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January 2025
Eastcote Farm- Come Sing with us
Come Sing with us, Songs of Joy, light & Hope at this Dark time of year. Refreshments will be provided.
Find out more »BOMBING with BANKSY and CO.
A lecture by Pepe Martinez In this lecture we will look at work by Banksy, quite possibly the most famous living street artist in the world, as well as street art by Ben Eine whose piece “Twenty First Century City” was recently presented by Prime Minister David Cameron to Barrack Obama. We will also see work by Shepherd Fairey the most celebrated street artist working in the US today, known around the world for his Obey and Hope campaigns. Find…
Find out more »Eastcote Residents Association committee meeting
All Eastcote residents are welcome
Find out more »Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society
For our first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday 21st January our speaker is Denis Falvey, who is an experienced Bletchley Park guide. Denis will be revealing the fascinating and once-secret history of Bletchley Park, which was the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War. Visitors are welcome (£3 donation). Any changes to these arrangements will be posted on the RNELHS website. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@rnelhs.uk
Find out more »February 2025
Monopoly
Almost everyone has played Monopoly at some time in their life. It is one of the world’s most popular and enduring board games. But, how well do you really know it? This lecture by Roger Mendham starts with the original Landlord’s Game of 1903 and its evolution into the game as we know it today. Based on the classic 1936 London version we then take a photographic journey around the locations on that Monopoly board. Expect some surprises as we…
Find out more »Overnight road closure on Harvill Road
HS2 have been informed by the manufacturer about further checks to be carried out on some welded parts of the new Harvil Road bridge over the Chiltern Line. To ensure the safety of both the operatives and rail users, the work will take place when no trains are operating on the Chiltern Line. From 17 February to 17 March 2025, they will carry out an audit and inspection overnight from 12am to 5am. Harvil Road will be closed overnight to…
Find out more »Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society
Our speaker for February is Robert Stephenson who is a City of London Guide and historian of London. Robert will be telling us about the long and colourful history of Temple Bar, the only surviving gateway into the City of London. Visitors are welcome (£3 donation). Any changes to these arrangements will be posted on the RNELHS website. For further information please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@rnelhs.uk
Find out more »HS2 Community event
Please join HS2 for a community event at the Ruislip Rugby Football Club. Their Engagement team and technical specialists will be available to update you and answer your questions on the following areas: • Tunnelling demobilisation – upcoming activities as tunnelling works near completion. • Noise barrier construction from Copthall Tunnel to the West Ruislip Portal. • Upcoming works around Breakspear Road South site. They will use drone footage of both SCS and Align sites to show how construction is…
Find out more »Eastcote Residents Association committee meeting
All Eastcote residents are welcome
Find out more »March 2025
The Art of Rabindranath Tagore
A lecture by Dr John Stevens Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is arguably the most important Indian artistic figure of the modern era. The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, claimed that he had two gurus: Gandhi and Tagore. A renowned poet, novelist, composer and painter, Tagore is also the only person in history to have written the national anthems for three countries (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh). He became a global sensation when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature…
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