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Events Pride Month! July
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Make new friends and try new activities with members of the older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* community. ODL membership is free and is aimed at all who identify as LGBT*, and are over 50. We have members from across London, and beyond. As well as our events, we also offer: A befriending service Policy, campaigning and training
June 2017
Dates for your Diary Register for Sunday Lunch and Film Club 6th of August At Henderson court Resource Centre 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue London NW3 6NS https://august2017odlsundaylunch.eventbrite.co.uk
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We are sorry to say goodbye to Chris Barlow. He is no longer a volunteer with ODL. We will continue with our wider cultural offerings: please see our Facebook page, website, or Listings for more details. If anyone would like volunteer to lead an occasional trip – please get in contact!
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Member’s Meeting Report April 2017
ODL has come a long way in the past few years. Five years ago there were 5 groups. Today there are 43 meeting each month. We now have 1200 members, supported by 200 plus volunteers, and 6 staff. Since last year we have also become a separate charity with 7 trustees drawn from a wide range of LGBT* experiences. This is the context in which we held the first Members’ Meeting which we hope will become an annual event. Some 80 members attended what turned out to be a lively, informative and enjoyable afternoon, beginning with an icebreaking and chaotic game of People Bingo, followed by presentations about the growth and financial situation of ODL, round table discussions of five key questions about the direction of ODL, culminating in a delicious tea generously provided by our hosts for the day, the consulting firm Mercer. The round tables and final feedback brought lively exchanges. Members were overwhelmingly positive about their experience of ODL, welcoming its wide range of activities, its success in getting people together, providing a befriending service, offering what one round table group called mutual education and ‘brain activity’. Staff and volunteers were praised for their hard work and support of members. pg. 3
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The financial presentation was welcomed for its transparency. There was very little negative feedback but a number of helpful proposals were made which staff and trustees will do their best to take forward. These included: Financial stability: Members recognized the difficulties in the funding situation in that our major grants do not cover 100% of the funding need to carry out the activities the grant commits us to, which means we always need to find co-funding, and are always running fast to stand still. But they were anxious to ensure that we always kept to ethical funding sources. The need to bring in independent sources of funding through donations, bequests etc was stressed, and members were encouraged to contribute where they could to the fundraising appeals. Several members emphasized the importance of not relying entirely on electronic means of giving, and promoting more traditional means of collection better. Diversity: Currently ODL membership is 69% male, 29% female, and 2% trans. It is still overwhelmingly white. Members were keen that we continue to pursue a broader membership base and to reach out more effectively to underrepresented groups. The expansion of ODL into south and west London was welcomed, and various suggestions were made for increasing awareness of ODL in these areas (eg circulating leaflets in libraries and doctors’ surgeries). Communications: There was a general feeling that communications generally could be improved, and further work needed to be done in welcoming new members to meetings, and making existing members feel at home. As chair of ODL I would like to thank Mercers for generously supporting the event; the director, Alice Wallace, and colleagues for organizing the event so efficiently; my fellow trustees for their commitment to ODL and for hosting the day and above all, members for participating so fully in the event, and for their enthusiastic support for ODL.
Jeffrey Weeks Chair of the ODL trustees
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Featured this Month This summer, Opening Doors London celebrates its very first birthday as a charity in its own right!
June 2017
Monday July 3rd
Peer led coffee and tea social at The Breakfast Club in Battersea Rise 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. 4 – 6pm
Bridge and Scrabble Club Our special day coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, a law that had a life-changing impact on those who grew up in an era when homosexuality was illegal - the very people we support by providing over forty social opportunities a month and a Befriending service for the house bound.
Lumen Café Each Monday of the month the wonderful Black Olive Cooks at the lovely Lumen Café will provide space for ODL members to play Bridge and Scrabble. Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided. Lumen Café are offering ODL members discounted tea for 50p and filter coffee for 80p. Beginners welcome. No need to book.
