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2014 Opening Doors London October groups and activities
Development Coordinators 020 7239 0446/0447 odl.men@ageukcamden.org.uk odl.women@ageukcamden.org.uk
Befriending Coordinators 020 7239 0400 (reception) odl.befriending@ageukcamden.org.uk
ODL Signposting and Information Leave a message on 07961 937 621 odlsignposting@ageukcamden.org.uk
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Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. Wednesday 1st Anchor Housing/ODL Mixed Art Group: Chigwell Court, 99 Balance Road 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. 2:00 -4:00pm Men’s Pimlico Social: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Pimlico Room (back of Church), St Saviour's Church, St George's Square,, SW1V 3QW. (cross Vauxhall Bridge Rd from Pimlico tube). Friendly drop-in coffee evening with friends. For more info contact 020 7239 0400. 6:00 – 9:00pm
Thursday 2nd “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in AND the ODL Signposting and Information Service: Computer Suite, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Our LGBT friendly drop in session provides you with an opportunity to receive IT assistance and guidance from knowledgeable volunteers and staff. Our trained Signposting and Information volunteers will also be available to discuss any problems or concerns you may have and help you find the right information or support. For more information please contact Tony or Kamye on 0207 239 0400. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
Newham (Stratford) Dinner Club: The Goldengrove Pub, 146 – 148 The Grove, Stratford E15 1NS. The Goldengrove has offered to give us our own quiet space. All welcome you don’t need to book but if it is your first time at this group please call Kate for details. 020 7239 0447. 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Men’s “Older, Gay & Positive” Group: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Tavis A&B meeting rooms. Support and social group for gay and bi men aged 50 and over who are living with HIV. “Discussion space” for what’s going on in your life. 6:00pm – 8:00pm
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mden.org.uk 4:00 – 6:00pm Mixed Group Barnet Diners’ Club and Games meeting in partnership with Age UK Barnet: The Queens Arms Public House, Great North Road. EN5 1AB. (Close to High Barnet Tube Station beside Odeon Cinema). Meet for a drink with friends or have a meal from the very delicious value 2-4-1 menu (about £5 per person). Darts and Pool available. For more information please ring Nick Maxwell on 02072390446 or Amanda Radonich at Age UK Barnet on 02084321415. 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tuesday 7th
Friday 3rd Mixed Friday “coffee ‘n’ cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes. Every Friday 10am – 12 noon
ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Open to all interested in contributing to the new ODL Quarterly. Contact 02072390400 or email on odl.quarterly@ageukcamden,o rg.uk 6pm – 8pm
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Wednesday 8th
Mixed Tower Hamlets ODL East Drop in: Positive East, 159 Mile End, Rd, E1 4AQ. Come and join our friendly east London afternoon social. Katherine Collins, LGBT Carers Project Co-Ordinator, will be there for any unpaid LGBT carers living, working or socialising in Hackney. Call Nic Humberstone on 07538 392 104 or email Nicola.Humberstone@ageukca
Signposting and Information Drop In Service: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Need help in the home? Confused about tax? Got questions about your pension, benefits or housing? Whatever your question, you can talk to one of our trained volunteers who can give you useful information and help you find the right service or support to suit your needs. If you can’t
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Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. attend the drop in session and you have a non-urgent inquiry you can either email us at: odlsignposting@ageukcamden .org.uk or, call the ODL Signposting and Information phone line: 07961937621. We will get back to you to discuss your issue further within one working week. 6:00-8:00pm
Second Sundays is turning 2! We would like to welcome all members to come and celebrate with us. There will be entertainment, a delicious hot lunch (£4 per person) and cake! Please RSVP to Fiona by 5pm Thursday 9th October fiona.addison@ageukcamden. org.uk or call 07435 356 951 12:30 – 3:30pm
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“Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: Computer Suite, Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. 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 or Kamye on 0207 239 0400. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm
Men’s Group Walk: Geoff will lead the walk focussed on Bow Lane & Cheapside in the City of London. Bow lane is arguably the most atmospheric of the medieval City lanes with the wonderful church of St. Mary le Bow at it’s northern end. It runs south from Cheapside which was the medieval City’s most important market where London’s residents came to buy their food and all manner of goods. Come and enjoy a walk through history. To join the walk, text or leave a message on the walking group mobile number which is 07804 329 416 or email odwalksgroup@gmail.com or speak with Geoff at the Men’s Group evening at Henderson Court. Booking essential. These walks are proving popular so if you book and can’t attend please let Geoff know so that your place can be offered to someone else.2:30pm – 4:00pm
Friday 10th Mixed ODL East Dinner Club: Positive East, 159 Mile End, Road, London, E1 4AQ. £6 for delicious meal. Pre-booking is essential, please email Nicola.Humberstone@ageukca mden.org.uk or call/ text Nic on 07538 392 104 stating your name and contact number by Monday 4th. 6.30pm – 9:30pm Sunday 12th Mixed “Second Sundays” social group – 2nd Anniversary Party: Chelsea Theatre, 7 Worlds End Place, Kings Road, SW10 ODR.
