DON’T MISS our new summer venture, an Art Market featuring the work of a number of local artists. It will all take place on Saturday, June 30th in the Library garden between the hours of 11.30am and 6pm. Refreshments will be available.
Oldman masters the Churchill effect
THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED account of Winston Churchill’s early days as Prime Minister, as the Nazi armies swept all before them in their march across Western Europe, is the subject of our next Film Club showing on Thursday, June 28.
Darkest Hour tells how the mounting threat of invasion and imminent defeat for Britain in the early months of World War Two led to friction at the highest levels of government between those who wanted peace with Hitler at any cost and Churchill, who flatly refused to even consider such an approach.
Gary Oldman’s brilliant portrayal of the wartime leader deservedly earned him a 2018 Best Actor Academy Award, a performance that truly makes Darkest Hour a must-see film.
As always, Film Club screenings are strictly for members only and there is no charge for admission. There is, however, a small charge for refreshments, which will be available during the interval.
View the trailer below to get a flavour of this excellent movie:
Consular talks on post-Brexit rights
A HIGH-RANKING TEAM from the British Consul will address a meeting at the English Library in Puerto de la Cruz on the subject of ‘British Citizens’ Rights’ on Thursday, July 5th, starting at 11am.
Charmaine Arbouin, British Consul for Andalusia and the Canaries, will give a short talk followed by a question and answer session addressing issues arising from the British government’s ongoing Brexit negotiations.
She will be accompanied by Helen Diaz de Arcaya Keating, British Vice Consul for the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and Penelope Gomez, Consular Officer.
The meeting is open to all those who wish to attend and is not restricted solely to Library members. However, it would help organisers planning for the event to know how many are likely to attend so either leave your name at the Library treasurer’s desk, send message via the Library’s Facebook page or email englibrary@outlook.com.
There will be no charge and the event is open to all.
Grab a good book and a long, cool drink…
SUMMER is almost upon us, a time to relax beside the pool with a good book in one hand and a long cool drink in the other.
As a consequence, this month’s reviews have more than their fair share of romance and the feel-good factor. We also have a number of titles from Richard and Judy’s summer selection and as always a variety of authors and subjects, introducing new writers alongside some rather more established favourites.
Streep and Hanks take on US government
THE FEVERISHLY-DEBATED DECISION behind The Washington Post’s 1971 publication of top-secret information in the Pentagon Papers is dramatically brought to life in the multi award-winning movie The Post, in which Meryl Streep plays legendary publisher Katharine Graham and Tom Hanks takes on the role of the gruff but brilliant executive editor Ben Bradlee.
As Graham, Streep plays a leader who decides to publish the incendiary information about the Vietnam War amid great pressure, in both directions, from government officials, her lawyers and many of her own fellow board members.
This is every bit as compelling a story as All The Presidents Men, which exposed the Watergate scandal and caused Richard Nixon’s resignation, only this time The Post is exposing 30 years of Government lies and cover-ups spanning six US presidents.
The Post is our next Film Club screening, on Thursday, May 31st, starting at 2pm. Film Club screenings are strictly for members only and there is no charge for admission. There is, however, a small charge for refreshments, which will be available during the interval.
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