SE21 December 2019

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Issue 157 - December 2019 In this issue Events Calendar Monthly Notice Board What’s On Food & Drink Children’s Activities Bell House Events The Last Word Dulwich Picture Gallery

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Welcome to SE21 I am well and truly feeling the Christmas spirit putting together this issue.

I have drawn the line on listening to Christmas tunes just yet! But with all the fantastic Christmas theme events we have on locally this month, it is not difficult to get in to the festive mood. We have another page of Christmas Fairs and Markets page 30. It is, of course, the return of the Dulwich Village Christmas Stocking on Sunday 1st December, see you there!

Our other events listings including many Christmas Carol concerts, starts on page 8. Remember there are more events, stories and news updated daily at www.arounddulwich.co.uk.

The Last Word goes to local author Helen Balkwill. Find out more on p32.

So all that is left for me to say is Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

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Contents

Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 Noticeboard ................................................................ 6 What’s On ............................8, 10, 11, 20, 21 & 33 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ........................................................... 14 Fitness Tips ............................................................. 16 Children’s Activities .........................................18 & 19

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Bell House Events ................................................ 22 Pets Corner .............................................................. 24 Education News ....................................................... 26 Financial Matters ..................................................... 28 Christmas Fairs .................................................... 30 The Last Word ...................................................... 32 Index ........................................................................ 34 Dulwich Picture Gallery ........................................... 35

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January Deadline - 10 December (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE21 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1941 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

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Events Calendar - December Monday

Tuesday

30th

2nd

9th Dulwich WI meeting, see p20.

Thursday

28th

Friday

29th

26th

Breathe Yourself to a Happier Life, p8.

Saturday

30th

Sunday

1st

Havelock Walk Winter Weekend, see p30.

Winter Makers Market, see p30.

West Norwood Feast Community Market, see p8.

Dulwich Village Christmas Stocking, see p30 Christmas Fayre, see p30.

St John’s ED Exhibition, see p8.

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

8th

Pexmas Festive Market, see p30.

Goose Green Coffee Honor Oak WI, BNI Adventurers Cockpit Arts Morning @ St Street Art Walk, meeting, p11.

Christmas Party, Winter Open Winter Craft Fair, see p30.

John’s Church p10. see p20.

Dulwich Charity see p10.

Studios, see Christmas Wreath Carol Concert see p10. Lunch, see p11 East Dulwich Christmas St John’s ED events, p11. see p8.

Making Workshop, Cracker, p30 Artisan Christmas Market, p30 The Massive East Dulwich WI @ see p8.

Dulwich Folk Dance Christmas Wreath Dulwich Craft & Violins @ the MCT, 7.30pm, see p10.

Club, see p11.

Magpie Arts, see Making Workshop, Design Fair p30. see p20.

Plosive Comedy with Dulwich Runners p10.

The Illusioneer Magic see p11.

Singaround @ The Paul Foot, see p20.

Club, see p10. show, see p10.

Ivy House, p20.

Carols & Goose Green Coffee Christmas Morning @ St Choruses, p20.

John’s Church p10.

A Carol Service in aid Music by Candlelight, of St Christopher’s see p21.

Hospice, p21 Dulwich Runners Dulwich Choral Club, see p10.

Society Concert, p20. Breathe Yourself to An Unholy Row, a Happier Life, p8.

Talk, see p20.

16th

Breathe Yourself to a Happier Life, p8.

Nunhead WI Meeting, see p33.

Forest Hill Women’s Institute,

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23rd

27th

31st

25th

Wednesday

17th

18th

Magpie Arts, see p10.

Goose Green Coffee Morning @ St John’s Church p10.

Peter’s Dance Club, see p10.

The Illusioneer Presents, see p33.

Knit & Stitch Group, see p10.

Dulwich Runners Club, see p10.

24th

25th

BNI Adventurers meeting, p11.

Parkrun, Peckham Rye

Park 9am, Christmas Wreath P11.

Making Workshop, see p11.

Makers Market Art Dulwich Folk Dance @57, see p11.

Club, see p11.

Live Nativity, see Christmas Concert, p21. see p21.

The Arts Society Carols by the Green, Dulwich Illustrated see p8.

Lecture, p21.

19th BNI Adventurers meeting, p11.

20th

21st

Live Band Karaoke, Handel’s Messiah, Christmas Special see p33. see p33.

27th

All-age Christmas Craft, see p21.

Heber School Christmas Fair, see p30.

Family Carol Singalong, see p33.

22nd 10am. Honor Oak Panthers Hockey honoroakpanthershc.com Carols by Candlelight, see p33.

Christmas Table Decoration Workshop, see p33.

26th

15th

Candlelit Service with Carols, see p6.

28th

29th

Christingle Services The Magic of @ St Clement with Christmas, see p33. St Peter, see p6.

Christmas Day Service @ St Clement with St Peter, see p6.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 11, 20, 21 & 33.

Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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and guests Robert Glenister Oliver Cotton & Helen Hayes MP and a musical solo by Julian Ovenden Wednesday December, 7 pm.

Next to Dulwich Picture Gallery; enter via the cloister under the clock tower

Next to Dulwich Picture Gallery; enter via the cloister under the clock tower

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What's On - December

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St John’s East Dulwich Sunday 1 – Sunday 29 December: What are you Expecting? Exhibition & Events An art exhibition including a painting that depicts the baby Jesus and his mother Mary as refugees in a camp in Calais will be held this December in St John’s East Dulwich.

Saturday 7 December: Artists’ Open Day 10am. For artists to come with their own materials and respond to the artwork on display as part of the ‘What are you expecting?’ exhibition.

Sunday 8 December: In Conversation 2pm. Anne Hamilton-Abouchar and Donna McDowell from St Paul’s Cathedral in conversation about what the artwork in the ‘What are you expecting?’ exhibition means to them.

Sunday 8 December: Talk by Dr Jennifer Craig-Norton 4pm. Talk about her new book ‘The Kindertransport: Contesting Memory’

Saturday 14 December: Carols by the Green 11am to 1pm. Come and sing carols and get in the Christmas spirit with mulled wine or apple juice and a mince pice (or two!).

Tuesday 24 December: Christingle services 3pm and 4:30pm. For children in aid of the Children’s Society.

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Sunday 1 December: West Norwood Feast Community Market 10am-4pm West Norwood Feast is a community event built around 100 market stalls over five sites along the high street. It is a farmer’s market, a craft fair, a flea market and a street food hub all rolled into one. westnorwoodfeast.com

Tuesdays 3 & 11 December: Christmas Wreath Making Workshops 12.30pm to 3pm and 7pm to 9.30pm. Get into the festive spirit and learn how to create your very own unique and beautifully scented Christmas wreath decoration to adorn your home. Half Moon Hotel, Herne Hill, SE24. E-mail hello@ monroeavenue.co.uk. Tickets via Eventbrite.