Men’s Group Speaker Night: (Men’s Health Night): Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince
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Arthur Rd. there will be a talk (information to follow) after some social time. For more information please call 020 7239 0400 6:00pm – 9:00 Social; 7:00pm – 9:00pm Talk. Wednesday 15th Mixed ODL Ealing/West London Social and Support Group: VENUE: Ground Floor, Lido Centre. 63 Mattock Lane, West Ealing, W13 9LA. www.lidocentre.org.uk Stations: Ealing Broadway, Northfields, West Ealing: 5 to 15 mins walk. Buses E2, E3, 207, 83, 427, E7, E8. All welcome. We will be showing a film & have some social time. ‘Weekend’ Andrew Haigh's chronicle of a weekend in the lives of two men who find themselves waking up together one Saturday morning is notable for its gentle romanticism. Meetings take place every third Wednesday of the month at 230PM at the Lido Centre. All welcome. Refreshments served. For more information call 020 7239 0400. Opening Doors London in partnership with Age UK Ealing & Ealing CVS. 2:30 - 4:30pm Men’s Group Pub Social: Upstairs at The Black Cap, Camden High St. Snacks courtesy of George and staff at the Black Cap. Volunteer led. 7pm – late Thursday 16th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: See Page 2
Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. Thursday 4th for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Friday 17th Mixed Friday “coffee ‘n’ cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes. Every Friday 10am – 12 noon
ODL Annual Information Fair ‘’Living Well’’ with keynote speech by Sue Westwood, information stalls, workshops, taster sessions and live performances from ODL members 6:30 to 8:00pm. 2:00pm – 8:00pm at Tavis House 1 – 6 Tavistock Square London, WC1H 9NA (nearest tubes Russel Sq or Euston) Sunday 19th Sunday Lunch & Film Club: PLEASE NOTE: change from last Sunday to 2nd last Sunday of the month until November, thanks. Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince Arthur Rd). The film will be Whatever Happened to Baby Jane The movie begins in the days of vaudeville, when Baby Jane Hudson was a child star famous for her saccharine performance of "I've Written a Letter to Daddy" -- a letter she seals with a kiss and mails to
heaven. Offstage, she was a spoiled monster, screaming for ice cream, ridiculing her plain sister Blanche. But in their 20s it is Blanche who becomes the Hollywood queen, and Jane whose appeal fades and whose movies flop. Their lives change forever when, in a mysterious incident, their car crushes Blanche against a gate, paralyzing her from the waist down. Lunch available for £4, this month’s lunch will be meat or vegetarian cottage pie, please advise when booking. Booking for lunch essential, please call 020 7239 0400 before Wednesday 17th. NOTE: if you book you are committing yourself to the £4 charge. 12: noon (lunch at 12:30). Film at 2:00pm Monday 20th ODL Redbridge Mixed Social: meeting now held at Age UK Redbridge Allan Burgess Centre, 2 Grove Park, London, Ell 2DL. Home-made lunch is available at the centre at 12:30 and costs £5 for two courses Book with Kate by Friday 12th. Contact Kate for details 020 7239 0447 Lunch 12:30 Group 2:30 – 3:30pm. Outings in Art: Museum of London Docklands “ Bridge” Bridge is a major visual art exhibition focusing on London’s bridges and featuring the designs for Thomas Heatherwick’s exciting new “Garden Bridge”. Free Entry. Meet at main
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entrance to Museum of Docklands. West India Quay, London E14 4AL. Tube: Canary Wharf, DLR: west India Quay, Buses: 15,115,135,277,D3,D6,D7,D8 www.museumoflondon.org.uk /docklands call/text Chris 07528 423 698 or email outingdsinartevents@gmail.co m Meet 2:30pm at main entrance to the museum. Bi Visibility Group: at Tavis House. 1-6 Tavistock Square WC1H 9NA. Open social & discussion group for anyone who would like to think about the question "What does bisexuality mean to you?" Bisexuality across the years come and meet author Kate Harrad who is collecting experiences, stories, anecdotes etc. for a book on bisexuality in the UK - she would really love to meet you, hear your points of view and tell you about her book! Whilst clearly a bi friendly space you do not necessarily need to identify as bisexual to attend. Contact Kate for more details. 020 7239 0447. 6pm – 8pm Tuesday 21st Walking & Herstory: Special Exhibition Re-imagine – Black Women in Britain: Celebrate Black History Month Meet at 11am at Black Cultural Archives 1 Windrush Square, Brixton London SW2 1EF This new heritage centre is the first of its kind and holds the leading independent archive Page 3
Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. collection dedicated to the history and culture of people of African and Caribbean descent in Britain. Our archive collection holds material that span over three centuries, with a focus on the 20th century. This unique and rich collection includes rare books, artefacts, photographs, antique newspapers, oral histories, ephemera and periodicals that reveal fascinating stories about the lives and experiences of Black people in Britain. More information at www.bcaheritage.org.uk Contact Kate for further information 020 7239 0447 or kate.hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk 11:00am – 2:00pm Intergenerational Feminst Reading Group: Details of reading to follow. Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square WC!H 9NA. An informal space for discussion of feminist ideas and texts. Chaired by Elsa Ricahrdson, an historian based inQueen Mary’s Centre for the history of the emotions, with the aim of encouraging a dialogue of feminist thinkers, activisits and supporters. Henceorward the meeting will be on the 3rd Tuesday eveing of each month 6pm-8pm. Contact Kate 020 623 0447 Kate.Hancock@ageukcamden. org.uk Wednesday 22nd Signposting and Information Drop In Service: Tavis House,
