The Brent Magazine issue 100 March 2010

ISSUE NO.100 FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT MARCH 2010ISSUE NO.100 FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN BRENT MARCH 2010

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Youth portraitscheer up the Tube

How Brenttravels

By car, bike, train and on foot

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Features

13 Transport learningPeople with learning disabilities travel independently

15 Art for the UndergroundPhotographer produces portraits for stations

16 Making tracksFuture of Tube and rail transport in Brent

19 Brent’s Irish dayBorough’s festival celebrates St Patrick’s Day

21 Car collectionMotorists join growing car clubs

22 Making movesResidents enjoy healthy walks

25 Thumbs upTransport service celebrates survey results

Regulars

4 Update

9 Brent people

11 All in a day’s work

27 Secret history

29 Competitions

30 Time out

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ContentsWelcome to TheBrent MagazineThis is the 100th issue of The BrentMagazine. Since the late 1990s themagazine has been keepingresidents regularly informed aboutlife and events in the borough.

The switch to publishing monthlyhas helped to ensure the magazineis keeping its readers up-to-dateabout news, events, and communitymeetings. We know many readerslike the magazine. The results fromthe last Residents’ Attitude Survey,which was carried outindependently of the council, foundthat 42 per cent of the sample readall or most of the magazine.

Producing themes has also been asuccess, and this month’s look attransport and travel is no exception.The editor and everyone at themagazine hope you have enjoyedthese last issues will be reading thenext 100 issues of The BrentMagazine.

James DiamondEditorThe Brent Magazine

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Brent Council is urging Alpertonresidents and businesses to helpshape its plans for regeneration.

Its ideas for the area have beenpublished in ‘A Vision forAlperton’ document setting howthe area can be improved.Thecouncil wants Alpertonimproved as a place to live andwork with the Grand UnionCanal, which runs through thearea, at the heart of the plans.Ideas include connectingcommunities on either side withlocal facilities, such as a doctor’ssurgery, library, learning centre,café, local jobs, and transporthubs.Water features will beintroduced withindevelopments, such as marinas,pools and moorings.The canal

will form part of a widerpedestrian and cycle network, aspart of a new green corridoralong the North Circular Roadand Brent River Park.

The vision has three themes:

developing Alperton’s core areaaround Ealing Road, adeveloping a watersideresidential neighbourhood,thirdly, creating an industrialzone by exploiting Alperton’s

proximity to Park Royalindustrial estate to generatejobs. Brent Council consultedinformally and spoke toresidents, businesses and landowners to explore their ideasfor Alperton. A masterplan willbe developed over the comingmonths and statutoryconsultation is due to takeplace in late summer this year.For more, call RegenerationOfficer for Major Projects on020 8937 1038, orRegeneration Officer forPlanning Services on 020 8937 5346 or [email protected] or visitwww.brent.gov.uk/alpertonregeneration

Have your say on a new vision for Alperton

Paul Braithwaite is one of 120Brent school support staffapplauded for gaining newworkplace qualifications.

The site manager atWoodfield School recentlyachieved an NVQ Level 4 in Siteand Estate management. Hereceived a certificate along withthe other support staff whoinclude learning supportassistants, teaching assistantsand parent support advisers.

Brent Council held an evening

to celebrate their achievementsattended by Mayor of BrentCouncillor Jim O’Sullivan.“Support staff are crucial tosuccessful schools but they areoften in the background. Wewanted to put them centrestage, recognising theiramazing achievements,” said school developmentconsultant AudriAlexander.

Applauding school support staff

Paul Braithwaite with his award.

The Respect Festival will be on 4 July this year,featuring the official launch of Brent DanceMonth, and both are open for people to get involved.

Respect attracts up to 20,000 peopleto the day of music, storytelling,drama, arts and more inRoundwood Park. It has beenheld by Brent Council since 2001,and celebrates Brent’s diversity and is aplatform for local artists and performers.

Brent Dance Month runs from 1-31 July andis the largest celebration of dance in the borough with more than 50 classes, workshops,

talks and performances. BrentCouncil wants to hear from organi-

sations and individuals who want tobe involved and residents can pick up adance month programme from Brent’s

libraries and One Stop Service LocalOffices from May this year.

If you can sing, play an instru-ment or entertain in any way thencontact Brent Council by 8 March to

get involved in Respect, visitwww.brent.gov.uk/whatson. Visit the same webaddress to download an expression of interestform for Brent Dance Month by 15 March.

Get moving for Respect Festival

A film of young peoplediscussing their views onsafety is being launched byBrent Community SafetyBoard on 24 March.‘Protecting Our Future:Young People and Safety’features youngsters fromschools in Brent and thelaunch is open to all.Thefilm was made by film-maker Matt Tromans ofPilot Star and looks at issuessuch as stop and search,internet safety, crime andpolicing.The film will bedistributed outside Brentand the board wants parentsor guardians of children inthe film to get in touch ifthey have any questionsabout consent.The launchwill be from 10.30-2.30pm atWillesden Green LibraryCentre, 95 High Road, [email protected] or call Anita Jakhu on07986 760 248.

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Six talented young musicianswill be competing for thetitle of Brent Musician of theYear 2010 on 25 March.

The prestigious event isheld every two years byBrent Council’s Brent MusicService to applaud youngmusicians aged from 13 to18. The finalists wereselected after auditions thisyear, which featured harpists,pianists, singers, and stringplayers.

Finalists for the this year’scompetition are LaurentShinar, 16, and PreetiMahankali-Rao, 16, who willplay the double bass,performing with violinistTimothy Crawford, 14, pianistRebecca Ryland-Jones, 17,and cellists Indira Grier, 14,and Deni Teo, 16. They willcompete in front of a panelof judges for bronze, silverand gold medals. Thecompetition is supported bythe Wembley CharitableFoundation and finalists willshare an £800 prize. Theoverall winner will be able toperform as a special guestsoloist at Brent Makes Musicin July this year which will beheld at Wembley Arena.

“There was a fantasticnumber of entries and thestandard was extremely high.With such impressivestandards of performance,making the selection of thesix for the final was verytough for the judges,” saidHead of Brent Music ServicePaul Fensom.

Brent Music Service offersyoung people theopportunity to learn aninstrument, and runs juniororchestras, guitar ensembles,a senior orchestra andconcert band. The final willbe at 7pm in the Arts Hall,Claremont High School inKingsbury, [email protected] call 07949 123 069.

Music final to showyoungsters’ talents

Brent Council is markingInternational Women’s Day by holding a special event on 10 March.This year there is a conferencediscussing female genitalmutilation with a speakerfrom a Brent-based charity,

which has campaigned on theissue. The free event will beat Brent Town Hall from 10am-3pm, and is open to allBrent residents, please email [email protected] or call 020 8937 1106to reserve a place.

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Have your say in shaping Harlesden’s centreHarlesden residents and thetown’s business communitywill be creating a vision for thefuture of their town centre at atwo-day planning workshopon 19-20 March.

The workshops are beingrun by leading urban designconsultants, Urban DesignSkills, using techniques pioneered in America.Twomeetings held already haveproduced a Town Team of

volunteers to inject ideas andsteer the process with theconsultants.The Marchworkshop is open to allresidents and business ownersin the area to contribute theirideas for making Harlesdendevelop into the town centrethey want.The exercise hasbeen commissioned by BrentCouncil with funding fromTransport for London.Theworkshop will allow the

community to work togetherto identify how the towncentre might look in five, 10and 20 years. Designprofessionals will help developthe community’s ideas and anartist will sketch how theseideas might look.

Input will be used todevelop ideas and concepts fora printed book - TheHarlesden Town CentreCharter.The community’s

ideas will form the basis forthis charter, which will behanded over to Brent Counciland used as the plan to directredevelopment.The workshopsare from 10am on 19 and 20March at the Salavation Armybuilding, 32 Manor Park Road,Harlesden. Contact ScottAdams at Urban Design Skillson 020 7287 4269 or [email protected]

Former winner David Wong.

Brent marks Fairtrade fortnightBrent will be celebratingFairtrade Fortnight which runsfrom 22 February to 7 March.This year’s theme ‘The BigSwap’ calls on people to swaptheir usual brand of tea forFairtrade cuppas. Or if youdon’t drink tea, swap for wineor even Fairtrade socks.Brent Council has confirmed itscommitment to achieving

Fairtrade borough status.“Trading fairly is crucial forsustainable economies. You canuse your wallet to buy fairlytraded products,” said InesCarvalho, Brent Council’sFairtrade officer.Visit www.fairtrade.org.uk/thebigswap [email protected] orcontact Ines on 020 8937 5326.

