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ISSUE NO.112 • FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT • PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL • MARCH 2011<br />
<strong>Celebrate</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />
<strong>Night</strong> <strong>with</strong><br />
<strong>Rastamouse</strong><br />
Activities for<br />
all the family<br />
Parkour<br />
comes to<br />
Kilburn<br />
Youngsters explore<br />
local spaces
Contents<br />
11<br />
13<br />
14<br />
19<br />
20<br />
22<br />
23<br />
26<br />
Features<br />
St Patrick’s Day parade<br />
<strong>Celebrate</strong> in <strong>Brent</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Night</strong><br />
Enjoy <strong>Rastamouse</strong>’s exploits<br />
Fairtrade Fortnight<br />
Special fashion event<br />
Census 2011<br />
Find out what you need to do<br />
Adult social care is changing<br />
More control for people using services, and their carers<br />
New leaf for Norah<br />
Tree planting at Gladstone Park<br />
Civic Centre<br />
Contracts for local businesses<br />
Parkour in Kilburn<br />
Youngsters get creative<br />
Regulars<br />
4 Update<br />
9 <strong>Brent</strong> people<br />
25<br />
27 Secret history<br />
29 Competitions<br />
30 Time out<br />
All in a day’s work<br />
Issue No. 112 March 2011<br />
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Welcome to the<br />
March issue<br />
of The <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Magazine<br />
March is the month for great events<br />
in <strong>Brent</strong>, it seems. There’s plenty of<br />
interest going on, including an<br />
appearance by a crime-fighting<br />
special agent and our St Patrick’s<br />
Day celebrations - that promise to<br />
be a feast of Irish entertainment.<br />
Come along to Willesden Green<br />
Library on 5 March to meet the<br />
creator’s of CBeebies newest star,<br />
<strong>Rastamouse</strong>. Turn to page 13 to<br />
find out more about the special<br />
agent’s visit to the borough.<br />
You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy<br />
St Patrick’s Day. On March 17 the<br />
streets will be awash <strong>with</strong> green as<br />
the borough marks the event <strong>with</strong> a<br />
parade,starting inWillesden (page11).<br />
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight, 28 February<br />
– 13 March (page 14) and the<br />
council’s holding a special fashion<br />
event at the town hall on 3 March.<br />
Rachel Gardner<br />
Editor, The <strong>Brent</strong> Magazine<br />
BDU 6394 2.11<br />
One Stop Service<br />
020 8937 1200<br />
www.brent.gov.uk<br />
The <strong>Brent</strong> Magazine is<br />
available in large print<br />
and on audio tape.<br />
Please ring 020 8937 1106<br />
Cover image: <strong>Rastamouse</strong><br />
(see page 13)
UPdate<br />
Inspiring <strong>Brent</strong>’s young ambassadors<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has been awarded<br />
its third London 2012 Inspire<br />
Mark from the London<br />
Organising Committee of the<br />
Olympic and Paralympic Games<br />
(LOCOG) for the Inspiring <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Young Ambassadors programme.<br />
The programme helps young<br />
people aged 14 to16 develop<br />
leadership skills, confidence<br />
and self-esteem.There are<br />
currently 11 <strong>Brent</strong> ambassadors<br />
On 15 March there will be just 500 days to<br />
go until the start of the London 2012<br />
Olympic Games.<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> is a host borough for London 2012 and<br />
is gearing up to hold the men’s and women’s<br />
football finals at Wembley Stadium, while<br />
Wembley Arena will be the venue for the<br />
badminton and rhythmic gymnastics.<br />
Tickets for the Olympic Games go on sale on<br />
15 March and the application process will<br />
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who promote London 2012<br />
activities to young people as well<br />
as promoting <strong>Brent</strong> as a host<br />
borough for 2012.<br />
They support the council on<br />
the planning of 2012 inspired<br />
events and recently got the<br />
opportunity to meet Lord<br />
Seb Coe, Chair of LOCOG.<br />
Inspiring <strong>Brent</strong> is <strong>Brent</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong>’s programme of activities<br />
for the London 2012 Games.<br />
<strong>Brent</strong>’s young<br />
ambassadors<br />
Olympic Park tour Funders Fair in <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Students from St Josephs<br />
Primary School was treated to<br />
a tour of the Olympic Park in<br />
Stratford in recognition of<br />
<strong>Brent</strong>’s work in the London<br />
2012 Inspire programme.<br />
Students got the chance to<br />
see many venues inside the<br />
park, including the athletes<br />
village and the impressive<br />
Olympic Stadium and<br />
Aquatics Centre, which are<br />
due for completion this<br />
summer. The school was<br />
selected through its<br />
participation in the <strong>Brent</strong><br />
500 days to go<br />
Inspires Award, a virtual<br />
competition aimed at children<br />
and young people across<br />
the borough.<br />
The awards recognise the<br />
achievements of young<br />
people who participate in<br />
activities which incorporate<br />
the Olympic and Paralympic<br />
values, and have been<br />
awarded the London 2012<br />
Inspire mark.<br />
For more information<br />
on the awards go to<br />
www.bmyvoice.co.uk<br />
/brentinspires<br />
The council’s Voluntary Sector<br />
Team will shortly be hosting<br />
its annual Funders Fair for 2011.<br />
The Funders Fair supports<br />
local voluntary organisations<br />
and groups in <strong>Brent</strong> to help<br />
kick-start their fundraising for<br />
the new financial year.<br />
The event is exhibition<br />
based and focuses on<br />
bringing local, national and<br />
European funders and grant<br />
awarding bodies together<br />
<strong>with</strong> local groups and<br />
organisations.<br />
It also provides a forum for<br />
remain open for six weeks, closing at 11.59pm<br />
on Tuesday 26 April 2011. Ticket applications<br />
for the Paralympic Games will open on Friday<br />
9 September 2011.<br />
Approximately eight million tickets will be<br />
available, <strong>with</strong> another two million for the<br />
Paralympic Games. Prices start at £20. To apply,<br />
sign up to the London 2012 ticket registration<br />
scheme at www.tickets.london2012.com<br />
or call 0844 847 2012.<br />
local voluntary and<br />
community organisations to<br />
talk <strong>with</strong> other groups that<br />
provide support services.<br />
In addition to information<br />
stalls and seminars, one-toone<br />
support surgeries will<br />
also be on offer for people<br />
wishing to discuss their<br />
project ideas <strong>with</strong> potential<br />
funders and community<br />
finance organisations.<br />
For more information<br />
about the Funders Fair call<br />
Jacqueline Smith on<br />
020 8937 3673.<br />
Final reminder<br />
for HB changes<br />
Residents are reminded that<br />
changes to a form of housing<br />
benefit(HB) come into effect<br />
next month.<br />
As part of government plans<br />
the amount of Local Housing<br />
Allowance (LHA) – a housing<br />
benefit used to pay rent in the<br />
private market – has been<br />
reduced.<br />
From 1 April anyone making a<br />
claim for LHA, will be assessed<br />
at the new rate.<br />
If you are already receiving this<br />
benefit you will continue to get it<br />
at its current rate up until the<br />
anniversary of your current claim,<br />
plus an additional nine months<br />
before moving on to the new<br />
rate, unless your circumstances<br />
change in the meantime.<br />
Visit www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/benefits or call 020 8937 1800.
Africa through a lens<br />
‘Africa through a lens’ is an exciting project from<br />
The National Archives that is putting thousands of<br />
images online which capture over 100 years of<br />
African history.<br />
Working <strong>with</strong> <strong>Brent</strong> Archives and <strong>Brent</strong> Libraries,<br />
The National Archives needs your help to gather<br />
information about the people and places in<br />
the collection.<br />
We will be holding sessions on Thursday 24 and<br />
Thursday 31 March to help those <strong>with</strong>out experience<br />
of using computers to access and comment on<br />
the images. The session will give people the chance<br />
to develop their IT skills, as well as share their<br />
knowledge and help make the stories behind these<br />
Estate agent goes the extra MILE<br />
Pupils of Princess Frederica C of<br />
E Primary School, Purves Road,<br />
Kensal Green, are taking the bus<br />
to their swimming lessons and<br />
beyond thanks to a sponsorship<br />
deal <strong>with</strong> MILE estate agents.<br />
Classes of up to 30 children<br />
can ride the new mini buses to<br />
the sports centre or other activities<br />
– saving valuable lesson time.<br />
Pupils at Princess Frederica C of E Primary School<br />
The school leased two 17<br />
seater mini buses for three years<br />
to transport school children to<br />
activities and events.The capacity<br />
of the buses means whole<br />
classes of children can go on<br />
outings together<br />
To hire a mini bus please<br />
contact the school office on<br />
020 8969 7756.<br />
Two Pawels clean up in awards<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s recycling,<br />
refuse collection and street<br />
cleansing contractor, Veolia<br />
Environmental Services, has<br />
announced its Employees of<br />
the Year for 2010.<br />
Street cleaner, Pawel Dul,<br />
and foreman in the recycling<br />
team, Pawel Wieczorek,<br />
have both worked for<br />
Veolia for four years and<br />
their achievements could<br />
not be separated by the<br />
Veolia management team<br />
in <strong>Brent</strong>, so they both won<br />
the award.<br />
Pascal Hauret from Veolia, Pawel<br />
Dul, Pawel Wieczorek and Keith<br />
Balmer from <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
images come to life.<br />
The collection covers over<br />
20 African countries from the<br />
1860s up to the 1980s. Included<br />
are pictures of chiefs, tribesmen<br />
and villages, famous landmarks, notable events,<br />
schools, farming and wildlife. Several photos show<br />
the construction of roads, bridges and harbours,<br />
while others capture the development of industry,<br />
training and education. There are also images of<br />
demonstrations and celebrations of independence.<br />
View the images at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk<br />
/africa. To get involved call 020 8937 3677 or<br />
email kate.jarman@brent.gov.uk<br />
Pupils and teachers at The<br />
Village School in Kingsbury<br />
are celebrating after <strong>Brent</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> gave the green light<br />
to build a new state-of-theart<br />
school on the site.<br />
<strong>Council</strong>lors voted in favour<br />
of the ambitious plans which<br />
will transform educational<br />
facilities for pupils.<br />
The new building is due to<br />
open in 2013 and will include<br />
a short break centre,<br />
providing respite care for<br />
parents and children from<br />
UPdate<br />
Go-ahead for Village School<br />
Pupil Shanelle Smith <strong>with</strong> headteacher Kay Johnson<br />
It is one year since Harlesden<br />
Library Plus was reopened after<br />
its refurbishment, and to<br />
celebrate residents are invited to<br />
a family fun day on Saturday 12<br />
March between 11am and 4pm.<br />
Come along to the library to<br />
enjoy free arts, crafts, stories and<br />
The Village School. The centre<br />
will also be open to pupils<br />
from other schools.<br />
Find out more at<br />
www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/thevillageschool<br />
The re-build is being paid<br />
for by the council which has<br />
invested £21 million into the<br />
project, together <strong>with</strong> £8 million<br />
of government funding<br />
which was awarded to the<br />
authority to help improve<br />
special educational needs<br />
(SEN) in the borough.<br />
Family fun at Harlesden Library<br />
activities. Local band Red Soul<br />
will be performing at 2pm.<br />
Check out the facilities that<br />
Harlesden has to offer, including<br />
an excellent selection of books<br />
and multimedia,Wi Fi, state of<br />
the art IT facilities, BACES<br />
learning centre and Teen Zone.<br />
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UPdate<br />
New head of BYP appointed<br />
Elections for the new <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Youth Parliament (BYP)<br />
executive took place recently<br />
at <strong>Brent</strong> Town Hall, <strong>with</strong><br />
Kishan Parshotam elected as<br />
