Brent women of Renown In December 2022, Cricklewood Improvement Programme was awarded funding by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver an educational programme ‘Brent Women of Renown’ (BWR) for children in schools and supported by the elder community. The BWR project highlighted the lives of three pioneer women who lived and worked in Brent […]
– ON TIMES SERIES – Brent Women of Renown project film premier at The Kiln Read More
“ Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. Thank you for your support over the year in helping us keep Cricklewood a welcoming and pleasant place for everyone.“ Community Carols organised by the Cricklewood Baptist Church around the Christmas Tree sponsored by JJ Rhatigan. “
Cricklewood Town Team organised Dr Bike pop ups as part of our ECO Saturday events funded by Brent Council which included stalls on creative reuse of materials, advice on recycling from Veolia, public health advice and children’s entertainment.
SOLD OUT SCREENING Brent Women of Renown Premiere Brent Women of Renown: Pioneers in Politics and STEM is a heritage funded short documentary film by Angela Payne and Amanda Epe which highlights the lives of the imprisoned Suffragette Violet Doudney, pioneer engineer and aviator Amy Johnson CBE and child refugee on the Kindertransport to pioneer computer […]
CTT are delighted that it was a record breaking occasion with a Sold Out full audience, entertained with the Mayor of Brent Cllr Orleen Hylton’s presentation. https://cricklewood.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Camping-Moodboard.-Instagram-Collage-9-Photos.mp4
Kilburn was one of the hotbed spots for the Suffragettes movement. It was here that Violet Doudney a key suffragette trained as a teacher and organised protests rallies. The National Lottery Funded “Brent Women of Renown” project shared Violet’s story, Amy Johnson Aviation and Engineer achievements and Dame Stephanie Shirley’s inspirational life to students in Brent […]
Amy Johnson, the pioneering aviator, gripped the control stick as her beloved de Havilland Gipsy Moth fought against the relentless fury of the sandstorm. Her goggles were coated with a fine layer of grit, her once clear view now obscured by the swirling chaos outside. The wind buffeted the tiny aircraft, threatening to cast it […]
I couldn’t believe it, I was actually in control of the yoke, I was speechless, it was a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to fly a plane and to be honest even though it was so hard to get a hold of one. I always knew I was capable of doing it and that […]