Brent’s day for women

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Contemporary art is revitalisingWembley town centre by showcasing art works using buildings around the area.

The project, a partnership by BrentCouncil and arts organisation WastedSpaces, is aiming to brighten upWembley by using empty shopfronts and disused buildings to offerfree exhibition space for artists. Itencourages landlords to allow theirempty sites in buildings to be usedfor temporary art exhibitionsbefore new tenants arrive.

First up is a video installationprojected on a wall of ChesterfieldHouse in Wembley High Road.The works from six internationaland UK artists are video,internet art, animation andinteractive art. Artists includeRobert Hodgin, David Szakaly,

William Lamson, NinaMangalanayagam and RafaelRozendaal. Their works will be on thewall until 20 March from 5pm eachevening until the late hours.

A mobile phone photography contest‘Impressions of Brent’ has beenlaunched in association with Park Royalcreative agency mobsventures. Judgesare asking for photos which sum up lifein Brent and need to be sent in via adedicated MMS number. Entriesapproved by the judges will be displayedon the windows of Ealing Road Libraryin Ealing Road for two months and thewinner will receive a £200 digitalcamera. To find out the details on howto enter visit www.wastedspaces.org

If you are a Wembley landlord with anempty building, and would like to beinvolved, email Michael Sharp atmichael@wastedspaces.

Creativity brightens up Wembley town centre

A studio manager at FountainStudios has won the Film Brent in 90 Seconds competition.Mike Edwards, who has workedat the world-famous studios inWembley for nine years,triumphed with his film ‘MyBrent’. It features his favouritespots in Brent including the OldSt Andrew’s Church, WelshHarp, and the Neasden Temple.

The competition, run by BrentCouncil with Film London andBrent Artists Resource,encouraged films which explorea favourite spot in Brent to avisiting Olympic athlete. “I wassurprised to win because therewere some great entries. Brent is an excellent place for film-making with some greatlocations,” he said.

Other films submitted were byCharles Foster-Hall, JonathanGoldberg, Mike Edwards, JeffryOxford, Paolo di Paolo, BrianStanman, Constantine Gras,Angela Jariwala and DarrenBabidge, and Terence Nunn. To see the competition’swinning film visitwww.youtube.com/watch?v=rz3gv797y9I

Mike’s movie wins Brent film contest

Eva Hyseni and MariamRaja were amongdozens of youngpeople to receivean award tomark the first year ofvtalent in Brent. Theyreceived certificatesfrom the Mayor ofBrent Councillor JimO’Sullivan at BrentTown Hall. Vtalentencourages youngpeople to getinvolved withvoluntary workand otherprojects in theborough.

Brent’s talented youngsters

A free football fun day featuring a tournament andbeat the goalie competitionwill be held on 6 March.The event, organised bySPLASH Academy, will be onnew all weather pitches andalso feature skills training inshooting, tackling, passing, ball

control and more. The Mayor of Brent will attendthe day, which will be led bytrained FA coaches. It will beheld at Claremont High School,Claremont Avenue, Kentonfrom 10am-1.30pm. Email [email protected] call 07863 165 737.

Football Fun Day

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The new Harlesden Library Plus willopen its doors on 8 March and will celebrate its opening with a fun day forresidents on 13 March.

Mayor of Brent Councillor JimO’Sullivan will officially open thebuilding that has been modernised andincreased in size by adding extra floors.The transformation of the librarybuilding in Craven Park Rod has beena 12-month project by Brent Council.

The new library has self-service borrowing and return, thousands ofnew books, an area dedicated to black

identity and a new children’s library.There will also be a new Brent ContactPoint for customers to hand indocuments and to access councilservices, Freephones, self-servicecomputers and interview rooms forpre-arranged appointments. It meansthat customers can get informationfrom the Contact Point rather than theOne Stop Service local office inHarlesden High Street which will shutin March.

Accessibility has been improved by alift which will give disabled people

access to all floors of the building. Onthe first floor will be brand newclassrooms and a dedicated IT suite forcourses run by Brent Adult andCommunity Education Services(BACES). Our customers can rely onfriendly and helpful staff that willprovide support and assistance in usingthe new facilities.

The free fun day will have activities forall ages and will be from 11am-4pm inHarlesden Library Plus, Craven ParkRoad, Harlesden, NW10. For more visitwww.brent.gov.uk or call 020 8937 3144.

Doors open for new Harlesden Library Plus

Brent children with disabilitieswill be competing in the westLondon final of London 2010Panathlon Challenge on 19March.

The team, along withyoungsters from Hillingdonand Harrow, made it throughafter a heat held recently at theBridge Park Sports Centre in

Stonebridge. Harrow won theheat with Brent andHillingdon finishing jointsecond on 44 points. TheChallenge is a competitionorganised by the PanathlonFoundation to encourageyoung disabled people to takepart in sport, and includedfield and flat athletics, kurling

and polybat.Panathlon charity patron

Danny Crates said: “I’vewitnessed some great eventsand the performances byyoung disabled athletes havebeen inspiring.” To find outmore about sports for youngdisabled people in Brent, call020 8937 3726.

Panathlon success for Brent youngsters

The Brent team is congratulated by Mayor of Brent Councillor Jim O’Sullivan.

Brent Counciljob advertsmove online‘The Brent Magazine’ willno longer be carrying TheJob Shop supplement afterthis issue as Brent Councilmoves its recruitmentadvertising online.

From 1 April all councilvacancies will be listed onthe main council web pageand it will be set up toallow applicants to applyonline, making the processmore efficient.

The website allows you to search for differentvacancies, read informa-tion about the availableroles, including jobdescriptions and personspecifications.Visitwww.brent.gov.uk/jobs

Football training is availablefor youngsters in Barnhill,Kenton and Preston wards.The free sessions are beingrun by sports charityLondon Tigers inpartnership with BrentCouncil’s NeighbourhoodWorking Team.Training will

be in Preston Park,Saturdays, 10am-12noon forages eight to 13;WoodcockPark, Saturdays, 10am-12noon for ages 14 to 16;Poplar Grove, Fridays, 5.30-7pm for ages 13 to 19, [email protected] orcall 07966 638 462.

A forum for parents and carers of children and youngpeople with additional needsis being officially launched on20 March.1 Voice is holding a fun day atHay Lane School in GrovePark, Kingsbury, featuring abouncy castle, face and hennapainting, food, and stalls fromBrent Carers Centre, Mencap,

National Autistic Society andothers. It is a support groupwhich works in partnershipwith Brent Council to meetchildren’s needs; new members are welcome.The event will be from 12-4pm contact [email protected] orBrent Carers Centre on 020 8795 6240.

1 Voice launch dayFree football training

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BRENTpeople

What are the group’s aims?Brent Cyclists is part of LondonCycling Campaign which hasaround 250 members in Brent.We work with Brent Council,Transport for London, theGreater London Authority andcampaign groups such asSustrans to improve conditionsfor cyclists.We are a voice forcyclists, and lobby and com-ment on any schemes affectingthem. It is great that more people arecycling, but we want to see even more peopleout on their bikes.We also go along toGladstonbury and Respect festivals to promote the group.

Who is the group for?We are here for anyone who lives, works orcycles in Brent. Members are everyone frombeginners to experienced cyclists. Otherscome along after having a bike stored awayfor some time. Cycling is for everyone.Youdon’t have to be part of the cycling shortsbrigade; it is something ordinary people do,and not a specialist interest. Cycling is cheap, low-carbon, healthy and we want as many people as possible to enjoy it.

When does Brent Cyclists meet?We meet every month; new people arealways welcome. Meetings are a great wayto get news and information locally.Sometimes we have a speaker – in April it will be the writer Ken Worpole.We have also run some maintenance workshops.Brent Cyclists also organises leisure rides once amonth.The rides are up to 30 miles but leisurely,not speed trials, and allow you to experience the countryside, or interesting parts of the urban landscape.

What else is there forcyclists in Brent?People can get free cycle training via Brent Council.Cycling is safer than manythink, but there are dangers.The training will teach youabout the rules of the road, and

will boost your confidencewhile riding with other

traffic.There are severalsigned and visible bike routes

in the borough as well as bike shops.Brent recently won Biking Borough statuswhich means it will get extra funding fromTransport for London to boost and supportthe infrastructure for cycling.

How often do you cycle?I cycle at least twice a week. I live near theNorth Circular Road and it is a barrier tocycling north-south in Brent.There are afew safe ways across, using the underpassesor bridges, but they are widely spaced andinconvenient. I have two bikes: a foldawayand a hybrid road bike. At the moment I’mcycling 12 miles to work in Trent Park, butcan use a bus for part of the route if Itake the foldaway. Cycling locally or further can be fun, and can help saveboth carbon emissions and money.