2pm – 4pm To honour these two landmark occasions, ODL is throwing a fabulous fundraising party on Friday 21st July 2017 in partnership with NBC Universal, at the film studios' Skyline venue in central London. Over stunning views over the capital, there'll be music, food and drink, celebrity guests, live performances and an auction of one-off prizes. Tickets cost £50 (inc. booking fee) - £1 for every year LGBT people have not been considered illegal just for being who they are. To book: http://bit.ly/2qSR6pP or search “1 night, 12 months, 50 years” on www.eventbrite.co.uk or call 020 7239 0400.
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Walk it off before putting it on: Clapham Common
Here's a chance to ease your conscience BEFORE you stuff yourself with all those biscuits, cakes, coffees, teas and cocktails at this afternoon's Coffee and Tea Social at The Breakfast Club in Battersea Rise. This is a self-led walk. Identify yourself to other ODL members when you arrive to walk together for the 1½ miles. The walk goes across Clapham Common beforehand. Enjoy the four ponds (Cock,Mount, Long and Eagle), the recently restored Bandstand, the
Opening Doors London Events meadow patch and the wooded areas. This month we will take a tour of the Long Pond. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_Common http://claphamcommon.org/trail-map-claphamcommon/
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Wednesday July 5th
Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group Chigwell Court
We arrive at the Breakfast Club in time for tea, feeling smug and satisfied, ready to replenish the energy recently expended. Meeting Time: 3.00 pm Meeting Point: Clapham Common tube station (Northern Line), by the clock tower
Tuesday July 4th
Havering LGBT over-50s Social Group Tapestry Stanton Gate Havering LGBT+ Forum is proud to present a new social group for LGBT* older people in the east London/Essex area. This is a great opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones from in and around the Havering area in east London/ Essex. So if you are age 50 or over and would like to experience some smashing social company within a safe and welcoming space, please come along. Free tea, coffee and biscuits, plus we have a great team of dedicated volunteers who will warmly greet you and introduce you to like-minded people who also identify as LGBT. 3pm – 5pm Peer led Creative Writing Group Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. ODL member Pat would like to invite other ODL members to join a non-taught Creative Writing Group for people who would like to come together to write. 3pm – 5pm
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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
Men’s Pimlico Social Pimlico Room Friendly drop-in coffee evening. 6pm – 9pm
Thursday July 6th Y
Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in Computer Suite, Tavis House Our Age UK Camden 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
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Special Outing to LGBT Pride Art exhibition Canary Wharf Clifford Chance 10 Upper Bank Street E14 5JJ
June 2017 Project. Drinks and Snacks are on us provided by the delicious 'Cut The Mustard'. Find out more about how to access other activities and local services. Or just come and have a cuppa and a chat. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm
50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project
Image: from Louise Leonard’s video Aversion Therapy: Rainbow Flag – Yellow 2013 © the Artist
The Wandsworth LGBT Forum are hosting a NEW LGBT coffee morning to bring together members of our community across the generations. This takes place every Thurs day (10-12pm) at the Furzedown Project.
Clifford Chance have kindly invited a limited number of ODL members to an afternoon reception and viewing of the “Arcus Annual Art Pride” exhibition being held at their Canary Wharf office. “Arcus” is Clifford Chance’s LGBT global network of colleagues and their friends. Time: 2pm – 4pm Meeting point: ground floor, Clifford Chance Refreshments: Afternoon tea provided Booking essential due to limited numbers via Eventbrite on: https://odl-arcusannualartpride.eventbrite.co.uk or by calling ODL on 020 7239 0400.
NEW GROUP: South London Coffee Morning Little Nans Broadway Theatre Saloon Regular cup of Tea 80p or Coffee £1.50 Social group drop-in for older LGBT* people to meet in a lovely LGBT* friendly café bar in the heart of Lewisham. 10.30am – 12.30
50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project The Wandsworth LGBT Forum are hosting a NEW LGBT coffee morning to bring together members of our community across the generations. This takes place every Thursday (10-12pm) at the Furzedown pg. 6
Drinks and Snacks are on us provided by the delicious 'Cut The Mustard'. Find out more about how to access other activities and local services. Or just come and have a cuppa and a chat. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm
Please support ODL by becoming a Regular Donor: http://openingdoorslondon.org.uk/donate-now/
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Friday Coffee & Cake Club Tavis House 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 If any members would like to bring in donations for the pre pride event at Leather Lanes’ Age UK shop, please bring along to this morning’s session and give to Shaun so that he can bring it to the event.