the new chair of BYP.<br />
Kishan, 18, a member<br />
of Northwick Park Youth Club,<br />
came top of the polls last<br />
weekend <strong>with</strong> 65 per cent of<br />
the vote. Four other executive<br />
members were also elected.<br />
Kishan will serve for two<br />
years representing <strong>Brent</strong> on<br />
the UK Youth Parliament<br />
and on <strong>Brent</strong> Children's<br />
Partnership Board.<br />
He said: “Being elected as<br />
chair was a massive surprise.<br />
It was great to see everyone<br />
getting thoroughly engaged<br />
<strong>with</strong> the election process.<br />
However, BYP has a lot of<br />
good work to build on – we<br />
Edward Harvist<br />
Trust Fund<br />
The council’s Voluntary Sector<br />
Team is inviting applications<br />
from <strong>Brent</strong>-based voluntary<br />
organisations and<br />
community groups for a<br />
one-off grant of £5,000.<br />
The Edward Harvist Trust<br />
Fund is awarded to local<br />
organisers of one-off<br />
projects including events,<br />
activities and summer play<br />
schemes that benefit<br />
residents in the borough.<br />
Projects must take place<br />
between July 2011 and 31<br />
March 2012. Successful<br />
applicants will be notified by<br />
1 May 2011 and funding<br />
must be spent by 31 March<br />
2012. Download an application<br />
pack at www.brent.gov<br />
.uk/voluntaryfunding or<br />
call 020 8937 3673.<br />
The closing date is 12noon,<br />
10 March 2011.<br />
Email completed<br />
applications to<br />
eh1112@brent.gov.uk<br />
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won't be taking time out to<br />
relax. With young people<br />
being affected so much by<br />
the cuts both locally and<br />
nationally, BYP will have to<br />
act accordingly. We will aim<br />
to protect the services we<br />
need, provide alternatives and<br />
be completely proactive. The<br />
72 members will be fighting<br />
for the rights of the 72,000<br />
young people that we<br />
represent.”<br />
The four newly-elected<br />
executive members are:<br />
Adam Massoud, 16, from St<br />
Michaels Project as vice-chair,<br />
Seyedeh Banei-Moniri, 15,<br />
from Crest Girls' Academy as<br />
media representative,<br />
Cassandra Cheng, 17, from<br />
Claremont High School as<br />
UK Youth Parliament<br />
representative and Kyron<br />
Nearly 600 residents turned<br />
out at the area forums in January<br />
and February to hear the Leader<br />
of <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, Ann John<br />
OBE, explain the cuts to <strong>Brent</strong>'s<br />
funding.<br />
People who live and work in<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> were also able to have<br />
their say about the issues that<br />
concern them.<br />
Cllr John said: “<strong>Brent</strong> is having<br />
to make some pretty tough<br />
<strong>Council</strong> officers have been<br />
given the green light to<br />
explore the possibility of<br />
redeveloping Willesden<br />
Green Library on the basis it<br />
can be done at no cost to<br />
the council.<br />
If possible, the plans would<br />
see the building transformed<br />
into a 21st century multifunctional<br />
centre that<br />
provides all the services of<br />
the current library and more.<br />
Willesden would also become<br />
Jevonte-Greenwood, 13, from<br />
Stadium Housing Association<br />
Youth Club as Deputy UK<br />
Youth Parliament<br />
representative.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Leader explains tough decisions<br />
decisions at the moment and it<br />
was helpful to be able to talk to<br />
residents about their concerns.<br />
“I hope the forums helped<br />
people understand that we<br />
cannot continue to provide the<br />
same level of services <strong>with</strong> a<br />
quarter of our funding removed.”<br />
There are five area forums<br />
covering all the wards in <strong>Brent</strong>.<br />
For more information call<br />
020 8937 1055, email<br />
the central access point to<br />
council services for anyone<br />
living in the south of the<br />
borough and a hub for cultural<br />
events in <strong>Brent</strong>.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> officers are now<br />
working <strong>with</strong> private developers<br />
to establish if building<br />
homes on part of the site<br />
could fund the cost of building<br />
a new multi-use centre.<br />
If this type of funding<br />
arrangement is possible,<br />
residents can expect to be<br />
Adam will also serve on the<br />
partnership board. Cassandra<br />
and Kyron join Kishan in<br />
representing <strong>Brent</strong> on the<br />
National Youth Parliament.<br />
consultation@brent.gov.uk<br />
or visit www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/consultation<br />
For more details on the cuts<br />
visit www.brent.gov.uk/cuts<br />
EXPLAINED<br />
First chapter to a new Willesden Library begins<br />
consulted in the summer and<br />
a temporary library and<br />
archive would be set up<br />
close-by while work is being<br />
carried out.<br />
For more information or to<br />
tell us what you think about<br />
these plans visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/regeneration
Women In 2 Fitness<br />
Good news<br />
for local<br />
academies<br />
Neasden people are invited<br />
to attend a public meeting<br />
on 5 March to find out<br />
about plans for a £40<br />
million rebuild at two local<br />
academies.<br />
The meeting is being<br />
arranged to allow Crest<br />
Girls’ and Crest Boys’<br />
Academies to give details<br />
of Ofsted inspections,<br />
showing how they are<br />
being transformed.<br />
‘Standards had risen<br />
significantly’ at Crest Boys’,<br />
making it one of the most<br />
improved schools in the<br />
country, and pupils were<br />
‘very proud’ of their school<br />
since it was given academy<br />
status, one report said.<br />
Meanwhile, exam results<br />
at Crest Girls’ showed a<br />
’marked improvement’ and<br />
there were many strengths<br />
in leadership, management<br />
and governance, the other<br />
report said.<br />
The public meeting on<br />
March 5 is from 11am-3pm<br />
at Crest Girls’ Academy,<br />
Crest Road. For more visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/crestacademies<br />
Meet the author<br />
Readers will get the chance to meet author<br />
Marilyn Heward Mills at a special free event<br />
at Willesden Green Library Centre on<br />
Thursday 31 March at 7pm.<br />
Marilyn will be discussing her new novel,<br />
The Association of Foreign Spouses, which<br />
is set in Ghana in the 1980s.<br />
The book is a story of love and friendship,<br />
betrayal and forgiveness <strong>with</strong>in a group of<br />
women who live in a troubled land.<br />
Through their trials and hardships, the women<br />
support each other, unified by their foreignness,<br />
their distance from home and the choices they<br />
have made.<br />
Bridge Park Community Leisure<br />
Centre is providing a programme<br />
for women only, starting 13 March.<br />
The aim is to get women of all<br />
ages to participate in a programme<br />
of fitness classes including yoga,<br />
Pilates, step, spinning and more.<br />
This will encourage participants to<br />
follow a structured programme<br />
of classes to get fit and lead a<br />
healthier lifestyle.<br />
The six-week programme will get<br />
you to new levels of fitness. The<br />
course costs £15. Places are limited.<br />
For more information call Leanne<br />
Rodriguez on 020 8937 3711.<br />
Free homework help for pupils<br />
A brand new homework club, led by a qualified teacher, was<br />
launched in five <strong>Brent</strong> libraries on 28 February.<br />
The free clubs, which will mostly take place immediately after<br />
school, are intended to offer additional home learning support<br />
to children aged eight to 11 years old who are studying the Key<br />
Stage 2 school curriculum.<br />
The clubs will also offer additional reading support, led by a<br />
team of volunteers, for any children who need it. The homework<br />
clubs will take place at the following times and venues:<br />
Monday – Town Hall, 3.30 to 5.30pm<br />
Tuesday – Kilburn, 3.30 to 5.30pm<br />
Wednesday – Kingsbury, 3.30 to 5.30pm<br />
Thursday – Willesden Green, 3.30 to 5.30pm<br />
Saturday – Ealing Road, 10.30am to 12.30pm<br />
The project has been funded by the Local Partnership Boards for<br />
Kilburn, Willesden and Kingsbury in conjunction <strong>with</strong> a Quality<br />
Study Support Grant from central government .<br />
Funding for additional reading support has been provided by<br />
the Neighbourhood Working fund.<br />
For more information on <strong>Brent</strong>'s Library homework clubs, visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/libraries or call 020 8937 3400.<br />
UPdate<br />
Lottery grant<br />
for allotment<br />
New fencing has been installed<br />
at a <strong>Brent</strong> allotment <strong>with</strong> money<br />
awarded through a grant from<br />
the Big Lottery Fund.<br />
The two-metre high perimeter<br />
fence was recently put up around<br />
the Tenterden Close site, thanks<br />
to £10,000 from the charity and<br />
£1,360, given by <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
For more information about<br />
allotments in the borough call<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong>'s Allotment and<br />
Letting Officer, Ian Waldron<br />
on 020 8937 5619.<br />
Anson<br />
Primary and<br />
Microsoft<br />
join forces<br />
Anson Primary School in<br />
Cricklewood has been<br />
selected by Microsoft as<br />
one of only ten schools<br />
nationwide to join its elite<br />
‘Partners in Learning<br />
Programme'.<br />
Anson will work <strong>with</strong><br />
Microsoft and other<br />
schools in the programme<br />
to help transform teaching<br />
and learning through the<br />
effective use of technology.<br />
This major achievement<br />
by the staff and children is<br />
the latest measure of their<br />
success in using technology<br />
to make learning exciting<br />
and challenging. Anson<br />
have developend a learning<br />
platform is a virtual school,<br />
online, where children and<br />
parents can access work<br />
and investigate areas of<br />
interest in a safe, secure<br />
environment. To find out<br />
more visit www.<br />
ansonprimaryschool.com<br />
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Taking<br />
learning<br />
into the<br />
community<br />
Many of our tutors work in the<br />
business they teach. They enjoy<br />
passing on skills and knowledge in<br />
a friendly, creative and supportive<br />
atmosphere.<br />
Courses are suitable for all levels<br />
from absolute beginner to<br />
experienced. They run during<br />
the day and in the evenings on<br />
weekdays, and on Saturday<br />
during the day.<br />
BACES<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> Adult and Community<br />
Education Service<br />
How would you like to learn something new, pick up an old interest<br />
in Art or Crafts, or improve your chances of getting a job this year?<br />
BACES caters for many different<br />
types of people <strong>with</strong> a variety<br />
of educational needs. There are<br />
accredited and non-accredited<br />
courses at many levels and<br />
students can choose to progress<br />
at their own pace.<br />
Courses are affordable and students<br />
may qualify for a concession.<br />
Sixteen- to nineteen-year-olds who<br />
are not in full time education have<br />
free access to accredited courses.<br />
For further details contact the<br />
Carlton Centre and ask for a<br />
course information sheet or<br />
call into any BACES Centre<br />
and pick up a course list brochure.<br />
“I am planning to do a BTEC<br />
National Diploma so this course<br />
is helping me a lot.”<br />
Simone Allen, Drawing and<br />
Painting – NCFE Level 1<br />
in Creative Craft<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/adulteducation<br />
Crafts and Design<br />
• Clothes making<br />
• Sewing and fashion<br />
• Crochet, knitting and<br />
dyeing/embroidery/felting<br />
• Sugar craft<br />
Fine art<br />
• Life drawing<br />
• Watercolour painting<br />
Photography and media<br />
• Photography<br />
• Photoshop<br />
• Video editing – Final Cut Pro<br />
2011 courses will start:<br />
• February – week beginning 28 Feb.<br />
• April – week beginning 2 April<br />
Visit us<br />
Stonebridge Centre<br />
1 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge,<br />
London NW10 8DY<br />
Madison House 24-28 London Rd.,<br />
Wembley, Middlesex HA9 7HD<br />
Carlton Centre Carlton Vale,<br />
London NW6 5RA<br />
Phone us<br />
Stonebridge Centre 020 8937 3950<br />
Madison House 020 8937 3636<br />
Carlton Centre 020 8937 3990<br />
Visit our website or pick up a<br />
brochure at a <strong>Brent</strong> library<br />
or <strong>Brent</strong> One Stop Service Centre.
