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SUMMARY:Wembley Library: Robotic Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and creative workshop where children build their own LEGO robots completely from scratch\, with no instructions!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/build-code-robotics-workshop/
LOCATION:Wembley Library\, 32 Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 8TS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Library at Willesden Green - The Great Big Bug Show
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to meet the coolest creepy crawlies at The Great Big Bug Show – it’s gonna be a buzzing good time!\n\n\n   \nJoin poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems\, raps and songs all about your favourite creepy crawlies (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).   \n   \nShrink down to ant size and explore the secret world beneath our feet. A fun & interactive invitation to marvel at the amazing ways bugs help to keep the world working.   \n   \nAs well as being brilliantly beautiful\, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird\, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world.   \n   \nExpect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm – even the ones about bees!  
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/library-at-willesden-the-great-big-bug-show/
LOCATION:The Library at Willesden Green\, 95 High Road\, London\, England\, NW10 2SF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Wembley Library - The Great Big Bug Show
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to meet the coolest creepy crawlies at The Great Big Bug Show – it’s gonna be a buzzing good time!\n\n\n   \nJoin poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems\, raps and songs all about your favourite creepy crawlies (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).   \n   \nShrink down to ant size and explore the secret world beneath our feet. A fun & interactive invitation to marvel at the amazing ways bugs help to keep the world working.   \n   \nAs well as being brilliantly beautiful\, delightfully disgusting and wonderfully weird\, the show is an inspirational call to action to appreciate the smaller creatures in our world.   \n   \nExpect Minibeasts and Massive Beats. Every tune is an earworm – even the ones about bees!  
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/wembley-library-the-great-big-bug-show/
LOCATION:Wembley Library\, 32 Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 8TS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T183000
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SUMMARY:Past\, present and future of people of colour in British children's books
DESCRIPTION:Examine how children’s literature has influenced and shaped prevailing attitudes towards people of colour in children’s publishing\n\n\nDrawing on his long running Books for Keeps column and critically-acclaimed book\, both co-authored with Professor Karen Sands O’Connor\, Dr Darren Chetty traces how Black and racially minoritised characters have been represented in ‘the secret garden’ of British children’s literature from its earliest stages. \nThis event will examine how children’s literature has both been shaped by\, and shaped\, prevailing attitudes towards people of colour\, he explores recent developments in children’s publishing and what the future might hold. \nPart of The Library at Willesden Green’s Black History Month event series.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/past-present-future-of-people-of-colours-in-british-childrens-books/
LOCATION:The Library at Willesden Green\, 95 High Road\, London\, England\, NW10 2SF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Brent Tenant & Leaseholder Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Brent Civic Centre Grand Hall for the Brent Council Tenant & Leaseholder Open Day event this October.\n\n\nJoin us at our Tenant and Leaseholder Open Day event at the Brent Civic Centre Grand Hall. \nPlease note that tickets are not required to attend this event. You can come by whenever it suits you. \nThe Open Day will be an opportunity for you to connect\, ask questions and get support for your housing issues. There will be stalls and presentations with information from different teams\, and on the day\, you can also: \n\nMeet your Area Tenancy Manager\nReport any repairs\, damp and mould issues you might be experiencing\nDirectly ask our knowledgeable staff members any questions you have to get targeted support\nUnderstand the steps we are taking to keep your building safe.\nFind out how you can get involved in your community.\n\nThe event will have activities for children\, so we welcome any families. Our knowledgeable team will be there to assist you with any information you need. \nDon’t miss this chance to connect with us\, we are here to help. \nYou can register your interest now which will help us understand how many residents are attending\, or you can just come along on the day.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-tenant-leaseholder-open-day-2/
LOCATION:Brent Civic Centre\, Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 0FJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Stitch Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the summer season of Stitch Social and enjoy a rich blend of storytelling and stitch art creativity. Funded by NLWA
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stitch-social-32/
LOCATION:Sycamore Community Hall\, 27A West End Lane\, London\, England\, NW6 4NY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:CEO Peer Network Support – stand-out Strategies
