olympic history in the hands of Brent’s torchbearers

Inside: your map of the Torch relay route

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Serving Brent during the Games Information on council services during the Olympics

Take your place for the Torch relay Join the borough in welcoming the Olympic flame to Brent

Next stop the Olympics Keeping Brent moving during the Games

Schools set for Olympic Summer Find out how schools have geared up for the Games

Locals take their place in Olympic history Lucky Brent residents bag once in a lifetime opportunity

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

25 Issue No. 125 July 2012 BDU 6648 6.12 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.

Welcome to another exciting month for Brent and the rest of the country!

Those of you who have been lucky enough to get much sought after Olympics tickets are in for a treat.

But for everyone else -– never fear – Brent has lots planned for its residents over the Olympic period (27 July - 12 August) and as a host borough we have plenty to celebrate.

In fact, we are one of the few boroughs to actually have an Olympic Torch from the 1948 Games which was the last time the event was held in the country.

Make sure you visit the Brent Museum to get a glimpse of the torch which is being held by Judo professional and Torchbearer Tom Davis pictured on the front cover.

Tom is hoping to one day take part in the Olympics, read his story on pg 8 and also turn to page 27 to find how the community came together the last time we had Olympic athletes in the borough.

Thinking about it, the Olympics really wouldn't be the success they are without community spirit. Turn to page 12 to view the route the Olympic flame will take and ensure you're there to cheer on Brent Torchbearers as well as enjoy the planned activities.

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

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OLYMPIC UPdate

Olympian sprints to clean up Brent As part of the Capital Clean-Up one Olympic hopeful was on a mission last month to get Brent and the rest of London spotless in time for the Olympics.

Sprinter Jeanette Kwakye had 60 minutes per location to do as much cleaning as she could and get to the other sites all within seven hours from start to finish.

On the Brent leg of her Ariel Sprint Challenge, Jeanette helped deal with fly tipping, painted over graffiti on defaced garages and

garden fences of privately owned Leybourne Open Space in Kingsbury and planted a tree to commemorate the occasion.

Brent Council recommended the spot as part of the challenge and have worked with residents, Community Payback, volunteers from the Veolia street cleaning operatives and other organisations to help with other clean-ups across the borough which include unkept spots in Harlesden and Cricklewood.

Olympic talk

Watch an Olympic team in action

Brent Museum will be hosting a talk on 5 July, 6.30-8pm by journalist and 2012 torchbearer Philip Barker. Hear interesting stories from London Olympics 1908, 1948 and 2012. www.brent.gov.uk/museum

We are proud to announce the Japanese badminton team will be using council owned Vale Farm Sports Centre as a training facility during the Games.

The team have booked courts from 27 July - 3 August from 9am-12noon. Up to 15 members of the public will be able to watch them from the gallery on a first come first served basis.

Members of the public should note that the team may not use the courts at all the times booked, as it will be dependant on their competition schedule.

Brent gets an Olympic makeover Brent Olympic street dressing has been installed on the Last Mile, which is the pedestrian route for spectators between each London 2012 competition venue and designated transport hubs.

With Olympic events at both Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena – the Last Mile in Brent will run from Wembley Central, Wembley Stadium and Wembley Park Station to both venues.

At the end of June, Olympic banners and floor graphics were placed in key locations across this route including White Horse Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi House, Wembley Central Square and Wembley Triangle.

Olympic street dressing is funded by the Greater London Authority’s ‘Look and Feel’ programme.

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Artist’s impression of floor graphics at Wembley Triangle

Win an official 2012 badge In 2009, LOCOG and London Councils launched the ‘Landmark London’ competition where Londoners were invited to vote for the most iconic landmark in their borough that they would most like to see featured on an individual pin badge and Brent residents voted Neasden Temple.

If you would like to own one email us at tbm@brent.gov.uk by 13 July telling us how you will be celebrating the Olympics.

The five best entries will be published on www. brent.gov.uk and will each win a badge.

UPdate

A new brand for Brent Brent Council has launched its new corporate identity which will be brought into use gradually in the next year and will be fully adopted when the new Civic Centre opens in Wembley in 2013.

It’s the perfect time for the council to update its identity and branding as the move to the new building

and resultant change of address mean our stationery has to be redesigned. The council website is also being redesigned to make it easier to use.

Despite being an innovative forward-looking local authority, Brent’s official identity has remained largely unchanged since 1965

Happy start for Brent’s new mayor

Mayor of Brent Michael Adeyeye with performers at the festival

The new Mayor of Brent Councillor Michael Adeyeye opened the London-wide Happy Soul Festival in Kilburn’s Tricycle Theatre recently.

The mayor performed the opening ceremony and watched performances from the body percussion group Child of Zion and Brent singer Sabrina Sargent. The Happy Soul Festival promotes mental health and wellbeing and took place across London.

Council tax benefit to end From April 2013 the Government will end Council Tax Benefit and replace it with a new scheme called Council Tax Support which will be set up and run by each council.

The amount of funding available to councils has been reduced which means the level of support claimants can apply for may change.

Brent is consulting on its proposals for a local Council Tax Support scheme and wants to know what you think of the proposed changes.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/localcounciltaxsupport or your local Brent Customer Service office, library or call 020 8937 1800.

when the council was first established. Since that time the borough has changed beyond recognition and the council now serves the most multi-ethnic community in the country. The crest remains an important part of Brent’s heritage and it will continue to be used for civic occasions by the Mayor’s Office.

Academy buildings are taking shape Pupils from Crest Academies took part in a symbolic turfcutting ceremony to mark the start of the construction stage of their new £40 million Academy buildings.

Work is now beginning on the four main pavilion buildings which will house the separate girls’ and boys’ Academies and joint sixth form. Students and guests from the Academies, their sponsor E-ACT, Brent Council, Wates Construction and architects Capita Symonds gathered to mark this important milestone.

The project, led by Brent Council, will transform the Academies in Neasden. It will replace ageing buildings with modern facilities which can be used by local people, as well as creating extra school places, more jobs and help regenerate the area.

