in Brent Women of Renown Project, Cricklewood

Kingsbury High Creative Writers Flying High

The Brent Women of Renown Project are in partnership with Kingsbury High School and the team were out during summer term 2023 delivering school assemblies and workshops to lower school as well as creative writing and oral history to sixth form students. Dr Midge Gillies facilitated the oral history and creative writing workshop with the […]

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Dame Stephanie gave a talk “My Family in Exile”

The Brent Women of Renown project is a heritage lottery funded project awarded to Cricklewood Town Team being delivered throughout 2023, sharing the achievements and struggles of three pioneering women through school workshops and adult engagement forums . Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH is one of the  three pioneer women recognised as a pioneer computer engineer […]

in Cricklewood

Press Release for Cricklewood Town Team website

The Cricklewood Town Team (CTT), a group of volunteers representing the local community
who work to improve the area for residents and business, has been awarded a National Lottery
Heritage Fund grant of £78,000 to celebrate the life and achievements of three Brent Women of
Renown who overcame adversity and prejudice to change the world for the better.

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Royally Cricklewood Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

On Saturday, 4 June 2022 Cricklewood Town Centre hosted the Royally Cricklewood festival. This vibrant event was awarded a grant from the Arts Council’s Let’s Create Jubilee Fund,  ensuring that creativity played an important role in local community celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.   The event was opened with the National Anthem, […]