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ISSUE NO.118 • FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT • PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL • OCTOBER 2011

RecyclemoreBrent’s new and improvedwaste collection service

ISSUE NO.118 • FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT • PUBLISHED BY BRENT COUNCIL • OCTOBER 2011

RecyclemoreBrent’s new and improvedwaste collection service

Features

13 Recycle more… nowYour introduction to a new way of recycling

14 Olympic memories‘Testimonies’ art exhibition

19 Next stop independenceImproving independence for the vulnerable

21 Making the pennies countA look at the last year

Regulars

4 Update

9 Brent people

11 All in a day’s work

26 Secret history

29 Competitions

30 Time out

Issue No. 118 October 2011

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Welcome to theOctober issue ofthe BrentMagazineIt’s that time of year when thenights get longer and the days getcolder, but that’s no excuse to stayindoors when there is so muchgoing on in Brent.

Instead, wrap up warm and getyourself down to your local librarywhere you will find a month’s worthof fun activities going on as part ofthe ‘Word Up!’ celebrations,including a ghostly Halloween party.Turn to page 11 to find out more.

Or, you could snuggle up at thecinema as Brent puts on a screeningof a surprising locally produced filmto celebrate ‘Brent’s Reel History’read more on page 26.

But before you venture into thecold, do take ten minutes to have aread of pages 21 to 25. These pageshave been dedicated to telling youwhat the council has been doing tomake Brent a better place to liveand work.

Until next month,Orla SedzeEditor, The Brent Magazine

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One Stop Service 020 8937 1200www.brent.gov.ukThe Brent Magazine is available inlarge print and on audio tape. Please ring 020 8937 1106Cover image: Brent residents Kanjiand Danni Kerai (see page 13).Photograph by Kaori Ando.

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Stadiumevent datesWembley Stadium event-day listings are nowfeatured in the Time Outsection of The BrentMagazine.

Turn to pages 30-31 for the listings under theheading of Stadium Events.You can also find dates forfuture events atwww.wembleystadium.com/events

Courses for aspiring young Olympians

Families with children dueto start at a Brent school in September 2012 arebeing urged to apply for a place as soon as possibleto stand the best chance of getting the school they prefer.

The deadline forsecondary schoolapplications is 31 October

this year while thedeadline for primary andjunior schools is 15 January2012. All Brent familieshave to apply to BrentCouncil regardless ofwhether the school is in Brent or outside the borough. www.brent.gov.uk/admissions

South Kilburn celebratesWhat was supposed to be anend of year show turned intoa celebration as the tenantsand trainees of the SouthKilburn Studios learned thescheme had been extendedfor another six months.

The temporary studio,which was commissioned byBrent Council and SouthKilburn NeighbourhoodTrust, was set up back inApril to provide free studiospace for creativeprofessionals in return fortraining up 13 young people

in their field of work.However the studios have

proved to be so successfulwith the trainees andresidents on the estate that ithas been given additionalcouncl funding that will seeit open until 31 March 2012.

This will mean the studioswill continue to hold weeklyworkshops and monthlyexhibitions for all Brentresidents to get involved in.www.southkilburnstudios.org

Race for a school place

Bridge Park CommunityLeisure Centre is runningcourses and taster sessionsfor aspiring youngOlympians. The juniorcourses last from six to tenweeks and drop-in sessionsare every week. Activities

include trampolining, streetdance, football, hockey and more. Prices are £28 for ten weeks and drop-insessions are £3.60, call the leisure centre on 020 8937 3730 or [email protected]

Residents are beingreminded to register tovote if they want to havetheir say in the LondonMayor and Greater LondonAssembly elections in May2012.

Completion of theelectoral registration formsthat were sent out inAugust is a legal obligationand households who havenot returned their forms

will be receiving a visitfrom the council. Failure tore-register or return thecompleted form is anoffence which could lead toa fine of up to £1,000.

The new register ispublished on 1 Decemberand forms will be accepteduntil 25 November, call 020 8937 1372 or [email protected]

No vote no say

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Young people taking part in recent workshop

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Sculpture’s new angle on footballA sculpture of a football which creates an optical illusion has been unveiled in Brent.

The four-metre high piece of public art, called ‘Angled Ball’sits in the grounds of IKEA inNeasden and celebratesnearby Wembley Stadium.

When a viewer movesaround the ‘Angled Ball’ anoptical illusion is createdas the squares, hexagonsand pentagons merge tocreate a giant footballvisible from only twoangles. It was created byartist James Hopkins andwas funded by IKEA as part of its planningobligations.

No need to ‘splash out’ to swim

A Brent teacher has givenup his day job to take upoffice as the Deputy PrimeMinister of Somalia after aplea from his government toreturn and help withdifficulties in his homeland.

Mohamed Ibrahim aresident of Harlesden andteacher at Newman Catholic

College took the call fromhis government over thesummer holidays and hasnow moved back to Somaliato help deal with thehumanitarian crisis.

Mr Ibrahim is one of anumber of Somalis livingacross the world who areheeding their government’s

calls to rebuild it afterdecades of civil war.

Headteacher Mr RichardKolka said: “Mr Ibrahimdeserves all the best of goodfortune. He has alwaysworked very hard to supportour boys, and his effortshave been enormouslyappreciated.”

Community cash

Sport summit promotes health

Brent teacher now Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia

Brent Council and NHSBrent held a joint event topromote the benefits ofsport and physical activityin the borough.

The Sport and PhysicalActivity Summit was held toinform and inspire healthprofessionals, voluntarygroups and businessesabout improving Brentresidents’ health andparticipation in sports andphysical activities. Thesummit was part of BrentCouncil’s commitment toimproving the health andwellbeing of residents by2012 and beyond as a

legacy to the London 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic Games.

As part of the BBC andBritish Swimming Big Splashcampaign to help peoplelearn to swim ahead of the London 2012 Olympicand Paralympic Games,London Swimming have launchedwww.swimmingoffers.orgwith the aim of getting20,000 more Londonersswimming more regularly.

The website will locateyour nearest pool andprovide you with a choiceof discounted swimmingoffers, with up to fourvouchers each, such as:

• bring the family for free • bring a friend for free • workout in the water • try a class in the pool • adult swimming lessons.

Log on towww.swimmingoffers.orgto see the offers we have on in Brent at Vale Farm and Willesden Sports Centre.

Brent Council is introducinga charge on newdevelopments which willhelp pay for services acrossthe borough.

The CommunityInfrastructure Levy will bein place from autumn 2012.

The levy is a charge fornew developments in theborough and is calculatedper square metre.

Resident’s will be able tospend some of the moneyraised from developmentsin their area on things likepark improvements, saferroad schemes, a new health

centre or sports facility.The council will be

consulting on the initialcharging rate throughoutNovember 2011 and againin early 2012.

More information will beavailable at upcomingConsultative Forums.

WillesdenTuesday 11 OctoberWembleyWednesday 12 OctoberKingsbury and KentonTuesday 25 October.

For venues turn to pages30-31 or call 020 8937 5276.

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Robert Gargrave from the YMCA

Mohamed Ibrahim

The ‘Angled Ball’ sculpture in Neasden

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College wins top careers

Light graffiti

Pupils from Preston ParkPrimary School arecelebrating coming top inthe schools category of thisyear’s Brent in Bloomgardening competition, aftera summer spent pruning andpreening their schoolgrounds.

They were among anumber of worthy green-fingered winners from acrossBrent who took part in thecompetition to decide whohad the best gardening skills

and the prettiest frontgarden, window box,hanging basket or balcony inthe whole of the borough.

The theme for this year'scompetition was ‘It's yourNeighbourhood’ and therewere awards in five entrycategories up for grabs.

Brent’s hawk-eyed judgesawarded marks for colour,design, quality of plants andcleanliness as well as howbio-diverse each garden was.

The first prize in the

Neighbourhood Awardcategory was wonjointly by NW2ResidentsAssociation andCampbellGordon WayResidentsAssociation, whilethe prize forSeasonal Plantingwent to Sudburyresidents, Mr and Mrs Berry.

www.brent.gov.uk/bloom

Brent schools score GCSE success

‘Bloomin’ marvellous winners

A parting giftBrent’s Former Mayor,Councillor Harbhajan Singh,marked the end of hismayoral year by presentinghis three chosen charitieswith cheques for money hehad raised during his time

as Mayor. Over the courseof the year, CouncillorSingh managed to raise awhopping £31,560 forAsian People’s DisabilityAlliance, Shooting StarsCHASE and St Luke’s Hospice.

