Moving images - Brent Council

ISSUE NO.100 FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT MARCH 2010 

Moving 

images 

Youth portraits 

cheer up the Tube 

How Brent 

travels 

By car, bike, train 

and on foot

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Features 

Transport learning 

People with learning disabilities travel independently 

Art for the Underground 

Photographer produces portraits for stations 

Making tracks 

Future of Tube and rail transport in Brent 

Brent’s Irish day 

Borough’s festival celebrates St Patrick’s Day 

Car collection 

Motorists join growing car clubs 

Making moves 

Residents enjoy healthy walks 

Thumbs up 

Transport service celebrates survey results 

Regulars 

4 Update 

9 Brent people 

11 All in a day’s work 

27 Secret history 

29 Competitions 

30 Time out 

Issue No. 100 March 2010 

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and other paper. 

Welcome to The 

Brent Magazine 

This is the 100th issue of The Brent 

Magazine. Since the late 1990s the 

magazine has been keeping 

residents regularly informed about 

life and events in the borough. 

The switch to publishing monthly 

has helped to ensure the magazine 

is keeping its readers up-to-date 

about news, events, and community 

meetings. We know many readers 

like the magazine. The results from 

the last Residents’ Attitude Survey, 

which was carried out 

independently of the council, found 

that 42 per cent of the sample read 

all or most of the magazine. 

Producing themes has also been a 

success, and this month’s look at 

transport and travel is no exception. 

The editor and everyone at the 

magazine hope you have enjoyed 

these last issues will be reading the 

next 100 issues of The Brent 

Magazine. 

James Diamond 

Editor 

The Brent Magazine 

BDU 6183 02.10 

One Stop Service 

020 8937 1200 

www.brent.gov.uk 

The Brent Magazine is 

available in large print 

and on audio tape. 

Please ring 020 8937 1106 

Cover image: 

Image from Threads (see page 15) 

Photographer NADIA BETTEGA

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Have your say on a new vision for Alperton 

Brent Council is urging Alperton 

residents and businesses to help 

shape its plans for regeneration. 

Its ideas for the area have been 

published in ‘A Vision for 

Alperton’ document setting how 

the area can be improved.The 

council wants Alperton 

improved as a place to live and 

work with the Grand Union 

Canal, which runs through the 

area, at the heart of the plans. 

Ideas include connecting 

communities on either side with 

local facilities, such as a doctor’s 

surgery, library, learning centre, 

café, local jobs, and transport 

hubs.Water features will be 

introduced within 

developments, such as marinas, 

pools and moorings.The canal 

Launch for 

youngsters’ 

film 

A film of young people 

discussing their views on 

safety is being launched by 

Brent Community Safety 

Board on 24 March. 

‘Protecting Our Future: 

Young People and Safety’ 

features youngsters from 

schools in Brent and the 

launch is open to all.The 

film was made by filmmaker 

Matt Tromans of 

Pilot Star and looks at issues 

such as stop and search, 

internet safety, crime and 

policing.The film will be 

distributed outside Brent 

and the board wants parents 

or guardians of children in 

the film to get in touch if 

they have any questions 

about consent.The launch 

will be from 10.30-2.30pm at 

Willesden Green Library 

Centre, 95 High Road, email 

infobcsb@yahoo. 

co.uk or call Anita Jakhu on 

07986 760 248. 

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will form part of a wider 

pedestrian and cycle network, as 

part of a new green corridor 

along the North Circular Road 

and Brent River Park. 

The vision has three themes: 

Paul Braithwaite is one of 120 

Brent school support staff 

applauded for gaining new 

workplace qualifications. 

The site manager at 

Woodfield School recently 

achieved an NVQ Level 4 in Site 

and Estate management. He 

received a certificate along with 

the other support staff who 

include learning support 

assistants, teaching assistants 

and parent support advisers. 

Brent Council held an evening 

developing Alperton’s core area 

around Ealing Road, a 

developing a waterside 

residential neighbourhood, 

thirdly, creating an industrial 

zone by exploiting Alperton’s 

Applauding school support staff 

The Respect Festival will be on 4 July this year, 

featuring the official launch of Brent Dance 

Month, and both are open for people to 

get involved. 

Respect attracts up to 20,000 people 

to the day of music, storytelling, 

drama, arts and more in 

Roundwood Park. It has been 

held by Brent Council since 2001, 

and celebrates Brent’s diversity and is a 

platform for local artists and performers. 

Brent Dance Month runs from 1-31 July and 

is the largest celebration of dance in the 

borough with more than 50 classes, workshops, 

to celebrate their achievements 

attended by Mayor of Brent 

Councillor Jim O’Sullivan. 

“Support staff are crucial to 

successful schools but they are 

often in the background. We 

wanted to put them centre 

stage, recognising their 

amazing achievements,” 

said school development 

consultant Audri 

Alexander. 

Paul Braithwaite with his award. 

proximity to Park Royal 

industrial estate to generate 

jobs. Brent Council consulted 

informally and spoke to 

residents, businesses and land 

owners to explore their ideas 

for Alperton. A masterplan will 

be developed over the coming 

months and statutory 

consultation is due to take 

place in late summer this year. 

For more, call Regeneration 

Officer for Major Projects on 

020 8937 1038,or 

Regeneration Officer for 

Planning Services on 

020 8937 5346 or email 

alpertonmasterplan@ 

brent.gov.uk or visit 

www.brent.gov.uk/ 

alpertonregeneration 

Get moving for Respect Festival 

talks and performances. Brent 

Council wants to hear from organisations 

and individuals who want to 

be involved and residents can pick up a 

dance month programme from Brent’s 

libraries and One Stop Service Local 

Offices from May this year. 

If you can sing, play an instrument 

or entertain in any way then 

contact Brent Council by 8 March to 

get involved in Respect, visit 

www.brent.gov.uk/whatson. Visit the same web 

address to download an expression of interest 

form for Brent Dance Month by 15 March.

Brent marks Fairtrade fortnight 

Brent will be celebrating 

Fairtrade Fortnight which runs 

from 22 February to 7 March. 

This year’s theme ‘The Big 

Swap’ calls on people to swap 

their usual brand of tea for 

Fairtrade cuppas. Or if you 

don’t drink tea, swap for wine 

or even Fairtrade socks. 

Brent Council has confirmed its 

commitment to achieving 

Brent Council is marking 

International Women’s Day 

by holding a special event 

on 10 March. 

This year there is a conference 

discussing female genital 

mutilation with a speaker 

from a Brent-based charity, 

which has campaigned on the 

issue. The free event will be 

at Brent Town Hall from 

10am-3pm, and is open to all 

Brent residents, please email 

corpcommunications@brent. 

gov.uk or call 020 8937 1106 

to reserve a place. 

Six talented young musicians 

will be competing for the 

title of Brent Musician of the 

Year 2010 on 25 March. 

The prestigious event is 

held every two years by 

Brent Council’s Brent Music 

Service to applaud young 

musicians aged from 13 to 

18. The finalists were 

selected after auditions this 

year, which featured harpists, 

pianists, singers, and string 

players. 

Finalists for the this year’s 

competition are Laurent 

Shinar, 16, and Preeti 

Mahankali-Rao, 16, who will 

play the double bass, 

performing with violinist 

Timothy Crawford, 14, pianist 

Rebecca Ryland-Jones, 17, 

and cellists Indira Grier, 14, 

and Deni Teo, 16. They will 

compete in front of a panel 

of judges for bronze, silver 

and gold medals. The 

competition is supported by 

the Wembley Charitable 

Foundation and finalists will 

share an £800 prize. The 

overall winner will be able to 

perform as a special guest 

soloist at Brent Makes Music 

in July this year which will be 

held at Wembley Arena. 

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Music final to show 

youngsters’ talents 

“There was a fantastic 

number of entries and the 

standard was extremely high. 

With such impressive 

standards of performance, 

making the selection of the 

six for the final was very 

tough for the judges,” said 

Head of Brent Music Service 

Paul Fensom. 

Brent Music Service offers 

young people the 

opportunity to learn an 

instrument, and runs junior 

orchestras, guitar ensembles, 

a senior orchestra and 

concert band. The final will 

be at 7pm in the Arts Hall, 

Claremont High School in 

Kingsbury, email 

clair.tomalin@justselect.co.uk 

or call 07949 123 069. 

Have your say in shaping Harlesden’s centre 

Harlesden residents and the 

town’s business community 

will be creating a vision for the 

future of their town centre at a 

two-day planning workshop 

on 19-20 March. 

The workshops are being 

run by leading urban design 

consultants, Urban Design 

Skills, using techniques 

pioneered in America.Two 

meetings held already have 

produced a Town Team of 

Fairtrade borough status. 

“Trading fairly is crucial for 

sustainable economies. You can 

use your wallet to buy fairly 

traded products,” said Ines 

Carvalho, Brent Council’s 

Fairtrade officer. 

Visit www.fairtrade.org.uk/ 

thebigswap email 

fairtrade@brent.gov.uk or 

contact Ines on 020 8937 5326. 

Brent’s day for women 

volunteers to inject ideas and 

steer the process with the 

consultants.The March 

workshop is open to all 

residents and business owners 

in the area to contribute their 

ideas for making Harlesden 

develop into the town centre 

they want.The exercise has 

been commissioned by Brent 

Council with funding from 

Transport for London.The 

workshop will allow the 

community to work together 

to identify how the town 

centre might look in five, 10 

and 20 years. Design 

professionals will help develop 

the community’s ideas and an 

artist will sketch how these 

ideas might look. 