Left: Ian Saville by Isabelle Plasschaert.

Cyclists’voice

Ian Saville is promotingcycling in Brent and

beyond as coordinator of Brent Cyclists.

For free cycle training in Brent visit www.cycletraining.co.uk or call 020 7231 6005. Brent Cyclists will be meeting at 7pm on 3 March and 6 April atBrent Samaritans office, 1 Leopold Road,Willesden, visit www.brentcyclists.org.ukor call 020 8621 0157.

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ALL IN Aday’s work

Babajide Oshodi is there to get things moving in one of the busiest areas ofBrent for traffic.

Baba, as he is know to his colleagues, leads eight civil enforcement officers,or traffic wardens as they are often known, in an area of Harlesden. “My job

is to keep the traffic free-flowing for everyone: buses, commuters, drivers,cyclists, pedestrians and businesses,” he explains. “That means we areout and about, patrolling. It is our job to stop illegal parking because itblocks up traffic, delaying other people’s journeys.”

He says many drivers are not aware the effects which illegal parkingcan have on an area. “There is a fire station on Pound Lane and anambulance station in Harlesden Road,” he says. “If a car blocks either

one of those roads it will add seconds to the journey of an ambulanceor fire crew trying to get through.Those seconds could make adifference to rescuing somebody from danger, or saving a person’slife.” Or the problems it causes other travellers. “I once had to deal

with a motorist who had double-parked and goneinto a shop. A bus had to stop behind her and bythe time I got there the traffic had backed up200 metres.That one car blocking a road heldup a bus with 80 people.They all had to sit andwait because of one person’s actions.”

Inevitably, penalty charge notices are issued. Common illegal parkingincludes double-parking, parking on single yellow lines out of authorised hoursor double yellow lines when not delivering goods, parking in disabled bayswithout the authorised Blue Badge, or in controlled parking zones without aresident’s permit.

“No targets are set for issuing penalty notices,” he explains. “They areissued to deal with illegal parking.The facts are that the numbers of

tickets we issue has been going down year on year, because more peopleare complying with the rules.We are considerate where we can be. For

example, when we introduce a new parking scheme for two weeks after ithas come in we just issue a warning notice.To improve our service we nowtake digital photos, so there is clear evidence if a vehicle was parked illegally.Many people think that time restrictions are the same everywhere forparking on a single yellow line, but they are not. People must check thatparticular area.Yes, people do get angry with us. But we are trained to dealwith those situations calmly.”


Civil Enforcement Officer Babajide Oshodi is helping to keep the traffic flowing in the borough.

For more information visit

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“It is our job to stop illegal parkingbecause it blocks up traffic,

delaying other people’s journeys.”

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People with learning disabilities are using public transport on their own thanks to a special project. Words RACHEL GARDNER, photography NADIA ATTURA.

Most of us think nothing of jumping on a bus or Tube to get towork or the shops, but for people with learning disabilities usingpublic transport presents particular challenges. Here in Brent thereis a service that is helping them travel independently.

The initiative, which was set up ten years ago by Brent LearningDisability Partnership, has so far helped more than 50 people whowould normally rely on community transport or taxis to travelunaided.The scheme is giving many an independence they havenever before experienced. It is available to people with learningdisabilities in Brent who are eligible for community care servicesprovided by Brent Council.

Thanks to the training, Debbie Dolan is now able to regularlymake her own way to Stonebridge Day Centre. She also catchestwo buses to her work at the Royal Mail offices in Greenford. Shesaid: “The training has helped me get from one place to anotherwithout worrying about how to get off the bus, I just check on thefront all the time to make sure it’s going to the right place.”

It took six months before Debbie wasready to travel alone.Training can takefrom several weeks to several months, butis always done at the individual’s pace.

Learning disability officer Tom Heydon conducts the training whichcovers everything from road safety toplanning the best route and how tohandle any difficult situations onpublic transport. Once he feels theyare confident using a simulatedstreet course Tom will accompanyindividuals to college or work several times.The final step ismastering the journey alone.

Tom says: “It's a new lease of life. By helping them to usepublic transport they can dowhat everybody else does;they are able to go out in thecommunity while their self-esteem and confidence hasincreased.”

Another service user, Errol Simpson, catches the bus to his jobin a pizza restaurant. He said: “I enjoy taking the bus. Sometimes itis crowded but I’m not afraid. I remember all that Tom has taughtme and I feel confident.”

For more information about the council’s travel training scheme call 020 8838 4130.

Road to independence

“The training has helped me get from one place to another without worrying about

how to get off the bus.”


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Volunteers needed for homework clubs in Brent

www.vrh.org.uk

Registered charity no: 296454

Volunteer Reading Help isworking in partnership withBrent Council to recruit volunteers to help childrenwith Reading and English inhomework clubs in two BrentLibraries during term time.

• Ealing Road Library(Tuesdays 3.30 – 5.30pm)

• Town Hall Library(Mondays 3.30 – 5.30pm)

Interviews, CRB checks andtraining will be carried out.

Contact: Harriet WatsonTel: 020 7372 7523 Email: [email protected]

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A photographer has worked with Brent youngsters tocreate portraits which will be decorating Tube stations.

Brent youngsters will brighten-up the wallsof London Underground stations thismonth when they become the stars of anew art project called ‘Threads’.

Visitors to Kingsbury and CharingCross Tube stations, as well as WillesdenGreen Library Centre, will be able to viewspecial portraits that are a result of BrentCouncil’s Youth Inclusion Programme’scollaboration with Transport for London’sArt on the Underground. ‘Threads’ is oneof a series of projects commissioned by Arton the Underground for the Jubilee line,exploring ideas of time and its value.

Photographer Nadia Bettega created thephotographic portraits after spending aweek with the group of 12 to 14 year oldsexploring different places along the Jubileeline, including Wembley Park station,Wembley Stadium and Neasden Temple.

All the young people kept a daily journalin which they developed ideas about thedifferent people who might work at or visiteach location.They then ‘acted out’ their

own imaginary character in front of thecamera. The aim of the project was toencourage the youngsters to look attheir own identities through theexperience of travel.

“I found the young people refreshing towork with,” said Nadia. “They werepatient and tolerant with me, despite myasking them to do things over and over inorder to get the right shot.They hadimagination and creativity, depth andinsight in the way in which they related totheir characters and each other. I felt luckyto have been allowed to see into their livesand their minds.”

Antonio, aged 13, said: “There was a lotto do and see. I enjoyed using our camerasto take photos of the group role-playing

other people’s jobs. I learnt how to makestories out of different pictures. Myfavourite moment was going to WembleyStadium.”

Hakeem, aged 12, said: “The project wasabout travelling to places and acting outwhat others did for a living. I thought itwas a great experience.”

Both youngsters are part of Brent YouthInclusion Service (YIP), a Brent Councilscheme that provides positive activities foryoung people aged eight to 17 years, livingin the Church End or Roundwood wardsof Brent.

“The project was about travelling to places and

acting out what others did for a living.”

Visit www.tfl.gov.uk/art for more

information. ‘Threads’ is at The

Wall@TheGallery at Brent Artists

Resource, Willesden Green Library

Centre, NW10, email info@brentartists

resource.org.uk or call 020 8459 1421

Nadia Bettega, Threads, 2010 courtesythe artist and Art on the Underground

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Tube and rail transport is changing and beingupgraded across Brent, explains JIM LAWMANOn the Metropolitan line there will benew trains, known as S stock, in use bythe end of 2011. The eight-car trains willhave walk-through carriages withwheelchair areas, air-conditioning, widerdoors and walkways, easier accessbetween train and platform, CCTV and anenergy-efficient braking system. A newsignalling system will follow by 2016,resulting in a 27 per cent increase in linecapacity. Wembley Park station wasenlarged prior to the opening of the newWembley Stadium, which included a lift tothe platforms. Preston Road and Northwick

Park stations were also refurbished.The Bakerloo line upgrade is

scheduled for completion in 2020. Someimprovements have been made to the stations between Kensal Green andKenton. Willesden Junction is being substantially rebuilt. The Jubilee line ishaving large-scale investment in tracks,trains and a new control centre; alongwith new signalling. Capacity should beincreased by 33 per cent and journey timesreduced when all is complete. All stationsshould have been modernised by 2012; the line connects the main Olympic site at Stratford to Wembley – the venue forfootball and possibly other sports in 2012.Like the Bakerloo, the Piccadilly awaitsmodernisation which will increase capacityby an estimated 24 per cent and reducejourney times.

