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, , I I • • ,. FRONT COVER: SPORT, ;is:becoming an ever more, l;;gnificant aspect of' community' , life.' To, ,the fo're ,this'month are the: ITALIAN ,HOSPITAL GOLF 'and TENNIS TOURNAMENT'S'. Thc'GOlf' was a great success .last year and, weather permitting, . ""', ,-_. '-, I, ~1.ll, be so .again' this year: see pages 11 and 25 for notices; __ ',- .~.~ -. THEANGLO-ITALIAN" FOOTBALL LEAGUE (whose ,results and notices we regularly carry)":has', through ,the tireless work, of its Secretary' and various officials, • assured itselLof a: premier place in the sporting life of our community.

SH90TING, whether invol~~ng,clays or live game, is close to the hearts of • , many Italians hu~bapds'he:re' " alt~~ugh, ,many !Ji,ves do not, relish c;lean.ing I dead rabbits or pheasants (or muddy. boots for that 'matter) • BACKIllLL's advice r, • - ~- " .' ...... _ '.' ~"V__ ..... ,'I··_~_- .";<, '. l.s: get them to do it themselv~s" la~uis! ~ee palles.18, and 19 fo~' ~lCsulFs.

I The past fcw sea.son:;ha,ve also seen the emergence of the WNJiON ITALIANS , ,1- RUGBY CLUB. The team has apparently been' going from strength to strength; let us know how you are getting on from time to time, boys.

We, ',cannot leave the, subject of sport without mentioning O.G.I - Olimpiad~ dellaGioventii Italiana - a mini-olympics}held fotthe first, time last, summer - - " ,.- - . '.- .".'" ,.. , on the ,initiative ,of. St:, Peter's' ,Youth"Club.: The eyent !J:as ~ great succ~~s i!1 that it brought togetlier several',hundred- young Italians from.. all oyer, the UK (together with their parents and' friends) .in a true spirit of camaraderie. It is hoped that the event will be staged again next year. • Finally, we have only' just, been inforined that on' SATURnAY ,and' SUNriAY 27th-28th JUNE iit' ~REENHAM COMMON RAF' BASE 'near:N~wbury" Bucks. the ITALIAN AIR FORCE DISPLAY TEAM, le-· 'F.re.cce"Tricoloi:i:" will be· taking part in the INTERNATIONAL . .-' _.. - -' , . ~ . AIR TATTOO, iri favour of tlie RAF ·BenevolentFund. 'Why not.'go·along? --"'.. '." •• , h

SPECIAL FEATURES - SERVIZI SPECIALI • • " . ,. ,. , page 6 IN AND AROUND OLD BACK HILL by Charles Nolan • page 8 I POVERI DEL MONDO - Una nuova serie di articoli di C. Cava11i page 13 HA CENT' ANNI ,.. La Nonna Schia Maria; MAINTAINING STANDARDS ,.. ,Mr. &Mrs. Serventi • • page '18 'SHOOTING - Primo Trofeodell'Amicizia;'Coppa ,Italia198l • • page 10 ·OPERA 'rTALIANA. -Latest news .. page 33 'CROSSWORD • , , I NOT IZIE I , ~ .", - ~. ! . I; ,pageS AVVISO DEL CONSOLATO page 11 ASSOC:. RE!lION$ TOS.GANI. EMI!lIlAT~ ATTENZIONE PASQUALE DE' MASCIO • ITALIAN HOSPITAL GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT page 26 CHIESA D1 SAN PIETRO . . pag~39 CALENDARIO CRO'NkCA·.' page 20 BACKHILL re-launch dinner (with photographs) page 22 GENA PER GLI HANDICAPPATI; DISCO dell'Assoc. Sportiva Toscana page 23 LUCCHESI ',NEL MONDO;-C.W.A. DINNER (with photogr;lphs)

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• Maggio e stato un mese molto dcco di a'vvenimenti' spidt'uali riguardanti'la Chiesa'e' 1~ comunitA ita~fan~.'Abbiamo avuto' le Cresinie e i.~ pri~e' Coinunioni dei nO,st,:#giovanL Abbia'!'o avuto mess~ specralf per'~'Associazione de¥'Cacciatori, per l'Associazione deg1i, Amici di Santa Franca.di Morfasso. Abbiamo chiuso 'i1 ~e~e ~i' m~8.gio con 1~ Messa~per1~irin~ggio'ad'Aylesford" ,

.' Apdamo il mese di giugnocon 1a··deirozione· speciale a1 Sacro Cuore di Gesu, e, quest,' 'anno'con'una speci£le:devozione a Sant!intonio, d~ Padova. Nov speriamo ·tanto che.i1 • Signore non <:1 facc'ia perdere' questa . granden~iccliezza spirituale che, e intorno a ·noi. Chiediamo a Dio, coil'·uinili:a',. che' ci .faccia'sentire' 'sempre la ·Sua presenza fra di noi. ~- - ~" ,~'-, - •

FrateHi cad:, ioquasi'.ogni·.vol,ta, in'l1n,modo. 0 ,nel,l'a1t.r~, ins~sto piu ,.0 !"!no suIle stesse cose: Dio'e cot!, noi;, e. nell{l yit? di, og;\lin~' die noi" -c3l1l1!'ina..<:~>n,'noi, CL. V?ole bene. ,Chiediamogli che- ei, apra n .cuo~e" e la' mente p~!= capire qlJan~9 e bello vive,re con Dio. Non c"e' bisogno. di'ess.e.re. 'istruiti, ba!',t{l ~sse,r~ u)llili , .• ba~ta: pe9s~re ,~~e siamo tutti peccatori, che non'c'e i1, inigliore di noi, che non c'e colui cpe offende e colui che e offeso. Abbiamo tutti bisogno de11'amore, del1a misericord~a, del perdo­ no di Dio e del n,?stro .prossimo., 'A'.',tu,tti .dobbiam.o ,p0t::taFe ·il riostro amore, il nostro perdono, la nostra'misericordia.· ,

Non prendiamo in giroiDio;. non 'lo,cons~deriamo. l!ultima,cosa della. ....nostra,-. yita;,._< 'non..'-'10 mettiamo fra le cose che facciamo 0 che possfamo fare'quando ab,bi}!1l10 il tempo libel'?,

Specia1mente riguardo ai nostri gi~vani, ai nostri, fig1i. Par1iamo 10ro di Dio; Dio si vive, non si studia. Di,?si ama, Dio ri~~'si, ~dmpra CO~ 1e'offerte; Dio si ama nel prossimo, ne1 fratelloii~ que~li che qi'.jono'"#mP!lt:ic,:i,e in'quelli che ci sono anti- pat1c1,.....1n tutt1-. < • ..- ~ • ' '" , !, '.- . • , , Frate11i cari, io termino i miei articoJi sempre con la stessa frittata, perche vi vog1io bene, perche quando Dio ci chiamera in Paradiso, vog1io che gli portiate un cuore pieno di amore.

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Facciamo, seguito all" avviSo pubbliccato nell'ultimo ,nume,ro, perinformarvi di ulteriori recenti disposizioni e faciGtazioni di, viaggio relative alle prossime elezioni.

,1 , 1 11 Ministero degli Affarf Esteri ha fatto conoscere che le elezioni regionali siciliane si svolgerarino il 21 giugno e che i 'seggi rimarrann() ~perti per le operazioni qi voto ,• fino, alle ore, 22,.00, Le consultazioni amministrative avranno,luog() it 2~ ed, it 22 dello stesso_,!,e~e,c,C!n Ch~us\"l:a ,dei seggL'!lP~ o,re l"'~ ,del g~orno. 22 giugno.

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Per le ele:,~opi,d~ ,gi",gnc,> ,~ periodi divalidit~-d~~.~i,gliE!td.ferrovia~iridotti0 gr.a~ui, tt son!' fi~sati ,,~ 1~-22 giugno '(fi,no,aH«; .ore14 .QO~ pe,r ~'"n~ata" E!d' a~ 21-30 gl~gn.o per il rit?>;n().

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Having already written two articles in past issues of ~ACKHILL .describing experiences of my schopl days, living and·growing.up in the neighbo~rhood o~ BackhilL, There is .. '.. .. '" ., . ~ . ".", ' l1ttle more left for me to add relating to personal experiences in the area. I therefore give below~ome interesting and enlightening facts I have discovered, of life, in and'around BackHill, and its vicinity, in bygone years. . ,

r Did you know? In 1709 tragedy·struck Ba~kHill, where~once bear gardens,entertained the. locals. Chr~s­ • topher Preston, owner of the gardens, was attacked by one of his own bears, iUld' killed'. He was almost completely devoured,b~forethe tragedy was discovered. Before the popular sports'-of bull and bear baiting; a female ,boxing match was held in BackHitl, then it . ..' - , was known as' Hockley 'in the'Hole. The womanl:ontestants held'ahalf-crown 'in each h~nd to prevent 's~ratchihg each other"and the'fight, 'took place in 1722. Being -situated just outside the City, where all the wealt~y people lived, many rogues and vagabonds came to the' area around BackHill.

