Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

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An evening with Sophie Raworth

The marathon bug had bitten. I discovered I loved the training, the discipline and the structure that it brought to my life as well as the realisation that despite being in my early 40s, I was getting faster. My confidence grew too. At a time when I felt unsure of my footing at work, running was starting to make me feel steadier on my feet and in my mind. Could I go faster? At the age of 40, BBC broadcaster Sophie Raworth assumed she was too old to start running. She had done no exercise for decades. But after seeing a friend do the London Marathon, Sophie decided to give it a go. Collapsing two miles from the finish line, her first attempt was a disaster. But she picked herself up and kept going on a path that would take her to races all over the world, across the Alps and even to the Sahara Desert for the famous 150-mile Marathon des Sables. Along the way Sophie discovered great friends, unexpected strength, new confidence, and deep resilience that has helped her deal with some of the toughest challenges, both at work and in life.

Mon 8 Jun20:30Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

via Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

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An evening with Shari Lapena & Lisa Jewell

If you love up all night page turners, then you won’t want to miss this summer’s event with bestselling authors Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER – Shari Lapena Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others adore their children. They have carefully, expensively, made every inch of it their own. It is the stuff of glossy magazines and real-estate dreams, It is their sanctuary. So when Ted’s inheritance runs out and he makes a bad investment, they panic. How can they protect their beloved home and enviable lifestyle? The answer is obvious. Or at least, it is obvious to Jill and Ted. The death of one wealthy family member could solve all their problems. Together, they will get away with murder… IT COULD HAVE BEEN HER – Lisa Jewell It was the night she almost died. Jane Trevally, newly divorced and feeling a little lost, agrees to accompany a man she doesn’t know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath. She’s offered a drink, goes in, and then – a scream and the sound of something falling upstairs – Jane senses she’s in a bad place.

Thu 16 Jul20:00Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

via Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

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An evening with Rachael Stirling

Legendary actress Diana Rigg was a force to be reckoned with. Her 50+ year, multi-award-winning career included everything from the iconic smart-talking, cat-suited Emma Peel in The Avengers to being the only Bond girl 007 ever married, to iconic stage performances in Mother Courage, Jumpers and Medea and unforgettable TV appearances in Detectorists (in which Rachael played her daughter) and as Lady Tyrell in Game of Thrones. Perhaps you’ve never heard of Diana Rigg. That doesn’t matter, for in these pages I intend to conjure her up in all her glory, and I promise you will feel as if you knew her for all eighty-two of her glorious years on Earth. Her story, her outlook, her legacy, is a lesson in living this life to the fullest: in following your instincts, in taking pleasure wherever there is pleasure to be taken, in loving with all your strength and might, in laughing, always at yourself first, and in being curious, now and forever.

Mon 7 Sept20:30Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

via Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

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An evening with Mary Portas

From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no-holds-barred account about her time as the window dresser and creative director for Harvey Nichols, that is full of juicy anecdotes from the fashion world and ’90s nostalgia. Chronicling how she transformed Harvey Nichols from a fusty, old-fashioned store to a thriving, cutting-edge fashion brand, Mary takes us behind the shop window. To the people who kept the show on the road and the early lessons that shaped her career, we will see first-hand how, armed only with the blank canvas of a shop window and her own creativity, Mary created an era-defining global brand destination.

Mon 14 Sept20:30Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

via Chorleywood War Memorial Hall

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