The College of North WestLondon (CNWL) has wonthe prestigious Investor inCareers Quality Award.

CNWL is one of only threecolleges in the capital togain the distinction whichrecognises excellence in the

way career support isprovided to young people.

Brent Connexions andCNWL work in partnershipto provide one-to-one supportthat focuses on progressionroutes for students oncethey complete their course.

Brent schools have achieveda fantastic six per cent risein pupils getting five ormore GCSEs at grades A* -C this year.

Pupils achieving five ormore GCSEs or equivalentqualifications at grades

A*-C went up to 81 percent from 75 per cent last year. There has alsobeen a three per cent riseto 63 per cent, in pupilsachieving five A*-C grades including Englishand maths.

Young creative minds tookcentre stage last month whentheir art work was showcasedat Brent Town Hall.

The public exhibition wasthe conclusion of theLightGRAFFITI project thatwas held at venues acrossWembley during the summerholidays. Funded throughWard Working, BrentCouncil worked withWaterman’s Art Centre todeliver a series of intensiveworkshops for young people

to create their own lightdrawings and animations.

Using creative digitalphotography, the youngpeople learned about thescience behind lightdrawings and the skills to tellstories through light andphotography.

The work is due to bedisplayed across the boroughin the near future so keep alook out for more info!Search ‘lightGRAFFITI’on Facebook.

Light graffiti createdby Lutfullah Ziartgul

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Children can meetBookstart Bear when hevisits Brent’s libraries duringChildren’s Book Week, from3-9 October.

Youngsters can also jointhe Bookstart Bear Club,enjoy a craft session andhave fun with stories andrhymes at thelibraries. The bearis a mascot forthe Bookstartscheme which offers freebooks to children underfour and advice for parentsabout helping their child to

read. For dates of when you

can bump into theBookstart Bear turn to theTime Out pages or visitwww.brent.gov.uk/wordup

Welsh Harp ward residentsare being offered a freehome visit by specialistadvisers to improve theirhomes’ energy efficiency,helping to lower their utility bills.

The advisers, known asGreen Doctors, will beavailable to visit 1,600homes in the ward fromOctober until late Marchnext year by appointment.The scheme is coordinatedby the environmental charityGroundwork London,funded by the LondonDevelopment Agency and

supported by Brent Council.Green Doctors offer energy

and water efficiency adviceand survey a home’s heatingand insulation.

They can also install freeenergy and water-savingdevices such as energy-saving light bulbs, stand-byswitches and a monitor torecord electricity use.Residents should not admit a person who is withoutidentification fromGroundwork London.

To arrange a visit from a Green Doctor, call 0300 365 3005.

Indoor Street partyBrent Museum celebrated the 60thanniversary of the Festival of Britainrecently with an indoor street party thatfeatured 1950's inspired fashion made andmodelled by local children, andentertainment from the ENCEE Indiandance troupe.

Green doctorsprescribe energysaving help

Green Doctor visiting residents.

Going for Gold at 50Can’t wait for theOlympics? Then why notcome and try out someOlympic and Paralympicsports at venues across theborough. Inspired by theLondon 2012 Games, Goingfor Gold is a sportsprogramme for peopleaged 50 and over lookingto stay fit and active.

Sports on offer areboccia, badminton, tennis,table tennis and archeryand sessions are heldweekly at a cost of £2. Nobooking is needed just turnup and play.

To find out more contactBrent Sports Service on 020 8937 3722 or [email protected]

Bookstart Bear prowls intoBrent libraries

Wembley Central station isset to receive a make-overas part of a £2.5millionimprovement schemebefore the London 2012Olympics. The upgrade willprovide passengers with astep-free route betweenthe station entrance and all

platforms. Two platformswill be extended to providecapacity for longer eight-car trains and there will betwo new lifts and a stair liftinstalled. The toilets willalso be refurbished. Theworks are expected tofinish in June 2012.

Olympic access for all

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Apply for a 2012 primary school placeIf your child lives in Brent and will bestarting primary school in September 2012, you must apply to Brent Council for a school place.You can apply easily online atwww.brent.gov.uk/admissionsYou must apply by 15 January 2012 to have the best chance of getting the school you prefer.Apply if your child was born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2006 and even if the school you like is outside the borough.

For more information, contact BrentCouncil’s School Admissions Service on 020 8937 3110.

Jeśli Pana/Pani dziecko mieszka na terenieBrent i w przyszłym roku pójdzie do szkołypodstawowej, musi Pan(i) złożyć doSamorządu Lokalnego Brent podanie omiejsce w szkole.

Haddii ilmahaagu ku nool yahay Brent uuDugsi Hoose galayo sanadka danbe,waainaad ka dalbataa kawnsilka Dugsi uu meelka helo.

Be reunited with your stolen goods at

Aladdin’sCave

Stolen property retrieved by theMetropolitan Police will be ondisplay. Come and see if anyof it belongs to you!

Free property and bike markingto help trace your property ifit’s stolen.

Come and meet officers fromBrent Council, the MetropolitanPolice, London Fire Brigade andvoluntary groups who canprovide you with practicaladvice on keeping yourvaluables and property safe.

Help us to keep you and your property safe

Saturday 22 October 2011from 10am to 4pm2nd Floor, Brent Town Hall,Forty Lane, Wembley,Middlesex HA9 9HD

For further informationcall 020 8937 2961 or [email protected]

You’ve taken your boxing fromBrent to Brooklyn and back –how did you get into theprofession?I remember watching big boxing matchesfeaturing Mike Tyson or Marvin Haglerwith my dad from as young as four andknew from then that is what I wanted todo. I started boxing when I was eightyears old and have been doing it more orless ever since.

Where do you train?I train in All Stars Gym in London andwhen I am preparing for a big match I goto Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn, USA.

You had a brief encounter withthe law which you have said‘focused’ you, what happened?I got caught up with the wrong crowd andended up in prison on remand for sixmonths when I was 19. I met so manytalented young people in there – it was sucha shame. Going to prison made me moredetermined. I vowed if I got out I wasn’tgoing to waste my life. I was found notguilty and by 22 I was a professional boxer.

So now you’re BritishChampion what’s next?In 2012 I will hopefully win the Europeantitle and then the world title. I’m alsowriting a novel called ‘Raised by theHood’ which is about my life andexperiences and will be out next year.

What would you say has gotyou to where you are today?Determination and self belief. No one thought I would get anywhere, theboxing establishment didn’t think I couldcompete. You go to school and no oneexpects anything of you. It can be easy foryou to lose your way which is why it’s soimportant to believe in yourself.

Any advice for the youngpeople of Brent?With hard work and perseverance you canachieve anything. Believe in yourself, putin the work and you can make anythinghappen.Follow Ashley on Twitter @AshleyTheophane

Boxing clever‘Believe and you can achieve’ is the motto which inspiredAshley ‘Treasure’ Theophane of Kilburn to take the Britishtitle from boxer Lenny Daws at Wembley earlier this year.

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The latest addition to the libraries pilingstock of activities and events,Word Up!,coincides with national and localcelebrations being held this month.Sarah Smith, Brent Council’s Librariesand Development Manager, isresponsible for the service and thedelivery of creative events and activitieslaid on by libraries.

“We are striding into the 21st centuryand in order to ensure as many residentsuse and embrace our library service weneed to show there is something here foreveryone,” explained Sarah.

“Part of our role is to find creativeways of promoting libraries and theservices we offer.

“We know libraries are about books,learning and reading, but people usethem for different reasons and indifferent ways.You may be interested inthe library for reading, to learn English,use the internet or to socialise. People’sneeds constantly change and so does ourservice so creative promotion is essential.

“We borrow a lot of our marketingideas from big businesses and socialmedia.We have regular promotions likeour current ‘Banned Books’ seasonwhich looks at previously censoredbooks and hold events like ‘Girls NightIn’ which was attended by nearly 200women and highlighted the many healthand wellbeing books we stock.