DESCRIPTION:An interactive session for non-profits to share their own experiences and solutions to making their organisation stand out.\n\n\nHave you ever wondered why other organisations seem to be doing better than yours? Getting more funding\, more volunteers\, more supporters and even more publicity? \nCould it be because they know how to build strong\, emotional connections with the people who matter? Could it be because they understand better\, how people want to feel when they work with them? \nThe majority of our decisions are made on emotions. When you understand how other people want to feel\, you’ll be able to speak their language. This will help you to build much stronger\, more persuasive relationships with them. This will help you to raise the funding you need\, as well as find the volunteers\, supporters and publicity that you want. \n10 years ago\, Chantal Cornelius from Appletree Marketing\, who will lead this session\, started looking at what makes organisations stand out more than others. She did lots of research and even wrote a book about it! In this online session\, she’ll show you a simple way to understand how people want to feel\, that will allow you to build stronger emotional relationships with key contacts. \nChantal regularly leads workshops and online training sessions for CVS Brent. Imagination how much she can help your organisation to stand out. This is an event that you don’t want to miss. \n \nThis is an online event. An online meeting link should be provided upon registering for the event. If you are having issues with the link or have not received it\, please email ibrahim.ansari@cvsbrent.org.uk
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/ceo-peer-network-support-stand-out-strategies/
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:Women Supporting Women: A New Social Club for Women in NW6 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join our new women’s group; share experiences\, build friendships & support each other. Launch 17 Sept\, 10:30am. All welcome!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/women-supporting-women-a-new-social-club-for-women-in-nw6-and-beyond-5/
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:Autism-Friendly morning at The Library at Willesden Green
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a relaxed morning at The Library at Willesden Green\, specially designed for our friends with autism!\n\n\nAutism-Friendly morning at The Library at Willesden Green \nCome and join us for a special Autism-Friendly morning for children aged 3-15 years with their siblings\, parents and carers. This is an autism-friendly hour with quieter space to take part in a Becoming Brent Nigerian traditional textiles craft activity\, borrow books and explore the museum. \nPlease book a free ticket for each person coming in your group\, such as each of the brothers\, sisters and parents/carers. There are accessible toilets on all floors and a quieter room available. \nWe’re creating a welcoming and inclusive space for individuals with autism to enjoy the building. Our staff are trained to provide a supportive environment. Whether you want to read\, relax\, or explore\, we’re here to make your visit enjoyable. Join us for a morning tailored just for you! \nThere are accessible toilets on all floors and a contemplation space on the ground floor. \nEveryone who books tickets for this special early opening will receive a visual story a week in advance to provide an idea of what to expect on arrival. Please add the email address museum.archives@brent.gov.uk to your contacts to avoid the visual story email going to your junk folder by accident. \nThe building opens to the general public at 10.30am. \nComputers are available to use from 10.30am. \nIf you have any questions about this event\, please contact Jana Cameron\, Learning Officer at Brent Museum and Archives on 020 8937 3603 or 07909 007 182 or at jana.cameron@brent.gov.uk \nMore details about the craft activity and Becoming Brent project \nHave you ever wondered what techniques are used to make vibrant Nigerian textiles? Join us as we handle some textile pieces then get inspired to create your own beautiful collage to take home. \nDo you know why 27 million people visited the British Empire Exhibition one hundred years ago\, at what is now Wembley Park? Find out how the British Empire has impacted members of Brent communities past and present and create your own artwork. There will be a wide range of craft materials to use.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/autism-friendly-morning-at-the-library-at-willesden-green-3/
LOCATION:The Library at Willesden Green\, 95 High Road\, London\, England\, NW10 2SF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T183000
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SUMMARY:Willesden Brent Connects  Autumn round 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of community connections  at Willesden Brent Connects Autumn round 2025!\n\n\nJoin us for the Willesden Brent Connects meeting!\n \nIf you live\, work or are interested and passionate in all things Willesden and surrounding areas – join our meeting ! \nThe venue: \nBrent Indian Community Centre \nSWAGAT Hall\,  \n19 Dudden Hill Lane\,  \nWillesden  \nNW10 2ET \nThese regular meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about your neighborhood. Sharing your views and disscusing the issues that affecting your area can lead to possitive change and improvements. This is your chance to access\, influence council’s decisions and hear from speakers and senior leaders at Brent Council. We hope you can join us\,everyone is welcome! \nMeetings will be chaired by your local ward councillors. \nDon’t miss chance to connect\, collaborate\, and create positive change!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/willesden-brent-connects-autumn-round-2025/
LOCATION:Brent Indian Community Centre\, SWAGAT Hall\, 19 Dudden Hill Lane\, London\, England\, NW10 2ET\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251028T120000
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SUMMARY:Stepping back in time: WW2 Object Handling Session and Coffee Morning
