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Greening Greenhill

Friday 20 Sept
“Greening Greenhill”

Lindy Stone will talk about the activities that the Greener Greenhill network has been involved with since its inception three years ago – and why it was set up in the first place.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm.  Talk starts 7.30

Tickets (£5) available from the library on online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Harold Fry

Friday 9 August
Evening Cinema
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Harold Fry decides to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to Berwick-upon-Tweed because, he believes, as long as he walks, old friend Queenie Hennessey will live. From the book by Rachel Hoyce. Starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.

Doors open/refreshments 7.00pm. Film starts 7.30

Watch the trailer here

 

Horton Hears a Who

Saturday 3 August
Children’s Cinema: Horton Hears a Who
Starting at 6.00pm

Horton (an elephant) finds a clover on which sits a tiny speck that turns out to contain the entire city of Who-ville. In his efforts to bring stability to this tiny world he must overcome the scepticism of his fellow jungle creatures. The film captures the wonderful quirkiness of the Dr Seuss original and is the perfect end to our amazing Dr Seuss themed day.

Doors open 5.30 (approx). Film starts 6.00pm

Watch the trailer here.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

Saturday 7 September
Children’s Cinema
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs

When his town is devoid of any food other than sardines, a young inventor creates a device that makes food rain from the skies. “A delightful and imaginative animated movie that is sure to entertain both kids and adults alike.”

Watch the trailer here.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Friday 6 Sept
Evening Cinema
To kill a Mocking Bird

In a quaint Alabama locality during 1932, Atticus Finch, a legal professional navigating life as a single father to his two offspring, Jem and Scout, finds himself representing Tom Robinson, an African American man facing allegations of assaulting a white female. Starring Gregory Peck and made in 1963, this movie is a classic.

You can book online using this link or grab a ticket at the library

Watch the trailer here.

Digging Deeper for All

Friday 16 August at 7.30
Digging Deeper for All
with Caroline Dewar

Caroline Dewar, chair of the Friends of Graves Park, presents the results of their recent project to uncover the medieval farming, fish ponds and charcoal hearths, rich ancient woodland and working woodland landscape we now call Graves Park.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30

Book online at greenhill.bookwhen.com or call at library reception

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.