Pupils Halima Jahazi and Raymond Corcoran at the ceremony

Celebrate Jamaica’s independence

Brent’s residents are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence on 6 August at the JA 50! day of events at Harlesden Library Plus.

The celebration features a Bookstart story and rhyme time Jamaica-style, family learning, mask-making, the launch of a new book by Harlesden author Jessil Abner and much more.

The event runs from 10.30am to 7.45pm. www.brent.gov.uk/libraries

Consultation on cemeteries Brent Council will be consulting on its draft Cemeteries Strategy from 2 July to 28 September.

For further information visit www.brent.gov.uk/ consultation email parks. services@brent.gov.uk or phone 020 8937 5619.

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UPdate

Jubilee celebration for new school Pupils and Headteaher Mr Lantos with former primary teacher Wendy Lantos

Pupils celebrated The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the opening of Preston Manor Lower School, the first new primary school in Brent since 2008, last month.

Brent Council invested £8.5 million to build the lower school to create more places for local children. With the opening of the lower school, the former Preston Manor High School became an all-through school for children aged from 4 to 19 and has been renamed Preston Manor School.

£25,000 in council tax prize draw Brent residents who pay their council tax by Direct Debit could win £25,000 in a prize draw.

Residents have until 12 July this year to switch over to Direct Debit to be entered into the draw.

Download your Direct Debit form at www. brent.gov.uk/counciltax or call 020 8937 1790.

Top ballet dancer’s library talk Ballet dancer Daniel Jones will speak about his life as a soloist with the English National Ballet and his new project Physical Ballet at Willesden Green Library Centre on 5 July.

Daniel, who is leading on the project which fuses parkour and virtuoso ballet, will perform at Brent Celebrates the Flame on 25 July. The talk, which is from 7 – 8pm, is free but booking is recommended call 020 8937 3119 or email arts@brent.gov.uk

Brent Dance Month in July

Young people bury time at site for new centre Young people marked a milestone in the completion of the landmark Roundwood Youth Centre when they buried a time capsule at the construction site in Harlesden.

The centre, in Longstone Avenue, is being built for young people aged 13 to 19 at a cost

of £5 million and will feature a café, IT suite, multi-use games area, media area, sports hall and performance area.

Mambo City will be hosting salsa classes during Brent Dance Month

Mapesbury Dell’s wild summer fair Mapesbury Dell is holding its annual Summer Fair on Sunday 1 July from 11am to 4pm. It features a wildlife animal show, face painting, barbeque, bar, cake stall

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and more.

The entrance to Mapesbury Dell is on Hoveden Road, off Walm Lane NW2 3XD. Visit www.mapesbury-dell.org or call 020 8438 2958.

As part of the Cultural Olympiad, Brent will be hosting a month of dance including performances, events, classes and workshops ranging from 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, which will be on

13 July at Granville Plus Youth Arts Centre in South Kilburn.

Prizes include a professional development session with a dancer from English National Ballet. Over 50s can get involved with tea dances or dance and movement classes at a number of locations. www.brent.gov.uk/ dancemonth

UPdate

Queen of shops on parade Mary Portas

60 year nuptials to be toasted at Mayor’s tea party Brent couples who have been married 60 years or more are being invited by the Mayor for afternoon tea this month.

To coincide with the Queen’s 60 year Jubilee the Mayor is inviting couples who have also stood the test of time to celebrate their years together.

Cllr Michael Adeyeye, Mayor of Brent said: “To commit yourself to something, whether it’s your country or another person, for 60 years is a wonderful expression of loyalty and dedication and I hope to celebrate 60 years of happy marriage with my own wife in the future. Until then, I’m looking forward to celebrating with couples from Brent who have already reached that milestone.”

Afternoon tea will be served in the marriage gardens at 12 noon, 23 July. If you have been married for 60 years or more and would like to attend call 020 8937 1141.

Brent schools to be modernised A multi-million investment programme for Copland and Alperton community schools, which were built in the 1950s and 60s, has been given the go ahead.

The exact amount available is to be identified but it would cost around £35 million if the schools were rebuilt. Only Brent schools in the worst condition - which had not received any major investment in the last 15 years - with sufficient long-term pupil demand, were eligible for the programme. Both Copland and Alperton schools have classrooms which are not suitable for modern teaching and learning, and the sites and buildings are not currently fully accessible for pupils with physical disabilities.

Retail royalty Mary Portas dropped in to see new shops which are helping to regenerate Willesden.

Mary visited the Library Lab in Willesden Green Library Centre and new pop-up shops in Queen’s Parade, which have all been developed with the help of Brent Council. A crèche has recently been added to the Library Lab to offer parents and guardians four hours of free professional childcare when they work from the Library Lab. www.willesdenwindows.com

Brent celebrates a golden summer A free event for the borough to celebrate the events of the summer and the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be held in Gladstone Park on 9 September.

The event is expected to attract a mixed audience of about 15,000 people and residents will be treated to a variety of staged performances with a strong emphasis on music, both local and wider talent. The event will run from 12noon to 7.30pm. To provide catering or run a stall visit www.brent.gov. uk/festivals. Deadline for submissions is 10 August.

New hours for parking shops

Signed up for Skyride?

Brent Council has teamed up with British Cycling and Sky to stage local bike rides as part of the national Skyride programme. The next rides are on 1 and 15 July, 19 and 26 August, and 9 September. Rides are for all levels - participants need to bring their own bicycle and cycle helmet. www.goskyride. com/brent

Brent Council’s Parking Shops at Pyramid House in Wembley and Walm Lane in Willesden are changing their opening hours from Monday 2 July.