DESCRIPTION:Step back in time and explore real objects from the Second World War up close with Brent’s Museum and Archives Team.\n\n\nStep back in time and explore real objects from the Second World War up close. This hands-on session offers a unique chance to handle historic items\, discover their stories\, and reflect on life during wartime. Alongside the objects\, enjoy a relaxed coffee morning at The Library at Willesden Green – a chance to share memories\, ask questions\, and connect with others. \nThis event is part of the nationwide project Our Freedom Then and Now\, exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day. In Brent this takes the form of a dynamic community programme jointly delivered by Brent Libraries\, Culture and Heritage and the Jason Roberts Foundation. \n📍 The Library at Willesden Green\, Education Room (2nd floor)\, 95 High Rd\, London NW10 2SF📅 Tuesday 28 October🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stepping-back-in-time-ww2-object-handling-session-and-coffee-morning/
LOCATION:The Library at Willesden Green\, 95 High Road\, London\, England\, NW10 2SF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T180000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094003Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Print\, Refusal\, & the Radical Imagination
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel about the leakier\, more unruly side of publishing\, from speculative fiction and radical print cultures to errant poetry\n\n\nAbout the event \nPrint has always leaked beyond control: smuggled\, handmade\, passed from hand to hand. This panel brings together R. T. Samuel (The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF)\, Sold Out Publishing\, and The Mollusc Dimension (The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse) to explore how radical print cultures reshape collective imagination. \nFrom small presses to speculative fiction\, they’ll discuss how publishing can act as a form of refusal\, breaking with the mainstream and opening up new\, unruly worlds on paper and beyond. \nChaired by Arsalan Isa. \n** \nThis event will take place in the Garden Room\, University of Westminster Harrow Campus. \nThe event is part of Print Gully Zine Fair\, which is taking place in The Forum at University of Westminster Harrow Campus\, between 10am – 6pm on 24 October. Sign up for tickets here! \nAbout the panellists \nBakhtawer Haider (Sold Out Publishing)Creative Director\, Art Director\, Publisher.Bakhtawer’s work is rooted in decolonial theory and the expansion of visual cultures within branding. She co-founded Plan B and Sold Out Publishing while studying her MA at the Royal College of Art\, and co-authored Not a Reference Yet. \nBetty BrunfautCreative Director\, Publisher.Betty’s practice revolves around collaboration\, inclusive pedagogy\, and environmental issues. She co-founded Plan B and Sold Out Publishing while studying her MA at the Royal College of Art\, and co-authored Not a Reference Yet. \nR T SamuelR T Samuel is an editor\, researcher and independent cultural producer working between London and New Delhi. He commissioned and co-edited ‘The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF‘\, which was helmed by a viral fundraiser that made it the 2nd most successful Indian publishing campaign in Kickstarter history. The book involved working with close to 30 authors\, translators and artists for close to two years\, and features stories from more than six different languages and diverse mediums. A lapsed investigative and culture journalist\, he has an MSc in Anthropology and Professional Practice from UCL and is always happy to talk about 80s SFF\, public radio\, futures thinking\, liberation theology and Indian hip-hop. \nThe Mollusc DimensionThe Mollusc Dimension (he/him) is a neurodivergent\, multidisciplinary artist whose colourful graphic memoir “The Weird & Wonderful Surviveries of Squid Horse” explores mental health\, grief and growth from the perspective of a British-Chinese\, trans-masculine\, non binary creative. It was shortlisted by The Selfies Book Awards for non-fiction and the audio-described version is being edited. TMD has made over 20 zines and received 2 project grants from Arts Council England. TMD’s art / poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Aghh! Zine\, Covert\, Ink Sweat & Tears\, The Page Gallery\, Present Tense Zine\, Queer Out Here and others. His music video “Asians Have Feelings Too” received “The Favourite” award from Trans Pride Brighton Film Festival in 2022 and screened in the UK\, Hong Kong\, Austria and the US. He’s performed live original songs in London\, Brighton and Bristol and composed music for short DIY films and animations. \nArsalan IsaArsalan Isa is a writer and artist working at the intersections of publishing\, performance\, zine- making\, and comics. In 2022\, he introduced the term “Dissociative Realism” to describe an approach to exploring art objects and assemblage. Through mixed media\, he delves into the making of agency\, mapping biopolitics\, pop culture\, and the collective unconscious. His publications include zines on air travel\, Victorian literature\, plant nurseries\, hands\, lobsters\, cling film\, circumcision clinics\, demo discs\, mixtapes\, migrant barges\, wrestling\, and ballet. \nPrint Gully is a frenetic zine fair where nothing goes as planned. It takes the energy of international shopping plazas and the utility of makeshift printing and turns them into what Homi Bhabha calls a third space\, where different publishing worlds crisscross and hybridise. \nBrent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual \nEach breath is a new possibility of life. Inhalation and exhalation as cycles of existence. Air is also the catalytic substance of ignition; it represents the power of utterance; declaration\, song\, whistles\, chants\, spells\, of mobilising ideas and knowledge\, people and animals. The intangible\, invisible force that creates changes in culture\, education\, legal systems\, religion and ideologies. \nAIR Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled “Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements”\, it seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four ‘rituals’\, WATER (22 June)\, EARTH (24 July – 1 August) FIRE (26 September – 12 October) and AIR (17 -24 October) will unfold at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough — Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn — the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-print-refusal-the-radical-imagination/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T133000
