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ART: The Pinner Sketch Club's annual Art Exhibition at the Parish Church Hall, High Street, Pinner is open 10am-6pm every day (noon-6pm Sundays) until Sunday. Free.

ART: The Harrow Arts Society is having an exhibition and sale of members' paintings until Sunday at Debenham's, Station Road, Harrow.

SUMMER SCHOOL: Summer Flowers and Early Fruits, a two-day botanical art workshop at the Gainsborough Room, Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, from 10am-4pm today and Friday. Fee £52.00. Enrol on 020 8428 0123.

FRIDAY

COMEDY: Ha Bloody Ha at Ealing Studios, Ealing Green. Tonight's line up: Tommy Tiernan, Otiz Canneloni, Roger D, Peter Tennent. Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 9pm. Booking is recommended; call 020 8566 4067.

SATURDAY

ART EXHIBITION: Elizabethan England, new paintings and drawings by Robert Hunter, will be on display at the Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, Ealing, until October 4. Call 020 8567 5184 for viewing times.

COFFEE MORNING: Bumper coffee morning at South Harrow Baptist Church, Northolt Road, South Harrow, from 10.30am. Call Mrs Cripps on 020 8422 7742 for details.

FLOWER SHOW: Newton Park Horticultural Society are having a flower and veg show at 2.30pm at Newton Farm School, Ravenswood Crescent, South Harrow. Tombola, bulb sale, tea and cakes.

FLOWER SHOW: Belmont Horticultural Society are having a horticultural show at 3pm at St. Anselms Church Hall, Uppingham Avenue, Belmont Circle, Stanmore. Floral art, sales table, teas. Free.

FLOWER SHOW: Roxbourne Horticultural Society are having a horticultural show at 2.30pm at St. Andrew's Church Hall, Malvern Avenue, South Harrow.

OPEN DAY: Roe Green Walled Garden, Roe Green Park, Kingsbury, is open from 2pm until 5pm. Wildlife garden, herb garden, tree nursery, pole lathe demo, refreshments. Free entry. Call 020 8206 0589 for details.

SUNDAY

CONCERT: The Harrow Concert Band will be playing songs from musicals and other light pieces at the Barn, Harrow Musuem and Heritage Centre, Headstone Manor, Pinner View today at 3pm. Admission is free.

OPEN DAY: London's Transport Museum's Depot opposite Acton Town tube station is open from 11am until 5pm today. Admission is £6.95 for adults, £4.50 concessions, family tickets £18.

WILDLIFE: Meadow mowing at Ten Acre Wood. Meet at the end of Charville Road (Golden Bridge), North Hayes at 9.45pm. Call Val on 020 8581 0796.

MONDAY

AUDITIONS: arts4Real will be auditioning enthusiastic young dancers, singers, actors, poets and rappers from all ethnic backgrounds for an exciting Black History Month production planned for 25-26 October today at the Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbrige Road, Hatch End. Theatre production team also required. Call John on 07074 858681 for details.

MEETING: Harrow Choral Society welcomes new members for their 2000-2001 season. St. Albans Church Hall, Norwood Drive, North Harrow, at 8pm. Call Jil on 020 8248 7625.

MEETING: General meeting of the Harrow National Trust Association followed by a talk by Philip King on working with volunteers at Claydon House and Osterley Park. 8pm at the Eastman Hall, Kodak Sports Ground, Harrow View, Wealdstone. Visitors £1, all welcome. Call D. C. Roberts on 020 8907 4193 for details.

PLAY: Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton, starring Alison Steadman, starts at Richmond Theatre tonight. Box office 020 8940 0088.

WEDNESDAY

MEETING: Pinner Big Band Club monthly meeting. Presenters are Frank Touey with current US Big Bands and Rex Harris with Swing That Music. Pinner Village Hall, Chapel Lane Car Park. Doors open 7.30pm. Members £1, visitors £2. Call Phil Charters on 020 8429 0664.

REUNION: Heathfield Old Girls' Reunion Lunch at Beaulieu Drive, Pinner, at 12.30pm. Ring Jenny Moseley on 020 8868 2346 for details and an invitation.

COMING SOON

COMEDY: Tickets are on sale for six nights of comedy at the Watford Colosseum this Autumn: Graham Norton (September 28, £15); Harry Hill (October 21, £16.50); Jethro (November 8, £12.60/£11.55); The League of Gentlemen (November 12, £16.50); Paul McKenna's Hypnotic Show (November 30, 12.50); Lee Hurst (December 3, £12). Box office 01923 445000.

CONCERT: Tickets are on sale for The Original Johann Strauss Gala at Watford Colosseum on November 2. The best musicians from Vienna's ensembles will give authentic performances of Strauss's music in its original arrangements. Box office 01923 445000.

CONCERT: Los Pacaminos, a Tex-Mex band led by Paul Young (above) will be appearing at The Rayners Hotel, Rayners Lane, Harrow, on September 8. Book tickets on 020 8866 1666.