The new opening hours mean that both parking shops will be open from 9.30am to 4.30pm from Monday to Friday. The change in opening hours has been made as Brent Council reviews its parking services. Customers can renew parking permits or pay parking penalties 24 hours a day at www.brent. gov.uk/parking

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During the London 2012 Olympic Games your collection day will stay the same but collections will start at 6am and ďŹ nish later. Please put out your bins and containers on the edge of your property the evening before your collection day, but not on the public highway. We will not accept reports of missed collections until the day following your collection day. www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

BRENTpeople

Judo pro flies the flag for Brent Tom Davis from Kenton remembers his older brother fondly describing him as an ‘excitable child’ whose Judo hobby resulted in his successful career in the martial art. But what no one could have predicted is how a subsequent injury would result in him being a torchbearer.

FACT Judo was first included at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

How did you get into Judo?

My brother was a ball of energy and used to go with his mates to Willesden Judo Club. Aged five years old I used to watch from the sides and asked the coach every session if I was old enough to take part. At six I finally got the chance.

You’ve had a really successful career tell us about it.

I got my black belt by the time I was 17 and by 18 I was number three in the country for the Junior European Championship eventually moving to number one for my weight. From there I was accepted into the National Judo Academy, we trained three times a day and I realised I loved the sport. I really progressed and in 2005 I won the British Champions and Commonwealth Judo Championships.

You were injured in 2008 how did that change your life?

I had to look for other means to support myself and I started working with young people. That’s really developed and I now work with a number of groups as an athlete role model such as The Youth Support Trust and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. We work on programmes that use sport as a vehicle for change and I give inspirational talks and help young people use their skills to do things they enjoy.

And it’s this work that has resulted in you becoming a torchbearer?

Yes! I’ve been nominated for the mentoring and coaching work I do and will be taking part in the torch relay in Westminster on 26 July - the day before the Olympics.

You’ve been training to take part in the 2012 Olympics, where would you like to be in the next ten years?

If I don’t get in this year the next step is the Commonwealth Games so I will be focusing on them although eventually I’d like an Olympic medal in my career.

Overall I want to be able to make a difference and potentially give others the opportunity to follow their dreams.

2012 torchbearer Tom holds 1948 Olympic torch which is on display at Brent Museum.

Know an interesting Brent person?

TBM@brent.gov.uk

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Brent celebrates

Wednesday 25 July 2012, 12-7pm King Edward VII Park, Park Lane, Wembley, HA9 7RX Come and celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Brent with a free afternoon of entertainment in the park. # Live coverage of the torch’s journey # Brent Dance Month workshops and performances # Giant ‘Stonehenge’ bouncy castle # Spectacular street theatre # CBEEBIES ‘Vegetable Nannies’ # Arts and crafts workshops # Sports activity zone # World food and community stalls

www.brent.gov.uk/festivals Contact: festivals@brent.gov.uk # Tel: 020 8937 1097 Brent Celebrates the Flame is part of Showtime. Showtime is a free outdoor arts festival presented by Mayor of London and London 2012 Festival, giving all Londoners the chance to enjoy world class entertainment and culture on their doorstep. Find out more at www.molpresents.com/showtime

Serving you during the Games

DID YOU KNOW...

Gold medals have not been pure gold for 96 years

Since London discovered its Olympic bid was successful in 2005, Brent Council has been working very hard to ensure the Games cause little or no disruption to residents.

“Due to careful planning our services are expected to be relatively unaffected,” says Brent Manager for London 2012, Gillian Spry. “During this busy time we have restricted staff’s annual leave to ensure residents continue to receive a quality service.”

“In addition we have plans to increase some of our services to ensure we deliver safe and successful Games. Extra resources that are needed will be funded by the Greater London Authority and will include Environmental Health inspecting a greater number of food premises (especially in and around the Stadium and Arena) and more trading standards officers deployed to prevent the sale of counterfeit Olympic merchandise.”

How will the Olympics affect me?

Bins and street cleaning During the period of the Olympic Games (27 July-12 August), waste collection times will be slightly altered. Collections will start at 6am not 7am but you are advised to leave your bins out the evening before collection.

Collections may also be made slightly later each day.

Street cleaning will be unaffected and on event days will be increased in Wembley.

Adult social care Homecare, daycare, Meals on Wheels, nursing and residential care will continue during the Olympics.

Staff will identify service users who may experience minor disruptions due to living close to Wembley Stadium or Wembley Arena. In these cases service users will be contacted by their care providers in advance and in a few cases alternative arrangements may be agreed.

Libraries, council sport centres and Brent Customer Services Opening and closing times will be unaffected by the Olympics and Paralympics.

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On Wednesday 25 July, the Olympic Flame will light up the borough, giving Brent its moment to shine.

Butler’s Green 10.30am

Key Underground Station Best viewing spot All times are subject to change Disabled toilets nearby

All times are subject to change

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Barham Park 10.40am

Be part of this momentous occasion by lining the route and cheering on our local inspirational torchbearers.

Why not brighten up the route by wearing ame hats, dressing in Team GB colours, or paying homage to the Ancient Greeks in togas?

On the day, the crowd will be rewarded for their Olympic efforts with ofďŹ cial Torch relay sponsor promotional giveaways.

So you don’t get into a jam, we’ve put together a Brent Olympic Torch relay route map showing you the best viewing spots. We want to ensure everyone gets the chance to watch this historic occasion so please allow children and disabled people to the front.

And if you are planning your own event, at a venue near the route, let us know at inspiringbrent2012@brent.gov.uk

Kingsbury Green 12.10pm

When the ame leaves Brent, just after midday, revellers are invited to carry on the fun at our celebratory event at King Edward VII Park in Wembley, 12noon to 7pm.

Olympic Way 11.30am

Wembley Triangle 10.50am

Transport in and around the relay route s THERE WILL BE ROLLING ROAD CLOSURES on one side of the relay route s BUSES WILL BE DIVERTED s TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ENCOURAGED s ADDITIONAL LOADING AND PARKING restrictions will apply (indicated by no waiting cones) from 8am s EXPECT GENERAL TRAFl C DELAYS

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BRENT IN SUMMER 3PORTS s $ANCE s #OOKERY s #RAFTS s 0LAY s 2EADING

WWW BMYVOICE ORG UK BRENTINSUMMER Fun-packed summer holiday activities for 4 to 19-year-olds, brought to you by the Summer University, Summer Sports programme, Summer Reading Challenge and Brent Museum and Archives.