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual - Play through this
DESCRIPTION:Join artist David Blandy and guests for a discussion about speculative worlding and emancipatory gaming\n\n\nAbout the event \nIn this discussion we will consider speculative worlding and emancipatory gaming\, considering the possibilities and limits of tabletop roleplay for solidarity and societal change. David and his fellow panelists (TBC) will look at the history of gaming and resistance\, covering\, amongst others\, the work of Avery Alder\, Jay Dragon\, Soul Muppet and Zedeck Siew. \nThis event will take place in the Garden Room\, Harrow Campus\, Westminster University (Northwick Park Roundabout Harrow HA1 3TP) \n\n\nAbout the artist \nDavid Blandy (he/him) is an artist examining global structures of control and networks of resistance\, in areas as diverse as ecology\, history\, science and arenas of play. He makes videos\, games\, sound and ephemera\, deconstructing forms to put them back together again. \nBlandy searches for meaning in cultural life\, through an expanded form of auto-anthropology\, sifting through multiple forms of archive\, from historic texts to academic archives\, archaeology and ecological theory\, twitch streams and film archives\, weaving poetic works that explore the complexities of the contemporary subject. Perhaps it’s hubris\, but he wants to build complex stories that sketch out a future of interdependence\, through visual poetry and immersive play. \nBlandy is represented by Seventeen Gallery\, London. His films are distributed by LUX\, London. \n \n\n\nBrent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual \nEach breath is a new possibility of life. Inhalation and exhalation as cycles of existence. Air is also the catalytic substance of ignition; it represents the power of utterance; declaration\, song\, whistles\, chants\, spells\, of mobilising ideas and knowledge\, people and animals. The intangible\, invisible force that creates changes in culture\, education\, legal systems\, religion and ideologies. \nAIR Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled “Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements”\, it seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four ‘rituals’\, WATER (22 June)\, EARTH (24 July – 1 August) FIRE (26 September – 12 October) and AIR (17 -24 October) will unfold at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough — Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn — the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-play-through-this/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T180000
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:One ticket to see all the AIR Ritual artworks at University of Westminster and Northwick Park Hospital
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-exhibitions-8/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial: AIR Ritual – Print Gully Zine Fair
DESCRIPTION:Print Gully is a frenetic zine fair where nothing goes as planned…\n\n\nPrint Gully is a frenetic zine fair where nothing goes as planned. It takes the energy of international shopping plazas and the utility of makeshift printing and turns them into what Homi Bhabha calls a third space\, where different publishing worlds crisscross and hybridise. \nFollowing Sara Ahmed\, we consider how bodies and things become oriented towards certain stories\, audiences and spaces. Print Gully is a reorientation of Harrow Campus’s reception area\, transforming an institutional space into a site for collective publishing and marginalia\, or how the ‘field study’ comes to the researcher. \nIn partnership with Brent Biennial and the University of Westminster\, Print Gully will take place on 24 October\, 11 am to 6 pm\, in The Forum at UW’s Harrow Campus. The zine fair is a collaboration with the University of Westminster Library. \nWe invite makers to submit a single zine to Westminster’s inaugural zine collection. Please get in touch @print.gully! \nDefinition: “Gully” (from Hindi/Urdu: गली / گلی) means alleyway or side street. It’s often linked to grassroots\, street-level culture like gully rap or gully cricket\, and evokes a raw\, local energy. \nAbout some of the makers: \nThe zine fair gathers a wide range of makers spanning publishing collectives\, independent artists\, illustrators\, writers\, and experimental storytellers. From Less Than 500 Press and Silly Dogs Brunch Club\, who celebrate DIY publishing and small press culture\, to Print Collective and Beware! The Zine\, who merge printmaking and community media\, the event showcases the diversity of contemporary self-publishing. Artists like Tania Ali\, Ahlam Ahmadi\, Studio by Wings\, and Pam Kaur Gibbons use zines as tools for cultural reclamation\, identity\, and care\, while Zine Mela extends this ethos through a South Asian diasporic lens. Visual makers such as Jess Dempsey\, Stefan Alexander\, and Rosa Monsoon blend collage\, ceramics\, and illustration to explore the poetic\, the playful\, and the intimate. Liyaan Khoso\, Shangomola Edunjobi\, and Yarli Allison bring multidisciplinary and narrative-driven practices rooted in performance\, comics\, and digital art\, while Blaft Publications and David Blandy expand zine culture into realms of global pulp\, speculative fiction\, and tabletop storytelling. From whimsical everyday reflections by Gazette Girlie to politically resonant practices by Becky Lyon and Lucia Morciano\, the fair celebrates zine-making as both an art form and a mode of resistance\, creating a site where personal stories\, radical publishing\, and collective imagination meet. \n \nAbout the practices: \nAcross the fair\, makers approach publishing as an open and experimental practice that values process as much as outcome. Their work spans risograph printing\, hand-binding\, collage\, ceramics-based