COURSE: Arthritis Care will be running a six week course, Challenging Arthritis, from September 28. Meetings will be at 10am on Thursday mornings at Pinner Village Hall. Call Jette on 01923 245243 to enrol.

FUN DAY: Barbecue, children's activities, tea dance and stalls at St. Peter's Church, Colbeck Road, West Harrow, on September 9 from 11am. Call Karen Cochrane on 020 8422 6297 for details.

JUMBLE SALE: St. Thomas More Church Hall, Field End Road, Eastcote, on September 9 at 11am.

PLAY: An Die Musik, a performance about the Holocaust, comes to the Tricycle Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Road, from September 11. Call 020 7328 1000 for details and tickets.

PLAY: John Webster's The White Devil comes to the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith on September 7. Call the box office on 020 8741 2311 for information and to book.

SHOW: Wrestling ,, The Next Generation comes to the Watersmeet Theatre, High Street, Rickmansworth, on September 7. Call the box office on 01923 771542 for information and to book.

SHOW: Hey Gringo! ,, Bolivia and Beyond, the second instalment of Peter Searles' travel adventures, comes to the Travellers Studio, Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, on September 9. Call 020 8428 0124 for information.

TALK: Ken Kirkman will be talking about St. Edmund The King, Northwood Hills for the Pinner Local History Society on Thursday September 7. Held at the Village Hall, Chapel Lane Car Park at 8pm. Suggested donation £1.

REGULAR

BADMINTON: The Indian Youth Badminton Club welcomes beginners or intermediate players. Badminton played every Sunday in Harrow. For details contact 020 8863 7253.

COFFEE: The Women's Centre at 99c Hindes Road, Harrow, has a drop-in coffee morning every Friday between 10am and noon. Call 020 8863 4500.

DANCE: Beginners! Learn to Waltz, Quickstep, Jive, Cha-cha-cha and Rumba at the Harrow Regal Dance School, 314 Station Road (above Burton's), every Tuesday at 8.15pm. Entry £3.50. Call 020 8427 0132.

DANCE: The Footloose Line Dancing Club beginners class is every Monday from 10am at Sts Peter and Paul Church Hall, Cambourne Avenue, Northfields. Call 020 8579 2817.

DANCE: Enjoy modern sequence dancing at the Canons Community Association, Wemborough Road, Stanmore, Fridays from 2pm to 4pm. For details call 020 8428 1074.

DANCE: Viva Salsa! every Wednesday at The Rayners, corner of Imperial Drive and Village Way, Rayners Lane, Harrow. Two fun salsa classes at 8pm and social dancing until 11.30pm. Admission £4/£2.50. For more details ring 020 8866 9093.

DANCE: Lindy Hop at the Beecham Grove Church Hall, Clarendon Road, Watford, every Thursday at 8pm. Call 020 7387 1011.

FAMILY HISTORY: Trace your ancestors at the Hillingdon Family History Room, Baptist Church, Hercies Road. Friday and Saturday 10am-1pm, non-members £1.

FILM: The Harrow Cine and Video Club meets at 7.45pm on Monday nights from September to May in the Canons Room of the Harrow Arts Centre, Hatch End. Call Heather on 020 8863 7628.

LANGUAGE: Hindu language classes for beginners, organised by the Indian Association of Harrow, will start in September. Call 020 8863 7253.

POETRY: Poetry Workshop with the Pitshanger Poets at Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, Ealing, every other Wednesday at 10am. Call 020 8567 3233 for details.

SOCIAL: The Ealing Forum meets at Ealing Town Hall on the third Tuesday of every month at 1.45pm. All retired people welcome to join the meetings, walks and outings. Call Barbara Nash on 020 8932 1013.

SOCIAL: The Rotaract Club of Ealing is open to anyone aged between 18 and 30. Meetings are at the Drayton Court pub, The Avenue, West Ealing, on the first, third and fifth Thursday of each month at 8.15pm. Call 020 8810 8897 for details.

SOCIAL: The Hillingdon Friendship Group meets at Bailey Hall, Christ Church, Redford Way, Uxbridge every second Monday of each month from 2pm to 4pm. All over 50s welcome. Call 01895 470708.

SOCIAL: Hillingdon 18 Plus meets every Wednesday at 9pm at the Load of Hay pub, Villier Street, Uxbridge. Social events for 18-35 year olds.

SOCIAL: Breakout, a lesbian, gay and bisexual support group for 16-21 year olds in Harrow, meets every Friday from 6.30pm. Call Ewan on 020 8424 7539 for details.

SOCIAL: Hillingdon Quest, a social group for the over 35s, meets every Tuesday except the first Tuesday of the month at the Load of Hay, Villier Street, Uxbridge. Call Clive on 01895 466557.

FURTHER AFIELD

CAR BOOT: Taplow Giant Car Boot sale is every Sunday (Monday on Bank Holidays) from 1pm-6pm. Main Bath Road (A4), Maidenhead, Junction 7 off M4. Call 07956 486448.

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