Opening Doors London Mixed events listings December 14

2014 Opening Doors London December groups and activities

Development Coordinators 020 7239 0446/0447 odl.men@ageukcamden.org.uk odl.women@ageukcamden.org.uk

Befriending Coordinators 020 7239 0400 (reception) odl.befriending@ageukcamden.org.uk

ODL Signposting and Information Leave a message on 07961 937 621 odlsignposting@ageukcamden.org.uk

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Monday 1st Mixed Tower Hamlets ODL East Drop in: Positive East, 159 Mile End, Rd, E1 4AQ. Come and join our friendly east London afternoon social. Call Nic Humberstone on 07538 392 104 or email Nicola.Humberstone@ageukca mden.org.uk 4:00 – 6:00pm Mixed Group Barnet Diners’ Club and Games meeting in partnership with Age UK Barnet: This month celebrating One Year Anniversary so please come along to: The Queens Arms Public House, Great North Rd. EN5 1AB. (Close to High Barnet Tube station beside Odeon cinema). Meet for a drink with friends or have a meal from the very delicious value 2-4-1 menu (about £5 per person).

Darts and pool available. For more information please ring 020 7239 0400 or Amanda Radonich at Age UK Barnet on 020 8432 1415. 7:00pm – 9:00 pm Tuesday 2nd ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Open to all interested in contributing to the ODL Quarterly Newsletter. Contact: 020 7239 0400 or e-mail on odl.quarterly@ageukcamden.o rg.uk 6:00pm – 8:00pm Wednesday 3rd

Art Group: Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road E9 5SQ The art group will be held in the communal room. Basic materials will be provided for the informal drop-in session.

Volunteer artists on hand.

2:00 -4:00pm Plan Ahead – Legal & Financial Matters for the LGBT Community followed by Scams & Frauds: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA: free information event run by Age UK Camden, Osbornes Solicitors & Ablestoke Financial Planning where you can find out about anything you may be unsure about regarding your legal & financial matters. 12:45pm – 2:30 pm Followed by: Scams & Frauds – How to spot them & protect yourself: Spot scams, report scams, stop scams!

Over 4 million people fall victims to scams every year.

From fake prize draws to miracle cures. Investment scams to employment scams there really is a scam out there for all of us. Get some tips on how to spot some of the common scams, find out where you can report scams and together we can help stop scams.Presented by Elizabeth Smeed, Consumer Protection Officer, Camden LA. 3:00pm – 4:00pm Contact Kate to book your place: kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk or 020 7239 0447 Buffet Lunch Provided

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Men’s Pimlico Social: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS Pimlico Room (back of Church), St Saviour’s Church, St George’s Square, SW1V 3QW. (cross Vauxhall Bridge Rd from Pimlico tube). Friendly drop-in coffee evening. For more info phone 020 7239 0400. 6:00 – 9:00pm Thursday 4th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: Computer Suite, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Our LGBT friendly drop in session provides you with an opportunity to receive IT assistance and guidance from knowledgeable volunteers and staff. For more information please contact Tony or Kamye on 0207 239 0400.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Men’s “Older, Gay & Positive” Group: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Tavis A&B meeting rooms.

Support and social group for gay and bi men aged 50 and over who are living with HIV. 6:00pm – 8:00pm Newham (Stratford) Dinner Club: The Goldengrove Pub, 146 – 148 The Grove, Stratford E15 1NS. The Goldengrove has offered to give us our own quiet space. All welcome you don’t need to book but if it is your first time at this group please call Kate for details. 020 7239 0447. 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

Anchor Housing/ODL Mixed

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Friday 5th Mixed Friday “coffee & cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes.

Every Friday 10am – 12 noon Mixed ODL East Dinner Club Christmas Dinner & Party: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE (Positive East have their own event on Friday 12th so we have changed to 5th) Positive East, 159 Mile End, Road, London, E1 4AQ. £6 for delicious Christmas meal or Vegetarian alternative. Mulled wine will be served when you arrive and please bring your own drinks to accompany your meal.Pre-booking is essential, please email Nicola.Humberstone@ageukca mden.org.uk or call/ text Nic on 07538 392 104 stating your name and contact number by Monday 1st. 6.30pm – 9:30pm

Monday 8th ODL Festive Party for Members , Volunteers & Ambassadors: Tavis House Café, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. There will be snacks, drinks & performance by ODL members. If you too would like to bring something to share there will be an open mic. The evening will be rounded off with some songs from Matthew van Kan (Expect a

refreshing spin on some of the most popular music ever written; nostalgic ballads, jazz standards, swing tunes and a few surprise song choices that will get you hooked). This is ODL staff team’s opportunity to thank everyone for being part of the project and you are forbidden from doing any work! Contact Kate for more information kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk or 020 7239 0447No need to book just come along between 4:30pm – 7:30pm Tuesday 9th Men’s Walking Group: As a special Christmas treat, Peter has accepted one of his City of London Guide colleagues' generous offer to take us all on her infamous 'Sex in the City' walk through the Square Mile. So in the spirit of the best office Christmas party gone wrong, join Peter with American guide, Anne Abouchar, for an afternoon of scandal and passion in the City of London.