storytelling\, digital zines\, community radio extensions\, and small-press reissues. Some use zines as tools for education\, cultural preservation\, or political reflection\, while others focus on play\, humour\, and personal narrative. The approaches range from visual poetry and speculative fiction to queer world-building\, illustration\, and tactile making. Many see zine-making as a form of social practice that shares knowledge\, builds community\, and creates alternative forms of publishing beyond commercial or institutional systems. \n \nAbout the artist \nARSALAN ISA is a writer and artist working at the intersections of publishing\, performance\, zine- making\, and comics. In 2022\, he introduced the term “Dissociative Realism” to describe an approach to exploring art objects and assemblage. Through mixed media\, he delves into the making of agency\, mapping biopolitics\, pop culture\, and the collective unconscious. His publications include zines on air travel\, Victorian literature\, plant nurseries\, hands\, lobsters\, cling film\, circumcision clinics\, demo discs\, mixtapes\, migrant barges\, wrestling\, and ballet. \nBrent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual \nEach breath is a new possibility of life. Inhalation and exhalation as cycles of existence. Air is also the catalytic substance of ignition; it represents the power of utterance; declaration\, song\, whistles\, chants\, spells\, of mobilising ideas and knowledge\, people and animals. The intangible\, invisible force that creates changes in culture\, education\, legal systems\, religion and ideologies. \nAIR Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled “Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements”\, it seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four ‘rituals’\, WATER (22 June)\, EARTH (24 July – 1 August) FIRE (26 September – 12 October) and AIR (17 -24 October) will unfold at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough — Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn — the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-air-ritual-print-gully-zine-fair/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251024T123000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094003Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Our Place\, No Place
DESCRIPTION:Join artist David Blandy to co-create a shared world through a tabletop role-playing game\n\n\nAbout the event \nIn this session\, we will play Our Place\, No Place\, a game made in collaboration with Jo Lindsey Walton\, we imagine the complexities of a better future together. Our Place\, No Place is a tabletop role-playing game where we create a shared world\, drawing a map and defining its landscapes\, then step into the lives of characters who inhabit it. As we navigate a year in this imagined space\, unexpected local events shape our stories and a community emerges through play. Our space\, 200 years in the future\, is no longer an abstract concept\, but an imaginatively lived reality. The work insists that we will survive these traumas\, but asks what will life then be like\, in this different\, sustainable\, more collaborative world? No prior experience of gaming is necessary to play. \nThis event will take place in the Garden Room\, Harrow Campus\, Westminster University (Northwick Park Roundabout Harrow HA1 3TP) \nAbout the artist \nDavid Blandy (he/him) is an artist examining global structures of control and networks of resistance\, in areas as diverse as ecology\, history\, science and arenas of play. He makes videos\, games\, sound and ephemera\, deconstructing forms to put them back together again. \nBlandy searches for meaning in cultural life\, through an expanded form of auto-anthropology\, sifting through multiple forms of archive\, from historic texts to academic archives\, archaeology and ecological theory\, twitch streams and film archives\, weaving poetic works that explore the complexities of the contemporary subject. Perhaps it’s hubris\, but he wants to build complex stories that sketch out a future of interdependence\, through visual poetry and immersive play. \nBlandy is represented by Seventeen Gallery\, London. His films are distributed by LUX\, London. \nBrent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual \nEach breath is a new possibility of life. Inhalation and exhalation as cycles of existence. Air is also the catalytic substance of ignition; it represents the power of utterance; declaration\, song\, whistles\, chants\, spells\, of mobilising ideas and knowledge\, people and animals. The intangible\, invisible force that creates changes in culture\, education\, legal systems\, religion and ideologies. \nAIR Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled “Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements”\, it seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four ‘rituals’\, WATER (22 June)\, EARTH (24 July – 1 August) FIRE (26 September – 12 October) and AIR (17 -24 October) will unfold at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough — Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn — the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-our-place-no-place/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T200000
DTSTAMP:20251020T152922Z
CREATED:20250927T051407Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Yamilé Aldama & Connie Henry\, MBE