Input will be used to 

develop ideas and concepts for 

a printed book - The 

Harlesden Town Centre 

Charter.The community’s 

Former 

winner 

David Wong. 

ideas will form the basis for 

this charter, which will be 

handed over to Brent Council 

and used as the plan to direct 

redevelopment.The workshops 

are from 10am on 19 and 20 

March at the Salavation Army 

building, 32 Manor Park Road, 

Harlesden. Contact Scott 

Adams at Urban Design Skills 

on 020 7287 4269 or email 

scott@urbandesign 

skills.com 

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Creativity brightens up Wembley town centre 

Contemporary art is revitalising 

Wembley town centre by showcasing 

art works using buildings around 

the area. 

The project, a partnership by Brent 

Council and arts organisation Wasted 

Spaces, is aiming to brighten up 

Wembley by using empty shop 

fronts and disused buildings to offer 

free exhibition space for artists. It 

encourages landlords to allow their 

empty sites in buildings to be used 

for temporary art exhibitions 

before new tenants arrive. 

First up is a video installation 

projected on a wall of Chesterfield 

House in Wembley High Road. 

The works from six international 

and UK artists are video, 

internet art, animation and 

interactive art. Artists include 

Robert Hodgin, David Szakaly, 

Mike’s movie wins Brent film contest 

A studio manager at Fountain 

Studios has won the Film Brent 

in 90 Seconds competition. 

Mike Edwards, who has worked 

at the world-famous studios in 

Wembley for nine years, 

triumphed with his film ‘My 

Brent’. It features his favourite 

spots in Brent including the Old 

St Andrew’s Church, Welsh 

Harp, and the Neasden Temple. 

Football Fun Day 

A free football fun day 

featuring a tournament and 

beat the goalie competition 

will be held on 6 March. 

The event, organised by 

SPLASH Academy, will be on 

new all weather pitches and 

also feature skills training in 

shooting, tackling, passing, ball 

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The competition, run by Brent 

Council with Film London and 

Brent Artists Resource, 

encouraged films which explore 

a favourite spot in Brent to a 

visiting Olympic athlete. “I was 

surprised to win because there 

were some great entries. Brent 

is an excellent place for filmmaking 

with some great 

locations,” he said. 

control and more. 

The Mayor of Brent will attend 

the day, which will be led by 

trained FA coaches. It will be 

held at Claremont High School, 

Claremont Avenue, Kenton 

from 10am-1.30pm. Email 

splashacademy@hotmail.co.uk 

or call 07863 165 737. 

Other films submitted were by 

Charles Foster-Hall, Jonathan 

Goldberg, Mike Edwards, Jeffry 

Oxford, Paolo di Paolo, Brian 

Stanman, Constantine Gras, 

Angela Jariwala and Darren 

Babidge, and Terence Nunn. 

To see the competition’s 

winning film visit 

www.youtube 

.com/watch?v=rz3gv797y9I 

Eva Hyseni and Mariam 

Raja were among 

dozens of young 

people to receive 

an award to 

mark the first year of 

vtalent in Brent. They 

received certificates 

from the Mayor of 

Brent Councillor Jim 

O’Sullivan at Brent 

Town Hall. Vtalent 

encourages young 

people to get 

involved with 

voluntary work 

and other 

projects in the 

borough. 

William Lamson, Nina 

Mangalanayagam and Rafael 

Rozendaal. Their works will be on the 

wall until 20 March from 5pm each 

evening until the late hours. 

A mobile phone photography contest 

‘Impressions of Brent’ has been 

launched in association with Park Royal 

creative agency mobsventures. Judges 

are asking for photos which sum up life 

in Brent and need to be sent in via a 

dedicated MMS number. Entries 

approved by the judges will be displayed 

on the windows of Ealing Road Library 

in Ealing Road for two months and the 

winner will receive a £200 digital 

camera. To find out the details on how 

to enter visit www.wastedspaces.org 

If you are a Wembley landlord with an 

empty building, and would like to be 

involved, email Michael Sharp at 

michael@wastedspaces. 

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Doors open for new Harlesden Library Plus 

The new Harlesden Library Plus will 

open its doors on 8 March and will 

celebrate its opening with a fun day for 

residents on 13 March. 

Mayor of Brent Councillor Jim 

O’Sullivan will officially open the 

building that has been modernised and 

increased in size by adding extra floors. 

The transformation of the library 

building in Craven Park Rod has been 

a 12-month project by Brent Council. 

The new library has self-service 

borrowing and return, thousands of 

new books, an area dedicated to black 

Brent Council 

job adverts 

move online 

‘The Brent Magazine’ will 

no longer be carrying The 

Job Shop supplement after 

this issue as Brent Council 

moves its recruitment 

advertising online. 

From 1 April all council 

vacancies will be listed on 

the main council web page 

and it will be set up to 

allow applicants to apply 

online, making the process 

more efficient. 

The website allows 

you to search for different 

vacancies, read information 

about the available 

roles, including job 

descriptions and person 

specifications. Visit 

www.brent.gov.uk/jobs 

identity and a new children’s library. 

There will also be a new Brent Contact 

Point for customers to hand in 

documents and to access council 

services, Freephones, self-service 

computers and interview rooms for 

pre-arranged appointments. It means 

that customers can get information 

from the Contact Point rather than the 

One Stop Service local office in 

Harlesden High Street which will shut 

in March. 

Accessibility has been improved by a 

lift which will give disabled people 

Brent children with disabilities 

will be competing in the west 

London final of London 2010 

Panathlon Challenge on 19 

March. 

The team, along with 

youngsters from Hillingdon 

and Harrow, made it through 

after a heat held recently at the 

Bridge Park Sports Centre in 

Free football training 

Football training is available 

for youngsters in Barnhill, 

Kenton and Preston wards. 

The free sessions are being 

run by sports charity 

London Tigers in 

partnership with Brent 

Council’s Neighbourhood 

Working Team.Training will 

Stonebridge. Harrow won the 

heat with Brent and 

Hillingdon finishing joint 

second on 44 points. The 

Challenge is a competition 

organised by the Panathlon 

Foundation to encourage 

young disabled people to take 

part in sport, and included 

field and flat athletics, kurling 

access to all floors of the building. On 

the first floor will be brand new 

classrooms and a dedicated IT suite for 

courses run by Brent Adult and 

Community Education Services 

(BACES). Our customers can rely on 

friendly and helpful staff that will 

provide support and assistance in using 

the new facilities. 

The free fun day will have activities for 

all ages and will be from 11am-4pm in 

Harlesden Library Plus, Craven Park 

Road, Harlesden, NW10. For more visit 

www.brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 3144. 

Panathlon success for Brent youngsters 

The Brent team is congratulated by Mayor of Brent Councillor Jim O’Sullivan. 

be in Preston Park, 

Saturdays, 10am-12noon for 

ages eight to 13;Woodcock 

Park, Saturdays, 10am- 

12noon for ages 14 to 16; 

Poplar Grove, Fridays, 5.30- 

7pm for ages 13 to 19, email 

anil@londontigers.org or 

call 07966 638 462. 

1 Voice launch day 

A forum for parents and 

carers of children and young 

people with additional needs 

is being officially launched on 

20 March. 

1 Voice is holding a fun day at 

Hay Lane School in Grove 

Park, Kingsbury, featuring a 

bouncy castle, face and henna 

painting, food, and stalls from 

Brent Carers Centre, Mencap, 

and polybat. 

Panathlon charity patron 

Danny Crates said: “I’ve 

witnessed some great events 

and the performances by 

young disabled athletes have 

been inspiring.” To find out 

more about sports for young 

disabled people in Brent, call 

020 8937 3726. 

National Autistic Society and 

others. It is a support group 

which works in partnership 

with Brent Council to meet 

children’s needs; new 

members are welcome. 

The event will be from 

12-4pm contact email@ 

brentcarerscentre.org.uk or 

Brent Carers Centre on 

020 8795 6240. 

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Cyclists’ 

voice 

What are the group’s aims? 

Brent Cyclists is part of London 

Cycling Campaign which has 

around 250 members in Brent. 

We work with Brent Council, 

Transport for London, the 

Greater London Authority and 

campaign groups such as 

Sustrans to improve conditions 

for cyclists.We are a voice for 

cyclists, and lobby and comment 

on any schemes affecting 

them. It is great that more people are 

cycling, but we want to see even more people 

out on their bikes.We also go along to 

Gladstonbury and Respect 

festivals to promote the group. 

Who is the group for? 

We are here for anyone who lives, works or 

cycles in Brent. Members are everyone from 

beginners to experienced cyclists. Others 

come along after having a bike stored away 

for some time. Cycling is for everyone.You 

don’t have to be part of the cycling shorts 

brigade; it is something ordinary people do, 

and not a specialist interest. Cycling is 

cheap, low-carbon, healthy and we want 

as many people as possible to enjoy it. 

When does Brent Cyclists meet? 

We meet every month; new people are 

always welcome. Meetings are a great way 

to get news and information locally. 

Sometimes we have 

a speaker – in April it will be the writer Ken Worpole. 

We have also run some maintenance workshops. 

Brent Cyclists also organises leisure rides once a 

month.The rides are up to 30 miles but leisurely, 

not speed trials, and allow you to experience the 

countryside, or interesting parts of the urban landscape. 

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Ian Saville is promoting 

cycling in Brent and 

beyond as coordinator 

of Brent Cyclists. 

What else is there for 

cyclists in Brent? 

People can get free cycle 

training via Brent Council. 

Cycling is safer than many 

think, but there are dangers. 

The training will teach you 

about the rules of the road, and 

will boost your confidence 

while riding with other 

traffic.There are several 

signed and visible bike routes 

in the borough as well as bike shops. 

Brent recently won Biking Borough status 

which means it will get extra funding from 

Transport for London to boost and support 

the infrastructure for cycling. 

How often do you cycle? 

