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Notting Hill Gate Library |
| Opening Hours | Monday
1pm-8pm Tuesday 1pm-7pm Wednesday Closed Thursday 10am-1pm Friday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm Saturday 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm |
| Telephone: 020 7229 8574 | |
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Evening Events 29/03/2007 |
Natalie Wheen, Presenter for Classic FM, will give a talk entitled "25 Hours of Music: Planning Programmes for their Enjoyment" at Notting Hill Gate Library on Thursday 29th March at 7:30pm. Tickets are available from the Library and please pick them up before the event. |
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Evening Events 18/11/2004 |
LIFE IN THE
LAW Local lawyer, Noel Ing will give a talk about life in the law at Notting Hill Gate Library on Thursday 18 November 2004. Noel was called to the Bar, by Lincoln's Inn, in 1958. Subsequently he had a varied legal career including taking part in what was, up to then (1975), the longest trial in English legal history. While he does not intend to emulate this with the longest talk in the Library's history, he will say a little about his own experiences, but more about the legal profession generally, with plenty of anecdotes about life in, and out of, the courts. Questions - and argument - will be welcome. If you would like to reserve tickets for this event please contact: Carole-Ann Barnett, Notting Hill Gate Library, 1 Pembridge Square, London W2 4EW Tel: 020 7229 8574 Email: Carole-Ann.Barnett@rbkc.gov.uk |
| Evening Events |
The "An Audience with..." Series An Audience With is a series of talks by celebrated authors and speakers organised by the Library and the Friends of Notting Hill Gate Library which began last year. The first event proved an instant hit with residents who turned out to hear local resident, veteran politician and diarist, Tony Benn, talk about his life in politics. |
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Ruth Fanlight 02/10/2003 |
The "Audience with..." series will continue with Ruth Fanlight on 2nd
October at 7:30pm. Tickets free from Carole-Ann Barnet at the Notting Hill
Library on 020 7229 8574 Ruth Fanlight will be reading a selection of her own poetry. She has published eleven collections of poems as well as short stories and translations. Born in New York City, she has lived mostly in England since the age of fifteen and has lived in Notting Hill since the early 1970s with her husband, the novelist Alan Sillitoe. Her most recent books are Selected Poems (1995), Sugar-Paper Blue (1997) which was short-listed for the Whitbread Poetry Award, and Burning Wire (2002). |
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Angela Rippon 18/09/2003 |
(Report back to come) |
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The Rt Hon Lord Weatherill 12/06/2003 |
(Report back to come) |
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Anne Widdecombe 30/04/2003 |
Anne Widdecombe MP proved to be one of the most popular invited guests of the series on 30th April 2003. Over 60 people attended and were entertained with light-hearted tales of her time spent on the television show "Celebrity Fit Club" as well as more in-depth discussion on topics including women in politics, her own path into politics and combating ageism. The audience challenged Ann on her views and opinions during the longest question and answer session of the series. |
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Michael Portillo 06/02/2003 |
Michael Portillo, Member of Parliament for Kensington & Chelsea, joined residents and visitors for a further evening in the series. |
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Alan Sillitoe 30/01/2003 |
As part of the "An audience with..." series Alan Sillitoe, novelist, playwright and social critic, spoke at the Notting Hill Library on Thursday 30th January at 7:30pm. Since his first novel "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" was published in 1958, Alan Sillitoe has written over fifty books. He has lived in Notting Hill since the early 1970s with his wife, the poet Ruth Fainlight. His talk was well received by the audience and he spoke of his writing, his love of books and his life spent abroad. He told stories of his time with the RAF and fascinated his audience with a demonstration of how to operate a Morse Key. |
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Matthew Parris 20/06/2002 |
The journalist, author and TV presenter was the guest at the June event |
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Sebastian Faulks 25/04/2002 |
The author of "Birdsong" and "Charlotte Gray" was be the guest at the
April event. |
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Mariella Frostrup 14/03/2002 |
A frequent contributor to The Times, Guardian and Observer, Mariella is also Harper and Queen's film critic, a Mail on Sunday book reviewer as well as a respected arts critic. She has sat on numerous awards panels including the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Evening Standard Awards and the London Film Festival. TV and radio presenter, columnist and critic, she was interviewed by former Radio 4 presenter, Gigi Salmon; Mariella revealed her thoughts on literature, her life and the media world to an appreciative audience. |
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Tim Lott 21/11/2002 |
Local author and journalist, Tim Lott, spoke at the Notting Hill Library from 7:30 p.m. on 21st November 2002 about his work including his first book The Scent of Dried Roses, a moving memoir that dealt with the suicide of his mother. He has since gone on to write several novels about male friendship, contemporary London life and social change in eighties Britain. |
| Booking |
Visit the Library and reserve a ticket for
these events as they have to date be fully booked and the library can only
hold 50 people for each event. Alternatively, E-mail librarian Carol-Ann Barnett at the Library or ring her on 020 7229 8574. Admission is free but by ticket only and refreshments will be served. |
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