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Ethel and Pearl

Friday 17 May at 7.30
“Welcome aboard Ethel and Pearl”

Ian Hunter talks about the work of the Ethel Trust, whose two specially adapted, fully acessible canal barges, Ethel and Pearl, provide day trips and residential experiences for people of all abilities and needs.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm; talk starts 7.30

Tickets (£5) available from library reception or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Cars

Saturday 4 May
Children’s Cinema: Cars

In this superb Pixar animation, a ambitious young racing car called Lightning McQueen makes friends with an improbable community of cars in the small town of Radiator Springs. This film is worth watching for the tractor tipping scene alone!

Doors open/refreshments 2.00. Film starts 2.30

Watch the trailer here.

The Miracle Club

Friday 3 May
Evening Cinema: The Miracle Club

 

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30

There’s just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. With a little benevolent interference from their local priest, a group of close friends get their ticket of a lifetime. Starring Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney.

Watch the trailer here.

 

Wonka

Saturday 1 June
Children’s Cinema: Wonka

The young Willy Wonka is the mastermind behind some of the most delicious and innovative chocolate creations the world has ever seen. But before shaking up the chocolate industry and making a name for himself as a confectionery genius, the ambitious young creator had to defy all odds. Starring Timothée Chalamet as Wonka and (improbably) Hugh Grant as the Oompah Loompah.

Doors open/rereshmens 2.00pm.FIlm starts 2.30

Watch the trailer here

One Life

Friday 7 June
Evening Cinema: One Life

The true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Superb performances from Anthony Hopkins, Jonny Quinn and Helena Bonham Carter.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30

Watch the trailer here.

 

Paint Your Wagon

Friday 5 July
Evening Cinema: Paint Your Wagon

In the California Wilderness in May 1853, a crusty old miner, Ben Rumson, is conducting a makeshift funeral for a friend. Meanwhile, his 16-year-old daughter Jennifer discovers gold dust. Ben claims the land, and prospectors start flocking. Songs include “They call the Wind Maria”, “I talk to the Trees” and “I was born under a Wandering Star”

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30

Watch the trailer here

Elemental

Saturday 6 July
Children’s Cinema: Elemental

In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common. the story follows fire element Ember Lumen (Lewis) and water element Wade Ripple (Athie), who spend time together in the city while trying to save a convenience store owned by Ember’s father.

Doors open/refreshments 2.00pm. Film starts 2.30

Watch the trailer here.

Graves Park

Friday 19 January
The Story of Graves Park and the rose Garden Café

Caroline Dewar, chairman of The Friends of Graves Park, talks about the origins of the park and J.G. Graves, including the history of the café, its inception and recent troubles.

Doors open/refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30.

Tickets £5 online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Winter Poetry

Tuesday 30 Jan at 7.30pm
Winter Poems with Louise Dore

An evening for readers of poetry, writers of poetry, and those who are just curious.. Share and discuss poems within a welcoming and informal group.

Contact Louise at poetry@greenhill-library.org