SE22 July 2016

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Issue 137 - July 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 What’s On - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food and Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Children’s Activities - P24 Shopping Page - P28 Financial Matters - P34 Garden Talk - P40

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Welcome to SE22 This Month

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Welcome

I am really hoping that when this magazine is out, Summer will have actually started! June was a big let down weather-wise. But thankfully not event-wise. There was plenty to do in the local area including Big Lunches down many of our side streets.

Lawrence Roullier White creates his very own South London beer crawl on our shopping page this month, see page 28.

You may have seen all the posters popping up all over the Dulwich area, supporting the Peckham Lido campaign. Find out about a special event this month and how you can get involved on page 33.

Our new pages start on page 8 include many fabulous events happening right on your doorstep. SE22 is the only place to find out what is happening in the area. If you are running an event in the area, please do e-mail details through for a free listing.

We have our usual wonderful columnists including Around Dulwich p10; the Hectic Host p12; Food and Drink p14; Fitness Tips p16, Pets Corner p20; Financial Matters p34; SE22 Councillors p36 and Garden Talk on p40. Along with extensive listings from the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the Horniman Museum on pages 30 and 38.

Remember that the events that miss our print deadline will be found at www.arounddulwich.co.uk as will many other stories.

Until next time.

Angela Angela Burgess: Editor SE Magazines Limited

Welcome .................................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard.............................................6 What’s On......................8, 18, 26, 27 & 32 Around Dulwich ....................................10 Hectic Host.............................................12 Food & Drink.........................................14 Fitness Tips............................................16 Pets Corner ......................................... 20 Children’s Activities...................... 24 & 25 Shopping Page.......................................28 Dulwich Picture Gallery..........................30 Peckham Lido Campaign .................33 Financial Matters...................................34 SE22 Councillors ...................................36 Horniman Museum...............................38 Garden Talk .......................................... 40 Index......................................................42

Peckham Lido

Peckham wants its lido back!

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ocal swimmers to host ironic bikini picnic to win back their old lido! Peckham has announced plans for a ‘Splashmob’ – an ironically named bikini-clad picnic at the site of the historic lido. It marks the half-way point in their crowd- funding campaign on Spacehive. The campaign is on track for its target, but needs more donations if it is to be successful by the end of July.

A pool party like no other

The day will see Peckham locals and lido-lovers alike gathering for what they’d normally do by a lido - reading, eating, reclining by a fountain and of course, doing lengths. The only thing missing from the photo: the pool itself. 12pm-4pm Sunday 10th July, Peckham Rye Lido’s old site “Peckham Lido isn’t open - yet. But come down in your swimmers, have a picnic & pose for the media, and maybe one day it will be. We’d love to see as many people the local area to come along and make merry on the grass where the lido once flowed. Then we’ll pose for what will hopefully be an iconic photograph, to show the world just how much Peckham people want their lido back. Of course, it will probably rain in which case the only water will be the great British drizzle, but we’ll see!” Lorelei Mathias, Creative/PR, Peckham Lido

Background to the Campaign

Once a sparkling 50 metre outdoor swimming pool, the original Peckham Rye Lido served the swimmers and sun-bathers of South East London for over 50 years. But in 1987 it became out- dated and fell to disrepair. As a sign of changing trends of the time, it was closed and filled in. Now all that remains is a crumbling blue fountain and a mound of grass.

In recent years, the tides have turned again.

Peckham is among a growing number of British outdoor pools that are re-opening their turnstiles from Saltdean to Tarlair – as part of the renaissance of British Lidos and outdoor swimming.

The New-look Peckham Lido

Much more than a pool - If they meet their target, the plan will be to resurrect Peckham Rye Lido on the exact site of its predecessor – as an Olympic-size

Vision for the new Peckham Lido by architects Studio Octopi. Credit Studio Octopi & Picture Plane.

pool, complete with wild swimming pond channeling the River Peck. The designs for ‘Peckham Beach’ also boast roof-top sunbathing areas, an outdoor cinema, gym and yoga studio, and a function room. It will be a modern mecca for sun-bathing, health and well-being, to attract all walks of life in South East London. But it will feed the local community in many other ways: • An invaluable asset for local schools and swimming clubs. If the next Michael Phelps or Rebecca Adlington lives in Peckham, no one would ever know, without a facility like this.

• It breathes new life into a deprived area of London, creating at least 40 full and part time jobs that would suit a range of skill sets and qualifications.

• It brings more people into the area and boosts the local economy. Local shops, suppliers, restaurants and bars in Peckham, Nunhead and East Dulwich will benefit from the greater footfall and investment.

The original lido, located at the tip of the park bordering Peckham Rye and East Dulwich Road, dates back to 1923, although swimming is known to have taken place at a pond on the same site as far back as the 1800s. spacehive.com/peckham-lido facebook.com/peckhamlido/ Twitter @Peckhamlido #PeckhamLido #SplashmobPeckham SE22 - July 2016 | 33

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Events Calendar - July Monday

27th

Tuesday

28th

Wednesday

29th

Thursday

30th

Friday

1st

Saturday

Sunday

2nd

3rd

Sydenham Arts Festival , see page 8.

