{"title": "Town Hall: meet the council – focus on housing (Wood Green Library)", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T20:00:00Z", "place": "Wood Green Library", "address": "Wood Green Customer Service Centre, 187-197A High Road, Wood Green, N22 6XD, United Kingdom", "price": "Free.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/housing/housing-policy"], "description": "A Town Hall evening where residents can meet councillors, ask questions and discuss local issues. Haringey Council hosts this special, housing-focused session as part of its effort to take conversations into communities and make local decision-making easier to engage with. 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Councillors James Rathbone and Ese Erheriene of the Labour and Co-operative Party hold sessions on the first Saturday of the month, joined jointly by Councillor Eleonora Aiello, representing Hither Green. Laura Sessions of the Lewisham Green Party Group also holds a surgery on the first Saturday of the month. The surgeries alternate each month between Corbet and Manor House Libraries to cover both areas, and all are welcome to come along, have your say, and help make the community better.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/lee-green-local-councillors-surgery-109489/", "official_url": "https://calicolibraries.com/events/lee-green-local-councillors-surgery/?occurrence=2026-11-07", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a236f609960e78eba222b71c7326a6a883d2ad86bf2b7c02438200ba5aa68b26-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Forest Hill Local Councillors Surgery", "start": "2026-11-14T11:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-14T12:30:00Z", "place": "Forest Hill Library", "address": "", "price": "Free (donations welcome)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/local-politics"], "description": "A drop-in councillors' surgery where residents can raise concerns, share ideas, or simply stay informed, with no appointment needed. 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Booking is by email to the library.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/quick-reading-group-at-botwell-green-library-99291/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "There is a party", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "Walthamstow Trades Hall", "address": "61-63 Tower Hamlets Road, E17 4RQ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of readings and performance. It is hosted at Walthamstow Trades Hall, which invites people to join, and ends with a party. 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There is no need to book, just come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/english-speaking-club-at-st-johns-wood-library-88062/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster.gov.uk/event/english-speaking-club-st-johns-wood-library", "image": ""}, {"title": "Forest Hill Reading Group", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T19:00:00Z", "place": "Forest Hill Library", "address": "", "price": "Free (donations welcome)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club"], "description": "Forest Hill Reading Group is a monthly adult reading night held at Forest Hill Library. It is run by the library, meeting on the last Wednesday of every month for a relaxed and engaging discussion about the book of the month. There are no sign-ups and no pressure—readers simply pick up a copy from the library and join a friendly evening with fellow book lovers. Everyone is welcome.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/forest-hill-reading-group-60587/", "official_url": "https://calicolibraries.com/events/reading-group/?occurrence=2026-10-28", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3c0333bf286cdd7b6bdf95e8e85f2dadcae5312eb7595e7062842f802ee7199f-2000.webp"}]}