London Overground is part of Transportfor London (TfL) and took over the SilverlinkMetro lines from National Rail and the EastLondon Line from the Underground in 2007.Brent is served by the North London, WestLondon and Euston to Watford lines, which are now receiving new trains with layoutssimilar to the new Metropolitan Line trains.Frequency of trains will increase when thenew trains and reconstruction works arecompleted on the North and West LondonLines. However, extensive closures will precede these upgrades including Richmondto Stratford (North London Line): mostSundays until May 2011; Clapham Junctionto Willesden Junction: sections of the line regularly on Sundays until May 2011; Eustonto Watford Junction: sections of the line regularly on Sundays until October 2010. Inaddition, complete closure of Gospel Oak to


Transport’s new A further link will create

an outer orbital network,

allowing passengers to travel

around rather than

through central London

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Stratford from Saturday 20 February untilMonday May 31. Replacement bus serviceswill operate. Leaflets, posters at stations andthe TfL website will update passengers.

The East London Line is currently closed for modernisation and extensionsnorthwards to Highbury and Islington and southwards to Crystal Palace and WestCroydon. Re-opening is planned for thissummer. A further link will create a southLondon extension of the East London line to Clapham Junction, creating an outerorbital network (dubbed ‘OrbiRail’), allowing passengers to travel around ratherthan through central London, if they sowish. Located on this new orbital route will be Willesden Junction, Kensal Rise,Brondesbury Park and Brondesbury stations.They will be completely refurbished by 2011.Platforms are being lengthened and a new

link created between the low and high-levelplatforms at Willesden Junction.

Wembley Stadium station on theChiltern Line was improved in time for theopening of the new Wembley Stadium,including the building of the White HorseBridge. Today it enjoys an approximatelyhalf-hourly service to Marylebone andnorthwards to High Wycombe, where connection can be made to trains toBirmingham and Stratford-on-Avon.Sudbury Hill Harrow has an approximatelyhourly service on weekdays to Maryleboneand High Wycombe.

Brent’s least known rail service is probablySouthern Trains, affording a direct linkbetween East Croydon, on the main line to Gatwick and Brighton, and WembleyCentral, continuing northwards to WatfordJunction and Milton Keynes. An hourly

service is available in each direction fromPlatforms 5 (northwards) and 6 (southwards)at Wembley Central, from Monday toSaturday evening, providing a fast linkbypassing Willesden Junction station toShepherd’s Bush (for the White City shopping centre); West Brompton, connecting District Line between Earl’s Courtand Wimbledon and Clapham Junction.

Crossrail will be an east-west crossing ofcentral London, connecting Kent and Essexto Heathrow and Maidenhead. It will notserve Brent directly; however, it will relievepressure on existing Underground lines.

Jim Lawman is a Senior Public TransportOfficer at Brent Council, for more ontransportation in the borough, visitwww.tfl.org.uk or www.brent.gov.uk

direction


The White Horse Bridge atWembley Stadium station

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For free graffiti removal contact StreetCare on 020 8937 5050 and we will send one of our specialist graffiti removal teams to tackle the problem.

StreetCare offers a first time free graffiti removal service to all private and commercial property owners in the Brent area. Initial removal is free, subsequentremovals are available at a subsidised and reduced rate.

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Brent will be leading theparty on 17 March when StPatrick’s Day is celebratedaround the world. WordsSHARON DONOVAN

It was traditionally a religious holiday, but today St Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Irish culture with dancing, music, foodand storytelling.

St Patrick’s Day marks the death ofIreland’s patron saint in AD 460. To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Brent Councilhosts a celebration each year in WillesdenGreen which attracts crowds of up to 5,000and unlike, many major events in London,the festival will take place on 17 Marchrather than at the weekend.

Brent St Patrick’s Day will start with aparade at 4.30pm from Willesden GreenTube through Willesden to Willesden GreenLibrary Centre. It will be led by a marchingband with floats, performers, residents and

community groups joining the fun. In thelibrary centre live performances will run from4-7pm featuring dancers from the McCarthySchool of Irish Dancing and the Aaroaancestage. On the main stage there will be excellent music from The Mullin Family Band,accordion ace Sean Wilson, MulkereAcademy of Irish Music, and folk duo IrishMist. A special treat will be Drogheda’sstand-up comedian Deirdre O’Kane.

Mayor of Brent Councillor Jim O’Sullivan,who was born in County Cork, said: “StPatrick’s Day is the most important annualcelebration for the Irish community. It’s anopportunity to celebrate the contributionIrish people have made to Brent and theirrich culture. Like all events in the borough,Brent St Patrick’s Day is a chance for all ourcommunity, both Irish and non-Irish people,to come together and celebrate.”

Visit www.brent.gov.uk/festivals formore, email [email protected] call 020 8937 3119.

Green day


Sean Wilson, above, will be performing

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The new-look Harlesden Library Plus

• Thousands of new booksand DVDs to borrow in theground floor library

• Black identity area

• Adult learning coursesfrom Brent Adult andCommunity Education in five spacious newclassrooms including adedicated IT suite

• Access to freephones to contact council staff and online access tocouncil services

• Facilities for handing incouncil documents and interview rooms for pre-arranged appointments

• Free internet access andfriendly help withaccessing services

• Longer opening hours

Opening Monday 8 March • Free fun day Saturday 13 March

Tel: 020 8937 3570 • www.brent.gov.uk * Only self service facilities are available between 6pm and 9pm

New modern facilities comprising:

Opening times: *Monday to Thursday

10am-9pmFriday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pmSunday Closed

Harlesden Library PlusCraven Park RoadLondon NW10 8SE

The new Brent Contact Point at the Brent Adult and CommunityEducation Service (BACES) Carlton Centre, Carlton Vale, Kilburn NW6 5RA will be open in March 2010.

At the Brent Contact Point, you will be able to access council information and services by using self service touch screen computersto make online payment and service requests and use the free councilphones to speak directly to a friendly and helpful member of staff.

Opening times

Term timeMonday to Thursday 9am-8.30pmFriday and Saturday 9am-3.30pmSunday Closed

Find out more

For more information visit www.brent.gov.ukor call the One Stop telephone service, 020 8937 1200, 8am-8pm Monday to Fridayand 9am-1pm Saturday.

Non term timeMonday to Thursday 9am-4.30pmFriday 9am-3.30pmSaturday and Sunday Closed

Queens Park

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Motorists are saving money and helping the environment by joining a local car club.

Many roads in Brent have a car whichcould be used by hundreds of drivers; notjust one or two.

That’s because those vehicles belong toa car club rather than being privatelyowned by individual motorists.The clubsare businesses which allow drivers, whoare members, to hire the vehicles foranything from just half-an-hour to acouple of days.

Car clubs are growing in Brent as moredrivers realise the benefit to their financesand the environment. Cars are in theirown designated bays and can be bookedout by telephone or the internet; even at afew minutes’ notice. Once inside, thedriver enters a pin and drives away,returning the car at the end of thejourney. It is possible to extend thebooking if necessary.The pay-as-you-gocharge is for fuel, but there is also asubscription charge to the car club to bepaid monthly or annually.

Brent has three car club operators:StreetCar, Zipcar and City Car Club.Some now have more than 1,000members and there are 50 vehiclesaround the borough to use.

Craig Gibbons, who lives in Willesden

Green, is a member of City Car Club anduses a vehicle in Station Parade, not farfrom his house. “I book the car over theinternet when I need to go to thesupermarket for a big shop or maybeIKEA. It’s not easy to get everywhere onpublic transport and it’s useful to have acar with all the bags.

“When I joined the club I didn’t have acar. It makes sense to just pay for a carwhen I need it, especially when it’s roundthe corner. Cars can be very expensive torun with insurance, repairs and thecongestion charge, but with car clubsthere is just the membership, petrol costsand hourly rental. It is flexible, easy to useand less hassle. I take it out for the time Ineed, and return it to the bay withoutworrying about finding a place.”

Brent Council is committed to getting100,000 cars off London’s roads by 2012,

and car clubs are part of the solution. Ithas been estimated that for each car-owner who switches to car clubs, around1.2 tonnes of carbon emissions are savedper annum.

“I am aware of the environmentalbenefits as well,” added Craig. “But forme, car clubs are also cheaper, and moreconvenient.”

“I book the car over the internet when I need to go to

the supermarket for a big shopor maybe IKEA.”

