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community & charity

Bereavement Café

Message the Facebook page for a call back Meets the last Thursday of every month

Orpington Village Hall, 311 High St, Orpington BR6 0NN Cost: Free Contact: www.facebook.com/bereavementcafe

If you're struggling with the loss of a loved one, contact The Bereavement Cafe to talk with qualified bereavement counsellors. All are welcome.

Bromley Mencap Services

Contact: 020 8466 0790 Helpline open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Email support: enquiries@bromleymencap.org www.bromleymencap.org.uk

Call for advice and a friendly voice. Please phone our helpline should you require any support or need advice.

Bromley Well

Monday - Saturday, 9am-5pm

Contact: 0808 278 7898 www.bromleywell.org.uk Email: spa@bromleywell.org.uk

Bromley Well provides help for you to stay emotionally and physically well and to remain independent.

Drop-in Cuppa & Chat for Seniors (over 60s)

See the website for 2022 dates 10am-1pm, Thursdays term time only

Venue in St Paul's Cray, Orpington. Cost: Free Contact: 07891 403161 Email: admin@potentialmecoaching.org.uk www.potentialmecoaching.org.uk

We have a choice of table activities for you to enjoy while you chat such as adult colouring, board games, playing cards, dominoes, crochet, knitting, seasonal crafts. Making friends and staying socially active is quite easy if you’re willing to venture out and try new things. Contact us for more information.

Forget-Me-Not Survivors Of Suicide Loss

Meets the first Thursday of every month 7.45pm - 9.45pm

Cost: Free Contact: Sandra - 07519 105354 Email: sosl.orpington@gmail.com www.survivorsofsuicideloss.org.uk Twitter: @ForgetMeNotSoSl

Forget-Me-Not offers support for all those affected by suicide loss. The group is self-led and informal, where you can connect with other survivors.

U3A General Meeting - Talk on ‘The Ancient Garden’ by Russell Bowes

17th May

United Reform Church, 20 Widmore Rd, Bromley BR1 1RY at 10.30am-12pm.

Contact: 020 8464 5920, email membershipsecretary@ u3abromley.org.uk or see www.u3abromley.org.uk

16 Life in... BROMLEY May 2022

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Knitting Club

Knitting blankets, mittens & bonding hearts for Special Care Baby Units at PRUH and Kings College hospitals. 2pm-4pm on Wednesdays during term time

Crofton Baptist Church, Orpington Contact: Lin Harewood 01689 877010 on Wednesdays Or email lincbc2020@outlook.com

Anyone is welcome - you don’t have to be an experienced knitter. No need 2-aPly just come and make friends! We are knitters who natter so come and spin a yarn while you knit a yarn for a worthy cause. We won’t let reality get in the way of a good yarn!

Quiz Night

Friday 6th May,

7.30pm-10pm (doors open from 7pm)

Cost: £6 St Mary of Nazareth Church Hall, The Avenue, West Wickham, BR4 0DX For further information call 07958 548504 or email bandccancerresearchuk@gmail.com

Join us for a quiz night to help raise money for Cancer Research UK. Tables of 6-8 people, but fewer tables can be joined with others to make a team. There will also be a raffle and prizes for winners. Bring your own nibbles & drinks.

EDUCATION

Code Ninjas

15:30-18:30 Monday to Wednesday and 9:00-12:00 Saturdays

Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, BR1 2PX Contact: bromleykenuk2@codeninjas.com, tel: 07803 817 178 www.codeninjas.co.uk/bromley-ken-2-uk

Kids learn to code while building their own video games. They gain problem solving, critical thinking, and STEM skills in a fun, safe, and inspiring environment. Book a Free Game Building Session with us at https:// rb.gy/4vf92l

HISTORY

Open day: Keston Roman Tombs

Sunday 22nd May, 11am - 4 pm

Brambletye, Westerham Road, Keston This is a free event and no booking is needed. Pedestrian access only with parking at Keston Ponds/ Heathfield Road Contact: 01689 860939. Email: crofton.roman.villa@gmail.com

Flin's Online & Live Fitness Classes

See website for class dates & times

Cost: PAYG £5 - £8 Contact Fran: 07976 412027 www.flinsfitness.co.uk

Online streaming plus live offerings - 40+ classes a week, early mornings, mid mornings and evenings, including weekend classes. Outdoor Boot Camp, Circuits, Strength, Cardio, Pilates, Zumba, Yoga, Total Body Lite, Box Fit and more: fitness for all! Mornings at Westcombe Park RFC, evenings at Tubbenden School.

Grace Rose Pilates

Monday: 7pm Tuesday: 9.45am Thursday: 5.30pm (Beginner) and 6.30pm

Christ Church Hall, Tudor Way, Petts Wood BR5 1LH Claim your FREE trial class at www.gracerosepilates.co.uk or contact 07913 912411 email gracerosepilates@hotmail.com Facebook: Grace Rose Pilates

Classical & contemporary trained advanced Pilates teacher. Live classes. 1:1s available.

libraries

Bromley Central Library

Contact: 020 3931 0900 Email: central.library@gll.org www.better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/bromleycentral-library Open Monday - Friday 9.30am -7pm Saturday 9.30am -5pm

Please check websites for the latest library updates and opening times.

theatre/ Performances

Sing Together at The Churchill Theatre

Every Friday, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Contact info@singtogether.org.uk to find out more or see www.singtogether.org.uk

Come and join our friendly daytime choir at your local theatre. Sing songs from the shows and perform at the Churchill Theatre. No audition. No expensive termly fees. We welcome all ages and abilities over 18.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk

A Murder Is Announced

Tuesday 10th- Saturday 14th May

Various times Cost: From £18

Agatha Christie’s infamous Miss Marple is coming to Churchill Theatre in the classic whodunnit A Murder Is Announced. The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock. Watch as Miss Marple tries to unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer.

Paul Merton’s Impro Chums

Monday 2nd May, 8pm

Cost: £27

Paul Merton, Richard Vranch, Suki Webster, Mike McShane and accompanist Kirsty Newton are back. The collective improvisational experience embodied in the Chums is a joy to behold. They flex their improvisational muscles to delight and entertain audiences in this country and abroad.

Bromley Little Theatre

Bookings: www.bromleylittletheatre.org Shakespeare In Love

6th - 14th May, 7.45pm

Promising young playwright Will Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he finds his muse in the form of passionate noblewoman, Viola de Lesseps. Their forbidden love draws many others, including Queen Elizabeth, into the drama and inspires Will to write ‘Romeo and Juliet’, the greatest love story of all time. Based on Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard’s Oscar-winning screenplay and adapted by the awardwinning playwright Lee Hall (The Pitmen Painters, Billy Elliot).

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A listing costs £15 or £60 for 6 months (£10 a month). Charities and non-profits are eligible for a 15% discount. Barry Humphries: The Man Behind The Mask

Sunday 8th May, 7:30pm Cost: From £35

National treasure Barry Humphries will take you on a revelatory trip through his colourful life and theatrical career with his new show The Man Behind The Mask. An intimate, confessional evening seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outrageous stories.

NEXT BOOKING DEADLINE: 6TH MAY

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