The area around,FarringdonRoad'was a particularly bad one for thefts and murders. 'A whipping post, to administer pun~shment wassiFuated in Bowli~g Green Lane, ~here in 1675 there were several'-bowlirig greens in- the l'me" When' a John Pla'ckett stol'e a cop­ per kettle from thekitchenof a-house near BackHil!, lie was tried at, the Old Baiiey, and sentenced to 7 years transportation but this was eventually extended to 14 years. Although this, theft from a Mr. ~eazley had caused him such a long'period of transpor­ tation he was not reformed ,and when he 'was eventually hanged at the junction of City Road and Goswell Street, so' many people wanted, to witness the event, that, many people were 'injured when a fence was broken down. Afte~ the execution, the body was cut down and put, in' irons,and hung from a gibbeton Finsbury Common. 'The execut~on took place'on July 28th 1762 after'which the area was known for many years as Plackett,'s Common. , , ~any,~; the sewers 'fed ~nto the Riyer Fleet, which first app~ared,near Highgate and flowed down near Coldbath Prison, Turnmill street and, Saffron Hill, evenually empty- '. ,,.'~. ~., -, - ." ~ • ing'into the Thames near Blackfriar's Bridge. Today the river flows beneath the manholes of Farringdon Road. ,In 1758 when· the river still flowed above ground, there • • • • was an open sewer near Brewhouse Yard, off St., John Stree~, two women murdered ... . . ~ another who was named'Anne Naylor, and they cut up her body in pieces. One of the murderers, Sarah Metyard, took bundles of these pieces of human bone and flesh and ~, ~ , , tried to throw them i~to the gulley hol~,w~ich went 'into,the co~on sewer. It, was 10 years later that the two women were conv1cted of the murder and both of them were executed at Tyburn, on July 19th 1769. Because of several gruesome murders, and "dastardly crimes, which were common occur- j rences it is easy to understand that proprietors of theatres were pleased on moon- lit nights, for more people attended performances. Patrons felt braver venturing out if there were some lighting on their way home. The manager of'Sadlers Wells always I made certain that his programmes made mention'of the nights when the moon would be shining, and on darker nights men and boys were' always waiting outside the theatre, after the performance, to guide patrons across Spa Fields, until they reached the main roads.

Sadlers Wells derives its name from a well that, was once renowned for its healing waters. In 1683 a gardener came across it when digging for gravel in the grounds of

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- . - - Close to Bowling. Green Lane and ,near ,the junCtion w~th Farriligdon .. Road in 1875, ,there was a laystall (a ,place' for .dung:and, rubbish). There were, at tlie time, 'severa). lay-' ~h~ I!!0stw~ll ~~ul stalls in the arEla - I

Nearby ·on Roseberry Avenue, is Roseberry' Square. Adjacent to the road:bridgewhich sp,ans Warner' Street. ,is a: plaque affixed to, the. outside of ,the flats which' reads: "Thisp?rt~on o~the buildi~g ~as destroyed by Germaricbombing on the, night or'the ..27th September 1940. Restored in 1948".

, In, 183.0 .the Radical pari:yopposed the exaction of stamp duty on,'newspapers 'arid'engaged 1n.-, selling'• unstamped<", papers'-',,throughout' 'a w1de• area. '~.For ;th1s offence ,many were imprisoned in Coldbat!t Fields Prison and forced to work on the treadmill which proved to be injuriC1us' i:~. 'the h!!alth of many, 'The treadmil).. was erected on the site. of' the spring"which 'f.ed 'Cold:.B~th: ';'~he spri~g was ,first discovered'·in 1697' by 'Walter Baynes ",!.to bought the land and ,erected the,:bath house •

• • , Ray Street 'used:"to be known as Pickled, Egg Walk, from ,the pub, which was here kt!0wn i as"The"Pickled Egg"'because of the product offered for sale ,by the' landlord. King I • :Charles;U once.. ate' one of the pickled ,eggs when he called at the pub ,having heard 'of its famed product., In .1775 there, was a pit here for cO,ckfighting as well as the nearby f:{ing' s, B,ear Ga~d!,n 1!-t'"Hoc~l:eyiri the Hole. '

For Centuries water was· hawked and sold in barrels suspended from a yoke in the Londo.n, street~ ~ The new river was <:ut. by Sir Hugh Myddleton(theschool in 'Bowling. Green Lane was', named afte,;hiin) imd provided London's 'first .effective,wa,ter 'supply in 1613. The M,e.troppli,tan Water Board in Rosebery Avenue, took over the, New River

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Probably one of the ,mo~t unusual·addresses in Lond,on, i~ in S.ekfordeStreet o.ff St. John Street. In· 1815, the Fin.sbiiry Bail\< for Savings opened,~nd i~. '1840, moved i~to Sekforde Street· to a. l;>rge building set. into what. was ·once ,an,open space betwe~n twC! terrace s~alii:2W!l hg\lses •. The tw~ houses bEd~g .. built before the ,bank were ,nUlnbered, 18 and 19"so' ,the new'·.bank had to be"numbered l8! Sekforde ,Street.and thus..it remains ~ , ,",., ~ .~ '., - - . although it is.,!,ccupi,edby a ,stockbroker companytoday."The.street .takes i,tsname _ from Terence Sekforde who in 1589 produced the first set of county maps, and which he dedicated tocQueen Elizabeth I.

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VI PRESErmAMOUNA SERIE 01.. ARTICOLI CHE TeSTIMONIANO QUANTO NOI .sIAMO FORTUNATI RISPETTO AI PAESI· DEL TERZO HONDO •.ECCO LAPRIHA PUNTATA . ." ', '.- ~.<' , - " " ,...

Gli abitanti delle nazioni occidencali.sono' Come Lazzaro" milioni di ,esseri ,U1uani veramente fortunati in confronto a quelli delle delle nazioni del Terzo Mondo sarebbero' nazioni del Terzo Mondo. Nei nostri paesi,per soddisfatti e felici se potessero avere esempi~,non manca.il ci~o. pe~ il nostro sostena­ una, minima parte di tale paga invece' mento, e tutto 0 quasi tutto cia che'e . d1• .~. essere'" costrett1•• -', a a V1vere_. una v1ta• ~ • - ~".- ... " - '*~, ~~','. necessar~o.per poter V1vere decorosamente. di stenti e di privazioni per 'mancanza ,,, " ~ , - ~ .' , " .. . ..,' Quas1. tUtt1. '. abb1amo. una casa. 0 uti allogg10.' p1U..... di cibo e di altre necessita. (Non ,e o meno convenevole, ospedali, case per i poveri 'questa una vica crudele'per quesca -~'.~ .. . -, , e per quelli abbandonati ad una s'"rte 'crudele; povera gente che non ha nemmeno la ...... ,'."...... ,. ,. ." - . , case per i' ciechi, orfanotrofi, e varie . speranzadi un,~igliore avVenire?). istituzioni.'ed organizzazioni' ., < - '. " umanitarie,• ~ - / Purtroppo non e cosi nelle nazioni dell'Africa, dell'Asia,dell 'America Latina dove.decine di • milioni dipoveri~ .", .esserik ~ lImani"_." ·so·ffrono." .'e.- , .'-,: ..... -.', -; '. mu010no' d1. fame"o, ..' per'.-",la mancanza- d1 altre. necessita·quotidiane, dove,molti non hanno una cas;'" fors(;. una. tendao.·una ·miser;'· r , .... -.. " - -." ... . - - " . --~ capanna;, non·. hanno, .osp~d!ll~, scuole,.,ricover; o ospizi per gli anzian~.~ ~.privi gi ogni cosa. Ne hanno orgariizzazioni volontarie per la promozione del benessere di tutti• .La maggior~parte di.questa vasta· famiglia •, umana e senza lavoro··e 'senza aiuto .governa­ tivo e, quei pochi che:hanno un impiego, • percepiscono una misera paga. Per quanto ,• riguarda le paghe infatti, in certe parti del Brasile, scrive Paul'~allet, un prete missionario; .una'ragazza·che ·lavora incitta guadagna 2.oo0·crusieros.al·mese (poco·piu I di 3 sterline). .Un conduttore ·,di tiani',che comincia a lavorare alle cinque del mattino bno. alle"L30-.".,0,. 1n· turno d1fferente; ·dalle. quattr6 p.m. fino a mezzanotte e mezza, , percepisce la minima paga ufficiale di·12.000 crusieros al mese (circa 13 sterline). • L'affitto per una misera.casa, in uno, squallido La maggior.parte·delle nazioni,del Terzo quartiere,di citta'e di'3 steilineal'mese •• Mondo, Asia'" America Latina"'e Africa, sono -" a'• Paul Gallet aggiunge': '.'quando vi 'e· 'denaro' veramente' povere e c la .loro--popolaz10ne V1ve mangia~o'riso e fari~ata dicassava che e una nella piu' squallida 'miseria;. Circa la meta specie di umido nutritivo. Quando manca i1 di essi,..1"000 'i riso, solo caffe con farinata di cassava. vivono in nazioni dove un singolo individuo Vi sono sette bambini in quella famiglia." percepisce me~o di .200 dol1ari al1'anno. No, l'umanita non' sembra,uguale.in tutte le • Nel quarto di 'secolo che sta per cominciare parti del·mondo. Donne' senza'marit'o con. i1 mondo dovra :far fronte a ticorrenti bambini d;',mantenere .spessodiventono, I periodi 'di scarsita CIi' viveri 'come nel ~I prostitute. Una di queste donne disse passato • Forse la meta di questi'l~OOO una volta ad un prete, Paul Oueil, che,pre­ milioni d'individui sono gia vicini a11a \ gava la Madonna perche le mandasse dei morte di fame. E stato calcolato infatti clienti.Episod{ come questo aiutano forse che '10 ·milioni '-sono in imminente .pericolo a spiegare,quello che voleva dire Gesu,quando di morte~ , Dietro questa tragica situazione disse che leprostitute,potranno andare in ' ve 'e il 'fatto che 'circa 300 mi'lioni di essi cielo prima'di noi, e '-di questo,. i' numerosl 'sorio,disoccupati 0 non'hanno' trovato preti che 'operano in Brasile nelle piu' un sufficierite lavoro peril mantenimento squallide condizioni, ne sorioconvinti. della', "ita'-al piu bassolivello, di poverta. ,\ •