Goose Green School Open Garden, teas Summer Carnival, & cake & plant see p8. sale, see p18.

Blythe Hill Fields St John’s Summer Fetival, see p8.

Event, see p6.

Rosendale Summer Carnival see p8.

4th

5th

7th

12th

13th

14th Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture, see p26

18th

19th

Honor Oak Women’s Institute, 8pm St Saviour’s Church.

25th

8th

Sydenham Arts Festival , see page 8.

The East Dulwich Literary Festival, see p18.

Wildflower Walk, see p18.

Gazebo with Joe East Dulwich WI @ Hart, see p18.

Upstairs at EDT from Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

7.30pm

CurveSomeYoga classes start, p6.

11th

6th

20th

Magic, Mindreading & Mayhem Show, see p26.

16th

17th

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Dulwich Players, see p26.

West Dulwich Fresh Food Market, see p8.

Vocal Chords Concert, see p27.

22nd

10th

The Merry Wives of Windsor, Dulwich Players, see p26.

Fairlawn’s Rio Peckham Lido Carnival Summer Splashmob, p33.

Fair, p26.

Organ Recital, Trade Winds Christ’s Chapel, p26 Concert, see p26.

The Goose is Out! Bessemer Grange Singaround @ The Ivy Summer Fair, see p18.

House, see p26

Classical Symphony Orchestra Concert p27.

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P8.

23rd

24th

Left Behind Exhibition @ Jeanne Avent Gallery, see p27.

Mum’s in Jungle Book, Walled Garden, Brockwell Business See p27 Park, see p32.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

West Dulwich Fear Eats The Soul Fresh Food www.biggerpicture.co.uk Market, see p8. @EDT see p27

Book Launch @ Dulwich Books see p27

26th

21st

15th

9th

27th

28th

29th

Left Behind Exhibition @ Jeanne Avent Gallery, see p27.

30th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P8.

31st

Jungle Book, Walled Garden, Brockwell Park, see p32.

Treasure Island Theatre Arts Summer Camp, see p32.

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm Upstairs @The Palmerston. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

Final Fridays @ Aquarius Golf Club with The Hit Men UK, p32

The North Cross Road Experience, see p32.

Butterfly Count, see p32.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 18, 26, 27 & 32.

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

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What's On - July Friday 1 – 10 July: Sydenham Arts Festival With great jubilation, SYDENHAM ARTS announces the 2016 multi-disciplinary Summer Festival, which will take place over 10 days from the first to the 10th July. The Summer Fest follows hard on the heels of Sydenham’s highly successful Spring Festival of Music. Visit www.sydenhamarts.co.uk - @SydenhamArts on Instagram and @sydartsfest on Twitter.

Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July: West Dulwich Fresh Food Market A new fresh food market in West Dulwich.

Located on the corner of Croxted Road and Park Hall Road outside Dulwich Books, Jo Partridge & Topps Tiles the market will run every Saturday.

The market opens at 9am and runs weekly.

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park parkrun

Saturday 2 July: Goose Green School Summer Carnival 12 - 4pm Join us for Music, Food, Drinks, Stalls, Games & Lots of Fun on Goose Green, East Dulwich Road!

Saturday Mornings 9am 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July 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

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Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July: Dulwich Village Farmers’ Market 10am–2pm We grow it. We sell it. You buy it, you peel it, you mash it, you chop it, you boil it, you fry it, you roast it, you bake it, you steam it, you grill it, you slice it.

You eat it. Every Saturday at Dulwich C of E Infants’ School, Turney Road junction with Dulwich Village London SE21 7JU. www.lfm.org.uk

Saturday 2 July: Rosendale Summer Carnival 1pm-4pm Celebrate the end of term at the Rosendale Primary School Summer Carnival. Includes bouncy castle, face painting, teddy tombola, bbq, cake sale, performances by the children and much more.

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Around Dulwich | www.arounddulwich.co.uk Events | Childrens Activities | Fashion | Food & Drink | Home & Garden | Mind & Body

July Roundup

By Sarah Pylas

H

ow I managed to reach my early forties - being well accustomed to grey summer days AND having grown up in Essex without ever having had a spray tan is beyond me! Yet, until a couple of weeks ago this was to be true. I had my first fake bake with Marcella from South London Spray Tans and the results were amazing. I got stopped in Sainsbury’s to ask whether I’d been anywhere nice on my hols, and other parents at the school gate complimented me on my post half-term glow…

Ok, so it was a bit (a lot) cringy having to stand in a spray tent that had been set-up in a friend’s spare bedroom on Underhill Road - with the top half of my knickers tucked under my spare tyre - but well worth it just for the multitude of sins a tan can hide! I even felt a few pounds lighter and did not have to avoid a single carb.