DESCRIPTION:Former Track Athletes\, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallists Yamilé Aldama & Connie Henry\, MBE discuss all facets of Freedom\n\n\nFormer Track Athletes\, Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallists Yamilé Aldama & Connie Henry\, MBE discuss all facets of Freedom and what it means to them\, including freedom of expression\, identity\, and discussing whether freedom could be at risk. \nThe audience will have the opportunity to ask questions in an interactive Q&A with both former athletes. \nabout the Jason Roberts Foundation: \nThe Jason Roberts Foundation (JRF) is a sport for development charity delivering a programme of wrap-around support for 5 – 25-year-olds\, incorporating mentoring\, life skills\, education\, and training\, within our multi-sports activities providing opportunities and promoting exercise and team games to young people\, including those at risk\, and those with physical and learning difficulties and disabilities. \nThere is also a focus on health and wellbeing family interventions\, and intergenerational community projects and events. We collaborate with local voluntary\, public\, and private sector organisations\, and funding bodies to achieve our objective of ‘community first’. \nThis event is part of the nationwide project Our Freedom Then and Now\, exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day. In Brent this takes the form of a dynamic community programme jointly delivered by Brent Libraries\, Culture and Heritage and the Jason Roberts Foundation.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/in-conversation-with-yamile-aldama-connie-henry-mbe/
LOCATION:Wembley Library\, 32 Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 8TS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T200000
DTSTAMP:20251021T003454Z
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SUMMARY:Kilburn Brent Connects Autumn 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Kilburn  Brent Connects  Autumn 2025 where we’ll be  bringing the community together!\n\n\nJoin us for the Kilburn Brent Connects meeting!\n \nIf you live\, work or are interested and passionate in all things Kilburn and surrounding areas – join our meeting ! \nThese regular meetings are a great opportunity to stay informed about your neighborhood. Sharing your views and disscusing the issues that affecting your area can lead to possitive change and improvements. This is your chance to access\, influence council’s decisions and hear from speakers and senior leaders at Brent Council. We hope you can join us\,everyone is welcome! \nMeeting will be chaired by your local ward councillors. \nDon’t miss chance to connect\, collaborate\, and create positive change!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/kilburn-brent-connects-autumn-2025/
LOCATION:England
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T180000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094003Z
CREATED:20251010T184319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T094003Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:One ticket to see all the AIR Ritual artworks at University of Westminster and Northwick Park Hospital
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-exhibitions-7/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T130000
DTSTAMP:20251021T131342Z
CREATED:20251020T162550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T131342Z
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SUMMARY:The ABC of Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to dive deep into the world of marketing with practical tips and tricks to boost your charity\n\n\nWhat’s the best marketing for your business? Should you go networking? Build a website? Spend time and money on social media? \nThere are so many different tools that you can use to promote your business. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and don’t know where to start\, this online workshop is for you. \nIt’s simple – follow the ABC of Marketing: \n· Asking for Referrals \n· Business Networking & Speaking \n· Content \nThis session will be led by Chantal Cornelius from Appletree Marketing. She’s delivered a number of workshops for CVS Brent\, covering a range of marketing topics. She shows local organisations and charities how to get the most from their marketing and their time. \nImagine discovering how to save lots of your precious time and money on the marketing you do. Reserve your place on this workshop\, if you really want to simplify your marketing. \nWhen? 11-1pm on Thursday 23 October 2025. Doors open at 10.50am \n \nThis is an online event. A link will be received upon booking your place on this session. If you have any issues with the link\, please email us at ibrahim.ansari@cvsbrent.org.uk
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/the-abc-of-marketing/
LOCATION:England
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T203000
DTSTAMP:20251020T152922Z
CREATED:20250927T051406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T152922Z
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SUMMARY:Standing Firm in Power and Pride this Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black excellence and resilience at our event\, Standing Firm in Power and Pride\, this Black History Month!\n\n\nStanding Firm in Power and Pride this Black History Month \nJoin us at the Grand Hall\, Brent Civic Centre for an evening of celebration\, strength\, and unity during Black History Month. Together we’ll honour Black history\, culture\, and achievements through inspiring music\, dance\, theatre\, and powerful discussion. \nTo set the tone\, Phoenix Rising will welcome guests with the uplifting sounds of steel pan. \nThe evening will open with a warm welcome from TV presenter and host Aaron Bridgeman\, followed by an address from the Deputy Leader of Brent Council\, Councillor Mili Patel. We will then hear the story of how Black History Month UK began\, told by its founder\, journalist and activist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo\, in conversation with broadcaster Rosemary Laryea. \nPerformances will include a musical journey through the history of Black music from Darae Palmer\, an expressive dance showcase by the young talents of Hillside Performing Arts\, and a powerful theatre piece on Malcolm X\, coordinated by cultural producer and advocate Rachel Victor-Sampson. \nAt the heart of the evening\, a panel discussion on the theme of “Power” will bring together influential voices including Dawn Butler MP for Brent East and entrepreneur and community leader Anita Whittaker\, alongside educators and local leaders. \nThe event will close with reflections from our host\, leaving space for connection\, celebration\, and pride. And of course—free food will be available for all guests. \n✨ Don’t miss this uplifting celebration of heritage\, culture\, and collective strength!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/standing-firm-in-power-and-pride-this-black-history-month/