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,f ~ • A destra:, una delle baracche nelle quali , sono ammassati i ,. lavoratori haitiani della canna da zuc­ ~ chero a,.Santo, 'Doniingo (AmericaCentrale) ~.' j Le loro.'condizioni, 1 sono· di vera schiavitil., j ,, ,, ~ , "\, I , • ~anno, Nei vent'anni che- succeoettero;'la, , seconda', Priina dell 20oo'>sLcalcola'che'01tre guerra mondiale, nelle nazioni dell'Africa 1000.. milioni,di individui andranno ad e deii'Asia;'che'oi:ten~ro l£loro ii\(Iip~n';" incrementiie'la popolazione del,mondo. .. , ~ '! ... '. • ,. '-. ' ,-, - ~'- "" ~.-' .,. /' • denza, pac'ificamente' <> con 'spargiinento' (ii 'Solo"trovando lavoro'per questa' gente S1. ;' - ... ' ' •••• , .,.~ ; - .... <./"- -~ -.:.." sangue, 'Sli uomini pensavano che'con .' , potra'allevlare questa'estrema'poverta~ l'autonoinia sarebbe venuta"a'nche' la • te'n~zioni occidentali criiicano'spesso' ,~ ~> ~-"., prosperLta-." .... ' e 'che-,. Ll'.....progresso'avrebbe, e'a'volte con' blionaragiolle' ii'ino(lo 'in sconfitto la poverta. Essi credevano cui le nazioni' in':via~di sviluppo', con'" inoltre che ,le, nuove nazioni si sarebbero ducono i loro affari; troppo egoismo unite a quelle ve6'chfe ri.EdiA· S\lera'n'za' .,' dicoito alcunL La: classe'governante nel­ che, progredendo sia pure lentamente, Ie nazioni de~l Terzo~~Mo-nd'o; e sp'ertss'o' ,';"'" • -~ . ,,~~ ,,' -- ...... ~••• "~-' .>. i " avrebbero migliorato le condiiioi\( di conslderata, . corrotta',:poco lOteressata vita delle popolazioni nelle nuovi alIa grande inegualianza del loro sistema -. -... ," • ,,' '_n' •• < _, > ,. nazio"ni'." ·r' dfs'sensi' r~drimina":' 'dl 'socleta~ e' ie . '.. ziorii circa le passai:~ relazioni <;ori le .. •. ",",,\t_ \'1_ "-<~ _,~ ...... , • __ ~.'e.' , .,~ Naz1.onL Europee che governarono le ora 'In dsposta' a' ijueste accuse' le- niliioni' '. ""i:. c,V ,'"O'. >,.' -, ,;c.. '- ." ~'.",,-. .'- ) •.' _'- .. nuove naz~onL, sembravano'meno ,lmportantl dell'o'c'cidente"'sono accusate' di'usare: ' ""d" •• - ...... ~. 'f' , -".' ..... -~-....'._ .> ft del nuovo awiamento die-d"veva e'ss,h'e' restrlttlve mlsure,nel commerclo'dr ... ' ".,~. • '" .. ". -"" ... eO' -. .' ,'" • • ••-' , •• ' t;',-ft .~" ., reallzzato. QUegLL uomln~ che"nelle essere meschine'nefdare 'aiuto'e' naziou}' sVL1~p~d~e ~i' iij~efe~~avin~' ' .generalmente 'ostlli aI' progre1so' deile delle. condiiioni dt vita, net Paesi IHlzioni' p'over'e. - 'j{partequesto, la' '. ;.. ' , •."" "., •• > , ~-' •• ' 11 '... , ." _ , ...,' '. •- • " < - -. '".' " ~,~ ~ '.". -.", del' Terzo Mondo, avevano la convlnzlone poverta'nelle' ,n,aZ1onl.. del~ :~er.zo'Mo~do; che i loro governi facevano, e, avevano' ri~ane sempre un prob~e~aoifficile che • fatto, cio che era giusto e onorevole le naZioni ricche non possono ignorare'~ ...... - . . , e ch~., una nuov,a ,e,ra di pace. e di ' NOl In,Europa, Amerlca e Glappone non . .... '~,.. .. -., ..... ,,"' ,''''.- -.". .~ ~ eguagliazione stava'pe~,comiriciare, e reallzzlamo'.' sufflclentemente~come'. Slamo' ...... ~.. ~ ".~ ~~ • vorevano• - ',' dare¥.' '. il loro aiuto~,,-. .. In" quanto• fortunatl• ... ". ,,'"" ••••In confronto,alle"deClne'dl"'" ., '. • v .T•. ,.... _. ,_,' ,<~-t .•:~- ... ~f> .• 4_ al capL delle nuove nazlonl che avevano milioni'di- esseri timanioche 'sono ' sofl'ei:~oirigit1stiz~~,'iJmi1~aiio!,i i ,. ;'pp'ress{ 'detiit.po'vertil'. in... " • -. ~, ,. -'. ~.' ••• denza, 'Ll loro entusl'asmo'ed eccltamento' 'che ,la pa'ga'media era-cH; 10~' sterline alla era evidente e comprensibile. t'inalza­ ,settimana • Non meno' 'di"4' mHioni' di' mento della ,nuova bandiera e it suono, uomlnl• • • appartengono a questa categorla• di ~ii nho'vo Inn~o' segnav8'no ~t,t\> princi'pio'" . '.~ 'it: Dip'artiliierito cdi' si:kto: del' Lil'.'oro ... 1>.', lOO ,~ • -, ~.' .~\''', :,.',:" .' ~- di una nuova era. Ma, c~me' spesso accade dlce"che2oo;000' guadagnano 'plU, dl negli affari umani, il cambiamento del ,200 sterline allasett.i!"ima., ,S~b.~ene· s~stem~,4~~,g~y~rp~.,t:l~t.t ~f ~~~rt~,~~ .il questa, sotto ogni pun~a fti vist~, sia rlsultato che'tuttL' S1. aspettavano. i:ons'ider~ta'una pagarag'ibnevole,tOOlti' r.~-..",,- ,,) . - ... ". "".- . ~ -' ,-. -, >,,,, 11 vino' della' lib'e'rta'era''diventato acerbo' si lamentano dicendo coe'- non .~ abb'astanza come 10 era diventato durante le altre per iloro bisogni' ~ sono'iri coritinuo' " rivoluzi'oni. Questo pero non wol dire fermento per costrin~ere i datori:di che..l'indipendenza non era giusta ma che lavoro ad aumentare 1 loro guadagrii. ·.t~,' _~'<'!.'Y~1"~ ... ~ .. ,,'~.' >r. - ••• , .. ".~, . ..".' .. ~ " . ") ... la 'lllierta non'ha portato' 11 .progresso che . . le n'Ubve Lni1z'ioni" desideravano. .,' ~. '0, CAVALU . ,.d,,,. • (CONTINUA) •- , ,

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REPORTS, ON RECENT 'EVENTS , , Monday 29th Decemper, ~t 6.l5:0pera Italiana appeared, in the Foyer of the National Theatre. Alexander Bryett introduced the programme' a,n~ spoke about "Mozart ,and ,Salieri" 'and the tradition of "La Commedia,del~~Arte'. The double bill of Terence Rattigan. plays. "The Browning Version" 'and ','Harl~quinade",was, also given,that evening."Arlecchi.,. nata" of Salieriwas performed twice' by Maura Erskine, Richard Pownall, and Stuart Conroy. Michele Todd' sang two ,arias from "La Fin!;":', Semplice" and Despina's aria from Act IT of "Cost fan tutte'" and she:was joined' by 'S'tuart 'Conroy, for the duet from','Don J Giovmini"_.. - 'La ci'dare-~ la:mano' and then'Clilire le, Guerrier the accompanist played. Chopin's arrangement"of this: piece; 'Maura Erskine "sang im a:da from '''La Finta Sempli­ c'e" and Stuart Conroy' contributed"Don GiovanIli's .'Serenade•'Alexander Bryett conducted and"produced "Arlecchinata~I., The Wardrobe Mistress was Caroline Burgess. • " . , " As on previous occasions Opera Italiana was responsible for 'the ,Christmas Concert at . -" - -. , ' '.. ,. - ~he Working Men's College in,addition to the usual,Car~ls, the programme included Alleluia. (Mozart); Occhi di fata' (Denza) and Quocum patriae ducit amore from ~'J,!dith ~ ~ -~ Tri!1mphans" (Vivaldi) •. The..- singers,

