What's On

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

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

See the website for 2022 dates

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.

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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U3A Orpington

Third Monday of the month at 2pm

Crofton Main Hall Cost: £12 a year Contact: 01689 819698 or email william.sear@gmail.com

If retired/working part-time, why not join nearly 1,000 other members for access to 100 different activities. Refreshments also provided.

Orpington Folk Dance Group

1st and 3rd Thursdays every month between 11.45am-1.45pm

Farnborough Village Hall Cost: £25 per term (seven sessions) Contact: 01689 836407 or email janetmaile@ rocketmail.com

This is a beginners' class and offers gentle exercise and a friendly group. No partner necessary.

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!

EDUCATION

Lipreading classes

Monday afternoons 2-4pm (term time only)

Poverest Centre, Bromley Adult Education College Cost: Approx £7 per class. Concessions available - see https://baec.ac.uk Contact: Email lisa.cox@baec.ac.uk

One in five people in the UK has hearing loss. It is the most common disability and lipreading classes can be a huge help to many.

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.

Fairs and mARKETS

Orpington Market

Open Tuesday, Friday & Saturday

9am - 3pm Market Place, Orpington BR6 0TW Contact: 01689 832923 Email: info@orpingtonmarket.co.uk www.orpingtonmarket.co.uk

A weekly market in the heart of Orpington bringing together fresh produce, fashion, homeware & crafts.

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.

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A small fee applies to have an event listed. Where possible, we try to list non-profit & charity events for free, but this is space dependent and on a firstcome, first-served basis. Email hello@lifeinmagazines.co.uk for details. 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 Da Vinci Code

10th - 15th January

Various times Cost: From £27.50

The curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered, and alongside his body are a series of baffling codes. Follow the pulse-racing journey as Professor Robert Langdon, played by Television favourite Nigel Harman (EastEnders, Hotel Babylon) and fellow cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Hannah Rose Caton) attempt to solve the riddles.

Cluedo

28th January – 5th February

Various times Cost: From £22

Was it Miss Scarlet, with the revolver in the dining room? Or was it Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the library? This hilarious spoof of a thriller will keep you guessing right up to the finale as both the audience and actors onstage try to work out whodunnit, with what - and where!

THE NEXT COPY DEADLINE IS: 10TH JANUARY

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