August 2016 opening doors london events listings

2016 Opening Doors London August groups and activities Exciting news inside this month’s listings about the new Board of Trustees for Age UK Camden!

See inside cover for a message from the Chair and the back page of the listings for the complete list of the Board members.

GLEE@PwC runners team are raising money for ODL in the London Frontrunners 10km Pride Run. Can you support them?

To sponsor the team please see their fundraising page on: https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/gleepride10k2016

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For information about groups and Would you like to volunteer at the Frontrunners Pride 10k Fundraising Run on Saturday 13th August?

This run is being organised by an all-inclusive running club, welcoming anyone who identifies as LGBT* and their friends.

Frontrunners’ nominated ODL as their charity to support last year – and they are doing it again! The profits from the registration fees and raffle tickets will be donated to ODL. Volunteer roles include marshalling, giving out medals, preparing bagels, giving out water to the runners, bag storage etc. We’re also going to help with the raffle by finding prizes and selling tickets, and we’ll be shaking our collecting tins!

activities please contact us on: 020 7239 0400 or info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk twitter.com/OpeningDoorsLdn facebook.com/openingdoorslondon Alternative Doors: To contribute to this member led information listing email

If you would like to volunteer for the event, please email info@pride10k.org and let them know you’re from Opening Doors London.

More details can be found at https://pride10k.org/

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A message from the new Board of Trustees for Opening Doors London It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as the new chair of the board of ODL. As many of you will know, the past few months have led to a major change in the status of ODL as we have moved from being a project or series of projects within Age UK Camden to being an autonomous charity with our own aims and objectives and an expanding brief for London and beyond. We are still part of the wider family of Age UK Camden and maintain strong links with them (and we are grateful for all the support they continue to give us), but the new status gives us new opportunities - and challenges – to continue to improve what we do and to expand our services and activities in new directions.

I have personally had links with ODL since its beginning. I was involved in the early discussions about setting up and getting funding for its work, and I spoke at several early meetings and at the first conference. I have continued to follow its development closely, and I know how important it has been for so many people in the past seven or eight years. I want to pay tribute to everyone who has made it a success – the members and participants, the volunteers and ambassadors, and the staff team. We now hope to build on that success, and we are currently exploring how best to do that – and expand our funding base.

Funding as ever remains the key, and the climate is very challenging. We recently received a new grant from the Big Lottery, which secures our core funding for next few years, but we do need to broaden the base for longer term security, and that is the major reason for developing our new charity status. It gives us the opportunity to seek funding for work outside our North London base, and to explore new activities and innovations.

The new board of the ODL charity consists of people who have been closely involved with ODL as volunteers and ambassadors and with Age UK Camden, and people drawn from business and the community who have been involved in LGBT activities over a number of years. We feel very committed as a group and are looking forward to working closely with the staff, members and volunteers in the time ahead.

I think there are great opportunities for us in the next few years, and there is certainly a great need for our various activities. As a board we will do our best to fulfil the trust put in us, and we look forward to getting to know you and working closely with you over the next few years.

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Monday 1st August Peer led coffee and tea social at The Breakfast Club in Battersea Rise The Breakfast Club, 5-9 Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HG The team from The Breakfast Club are providing free tea and coffee for ODL members at this peer led monthly social.

Just turn up to meet other ODL members. Sometimes The Breakfast Club team will be able to pop in to say hello too.

Travel: 0.5 miles walk from Clapham Junction Railway Station. Buses 35 and 37 pass Clapham Common Northern line underground station 1.1 miles away and stop outside the café at the “Eccles Road” bus stop.

4 – 6pm East London Drop- In 15th August – from now on this group will be on third Monday of the month 4:30 – 6:30 Wednesday 3rd August Anchor Housing/ ODL Mixed Art Group Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road London E9 5SQ. The art group will be held in the communal room. Basic materials will be provided for the informal drop-in session.

Volunteer artists on hand.

2pm – 4pm New Event: Women's Wednesdays G24 Common Room, UCL Foster Court, Malet Place, (off Torrington Place), London WC1E 7JG

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A new women's social will be held at UCL on the first Wednesday of the month.

Come along for a chat and meet some new people. We will be watching the TV show Orange is the New Black.

Members are invited to bring nibbles to share with the group. No RSVP required.

Any questions please contact Fiona fiona.addison@ageukcamden. org.uk HOW TO GET THERE: Come into UCL from the entrance opposite Waterstones on Torrington Place. Foster Court is on the right and half way along there is an archway also on the right, with a set of automatic double doors on the right - the Common Room is through those doors and up 3 stairs but also has step-free access.