Winding through the festive streets from the Barbican to Paternoster Square, Anne will regale us all with tales of unrequited longing, forbidden dalliances, disease, lies, heartbreak and true love. This Sex in the City walk reminds us that Christmas is the season when we have been falling in love with love since the beginning of time….

To join the walk, text or leave a message on the walking group mobile number which is 07804 329 416 or email

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odwalksgroup@gmail.com

We need your full name & the name of any other ODL member coming with you.

Alan (Geoff’s partner) will then confirm the meeting point details. There is room for only 24 people per walk Booking essential. These walks are proving popular so if you book and can’t attend please letus know so that your place can be offered to someone else.2:15 for 2:30pm start – 4:00pm Men’s Group Night: Christmas Party: Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince Arthur Rd). Tonight will be the Men’s Group Christmas Party and please invite friends & partners if you would like to.

Drinks & snacks will be provided but please feel free to bring your own too 6:00pm – 9:00 Wednesday 10th Signposting and Information Drop In Service: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Need help in the home?

Confused about tax? Got questions about your pension, benefits or housing? Whatever your question, you can talk to one of our trained volunteers who can give you useful information and help you find the right service or support to suit your needs. If you can’t attend the drop in session and you have a non-urgent inquiry you can either email us at: Page 2

Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. odlsignposting@ageukcamden .org.uk or, call the ODL Signposting and Information phone line: 07961 937 621.

We will get back to you to discuss your issue further within one working week.

6:00-8:00pm Thursday 11th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: See Thursday 4th for more details.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Friday 12th Mixed Friday “coffee & cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes.

Every Friday 10am – 12 noon Sunday 14th Mixed Outings in Art Extra!

Join the Outings in art group to see: Above The Stag's acclaimed Christmas show - a hugely popular festive treat. the adult panto: Only 60 seats available so book early for your own tickets on 07929 798 782 for the 2:00pm show for TREASURE ISLAND - THE CURSE OF THE PEARL NECKLACE

by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper Directed by Andrew Beckett Jim Hawkins wants adventure!

Tired of swallowing seamen’s stories in his mum’s hotel on

the Cornish coast, he gets his hands on a sailor’s chest and discovers a mysterious treasure map. Will he find riches? Outrageous, romantic and very silly The show runs 28 November 10 January 2015 so if you can’t join OiA there is still plenty of opportunity to see the show.

Contact Kate for more information kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk 020 73239 0447 Meet 1:45 at Above the Stag Theatre. Miles Street, London SW8 1SF Mixed “Second Sundays” social group - Christmas Dinner: Chelsea Theatre, 7 Worlds End Place, Kings Road, SW10 ODR. Come and join our friendly bunch for a delicious hot Christmas lunch (£4 per person) and some festive entertainment. Please RSVP to Fiona by 5pm Thursday, 11th December - Call or text 07435 356 951 12:30 – 3:30pm Monday 15th ODL Redbridge Mixed Social: meeting at Age UK Redbridge Allan Burgess Centre, 2 Grove Park, London, Ell 2DL. Delicious home-made lunch is available at the centre at 12:30 and costs £5 for two courses Book with Kate by Friday 12th.

Contact Kate for details 020 7239 0447 Lunch 12:30 Group 2:00 – 3:30pm.

Bi Visibility Group: at Tavis House. 1-6 Tavistock Square WC1H 9NA. Open social &

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discussion group for anyone who would like to think about the question “What does bisexuality mean to you?”

Whilst clearly a bi friendly space you do not necessarily need to identify as bisexual to attend. Contact Kate for more details.

Kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk or 020 7239 0447.

6pm – 8pm Tuesday 16th Mixed Outings in Art Christmas Special Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road E2 8EA “Christmas Past: 400 years of Seasonal Traditions in English Homes” Train : Hoxton Station Bus 67 149 242 243 394 www.geffrye-museum.org.uk Call/text Chris 07958 257 541 or outingsinartevents@gmail.co m Meet 2.30 pm main entrance to Geffrye Museum Intergenerational Feminist Reading Group: Details of reading to follow. Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square,WC1H 9NA. An informal space for discussion of feminist ideas and texts. Chaired by Elsa Richardson, an historian based in Queen Mary’s Centre for the History of Emotions, with the aim of encouraging a dialogue between different generations of feminist thinkers, activists and supporters. Henceforward the meeting will be on the 3rd Page 3

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Tuesday evening of each month form 6pm – 8pm.