School<br />
of laughs<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> comedian Mr Cee was voted<br />
Best Male Newcomer at the Black<br />
entertainment Comedy Awards in 2000.<br />
When did you get into stand-up comedy?<br />
I started my stand-up career 12 years ago at The Comedy School, but I<br />
guess I've been doing jokes all my life. I was always the funny one at<br />
school or work.<br />
What do you enjoy about being a comedian?<br />
I do quite a lot of stuff for TV now, which is a lot of fun. I do studio<br />
warm-ups and stand-ins for the guests on shows like Mock The Week,<br />
when they're practising for filming. I also travel the UK and Europe<br />
performing, and have my one man show, which I'm bringing to<br />
Patidar House soon. I also enjoy working <strong>with</strong> my cousins, putting on<br />
The LOL Comedy Show for young people.Three years ago we started<br />
in a pub in Harrow and have now progressed to a monthly show in<br />
Dingwalls, Camden.<br />
Where do you get your material from?<br />
I was born and raised in <strong>Brent</strong> so my comedy reflects the diversity<br />
of where I live. <strong>Brent</strong> is one of the most multi-cultural areas in the<br />
country and I like to look at that in my material. My comedy<br />
philosophy is live, love, laugh.<br />
Have you ever 'died' on stage?<br />
Yes, all comedians have, but I've never had nerves or stage fright.<br />
Even at my first ever gig I don't remember being nervous. There was<br />
one time at Hackney Oceans that something strange happened<br />
though. It was a big crowd, but the layout of the place meant I<br />
couldn't see the whole audience. Anyway, when I looked down, I<br />
noticed my leg was shaking. Nerves must have got to me, but I don't<br />
remember feeling terrified, to me it was funny.<br />
How was it to win Best Male Newcomer Award?<br />
An honour, but I certainly didn't get carried away <strong>with</strong> my success -<br />
my mum wouldn't let me. When I showed her the award she simply<br />
said ‘Oh well. Is that the best they could give you’. My family, my sons<br />
especially, definitely help keep me grounded.<br />
For more information about Mr Cee's solo show ‘Snigger Please’<br />
on 20 March at Patidar House, London Road, Wembley, call<br />
07984 250 018 or visit www.shoobs.com. He can be found on<br />
Facebook pages at mrcee comedian or Lol show (London)<br />
BRENTpeople<br />
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Recycling is easy,<br />
wherever you live<br />
Wherever you live in <strong>Brent</strong> you have access to recycling. If you don’t currently have a recycling<br />
collection you can drop off materials at one of 300 recycling bins on <strong>Brent</strong> streets.<br />
Simply drop the recycling into the correct recycling bin when you're in the area.<br />
What could be easier? Please do not put any other materials or refuse into these recycling bins as it<br />
costs time and money to remove contamination or send to landfill.<br />
There are also recycling banks provided<br />
by charities that collect books, textiles,<br />
cartons such as Tetra Pak, CDs, video<br />
tapes, cassettes, low energy light bulbs<br />
and ink cartridges for recycling or reuse.<br />
For more information about where to<br />
find your nearest recycling bank visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/waste or call<br />
this number 020 8937 5050<br />
020 8937 5050 www.brent.gov.uk/waste
<strong>Brent</strong> celebrates<br />
St Patrick’s Day<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> St Patrick’s Day<br />
returns to the borough<br />
on Thursday 17 March,<br />
featuring a parade and<br />
Irish entertainment.<br />
Words SHARON DONOVAN<br />
March 17 marks the date when Saint<br />
Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland died in<br />
451 AD. Born in Wales in 385 AD Saint<br />
Patrick is noted for bringing Catholicism to<br />
Ireland and is perhaps most famous for<br />
banishing snakes from Ireland.<br />
The day has evolved over the years and<br />
for many it’s now a celebration of Irish<br />
culture. People often mark the occasion by<br />
wearing an item of green clothing, sporting<br />
shamrocks, and enjoying Irish entertainment.<br />
It is arguably one of the most celebrated<br />
occasions across the world, despite the<br />
Republic of Ireland’s relatively small<br />
population of 4.5 million people. However,<br />
over 80m people worldwide are reported<br />
to be Irish descendants, <strong>with</strong> the majority<br />
residing in America.<br />
This year <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> will be the only<br />
borough to host celebrations on the actual<br />
day, March 17, rather than the closest<br />
weekend. A parade will leave Willesden<br />
Green Underground Station at 4pm<br />
featuring pipers, colourful floats and<br />
costumed dancers.<br />
It will end at Willesden Green Library<br />
Centre where there will be a feast of Irish<br />
entertainment including folk music, Irish<br />
dancing and lots of activities for children,<br />
as well as a St Patrick’s Day market selling<br />
Irish food and gifts.<br />
New to the line up this year will be<br />
country singer Nathan Carter who won<br />
‘Best Male Newcomer’ in the Irish <strong>World</strong><br />
Awards 2008 and folk singer Fil Campbell.<br />
Photographer Louise Jefferson will also<br />
be on hand to present her book ‘Wall and<br />
Barriers – symbol of separation’. The book,<br />
featuring a selection of startling images<br />
from the streets of Belfast, is married <strong>with</strong><br />
insights and reflections from citizens,<br />
police, politicians and charities.<br />
The event is open to all sections of<br />
the community.<br />
To find out more and to download a<br />
programme visit www.brent.gov.uk/<br />
stpatricks or call 020 8937 1108.<br />
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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />
<strong>Night</strong> is irie!<br />
Crime-fighting special agent, <strong>Rastamouse</strong>,<br />
comes to <strong>Brent</strong> this month for the first<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Night</strong> at Willesden Green<br />
Library.<br />
The children’s character, who is the star<br />
of several books and recently launched<br />
his own TV show on CBeebies, will be<br />
introduced by his creators, Michael de<br />
Souza and Genevieve Webster.<br />
Children are welcome to wear their<br />
pyjamas and get comfy while enjoying<br />
<strong>Rastamouse</strong>’s animated exploits (6-7pm).<br />
It will be the first ever <strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Night</strong><br />
and is open to all the family. Adults who<br />
want to come along can try their hand<br />
at activities such as nail art, aromatherapy<br />
and dance classes (6-8pm).<br />
Ealing Road Library is the main venue<br />
for <strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> Day (3 March) where staff<br />
will host a special Quick Reads Brunch<br />
(11am-12noon) – complete <strong>with</strong> healthy<br />
snacks and refreshments – for busy parents<br />
and their children to learn more about the<br />
Quick Reads collection of brilliant, short<br />
books for adults by bestselling authors.<br />
Food will play a part at the library when<br />
children (and their teddies) are invited<br />
Children are welcome<br />
to wear their pyjamas<br />
and get comfy while<br />
enjoying <strong>Rastamouse</strong>’s<br />
animated exploits.<br />
<strong>Book</strong> fans of all ages and<br />
abilities in <strong>Brent</strong> can celebrate<br />
their passion for the written<br />
word at <strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> <strong>Night</strong><br />
on 5 March <strong>with</strong> the help<br />
of <strong>Rastamouse</strong>.<br />
to a teddy bear’s picnic, story and rhyme<br />
session (11am-12noon).<br />
Willesden Green Library, meanwhile,<br />
will host a gritty talk on Scandinavian crime<br />
fiction by best-selling Norwegian crime<br />
writer Gunnar Staalesen (strictly for adults<br />
only, 7.30-8pm). The talk will be the climax<br />
of a Scandinavian crime writing<br />
promotion which includes a short story<br />
competition. It is open to all residents and<br />
sees the work of authors such as Henning<br />
Mankell, Jo Nesbo and Stieg Larsson<br />
featured at the Town Hall, Willesden<br />
Green and Kilburn libraries.<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> Day, as its name suggests,<br />
is a global celebration of books and<br />
reading that’s marked by over 100<br />
countries worldwide. To find out more<br />
visit www.worldbookday.com.<br />
Later in March, the Willesden Green<br />
Library will also welcome acclaimed author<br />
Marilyn Heward Mills.<br />
To find out more about any of the <strong>World</strong><br />
<strong>Book</strong> <strong>Night</strong> or <strong>World</strong> <strong>Book</strong> Day events in<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> visit www.brent.gov.uk/libraries and<br />
go to ‘what’s on in libraries’.<br />
Top, <strong>Rastamouse</strong> and The Easy Crew.<br />
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Fairtrade’s<br />
the fashion<br />
This year's Fairtrade Fortnight theme calls<br />
on everyone to be proud of buying Fairtrade<br />
products and ‘show off your label’.<br />
Buying products <strong>with</strong> the Fairtrade logo<br />
is a straightforward way of giving poor<br />
people in developing countries a chance to<br />
work their way out of poverty.<br />
In <strong>Brent</strong> the council is focusing on one<br />
of the most important Fairtrade products,<br />
cotton. Fairtrade cotton was launched in<br />
Britain six years ago and is now worth<br />
around £50 million a year through sales<br />
from leading high street stores.<br />
To find out more about more about<br />
Fairtrade cotton come along to the council's<br />
special fashion event to mark Fairtrade<br />
Fortnight at the town hall on 3 March.<br />
There will be a series of fashion<br />
photographs capturing well-known<br />
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models on display as well as African food,<br />
stalls, schools displays and short films,<br />
including Sir Steve Redgrave visiting<br />
Fairtrade cotton producers in Mali.<br />
The event will be opened at 5pm by<br />
the Mayor of <strong>Brent</strong>, <strong>Council</strong>lor Harbhajan<br />
Singh. Speakers will include Ben<br />
Ramsden, founder of Pants to Poverty.<br />
Fairtrade gives millions of people in<br />
Africa, Asia and Latin America a chance to<br />
work their way out of poverty <strong>with</strong> dignity,<br />
by guaranteeing a decent price for what<br />
they produce.<br />
On top of that, they are paid a premium<br />
that their community decides how to<br />
spend, for example on health facilities.<br />
They are assured of safe working<br />
conditions and the right to form trade<br />
unions.The local environment is<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> will be<br />
joining the nation in<br />
celebrating Fairtrade<br />
Fortnight 2011 which<br />
runs from 28 February<br />
until 13 March.<br />
also protected.<br />
Dr Peter Moore, Chair of <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Fairtrade Network, said: “Fairtrade is<br />
special for millions of producers of food,<br />
drink, footballs, flowers and cotton. And it<br />
is also special for us in <strong>Brent</strong>. Buying<br />
products <strong>with</strong> the Fairtrade logo is an easy<br />
way we can help poor people thousands of<br />
