Activities, classes, groups and events
Beauty for girls
Tue 6-8.30pm or Thur 7-9pm at Poplar Grove Youth Centre, Age 11-19. £1.
Healthy eating for women
Mondays 11am-2pm, usually at Chalkhill Community Centre. Phone 0773 955
4599 for details.
Dressmaking for beginners
For age 18+ at Chalkhill Community Centre 4.30-7pm Sunday afternoons. £6 an
hour, materials provided. Phone Denise on 07429 983 099
Sport
Want to lift your mood? New group doing choice of basketball, volleyball,
swimming (for women and children). Call Zamira 07584 728069 or
email zamiralb@yahoo.co.uk Meets Mon and Thur at 5.30pm in Community
Centre cafe area – play in park if weather is good enough till 6.30pm
Disability group
Project Level Access - sewing, tie & dye, social day, crochet, healthy living –
empowering people living with a disability. Meets Chalkhill Community Centre.
Phone Rose on 07950 371834.
Teenage pregnancy and parents group
For 14-19 year olds in Chalkhill area. Information, advice, support, workshops and
more. Individual sessions and a group where you can meet other young parents.
Please phone Heather on 07931 571841.
Chalkhill classes, activities and groups
Where groups meet: Ark Academy (AA), Brent Civic Centre (BCC), Wembley Library in Civic
Centre (WL), Chalkhill Community Centre (CCC), Chalkhill Primary School, Poplar Grove (PG),
Willows Children's Centre (WCC). Full addresses are at the end of this listing.
CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND
PARENTS
DAY
TIME
WHERE
PRICE
AGE
Thur
1-3pm
WCC
Free
Under 5
Half term
1-4pm
CCC
Free
6 - 12
Sun
3-4pm
WL
Free
5 - 10
Thu
10-11.30am
WCC
Free
0-18 months
Tue
Tue
Thur
6-8pm
6-8.30pm
7-9pm
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
Chalkhill Champions. Different age
groups: mentoring and individual
development, confidence building and
raising self esteem. Phone Kath on
07931842158
Fri
5-8pm
CCC
Free
13+
Chalkhll Lounge - club / youth space with
group projects, ie media, website
Fri
5-8pm
CCC
Free
8-25 yrs
Wed
9.30-11.30am
WCC
Free
Under 5
Active tots (music and movement)
Arts play, eg circus skills, dance etc for
Black History month, 28th Oct -1st Nov.
Phone 020 8908 0502
Arts and crafts
Baby Stay and Play with breastfeeding
support
Baking (basic)
Beauty for girls
Childminders Sessions
(for registered childminders with their
minded child)
Citizens Advice Bureau (for people with
child under 5 / pregnant / partner is
pregnant)
Thu
9.30-12 noon
WCC
Free
Appointment
only
020 8937
6560
Cooking
Dance
Dance - ballet
Dance - Street
Dance - Urban
Thur
Sat
Tue
Sat
Thur
6-8.30pm
11am-3pm
4-5pm
2.30-4.30pm
6-9pm
PG
PG
CCC
CCC
PG
£1
£1
£4
Free
£1
11-19 yrs
11-19 yrs
11/3/2013
8-16 yrs
11-19 yrs
Development check with nursery nurse.
Call Pauline 020 8736 7115
Tue
9.30-11.30pm
WCC
Free
2
Family Workshops - topics such as
starting school, child development,
healthy relationships etc. Free chreche.