Contact Kate 020 6239 0447 kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk 6:00pm (start 6:30pm) – 8pm

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Anchor Housing/ODL Mixed Art Group: Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road E9 5SQ The art group will be held in the communal room. Basic materials will be provided for the informal drop-in session of creative working and there will be volunteer artists on hand.

2:00 -4:00pm Mixed ODL Ealing/West London Social and Support Group: VENUE: Ground Floor, Lido Centre. 63 Mattock Lane, West Ealing, W13 9LA. www.lidocentre.org.uk Stations: Ealing Broadway, Northfields, West Ealing: 5 to 15 mins walk. Buses E2, E3, 207, 83, 427, E7, E8. All welcome. Today we will be showing ‘Pink Narcissus’ With its highly charged hallucinogenic quality, its atmosphere of lush decadence, and its explicit erotic power this is a landmark of gay cinema.

Meetings take place every third Wednesday of the month at 2:30PM at the Lido Centre.

All welcome. Refreshments served. For more information call 020 7239 0400. Opening Doors London in partnership with Age UK Ealing & Ealing CVS. 2:30 - 4:30pm

Men’s Group Pub Social: Upstairs at The Black Cap, Camden High St. Snacks courtesy of George and staff at the Black Cap. Volunteer led.

7pm – late ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Open to all interested in contributing to the ODL Quarterly Newsletter. Contact: 020 7239 0400 or e-mail on odl.quarterly@ageukcamden.o rg.uk 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Thursday 18th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: See Thursday 4th for more details.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm

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Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes.

Every Friday 10am – 12 noon

Thursday 25th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: Cancelled for Christmas Day Mixed Islington Older LGBT Drop In: London Friend, 86 Caledonian Rd, N1 9DN. Cancelled for Christmas Day Women’s Film Night : Cancelled for Christmas Day

Friday 26th Women’s Walking & Herstory Group walk & Christmas Celebration: Garden Museum Lambeth Palace Rd, London SE1 7LB. We will then go to Trafalgar Square for 6:00pm to see Carols around the Christmas tree and have a warm drink in the Crypt Café at St Martin in the Fields.

Contact Kate for more details kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk or 020 7239 0447 Meet at Lambeth North underground station at 3:00pm

Friday 19thst Mixed Friday “coffee & cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6

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Mixed Friday “coffee & cake” club: Cancelled or Boxing Day

Sunday 28th Sunday Lunch & Film Club: please note this group will go back to meeting on the last Sunday of the month.

Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince Arthur Road)

Lunch available for £4, this month’s lunch will a traditional Christmas dinner and veg, or a vegetarian option: please advise when booking. Booking for lunch essential, please call 020 7239 0400 by Friday 26th as we need quite a bit of notice due to bank holidays.

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From 12: noon (lunch at 12:30 – 1.00). Film at 2:00pm The Shop Around the Corner is a classic 1940 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and Frank Morgan.

Women’s Social Group: Chelsea Theatre, 7 Worlds End Place, Kings Road, SW10 ODR. Come and join us for tea/coffee and a chat. The Mona Lisa Café will be closed between Christmas and New Year so the group will not be meeting for brunch this month. 1:00 – 3:00pm Tuesday 30th Men’s Film Night: Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS. (entrance on Prince Arthur Road).

Tonight’s film is: On the Town Three sailors on a day of shore leave in New York City look for fun and romance before their twenty-four hours are up.

For more information please call 020 7239 0400 6:00pm to 9:00pm (film at 7pm)

Wednesday 3rd December 12:45pm to 14:30pm

Plan Ahead – Legal and Financial Matters for the LGBT Community Are you one of the 58% of people in the UK Who have not made a will?

Age UK Camden, along with Osbornes Solicitors LLP and Ablestoke Financial Planning LLP, are running a free information event, where you can find out about the things you may be unsure about regarding your Legal and Financial Matters.

Followed by Scams and Frauds – how to spot them and how to protect yourself 3:00pm to 4:00pm Presented by Elizabeth Smeed: Consumer Protection Officer, Camden LA Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA Contact Kate Hancock to book your Place

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ODL Festive Party for Members , Volunteers & Ambassadors: Tavis House Café 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. Join us for snacks, drinks & performances by ODL members.

If you too would like take to the stage yourself, there will be an open mic.

The evening will be rounded off with some songs from Matthew van Kan (Expect a refreshing spin on some of the most popular music ever written; nostalgic ballads, jazz standards, swing tunes and a few surprise song choices that will get you hooked).

This is ODL staff team’s opportunity celebrate a very busy year and to thank everyone for being part of the project - volunteers are forbidden from doing any work!

Contact Kate for more information kate.hancock@ageukcamden.org .uk

or 020 7239 0447 kate.hancock@ageukcamden.org.uk

020 7239 0447 3331 Buffet Lunch will be provided

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