“We also hold several large scaleevents that we promote borough widesuch as the recent circus-themedSummer Reading Challenge whichencouraged children to read six booksthrough fun and reading activities.”

Word Up! promises to be an excitingevent that should encourage residents tovisit their library no matter what theirinterest - highlights include a:

• visit from the queen of British SkaPauline Black and a talk from the authorof Rastamouse

• relaxing therapeutic health event

• talk from Asian authors, Bollywooddancing and pampering

• Halloween party.

Sarah added: “Above all we want toprovide a service that is appealing andaccessible to all.”

Telephone 020 8937 5619 or visitwww.brent.gov.uk/wordup

All events are free except whereotherwise stated.

ALL IN Aday’s work


Word Up!A month of free activities will be held at Brent Libraries aspart of literary programme ‘Word Up!’ which uses booksand reading to celebrate a number of events in Octoberincluding Black History Month, Diwali and Halloween.

Pauline Black, left. Sarah Smith, libraries manager.

Local issuesWho’s got the answers?Harlesden ACF20 September 2011Kilburn and Kensal ACF21 September 2011Willesden ACF11 October 2011Wembley ACF12 October 2011Kingsbury and Kenton ACF25 October 2011

For more information contactBrent Consultation TeamTel 020 8937 [email protected]/consultation

BRENT ACFArea Consultative Forums

Have your say at one of Brent’s fivearea consultative meetings. Comeand discuss the local issues whichconcern you, such as environment,transport, planning, streetscene,health care and policing withcouncillors and local policy makers.

Contact Brent Council Empty Property TeamCall 020 8937 2535/2539

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/emptypropertiesEmail [email protected]

If you own an emptyproperty ask aboutGRANTS to bringempty residential orcommercial* propertyback in to usewith potential rental income* SUBJECT TO PLANNING CONSENT

DO YOU OWN OR KNOW OF ANEMPTY PROPERTY IN BRENT?

Why notconvert anEMPTYPROPERTYinto aHOME?

EMPTY PROPERTIES CAUSEPROBLEMS


Brent recycle more …now

Some things to remember:• recycling in Brent is compulsory, the

council will do everything it can tohelp us recycle properly but it is ourresponsibility

• wrap food waste in newspaper; theycannot collect food waste containedin any type of plastic bags, includingso-called biodegradable bags. Binscontaining plastic bags will not beemptied

• side waste (bags left beside thebins) is only acceptable for recycling,not for landfill waste (generalrubbish)

• check your collection calendar tomake sure the correct bins are leftout on the day of collection. BankHolidays may interfere with theusual collection; this will be on yourcalendar

• assisted collection is available forresidents with reduced mobility orhealth issues.

The people who feature in Brent’srecycling campaign are all realresidents who have generously giventheir time to promote the newservice. If you would like to supportrecycling in Brent by helping topublicise the service, [email protected], visitwww.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore or call 020 8937 5050.


Brent resident Kanji Kerai isa committed recycler wholives in Kingsbury with hisfamily – here he introducesBrent Council’s new recyclingservice starting this month.

“It will let us recycle more materials in larger

quantities than ever before.It’s about your household

and mine recyclingeverything we can.”

From 3 October we will have a newand improved waste and recyclingservice. It will let us recycle morematerials in larger quantities than everbefore. It’s about your household andmine recycling everything we can.

The council will remove food wasteand garden waste every week. So thegreen bin or the smaller food wastecontainer will be collected weekly. Onthe same day either the dry recyclingbin or landfill waste will be collected.Because the council will take morerecycling there should be much less in our landfill waste bins.

A collection calendar for yourproperty, delivered with the new bluerecycling bin, explains when your binswill be collected. If you didn’t get oneyou can request it by post or from thewebsite. With the new recycling bincomes a detailed leaflet explaining theservice; keep this somewhere safe.

My family is supporting the newscheme. Good luck with using your newwaste and recycling service and thankyou for helping Brent to recycle more.

Past and future Olympic and Paralympic Games are the focusof an exhibition at the Brent Artists Resource (BAR) gallery.


Olympicmemories‘Testimonies’ features local people’sstories about the 1948 Olympic Gamesand the upcoming London 2012Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Recordings of their thoughts andmemories are played as part of theinstallation and local people can getinvolved on Facebook and Twitter.

Brent is an ideal home for theexhibition as Wembley Stadium was anOlympic venue in 1948 and will beagain next year.

Malcolm Tappin, 73, is one of theparticipants in Testimonies. In 1948,aged ten, he hung around outside thestadium and was given tickets to manyevents which weren’t full.

He said: “It was a big event,particularly after the austerity of the

war. Life had been so very grey.“We were able to rub shoulders with

the competitors.They were staying inlocal schools, on camp beds.We just stoodaround outside and chatted to them.

“At the opening ceremony, wejumped over the wall and got theirautographs. It was our first contact withforeign people; Mexicans, Egyptians. Itwas all very cosmopolitan.”

Another participant, 23-year-oldLiesa Bacchus, was inspired to run herfirst 5k race by the thought of 2012.

She said: “It has pushed me to wantto explore sports and be involved insport. Most young people are intofootball and it stops there, but London2012 is giving them a platform toexplore sports like gymnastics and the

javelin. Hopefully it will get them moreactive physically.”

The lead artist, Lorenzo Belenguer,said: “We wanted to compare the 1948and 2012 Olympic and ParalympicGames and also make a connectionbetween Londoners and the peopleattending the Games, so that peoplecan hear the thoughts and aspirationsof real Londoners.

“It has been a once in a lifetimeopportunity.”

Lorenzo hopes the recordings will bebroadcast at Wembley Arena Squareand other sites during the Games.

Testimonies is at BAR, in WillesdenGreen Library Centre, until 14 Octoberand open daily from 2 to 6pm.

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www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore October 2011

www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

RecyclemoreDo it now

If you live in a houseor converted flatDry RecyclingWe are no longer collecting recyclingfrom the green box. The new blue-top recycling bin replaces the oldgreen box. The new recycling bingives you more capacity to recycle.New materials are now collected forrecycling, as described in detail onthe next page.

OrganicsYour green bin will continue to becollected every week. Please use itfor food waste, garden waste andorganic waste. If you did not have agreen bin, we gave you a green foodwaste container. We will collect thiscontainer every week. Please use itfor food waste only. We also gaveyou a small kitchen caddy for internalstorage of food waste.

Landfill wastePlease use your landfill wastebin, normally grey, for anythingthat cannot be recycledor composted.

CollectionsYour collection day is likely to havechanged with the introduction of thenew waste collection service.

We gave you a collection calendarwhen we delivered the blue toprecycling bin. The calendar explainswhen your bins will be collected.If you do not have the collectioncalendar download it from thecouncil’s website or request a copyto be sent to you by post.

Your blue-top recycling bin andlandfill waste bin will be collectedon alternate weeks.

Brent’s new and improved wastecollection service starts this month– now we can all recycle moreSo let’s do it…At present Brent recycles only 34 per cent of its waste and has to spend your moneypaying an expensive landfill tax on everything that doesn’t get recycled. We havechanged the way we collect your waste so that Brent can recycle more.


We’re doing it…How about you?


Tel: 020 8937 5050

What goes in each bin?Blue-topped recycling bin

NewspaperMagazinesCataloguesTelephonedirectoriesJunk mailLeafletsEnvelopes

Cardboardboxes Cereal boxesEgg boxesGreetingscardsKitchen andtoilet rolltubes

Green, brownand clearglass bottlesand jars

Food anddrinks cartons(eg TetraPak™)

RigidplasticcontainersMargarinetubsIce creamtubsYoghurtpots Fruitpunnets

Food tins anddrink cansAerosol cansKitchen foilFoil cake traysFoil readymeal trays

NEW NEW NEW

IMPORTANTDO NOT USEYOUR NEW BINOR CONTAINERSUNTIL THE STARTDATE SHOWN ONTHE CALENDAR

Usedengineoil

ClothesTextiles Shoes

Allhouseholdbatteries

Carbatteries

Do not put these items in the bluetop bin. Put these items in clearplastic bags or sacks, or inlabelled plastic bags.Put the bags nextto the recyclingbin on yourcollection day.

All plastic bottlesincluding:ShampooShower gelWashing-up liquidWaterand drinksbottles

Bag it!