miles away.”<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is committed to Fairtrade<br />
and aims to become a Fairtrade Borough,<br />
working <strong>with</strong> the community through the<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> Fairtrade Network.<br />
To find out more about Fairtrade<br />
Fortnight in <strong>Brent</strong> email<br />
marion.hofmann@brent.gov.uk
your health<br />
BRENT HEALTH AND WELLBEING SUPPLEMENT • SPRING 2011<br />
Breast<br />
is best<br />
Nine out of ten babies agree<br />
National No<br />
Smoking Day
BREASTFEEDING & ANTENATAL CARE<br />
Babies<br />
know<br />
best!<br />
Is it true that breastfeeding is best for your baby? The evidence<br />
overwhelmingly says YES! Breast milk provides babies <strong>with</strong> all<br />
the nutrients they need, as well as boosting their immune system.<br />
It can help protect them from diseases and illnesses such as chest<br />
infections, diabetes, asthma and eczema.<br />
And as well as being best for baby,<br />
it can be good for mothers too – by<br />
helping them develop stronger<br />
bones in later life, return them to<br />
their pre-pregnancy figures quicker<br />
and lower their risk of breast and<br />
ovarian cancer. But some new<br />
mothers find the thought of<br />
breastfeeding daunting, worrying<br />
that it might hurt them, or that their<br />
baby might not get enough food.<br />
Volunteer<br />
Would you like to become a volunteer<br />
breastfeeding peer support worker?<br />
• Are you interested in helping<br />
other mothers to breastfeed?<br />
• Do you live locally?<br />
• Do you have a positive<br />
attitude towards breastfeeding?<br />
• Would you like to provide other<br />
mothers <strong>with</strong> breastfeeding solutions?<br />
Yes? Then why don't you become a<br />
volunteer breastfeeding peer support<br />
worker in <strong>Brent</strong>!<br />
For more information please contact<br />
the NHS <strong>Brent</strong> breastfeeding team on<br />
020 8795 7443 or 020 8795 6677.<br />
The most natural choice<br />
of food for your children<br />
Luckily, there is no shortage of<br />
help and support in <strong>Brent</strong>.<br />
Families can turn to health<br />
professionals or the peer support<br />
programme, including<br />
Breastfeeding Champion and local<br />
mum, Alicia Goulding, who said:<br />
“I felt that it was important to<br />
breastfeed my babies because the<br />
milk I make is perfect for them.<br />
It protects them from lots of<br />
illnesses and prevents me from<br />
conditions later in life. It is also a<br />
fantastic bonding experience for<br />
both mother and baby. Ultimately<br />
it is the most natural choice of food<br />
for my children. Breastfeeding<br />
remains an important form of<br />
nutrition, alongside solid food,<br />
for my daughter who is now<br />
18 months old.”<br />
And best of all –<br />
breast milk is free!<br />
Accessing<br />
maternity<br />
services<br />
It is important for you and your baby’s<br />
health that you start your antenatal care<br />
early in pregnancy. When you know you<br />
are pregnant, don’t delay – book your<br />
maternity care by:<br />
• making an appointment <strong>with</strong> your GP,<br />
who can refer you to maternity services<br />
or you can:<br />
• refer yourself by contacting your<br />
preferred hospital below:<br />
– Northwick Park Hospital<br />
Tel 020 8869 5252 or visit<br />
www.nwlh.nhs.uk and search for<br />
maternity services self-referral form<br />
– St Mary’s Tel 020 3312 6135 or visit<br />
www.imperial.nhs.uk/maternity<br />
– The Royal Free Hampstead<br />
Tel 020 7794 0500 ext 36169<br />
or visit www.royalfree.nhs.uk<br />
search for maternity<br />
services self-referral<br />
form.<br />
You can find further information on breastfeeding and accessing maternity services<br />
either on the NHS <strong>Brent</strong> website, through leaflets available from your GP, pharmacists,<br />
health and children’s centres, or by visiting www.brentpct.nhs.uk/maternity
NATIONAL NO SMOKING DAY<br />
Are you aware that a smoker<br />
is four times more likely to stop<br />
smoking <strong>with</strong> NHS support?<br />
Simon Bowen, Acting Director<br />
of Public Health for NHS <strong>Brent</strong><br />
PCT says:<br />
“NHS <strong>Brent</strong> has helped over 1,500<br />
people to stop smoking <strong>with</strong>in the<br />
last year and this figure continues to<br />
rise. No Smoking Day is a very good<br />
opportunity for people who live or<br />
work <strong>with</strong>in <strong>Brent</strong> to stop smoking.”<br />
If that is you, then come along to<br />
one of our events on 9 March.<br />
Kick<br />
the<br />
habit<br />
NHS <strong>Brent</strong> will be encouraging smokers<br />
to kick their habit on this year’s National<br />
No Smoking Day on Wednesday 9 March.<br />
No Smoking Day is an annual health<br />
awareness campaign that helps smokers<br />
to make a fresh start, free from tobacco.<br />
Now in its 28th year, the 2011<br />
campaign focus will be on<br />
supporting smokers who<br />
are motivated and ready to<br />
stop smoking.<br />
NHS <strong>Brent</strong> events<br />
• Alperton Bus Garage<br />
11am - 2pm<br />
• Central Middlesex Hospital<br />
11am - 2pm<br />
• Wembley Centre for<br />
Health and Care, 11am - 1pm<br />
• Wembley Central Square<br />
10am - 4pm<br />
• <strong>Brent</strong> House, One Stop Service<br />
11am - 3pm<br />
Our specialist trained advisors<br />
will be offering free carbon<br />
monoxide reading, lung age test<br />
and help, support and advice at<br />
all venues, to those who want to<br />
stop smoking.<br />
For more information, please contact<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> Stop Smoking Service on<br />
020 8795 6669 or email:<br />
stopsmoking@brentpct.nhs.uk<br />
or drop in to your local pharmacist<br />
or GP who can offer support and<br />
advice all year round.<br />
Simon<br />
says…<br />
It’s important to remember<br />
that A&E, or dialling 999, is<br />
for emergencies only – if you<br />
are choking, have chest pain,<br />
severe blood loss or are<br />
blacking out.<br />
Read the options below to ensure<br />
you get the treatment you need in<br />
the shortest time possible:<br />
• Self-care – many minor<br />
ailments can be treated at home<br />
<strong>with</strong> remedies recommended by<br />
your local pharmacy.<br />
•<br />
NHS Direct provide health<br />
advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a<br />
week, every week of the year.<br />
Call 0845 4647 or visit<br />
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk<br />
• Visit your GP if you have an<br />
illness or injury that won’t go away.<br />
• GP Walk-in centre at 116<br />
Chaplin Road, Wembley HA0 4UZ<br />
Tel 020 8900 6020 is open from<br />
8am-8pm, 365 days a year.<br />
They can treat minor illnesses<br />
and injuries. You do not need an<br />
appointment, and you will be seen<br />
by an experienced nurse or a GP.<br />
They do not offer x-ray facilities.<br />
02.11BDU 6400<br />
Printed on recycled paper.
Guide to the<br />
Census 2011<br />
The Census 2011 will take place on Sunday 27 March.<br />
Find out what you need to do.<br />
Census information is very important and is<br />
used to plan the services you need, including<br />
health, education and housing. Some of the<br />
money from central government to deliver<br />
local services depends on how many people<br />
are counted in the census.<br />
What will my census form<br />
look like?<br />
It’s 32 pages and contains questions about<br />
your household, individuals living there and<br />
also about any visitors (people staying <strong>with</strong><br />
you overnight). It is simple to complete<br />
but there are notes and information to help<br />
you.You will be able to answer most of<br />
the questions simply by ticking a box (or<br />
clicking, if you complete the form online).<br />
It should take around 10 minutes for each<br />
person, plus an extra few minutes to<br />
answer the questions about the household.<br />
To complete the census online go to<br />
www.census.gov.uk and followthe<br />
instructions. Each paper form has a<br />
special code, which youwill need to<br />
complete theonline form.<br />
What if I don’t complete it?<br />
By law every household must complete the<br />
census. If you don’t do so before 6 April,<br />
you may receive a visit from a local census<br />
collector, who can help you fill it in.<br />
Is the information I give<br />
confidential?<br />
Nobody will see your completed census<br />
form once you have returned it. All<br />
forms are electronically scanned and<br />
the information is not made public for<br />
100 years.The census is carried out by<br />
the Office of National Statistics and is<br />
totally independent of the government<br />
and the council.<br />
Where can I get help if I’m<br />
struggling to complete the form?<br />
The council is holding a number of<br />
completion events, where you can get<br />
help.Times will be made available<br />
through libraries and on the council’s<br />
website at www.brent.gov.uk/census<br />
closer to the dates.<br />
Census 2011<br />
Completion Events<br />
Town Hall Library<br />
March 28, 29, 30,<br />
April 4, 5, 6, 11, 18, 25<br />
Willesden Green Library<br />
March 28, 29, 30,<br />
April 4, 5, 6, 11, 18, 25<br />
Ealing Road Library<br />
March 28, 29, April 4, 11<br />
Harlesden Library<br />
March 28, 29, 30, April 4, 11<br />
Kilburn Library<br />
March 28, 29, 30, April 4, 11<br />
Kingsbury Library<br />
March 28, 29, 30, April 4, 11<br />
Stonebridge Centre,<br />
Unit 12 Bridge Park Complex<br />
March 26 12- 4pm<br />
April 2 12-4pm<br />
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The way adults <strong>with</strong> a disability receive care and<br />
support from <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is changing from 1 April<br />
this year. There will be more importance given to<br />
activities in the community and more control for<br />
people who use services and their carers. MARTIN GAVIN<br />
looks at a new system called Self Directed Support<br />
(SDS) and two people who are already using it.<br />
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<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> must save £37 million<br />
next year (April 2011 to April 2012)<br />
and many services will be changing<br />
because of this. But saving money is<br />
not the only reason for reviewing and<br />
modernising adult social care. The<br />
work to provide better and affordable<br />
services in future began several years<br />
before the current financial pressures<br />
took hold.<br />
The Day Opportunities Strategy is<br />
the council’s day care services plan<br />
for people living <strong>with</strong> a physical or<br />
learning disability. The strategy<br />
was approved last year following<br />
consultation <strong>with</strong> carers and people<br />
who use the services. It aims to give<br />
people more control over the type of<br />
care they receive and make adult social<br />
Adult so<br />
is changin<br />
Alexander Adeyeye<br />
is 21 years old and lives <strong>with</strong> his<br />
parents and sister. He has Asperger<br />
Syndrome and a moderate learning<br />
disability. Using the council's Direct<br />
Payments scheme he has decided to<br />
receive his support from the National<br />
Autistic Society.<br />
Alexander said: "I have six hours<br />
of Direct Payments which I use<br />
to do work experience and things that I<br />
enjoy like rapping, art or social groups.<br />
I get support from my personal assistant<br />
and I can do it every week because of<br />
my direct payments."