Although, maybe I should have… Despite reaching week 5 of the Couch to 5k plan, running around Dulwich Park on a belly full of chips set my fitness dial right back down to couch potato. At this rate, I should be ready for the parkrun in about 4-years time.

I took my new tan out to a friend’s birthday dinner at the French Café Bistro, which is now available for private hire in the evenings. They created a set menu for us and at £25 for 3-courses and a glass of wine, I thought was very reasonably priced.

It was also good to go somewhere different for a change, as I don’t often stray far from trusty old favourites such as Si Mangia, Toasted and The Palmerston.

Keeping with the theme of new things, the Dulwich Village Farmers’ Market opened at Dulwich Church of England Infants’ School and will be running every Saturday from 10-2pm. Expect local, seasonal food from a wonderful group of farmers,

fishermen, bakers, plant and flower growers, cheese makers, pie makers and more.

If June was the month for all things new, then July certainly looks to be the month of returning.

The East Dulwich Literary Festival is back from 4th-8th July. The theme for 2016 is Growing Up, with many of the scheduled events focusing on childhood, adolescence and old age.

It’s also the season for school summer fairs; my top picks are Goose Green School Summer Carnival on 2nd July and Fairlawn’s Rio Carnival Summer Fair on 9th July.

South London’s finest live party band, The Hit Men, are also back at Aquarius Golf Club on the last Friday of every month. The music is fab, but it would be worth going for the stunning views alone!

And, with the end of another school year on the horizon and a long summer holiday ahead, I shall certainly be returning to Marcella for a top-up.

As always, you can find details of all local news, events, and ticket information over on our website. You can also find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @arounddulwich.

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Hectic Host

The Return of the Punch

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hen planning a summer party nothing is easier, or more social, than a summer punch. However, for many years this communal cocktail has been forgotten, or if remembered thoughts of student experiments send shudders down the spine and the mind quickly moves on. If you are able to get past recollections of that fateful evening when everything to hand was tipped into a pot, then it is time to reconsider the punch. If you are not; then think of this as a little immersion therapy – although not literally of course.

Punch was introduced into Britain in the 1600’s from India. Apparently our word is derived from the old Hindustani word ‘paanstch’ for five – other sources claim it is from the Sanskrit ‘panc’ also meaning five – either way it is the number of ingredients that were traditionally included – and is a rule of thumb that holds true today. The traditional blend composed; sweet (sugar), sour (lemon), alcohol, water and spices. Records from 1644 show an East Indian Company employee writing one of the first mentions of this drink, where he described the chief alcohol ingredient being arrack; itself one of the oldest spirits known to man and distilled in India from the sap of the coconut tree. The blend was a big hit with British sailors and accordingly its popularity spread, not least to the West Indies where rum based punch was born.

Today if you remember the simple fivemantra and the notion of balancing sweet with sour, avoiding overly syrupy sweet concoctions and not over doing it with the alcohol you will arrive at the ideal drink the ideal solution for a Hectic Host who wants to enjoy her or his own party and not play bartender.

Forgo orange juice, which although high in vitamin C (the effect of which will be nullified anyway by the alcohol in favour of lighter juices such as apple or cranberry which are less acidic and have a lower sugar content).

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Our Roullier White punch du jour is: one-part lemon juice, two-parts vodka, four-parts dry ginger ale and four- parts apple juice. Float with lots of ice, torn mint and raspberries.

Fruit cups or summer cups are a British version of punch, they are usually gin based and contain a blend of several spirits rather than just one. James Pimms from Newham in Kent, ran an oyster bar opposite Buckingham Palace, to which it is said the royal family were frequent visitors.

Pimms invented an easy to drink cocktail that would was served as an accompaniment to his popular shellfish. It is not difficult therefore to imagine how Pimms became a staple at every garden party in Britain. To mix a perfect Pimms add one part Pimms to two parts dry ginger ale, add borage, mint and orange slices. Borage is a nice alternative to cucumber, whilst having a taste that is reminiscent of the vegetable, also has sweet honeyed notes.

Sipsmith London Cup is crafted from the company’s own London dry gin, infused with Earl Grey tea, borage, lemon verbena and other botanicals. Simply mix with lemonade, ice and lots of lemon wheels. Cheers.

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Tarta de Santiago Santiago Tart Filling • 6 Whole Eggs • 200g Caster Sugar • 200g Ground Almonds • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder • 1 tablespoon Frangelico if you're feeling naughty

Midsummers Day has been and gone, but with school holidays approaching summer is really only just beginning for many of us. Here is a recipe for Santiago Tart, a traditional almond cake or pie from Galicia, Spain which can be traced back to the Middle Ages. I hope it helps to get you into the holiday mood!.