June 2017 Do you have ACCESS requirements? If there is an event that you would like to attend but you are not sure if you will be able to make it due to your access needs, please contact us so that we can help make sure you get the most out of being part of Opening Doors London. Contact us on 020 7239 0400 info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Make new friends and try new activities with members of the older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* community ODL membership is free and is aimed at all who identify as LGBT*, and are over 50. We have members from across London, and beyond. As well as our events, we also offer: A befriending service Policy, campaigning and training
Please support ODL by becoming a Regular Donor: http://openingdoorslondon.org.uk/donate-now/
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Saturday July 8th
ODL is running three events as part of Pride in London and you can come to one or all of them. Come and join the fun with ODL!
Thank you to The Breakfast Club for providing the amazing refreshments and The University of Westminster for providing us with a venue once again!
Free tea, cake and relaxation in Soho Parade The ODL bus will be parked near the front of the parade. We’ll leave the brunch as a group at around noon to join the bus (approximately 0.3 mile walk). As usual ODL will be in the front section of the march. The ODL group will board the bus at 11.30am. The bus usually sets off around 1pm. The usual end time is after 3pm in Whitehall. PLEASE NOTE: You will need to register beforehand and collect your wristband from the Pre-Pride brunch if you’d like to join ODL for the Parade Seats on the bus are allocated for those with mobility or access needs. Seat booking is essential on 020 7239 0400 or Info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Free Older LGBT Pre-Pride Brunch University Of Westminster CAVENDISH CAMPUS 115 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6UW (Tubes: Goodge Street, Warren Street, Great Portland Street) 10.30am – 11.15am
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St Anne’s Church Hall, 55 Dean Street, London W1D 6AF After the parade the group will head to our usual older LGBT* community relaxation space at St Anne’s Church Hall in Soho. We supply the tea, coffee, cake and company. 2pm – 5.30pm
Do you have access needs? Pride in London have an access team and ODL will support you too. Get in touch on 020 7239 0400 or email Info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Are you going to join us to celebrate Pride? Registration essential on https://odlpride2017.eventbrite.co.uk
or 020 7239 0400.
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Sunday July 9th
Sunday Lunch & Film Club Henderson Court Resource Centre PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE 2ND SUNDAY OF JULY DUE TO VENUE AVAILABILITY. Join us for a lovely home cooked lunch before we watch the film: PRIDE
June 2017 Cost £5. Booking for lunch essential. RSVP before Wednesday via: https://july2017odlsundaylunch.eventbrite.co.uk or calling 020 7239 0400. Social: 12pm Lunch: 1pm Film starts: 2pm
Second Sundays Social/Lunch Group Chelsea Theatre Join us for lunch. We'll be ordering our food from a local cafe, Mona Lisa, which serves a wide variety of delicious hot meal. No RSVP required. 12:30pm-4pm
Monday July 10th
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided.
2pm – 4pm PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It's the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers' families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all. Warchus’s film centres on the rumpled workers on the picket line in the Welsh village of Onllwyn, in the Dulais valley, and their unlikely allies: a flock of gay fund-raisers who tramped the streets of London, buckets in hand, collecting money for supplies and fuel.
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Tea Line Dance Tavis House Café Join us for our tea dances whether you are an experienced dancer, a beginner or have never danced before –there is room for all! Peter will instruct and lead us in Line Dancing.
Please bring LGBT* friends of any age. Peter’s teaching each week is stand alone so don’t worry if you have not been before – all will be explained on the night 5.30pm –7.30pm
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Men’s Walking Group As another special treat, Peter has persuaded his City of London Guide colleague, Brigitte Downey to offer us the chance to enjoy her newest walk, 'FROM THE FORGOTTEN TO THE FAMOUS', an Irish Writer's Walk from Temple Gardens, in and out of Fleet Street to the Wedding Cake Church at Ludgate Circus.