Do you live ina block of flats?


GreenPages Brent Council’s residents’ recycling newsletter is producedby Brent Council in association with Veolia.For further information visit www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemoreemail [email protected] call 020 8937 5050.

If you already have access to communalrecycling facilities your new recyclingservice starts from 3 October 2011.

The new scheme will be mixed,therefore you will be able to use anyrecycling bins to recycle the followingmaterials: paper, glass bottles and jars,

plastics bottles, tins and cans, aerosolsand aluminium foil. For the first timeyou will be able to recycle cardboard,cartons and rigid plastic containers.

Watch out for future editions of theGreen Pages for more information onimprovements to recycling for flats.

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We will no longercollect cardboardwith the greenorganics bin.Cardboard willnow be collectedwith the newrecycling bin

Vegetableand fruitwasteFood scraps(cooked anduncooked)

BreadCheeseEgg shellsTea bags

CoffeegroundsPasta and rice

Green organics bin

Food waste container and kitchen caddy

Frequent updates about thenew waste collection servicewill be posted on the website:www.brent.gov.uk/recyclemore

Want to findout more?

All blocks of flats will have communalrecycling facilities by March 2012.

Vegetable andfruit wasteFood scraps(cooked anduncooked)BreadCheeseEgg shellsTea bagsCoffee groundsPasta and rice

Grass andplant cuttings Leaves TwigsHedgetrimmingsWeedsGardenpruningsPlants FlowersFallen fruit

Each year Brent Council spends £1.74million providing subsidised transportfor 450 vulnerable people, mostly toand from day care using council mini-buses or taxis. It works out around£3,700 per person but in a recentconsultation, with carers and peoplewho use the service, it was made clearthat many would like to travelthemselves.

To improve independence for manyof its clients Brent is introducingindependent travel training forvulnerable people and has appointedtwo full-time staff to deliver theprogramme, with a further nine staffproviding training as part of theirfull-time role.

Duncan Matthews, Brent TravelTraining Co-ordinator, says:“Although people require assistancethis should not always mean they’restuck with minibuses and taxis.Wecan arrange for someone to go withthem on public transport or on foot.

Also, Brent’s travel training helps todevelop confidence, independenceand life skills and is based onsuccessful schemes already operatingin other boroughs.

“Existing arrangements do notalways promote independence.Theway it is set up goes back years andisn’t always the most efficient.Certain day care services providetransport to all clients rather thanfocusing on those who would reallystruggle on their own.”

Over 750 carers and service userswere invited to attend one of sixconsultation meetings over thesummer. Concerns were expressedthat people would not get the supportthey need but the idea that only thosewho need transport assistance shouldqualify was widely accepted.

In future transportation will bebased on an assessment of a person’sneeds and their ability to use othertransport such as buses and tubes.

Duncan added: “With the propersupport the new service is muchfairer and more affordable, meaningthat those who really need help areguaranteed to get it despite lessmoney being available for localgovernment services.”

To find out more telephone020 8937 6786 or talk to your supportworker about travel training.

“Brent’s travel training helpsto develop confidence,independence and life skills.”


Many vulnerable peoplewho previously relied oncouncil transport are nowhopping on and off busesand enjoying the freedomand independence manyof us take for granted.

Next stop…independence


WEMBLEYWHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? YOU DECIDE

• visiting the website www.brent.gov.uk/ldf

• completing one of the questionnaires availablefrom libraries and One Stop Service offices

• contacting Brent’s Planning and Transport Strategyteam on 020 8937 5230 or [email protected]

• attending the Wembley Area Consultative Forum at 7pm on Wednesday 12 October 2011at Patidar House, London Road, Wembley HA9 7EX

• all comments should be submitted by Monday 7 November 2011 to ensure they are considered.

Brent Council is currently producing the Wembley

Area Action Plan, which will influence how Wembley

changes over the next 15 years. We need your

ideas on what you think should be in the plan.

YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SAY BY:

I am proud to introduce this review of our borough strategy,which is a testament to our ability to deliver for local people,despite incredibly challenging circumstances.

Vast government cuts to our funding have meant takingvery hard decisions. We have had to look at every aspect ofour work in our determination to protect services whilereducing spending.

Despite the enormity of the challenge, this review showsthat we can improve services, find smarter ways to work, andpush for greater efficiency in everything we do.

Our progress in the last year has truly improved the lives oflocal people, with hundreds of new homes built for localresidents, our young people achieving record school results,and millions of pounds saved by our groundbreakingefficiency programme.

This review also highlights Brent’s exciting future. Physicalregeneration across the borough is transforming our area,improving the homes, environment and opportunities of localpeople. Ambitious recycling plans will see us become a muchgreener borough. We will build new schools, care facilities anda Civic Centre which will be the greenest public building inEurope and a focal point for the whole community.

The challenges we face have not put us off our fundamentalaim - to be the best place in London to live and work. This reviewshows we are getting there.


Making thepennies count2010 – 2011

Cllr Ann John OBE

Leader of the Council

www.brent.gov.uk

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One BoroughDriving economic opportunityand regenerationBrent is a diverse borough benefitingfrom excellent transport links and worldrenowned attractions making it an idealplace for businesses and investment. • Construction work for the Brent Civic

Centre started on 30 November 2010.The centre, which will be the UK’s‘greenest’ civic building is expected tobe open in Summer 2013.

• Plans are progressing to redevelop the Willesden Green Library Centreinto a 21st century library service and cultural hub providing full accessto council services for the south of the borough.

• The South Kilburn regenerationincludes; new housing, improved openspaces, a public art project and theopening of free studio spaces forcreative start-up businesses in returnfor training young people.

Protecting our environmentIn the past year the council has furtherstrengthened its commitment to theenvironment by consulting on the GreenCharter, a promise setting out what wewill do to make Brent greener and moresustainable over the next three years. • In October the new waste and recycling

service comes into effect. It will let peoplerecycle more items than ever before.

• Brent continues to bid for Fairtradestatus, supporting sustainable farmingand manufacturing worldwide.

• Our social media experiment ‘BrentGoing Green’, is helping to spread themessage that Brent Council is committedto sustainable living by providing energymonitors to households free of charge.

Greater access toaffordable housingDemand for housing is high in Brent andso are costs. We want to increase theprovision of affordable housing in Brent.We aim to provide 4,500 new homes by2014, with half being affordable housing. • Despite the economic climate over 800

affordable housing units were builtbetween 2010 and now.

• In May 2011 Cherry Close in Wembleywas completed providing a 100 percent affordable housing scheme with33 homes; 16 social rented and 17 forshared ownership.

• Housing laws are helping us meettargets that ensure developers build25 per cent of all new homes to a sizesuitable for families.

• Alperton Village has delivered 186 homes;76 for social rent, 60 for private sales, 26shared ownership and 24 rent-to-buy flats.

Increasing sports, leisureand culture facilitiesA range of projects to achieve the aimsof the Sport and Physical Activitystrategy, Cultural strategy and review ofthe library service has been delivered. • We have refurbished the tennis courts

at Alperton Recreation Ground,Chelmsford Square and Eton Grove.

• A programme of sports sessions foryoung people has been providedincluding kayaking and weightlifting.

• The borough has been awarded eightGreen Flags, recognising the excellentquality of Brent’s parks.

• Harlesden Library has gone fromstrength to strength since refurbishmentlast year, usage is up 20 per cent.

• The Greenhouse Project at WillesdenGreen Library Centre is helping localartists and performers to showcasetheir talent.

• Brent Museum continues to runprojects across the borough to widenaccess to the history of Brent. It alsoplays host to exciting exhibitions suchas the recent Fabric of a Nation – adisplay of African textiles on loanfrom the British Museum.


One CommunityReducing unemploymentand low incomes• The percentage of Brent young people

who were not in education, employmentor training, measured over three monthsfrom November 2010 to January 2011was just five per cent – better than ourtarget figure of 5.7 per cent.

• Brent’s employment service ‘Brent in2Work’ continues to offer employmentsupport to unemployed Brent residents.

• Skanska, the main contractor for thenew Civic Centre, is ensuring localbusinesses are a valued part of theprojects supply chain and that job andtraining opportunities are provided forlocal residents. Currently 25 to 30 percent of people working on site are fromBrent and as of July this year this yearover £930,000 will have been paid toBrent based companies/contracters.

