Celebrate World Book Night with Rastamouse - Brent Council

Africa through a lens
‘Africa through a lens’ is an exciting project from
The National Archives that is putting thousands of
images online which capture over 100 years of
African history.
Working with Brent Archives and Brent Libraries,
The National Archives needs your help to gather
information about the people and places in
the collection.
We will be holding sessions on Thursday 24 and
Thursday 31 March to help those without experience
of using computers to access and comment on
the images. The session will give people the chance
to develop their IT skills, as well as share their
knowledge and help make the stories behind these
Estate agent goes the extra MILE
Pupils of Princess Frederica C of
E Primary School, Purves Road,
Kensal Green, are taking the bus
to their swimming lessons and
beyond thanks to a sponsorship
deal with MILE estate agents.
Classes of up to 30 children
can ride the new mini buses to
the sports centre or other activities
– saving valuable lesson time.
Pupils at Princess Frederica C of E Primary School
The school leased two 17
seater mini buses for three years
to transport school children to
activities and events.The capacity
of the buses means whole
classes of children can go on
outings together
To hire a mini bus please
contact the school office on
020 8969 7756.
Two Pawels clean up in awards
Brent Council’s recycling,
refuse collection and street
cleansing contractor, Veolia
Environmental Services, has
announced its Employees of
the Year for 2010.
Street cleaner, Pawel Dul,
and foreman in the recycling
team, Pawel Wieczorek,
have both worked for
Veolia for four years and
their achievements could
not be separated by the
Veolia management team
in Brent, so they both won
the award.
Pascal Hauret from Veolia, Pawel
Dul, Pawel Wieczorek and Keith
Balmer from Brent Council
images come to life.
The collection covers over
20 African countries from the
1860s up to the 1980s. Included
are pictures of chiefs, tribesmen
and villages, famous landmarks, notable events,
schools, farming and wildlife. Several photos show
the construction of roads, bridges and harbours,
while others capture the development of industry,
training and education. There are also images of
demonstrations and celebrations of independence.
View the images at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
/africa. To get involved call 020 8937 3677 or
email kate.jarman@brent.gov.uk
Pupils and teachers at The
Village School in Kingsbury
are celebrating after Brent
Council gave the green light
to build a new state-of-theart
school on the site.
Councillors voted in favour
of the ambitious plans which
will transform educational
facilities for pupils.
The new building is due to
open in 2013 and will include
a short break centre,
providing respite care for
parents and children from
UPdate
Go-ahead for Village School
Pupil Shanelle Smith with headteacher Kay Johnson
It is one year since Harlesden
Library Plus was reopened after
its refurbishment, and to
celebrate residents are invited to
a family fun day on Saturday 12
March between 11am and 4pm.
Come along to the library to
enjoy free arts, crafts, stories and
The Village School. The centre
will also be open to pupils
from other schools.
Find out more at
www.brent.gov.uk
/thevillageschool
The re-build is being paid
for by the council which has
invested £21 million into the
project, together with £8 million
of government funding
which was awarded to the
authority to help improve
special educational needs
(SEN) in the borough.
Family fun at Harlesden Library
activities. Local band Red Soul
will be performing at 2pm.
Check out the facilities that
Harlesden has to offer, including
an excellent selection of books
and multimedia,Wi Fi, state of
the art IT facilities, BACES
learning centre and Teen Zone.
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