Ealing Libraries continue popular series of talks

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Looking back at the world around us

 

Ealing and the world around it in retrospect

 

Suspicious deaths, a Cold War uprising and fifty years of rock'n'roll are just some of the topics that will be covered in the next instalment of Ealing Council's 'Retrospect' library series.

 

The autumn run of this popular series will commence on the 9 September with a House History Day and conclude in October with a moving account of Cold War Hungary.

 

Details are as follows:

 

SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER     10am - 4pm

House History Day

Free

 

Curious about where you live?  Want to know how old your house is, what used to be on the site or who lived there?  Pop into the Local History Centre in Central Library and find out more about the history of your house.

 

TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER     7pm

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Ealing 'Murder Walk'

Free

 

If you're curious about the more sinister side of Ealing's past, this is the event for you!  Dr Jonathan Oates, author of a recently published book on this topic, will lead a guided walk round Ealing, revealing the sites and stories behind murders from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.  The event will begin at Ealing Broadway Station and last approximately two hours.

 

TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER     5 - 8pm

Be-bop-a-lula!

Free

 

1956 was a great year for rock'n'roll and you can join the 50th anniversary celebration at Greenford Library.  The foot-tapping fun will include refreshments, nostalgic music and a chance to see the library staff dressed in '50's style!  Enjoy the clock turning back for free.

 

TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER     7pm

Through the Arch

Tickets are £4, refreshments included.

Book in advance by calling Hanwell Library on 020 8567 5041

 

To celebrate World Mental Health Day, Paul Lang gives a fascinating talk on the history of St Bernard's Hospital.  Built in the early 19th century as an insane asylum, this has been the site of much pioneering work in the treatment of mental illness.

 

THURSDAY 12 OCTOBER     7pm

Recalling the Hungarian Uprising of 1956

Free

 

Joe Szarvas, Hungarian freedom fighter, tells us of his memories of this chilling event in the Cold War fifty years ago.  He will be talking at Greenford Library.

 

The Retrospect series is just one of a number of upcoming exciting and informative events in Ealing's libraries.

 

For more information go to http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/libraries (and then select 'Events in libraries').

September 7, 2006