Culture & Learning
Culture & Learning
Friends of Marcq-en-Baroeul
EALING’S TWIN TOWN IN FRANCE
The Friends of Marcq is a local group promoting friendship and activities between Ealing and Marcq-en-Baroeul, which is close to Lille, so easily accessible. Knowledge of French is not necessary for many of the organised events. We offer exchange visits to France for language and cultural weekends. There are also French classes at various levels, and a variety of activities throughout the year in Ealing.
Enquiries: 07887 877630 • 020 8568 6159 • info@fomeb.eu • www.fomeb.eu
Facebook: Les Amis d’Ealing/Friends of Marcq • www.facebook.com/groups/3139986216275513
Northfields Community Library Various days and times
Come along to Northfields Community Library – your welcoming community hub run by volunteers. We host a variety of regular events & activities for all ages. These include:
Author talks, Rhyme time, Digital Skills training, Knit & Natter, Book Clubs, Ealing Repair Cafe, Shared Reading Group ... amongst others.
There is something for everyone. Just get in touch!
Northfields Community Library, 255a Northfield Avenue, W5 4UA
020 8579 2394 • getintouch@northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk
www.northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk • Facebook: @northfieldscommunitylibrary
LOOKING AHEAD
Colette Wilson French Cultural Courses November – January
Pioneering Women Artists in a Man’s World: Camille Claudel and Gwen John
The course covers the work of sculptor Camille Claudel and painter Gwen John. Both worked in Paris, and were trailblazers in their own time but virtually forgotten after their deaths until they were rediscovered by feminist critics in the 1980s. Small, friendly group. Notes included.
Tuesday 11 November - 27 January, 2.30-4.30pm. Venue near Pitshanger Lane
£150 for 10-week course
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French Shorts:
An Introduction to French Literature from the 17th to the 21st Century
The course covers a number of short stories by well-known French writers including e.g. Moliere, Voltaire, Balzac, Flaubert through to contemporary writers e.g. Annie Ernaux, Faiza Guene. Texts are discussed in their historical, social and artistic contexts. Comprehensive notes provided and some loans of books.
Wednesdays 5 November - 28 January, 2.30-4.30pm. Venue near Pitshanger Lane
£160 for 11-week course
JUNE
Northfields Community Library Wednesday 11 June
Young Adult Author talk
Young Adult author Laura Baggaley will talk about her newly published novella Dirt and about her writing process.
6.30-8.30pm. £2 per person
Northfields Community Library, 255a Northfield Avenue, W5 4UA
020 8579 2394 • getintouch@northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk
www.northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk • Facebook: @northfieldscommunitylibrary
VitalityLeap - Firesidelodge Saturday - Sunday 28-29 June
Reiki 2 Course
Pre-requisite: Reiki 1 degree. If you have trained with a different teacher who does not offer Reiki 2, you are welcome to join us. Pre-work and Post-work (case studies) required before you get your certificate.
Saturday 10-6pm, Sunday 1.30-6pm (Sunday morning self study). Fireside Lodge, Hanwell
£320
Andrea: 07766 464623 • fireside.andrea@gmail.com • www.firesidelodge.co.uk/reiki2.html
JULY
Northfields Community Library TUESDAY 15 JULY
Author talk Ellen Alpsten – historical fiction
Ellen will talk about her novel The Last Princess. If you think you knew all about 1066, and that William the Bastard brought the Anglo-Saxon kingdom down, think again...!