Prep time: Up to 3 hours. Cook time: 45 minutes Serves 8-10

Sweet Pastry Base • 12oz Plain Flour • 7oz Diced Unsalted Butter • 2oz Icing Sugar • 2 egg yolks • 2 tablespoons Cold Water Pour the flour and butter into a large bowl. Using your finger tips rub the flour and butter together until it resembles breadcrumbs, stir in the icing sugar. Make a well in the centre of the 'breadcrumb' mix and then add the two yolks and 1 tablespoon of water (you might not need all the water, so it is better to add it a bit at a time). Using the back of a butter knife, slowly stir in the yolk and water mix into the flour. Once it has come together, get your hands in there and work it until it becomes a firm dough. Don’t worry if you don’t need to use all the water to get to this stage. Wrap in cling film and chill for 2 hours.

Once the 2 hours are up, remove the pastry from the fridge and place on a floured surface. Roll it out until it is about 5mm thick. Carefully lay it over your pastry tin and gently push it into all the edges.

Trim off any excess pastry and leave to one side while you prepare the filling.

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Crack your eggs into a large bowl and roughly whisk then add all the other ingredients and thoroughly whisk again until it becomes a smooth batter . Pour it into your pastry case (No need to blind bake the pastry) Only fill it about three quarters full because the baking powder will cause it to rise. Carefully pop it into your pre-heated oven, for around 45 minutes at 1500c or until the filling resembles a sponge and a skewer can go into and come out clean. Once it has cooled, you can garnish the top with plenty of icing sugar. It traditionally has the cross of Santiago de Compostela on, but if you don’t tell Natalia, you can keep it plain. A nice alternative is to use coconut instead of almond and zest a lime into the mix. Enjoy!

Food in Season

Fruits & Nuts - Apricot, Blueberries, Cherries, Gooseberries, Greengages, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Blackcurrants, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Whitecurrants Vegetables & Herbs - Globe Artichokes, Aubergine, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Courgette, Fennel, French Beans (whole pod), Garlic, Jersey Royal New Potatoes, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce & Salad Leaves, Mangetout, Onions, Pak Choi, Peas, Radishes, Rocket, Runner Beans, Samphire, Spinach, Spring Onions, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Rabbit, Wood pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Cod, Coley, Crab, Dover Sole, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Langoustine, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Prawns, Salmon, Sardines, Scallops, Sea Bream, Sea Trout, Shrimp, Squid, Whelks, Whitebait Going out of season - Blackcurrants, Broad Beans, Loganberries Email Suzanne with comments or questions: info@suzannejames.co.uk www.suzannejames.co.uk

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Fitness Tips

Struggling to get results from your workouts?

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here are many reasons why you might not be getting the results you want and are working hard for. The best advice I can give you is this: listen to your body. It’s very common to be doing all the right things, and yet still not get results. So why would this be?

You're working against your genetics We now know that genetics plays a huge part in fitness and weight management. Understanding what your DNA says about you is really important to a successful health and fitness program. DNA testing removes all the guesswork and allows you to exercise according to your genetic strengths.

Stress Stress is one of the single biggest causes of preventable death in the UK. Exercise will raise cortisol (the stress hormone) levels, and that’s healthy and normal. However, if there are already elevated levels of cortisol in the blood, exercise can have a damaging or counterproductive effect. You might actually be lowering your immune response and encouraging inflammation. If you’re feeling very stressed out, it might be a better idea to go for a light jog, a walk or to rest.

Age We just have to roll with the punches and accept that as we get older, we need to adapt our exercise program and our expectations. The important thing is adaptation – it comes back to listening to your body, and responding to what it needs on a dayto-day and year-on-year basis. Prioritise quality over quantity. In other words, put the quality of the exercise sessions over the number of sessions you do and how long they are.

how you’re feeling on any given day, but keep an eye on your main goal and stay focused.

Sleep Poor sleep can have a big impact on the success and enjoyment levels of your workouts. If you’re not sleeping well, you might get through the workout, but you’ll miss out on the benefits if your body isn’t able to cope, whether that’s muscle-building or fatburning. It’s now possible to monitor your sleep using wearable tech, and then cross-correlate your sleep data against your activity levels to understand how well you’ve recovered and therefore what kind of activity you should plan.

Hydration It’s very important to stay hydrated at all times.

Even when you’re 2% dehydrated, your performance will be affected. If you’ve lost more than 5% of body weight, can have a performance impairment of up to 30%. One of the biggest mistakes I see is people neglecting to drink enough water. I’ve heard all the excuses, from not wanting to go to the loo every hour to not liking the taste. It’s vital to survival and optimum health, just find a way to drink it!

Your training partner Sometimes your success can be affected by the person you’re working out with. Are you finding that you end up following their workout, the one that they enjoy and get results from? Is that person really supportive of your goals? It might be that you’re better served working out alone, or just doing aspects of your workouts together. Beware training with your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife too, as that rarely works in my experience! (Although if it does, great, stick with it!)

Goals The old adage “what gets measured gets done” is valid here. Having a really clearly defined goal will help you to stay focused, it’s as simple as that.