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Christmas at Grace Church Brockley Join us every Sunday at 4pm 1st December - Advent Service 8th December - All age Nativity Service 15th December - Carols by Candlelight 22nd December - Christingle Service Wednesday 25th December 10am All age Christmas Service All are welcome! Services are held at Crofton Park Baptist Church 154 Brockley Grove, London SE4 1EB Including children’s activities and refreshments. www.gracechurchbrockley.org

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What's On - December Tuesday 3 December: Honor Oak WI – Christmas party with quiz and raffle

Wednesday 4 December: Carol Concert will the Dulwich College Chapel Choir

7:30pm. Lodge Cafe, behind Stanstead Lodge 260 Stanstead Road, SE23 1DD, entrance in Northwood Road. Seasonal fun, food and friendship. Contributions to the food, drink and raffle tables appreciated. We will also be collecting non-perishable food for Lewisham Food Bank. All women welcome.

7pm. Guest readers and singers will include Helen Hayes MP, Robert Glenister, Oliver Cotton and Julian Ovenden. There will be a champagne reception and nibbles after. Tickets £15 on the door, or from us at events@markevisonfoundation. org. Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift, 14 Gallery Road, Dulwich SE21 7AS (entrance is via cloister under Clock Tower, next to Dulwich Picture Gallery). www.markevisonfoundation.org.

Tuesdays 3, 10 & 17 December: Knit & Stitch Group Every Tuesday 3-5pm. A group for seasoned knitters as well as for those wanting to learn a new skill, including mending their own clothes.

Men, women, children and young people of all abilities welcome. Free of charge. Light refreshments available. St Clement with St Peter Dulwich, Barry Road/Friern Road entrances.

Tuesdays 3, 10 & 17 December: Peter’s Dance Club 8–9pm, New Beginners class in Latin American & Ballroom dancing. Everybody welcome, no partner needed. £10 each, pay per week. St Stephen’s Church, College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7HW. Peter on 07946 596770.

Tuesdays 3, 10, & 17 December: Magpie Arts run

by Sue Bennett 4-5pm. Gently guided creative art classes for children 6-10yrs. FCWellbeing Café on Melbourne Grove, SE22, next to ED station. Places limited to 8 per class. £13 per child inc sketchbook and all materials. First class taster price of £5. To book please email suebennett181@gmail.com

Wednesdays 4, 11 & 18 December: Goose Green Coffee Morning 10:30am-12pm at St. John’s Church by Goose Green. Come and meet others over tea, coffee and cake. 62a East Dulwich Road SE22 9AT.

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Wednesday 4 December: East Dulwich WI Meeting The EDWI will host Drag Queen Bingo! On this occasion, we will meet at The Plough, 381 Lordship Lane, SE22 8JJ, from 7.30-9.30pm. The EDWI currently has a limited number of places available for new members. You can come along to 3 meetings before committing yourself (£3 fee on the night) or email us at: edwicommittee@eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Wednesdays 4, 11, 18 December: Dulwich Runners Club 7.15pm (for 7.30pm) We have various groups that run between 4 and 10 miles on different routes each week. There are groups for a variety of paces to suit all levels of ability from beginners, those looking to build on the parkrun bug to experienced racers.

Guests welcome. www.dulwichrunners.org.uk Edward Alleyn Clubhouse, 83-85 Burbage Road, SE24 9HD.

Thursday 5 December: The Illusioneer Presents Cornucopia of Magic & Illusion Join us for our Secret feature especially for our Christmas Shows, as well as our special guest Guy Hollingworth. Doors and Bar open from 6pm to 12midnight the show will start at 8pm. Belair House, Gallery Road, West Dulwich, SE21 7AB. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk.

What's On - December Thursday 5 December: Dulwich Charity Lunch 12.30pm. It is that time of the year again when Dulwich Charity lunch raises much needed funds for our local charity Link Age Southwark. Full details available at www.dulwichlunch.co.uk.

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park Parkrun

Thursdays 5, 12 & 19 December: BNI Adventurers 6.45am-8.30am. Are you looking to grow your business? We have kept £9.4million in the local economy this year alone. We’ve changed the way the world does business……now it Dulwich’s turn.

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Thursdays 5 & 12 December: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing) 8–10 pm. St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. It’s the party season.

Get those dancing shoes ready for action and come country dancing! Exercise for mind and body and lots of fun. No partner or experience necessary: We guide you through the dances.

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Fridays 6 & 13 December: Christmas Wreath Making Workshops 12.30 - 3pm Join us as we get into the festive spirit and learn how to create your very own unique and beautifully scented Christmas wreath decoration to adorn your home. A perfect opportunity to develop your creative side and learn a new skill as no previous experience is necessary.

The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22.

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Saturday Mornings 9am 7, 14, 21 & 28 December: A FREE weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; it is not a race.

PECKHAM RYE start is near the Colyton Road entrance of Peckham Rye park and run three laps of the gardens. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye DULWICH PARK start is Queen Mary's Gate on the south side of the park. This is the entrance on the South Circular (A205), Dulwich Common. www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

Friday 6 – Sunday 8 December: Cockpit Arts Winter Open Studios 18-22 Creekside, Deptford Bridge Deptford, SE8 3DZ. Opening times Fri 11am-8pm, Sat & Sun 11am – 6pm. Advance tickets £5 (includes other event in Holborn), On the door £4. www. cockpitarts.com.

Saturdays 7, 14 December: Makers Market Art@57 9.30am-4.30pm. A group of talented Applied Artists bringing you the latest in their collections of jewellery, knitwear, ceramics, stationary, prints, shaker style boxes, textiles and seasonal greetings cards. 57 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET.

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The Hardy Cyclamen – Little Winter Wonders Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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or winter colour and interest, you can’t beat the hardy cyclamen. These little gems will brighten up the darker months with a sprinkling of pink and white. They die back and lie dormant in warm weather, popping up again when temperatures drop. Despite their dainty appearance, they flower away through frost and snow and when happy will eventually self-seed and spread around, carpeting shady spots.

Flowering from late December, Cyclamen coum flowers are a sign that a fresh New Year is on its way. The rounded, dark green leaves with white or silver markings appear first, so they’ll already have been growing from October.

These tiny cyclamen look wonderful en mass, and are perfect for naturalising around the base of deciduous trees and are gorgeous with snowdrops, crocuses and other shade lovers such as ferns.

The flowers of Cyclamen coum tend to be magenta pink, but come in a range of pinks to pure white. For something more unusual try varieties such as C. coum ‘The ‘Pewter Group’ which have a silvery coating on the leaves or C. coum ‘Ashwood Snowflake’ with pure white flowers. These cyclamen like partial shade and humus-rich, well drained soil so dig in grit or leaf mould if you have heavy soil. Avoid manure as they like poorer soils and this will just produce leaves and no flowers. They also like dappled shade and moisture in autumn through to spring, which is when they grow below ground - long before they emerge.

