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FIELD END PHOTOGRAPHY SOCIETY ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Sunday May 18, 10:00 am to Saturday May 31, 5:00 pm
Cow Byre Gallery
MEMBERS CHOOSE THEIR OWN IMAGES TO EXHIBIT, GIVING A LARGE VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHS.. THIS IS AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION WHICH ATTRACTS A GOOD NUMBER OF VISITORS.
ENTRY IS FREE.Tour de Hillingdon
Saturday May 24, 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Manor Farm House
Join our leisure ride ‘Tour de Hillingdon’ – Family Friendly led-ride around the highlights of Hillingdon. London Cycling Festival means wherever you are in London, even if you don’t normally cycle in your area, you and your family and friends will be able to get out on a cycle ride and enjoy the freedom cycling brings with other locals.Here in Hillingdon we will be hosting the “Tour de Hillingdon” a leisure ride that is a 30 km loop of the borough starting from and ending at Manor Farm Ruislip. At a leisurely pace the route should be complete in no more than 3 hours including short breaks throughout the route. We will pass through or near a variety of local highlights including:
Swakeleys Park
The Battle of Britain Bunker
Brunel University
Little Britain Lake
Stockley Country Park
Barra Hall Park
The Polish War Memorial
Highgrove Woods
If you don’t feel confident in completing the full circuit, why not ride the first few kilometres? Or as the ride is in sections if you prefer you can join us at a different starting point and cycle a single section only.Timings are as follows, but will inevitably vary slightly on the day, according to the ages and abilities of participants.
10:00 Manor Farm, Ruislip
10:45 Dowding Park, Uxbridge
11:05 Packet Boat Lane, Cowley
11:20 Stockley Country Park, West Drayton
11:45 Barra Hall Bandstand, Hayes
12:25 Polish War Memorial, South Ruislip
13:00 Manor Farm, Ruislip
( You can check out the entire route here – https://www.komoot.com/tour/1850762946 )Note this is a family friendly ride, but given the distances, might not be suitable for younger children. The route includes some gravel paths and bridleways which can get muddy so bear that in mind also.
The London Borough of Hillingdon will be on site at Manor Farm from 9.30 with Dr Bike – the free bike maintenance gurus offering their services to anyone who shows up, whether participating in the ride or not.
The ride will be officially started by the Mayor of Hillingdon Council, Councillor Philip Corthorne at 10:00AM.
We’d love to see you the event! To take part simply click the RSVP button and complete your details at https://lcc.org.uk/events/hillingdon-london-cycling-festival/
Activities across London:
There are 15 councils taking part in London Cycling Festival, with more than 40 rides to join. Along with closed road circuits, 20+ venues, entertainment, food, stalls and more!
Find out what else is going on across London at londoncyclingfestival.org.uk
TRAINING IN THE USE OF DEFRIBILLATORS
Saturday May 24, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
TRAINING IN THE USE OF DEFRIBILLATORS
Prompt use of defibrillators can increase survival rates to over 50% in cases of cardiac arrest. There are over 100,000 defribillator machines now available around the country but most of us would not know how to use them.
St John Ambulance are running a free 1 hour training session hosted by St Matthew’s RC church, 32 Hallowell Road, Northwood.
If you are interested, please contact Terry—TP.Sullivan@outlook.com.
For Information, the closest machine is at St Lawrence Church, Bridle Road
Bat Walk – Ruislip Lido
Friday May 30, 9:15 pm to 11:30 pm
Ruislip Lido
Meeting at the Woodland Centre, next to the cafe by the beach at Ruislip Lido, come and join Ruislip Woods Trust on a bat walk.
Cash donation £3 – for the loan of the bat detectors. Payable on the night.
NB: If it rains within 2 hours of the start time the walk won’t take place as the bats will not come out.Eastcote House Gardens Annual Summer Picnic
Saturday June 7, 11:00 am
Eastcote House Gardens Annual Summer Picnic
A ” save the date ” message for the Eastcote Community and beyond.The Friends of Eastcote House Gardens will be holding its annual picnic in the grounds with 30 stallholders booked. Free entry.
Further information will appear on this site and elsewhere nearer the time.Eastcote Horticultural Society Summer Show
Saturday June 14, 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Eastcote Community Centre
A family event where you can drop in and see the exhibits displayed by our local members. These include flowers, fruit and vegetables they have grown, baking, handicrafts, photography and entries from children.There is the opportunity to enjoy tea with homemade cake and visit the plant stall. The Show closes with the presentations by 4.30 pm.
Find out more at www.succulent-plant.com/eastcote or email eastcotehorticultural@yahoo.co.uk