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What's On - July Saturday 2 July: Blythe Hill Fields Festival 12 – 5pm The 9th Blythe Hill Fields Festival will provide a jammed packed afternoon of family fun including live music, children’s area, circus skills, stalls, food & drink and a fun fair. It’s going to be a cracking afternoon – come and join in the fun! All funds raised go to support our ongoing work in the park.

So come and help make Blythe Hill Fields an even lovelier place! www.blythehillfields.org.uk. Blythe Hill Fields, London. SE23 1SN

Sunday 3 July: Open Garden, teas & cake and plant sale 2pm-5pm at 221 Upland Road, SE22 9DJ. This garden has been reclaimed over the past 4 years from being completely overgrown. It is looking great now with vegetable beds, two wildlife ponds (unfenced!), mature fruit trees as well as decorative beds ad borders. Entrance £3.50 (U16s free). Plants and homemade refreshments will be on sale too.

Please contact info@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623.

Monday 4 July – Friday 8 July: The East Dulwich Literary Festival 2016 – Growing Up

Thursday 7 July: Wildflower Walk 7.30-8.30pm The Friends of One Tree Hill invite you to discover flowers and butterflies on One Tree Hill. Meet at the gates in front of St Augustines Church.

Friday 8 July: Gazebo with Joe Hart Canavan’s Peckham Pool Club, 188 Rye Lane, Peckham SE15 4NF. 10pm-4am.

Body Hammer and World Unknown’s Joe Hart to join the Gazebo party at Canavan’s Pool Club in Peckham. Lively warehouse music throughout the night with the Gazebo DJs, Fletcher and Adams. £3 before 11pm and £5 after. A small number of advance tickets are available via Resident Advisor.

Saturday 9 July: Bessemer Grange Summer Fair 12pm-3pm. Dylways, SE5 8HP. Join the fun! Live music, games, handicraft stalls, raffle, bouncy castle, delicious food, bar and much, much more!

Once again Harris Girls’ Academy is celebrating the literary arts with opportunities open to our local community, including performances, readings and talks. The theme for 2016 is Growing Up, with many of the scheduled events focusing on childhood, adolescence and old age.

This year all of our public events will be run in partnership with the Ivy House, our local Community led Inn on Stuart Road. Students will be taking part in a range of activities linked to the theme throughout the week including hosting a tea party for residents from an elderly care home, a pop-up bookshop at our local primary school, performances by the Combat Veteran Players and the burial of our very own time capsule! Tickets for all of our public events are available in advance from the school reception as well on Eventbrite.

Visit our website for more details.

PUBLIC EVENTS: Tuesday 5th July, 19.30 Spark London: Story Telling. Wednesday 6th July, 19.30 Live Music: Poppy Ajudha. Thursday 7th July, 19.30 Harris Girls Academy Literary pub Quiz. Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich, Homestall Road, London SE22 0NR www.harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk 18 | SE22 - July 2016

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f your children are nagging you for a family pet, the domestic rabbit may seem the perfect solution. This prolific species, introduced to our shores by the Romans 2000 years ago, is now Britain’s third most popular pet, after cats and dogs.

The common view is that rabbits are simple creatures, low maintenance with few needs, only wanting a hutch and a bunch of carrots to flourish. They also look so cute and cuddly that the presumption is they must be gentle and childfriendly. Owners with fond childhood memories of Peter Rabbit and Watership Down may be shocked when the family bunny reveals its capacity to deliver a hard bite, to growl, to spit, and even to widdle all over its owners and their possessions. ‘Bad’ bunnies have been known to chew through electric cables, poo as they maraud around the home, nip at ankles and even strip wallpaper. The study of rabbit behaviour is in its infancy and calls for help with a problem bunny are rare- such animals are generally euthanised or packed off to rescue.

As with so many domestic species the rabbit has not evolved much beyond its wild cousins and this presents something of a challenge to the wouldbe owner. The fact is rabbits are complex, highly social and territorial creatures. They dislike being kept alone but also form close family bonds and will not necessarily accept a new, unknown rabbit without a serious fight- especially in the breeding season when females can fight to the death. As prey animals, rabbits are prone to fear of novelty and anxiety. They also prefer to be active and to feed at dawn and dusk, hiding away in between times.

With the right approach rabbits can make good pets but if you are thinking about getting one consider the following checklist: Certain breeds of rabbit are more phlegmaticthe larger and lop eared breeds are generally more docile, the smaller types more ‘fiery’.

Always ensure your rabbit has been handled gently by humans throughout its development.

Under socialised rabbits are more likely to become fear aggressive and bite.

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It is better to keep at least two rabbits together, so the inherent need for companionship and family is satisfied. Single rabbits can become inappropriately territorial or fixated on human owners- even scent marking them with urine.

Neutered opposite sex pairs are best (a doe can have up to 30 young in the breeding season).

Same sex pairs may fight- especially females, but sexing can be difficult so ask the vet to help.

