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ART

Art Days

Saturday 10th September

Art On Parade is holding its next art classes from Saturday 10th September for children of junior school age and above. The classes take place at Ripley Arts Centre in Bromley.

To find out more call Nicky on 07736 400763.

community & charity

BEAMS24 - Football Challenge

Saturday 3rd September – Sunday 4th September (24-hour event)

Dartford Football Club Cost: Individual Registration: £15 Team Cost: £100 Contact: Email fundraising@wearebeams.org.uk Tel: 01322 668501 or see wearebeams.org.uk/eventschallenges

We Are Beams, a local charity supporting disabled children, is launching a brand new event called Beams 24 Football Challenge. This non-stop 24hr fun football challenge will raise money to provide 24hr care for disabled children. It runs from 12pm on Saturday 3rd September to 12pm on 4th September at Dartford Football Club. 7 a side teams will play for one hour each within the 24hr period. Teams and individuals of all abilities are encouraged to join up and everyone is welcome including, youth, disabled, senior or friends and family.

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.

Bromley Speakers Club

1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of each month

Meetings start at 7.15pm and finish at 9.30pm (except where stated - see website). Ripley Arts Centre, 24 Sundridge Avenue, BR1 2PX Cost: Free Contact: vppublicrelations@bromleyspeakers.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/BromleySpeakers www.BromleySpeakers.co.uk

Practise your speaking skills and improve your confidence with a friendly and supportive group at Bromley Speakers. Guests are welcome to come along free of charge.

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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.

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!

Orpington 'Drop In' Parkinson's Café

1st Thursday of each month, 10.30am - 12.30pm

Sanctuary Café, Orpington Baptist Church, Station Road BR6 0RZ Cost: Free Contact: bromleyparkinsonsbranch@gmail.com

Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, share information, experiences and meet new friends.

Tinnitus Support Group Orpington

Wednesday 7th September, 10am-12noon

Orpington Village Hall, 311 High Street, Orpington. BR6 0NN Cost: Free Contact: 01622 691151 Email: enquiries@hikent.org.uk

The Rotary Club of Orpington Crofton supports Hi Kent's Tinnitus Support Group that meets monthly.

u3a Talks – General Meeting

20th September, 10.30am-12pm

Cost: Members free, visitors £5 United Reform Church, 20 Widmore Rd, Bromley, BR1 1RY Contact: 020 8777 6345, email membershipsecretary@ u3abromley.org.uk or see www.u3abromley.org.uk

A talk entitled ‘Fingerprints and Murder’ by Jack Beans

EDUCATION

Code Ninjas

3:30pm -6:30pm Monday to Wednesday and 9am - 12pm 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

HEALTH, FITNESS & MINDSET

Bromley Ramblers: Walking For Health

See website for dates & times

Cost: Free Contact: https://beta.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/ wellbeing-walks

Wellbeing walks in and around Bromley. The Ramblers is a charity dedicated to removing barriers so everyone can enjoy walking in green spaces and to preserving and improving hundreds of thousands of miles of well-loved paths, tracks and trails across England, Scotland, and Wales.

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.

PB Dodgeball

Adult Social Dodgeball sessions, every Tuesday in Bromley and Thursday in Bexley

Tuesdays: 8.30pm - 10pm at Bromley College, Rookery Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HE Thursdays 6.30pm - 8pm at King Henry School Community Sports Centre, Ramsden Rd, Erith DA8 3BU Cost: First session is free, then £6 per session with membership available Contact: Email info@pbdodgeball.co.uk or call 07742136221. Also see www.pbdodgeball.co.uk, Facebook: @ PBDodgeball Instagram: @pbdodgeball

Interested in trying a new sport? Want to meet new people while getting active? Join us for a friendly game of Social Dodgeball in Bromley and Bexley. Come along for a free first session to give it a go and see what the sport is about!

libraries

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

Beckenham

Contact: 020 8650 7292 better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/beckenhamlibrary Open Monday 9.30am - 7pm, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 5pm Thursday & Sunday closed. 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. Sunday closed. Shortlands

Contact: 020 8460 9692 better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/shortlandslibrary Open Monday & Tuesday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5.30pm, Friday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm, Wednesday, Thursday & Sunday closed. Southborough

Contact: 020 8467 0355 better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/southboroughlibrary Open Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm, Monday, Thursday & Sunday closed.