Email [email protected] or visit www.brent.gov.uk for a map of carclubs in Brent. More information can befound at www.citycarclub.co.uk, www.streetcar.co.uk and www.zipcar.com

CraigGibbons

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Make your move

Residents are getting active and staying fit by signing up for Brent Council’s Healthy Walks Programme. Pictures by SIMON HANNA.

In sunshine, rain, and wind groups of people are out enjoyingBrent’s open spaces together.

They are some of the residents who take part in organisedwalks every week in the borough’s parks and opens spaces.Thescheme, run by Brent Council’s Healthy Walks Programme, offerspeople the opportunity to benefit from outdoors exercise.

One walk which meets every Thursday is the nature walkaround the Welsh Harp – an area rich in flora and fauna, birdlifeand animals. It starts from the Welsh Harp car park in BirchenGrove every Thursday at 10am and lasts for around an hour.

The walk, which is led by two qualified walk leaders, regularlyattracts a dozen people every week.

“It is friendly and sociable and an excellent way of getting someexercise in the fresh air,” explains walk leader Faz Yousaf, whoworks at Welsh Harp Environmental Centre. “We love to see newpeople coming along, especially those who may not have visited theWelsh Harp before. It is a wonderful area to enjoy a walk around.”

It takes in the Brent Reservoir – the largest open body of waterin north-west London and a Site of Special Scientific Interest –and the woodlands, scrub, and area’s green spaces. Many of the

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For more information, visit www.brent.gov.uk/sportsor call 020 8937 3707; to become a walk leader [email protected], or call 020 8937 3722. The Welsh Harp Environmental Centre can be contacted on 020 8200 0087.

walkers take along their own binoculars to look for birds whichflock to the area of water. A lot of the birds, such as Canada geeseand Egyptian geese, are resident birds, others arrive there onmigration routes from across the world. Other regular bird visitorsinclude black-headed gulls, herons, cormorants, and swans.Birdwatchers at the Welsh Harp even once recorded the arrival ofthe Great Grey Shrike, known as the ‘butcher bird’. Other commonwater birds include moorhens, coots and great-crested grebes.

“We walk at a steady pace to suit everybody, but stop at different points to take in the wildlife,” adds Faz. “There areviewing platforms where you can look right out across the reservoir.The walks can be enjoyed in different seasons, even inthe winter, and nature at the Welsh Harp does change accordingto the time of year.”


Other walks run on Brent Council’s Healthy Walks Programmeinclude Barham Park on Tuesdays from 10.30-11.30am,Gladstone Park, Fridays 1.30-2.30pm, Sundays 10.30-11.30am,King Edward VII Park,Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am, Queens Park,Sundays 2-3pm, Roe Green Park Sundays 10.30-11.30am,Roundwood Park,Wednesdays and Sundays 10.30-11.30am, andalso parent and baby walk there on Tuesdays from 10.30-11.30am.

“You don’t need to have a deep interest in nature to enjoy thiswalk,” adds Faz. “Many of the people who take part also go tothe other walks in Brent during the week. But they are all anexcellent way to improve your health and make friends.”

”The walks can be enjoyed in different seasons, even in the winter, and nature at the Welsh Harp does

change according to the time of year.”

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New council tax bills for 2010/11 are being prepared. If youhave anything to pay for this year or past years and do nothave an arrangement in place you should pay by 31 March.

The council will take action to recover unpaid council tax. If you are finding it difficult to pay your bill please telephone 020 8937 1790 and we will try to help.

Do you owe council tax?

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Turn garden waste and kitchen scraps into foodfor your garden with a cut-price composter.

Brent residents can buy a compost bin for only£5 (includes delivery and free compostingguide). Compost bins are available in twosizes: 220 litre and 330 litre.

Complete and return the form or applyonline at www.brent.gov.uk/recycling

*Offer is only for the first compost bin per household. Subsequent bins are £13 for 220 litre and £16 for 330 litre. Compostersare not refundable or exchangeable.

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Brent Transport Service iscelebrating after a surveyrevealed how much it isvalued by its clients.Brent Council has congratulated BrentTransport Service after achieving a customersatisfaction rating of almost 100 per cent.

A staggering 98 per cent of adults and 90 per cent of children who regularly usethe service have reported being satisfiedwith all aspects of the council service in arecent borough-wide survey of its users by Brent Council, known as a clientsurvey. Passengers were asked to rate theservice on a number of different criteria,including journey times, the courtesy ofstaff, safety and vehicles, and gave theservice a near-perfect score across theboard. The client survey asked the parents

and carers of children with special educational needs who use the service and adult users.

Reassuringly, the service scored its highestmark for safety, with 99 per cent of adultsand 97 per cent of children reporting thatthey felt safe on their journeys, vehicleswere driven safely, seatbelts were alwaysused and wheelchairs were properly securedwhilst travelling. The service transportsnearly 700 children and 500 adults everyyear to special schools and day centres, aswell as providing assistance for educational,community and religious activities and trips.

“This is a fantastic result and it showswe’re really on the right track in terms ofserving our clients effectively,” says ActingHead of Brent Transport Service DavidShelley. “I’m extremely proud of theentire team and I hope they are too. Their hard work and dedication has paid

dividends but we're not complacent andnext year we will be working even harderto get our customer satisfaction rating upto 100 per cent.”

Ninety five per cent of adult clients said that drivers and escorts were polite and treated passengers with respect. Thesame numbers also reported that they could contact the service whenever theyneeded to. Over 90 per cent of adults and 84 per cent children said they were satisfiedwith the promptness of pick up times,while the service’s vehicles scored over 90per cent for being clean, comfortable andsuitable for journeys.

Thumbs up


Driver Liz Soutinho with Tara Singh and Eileen Dix at Kingsbury Resource Centre in Stag Lane,Kingsbury. Pictures by Colin Patterson

The results of the survey are available,visit www.brent.gov.uk/consultationand for more about the service visit www.btsoperations.com or call 020 8937 6720.

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SECREThistory

Water way The Grand Junction Canal Feeder is still flowing from the River Brent to the canal after 200 years, explains CLIFF WADSWORTH

Cliff Wadsworth is chairman of the Willesden Local History Society and will be speakingabout the canal feeder on 17 March at 7.30pm at Scout House, Strode Road Willesden, email [email protected] or call 020 8965 7230.


Above: a map of the route of the feeder,background: Councillor Dunn and a youngresident in the 19th century at the feeder.

Water is the lifeblood of canals and wasalways an important consideration forwaterway engineers. So, when thePaddington Branch of the Grand UnionCanal opened in 1801 the need for waterincreased. A source was the River Brent.

Earlier plans to use the river to feed thecanal had failed; however, in 1809 HenryProvis surveyed a direct feeder scheme.It would be three-and-a-quarter milesand run from Kingsbury to the canal.The plans were approved and landbought.The feeder followed natural contours, but in a few places it skirtedexisting fields with a few right angledbends. Small accommodation bridgeswere built in most fields.The rather easyroute was completed by around 1811.

The water course had a natural river-likeappearance; very different to today’s concrete-piled version.The original route of the feeder follows much the same course today except for changesdemanded by the coming of theMetropolitan Railway in 1880, and later in 1930 the North Circular Road.

The feeder is visible today.The extractionpoint from the reservoir can be seen fromHarp Island estate. It then runs a fairly

straight course, crossing under NeasdenLane by McDonald’s. It follows throughthe park behind Quainton Street, until thewatercourse flows through a culvert underthe Metropolitan Railway. A straight lengthbetween IKEA and Tesco’s precedes the crossing of the North Circular Road.Behind Woodheyes Road the feeder borders allotments. At the eastern end ofthat road, Mitchell Brook passes unseenbeneath the feeder under an aqueductknown in 1877 as Broken Back Culvert.Winding on through more allotments, itcrosses the Harlesden Brook culvert,passing beneath Bridge Road and skirtingGibbons Recreation Ground.

Today it is part of the new Stonebridgewith grass verges and two interesting bridgesin Twybridge Way. Harrow Road is crossednear the site of the old Orange Tree pub andremains of Brett Road. A length follows upto Milton Road, where after a detour, theconduit disappears under the NorthLondon Railway, and is seen no more untilit meets the Grand Union Canal.

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We are here to help you with any council enquiry. If you need a council service, information or you want tocomplain or make a suggestion, phone or email us first:

One Stop onlinewww.brent.gov.uk/oss [email protected]

One Stop telephones

020 8937 1200*General customer service enquiries

020 8937 4300Adult and Children Social Services

020 8937 1234Switchboard and Emergency Out of Hours

020 8937 5050*StreetCare

020 8937 1790*Council Tax

020 8937 5252*Environmental Health

020 8937 1800*Housing and Council Tax Benefit

020 8937 1993*For people with a hearing impairment

• Town Hall • Brent House • Harlesden • Willesden

One Stop local offices

*Telephone us Monday to Friday

from 8am-8pm andSaturdays 9am-1pm

Calls may be monitored and we may telephone you to help us improve services.

