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HILLINGDON CULTURE
AND HERITAGE
SUMMER 2020
EXHIBITIONS
THEATRE AND MUSIC
FESTIVALS Featuring:
LIBRARY EVENTS
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
AND LOTS MORE...
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/events
WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL - SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2020
Hillingdon Council &
TICKETS ON
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Wednesday 4pm, Thursday to Sunday
SALE NOW
12.30pm and 4pm
Cost: £16, Under-16s £12, Family of four £48
COMPASS THEATRE
GLEBE AVENUE, ICKENHAM, MIDDLESEX UB10 8PD
BOX OFFICE: 01895 250615 www.hillingdontheatres.uk
NO BOOKING FEES
COMPASS THEATRE
NUNSENSE
Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 April, 7.30pm and
Saturday 2.30pm
In this musical from Pastiche Musical Theatre,
the Little Sisters of Hoboken Convent’s cook has
accidentally poisoned 52 of her fellow sisters. In dire
need of funds to bury the last four departed sisters,
the surviving nuns take to the stage to raise money,
revealing their hidden talents.
Cost: £14 / Concessions £12 / Groups of 10+ £12
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
THE STABLES, MANOR FARM
MEDITATION
Thursdays, 9.30am
Relax, sit comfortably and learn techniques to
reduce stress, increase happiness, enhance your
focus and achieve calmness. Experience Twin Hearts
meditation and easy to learn techniques which bring
immediate benefits. Open to anyone aged over 18.
Cost: Meditation £5 / Meditation and Pranic Healing
(including a 10 minute de-stress healing taster) £10, no booking required
Find out more: www.ukpranichealing.co.uk/alexandra-barrett
alexandrabarrett@me.com 07753 349024
BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
EASTER HOLIDAYS AT THE BUNKER
Saturday 4 to Sunday 19 April
Visit the Battle of Britain Bunker during the Easter
holidays, where families can work together to
complete our Discovery Trail, and see if they can spot
all of the hidden Easter chicks.
Cost: V isitor centre and bunker tour £7 /
Over-65s £5 / Free for under-18s,
HillingdonFirst cardholders and current military
Find out more: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154
3COMPASS THEATRE
COMEDY COMPASS
Sundays 19 April, 10 May, 14 June, 8pm
Great value, monthly stand-up comedy, featuring
both new and established acts alongside regular
compère Lewis Bryan.
Cost: In advance £6 / On the door £7
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk
UXBRIDGE LIBRARY
INGRID PERSAUD: LOVE AFTER LOVE
Wednesday 17 April, 7.30pm to 9pm
Faber’s leading fiction superstar Ingrid Persaud talks
about Love After Love - an electrifying novel of love
in its messiest forms. A complicated marriage, an
unconventional family, and the shocking secrets that
unite them, from this award-winning Trinidadian author.
Cost: £10 - includes entry, a copy of Love After Love,
a free drink and nibbles
Book: culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
01895 250714
WINSTON CHURCHILL THEATRE
OKLAHOMA!
Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 April, 7.30pm
and Saturday 2.30pm
Join WOS Productions for this award-winning musical -
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s first collaboration.
Featuring well-known songs such as Oh What a
Beautiful Mornin’ and People Will Say We’re in Love,
this is a show the entire family can enjoy.
Cost: £16 / Under-16s £14 /
Concession £14 (Wednesday 7.30pm and Saturday 2.30pm only)
Book: www.wos-productions.org.uk 07401 116994
4COMPASS THEATRE
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SCREENINGS
These screenings offer a comfortable environment
for those living with dementia, including low light
and sound levels, clear signage, trained staff and
chill-out areas.
Cost: £4 / Carers free
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk
01895 250615
GENEVIEVE (1953)
Thursday 23 April, 10.30am
John Gregson and Dinah Sheridan star in this most
inventive comedy about the proud owner of a vintage
car called Genevieve.
GUYS AND DOLLS (1955)
Thursday 18 June, 10.30am
Both a gambler and a fixer get more than they
bargained for in this 1955 musical starring Marlon
Brando and Frank Sinatra.
EVITA (1996)
Thursday 30 July, 10.30am
Eva’s acting career brings her into contact with Juan
Peron, who becomes her husband and the president
of Argentina in this 1996 film version of the musical
starring Madonna.