Too late for this year, but worth mentioning if you felt your garden lacked a bit of autumn colour is the earlier flowering Cyclamen hederifolium (October to November). Unlike Cyclamen coum, the pink flowers of autumn flowering Cyclamen hederifolium often appear first, with their striking marbled, heart-shaped leaves following afterwards, forming a carpet after the flowers have finished. White varieties include C. hederifolium ‘Amaze Me’ and C. hederifolium albiflorum ‘Album’ with a mass of upright pure white flowers or for silvery leaves try C. hederifolium ‘Silver Cloud.’

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These cyclamen originate from the Mediterranean and are tougher than C. coum, putting up with drier sunnier conditions such as under shrubs or round tree roots - although they prefer some shade and like free draining, humus rich soil to avoid the tubers drying out in summer.

As with C. coum, they make lovely ground cover and are at their best planted in large groups. They look stunning under planting silver birch trees, or popping up amongst inky black Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens.’ Tempting as it is, avoid planting C. hederifolium and Cyclamen coum together, as the former is more vigorous and will eventually take over.

The larger, showier, non-hardy cyclamen are cultivars of Cyclamen persicum. They’re useful for Christmassy window boxes and containers and come in a range of whites, magentas, reds and deep purples but are generally one-season wonders.

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Satsumas In Brandy Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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ne of the nicest things about Christmas has to be all the ‘naughty but nice’ nibbles we get to enjoy. The shops have plenty to choose from, but I really like to make my own, and there are plenty of options that are quick an easy – here are two of my favorites.

Ingredients • • • •

1kg satsumas peeled 350g caster sugar 450ml brandy Optional – Star Anise & Cinnamon Sticks

Method 1) Pack the satsumas into clean sterilised jars, layering with sugar as you go and pushing the star anise & cinnamon sticks in around them (If using).

Leave at least 3cm at the top of the jar.

2) Pour in the brandy, tapping the side of the jar to remove any air pockets.

3) Seal the jars, shake well and store in a dark cupboard for up to 1 month.

4) Serve cold from the jar, or heated gently in a saucepan with cream.

In Season this month Vegetables - Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Red Cabbage, Sweed, Turnips Fruit & Nuts - Apples (Egremont, Russet,

Blenheim Orange, Orleans Reinette), Chestnuts, Clementines, Cranberries, Pears, Satsumas, Tangerines

Meat - Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Fowl,

Hare, Partridge, Pheasant, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon

Fish & Seafood - Brill, Clams, Haddock,

Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Monkfish, Mussels, Oysters (Native & Rock), Plaice, Scallops, Sea Bass, Turbot

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Fruitcake Truffles Whilst whipping up your Christmas Cake, why not make a little extra and use it for this fabulous recipe.

Ingredients •

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6oz / 175g squares of semisweet chocolate (50-70% dark) 3 tablespoons whipping cream 3 tablespoons butter - softened 2 tablespoons orange liqueur or Grand Marnier 6oz crumbled fruit cake 40oz / 115g castor sugar

Method 1) Chop chocolate into small pieces. In saucepan over very low heat, melt chocolate, cream, and butter until blended and smooth.

2) Stir in liqueur and fruitcake crumbs; chill for 2 hours or until firm.

3) Shape into 1” balls and chill for at least 20 minutes. Before serving, roll in icing sugar or cocoa powder and chill for 20 minutes.

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Happiness At Work Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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n this blog I’d like to share with you a Scandinavian word you might or might not have heard of before - Arbejdsglaede. And what does it mean? Happiness at work.

It's a Scandinavian concept and no other country has a word for this, which I find quite interesting. If you're reading this as the owner of a business, it's probably a concept you're going to be quite interested in. How happy are your staff and your employees? And as an individual, how happy are you in the line of work you're doing?

A lot of the content I talk about has been around some of the more underappreciated aspects of well-being, like autonomy, variety, purpose, and work life balance. I think for a lot of us, work has really encroached into personal time, and we find it difficult to find that blend rather than balance - the perfect combination of satisfactory time at work, and having the bandwidth of energy and emotion to come and enjoy yourself when you're at home as well as in your personal life.

Life can feel quite humdrum, can’t it, when you get into that hamster wheel of just work, home, work, home, work, home? Don’t feel trapped in your job or trapped in that humdrum nature of daily life. Seize back some time for yourself and do something that’s all about you.

Regaining some autonomy will help you really notice the difference in terms of your wellbeing.

One concept which I think is extremely important for this is the concept of heartfulness.

It's about reconnecting with something you used to love – maybe you used to love knitting or running or theatre, but you just find the convergent pressures of work and home have squeezed out the bandwidth you have to do that.

I urge you to try and reconnect with some of those lost passions and lost hobbies or projects, even if it's just for five, six, seven minutes a week.

And then you can build on that once you've really reconnected with how good it makes you feel.

The other side of heartfulness is contribution.

It's doing something for someone else. It's getting you involved in volunteering, for example. I spend a lot of my time volunteering, and I also fundraise

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for Alzheimer's research – it makes me feel great to do something for someone else.

But what is it for you that takes you out of self and that is entirely about someone else or something else, a cause that's bigger than you?

And I think when you start to put your focus on that, then the blend or the balance that we so seek, starts to reappear.

It’s a really simple concept…Heartfulness. By doing something for someone else and getting out of self or reconnecting with stuff you used to love - I think we will find more of that arbejdsglaede, more happiness at work.

So, try and give it a go and see the positive impact it will have on your personal and work life – and what a fantastic way to start the New Year!

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Baby Massage Baby massage classes provide quality time with your baby and a fun social occasion with other mums. You will learn a wonderful skill which has many benefits. Tuesdays SE19.

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Ballet, Tap & Jazz for 2-16yrs Professional yet affordable dance classes for children aged 2-16yrs. All our classes are run in a fun and energetic environment by teachers who are fully qualified and CRB checked. Weekly classes held at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill. Call Lucy: 07801 735000 | www.bepartoftheteam.co.uk

Bea’s Baby Bop Drop in music classes for babies and toddlers.

Tues/Wed/Friday 3:30-4:30, Wed/Friday 11-12, Friday 10-11, Saturday 10:30-11:30, East Dulwich/Herne Hill, www.beasbabybop.com.

Boppin Bunnies Interactive Music class for under 5’s led by professional musicians. Monday mornings 9:30am, 10:15am & 11am. Punk Me Up Ceramics Cafe. 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

Meets on Fridays between 9.30 and 11.30 (drop in anytime) at St Faiths Community Centre, at the bottom of Red Post Hill, SE24. It is very informal, aimed at new Mums meeting up and getting ante/postnata/moral support from Alice Yeates and other mothers. 07831 225841 | yeatesa@btinternet.com

diddi dance Funky pre-school dance classes for girls and boys. Learn coordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, Anne-Marie for a free trial 07973 982790 | www.diddidance.com.

District & Dulwich Twins Club Baby and Toddler Group every Friday 10am-12pm (turn up at any time!), at Peckham Rye Playrooms (SE corner of the Rye).

It is for multiples only, but you do not have to be a member of the club to attend. BYO coffee cup! www.ddtwinsclub.org.