21-27 July 28 July - 3 August

BRENT IN SUMMER CALENDAR

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Archery Try this fun and challenging Olympic sport with excellent coaching.

Beginner or improver, come and join the party. Ages 8-16.

Kingsbury High School.

24-26 July. £3.50/session.

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Trainer Talk!

Design your own perfect trainers, inspired by the Olympic Games. All Brent libraries. Ages 4-12.

30 July - 3 August. Free.

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Netball Fun drills and games. Don’t worry about your ability, just join in for fun and a laugh.

Gladstone Park. Ages 8-13.

7-9 August. £3.50/session.

Dominic’s Street Dance (intermediate) Develop your skills and take part in street dance activities.

Granville Plus Youth Arts Centre. Ages 13-19.

23-26 July. £12.50.

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Vocally Sound Write, perform and record your own music. Roundwood Youth Club. Ages 13-19.

30 July - 3 August. £12.50.

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Fun for all There’s something to do for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced.

There are also activities for people with disabilities or special needs.

Great value Everything is either free or affordably priced.

Book early Always book in advance to guarantee a place. It’s easiest to book and pay at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/ brentinsummer

Full list online This calendar is just a small sample of what’s on offer – get full details at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/ brentinsummer

11-17 August

Activities are at venues all across the borough, starting 21 July.

18-24 August

For the first time, you can find out about all Brent Council’s youth, sport, libraries, museum and archives activities in one place.

25-31 August

Brent in Summer offers over 200 great summer holiday activities for ages 4 to 19.

4-10 August

Activities all over How Rabbit Stole the Fire Story telling and craft workshop. Ealing Road, Harlesden and Town Hall libraries. Ages 5-12.

Free.

JA 50!

Celebrate Jamaica’s 50th independence anniversary with storytelling, craft workshops, face painting plus something for adults.

Harlesden Library Plus. All ages. 6 August. Free.

Hairdressing Introduction to a career in hairdressing with talks, demonstrations and practical sessions. Poplar Grove Youth Centre. Ages 13-19. 13-17 August. £12.50.

Gymnastics A fun-filled introduction to gymnastic jumping, tumbling, bars, beams and vaults. Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre. Ages 5-13.

14-16 August. £5/day.

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Sports Camp High quality coaching in a wide range of sports likely to include tag rugby, rounders, basketball and many others. Gladstone Park.

Ages 8-12.

20-24 August. £25.

Cyclops Meets the Three Bears Story Lab comic strip workshop with children’s author and illustrator Sally Kindberg.

All Brent libraries.

Ages 5-12. Free.

Make a Story Lab mosaic flag Make your own mosaic flag in this fun-filled workshop. All Brent libraries. Ages 5-12.

28-31 August. Free.

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Tennis Become the next Rafa Nadal with inspiring coaching for all abilities. Don’t worry if you can’t bring your own racquet. Woodcock Park Tennis Courts. Ages 11-15.

28-30 August. £3.50/session.

Disability Sports Activities Day Are you inspired by the Paralymipcs? Play like the stars and try wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, boccia and more! Willesden Sports Centre. Ages 8-16.

29 August. £5.

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All Day Play Scheme Activities including indoor athletics, torch design, football, badminton, dodge ball and many more. Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre.

Ages 8-13. From 23 July. £10.50.

The Tortoise and the Hare ory telling and theatre ormance. Town Hall and llesden Green libraries. ges 4-12 and families.

Sat 21 July. Free.

Athletics rn to run like Usain Bolt, p like Jess Ennis or hurdle e Dai Greene. Willesden hletics Track. Ages 8-14.

31 July - 2 August. £3.50/session.

Animalympics Zoolab in this Story Lab dshow with live animals.

Brent libraries. Ages 4-12.

13-17 August. Free.

Fencing Try out fencing, other Olympic sport, at mazing price with some rt fencers. No experience cessary! Kingsbury High School. Ages 8-13.

29-31-August. £3.50/session.

My Belly is Going to Burst!

Rhythm, rhyme and raps for hungry boys and girls.

Kingsbury Library Plus. Ages 8-12. 3 August. Free.

Oil painting Learn to paint self portraits using various oil painting techniques. Roundwood Youth Club. Ages 13-19. 6-10 August. £12.50.

African and Contemporary Dance Learn exciting and impressive African dance steps. Granville Plus Youth Art Centre.

Ages 13-19. 6-10 August. £12.50.

Cricket Improve your cricket skills with fun cricket related games and activities.

All abilities welcome. South Hampstead Cricket Club.

Ages 7-13. 6-9 August. £3.50/session.

Graphic Design Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to create your own graphics. Roundwood Youth Club. Ages 13-19.

13-17 August. £15.

Boxing Non-contact fun boxing session with gloves and pads. Learn boxing techniques and improve strength and stamina. Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre.

Ages 5-13. 24 August. £3.60.

Make a Story Lab crown Make a Story Lab crown of leaves fit for a king, queen or star athlete in this fun-packed workshop. All Brent libraries.

Ages 5-12. 8-31 August.

Free.

Message to the Museum Design a postcard and send a message to the museum. Brent Museum, Willesden Green Library Centre. Family event for all ages. Free.

Handball Learn the basics to this fast-paced Olympic sport.

Three sessions over six weeks.

Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre. Ages 8-13.

From 30 July. £3.60/session.

Henna Design Learn the ancient art of henna body painting. Poplar Grove Youth Centre. Ages 13-19.

30 July-10 August. £12.50.

Kayaking Get to grips with the basics of kayaking in a fun way.

You’ll even receive a nationally recognised 1* Award! Welsh Harp Reservoir. Ages 9-16.

14-16 August. £10.

Horse riding Always wanted to ride a horse? This is your chance to try it and also learn about how to look after them. West London Stables. Ages 7-14.

22 August. £12.

T-Shirt Design Experiment with markmaking and screenprinting techniques to design your own T-Shirt! Granville Plus Youth Arts Centre. Ages 13-19.