HAREFIELD LIBRARY
CRIME LOVERS AFTERNOON TEA
Friday 24 April, 2.30pm to 4pm
The creepiest afternoon tea around features debut
thriller writer Sam Lloyd, visiting to discuss his
much fought over debut crime novel. Spaces are
limited, so booking is essential.
Cost: Free, advance booking advised.
Book: culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
01895 558184
5COMPASS THEATRE
COMPASS KIDZ
Saturdays during term-time from 25 April to 11 July
(excluding 30 May) and 12 September to 21 November
(excluding 31 October), 9.30am for ages four to five,
10.15am for ages six to eight and 11.15am for ages
nine to 14
Saturday morning classes from DKproDuKtions,
teaching performance, teamwork and confident
communication.
Cost: Ages four to five £6 per class / Ages six to 14 £7 per class (paid termly
in advance)
Book: www.dk-pro.co.uk/compass-kidz
COMPASS THEATRE
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
Thursday 30 April to Saturday 2 May, 7.45pm
and Saturday 2.45pm
Proscenium presents Chekhov’s final masterpiece.
With debts mounting, widowed landowner Liubov
Ranevskya and her brother strongly resist selling
their childhood home, including its famous cherry
orchard. Wryly humorous, the play perfectly captures
the sense of social change in 1900s Russia.
Cost: £14 / Groups of 10+ £10
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
UXBRIDGE LIBRARY
A POLISH CELEBRATION: DANCE,
CRAFTS AND CAKE TASTING
Saturday 2 May, 11am
Celebrating our Polish community and their
contribution during World War Two. Polish song and
dance group Leśna Polana will be demonstrating
traditional Polish dance with English commentary,
followed by a chance to try out simple steps with the
group. Refreshments, including Polish cake, will be provided.
Cost: Free
Find out more: uxbridge-library@hillingdon.gov.uk 01895 250714
6COMPASS THEATRE
PATRICK MONAHAN: STARTED FROM
Image credit: Steve Ullathorne
THE BOTTOM, NOW I’M HERE
Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm
Smart and funny observations on a newly-found,
middle class lifestyle through the prism of poor,
immigrant roots. The One Show (BBC) called it: “Rip-
roaringly funny” while One4Review and ThreeWeeks
both rated it four stars.
Cost: £14 / Concessions £12
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
COMPASS THEATRE
MURDERED TO DEATH
BY PETER GORDON
Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 May, 7.45pm
Ruislip Dramatic Society invites you to this hilarious
whodunnit that would see even Poirot lost for words!
Filled with murder, mayhem, and larger-than-life
Agatha Christie characters, it will confound even the
best sleuths amongst us. Can Britain’s answer to Inspector Clouseau solve the
case? This fun, comedy thriller keeps you guessing and laughing until the end.
Cost: £12 / Concessions £11 (Wednesday and Thursday only)
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 07856 246517
BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
JAMES HOLLAND: NORMANDY ‘44
Thursday 14 May, 7.30pm
World famous historian James Holland, visits to talk
about his book Normandy ‘44: D-Day and the Battle
for France.
Cost: £5
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk
01895 250615
7THE GREAT BARN, MANOR FARM
KATHERYN HOWARD:
THE TAINTED QUEEN
Wednesday 20 May, 7.30pm to 9pm
Alison Weir returns to Ruislip’s Great Barn to talk
about the fifth book in her acclaimed Tudor Queen
series, which this time is about Katheryn Howard:
The Tainted Queen, who unfortunately was doomed
from the start.
Cost: £5
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
MANOR FARM
ANIMAL DAY AT MANOR FARM
Monday 25 May, 10am to 4pm
Calling all animal lovers! See the Manor Farm site
come to life with farm animals of all types, from
fluffy sheep to mooing cows. Learn more about how
Manor Farm operated in the Tudor period, take part
in family activities and bring along your dog to enter
our Family Friendly Dog Show!
Cost: Free, no booking required
BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
DUNKIRK 80
Saturday 30 May to Sunday 31 May, 10am to 4.30pm
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation
Dynamo, the evacuation of Dunkirk (26 May to 4
June 1940) with new guided tours, highlighting the
important role of the bunker in providing air cover for
the evacuation.