Dulwich Library Babes & Toddlers Thursdays 10.30am-11.45am & 1.30pm - 2.45pm 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 020 7525 6220.

Happy Feet Creative Movement Class for Preschoolers. Tuesdays 10-10.45.

The Quaker Meeting House, 34 Sunderland Road, SE23 2QA. Booking required. £6 a class. Free trial offered Contact Emma 07734 414024. www.facebook.com/happyfeetmovementclass

Funky Monkey Keyboard Classes Ages 5-11. Christ Church, Barry Road. Wednesdays & Thursdays. 01732 457100 | www.funkymonkey.info.

GDND Ballet & Street Dance For children aged 3 and upwards Dulwich branches in SE22 and SE21 All new pupils receive a FREE TASTER CLASS office@gdnd.co.uk / 07904 424 504 | www.gdnd.co.uk

Gymboree Classes are designed for newborns - 5 year olds, and are led by experienced and nurturing teachers. We run throughout the year at Gymboree East Dulwich. 184 Peckham Rye SE22 9QA. 07538 795023 | eastdulwich@gymboree-uk.com.

Dads & Littluns: Brockwell Park Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Brockwell Park Childspace, Cressingham Gardens Tenant’s Hall, Hardel Walk, Tulse Hill, SW2 2QG. www.dadsandlittluns.co.uk.

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Mondays at Christ Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT. 10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. Fridays at Ewart Community Hub, 44 Wastdale Road, SE23 1HN .10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. http://hartbeeps.com

Fun, friendly & educational music classes for 0-5 year olds.

High quality, good value. The Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Rebecca Vicary 020 8852 0118 www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

La Jolie Ronde French & Spanish classes for 3-11 year olds, in SE21, SE22 and SE24. Ginny Wadding 07940 511034 | www.lajolieronde.co.uk

Little Superhero Training Practice your Superhero moves! Discover Superhero fun facts!

Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2½ - 5½, Come along for a FREE taster session. Mondays & Fridays (term time only) St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813791757 | lucy@littleherocompany.com www.littleherocompany.com

Lucy Sparkles Outstanding music, drama and dance classes and parties for young children. Fun classes where children engage with singing, movement and live music whilst enhancing learning through developing physical, emotional and intellectual skills.

Tues, Weds & Fri classes for different age groups/themes. sarah@lucysparkles.com. 07929 784 719

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Stimulating Times Tables classes for 6 - 11 yr olds. Forest Hill.

We make learning memorable & fun! Call Clair 020 8291 0360 www.mathsmad.co.uk | mathsmadcouk@gmail.com

Mini Movers Street Dance An action packed dance class for 2-4’s, exploring different dance styles to popular music and funky nursery rhymes.

Dance for boys and girls is great exercise, and most importantly lots of FUN! Dulwich Lesiure & The Ivy House 07904 424504 | www.gdnd.co.uk.

Mini Storytellers Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays 10am The East Dulwich Picturehouse. Ideal for 2-4 years. Price will be £7 drop in (under 12months free with paying child) . £26 for upfront for the month ahead. www.ministorytellers.com

Monkey Music Award winning music classes for babies and young children.

Established since 1993 families across the UK have grown up with Monkey Music as the ‘highlight of their week’. Enrol in our age specific classes in Dulwich and Herne Hill and claim a reduced £1 membership quoting SE21. Contact Rebecca: 020 8291 4092 | dulwich@monkeymusic.co.uk.

Nimble Arts Join Becky every week for a NEW mixed age 45-minute interactive story adventure for 0-5s, with live cello and musical instruments, songs, bubbles, scarves and a chance to dance!

East Dulwich, Nunhead, Brockley. www.nimblearts.co.uk

Shotokan Sports Karate Karate Classes full of fun and exciting games for children aged 4+, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Ivydale Primary School to learn this martial art. Contact Fabio Pinto. www.shotokansportskarate.co.uk | 07759 034722 fabio@shotokansportskarate.co.uk

Sing and Sign Monday - Saturday. 020 7193 3696 | www.singandsign.com

Sparkle Music Carefully structured and fun music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in SE22. Please check the website for current classes. Contact anna@sparkle-music.co.uk.

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Team Kaizen Dance Academy (8+yrs) Street Dance classes led by industry professionals, classes lead to performances and demonstrations. Classes take place every Thursday at JAGS sports Club, 18.00 – 19.00 & 19.00 – 20.00. FREE TASTER SESSIONS throughout June, to book call 07533 533 297 | www.teamkaizentds.com.

Water Babies Taught by world-class teachers, our multi-award winning programme teaches water confidence and safety skills from birth to 4 years. Our fun, innovative baby swimming classes will start in Forest Hill Pools from September.

For more information call 020 8858 5242 divein@waterbabies.co.uk | www.waterbabies.co.uk

Wise Kids Yoga Classes for Toddlers, Children and Teens. We teach a lovely mix of hatha, kundalini yoga, mindfulness and Montessori. Classes are held on Tues & Thurs - Parent & Toddler Yoga / Children’s Yoga ages 5 - 8, 9 - 11 and Teen Yoga 11 - 16. Goose Green Clinic, 59 East Dulwich Road. 07957 492407 To book Email: wisekidsyoga@gmail.com | www.wisekidsyoga.co.uk

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What's On - December Saturday 7 December: Street Art Walk

Monday 9 December: Dulwich WI (New Venue)

12 noon. Wrap up warm for a 1 hour stomp around the East Dulwich mural highlights (12 artists – based on the Baroque paintings of Dulwich Picture Gallery, plus a couple others we pass along the way – including the new North Cross Road market mural). Guided tour with Amanda as part of Dulwich Festival’s “Christmas Cracker” Winter Arts & community Event.

Meeting at “Girl at a Window” Vale End opposite East Dulwich Train station. 12 noon. Tickets via www.dulwichfestival.co.uk.

7.30pm. For more information please contact Sue Jarvie on suejarvie53@gmail.com. Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, London SE22 8BD.

Saturday 7 December: Plosive Comedy with Paul Foot 8pm (Doors open 7.15pm.) Paul Foot, Jessica Fostekew, Rob Auton, Sophie Duker. The MCT at Alleyn’s Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich SE22 8SU. £17 (plus booking fee). Age Restriction: 18+. Tickets available here.

Sunday 8 December: The Massive Violins at MCT Theatre at Alleyn’s School 5.30pm. Come and share the joy of an afternoon with the seven Massive Violins. They all sing, they all play the cello, one of them makes cellos, one of them plays cello in the multiaward-winning band Clean Bandit, and together they are one of the most entertaining acts on the London circuit. They perform jaw-dropping versions of famous songs – from Elvis to Adele, taking in the Beach Boys, the Beatles, the Back Street Boys, Mozart, Shaggy and many many more. Including Clean Bandit. Book tickets now for very probably, almost certainly, some of the best entertainment you’ll have this Christmas.

