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A CLASSIC FAIRY-TALE
(Photo: Kate Darkins) Sleeping Beauty is coming to the Churchill Theatre in Bromley this festive season. And Crossroads Pantomimes has assembled a stellar cast, with stage and screen favourite Lee Mead leading the charge as the Prince, Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist Myra DuBois playing the everso-wicked Carabosse, Claudillea Holloway as sleeping beauty and song and dance legend Bonnie Langford returning to panto for the first time in over 20 years to portray The Good Fairy. Sleeping Beauty runs from Saturday 4th December to
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Sunday 2nd January 2022 - it’s expected to be a sell-out show, so bag your tickets now at
churchilltheatre.co.uk
Do you have a few hours spare a week? Why not volunteer for King’s at the PRUH, Orpington Hospital or Beckenham Beacon? Our volunteers support patients, families and visitors to have a better experience at our hospitals.
Find out more at www.kch.nhs.uk/about/get-involved/ volunteering or email kch-tr.VolunteerPRUH@nhs.net. To see what we are up to, follow us on Twitter @Kingsvolunteer1
Brightwater Memorial Park is calling for volunteers to step forward so they can create a small litter picking team for keeping Old Hill litter-free. If you have a few hours spare to help, please get in touch with Ian or Jackie at ian@ brightwater.group or jackie@brightwater.group
Farnborough Post Office will close between 1st-21st November for refurbishment. The shop will reopen as a Post Office, off licence and mini supermarket.
Retired? Working part time? Want to find new interests and friends? With nearly 1,000 members, Orpington U3A offers nearly 100 interest groups and is recommencing meetings in person on the 3rd Monday of every month at Crofton Hall. Why not come along, have a tea or coffee and hear about the wide range of Join the U3A! interests on offer? For details see www.u3aorpington.org.uk or call William on 01689-819698.
DO LIKE TOM
ICARE is a small, charity-based, friendly day centre in Orpington that improves lives after a stroke through rehabilitation, friendship and support for stroke survivors and respite for their Carers. We are welcoming new clients. Please visit icarecentre.org.uk or contact us on 01689 862883 or admin@icarecentre.org.uk
Tom Daley has made knitting a BIG trend. But if you love knitting, why not knit for a purpose? The Knitting Club gets together on Wednesdays during term time to knit for the Special Care Baby Units at the PRUH and Kings College Hostipals. Call 01689 877010.
MACMILLAN MORNING
Chandra Sharma of Orpington’s Tangent Office Resources recently held his annual Macmillan Coffee Morning. The event gets bigger and better every year with a ‘spin the wheel’ to win prizes donated by local businesses and individuals, a human fruit machine courtesy of Chislehurst Rotary and of course refreshments and a great selection of cakes to tuck into. Prizes included Champagne; window cleaning from Jade Window Cleaning; tickets from Bromley Churchill Theatre, Bromley Picture House and Bromley Little Theatre; cake and cupcakes from Cake Box Orpington; and chocolate brownies from Lauren of LEO Gym, amongst many others. A huge well done to Zeenat Noorani of Vida de la Mariposa for collecting prizes from local businesses. The Mayor of Bromley, Cllr Russell Mellor, along with the Lady Mayoress, also joined in the fun and festivities of the morning, and the event managed to raise over £1,000 – well done Chandra!
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS OPEN DAYS
Brightwater Memorial Park is hosting open days where you can meet the team and enjoy a tour of the park with refreshments. Please contact the team if you would like to attend. The open days take place on 10th November from 3.30pm-7.30pm and 13th November from 10.30am3.30pm.
Xmas on the Crescent
On Saturday 27th November from 2:30-5:30pm, the 9th Orpington Air Scouts is hosting Christmas on the Crescent at Crescent Way, Orpington. A Santa’s grotto, live music & stalls will feature - do pop along for fun & to help raise funds for the group.
Are you good at listening and can you spare a few hours once a month? The Bereavement Café needs volunteers. Email: michelleharvey.lifecelebrant@yahoo.com
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