Cost: Visitor centre and bunker tour £7 / Over-65s £5 /
Free for under-18s, HillingdonFirst cardholders and current military
Find out more: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154
8www.hillingdon.gov.uk/VEDay75
Thursday 30 April are invited to share their experiences
and refreshments are provided.
VE themed Crafty Hour
10.30am to 11.30am, Hayes End Library Victory in Europe with
Free Julian Thompson
Booking essential 7.30pm to 9pm, Uxbridge Library
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk Free
01895 277043 Booking essential
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
Make bunting for a VE Day window display. 01895 250714
Friday 1 to Sunday 31 May Experience the taking of Hitler’s
Fortress Europe by the Allies during the
Dancing in the Streets final 11 months of the Second World
Normal library opening hours, War. Leading military historian Julian
Uxbridge Library Thompson uses items from the Imperial
Free War Museum and other collections to
Just drop in examine this epic campaign.
A touring exhibition showcasing VE Day
celebrations across the borough 75 Saturday 2 May
years ago.
Make your own VE Day flag
At Uxbridge Library in May, Yiewsley 1pm to 3pm, Eastcote Library
Library in June and Botwell Green Free
Library in July. Booking essential
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
Friday 1 May 01895 558230
VE Day Street Party and Flag making workshop for children.
Coffee Morning
10am to midday, Uxbridge Library Monday 4 May
Free
Booking essential VE Day Dementia Coffee Morning
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk 10am to 11.30am, Oak Farm Library
Free
01895 250714
Booking essential
Enjoy tea, coffee and biscuits, plus culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
wartime songs with the St. Andrew’s 01895 556242
School Choir.
A VE Day indoor street party for
Afternoon Tea with Reminiscence those living with dementia, plus a VE
2pm to 4pm, Yeading Library reminiscence session and Tovertafel
Free demonstration - a Dutch invention
Booking essential providing stimulating light games for
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk people living with dementia.
01895 556060
Paul Davidson from Hillingdon Local
Studies hosts a talk on VE Day. Visitors20
20
Celebrate the arts in Hillingdon at
a host of events from April to July.
Pastiche Musical Theatre presents Hillingdon Choral Society presents
NUNSENSE Easter Choral Concert
Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 April, with Orchestra
7.30pm plus Saturday 2.30pm at the Saturday 4 April, 7.30pm at the
Compass Theatre United Reformed Church
A hilarious musical with the Sisters Vivaldi’s Gloria and Bach’s St Luke’s
of Hoboken! Passion.
Cost: £14 / Concessions (groups of Cost: £15 / Ages 11 to 18 £3 /
10, over-60s, students) £12 Under-11s free
Book: tickets@ Book: hillingdonchoralsociety@
pastichemusicaltheatre.com gmail.com
01753 424163 / 07598 839743
01895 250615
PULL OUT
AND KEEP
Key to events:
Theatre events
Music events GUIDE
Visual art events
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/artsinaction
11Hillingdon Artists present Anton Chekhov’s great last play.
SPRING EXHIBITION Cost: £14 / Group of 10+ £10
Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 April, 10am Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk
to 4pm in the Cow Byre, Manor Farm Argosy Players present
Original paintings, prints and cards.
winnie
Cost: Free. Just drop in.
Saturday 2 to Sunday 3 May, at
PIANO AND ORGAN RECITAL Ickenham Village Hall
A new film about loneliness, written,
by Mark Hammond
produced and directed by Argosy
Sunday 19 April, 3.30pm at St
Players to be premiered this summer.
Edmund’s Church
Cost: £5
Classic concert.
Book: 0845 838 9058
Cost: £
6 (includes refreshments) /
www.argosyplayers.org.uk
Under-18s free
Book: On the door 01923 821869 Uxbridge Choral Society presents
Uxbridge Folk Club presents SPRING CONCERT
Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm to 9.45pm at
Reg Meuross
Bishopshalt School
Thursday 30 April, 8pm to 11pm at
Carmina Burana and Five Mystical Songs.