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Sunday 8 December: Seasonal Singaround at The Ivy House Hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, whether to sing or to listen. Tonight we will alternate carols and other seasonal songs sung in unison (we will provide the words) with seasonal songs by individuals/small groups (if you’d like to sing, just put your name on the list at the door – first come, first to sing!). Door 7pm. Singing starts 7.15pm prompt, finishes by 10.30pm at the latest. £3 door. www.thegooseisout.com.

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Tuesday 10 December: Come and Sing! Carols and Christmas Choruses 7.30pm. Join us singing Christmas Carols and a selection of Choruses from Handel’s Messiah, with JAGS Choral Society and JAGS Community Orchestra, Musical Director, Peter Gritton.

Free admission, mince pies and mulled wine.

Donations to Link Age Southwark. At James Allen’s Girls’ School, East Dulwich Grove, East Dulwich, SE22 8TE.

Tuesday 10 December: Dulwich Choral Society Charity Concert 7:30pm. St. Stephen’s Church, College Road, Sydenham Hill. Dulwich Choral Society charity concert of Christmas Music and Carols, with singers from Dulwich Hamlet Junior School.

Conductor: Aidan Oliver. Admission free.

Refreshments available afterwards. All welcome!

Tuesday 10th December: An Unholy Row – Jazz in Britain and its Audience 1945-1960 7pm.

Award-winning jazz writer and musician, Dave Gelly will be talking about his book This is part of the series of monthly talks by local authors. The talk, in the series of monthly free events, is hosted by the Friends of Carnegie Library.

Refreshments will be served, and any voluntary contributions will be gratefully accepted!

Carnegie Library, Herne Hill Road, SE24 0AG. Please note: As space is limited in the library, it`s advisable to come early to avoid disappointment.

Doors open at 6.30pm.

What's On - December Tuesday 10 December: A Carol Service with Music & Readings in Aid of St Christopher’s Hospice 7.30pm. Music by Dulwich Chamber Choir, Salvation Army Band. Wine and mince pies served after the service. Retiring collection in aid of St Christopher’s Hospice. St John the Evangelist Church, Goose Green, 62A East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Organised by St.John’s and the Dulwich Friends of St.Christopher’s Hospice.

Wednesday 11 December: Goose Green Coffee Morning 10:30am. Councillor Charlie Smith talks about his year as Mayor of Southwark. St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, East SE22 9AT.

Wednesday 11 December: Music by Candlelight 8pm. A candlelit evening of exquisite Christmas music for strings and solo voices played by the wonderful enSEmble26 and some of London’s finest singers. Glass of wine included.

St. Bartholomews Church, SE26 6QR. Tickets www.ensemble26.com.

Saturday 14 December @4pm Live Nativity Meet at Forest Hill Station at 4pm and journey with Mary, Joseph and their donkey along Dartmouth Road to Bethlehem (Holy Trinity Church). Once you arrive in the wood at Holy Trinity Church, 4 Trinity Path SE26 4EA (between 35D & 37 Sydenham Park) you will see, hear and smell the stable in Bethlehem. As farm animals set the scene, Mary & Joseph will take their places and narrators and actors will tell the story of Christmas. Do stay afterwards for mulled wine and mince pies.’

Sunday 15 December: All-age Christmas Craft 4pm. A opportunity for young and old alike to join in some Christmas crafts, followed by a light tea, and then 5:30pm: All-age Family Carols: A informal carol service for all-ages, including Bible readings, a Bible talk, carols, and a scratch Nativity-tableaux! Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, Honor Oak Road, SE23 3SH, opposite Fairlawn School.

Thursday 12 December: Christmas Concert Bar opens at 7pm and concert starts at 7.30pm.

One Tree Hill Choir (formerly Fairlawn Singers) Christmas Concert. Musical Director – Ben Vonberg-Clark; Soloist – soprano Milly Forrest & Organist – Marilyn Harper. Join us in the beautiful St Augustine’s Church for Christmas music mince pies and mulled wine at our regular Christmas Concert. £10 adults / £6 children. Tickets available on the door if you arrive early. Retiring collection supporting St Christopher’s Hospice. www.onetreehillchoir.co.uk

Thursday 12 December: The Arts Society Dulwich illustrated lecture Celebrate, Rejoice. Rise Up: Bach’s Glorious Christmas Oratorio, 7.30 for 8pm, James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre (parking via Green Dale). Non-members £9 at the door, no booking required. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.

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November Events at Bell House www.bellhouse.co.uk | Bell House, 27 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG.

Journal Writing for New Parents – Tuesdays in December A free event exploring the experience of new parenthood through the therapeutic tool of writing.

Wooden Animals: The Basics of Whittling – Saturday 7th December A festive workshop learning the basics of wood carving using a whittling knife. Participants will hand carve traditional, folk inspired wooden animals from limewood.

Revise Right: Dyslexia-Friendly Strategies for GCSEs – Tuesday 10th December Whether you don’t know how to start your revision, or nothing seems to be sticking in your brain, Mark Sherin, Specialist Dyslexia teacher and manager at the Lyndhurst Dyslexia Centre will lead you through strategies that will work for all learners, especially those with dyslexia.

A Christmas Carol (& other stories) Sunday 15th December Discover a Christmas literary and musical feast, helped by JAGS Choral Society and Dulwich Players, while fundraising money for Bell House.

One Donation, Double The Impact – Touchtyping Project Bell House are raising money to run a series of touch-typing courses with bursary places on them as part of our programme of dyslexia support.

During the Big Give week, from 3rd December – 10th December, any donations you make to Bell House will be match funded by our pledgers, meaning your money will have double the impact.

If you would like to donate to bursary places on our touch-typing courses, info@bellhouse.co.uk for more information.

A wood-whittling workshop with Emily Baker

An introduction to Letterpress Printing – Saturday 7th December Get inky at Bell House and learn the basic so letterpress printing with Simon Trewin from the Garage Press in these two workshops.

The Importance of Feeding Wild Birds: Talk – Saturday 7th December Why is it so important to feed birds in the urban green spaces around the sity, and how should we go about doing this? Ornithologist Dave Clark will answer all your questions.

Print Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Sunday 8th December Join Simon Trewin of The Garage Press at Bell House and spend time designing and printing 25 Christmas and 25 gift tags.

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Why is feeding wild birds important? Saturday 7th December

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Avoid Pet Disasters At Christmas

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W

hen the Christmas season is upon us the demands on our time and energy are invariably overwhelming.

Alas, we don’t have eyes in the back of our heads or multiple hands.

Unfortunately for us, that cute puppy or kitten purchased in the summer is now in the full throes of adolescence. Like all teenagers they just want to have fun and explore new stuff.

Christmas is an Aladdin’s cave of pet-fun opportunity and it is easy for things to go wrong, ruining family time and resulting in costly vet bills.

Here is a quickie checklist, to remind ourselves how to keep our furry friends safe over the holiday.