Brent Council One Stop Customer Services

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Brent Community TransportTransport for all

• Hire of coaches and accessible

minibuses available

• We offer competitive tailored quotes

• Hire us for daytrips, educational trips,

weddings, airport journeys and self-drive

Tel: 020 3114 7022Email: [email protected]: www.brentct.org.ukRegistered charity No. 280698

BCT has been successfully providing transportservices to the community for over 32 years.

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COMPETITIONS

An escorted tour of Wembley Stadium makes an exciting day out for the whole family. Stroll into the player's dressing room and walk through thetunnel towards the hallowed turf, then climb 107 steps, standing triumphantly in front of the royal box and see the FA Cup. For Brent residents, we have four pairs of tickets for the WembleyStadium tour. For a chance to win, send in the correct answer to the following question:

What sport is being played at WembleyStadium on 31 October?

Send or email your answers to Wembley Stadium competition at the address below. For information onevent times visit: www.wembleystadium.com/events

Competition Terms and Conditions• Only one entry per person allowed • Prizes/tours must be redeemed within 12 months of receiving confirmation • Children under 16 must be accompanied on the Stadium Tour by an adult and have consent of their parent/guardian • No cash alternatives for any prize will be offered• Employees of Wembley Stadium and their families are not eligible toenter. Prize winners must adhere to Wembley Stadium Tour’s terms andconditions, available at www.wembleystadium.com/tours • Allprizes/tours are subject to availability and pre-booking is required.

Win your 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium

This events calendar is correct at the time of going to print and is subject to changeand updates. More events are expected to be booked for 2010 – these will be addedto the calendar as and when confirmed. Please visitwww.wembleystadium.com/events for the very latest information.


Send your entries on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: 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 competitions is Friday 12 March.

Stadium competition winners: Norma Levy, Anken Price, Carmelo Mifsud, Brenda Sordillo.

Masters Snooker competition winners: Paul Brogan

Send your entries on a postcard with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: 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 competitions is Friday 12 March.

Stadium competition winners: Norma Levy, Anken Price, Carmelo Mifsud, Brenda Sordillo.

X Factor competition winner: Paul Brogan

Win tickets to The Lexi Cinema

Wembley Stadium Event Calendar Event starts

28 Feb 2010 Carling Cup Final 3pm

3 Mar 2010 England Friendly 8pm

28 Mar 2010 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy TBC

10 and 11 Apr 2010 FA Cup Semi Finals TBC

17 April Saracens v Harlequins 3pm

8 or 9 May 2010 FA Trophy / Vase TBC

15 May 2010 FA Cup Final 3pm

16 May 2010 Conference Play Off TBC

22 May 2010 Championship Play Off TBC

29 May 2010 League 1 Play Off TBC

30 May 2010 League 2 Play Off TBC

19 June Green Day TBC

Date tbc The FA Community Shield TBC

28 August 2010 Rugby League Challange Cup Final TBC

4 September Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC

8 September Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC

10 and 11 Sept Muse TBC

9 October Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC

13 October Potential England Euro 2012 qualifier TBC

31 October NFL - Broncos vs 49ers 3pm

To be in with a chance to win a pair of tickets, answerthe question below.

Where is The Lexi Cinema located?

A.Queen’s ParkB. WembleyC. Kensal Rise

If you are not lucky enough to win pair of ticketsthe Lexi Cinema is at: 194b Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise, NW10 3JU www.thelexicinema.co.uk

Brent Council has teamed up with The Lexi Cinema tooffer readers three pairs of free tickets to the film oftheir choice in March or April.

The Lexi, situated in Kensal Rise, is the UK’s first socialenterprise cinema which donates 100 per cent of itsprofits to charity - a project in South Africa called TheSustainability Institute.

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CHILDRENAIR CADETSMon and Thurs 7pm 406Squadron Willesden 020 8451 0406

ALPERTON CHILDRENCENTREMons 9.30-12noon citizens’ advice, 10-12noonchildminding; Tues 10-12noon family support, 10-1pm jobadvice (appointment only),1-3pm pop in and play;Weds 10-12noon musicspeech therapy, 1.30-2pmstory speech therapy;Thurs 9.30-12.30pm babyhealth clinic (appointmentonly), 12.30-2pm cooking;Friday 9.30-12noon citizens’ advice, Ealing Road, Alperton 020 8937 3860

ARTALIKESats 10am term-time; Sats10-noon ARTTEEN 7-14£5, Kensal Rise call Wildaon 07946 755 847

ART CLASSES Mini Picassos for childrenaged 4-6 yrs and 7-11yrs;toddler Picassos 15months-3 yrs, GracelandsCafe, 118 College RoadKensal Green,07903638817

CHURCH LANE CHILDREN’S CENTREMons 9.30-11.30am twinsclub, 2-4pm baby club;Tues 1.30-3pm cooking9.30-noon citizens’ adviceby appointment; Weds9.15-10.45am and 11-12.30pm stay and play,dietician; Thurs 9.30-11.30am family workshopwith crèche; Friday 9.30-10.30am rhyme time andspeech therapy byappointment, 9.30-nooncitizens’ advice byappointment, FryentPrimary School, ChurchLane, Kingsbury 020 8937 3890

DRAMA WORKSHOPSSats 7-16 yrs DuddenhillCentre, NW10 07958 653 725

11TH BRONDESBURYGUIDESTues, 6pm for girls aged10-14 in Willesden 07810 653 225

DANIEL’S DENMons 1-3pm, Thurs 9.30-11am, 11.30-1pm, Tues10-noon St MIchael andAll Angels Church,Hillside, StonebrIdge, Fris9.30-11am, 11.30-1pm StMichael’s Church Hall, StMichael’s Ave, TokyngtonTues, 1-3pm, GladstonePark Primary School, Dollis Hill www.danielsden.org.uk

FAWOOD CHILDREN’SCENTREMons, Tues & Fris 9.30-11.30am under 5s pop inand play, Weds 9.30-11.30am childminder’snetwork, Fawood AvenueNW10 020 8965 9334

FRENCH CLASSESWeds, Thurs after-schoolin Kensal Rise ages 5-11;07753 639 720

GIRLS’ BRIGADEWeds 5.15-8.30pm forfive-year-olds andupwards, QueensburyMethodist Church,Beverley Drive 07961 321 237

GOALKEEPING SCHOOLMons 6-7pm 7-11 yrs,7.15-8.15pm 12-18yrsJFS, The Mall, Kenton£5.75 07931 359 323

LONDON IRISH MUSICSCHOOLSats, traditional Irish musical instruments forchildren up to 15; Oliver Goldsmith PrimarySchool, Kenton www.londonirishmusicschool.co.uk 020 8205 7231

MINI-SOCCERSuns Year 3 9.45-10.45am Year 4-Year 610.45-12noon UxendonManor School, Vista Way,Kenton, 6 weeks £30, callGeorge Lappas 07957 229 518

MUM AND TODDLERThurs 10-noon, PrestonMall Community Centre,Kenton £2 020 8204 1148

PARENT AND BABY WALKTues, 10.30amRoundwood Park,NW10 07958 292 524

PARENT AND CARER TODDLER GROUP

Thurs 9-10.30am 50pBarham Primary,Danethorpe Road,Wembley 020 8902 3706

PIONEER EXPLORERSCOUTSWeds 8-10pm for 14-18years, Stember Hall,Leighton Gardens, NW1001582 703121

SEA TRAINING CORPSThurs 7.15-9.15pm SeaPirates 7-9 yrs; Thurs7.15-9.15pm juniors;Mons and Fris 7.15-9.30pm Sea Cadets; Mons and Fris 7.15-9.30pm Marine Cadets;youth group for boys andgirls, Cool Oak Lane, NW9 020 8205 4492www.seacadet.org

7TH BRONDESBURYBROWNIESTues, 6pm for girls aged7-10 in Willesden 07810 653 225

SING AND SIGN CLASSESMon-Fri, for babies 6-18months. Willesden Green& Kensal Rise 07790 955 576

SOCCER SCHOOLSats 10am-12pm, ages 5-14. Newfield PrimarySchool, Longstone Ave,Harlesden, £28 for 5weeks. 07863 165 737

SOCCER TRAININGFris, 6-8pm, for children,first session free CapitalCity Academy NW10 [email protected]