I cycle at least twice a week. I live near the 

North Circular Road and it is a barrier to 

cycling north-south in Brent.There are a 

few safe ways across, using the underpasses 

or bridges, but they are widely spaced and 

inconvenient. I have two bikes: a foldaway 

and a hybrid road bike. At the moment I’m 

cycling 12 miles to work in Trent Park, but 

can use a bus for part of the route if I 

take the foldaway. Cycling locally or 

further can be fun, and can help save 

both carbon emissions and money. 

Left: Ian Saville by Isabelle Plasschaert. 

For free cycle training in Brent visit 

www.cycletraining.co.uk or call 

020 7231 6005. Brent Cyclists will be 

meeting at 7pm on 3 March and 6 April at 

Brent Samaritans office, 1 Leopold Road, 

Willesden, visit www.brentcyclists.org.uk 

or call 020 8621 0157. 


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For more information visit 

www.brent.gov.uk/ 

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ALL IN Aday’s work 

Civil Enforcement Officer Babajide Oshodi is 

helping to keep the traffic flowing in the borough. 

Babajide Oshodi is there to get things moving in one of the busiest areas of 

Brent for traffic. 

Baba, as he is know to his colleagues, leads eight civil enforcement officers, 

or traffic wardens as they are often known, in an area of Harlesden. “My job 

is to keep the traffic free-flowing for everyone: buses, commuters, drivers, 

cyclists, pedestrians and businesses,” he explains. “That means we are 

out and about, patrolling. It is our job to stop illegal parking because it 

blocks up traffic, delaying other people’s journeys.” 

He says many drivers are not aware the effects which illegal parking 

can have on an area. “There is a fire station on Pound Lane and an 

ambulance station in Harlesden Road,” he says. “If a car blocks either 

one of those roads it will add seconds to the journey of an ambulance 

or fire crew trying to get through.Those seconds could make a 

difference to rescuing somebody from danger, or saving a person’s 

life.” Or the problems it causes other travellers. “I once had to deal 

with a motorist who had double-parked and gone 

into a shop. A bus had to stop behind her and by 

the time I got there the traffic had backed up 

200 metres.That one car blocking a road held 

up a bus with 80 people.They all had to sit and 

wait because of one person’s actions.” 

“It is our job to stop illegal parking 

because it blocks up traffic, 

delaying other people’s journeys.” 

Inevitably, penalty charge notices are issued. Common illegal parking 

includes double-parking, parking on single yellow lines out of authorised hours 

or double yellow lines when not delivering goods, parking in disabled bays 

without the authorised Blue Badge, or in controlled parking zones without a 

resident’s permit. 

“No targets are set for issuing penalty notices,” he explains. “They are 

issued to deal with illegal parking.The facts are that the numbers of 

tickets we issue has been going down year on year, because more people 

are complying with the rules.We are considerate where we can be. For 

example, when we introduce a new parking scheme for two weeks after it 

has come in we just issue a warning notice.To improve our service we now 

take digital photos, so there is clear evidence if a vehicle was parked illegally. 

Many people think that time restrictions are the same everywhere for 

parking on a single yellow line, but they are not. People must check that 

particular area.Yes, people do get angry with us. But we are trained to deal 

with those situations calmly.” 


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Road to 

independence 

People with learning disabilities are using public transport on their own thanks to a 

special project. Words RACHEL GARDNER, photography NADIA ATTURA. 

Most of us think nothing of jumping on a bus or Tube to get to 

work or the shops, but for people with learning disabilities using 

public transport presents particular challenges. Here in Brent there 

is a service that is helping them travel independently. 

The initiative, which was set up ten years ago by Brent Learning 

Disability Partnership, has so far helped more than 50 people who 

would normally rely on community transport or taxis to travel 

unaided.The scheme is giving many an independence they have 

never before experienced. It is available to people with learning 

disabilities in Brent who are eligible for community care services 

provided by Brent Council. 

Thanks to the training, Debbie Dolan is now able to regularly 

make her own way to Stonebridge Day Centre. She also catches 

two buses to her work at the Royal Mail offices in Greenford. She 

said: “The training has helped me get from one place to another 

without worrying about how to get off the bus, I just check on the 

front all the time to make sure it’s going to the right place.” 

“The training has helped me get from 

one place to another without worrying about 

how to get off the bus.” 

It took six months before Debbie was 

ready to travel alone.Training can take 

from several weeks to several months, but 

is always done at the individual’s pace. 

Learning disability officer Tom 

Heydon conducts the training which 

covers everything from road safety to 

planning the best route and how to 

handle any difficult situations on 

public transport. Once he feels they 

are confident using a simulated 

street course Tom will accompany 

individuals to college or work 

several times.The final step is 

mastering the journey alone. 

Tom says: “It's a new lease 

of life. By helping them to use 

public transport they can do 

what everybody else does; 

they are able to go out in the 

community while their selfesteem 

and confidence has 

increased.” 

Another service user, Errol Simpson, catches the bus to his job 

in a pizza restaurant. He said: “I enjoy taking the bus. Sometimes it 

is crowded but I’m not afraid. I remember all that Tom has taught 

me and I feel confident.” 

For more information about the council’s travel training 

scheme call 020 8838 4130. 


Volunteers needed 

for homework 

clubs in Brent 

Volunteer Reading Help is 

working in partnership with 

Brent Council to recruit 

volunteers to help children 

with Reading and English in 

homework clubs in two Brent 

Libraries during term time. 

Registered charity no: 296454 


www.vrh.org.uk 

• Ealing Road Library 

(Tuesdays 3.30 – 5.30pm) 

• Town Hall Library 

(Mondays 3.30 – 5.30pm) 

Interviews, CRB checks and 

training will be carried out. 

Contact: Harriet Watson 

Tel: 020 7372 7523 Email: harriet.watson@vrh.org.uk

Brent youngsters will brighten-up the walls 

of London Underground stations this 

month when they become the stars of a 

new art project called ‘Threads’. 

Visitors to Kingsbury and Charing 

Cross Tube stations, as well as Willesden 

Green Library Centre, will be able to view 

special portraits that are a result of Brent 

Council’s Youth Inclusion Programme’s 

collaboration with Transport for London’s 

Art on the Underground. ‘Threads’ is one 

of a series of projects commissioned by Art 

on the Underground for the Jubilee line, 

exploring ideas of time and its value. 

Photographer Nadia Bettega created the 

photographic portraits after spending a 

week with the group of 12 to 14 year olds 

exploring different places along the Jubilee 

line, including Wembley Park station, 

Wembley Stadium and Neasden Temple. 

All the young people kept a daily journal 

in which they developed ideas about the 

different people who might work at or visit 

each location.They then ‘acted out’ their 

A photographer has worked with Brent youngsters to 

create portraits which will be decorating Tube stations. 

own imaginary character in front of the 

camera. The aim of the project was to 

encourage the youngsters to look at 

their own identities through the 

experience of travel. 

“The project was about 

travelling to places and 

acting out what others did 

for a living.” 

“I found the young people refreshing to 

work with,” said Nadia. “They were 

patient and tolerant with me, despite my 

asking them to do things over and over in 

order to get the right shot.They had 

imagination and creativity, depth and 

insight in the way in which they related to 

their characters and each other. I felt lucky 

to have been allowed to see into their lives 

and their minds.” 

Antonio, aged 13, said: “There was a lot 

to do and see. I enjoyed using our cameras 

to take photos of the group role-playing 

Nadia Bettega, Threads, 2010 courtesy 

the artist and Art on the Underground 

other people’s jobs. I learnt how to make 

stories out of different pictures. My 

favourite moment was going to Wembley 

Stadium.” 

Hakeem, aged 12, said: “The project was 

about travelling to places and acting out 

what others did for a living. I thought it 

was a great experience.” 

Both youngsters are part of Brent Youth 

Inclusion Service (YIP), a Brent Council 

scheme that provides positive activities for 

young people aged eight to 17 years, living 

in the Church End or Roundwood wards 

of Brent. 

Visit www.tfl.gov.uk/art for more 

information. ‘Threads’ is at The 

Wall@TheGallery at Brent Artists 

Resource, Willesden Green Library 

Centre, NW10, email info@brentartists 

resource.org.uk or call 020 8459 1421 


Tube and rail transport 

is changing and being 

upgraded across Brent, 

explains JIM LAWMAN 

On the Metropolitan line there will be 

new trains, known as S stock, in use by 

the end of 2011. The eight-car trains will 

have walk-through carriages with 

wheelchair areas, air-conditioning, wider 

doors and walkways, easier access 

between train and platform, CCTV and an 

energy-efficient braking system. A new 

signalling system will follow by 2016, 

resulting in a 27 per cent increase in line 

capacity. Wembley Park station was 

enlarged prior to the opening of the new 

Wembley Stadium, which included a lift to 

the platforms. Preston Road and Northwick 


Park stations were also refurbished. 

The Bakerloo line upgrade is 

scheduled for completion in 2020. Some 

improvements have been made to the 

stations between Kensal Green and 

Kenton. Willesden Junction is being 

substantially rebuilt. The Jubilee line is 

having large-scale investment in tracks, 

trains and a new control centre; along 

with new signalling. Capacity should be 

increased by 33 per cent and journey times 

reduced when all is complete. All stations 

should have been modernised by 2012; 

the line connects the main Olympic site 

at Stratford to Wembley – the venue for 

football and possibly other sports in 2012. 

Like the Bakerloo, the Piccadilly awaits 

modernisation which will increase capacity 

by an estimated 24 per cent and reduce 

journey times. 

London Overground is part of Transport 

for London (TfL) and took over the Silverlink 

Metro lines from National Rail and the East 

London Line from the Underground in 2007. 

Brent is served by the North London, West 

London and Euston to Watford lines, which 

are now receiving new trains with layouts 

similar to the new Metropolitan Line trains. 

