Opening Doors London Events Listings April 2014

2014 Opening Doors London April 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 www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk

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Tuesday 1st ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Open to all interested in contributing to the new ODL Quarterly. Contact: 020 7239 0400 or odl.quarterly@ageukcamde n.org.uk 6:00pm – 8:00pm Wednesday 2nd Men’s Pimlico Social: St. Margaret’s Drop-In Centre, 1 Carey Place, Vauxhall Bridge Rd, SW1V 2RT (cross Vauxhall Bridge Rd from Pimlico tube). Friendly dropin coffee evening with friends. For more info contact Nick on 020 7239 0446. 6:00 – 9:00pm Identity, Dance, Health & Politics Workshop: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA Open to all members who might be interested in being involved in a project working with artists Patrick Staff & Louise Shelly looking at identity, dance, health and politics. This should be great fun & light lunch will be provided. Contact Kate : 020 7239 0447 11:00am to 1:00pm Thursday 3

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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 “Older, Gay & Positive” Group: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Tavis A&B meeting rooms. Support and social group for HIV positive gay and bi men aged 50 +. Tonight’s meeting is a “discussion space” for what’s going on in your life.

6:00pm – 8:00pm 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. Call Kate for details. 020 7239 0447.

6:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday 4th Mixed Friday “coffee ‘n’ cake” club: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock S, WC1H 9NA. Hot drinks can be purchased in the café. Please feel free to

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bring your own cakes.

Every Friday 10am – 12 noon

Saturday 5th London Gay Symphonic Winds (LGSW) presents: “Britain/America – an evening of music from all sides of the pond”. St Sepulchre-WithoutNewgate, Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 2DQ. Following on from their hugely popular performance at February’s event and on request from members, we are organising an ODL outing to our see our friends from the LGSW at their exciting “Britain/America” concert.

Advance tickets of £8 can be purchased on line from www.lgsw.org.uk or £10 on the door. Contact Nick on 020 7239 0446 for more details.

Starts at 7:30pm Monday 7th Mixed Tower Hamlets ODL East Drop in: Positive East, 159 Mile End, Rd, E1 4AQ. Come and join our friendly east London afternoon social. Call Nic Humberstone on 07538 392 104 or email for info: Nicola.Humberston@ageukc amden.org.uk 4: pm – 6:00pm Page 1

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Monday 7th (continued) Mixed Group Barnet Diner’s Club meeting in partnership with Age UK Barnet: The Queens Arms Public House, Great North Rd. EN5 1AB. (Close to High Barnet Tube station beside Odeon cinema, free car parking at pub). Meet for a drink with friends or have a meal from the very delicious value 2-41 menu (about £5 per person). For more information please ring Nick Maxwell on 020 7239 0446 or Amanda Radonich at Age UK Barnet on 020 8432 1415 7:00pm – 9:00pm Tuesday 8th Men’s Group Walk It’s a good time to visit, or possibly revisit, parks and gardens in the City of London. There are more than 150 open spaces in the City so we should manage to find some new ones this time around. If you would like to join Geoff’s walk, you can either text or leave a message for Geoff 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 in advance so that your place can be offered to someone else.

2:30pm – 4:00pm Men’s Group Speaker Night: Henderson Court Resource Centre, 102 Fitzjohn’s Ave, NW3 6NS (entrance on Prince Arthur Rd). Tonight, continuing our “Faith and Culture” series, we look west to Ireland, and welcome Cecily Maher, Senior Community Health Worker with Mind Yourself.

Mind Yourself supports the health and wellbeing of Irish people living in London and facilitates the only Irish LGBT group in London. Cecily will provide a screening of the Irish documentary ‘The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name’. This looks back on a history of the development of gay rights in Ireland over 100 years from Oscar Wilde up to decriminalisation in 1993. This will be followed by a discussion on being Irish and LGBT. 6:00 -7:00pm social; 7-9pm film and discussion.

Wednesday 9th Signposting and Referral Drop In Service: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. Need help in the home? Confused about tax? Got questions about

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your pension, benefits or housing? Specially trained volunteers who are sensitive to ODL member’s needs will be available to guide you to finding the right information and practical help you need.