Social: 5.30pm TV show starts: 7pm Men’s Pimlico Social Pimlico Room, back of St. Saviour’s Church, St George’s Square, London SW1V 3QW. Friendly drop-in coffee evening.

6pm – 9pm Thursday 4th August ‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA.

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Our LGBT* friendly drop-in session provides you with an opportunity to receive IT assistance and guidance from knowledgeable volunteers and staff. For more information please contact Tony on 020 7239 0400.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Friday 5th August Mixed Friday Coffee and Cake Club Café, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. Come in for a chat at this peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café.

Please feel free to bring your own cakes and biscuits.

Every Friday 10am – 12pm Private ODL Tour of Speak Out LGBT+ Exhibition at London Metropolitan Archive: 40 Northampton Road, EC1R 0HB. Join Alex for a special tour of the Speak Out exhibition Speak Out London - Diversity City is a community led archive project focused on collecting the stories of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer+ Londoners. The project has gathered oral histories, documents and photographs to create a new digital collection. Many ODL members have been involved in this project.

Meet 1:45pm at entrance to London metropolitan Archive.

40 Northampton Rd, EC1R 0HB 2pm – 4pm

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Monday 8th August CANCELLED FOR THIS SESSION. SEE MONDAY 22nd AUGUST INSTEAD: Bridge and Scrabble Club CANCELLED FOR THIS SESSION: Mixed Tea Line Dance Next one 12th September Clive’s Exercise Walk: August ODL “MESS” – Monday Evening Sunset Stroll

This is a leisurely stroll to enjoy watching the sunset over Wanstead Flats. The walk passes the previously LGBT* friendly The Golden Fleece public house with its lovely gardens where some may choose to stay. We will return via the cheaper Brakespear Arms which is adjacent to the Manor Park Station. The more energetic among us can enjoy a stroll across the playing fields (and possibly watch games in progress) or visit the wilder areas and nearby lake. With its wide open vista the sunset can be glorious (this is not under ODL control!). If we are lucky we will be able to enjoy it from seats at the front of the pub.

The early bird catches the worm for these. Otherwise there is a garden.

Miles: Approx. 2 (more if you choose to explore Wanstead Flats) Evening meal options: Bring

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your own, or buy good local fish and chips, to eat on the grass of the Flats. Food at The Golden Fleece is quality but not cheap. The Brakespear Arms (a rock music type pub) may have cheaper food.

Meeting point: Manor Park Station (mainline from Liverpool Street and Stratford).

Local bus W19. Or bus 101 from Wanstead (Central Line).

There are also buses along Romford Road. The 58 bus would require a longer walk up Capel Road.

Walk start time: 6.30pm prompt.

Walk end time (approx.): Entirely your choice! A later drink at the Brakespear Arms for those who choose.

End location point (including transport info): Nominally Manor Park Station. Forest Gate Station is a longer walk.

No booking necessary.

Tuesday 9th August Men’s Walking Group

Mention Chelsea to most people and they mostly think of the King's Road. However, less than five minutes away from it, you are in another world. This is the village of Chelsea, much loved by Kings and Queens, and a host of artistic, literary and illustrious personages. Of all London districts, Chelsea has produced the greatest number of celebrities: great works of art were born there. It was the

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home of Carlyle, Ellen Terry, of Oscar Wilde and of Henry James. It is also attractive and desirable. A magnificent building by Sir Christopher Wren, avenues of lime trees, delightful gardens, one of which is world famous, and beautiful houses and cottages.

We shall be exploring its hidden corners and visiting a remarkable church. Prepare never to think only of Chelsea as a manifestation of the swinging sixties but to fall in love with it all over again.

Advance Notice: In August, Amanda will again be leading the second half of June's Grays Inn Road walk, which was delayed and cut short due to heavy rain.

Priority will be given to all the walkers last month who stoically stuck with it.

Then on Tuesday 18th October, in addition to the usual walk a week before, we shall be making a special afternoon trip to Croydon.

More details, including the small cost per person to attend, later. Please note diaries.

If you would like to join the walk you can either: Text or leave a message on the walking group mobile number which is 07804 329 416.

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participate please book.

We need your full name and the name of any other Opening Doors member coming with you. We will then confirm meeting point details.

There is room for up to 24 people. These walks are proving popular so if you find yourself unable to come along, having booked, kindly let us know so that your place can be offered to someone else.