Frequency of trains will increase when the 

new trains and reconstruction works are 

completed on the North and West London 

Lines. However, extensive closures will 

precede these upgrades including Richmond 

to Stratford (North London Line): most 

Sundays until May 2011; Clapham Junction 

to Willesden Junction: sections of the line 

regularly on Sundays until May 2011; Euston 

to Watford Junction: sections of the line 

regularly on Sundays until October 2010. In 

addition, complete closure of Gospel Oak to 

Transport’s new 

A further link will create 

an outer orbital network, 

allowing passengers to travel 

around rather than 

through central London

Stratford from Saturday 20 February until 

Monday May 31. Replacement bus services 

will operate. Leaflets, posters at stations and 

the TfL website will update passengers. 

The East London Line is currently 

closed for modernisation and extensions 

northwards to Highbury and Islington 

and southwards to Crystal Palace and West 

Croydon. Re-opening is planned for this 

summer. A further link will create a south 

London extension of the East London line 

to Clapham Junction, creating an outer 

orbital network (dubbed ‘OrbiRail’), 

allowing passengers to travel around rather 

than through central London, if they so 

wish. Located on this new orbital route 

will be Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise, 

Brondesbury Park and Brondesbury stations. 

They will be completely refurbished by 2011. 

Platforms are being lengthened and a new 

link created between the low and high-level 

platforms at Willesden Junction. 

Wembley Stadium station on the 

Chiltern Line was improved in time for the 

opening of the new Wembley Stadium, 

including the building of the White Horse 

Bridge. Today it enjoys an approximately 

half-hourly service to Marylebone and 

northwards to High Wycombe, where 

connection can be made to trains to 

Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon. 

Sudbury Hill Harrow has an approximately 

hourly service on weekdays to Marylebone 

and High Wycombe. 

Brent’s least known rail service is probably 

Southern Trains, affording a direct link 

between East Croydon, on the main line 

to Gatwick and Brighton, and Wembley 

Central, continuing northwards to Watford 

Junction and Milton Keynes. An hourly 

direction 

service is available in each direction from 

Platforms 5 (northwards) and 6 (southwards) 

at Wembley Central, from Monday to 

Saturday evening, providing a fast link 

bypassing Willesden Junction station to 

Shepherd’s Bush (for the White City 

shopping centre); West Brompton, 

connecting District Line between Earl’s Court 

and Wimbledon and Clapham Junction. 

Crossrail will be an east-west crossing of 

central London, connecting Kent and Essex 

to Heathrow and Maidenhead. It will not 

serve Brent directly; however, it will relieve 

pressure on existing Underground lines. 

Jim Lawman is a Senior Public Transport 

Officer at Brent Council, for more on 

transportation in the borough, visit 

www.tfl.org.uk or www.brent.gov.uk 

The White Horse Bridge at 

Wembley Stadium station 


For free graffiti removal contact StreetCare 

on 020 8937 5050 and we will send one of our specialist 

graffiti removal teams to tackle the problem. 

StreetCare offers a first time free graffiti removal service to all private and 

commercial property owners in the Brent area. Initial removal is free, subsequent 

removals are available at a subsidised and reduced rate. 


Green day 

Brent will be leading the 

party on 17 March when St 

Patrick’s Day is celebrated 

around the world. Words 

SHARON DONOVAN 

It was traditionally a religious holiday, 

but today St Patrick’s Day is a celebration 

of Irish culture with dancing, music, food 

and storytelling. 

St Patrick’s Day marks the death of 

Ireland’s patron saint in AD 460. To 

celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Brent Council 

hosts a celebration each year in Willesden 

Green which attracts crowds of up to 5,000 

and unlike, many major events in London, 

the festival will take place on 17 March 

rather than at the weekend. 

Brent St Patrick’s Day will start with a 

parade at 4.30pm from Willesden Green 

Tube through Willesden to Willesden Green 

Library Centre. It will be led by a marching 

band with floats, performers, residents and 

Sean Wilson, above, will be performing 

community groups joining the fun. In the 

library centre live performances will run from 

4-7pm featuring dancers from the McCarthy 

School of Irish Dancing and the Aaroaance 

stage. On the main stage there will be 

excellent music from The Mullin Family Band, 

accordion ace Sean Wilson, Mulkere 

Academy of Irish Music, and folk duo Irish 

Mist. A special treat will be Drogheda’s 

stand-up comedian Deirdre O’Kane. 

Mayor of Brent Councillor Jim O’Sullivan, 

who was born in County Cork, said: “St 

Patrick’s Day is the most important annual 

celebration for the Irish community. It’s an 

opportunity to celebrate the contribution 

Irish people have made to Brent and their 

rich culture. Like all events in the borough, 

Brent St Patrick’s Day is a chance for all our 

community, both Irish and non-Irish people, 

to come together and celebrate.” 

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/festivals for 

more, email festivals@brent.gov.uk 

or call 020 8937 3119. 


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The new-look Harlesden Library Plus 

Opening Monday 8 March • Free fun day Saturday 13 March 

Harlesden Library Plus 

Craven Park Road 

London NW10 8SE 


New modern facilities comprising: 

• Thousands of new books 

and DVDs to borrow in the 

ground floor library 

• Black identity area 

• Adult learning courses 

from Brent Adult and 

Community Education 

in five spacious new 

classrooms including a 

dedicated IT suite 

• Access to freephones 

to contact council staff 

and online access to 

council services 

Tel: 020 8937 3570 • www.brent.gov.uk 

* Only self service facilities are available between 6pm and 9pm 

The new Brent Contact Point at the Brent Adult and Community 

Education Service (BACES) Carlton Centre, Carlton Vale, 

Kilburn NW6 5RA will be open in March 2010. 

At the Brent Contact Point, you will be able to access council 

information and services by using self service touch screen computers 

to make online payment and service requests and use the free council 

phones to speak directly to a friendly and helpful member of staff. 

Queens Park 

Opening times 

Term time 

Monday to Thursday 9am-8.30pm 

Friday and Saturday 9am-3.30pm 

Sunday Closed 

Carlton 

Centre 

Kilburn Park 

Kilburn High 

Road 

Non term time 

Monday to Thursday 9am-4.30pm 

Friday 9am-3.30pm 

Saturday and Sunday Closed 

Find out more 

For more information visit www.brent.gov.uk 

or call the One Stop telephone service, 

020 8937 1200, 8am-8pm Monday to Friday 

and 9am-1pm Saturday. 

• Facilities for handing in 

council documents and 

interview rooms for prearranged 

appointments 

• Free internet access and 

friendly help with 

accessing services 

• Longer opening hours 

Opening times: 

*Monday to Thursday 

10am-9pm 

Friday 10am-6pm 

Saturday 10am-5pm 

Sunday Closed

Motorists are saving money and helping the environment by joining a local car club. 

Many roads in Brent have a car which 

could be used by hundreds of drivers; not 

just one or two. 

That’s because those vehicles belong to 

a car club rather than being privately 

owned by individual motorists.The clubs 

are businesses which allow drivers, who 

are members, to hire the vehicles for 

anything from just half-an-hour to a 

couple of days. 

Car clubs are growing in Brent as more 

drivers realise the benefit to their finances 

and the environment. Cars are in their 

own designated bays and can be booked 

out by telephone or the internet; even at a 

few minutes’ notice. Once inside, the 

driver enters a pin and drives away, 

returning the car at the end of the 

journey. It is possible to extend the 

booking if necessary.The pay-as-you-go 

charge is for fuel, but there is also a 

subscription charge to the car club to be 

paid monthly or annually. 

Brent has three car club operators: 

StreetCar, Zipcar and City Car Club. 

Some now have more than 1,000 

members and there are 50 vehicles 

around the borough to use. 

Craig Gibbons, who lives in Willesden 

Green, is a member of City Car Club and 

uses a vehicle in Station Parade, not far 

from his house. “I book the car over the 

internet when I need to go to the 

supermarket for a big shop or maybe 

IKEA. It’s not easy to get everywhere on 

public transport and it’s useful to have a 

car with all the bags. 

“I book the car over the 

internet when I need to go to 

the supermarket for a big shop 

or maybe IKEA.” 

“When I joined the club I didn’t have a 

car. It makes sense to just pay for a car 

when I need it, especially when it’s round 

the corner. Cars can be very expensive to 

run with insurance, repairs and the 

congestion charge, but with car clubs 

there is just the membership, petrol costs 

and hourly rental. It is flexible, easy to use 

and less hassle. I take it out for the time I 

need, and return it to the bay without 

worrying about finding a place.” 

Brent Council is committed to getting 

100,000 cars off London’s roads by 2012, 

and car clubs are part of the solution. It 

has been estimated that for each carowner 

who switches to car clubs, around 

1.2 tonnes of carbon emissions are saved 

per annum. 

“I am aware of the environmental 

benefits as well,” added Craig. “But for 

me, car clubs are also cheaper, and more 

convenient.” 

Email transportation@brent.gov.uk or 

visit www.brent.gov.uk for a map of car 

clubs in Brent. More information can be 

found at www.citycarclub.co.uk, 

www.streetcar.co.uk and www.zipcar.com 

Craig 

Gibbons 


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Make your move 

Residents are getting active and staying fit by signing up for Brent Council’s 

Healthy Walks Programme. Pictures by SIMON HANNA. 

In sunshine, rain, and wind groups of people are out enjoying 

Brent’s open spaces together. 

They are some of the residents who take part in organised 

walks every week in the borough’s parks and opens spaces.The 

scheme, run by Brent Council’s Healthy Walks Programme, offers 

people the opportunity to benefit from outdoors exercise. 

One walk which meets every Thursday is the nature walk 

around the Welsh Harp – an area rich in flora and fauna, birdlife 

and animals. It starts from the Welsh Harp car park in Birchen 

Grove every Thursday at 10am and lasts for around an hour. 