23-27 July. £12.50.

Drawing Memories Join artist Chloe Cooper to draw pictures inspired by the exhibition featuring memories of the 1948 Olympics. Ealing Road Library. All ages and families. 15 August.

Free.

Trampolining Defy gravity in this three-day course. Learn how to do twists, seat drops, somersaults and more. Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre. Ages 5-13.

21-23 August. £9.

Cycling Join in games, race others and improve your skills. Let us know when you book if you want to bring your own bike. Malorees Junior School. Ages 7-13.

28-30 August. £3.50/session.

Gold medal mask design Design your own gold medal celebration mask in this fun-filled workshop. All Brent libraries. Ages 5-12.

28-31 August. Free.

How to book your place

Sign up from June 25 or ďŹ nd out more about the activities, venues, prices, age groups, what to wear or bring and how to book at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/ brentinsummer All activities will be very popular, so even if the activities are free, we recommend that you book to guarantee your place and avoid disappointment.

It is easiest to book online at www.bmyvoice.org.uk/brentinsummer You will need a credit or debit card.

To pay by cheque or cash, you will have to book in person but you can only do that at some locations and only between 2 July and 24 August. You will also need to complete a booking form for each child or young person.

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Brent in Summer promises you lots of great things to do over your summer holidays whatever you’re interested in, all starting from 21 July.

For activities at Bridge Park Community Leisure Centre only, you can also book and pay with a credit or debit card over the phone.

Summer events Brent Celebrates the Flame

For full details of how to book and get a booking form and for full terms and conditions, visit www.bmyvoice.org.uk/brentinsummer or call Brent in Summer on 020 8937 6600.

Free event to celebrate the Olympic Torch. Open to everyone. Dance, food and performances. Bring a picnic, sit back and enjoy the live feed of the Flame’s journey. 25 July, 12noon-7pm, King Edward VII Park.

We look forward to seeing you.

Stay ďŹ t, get creative or learn something new all year round Sports for all ages

Family activities

Brent Council organises sports and physical activity sessions for all ages and abilities all year round.

There are many activities for families with young children: free activities like reading groups, workshops, crafts and story time at Brent Museum and Archives and in libraries across Brent.

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/sports to ďŹ nd information about discount schemes, details of sports venues and facilities in Brent.

You can also register and let us ďŹ nd the right activity to suit you and your lifestyle!

www.brent.gov.uk/festivals

Brent Celebrates a Golden Summer Celebrate the events of the summer and look ahead to beyond the Olympics. With a strong emphasis on music, enjoy performances, food and workshops for all the family at this free event. 9 September, 12noon-7.30pm, Gladstone Park.

To ďŹ nd out more, visit www.brent.gov.uk/libraries and www.brent.gov.uk/museumarchives

www.brent.gov.uk/festivals

Brent Fun Run and Walk

Cool off in the pool for free

Join in with the 1.5km walk for children ages 5-16, or the 5km walk/ run for adults and young people ages 17+. 16 September, Fryent Country Park. Entry ÂŁ1/ÂŁ2.

If you are aged 16 or under, you can swim for free between 11am and 4pm all through the holidays at Vale Farm and Willesden sports centres. All you need to do is register at one of the centres.

www.brent.gov.uk/sports

Sky Ride Local

Our B.Active discount leisure scheme offers regular users aged 17 and over discounts on a range of activities at our sports centres, including swimming, badminton, squash, aerobics, yoga, gym inductions and casual gym sessions. In addition to discounted prices the scheme also entitles you to seven days priority booking rights in all of our centres.

Find out more about the discount scheme at www.brent.gov.uk/bactive

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Join in with British Cycling and Sky to enjoy free guided rides. Suitable for absolute beginners and those out of the habit. All you need is a bike and cycle helmet. www.goskyride.com/brent

Next stop the Olympics FACT

Getting around during the Olympics The Olympic and Paralympic Games are the largest sporting events in the world. Each day in London will be like having the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the London Marathon all on the same day.

It comes as no surprise then that the public transport system will be under pressure during the Olympics (27 July -12 August) and Paralympics (29 August – 9 September). As a result there may be additional waiting times at stations - especially those close to London 2012 venues. In Brent, delays may occur at Wembley Park, Wembley Stadium and Wembley Central stations.

Residents and spectators are therefore being encouraged to plan journeys across London in advance by visiting www.getaheadofthegames.com

During Games time Tube, DLR and London Overground services will run one hour later than usual

Travel in Wembley Brent will only host Olympic events between Saturday 28 July and Sunday 12 August.

Events will be held in both the Arena and the Stadium. In Brent most travel changes will only affect the Wembley area.

Parking The Wembley Protective Parking Scheme will be in operation on Stadium event days only.

At all other times the normal daily restrictions will apply. Football takes place at Wembley Stadium on 29 and 31 July and 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 August.

Additional road closures In addition to the usual road closures for match days at the Stadium the following will take place from 18 July-13 August. s

Engineers Way will be closed to vehicles between Rutherford Way and Empire Way.

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Rutherford Way will be closed to southbound traffic except for local businesses needing access.

Games Lanes These clearly marked lanes will not be available to general traffic. To avoid being issued with a fine motorists should not drive in Games Lanes.

Wembley will have Games Lanes on sections of Great Central Way, South Way and First Way.

Buses The closure of Engineers Way between 18 July and 13 August will mean that the 92 and 206 bus service will be diverted via Fulton Road.

Olympic Route Network Some roads, in the Wembley area, will form part of the Olympic Route Network (ORN) to ensure athletes, officials, media and the Games family can get to their events on time. You will be able to drive on the ORN but there will be some places where Games Lanes will be provided to ensure reliable journey times for the Games family.

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Schools set for Olympic summer

Salusbury pupils who have taken part in the Flight of Hope project

The country may have been waiting ages for the main event but Brent schools have been living the Olympic dream since 2008 as part of the Get Set London 2012 education programme.