Christmas Trees & Ornaments All that glitters, dingles and dangles is an open invitation for cats and young dogs to have their own kind of festive fun with your tree and its adornments. Cats can access trees from all sorts of cunning vantage points- and the desire to leap, capture and kill enticing glass ornaments, lights, flexes, and even candles, can be overpowering.

Broken ornament shards are obviously dangerous and pets have been burned by chewing through flexes. Even pine needles are toxic. Site your tree carefully. Put foil or a little cage around the edge to limit access. Shut unsupervised pets out of the room, especially at night.

The Presents A few years ago my own dog ended up at the emergency vet because in the one moment I was distracted and left the room, he immediately sniffed out and ‘opened’ one of the gifts I had left under my tree. It was from a relative and I did not know the contents contained a full pack of ‘quality’ drinking chocolate (meaning very high cocoa content). Delighted, my pooch snaffled the lot, leaving me with a ruined carpet and hefty vet bill. Cocoa is highly toxic and even fatal for dogs.

Be careful with all your presents. All that rustling paper and glittery ribbon is enticing for dogs and cats alike. If ingested a vet emergency is certain. Plus, if your pup gets to the presents before your kids do, there’ll be tears on Christmas day!

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Dangerous Plants Holly, Ivy, mistletoe, and many types of favourite festive foliage are toxic, both to cats and dogs.

Pups in particular love to investigate new things. A typical puppy-style investigation involves, sniffing, shredding and often, for a full analysis, ingestion!

Dangerous Foods Much of the stuff we love to eat will get our pets salivating away too. But a lot of the things we love are toxic for them; mincemeat, Christmas pudding, fruits like grapes and especially dried fruit, onion, garlic, anything with artificial sweetener, chocolate, myriad cakes and puddings, many nuts, alcohol…the list is endless. Unless your dog has an impeccable ‘leave’ and ‘stay’ (when you go out of sight) ensure he cannot access food. Cats are a law unto themselves, supervision or no access is vital.

Crate Train, Tether, Or Separate For young dogs and greedy dogs, crate training or puppy pens are a great way to limit access when full supervision is not possible. Give your pet wholesome chews to keep him happy when penned. Present opening and the big Christmas meal are times to keep your pet under control.

Adequate Play & Exercise So much is going on that it is easy to forget the exercise and play requirements of your pets. Don’t just make it the big postprandial family walk. Take time out to do some indoors training and play with your dog, this way he’ll settle. Puss also needs some fun. Flirt poles are a great way to play with cats, give her something legitimate to hunt and ‘kill’; that way she’s less likely to go after the baubles.

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Practically Science Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk Brett Goldspink, Science teacher at Alleyn’s Junior School believes that anyone can experiment, enjoy and ‘do’ science.

Keep it practical Hands on activities are the key to investigating scientific concepts. They drive a child’s enthusiasm and encourage them to ask why? With modern technology, the answers are just a tap away, and you can model for your child how to explore answers to scientific questions.

Practical investigations can be as simple as using water soluble dyes in various glasses to play ‘mad scientists’. Colour mixing, making potions, or the quest to make the Philosopher’s Stone (yes, that recipe does exist) are all ways to ignite your child’s enthusiasm for science.

Soak water beads (osmosis and absorption), drip different liquids onto coins (surface tension), mix varying quantities of sugar with coloured water to make layers (density), roll cars down ramps on various surfaces (friction) or collect autumn leaves and find out which trees they belong to (botany).

Put your thinking cap on An old favourite is the reaction between bicarbonate of soda and vinegar. Put a fizzy vitamin tablet in a film canister; after a while, the canister will explode. Your child can take what they want from the investigation. At the simplest level, there was a reaction that caused pressure to build up inside the canister, but if they want to know more investigate the answer online with them - allow their curiosity and enthusiasm to drive their desire to find answers.

Use technology There is a wealth of free resources online for science and investigation that can be done at home just with kitchen cupboard items and there are also monthly subscriptions to sites that send you a box of investigations – a Christmas gift that will last all year. Smartphones can allow children to experience science; virtual reality, augmented reality, and apps can all inspire and educate.

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Have a party A science themed party can be simple and cheap, and you can buy what you need from the supermarket. Make slime from PVA glue, Oobleck from cornflour, see who can pull a boiled egg out of a deep bowl of water using only chopsticks, use balloons and straws and make rockets to shoot down a string, or make teabag rockets that fly away.

Water, water everywhere Water is fantastic for science investigations. It reacts well with so many things without using chemicals. Take things that react well with water: health salts, ground up bath bombs, magic snow, freeze dried seaweed, Gelli Baff, kinetic sand and aromatic teas. Put a little of each in glasses and hydrate. Watch the wonder and amazement as your child experiences each reaction. Nurturing our children’s enthusiasm for the subject is essential for our future; they are the scientists of tomorrow.

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Financial Matters

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Giving is not a seasonal event

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s we countdown to Christmas and witness shoppers buying goods as though there will be a post Brexit famine across the land, it is perhaps a good time to stop and think about those in less fortunate circumstances. After all it is the season of goodwill. However, I am often at a loss to understand why we cannot display goodwill 365 days per year rather than condense it into a short period towards the year end!

At this time of the year the local charity Paxton Green Time Bank (PGTB) comes to mind.

The charity is based in Kingswood House the home of Kingswood library. Local historians of Southwark will know it as the former home of John Lawson Johnston, the founder of Bovril. PGTB and its members do not just give to others during the season of goodwill.

PGTB offers an exciting way for people to come together to help others and help themselves at the same time. Participants ‘deposit’ their time in the bank by giving practical help and support to others and are able to ‘withdraw’ their time when they need something done themselves. Time banks measure and value all the different kinds of help and skills we can offer each other. In a time bank, everyone becomes both a giver and a receiver.

Everyone’s time is valued equally: One hour = 1 time credit. Participants can spend their time credits on the skills and support of other participants when they need a helping hand.

People help each other out with everything from making phone calls to sharing meals and giving lifts to the shops – anything that brings them together. As such Time Banking has an economic benefit as well as improving well-being and building social networks. Despite PGTB having close on 500 members, they are always open to more volunteers. PGTB offers volunteers an opportunity to connect or reconnect with the local community 365 days per year and not only during the festive season or twelve days of Christmas.

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Another local champion of giving not fixated to the festive season is Suzanne James, founder of the Suzanne James Food Foundation, who reminds us, “I am only a chef, doing my bit!

However, what a bit Suzanne is really doing!

Suzanne channelled 100% of the profits from her East Dulwich Supper Club into the Suzanne James Food Foundation (SJFF) to support local projects which involve young people and food. To date SJFF support has included: • A Butterfly Garden for a school in New Cross • Allotment Booty for a school in Peckham • A growing patch for a school in East Dulwich • £1000.00 for Cookery Classes to Westminster House Youth Club in Nunhead Anyone uncertain about supporting a charitable cause during the season or wishing to make a one-off gift should consider gift aid. Donations to a charity or a community amateur sports club via gift aid helps organisations to claim an extra 25p for every £1 donation. However, donors must be at least a basic rate tax payer.

