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Poetry in Translation

Wednesday 10 July
Poetry in Translation
with Louise Dore

Discover, share and discuss poems within a welcoming and informal group. This month we  will be reading poems not originally written in English. Foreign language experience welcome but not required!

Doors open from 7pm for a 7.30 start. For more information, email poetry@greenhill-library.org

A Tale of Two Charities

Friday 19 July
Evening Talk: A tale of two charities

We have a double-bill for you this evening! Pat Bashton wil talk about her lifetime’s experience of fundraising for MacMillan Cancer Support, and Jackie Butcher will take you behind the scenes of the Grace Food Bank.

Doors open / refreshments at 7.00pm talk starts 7.30

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

Chatsworth Gardens and Landscape

Chatsworth Gardens and Landscape
Friday 21 June at 7.30pm

Join Steve Porter (Head of Gardens and Landscaping at Chatsworth) and hear about the landscaping, current planting and future plans for these iconic gardens.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.30pm

Tickets (£5) available online here.

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.

 

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

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