1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Need help in the home? Confused about tax? Got questions about your pension, benefits or housing? Whatever your question, you can talk to one of our trained volunteers who can give you useful information and help you find the right service or support to suit your needs. If you can’t attend the drop in session and you have a non-urgent inquiry you can either email us at: odlsignposting@ageukcamden .org.uk or, call the ODL Signposting and Information phone line: 07961937621. We will get back to you to discuss your issue further within one working week. 6:00-8:00pm ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Open to all interested in contributing to the new ODL Quarterly. Contact 02072390400 or email on odl.quarterly@ageukcamden,o rg.uk 6pm – 8pm
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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. We will be showing, by request: The Hunger is a 1983 British horror film starring Catherine Deneuve, Susan Sarandon & David Bowie.It is the story of a love triangle between a doctor who specialises in sleep and ageing research and a vampire couple. The film is a loose adaptation of the 1981 novel of the same name by Whitley Strieber. Contact Kate for details 020 7239 0447. The room will be available if you would like to eat there or use the space before film begins. 5:30pm – 9:00 pm. (Film 7pm). 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. 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Thursday 23rd Friday 24th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: See Thursday 4th for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Women’s Film Night: G24 Common Room, Foster Court, Malet Place. Come into UCL from the entrance opposite Waterstone's on Torrington Place. Foster Court is on the right and half way along there is an archway also on the right,
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Mixed Friday “coffee ‘n’ cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes. Every Friday 10am – 12 noon Saturday 25th Page 4
Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. Outings in Art Extra: Royal Festival Hall [Spirit Level Gallery] “Catching Dreams” A powerful example of Art as a means of expression and hope in this exhibition organised by Koestler Trust and featuring art by offenders,secure patients and detainees. www.koestlertrust.org.uk www.southbankcentre.co.uk Free Entry. call/text Chris 07528 423 698 or email outingdsinartevents@gmail.co m 2.30 pm Meet at Box Office Mixed Coffee Evening. Mike will be hosting coffee evening. Meeting at Tufnell Park Tube station at 7.45 p.m. Please remember to bring cakes with you. Phone 07581647 344 for more details. 8:00pm – 10:00pm Sunday 26
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Women’s Social Group – 1st Anniversary Celebration: The Women’s Social Group has been running for 1 year and in that time we’ve done everything from Life Drawing to an African Dance class. To celebrate our 1st birthday we have special guest performer, Anny Knight. Anny has appeared at Polari on the South Bank, Incite at the Phoenix, The Poetry Cafe, Have a Word in Brighton and the Laughing Cows Women's Comedy night at The Retro Bar in London and in Coventry. Meet for brunch at 12pm at the Mona Lisa Cafe, 417 King’s Road, SW10 0LR, and/or come to Chelsea Theatre at 1pm for
the festivities. For more information contact Fiona: fiona.addison@ageukcamden. org.uk or call 07435 356 951 Tuesday 28th Men’s Film Night: Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS. (entrance on Prince Arthur Road call 020 7239 0400 for further details. The Fruit Machine Berated by his father for his camp behaviour, Eddie runs away from his Liverpool home and joins his friend Michael, a streetwise hustler who is also on the run. 6:00pm to 9:00pm (film at 7pm) Thursday 30th “Rainbow Surfers” older LGBT computer drop in: See Thursday 4th for more details. Every Thursday 10am – 1pm Death Café: In the café at Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA with Nigel Dodds from Saint Joseph’s Hospice: This is a safe LGBT space to talk about our thoughts and feelings about death and dying. Please invite anyone of any age to come along too. Nigel is an experienced facilitator. Drop in at any point. Refreshments provided. Contact Kate for further details 020 7329 0447 0r email kate.hancock@ageulcamden.o rg.uk 4:00pm – 6:30pm
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Friday 31st Mixed Friday “coffee ‘n’ cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Please note this is a peer led social group. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to bring your own cakes. Every Friday 10am – 12 noon
Friday 17th October 2:00pm – 8:00pm At Tavis House 1 – 6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA (nearest tubes Russell Sq or Euston) ODL Annual Information Fair “Living Well”
keynote speech by Sue Westwood information stalls workshops, taster sessions & live performance by odl members
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