Arrive: 2.15pm for 2.30pm Walk from: 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Thursday 11th August

1:30-3:30pm

‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in See the first Thursday of the month for more details.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm

Monday 15th August

Men’s Speakers Night Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London NW3 6NS. (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road) Tonight’s speaker will be Peter Scott-Presland talking about Pride. Peter is a writer, actor, playwright, director and historian who will be using his personal photo archive to trace the beginnings of the movement, right through to his involvement on the 2016 Community Advisory Board.

Social: 6pm Talk: from 7pm (After the talk some members also head to a local pub for a drink.)

Mixed ODL East Dinner Club An ODL event held at Positive East, 159 Mile End Road, London E1 4AQ. £6.50 for a delicious meal and great company. Please RSVP by 5pm on Wednesday to Fiona: Fiona.addison@ageukcamden. org.uk or text/call leaving a message: 07435 356 951 Start: 6pm Dinner: from 7pm Ends: 9pm

Wednesday 10th August Mixed Islington Older LGBT* Drop-in London Friend, 86 Caledonian Road, N1 9DN. In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games!

2pm – 4pm

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Friday 12th August Mixed Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details.

Every Friday 10am – 12pm

Sunday 14th August Mixed 'Second Sundays' Social Group Optional lunch at the Mona Lisa Cafe 417 King's Road London, SW10 0LR 12:30-1:30pm Drop in for afternoon tea at Chelsea Theatre. Members are invited to bring food to share, tea and coffee will be provided. 7 Worlds End Place, Kings Road, London, SW10 0DR

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Outings in Art Summer Event: “A Utopian Summer at Somerset House” Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA

“Utopian Voices Here and Now” brings together a group of UK based artists whose work considers contemporary issues around the body, gender, sexuality and race”. It includes “UK Gay Bar Directory” project by Rosie Hastings and Hannah Quinlan.

This is a moving image archive, presenting interior shots of 180 gay bars filmed in cities across UK. www.somersethouse.org.uk Meeting point: Enter Somerset House from the Strand then meet in the entrance to the courtyard Meeting time: 2pm Cost: Free event Refreshments: available to buy in Fountain Court café Text Chris on 07958 257 541 or email chris@thecreativemix.com NOTE CHANGE OF TIME: Mixed East London ODL Dropin An ODL event held at Positive East, 159 Mile End Rd, London E1 4AQ. Come and join our friendly East London afternoon social.

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Older People’ as a regular slot in the last half hour of our drop-ins.

This is an opportunity to give your views on services in East London, whether you live, work, or socialise there. This will be fed back to the Older People’s Reference Group.

Anne-Marie Payne from Linkage will also be attending to talk about a new LGBT+ coffee afternoon in Bow. Drop in any time between 4.30pm – 6.30pm Wednesday 17th August Mixed West London Group (Ealing) run in partnership with Age UK Ealing and Outwest ECIL (Ealing Centre for Independent Living Management Centre), 1 Bayham Road, West Ealing, London W13 0TQ

n.org.uk 2.30pm – 4.30pm Anchor Housing/ ODL Mixed Art Group Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road London E9 5SQ. The art group will be held in the communal room. Basic materials will be provided for the informal drop-in session.

Volunteer artists on hand.

Mixed Pub Club: Greenwich Ye Olde Rose & Crown 1 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER. (Ten minutes’ walk from Greenwich station.)

Social group to meet in a lovely pub in the heart of Greenwich village. Ask the bar staff to point you in the direction of the ODL table when you arrive.

7pm – 9pm Thursday 18th August ‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in See the first Thursday of the month for more details.

Every Thursday 10am – 1pm

Nasty Baby (2015) 1h 41min A close-knit trio navigates the idea of creating life, while at the same time being confronted with a brutal scenario that causes them to take a life.

Director: Sebastián Silva Stars: Sebastián Silva, Tunde Adebimpe, Kristen Wiig Refreshments and a chance to meet old and new friends.

All welcome.

For more details please contact: Derek.Freeman@ageukcamde

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Women’s Film Night Film makers will be attending this event to film & interview anyone who would like to be part of the new ODL film. If you do not want to be on film let them know and they will NOT film you G24 Common Room, UCL Foster Court, Malet Place, (off Torrington Place), London WC1E 7JG. We will be showing “All About E” Fresh from a sell-out preview and rave reviews at the Rio

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cinema this Spring, All About E is a rollicking road movie set in Australia made by two new film-makers who were on the London scene back in the 1970s and 1980s. It's a fastpaced adventure romance currently seen by very few people in the UK. An absolute must-see, visually striking film with big-budget production values HOW TO GET THERE: Come into UCL from the entrance opposite Waterstones on Torrington Place. Foster Court is on the right and half way along there is an archway also on the right, with a set of automatic double doors on the right - the Common Room is through those doors and up 3 stairs but also has step-free access.