. , Thursday, 26th February, was the occasion of a concert"at Holy Trinity Church, Sloime ,Street, S.W.l. in aid of the Italian Earthquake Relief Fund; for which we ai~ pleased to report, £125.00, was raised • We, were, honoured wfth;the presence of our President, Ian Wall'ace, who delighted, the a~di'imce,with items'ranging from the' very amusing 'Mud" to the' draina~icarias 0('siiv8 in Verdi's opera, '!'Ernani",;~he v'ery cap,ableaccompa­ nist was MarY·Nash. Albeit Ferber, the concert ,pianist.appearing for the first time, for Oper,a Ita~iaml. J?l~y~d ,music'by, G,!luppi and Granado.s ~ "Arleccl.>i~ata'" was' peFform~d by Maura Ersk1ns, R1chard Pownall" and Stuart Conroy. The rest; of the programme was made, up of items j:rom ~zart"s "ope"i, "La Finta Semplice", "La Gi~conda" (Po~9hie1.li), "Rigoletto" (Verdi), and' "~ose ~n Egitto" (Rossini): OBITUARY ., , regr~t, ~hat EdwardC~oft~ It is with. deep we have. to .announce the death, of"Professor , Murr'!y. '!I~ wast,he k~eper 9f print,s :"ndDr:"wing~ a,tthe British Mus.eum f?r many years, 'f and w~s ~;colle9toF Of e~~~y auth~nt~f mus1cal 1n~truments; He ~eca~e a member of the C6unc1l o! Oper~ Ita11ana 1n 1978 and always at;ended the perfo~ances at Ham ~ouse., Members may iecal~ the sple~di~ lecture he gave at the Italian Institute i~ S~ptember ,1979 on "Italian SC,Eme Painting in 'the Baroque and Rococo Per~ods". We J:1ave lost a very' good friend • ... '.'- ., " Lan~ ,Bas~ w~o ~~ng.the at Ham "Don Pasquaie" House", on Ronald the. fine title role in . , ...- , , , . September ,9th 1979., We are sad ,to ,have, to record'his recent death. , ". ", , ... IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ' In 1982 Opera Italiana, will be twenty y~ars old. It is,planned to give,a,nu~ber pf special events next y,~ar to mar~ this occasion. A detail~d programme ~ill be issue~ towards, the end of th1s year~ MEMBERSHI p, , . . ,-.- New members are always welcome. If you wish to join, the Annual SUbscriptionfs £5,;00 . ""- ".~ which y~u .should send to 48 Dewhurs~ Road, London W 14. This is also the address for any 1nqu1r1es...... '.

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" 0' ***ATTENTION PASQUALE DE MASCIO*** - we'have'been passed the following ·letter: . '-".- , ...."3 • ~ '. " ., • I am writing a book on the internment camps; on the, Isle of'Man in't:he Second World War and have ~be~n given considerable help'by'MIlI\?C authorities here. I am very interested in a London ,It,alian named, Pasquale de Mascio, ,.'who ,would ,be 66 ,if: he is alive today, and 1. am an~ious to trace him and' i'f: 'possibl~m~et Ifiin. His story is a' sad one and sums up the, problems of internment. . Briefly, he, was born in iondon in 1915. .His" father was Itaiian and was killed in the Bri~(s.h Navy in the Firs~ 'wlii:" ~asqual~ w~.s, ane1ectriciariby trade, married, living in. 'Penfo'td Street, Maryleborie,with 'Hs'wife: ana s6n, who was ,born ~,h'ly iil,1940:' In'June 1!cl40, 'when 's'o many Italians'were interned','-he was takenand .. sent ,to a number Of camps , 'cventuaHy"coming'to 'the' :Isle of: Man 'in.'Juiie: 194L In September .:i942lie was 'i~ Met'r'iP91e camp, in Douglas 'and was very, worried at news, tliat,hiswife"w~s seriously ill., He had , trie'd.,to get ',tran~feri:~d ,b?'ck t:.o, ,London"so that.,;s!,e'could 'seechim,-,;buthadf.iiled. .In September 1942 he escaped: from Metropole and was recap.tur:ed. w~thin 1! ,~ew h,ou,rs", - .. . . That is all I know about him. I would liI

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The Colombian Government has awarded'a'£104 million contract jointiy'to Vtanini o~ 'Italy and Canales of ,Spain for tne civil,w6rks·oftheGuavio-one,hydro~electricproject.

, .} -- A third inmate murdered in Italy's Novara jail'within one month was a right wing artist serving life for a bomb outrage~ ,

Nine. doctors and surgeons ',started' a -hunger' strike in Naples' ;San Gennaro Hospital in, , protest against the red 'tape that has blocked repairs to:wards .damaged by -last November.',s earthquake. , Fiat has announced plans to make idle 68,000 workers in its car ,division for two separate w,;eks~urin.g June' and JJiy': :Allplentsiiill be ~.ff~ct:d!:~xc"p,t~hos!!;:!:!\~9l~e~lo!'iththe h1ghly"successful' Panda··model. The 'layoffs are 1n add1t10n to the 23;000 workers made redundant until the end of 'this year;' .

• The Rome Government arinounce(l that Super grade petrol goes up' to L900 a litre .(equiv~lent to £1.73 a gallon) from L870• • , , Italians got discounts of about 75% on long distance phone calls'duririg the'Easter ~olidays to relatives w~rking in seven European ~ount~ies including Britain. '

Alfa Romeo, the troubled state owned motor group, reports a riominal.return

Apetty politica.l feud over ",ater c~uld bring the leaning Tower of risa'.- Italy's No. 1 tourist;attraction - crashirigt~·the ground within 20 years. ~Unless ?isa can get more water the ground below the tower is in danger of drying out. But a.dispute between Pisa and neighbouring Lucca, which.has plenty of 'water from surrounding hills, is endangering • one of the' few remaining·wonders. of the world. . , La Centrale, a financial holding"company, belonging to,~lie powerful Banco Ambrosiano group headed by Sig. Roberto Calvi - whose activities are curreritly,~nder investigation by magistrates in Northern Italy - is ,taking a 40% stake in'the company which, owns Corriere della Sera, Italy's leading daily newspaper.

An art collection valued at £1,600,000 be~onging",to'Sqhpia'Lore!! has been confiscated by the Italian State. A judge ruled ,that the confiscation, Hr,st ordered by ,government authorities four 'years ago, ,should now become permanent. 'Miss,Loren has been. accused of trying to smuggle the art collection out of Italy wi~liout declaring her intention to the country's foreign exchange officials. The actress-now lives in Paris.with'her husband Carlo Ponti who faces, a, two, year prison sentence and an £11 million fine for currency smuggling if ,he should return to Italy. The couple are now French citizens.

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Following the P2 Masonic Lodge "Scandal" (yet another "scandal") For1ani's government, the 40th'since 1945, 'has' resigned. 'In 'some quarters"it is 'thought that it 1.S• ,t1.me·• to ask 'the 'qtiestion,- ,'does'"Ita1y'"need (or -want),a"'Government,"at all?' "

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CRONACA ,I• DIN~ER- There~"corr.!!spol)~~nt B.ACKHILL RELAUNCI! !>Y

On Saturday May 9th my husband and I attended BACKHILL'S "re1aunch" dinner. Aft'ended:i.s • an appropriate word for although we,qid manage to taste the various courses ~~ also helped in. preparing and serving the dinner and, considering the amount of 'eating,~ have done in the ~our years ofBACKHILL'S history, ·about time too!!!

'. The event was held at the Mazzini-'-Garibaldi Club on two 'separate floors with... tl)~ under, 26 year olds on the top level and those who were born earlier (but looking remarkably young and energetic) on the middle floor: The menu was a surprise, not so much to the , di~ers" b~t to the ·~rganizers, for it was finally decided what to serve at the eleventh ,hour, with the chief,coR~ Mr, P. Bertoncini yet again coming up trumps. (For those who arefamiliar,',with the. Bertoncini - Bastiani - Ralli partnership in cooking dinners for ,~, > " " •• vari~oti~'"charities will ,be' pleased to learn that both Mrs. Bastiani and Mrs. Ralli were ~".en se?tedand' eating. atBAC~ILL'.S dinner).

- '~-,- • The,menti·cons[sted· of antipasto di.salume, followed by fusilli al tonno followed by entre'cote 'steak alpepe nero and for dessert. torta',di ricotta '(made and donated by . .- - - , , ' -" "' . -, - . Mrs. M.G'l the recipe'of which can be found' in the,May ~8l edition of BACKHILL).Petit 'fours :were,: served with the coffee, .half· a botde 'of wine (Corvo-Red, Pinot Grigio-white) and acquil niinerale -'included' in' the price of 'the, ticket-. Sh~uld waste be''a criteria in judging people"s 'e,rijoY'!'ent of their food it can be said .that there was very little waste and, unless everyon~ was jus~ polite or had'doggy~bag~, I m~st assume the:majority of people enjoyed' th~ir meal: After the-mear BACKHILL'~ editor made' a, speech (boring, boring) in which he,thanked:':' ' ., ,

, 1. all who came to ,the dinner and' the various individuals. and firms who sent donations; ,, - 2. all tiiathave supp~rted ,BACKHiLi in the"past: four years (hear, hear) connected no~ only with c;!i~~c:tiy pr~ducing !:h.".magazine, b"t collating, distributing, selling and buying it; 3. re the above, special mention was made of our oldest regular writer, Mr. C. Cavalli, who had ,the privilege of being born in the last century; ,4. with.gr".at reluct~nce in mentioning one particular person 'an enormous thank you was given to. Padre 'R~sso who has never ceased in his ,patronage, encouragement and support to' the' magazine; . 5. :Last, but ,not least, the editor thanked and important group of people without .. , "'. ~ . whose 'pat1ence,. understand1ng and' love BACKHILL would not have surv1ved, - the parents, family and close friends of all who arc directly involved in BACKHILL.