The walk, which is led by two qualified walk leaders, regularly 

attracts a dozen people every week. 

“It is friendly and sociable and an excellent way of getting some 

exercise in the fresh air,” explains walk leader Faz Yousaf, who 

works at Welsh Harp Environmental Centre. “We love to see new 

people coming along, especially those who may not have visited the 

Welsh Harp before. It is a wonderful area to enjoy a walk around.” 

It takes in the Brent Reservoir – the largest open body of water 

in north-west London and a Site of Special Scientific Interest – 

and the woodlands, scrub, and area’s green spaces. Many of the

”The walks can be enjoyed in 

different seasons, even in the winter, 

and nature at the Welsh Harp does 

change according to the time of year.” 

walkers take along their own binoculars to look for birds which 

flock to the area of water. A lot of the birds, such as Canada geese 

and Egyptian geese, are resident birds, others arrive there on 

migration routes from across the world. Other regular bird visitors 

include black-headed gulls, herons, cormorants, and swans. 

Birdwatchers at the Welsh Harp even once recorded the arrival of 

the Great Grey Shrike, known as the ‘butcher bird’. Other common 

water birds include moorhens, coots and great-crested grebes. 

“We walk at a steady pace to suit everybody, but stop at 

different points to take in the wildlife,” adds Faz. “There are 

viewing platforms where you can look right out across the 

reservoir.The walks can be enjoyed in different seasons, even in 

the winter, and nature at the Welsh Harp does change according 

to the time of year.” 

Other walks run on Brent Council’s Healthy Walks Programme 

include Barham Park on Tuesdays from 10.30-11.30am, 

Gladstone Park, Fridays 1.30-2.30pm, Sundays 10.30-11.30am, 

King Edward VII Park,Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am, Queens Park 

,Sundays 2-3pm, Roe Green Park Sundays 10.30-11.30am, 

Roundwood Park,Wednesdays and Sundays 10.30-11.30am, and 

also parent and baby walk there on Tuesdays from 10.30-11.30am. 

“You don’t need to have a deep interest in nature to enjoy this 

walk,” adds Faz. “Many of the people who take part also go to 

the other walks in Brent during the week. But they are all an 

excellent way to improve your health and make friends.” 

For more information, visit www.brent.gov.uk/sports 

or call 020 8937 3707; to become a walk leader email 

jo.creary@brent.gov.uk, or call 020 8937 3722. 

The Welsh Harp Environmental Centre can be contacted 

on 020 8200 0087. 


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Do you owe 

council tax? 

New council tax bills for 2010/11 are being prepared. If you 

have anything to pay for this year or past years and do not 

have an arrangement in place you should pay by 31 March. 

The council will take action to recover unpaid council 

tax. If you are finding it difficult to pay your bill 

please telephone 

020 8937 1790 and we 

will try to help. 


www.brent.gov.uk 

Go green for a fiver! 

Turn garden waste and kitchen scraps into food 

for your garden with a cut-price composter. 

Brent residents can buy a compost bin for only 

£5 (includes delivery and free composting 

guide). Compost bins are available in two 

sizes: 220 litre and 330 litre. 

✁ 

Please choose the size and tick a box: 

220 litre 

(height 90 cm, diameter 74cm) 

330 litre 

(height 100 cm, diameter 80cm) 

Complete and return the form or apply 

online at www.brent.gov.uk/recycling 

*Offer is only for the first compost bin 

per household. Subsequent bins are £13 

for 220 litre and £16 for 330 litre. Composters 

are not refundable or exchangeable. 

Please fill in your details here. 

Name: 

Address: 

Postcode: 

Don’t bin it, 

compost it 

020 8937 5050 www.brent.gov.uk/recycling 

Photo: John Birdsall/Press Association Images

Thumbs up 

Brent Transport Service is 

celebrating after a survey 

revealed how much it is 

valued by its clients. 

Brent Council has congratulated Brent 

Transport Service after achieving a customer 

satisfaction rating of almost 100 per cent. 

A staggering 98 per cent of adults and 

90 per cent of children who regularly use 

the service have reported being satisfied 

with all aspects of the council service in a 

recent borough-wide survey of its users 

by Brent Council, known as a client 

survey. Passengers were asked to rate the 

service on a number of different criteria, 

including journey times, the courtesy of 

staff, safety and vehicles, and gave the 

service a near-perfect score across the 

board. The client survey asked the parents 

Driver Liz Soutinho with Tara Singh and Eileen 

Dix at Kingsbury Resource Centre in Stag Lane, 

Kingsbury. Pictures by Colin Patterson 

and carers of children with special 

educational needs who use the 

service and adult users. 

Reassuringly, the service scored its highest 

mark for safety, with 99 per cent of adults 

and 97 per cent of children reporting that 

they felt safe on their journeys, vehicles 

were driven safely, seatbelts were always 

used and wheelchairs were properly secured 

whilst travelling. The service transports 

nearly 700 children and 500 adults every 

year to special schools and day centres, as 

well as providing assistance for educational, 

community and religious activities and trips. 

“This is a fantastic result and it shows 

we’re really on the right track in terms of 

serving our clients effectively,” says Acting 

Head of Brent Transport Service David 

Shelley. “I’m extremely proud of the 

entire team and I hope they are too. 

Their hard work and dedication has paid 

dividends but we're not complacent and 

next year we will be working even harder 

to get our customer satisfaction rating up 

to 100 per cent.” 

Ninety five per cent of adult clients 

said that drivers and escorts were polite 

and treated passengers with respect. The 

same numbers also reported that they 

could contact the service whenever they 

needed to. Over 90 per cent of adults and 

84 per cent children said they were satisfied 

with the promptness of pick up times, 

while the service’s vehicles scored over 90 

per cent for being clean, comfortable and 

suitable for journeys. 

The results of the survey are available, 

visit www.brent.gov.uk/consultation 

and for more about the service visit 

www.btsoperations.com or 

call 020 8937 6720. 


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Water way The 

Water is the lifeblood of canals and was 

always an important consideration for 

waterway engineers. So, when the 

Paddington Branch of the Grand Union 

Canal opened in 1801 the need for water 

increased. A source was the River Brent. 

Earlier plans to use the river to feed the 

canal had failed; however, in 1809 Henry 

Provis surveyed a direct feeder scheme. 

It would be three-and-a-quarter miles 

and run from Kingsbury to the canal. 

The plans were approved and land 

bought. The feeder followed natural 

contours, but in a few places it skirted 

existing fields with a few right angled 

bends. Small accommodation bridges 

were built in most fields. The rather easy 

route was completed by around 1811. 

The water course had a natural river-like 

appearance; very different to today’s 

concrete-piled version.The original 

route of the feeder follows much the 

same course today except for changes 

demanded by the coming of the 

Metropolitan Railway in 1880, and 

later in 1930 the North Circular Road. 

The feeder is visible today.The extraction 

point from the reservoir can be seen from 

Harp Island estate. It then runs a fairly 

Above: a map of the route of the feeder, 

background: Councillor Dunn and a young 

resident in the 19th century at the feeder. 

SECREThistory 

Grand Junction Canal Feeder 

is still flowing from the River 

Brent to the canal after 200 years, 

explains CLIFF WADSWORTH 

straight course, crossing under Neasden 

Lane by McDonald’s. It follows through 

the park behind Quainton Street, until the 

watercourse flows through a culvert under 

the Metropolitan Railway. A straight length 

between IKEA and Tesco’s precedes 

the crossing of the North Circular Road. 

Behind Woodheyes Road the feeder 

borders allotments. At the eastern end of 

that road, Mitchell Brook passes unseen 

beneath the feeder under an aqueduct 

known in 1877 as Broken Back Culvert. 

Winding on through more allotments, it 

crosses the Harlesden Brook culvert, 

passing beneath Bridge Road and skirting 

Gibbons Recreation Ground. 

Today it is part of the new Stonebridge 

with grass verges and two interesting bridges 

in Twybridge Way. Harrow Road is crossed 

near the site of the old Orange Tree pub and 

remains of Brett Road. A length follows up 

to Milton Road, where after a detour, the 

conduit disappears under the North 

London Railway, and is seen no more until 

it meets the Grand Union Canal. 

Cliff Wadsworth is chairman of the Willesden Local History Society and will be speaking 

about the canal feeder on 17 March at 7.30pm at Scout House, Strode Road Willesden, 

email cliffwadsworth@btinternet.com or call 020 8965 7230. 


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We are here to help you with any council enquiry. 

If you need a council service, information or you want to 

complain or make a suggestion, phone or email us first: 

One Stop online 

www.brent.gov.uk/oss customer.services@brent.gov.uk 

One Stop telephones 

020 8937 1200* 

General customer service enquiries 

020 8937 4300 

Adult and Children Social Services 

020 8937 1234 

Switchboard and Emergency Out of Hours 

020 8937 5050* 

StreetCare 


Brent Council 

One Stop Customer Services 

020 8937 5252* 

Environmental Health 

020 8937 1790* 

Council Tax 

020 8937 1800* 

Housing and Council Tax Benefit 

020 8937 1993* 

For people with a hearing impairment 

Calls may be monitored and we may telephone you to help us improve services. 

One Stop local offices 

• Town Hall • Brent House • Harlesden • Willesden 

Photos: www.JohnBirdsall.co.uk 

*Telephone us 

Monday to Friday 

from 8am-8pm and 

Saturdays 9am-1pm 

Brent Community Transport 

Transport for all 

BCT has been successfully providing transport 

services to the community for over 32 years. 

