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Thursday 30 September 2021
Opening doors London
Dear ODL member, here is your October update
Sunday Lunch Club
Join Frank, Paul and a host of volunteers for Sunday lunch in Hampstead. The perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Please note the following-
There will not be a film shown this month
Unfortunately we are unable to admit anyone who hasn't booked or are non-members
£5 per person on the day (cash only)
If you have experienced Covid-19 symptoms in the 10 days preceding Sunday 3 October or have been in close contact with someone who has symptoms or has tested positive for Covid-19, please do not attend
Please note that Sunday 3 October is fully booked, we are now taking bookings for Sunday 7 November
Date: Sunday 3 October Time: 12:00 - 4.00pm Venue: To be disclosed upon booking confirmation To book please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
NEW: Cygnet Players- Kinky Boots Auditions
Cygnet Players is an amateur theatre society based in South West London. They are putting on an amateur production of Kinky Boots in February and are currently looking for fantastic folks to cast in it.
They are holding pre-audition workshops on Tuesday 5 October, to teach people a song and dance from the show, to use if they later choose to audition. To book your space, please click: https://doodle.com/poll/72wrw2trzr6xfxbg
Auditions are taking place on Thursday 7th October 19:30-22:00 and Sunday 10th October 14:00-18:00. To book a time slot, please fill in this interest form: https://forms.gle/mVJErStNHbFkqt4i9. You will then be sent the booking page and detailed audition form via email.
Please note that there is an audition fee of £10 if you are not a current paid-up member of Cygnet Players. This can be paid at audition in cash, or by card. If you are successful and are cast, you must then become a member of the society. Your £10 audition fee will be offset against your show fee. If you are already a member you will not need to pay an audition fee. Membership is £35 a year if you pay as a one-off, or £30 when you set up a standing order.
The Battersea Breakfast Club is back! Meet other ODL members for a chat and a laugh at The Breakfast Club in Battersea. Meet new friends and catch up with existing ones.
Free tea, coffee and snacks provided. Takes place the first Wednesday of each month.
The Breakfast Club need to know how many members are coming along, so booking is essential.
Date: Wednesday 6 October Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Venue: The Breakfast Club, 5-9 Battersea Rise, London SW11 1HG To book, please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Hackney Art Group Join Philippa for an informal and friendly drop-in art group. The sessions are as much social occasions as opportunities to produce artworks.
All materials are provided free for a variety of activities and range of abilities, so that members will be able to pursue their own interests and projects. Guidance and refreshments are available.
Date: Wednesday 6 October & 20 October Time: 2:00 pm Venue: Chigwell Court, 99 Ballance Road. E9 5SQ Booking is not mandatory, but if you would like to tell us you're coming, please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
NEW: Tower Hamlets Social The Tower Hamlets Social is back! Opening Doors London have partnered with Peabody's Sundial Centre in Tower Hamlets.
Join us for coffee, cake and conversation at the Sundial Centre. Enjoy refreshments from the onsite café, meet new friends and catch up with old ones.
Takes place the second Friday of every month. The café is open until 3:00pm. Prices start at £2 for a pot of tea or coffee.
Date: Friday 8 October Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Venue: The Sundial Centre, 11 Shipton Street, London E2 7RU For further information and to book, please email community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk RSVP deadline: 5pm, Monday 4 October
National Coming Out Day It's National Coming Out Day on 11th October!
National Coming Out Day was created on 11 October 1988 by US LGBTQ+ activists Jean O'Leary and Rob Eichberg.
11 October 1988 marked the first anniversary of The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, where over half a million LGBTQ people and allies marched on Washington, appealing for more funds to fight AIDS and demanding an end to discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Everybody's experience of coming out is different. Whether you have been able to come out or you haven't, we wish all of our members a wonderful Coming Out Day! We see you, we value you and we're here for you!
NEW: Women's Film Club
Our Women's Film Club is back!
The film we shall be showing is Carol (2016). Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) spots the beautiful, elegant Carol (Cate Blanchett), an unhappy divorcing woman, perusing the doll displays in a Manhattan department store.The two women develop a fast bond that becomes a love with complicated consequences. Set against the glamourous backdrop of 1950s New York.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Thursday 21 October Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Venue: Castlehaven, 23 Castlehaven Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8RU For further information, please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Greenwich Pub Social
We all got a bit dusty during lockdown so it’s time to brush down your glad rags and re-emerge as the butterfly you are. The Rose and Crown pub in Greenwich has reopened following a lockdown refurbishment.
And more good news! They’ve done away with the karaoke, so it’ll be easier on everyone’s ears!
Come and join Kyle for a chat and drink. We’ve got an area booked on the third Thursday of every month.
Date: Monday 25 October Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Venue: Glass House, 118 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6DG
NEW: Southwark Social
The Southwark Social is back!