After thi~ much appreciatedearnest.display of thanks, an asta and ~affle was held and yet,again otir thanks to allth~se who contributed 'so generously. 'For anyone who does not belie,vc ·in "cammora" Padre Russo,-drawing the "raffle,,'picked his own ticket!!!! (and subsequently generous'ly auctioned his prize). To all our weU'wishers;,those who sent d~~ations, cam~ to ,support us and dic;!n't ·complain of food'poisoning, BACKHILL sends its grateful and heartfelt thanks. .

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CRONACA 3 LE SIGNORE GERVASI, GIUNTOLI E SIDOLI - Cena per 'Cottolengo! Sabato 25 aprile, il Ristoranta. 'Fornello'.havisto una delle piu belle .serate: non diciamo per···la gente presente, 'perche' noi italiani, specialmente le nostre Signore, . fa~ciamo sempre bella figtira in qualsiasi posto andiamo: ma specialmente. per il motivo ~, ,- . " ' per cui alcuni di noi si sono. uniti·e che e stato cos~ chiaramente spiegatoin una com- movente lettera. La lettera e stata inviata dal Padre Francesco Frasson, Direttore dell' Istituto 'Sant'Antonio' per bambini handicappati. L'Istituto si regge unicamente sull' aiuto che possono dare le persone, la fiducia nella Divina Provvidenza e il fondamento deH~ opere buone.. .

L'appello della lettera e s~ato raccolto dalle Signore Gervasi, Giuntoli e Sidoli che iia sono state i'anima'di altre feste di carita, 'come, ·per·esempio, le 'Dodici Amiche', un;nome' che non tramontera mai nell'eienco. delle perso'ne che"hanno fatto qualche. cosa. . '.' La cena e stata organizzata per fare soldi, ma non e stato 'trascurato niente per rendere la serata.armoniosa, elegante e, nello stesso tempo, piena di semplice e calda amicizia. Le tre sign~re, s{mpaticamenr.e vestite con un completino venuto.apposta dall'Italia, accoglievano'tutti' gli invitati con il sorriso. -L'ambiente accogliente raggiungeva'il massimo con. la sq~isita cena preparata dal Fornello~ con la sua ormai ·rinomata capacita.

E·a questa festa i presenti rispondevano con la'loro generosita:nell'acquisto·dei biglietti per la lotteria e nella·partecipazione allavendita all'asta. Basti pens~re che un prosciutto, facendo. diversi giri, e ven~to a· costare 300sterline.ed e poi finito in Italia dii bambini. Uncerto caro amica ha messo in vendita la sua 'barba' ed' ha con- tribuito notevolmente al risultato, raccogliendo 220 sterline • . La notevolc somma racc9lta, ol~re 2~OOO sterline, dimos~ra che il cuore italiano e sem­ pie pieno di vitalita e sempre interessato alle opere buone. Noi tutti ringraziamo le care Signore Gervasi, Giuntoli e Sidoli per la loro iriiziativa e incoraggiamo sempre i buoni italiani a dare laloro generosa partecipazione a tutte la attivit~ che si possono reggere solo con l'aiuto degli aitri.

A sinistra: Le Signore Gervasi, Giuntoli- e Sidoli: e, all'estrema , sinistra,. H Sig. Depa Pina' • il quale ha • messo all'asta la sua oarba•

., ASSOCIAZIONE SPORTIVA TOSCANA . , Sabato 16,maggio si e svo1to un gran Disco Dance suI Tamigi organizzato dalla Associazione Sportiva Toscana e dal -St. Peter'~ Youth Club. Vihanno preso paree 230 giovani e anche qualche meno giovane, e tutti senza eccezione ci hanno·dichiarato cre era stata una bellissima serata e ci hanno chiesto quando era in programma la ·prossima. Bisogna riconoscere che una·mini corciera suI Tamigi anche se per poche ore e molto suggestiva'e ci fa scoprire una parte di Londra che pochi conoscono con tutta la sua bellezza ad ogni angolo. Xl palazzo del Parlamento, la Torre di Londra, Tower Bridge, l'Osservatorio di Greenwich ed i1 Museo Navale con i1 famoso Cutty Sark ecc. nonche moder~e strutture per agevolare la nostra vita e sicruita tale la barriera suI Tamigi (Flood Barrier). ed- il Battersea. Power Station. BERTINO - 22 - • CRONACA 4 LUCCHES1'NEL, MONDO' • 11 7'marz~ nella scuola del Blessed Saqrament (Copenhagen Street), 'il nuovo'Comitato del Circolo LUCCHESI NEL MONDO ha organizzato il tradizionale Ballo'di Carnevale 'con una sf11aca• d1.'bamb1n1• ••1n maschera.• -,.~._... • .. ~.'--" < It grande J!.umero di persone, intervenute e i visi sorridenti e allegri hanno dimostrato ~ . .. . che la festa ~ stata una grandesuccesso. E stato un vero piacere vedere che ancora,una volta il desiderio di incontrare di nuovo vecchi amici e scainbiare con loro qualche parola ha fa~to muovei"e centinaia di pe;sone.

• con, Domenica., 29 marzo, nella sala:della. .-Chiesa Italianai il Circolo ha organ1zzato, successo. una cena. cosa ma1 fatta'prec~dentemente. I' membri del Comitato stesso hanno cucinato e servito piatti cosi' buoni che tutti ne •• sono rimasti sorpresi; sfortunati coloro che. pur desiderando venire. non 'sono riusciti I ad ottenere i biglietti. ' 'A questo proposito il Comitato si s!'usa per non ave!-" ,potuto accontentare tutti colo,ro che ,avrebb,ero voluto paFteci)'are. " Come ,avrete sentito. il Circolo sta rip,rendendo vita. perci(; in futuro appena verrete a sapere, che c'c in programma una festa AFFRETTATEVI a prendere i biglietti ed eviterete cost di rimanere deiusi. ,Vi ricordiamo chl.' la nostra festa ,animale (DINNER E DANCE) , avra luogo di nuovo all'Europa Hotel il 28'novembre 1981. 11 ricordo del SUCCESSO del 1980 vi incoraggera a prendere i biglietti anche quest'amio., ' •• ¥' '.- . . ' RENZO, FABBRI

. ,". '.., ~ CENA,OELLE OONNE' 01 AZIONE' CATTOLICA (C.W:A) PER l'OSPEDAlE~ITALIANO' Sabato 'llapriie- J:eSigno~~ di ,A.zione Cattolica ,della'Chiesa Italia~a hanno <;irganizzato una cena' il cui ricavato 'c, iindato aU'Ospedale Italiano. La solita 'bravura, delle,nostre, Signore ha caratterizzato la cena, una cena'squisita preparata da mani esperte. una

festa divertente e_,.serena," che• - il sorriso," F·" e la, spontaeita delle.-..nostre Signore• ha tras- formato in un vero successo; un successo'nori soltanto di divertimento per: la gente intervenuta, ma anche da un punto di vista economico. Sono state raccolte piu dimille ~on,le • sterline quali si comprera qualche cosa' di utile·perl'Ospedale• , . Noi ringraziamo.veramente queste nostre Signore perche, nell'organizzare questa attivita sono state, guidate dal grande'sentimento di affetto che hanno per la Comunita Italiana ~ ~"1_'. " ".k' , . e per'l'Ospedale. (I risultati della lotteria sono state pubblicate nel numero prece~ '/, I dente di BACKHILL). FOTOGRAFIE: sinistra'~ Padre Russo insieme al nuovo Console Generale Dott. Fuxa'e'signora;'destra - alcuni ospiti. I

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..- ,~ • ~ Vi' preghiamo di prendere-nota dC1 numeri,di teleforio della chiesa.

837, ,1528 8379071

,Se,osponde la ,segretaria: t:elefonica, (ANSAFONE)., lasciat:e il vostro, numero di telefono,e'vi richiamiamo il piu presto'possibiie. - - .- T' < - - ~ , ". ~ ~,,'. ~_ " "'¥ ~ .- ,,,, • Vi c~nsigliamo di telefonare sempre se wolete . " • sac~rd~t:e."p'erc~e.- c'i chlimaIlo' fuori casa. ~ - .-.