Call 020 8937 3890/6560
Tue
1-3pm
WCC
Free
Parents of
under 5s
Games night
Fri
7-11pm
CCC
Free
16+
Mon
6-8pm
CCC
Free
13-17 yrs
Girls group: drama, film, boxing, dance,
cook-in, catwalk, singing, leadership etc
Homework Club (term time only)
Mon
3.30-5.30pm
WL
Free
8-11 yrs
Homework club
Tue
Thur
Sat
5.30-6.30
5.30-9pm
11-2pm
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
Karate
Wed
Sat
6.30-9pm
10am-1pm
CCC
£5-£7
4-80
Maths and English (for home and school
educated)
Janet: 0759 504 2433
Sat
10-4pm
CCC
from
£7.50/hr
5-16 yrs
Netball (phone Alicia 07534 521 965 for
details)
Sat
1-2pm
2-4pm
Preston
Manor
School
Nursery
Mon-Fri
8am-6pm
WCC
Nursery
Mon-Fri
9.15am-1pm
PG
Nursery
Mon-Fri
8.45-11.45am
12.30-3.30pm
Chalkhill
Primary
School
Free
3 yrs
6-8.30pm
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
4.15-5.15pm
WL
Free
7-11 yrs
4-5.30pm
1-2 pm
2.15-3.15pm
CCC
Free
8-13 yrs
WCC
Free
Under 5
Rapology
Reading club with games - Chatterbooks
(term time only)
Singing
Singing / Time for Rhyme
Somali advice and information on training,
benefits etc. By appoinment only 020
8937 3890/6560
Stay and play
Tue
every 2nd
Thur
Mon
Tue
Tue
£3 (first
two
free)
Various
£40 per
week
Years 4-6
Years 7-11
0-5 yrs
2-5 yrs
Mon
9.30-11.30am
WCC
Free
All
Mon
9.30-11.30am
WCC
Free
Under 5
Story and Rhyme Time
Tue
Fri
Sat
10.3011.30am
10.3011.30am
11-12
WL
Free
Under 5
Table tennis, pool, dominos, cards, board
games, youth forum
Tue
Thur
5.30-6.30pm
5.30-9pm
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
Table Tennis
Wed
Wed
Wed
3.30-4.30pm
4-6pm
4.30-6.30pm
CCC
Free
8-11 yrs
11-18 yrs
Girls only
Taekwondo & Hapkido
Tue
Thur
Sat
5-6.30pm
5-6.30pm
10.3011.30am
CCC
£25 /
mth up
to 3x a
week
5-16 yrs
Taekwondo
Tue
6-7.30pm
PG
£1
11-19 yrs
Thur (every
fortnight)
3-5pm
WCC
Free
Teenagers
Free
14-19
Teenage antenatal clinic
Teenage parent support. Individual /
group. Phone Heather on 07931 571 841
Toddlers group (with parents)
Weaning / Feeding sessions 2-4pm every
2 weeks,
1st, 15th, 29th November and 13 Dec
(Pauline 020 8736 7115)
1-1 appoi ntments
Wed
Fri
11am-1pm
CCC
£1
0-3 yrs
2-4pm
1st
Floor
Welford
Centre
Free
0-9 months
Raunchy Rockers (exercise and dance)
Fri
Singing - Brent Mixed Voices
Tue
TIME
1-3 pm
1.30-4.30pm
2-3 pm
9.45-10.45am
11-12pm
10.3011.30am
5.30-7.30pm
ART, LEISURE AND LEARNING
DAY
TIME
WHERE
PRICE
Computers for beginners with help and
problem solving. Beginners, intermediate.
Tue
10.30-12 noon
WL
Free
Disability group. Empowering by telling
our story, arts and crafts,social. Phone
Rose on 07950 371834.
Some Wed
1 - 3pm
CCC
Free
Adult
Dressmaking for beginners (materials
provided) Phone Denise on 07429 983
099
Sunday
4.30-7.30pm
CCC
£6 an
hour
18+
Drop-in (tea, conversation, craft, meet
your neighbours etc)
Mon
12.30-2.30pm
CCC
Free
All ages
English conversation for all (class)
Mon
10.3012.30pm
WL
Free
English conversation - informal practice in
cafe area. Part of the social drop-in.
Mon
12.30-2.30pm
CCC
Free
Knitting Club
Thur
10.30-1pm
WL
Free
Free
Children and
adults
OLDER PEOPLE (50 + )
Bingo, tea and chat
Dance - tea dance
Keep Fit
Pilates
DAY
Thur
Mon
Mon
Wed
Tue
WHERE
CCC
BCC
PRICE
50p
£4
AGE
50+
50+
CCC
£2
50+
CCC
£5
50+
CCC
£2.50
mostly 50+
CCC
Free
mostly 50+
AGE
GROUP
All ages
Learning disability / social group for all.
Phone 07815 763330 for more info. Hall
is near petrol station / Blackbird Hill.