• Plans are in place to provide furtheropportunities for local people acrossother key regeneration areas.

Supporting children and familiesBrent is a young borough and the councilwill support and encourage youngpeople to be successful while fulfillingtheir potential.• For the first time, educational

attainment at Key Stage 2 rose abovethe national average for English andmathematics, while results at GCSE andA-Level in August 2010 were excellent- continuing to be well above thenational average.

• Proposals were announced for expansionwork worth £15.2 million at three localschools, creating 840 extra primary placesby September 2015. Brent also created135 extra high quality temporary placesin schools such as Ashley Gardens.

A programme of sports sessions for

young people including kayaking

and weightlifting.

Enabling young people to thriveA number of projects have been organisedfor young people to participate in variousactivities following the economic recession.• Ward Working funded 50 projects for

children and young people includingfootball, art, homework clubs, healthyeating, mentoring and dance.

• Many young people took part in awide range of Olympic sports as partof a programme across the boroughdesigned to encourage people to trynew activities.

• Swimming lessons were provided forlocal pupils and the community in atemporary swimming pool at Chalkhillprimary school.

Greater personal choice andindependence for adultsAdult social care has undergone bigchanges over the past year, with a focuson providing personalised services. • In the 12 months from April 2010 to

March 2011 use of personal budgetsmore than doubled, increasing from 958to 1,967 users, equivalent to 32 per centof those receiving financial support.

Address health inequalitiesWe continue to work with partners suchas NHS Brent to reduce the healthinequalities between affluent anddeprived areas in the borough.• Working with NHS Brent, we

encouraged healthy eating for familieswith educational tours at ASDA, theKids’ Cookery School and the MENDprogramme.

• Significant increases in the numbers ofpeople using Brent’s stop smokingservice (Brent has recorded the 2ndhighest number of quits in London in2010/11) and increases in the numbersof people screened for Chlamydia.

• The role out of the NHS Health Checks(for adults aged 40-74) across Brent in2011/12 will help the lower the risk offour common but preventable diseases– heart disease, stroke, diabetes andkidney disease.

Reducing crime andthe fear of crimeThe council’s commitment to communitysafety and combating anti-socialbehaviour remains strong. • People who had been burgled were

invited to the Aladdin’s Cave event toview recovered property.

• Brent Community Safety Partnershipdeveloped services to help womenexiting prostitution and trafficking

• Residents affected by anti socialbehaviour can now receive specialisthelp from Victim Support. So far 350people were assisted, includingsupport during court proceedings.

• Working with the police, weimplemented five dispersal zones

in Brent following anti-socialbehaviour complaints

from residents.

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One CouncilEngaging with residentsKeeping residents informed and gettingthem involved in council projects is acontinuing priority for all departmentsand over the last 12 months:• The Brent Magazine was commended

by LG Communications for best practiceof a regular council publication thatinforms residents. To make savings wehave reduced the numbers of editionsfrom 12 to ten a year.

• There were 28 councillor walkaboutsand a total of £412,470 awarded to167 ward-based projects with£140,255 allocated to activities foryoung people.

• Residents, voluntary group andpartners were invited to the ‘OneCommunity Many Voices’ event inSeptember 2010 to contribute to thedevelopment of the Overview andScrutiny Work programme. Itcontributed to the council’s localdemocracy week.

• The Preventing Youth Offending taskgroup visited a number of initiativesincluding Right Track, an educationproject for pupils with fixed-termexclusions. Members of the taskgroup were guests on Brent YouthRadio and were interviewed by thestations young presenters.

Improving efficiency and servicesThe council’s efficiency programme is helping us reduce waste andduplication, and make savings of at least £96 million.• We have made significant reductions

to our workforce and managementwhile protecting the delivery ofessential frontline services.

• We have reviewed all ourprocurement procedures to squeezemaximum efficiency out of the waywe purchase our supplies.

• We have speeded up the way wemake decisions on eligibility for adultsocial care and have helped many ofour more vulnerable clients gain moreindependence. A similar process isbeing applied to our housing service.


The council’s efficiency programme

is helping us make savings of

at least £96 million.

A number of projects have been

organised for young people to

participate in various activities.


It all adds up! 2010-2011

What we spent on services toresidents in 2010/11 Your council provides a vast range of services for residents such asproviding education for your children, providing support for olderpeople, or those with disabilities, administering a range of benefits,sweeping the streets and collecting rubbish, providing libraries, sportsand arts facilities and providing parks you can walk in. Some of theseservices are provided by Brent Council and others through workingwith other organisations such as the Metropolitan Police, London FireBrigade, the Health Service and the voluntary sector.

In 2010/11, we spent £1,163 million on services forresidents and paying housing and council tax benefits

These services were paid for with £1,163 million of income receivedfrom central government grants, from businesses through non-domestic rates, money generated by fees/charges and what you paidin council tax. Your council tax accounts for less than nine per cent ofour income.

Council tax also pays for services provided by the Greater LondonAuthority (GLA) such as police, fire and transport. In 2010/11, thecouncil collected £130.9 million in council tax, of which £29.9 millionpaid for GLA services.

Planning &development

£8.7m

Adult socialcare£122.4m

Environment & neighbourhoodservices £33.5m

Centralservices£48.3m

Education(inc. schools)£394.5m

Housing services(inc. benefits

payments)£367.4m

Highways & transportservices £30.6m

Children’ssocial care£51.0m

Culturalservices£20.2m

Other services£86.0m

Formula grant(which incorporates

business rates) £164.5m

Sales, feesand charges£129.1m

Rent allowance & counciltax subsidy £226.7m

Council taxincome

£101.0m

Other grants andcontributions £342.4m

Dedicatedschools grant(DSG) £198.9m

Other £0.9m

Repairs andmaintenance£7.3m

Special services £4.0m

Interest payable &similar £15.0m

Depreciation & debtrepayment £12.8m

Increase inprovision fordebt £1.1m

Supervision &management£12.3m

What we spent on council housing in 2010/11Council housing is important for many Brent residents. Last year,through Brent Housing Partnership (a company wholly owned by thecouncil), we managed 9,131 homes and we spent £53.4 million. The money we spent on providing housing is paid for from rents andcharges (about 89 per cent or £48.1 million) and central governmentsubsidy and not from council tax.

Total spending on council housing in 2010/11: £53.4 million

Brent Council is committed to delivering excellent services for the local community which representvalue for money. In March 2011 we sent a leaflet with your council tax bill letting you know whatwe plan to spend in the year ahead and how we plan to pay for it. We are now able to look back atthe last financial year (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011) and tell you how much we spent, how it waspaid for and how much your council is worth.

Councils provide a huge range of services to their residents but these can be summarised as;services for residents of the borough, council housing, maintaining assets such as schools,highways and other buildings.

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The council spent £111.5 million on assetsin 2010/11. We spent the money on assetssuch as schools, roads, council houses, parksand leisure centres

Of the £111.5 million spent, £35.1 millionwas paid for by borrowing and £64.1 millionfrom government grants. The rest of themoney came from selling assets, specificreserves and from other sources such ascontributions.

The council measures and improves itscarbon footprint through its CarbonManagement Strategy and ImplementationPlan, which is currently being reviewed inorder to achieve a target of a 25 per centreduction in the council’s carbon dioxideemissions by March 2014.

The 2009/10 baseline for this is36,116 carbon tonnes. Provisionalequivalent figures for 2010/11suggest an increase which ismainly due more energy usedin schools.

The main emission sourcesin 2009/10 were schools (47per cent), council buildings (31per cent), street lighting (19 per cent)and transport (three per cent).

The council is driving energy efficiencyupgrades in its buildings, building the newcivic centre and encouragingenergy savings in schools. In addition there

are a number of behaviour changeprojects for staff including the

Green Champions Network. The council has a number of

services that operate under theISO 14001 Environmental

Management System.The council is taking part in the

mandatory Carbon Reduction CommitmentEnergy Efficient Scheme (CRC) which meansmaking a payment to the government that isbased on overall energy used.

Spending on the borough’s assets

What is the council worth?The council’s assets were worth £1.44 billion at 31 March 2011.