Uxbridge RNA
Cost: £12 / Under-16s free
One of the UK’s finest singer
Book: On the door www.
songwriters.
uxbridgechoralsociety.org.uk
Cost: £
12 / Members £10 / NUS £4
Book: www.wegottickets.com/ Eastcote Art Society presents
Uxbridgefolkclub DEMONSTRATION
uxbridgefolk@blueyonder. Monday 11 May, 7.45pm at Eastcote
co.uk Community Centre
Harefield Amateur Dramatic Society Aspects of composition by Tony Jackson.
presents Cost: £3. No booking required.
DON’T GET YOUR VICARS IN The Arts Society Hillingdon presents
A TWIST THE BREUGHELS
Thursday 30 April to Saturday 2 May, Wednesday 13 May, 2pm at the
8pm at St Mary’s Church Hall Winston Churchill Theatre
A murder mystery weekend in a Lecture on the dynasty of painters in
vicarage goes wrong. the 16th and 17th century.
Cost: £
9.50 / Concessions £7.50 Cost: Members free / If you join on the
(Thursday only) day £7. No booking required.
Book: janscurr@hotmail.com
01895 253346 Ruislip Dramatic Society presents
MURDERED TO DEATH
Proscenium present Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 May,
The Cherry Orchard 7.45pm at the Compass Theatre
Thursday 30 April to Saturday 2 May, A comedy thriller by Peter Gordon.
7.45pm plus Saturday 2.45pm at the Cost: £
12 / Concessions £11
Compass Theatre (Wednesday and Thursday only)
12Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk Southlands Arts Centre presents
07856 246517 / 01895 250615 SOUTHLANDS ART
Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra
EXHIBITION
presents Saturday 13 June to Monday 27 July,
EARLY SUMMER CHAMBER 10am to 5pm at Southlands Arts Centre
Exhibition of work by Hillingdon artists.
CONCERT
Cost: Free. Just drop in.
Sunday 17 May, 7.30pm at the United
Reformed Church Cello and Piano Recital
Haydn Symphony No.99 and Sunday 14 June, 3.30pm at St
Beethoven Symphony No.2. Edmund’s Church
Cost: £12 / Concessions £10 / Dale Culliford (cello) and Cathy Riley
Children 11 to 16 £5 / (piano).
Under-11s free Classic concert.
Book: 01895 674223 On the door Cost: £
6 (includes refreshments) /
Hillingdon Arts Association presents Under-18s free
COMBINED ARTS EXHIBITION Book: On the door 01923 821869
Friday 22 to Friday 29 May, 10am to Eastcote Art Society presents
5pm at the Great Barn DEMONSTRATION
Paintings and more to see or buy. Monday 15 June, 7.45pm at Eastcote
Cost: Free. Just drop in. Community Centre
Uxbridge Folk Club presents The humble pencil by Ronnie Ireland.
FOLK CONCERT Cost: £3. No booking required.
Thursday 28 May, 8pm to 11pm at Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra presents
Uxbridge RNA SUMMER CONCERT
Iota - three fantastic female multi- Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm at
instrumentalists. St Mary’s Church
Cost: £12 / Members £10 / NUS £4 Bruch Scottish Fantasy and
Book: www.wegottickets.com/ Mendelssohn Symphony No.3.
Uxbridgefolkclub Cost: £
12 / Concessions £10 /
uxbridgefolk@blueyonder. Children 11 to 16 £5 /
co.uk Under-11 free
The Arts Society Hillingdon presents Book: 01895 674223 On the door
ART DECO PAINTING - Sine Nomine Singers present
BRITAIN, EUROPE SUMMER CONCERT PLUS
Wednesday 10 June, 2pm at the FINGER BUFFET
Winston Churchill Theatre Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm at
Lecture on arts and architecture in All Saints Church
the inter-war years. Choral concert with instrumental
Cost: M
embers free / If you join on the interludes.
day £7. No booking required. Cost: On the door £16 / In advance £14
Book: Ticketsource.co.uk/SNS
020 8933 7908
13Uxbridge Folk Club presents venues:
ANGLO-AMERICAN All Saints Church
FOLK CONCERT Ryefield Avenue,
Thursday 25 June, 8pm to 11pm at Hillingdon, UB10 9BT
Uxbridge RNA
State of the Union plus support from Atrium Gallery
Craig Joiner. Uxbridge Library, 13-14 High Street,
Cost: £
12 / Members £10 / NUS £4 Uxbridge, UB8 1HD
Book: www.wegottickets.com/ Bishopshalt School
Uxbridgefolkclub Royal Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3RF
uxbridgefolk@blueyonder.