June 2017 And without the thousands of print workers who toiled in dirty, deafening dungeons, changing the words written in ink to printed books and newspapers, Fleet Street would never have become famous worldwide. Come with Peter and Brigitte for a walk amongst the ghosts of the forgotten and the famous who shaped this unique and fascinating corner of the City of London. 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 but you will need to wait for a reply before you can be sure that a place has been booked for you, or better still Book a free ticket upon Eventbrite (using password "fountain"), which will instantly guarantee you a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mens-july-2017walking-group-from-the-forgotten-to-the-famoustickets-35126270621 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 on the waiting list. Meeting time: 2.30pm
Men’s Speakers Night Henderson Court Resource Centre
This enchanting part of the city is a place of beauty and a joy forever, thanks to the labours of the forgotten legions of Irish workers who transformed and rebuilt it down the centuries. Many of their compatriots, poets, writers and journalists, some still famous, some largely forgotten, also worked their butts off here. One immortalized the loneliness of being ‘the last rose of summer’ (Thomas Moore). His poetry inspired Schumann, Berlioz and Benjamin Britten and his Melodies are still sung in pubs worldwide. Another, who managed to leave ‘the pavements grey’, won the Nobel Prize for literature. A third missed the boat to America but ….. She Stooped to Conquer. pg. 10
The Gay Men’s Dance Company (GMDC) was founded in September 2015 by Alex Scurr a London based dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. The GMDC offers a creative outlet; a place to express yourself in a safe and supportive environment while keeping fit, socialising and enjoying a hobby. Though they started with just running Dance classes, they now also run Drama lessons, Choirs
Opening Doors London Events and London’s premier male only Pole Dancing lessons. They have classes of varying ability, and they all have a friendly, welcoming, open atmosphere where they encourage members to relax, be themselves, try new things, meet new people and have fun. The GMDC is so much more than just classes: they have an incredibly active social community; organise end of term parties, numerous theatre trips; have a monthly Brunch and Dinner Club and many other events. They’re getting more involved with the community and charities and Alex has now opened his own Foundation. They have many performance opportunities too between dancing at Prides, being invited by other acts such as drag queens or London Gay Big Band to perform with them and producing their own shows too.
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Thursday July 13th
‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in See the first Thursday of the month for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
NEW GROUP: Opening Doors London Pub Club Ye Old Rose & Crown, Please join Danny West the new sessional worker for ODL in Greenwich south London for a drink and an opportunity to meet new friends and contacts courtesy of Peter Clark, the landlord at ‘Ye Old Rose & Crown’.
Social: 6pm Talk: from 7pm (After the talk some members also head to a local pub for a drink.)
Wednesday July 12th
London Friend tea and biscuits older LGBT* drop-in London Friend
This will be the first of several events across south London and we are particularly keen to hear member’s ideas about new potential events and initiatives in south London. Please note that the toilets for men are down one flight of stairs and the toilets for women are up one flight of stairs, for people using wheelchairs there are toilets just across the road at the Ibis Hotel.
In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games! 12.30pm – 2.30pm
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Social group drop-in for older LGBT* people to meet in a lovely LGBT* pub in the heart of Greenwich Village. 7pm to late
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NEW GROUP 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See the first Thursday of the month - 10-12pm.
NEW GROUP Cinema, Chats & Coffee Club Second Thursday of the Month East Dulwich Picture House Join us for a new group in South London at the lovely East Dulwich Picture House.
We meet in the lobby at 11 for a morning chat (bring your own lunch) in the conservatory (which we have all to ourselves) and then go see a new film (if you feel like it) with Picture House Silver Screen (offering discounted tickets at £5.00 for all ODL members!) and free coffee or tea during the screening. It will be a laid back coffee-full morning. For more info and to sign up, email Lin linnea.frank@openingdoorslondon.org.uk or call 020 7239 0400. The venue is fully accessible and induction loop systems are fitted in each of the four auditoria. If you sign up, details about which film is screened will be emailed to you closer to the day. Social open to all, no sign up needed. Social: 11:00 AM with film following
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Friday July 14th
Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details. 10am – 12pm
NEW GROUP Out and about at The Barbican Barbican Centre Join us for a new group at the Barbican Centre for afternoon tea and activities. This month we have been invited to join City Age Concern for a relaxed walk in the city of London.