MUSIC & entertainment

Bromley Music Makers 78th season

Saturday September 24th, 3-5pm

Christ Church, Tudor Way, Petts Wood BR5 1LH Cost: £5, pay at the door. Contact www.bromleymusicmakers.org

Lovers of classical music who enjoy live performances can spend a happy couple of hours at our monthly concerts, September – June. Programmes feature 6-8 items with a variety of solo and ensemble items, covering music from the 17th century to the present day.

The Owl Prowl - Summer Holiday Art Trail

28th July – 5th October, 24/7, seven days a week

Cost: The trail is free to take part in and a map is available at www.yourbromley.com/owl-prowl Contact: admin@yourbromley.com

12 beautiful art owls are coming to Bromley town centre. The artistic creations will be displayed around the town, creating a trail of discovery for visitors and helping them to explore Bromley. For details see www.yourbromley. com/owl-prowl

MUSIC & entertainment

Time To Sing

Every Thursday for six weeks starting 6th October, 7.30pm-8.45pm

St Paul’s Church Hall, Crofton Road, Orpington, BR6 8JE Cost: Free Contact: Kevin on 07779-755510 or email kevkentones@outlook.com Thekentones.co.uk

Join The Kentones, a male acapella chorus, to learn a new song in four-part harmony. At the end of the free six-week course, invite friends and family to watch a live performance of the song, along with a few other songs from The Kentones.

NETWORKING

1230 The Women’s Company Bromley

3rd Wednesday of each month

Kekik Kitchen, Bromley 12.30pm-2pm followed by open networking Non-members £28 and members £18. This includes a complimentary delicious lunch, plus any workshops and speakers. Contact: Email jgroundsell@1230.co.uk or call 07930756012 / 020 8650 8015 https://1230.co.uk/calendar/

As a leading businesswomen’s network, we provide on and off-line trading and business growth opportunities across the UK and overseas at local level. Our dynamic networking business helps businesswomen make the connections and find the support needed in business – from meeting locally to share experiences, to working together to grow business through regular vibrant, buzzy networking meetings.

theatre/ Performances

Bromley Little Theatre

Bookings: www.bromleylittletheatre.org Beautiful Thing

16th - 24th September (main auditorium)

Harvey’s play about two teenage boys falling in love refuses melodramatic clichés to offer a story bright with sensitivity, pathos and wit. Ste hides from his father’s anger at Jaime’s place. Since there’s nowhere else to sleep, Ste and Jaime top-and-tail in Jaime’s bed which begins a tentative, awkward relationship which unfolds with delicacy and with joy.

Oleanna

28th September - 2nd October (In the bar)

John is a university professor about to take up permanent tenure at a prestigious university. Carol is a student of John's - a brittle undergraduate drowning beneath the weight of her studies and personal insecurities. Harassment may, or may not, have taken place and they try to resolve the situation without the benefit of counsel or common sense.

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk An Audience with Reverend Richard Coles

Wednesday 24th August, 7:30pm

Tickets: £24

In this ever-popular evening Rev. Richard Coles discusses the mayhem of being Top of The Pops in the 80s, and answering many burning questions including “How do you go from pop star to priest, and why?”.

Navi - King of Pop

Friday 26th August, 7:30pm

Tickets: £28.50

The world’s greatest Michael Jackson tribute artist ‘Navi’, with his incredible live band and dancers. Navi’s thrilling show will take you closer than ever imagined to an original Jackson concert, featuring hits such as Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean, and the ‘Jackson Five’ classics.

The Commitments

Monday 26th September - Saturday 1st October Various Times

Tickets from £30.50

The Commitments is a fantastically feel-good celebration of soul. With over 20 soul classics performed live on stage including: Night Train, Try A Little Tenderness, River Deep, Mountain High and many more. This is a smash hit musical sensation you simply won’t forget!

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