Ealing Autumn Festival, EASE, Hanwell Big Local and Hanwell Community Centre
put on a fantastic day for the family!
Constellations
Our favourite comment about the exhibition: "awesome - bloody brilliant mate!"
“Just what Hanwell needs.” Stephen Pound MP
“I agree, it was a lovely atmosphere..I enjoyed the afternoon making and chatting to folk. Also seeing music at the centre was fab but there was something nice about sitting down making and doing with adults and children.
"It was very simple we cd do some more themed activities like this..With tea and cake .etc. Also it was good to hear music in the small room too. So any other event needn't always be big..each time.. Yes well done to all.”
“Had a lovely ghost tour. Great food and found out more of the history of our lovely town.”
“Really enjoyed toy symphony! gxx”
“We had a great time, the tour was fantastic, thank you Florence. Jewel in West London’s crown!”
“Great tour. What a great resource for the community! Great day! Thanks.”
Hanwell Community Centre is an imposing Grade II listed building where Charlie Chaplin went to school and Led Zeppelin rehearsed. Hats Off Led Zeppelin ends the day with a rock concert.
Saturday 14th March
12 noon to 11pm
Hanwell Heritage Hop!
A day of lively events offering music, heritage, film, talks, art, literary and craft workshops and a rock concert!
Exhibitions all day
Constellations paintings commissioned by the Ealing Autumn Festival from 4020 Art Group based on a concept by Diana Braybrook.
Celebrates Galileo Galilei, astronomer and mathematician.
Hanwell Big Local news about what happening.
Hanwell Community Centre resident display.
Hanwell's Heritage exhibition developed by the Ealing Autumn Festival and Hanwell Heritage & Local History Society.
Transport along the A4020 commissioned by the Ealing Autumn Festival from David Blackwell of the Hanwell Heritage & Local History Society.
Tours of the buildling during the day. Ask in the foyer.
Planting a Garden outside activity.
Food and drink all day.
Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 (ground floor)
12-1pm
Star-making craft work to make a wish for Hanwell!
I wrote a letter to my Mum and Dad an old-fashoined way to write a letter.
1-2pm
The Toy Symphony from Scratch rehearsal for later performance. Everyone welcome to try out a new instrument!
Email info@ealingautumnfestival.co.uk or phone 020 8567 7623.
Hanwell Big Local film, talk and discussion.
2-3pm
The Toy Symphony in Performance this is the one you can't miss!
Your chance to play your pieces on you own instrument too.
Email info@ealingautumnfestival.co.uk or phone 020 8567 7623.
Transport along the A4020 talk by David Blackwell of the Hanwell Heritage & Local History Society.
3-4pm
Music! performances by professional musicians and expert players. Listen out for Chopin, Schubert and others.
Charlie Chaplin short films by the former schoolboy at Hanwell Community Centre.
4-5pm
Star-making craft work to make a wish for Hanwell!
I wrote a letter to my Mum and Dad an old-fashoined way to write a letter.
Hanwell's Heritage talk by David Blackwell of the Hanwell Heritage & Local History Society.
5-6pm
Galileo: where do we go next? Will we all have to take off to Mars? Or can we learn to look after our planet better in the future?
The Way we Lived information films by the GPO Film Unit showing how we lived in the 1930s, when the Cuckoo Estate was built. Some include music by Benjamin Britten and words by W H Auden.
The Hall (ground floor)
The action moves to the ground floor hall for music and lead band Hats Off Led Zeppelin.
Celebrating Led Zeppelin's who formerly rehearsed in Hanwell Community Centre - where they could make as much noise as they liked!
Entry £2, concert £5
5 minute walk: Castlebar Park (Paddington: 15 mins, Ealing Broadway: 6 mins)
Parking available.
“Just to let you know I much I enjoyed the Toy Symphony afternoon at the Hanwell Community Centre a couple of weeks ago. I was amazed how you managed to get the children with assortments of whistles and percussion to get better and better in coming in on time and with such energy and concentration to play two whole movements from Haydn’s Toy Symphony.
"It just shows how with some dedication and resources it is possible to get children to get a feel for being part of a collective musical enterprise - something that can inspire them to go on to listen to and make music for the rest of their lives.
"And it shows that it doesn’t have to be that difficult! The enterprise was a fitting continuation to the inspiring work done with the children in the Gallileo opera you wrote and organised the production of at the Ealing Autumn Festival.
"Also I was very moved by your playing of Chopin and Schubert afterwards. So much so that I was inspired to start practising again one ot Schubert impromptus you played. May projects like these long continue.”
“We had a great time, the tour was fantastic, thank you Florence. Jewel in West London’s crown!”
“I really enjoyed performing at the Hanwell Heritage Hestival last Saturday. Thank you for letting me play the nightingale it was really fun. I enjoyed everything at the festival and my favourite part was when you gave out all those pretty necklaces!
"My second favourite part was when I played "the policeman" and "the bugle call" in front of an audience because I like doing things in front of an audience and it makes me feel proud. I also enjoyed playing in the concert with all the people, and I liked the sounds they made with their instruments, piano, violin, clarinet, flute, recorder, triangle, drum, trumpet and those other instruments that me and that boy were playing.” (A happy nightingale player, aged 7.)
“Enjoyed the tour – had never been in the basement before – really good.
Pictures are great!”
“Absolutely superb.”