Meet at the Block Space on the ground floor of Barbican Centre (opposite the Terrace) No need to book. 2pm – 4pm 020 72039 0400 for details.
ODL East London Dinner Club Positive East All welcome at this friendly monthly Friday night meal I East London. Why not come along to enjoy a meal as you meet new people? £6.50 for dinner and great company. Booking essential before Wednesday via: https://may2017odleastdinnerclub.eventbrite.co.u k or 020 7239 0400. Start: 6pm Dinner: from 7pm Ends: 9pm
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Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café Beginners welcome! Scrabble boards will be provided.
2pm – 4pm
NEW GROUP Women's Breakfast at the Albany
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Women’s Film Night Committee Room 2, Camden Town Hall We will be showing The Journey (2004) Drama/Romance; 1h 47 m Set in Southern India in 2004 the film follows two young friends, Kiran, a Hindu, and Delilah, a Catholic, from their first meeting as young children to young adulthood, when they realise their love for each other. They begin a delicate love affair, despite social taboos but have to deal with opposition from family and friends along the way.
The Albany, Deptford Start your day at the Albany community café meeting other women for a chat/discussion. Have a cuppa or breakfast. As the venue is near the Thames, we also have the option to go for a walk along the Thames occasionally. 10am – 12pm
Wednesday July 19th Ay May 23rd
Anchor Housing/ ODL Art Group See first Wednesday of the month for information. 2pm – 4pm
Thursday July 20th
‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT* computer drop-in See the first Thursday of the month for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
New Group 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth The Furzedown Project See the first Thursday of the month - 10-12pm.
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Depictions of lesbian relationships remains rare in Indian cinema, even more rare when set in the south and this is a beautiful and sensitive film providing insight into modern Indian culture. Social: 6pm Film: 7pm
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Friday July 21st
Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
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Monday July 24th
Mixed Tea Dance Tavis House Café See second Monday of the month for details. 5:30pm-7:30pm
Bridge and Scrabble Club Lumen Café On the second and fourth Monday of the month. Beginners welcome. No need to book.
2pm – 4pm
Woodland walk in Trent Park, Enfield with picnic 1 Night, 12 Months, 50 Years Skyline @ NBC Universal International HQ
Our special day coincides with the 50th Anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act, a law that had a life-changing impact on those who grew up in an era when homosexuality was illegal - the very people we support by providing over forty social opportunities a month and a Befriending service for the house bound. Tickets cost £50 (inc. booking fee) - £1 for every year LGBT people have not been considered illegal just for being who they are. To book: http://bit.ly/2qSR6pP or search “1 night, 12 months, 50 years” on www.eventbrite.co.uk or call 020 7239 0400.
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Meeting point: ticket hall in Cockfosters tube station (Piccadilly Line, TFL zone 5)
Refreshments: bring a packed lunch and drink for a picnic! We can also buy tea/coffee in the park cafe. This 5 mile walk follows a woodland path around the perimeter of Trent Country Park in Enfield, with good views of the lake, obelisk and pleasant countryside. The park is vast and very peaceful. There are some gradual climbs and descents, but some benches for when we need a rest! If need be, we can make the walk shorter on the day. Toilets are available in the park and in Cockfosters station. The walk will be led by Gerry and the total walking time will be approx 3.5 hours. 11:00 am at Cockfosters tube station End time: the walk will end at approx. 2:30 pm at Cockfosters tube station.
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Gentle Stroll and Picnic at Kennington Park Location: Picnic area at Kennington Park, Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4BE ODL member Tony Smith is organising a picnic at Kennington Park, and invites other ODL members to join him at this peer led activity, hopefully on a sunny afternoon.
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Men’s gentle exercise class Henderson Court Resource Centre 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
Men's Film Night: The Chorus Henderson Court Resource Centre (French: Les Choristes) is a 2004 German-SwissFrench drama film and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards.