• Hire of coaches and accessible 

minibuses available 

• We offer competitive tailored quotes 

• Hire us for daytrips, educational trips, 

weddings, airport journeys and self-drive 

Tel: 020 3114 7022 

Email: enquires@brentct.org.uk 

Web: www.brentct.org.uk 

Registered charity No. 280698

An escorted tour of Wembley Stadium makes 

an exciting day out for the whole family. Stroll 

into the player's dressing room and walk through the 

tunnel towards the hallowed turf, then climb 

107 steps, standing triumphantly in front of the 

royal box and see the FA Cup. For Brent residents, 

we have four pairs of tickets for the Wembley 

Stadium tour. For a chance to win, send in the 

correct answer to the following question: 

What sport is being played at Wembley 

Stadium on 31 October? 

Send or email your answers to Wembley Stadium 

competition at the address below. For information on 

event times visit: www.wembleystadium.com/events 

Competition Terms and Conditions 

• Only one entry per person allowed • Prizes/tours must be redeemed 

within 12 months of receiving confirmation • Children under 16 must 

be accompanied on the Stadium Tour by an adult and have consent of 

their parent/guardian • No cash alternatives for any prize will be offered 

• Employees of Wembley Stadium and their families are not eligible to 

enter. Prize winners must adhere to Wembley Stadium Tour’s terms and 

conditions, available at www.wembleystadium.com/tours • All 

prizes/tours are subject to availability and pre-booking is required. 

COMPETITIONS 

Win your 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium 

This events calendar is correct at the time of going to print and is subject to change 

and updates. More events are expected to be booked for 2010 – these will be added 

to the calendar as and when confirmed. Please visit 

www.wembleystadium.com/events for the very latest information. 

Win tickets to The Lexi Cinema 

Brent Council has teamed up with The Lexi Cinema to 

offer readers three pairs of free tickets to the film of 

their choice in March or April. 

The Lexi, situated in Kensal Rise, is the UK’s first social 

enterprise cinema which donates 100 per cent of its 

profits to charity - a project in South Africa called The 

Sustainability Institute. 

To be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets, answer 

the question below. 

Where is The Lexi Cinema located? 

A.Queen’s Park 

B. Wembley 

C. Kensal Rise 

Send your entries on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: 

The Brent Magazine, Room 9, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD or email competition@brent.gov.uk 

(add name of competition to subject line). The deadline for competitions is Friday 12 March. 

Stadium competition winners: Norma Levy, Anken Price, Carmelo Mifsud, Brenda Sordillo. 

Masters X Factor Snooker competition competition winner: Paul winners: Brogan Paul Brogan 

Wembley Stadium Event Calendar Event starts 

28 Feb 2010 Carling Cup Final 3pm 

3 Mar 2010 England Friendly 8pm 

28 Mar 2010 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy TBC 

10 and 11 Apr 2010 FA Cup Semi Finals TBC 

17 April Saracens v Harlequins 3pm 

8 or 9 May 2010 FA Trophy / Vase TBC 

15 May 2010 FA Cup Final 3pm 

16 May 2010 Conference Play Off TBC 

22 May 2010 Championship Play Off TBC 

29 May 2010 League 1 Play Off TBC 

30 May 2010 League 2 Play Off TBC 

19 June Green Day TBC 

Date tbc The FA Community Shield TBC 

28 August 2010 Rugby League Challange Cup Final TBC 

4 September Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC 

8 September Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC 

10 and 11 Sept Muse TBC 

9 October Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC 

13 October Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC 

31 October NFL - Broncos vs 49ers 3pm 

If you are not lucky enough to win pair of tickets 

the Lexi Cinema is at: 

194b Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, NW10 3JU 

www.thelexicinema.co.uk 


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CHILDREN 

TIMEout 

What’s going on… 

The essential guide to music, drama, sport, workshops 

and much more. Find out what’s going on in Brent 

during March 2010. To get your event listed email 

tbm@brent.gov.uk or telephone 020 8937 1068. 

AIR CADETS 

Mon and Thurs 7pm 406 

Squadron Willesden 

020 8451 0406 

ALPERTON CHILDREN 

CENTRE 

Mons 9.30-12noon 

citizens’ advice, 10-12noon 

childminding; Tues 

10-12noon family 

support, 10-1pm job 

advice (appointment only), 

1-3pm pop in and play; 

Weds 10-12noon music 

speech therapy, 1.30-2pm 

story speech therapy; 

Thurs 9.30-12.30pm baby 

health clinic (appointment 

only), 12.30-2pm cooking; 

Friday 9.30-12noon 

citizens’ advice, 

Ealing Road, Alperton 

020 8937 3860 

ARTALIKE 

Sats 10am term-time; Sats 

10-noon ARTTEEN 7-14 

£5, Kensal Rise call Wilda 

on 07946 755 847 

ART CLASSES 

Mini Picassos for children 

aged 4-6 yrs and 7-11yrs; 

toddler Picassos 15 

months-3 yrs, Gracelands 

Cafe, 118 College Road 

Kensal Green, 

07903638817 

CHURCH LANE 

CHILDREN’S CENTRE 

Mons 9.30-11.30am twins 

club, 2-4pm baby club; 

Tues 1.30-3pm cooking 

9.30-noon citizens’ advice 

by appointment; Weds 

9.15-10.45am and 11- 

12.30pm stay and play, 

dietician; Thurs 9.30- 

11.30am family workshop 

with crèche; Friday 9.30- 

10.30am rhyme time and 

speech therapy by 

appointment, 9.30-noon 

citizens’ advice by 

appointment, Fryent 

Primary School, Church 

Lane, Kingsbury 

020 8937 3890 

DRAMA WORKSHOPS 

Sats 7-16 yrs Duddenhill 

Centre, NW10 

07958 653 725 

11TH BRONDESBURY 

GUIDES 

Tues, 6pm for girls aged 

10-14 in Willesden 

07810 653 225 


DANIEL’S DEN 

Mons 1-3pm, Thurs 9.30- 

11am, 11.30-1pm, Tues 

10-noon St MIchael and 

All Angels Church, 

Hillside, StonebrIdge, Fris 

9.30-11am, 11.30-1pm St 

Michael’s Church Hall, St 

Michael’s Ave, Tokyngton 

Tues, 1-3pm, Gladstone 

Park Primary School, 

Dollis Hill 

www.danielsden.org.uk 

FAWOOD CHILDREN’S 

CENTRE 

Mons, Tues & Fris 9.30- 

11.30am under 5s pop in 

and play, Weds 9.30- 

11.30am childminder’s 

network, Fawood Avenue 

NW10 020 8965 9334 

FRENCH CLASSES 

Weds, Thurs after-school 

in Kensal Rise ages 5-11; 

07753 639 720 

GIRLS’ BRIGADE 

Weds 5.15-8.30pm for 

five-year-olds and 

upwards, Queensbury 

Methodist Church, 

Beverley Drive 

07961 321 237 

GOALKEEPING SCHOOL 

Mons 6-7pm 7-11 yrs, 

7.15-8.15pm 12-18yrs 

JFS, The Mall, Kenton 

£5.75 07931 359 323 

LONDON IRISH MUSIC 

SCHOOL 

Sats, traditional Irish 

musical instruments for 

children up to 15; 

Oliver Goldsmith Primary 

School, Kenton 

www.londonirish 

musicschool.co.uk 

020 8205 7231 

MINI-SOCCER 

Suns Year 3 9.45- 

10.45am Year 4-Year 6 

10.45-12noon Uxendon 

Manor School, Vista Way, 

Kenton, 6 weeks £30, call 

George Lappas 

07957 229 518 

MUM AND TODDLER 

Thurs 10-noon, Preston 

Mall Community Centre, 

Kenton £2 

020 8204 1148 

PARENT AND 

BABY WALK 

Tues, 10.30am 

Roundwood Park, 

NW10 

07958 292 524 

PARENT AND CARER 

TODDLER GROUP 

Thurs 9-10.30am 50p 

Barham Primary, 

Danethorpe Road, 

Wembley 

020 8902 3706 

PIONEER EXPLORER 

SCOUTS 

Weds 8-10pm for 14-18 

years, Stember Hall, 

Leighton Gardens, NW10 

01582 703121 

SEA TRAINING CORPS 

Thurs 7.15-9.15pm Sea 

Pirates 7-9 yrs; Thurs 

7.15-9.15pm juniors; 

Mons and Fris 7.15- 

9.30pm Sea Cadets; 

Mons and Fris 7.15- 

9.30pm Marine Cadets; 

youth group for boys and 

girls, Cool Oak Lane, NW9 

020 8205 4492 

www.seacadet.org 

7TH BRONDESBURY 

BROWNIES 

Tues, 6pm for girls aged 

7-10 in Willesden 

07810 653 225 

SING AND SIGN CLASSES 

Mon-Fri, for babies 6-18 

months. Willesden Green 

& Kensal Rise 

07790 955 576 

SOCCER SCHOOL 

Sats 10am-12pm, ages 

5-14. Newfield Primary 

School, Longstone Ave, 

Harlesden, £28 for 5 

weeks. 