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Sono nati 'alla'vita"di Dio con il Santo Battesimo . , .. - , ,Giordano Giovanni Ruby Solly Giuseppe Milio~o, • CastellanoiAngela Ausili Antonio , , Biagio Amata Sammaciccia'-Jessica 'Vigliotti Antonietta Emilio Pozzuto Cristina Monachello Sala Domenica. " . Daniella Bird ,Nicola Monachello

Hanno unito le loro vite davanti.., a Dio'nel Matrimonio Enrico ,Foritana. - Laura McKevitt Calogero'Sorce ~.Anna Maria,Nicastro Gaetano Salvato - Ruby Solly Roberto Spagnoli- MariaLaela Guttoriello Steph~n·S9u~hgate - Adele Ruocco Lucio Caracino - Nataliria Vuoto Salvato~e Tagliarini - Mariella Monachello Luciano Boggi -'Daniela Boggia Biagino Borrelli - Ninetta Campaniello Remo del Maestro~ Geraldi~e Doocey Cari affettuosi auguri ai coniugi Giovanni'e Luisa Sartori, che hanno iinriovato davan- 0 ti a Dio la 'e"loro ,promessa_._ •••••••di,amore-. nel 50 anriiversario di matrimonio. '

Riposano nella pace di nostro Signore. AntoniaHall ·,Pauline Wheeler Anna Tozzi

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DOMENICA 19 LUGLIO 1981 - ORE 3.30 p.m. • • • • PROCESSIONE.' DELtA MADONNA, ' DEL CARMINE E SAGRA• ITALIANA'NEL< CAR PARK . '. 'La' Processione iniziera alle 3.30p.m., e subito dopo vi sara la Santa Messa inChiesa.

I~ partiCoiare sono, lnvitati:. '. .

1) I bambini, e le' bambirie delle Prime Comunioni, con i 'loro vestiti. Si troveranno"in Chiesa per le, 3;00 p.m ••

2) Tut~i, uomini e: doime, grandi e ,piccoli, sono invitati a vestiisi 'con' i loio co~tumi, .per l'arteCipare dIe vari,e rappresentazioni. , - - -. 0 La' j>rova .dei ,costumi .iniziera mercoledi: 1 . luglio dalle 7.30 ,p.m. alla Conferen,ce: Roo~ del Social Club; 136 Clerkenwell Road, London ECl, e proseguira ogni sera•

.~) 'Si ceFcano giovani' 0 uomini che desiderano,portare le statue in Processione. , l ' 'Presentarsi qualche gioino prima all'ufficio parrochiale.

PER OGNI INFORMAZIONE, TELEFONATE:837 1528.

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SUNDAY, 19th.JULY. '1981 at 3.30 p.m. • . ' . PROCESSION.OF ,OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL ,AND ITALIAN "SAGRA" ,IN THE, CAR PARK

, The Procession wil~ begiri at ,3.30 p.m. and immeaiately aftcr"there'will be Holy Mass in Church.

Those,partj~ularly invited are:

'1) Those boys and girls who mad.e their First Communion, dressed as 'they were. They,are,to·meet i,n Church by 3.00 p,m.

• , 2) Everyb'()dy, men ,and women, young and' old, are invited,to dress up in their'various costumes.~- ~'" Dress rehearsals will commence on Wednesday, July 1st, at 7.30 p.m. in the'Con~ ference Room of the Social Club, 136 Clerkenwell Road, ECl, and,will continue every, evening.' . , - ~ _. <

3) We are :looking for men, young and old, who wish to carry a statue during ,the Pro- , . ceSS1on-. Those interested should please come to the Parish Office a,few days ,before the Procession.

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than the late king himself ( a detriment J to neither artist) - with echoeyvocals • and 'prominent slapping bass 'it's a reaL rock ri' roll song. Edmunds takes all the vocals and almost all the guitar parts on , " the album, being' ably assisted by, his fellow Rockpilers: Nick Lowe, Terry'Wil­ liams arid Billy Bremner. Regular readers among you will remember that a couple of months ago I questioned the duration, (indeed the very existence)of the alleged demise of Rockpile, citing for my case the"fact that Lowe could be heard in the ~: • ".~ " .•.• """._-••~ _ ._. ~-.... _ -~ __ ~ ... ~__.,. -'"..0 _-.-- ~,=..... _ J. _~':". ~" .. 'backing 'vocals on ',Edmund' s' last sl.ngle • (which appears on the LP) and that the drumming is unmis,takeably William,s'. Wc;ll it .USIC. '. - appears that the said musicians did, appear on that song~ but my inference of , continued co-operation was incorr~ct, in­ Scene ',sofar as, the album ,was'actually recorded over a year ago, shortly before Rockpile's • official launch, and so ~as stored a~ay because of tliis to prevent confusion. Do When is an Italian not an Ita11ari?'When' , 'you follow? ,Hence,on ,the 'split' (I,still: he's with Holly Vincent. Ho, ho,Icould won't believe it) from Rockpile,Edmunds not res'ist that, one•••what: You don't, resorted to the ready recorded, album ••• a'~sort get it? Let me explain: '~olly 'llI}d the: . of insurance. .. . policy. Italians' are a band comprising States 'As it is, IITwangin". for: me, :i;s as near born Holly Vincent, and the "Italians" ,perfect as an album can get (except that who are, all ,very definitely of Anglo­ my copy jumps like a kangeroo l.n. Sprl.ng-' . Saxon origin. Holly's svelte figure and, time), and can justifiably be treated as a shock of curly black hair flopping another Rockpile album in the same way as over her forehead give her, and the band, "Repeat: When Necessary", which I have in a distinctive appearance, and though she ,the past, described' ,as my all time favou-' has an interesting strong yoice; the rite, ,but which is fast:being overt~ken musie tends towards blandish F.M. type by "Twangin"' in this respect - grab an rock. With their :debut ,'album, ''',The right, ea'rful:of it: I; can promise ,you' 'won'.t be ~ '. , " ... - '- ..' ", . . to be Italian" out now, and a short'tour disappointed. of Britain to promote it, t1}ey're clearly ,, out' for the big-time•••be 'patriotic' 'and watch out for them,' they may do well. * * * * * ** In the comming weeks London will be suf~ fering ,the: onslaught of 'concerts 'by **** * *"* Th~ d~di,?ated various mega-stars: Moody Blues at Whilst I admit ,to"being a fan the Royal Albert Hall, 'Pink Floyd at of the brilliant Dave Edmunds, r am not Earls'Court, George Benson,at'Wembley, generally accustomed to throwing out su­ and Bob, Dylan at Earls Court. What with perlatives in great handfuls, (or should s~t~"give Edmund~ exorbitant prices, and short it be:'handsful?), 'but has hit me a cramped club featuring a h~~dful of the jackpot again with his new album ­ young,under-rehearsed bands anytl.me.•• "Twangin!'(SSK 59411). Masterly procluc- .; tion, ,stylish arrangements, and sublime• execution characterise the whole LP,from ** *r* * *- * start to finish, of which one outstanding Just a mention for the new Squeeze' album, track, "(I'm,gonna start)Living again if "East Side Story" (AMLH64854) which pro­ it'kills'me"'pehnedby Lowe!Carter!Ed­ mises .to'be good if the couple of traCkS' munds; catches Edmunds at his Everly I have heard are anything to go by. More Brothers' 'best. This song,' a'beautifully ,of this,'next month.,•••if ,I can just per­ melodic ballad, has a guitar break which suade my editor for an increase in.my is inimitably Edmunds - short ,and sweet, expenses allowance•••• making the listener cry out for more. The last song on the albuin' "Baby, let"s play house" (actually recorded in 1968) has our 'hero sounding more like vintage Elvis Ludi Strarnbella •

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~ . . '.. Have;,you~'heard"thelJl? • !Iave ,you ~.heard play opens in,a,night club-with a dim :.,,! _ ,,," 'V.'," ~,';p.•• , .... ' . _. ' them, piously, ,lamenting"the mOnument to, , background, of gamblers and a smooth ,Jazz ~, our theatrical past? Well,. J:hadtoi qU1.ntet.• 'C'- '0'"In-'th1.sel1.te.'_' • enV1.ronment"-'. ". ' the... ;" - - -~.-~ ~-'., ask.. - them. 'You were frequenters of the Old Duke, languidly reclining" announces h1S Vic,then?~' Of ,cour,s_e, it ,turn~ out intention~of leaving his domain in charge "'P -' "' .,>.-.' ..,•. that,'nothing, was~ farther, from the~ truth, of, the frigid ADgelo. • - , • • - _H .,' .' .'- '. - " never darkened ,its ;po"t!lls~~" did~ _they?, , If they ,had· they~would:realise what an .' ,. .-.~. ", ~- ., emb~r~assment to. ?l'r t.he",tFi~a~ .p1=es~nt, sun~renched it had become. And for .~h3:.t~.purp~se?, , The 'square, narrow-streets; Within a spear-carrier's throw the R.S.C. crumbling steps 'and' flat roofed hous'es' is delighting, mo~,trig~tin~n?eci,peopl~ e'rupt .with a'cOllmun1ty as personable"as" tJm.e~im •• -",-. '. .-"~"",•• ,<_.' had their part~manners been imposed upon~ Space 1nvade.rswha~.,a~Jogy. eye1\1.ng.we them?; could .nave with the rest of. the cast•. , _. ,. '.~ . -..- . 'Measure ,for Measure' .is:a ~ pIay .that ~ is. o • .. • '_ _" •• always in danger ~~ ~beingt.ake,n·ov,er,by the supporting"roles andneve'r moi'e so' Their inflexibility contrasted with the • .~ ";' ;,' ;~ --10 .. <' _.~ ~"".""" 0-' '. .,.'.. • .<.>,,0 • , ..... ' ..,,.. •• th~m pr<>.~uct1.,on.,w,~t!t :!i.~~al easiness of the supporting characters arid' th1.s .a."!ult1. .... -, .... ,. ... n. ~ cast on a, Car1.bbean 1.sland. .In fact, I with Leslie ~Sands" Escalus, 'a~ 'genial .• _ , ,. _' • '0 • > _"".~ ~. ~ .. ,. "- could have.sat all n1.ght savour1.ng the Br1.t1.sh•• d1.plomat.'. "_' -._~1.n perfect'.,' J control'.~, • - of" • -., ,,, , ~'...... 1. - '~'.- .. ~ " ._ ,-' .,,-. .,_¥ - atmosphere of Eileen D1.ss' sets. The his ,dialogUe, . . . ~ -.