Please note all films have English subtitles.

Social: 5.30pm Film: 7pm Friday 19th August Mixed Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details.

Every Friday 10am – 12pm Monday 22nd August Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café, 88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS On the second and fourth Monday of the month the wonderful Black Olive Cooks at the lovely Lumen Café will provide space for ODL Page 6

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Scrabble boards will be provided.

Lumen Café are offering ODL members discounted tea for 50p and filter coffee for 80p.

Beginners welcome.

Transport: 0.3 miles from Russell Square underground station or 0.4 miles from King's Cross St. Pancras London station. No need to book.

2pm – 4pm Bi The Way Group Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA Join us this month and help contribute a bi perspective to Historic England's Pride of Place project, which maps LGBTQ heritage. Share memories and learn how the digital map works. Let's make bisexual history!

All bi people and allies of any age and orientation welcome.

Light refreshments provided.

6pm – 8pm Tuesday 23rd August Summer Picnics in the Parks: Crystal Palace

Come and join Tony for a picnic in Crystal Palace park. Crystal Palace is a large park, we are in one corner.

Location: Picnic area at Crystal Palace Park, Thicket Rd, London SE19 2GA How to get there: Crystal

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Palace station, turn right into the park; following the signpost, turn right along gravel path towards Dinosaur Park. Fork right, then left, keeping the dinosaurs on your right. Cross bridge, turn right, right across the second bridge, and right into picnic area (always keeping the dinosaurs on your right!) 700yds.

Toilets: There are toilets in the gardens.

What to bring: Food and drink to share, picnic plates, cups and cutlery as needed, a cushion to sit on, and your pet dog.

In case of rain: We will adjourn to the covered area of the cafe, near to the picnic area.

Information and map of park: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/d ownload/downloads/id/1199/ crystal_palace_park_leaflet.pd f Attractions: The dinosaurs, children's farm, the maze, Grand Central Walk, the Vale, the lakes.

Time: 2pm - 4pm (or later) Men’s gentle exercise class Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, London NW3 6NS. (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road).

Exercise is free medicine!

Come and join a class to stretch, energise and have fun.

You don’t need to bring any kit, just come along and give it a go. Suitable for all abilities and levels of fitness.

Free to attend.

6.30pm – 7pm

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Men's Film Night Henderson Court resource centre, 102 Fitzjohns Avenue, London NW3 6NS (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road).

I'm No Angel (1933) 1h 27min “Circus performer Tira seeks a better life pursuing the company of wealthy New York men with improbable comic complications along the way.”

Director: Wesley Ruggles Stars: Mae West, Cary Grant, Gregory Ratoff Social: 6pm Film starts: 7pm Wednesday 24th August Mixed Islington Older LGBT Drop In: London Friend, 86 Caledonian Rd, N1 9DN. Mixed older LGBT space provided jointly by Opening Doors and London Friend.

Come and meet friends for a coffee and chat.

2pm – 4pm Questions about groups, events and activities?

If there’s contact details next to the specific event you’re looking at, please use those to find out more information.

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Friday 26th August Mixed Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details.

Every Friday 10am – 12pm Informal Art Group Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA Join Angie for an informal art group for all abilities - come and do your own creative thing, or improve and expand your drawing skills with gentle guidance from an experienced volunteer teacher. Whether you are a traditional sketcher or an outrageous avant-gardist this group will supply encouragement, support, plenty of dialogue....and maybe an exhibition.

Basic materials provided, but feel free to bring your own sketchbooks and non-messy kit. 12.30pm – 3pm Saturday 27th August Art visit and workshop at the Phytology urban physic garden

Phytology amphitheatre, Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, Middleton St, Bethnal Green, E2 9RR

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All ODL members and friends are invited to join us for high tea and a guided tour of the Phytology medicine garden and nature reserve in Bethnal Green. The tour will be followed by a workshop with the artist Ellie Doney where you will have the opportunity to create your own cyanotype solar print using a range of foraged botanical and archaeological materials from the site.

We look forward to welcoming you to the garden, and sharing with you some of its mysteries and secrets. To confirm your place on the workshop please contact Kate: kate.hancock@openingdoorslo ndon.org.uk / 020 7239 0400 Meet at 2:30 at Phytology (address at top of this entry) The site is a 5 minute walk from Bethnal Green tube station. If you’d like to be met at the tube station, please contact Kate (Kate.Hancock@openingdoorsl ondon.org.uk) and we can arrange a taxi to the site from there. If you have any specific access requirements do let Kate know beforehand so that we can ensure your needs are met. We apologise that there is no accessible toilet on site, but we can point you towards the nearest public facility.