TREE TOPS CHILDREN’SCENTREMons 10-noon childmin-ders’ network, 2- 4pmstay and play; Tues 10-noon healthy eaters, citi-zens’ advice (appointmentonly) 1.30-4.30pm, underones’ club 2-4pm; Weds10-noon, 2-4pm stay andplay, 3 and 17 Feb 10-12.30pm stay and play forspecial needs; Thurs 10-noon, stay and play withspeech therapist, noon-12.30pm one-to-one withspeech therapist, 2-3 pmmusic and movement, 3-4pm stay and play; Fris9.30-12.30 citizens’ advice(appointment only), 10-noon and 2-4pm stay andplay, 10-noon meet thedietician, Kings Edward’sPark, Doyle GardensNW10 020 8838 3901

WILLESDEN SURE STARTCHILDREN’S CENTREMons 1.30-3.30pm stay,play and learn includingdrop-in nutrition advice,Tues 10-noon stay, playand learn 1.30-3.30pmstay, play and learn andchildren’s nutrition, 1-3pmESOL course, 1.30-3.15pm postnatal group,Thurs and Fris 9.30-12.30am citizens’ advicebureau (appointment only)Fris 10-noon parents’ talk,last Fri in month infantresuscitation training(booking only), last Sat inmonth fathers’ clubWillesden Centre forHealth and Care SureStart Children’s Centre,Robson Avenue NW100208 459 7256

WELCOME CHILDREN’SCENTREMons 10-12noon stay andplay (over 18 months),1.30-2.30pm Music 4Babies,1.30-3.30pm wellbaby clinic (appointmentonly); Tues 10-12noonspecial needs group,1.30-3.30pm first time parents’group, 2-3pm citizen’sadvice (appointment only);Weds 10-12noon parent-ing, 10-12noon childmin-der’s network,1.30-3.30pmstay and play (under 18months only), 5.45-6.45pmlight fitness class (bookingonly); Thurs 10-12noonstay and play (bookingonly), 10-12noon babyweaning and cookingfortnightly (booking only);Fri 9.30 -11.30pm babyclinic (appointment only),10-12noon cook and eat(booking only), 10.30-11.30am citizen’s advice(appointment only); Satsstay and play fathers’ group(2nd and 4th Sat of themonth),116 Chaplin Road,Wembley 020 8903 9541

WILLOW CHILDREN’SCENTREMons English classes 10-12noon, toddler group11.30-1.30pm; Tues breast-feeding café 9.45-11.45am,speech and languagetherapy (appointment only) 9-5pm, time for rhymes11-12noon, paediatric firstaid 10-12noon, 1-3pm;Weds parent supportprogramme 1-2.30pm,nutrition advice drop-in11.30-1pm (fortnightly),counselling (referral only)12.30-5pm, Brent in 2Work10-12noon (2nd of month),childminders’ network 10-12noon; Thurs baby clinic(appointment only) 9.30-11.30am, citizens’ advice9.30-12 noon, Englishclasses 12.45-2.45pm,teenage parents 5-7pm(fortnightly), Fris Brentportage 10-12noon,citizens’ advice 9.30-12noon, English classes12.45pm-2.45pm; Satsfathers’ sessions, tinyballers (1st and 3rd ofmonth). Barnhill Road,Wembley 020 8385 4480

WILLESDEN DISTRICTSCOUTSGroups throughoutWillesden for youngpeople aged 6-18, adultvolunteers needed0208 459 [email protected]

COMMUNITYACE CAFÉ6 Mar 11-4pm UK PTCruiser Meet, 7 Mar 9-5pmTrike Day, 13 Mar 11-4pmPorsche 924 meet, 21Mar 9-5pm Yamaha day,23 Mar 6-11pm Vauxhallmeet, 24 Mar 6-11pmquad bikes, 28 Mar 9-5pmScooter Sunday www.ace-cafe-london.com

BRAHMA KUMARIS7 Mar ‘Women: Seeds ofthe Future’ 2-5.30pm; 13Mar ‘Be Kind to YourMind’ 2-5pm; 28 Mar‘Seven Myths About Love’2-5.30pm Pound Lane,NW10 020 8727 [email protected]

BRENT PENSIONERSFORUM3 Mar 10-12noon BrentTown Hall 020 8998 0564

BRENT AND HARROWNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONOF WIDOWS9 Mar 8pm wine tastingsocial evening, 23 Mar8pm share a book youhave read, 13 April 8pmtalk by Jean Linwood onLondon, 27 April 8pmannual general meetingcall Rhona,76Marlborough Hill, Harrow020 8969 3198

EASTER COMMUNITY SALE20 Mar, 11-4pm £5 a table,tea and coffee on the day;Harmony Children’sCentre, Bridge Road,NW10 020 8451 4180

EASTER FAIR28 Mar 1-4pm egg hunt,cakes, fancy dress compe-tition £1, plants and booksale and children’s craftsadults £2 older people,under 16s £1.50 TheMayhew Animal Home,Trenmar Gardens, NW10www.mayhewanimalhome.org 020 8969 0178

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BRENT MUSEUM BRENT MUSEUMHigh Road, NW10020 8937 3600THE BRENT ARCHIVESIst Floor, Willesden Green Library Centre, NW10020 8937 3541 [email protected] THE PAUL DAISLEY HALLForty Lane, Wembley, Middx HA9Box Office 020 8937 6206/6203THE STABLES GALLERY ARTS CENTREGladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane, London NW2 020 8452 8655Thursday – Sunday 11am-6pm TRICYCLE THEATRE CINEMA AND GALLERY269 Kilburn High Road,London NW6Theatre Box Office 020 7328 1000Cinema Box Office 020 7328 1900Disabled access to auditorium andcafe induction loop in auditorium Minicom 020 7625 5105WEMBLEY ARENABox Office 0870 060 0870www.livenation.co.uk/wembley

Barham Park Library Harrow Road, Sudbury, Middx 020 8937 [email protected] Library152 Olive Road NW2 020 8937 [email protected] Road Library Ealing Road, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected] LibraryCraven Park Road, Harlesden,London NW10 020 8937 [email protected] Rise Library Bathurst Gardens, NW10 020 8937 [email protected] LibrarySalusbury Road, London NW6 020 8937 [email protected] Library PlusKingsbury Road, Kingsbury,London NW9 020 8937 [email protected] Library 277 Neasden Lane, London NW1020 8937 [email protected] Road Library Carlton Avenue East, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected] Library Monks Park, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected] Hall LibraryBrent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley, Middx 020 8937 [email protected] Green LibraryHigh Road, Willesden, London NW10 020 8937 [email protected]

VENUES

LIBRARIES

CHALKHILL COMMUNITYCENTRE

Mons women’s keep fit 10-11am £3, toddler group11-2pm, over 50s keep fit2-3pm £1.50, karate 6-7pm£1.50, genesis 5-7pm;Tues Somali group 10 -1pm,toddler group 10-2pm,taekwondo 4.30-6.30pm,groundworks 5.30-7.30pm;Weds 50s keep fit 10-11£1.50, playgroup 11-1pm,salsa 6.30-7.30pm £3;Thurs women’s keep fit10-11am £3, pensioners’group 1-3pm, table tennis5-7pm, keep fit 7-8pm£1.50; Fris Muslim womencoffee morning 9.30-11am, archery 5-6pm, linedancing 6.15-7.15pm £3,WICC church 7.15-9.15pm;Sats taekwondo 9-11am,Somali group 10-2pm,WICC learning club 10-2pm;Suns Somali group 10-2pm,WICC church and learningclub 10-2pm, 113 ChalkhillRoad, Wembley, 020 8385 [email protected]

GALLERY IN THE PARKMon-Fri, 9-3pm café andtraining for people withlearning disabilities,Wembley, 07833 374 696

MOSAICWeds, for lesbian, gay,bisexual and transgenderyoung people aged under19 07931 33668

NORTH WEST LONDONLESBIAN AND GAY GROUPMons 8.30pm, TenterdenSports Centre, Preston Road,Wembley 07941 707884

OVER 50S DISCUSSIONGROUPTues 11-12.30pm TheGallery, Willesden GreenLibrary 020 8452 8739

UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGEMar 8 2.30pm ‘TheCharity Shop’ a talk byTony Earle (bring alongyour favourite purchase)plus tea, free, KilburnLibrary, 42 Salusbury Road020 8933 [email protected]

WEST LONDON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY 19, 20, 21 Mar 7.30-10pmpublic sky-watching eventto view Mars, Saturn, crescent Moon, and othercelestial objects throughtelescopes under theguidance of amateurastronomers; Ruislip Lido,Bury Street, Ruislip 07866 456 390