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eventuallY""his 'only other'success',at the' The month of May, as . ,,,.. . - .." always, heralds the highest level' was in the: 1976, F .A; Cup, " . . - , - c11max. to the season's' F1nal. :One suspects he would ha~e be<;n' major footballing " out on"his ear long befo're thate day at,' tournaments; Aston Wembley with a less understanding and

Villa won the champ­ faithful set of directors.' Sooner, or ionship from an Ipswich later you always get what you deserve side who lost their in this world and we shall have to wait consistency ~tthe wrong time, 'largely one and see what 1981-82 has in store for feels becauile of the 'pressures and strains Martin Edwards and, his not• so merry men., brouglit about by chasing 'the elusive ' If they struggle,theywiU have'only 'Treble'. themselves.' . .. to blame.. It is well worth remembering that at the There was probably more than a, grain of start of the 1979-80 seaS'O'il, the 'head' . truth'in Bob Wilson's: cominent, that Dave of Ron Saunders was very much on. the Sbxton would still 'be' in charge of ,Old, Villa chopping block. I~ was only a Trafford'if John:'Bcind had not"managed boardroom.reshuffiewhich,enabled the to take 'loca't rivals,,'City,to,;Wembley, ., ' Manager 't~ stay 'and what price 'would at the' f1rst att~Pt~ , you place on "his ~worth, to the Club' ~ - . . ~'. . , t<:>day,?, The two Finals 'cert'ainly serveditip' a

• feast cif c'ompetitive footbalL 'For It.- ,should, ,act as a, ,timely' 'reminder most ot' 'the 'first' game the Manchester Clubs suc~'as Manchest~r,United, club appeared to be'in' control'and likely, Everton,. Middlesborough ,'and Co:' ,that to hang'on to their narrow lead:'following - .. --,. '., there is no magiQ'formuia for in~tant Tommy Hutchinson's opportun1sthea~ed, overnight success. Loyalty produces first-Ilalf', goaL The' cl",a'rer chances . ' 1tS own rewards and I, for one, could fell to Tottenham, however, but Joe hardly believe that a club whichfini"" Corrigan answered any doubts there.may shes'w1th".'seven consecutive'.wins,. ends have been about his reliability on the up'7th, in' the First Division after an biggest occasions and" was made B.B.C.'s appauling injury crisis could show 'Man .of the Match'. For mc, City could such'lack of' 'judgmen'i: and basic human­ always Steal a'goal bu~iSpuis 'were ,the ity that they sack ,a· Manager of the mor~ likely 'to cre~te onc. This·became integrity of"·Dave' ,Sexton.' 'The Board all the: more evident in the' sec'ond ·game must. have incredibly short"'memories as Reaves.\j.....~-.and' Bennett found themselves,', for only' ·last· year '-the team were runners, fighting a lone 'battle up' front arid . up for the League "title and; the 'year' City's attacks petered out. If ever onc before that, beaten Cup· finalists. needed reinforcement 'for ,the belief that' The dismissal has done nothing to enhance skill will win'through'iri the 'end, it came lqb~edover the'd~fence but a great deal to tarnish the good name when,Hoddle for , of Manchester United. Crooks'toseoi'e and ·then Villa shrugged a-"'" , E. -'.,.- aS1de three tackles to t~ck away the The, favouiite to take over at Old Traff6rd winner. 'Spurs always nad the playe~s '.'. .- ".: f' ,"l.•. ": • " .,J':" " .' • ~ was LaUl;1e,!,!~Mene!!,y. r am ,gl~d ~o see of class who could turn a game ~nd redeem a that both h~ ?nd, Bpbby ~obson have seemingly lost cause' ~nd at the'eiid~ for' decided to stay with theli present clubs. all the~i"erid.eavours;.Citydid not. McMenemy~ I am a great admirer of buiif • Southampton had ,acted in the same way as The need to strike a balance between United, would he ever have risen to his commitment and skill is onc which seems present position of eminence in' the game? to be eluding the England team at the Let us not forget that the men of The Dell moment. One thing is for certain - Ron . - '. ~ were relegated under his control and Greenwood is not happy with life especially

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" • , In the ,perio.d' o.f..s~ccess Ther~ is a desperate need fo.r a settled fo.lio~irig,ilngbnd'g. ' s1de,.. but;eyen 1f. Greenwo.o.d- has the yicfo.ry over Italy at players he wants at ,his dispo.sal, do.es Wembley in No.vember he kno.w'what system he wants-to. play? 1977 amiable'Ro.n was • Why· drop Bro.o.king ~fo.r '~he crucial game ~.- .. " .. everybo.dY's' friend., against 'Italy last Slimmer and suddenly He was willing to. plunge Birtles into. the attack? Why . ' , talk abo.ut the game play two. w1ngers, dro.~ them and come ---'. "- :"'~,::;-, ....,.- - . - " ,- . "'- ... , ....' " - w1th anyo.neand was back to them? Is...it really a go.o.d' idea being hailed, as the nation's savio.ur. to. have played Shilto.n and Clemence, in, ,No.w everything has changed. England were alternate games?, " . - .. . disappo.inted in the'Natio.ns Cup and ­ have go.ne'from bad to. Wo.rse during the Greenwo.o.d must settle'upo.n a'clear past ,year,Rumania have taken three fo.rmula and instil within his men a ·~ro.m!them; po.ints. o.ut offo.!o't:'. -., Spain, sense o.f purpo.se. Watso.n and Tho.mpso.n Braz1L.and no.w Sco.tland have,beaten sho.uld still be o.u~ Central defenders ,. .... -- ~- - .. , • ~ = them at Wembley, .admittedly.o.n o.ccasio.ns in 1982" with'Mi11s and'Sanso.mloo.king .~ -. when the,' Englandte;un, _have been s,adly ,the piCk o.f the full back pairings. In "- ~ , , ' depleted by ,injuries and club calls. reserve we sho.uld.. stick, with 'the Ipswich • • , Greenwoo.d has withdrawn into.' himself pair who. can o.nlY,improve with clo.se ' - _.I . '. ~ .'. .' • ' ...... <, and was deeply upset by thesuggestio.ri pro.x1~~ty to. ,the 1nternat10.nal·scene. ~ .. - thatplayel:s had picked tlie' ,,,eam'fo.r' • t~e.par~ the;matcli.. _.,against Jo.ck stein'g,'men.. . ;In.the iniddle o.f I,wo.uld play • Nev~rth~less if Yo.~ talk to. the Press 'Ro.bso.n and'Ho.ddle·wi~~'Co.ppell and Barries when th~go.ing'.is goo.d, it's o.nly right ," o.utside them. Up fro.ntMariIier and Keegan to. do. the same wlien things ,start to. will make an interesting partnership 'if . > i ,,,-,' • • • • • ~g1Ven

~ ,the chance,,,~. to. play,~_~ to.gether., ,With !lo. wrpng. .,. __ ' .. A • • c.- , players o.f the calibre, o.f Bro.o.King, Fo.r my part, 1 think-we have,all been Wi lHns,Francis,cullliirigham. and, Withe , -. , ....-".. _ "b ' , , ."- deluding .o.u:rselves· ,that.England'''were. as 'co.ver., England have the men' to. make' - ' - ,'~""'- ~'-- ".' o.n the international',ro.ad6f reco.very. an'impressio.n,o.n- Spain in '1982.-. 'AIl'they-, .- - Even when the:l:~aiil,:wer~,',winning g'ames, need 1S o.rganisatio.n ,and"the~ o.ppo.rtunity .. ". '. . the warning signs1were o.n'the wall fo.r to. play tpgether as a settled side. all• to. see. In Octo.ber"-< • -, 1978- - \ England• , beat Denmark 4-3 in o.ne 0.£ the mOst 'We must stick with Ro.n'Gree,!wo.od and give ,e:xciting matches seen fo.r a lo.ng time. him 'his 'chalic"e··to.' lead us'in-the Wo.rld , " -." ~ BAcKHILL wro.te that it: co.uld no.t jo.in in' Cup but frankly ~~v~,my.do.ubts'whet~er --~ ~.- I , .. ' . -'\' - .. -,- ". ". She general.eupho.ria surrouriding England's we will pro.gress·anymo.re o.ver.the:next • ~. J"" .'_ '. • .' ,p~rfo.rmance b~causethe defence'was po.n S1X mo.nths than we have. ,1n the past existent and had been run ragged by the .~ .. - '. ... ".. . ~ .3! y.ears. Danish fo.rward line. The pro.blem'was o.ne of lack o.f, o.rganis3:tio.ri and ,nearly ,three y~ars later the same criticisms ,can . . . . - . still be applied., No.w..... ',that"Summer,,-' . 1S , meant to. be, with us Against Scotland ~ast Saturday, the I,sho.uld~, o.f co.urse; back'fo.ur read Anderso.ri, Wats~n, Ro.bs~n .be:writing abo.ut CriCket .~ .' -. and Sanso.m. Watson Iiad a go.o.d' first bur s~ far p;ecio.us half until he,was injured but the _.",~.-,,-,_o ~""" _~ little· has been played • • -.._ .>, • .,< .. .._,,, "' __ ._ .'. . - ~. widely.held view is that,he is suspect because ,of ,the ra1n; ", ~. . " - . . '. no.w aga1nst. any stnker'who..' 1S. able to. E~en my o.wn club have ~ I'hav~ turn arid, runwith4a'c.e !lga.inst.him. been, unable to. playand,so, . - - had 'to. . - ,take up the 'Go.lf sticks in o.rder 'to get Ro.bso.n is a fine ,pro.spect; -but 'his some practice fo.r 'ttie' Itaiian, Ho.spital .. . - ~ - _.. - ,."",,' .... Dall winning'po.wers,are-badly.needed To.urnament o.n June, 11th. :Buf the,. July , .'_ .. -,.' .. in the iniddle o.f the'''park. Thompso.n issue o.f BACKHIL~ and Hnd out-how, yo.ur - ~ - ... ~.' . ~ . ,.. has hardly played this year thro.ugh Spo.rts co.rrespondent' fared. , . '. . • • ••••• inju,ry and the Ipswich "..pa1r o.f Osman ". ~, . and Butcher lo.o.ked sadly suspect 1n , the seco.nd'-leg o.f the U.E.F.A.,. ,Final..-,,,.'

