Clubs/societies

Enjoy your New Year's Eve at the Irish Cultural Centre in Black's Road, Hammersmith, where the Dublin City Workingman's Band will be playing.

The band has a large repertoire of Irish ballads and will be supported by The Rogans.

A chess club aimed at breaking down barriers for Russian speakers has been launched in Fulham.

Yalta, the Association of Russian Speaking Communities in Hammersmith and Fulham, is holding the club every Saturday between 4-6pm in the Peabody Estate Community Hall, Lillie Road.

Adventurous young members of a Hammersmith-based circus school passed their achievement certificates with flying colours, writes Robert Szmigielski.

The awards were presented to five youngsters and the artistic director of Albert & Friends Instant Circus at the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards at London's Mermaid Conference & Events Centre.

The circus, which is celebrating it's 25th year, teaches circus skills such as juggling and stilt walking to youngsters, and has over 300 members.

We have TWO pairs of tickets to see Fulham take on Newcastle United on Sunday at Craven Cottage.

This is a vital match for both Premiership sides who play in black-and-white, with both battling to get clear of the relegation places.

The Grove Neighbourhood Centre at 7, Bradmore Park Road, Hammersmith, provides a hot lunch for residents every Friday.

Cost is £3 and lunch runs from 1pm - 3pm for you to meet and chat with other residents.

Kensington Town Hall is the place to be on Friday 10th October for everything you need to know about healthy ageing - all under one roof!

The latest information about keeping active, keeping independent and mobile, eating well, emotional well-being, managing health, housing, safety and financial advice, and much more will be available at Kensington and Chelsea's number one annual event for older people, Well-Being for Life. Organised by local charity Sixty Plus, the event will run from 12pm-4pm at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8.

Looking to get your kids involved during October half term.... Westway Sports Centre has an exciting half-term programme from 27th October - 31st October. A wide range of activities from Climbing, Football, Tennis, Handball Fives to Archery...

So book your sessions now....

Fulham Football Club is hoping to unveil a statue of the player known as the 'Maestro' by their ground.

The memorial to legend Johnny Haynes, who died three years ago, will be built outside Craven Cottage in Stevenage Road, Fulham, if Hammersmith and Fulham Council grant planning permission.

The Friends of Bishop Park will be holding its annual meeting on September 25.

It will be held at 7.30pm in St Etheldreda's Church Hall, on the corner of Cloncurry Street and Fulham Place Road, Fulham.

The Irish Cultural Centre is holding a storytelling session called 'Around the fireside' on Friday at 7.30pm with special guest Mike Burns. Entry £4.

Also on Friday at 7.30pm is a free celebration of Irish music which is held on the second Friday of every month.

Group Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the largest group involved in the preservation of Irish music, will play on the night.

For more information on either event go to www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk or call 020 8563 8232 to book.