The council’s carbon footprint

Environment & neighbourhoodservices £13m

Regeneration projects& central items £29.5m

Children & familiesincluding schools £49m

Housing & adultcare £20.0m

Property, plant and equipment £1,250.0m

Investment property £3.0m

Intangible assets £2.7m

The amount we hold in investments and stock £42.3m

Amounts owed to us by other people / organisations £91.6m

The amount we hold in cash and cash equivalents £54.1m

£1,443.7m

Was this finance section useful?Was there any information that wedidn’t include that you would like tosee, or something that we said thatyou didn’t think was important?

If so, Clive Heaphy, Director ofFinance and Corporate Resources,would like to know. You can contacthim at [email protected] orwrite to him at Brent Town Hall, FortyLane, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 9HD.

If you want to know more a copy ofthe council’s full accounts is availablein your local library, through theOne Stop Service or atwww.brent.gov.uk/accounts

It all adds up!2010 – 2011

Useful contactsCustomer servicesSwitchboard 020 8937 1200

Anti-Social Behaviour Team 020 8733 3932

Brent Register Office 020 8937 1010

Committee meetings 020 8937 1366

Councillor surgeries 020 8937 1200

Council tax 020 8937 1790

Business rates 020 8937 1525

Emergencies 020 8937 1234(24 hour service)

Environment

Pest control 020 8937 5252

Recycling and refuse collection 020 8937 5050

Abandoned vehicles 020 8937 5050

Noise service 020 8937 5252

Out of hours 020 8937 1234

Housing

Housing advice 020 8937 2772

Housing benefit 020 8937 1800

Libraries 020 8937 3400

Planning 020 8937 5210

Sports Service 020 8937 3707


Capital spending 2010/11


Brent’s reThis autumn, anyone with an interest in thepast will be able to connect with archivefilms through a landmark BBC series whichcoincides with a celebration of Brent’s ownimpressive collection of film heritage as partof the ‘Word Up!’ festivities.


SECREThistory

In BBC 2’s Reel History of Britainseries, Melvyn Bragg travels the UK,exploring the changing face of Britainthrough film footage from the BritishFilm Institute (BFI) and regionalarchive collections.

The BFI collection, based inLondon, is an internationally significantmoving-image collection, holding filmsdating from the 19th century to thepresent. But you can also find films insmaller collections, in regional filmarchives and local authority collectionslike Brent’s. From home-recordings tolocal public information films, theyoffer a unique glimpse into the socialhistory of Britain, recording the

changing face of your local area.A new online catalogue, launched in

September, allows you to find out moreabout the films held in publiccollections across London.You can search the listings for allcontributing collections at once, atwww.londonsscreenarchives.org.ukas well as searching the records of allpublic film archives in England withone click allowing you access toBritain’s rich screen heritage.

The LSA project has also funded therecent digitisation of some of BrentArchives’ own films, helping topreserve them, despite deterioration ofthe original acetate cine-films, and

making them more accessible to you.To celebrate ‘Brent’s Reel History’ we

will be screening ‘These Can Be Yours’,a surprising local film from BrentArchives’ own collections alongsidefootage from the BFI, followed by adiscussion session at the cinema atWillesden Green Library Centre, on 11October from 11am-1pm.

You can also view some of our recentlydigitised footage at the LSA Youtubechannel www.youtube.com/user/LondonsScreenArchive

Contact Brent Archives for moreinformation on 020 8937 3677 or [email protected]

el historyBackground: Still from ‘These Can BeYours’ (1949), and, above and belowopposite, from ‘Coronation Celebrations’(1953). All courtesy Brent Archives (Copyright London Borough of Brent).


For further information

email [email protected] or call 07940 466204

Advertise here fromonly £275 and reach99,000 households.

[email protected] CALL 020 8937 1097


COMPETITIONS

Send your entries on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: (Name of Competition), The Brent Magazine,Room 9, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9HD or email [email protected] (add name of competition to subject line).The deadline for all competitions is Friday 17 October 2011.

Last month’s winners: Bridget Judge, Regina Mankefor, Sian Griffiths

Win a Go Glow® ClockThe Brent Magazine has teamed up with Worlds Apart to give away five Go Glow® Clock Bedtime Trainers.

The invention allows little ones to have fun learning their bedtime and morning routines with fun scenes incorporating their favourite characters including Lightening McQueen, DisneyPrincess, Winnie the Pooh or Thomas the Tank Engine.

A useful 2-in-1 product, parents are able to set the bed time and wake up time to help their children follow a good bedtime routine as the friendly image magically transforms between night and day scenes. The Bedtime Trainer also doubles as a comforting night light that glows softly until morning.

For your chance to win, answer the following question and state which design you like most.

What famous train character features in a cartoon?

• Thomas • Ted • Troy

Win tickets to see The Railway Children The Brent Magazine is offering five lucky readers a pair of tickets tosee the award-winning and critically acclaimed Railway Children atthe Waterloo Station theatre

This theatrical event will be staged at the former Eurostar terminalwhere a 1,000 seat venue has been built around the railway trackswith audiences seated either side. The production features theamazing Stirling Single, a beautiful 60 tonne steam locomotive.

Don’t miss your chance to join Bobby, Peter and Phyllis as they tellthe story of how they became The Railway Children.

To be in with a chance to win, simply answer the following question:

At what station is The Railway Children being shown?

Terms and conditionsTickets are valid until 30 November, excluding Saturday and Sundaymatinees and 24 – 28 October, school and public holidays. Ticketsare non-refundable, non-transferable and not for re-sale.

CHILDRENMINI PICASSOSStudio 21 Great WesternStudios 65 Alfred RoadW2 07903 638 817

FRESH ARTS THEATRE SCHOOL Drama, dance andsinging for children aged 3-16. NewmanCatholic College, NW10 0845 269 9529www.fresh-arts.co.uk

BOOKSTART BEAR3 Oct Harlesden LibraryPlus 10.30-11.15am andPreston Road Library2.15-3pm, 4 OctNeasden Library Plus11.30am-12.15pm andTown Hall Library 2.15-3pm, 5 Oct WillesdenGreen Library 10.15am-12.00pm and KingsburyPlus Library 2.15-3pm, 6Oct Ealing Road Library11.15am-12.00pm andKensal Rise Library 2-2.45pm, 7 Oct KilburnLibrary 10.30-11.15am, 8Oct Barham Park Library11.00-11.45am, 9 OctWillesden Green LibraryCentre 3.15-4pm,www.brent.gov.uk/wordup

SATURDAYSUPPLEMENTARY GREEK SCHOOL 10am-1pm, Languageand traditional dancing Kingsbury High School,NW9 07967 810 210

DOWN SYNDROME TIGER CUBSFootball coaching run byQPR. Thurs 5-6pm,Woodfield SchoolGenwood Avenue, NW9020 8740 2585 07815 670 806

4TH BRONDESBURYBROWNIES AND GUIDESThurs Brownies 6.30-8pm, Guides 7pm-8.30pm 07981 174 634

MUM AND TODDLERThurs 10am-12pm Preston Mall CommunityCentre, Kenton, £2, 020 8204 1148

NOAH'S ARKTues 10.30am-12.30pm,Thurs 1.30-3.30pm St John's Church,Wembley, £1 per family,07768 453 931

PARENT TODDLER GROUPThurs 9am-10.30am 50pBarham Primary, Wembley020 8902 3706

SING AND SIGN CLASSESMon-Fri, for babies 6 -18months, Willesden Greenand Kensal Rise07790 955 576

SOCCER TRAININGFri 6-8pm, for children,first session free Capital City AcademyNW10 [email protected]

3RD WEMBLEY SCOUTSFris Cubs 7-8.30pm,Scouts 7pm-9pm Clivedon Hall CliftonWay, Alperton 020 8997 0951020 8902 6902

WILLESDEN DISTRICT SCOUTSGroups throughoutWillesden for youngpeople aged 6 -18, adultvolunteers needed020 8459 3737 [email protected]

4TH NEASDENBROWNIESTues 6 -7.30pm, girlsaged 7-10 only, StMary's and StAndrew's ChurchHall, Dollis Hilllane, NW2. 07794 018 819