Compass Theatre
co.uk
Glebe Avenue, Ickenham, UB10 8PD
Hillingdon Artists present
Douay Martyrs School
ART EXHIBITION Edinburgh Drive,
Friday 26 June to Thursday 9 July, Ickenham, UB10 8QY
during normal opening hours at the
Atrium Gallery Eastcote Community Centre
Cost: Free. Just drop in. Southbourne Gardens,
Eastcote, HA4 9SQ
Hillingdon Choral Society presents
Ickenham Village Hall
SUMMER CONCERT 33 Swakeleys Road,
Saturday 11 July, 7.30pm at Douay Ickenham, UB10 8DG
Martyrs School
Sullivan’s Trial by Jury and opera Manor Farm (including the Cow Byre
choruses. and the Great Barn)
Cost: £12 / Children £3 Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7SU
Book: hillingdonchoralsociety@ St Edmund’s Church
gmail.com Pinner Road,Northwood Hills, HA6 1QS
Eastcote Art Society presents St Mary’s Church
DEMONSTRATION 9 The Fairway, South Ruislip, HA4 0SP
Monday 13 July, 7.45pm at Eastcote St Mary’s Church Hall
Community Centre High Street, Harefield, UB9 6BX
Watercolour landscape by Frank
Walters. Southlands Arts Centre
Cost: £3. No booking required. 75 The Green, West Drayton, UB7 7PW
Southlands Arts Centre presents United Reformed Church
Swakeleys Road,
SouthlandsLIVE
Ickenham, UB10 9BE
Saturday 25 July, 1pm to 9pm at
Southlands Arts Centre Uxbridge RNA
Festival of music. 388b Long Lane, UB10 9PG
More information: (behind the Co-op)
www.southlandsarts.co.uk Winston Churchill Theatre
Pinn Way, Ruislip, HA4 7QL
14Wednesday 6 May Friday 8 May
VE Day Dementia Coffee Morning Victory in Europe!
10am to 11.30am, Harlington Library 10am to 4pm, Manor Farm
Free Free
Booking essential Just drop in
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
Learn what it was like to live in
01895 256275
Hillingdon during wartime and enjoy
A VE Day indoor street party for people a range of attractions and activities
living with dementia. including live jazz, swing dancing,
make-do-and-mend crafts and a
VE Day Street Party: Families
community bunting session. You can
3pm to 5pm, Ruislip Manor Library
also visit the 16th century Manor
Free
Farm House with its newly planted
Just drop in
herb garden, view displays showing
An afternoon tea party with coffee how Hillingdon celebrated VE Day 75
and cakes, with proceeds going to years ago and a collection of wartime
the Royal British Legion. There will artefacts. On the day look out for
also be a children’s treasure hunt, the some special guests, a deceptive Spiv,
chance to make your own Union flag a rationing housewife and a heroic
hats and more. Spitfire pilot, who will be mingling with
the crowd and telling a story or two.
What was VE Day?
Bring a picnic or try one of the tasty
4pm to 5pm, Yiewsley Library
food stalls.
Free
Booking essential.
Saturday 9 May
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
01895 558286 VE Day Indoor Street Party
2pm to 4pm, Northwood Hills Library
A children’s workshop celebrating the
Free
history of VE Day.
Booking essential
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
Thursday 7 May
01895 556460
Film screening - A Royal Night Out
Celebrate VE Day with a reminiscence
6pm, Botwell Green Library
session, Tovertafel demonstrations
Free
and a lively sing-a-long.