07863 165 737 

SOCCER TRAINING 

Fris, 6-8pm, for children, 

first session free Capital 

City Academy NW10 

mdipaola@cyworks.co.uk 

TREE TOPS CHILDREN’S 

CENTRE 

Mons 10-noon childminders’ 

network, 2- 4pm 

stay and play; Tues 10noon 

healthy eaters, citizens’ 

advice (appointment 

only) 1.30-4.30pm, under 

ones’ club 2-4pm; Weds 

10-noon, 2-4pm stay and 

play, 3 and 17 Feb 10- 

12.30pm stay and play for 

special needs; Thurs 10noon, 

stay and play with 

speech therapist, noon- 

12.30pm one-to-one with 

speech therapist, 2-3 pm 

music and movement, 3- 

4pm stay and play; Fris 

9.30-12.30 citizens’ advice 

(appointment only), 10noon 

and 2-4pm stay and 

play, 10-noon meet the 

dietician, Kings Edward’s 

Park, Doyle Gardens 

NW10 020 8838 3901 

WILLESDEN SURE START 

CHILDREN’S CENTRE 

Mons 1.30-3.30pm stay, 

play and learn including 

drop-in nutrition advice, 

Tues 10-noon stay, play 

and learn 1.30-3.30pm 

stay, play and learn and 

children’s nutrition, 1-3pm 

ESOL course, 1.30- 

3.15pm postnatal group, 

Thurs and Fris 9.30- 

12.30am citizens’ advice 

bureau (appointment only) 

Fris 10-noon parents’ talk, 

last Fri in month infant 

resuscitation training 

(booking only), last Sat in 

month fathers’ club 

Willesden Centre for 

Health and Care Sure 

Start Children’s Centre, 

Robson Avenue NW10 

0208 459 7256 

Fancy Pidgeons: 

See Exhibitions 

Printmaking: See Exhibitions 

WELCOME CHILDREN’S 

CENTRE 

Mons 10-12noon stay and 

play (over 18 months), 

1.30-2.30pm Music 4 

Babies,1.30-3.30pm well 

baby clinic (appointment 

only); Tues 10-12noon 

special needs group,1.30- 

3.30pm first time parents’ 

group, 2-3pm citizen’s 

advice (appointment only); 

Weds 10-12noon parenting, 

10-12noon childminder’s 

network,1.30-3.30pm 

stay and play (under 18 

months only), 5.45-6.45pm 

light fitness class (booking 

only); Thurs 10-12noon 

stay and play (booking 

only), 10-12noon baby 

weaning and cooking 

fortnightly (booking only); 

Fri 9.30 -11.30pm baby 

clinic (appointment only), 

10-12noon cook and eat 

(booking only), 10.30- 

11.30am citizen’s advice 

(appointment only); Sats 

stay and play fathers’ group 

(2nd and 4th Sat of the 

month),116 Chaplin Road, 

Wembley 020 8903 9541 

WILLOW CHILDREN’S 

CENTRE 

Mons English classes 10- 

12noon, toddler group 

11.30-1.30pm; Tues breastfeeding 

café 9.45-11.45am, 

speech and language 

therapy (appointment only) 

9-5pm, time for rhymes 

11-12noon, paediatric first 

aid 10-12noon, 1-3pm; 

Weds parent support 

programme 1-2.30pm, 

nutrition advice drop-in 

11.30-1pm (fortnightly), 

counselling (referral only) 

12.30-5pm, Brent in 2Work 

10-12noon (2nd of month), 

childminders’ network 10- 

12noon; Thurs baby clinic 

(appointment only) 9.30- 

11.30am, citizens’ advice 

9.30-12 noon, English 

classes 12.45-2.45pm, 

teenage parents 5-7pm 

(fortnightly), Fris Brent 

portage 10-12noon, 

citizens’ advice 9.30- 

12noon, English classes 

12.45pm-2.45pm; Sats 

fathers’ sessions, tiny 

ballers (1st and 3rd of 

month). Barnhill Road, 

Wembley 020 8385 4480 

WILLESDEN DISTRICT 

SCOUTS 

Groups throughout 

Willesden for young 

people aged 6-18, adult 

volunteers needed 

0208 459 3737 

enquiries@willesden 

scouts.org.uk 

COMMUNITY 

ACE CAFÉ 

6 Mar 11-4pm UK PT 

Cruiser Meet, 7 Mar 9-5pm 

Trike Day, 13 Mar 11-4pm 

Porsche 924 meet, 21 

Mar 9-5pm Yamaha day, 

23 Mar 6-11pm Vauxhall 

meet, 24 Mar 6-11pm 

quad bikes, 28 Mar 9-5pm 

Scooter Sunday 

www.ace-cafe-london.com 

BRAHMA KUMARIS 

7 Mar ‘Women: Seeds of 

the Future’ 2-5.30pm; 13 

Mar ‘Be Kind to Your 

Mind’ 2-5pm; 28 Mar 

‘Seven Myths About Love’ 

2-5.30pm Pound Lane, 

NW10 020 8727 3418 

gchenquiries@uk. 

bkwsu.org 

BRENT PENSIONERS 

FORUM 

3 Mar 10-12noon Brent 

Town Hall 020 8998 0564 

BRENT AND HARROW 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

OF WIDOWS 

9 Mar 8pm wine tasting 

social evening, 23 Mar 

8pm share a book you 

have read, 13 April 8pm 

talk by Jean Linwood on 

London, 27 April 8pm 

annual general meeting 

call Rhona,76 

Marlborough Hill, Harrow 

020 8969 3198 

EASTER COMMUNITY SALE 

20 Mar, 11-4pm £5 a table, 

tea and coffee on the day; 

Harmony Children’s 

Centre, Bridge Road, 

NW10 020 8451 4180 

EASTER FAIR 

28 Mar 1-4pm egg hunt, 

cakes, fancy dress competition 

£1, plants and book 

sale and children’s crafts 

adults £2 older people, 

under 16s £1.50 The 

Mayhew Animal Home, 

Trenmar Gardens, NW10 

www.mayhew 

animalhome.org 

020 8969 0178

CHALKHILL COMMUNITY 

CENTRE 

Mons women’s keep fit 

10-11am £3, toddler group 

11-2pm, over 50s keep fit 

2-3pm £1.50, karate 6-7pm 

£1.50, genesis 5-7pm; 

Tues Somali group 10 -1pm, 

toddler group 10-2pm, 

taekwondo 4.30-6.30pm, 

groundworks 5.30-7.30pm; 

Weds 50s keep fit 10-11 

£1.50, playgroup 11-1pm, 

salsa 6.30-7.30pm £3; 

Thurs women’s keep fit 

10-11am £3, pensioners’ 

group 1-3pm, table tennis 

5-7pm, keep fit 7-8pm 

£1.50; Fris Muslim women 

coffee morning 9.30- 

11am, archery 5-6pm, line 

dancing 6.15-7.15pm £3, 

WICC church 7.15-9.15pm; 

Sats taekwondo 9-11am, 

Somali group 10-2pm, 

WICC learning club 10-2pm; 

Suns Somali group 10-2pm, 

WICC church and learning 

club 10-2pm, 113 Chalkhill 

Road, Wembley, 

020 8385 1836 

bookings@chalkhill 

communitycentre.org 

GALLERY IN THE PARK 

Mon-Fri, 9-3pm café and 

training for people with 

learning disabilities, 

Wembley, 07833 374 696 

MOSAIC 

Weds, for lesbian, gay, 

bisexual and transgender 

young people aged under 

19 07931 33668 

NORTH WEST LONDON 

LESBIAN AND GAY GROUP 

Mons 8.30pm, Tenterden 

Sports Centre, Preston Road, 

Wembley 07941 707884 

OVER 50S DISCUSSION 

GROUP 

Tues 11-12.30pm The 

Gallery, Willesden Green 

Library 020 8452 8739 

UNIVERSITY OF THE 

THIRD AGE 

Mar 8 2.30pm ‘The 

Charity Shop’ a talk by 

Tony Earle (bring along 

your favourite purchase) 

plus tea, free, Kilburn 

Library, 42 Salusbury Road 

020 8933 7558 

u3a.elliott@ntlworld.com 

WEST LONDON 

ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 

19, 20, 21 Mar 7.30-10pm 

public sky-watching event 

to view Mars, Saturn, 

crescent Moon, and other 

celestial objects through 

telescopes under the 

guidance of amateur 

astronomers; Ruislip Lido, 

Bury Street, Ruislip 

07866 456 390 

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 

NORTH WEST LONDON 

4 Mar 7.30pm upstairs 

North London Tavern, 375 

Kilburn High Road NW6 

nwlwi@hotmail.com 

CRAFT 

FLOWER ARRANGING 

Weds, 8pm Kingsbury 

Horticultural Association, 

TEA DANCE 

Mons & Weds,1.30-4.30pm, 

£3, Brent Town Hall, 

Wembley 020 8937 6206 

The Pavilion, Old Kenton 

Lane Allotments 

020 8205 3457 

WEMBLEY QUILTERS 

2nd and 4th Fris, 

7.30-9.30pm, Perivale 

Community Centre, 

Horsenden Lane 

020 8902 9934 

DANCE 

ADULT BEGINNERS 

BALLET COURSE 

Weds evenings until 31 

Mar 2010 The Corrib 

Rest, 76-80 Salusbury Rd, 

NW6 6PA 

07956 260108 www.balletforyou.co.uk 

ADULT AFRICAN DANCE 

Weds 7.30-8.30pm £5 

ENVIRONMENT 

BARN HILL 

CONSERVATION GROUP 

7 Mar 10am management 

of woodland paths, frog 

spawn survey, meet in 

parking bay at Barn Hill; 

14 Mar 10am frog spawn 

survey, meet in Fryent 

Way car park; 21 Mar 

10am orchard, meet at 

Bush Farm; 28 Mar 

Richards Pond, Hell Lane 

and The Mounds, meet at 

Fryent Way car park 

020 8206 0589 

KENSAL RISE MARKET 

Sats, 10-5pm, outside 

Minkie’s Deli, 

Chamberlayne Road, 

NW10 07807 057 808 

See Exhibitions 

WILLESDEN LOCAL 

HISTORY SOCIETY 

17 Mar 7.30pm ‘The 

Grand Junction Canal 

Feeder’ Cliff Wadsworth 

talks about the 200th 

anniversary of the Grand 

Junction canal feeder 

Scout House, Strode Road 

NW10 020 8965 7230 

cliffwadsworth 

@btinternet.com 

Willesden Sports Centre KINGSBURY WALKERS 

020 8955 1120 

Weds 1.55pm, Meet Bush MUSIC 

ADULT STREET DANCE 

Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, £5.15 

New Bridge Park Complex 

Farm, Slough Lane and 

Salmon Street junction. 