GRANVILLE PLUS YOUTHARTS CENTREMon: guitar(intermediate) 5.30-7pm,Taekwondo 6-8pm,vocal training (20minprivate, lessons) 6-9pm,guitar (beginners) 7-8.30pm, song writing 7-9pm, street dance 7-9pm, Tues: Brent YouthCircus Company 6-8pm,online drama project 6-9pm, fashion as a business 6-9pm,discipline dance 7-9pm.80 Granville Road,Kilburn, NW6 foryoungsters aged 11-25yrs. 020 8937 3612

COMMUNITYKINGSBURYHORTICULTURALASSOCIATION The Pavillion, Old KentonLane Allotments,Kingsbury, NW9 flowerarranging every Weds 8pm -9.15pm 020 8205 3457

BRENT AND HARROWNATIONAL ORGANISATIONOF THE WIDOWED 76 Marlborough Hill, HA1call Rhona 020 8969 3198

BOOK CLUBNew group in WembleyPark meeting one eveninga month, discussing novelsnominated for literaryprizes [email protected]

WEMBLEY HISTORYSOCIETY21 Oct 7.30pm 'SomeForgotten Short Films ofWorld War II’ talk byDavid Hughes.StAndrew's Church Hall,Church Lane (opp. TudorGdns), Kingsbury NW9 [email protected]

BRENT COUNCIL AREACONSULTATIVE FORUMS 11 Oct 7pm WillesdenACF, College of NorthWest London, DenzilRoad, NW10; 12 Oct 7pm.Wembley ACF PatidarCentre 22 London Road,Wembley, 25 Oct 7pmKingsbury and Kenton,Kingsbury High School,Princes Avenue, NW9www.brent.gov.uk/consultation

BRENT PENSIONERS' FORUM5 Oct 10am-12pm BrentTown Hall 020 8795 3151

BRENT MUSEUM6 Oct 6.30pm 'LouisWain in the 21stCentury' panel ofspeakers discuss Wain'swork to mark WorldMental Health Day; 25Oct 1pm-4pm a BigDraw Event inspired byLouis Wain, WillesdenGreen Library Centre,NW10 020 8937 3600 [email protected]

COFFEE MORNINGWeds 10.30am-12noon Kingsbury BaptistChurch, Slough Lane,Kingsbury, NW9.

NORTH WEST LONDONWOMEN'S INSTITUTEFirst Thursday of themonth 7.30pm upstairsat the North London TavernKilburn High Road [email protected]

OVER 50SDISCUSSION GROUPTues 11am-12.30pm TheGallery, Willesden GreenLibrary 020 8452 8739

DANCEDA SALSA ROOM Mons 7.30 -8.30pmbeginners £7; 8.30pm-9.30pm bridge the gapclasses £10; 9:45-11.30pm, club and freestyling night Heritage InnCaribbean Rhum Bar &Restaurant, 301 Cricklewood Broadway,London, NW2

CLUB CEROCTues 8-11pm, entry £8plus £2 lifetimemembership and a freebeginner's guide DVD,Brent Town Hall, FortyLane, Wembley, HA9 020 8933 4350 www.clubceroc.com

ADULT STREET DANCETues, 7.30-8.30pm,£5.15 Bridge Park LeisureCentre, Stonebridge 020 8937 3730

BALLROOM AND LATIN Mons 7.30-11pm BrentTown Hall, Forty LaneWembley 020 8855 6868

BELLY DANCING Mons 7.30pm-8.30pmbeginners, 8.30pm-9.30pm improvers £48for 6 weeks £8 drop-in Fitness First 492-498High Rd, Wembley,07855 362 849www.hayaam.com

SALSAMons, 7.30-8.30pmMambo City salsa £6 StJoseph's Social Club,Empire Way, Wembley [email protected] 7.30-8.30pmWillesden Sports CentreThurs 8.15-9.30pm£4.50 07961 281 989Mons 6.30-7.30pmSalsasize dance andexercise £4 ChalkhillCommunity Centre, 113

Chalkhill Road, Wembley020 8385 1836

SELF EXPRESSIVE DANCETues 8-9.30pm, £7.50,Holy Innocents ChurchHall, Bacon Lane 020 8205 6751

TEA DANCEMons, Weds 1.30-4.30pm £4 Brent TownHall, Forty Lane Wembley020 8937 6206. Fri 2-4.30 pm ChalkhillCommunity Centre, 113Chalkhill Road, Wembley020 8385 1836

DANCE AT THE TRICYCLEWe'll Meet Again. Freeactivity group for theover 60s, includingDrama, Art, Dance andTai Chi. 020 7372 6611

DRAMAEAST LANE THEATRE CLUB'Secondary Cause ofDeath' by Peter Gordon10-12 Nov and 16-19Nov 7.45pm tickets £9 inadvance box office07762 622 215

KINGSBURY AMATEUROPERATIC SOCIETY20-23 Oct comicoperetta 'Victrix Patience'Kingsbury High School,NW9. tickets £13 0845 020 4240 www.kaosonline.org

CHAMELEONS Mons and Thurs 8pm,amateur dramaticsNeasden MethodistChurch, NW1007968 965 038

DRAMA WORKHOUSESaturday Crew workshopfor children 1-2pm 7-9years; 2-4pm 10-12years; 4pm-6pm 13-18 years; under 10s £25 aterm, Over 10s £40 aterm; Dudden HillCentre, 19 Dudden HillLane, NW10; Mons adultclasses 8-10pm £9.50Tricycle Theatre, NW607958 653 725

ENVIRONMENTKINGSBURY WALKERSWeds 1.55pm, MeetBush Farm, Slough Laneand Salmon Streetjunction, 020 8907 2836

BARN HILLCONSERVATION GROUP Sun Fryent Country Park;Tues, Thurs, Sat RoeGreen Walled Garden020 8206 0492www.bhcg.btck.co.uk

LEARNINGCOMPUTER TRAININGFree computer trainingwith OCR qualificationsfor Brent residents aged14-24 year old,Middlesex ITeC on 020 8900 0505

FRENCH TUITIONNative speaker in KensalRise, all levels 07762 254 845

BRENT ADULT ANDCOMMUNITY EDUCATIONSERVICE Courses for adults fromaccounts to yoga 020 8937 3990 www.brent.gov.uk/adulteducation

SPANISH TUITION Native Spanish teacher07531 640 199

VIOLIN LESSONSQualified violin teacher inKingsbury, grades 1-8,music theory grades 1-5,free trial lesson [email protected]

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BRENT MUSEUMHigh Road, NW10020 8937 3600

BRENT ARCHIVES Ist Floor, Willesden Green Library Centre, NW10020 8937 3541 [email protected]

PAUL DAISLEY HALLForty Lane, Wembley,Middx HA9 Box Office020 8937 6206/6203

TRICYCLE THEATRE CINEMA AND GALLERY269 Kilburn High Road,London NW6 Box Office Theatre020 7328 1000Cinema 020 7328 1900Disabled access to auditoriumand cafe, induction loop inauditorium Minicom 020 7625 5105

WEMBLEY ARENABox Office 0870 060 0870www.livenation.co.uk/wembley

BARHAM PARK LIBRARY Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx020 8937 [email protected]

CRICKLEWOOD LIBRARY 152 Olive Road NW2020 8937 [email protected]

EALING ROAD LIBRARY Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx020 8937 [email protected]

HARLESDEN LIBRARYCraven Park Road, Harlesden,London NW10 020 8937 [email protected]

KENSAL RISE LIBRARY Bathurst Gardens, NW10 020 8937 [email protected]

KILBURN LIBRARYSalusbury Road, London NW6 020 8937 [email protected]

KINGSBURY LIBRARY PLUSKingsbury Road, Kingsbury,London NW9 020 8937 [email protected]

NEASDEN LIBRARY277 Neasden Lane, LondonNW1 020 8937 [email protected]

PRESTON ROAD LIBRARY Carlton Avenue East, Wembley,Middx 020 8937 [email protected]

TOKYNGTON LIBRARY Monks Park, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected]

TOWN HALL LIBRARYBrent Town Hall, Forty Lane,Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected]

WILLESDEN GREEN LIBRARYHigh Road, Willesden, London NW10 020 8937 [email protected]

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WORKERS' EDUCATIONALASSOCIATIONThurs 10am classes heldin coffee lounge at StJohn's Church Wembley,entrance via gate in Harrow Road 020 8904 5940