Rabbits are highly athletic, with the running equipment to out-manoeuvre their numerous predators, achieving up to 50 miles per hour in short bursts. Therefore a hutch must have a sizeable pen attached.

Rabbits need an enriched environment with enough room to run and to stretch and stand at full height. Any rabbit will want to monitor and scan its environment for predators, so raised platforms should be included.

Wild rabbits live in extensive underground warrens, and pets also need places to hide and burrow as well areas to cool off in warmer seasons.

Providing tunnel structures like wide ceramic pipes are vital.

Rabbits have teeth that grow continuously (3mm a week) and these are kept the right length and shape by chewing (grinding) on coarse herbage like hay and grass. Rabbits do not gnaw.

Diet can be supplemented by quality rabbit pellets and cruciferous vegetables with small amounts of carrot given as treats, but grass hay is key. Please, no dog food or, worse, rich tea biscuits!

Rabbits are far more intelligent than we give them credit for. Like cats and dogs they can be trained with reward, even to toilet in certain areas.

Rabbits love to play with suitable toys and bunny agility is a new and growing sport.

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The fourth East Dulwich Literary Festival, organised by Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich, opens on Monday 4 July.

Poppy Ajudha Wednesday 6 July, 7.30pm, £2.50 Poppy Ajudha is a musician from South East London who merges elements of soul and jazz with funky rhythms. Poppy will be performing with a live band.

Spark London

Tuesday 5 July, 7.30pm, £2.50

Storytellers share their tales on the theme of ‘growing up’ before offering the microphone to the audience. Expect the unusual, the hilarious, the tragic and the heart warming.

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English Teacher Mr Brown will host a quick fire quiz with a literary theme. Join us with your knowledge of literary greats, from Charles Dickens to JK Rowling! Teams of six, entry £2 per person.

Thursday 7 July, 7.30pm, £2 per person

Harris Girls’ Literary Pub Quiz

Find out more about how Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich has developed. Visit www.hgaed.org.uk or call Principal Jane Fletcher on 020 7732 2276 to arrange a personal visit.

All three events take place at The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3BE.

We’ve a week-long programme of events in school for students, plus three fantastic events which are open to the public.

b As part of this year’s festival, students in Year 7 will prepare and perform a version of Shakespeare’s Tempest, all in one day!

Tickets for all three events available from school reception, on the door (if not sold out), or online via harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

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BabyBallet

The award winning movement to music, dance & singing programme for boys and girls from 6 months upwards run with a fun, safe and caring environment. Classes in Dulwich. Call Stephanie 07809 148348. www.babyballet.co.uk.

The Baby Bear Club

Mum and baby classes for children under 5s, as well ad Dance classes and parties, at St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact 07825 710044 or e-mail Olya@theBabyBearClub.co.uk. www.theBabyBearClub.co.uk.

Baby Loves Music

Multi-Sensory Music groups for Parent and Baby in Nunhead. For more information email: amacgregor1.209@lgflmail.org.

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. Contact Jayne 02086534781, jayne@2prepare.co.uk, www.2prepare.co.uk

Baby Sensory

Award-winning, sensory-rich development classes; designed to support you and your baby from birth to 13 months. Regular exposure to an incredible range of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music and massage. Local classes see http://babysensory.com/ for more details.

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

Mondays: 10:15am (Mixed Ages), 11am (0 – 18 months). Exciting music classes for under 5s, led by professional musicians. Punk Me Up Ceramic’s Cafe, 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

Bumps and Babes

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 and other mothers. Please contact Alice Yeates on yeatesa@ btinternet.com or 07831 225841.

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Caterpillar Music

Exciting puppets, colourful percussion instruments, fun music making & favourite songs provide a captivating class for babies & young children!Contact:merrynkidd@caterpillarmusic.com.

020 8698 8439. www.caterpillarmusic.com

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. Tel: 020 3616 0033.

Email: 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.

diddi dance

Funky pre-school dance classes for girls and boys.

Learn co-ordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, contact Anne-Marie 07973 982790 for a free trial www.diddidance.com.

Dulwich & District Twins & Triplets Club, Baby & Toddler Group

1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 10-11.45am, Herne Hill United Church, top of Red Post Hill. karendelahunty@yahoo.com or 07799 861104.

Dulwich Library Babes & Toddlers

Thursdays 10.30-11.45 & 1.30-2.45. 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 020 7525 6220.

Funky Monkey Group

Keyboard classes Ages 5-11. Christ Church, Barry Road. Wednesdays & Thursdays. 01732 457100. www.funkymonkey.info.

HartBeeps

Mondays. Goose Green Community Centre, East DulwichRoad, SE22 9AT. 1.30pm Baby Bells - Suitable from birth to sitting. 2.30pm Baby Beeps Sitting to toddling Also Thursdays at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich SE21 7BT. 1.30pm, Baby Bells, 2.30pm Baby Beeps & 3.30pm Happy House toddling to 4 years, younger siblings welcome. http://hartbeeps.com.

in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

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Junior Sebek-Kha

Physical fitness & martial arts, 5-10 yrs. Herne Hill Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane SE24.

