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 Email: spa@bromleywell.org.uk www.bromleywell.org.uk

Bromley Well provides help for you to stay emotionally and physically well and to remain independent. Bromley Well is running workshops which are free but you need to be registered as a Bromley Well service user.

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 gets in the way of a good yarn!

CHRISTMAS

Enchanted Grotto at Coolings Lifestyle

Your essential what's on guide for events, activities, clubs and much more in and around Orpington. There's something for everyone!

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www.coolings.co.uk/enchanted-grotto

Tickets for this years Enchanted Grotto at Coolings Lifestyle are now available to buy online. Join us this year for a brand new experience. Discover a magical journey through our enchanted woodland forest and Christmas themed rooms with activities. The experience doesn’t end with seeing Santa, your ticket also includes free entry to Willow’s Birds of Prey & Wildlife Trail.

Bromley Christmas Lights Switch On

Sunday 21st November

Part of an extensive programme of Christmas celebrations with new lights, these are said to be the best yet!

Fairs and mARKETS

Orpington Stamp and Postcard Fair

Saturday 20th November

At Christ Lutheran Church Hall, 227 Poverest Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 1RD Free entry Contact: Karen on 07864 264000

Description: Are you interested in stamps and postcards? Do you have a childhood collection and want to resume this fun and interesting hobby or are you after that elusive missing stamp in your collection? Come along and have a look!

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.better.org.uk/library/london/bromley 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

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 07913912411, 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.

Dr Bike Cycle Maintenance Session - Bromley

Saturday 20th November

9:00 - 13:00 Norman Park, Hook Farm Road BR2 9SX Cost: Free Contact: LBB Road Safety Team 020 8313 4546 Email: road.safety@bromley.gov.uk www.bromley.gov.uk/DrBike

Get a free MOT for your bike... Our fully qualified DR BIKE cycle mechanics will check your bike and fix minor faults such as brakes, chain, cables, gears and tyre pressure. Simply bring your bicycle along to the Cow Shed in Norman Park near the Mencap Community Hub at the Hook Farm Road (A21) entrance.This event will have strict social distancing enforced and a queue system. (The Cow Shed is situated on the new section of the walking path behind the car park).

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theatre/ Performances

Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously

Friday 5th November

7.30pm Cost: From £30.50

Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously offers a personal journey through Sir Ranulph’s life, spanning his early childhood and school misdemeanours, his army life, the Transglobe Expedition and his current Global Reach Challenge.

Ian Waite and Vincent Simone: Act Two

Sunday 7th November

7.30pm Cost: From £24.50 (VIP tickets available)

The Strictly stars promise another wonderful evening of old-school variety - dance, comedy and song. Expect world class routines, including the Viennese Waltz, the Foxtrot, the Rhumba… and of course…another incredible Argentine Tango routine by the master!

The Cat & The Canary

Monday 8th – Saturday 13th November

Various times Cost: From £18

Twenty years after the death of Mr. West, his descendants gather to learn who will inherit his vast wealth and the hidden family jewels. Within moments, the heritage hunters turn into prey. Walls crack open, shadows loom, and dark secrets are revealed. Who is The Cat? Features Britt Ekland, Anthony Costa, Tracy Shaw and Marti Webb.

Chicago

Monday 22nd – Saturday 27th November

Various times Cost: From £30.50

Starring Coronation Street's Faye Brookes as Roxie Hart and West End and TV star Darren Day as Billy Flynn. Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines.

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