URC SATURDAY COFFEE MORNING
Next on Sat 12th May
10am – 12 noon
As part of URC Bargain Day
CHRISTIAN AID PLOUGHMAN'S LUNCH
Next on Fri 4th May, then Fri 1st June
Between 12 noon and 1pm at the URC
All are welcome
ICKENHAM CHURCHES' WOMEN'S GROUP
Thurs 3rd May
Boat trip to Greenwich
All visitors welcome
Contact Diana Holland (636344) for details
ICKENHAM WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
in Ickenham Village Hall 7.30pm to 10pm
Thursday 17th May
‘A Right Royal Knees Up’ – with Pearly King
Competition: Pearls and Tiara
THE MOTHERS’ UNION
1.45pm to 3.45pm in St Giles’ Church Hall
Thurs 10th May: Michael Moss – Sierra Leone
Visitors welcome
Also Thurs 24th May at 2.30pm
Willesden Area Lady Day Service
With Bring and Share Tea
At St Mary’s Church Harefield
Contact 01895 635074 for further details
ICKENHAM ART SOCIETY
for painters in any medium
The Society’s regular meetings
take place every Thursday at 7.30pm
in the Scout Hut, Community Close, Ickenham
Check new website for details: www.ickenhamart.co.uk
New Members Welcome
Tel. 01895 637545
ICKENHAM VILLAGE MORNING
TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD
in Ickenham Village Hall, from 9.45am to 12 noon
Thurs 17th May: Birthday Party
For further details contact Jill on 01895 638488
ICKENHAM AFTERNOON TOWNSWOMEN’S GUILD
in St Giles’ Church Hall, from 2pm to 4pm
Wed 23rd May: Birthday Party
Visitors welcome (£1) Light refreshments available
For further details contact 01895 675186
OVER 60s CLUB
Meets every Monday from 12 noon to 2pm
Girl Guide Hut in Community Close
Meet for Exercise, Bingo and Raffle
Soup and Roll in Winter / Tea and Cakes in Summer
Entrance is £2 and Visitors are welcome
SWAKELEYS PROBUS CLUB
Luncheon Club for retired and semi-retired
business men and women
The club meets on second Thursday of each month at midday at
Uxbridge Golf Club for lunch followed by a guest speaker.
Occasional outings and short breaks are arranged.
New Members Most Welcome
For more information: Tel. 01895 635327
ANGLO GERMAN CLUB
Meets 7.30pm, Walter Davies Room, St Giles’ Church Hall
Next meeting Fri 25th May
Call 01895 254723 for details of future meetings
HILLINGDON FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Held at Hillingdon Park Baptist Church
Hercies Road, Hillingdon
Thurs 17th May at 7.30pm: Barry Twigg
“Sixty Years of Glorious Monarchy and More to Come”
Research Room at same venue open 10am to 1pm on
Sat 5th May and Fri 11th, 18th, 25th May
www.hfhs.co.uk
Email: hillingdonfhs@onetel.com
Secretary Patricia Reynolds 01895 444442
CAKE BREAK
Part of a national event in aid of the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Hosted by Diana May (Tel 234813) at
265 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham UB10 8DR
Fri 4th May from 2pm
Buy cakes / bring some to sell
Bring & Buy Stall. Pampered Chef products on sale
(with part profits to MSS)
Fun competitions too!
What better excuse to eat cake!
ICKENHAM MINIATURE RAILWAY
Open to public first Saturday of the month, April – December
Saturday 5th May
12 noon – 5.30pm
Enjoy a ride or come and watch
Entrance behind the Pump, Ickenham
Admission free. Ride 50p
www.idsme.co.uk
HDFAS
Hillingdon Decorative and Fine Arts Society
NB Alternative venue for March – August meetings
during re-decoration at Winston Churchill Hall
Meeting at Compass Theatre, Ickenham
Wed 9th May at 2pm: Clare Phillips
“Decadence and Dreams:
Jewellery from around 1900”
If interested Tel: 01895 637479 / 637993 for full details
UXBRIDGE AND ICKENHAM FLORAL ARTS SOCIETY
Ickenham Village Hall: open 7pm for 7.30pm start
Thurs 10th May
“Pot Luck”: Jenny Clark
Membership fee £16
Admission for visitors £3
Contact Gill Roker 01895 850943 for more information
RUISLIP LIONS CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE
Saturday 12th May at 10.30am
Ruislip Rugby Club, West End Road
Free entry and car parking
Argosy Players present
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
Mon 14th – Sat 19th May at 7.30pm
Also Sat matinee at 2.30pm
Compass Theatre, Ickenham
Mon, Tues: all tickets £8
Wed – Sat: £12 (concessions £10)
School Groups: one teacher free with every 10 tickets
Tues, Wed, Thur: Post show discussion with Director and cast
Part of RSC’s Open Stages project
www.argosyplayers.org.uk
SWAKELEYS BOWLING CLUB
Welcomes new and experienced bowlers
to this mixed club on the Swakeleys Estate
(entrance in Milton Road)
Coaching for newcomers begins in May
Open Days 12 noon to 4pm and 6pm to 8pm on
Wed 16th, Thurs 17th May
(also Mon 18th, Wed 20th June)
Equipment provided; no special clothing required
Just wear flat shoes or trainers
Ring Doreen Burchett (01895 636754) for further info
HILLINGDON BRANCH OF THE COUNCIL OF
CHRISTIANS AND JEWS
Tues 22nd May at 8pm
All Saints Church, Hillingdon, UB10 9BT
(Junction of Long Lane and Ryefield Avenue)
Pentecost and Shavuot explained and discussed
by Rabbi Dr Michael Hilton and Father Desmond Banister
Entry £3 (CCJ members £2)
Everyone welcome
Ruislip Dramatic Society presents
“Natural Causes”
A comedy thriller from Rising Damp creator Eric Chappell
Wed 23rd – Sat 26th May at 7.45pm
Compass Theatre, Ickenham
Tickets £11 (concessions £10 Wed, Thurs only)
Tel RDS 01895 675343 or Compass 01895 673200
Further details at www.ruislipdramatic.org
CANCER RESEARCH UK MARKET
Sat 26th May: 10am to 12.15pm
Ickenham Village Hall – Entrance 50p
Jewellery, Cards and Gifts, Homemade Cakes
Bric-a-Brac, Various other stalls
Refreshments and Raffle
Have you any unwanted goods we could sell
at our Monthly Markets?
Call 01895 634851 for further details
Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra
Leader Mackenzie Richards
Conductor Peter J Williams
present
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert
Sat 26th May at 7.30pm
All Saints’ Church, Ryefield Avenue, Hillingdon UB10 9BT
Programme to include
Bliss ~ Welcome the Queen
Elgar ~ Nursery Suite
Handel ~ The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel ~ Water Music (arr. Hamilton Harty)
Elgar ~ Pomp & Circumstance March No 1
Tickets £10 (concessions £8)
Children 11-16 £5, under 11s free
From Pro Music International, Swakeleys Road, Ickenham
or by phone: 01895 674223
www.hillingdonphil.btck.co.uk
ST MARTIN’S CHURCH HALL, RUISLIP
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
Wednesday 30th May at 12.15pm
Johan Hugosson - Piano
Admission free – retiring collection
Call 01895 625456 for details