Saturdays 2-3pm. 020 7737 2260. www.siaacademy.com.

La Jolie Ronde

French classes for 3-11 year olds, call Ginny Wadding on 07940 511034.

Little Superhero Training

Practice your Superhero moves! Tackle a Superhero assault course! Discover Superhero fun facts! Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2 and a half - 6, Come along for a free taster session. Mondays and Fridays (term time only) @ St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813791757, littleherocompany@gmail.com, www. littleherocompany.com

Lucy Sparkles

Monday, Wednesday & Fridays in East Dulwich.

From 0-7 years. Outstanding drama, music and dance classes for young children. Check website for times and venues. www.lucysparkles.com.

Monkey Music

Various classes, see www.monkeymusic.co.uk or call 020 8764 5185.

Music for Little People

Fun, friendly & educational music classes for 0-5 year olds. High quality, good value. The Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Contact Rebecca Vicary on 020 8852 0118 or www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

Nimble Arts

Join Nimble Arts’ 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!

Classes in East Dulwich, Nunhead and Brockley. nimblearts.co.uk.

Parents Photography Workshops

Hands-on workshops helping parents make the most of their cameras, run by a professional children’s photographer. Babies and pre-walkers welcome in class. Booking essential. Punked Up Cafe. Book at: www.timeformums.com or call 07753 533577.

Peckham Rye Park, SE15 3UA (next to café).

Mon 1.15-3.15pm Play and Stay for children under the age of 5 yrs old. Tues - 10am-12pm Play and Stay for children under the age of 5 yrs old. Tues - 1.302.30pm Olympikids - advanced booking required.

Contact 020 7639 2702 x 3. Thurs -1.15-3.15pm Stay and Play for children under the age of 5rs old. Sat 2pm-4pm Brazilian language school. There is a fee to attend the session. Sundays - party hire available.

020 7639 2702 x 3 for details.

Sing and Sign

Mondays through to Saturday. Call 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 0771 1238352 or anna@sparkle-music.co.uk.

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.

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Water Babies

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World of Little Adventures

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What's On - July Saturday 9 – Sunday 17 July: Dulwich Players presents: The Merry Wives of Windsor

by William Shakespeare Marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and continuing our relationship with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages programme, The Dulwich Players are delighted to bring the Bard, once again, to the beautiful grounds of the Dulwich Picture Gallery and to the wonderful setting of the American Gardens in Dulwich Park. Bring a chair or a rug (and an umbrella or sunscreen!) and sit back and watch the madness unfold. Refreshments will be available to purchase before and during the performances.

Saturday 9 July at 12 at noon, Sunday 10 July at 12 at noon and 3pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Gardens Tickets £12 (chair provided); £8 (on the grass/ bring your own chair).

Saturday 16 July and Sunday 17 July at 2pm and 5pm American Gardens, Dulwich Park Tickets: £8 on the grass/bring your own chair TICKETS AVAILABLE from Art Stationers, Dulwich Village; The Dulwich Players’ Box Office: 07936 531356 - boxoffice@dulwichplayers.org; at www.dulwichplayers.org; and at The Friends’ Desk, Dulwich Picture Gallery (Dulwich Picture Gallery performances only).

Saturday 9 July: Fairlawn’s Rio Carnival Summer Fair 1-4pm Real Ale, Cider & Prosecco Bar, homemade hot & cold food, bouncy castles. Live music & entertainment, tea tent, fun games and stalls, plant and toy sale.

Fun for all the family. Fairlawn Primary School, Honor Oak Rd, SE23 3SB. pta@fairlawnschool.net

Sunday 10 July: Organ Recital in Christ’s Chapel Dulwich Andrew Benson- Wilson ( Hampshire). This recital marks 400 years of the founding of the chapel in Dulwich, and features 400 years of organ music.

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Saturday 9 July: Trade Winds Concert

Dynamic a cappella choir, Trade Winds, perform their summer concert on Saturday 9th July at the Hill Station, Kitto Road, New Cross SE14 5TY. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Tickets £8 on the door (concessions £5). Profits to go to charity JOY (Just Older Youth). Special guests Melanie Harrold and Laura Davis.

Sunday 10 July: Singaround at The Ivy House 7pm All are welcome to join us in the refectory whether to sing or to listen. It’s an informal and supportive atmosphere, so don’t worry if it’s your first time! Songs of any country or culture welcome. Starts 7pm, finishes whenever. FREE entry, voluntary donation at the interval to help cover the costs of running the Goose – we suggest £2. www.thegooseisout.com

Thursday 14 July: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society illustrated lecture Marc Chagall: his Life and Work; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21. www.ddfas.org.uk

Friday 15 July: Magic, MindReading & Mayhem Show 8 – 10pm @ The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, SE15 3BE. Doors Open @ 6pm for a drink or meal beforehand and to reserve your seat. Close Up Magic in the bar from 7pm from Members of the Magic Circle and from 8pm three stage acts from some of the UK’s finest performers. Tickets £10 in advance or £15 on the door www.magicmindreadingandmayhem.co.uk

What's On - July Friday 15 July: Vocal Chords Concert Fabulous Forest Hill based choir, Vocal Chords, perform their summer concert, supported by the brilliant Balham Ukulele Society, on Friday 15th July at St Saviour’s Church, Brockley Rise SE23 1JN. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Tickets £8 on the door.

