We are in the middle of the first West Norwood Arts Festival. Lots of events for children and adults. Many free. All in West Norwood!
Check out what’s happening each day: https://www.festnorwood.com/
Tag Archives: South London Theatre
August 3rd to 12th Arts Festival
Filed under Arts, Charity, Churches, Community / voluntary, Leisure, Local Business, West Norwood, Youth
South London Theatre re-opening
South London Theatre is celebrating its return to The Old Fire Station at 2A Norwood High Street SE27 9AS with a series of free tours & workshops for adults & children on afternoon of Saturday 30th June and Sunday 10.30am to 5pm this weekend . See for details & booking: https://sltfirestation.org/celebrate
Support our local community theatre by booking seats for the SLT productions. Tickets £12 http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/whats-on/
The new theatre also has several rooms available for hire – email Cassie@sltfirestation.org.
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Norwood Forum
Norwood Forum is holding a drop-in Open Meeting starting at 6.30pm on Wednesday 19th April at The Old Library 16 Knights Hill SE27 0HY. There will be several local groups joining the session: including the South London Theatre, Library, Streetworks and the Library of Things to discuss matters of local interest. All welcome. https://www.facebook.com/TheNorwoodForumWestNorwood/
Filed under Community / voluntary, Environment, Leisure, Libraries, West Norwood
Support our local theatre
SLT volunteers packing up
Our South London Theatre (SLT) has just moved out of the Old Fire Station on Norwood High Street , next to St Luke’s church. The SLT has relocated, temporarily, to the Stanley Halls 12 South Norwood Hill SE25 6AB ( close to Norwood Junction station) whilst the Old Fire Station building is modernised.
Gogol’s “The Government Inspector” on Tues 3rd to Saturday 7th November is the first SLT show in the temporary venue at Stanley Halls. And Oliver! is on in December.
To book go to: http://www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/theatre/tickets/ Its only 10 minutes from West Norwood station to Norwood Junction by train.
For more details see: http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/newSLT/
@SLTheatre
@StanleyHalls
Filed under Arts, Charity, Leisure, Local Business, West Norwood
South London Theatre closing
Costume & props sale
Our local theatre, the SLT, is closing for refurbishment. 500 people dropped in to the Vintage costumes & props sale last weekend raising £3k for the theatre. The last performances until building work is completed will be 5th to 10th October 2015 .
During the works the show will go on at Stanley Halls, 12 South Norwood Hill SE25 6AB (5 mins from Norwood Junction station)
For details see http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk/newSLT/
Filed under Arts, Community / voluntary, Leisure
West Norwood’s own 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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Open House weekend 21st and 22nd September
Explore London’s architecture & urban design for free and visit buildings not normally open to the public.
In West Norwood these buildings are open to the public over the weekend:
- Julians Primary School 16 Wolfington Road SE27 0JF – Saturday and Sunday 10am to 1pm tours every 30 minutes
- South London Botanical Institute 323 Norwood Road SE24 9AQ – Sunday 1pm to 5pm
- South London Theatre 2a Norwood High Street SE27 9NS – Saturday Sunday 1pm t o5pm
- The Clock House 5 Chestnut Road SE27 9EZ – Sunday tours at 10am, 12noon, 2pm, 4pm
- The Clockworks Nettlefold Place SE27 0JW – Sunday tours 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 4.30pm
- Warren Apartments 8 Station Rise SE27 9BW – Saturday 10am to 5pm
- West Norwood Cemetery & Greek Chapel , Norwood High Street SE27 9JU – Sunday tours 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm meet inside gates.
The full list of 800 buildings across London is at http://www.londonopenhouse.org/index.html
Filed under Arts, Charity, Community / voluntary, Education, Environment, Housing, Leisure, Schools, West Norwood
A revamp for West Norwood theatre
Bob Callender of SLT with the theatre plans
South London Theatre have persuaded the Heritage Lottery Fund to invest in the South London Theatre building on Norwood High Street SE27 9NS. The theatre is based in a Victorian fire station and restoration should be ready for early 2015 if all goes well . In the meantime the theatre has to raise another £250k .So to support our local theatre – become a member and see the shows http://www.southlondontheatre.co.uk.
Or simply donate via http://www.justgiving.com/sltrestoration
Filed under Arts, Community / voluntary, Leisure, West Norwood