Not only that, a few lucky Brent pupils from Capital City Academy, Mitchelbrook Primary and Malorees Primary are even getting in on the London 2012 action.

They’ll form part of the Guard of Honour which lines the athletes’ route into the Olympic Stadium for the opening event.

Khalid Ibrahim (pictured) is another Brent student who’ll be paying a visit to the Olympic Park during the games. The 17 year old, who plays basketball at national level, has been selected to assist at the wheelchair basketball tournament during the Paralympics.

One of the many high points of this amazing school year of sport was the School Games in May, where 14 of the borough’s high schools competed in Olympic sports at Willesden Green Sports Centre.

Brent primary schools had their own massive sporting spectacular too on 25 June as part of World School Sports Day; complete with a grand opening ceremony and a torch parade.

Other school sporty endeavours included the Mile a Day Challenge, which saw classes from Carlton Vale Primary each running a mile a day and Manor School’s Sportability programme; which encouraged pupils to take part in Paralympic pursuits; including goalball, zone hockey, boccia and wheelchair football.

Young people across the borough have been doing their bit to promote the cultural side of London 2012 too.

Pupils from Capital City Academy, Queens Park Community School, Mitchellbrook, Salusbury, St Augustine’s and Leopold Primary have teamed up

with the refugee charity Salusbury World and Granville Youth Arts Centre for Flight of Hope. A poetry project — inspired by the seven Olympic and Paralympic values — and to mark Refugee Week.

The project culminated in the students coming together at The Tricycle Theatre on 21 June to perform their work and create the Flight of Hope installation onstage with kites. Students also performed their poems at The Celebrating Sanctuary Festival on the Southbank in June.

Mora School, meanwhile, have been creating an Olympics and Paralympics themed magazine. Two pupils from each class — whose ages range from five to 11 years old — are involved in all aspects of journalists, designers, illustrators, photographers, editors and sub-editors.

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You don’t have to be a sportsperson to be involved in the Olympic Games – as many locals are proving. Lots of people living or working in Brent will be involved in the Games in all sorts of different ways. A number of Brent residents are among the ‘inspirational’ people who have been nominated to carry the Olympic Flame. Others are Games Makers – volunteers who will help the Games go smoothly – or performers. Brent Magazine looks at how local people are getting involved in the Games.

KEITH GUSSY YOUNG, a warehouse manager from Wembley, was nominated as a torchbearer by Brent Council’s Sports Service after working as a football coach with Brent Schools Football Association in his spare time for 25 years. He also helps with the London Youth Games and coaches football at Wembley Primary School.

He said: “I’ve always liked to help people and give something back.

I am honoured and happy to be representing Brent as a torchbearer and to have been chosen out of 65,000 people who were nominated.”

School places officer for Brent Council, JUDITH JOSEPH, will be seen on TV by millions of people, all around the world, when she takes part in the opening ceremony for the Games. Judith has been sworn to secrecy about her role but has been rehearsing since May, guided by awardwinning film-maker Danny Boyle, who is directing the ceremony. Judith got the role after two open auditions.

She said: “Seven years ago, I remember saying to my cousins that I will be in the opening ceremony.

By hook or by crook I was going to be in it. I’m really looking forward to it. Even the rehearsals are exciting. I won’t be nervous on the day – if there was just five of us, it’d be different, but there’s 1,300 of us in my scene so I won’t be feeling exposed.”

ANDRE EDWARDS, from Willesden, was nominated to be a torchbearer for his voluntary work supporting local older people at New Millennium Day Centre in Brent, including helping at a computer class. From his teenage years Andre displayed a charitable nature and started by raising money for his school.

He said: “It’s unbelievable, it still feels surreal. I never thought I’d be involved in anything so big. I hope that when people see me, it will spur them on to achieve their dream.”

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“It’s unbelievable, it still feels surreal. I never thought I’d be involved in anything so big. I hope that when people see me, it will spur them on to achieve their dream.”

ANDRE EDWARDS, from Willesden

FACT The London 2012 Torch is perforated by 8,000 circles which represent the number of inspirational torchbearers carrying the Olympic Flame.

Photo by Camille Shah

Kingsbury High School pupil, JAI PADHIAR, has a dual role. As well as being a Torchbearer, he is also a Young Games Maker.

Jai was nominated to carry the Olympic flame after raising over £4,000 for charity by completing sports activities including fun-runs.

As a Young Games Maker, he will be volunteering at the Leigh Valley Stadium, helping with the technology and timings for white water canoe races. It is an ideal role for Jai, who has been selected along with club-mates from the Phoenix Canoe Club, which is based in the Welsh Harp.

Jai said: “It’s extremely exciting, a moment to make my family proud. It’s going to be like nothing I’ve ever experienced before, a once in a lifetime experience!”

Beatboxer DANIEL BRILL is thrilled at the prospect of entertaining visitors to the Games, representing Coca Cola.

He expects to be involved in shows at the beatbox hub in the Olympic Park and may even be part of a roaming team of musicians and artists.

Daniel, from Wembley, said: “We will be livening up the slow part of the Games, spreading entertainment and happiness.

“Being involved in the Olympics is huge. It is the biggest global sporting event in the calendar. To say I’m excited is an understatement.”

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Brent Fun Run and Walk A fun day out for runners, walkers, families and friends 1.5km walk - children 5-16 years old 5km walk/run - adults and 17 years+ ÂŁ1-ÂŁ2 to enter in advance

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For an entry form and more information contact Brent Council’s Sports and Parks Service.

Check out our FREE healthy walks programme and FREE 5K training sessions.

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An inspector calls In the run up to the Olympics, trading standards officers have been kept busy ensuring the goods on sale within Brent are genuine.

Having recently made appearances on the BBC shows Food Inspectors and Fake Britain, Jon Ashby is continuing his work behind the scenes as a Trading Standards Senior Enforcement Officer for Brent Council.

Among his many duties is making sure that fake, unsafe and misdescribed goods are not being sold to consumers at markets, shops or outside Wembley Stadium. Working on Stadium event days have become a habit for Jon who has worked at 15 events in the last year. Over the FA Cup semi-final weekend, he made ten seizures alone.