care more affordable for the council.<br />
It includes plans for many new ways<br />
of working, but one of the most<br />
important elements is SDS.<br />
Social care staff will support<br />
customers to lead the type of life<br />
they want. Those using the services<br />
can ask friends and family help to<br />
make important decisions.<br />
People can ask for better access to<br />
education or employment, to visit<br />
leisure facilities or meet <strong>with</strong> friends<br />
more regularly. When a support<br />
package has been agreed customers<br />
will receive a personal budget - paid<br />
into their bank account - or the new<br />
Direct Payments pre-payment card. The<br />
council can manage personal budgets if<br />
the customer is not able to do so, or the<br />
Vibeeshun Yoganatha<br />
has a bipolar mood disorder and severe<br />
learning difficulties. He is 22 years old<br />
and lives <strong>with</strong> his parents. He uses<br />
touch, short vocalisations and singing to<br />
communicate. Vibeeshun uses the Direct<br />
Payments scheme to pay for 35-hours of<br />
support, including swimming and walking,<br />
as well as attending a weekly<br />
drama course.<br />
His activities are carefully planned<br />
<strong>with</strong> his carer to help him socialise <strong>with</strong><br />
others while taking into account what<br />
triggers his anxieties. The drama course<br />
has helped him to overcome a fear of<br />
bullying from other young people. He<br />
attends drum classes at St. Joseph’s<br />
pastoral centre and also does yoga<br />
classes there, to stay calm and relaxed.<br />
customer can nominate someone they<br />
trust to manage the money for them.<br />
Re-ablement aims to get people back<br />
on their feet after hospital stays or<br />
illness. This provides a full assessment,<br />
support, aids to independent living and<br />
other types of assistance and is free for<br />
six weeks. The Re-ablement service<br />
will give the person the skills and<br />
equipment to continue to live<br />
independently <strong>with</strong>out any long-term<br />
homecare once the six weeks are over.<br />
For more information on<br />
Direct Payments visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/directpayments -<br />
email Kwabena Gyedu, at<br />
Kwabena.Gyedu@brent.gov.uk -<br />
telephone <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> on<br />
020 8937 1200.<br />
If you would like a copy of this article<br />
in a larger text size, you can request a<br />
large print copy of The <strong>Brent</strong> Magazine<br />
by telephoning 020 8937 1106.<br />
cial care<br />
g for you<br />
SDS means:<br />
• the customer, or carer, identifies<br />
what services they need<br />
• people know in advance how<br />
much money is available to them<br />
• the customer, not the council, decides<br />
what support they receive, at times<br />
convenient to them<br />
• the council will provide support<br />
to those who cannot manage<br />
their own budget.<br />
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A new leaf for<br />
Norah’s 90th<br />
Gladstone Park is getting a mini-makeover, thanks<br />
to £4,000 from the Mayor of London's RE:LEAF London<br />
campaign. Words NANCY LUDWIG<br />
The grant, which was awarded as<br />
part of a wider scheme to encourage<br />
individual Londoners, businesses and<br />
organisations to plant more trees in<br />
the capital, is going towards 30 new<br />
trees to enhance the park's green<br />
and pleasant landscape.<br />
To mark the occasion and to<br />
celebrate the 90th birthday of Norah<br />
Marshall – who's lived on nearby<br />
Temple Road since 1940 and is a<br />
lifelong community fund raiser –<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> invited her and fellow<br />
volunteers from the Gladstone Park<br />
Consultative Committee and NW2<br />
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Residents Association to a special<br />
tree planting at the Fort Gladstone<br />
children's play area.<br />
As guest of honour, Norah was<br />
rewarded for all her hard work and<br />
her contribution to the Rainbow Park<br />
planting days, as part of <strong>Brent</strong> in<br />
Bloom, by planting her very own<br />
birthday tree at the ceremony.<br />
Shaun Faulkner, Head of <strong>Brent</strong> Parks<br />
Service, said: "It's not often these days<br />
we have something to celebrate let<br />
alone have a double celebration so<br />
I'm twice as thrilled to receive this<br />
much-needed funding to improve the<br />
landscape of one of our most popular<br />
parks. It’s great it coincided <strong>with</strong><br />
Norah's birthday who has been one of<br />
Gladstone's biggest supporters over the<br />
years. It was a great morning and all<br />
the parks team really enjoyed it."<br />
RE:LEAF London is a partnership<br />
campaign spearheaded by the Mayor<br />
of London to protect the capital's trees,<br />
woodlands and associated wildlife and<br />
make London a greener, more attractive<br />
city. Visit www.london.gov.uk and<br />
search for RE:LEAF
Civic Centre<br />
contracts for<br />
local businesses<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and the construction<br />
contractor, Skanska UK, are ensuring<br />
small and medium-sized <strong>Brent</strong><br />
businesses can take advantage of<br />
the many tender opportunities<br />
that will now be available, through<br />
the Civic Centre Supply Chain<br />
programme.<br />
The programme, which was launched<br />
earlier this month <strong>with</strong> the expert<br />
business support organisation,<br />
Business to Business, will inform<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> businesses of the many contract<br />
opportunities available to them.<br />
Over the coming months, Business<br />
to Business plans to run workshops<br />
linked directly to contract opportunities<br />
and which will focus on explaining the<br />
nature of the work.<br />
Aktar Choudhury, Project Director<br />
for <strong>Brent</strong>'s Civic Centre, says: “The<br />
council is committed to ensuring vital<br />
opportunities for jobs for local people<br />
at the Civic Centre and for businesses<br />
to bid for work on site.”Vijay Amin,<br />
chair of <strong>Brent</strong> Employer Partnership<br />
said: “It was really encouraging to<br />
hear of the contract opportunities<br />
from the Civic Centre project. I am<br />
also delighted to hear that the building<br />
will be delivering real benefits for local<br />
people and contribute to business economic<br />
growth in <strong>Brent</strong>.”<br />
The nine-storey Civic Centre will be<br />
the UK’s greenest public building and<br />
is being built opposite Wembley<br />
Stadium. As well as accommodation<br />
for 2,000 <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> staff and<br />
The ground is broken<br />
and work is now underway<br />
on <strong>Brent</strong>'s eagerly awaited<br />
Civic Centre building<br />
in Wembley, which is<br />
due for completion in<br />
December 2012 and<br />
will open mid-2013.<br />
councillors, this community<br />
centrepiece also includes: a main<br />
foyer and reception, state of the<br />
art new library, council services<br />
centre, registrars’ services, wedding<br />
suite and wedding garden, partner<br />
organisations, restaurants, retail<br />
spaces, a large community hall and a<br />
winter garden, upper lobby/gallery and<br />
training facilities.<br />
The building is affordable and <strong>Brent</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong> has committed to deliver<br />
a cost-neutral building <strong>with</strong> no<br />
burden on local council tax payers.<br />
The costs will be met from efficiencies<br />
and savings achieved by moving out of<br />
more than twelve old and expensive to<br />
maintain existing office buildings.Visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/civiccentre<br />
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THE AFRICAN CHILD (UK)<br />
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PART-TIME POSITION<br />
Job Title: YP Male Relationships Worker<br />
Salary: £15k per annum (21 Hours)<br />
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working <strong>with</strong> young male populations. We are looking to recruit a<br />
Young People's worker to develop and deliver an outreach program to<br />
boys between the age of 13-18 years living in the borough of <strong>Brent</strong>.<br />
For more information on the program and how to apply, please call<br />
02088303151 or send an email to: info@theafricanchild.org.uk<br />
Applications are open until 15th March 2011 14.00 p.m.<br />
Advertise here from<br />
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advertising@brent.gov.uk<br />
OR CALL 020 8937 1097<br />
<strong>Brent</strong><br />
for Jesus<br />
Bible School<br />
No child is too young; no adult is too old.<br />
You will be given a solid biblical foundation<br />
for life and living. Our curriculum includes<br />
how to be a light in the community; social<br />
development and strengthening the family unit.<br />
Children can also take part in the choir and<br />
teenagers in the <strong>Brent</strong> Youth for Christ Ministry.<br />
Term starts on Saturday 19th March 2011<br />
from 2.00pm-3.30pm for six weeks. FREE!<br />
34 Craven Park, London NW10 8QN.<br />
OPEN DAYS 2.00pm - 4.00pm, Saturday 5th March<br />
and 12th March, 2011<br />
For more information call the Principal,<br />
Janet, on 07886 421 279 or 07967 369 234
A way<br />
<strong>with</strong><br />
words<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> Adult and Community Education<br />
Service (BACES) provides education to adults<br />
across the borough. Their aims is ‘to broaden<br />
minds, create opportunities and change the<br />
lives of individuals and communities in <strong>Brent</strong>.’<br />
Helping them achieve that is creative writing<br />
tutor John Paul O’Neill.<br />
ALL IN Aday’s work<br />
Every Monday John Paul O’Neill teaches creative writing to a<br />
group of men aged between 50 and 93 who live in St Mungo’s<br />