Either drop in between 6:00-8:00pm or email: odlsignposting@ageukcamd en.org.uk Thursday 10th Mixed Hillingdon Older LGBT Drop in: Room 7, Christchurch Hall, Redford Way, Uxbridge, UB8 1SZ. Come for a coffee and chat.

How to find us: By bus…

Christchurch is located opposite the entrance of Bakers Road, which is the road leading into the bus depot. By Train: Exit Uxbridge station towards the bus station (not the shopping centre) and walk to the end of Bakers Road.

The church is located opposite the entrance to Bakers Road. 2:00pm – 4:00pm Opening Doors Creative Writing Group with Paradise Press: Islington Central Library, 2 Fieldway Crescent, N5 1PF. Location: corner of Holloway Road and Fieldway Crescent.

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Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. something new you want to try, come along and have a go. Feel free to bring your own work, or sit and listen to ideas if you’re totally new to writing. Open to all Opening Doors members and friends. Contact Nick on 020 7239 0446 for more details. 6:00pm – 8:00pm Friday 11th Mixed ODL East Dinner Club: Positive East, 159 Mile End, Road, London, E1 4AQ. £6 for delicious three course meal. Pre-booking is essential, please email Nicola.Humberston@ageukc amden.org.uk or call/ text Nic on 07538 392 104 stating your name and contact number by Monday 17th. 6.30 – 9:30pm Sunday 13th Mixed “Second Sundays” social group: Chelsea Theatre, 7 World's End Place, Kings Road, SW10 0DR. Lunch (£4 per person) and discussion. Please RSVP to Fiona by 10th April fiona.addison@ageukcamde n.org.uk or call 07435 356 951 12:30 – 3:30pm Monday 14th Mixed Waltham Forest Group: At ELOP, 56-60 Grove Road, E17 9BN. £2

per person. Come and join this warm and friendly group for tea and chat.

Contact Kate for details 020 7239 0447 3:00pm – 5:00pm Tuesday 15th Women’s Walking & Herstory: Kenwood House and Gardens.

Hampstead Lane, NW3 7JR Kenwood House & Library have recently been renovated and so we will visit & also view the paintings inside. We are hoping that we will have timed our visit to see the beautiful rhododendron & azaleas in bloom in the gardens. There will be the opportunity to go for long walks over Hampstead Heath for those who wish to or to sit and contemplate the views. Very good café too.

Meet at the indoor part of the café at Kenwood House.

There are accessible routes to the house and gardens so phone Kate if you would like to arrange that. Contact Kate for more details. 020 7239 0447 2:00pm – 5:00pm Intergenerational Feminist Reading & Discussion Group: Introductory Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square,

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WC1H 9NA. Elsa Richardson, an historian based in queen Mary’s Centre for the History of Emotions will chair this informal group for the discussion of feminist ideas & texts. This will be a meeting to think about how participants would like the group to take shape.

Contact Kate: 020 7239 0447.

6:00pm – 8:00pm Wednesday 16th 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. This month we will be showing the film “The Celluloid Closet”, the very entertaining and thought provoking film documenting LGBT subject matter in films from the silent onwards.

Refreshments served. For more information call 020 7239 0400. Opening Doors London in partnership with Age UK Ealing & Ealing CVS. 2:30 - 4:30pm ODL Quarterly Group Meeting: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Sq, WC1H 9NA. Page 3

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Open to all interested in contributing to the new ODL Quarterly. Contact: 020 7239 0400 or odl.quarterly@ageukcamde n.org.uk 6:00pm – 8:00pm 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 Monday 21st ODL Redbridge Mixed Social: Due to Easter bank holiday, this month’s Redbridge social isn’t happening, back on Monday 19th May. Mixed “Outings In Art”: Due to Easter bank holiday, this month’s Outings in Art will be on 28th (see 28th for details).