MUSICACE CAFE5 Oct 6-11pm Hot RodNight with DJ, free entry;12 Oct 8-11pm Brit BikeNight with Rockabilly trio, freeentry; 15 Oct 9pm-2amBilly Fury Tribute Nightwith DJ Big Beat Kris stalls, raffle, entry £10;no under 18s; 22 Oct8pm-11pm NorthernSoul Night, free entry; 29 Oct 7-11pmHalloween Party, Free entry www.ace-cafe-london.com

MANOR AND PHILBEACHSINGERSTues 7.30 -10pmGoodwill Hall, ChichesterRd, Kilburn Park. Nosinging experienceneeded, no auditions020 8455 8865

SINGING LESSONSSat-Wed contemporarysinging lessons andmusic theory, beginnersto intermediate levels, Neasden Lane 07796 372 [email protected]

SOPRANO AND PIANO RECITAL 9 Oct 3pm, All SaintsQueensbury Church,Waltham Drive; Tickets£5 on the door

WILLESDEN GREEN CHOIR Mon 8-10pm. Songsfrom all over the world,no auditions, first sessionfree Willesden Green Library Centre, Space 2,NW10 2SF www.vocalitysinging.co.uk

SPORTS & LEISUREJUDOMons and WedsChalkhill CommunityCentre. First session free8-12yrs Mons 7-8pm,Weds 6.30-7.30pm. 12+ Mons 8-9pm, Weds 7.30-8.30pm. £3 per session. Lionel Hibbert, 0798 533 6181.

SEA URCHINS Thurs 8pm, swimmingclub for young peopleand adults with learningdifficulties Willesden Sports Centre, NW10,free, call Jean 020 8452 6912

TAI CHIPhoenix Tai Chi, Tues1pm at Vale Farm,Wembley 07900 687 498

WOODCOCK PARK BOWLS CLUBBowls, open days and fetes, Kenton 020 8907 9076

OLDER PERSONS'WALKING GROUPThurs, 2-3pm WillesdenSports Centre, NW10,run by Age UK Brent 020 8965 7711

OCTOBER FOOTBALL ANDSPORTS ACADEMY24-28 Oct 8am-6pm 5-16 year olds, £55 forweek or 11am-3pm £40for week; Tues regular Mini Soccer sessions 3-5year olds 10-11:30am 1-2:30pm £1:50 TokyngtonCommunity Centre, StMichael's Ave, Wembley 020 8903 9553 www.tokyngtonfc.co.uk

ZUMBAMon 7pm and Wed6.15pm £5 ChalkhillCommunity Centre, 113Chalkhill Road, HA9 07930 340 [email protected]

KINGBURY BOWLS CLUBNew members welcome,free coaching and loanof bowls, Eton GroveOpen Space07505 337 501

RAGGAROBICS Tues 8-9pm, Bridge ParkCommunity LeisureCentre, £5 Jason 07557 123 760

50'S TAI CHI-QIGONG Wed, 1.30-2.30pm,£2.50 beginners healthquestionnaire must becompleted beforeattending Fitness First,Kingsbury 07957 185 367

TAI CHITues 10-11.30amsuitable for all, £4 drop-in or £30 for 10 classes,Chalk Hill Community Centre, 113 ChalkhillRoad, Wembley 020 8385 1836

ROUNDWOOD PARKBOWLS CLUBNew members wanted,membership £40 freecoaching Longstone Aveentrance of park 020 8965 2800

MUM'S DAYTIME KEEP-FITWed, Thur & Fri 9.30-10.30am Real FitnessLondon 162 AnsonRoad, NW2 £5 020 8205 3155 [email protected]

NIA Wed, 9.15am workoutcombing yoga andAlexander Technique,Roundwood Park Café£5, Gita: 07507 850 688www.nialondon.com

PILATESMon 7-8pm, Sats 10-11am, Living Well HealthClub, Wembley PlazaHotel, Empire Way £5

BRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUBEvenings and daytimeincluding free tuition,Chatsworth Road 020 8438 0302

BROTHERS PEARSECAMOGIE CLUBLadies' hurling club, alllevels welcome, call MaryCahill 07904 685 276

CENTURY BOWLS CLUBIndoor and outdoorbowls, free coachingavailable, social activities,Logan Road, Wembley 020 8904 3261

LADIES KEEP FITWed 7.30-8.30pmMandhata Centre, 20aRosemead Avenue,Wembley 07930 593 [email protected]

PILATESMon 7-8pm, Sats 10-11am Living Well HealthClub, Wembley PlazaHotel, Empire Way, £5 07903 937 909, Thurs7.30pm beginner tointermediate, feelstrengthened, lengthenedand relaxed. The LadyHouse, Hay LaneKingsbury, book inadvance Di Hurley 07958 140 003

PRESTON PARK BOWLS CLUBFree coaching and loanof bowls Preston ParkRecreation Ground,Carlton Avenue East 020 8933 9358

QUEENS PARK HARRIERSTue & Thur 7-8pm,Willesden Sport Centre www.queensparkharriers.org.uk

SHORINJI KEMPOMARTIAL ARTTue 8-9.30pm Church of Ascension, TheAvenue, Wembley; Fri 7.30-9pm at StErconwald's. ChurchHall, 112 Carlton Avenue East, Wembley 07404 039 087

SUDBURY COURTBADMINTON CLUBThurs 8-10pm, The Mall, Kingsbury 020 8904 6698

SUDBURY COURTRUNNING CLUBTue and Thurs 7.20pm,(1st Tues of the monthfor beginners) meet atWembley and Sudbury

Tennis and Squash Club,Sylvester Road, 020 8904 8814 www.sudburycourt.org.uk

WU SHU KWANChinese kickboxing, Sat3-5pm, Willesden SportsCentre, NW10 07835 244 398 www.wushukwan.com

TAEKWONDOMon 7-9pm, Sat 10-11am Holy InnocentsChurch Hall, Bacon Lane Kingsbury07799 546 428. Tue,6.30-8pm beginners,8.30-9pm advanced, StAnne's Hall, 125Salusbury Rd, NW6 07939 043 580Wed, 1.30-2.30pm, £2over 55s, beginners,gentle movements(health questionnairemust be completed first)Fitness First, Kingsbury07957 185 36Tue 6-9pm, Thurs 6-7.30pm, Ealing RoadMethodist Church 07832 447 763. Mon6.30-8pm, Wed 6.30-8pm, Cardinal HinsleySchool NW10 07832 447 763

KIXA CENTRAL POWERAND SELF-DEFENCEMon 7.30-9pm DuddenHill Community Centre,Dudden Hill Lane, NW10Thur 7.30pm-9.30pm StMathews Church Hall, StMary's Road, Harlesden,NW10 07717 784 585

WEMBLEY BOWLS CLUBWed 3pm tuition offeredKing Edward VII Park,Park Lane Wembley 020 8907 8626

WEMBLEY CRICKET CLUBSat 10-11am cricketteams and coaching forgirls and boys atOakington ManorSchool, Wembley 020 8902 6096

YOGAMon-Sun Special YogaCentre 2a WrenthamAve, Kensal Rise, 020 8968 1900 www.specialyoga.org.ukMon 6.30-7.30pm, Thur7-8pm, Sun 11am-12pm,£40 for 12 sessions,drop-in £10, GladstoneCommunity Centre, 162Anson Road 07901 650 763. Wed10.30am-12.30pmDudden Hill CommunityCentre, 19 Dudden HillLane, NW10. bhakti yoga free classes 07913 897 406. Tue9.20-10.30am LaughterYoga, Roundwood ParkCafe, NW10. Childrenfree, refreshmentsprovided www.lifebulb.org. Thur7.15pm–8.30pm EveningLaughter Yoga, NestCafe, Willesden GreenStation, NW2 4QT.£10/£8 www.lifebulb.org

COLES GREEN TENNIS CLUB Social and competitivetennis, concessionsavailable, Coles GreenRoad, NW2 07590 8304 229 [email protected]

WEMBLEY STADIUMEVENTSSun 23 October NFLTampa Bay Buccaneersv Chicago Bears 6pm.Sat 5 November 2011Gillette Four NationsRugby 1pm. Futuredates online. 0844 980 8001www.wembleystadium.com

YogaSee:Sports & Leisure


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