Category Archives: Arts

August 27, 2014 · 12:29 pm

Lambeth Heritage festival

 

Jackie Meldrum with Heritage Festival booklet

Jackie Meldrum with Heritage Festival booklet

Lambeth Archives, together with the Lambeth Local History Forum, are holding a month long heritage festival this September – a rich mix of mainly free events taking place all around the borough – with a focus on the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War.

See our event pages for Norwood events . More details at http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/leisure-parks-and-libraries/libraries/heritage-festival or pick up a Heritage Festival booklet in the library.

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August 26, 2014 · 9:23 pm

Flower Show in St Lukes

Vegetables at last year's show

Vegetables at last year’s show

Did you see the flower show at Lambeth Country Show  this year? Don’t miss the show in West Norwood run by the Lambeth Horticultural Society on Saturday 6th September. Open to the public 2pm to 5pm at St Luke’s church Knights Hill SE27 0HS.
Why not enter a competition or two ( 15p per entry) ?  Non-members of the Society are welcome to take part.  There are  lots of classes- flower, vegetables, fruit, cacti, baking, photography, crafts etc. Closing date is Wednesday 3rd September. Late entries at LHS discretion.

For details see:  http://lambethhorticulturalsociety.org.uk/page8.html

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August 13, 2014 · 10:14 am

West Norwood’s own theatre

South London Theatre

South London Theatre

Congratulations to Bob Callender and his team for winning £1.6million from the the Heritage Lottery Fund for  the SLT, West Norwood’s own thriving repertory community theatre, based in the Old Fire Station at 2a Norwood High Street SE27 9NS. The much needed money will restore the building which is one of the few surviving original horse drawn carriage fire stations. The South London Theatre puts on 22 shows a year and will have to move to temporary venues fom April 2015 until works complete in 2016. 

For more on the history of the building see: http://www.hlf.org.uk/news/Pages/WestNorwoodOldFireStation.aspx#.U-qx-_ldXIU

Follow the SLT on twitter @SLTheatre  or  see: http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk

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August 2, 2014 · 8:39 pm

Sunday 3rd August is Feast day

Wes Norwood Feast at St Lukes

Wes Norwood Feast at St Lukes

Alongside the garden, craft, food & retro markets of West Norwood Feast ( 10am to 4pm) this month there is also an opportunity to meet many of the artists,charities & community groups operating in the Norwoood area.

Drop in to the Portico Gallery at 23a Knights Hill SE27 0HS and visit the Happening between 11am and 3pm and meet local movers & shakers. Email info@porticogallery.org.uk for more information.

See http://westnorwoodfeast.com/market/ for details of the markets

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July 18, 2014 · 9:48 pm

Lambeth Country Show

Lambeth-20140718-00922The 19th and 20th July weekend is the 40th Lambeth Country Show- in Brockwell Park SE24  11pm till 7pm. Free entry

From West Norwood just get on the 196 or 68 or 468 bus.

Something for everyone:  music, animals, plants, flowers, food, shopping , slides, sports, jobs, advice………… don’t miss it!

http://www.lambethcountryshow.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/lambethcountryshow?ref=hl&ref_type=bookmark.

@LBLcountryshow

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June 7, 2014 · 1:55 pm

Theatre Tots

Theatre tots photo shoot April 2010 043Theatre Tots specialise in drama for young children and run a class on Wednesdays at 11am, James Wilson Cafe, 357 Norwood Road SE27 9BQ . The sessions use imagination & everyday objects to transform anything into everything  – to promote confident, creative and flexible young minds.   For details email: lauramckee@theatretots.com

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May 17, 2014 · 11:28 am

Open House 2 this weekend

Screenprinting at Bainbridge Studios

Screenprinting at Bainbridge Studios

17th & 18th May is last weekend for Artists Open House – a chance to see the work of over 50 local artists in studios around West Norwood .  Free entry 11am to 6pm.  Browsers welcome… and opportunities to buy! For details see the Dulwich Festival catalogue http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk/openhouseWeekends

The artist studios open in the West Norwood area are listed in the post dated 6th May below.

