What's on this Month

community & charity

Bereavement Café

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

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. Bromley Well run free workshops (but you need to be registered).

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

7th Dec 2021 and forthcoming dates in 2022

10am-12pm Cost: Free Contact: 07891 403161 Email: admin@potentialmecoaching.org.uk www.potentialmecoaching.org.uk

Join our last cuppa & chat group session for 2021. 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.

Remembering with St Christopher’s

Sunday 5th December

4pm online Contact: 020 8768 4500 www.stchristophers.org.uk

The Remembering with St Christopher’s event will take place online to remember people we love who are no longer with us.

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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!

CHRISTMAS

A Winter Concert

Sunday 5th December

3pm-5pm The Greenwood Centre, 4 High Street, Green Street Green, Orpington BR6 6BQ Cost: Adults £10, Children and Seniors £5. Contact: www.GSGAssociation.weebly.com

The Grove Singers of London present a Winter Concert, raising funds for the Green Street Green Association. Prices include refreshments and a mince pie.

Community Carol Service

Tuesday 14th December

7pm All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD Email: allsaintsorpington@gmail.co.uk

A traditional carol service, attended by the Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Russell L Mellor, at which we will also give thanks for all who serve the people of Bromley, whether in their elected offices, or in their work; employed or voluntary. The collection will go to the Mayor’s charities - the Beckenham Parochial Charity and The Shipwrecked Mariners Society. The service will be followed by seasonal refreshments.

Valentine & Turner Annual Memorial Christmas Service

Friday 10th December

7pm All Saints’ Church, Bark Hart Road, Orpington, BR6 0QD Contact: 01689 798448

All are invited and all are welcome to the annual Christmas Memorial Service to remember loved ones lost. It will be a very special evening with musicians, including a saxophonist and a choir. Refreshments provided.

11am-3pm Cost: Free Contact: https://bit.ly/3qhJRd6

Santa missed seeing you last year and can't wait to see you, so please do visit him and his elves in the socially distanced grotto. Free gift for each child. Booking required. Adults and children over 11 years must wear masks.

Magic of Winter, 2021

Sunday 12th, Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th December

9am-4pm Barnet Wood Road, Bromley, Kent BR2 8HJ Cost: Free for a family of up to 6 people who have purchased a tree Contact: 07875 856126 or email contact@magicofforesters.com www.magicofforesters.com

For Christmas 2021, families who purchase a Christmas tree will be gifted a free ‘golden ticket’ to come back for a wonderful Father Christmas and Pudding The Elf experience in the magical forest, as a thank you gift from us. The purchase of one tree will provide entry.

libraries

Orpington

Contact: 01689 831551 Email: Orpington.library@gll.org www.bromley.gov.uk/orpingtonlibrary Open Monday - Saturday from 10am - 5pm

Petts Wood

Contact: 01689 821607 Email: Pettswood.library@gll.org www.bromley.gov.uk/pettswoodlibrary Open Monday - Tuesday and Thursday - Saturday from 10am - 5pm

Southborough

Contact: 020 8467 0355 www.better.org.uk/library/london/bromley/ southborough-library Open Monday - Tuesday and Friday - Saturday from 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm

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

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sports & nature

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. Taught by a Body Control Pilates teacher, the benchmark for safe and effective teaching of the highest level. Reshape your body and balance your flexibility with strength; it's also a great way to release stress and tension. Perfect for athletes, beginners and especially recommended for those with back problems. Low back pain specialist. Beginners to advanced.

theatre/ Performances

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk The Gingerbread Man

Saturday 11th – Thursday 23rd December

Various times Cost: £14.50, Under 16s £11.50

It’s Christmas Eve and two Royal Bakers are making the perfect Gingerbread Man for the new Royal Baby’s first Christmas! However, the recipe goes sideways and The Gingerbread Man is soon whisking up trouble! The Bakers need your help to catch the quick biscuit before he crumbles away before Christmas Day!

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