7.30pm. £5 per ticket
Northfields Community Library, 255a Northfield Avenue, W5 4UA
020 8579 2394 • getintouch@northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk
www.northfieldscommunitylibrary.org.uk • Facebook: @northfieldscommunitylibrary
Regular & Continuing events
The Questors Theatre Saturdays The Story Hive Live An unforgettable afternoon of stories to delight and amaze. The Story Hive Live is a unique story-telling event for adults, featuring songs and stories. From acclaimed writer/playwright/musician Phil Ryan whose eclectic career includes, amongst other things, helping start The Big Issue to performing for 100,000 people in Red Square Moscow as lead singer for The Animals (90’s incarnation), to creating one of London’s beloved music venues, and a host of other extraordinary achievements. His globetrotting life has filled him with a wealth of stories both fiction and non-fiction, and of course songwriting and performing, now brought together in a show to delight and amaze. The Story Hive Live show is part of the popular online Free Audio story platform The Story Hive at www.thestoryhive.co.uk. Join us and come blow the gloom away in an afternoon guaranteed to make you gasp, smile and possibly cry (but only happily we promise.) Come join the Hive! Each show will be a unique experience so come as often as you like. 17 May & 14 June in the Studio, 19 July in the Playhouse, 2.15pm. The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane, W5 5BQ Running time: 2 hours. Recommended for ages 12+ £15 (concessions £10) 020 8567 0011 • boxoffice@questors.org.uk • www.questors.org.uk/event.aspx?id=1349Ealing Readers Mondays
We are an informal book group, and we welcome new members. We read and discuss a wide variety of books, with the majority being contemporary fiction. Once a year we read a play, followed by a theatre visit.
Castle Inn, 36 St Mary’s Road, W5 5EU. Please enquire for meeting time.
Hazel Williams: hazannewilliams@gmail.com
Ealing Over 60 Network (EON) Mondays
FRIENDLY INFORMAL OLDER PERSONS’ SOCIAL CLUB
We offer a regular, varied programme every Monday except Bank Holidays: social gatherings, discussions, talks by outside speakers, quizzes, films, art/craft sessions, music, poetry appreciation, etc. Disabled-friendly venue near Ealing Broadway station. Free car park.
1.30 for 2pm. Ealing Quaker Meeting House, 17 Woodville Road W5 2SE
Optional door donation up to £5 to cover room hire, etc.
020 8810 6753 • arratoon.arratoon@gmail.com
Historical Association: Ealing Branch Tuesdays
Our talks are open to everyone who is interested in history – world, national and local – and its relevance to our own times. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Please see our website www.ealinghistory.org.uk for up-to-date details and access to meetings.
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13 May: Elaine Madden and the Women Agents of the World War Two Special Operations Executive by Sue Elliott
10 June: Maimed Soldiers, War Widows and the Human Cost of the English Civil Wars: stories from the Civil War Petitions project by Dr Ismini Pells, Department for Continuing Education, Oxford University
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7.30-9pm. Ealing Green Church, The Green, W5 5QT
Free for Historical Association members and students. Visitors £5.
Enquiries: 07950 137970 • Tony_Sullivan@hotmail.com • www.ealinghistory.org.uk
Rainbow Poetry Group Tuesdays
If you enjoy poetry on a wide range of subjects, we invite you to our informal monthly meetings (on the second Tuesday). We bring, read and discuss published poems, with a specific theme each month. Next meetings: 13 May (Imtiaz Dharker & Daljit Nagra), 10 June (Fashion), 8 July (D.H. Lawrence).
2.30pm. Hanwell Community Library, Cherington Road, W7 3HL
Enquiries: 020 8567 4397 • donkennedy@f2s.com
Ealing Yoga, Meditation & Philosophy Centre Wednesdays & ThursdaysEaling u3a Thursdays & other days
TALKS PROGRAMME and 55 INTEREST GROUPS
U3A is an organisation for those retired or no longer in full-time work. Members organise activities for each other. U3A offers the opportunity for those with a thirst for knowledge and learning to continue their educational, creative and social interests in a friendly, encouraging atmosphere. Talks programme, visits and 55 interest groups meeting in venues around Ealing.
Talks: most Thursdays 10am. Ealing Green Church, W5 5QT
Visitors £3
07504 667005 • membership@u3aealing.org.uk • www.u3aealing.org.uk
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