Around Ealing Winter 2015-16 | Page 53

Gunnersbury Park Museum PM Gallery & House Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 5EQ The house and gallery are closed to the public for restoration until Spring 2018 however Pitzhanger will continue to hold a range of heritage and arts activities, workshops and classes at the new Rickyard venue in Walpole Park, and in spaces across the borough. For information contact: 020 8567 1227 or visit www.pitzhanger.org.uk Libraries in Ealing There are 13 public libraries in the borough where you can borrow items from books to DVDs and CDs. Free internet access is available in all libraries to members and nonmembers. Libraries are free to use. Events are also free unless otherwise specified. For information contact your local library or email [email protected] or visit www.ealing.gov.uk/libraries Library events Christmas Card Craft 5, 12 & 19 December, 2–3pm at Wood End Library, Whitton Avenue West, Greenford, UB6 0EE Come and make festive Christmas cards. FREE Christmas Crafts Various activities. Contact the specific library for more details. Acton Town Hall Library – 5 December, 2–3pm Northolt Leisure Library – 5 & 12 December, 10am–12noon Dominion Centre Library – 5, 12 & 19 December, 2–-3pm Ealing Central Library – 12 December, 2–3pm Perivale Library – 12 December, 2–3pm Jubilee Gardens Library – 12 & 19 December, 2.30–3.30pm Hanwell Library – 17 December, 11am–12noon Northolt Library – 17 & 19 December, 11am–12noon Northfields Library – 18 December, 11am–12noon Greenford Library – 19 December, 11am–12noon Making Suburban Faith: Changing Places of Worship in Ealing Tuesday 8 December at Ealing Central Library A talk by Dr Nazneen Ahmed and Dr Claire Dwyer, two UCL academics about how faith communities come together and how they operate. Local history talks • 12 January 2016: Agatha Christie and Ealing On the 40th anniversary of the death of the best selling author, this talk looks at her links with Ealing, where she often stayed with her great aunt, the inspiration for Miss Marple, and references to Ealing in her stories. • 9 February 2016: The Ancient Rectories and Vicarages of Ealing Talk This talk looks at some of the more prominent buildings in the borough, often dating back to the Middle Ages and how they were rebuilt and how they declined in the 20th Century. • 29 March 2016: Underground Ealing What lies beneath the surface of the borough now and in the past? Talk deals with air raid shelters, post war civil defence structures, an underground toilet, an ice house, underground streams and also the tunnels of local fantasy. All in the Green Room at Ealing Central Library at 6.15pm. Contact the local history centre on 020 3700 1055 or email [email protected] Other Fostering and adoption information sessions 7 December (7.30–9.30pm); 11 January (11am–1pm); and 8 February (7.30–9.30pm) at Nelson Room, Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, Ealing, W5 2BY Come along to one of these information sessions to find out more about fostering and adoption through Ealing Council. Contact freephone 0800 731 6550 or email [email protected] Gunnersbury Park Museum is currently closed for restoration until January 2017 however there are still lots of activities to attend. For information contact 020 8992 2247/1612 or visit www.visitgunnersbury.org Music in the Small Mansion: West London Folk Band Christmas Concert Sunday 20 December, 12noon–1.30pm (including interval) in The Terrace Room of the Small Mansion (next to Gunnersbury Park Museum), Gunnersbury Park, W3 8LQ Join us for a free Christmas concert by this lively community folk band! Whether you want to bring your dancing shoes and join in with reels and jigs, or just sit and listen to the wonderful folk music – everyone is welcome! Tea/coffee and mince pies will be served during the interval. Doors open at 11.50am. Admission free but advance booking essential. Visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-london-folk-bandchristmas-concert-tickets-17878387739 For general information: [email protected] or call us on 07803 454813. Council meetings DEC Wed 2 Scrutiny review panel 3 (co-operative enterprises) Tue 8 Full council Wed 9 Planning committee Tue 15 Cabinet Wed 16 Scrutiny review panel 4 (child sexual exploita [ۊB