“Traders come from across the country to sell merchandise at Wembley events and we try to ensure that there is compliance with the law policed by Trading Standards by both official and

unofficial traders” explained Jon. “Since the reopening of Wembley Stadium in 2007, we have made significant in-roads into the large problem of counterfeit merchandise being sold outside the venue.

“Traders will do all they can to make their goods appear authentic or genuine and it’s our job to take these goods out of circulation by looking out for copyright or trade mark infringements.”

Regular and international traders are expected to convene on Wembley during the Olympics as the events will provide traders with many opportunities to sell counterfeit merchandise.

Jon is a designated Trading Standards ‘Olympic Champion’ for Brent, having undertaken extensive training in the specially enacted Olympic Games legislation.

“As part of my Olympic preparation I’ve helped the Olympic organisers by working at some of the test events at the Velodrome and Horse Guards Parade, in order to test my knowledge of the new advertising and trading regulations.

“The Olympics will throw up new challenges for our Trading Standards team, but with the experience that we have built up over many years of enforcement work at Stadium events, we are more than well equipped to deal with what will confront us.”

Consumer complaints against traders and businesses can be made to Trading Standards via the Freephone telephone number, 08454 04 05 06, or alternatively on 020 8937 5555 or by emailing trading.standards@brent.gov.uk

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SECREThistory FACT Main pic: Wint wins 400 metres

The oldest Olympian ever was Oscar Swah, a Swedish shooter in the 1920 Antwerp, Belgium Olympics - he was 72.

Alperton’s Olympic Village Imagine Usain Bolt sleeping in your school classroom, or Veronica Campbell Brown sharing your spare bedroom. For many Brent residents that‘s how things actually were for the 1948 London Olympic Games.

When Wembley hosted the Olympic Games in 1948 the country was still recovering from the Second World War. There was no money to build an athletes’ village, and most of the 4,100 competitors were housed in RAF camps, colleges and schools around London. Wembley County School in Stanley Avenue (now part of Alperton Community School) was one of them.

Teams from the Ministry of Works converted the upstairs classrooms into dormitories for more than 60 athletes and officials. Classrooms downstairs were turned into a competitors’ lounge with armchairs, radio set, a piano and an indoor sports room including table tennis and darts. These and the dining hall were decorated with colourful curtains and flowers from resident’s gardens, donated at the request of Wembley’s Mayor.

Within a week the school welcomed the men’s teams from seven small Commonwealth countries – Bermuda, British Guiana (Guyana), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Jamaica, Malta, Singapore and Trinidad.

Wembley County School’s guests had great success at the games. Arthur Wint

and Herb McKenley of Jamaica won gold and silver in the 400 metres, Duncan White of Ceylon came second in the 400 metre hurdles and Rodney Wilkes of Trindad took silver in his weightlifting division.

Some athletes even stayed at residents homes. The Bermudian women’s team made up of two sprinters, plus the team manager’s wife, stayed at Denise Verrinder’s home in Stanley Avenue.

The Welson’s in Scarle Road housed three Jamaican athletes, who were part of the first ever Jamaican Olympic team and sailed for 24 days on a banana boat to get to England.

Because Britain was still subject to rationing, the teams brought much of their own food with them, and the Welson’s got their first taste of boiled rice with grated coconut and red beans.

The athletes at the London 2012 Games may have a comfortable village, but they’ll miss the contact with local people that their forerunners in 1948 enjoyed.

1948 Olympics autographs

Courtesy of the Old Alpertonians, 1948 Jamaican Olympic Team at Wembley County School

Opening ceremony

Visit the Brent Museum’s free open air exhibition, Stadium Full of Dreams, bringing together memories of the 1948 Games with the hopes of local people for the 2012 Games. Wembley Central Square, 2 July-26 August.

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BRENT CONNECTS

Area Consultative Forums Come and discuss the local issues which concern you at any of Brent’s five area consultative forum meetings.

Kilburn & Kensal ACF Tuesday 3 July 2012 at 7pm

Harlesden ACF Tuesday 10 July 2012 at 7pm

Kensal Rise Primary School Hall, All Souls Church, Station Road, Harvist Road, Harlesden NW10 Kilburn NW6 Willesden ACF Wembley ACF Wednesday 4 July 2012 at 7pm Wednesday 11 July 2012 at 7pm College of N.W. London, Denzil Road, Willesden NW10

Patidar House, 22 London Road, Wembley HA9

Kingsbury & Kenton ACF Tuesday 17 July 2012 at 7pm Kingsbury High School, Princes Avenue, Kingsbury NW9 For more information contact Brent Consultation Team Tel 020 8937 1055 Email consultation@brent.gov.uk www.brent.gov.uk/consultation

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Win a VIP experience at The Lexi Cinema The Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise is offering one lucky reader and up to eleven friends the full VIP treatment at one of their scheduled screenings.

The winner and their friends will be treated to exclusive use of their private box, four bottles of fizz and freshly popped corn.

The Lexi Cinema is an independent bijou social enterprise picture house, largely volunteer-run, offering the best in new releases, family features and incisive documentaries.

100 per cent of their profits go to charity.

For a chance to win tell us:

How much of the Lexi Cinema’s profits go to charity? www.thelexicinema.co.uk

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 16 July

Win tickets to Rock of Ages The Brent Magazine has two pairs of tickets to giveaway to Rock of Ages – the ‘raucous new addition to West End Theatre’ (Independent) Set in LA’s infamous Sunset Strip in 1987, Rock of Ages tells the story of Drew, a boy from South Detroit, and Sherrie, a small-town girl, both in LA to chase their dreams of making it big and falling in love.

Rock of Ages pulls its hit score from the greatest rock anthems of the 1980s, with songs popularised by such performers as Journey, Bon Jovi, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benatar and many more.

For a chance to win tell us:

What year is the musical set in? www.rockofagesmusical.co.uk

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What’s going on…

The essential guide to music, drama, sport, workshops and much more.