As Suzanne has demonstrated, charitable donation or support is not just the preserve of individuals. Small and large businesses can contribute to the many local or national charities who would welcome their support with open arms, during the festive season and throughout the year.

It would be remiss to close without a reference to the Dulwich champion of local good causes. However, I leave readers to ponder on her name. In the words of a household supermarket “every little helps”. The donation of money or time should not be reserved only for the season of goodwill.

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Christmas Fairs There are so many wonderful fairs planned for this month, I hope that I have brought you the details of the best!

Sunday 1 December: Winter Makers Market 11am-4pm. Stag & Bow, Dartmouth Road, SE23. Beautiful handmade items direct from the makers hands.

Jewellery, homewares, glasswork, illustration and more.

Sunday 1 December: Havelock Walk Open Studios/Winter Weekend

Saturday 7 December: Dulwich Craft and Design Fair 10am-5pm. St Barnabas Village Hall, Dulwich Village, London SE21 7BT. Admission: Adults £2.50, Children under 18: Free, Concessions £1.50/with flier £1.50. www.dulwichcrafts.co.uk.

12 – 6pm. Come and support your local artists. Everyone Welcome! Havelock Walk, Forest Hill SE23.

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Sunday 1 December: Dulwich Village Christmas Stocking

10am-4pm. A wide range of beautiful handmade gifts for you, your home and the ones you love. Christ Church Centre, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich SE22 0JT. www.theworkshopsale.co.uk.

11am – 5pm, Dulwich Village, SE21. A FREE Christmas community event, features special offers in many of the independent shops; arts and crafts activities for children, free family entertainment at St Barnabas Parish Hall, FREE entry for families to Dulwich Picture Gallery with a Christmas Stocking flyer, Christmas carols from local school bands and choirs and Dulwich Popchoir.

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Sunday 1 December: Christmas Fayre 11.30am-2pm. Come and buy your Christmas gifts, cards and cakes. Other stalls include good quality bric-a-brac, Traidcraft, jewellry, Christmas wreaths, and raffle, craft activity, mulled wine and mince pies. Christmas Music and Carols by Opal Flutes. St Clement with St Peter Dulwich (entrance at 140 Friern Road and in Barry Road opposite Silvester Road).

Thursday 5 December: Artisan Christmas Market 5pm-10pm. Locally made Christmas gifts by local artists.

Live music, mulled wine, kids meals available. Honor Oak Pub, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill SE23 1RH.

Saturday 7 December: East Dulwich Christmas Cracker 2019 11am-5pm. The 2019 East Dulwich Christmas Cracker will be a wonderful way to get everyone in the festive spirit.

Lordship Lane, North Cross Road and beyond.

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Saturday 7 December: Fairlawn Primary School Winter Fair More details to follow.

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 December: Pexmas Festive Market 11am-6pm. At Pexmas this year you will find over 100 independent boutique stalls including prints, plants, bath products, ceramics, clothes, accessories, jewellery, homewares, foodie gifts, craft beers and wines, textiles and a million things you never knew you wanted. PLUS: Streetfood, DJs and our infamous mulled wine. Unit 8, Copeland Estate, Peckham SE15 3SN. www.pexmas.com.

Sunday 8 December: Winter Craft Fair 11-4pm. Join us this festive season at Herne Hill in South London.. Stock up the fantastic selection of gorgeous gifts on offer, beautifully handcrafted by some of the best designers and makers.. Admission: FREE. Station Hall, Herne Hill SE24 0JW. www.indiefairs.com

Sunday 15 December: Christmas Fair at Heber Primary School 12-3pm. It’s fun for all the family at Heber’s epic community Christmas Fair! There’s so much to do on the day including an unforgettable Santa’s Grotto experience for the children. Free entry. Everyone welcome. Thank you to the generous support of Pedder estate agents. All proceeds go to Heber Primary School.

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Take a look at our new website which covers the areas in and around Dulwich including Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park.

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CwS | Smart Business Networking meets on the last Wednesday of every month.

6.45pm - 8.45pm.

Downstairs @ Franklins, 157 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8HX Find out how to register for FREE at: www.cookingwithscissors.com | e-mail: sbn@ cookingwithscissors.com Next Meeting: Wednesday 29th January 2020 SE21 - December 2019 | 31

The Last Word - Helen Balkwill What is your favourite place to eat?

I enjoy everything about eating at Llewellyn’s in Railton Road. I can walk there from home, and it is especially helpful for meeting people there that Herne Hill Station is right beside it and there are various bus connections nearby.

Coffee or tea? Where?

Definitely coffee. A family run Italian coffee bar at St James’ Park tube station called La Grana if I am in town. Romeo Jones when in Dulwich Village. Or Christopher’s if I am headed Herne Hill way.

The best kept secret?

Helen Balkwill, Author, "Boy from the Moor" How long have you lived in the area?

In August of this year I celebrated 10 years of living in Dulwich Village.

What brought you here?

As a family, we did things backwards to the traditional way: we relocated into London from the countryside. Wanting a good co-educational school for our teenage daughter and son where they could also both indulge their love of sport, we felt lucky that both were accepted at that time at Alleyn’s, and so we moved to Dulwich to be close to their new school.

Do you know your neighbours?

My street is very friendly and I got to know many of my near neighbours very quickly, it didn’t take long to meet people from throughout the area either.

The most famous person you’ve met?

Because I worked in the hospitality industry for a time in my younger days I have met quite a few famous people. Perhaps the most famous being Frank Zappa, who I once had to evacuate a hotel fire with!

Do you belong to any groups?

I have a strong interest in Yemen, and much of my book Boy from the Moor is set in Aden in former South Yemen. I am a long time member of the British-Yemeni Society. I am also, by a strange quirk of fate, a social member of a yacht club in the Caribbean.

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The best kept secret I know of in the area is Green Dale Fields as it is such an unusually wild little corner of its urban surroundings of the Camberwell/East Dulwich border. I love to join my friend when she walks her dogs there.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

Aside from Green Dale, and because I love to be around dogs, I am happy walking in any of the dog-friendly parks of the area: from Peckham Rye to Brockwell, to Dulwich Park to Belair. They are all great.

Best bargain you’ve ever landed?

The best bargain I ever landed was a snazzy Versace dress that I managed to snap up for not many pounds in Croydon TK Maxx. It attracts all the best comments when I wear it, and I would never have been able to afford such a garment at normal prices.

The book I’m reading at the moment ..

At the moment I am reading Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, a book set in Jamaica and inspired by Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. I am very interested in the West Indies.

My secret ambition ..

My secret ambition? To master Blondie’s Atomic at karaoke. My all-time heroine, Debbie Harry, is such a hard act to try to follow!

Boy from the Moor is available from: www.boyfromthemoor.com, via elsiepublish@gmail.com or at Village Books.