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May 6, 2014 · 5:47 pm

Artists Open House

Lambeth-20140430-00635Amazing chance to see the work of over 50 local artists ranging from glass, paintings to opera! Artists will open their studios in and around West Norwood and Dulwich for two weekends in May : 10th & 11th and 17th & 18th. Free entry 11am to 6pm.  Browsers welcome… and opportunities to buy! For details see the Dulwich Festival catalogue  http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk/openhouseWeekends   
The artist studios open in the West Norwood area include;
Parade Mews SE27 9AX
Michael Ruh   http://www.michaelruh.com
Catherine Harvey Jefferson  http://www.catherineharveyjefferson.com
Benet Spencer  http://www.benetspencer.com
Miranda Payne  http://www.mirandapayne.co.uk
Liz Emtage http:// www.lizemtageceramics.com
Melissa Pritchard  http://www.parademewspottery.co.uk
Helen Carr
Natalie Strachan  http://www.nataliestrachan.com
Robin Thomson  http://www.doctorbird-ceramics.blogspot.co.uk
Marcus Berns http://www.marcusberns.com
Carys Davies  http://www.carysdavies.com
Portico Gallery, Knights Hill  SE27 0HS http://www.porticogallery.org.uk
John Price
Sylvia Batycka
Emma Fenelon
Chrissy Thirlaway
Henri M Smith
Carol Edgar
Jenny Carpenter
Warrior Studios
Acme Studio, East Place  SE27 9JW
Yair Meshoulam http://www.textureofconciousness.com
Jane Millar
Timothy Sutton http://www.timothysutton.com
Martin Grover http://www.martingrover.com
Gill Capewell http://www.gillcapewell.co.uk
Lucy Spanyol http://www.lucyspanyolpaintings.webs.com
Andreas Petrou http://www.pianoartpieces.blogspot.co.uk
Bainbridge Studios, Sydenham Place SE27 0AR
Jonna Saarinen http://www.jonnasaarinen.com
Helen Bridges http://www.helenvbridges.co.uk
Kerry Eggleton http://www.mashka.co.uk
Ray Stanbrook http://www.raystanbrook.wordpress.com
Kate Bowe http://www.katebowe.com
Emma Lee Cheng http://www.emmaleecheng.com
Lene Bladbjerg http://www.lenebladbjerg.com
Lucy Bainbridge http://www.lucybainbridge.com
Nicola Peirce  http://www.nicolapeirce.co.uk
Tessa Horrocks http://www.tessahorrocks.com
Judy Hammond & Faranak Chilvers, Lancaster Avenue SE27 9DZ http://www.judyhp3@yahoo.co.uk
Charles Johnston & Nick Mair, Idmiston Road SE28 9HL
Louise Whalley, Rommany Road SE27 9PY http://www.louisewhalley.com
Michelle House & Mandie Beuzeval, Roxburgh Road SE27 0LE http://www.michellehouse.co.uk
Julia McKenzie, Roxburgh Road SE27 0LE http://www.juliamckenzie.co.uk
John Jukes Johnson, South Croxted Road SE21 8BD http://www.johnjukesjohnson.com
Catherine Rhys, Park Hall Road SE21 8BW
Blondiau, Park Hall Road SE21 8BW http://www.blondiaupaintings.com
Wilde & Jarman , Martell Road SE21 8EN
London Chair Collective Rosendale Road SE21 8LG http://www.thelondonchaircollective.com
Kate Redfen, Thurlow Park Road SE21 8Jl http://www.southlondonwomenartists.co.uk
Rachel Deacon, Thurlow Park Road SE21 8HZ http://www.racheldeacon.com
Katy English, Birkbeck Hill SE21 8JS
Kate Stow, Birkbeck Hill SE21 8JS
Dilys Gane & others, Lovelace Road SE21 8JY
Priscilla Watins, Lovelace Road SE21 8JY http://www.priscillawatkinsart.co.uk
Mary Rodriguez Thomas, Lovelace Road SE21 8JY http://www.marythomasart.co.uk
Caroline Yates, Turney Road SE21 7JJ http://www.carolineyates.com
Alex R, Pymers Mead SE21 8NH  http://www.alex-r.com

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May 5, 2014 · 11:29 pm

West Norwood’s famous potter

AS Byatt , the novelist, visited Edmund de Waal in his ceramics studio and published her interview in the Guardian on 2nd May 

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/02/edmund-de-waal-potter-ceramics-essays-as-byatt

Edmund de Waal’s pottery studio is in West Norwood. He is also a writer: Hare with Amber Eyes,  a family memoir, is a prizewinning best seller translated into over 23 languages and sold over 1m copies.

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April 23, 2014 · 12:48 pm

Lambeth Labour election manifesto

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Labour’s pledges for 2014  Lambeth  council elections on Thursday 22nd May are :

1.    Help you with the rising cost of living
by freezing council tax for the sixth year in a row

2.    Boost jobs and grow local businesses
by offering every young person access to job support, training or an apprenticeship

3.    Make Lambeth cleaner and greener
by resurfacing 130 miles of roads and pavements and recycling more waste than ever before

4.    Create safer neighbourhoods and build the homes we need
by campaigning to protect community police and building 1,000 new council homes

5.    Give young people the best start in life
by offering free breakfasts in all our  primary schools

6.    Help to keep you healthy
by getting more people involved in sporting activities and healthy exercise

See our manifesto at : http://lambethlabour-labourclp132.nationbuilder.com/

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