Find out what’s going on in Brent during July 2012.

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

CHILDREN LITTLE STARS DANCE CLASSES Weekly dance and performing arts classes for 2-8 Year olds at Hazel Road Community Centre, NW10. Call Kirstie on 07949 136 224

DANIEL’S DEN Your local parent and toddler group. St Michael and All Angels Stonebridge Tuesdays 9.30am-11am and 11.30am-1pm. Gladstone Park Primary School Tuesdays 1pm-3pm. St Andrews Church Sudbury Wednesdays 9.30am11.30am. St Michael’s Wembley Mondays 12.30pm-2.30pm, Thursdays and Fridays 9.30am-11am and 11.30am-1pm.

020 8903 4700 www.danielsden.org.uk

HILLSIDE PERFORMING ARTS 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.hillsideperforming arts.com

SOCCER TRAINING

STREET/COMMERCIAL DANCE CLASSES

AREA CONSULTATIVE FORUMS (ACF)

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

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

LGBT YOUTH CLUB

TODDLER PICASSOS

All start at 7pm.

New Venue: Kilburn & Kensal ACF - Tuesday, 3 July, Kensal Rise Primary School Hall, Harvist Road, Kilburn, NW6 Wembley ACF Wednesday, 4 July, Patidar House, 22 London Road (off Wembley High Road) Wembley, HA9 Harlesden ACF - Tuesday, 10 July, All Souls Church Station Road (next to Lloyds TSB), Harlesden, NW10 Willesden ACF Wednesday, 11 July, College of N.W. London, Denzil Road, Willesden, NW10 Kingsbury & Kenton ACF - Tuesday, 17 July 2012, Kingsbury High School, Princes Avenue, Kingsbury, NW9

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

SING SPANISH

Lesbian, Gay, Bi and unsure under 19’s youth club every Wednesday in Kilburn 07931336668 www.mosaicyouth.org.uk

PIANO TUITION Call Sasha Newton 07506 198 999

THE 2ND WEMBLEY BOYS’ BRIGADE & GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION 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

DRAMA WORKHOUSE 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

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 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

COMMUNITY 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

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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

BRENT AND HARROW NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF THE WIDOWED 10 July Cheese and Wine in the Garden. 24 July Talk on Kew Gardens by Ian Jackson. Both at 8pm, 76 Marlborough Hill HA1 1TYRhona 0208 969 3198

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

DANCE SELF-EXPRESSIVE DANCE Creative dance/movement and verbal sharing for personal development.

Aimed at de-stressing and building self-confidence and assertiveness in a holistic way. Groups or individuals. Wednesdays and Saturdays in Kingsbury NW9. rmussi01@googlemail. com 07985 137 682

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

STREET DANCE CLASSES Wembley Fitness First every Friday 6.45- 7.45pm £5 for non-members £3 for members. Call Sasha 07506 198 999

TEA DANCE Mons, Weds 1.304.30pm £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

DRAMA A PLAY IN DAY 7 July drama workshop with professional actress 12.30 -4.30pm ages 12+ £10 entry South Kilburn Studios 2a Canterbury Road NW6 5SW. Gemma 07932 410 269 www. southkilburnstudios.org

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 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

SPANISH TUITION Native Spanish teacher.

All levels. 07531 640 199 sabelanv@gmail.com

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 TUITION Tailored to your needs; conversation, reading, writing, preparing for exams 07538 041 273

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

TIMEout 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-12.30noon, 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 Gracelands Yard, 102 Liddell Gardens, Kensal Rise, NW10 3QE, call Karuna 07784 436 783

ZUMBA! Monday 8.15-9.15pm Saturday 10am-11am St Mary & St Andrews Church Hall, Dollis Hill Lane, NW2 6HE Wednesday 8pm-9pm at RAW SPICE, West Hendon, NW9 7BP. Thursdays 8pm-9pm Newman Catholic College, Harlesden, NW10. No need to book. £5 per class. Parking at all venues

KINGSBURY WALKERS Weds 1.55pm, meet Bush Farm, Slough Lane and Salmon Street Junction.

020 8206 0492

CEROC DANCING

TAEKWONDO

Modern Jive Classes Tuesdays 8pm-11pm beginners welcome , great fun & sociable partner dance – you don’t need to bring a partner. Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD, call Alan 07860 250 961 www.clubceroc.com

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

YOGA

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

WOODCOCK PARK BOWLS CLUB Bowls, open days and fetes, Kenton, 020 8907 9076

SEATED EXERCISE CLASSES 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

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

HOCKEY 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

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

Call Cher 07506 198 999.

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

07835 244 398 www.wushukwan.com

KIXA CENTRAL POWER CLASS (MIXED and WOMEN ONLY*) Sunday, 10:30am - 12:30pm, Ark Academy Bridge Road, Wembley Park, London, HA9 9JP £10.00. *the class will be divided from the mixed training by a purpose made curtain provided by the centre. Junior 07923 043 183 proteksinternational@ yahoo.co.uk

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

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

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 Mon - Sat, day & eve, 133 Salusbury Road, Queens Park 020 7328 7163 www.yogaindailylife. org.uk. All welcome!

Willesden Library (room 2) Thurs 7-8pm, Gladstone Park Community Center Suns 11am-12noon.

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

KINGBURY BOWLS CLUB

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

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 2012 Olympic football: 29 July 31 July 1 August 4 August 6 August 7 August 9 August 11 August

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

Time TBC

SEA URCHINS

Future dates online 0844 980 8001 www.wembleystadium.com

Carnegie Challenge Cup Final 25 Aug 2012 - 2.30pm

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

RAGGAROBICS

BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUB

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

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

ALL EVENTS ARE SELECTED AT THE EDITOR’S DISCRETION

JULY 2012

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Open Evening th

Tuesday, 18 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.

‘Outstanding’ Ofsted (Subject Inspection January 2011)

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

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

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

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

• Over 600 A*s and As in 2011.

• A third of GCSE grades were A*or A.

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