MAY 2012

Tuesday May 8th

Historical Association, Ealing Branch

‘JESSE COLLINS AND THE ALLOTMENTS MOVEMENT’

Talk by David Boyle

7.30 pm (refreshments from 7 pm). The Parlour (rear of) Ealing Green Church, Ealing Green, W5

£3 (members and students free) Enquiries: 8998 4345

LONG-TERM & REGULAR EVENTS

February - August 2012

Gunnersbury Park Museum tinyurl.com/GPMuseum

OUR SPORTING LIFE: AN EXHIBITION ABOUT LOCAL SPORTING HEROES

An exhibition celebrating local sports clubs and heroes. Many sporting stars have started their careers in the boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow, including tennis champion Fred Perry, footballer Peter Crouch, cricketer Mike Brearley and Olympic athlete Lillian Board. Younger Years
This is one of a series of exhibitions taking place across the UK to provide a unique insight into how sport has shaped the country, its communities and people. (Created by the MLA and the Sports Heritage Network)

11am - 5pm. Gunnersbury Park Museum
Free Enquiries: 8992 1612 / vanda.foster@laing.com

Whole of April 2012

Ealing Libraries www.ealing.gov.uk/libraries

SAILOR GOAT CHILDREN’S BOOK EXHIBITION Younger Years

Exhibition about a children’s book project with its process poem from Timothy Neat’s new book “The Sailor Goat”

Mon - Sat during opening hours. Northolt Library, Church Road, Northolt, UB5 5AS
  Enquiries: 8825 7296

All year round

Benedictine Study and Arts Centre www.bsac.ac.uk

Open to all – courses in Theology & Liturgy; Inter-Faith (Judaism/Biblical Hebrew); Languages (Latin, EFL, Italian, French and Spanish) and also support tuition for University of London International Programmes (Theology).

Overton House, 74 Castlebar Road, Ealing, London W5 2DD

  Enquiries: 8862 2156 / enquiries@bsac.ac.uk

Mondays

Ealing Decorative & Fine Arts Society

ILLUSTRATED CULTURAL LECTURES

Illustrated lectures on a wide range of subjects related to decorative arts plus tours to some of the most interesting venues in the UK from arts and crafts to stately homes; major art collections to a medieval castles followed by fish and chips on the beach. Overseas visits have included in the past St Petersburgh; Syria; Dracula’s Transilvania; Turkey via Euphasis, Troy and WW1; India and Nepal; the underworld of Sicily from the Greeks to the Mafia; Assisi to Florence; a porcelain tour of Germany ... that is just a few of many visits. Various social activities and access to spin-offs from the society. A very, very social group of members.

3rd Monday of the month. Victoria Hall, Ealing Town Hall
£5 (members free) Enquiries: 8997 2786

Tuesdays

Rainbow Recital Poetry Group

Hear, contribute and discuss poetry on various themes.

May 8th: Maytime
June 12th: Review of 1952
July 10th: Gardens in Summer

2.30pm. Hanwell Library, Cherington Road, W7 Enquiries: 8566 1742 / 8567 4397

Ealing National Trust Association

June 12th: AGM and a talk about the National Trust by Miss Gill Raikes.

July 3rd: “London Shops, the World Emporium” by Susan Jenkinson

7.30pm. Liz Cantell Room, Ealing Town Hall

£3 (members free) Enquiries: 8567 9517

Wednesdays

Gregorian Chant Workshop

6.40 - 8pm. Newman Chapel, Ealing Abbey

Optional £2 Enquiries: 07776 257472 / je.ma.smith@virginmedia.com

Thursdays

Ealing University of the Third Age www.ealingu3a.org.uk

June 7th: Christine Edwards - Berliox & Shakespeare

June 14th: Trevor Dance - Leonardo da Vinci : a Spirit unchained and a Mind uncontained.

June 21st: Kate O’Brian - My involvement with Save the Children

June 28th: Joe Cain - What is that statue of a little brown dog in Battersea Park?

10.15 to 12 noon. Liz Cantell Room, Ealing Town Hall

£2 (members free) Enquiries: 8997 8630

Ealing Sahaja Yoga Meditation www.ealing-meditation.net

FREE WEEKLY MEDITATION CLASSES

Sahaja Yoga meditation is natural, easy and powerful. Regular practice can reduce stress, contribute to a more balanced life, and bring about amazing inner transformation. Each meeting covers the basics and includes a guided meditation session, so that you can start meditating at home straight away.

7.30 - 9pm. Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, W5 2BY

Free Enquiries: 020 3524 3546 / 07958 799208 / ealing@ukyoga.org

 

Ealing Libraries www.ealing.gov.uk/libraries

LOCAL HISTORY TALKS

May 3rd: Great Ealing School
May 24th: Researching Medieval & Modern Ancestors
June 14th: Sikhs in Britain (150 years of photographs) – Bhupinder Peter Bance

June 21st: Diamond Jubilee in Ealing 1897 – Dr J.Oates

July 5th: West London’s Olympic Heritage – Dr Martin Polley

July 19th: History of Local Film Studios – Paul Lang

September 13th: 1890’s Tram Debate – David Knights & Dr J.Oates

November 15th: Ealing Through the Ages – Paul Lang & Dr J.Oates

6.15pm. The Green Room, Ealing Central Library, W5 5JY

£4 Enquiries: 8825 9278 / reading@ealing.gov.uk

West London Humanists and Secularists
  http://westlondon.humanist.org.uk/

TALKS & DEBATES ON IMPORTANT TOPICS

May 18th (Friday): “Reconfiguration of NHS in North West London” – Dr. Mark Spencer
June 21st: “Seminar on Courage” – Major Ben Aumonier, Bomb Disposal, Prof. Richard Norman
July 19th: “The War on Drugs” – David Carvajal

7.15 for 7.30pm. Friends’ Meeting House, 17 Woodville Road, Ealing, London W5 2SE
Visitors £3, members £2 Enquiries: contact@westlondon.humanist.org.uk