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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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.
Kenward Country Band - Feb 2020
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Don on your cowboy hats and boots and join us at the ranch at the Community Centre on Saturday 15th February for a country and western hoedown,
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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.
centreTalks-Eccentric London-Jul 2020
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For our July centreTalk Alan Copland will tell us about some of the eccentric things to be seen in London.
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This talk originally scheduled for 9th April 2020 has been postponed. See the full article for details.
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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.
Classical music returns to the Centre
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After a break of 5 years The Bourne End Concert Orchestra is set to return later this year. The Orchestra, under the baton of John Timewell, performed concerts every year from 1986 to 2015. Concerts included favourites such as Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky, Die Fledermaus by Straus, Finlandia by Sibelius, Jurassic Park by Williams and Pomp and Circumstance marches by Elgar.
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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.