care home in South Kilburn.The two-hour session is more than<br />
just a tutorial on how to write, it’s also a way of the students<br />
increasing their confidence and learning about themselves.<br />
“They’re fantastic guys,” he says. “I really enjoy teaching them.<br />
Since I started a year ago I’ve seen many changes in them and<br />
their confidence has definitely grown.Writing is something they<br />
can feel good about and is a way of them expressing the positive<br />
things in their lives. It’s very different to some of the other sessions<br />
I take, but one I get a great amount of pleasure from.”<br />
John Paul has worked for BACES for 11 years. He currently<br />
teaches three creative writing classes and GCSE English sessions.<br />
“We cater for everyone from serious writers to people who<br />
come along because they enjoy the company and interaction<br />
<strong>with</strong> others,” he says. “My classes tend to be very mixed. In one<br />
GCSE English class we’ve been looking at Romeo and Juliet; when<br />
you’ve got teenagers and people in their 60s giving their views on a<br />
play it’s certainly interesting and really benefits the students.<br />
“The most important thing isn’t that students end up being<br />
the best and most polished writers, but that they produce the<br />
best work they are capable of.”<br />
BACES offer a range of courses in everything from accounting<br />
to yoga.<br />
For more information about available courses visit<br />
www.brent.gov.uk/baces or call 020 8937 3960.<br />
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South Kilburn<br />
gets creative<br />
The South Kilburn Arts<br />
Programme began in November<br />
2010, it aims to improve local<br />
spaces and unleash creativity<br />
through art projects.<br />
Words SHARON DONOVAN,<br />
photo ISABELLE PLASSCHAERT<br />
Funded by New Deal for Communities –<br />
a central government-led regeneration<br />
project – the arts programme is delivered<br />
by <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and the South Kilburn<br />
Neighbourhood Trust.<br />
Andy Donald, <strong>Brent</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Director of<br />
Regeneration and Major Projects said: “It<br />
complements the major physical regeneration<br />
that is taking place in South Kilburn, as well<br />
as providing local people <strong>with</strong> skills and<br />
opportunities, breathing life into empty<br />
shops and animating local spaces.”<br />
Workshop 24 was the first part of the arts<br />
programme to launch. It saw a disused shop in<br />
Peel Precinct, South Kilburn, transformed into a<br />
space for local creativity, by hosting workshops,<br />
exhibitions and events.<br />
Sarah Butler, Creative Coordinator of<br />
the South Kilburn Arts Programme said: “We are<br />
also working <strong>with</strong> the Architecture Foundation to<br />
transform empty offices on Canterbury Road into<br />
a community cultural facility. Work studios will be<br />
offered rent free in return for tenants training<br />
young people in industries like fine art, fashion<br />
or joinery.”<br />
Also featured in the arts programme were<br />
parkour (free-running) workshops for young<br />
people. Parkour, which was invented in Paris,<br />
transforms how people travel through the<br />
urban landscape. Tactics such as jumping,<br />
climbing, vaulting, rolling and swinging<br />
techniques are employed to negotiate obstacles.<br />
Sarah said: “The aim of the parkour workshops<br />
was to encourage young people to rediscover their<br />
area in a unique way. We also taught them how to<br />
document the process through filmmaking, all of<br />
which is available to view on www.evolve01.com.”<br />
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If you would like to know more<br />
about any of these projects or<br />
want to get involved contact<br />
Sarah Butler by emailing<br />
s.butler@skpartnership.net<br />
Youngsters enjoying<br />
parkour in South Kilburn
Towards the end of the Second <strong>World</strong><br />
War, Wembley <strong>Council</strong> saw that new<br />
homes were needed. Many people had<br />
been bombed-out and men returning<br />
from active service needed a decent home<br />
for their families. As the country could<br />
not build permanent houses quickly, the<br />
Government decided to produce temporary,<br />
factory-made bungalows. By late 1944, the<br />
council had identified a number of sites<br />
where these pre-fabricated homes, known<br />
as ‘prefabs’, could be used.<br />
Work on Wembley’s largest prefab estate,<br />
on Pilgrims Way, started in 1946. A very cold<br />
winter made it impossible to lay a concrete<br />
road until April 1947, <strong>with</strong> most of the<br />
unskilled work done by German prisonerof-war<br />
labourers. Supply problems then<br />
meant it was the autumn before the first<br />
aluminium bungalows were delivered.<br />
Tenants finally moved into the 114<br />
prefabs between January and July 1948.<br />
The families soon settled into their<br />
homes. Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation<br />
in June 1953 brought some welcome<br />
cheer to the grey post-war years, and<br />
residents organised a big street party<br />
for the 200 children on the estate. Six<br />
members of the Harlem Globetrotters<br />
basketball team, which was playing at<br />
the Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena)<br />
opened the party and stayed to judge<br />
the fancy dress parade.<br />
By the early 1960s the council was<br />
moving families from prefabs into<br />
permanent houses. The final tenants<br />
moved out of these temporary homes,<br />
originally meant to last for just 15 years,<br />
in 1972. Some new homes were later<br />
built on the lower end of the site, still<br />
called Pilgrims Way, but most of the land<br />
was returned to public open space and<br />
planted <strong>with</strong> trees, becoming part of<br />
Fryent Country Park.<br />
SECREThistory<br />
Post-war Pilgrims<br />
Between the 1940s and 1970s many <strong>Brent</strong> families lived in ‘prefab’ properties. There<br />
were approximately 20 groups of these temporary, factory-made homes across the former<br />
boroughs of Willesden and Wembley. PHILIP GRANT looks at the story behind one of them.<br />
Do you remember the prefabs? Did you<br />
live in a prefab in <strong>Brent</strong>? <strong>Brent</strong> Archives<br />
needs your help to record this important<br />
part of local history.<br />
You can bring along your memories,<br />
photographs, or other memorabilia to a<br />
Prefabs Drop-in Day at <strong>Brent</strong> Archives on<br />
Saturday 19 March, 11am to 4pm, or join<br />
Philip Grant for a Prefabs Chatabout at<br />
Kingsbury Library Plus on Friday 8 April,<br />
10.30am to 12noon.<br />
For further information contact <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Archives at Willesden Green Library Centre,<br />
95 High Road. Call 020 8937 3541 or<br />
email archives@brent.gov.uk<br />
Below the prefabs as they were in 1952.<br />
Bottom, players from the Harlem<br />
Globetrotters judge a fancy dress parade.<br />
Photographs from <strong>Brent</strong> Archives.<br />
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This events calendar is correct at the time of going to print and is subject to change and updates.<br />
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Win a pair of tickets to His and Hers,<br />
plus Q&A <strong>with</strong> Director Ken Wardrop<br />
On screen at the Tricycle Sunday 20 March, 5.30pm<br />
Using his mother's life as inspiration, Irish director Ken Wardrop<br />
has created a film that explores life's shared journeys. His and<br />
Hers is an investigation into the ordinary to discover the extraordinary.<br />
It finds comedy in the mundane, tragedy in the profound and<br />
provides an original insight into a life. The hallways, living rooms<br />
and kitchens of the Irish Midlands are used as the canvas for the<br />
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Last month’s winners: Stadium Tour tickets Nilesh Gade, Versha Patel, Patrick Cronin, Darshana Parmar Vaghela.<br />
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CHILDREN<br />
TIMEout<br />
What’s going on…<br />
WILLESDEN GREEN<br />
WRITERS GROUP<br />
Thurs 8-10pm Willesden<br />
Green Library Centre<br />
ADULT BEGINNERS<br />
BALLET COURSE<br />
Until 8 Dec Weds 6.30-<br />
7.30pm level 1, 7.30www.willesdengreen<br />
8.30pm level 2 The Corrib<br />
writers.com<br />
Rest, 76-80 Salusbury Rd,<br />
NW6 6PA 07956 260 108<br />
DANCE<br />
www.balletforyou.co.uk<br />
CLUB CEROC<br />
ADULT STREET DANCE<br />
Tues 8-11pm, entry £8 Tues, 7.30-8.30pm, £5.15<br />
plus £2 lifetime member- New Bridge Park Centre,<br />
ship and a free beginner’s Stonebridge<br />
guide DVD, <strong>Brent</strong> Town 020 8937 3730<br />
Hall, Forty Lane,<br />
Wembley, HA9.<br />
www.clubceroc.com<br />
020 8933 4350.<br />
BALLROOM AND LATIN<br />
Mons 7.30-11pm <strong>Brent</strong><br />
Town Hall, Forty Lane<br />
Wembley 020 8855 6868<br />
BELLY DANCING<br />
Mons 7.30-8.30pm<br />
(beginners), 8.30-9.30pm<br />
(improvers) £48 for 6<br />
weeks £8 drop-in Fitness<br />
First 492-498 High Rd,<br />
Wembley,<br />
www.hayaam.com<br />
07855 362 849 Tues<br />
8.30-10pm NY Pilates<br />
Studio, Lonsdale Rd NW6<br />
020 7372 3490 Sats 2-<br />
3pm 105 Salusbury Road<br />
NW6, £7 per lesson or<br />
£50 for 8 sessions to be<br />
used <strong>with</strong>in 3 months<br />
eliftarakci@yahoo.co.uk<br />
LINE DANCING<br />
Fris 7-9pm £5 beginners,<br />
Chalkhill Community<br />
Centre, 113 Chalkhill<br />
Road, Wembley<br />
020 8385 1836<br />
SALSA<br />
Mons, 7.30-8.30pm<br />
Mambo City salsa £6 St<br />
Joseph’s Social Club,<br />
Empire Way, Wembley<br />
salsa@mambocity.co.uk<br />
Fris 7.30-8.30pm<br />
Willesden Sports Centre<br />
SEQUENCE AND<br />
TEA DANCING<br />
Mons 2-4pm sequence<br />
dance Thurs 2-4pm tea<br />
dance £1.50 all ages welcome<br />
King’s Hall<br />
Community Centre 155<br />
Harlesden Road,<br />
Willesden 020 8459 3487<br />
TEA DANCE<br />
Mons, Weds 1.30-4.30pm<br />
