FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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URC SATURDAY COFFEE MORNING
Next on Saturday 8th May as part of Bargain Day
10am to 12 noon
With home-made produce
(Note: none in April)
CHRISTIAN AID PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH
St Giles’ Church Hall
Friday 4th April (Good Friday)
Then at URC Friday 7th May
Between 12 noon and 1pm
All are welcome
ICKENHAM CHURCHES' WOMEN'S GROUP
URC Hardwick Room, usually at 8pm
on first Thursday of month
But note: no meeting in April
Then Thurs 6th May: Thames Boat Trip to Kew
Meet Ickenham Tube Station at 9.30am
All visitors welcome
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ICKENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
Third Thursday of each month
in Ickenham Village Hall 7.30pm to 10pm
Thurs 15th April: Our 86th Birthday
Ashley Swindon - Jeweller
plus Competition – A miniature plate
Members and visitors welcome
Charge for visitors is 50p and includes tea
(A donation supporter of ICN)
THE MOTHERS’ UNION
Second Thursday of each month
1.45pm to 3.45pm in St Giles’ Church Hall
Thurs 8th April: Beryl Henry - Thimbles
Visitors welcome
Contact 01895 635074 for further details
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WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP
Meets most Wednesday afternoons
Hardwick Room at Ickenham URC, 2.45pm
Apr 7th: No meeting
Apr 14th: Ken Tombs – Costa Rica
Apr 21st, Apr 28th: Social afternoons
For further details please telephone
Secretary Ann Day on 01895 634986
ICKENHAM ART SOCIETY
for painters in any medium
Meets every Thursday at 7.30pm
in the Scout Hut, Community Close, Ickenham
Also Sat 10th April – Fri 23rd April
Exhibition in the Atrium Gallery
Uxbridge Central Library
Paintings in all media for sale
Check website for details: www.ickenhamart.org
New Members Welcome
Tel. 01895 637545
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ICKENHAM VILLAGE MORNING
TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD
Meets third Thursday of every month
in Ickenham Village Hall, from 9.45am to 12.15pm
Thurs 15th April: Gill Morgan – Pot Pourri
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ICKENHAM AFTERNOON TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD
Meets on fourth Wednesday of each month
in St Giles’ Church Hall, from 2pm to 4pm
Wed 28th Apr: Mrs Eileen Bowlt
“Victorian Life in Middlesex”
Visitors welcome (£1) Light refreshments available
(A donation supporter of ICN)
RUISLIP WIDOWS GROUP
(Branch of National Association of Widows)
Meets on 3rd Wed each month, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Manor Farm Hall, St Martins Approach, Ruislip
Why not join in our varied activities, and allow us to give
you support, understanding and friendship
at difficult times?
Call 07751 784057 for details, or just come along
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HDFAS
Hillingdon Decorative and Fine Arts Society
Usually meets on 2nd Wednesday of month
at Winston Churchill Hall in Ruislip at 2pm
But note: no April meeting
Wed 12th May: Mary Yule
“Sculpture and the Landscape –
A journey round the sculpture parks in Britain”
If interested Tel: 01895 637479 / 638496 for full details
(A donation supporter of ICN)
UXBRIDGE & ICKENHAM FLORAL ARTS SOCIETY
2nd Thursday each month - Ickenham Village Hall
Doors open 7pm, for demonstration at 7.30pm
Thurs 8th April: Glenis Smith – “Colourful Comedians”
All visitors and potential new members welcome
Contact Mrs M Adams on 01895 676912
for more information
(A donation supporter of ICN)
HILLINGDON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Meets at 7.30pm on third Thursday of each month
Thurs 15th April: John Chapman
“The Great Western comes to the Thames Valley”
Held at Hillingdon Park Baptist Church
Hercies Road, Hillingdon
Research Room at same venue open 10am to 1pm on
Fri 9th, 16th, 23rd April
(NB Research Room closed on Sat 3rd April)
www.hfhs.co.uk
Email: hillingdonfhs@onetel.com
Secretary Patricia Reynolds 01895 444442
(A gift supporter of St Giles’ Church archive)
ICKENHAM MINIATURE RAILWAY
Open to public first Saturday of month, April - December
Sat 3rd April - 12 noon to 5.30pm
Enjoy a ride or come and watch
Entrance behind the Pump, Ickenham
Admission free; ride 50p
http://www.idsme.co.uk
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ICKENHAM CRICKET CLUB
CHARITY BINGO EVENING
Oak Avenue, Ickenham
Sun 11th April
Eyes down at 7.30pm!
All welcome
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HILLINGDON BRANCH OF THE COUNCIL OF
CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
Wednesday 14th April at 8pm
United Reformed Church, Joel Street, Northwood Hills, HA6 1NL
“The Christian Relationship with God”
Miss Catherine Widdicombe of The Grail RC Community
Everyone welcome – Entry £1.50 (CCJ members £1)
(A donation supporter of ICN)
NATIONAL TRUST WEST MIDDLESEX CENTRE
Meets monthly at Winston Churchill Hall, Ruislip
Thurs 15th April at 8pm
Graham Pointing
“History of the BBC Pronunciation Department”
Phone 01895 672171 for further details
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ANGLO – GERMAN CLUB
Meets in Adult Education Centre, Long Lane, Ickenham
Third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm
Tues 20th April: Peter Ritzer
“Twenty years since the fall of the Wall”
For further information call 01895 254723
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ICKENHAM CHURCHES’ MEN’S BREAKFAST
Saturday 24th April, 8.30am – 9.45am
St Giles’ Church Hall
Martin Cooper – Former National Director of The Navigators
“How to finish well – Second half living”
Tickets £2 on the door
Includes continental breakfast
CANCER RESEARCH UK MARKET
Sat 24th Apr: 10am to 12.15pm
Ickenham Village Hall – Entrance 50p
Jewellery, Cards and Gifts, Homemade Cakes
Bric-a-Brac, Various other stalls
Refreshments and Raffle
(A donation supporter of ICN)
CAPITAL CONNECTION
(LADIES HARMONY CHORUS)
Present a Spring Concert at The Great Barn, Ruislip
Saturday 24th April, at 7.30pm
Popular music with a touch of the classics
With the Palatine String Quartet and
award winning Voices of Hillingdon Primary School
Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
Box office 01895 474877 or via jsgillen@hotmail.com
ST LAWRENCE CHURCH EASTCOTE
CONCERTS 2010
Bridle Road (Metropolitan and Piccadilly Lines)
Sat 24th April at 7.30pm
The Grier Trio
Savitri (violin) and Indira (cello) with father Francis (piano)
Music by Elgar, Prokofiev and Shostakovich
See www.concertsatstlawrence.co.uk for full details
(A donation supporter of ICN)
ST MARTIN’S CHURCH HALL, RUISLIP
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Wednesday 28th April at 12.15pm
Nadia Giliova – Piano
Admission free – Retiring collection
(A donation supporter of ICN)