WOMEN’S INSTITUTENORTH WEST LONDON4 Mar 7.30pm upstairsNorth London Tavern, 375Kilburn High Road [email protected]

CRAFTFLOWER ARRANGINGWeds, 8pm KingsburyHorticultural Association,The Pavilion, Old KentonLane Allotments 020 8205 3457

WEMBLEY QUILTERS2nd and 4th Fris, 7.30-9.30pm, PerivaleCommunity Centre,Horsenden Lane020 8902 9934

DANCEADULT BEGINNERS BALLET COURSEWeds evenings until 31Mar 2010 The CorribRest, 76-80 Salusbury Rd,NW6 6PA 07956 260108 www.bal-letforyou.co.uk

ADULT AFRICAN DANCEWeds 7.30-8.30pm £5Willesden Sports Centre020 8955 1120

ADULT STREET DANCETues, 7.30-8.30pm, £5.15New Bridge Park Complex020 8937 3730

ARGENTINEAN TANGO Thurs, 7.30-9pm, beginners, 9-11pm TheCricklewood Pub, NW2www.corrientessocialclub.co.uk

BELLY DANCE Tues 8.30-10pm NYPilates Studio, Lonsdale RdNW6 020 7372 3490Mons 7.30-8.30pm,Fitness First Wembley, £8drop and £40 for 6 weeks 07855 362 849www.hayaam.com

CLUB CEROCTues 8-11pm Brent TownHall, Wembleywww.clubceroc.com

LINE DANCINGFris 6.15-7.15pm, free,beginners, ChalkhillCommunity Centre, 113Chalkhill Road, Wembley020 8976 1099

MAMBO CITYMons, 7.30-8.30pmCuban Salsa £6 StJoseph’s Social Club,Empire Way, [email protected]

SALSAFris 7.30-8.30pmWillesden Sports CentreThurs 8.15-9.30pm £4.50,Vale Farm Sports Centre07961 281 989

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCINGMons 8-10pm, £2 YouthCentre, Church of theAscension, Wembley 020 3078 0018

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

TEA DANCEMons & Weds,1.30-4.30pm,£3, Brent Town Hall,Wembley 020 8937 6206

ENVIRONMENTBARN HILL CONSERVATION GROUP7 Mar 10am managementof woodland paths, frogspawn survey, meet inparking bay at Barn Hill;14 Mar 10am frog spawnsurvey, meet in FryentWay car park; 21 Mar10am orchard, meet atBush Farm; 28 MarRichards Pond, Hell Laneand The Mounds, meet atFryent Way car park 020 8206 0589

KENSAL RISE MARKET Sats, 10-5pm, outsideMinkie’s Deli,Chamberlayne Road,NW10 07807 057 808

KINGSBURY WALKERSWeds 1.55pm, Meet BushFarm, Slough Lane andSalmon Street junction.020 8907 2836

EXHIBITIONSARTISAN17 Mar – 10 April; Weds-Sat 11-4pm ‘FancyPidgeons’ a solo exhibitionby photographer RichardBailey, at the new galleryand studio Artisan, 80Harlesden Road, Willesden020 8451 5235www.artisan80.com

BRENT ARTISTS REGISTERUntil 12 Mar ‘Exhibition inPrint’ printmaking 2-6pm;The Wall@TheGallery‘Threads’ images by NadiaBettega with youngstersfrom Brent Youth InclusionProgramme for Art on theUnderground 020 8459 [email protected]

STABLES GALLERY4-28 Mar ShivashtiePoonwassie’s sculptureexploring perception andreality Gladstone Park,Dollis Hill Lane 020 8452 8655

LOCAL HISTORYBRENT MUSEUM25 Mar 6.30pm ‘Choice,Style and Individuality inTrobridge’s Inter-WarSuburbia’ a talk byGraham Paul Smith fromOxford Brookes Universityon architect EG TrobridgeBrent Museum, WillesdenGreen Library Centre 020 8937 3600

WEMBLEY HISTORY SOCIETY19 Mar 7.30pm ‘My LittleBit of History’ short talks by members, St Andrew’sChurch Hall, Church Lane,Kingsbury 020 8205 3263

WILLESDEN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY17 Mar 7.30pm ‘TheGrand Junction CanalFeeder’ Cliff Wadsworthtalks about the 200thanniversary of the GrandJunction canal feederScout House, Strode RoadNW10 020 8965 [email protected]

MUSICACE CAFÉ13 Mar 9-2am March ofthe Teds with Sandy Ford& The Flying Saucers £10over 18s www.ace-café-london.com

GUITAR LESSONSMon-Sun, Kensal Rise alllevels welcome, £25 perhour. Contact Udi 07528 016 583,www.udiguitar.com

JAZZSuns 8-10pm, Hugo’s,Lonsdale Road, Queen’sPark www.jazz7.co.uk020 7372 1232

PIANO LESSONSMon-Sun, all grades frombeginner to advanced, £20per hour, Cricklewood, callEdgardo Plasencia 020 8450 1067

SUFI DRUMMINGSats 11.30-1.30pm £5,eight years and above,Chalkhill CommunityCentre 07954 601 372www.silkroads.co.uk

WEMBLEY ARENA11 Mar Stereophonics,12-14 Mar Disney Live, 20 Mar 50 Cent ArenaSquare, Engineers Way,Wembley www.livenation.co.uk

SPORTS & LEISUREBRONDESBURY BOWLING CLUBEvenings and daytimeincluding free tuition,Chatsworth Road 020 8438 0302

BRENT PARK WALKSGroup walks around parksto keep fit, call SportsService 020 8937 3707

BRIDGEFris pm Dennis JacksonCentre, London Road 020 8902 5331

BROTHERS PEARSE CAMOGIE CLUBLadies hurling club, beginners and experiencedplayers welcome, contactMary Cahill 07904 685 276www.brospearsecamogielondon.com

CENTURY BOWLS CLUBDaily indoor and outdoorbowls, new members welcome free coachingavailable, all-weathergreen, social actitivities,Logan Road, Wembley020 8904 3261

PRESTON PARK BOWLS CLUBNew members welcome,free coaching and loan ofbowls Preston ParkRecreation Ground,Carlton Avenue East 020 8933 9358 020 8427 1590

QUEENS PARK HARRIERSTues & Thurs 7-8pm,Willesden Sport Centrewww.queensparkharriers.org.uk

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

TAEKWONDOTues 6-9pm, Thurs 6-7.30pm, Ealing RoadMethodist Church 07832 447 763 Mons6.30-8pm, Weds 6.30-8pm,Cardinal Hinsley SchoolNW10 07832 447 763

WEMBLEY CRICKET CLUBMen’s, boys’ and girls’cricket teams, coachingfor girls and boys Sats 10-11am at OakingtonManor School, Wembley020 8902 6096 020 8904 2644

See Exhibitions

SeeMusic


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Where do I find out more about enrolling?

Stonebridge Centre tel: 020 8838 28821 Morland Gardens, Stonebridge, London, NW10 8DY

Madison House tel: 020 8795 397724-28 London Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 7HD

Carlton Centre tel: 020 7644 9460Carlton Vale, London, NW6 5RA

Or pick up a brochure at a Brent library or Brent One Stop Service.

Get on course for your future

Fancy trying your hand at somethingnew in the spring?

– Taking learning into the community

Brent Adult & CommunityEducation Service (BACES)

Case StudyBeauty

Rosemund Odamtten

has studied beauty

therapy, eyebrow

threading and

manicure and pedicure and plans to study beauty

therapy and hairdressing. She says: ‘The teachers are

great and help you keep up to date. I have learned

all the technical terms for manicure and pedicure.

BACES has given me a really sound foundation for

my further studies.’

Visit our website

www.brent.gov.uk/baces

Look out for the BACEScourse brochure 2009/10for courses beginning in April 2010.

Brent Adult and Community Education Service (BACES) is BrentCouncil's direct provider of education and training, funded by theLearning and Skills Council. Our mission is ‘to broaden minds,create opportunities and change the lives of individuals andcommunities in Brent’

BACES offers a wide range of courses suitable for a diverse rangeof people with a variety of educational needs. There areaccredited and non-accredited courses at a variety of levels andstudents can choose to progress at their own pace.

Enrol on a BACES course now and choose from a huge range ofexciting opportunities. Courses cost just a few pounds per session– or you may even qualify to study at a concessionary rate.Sixteen to 19 year olds who are not in full time education havefree access to accredited courses.

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