£4 <strong>Brent</strong> Town Hall,<br />
Forty Lane Wembley<br />
020 8937 6206 Fris 2-<br />
4.30 pm Chalkhill<br />
Community Centre, 113<br />
Chalkhill Road, Wembley<br />
020 8385 1836<br />
DANCE AT THE TRICYCLE<br />
Street Dance. Free classes<br />
for 5-18 year olds. Call<br />
Anna 020 7372 6611 for<br />
more details or visit<br />
www.tricycle.co.uk<br />
We'll Meet Again. Free<br />
activity group for the over<br />
60s, including Drama, Art,<br />
Dance and T'ai Chi. Call<br />
Anna 020 7372 6611<br />
for more details.<br />
Thurs 8.15-9.30pm £4.50<br />
07961 281 989<br />
Mons 6.30-7.30pm<br />
Salsasize dance and<br />
exercise £4 Chalkhill<br />
Community Centre, 113<br />
Chalkhill Road, Wembley<br />
020 8385 1836<br />
DA SALSA ROOM<br />
Salsa classes & club free<br />
styling night every<br />
Monday. 7.30- 8.30pm<br />
Absolute Beginners &<br />
Beginners classes £6,<br />
8.30-9.30pm Bridge the<br />
Gap classes £6, 8.30-<br />
9:30pm Improvers &<br />
Intermediates classes £6,<br />
or two classes for £9.<br />
9.45-11.30pm, club &<br />
DRAMA<br />
KINGSBURY AMATEUR<br />
OPERATIC SOCIETY<br />
Thurs 7-Sun 10 April<br />
The Music Man-40th<br />
anniversary production.<br />
7.30pm Thurs to Sat and<br />
2.30pm Sat and Sun<br />
Kingsbury High School,<br />
Princes Ave, Kingsbury,<br />
NW9 9JR. £13. Box office<br />
0845 020 4240<br />
www.kaosonline.org<br />
CHAMELEONS<br />
Mons and Thurs 8pm,<br />
amateur dramatics<br />
Neasden Methodist<br />
Church, NW10<br />
07968 965 038<br />
free styling night <strong>with</strong> DRAMA WORKHOUSE<br />
salsa con timba music Saturday Crew workshop<br />
Heritage Inn Caribbean for children 1-2pm 7-9<br />
Rhum Bar & Restaurant, years; 2-3pm 10-12 years;<br />
301 Cricklewood 4-6pm 13-18 years; under<br />
Broadway, London, NW2 10s £25 a term, Over 10s<br />
6PG. 07961 281989 £40 a term; Tues adult<br />
info@dasalsaroom.com classes 8-10pm £9.50<br />
www.dasalsaroom.com Dudden Hill Centre, 19<br />
SELF EXPRESSIVE DANCE<br />
Tues 8-9.30pm, £7.50,<br />
Holy Innocents Church<br />
Hall, Bacon Lane<br />
020 8205 6751<br />
Dudden Hill Lane, NW10<br />
www.dramaworkhouse.<br />
org.uk 07958 653 725<br />
The essential guide to music, drama, sport, workshops<br />
and much more. Find out what’s going on in <strong>Brent</strong><br />
during March 2011. To get your event listed email<br />
tbm@brent.gov.uk or telephone 020 8937 1098.<br />
KINGS HALL YOUTH CLUB<br />
For 10-15 year olds.<br />
Weds 7-9pm, Kings Hall<br />
Community Centre, 155<br />
Harlesden Rd, Willesden<br />
Green, NW10. Limited<br />
places. www.kingsyouth<br />
club.org.uk<br />
youthclub@tiscali.co.uk<br />
AIR CADETS<br />
Mon and Thurs 7pm 406<br />
Squadron Willesden<br />
020 8451 0406<br />
ARTALIKE<br />
Sats 10am term-time; Sats<br />
10am-noon ARTTEEN 7-<br />
14 £5, Kensal Rise<br />
07946 755 847<br />
DOWN SYNDROME<br />
TIGER CUBS<br />
Thurs 5-6pm football<br />
coaching run by QPR,<br />
Woodfield School<br />
Genwood Avenue,<br />
NW9 020 8740 2585<br />
07815 670 806<br />
11TH BRONDESBURY<br />
GUIDES<br />
Tues, 6pm for girls aged<br />
10-14 in Willesden<br />
07810 653 225<br />
4TH BRONDESBURY<br />
BROWNIES AND GUIDES<br />
Thurs Brownies 6.30-<br />
8pm. Guides 7-8.30pm.<br />
07981 174 634<br />
FRENCH CLASSES<br />
Weds, Thurs after-school<br />
in Kensal Rise ages 5-11;<br />
07753 693 720<br />
GIRLS’ BRIGADE<br />
Weds 5.15-8.30pm for<br />
five-year-olds and<br />
upwards, Queensbury<br />
Methodist Church,<br />
Beverley Drive<br />
07961 321 237<br />
Teen Manga drawing<br />
workshops. See: Learning<br />
30 THE BRENT MAGAZINE MARCH 2011<br />
LONDON IRISH<br />
MUSIC SCHOOL<br />
Sats, traditional Irish<br />
music for under 14s;<br />
Oliver Goldsmith Primary,<br />
Kenton www.london<br />
irishmusicschool.co.uk<br />
020 8205 7231<br />
MAINLY MUSIC<br />
Weds 9.45-11am £2.50<br />
music, dancing and<br />
instruments <strong>with</strong> social<br />
morning tea and playtime<br />
for parents, carers and<br />
children under five<br />
Wembley Christian Centre<br />
Carlton Ave East,<br />
Forty Avenue corner<br />
07900 460 875<br />
daveandmarc@<br />
gmail.com<br />
MONKEY MUSIC<br />
Thurs children aged 3<br />
months - 3 years, St<br />
James’s Church Centre,<br />
Stanley Avenue, Alperton<br />
www.monkeymusic<br />
.co.uk 01895 674 587<br />
MUM AND TODDLER<br />
Thurs 10am-12noon,<br />
Preston Mall Community<br />
Centre, Kenton £2<br />
020 8204 1148<br />
PARENT TODDLER GROUP<br />
Thurs 9-10.30am 50p<br />
Barham Primary Wembley<br />
020 8902 3706<br />
PIONEER EXPLORER<br />
SCOUTS<br />
Weds 8-10pm for 14-18<br />
years, Stember Hall,<br />
Leighton Gardens, NW10<br />
01582 703121<br />
7TH BRONDESBURY<br />
BROWNIES<br />
Tues 6pm for girls aged<br />
7-10 in Willesden<br />
07810 653 225<br />
SING AND SIGN CLASSES<br />
Mon-Fri, for babies 6-18<br />
months. Willesden Green<br />
& Kensal Rise<br />
07790 955 576<br />
SOCCER TRAINING<br />
Fris 6-8pm, for children,<br />
first session free Capital<br />
City Academy NW10<br />
mdipaola@cyworks.co.uk<br />
SPLASH FOOTBALL<br />
Sats 10am-12pm, ages<br />
5-15. Claremont High<br />
School, Claremont<br />
Avenue, Kenton, £30 for<br />
5 weeks 07863 165 737<br />
3RD WEMBLEY SCOUTS<br />
Fris Cubs 7-8.30pm,<br />
Scouts 7pm-9pm<br />
Clivedon Hall Clifton Way,<br />
Alperton call Andrew<br />
Stevenson 020 8997 0951<br />
020 8902 6902<br />
WILLESDEN<br />
DISTRICT SCOUTS<br />
Groups throughout<br />
Willesden for young<br />
people aged 6-18, adult<br />
volunteers needed<br />
0208 459 3737<br />
enquiries@willesden<br />
scouts.org.uk<br />
GRANVILLE PLUS<br />
YOUTH ARTS CENTRE<br />
Free creative learning<br />
activities for young people<br />
aged 11-25yrs Mons<br />
guitar (intermediate):<br />
5.30–7pm,Taekwondo<br />
6–8pm, vocal training<br />
(20min private lessons)<br />
6–9pm,guitar (beginners)<br />
7–8.30pm, song writing<br />
7–9pm, street dance<br />
7–9pm. Tues <strong>Brent</strong> Youth<br />
Circus Company 6–8pm,<br />
online drama project<br />
6–9pm, fashion as a<br />
business 6–9pm, discipline<br />
dance 7–9pm. 80<br />
Granville Road, Kilburn,<br />
NW6 5RA<br />
020 8937 3612<br />
tina.ramdeen@brent.gov.uk<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
WEMBLEY<br />
NATIONAL TRUST<br />
3rd Thurs of month,<br />
8-10pm Sudbury<br />
Neighbourhood Centre<br />
809 Harrow Road,<br />
Wembley 020 8904 5940<br />
BTWSC<br />
Fri 25 Mar An Evening<br />
<strong>with</strong> Supt. Leroy Logan<br />
MBE, 6.30-8.30pm,<br />
Willesden Green Library<br />
Centre. £8, includes meal.<br />
Half price for young<br />
people. Networking<br />
session from 6-7pm, to<br />
raise awareness of<br />
Fairtrade. Collect your<br />
NARM role model DVD<br />
and booklet. btwsc@<br />
hotmail.com<br />
020 8450 5987<br />
WEMBLEY LOCAL<br />
HISTORY SOCIETY<br />
7.30pm Scout House,<br />
High Road, Willesden<br />
Green. Mar 16 ‘Kilburn<br />
Stories’ by Dick<br />
Weindling, the author<br />
best known in Willesden<br />
for his co-authorship <strong>with</strong><br />
Marianne Colloms of<br />
‘Kilburn and West<br />
Hampstead’ and ‘Kilburn<br />
and Cricklewood’. 8<br />
March Bring a Recipe, 22<br />
March <strong>Book</strong>s you have<br />
enjoyed. Both 8pm 76<br />
Marlborough Hill HA1<br />
1TY. Rhona<br />
0208 969 3198<br />
GONG MEDITATION<br />
I hour guided meditation<br />
through chakras using<br />
gongs, temple bells and<br />
Tibetan singing bowls.<br />
£5, 1st Weds of month.<br />
14 Drayton Road, NW10<br />
4EL. Also individual sessions<br />
in T’ai Chi. Sandira<br />
07940 804098.<br />
CHATABOUT ARTHRITIS<br />
Thurs 17 Mar, 10.45-<br />
11.45am Town Hall<br />
Library. Advice on<br />
how excercise and diet<br />
can help <strong>with</strong> arthritis.<br />
MOSAIC<br />
MosaicYouth.org.uk<br />
weekly youth club for<br />
lesbian, gay and bi<br />
teenagers 08000 433 411<br />
NORTH WEST LONDON<br />
LESBIAN AND GAY GROUP<br />
Mons 8.30pm, Tenterden<br />
Sports Centre, Preston<br />
Road, Wembley<br />
07941 707884<br />
OVER 50S<br />
DISCUSSION GROUP<br />
Tues 11am-12.30pm The<br />
Gallery, Willesden Green<br />
Library 020 8452 8739
MADHATTERS<br />
TEEN MANGA<br />
YOGA<br />
Box office<br />
WORKSHOPS<br />
Mons-Suns beginners and<br />
020 8452 5239<br />
Award-winning cartoonist advanced classes in hatha<br />
www.madhatters Steve Marchant will lead and dynamic flow yoga;<br />
theatre.org.uk<br />
workshops on Cartooning pre and post natal and<br />
& Manga at <strong>Brent</strong> Town children’s classes; Special<br />
ENVIRONMENT<br />
Hall Library on Sat 5 & 12 Yoga Centre 2a<br />
KINGSBURY WALKERS<br />
Weds 1.55pm, Meet Bush<br />
Farm, Slough Lane and<br />
Salmon Street junction.<br />
020 8907 2836<br />
BARN HILL<br />
CONSERVATION GROUP<br />
Programme of events at<br />
Fryent Country Park<br />
(Sunday) and Roe Green<br />
Walled Garden (Tuesday,<br />
Thursday, Saturday)<br />
Phone 020 8206 0492<br />
www.bhcg.btck.co.uk<br />
EXHIBITIONS<br />
The Exhibition in Print<br />
Look at the world of<br />
prints-from primitive to<br />
modern. 15 Feb-18 Mar,<br />
The Gallery at Willesden<br />
Green. Daily 2-6pm Free.<br />
little voice. Photography<br />
March. The workshops<br />
will run from 2-4pm.<br />
020 8937 3500 or<br />
www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/libraries<br />
MUSIC<br />
VOCALITY WILLESDEN<br />
COMMUNITY CHOIR<br />
Mons 8-10pm first session<br />
free, Willesden Green<br />
Library Centre, Space 2<br />
95 High Road, NW10<br />
07985 094 322<br />
WILLESDEN GREEN CHOIR<br />
Mons 8-10pm. Songs<br />
from all over the world,<br />
no auditions, first session<br />
FREE Willesden Green<br />
Library Centre, Space 2,<br />
NW10 2SF. www.<br />
vocalitysinging.co.uk<br />
Wrentham Ave, Kensal<br />
Rise, 020 8968 1900<br />
www.specialyoga.org.uk<br />
Mons 6.30-7.30 pm,<br />
Thurs 7-8pm, Sun 11-<br />
12noon, special Jan<br />
course £60, drop-in £10<br />
Gladstone Community<br />
Centre, 162 Anson Road<br />
07901 650 763 Mons 1-<br />
2pm, Sats 9-10am, £2,50<br />
per lesson Dudden Hill<br />
Centre, Dudden Hill Lane,<br />
NW10 020 8459 1107<br />
Tues 7.45pm sahaja yoga<br />