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.. IL CANE E LA SUA m"lAGINE • • • Un cane, Briccone, aveva rubato un bel pezzo di c~rne, e ~orreva a'perdifiato per cimore . - ' , . di venire inseguito e raggiunto. , .' •• _J "" Arrivato a una >passere~la.d~ legno, che attraversava,un fiumicello, sporse'la testa per . ' . guardare in giu. ,Figuratevi il: suo'stupore,'nello scorgere la"propria, immagine ~iflessa nell'acqua~

, Lo credette un altro cane, con un.pe~zo di carne piu grosso del ·suo, Allora, ingordo e BFicqone com'era" si getta nel fiume c, per rubare all'altro cane, che non esisteva, i1 pezzo di carne, che gli era sembrato pi.u 'grosso, lascia andarc il suo• •

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Aii sign ,Ruling, Planet :' ~ercury Colour" ':. All, especially yellow Body.Area, ;. Ears~ chest, arms, hands, lungs • • 'Metal • Mercury Stone • Agate , • Plants • Lily of the':-Walley; Lavender Trees •• Nut trees Countries • U.S'.A" ~al~s Cities :, London; 1'1Y)liouth"Melbourne; San FranCisco

. THE MYTH

There seems'no'pa~~!cularmyt~'a~sgciaFed with Gemini. In Egypt·it'was known ,as '.'.the·,two stars" and took its ·.name, from the stars Castor' and;Pollux, . -." - .,. . - - the brightes~ 9£ the constellatiori, alsoknown.as Apollo and Hercules and Triptolemlis.and 1asion•. The Egyptians illustrated Gemini bY"two k.iods ;:ath~r than the two humans commonly used.' . • •

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EOSITIVE GEMINIAN TRAITS

Adaptable,. ve,~sa,t,ile;. ip.t~llectu!ll" witty and logical, busy, ~pontarieous-, lively,. ta!liat,ive arift amusing in ,convE;:rsa!:ion. Has a flair for wdting and for languages: Alwa'ys youthful and' up-to-date in outlook and 'appearance.,

NEGATIVE GEMlN IANTRAITS -,- ..."-- " Changeable, res~less,cunning;,inquisi~ive, inconsistent arid two~faced. 'Unable t:o contro1 :nervo,!seri:e~gy;lives""on his nerves" '. SuperfiCial, -A go~sip. - ,- .

. . MERCURY - THE RULING PLANET • . , . Merc,?ry bE?came ~ssociated with merchandise an~ merchants, whe'1 in 4~5'BC he was 1ntroduced 1nto·Rome 'from Greece (where h1s name'was Hermes, 'and,he had . ... - ' , been;messenger to the 'other. gods)-. Mercury's temple on the Aventine became a corn exchimge'; arid the' corri me'rchimts worshipped him. Other merchants 'i'ere draw-q to him and soon his "st~tue appeared in; the business quarters of- many Roman towns. lIis annual festival was on 15th May,. .. ~ - , ..

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COSE STRANE .' Quanqo il 27 gennaio 1861, si svolsero le, elezioni per ~a'Camera dei Deputati, - --'. gb.. elettor1.',1.tal1.an1.. .. . erano soltanto il 27. della popolazione (418.696).

Di fatti solo 239.583, di essi si recarono al~e urne., ~l,diritto di voto era 'per legge stabilito in base al ,censo (erano alJllJ1essii· cittadini: che,. pa'gassero, ," imposte non,- inferiori. a 40'"lire all'arino) 'e, all'istruzione (freque~a'.alla:quartaClasse), nonche all'eta, minima,.C1i25arini. , ~ . .. . , Un famoso ristorante di Bieslefeld, • in Westafalia, Germania, ha esonerato i cuochi dal servizio e ha allestito alcune piccole cucine dove ogni cliente . . ." . SI. ,prepara le p1.etanze che vuole. 11 proprietario de1.ristorante fornisce tutto l'occorrente. L'iniziativa ha riscosso un notevole successo: i clienti •• JI< ',. SI. d1.vertono, ,spendono,meno e, fatto 'assai importante, saimo quello che, mang1.ano.. '

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ARRIVANO LE GIORNATE DELLE SCAMPAGNATE •••••• SCAMPAGNATA DAYS ARE' COMING ••.••. . ~ .' . p' , • - ' POLPETTONESEMPLICE STUFFED VEAl: • Ingredienti Ingredients , , . llb vitello tagliato in,una fetta llb veal cut in ,a large thin slice ,1 arga -- e sottile 1 large handful- of chopped parsley una manata di prezzemolo tritato loz butter lo'z burro ' 1 clove of garlic cru~hed 1 ,spicco d'aglio tritato '2oz breadcrumbs 20z pane grattuggiato ' 20i gra~ed parmesan cheese 20z parmigiano grattuggiato salt, pepper, mixed spice • sale, pepe, spezie ' '2;~ggs' ' ' 2 ,uova 1 t'ablesp.oon mHk , 1 cucchiaio, di latte,

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Sabato 6 - Mozart' s "La Finta Semplice" - Ham House, Richmond, Surrey - 7.00 ­ Price £3 -'Tickets available Jrom : TeI. 602· 1966 Domenica 7 - Scampagnata Annuale dei Padri Scalabrini - Dyrham Par~ Farm;,'Barnet Giovedi: 11 - Italian Hospital.Golf Tournament at Foxhill's Golf ~ Country Club, • • Ottershaw Sabato 13 - Assoc. Cacciatori ~ Cena e ballo - l'Europa Hotel, .DukeStreet,.W.l. - ;;A7~;';s;.;o;.;c;..;.'...G;.e;:;n=i.;:t.;:o.;:r.;:i..;.::.Sc::.u::.o::.l:.;a::..,:F;.;a::m::i"g"'l;::i;::a:..·.;:d.;:i...:;K::.en::n;:.l;:;·n::.g...t;:;o;.;n::. -. Dinner-Dance Domenica 14 - Anglo-Italian Football- League - "Torneo Prilllavera" -' Prince George's Playing Fields, Grand Drive, Bush~y Road, Raynes Park, Middx. - Assoc. Genitori diHarrow - Hedieval Banquet - The Barn, Headstone Manor ·Rec. Ground, Harrow, Middx -. 6.00 for 6.45 - Ticket only - Price £8 ­ Availallle from : TeI. 907 4455 Sabato 20 - Assoc. Casanova'Valceno - Ceria per gli anziani - Messa 6.30 Chiesa di San Pietro - Dinner 8.00 J' Fornello Restaurant, Southampton Row

• • Donienica 21 - Scuola Italiana di King's Cross - Gita aWindsorlSuriningdale - ·Scuola'Italiana di Stanmore ~ G~ta a Cheddar Gorge ,,

Domenica 28· - Circafo Veneto "Festa del Redentore" - Santa Messa' e Pranzo' presso Scalabrini Centre, Brixton Road -, Barn Dance - Dyrham Park Farm; Barnet- 7.30 - Ticket only -TeI. 904 5735

Martedi: .30' - Final~ Italian Hospital Tennis Tournament: - Ebisha<" Temiis Club, Eastway Pound Lane, Epsom, Surrey

LUGLIO Sabato 4 -• Circolo Italiano di Finchley - Serata Sociale presso St. Philip' the Apostle Church Hall, Gravel Hill, N.2. '" 8.00 Domenica .5. - Fogo1.ar G.B. - Scampagnat.a Annuale - Assoc. ToscanLEmigrati - Riunione - St. 'Peter's Social Club ..;; 3.00" Sabato 11 - Assoc. Casanova Valceno - Serata sociale a beneficio dell'Ospedale Italiano - Finsbury Town· Hall - £3.50

Domenica l2. - La prassima edizione di BACKHILL ***** , .Domenica 19 - Processtone della Madonna dei Carmine seguita dalla Sagra • • Domenica 26 - Mazzini-Garibaldi Club -.Scampagnata Annuale - Essex Show Ground

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