Booking essential
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
01895 258633
A special screening shown in the
run-up to the anniversary. On VE Day
in 1945, as peace was declared across
Europe, then princesses, Elizabeth
and Margaret, were allowed to join the
celebrations taking place in London.Friday 15 May Venues
Shadow Raiders by Damien Lewis Botwell Green Library
7.30pm to 9pm, Uxbridge Library Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre,
Free East Avenue, Hayes, UB3 2HW
Booking essential
Eastcote Library
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk
Field End Road, Eastcote, HA5 1RL
01895 250714
Harlington Library
Bestselling author Damien Lewis
Pinkwell Lane, Hayes, UB3 1PB
tells the true story of Operation
Biting, the first-ever Allied raid using Hayes End Library
airborne forces. With Britain’s cities Uxbridge Road, Hayes End, UB4 8JQ
being pounded by fearsome bombing Manor Farm
raids, can Major John Frost’s Wild Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7SU
Crew steal the giant convex dish that
might constitute a highly secret form Northwood Hills Library
of radar? The results would resonate Potter Street, Northwood, HA6 1QQ
through the war and beyond, changing Oak Farm Library
the course of 20th century history. Sutton Court Road,
Hillingdon, UB10 9PB
Tuesday 26 May
Ruislip Manor Library
VE Party and Show Linden Avenue, Ruislip Manor, HA4 8TW
Midday to 1.30pm, Botwell Green
Library Uxbridge Library
Free 13-14 High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1HD
Booking essential Yeading Library
culturebite@hillingdon.gov.uk Yeading Lane, Hayes, UB4 0EW
01895 258633
Yiewsley Library
Indoor street party with local clubs High Street, Yiewsley, UB7 7BE
including Young@Heart and a
performance by Bus Pass to Broadway.
Produced by Hillingdon Council January 2020
13462BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
FILM SCREENING: DUNKIRK (1958)
Saturday 30 May, 6pm
A special screening of Dunkirk (1958) - an epic
version on the big screen in the Battle of Britain
Bunker’s auditorium theatre.
Cost: £5
Book: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk
01895 238154
UXBRIDGE LIBRARY
© Crown copyright. Courtesy of
FACES OF THE BATTLE
Monday 1 June to Friday 26 June
Air Historical Branch.
An exhibition commemorating local airmen
that participated in the Battle of Britain, visiting
different libraries around the borough from June to
November. The display will share personal stories and
photographs relating to their wartime experiences.
Come and read about these extraordinary individuals
at the tour’s first stop - Uxbridge Library!
Cost: Free
Find out more: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154
BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
D-DAY 76
Saturday 6 to Sunday 7 June, 10am to 4.30pm
Visit the Bunker to mark the anniversary of the
Normandy Landings. For one weekend only, visitors
will be able to learn more about the bunker’s vital
role during D-Day and Operation Overlord and hear
about the history by meeting Flt Lt Cecil ‘Jimmy’
Rawnsley in the Operations Room.
Cost: V isitor centre and bunker tour £7 / Over-65s £5 /
Free for under-18s, HillingdonFirst cardholders and current military
Find out more: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154
9BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER FILM SCREENING: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) Saturday 6 June, 6pm On the anniversary of D-Day, experience Saving Private Ryan on the big screen at the bunker. Directed by Steven Spielberg, this epic war film follows the United States Army Rangers as they attempt to save Private First Class James Francis Ryan. Cost: £5 Book: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154 COMPASS THEATRE OLD-WORLD Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 June, 7.45pm and Saturday 2.45pm Are you ever too old for love? When a sanatorium head confronts a challenging patient, their mutual interests deepen into lasting affection. Proscenium presents a gentle, good-humoured play that’s guaranteed to lift the spirits. Cost: £14 / Groups of 10+ £10 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 THE GREAT BARN LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Friday 12 June, 7.30pm Friends of Ickenham Hall and Murder Most Fun present a murder mystery. It’s 1890 and Earl Crinklebottom has been found dead with a pitchfork in his chest. Can you work out who did it? Join a team or bring your own team of eight, to investigate while enjoying a chip supper of fish, sausage, chicken or a veggie burger. Cost: £15 including chip supper Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 10
WINSTON CHURCHILL THEATRE
LEGALLY BLONDE
Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 June, 7.30pm and
Saturday 2.30pm
Elle Woods has it all and is expecting her boyfriend
to propose when he suddenly dumps her and
announces he’s off to Harvard... so she follows him.
Based on the film starring Reese Witherspoon, this
bubbly musical will brighten your day.
Cost: £15 / Over-60s and Under-16s £13
Book: www.ruislipos.org 07905 932366
COMPASS THEATRE
LOVE2SING 2020
Saturday 4 July, 7.30pm
Image credit: G Coton
Led by Lucy Phillips, the Love2Sing community choir
will be performing a fun and varied programme,
including contemporary pop pieces and traditional
choral works. Singing songs from The Everly
Brothers, The Who, Simon and Garfunkel and more.
