Queries

If you have any queries please contact your ensemble leader by email 

or the BMS office: ensembles@brentmusicservice.com  Tel: 020 8204 8096

Emergency contact number on Tuesday Evenings:  07860 342705

Please also get in touch if you would like to be a parent volunteer on a Tuesday evening!

The Harlesden Evening Centre is held at Furness Primary School, Palermo Road, NW10 5YT

Head of Centre – Martin Turner 

Deputy Head of Centre - Del James

First Aid – Martin Turner

Arrival and Dismissal

There is no onsite parking for parents - be careful when dropping off as parking bays are resident only - don't get a ticket! 

Please press the buzzer by the main gate on Palermo Road and wait outside the reception area with your child until a member of BMS staff comes out to collect the children. Please do not leave your children unsupervised.

Parents are not allowed onsite (except for parent evenings/concerts). 

At the end of the rehearsal each ensemble will be brought outside by their Ensemble Leader. Please walk into the school grounds to collect your child. Please don’t wait in your car. Children must indicate that you are there to a member if BMS staff before being released. 

Going Home Arrangements

 If your child  travels home alone, is being collected by anyone other than a parent or  is being picked up by taxi, we need this in writing/by email. 

1. If a parent/carer will collect the child after rehearsal, we need no other authorisation or instruction from you.

2. If you authorise your child to make their own way home after rehearsal, please email this statement to your child's ensemble leader: I hereby authorise <Name of Child> to make their own way home after BMS rehearsals. 

3. If you want to authorise another person to collect your child (including a young person aged over 10 but under 18), please email the following details to your child's Ensemble Leader:

Name of Child:

Ensemble: 

Name of person collecting child: 

Relationship: 

Telephone Number:

Known to the child as:

Late arrivals 

You will need to press the buzzer to be let in. Go straight to your rehearsal room. If you are not sure where to go, ask the parent volunteer on the reception desk for help. 

When you get to your rehearsal room, ensure a member of BMS staff knows you have arrived without causing too much disruption. Sort out your things and join in quickly. 

Absence

If your child will be absent please let us know by email so we know not to expect them.  Emailing your child’s ensemble leader is best, but on the night, you can text the centre emergency number: 07860 342705.

If your child is absent and you don’t inform us, or if your child misses a number of rehearsals, they could lose their place in the ensemble or not be permitted to perform in the next concert.

We expect all children to attend and perform in concerts as musical decisions are made based on the members of the group, and balance of parts. If for any reason you know that your child will be unable to perform in the next concert, you must inform the ensemble leader in plenty of time.