at Victoria Hall, Sheepcote<br />
Road, Harrow<br />
020 8097 5985 Weds<br />
10.30am-12.30pm<br />
Dudden Hill Community<br />
Centre, 19 Dudden Hill<br />
Lane, NW10 bhakti yoga<br />
free classes, call Karano<br />
from co-operative ‘la<br />
société de la petite voix’ SPORTS & LEISURE<br />
020 8450 9603<br />
07913 897 406 Thurs<br />
15 Feb-18 Ma. Daily KIDS BOXING (NON- 7.30pm-9pm experienced<br />
11am-7pm. Free<br />
CONTACT) CLASSES students, Victoria Hall,<br />
Extra classes. Now on 3 Sheepcote Road, Harrow<br />
LEARNING<br />
days per week 4-5.30pm. 020 8861 5663 Tues<br />
BRENT ADULT AND<br />
COMMUNITY EDUCATION<br />
SERVICE<br />
A range of courses for<br />
adults from accounts to<br />
yoga! www.brent.gov.uk<br />
/adulteducation for a full<br />
list of courses or call any<br />
of our centres: Carlton<br />
020 8937 3990, Madison<br />
House 020 8937 3636<br />
or Stonebridge<br />
020 8937 3950<br />
READING GROUP<br />
Tues 10.30am-12.30pm<br />
free weekly shared<br />
reading group, led by<br />
novelist and writer<br />
Shahrukh Husain and<br />
supported by Royal<br />
Literary Fund; Kilburn<br />
Library Salusbury Road,<br />
NW6 020 8451 1834<br />
Please book your childs<br />
place. £3 per class.<br />
Mum's Daytime Keep Fit<br />
Classes. Every Wed,<br />
Thurs & Fri 09.30-<br />
10.30am. (First class is<br />
free) £5 per class. realfit<br />
ness@hotmail.co.uk Real<br />
Fitness London Ltd, 162<br />
Anson Road, Gladstone<br />
Pk London NW2 6BH.<br />
Kids Boxing Class Mon -<br />
Fri 4-5pm £3 Per session.<br />
Ages 4-11. Noncontact<br />
boxing.<br />
www.realfitness.org.uk<br />
020 8205 3155 or Wayne<br />
on 07717 005 264<br />
BROTHERS PEARSE<br />
CAMOGIE CLUB<br />
Ladies’ hurling club, all<br />
levels welcome, call Mary<br />
Cahill 07904 685 276<br />
9.20-10.30am Laughter<br />
Yoga, Roundwood Park<br />
Cafe, NW10. Children<br />
free, refreshments provided<br />
www.lifebulb.org<br />
Thurs 7.15–8.30pm<br />
Evening Laughter Yoga,<br />
Nest Cafe, Willesden<br />
Green Station, NW2 4QT.<br />
£10/£8 www.lifebulb.org<br />
SUDBURY COURT<br />
RUNNING CLUB<br />
Tues and Thurs 7.20pm,<br />
(1st Tues of month for<br />
beginners) meet at<br />
Wembley and Sudbury<br />
Tennis and Squash Club,<br />
Sylvester Road, Wembley;<br />
social runs and group<br />
runs www.sudburycourt<br />
.org.uk 020 8904 8814<br />
PRESTON PARK<br />
BOWLS CLUB<br />
shah.hussein@<br />
CENTURY BOWLS CLUB New members welcome,<br />
btinternet.com<br />
Indoor and outdoor free coaching and loan of<br />
TAMIL READING GROUP<br />
Last Sat of month 2.30-<br />
4.30pm Tamil literature,<br />
language and culture <strong>with</strong><br />
guest speakers; Willesden<br />
bowls, free coaching<br />
available, social activities,<br />
Logan Road, Wembley<br />
020 8904 3261<br />
LADIES KEEP FIT<br />
bowls Preston Park<br />
Recreation Ground,<br />
Carlton Avenue East<br />
020 8933 9358<br />
020 8427 1590<br />
Green Library Centre Weds 7.30-8.30pm TAEKWONDO<br />
NW10 020 8937 3400 Mandhata Centre, 20a Mons 7-9pm, Sat 10yamuna.tharmendiran<br />
Rosemead Avenue, 11am Holy Innocents<br />
@brent.gov.uk<br />
Wembley 07930 593 988 Church Hall, Bacon Lane<br />
UNIVERSITY OF THE<br />
THIRD AGE<br />
rupal@classiccreations.info<br />
Kingsbury 07799<br />
546 428<br />
Courses, talks and work- QUEENS PARK HARRIERS BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU<br />
shops 020 8933 7558 Tues & Thurs 7-8pm, Kids classes Tues, Weds<br />
www.brentu3a.org.uk Willesden Sport Centre and Thurs from 4pm.<br />
WORKERS EDUCATIONAL<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
Thurs 10am classes held<br />
in coffee lounge at St<br />
John’s Church Wembley,<br />
entrance via gate in<br />
Harrow Road<br />
www.queenspark<br />
harriers.org.uk<br />
BRONDESBURY<br />
BOWLING CLUB<br />
Evenings and daytime<br />
including free tuition,<br />
Chatsworth Road<br />
Adult classes Tues and<br />
Thurs 7-8.30pm and Sun<br />
3.30-5pm. Willesden<br />
Sports Centre,<br />
Donnington Road, NW10<br />
07092 845 640 or<br />
www.bjjschool.co.uk<br />
020 8904 5940<br />
020 8438 0302<br />
WHIST CLUB<br />
Tues 7.30-10.15pm<br />
Kingsbury Horticultural<br />
Association, The Pavilion<br />
Old Kenton Lane<br />
Allotments, new members<br />
welcome call Bill<br />
07957 965 692<br />
WILLESDEN & DISTRICT<br />
TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE<br />
Founded in 1935, new<br />
clubs wanted for 2010-<br />
211 season<br />
020 8965 2800<br />
TAI CHI<br />
Tues 10-11.30am all levels<br />
10-week course £40,<br />
concs £12.50 BACES<br />
3 Madison House 24-28<br />
London Road Wembley<br />
020 8795 3977 Tues,<br />
6.30-8pm beginners,<br />
8.30-9pm advanced, St<br />
Anne’s hall, 125 Salusbury<br />
Rd, NW6 07939 043 580<br />
Weds, 1.30-2.30pm, £2<br />
over 55s, beginners,<br />
gentle movements (health<br />
questionnaire must be<br />
completed first) Fitness<br />
First, Kingsbury<br />
07957 185 367<br />
PKA-KICKBOXING<br />
Sudbury. Mons 7.15 -<br />
8.45pm (ages 12+ &<br />
adults) St Andrew’s<br />
Church Scouts Hut, 956<br />
Harrow Road, Sudbury,<br />
HA0 2QA. Wembley, Kids<br />
classes (5-11) Thurs 6.30-<br />
7.30pm, 12+ & Adults<br />
classes Thurs 7.30-9pm,<br />
St Augustine's Church<br />
Hall, 154 Wembley Hill<br />
Road HA9 8EW,<br />
07865 962 620,<br />
sam@kickboxinglondon.co.uk<br />
www.<br />
pka-kickboxing.com<br />
TAEKWONDO<br />
Tues 6-9pm, Thurs 6-<br />
7.30pm, Ealing Road<br />
Methodist Church<br />
07832 447 763 Mons<br />
6.30-8pm, Weds 6.30-<br />
8pm, Cardinal Hinsley<br />
School NW10<br />
07832 447 763<br />
PILATES<br />
Mons 7-8pm, Sats 10-<br />
11am Living Well Health<br />
Club, Wembley Plaza<br />
Hotel, Empire Way, £5<br />
07903 937 909 Thurs<br />
7.30pm beginner to intermediate,<br />
feel strengthened,<br />
lengthened and<br />
relaxed The Lady House,<br />
Hay Lane Kingsbury, book<br />
in advance Di Hurley<br />
07958 140 003<br />
Badminton<br />
See: Sports &<br />
Leisure<br />
WEMBLEY BOWLS CLUB<br />
Weds 3pm onwards all<br />
levels welcome, tuition<br />
offered by experienced<br />
lawn bowls players King<br />
Edward VII Park, Park<br />
Lane Wembley<br />
020 8907 8626<br />
WEMBLEY AND<br />
SUDBURY TENNIS<br />
AND SQUASH CLUB<br />
Social and competitive<br />
play; active juniors,<br />
Sylvester Road, off<br />
Harrowdene Road.<br />
020 8998 3677<br />
020 8902 8098<br />
WU SHU KWAN<br />
Chinese kickboxing. Sats<br />
3-5pm, Willesden Sports<br />
Centre, Donnington<br />
Road, NW10.<br />
07835 244 398<br />
www.wushukwan.com<br />
SUDBURY COURT<br />
BADMINTON CLUB<br />
Thurs 8-10pm, The Mall,<br />
Kingsbury 020 8904 6698<br />
COLES GREEN<br />
TENNIS CLUB<br />
Social and competitive<br />
tennis at small friendly<br />
family club. Adult and<br />
junior concessions<br />
available. Coles Green<br />
Road. NW2 7ER tennis<br />
nwlondon@live.co.uk<br />
07590 8304229<br />
WOODCOCK<br />
PARK BOWLING<br />
Season starts Sat 30 April.<br />
Open day Sun 8 May.<br />
Tuition & loan of<br />
bowls. Contact Ian<br />
020 8907 2701<br />
BRIDGE PARK<br />
COMMUNITY LEISURE<br />
CENTRE<br />
<strong>Brent</strong>field, Harrow Road,<br />
London NW10 0RG<br />
020 8937 3730.<br />
CHARTERIS SPORTS<br />
CENTRE<br />
24-30 Charteris Road,<br />
Kilburn, London NW6 7ET<br />
020 8937 3644.<br />
VALE FARM SPORTS<br />
CENTRE<br />
Watford Road, North<br />
Wembley, HA0 3HG,<br />
020 8909 6545<br />
WILLESDEN SPORTS<br />
CENTRE<br />
Donnington Road,<br />
Willesden, NW10 3QX,<br />
020 8955 1120<br />
TIMEout<br />
VENUES<br />
BRENT MUSEUM<br />
BRENT MUSEUM<br />
High Road, NW10<br />
020 8937 3600<br />
BRENT ARCHIVES<br />
Ist Floor, Willesden Green<br />
Library Centre, NW10<br />
020 8937 3541<br />
archives@brent.gov.uk<br />
PAUL DAISLEY HALL<br />
Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9<br />
Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203<br />
STABLES GALLERY ARTS CENTRE<br />
Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane,<br />
London NW2 020 8452 8655<br />
Thursday – Sunday 11am-6pm<br />
TRICYCLE THEATRE<br />
CINEMA AND GALLERY<br />
269 Kilburn High Road,London NW6<br />
Theatre Box Office 020 7328 1000<br />
Cinema Box Office 020 7328 1900<br />
Disabled access to auditorium and<br />
cafe induction loop in auditorium<br />
Minicom 020 7625 5105<br />
WEMBLEY ARENA<br />
Box Office 0870 060 0870<br />
www.livenation.co.uk/wembley<br />
LIBRARIES<br />
Barham Park Library<br />
Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx<br />
020 8937 3550<br />
barhamparklibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Cricklewood Library<br />
152 Olive Road NW2 020 8937 3540<br />
cricklewoodlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Ealing Road Library<br />
Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx<br />
020 8937 3560<br />
ealingroadlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Harlesden Library<br />
Craven Park Road, Harlesden,<br />
London NW10 020 8937 3570<br />
harlesdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Kensal Rise Library<br />
Bathurst Gardens, NW10<br />
020 8937 3660<br />
kensalriselibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Kilburn Library<br />
Salusbury Road, London NW6<br />
020 8937 3530<br />
kilburnlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Kingsbury Library Plus<br />
Kingsbury Road, Kingsbury,<br />
London NW9 020 8937 3520<br />
kingsburylibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Neasden Library<br />
277 Neasden Lane, London NW1<br />
020 8937 3580<br />
neasdenlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Preston Road Library<br />
Carlton Avenue East, Wembley,<br />
Middx 020 8937 3510<br />
prestonlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Tokyngton Library<br />
Monks Park, Wembley, Middx<br />
020 8937 3590<br />
tokyngtonlibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Town Hall Library<br />
<strong>Brent</strong> Town Hall, Forty Lane,<br />
Wembley, Middx 020 8937 3500<br />
townhalllibrary@brent.gov.uk<br />
Willesden Green Library<br />
High Road, Willesden, London<br />
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