This choir just loves to sing!
Cost: £9 / Concessions £7.50
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
WINSTON CHURCHILL THEATRE
RAF MUSIC CENTENARY TOUR
CONCERT
Thursday 9 July, 7.30pm
Celebrating 100 years of RAF Music with the Central
Band of the RAF. This one-off summer concert,
conducted by Director of Music, Flight Lieutenant
Tom Rodda, pays tribute to the 80th anniversary of
the Battle of Britain; reflecting on the aircraft and
heroism shown by the service in 1940.
Cost: £17
Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615
11BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
THE BATTLE ON CANVAS
Opening Friday 10 July
A new temporary exhibition is opening at the Battle
of Britain Bunker. Explore the bunker’s collection of
artwork, sketches and illustrations associated with
the site’s important role during World War Two.
Cost: V isitor centre and bunker tour £7 /
Over-65s £5 / Free for under-18s,
HillingdonFirst cardholders and current military
Find out more: www.battleofbritainbunker.co.uk 01895 238154
BARRA HALL PARK
HAYES COMMUNITY FAMILY FUN DAY
Saturday 11 July, 11am to 4pm
A family-friendly day with a range of entertainment,
children’s activities, arts and crafts, music and dance
and sports activities.
Cost: Free, no booking required.
Find out more: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/hayes-fun-day
hayesfamilyfunday@hillingdon.gov.uk
01895 556640/556072
WINSTON CHURCHILL THEATRE
KINKY BOOTS
Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 July, 7.30pm and
Saturday 2.30pm
Drag queens and stilettos are back in this true story
about a struggling shoe factory, accompanied by
a toe tapping score by Cyndi Lauper. If you loved
Encore’s production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,
this is definitely one for you!
Cost: Wednesday all at £15, Thursday to Saturday £16.50 / Concessions £15.50
Book: www.encoretheatre.org.uk 01895 737374
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Hillingdon Council invites you to put on your dancing shoes,
dance the session away and socialise with friends.
Everyone over 65 is welcome. Tickets are FREE to
Hillingdon residents who can also bring up to three
guests for FREE.
You can book using your HillingdonFirst card online
or via the contact centre on 01895 556688.
For more details please visit
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/dances.
Middlesex Suite, Civic Centre Yiewsley and
Tea Dances 1.30pm to 3.30pm West Drayton
Mondays 20 April, 1 June, 22 June and Community Centre
13 July Line Dances 2pm to 4pm
Tuition offered from 12.45pm to 1.15pm. Mondays 6 April and 1 June
First half hour of the session will be
Winston Churchill Theatre, Manor Farm
learning to line dance. Suitable for
Tea Dances 1.30pm to 4pm beginners and intermediate dancers
Thursdays 16 April, 7 May, 28 May and or those that just wish to enjoy the
23 July atmosphere.
For intermediate plus dancers.
Tea Dances 2pm to 4pm
Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre Tuesdays 5 May and 7 July
Desi Dances 10.30am to 12.30pm Includes an introduction to dance
Wednesdays 25 March, 29 April, 27 May, steps from 1.30pm
24 June and 29 July to 2pm.
Dancing to a fusion of Bhangra and
Bollywood style music.
www.hillingdon.gov.uk/dancesTHERE’S ALWAYS PLENTY GOING ON...
...AT MANOR FARM Pilates: Align and Define
Mondays at 12.30pm, 1.40pm, 7pm and
HERITAGE VISITOR CENTRE 8pm. Thursdays at 12.15pm, 1.30pm
April to September: open from and 7.45pm. Saturdays at 9.30am
midday to 3pm Wednesday to Friday, align-and-define.pilatesnearyou.
from midday to 4pm at weekends and co.uk
11am to 4pm on the first and third Irish Dance
Sundays of the month. Free entry. Mondays at 4.45pm
Hartbeeps
MARKETS
Tuesdays at 9.30am
Ruislip Country Market
www.hartbeeps.com
Friday mornings in the Community
Hut, St Martin’s car park. Yoga: Hatha
Tuesdays at 7pm and 8pm. Thursdays
Duck Pond Markets
at 7am. Saturdays at 11am and midday
Foodies markets on the first Sunday of
www.illuminatedhealth.com/
the month. Artisan markets on the third
services/hatha-yoga
Sunday of the month. 10am to 3pm.
