by Library Admin | 10 Dec 2024 | FRONT PAGE NEWS, news
It’s almost time for our hard working volunteers to have a well-earned break.
This year we will close at the end of the day on Friday 20 December (after our Christmas concerts) and reopen on the morning of Monday 6 January.
In the meantime, we’d like to thank you for your custom this year and wish you all
¡Feliz Navid!
Joyeux Noël!
Frohe Weihnachten!
Buon Natale!
Feliz Natal!
Crăciun Fericit!
Счастливого Рождества! (Schastlivogo Rozhdestva!)
God Jul!
God Jul!
Glædelig Jul!
Hyvää Joulua!
Gleðileg Jól!
Wesołych Świąt!
Vrolijk Kerstfeest!
Sretan Božić!
Veselé Vánoce!
メリークリスマス！ (Merīkurisumasu!)
圣诞节快乐! (Shèngdàn jié kuàilè!)
메리 크리스마스! (Meli Keuliseumaseu!)
Felicem Natalem Christi!
Nollaig Shona!
by Library Admin | 1 Dec 2024 | advice, FRONT PAGE NEWS
Yes, it’s December already! We can’t believe it either. Another busy and eventful year at the library draws to a close and we’d like to remind you about some important dates this month:
12 December Cricklesingers Carol Concert at All Saints Child’s Hill – free carol concert by our thriving and exuberant community choir.
15 December – Carols by Candlelight at the library
20 December – Early Evening Family Concert of excerpts from The Nutcracker. Truly a cracking way to start your family celebrations
20 December – December’s Last Friday concert by Trio Taliesin
21 December – our last day “in the office” this year. We reopen on Monday 6 January
by Library Admin | 20 Nov 2024 | Cricklesingers, FRONT PAGE NEWS
Please join us for our end of year concert! Cricklesingers have been working hard on new repertoire and skills to bring you a programme that will induce Christmas cheer!
See the event page for more details.
by Library Admin | 20 Nov 2024 | activities, Cricklereaders, Cricklereaders Current, FRONT PAGE NEWS
The last book of the year is Julia by Sandra Newman. 1984 from Julia’s viewpoint. London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceania. It’s 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Under the ideology of IngSoc and the rule of the Party and its leader Big Brother, Julia is a model citizen – cheerfully cynical, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She knows how to survive in a world of constant surveillance, Thought Police, Newspeak, Doublethink, child spies and the black markets of the prole neighbourhoods. She’s very good at staying alive.
But Julia becomes intrigued by a colleague from the Records Department – a mid-level worker of the Outer Party called Winston Smith, she comes to realise that she’s losing her grip and can no longer safely navigate her world.
Read along at home with us (places in the group are on hold for now but may open up again in the new year.
by Library Admin | 15 Nov 2024 | activities, FRONT PAGE NEWS, library event
This year’s Carols by Candlelight will take place on Sunday 15 December, 1700-1800. As usual, there will be mulled wine and mince pies and a chance to sing the classics with all the neighbours. Please download the songbook and bring along or view on your smart device. Helps save trees.