What's On - December Sunday 15 December: Family Carol Singalong 3.30pm. Join Link Age Southwark for some festive cheer and enjoy your favourite carols with the whole family. Mulled wine and mince pies for all (soft drinks also available!). This event is free but all donations are kindly received in aid of Link Age Southwark to fund services for older people in the local community. St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue, SE21 7DG.

Monday 16 December: Nunhead WI meeting 8pm We are a friendly and exciting Women’s Institute group, established 2015. If you’d like to join us or pop along as a guest (£3 fee) to our next meeting, we’d love to meet you. We meet upstairs at the Old Nun’s Head pub on the 3rd Monday of each month www.nunheadwi.wordpress.com/about

Wednesday 18 December: Coffee Morning 10:30am. With Ray Woolford talking about food banks and how they support refugee families who have no recourse to public funds. St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9AT.

Friday 20 December: Christmas Table Decoration Workshop 2pm to 4.30pm. Join us for some final preparations for the festive season and learn how to create your very own unique and beautifully scented Christmas table decorations ready to adorn your festive table..The Lordship Pub, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Saturday 21 December: Handel’s Messiah 7pm. Andrew Campling returns to conduct another performance of Handel’s Messiah by the London Docklands Singers and Marcel Sinfonia with soloists Elizabeth Rodger [Soprano], Sarah Pring [Alto], Paul Martyn West [Tenor] and Meurig Davies [Bass]. Collection for St Christopher’s Hospice. St Augustine’s Church, One Tree Hill, SE23 3LE. Tickets £10, concessions £8 and under16s free. Tickets via Ticketsource.

Sunday 22 December: Carols by Candlelight 6:30pm. A traditional carol service with carols, readings and a talk from the Bible. All welcome!

Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, Honor Oak Road, SE23 3SH, opposite Fairlawn School.

Wednesday 18 December: The Illusioneer Presents Parlour Magic, Close up Magic and Casino fun, puzzles and more.Belair House 8:00pm – 10:30 Doors open at 6pm. Food and drink available all evening. Tickets £20 – Earlybird discount available. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Friday 20 December: Live Band Karaoke (Christmas Special) Doors and signups from 7.30pm. Live Band Karaoke offers wannabe singers the thrill of fronting up a live band, in stage. Like regular karaoke on steroids! Pick from around 300 songs, from all genres.

Tickets £4 (advance) from DesignMyNight.com or £5 (door). Ivy House, Stuart Road, SE15.

To get your listing here contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk

Monday 23 December Return of the popular Christmas themed parlour magic show, now in the beautiful surrounds of Belair House. Family Show at 3pm–4pm. Adult Show at 9pm-10pm. Great value Dine and show deal available. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Wednesday 25 December: Christmas Day Service 10.30am A short service for all-ages celebrating Jesus’ birth.

Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre, Honor Oak Road, SE23 3SH, opposite Fairlawn School.

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Index of Advertisers PianoLobby ................................................................25 Piercy & Co ..................................................................9 Quick Print .................................................................23 Rapid Transformational Therapy ...............................27 Right at Home............................................................29 Rivoli Meeting Room .................................................31 Robert Cox French Polishing......................................25 SE Magazines: Local Advertising ...............................29 SS PC Repairs ............................................................27 Smart Business Networking ......................................31 Stephen Shillito Graphic Design ................................31 Village Books................................................................5 Walsh Glazing ..............................................................7 Wandsworth Sash Windows.......................................23 Winter Market Place ..................................................29

Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Around Dulwich .........................................................31 Ayrton Windows & Doors.............................................2 Bells Bathrooms & Kitchens .....................................23 Bespoke Windows .......................................................9 Bishop Challoner School: 4+ Afternoon Taster ..........27 Cindy’s Swim School .................................................15 Cooking with Scissors Networking ............................31 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................13 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .......................7 Grace Church Brockley.................................................9 Home Instead Senior Care ....................................Back JAGS Choral Society....................................................13 Jones Nickolds ...........................................................17 Mac Support ..............................................................25 Marcus Bishop Associates ........................................29 Mark Evison Foundation: Carol Concert......................5 Oven Resue..................................................................5

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Dulwich Picture Gallery www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk | Gallery Road, London SE21 7AD | 020 8693 5254

A Christmas Gift For You Sunday 1 & Saturday 7 December: 10am-3pm. £45.

Spend a day learning the use of traditional printmaking tools, inks and techniques in woodcut to make your own festive cards, decorations, wrapping paper and bespoke prints as gifts for loved ones. Led by printmaker Alex Booker. All materials, refreshments, mince pies and festive cheer included.

Drew Colby's Puppet Show Saturday 7 December: 10.30am & 1.30pm.

Drew Colby conjures up stories through the ancient art of hand puppetry, enchanting both young and old! Organised by the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Festive Wreath Making With Jar & Fern

Sunday 8 December: 11am & 2pm.

Tis the season! Join leafy experts Jar and Fern and make your own wreath using a variety of foliage and festive lights. Learn about the symbolism of wreaths and light during the festive period, and make your own to decorate your door. Mulled wine and mince pies will be provided to get you in the spirit!

Family Festival: Sparklefest Sunday 15 December: 10am-5pm.

Sparkle, shine and celebrate the start of the winter holidays with a light-themed family festival in celebration of Rembrandt’s Light.

Enjoy a variety of activities, including light drawing workshops with Tine Bech Studio, candlelit storytelling, festive decoration making and much more!

Picture Description Talk: Hobbema’s Wooded Landscape with a Water-mill 5 December. 11.30am.

Our Picture Description talks are designed for blind or visually impaired visitors. Delivered

by our trained guides and learning team, each talk focuses on one painting from the Collection with an audio description, followed by a group discussion on the themes of the painting. This talk focuses on Meindert Hobbema's Landscape with a Water-mill. All participants will receive free entry to the Gallery and exhibition following the talk. To book a free ticket please email learning@ dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk.

Contextual Lecture: The Future & the Future of the Past With Professor AC Grayling 10 December. 10.30am, Linbury Room.

Guessing the future is always perilous; but we do not have to rely on guesswork alone, because in many respects the future is already here. One of the most widely read philosophers of our time, and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London, AC Grayling will consider both how the future is already here, and how it can make us rethink the past in different ways.

Film: Chicago (2002) Monday 9 December. Price £10, £8 Friends.

Bar opens at 7pm, Screenings at 7.30pm. Directed by Rob Marshall, starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Dominic West.

Mini Masterpieces 3 & 19 December, 10-11am & 11.30am-12.30pm. £12 per adult and child Discover all of the different people, places and animals in the Gallery’s paintings in these interactive workshops. Each session begins with a journey through the Gallery, followed by an artmaking activity. Suggested age: 6–24 months.

Art Adventurers Friday 20 December, 10-11am £12 per adult and child Each month join our Early Years mascot, Jerome the Lion, as he takes you on a journey through the Gallery. Dance, sing and play your way around our paintings, before enjoying a messy artmaking session. Our themes change monthly to keep your little ones engaged. Suggested age: 2-4 years.

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