What's On
There are many events going on organised by the Community Association and taking place in the Community Centre
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Michael Kushner makes a welcome return in November with a talk entitled "The Journey to Station X" which covers the history of Bletchley Park and formation of signals intelligence up to and throughout WW2. This is an online talk via Zoom.
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“In the pocket” is a piece of jazz-talk for a really tight and well-coordinated rhythm section. The “In the Pocket” jazz band certainly lives up its name, come along and see for yourself at centreJazz on Tuesday 3rd Mar 2020
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Led by trombonist Simon Wyld, The Louisiana Rhythm Kings is a great band of talented and experienced jazz musicians playing both well-loved and forgotten jazz numbers in the true Dixieland style. centreJazz is on Tueday 4th February.
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For our centreTalk in March we have Tony Earle talking about the history of the London Underground. Tony will explain the history of "The Tube" from its creation in the 1860s to the present day.
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February's centreTalk is by keen historian, walker and photographer, Russell Cherry, who takes us on a photographic journey along the Ridgeway, an ancient trackway that has been used for over 5000 years.
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Based loosely on Tony Mendez's account of the historical rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Ben Affleck's 'Argo' is a movie marvel. A gripping, nail-biting cinematic interpretation of a true story that took place decades back.
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Make a note of the date – it’s Friday 6 December – and TV personality Lorraine Kelly with Angus her dog will be switching on the new light for this year. Fun Night starts at 5pm with the Childrens' light being switched on at 5.15pm outside the Community Centre.
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Sunday 29th December. Every year some British gem pops up in the cinema, a film guaranteed to lift the spirits for years to come. This is 2019's feel good film.
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The critics got it all wrong with the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" and they got it wrong again with the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody". July 13th 1985 the world stopped for Live Aid. The greatest music acts performed and tucked among the headliners were reformed band Queen. No one could anticipate the reaction when Freddie Mercury and Queen played. It was the concert of the century and Queen stole the show.
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As part of the Bourne End Fun Night on Friday 6th December The New Royalty will be screening "Airplane!" - often voted the funniest film of all times. This is a film for all ages to laugh at, it seamlessly blends all types of humour from mundane slap-stick to cultural satire that might fly (no pun intended) right over one's head. Bring your kids, bring your parents - this is a fun film for everyone!!
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October's centreTalk by Keith Parry is about the millionaires who have lived along the River Thames from Temple to Taplow.
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November's centreTalk is about the local craft of chairmaking. Hear about the heritage of the making of the world famous Windsor Chair
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A five-year old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 20 years later, Saroo starts remembering his long-lost family in India. He makes up his mind to reunite with them, no matter how difficult his journey gets.