Join us for tea, coffee and biscuits and conversation at the usual venue, Stones End Day Centre, between Borough and Elephant & Castle. Meet new friends and catch up with old ones and hosted by ODL’s Community Engagement Team.
Takes place on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Please note: this is a change of day from pre-pandemic days.
Date: Tuesday 26 October Time: 5:00pm – 7.00 pm Venue: Stones End Day Centre, 11 Scovell Rd, London SE1 1QQ
Join Silver for a gentle stroll and a friendly chat. This month the walk is along the Parkland Walk route, which follows an old railway line from Finsbury Park to Highgate. The Parkland Walk is the longest linear nature reserve in London.
Date: Wednesday 27 October Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Walk: The Parkland Walk (from Finsbury Park to Highgate, approx 2.5 miles). Meeting point: will be disclosed upon booking To book, please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk Booking deadline: 5pm, Wednesday 13 October
NEW: Blithe Spirit
The Harold Pinter Theatre has very kindly gifted us some tickets for the current production of Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, starring Jennifer Saunders. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book.
Due to the limited number of tickets, booking is essential.
Date: Friday 29 October Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Venue: Harold Pinter Theatre Panton St, London SW1Y 4DN To book, please email: community@openingdoorslondon.org.uk Booking deadline: 5pm, Friday 15 October
NEW: Members' Corner
We didn't receive any submissions this month but we would still love to hear from you!
Share interesting stories (LGBTQ+ or otherwise), your favourite joke, anecdote, or recommend a great book you have read, film you have seen, a delicious recipe or something completely different with your fellow members!
*** With government restrictions begin to ease, this section has now been renamed to remove 'Zoom' from the title as some of these groups are now meeting face to face where noted ***
IMPORTANT - If you have not attended a Zoom group before, please email community@openingdoorslondon.org.ukin the first instance. This allows us to check that you are a registered ODL member, and keep it a safe space for members only. Please do not share the group link with friends, even if they are ODL members - they must contact us first. You can join our Zoom groups from your computer or laptop, smart phone or tablet, or by dialling a phone number provided in the invite. You can also join in without video if you prefer. Please specify which groups you are interested in attending in your email.
Rainbow Carers Group (on Zoom) Our online support group for LGBTQ+ people over 50 who are looking after a partner, relative or friend with dementia, memory loss or cognitive problems. Lucy will be your host.
Date: Thursday 7 October Time: 11.00 to 12:30 + Date: Monday 18 October Time: 3:30 to 5:00 pm ***Please note: this group is not a drop-in, please contact us for an introduction to Lucy to discuss your individual needs***
Friday Morning Social: The Friday Morning Social is taking place in person again! Join Peter at our new venue in St Pancras.
Dates:1, 8, 15, 22, 29 October Time: 11:00 - 1:00pm Venue: St Pancras and Somers Town Living Centre 2 Ossulston Street NW1 1DF There is no need to book anymore, please just turn up!
Speak Out With Dementia (on Zoom) Our unique online peer support group for people with a diagnosis of dementia who identify as LGBTQ+. A safe space for those who are adjusting to the challenges of living with dementia to support each other and express their own thoughts and feelings, knowing that their life experiences, relationships and identity won’t be questioned. Lucy will be your host.
Date: Every Tuesday (5, 12, 19, 26 October) Time: 5.00 to 6.30 pm ***Please note: this group is not a drop-in, please contact us for an introduction to Lucy to discuss your individual needs***
Rainbow Memory Café (on Zoom) Our Rainbow Memory Café is a supportive and social space for anyone from the LGBTQ+ community with a dementia diagnosis or who has concerns about memory loss, and for their partners, carers and friends. Lucy will be your host.
Date: Monday 11 October Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm ***Please note: this group is not a drop-in, please contact us for an introduction to Lucy to discuss your individual needs***
NEW: Zoom Social with Peter Join Peter for fun conversation and a few laughs. Meet new friends and catch up with existing ones.
Date: Wednesday 13 October Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Trans, Non-Binary Group (on Zoom) Our regular Zoom group for our Trans, Non-Binary members. Harry will be your host.
Date: Thursday 21 October Time: 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Sunday Get Together on Zoom Join Paul and Frank for a friendly chat and some good laughs, to make new friends or catch up with old ones.
Date: Sunday 17 October Time: 12:00 pm - 2.00 pm
BAME/PoC Group Unfortunately our wonderful group leader, Ravi, has decided to leave ODL and will be much missed. We have now temporarily suspended the group but hope to be back up and running again very soon - check future listings for updates.
Play Reading Group: Thank you to everyone who has attended our Play Reading Group over the past few months. Unfortunately the facilitator, Nick Finegan, is no longer volunteering with Opening Doors London; all planned activity is now cancelled – we apologise for any inconvenience.
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