LOCATION:Grand Hall\, Brent Civic Centre\, Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 0FJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T173000
DTSTAMP:20251020T152922Z
CREATED:20250927T051405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T152922Z
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SUMMARY:Ealing Road Library: Stem Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and interactive STEM Club session where you can unleash your creativity and explore the wonders of science and technology!\n\n\nWelcome to Stem Club at Ealing Road Library!  \njoin for an exciting event filled with hands-on activities and experiments. Whether you’re a science enthusiast or just curious about the world around you\, this club is the perfect place to explore\, learn\, and have fun. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to dive into the world of STEM with like-minded individuals. See you there!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/ealing-road-library-stem-club-6/
LOCATION:Ealing Road Library\, Ealing Road\, Wembley\, England\, HA0 4BA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T150000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094003Z
CREATED:20251001T171420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T094003Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual - Living Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:Join artists Quek Jia Qi and Aaron Lim to create\, experiment and share your knowledge with the mobile library\n\n\nLiving Knowledge: Exploring Community-Led Ways of Knowing\, Learning\, and Being  \nCan community-led knowledge exchange inspire new ways of knowing\, learning and being? \nDrawing on her experiences in Singapore and the UK\, artist and educator Quek Jia Qi shares her artistic and pedagogical practice that reimagines how\, where\, and with whom we learn. In this participatory workshop\, participants are invited to explore not only their unique stories\, skills\, knowledge\, and perspectives\, but also the ways these can intersect and resonate with others. In collaboration with spatial designer Aaron Lim\, the activated installation supports movement\, experimentation\, and exchange\, enhancing opportunities for shared discovery. \nParticipants will take part in a process of experimentation\, sharing\, and prototyping\, contributing their creation to the mobile library. Each contribution becomes part of the evolving installation that grows and shifts as ideas\, stories\, and practices accumulate. The ongoing creation celebrates creativity\, collaboration\, and cross-cultural learning\, highlighting the diverse ways knowledge can be expressed\, embodied\, and circulated. Participants become co-creators in a dynamic exploration of learning and knowledge exchange. The workshop offers a space to reflect on how collective practices can shape new ways of thinking\, learning\, and being together\, while inspiring new models of participation and collaboration within and beyond our learning communities. \nThis event will take place in Blue Shed\, Harrow Campus\, University Of Westminster\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow HA1 3TP.  \n \n\n\nAbout the artists \nA Mobile Library for Collective Knowledge is created by artist Quek Jia Qi in collaboration with spatial designer Aaron Lim. \nQuek Jia Qi is an artist and educator whose socially engaged practice bridges community and learning through storytelling. Working at the intersection of art and pedagogy\, she collaborates with people across disciplines and walks of life. Her work unfolds through site-specific installations\, public programmes\, and performances that create space for connection and dialogue—inviting new ways of learning\, relating\, and being together. \nA recipient of the Social Art Award in 2017\, Jia Qi has exhibited her work internationally across the US\, UK\, Europe\, and Asia\, including at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore\, Raven Row and 5th Base Gallery in London\, Whiteconcepts Gallery in Berlin\, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA) Museum in South Korea\, and Framer Framed in Amsterdam\, Netherlands. Her work has also been presented at public festivals such as the Singapore Night Festival and Singapore Archifest\, and in public spaces across Singapore\, London\, and New York. Grounded in reciprocity\, care\, and curiosity\, her practice explores how art can be offered as a gift—expanding modes of exchange and nurturing meaningful relationships. \nAaron Lim is a spatial designer whose practice embraces cross-disciplinary and collaborative modes of making. He is interested in developing participatory methodologies that foster spatial agency and support the collective shaping of spaces and ideas. Centered around playfulness\, his approach invites participants to engage with his work through childlike wonder and curiosity\, encouraging reflection on their routines through the subversion of everyday objects and rituals. \nHis works have been featured across a wide range of public spaces and festivals\, including Noise Singapore\, Singapore Art Week\, Singapore Night Festival\, Singapore Heritage Festival\, Park(ing) Day and the London Festival of Architecture. He has also designed sets and exhibition spaces for the National Gallery Singapore\, National Library Singapore\, Singapore Coffee Festival and Singapore Design Week. \n \n\n\nBrent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual \nEach breath is a new possibility of life. Inhalation and exhalation as cycles of existence. Air is also the catalytic substance of ignition; it represents the power of utterance; declaration\, song\, whistles\, chants\, spells\, of mobilising ideas and knowledge\, people and animals. The intangible\, invisible force that creates changes in culture\, education\, legal systems\, religion and ideologies. \nAIR Ritual forms part of the programme for Brent Biennial 2025. Titled “Bones\, stones\, and calling the four elements”\, it seeks to invoke a communal spirit of gathering and imagining. Between June to October 2025 four ‘rituals’\, WATER (22 June)\, EARTH (24 July – 1 August) FIRE (26 September – 12 October) and AIR (17 -24 October) will unfold at four Brent sites – a public reservoir\, a park\, an old medical facility and a university campus. Located in the north and south of the borough — Harrow\, Wembley and Kilburn — the ‘rituals’ will feature artists presenting workshops\, talks\, performance and exhibition.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-living-knowledge/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T180000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094003Z