www.duckpondmarkets.com Pilates: Dash for Fitness
Tuesdays at 1.30pm
CART SHEDS www.dashforfitness.co.uk
On the Bury Street side of the Great Yoga with Jackie
Barn find skilled craftspeople making Wednesdays at 9.15am. Fridays at
and selling hand-crafted goods. 9.30am
Shed 1: Blank Canvas Art Club for www.yogawithjackie.co.uk
children and adults Yoga with Anna
blankcanvasartclub@gmail.com Wednesdays at 8pm. Thursdays at 6pm
Shed 2: The Fairy Maker miniature Zumba with Graham
fairy art Sundays at 10.15am
www.thefairymaker.com www.zumba.com
Shed 3: Shaun Higgins bespoke furniture
EXHIBITIONS AT THE
www.shaker-maker.com COW BYRE ART GALLERY
Shed 4: Little Willows personalised Brushstrokes
ceramics Sunday 5 to Saturday 11 April
www.little-willows.co.uk
Hillingdon Artists Group
Shed 5: Sumi London leather goods Sunday 12 to Saturday 18 April
made by Mita Samanta
Ickenham Arts Society
www.sumilondon.com
Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 April
CLASSES IN THE STABLES Octavia Art
Little Shakers Sunday 10 to Saturday 16 May
Mondays at 9.45am Field End Photographic Society
www.littleshakers.co.uk Sunday 17 to Saturday 30 May
14Eastcote Arts Society
Sunday 5 to Saturday 11 July VENUES
Arbutus Group of Artists BARRA HALL PARK
Sunday 19 to Saturday 25 July
Freemans Lane, Hayes, UB3 2NH
Peter Hopper
Sunday 2 to Saturday 8 August BATTLE OF BRITAIN BUNKER
EXHIBITION AND VISITOR CENTRE
Middlesex Federation of W.I.
Wren Avenue, Uxbridge, UB10 0BE
Sunday 16 to Saturday 22 August
BOTWELL GREEN SPORTS AND LEISURE
...AT THE CENTRE (INCLUDES LIBRARY)
East Avenue, Hayes, UB3 2HW
COMPASS THEATRE
CIVIC CENTRE
CLASSES AT THE COMPASS THEATRE High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW
Encore Junior Theatre
COMPASS THEATRE
Saturday mornings
Glebe Avenue, Ickenham, UB10 8PD
www.encoretheatre.org.uk/encore-
junior-theatre HAREFIELD LIBRARY
Group Violin Class Park Lane, Harefield, UB9 6BJ
Saturdays from 9am MANOR FARM
fiddlecremona8@hotmail.com Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7SU
Kathak and Tabla Classes for Children
UXBRIDGE LIBRARY
Sundays from 9.30am
High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1HD
www.indian-music-dance.co.uk
Pegasus Dance Academy WINSTON CHURCHILL THEATRE
Mondays at 5pm, Tuesdays at 4.15pm, Pinn Way, Manor Farm,
Wednesdays at 4.30pm and Fridays Ruislip, HA4 7QL
at 5pm YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON
www.thepegasusdanceacademy. COMMUNITY CENTRE
co.uk 228 Harmondsworth Road,
Stage Talent Academy West Drayton, UB7 9JL
After school classes
www.stagetalent.co.uk VENUE HIRE
Stars at Knight School of Drama The council arranges the hire of
Saturday mornings performance/class/meeting spaces
www.starsatknight-schoolofdrama. at the Compass Theatre, Winston
co.uk Churchill Theatre and Manor Farm,
Battle of Britain Bunker and the Open
EXHIBITIONS IN THE FOYER GALLERY Air Theatre at Barra Hall Park.
Hillingdon Artists: Barbara Porket For rates of hire and space details,
Tuesday 7 April to Saturday 2 May visit www.hillingdontheatres.uk
and to enquire about availability, email
artsvenues@hillingdon.gov.uk or
call 01895 277643.
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