If you have trouble finding us on the day, call 07870 472 156 For more information about Phytology visit: www.phytology.org.uk 2.30 - 5.30

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Sunday 28th August Sunday Lunch & Film Club Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, London NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince Arthur Road).

Join us for a lovely home cooked lunch before we watch the film: Behind the Candelabra (2013) 1h 58min

“A chronicle of the tempestuous six year romance between megastar singer, Liberace, and his teenage lover, Scott Thorson.”

Director: Steven Soderbergh Stars: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Eric Zuckerman Cost £5.

Booking for lunch essential, NB- please advise when ordering if you would like the meat or vegetarian option and if you have any food allergies.

Please note the new RSVP arrangements: RSVP before Wednesday via: http://august2016odlsundaylu nch.eventbrite.co.uk or calling 020 7239 0400.

Social: 12pm Lunch: 1pm Film starts: 2pm Tuesday 30 August Mixed exercise walk in Wanstead Park

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Join Gerry for a 4-mile leisurely walk in beautiful Wanstead Park in East London, where we can admire the lakes, woodland and green spaces.

Our route also takes in the southern tip of Epping Forest.

The walk is mainly on the flat, with very few gentle climbs.

Lunch: bring a packed lunch to have in the park. Tea/coffee can be bought at the kiosk.

Start time: 11am Meeting point: The ticket hall of Leytonstone tube station (Central Line) End point: Leytonstone tube station. We expect to finish by 3pm Booking: not necessary, just turn up!

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Future dates for your diary:  Sunday 11th September: Outing to the St. Albans Organ Theatre  Tuesday 18th October: In addition to the usual Men’s Group Walk, the group shall be making a special afternoon trip to Croydon. More details, including the minimal cost, later.

New ODL Film: ODL member Chris secured funding from the Wellcome Foundation that will pay for a new ODL Film.

Flexible Films independent film makers won the tender and Sybil & Russ from Flexible Films will be attending events throughout August & September to film groups and individuals. If you would like to be part of the new film, to arrange an interview with the film makers contact Kate. (Dates below) Film of the Men’s Walking Group, Pride in London, Kew Gardens trips and other events will be included. If you have your own footage or photos of ODL members, groups or events that you would like to offer for inclusion please contact Kate: kate.hancock@openingdoorslondon.org.uk. To be included we need to have permission from anyone in the photos or films.

Filming will take place on: Thursday 18th August Group & Individual filming from 11am – interviews commence (we can schedule each person for 40 minutes each) Filming of the Women’s Film night Friday 9th September 7pm – Film at the East London Dinner: group & individual filming Sunday 18th September Outings in Art Group & Individual filming & interviews.

Flexible Films, Collaborative, Creative and Considerate Filmmakers, 020 8257 9582, www.flexiblefilms.co.uk N.B. Anyone who is at an event where filming is taking place who does not want to be filmed can let the organisers know and they will NOT be filmed. We will provide stickers for you to wear so that in the event that you are accidentally filmed the film makers will remove you from the film.

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Introducing the new Opening Doors London Board of Trustees Professor Jeffrey Weeks (Chair) Jeffrey is Emeritus Professor of sociology at London South Bank University and a published author on LGBT history, politics and sexuality.

Annie Southerst (Vice-Chair) Annie is an Opening Doors London Ambassador and had a career in mental health and physiotherapy. She has also been a trustee and worked for other LGBT organisations.

David Mitchell (Vice-Chair) David is an Opening Doors London ambassador, and trustee of Age UK Camden. He has won awards as a volunteer and trustee.

Julia Shelley (Treasurer) Julia has had a long career in voluntary sector leadership and was CEO of Age UK Lambeth.

She has set up and been a trustee of other LGBT organisations.

Councillor Rishi Madlani Rishi is a banker with Royal Bank of Scotland and Chair of its LGBT staff network. He is also a Camden Councillor and Chair of the Pensions Committee.

Janet Guthrie Janet is a retired social work and sociology lecturer and former Camden councillor. She is Chair of Age UK Camden and a trustee of other charities.

Andy Woodfield Andy is a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) and lead partner for its LGBT staff network. He is also a trustee of Diversity Role Models and Action Breaks Silence Patron Baroness Liz Barker Liz is a working peer (Lib Dem), and used to work for Age Concern England where she pioneered national work around LGB older people.

There are two vacancies for trustees, which the Board will fill in due course, considering skills and diversity balance. Other patrons may be appointed.

Opening Doors London is a charity (1167919) and a company limited by guarantee (10123607).

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