HELP raise money for a fantastic local cause and get some exercise by competing in the 29th annual
Harefield Hospital Fun Run. Participants, who will be collecting money for the hospital's MRI scanner appeal, can choose from two routes of one mile or three and a half miles.
The Stardust Big Band will be on hand to provide entertainment and there will be displays by Harefield Academy's gymnastic team, performances by the Dhol Squad and local dance school No Biz Like Show Biz, followed by a daring fire display.
There will also a vintage car and military vehicle display, arts and crafts, an all-day barbecue, a team tug of war contest, a fancy dress competition and children's races.
what? Harefield Hospital Fun Run and Family Fun Day
when? Sunday, September 5 from 9.30am; the run starts at 11.30am
where? Harefield Hospital, Hill End Road, Harefield, UB9 6JH
cost? Entry £10 adults, £5 children (£7.50/£3.50 in advance)
contact: 01892 828 820
see: www.fundraisingrbht.nhs.uk
Beautifully formed
TEXTILE artist Caroline Smollan is showcasing a collection of miniature Torah mantles in an exhibition entitled Testimony and Memory.
Smollan began her collection after visiting Lithuania in 2001, when she was commissioned to make a mural for the new Jewish museum in Vilnius.
On her travels she came across a miniature Torah mantle, which travellers use should they be unable to reach home by Sabbath, and she fell in love with the idea as an art form.
Her work includes stitched, embellished, dyed, silk and velvet examples, many of which have been exhibited at the Yeshiva University Museum, in New York.
Smollan will also be exhibiting her Japanese Shibori silk paintings with Judaic themes, and a private collection of ceramics, as seen at the 2nd World Ceramics Show in Tokyo, which represent fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. **An art auction of her work will be held at the gallery at 3pm on Sunday, September 12 in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, with viewing from 10am.
what? Exhibition of miniature Torah mantles and ceramics
when? Until October 17, 2010
where? The Etz Chayim Gallery at Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue, Oaklands Gate, Northwood, HA6 3AA
cost? Free
contact: 01923 822 592 see: www.npls.org.uk
Outrageous presence
A TRIBUTE to a classic new wave band reawakens the sounds of the 1970s and 80s.
The lead vocalist of Bootleg Blondie, the rather aptly named Debbie Harris (right), has the looks, voice and attitude of the original Atomic Girl, and is just as outrageous on stage.
The group will play a two-set, multi-costume show, complete with all the hits fans know and still love, including Heart of Glass, Denis, Presence Dear, Union City Blue, Hanging on the Telephone, Call Me, Maria, Dreaming and, of course, Atomic.
what? Bootleg Blondie
when? Friday, September 3, 9.30pm (doors open at 8.30pm)
where? Tropic@Ruislip, Ruislip Social Club, Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip, HA4 6JQ
cost? £12 (£10 in advance)
contact: box office 01784 460 094
see: www.tropicatruislip.co.uk
Pick a park and enjoy allsorts for free
A FALCONRY display and face painting are among the highlights of a weekend of fun, with plenty for all the family to enjoy.
The penultimate weekend of Hillingdon Council's Love Your Parks summer calendar starts with Party in the Park, full of arts, crafts and live music.
Hayes End Fun Day features a bird display, a dog show, a medieval display and more.
what? Party in the Park; Hayes End Fun Day
when? Saturday, September 4, 1.30-4.30pm; Sunday, September 5, 11am-4pm
where? Party in the Park, Fassnidge Park, Rockingham Parade, Uxbridge; Hayes End Fun Day, Hayes End Community Park, The Kingsway
cost? Free
see: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/parks or www.facebook.com/hillingdonparks
Striking the right chord
A GALA evening of music and song includes all the fun and flag waving of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory, and other patriotic favourites.
The Last Night of the Proms has been organised by Ruislip Lions Club and features The Friary Guildford Brass Band, one of the most successful bands of its kind.
Proceeds will go towards The Paul Strickland Scanner Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital, in Northwood, and Ruislip Lions charitable activities.
what? The Last Night of the Proms when? Saturday, September 4, 7.30pm
where? Winston Churchill Theatre, Pinn Way, Ruislip, HA4 7QJ
cost? £10 adults/£5 children contact: Ruislip Lions box office 07806 766 993
see: www.ruisliplions.org.uk or www.stricklandscanner.org.uk/how_you_can_help.html