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:One ticket to see all the AIR Ritual artworks at University of Westminster and Northwick Park Hospital
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-exhibitions-6/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T140000
DTSTAMP:20251010T065551Z
CREATED:20251003T054415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T065551Z
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate Black History Month — Food for Thought\, Stories That Inspire.\n\n\nBlack History Month Celebration \nCome join us at the Grand Hall in Brent Civic Centre in Wembley for a vibrant celebration of Black History Month! Enjoy a delicious lunch while connecting with colleagues and community members\, followed by a powerful film screening that highlights the richness\, resilience\, and contributions of Black communities. This midday event offers a moment to reflect\, learn\, and celebrate through food\, storytelling\, and shared experience. Let’s honour the past\, embrace the present\, and inspire the future—together.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/black-history-month-celebration/
LOCATION:Brent Civic Centre\, Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 0FJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T140000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094007Z
CREATED:20250929T155932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T094007Z
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SUMMARY:Stitch Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the summer season of Stitch Social and enjoy a rich blend of storytelling and stitch art creativity. Funded by NLWA
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/stitch-social-31/
LOCATION:Sycamore Community Hall\, 27A West End Lane\, London\, England\, NW6 4NY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T120000
DTSTAMP:20251020T152921Z
CREATED:20250812T235946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T152921Z
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SUMMARY:Wembley Library Coffee Morning: Wartime letters from Wembley's Preston Park
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to dive into the heartfelt wartime stories from Wembley’s Preston Park – a unique experience you won’t want to miss!\n\n\nMuriel had lived on the Preston Park estate in the 1930s\, and stayed in touch with several neighbours there after she moved away. She kept the letters which she received from her friends Nancie and Doris during the Second World War\, and these were donated to Wembley History Society in 2020. \nJoin Philip Grant\, from the history society\, and “Nancie” and “Doris”\, to hear first hand accounts from local housewives of what it was like living in Wembley during the war\, including news of their families\, the local primary school their children went to (and gossip about other residents they all knew!)\, as well as the effects of air raids and rationing on their daily lives. There will also be a chance to share your views and experiences about how their lives compared to ours today. \nThis event is part of the nationwide project Our Freedom Then and Now\, exploring the legacy of VE Day and VJ Day. In Brent this takes the form of a dynamic community programme jointly delivered by Brent Libraries\, Culture and Heritage and the Jason Roberts Foundation.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/wembley-library-coffee-morning-wartime-letters-from-wembleys-preston-park/
LOCATION:Wembley Library\, 32 Engineers Way\, Wembley Park\, England\, HA9 8TS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T123000
DTSTAMP:20251021T094007Z
CREATED:20250926T150130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T094007Z
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SUMMARY:Women Supporting Women: A New Social Club for Women in NW6 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Join our new women’s group; share experiences\, build friendships & support each other. Launch 17 Sept\, 10:30am. All welcome!
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/women-supporting-women-a-new-social-club-for-women-in-nw6-and-beyond-4/
LOCATION:England
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T120000
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SUMMARY:Brent Biennial 2025: AIR Ritual – Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:One ticket to see all the AIR Ritual artworks at University of Westminster and Northwick Park Hospital
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/brent-biennial-2025-air-ritual-exhibitions-5/
LOCATION:University of Westminster\, Harrow Campus\, Watford Rd\, Northwick Park Roundabout\, Harrow\, England\, HA1 3TP\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T103000
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DTSTAMP:20251021T094007Z
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SUMMARY:Kilburn Foraging Walks
DESCRIPTION:Learn about edible weeds and other plants growing wild in Kilburn on our guided foraging walks project\, open to everyone.
URL:https://cvsbrent.org.uk/events/kilburn-foraging-walks-4/
LOCATION:Varies\, Varies\, London\, England\, NW6 XXX\, United Kingdom
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