020 8907 2836 

ACE CAFÉ 

13 Mar 9-2am March of 

the Teds with Sandy Ford 

020 8937 3730 

ARGENTINEAN TANGO 

Thurs, 7.30-9pm, 

beginners, 9-11pm The 

Cricklewood Pub, NW2 

www.corrientes 

socialclub.co.uk 

BELLY DANCE 

Tues 8.30-10pm NY 

Pilates Studio, Lonsdale Rd 

NW6 020 7372 3490 

Mons 7.30-8.30pm, 

Fitness First Wembley, £8 

drop and £40 for 6 weeks 

07855 362 849 

www.hayaam.com 

CLUB CEROC 

Tues 8-11pm Brent Town 

Hall, Wembley 

www.clubceroc.com 

EXHIBITIONS 

ARTISAN 

17 Mar – 10 April; 

Weds-Sat 11-4pm ‘Fancy 

Pidgeons’ a solo exhibition 

by photographer Richard 

Bailey, at the new gallery 

and studio Artisan, 80 

Harlesden Road, Willesden 

020 8451 5235 

www.artisan80.com 

BRENT ARTISTS REGISTER 

Until 12 Mar ‘Exhibition in 

Print’ printmaking 2-6pm; 

The Wall@TheGallery 

‘Threads’ images by Nadia 

Bettega with youngsters 

from Brent Youth Inclusion 

Programme for Art on the 

Underground 

& The Flying Saucers £10 

over 18s www.ace-cafélondon.com 

GUITAR LESSONS 

Mon-Sun, Kensal Rise all 

levels welcome, £25 per 

hour. Contact Udi 

07528 016 583, 

www.udiguitar.com 

JAZZ 

Suns 8-10pm, Hugo’s, 

Lonsdale Road, Queen’s 

Park www.jazz7.co.uk 

020 7372 1232 

PIANO LESSONS 

Mon-Sun, all grades from 

beginner to advanced, £20 

per hour, Cricklewood, call 

Edgardo Plasencia 

020 8450 1067 

LINE DANCING 

Fris 6.15-7.15pm, free, 

beginners, Chalkhill 

020 8459 1421 

info@brentartists 

resource.org.uk 

SUFI DRUMMING 

Sats 11.30-1.30pm £5, 

eight years and above, 

Community Centre, 113 STABLES GALLERY Chalkhill Community 

Chalkhill Road, Wembley 4-28 Mar Shivashtie Centre 07954 601 372 

020 8976 1099 

Poonwassie’s sculpture www.silkroads.co.uk 

MAMBO CITY 

Mons, 7.30-8.30pm 

Cuban Salsa £6 St 

Joseph’s Social Club, 

Empire Way, Wembley 

jean@mambocity.co.uk 

SALSA 

Fris 7.30-8.30pm 

Willesden Sports Centre 

Thurs 8.15-9.30pm £4.50, 

Vale Farm Sports Centre 

07961 281 989 

SCOTTISH COUNTRY 

DANCING 

Mons 8-10pm, £2 Youth 

exploring perception and 

reality Gladstone Park, 

Dollis Hill Lane 

020 8452 8655 

LOCAL HISTORY 

BRENT MUSEUM 

25 Mar 6.30pm ‘Choice, 

Style and Individuality in 

Trobridge’s Inter-War 

Suburbia’ a talk by 

Graham Paul Smith from 

Oxford Brookes University 

on architect EG Trobridge 

Brent Museum, Willesden 

Green Library Centre 

WEMBLEY ARENA 

11 Mar Stereophonics, 

12-14 Mar Disney Live, 

20 Mar 50 Cent Arena 

Square, Engineers Way, 

Wembley 

www.livenation.co.uk 

SPORTS & LEISURE 

BRONDESBURY 

BOWLING CLUB 

Evenings and daytime 

including free tuition, 

Chatsworth Road 

020 8438 0302 

Centre, Church of the 020 8937 3600 

Ascension, Wembley 

020 3078 0018 

WEMBLEY HISTORY 

SOCIETY 

SELF EXPRESSIVE DANCE 19 Mar 7.30pm ‘My Little 

Tues 8-9.30pm, £7.50, Bit of History’ short talks 

Holy Innocents Church by members, St Andrew’s 

Hall, Bacon Lane 

Church Hall, Church Lane, 

020 8205 6751 

Kingsbury 020 8205 3263 

BRENT PARK WALKS 

Group walks around parks 

to keep fit, call Sports 

Service 020 8937 3707 

BRIDGE 

Fris pm Dennis Jackson 

Centre, London Road 

020 8902 5331 

BROTHERS PEARSE 

CAMOGIE CLUB 

Ladies hurling club, 

beginners and experienced 

players welcome, contact 

Mary Cahill 07904 685 276 

www.brospearse 

camogielondon.com 

CENTURY BOWLS CLUB 

Daily indoor and outdoor 

bowls, new members 

welcome free coaching 

available, all-weather 

green, social actitivities, 

Logan Road, Wembley 

020 8904 3261 

PRESTON PARK 

BOWLS CLUB 

New members welcome, 

free coaching and loan of 

bowls Preston Park 

Recreation Ground, 

Carlton Avenue East 

020 8933 9358 

020 8427 1590 

QUEENS PARK HARRIERS 

Tues & Thurs 7-8pm, 

Willesden Sport Centre 

www.queenspark 

harriers.org.uk 

SUDBURY COURT 

BADMINTON CLUB 

Thurs 8-10pm, The Mall, 

Kingsbury 020 8904 6698 

TAEKWONDO 

Tues 6-9pm, Thurs 

6-7.30pm, Ealing Road 

Methodist Church 

07832 447 763 Mons 

6.30-8pm, Weds 6.30-8pm, 

Cardinal Hinsley School 

NW10 07832 447 763 

WEMBLEY CRICKET CLUB 

Men’s, boys’ and girls’ 

cricket teams, coaching 

for girls and boys Sats 

10-11am at Oakington 

Manor School, Wembley 

020 8902 6096 

020 8904 2644 

TIMEout 

See 

Music 

VENUES 

BRENT MUSEUM 

BRENT MUSEUM 

High Road, NW10 

020 8937 3600 

THE BRENT ARCHIVES 

Ist Floor, Willesden Green 

Library Centre, NW10 

020 8937 3541 

archive@brent.gov.uk 

THE PAUL DAISLEY HALL 

Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9 

Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203 

THE STABLES GALLERY ARTS CENTRE 

Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane, 

London NW2 020 8452 8655 

Thursday – Sunday 11am-6pm 

TRICYCLE THEATRE 

CINEMA AND GALLERY 

269 Kilburn High Road,London NW6 

Theatre Box Office 020 7328 1000 

Cinema Box Office 020 7328 1900 

Disabled access to auditorium and 

cafe induction loop in auditorium 

Minicom 020 7625 5105 

WEMBLEY ARENA 

Box Office 0870 060 0870 

www.livenation.co.uk/wembley 

LIBRARIES 

Barham Park Library 

Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx 

020 8937 3550 

barhamparklibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Cricklewood Library 

152 Olive Road NW2 020 8937 3540 

cricklewoodlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Ealing Road Library 

Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx 

020 8937 3560 

ealingroadlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Harlesden Library 

Craven Park Road, Harlesden, 

London NW10 020 8937 3570 

harlesdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Kensal Rise Library 

Bathurst Gardens, NW10 

020 8937 3660 

kensalriselibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Kilburn Library 

Salusbury Road, London NW6 

020 8937 3530 

kilburnlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Kingsbury Library Plus 

Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury, 

London NW9 020 8937 3520 

kingsburylibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Neasden Library 

277 Neasden Lane, London NW1 

020 8937 3580 

neasdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Preston Road Library 

Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, 

Middx 020 8937 3510 

prestonlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Tokyngton Library 

Monks Park, Wembley, Middx 

020 8937 3590 

tokyngtonlibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Town Hall Library 

Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, 

Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3500 

townhalllibrary@brent.gov.uk 

Willesden Green Library 

High Road, Willesden, London 

NW10 020 8937 3400 

willesdengreenlibrary@brent.gov.uk 


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Look out for the BACES 

course brochure 2009/10 

for courses beginning 

in April 2010. 

Case Study 

Beauty 

Rosemund Odamtten 

has studied beauty 

therapy, eyebrow 

threading and 

manicure and pedicure and plans to study beauty 

therapy and hairdressing. She says: ‘The teachers are 

great and help you keep up to date. I have learned 

all the technical terms for manicure and pedicure. 

BACES has given me a really sound foundation for 

my further studies.’ 

Brent Adult & Community 

Education Service (BACES) 

– Taking learning into the community 

Fancy trying your 

hand at something 

new in the spring? 

Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) is Brent 

Council's direct provider of education and training, funded by the 

Learning and Skills Council. Our mission is ‘to broaden minds, 

create opportunities and change the lives of individuals and 

communities in Brent’ 

BACES offers a wide range of courses suitable for a diverse range 

of people with a variety of educational needs. There are 

accredited and non-accredited courses at a variety of levels and 

students can choose to progress at their own pace. 

Enrol on a BACES course now and choose from a huge range of 

exciting opportunities. Courses cost just a few pounds per session 

– or you may even qualify to study at a concessionary rate. 

Sixteen to 19 year olds who are not in full time education have 

free access to accredited courses. 

Where do I find out more about enrolling? 

Stonebridge Centre tel: 020 8838 2882 

1 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge, London, NW10 8DY 

Madison House tel: 020 8795 3977 

24-28 London Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7HD 

Carlton Centre tel: 020 7644 9460 

Carlton Vale, London, NW6 5RA 

Visit our website 

www.brent.gov.uk/baces 

Or pick up a brochure at a Brent library or Brent One Stop Service. 

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