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 Wooden Shelter, previously noted. Toilets: There are toilets in the park. Information and map of park: http://www.kenningtonpark.org/ How to get there: Oval Station (northern line), buses include 3, 36, 133, 155, 185, 436 Walking: From Oval station, diagonally over the crossroads, then keep the park fence on your right until you reach the entrance. Passing the wooden shelter on your right, head for the café, a white painted building (picture above); the picnic area is just beyond the café. (distance 1/4 mile) By all means join in with the people using the keep fit equipment! Those of you with long memories will remember Gay Pride marches ending here in the late 1980s.
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On 15 January 1949, the former music teacher Clément Mathieu arrives in "Fond de l' Etang" ("Bottom of the Well"), a boarding school for orphans and problematic boys, to work as an inspector. The place is administrated with iron fist by the cruel director Rachin, and most of the boys
Opening Doors London Events have severe punishments for their faults. Clément decides to teach the boys to sing in a choir in their spare time, and identify the musical potential of the rebel Pierre Morhange, the son of a beautiful single mother for whom he feels a crush. He also has a special feeling for the young Pépinot, a boy that expects the visit of his father every Saturday near the gate, but indeed lost his parents in the war. With his methods, Clément changes the lives of the boys, of the other employees and his own. Social: 6pm Film starts: 7pm
Wednesday July 26th
London Friend tea and biscuits older LGBT* drop-in London Friend In partnership with London Friend, this social group is a place to meet friends for a coffee, chat and optional board games! 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Thursday July 27th ‘Rainbow Surfers’ older LGBT*
computer drop-in See the first Thursday of the month for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
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Friday July 28th
Friday Coffee and Cake Club See first Friday of the month for more details. Every Friday 10am – 12pm
Informal Art Group Tavis House Join Alan 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
Monday July 31st
Bi The Way Group Tavis House How well are bisexual people represented in LGBT media? Join the discussion with bi visibility activist and writer Lewis Oakley. All welcome. Light refreshments provided. 6pm - 8pm
Bridge and Scrabble Club 50+ LGBT Coffee Morning in Wandsworth
Lumen Café
The Furzedown Project See 1st Thursday of the month for more information. Every Thursday 10am – 12pm See second Monday of the month for details. 2pm – 4pm Newsletter design Ruth Silverstone
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Venues & How to Get There The Albany Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8 4AG; Trains: New Cross and Deptford; DLR: Deptford Bridge; Buses: 47, 53, 177, 188, 199, 225, 453 Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS; Underground: Barbican, Moorgate The Breakfast Club in Battersea Rise The Breakfast Club, 5-9 Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HG; 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. Camden Town Hall Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE - Committee Room 2 – first floor Chelsea Theatre 7 Worlds End Place, Kings Road, London, SW10 0DR. Chigwell House Anchor Housing/ Art Group Community Room Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road London E9 5SQ. East Dulwich Picture House. (Fully Accessible) 116A Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8HD Transport: East Dulwich Station (10 min. walk) ; Busses: 37, 40, 176, 185, 484 and P13 The Furzedown Project http://www.furzedownproject.org/ 91/93 Moyser Road, London SW16 6SL 020 8677 4283 Havering LGBT Tapestry Stanton Gate, Mawney Road, Romford RM7 7HL Transport: 0.7 miles walk from Romford station with connections to Upminster, Stratford and Liverpool Street. Henderson Court Resource Centre 102 Fitzjohn’s Avenue, London NW3 6NS. (Entrance on Prince Arthur Road) Mary Ward Centre Room 13, First Floor, 42 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AQ; Nearest Station is Russel Sq. London Friend 86 Caledonian Road, N1 9DN Little Nans Broadway Theatre Saloon Broadway Theatre, Catford Rd, SE6 4RU. Fully accessible; Central Catford opposite the Town Hall, near Catford mainline & bus routes Lumen Café 88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS. 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. Skyline NBC Universal International HQ 1 Central St. Giles, St. Giles High Street, London WC2H 8NU Pimlico Room Back of St. Saviour’s Church, St George’s Square, London SW1V 3QW. Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. pg. 17
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Please notify the charity if you: want to cancel this declaration change your name or home address no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code. Please return this form to: The Donor Administrator, Opening Doors London, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA or Email: alan.martin@openingdoorslondon.org.uk pg. 18