2nd Sat
every
month
3-5pm
English
Martryrs
Church
Hall
Special Needs Group - support and info
Tue
9.30-11.30am
WCC
Free
Under 5s
Last Thur
3rd Wed
Tue
DAY
Thur
Mon
6.30-7.30pm
1.30-5.30pm
5.30-7.30pm
TIME
10-11am
1.30-4.30pm
WL
WL
CCC
WHERE
CCC
BCC
Free
Free
Free
PRICE
£2
£5
Adults
Adults
Mostly 50+
AGE
Football (return to football, Andrew Perren
– 020 8515 1911)
Tue
6.30-7.30pm
AA
£2
Adults, men
only
Gym - outdoor. Learn to use the
equipment with a fitness instructor or
come every week.
Thur
2-3pm
Park
Free
18+
Karate
Wed
Sat
6.30-9pm
10am-1pm
CCC
£5-£7
4-80
Mixed martial arts
Tue
7-8pm
CCC
Pilates
Tue
11-12pm
CCC
Sport:volleyball, basketball, trips etc to
boost mood. For info call Zamira on
07584728069
Mon
Thur
5.30pm -6.30
Park or
CCC
Reading Groups
Scrabble club
Singing - Brent Mixed Voices
EXERCISE, DANCE, SPORT
Dance - latincise
Dance - tea dance
£25 /
month
£5
Free
any
14-adults
50+
5 - 75
Swimming to boost your mood. Call
Zamira on 07584 728069. Meet in pool
cafe area.
Adults
half
price
Children
free
Sun to end
Nov
10.30-12
Willesde
n Sports
Centre
Tai Chi
Tue
10-11.30am
CCC
£5
Women's only keep fit
Mon
Thur
10-11am
10-11am
CCC
£2.50£3.50
Yoga
Thur
6-7pm
CCC
£4 or
less
Zumba
Mon
Wed
Thur
7-8pm
6.15-7.15pm
7-8pm
CCC
£5-£8
DAY
TIME
WHERE
PRICE
AGE
GROUP
Advice on benefits, debt, housing, legal,
employment etc
Mon & Tue
10am-4pm
CCC
Free
Drop-in
Employment advice, help with CV,
interview, job search. Email for
appointment: ecampbell@olmec-ec.org.uk
Mon & Tue
9.30-4.30
CCC
Free
16+
HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
DAY
TIME
WHERE
PRICE
Counselling. Phone 0781 496 0713 for
details
Mon-Sat
10am-8pm
CCC
£5-£8
Diabetes support group
2nd Wed in month
2nd Wed
1.30-3pm
CCC
Free
Healthy eating for women. Ends 25th
November
Mon
11am-2pm
CCC
Free
Sexual abuse support for adults (Papillon
group)
Wed
11am-1pm
CCC
Free
4 - 90
Boys from 08 yrs and
girls
See also Older People's section above
ADVICE
12+
Adult
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES IN CHALKHILL
Phone Michael Stuart on 07568 575580 if you'd like to find out more about any of these volunteer roles
Mentoring (all ages welcome)
On reception at the Community Centre and marketing
Socialising by older people with young
people at Poplar Grove Youth Centre
Helping with tea for an older people's group
Helping at events
Giving advice and information to local people
Taking photos / video at events, or
interviewing people at events to get
quotes
Helping decide funding and grant applications for Metropolitan
Volunteer with Well London team talking with people about community
activity in Chalkhill and helping or
leading on a variety of new projects
Do you want to run a small project for your community - grants up to
£1,000 available. Contact aidan.marshall@metropolitan.org.uk for an
application form
Helping people grow vegetables etc on
an allotment
Addresses and abbreviations
AA: Ark Academy, Forty Avenue
BCC: Brent Civic Centre: Engineers Way, HA9 0FJ; 020 8937 1234
CCC: Chalkhill Community Centre, 113 Chalkhill Road (glass building near Asda), 020 8385 1836
PG: Poplar Grove Centre, Poplar Grove (near Lidl), 020 8937 3763
WCC: Willow Childrens Centre, Barnhill Road (next to school), 020 8937 6560
WL: Wembley Library in Civic Centre, Engineers Way, HA9 0FJ; 020 8937 3500
Please contact me if you find any corrections or changes to the information here. With thanks to Metropolitan for
printing this.
To receive a weekly text or email alert for new activities and events send 'NEW' to Michael
Stuart from Well London on 07568 575580 or email m.stuart@cvsbrent.org.uk.
Updated October 22nd 2013