Bi Visibility Group: Due to Easter bank holiday, this month’s BiVis group isn’t happening, back on Monday 19th May. Wednesday 23rd Stonewall Housing at the Signposting and Referral Drop In: Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square, WC1H 9NA. An adviser from Stonewall Housing will be

available to provide free confidential housing advice for ODL members. Specially trained volunteers will also be available to guide you to find the right information and practical help for any inquiry or concern. Either drop in between 6:00-8:00pm or email: odlsignposting@ageukcamd en.org.uk

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moving to our lovely new rooms at UCL which Jo & Fiona, our contacts from UCL LGBT+ network have kindly secured for us. We have the common room available for Tai Chi, meeting up & eating anything you have brought with you. At 7pm we will then move to Room B2 to show the film and have time afterwards to talk.

Thursday 24th Mixed 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 Mixed Tai Chi: With Jane Ward in Room G24 (Arts & Humanities Common Room) see film night below for directions.

5:30pm to 6:30pm Women’s Film Night: ‘Pariah’ Pariah is a 2011 American contemporary drama film written and directed by Dee Rees. It tells the story of Alike, a 17-year old AfricanAmerican teenager embracing her identity as a lesbian.

This film is subtitled.

This month we will be

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Room G24 (Arts & Humanities Common Room), Ground Floor of Foster Court 5.30pm – 7pm Room B2 in 33-35 Torrington Place 7pm – 9pm Directions for Tai Chi & Women’s Film Night rooms: The G24 Common Room is in Foster Court, on Malet Place.

Come into UCL from the entrance opposite Waterstone's on Torrington Place.

Foster Court is on the right and 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.

From 7pm onwards we will be in Room B2, 33-35 Torrington Place. Come into UCL from the entrance opposite Waterstone’s on Torrington Place. The entrance to 33-35 is on the Page 4

Opening Doors London: full listings and activities. right immediately as you enter and there is a reception desk where one of us will be waiting to direct you.

If you would like one of our volunteers to meet you somewhere along the way please let Kate know by Tuesday 22nd Contact Kate for details 020 7239 0447 Saturday 26th Mixed Coffee Evening.

Open to men and women.

Mike will be hosting this month and usual meeting arrangements apply, meet at Tufnell Park Tube at 7:45pm. Please remember to bring cakes with you.

Phone 07581 647 344 for more details.

8:00 – 10:00pm

join us for a bite to eat or, just come to the Chelsea Theatre at 1pm for a relaxed afternoon of friendly discussion over tea/coffee and cake. This month we’re watching a documentary, The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. Initially broadcast by RTÉ in 2000, the documentary gives an overview of a century of gay life in Ireland from Oscar Wilde to decriminalisation in 1993. This group is free however contributions of cake and snacks are always welcome. No need to RSVP, just turn up on the day. For any enquiries please contact Fiona: fiona.addison@ageukcamde n.org.uk or call 07435356951

Monday 28th

Sunday 27th Mixed Sunday Film & Lunch club: No group due to renovation works at Henderson Court, will return on Sunday 25th May. Women's Social Group 12pm at the Mona Lisa Cafe, 417 King’s Road, London SW10 0LR and/or 1pm at Chelsea Theatre, 7 World’s End Place, Kings Road, SW10. The group has started meeting at the Mona Lisa Café for brunch at 12pm. You’re welcome to

Outings in Art: Please note change of date due to Easter bank holiday. Tate Modern : **“The Shock of the New**”. Opened in 2000 and located in the magnificent decommissioned Bankside Power Station, Tate Modern is now the most visited Gallery of Modern Art in the world. Meet at 2.00 pm Turbine Hall entrance [outside if fine - inside if wet]. At Tate Modern you can take in the sheer variety of International Modern Art

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in one visit. Go to www.tate.org.uk for more information. Step Free access and Free Entry.

Please call/text Chris on 07528 423 698 for information or to book.

Tuesday 29th Men’s Film Night: No film night due to renovation works at Henderson Court

Wednesday 14th May

Once again our friends at Goldman Sachs are kindly sponsoring our annual outing, and this year we are making a welcome return to the horticultural splendour of Wisley Gardens in Surrey.

We have spaces for 45 people, and whilst open to ALL Opening Doors London members, as in previous years, priority will be given on a needs basis, though hopefully with increased numbers from Goldman Sachs, we should be able to accommodate everyone interested. Thank you GS! Please contact Kate or Nick to book 020 7239 0446 or 020 7239 04447 Page 5