Thursday 21 July: 8pm The Bigger Picture Film Club:

Fear Eats The Soul

Sunday 17 July: Classical Symphony Orchestra Concert The Southwark Sinfonietta, an orchestra composed of local musicians, will play music

by Schubert, Beethoven and Krommer (if you haven’t heard of him – he wrote a lovely clarinet concerto which will be played by Nigel Keates).

Conductor is Rupert Bond, well known to many in this area. Admission £10 for adults, children are free. Spend a Sunday afternoon listening to some great music in the beautiful surroundings of St Augustine’s church, One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Park. Start time 3:30pm.

Tuesday 19 July: Book launch of The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena 7pm – 9pm, Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW. Tickets are free but must be reserved.

Join on us for an exclusive launch event with one of the most hotly-tipped authors in the crime fiction world. This event is part of Shari’s international tour so expect lots of cocktails in celebration. www.dulwichbooks.co.uk

Wednesday 20 -27 July: Left Behind Exhibition Jennie Avent Gallery is proud to host “Left Behind”, the debut exhibition of Alessandro Camaioni. “Left Behind” is an introspective journey into the meaning of solitude, abandon and alienation in contemporary society. The exhibition is a reflection on how the world looks at those ‘disturbing’ elements altering the glossy, polished image that Western countries spent the last century building and marketing, both to themselves and to the rest of the planet.

Jeannie Avent Gallery, 14 North Cross Road, Dulwich, SE22 9EU. Opening hours: from 10am to 8pm.

94mins, Cert PG, 1974 Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder with Brigitte Mira & El Hedi ben Salem Fassbinder tells a love story between a German widow and a much younger Moroccan mechanic exposing West German society in 70’s.

7pm Bar/themed snacks | 8pm Film Free raffle prize courtesy of Rye Books Tickets £7 in person from EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW Or online from: www.wegottickets.com Upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 www.thebiggerpic.co.uk

Thursday 21 July: Mums in Business Mums in Business are a group of mums in East Dulwich, South London SE22, who come together for support, networking and joint working. The meeting is free to attend (contribution of £2 towards drinks and nibbles is appreciated as this is administered by volunteers) and is intended to be a support group for like minded mums running or wishing to start their own businesses rather than a hardcore networking meeting. The group meets on the 3rd Thursday every month at 8pm in the Daisylets office, 165 Lordship Lane (opposite Mrs Robinson) East Dulwich SE22 8HX. Please let us know if you would like to join us so the nibbles stretch round! Please email: claire@daisylets.uk

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Inspired by the wonderful walking tours of South London’s breweries, bars and street art, organised by LondonBreweryTour.com - book one! we went on a South London beer crawl of our own.

1) 11/15 Session IPA,

Brew by Numbers, Bermondsey, SE16 2) The Smoked Brown,

Anspach & Hobday, Bermondsey, SE1 3) Beatnik,

Gipsy Hill Brewing Company, Gipsy Hill, SE27 4) Beyond the Pale,

The London Beer Factory, West Norwood, SE27 5) Electric IPA,

Brixton Brewery, Brixton, SW9 6) 2 Tone London Lager,

By the Horns Brewing Company, SW17 7) Brockwell IPA,

Canopy Beer Company, Herne Hill, SE24 8) Penge Porter,

Late Knights Brewery, Penge, SE20 9) London Pale Ale,

Sambrook Brewery, Battersea, SW11 10) London Lager,

Meantime Brewing Company, Greenwich, SE10 11) Mosaic Pale Ale,

The London Beer Lab, Brixton, SW9 12) Neu Altbier,

Orbit Beer, Walworth, SE17 13) Red Brick Rye,

Brick Brewery, Peckham, SE15 14) Table Beer,

The Kernel Brewery, Bermondsey, SE16 All beers, with the exception of Late Knights, were bought from Boss Man Wines, Lordship Lane. Beers from independent and microbreweries are widely available from stores in South East London including; Franklins, Lordship Lane, Hop Burns & Black, East Dulwich Road, The Beer Shop, Nunhead Green and Beer Rebellion, Queens Road.

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Thursday 21 July 8pm

The Bigger Picture Film Club Presents

FEAR EATS THE SOUL Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder with Brigitte Mira & El Hedi ben Salem

94 mins

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Rainer Werner Fassbinder tells a love story between a German widow and a much younger Moroccan mechanic exposing West German society in 70’s.

7pm Bar/themed snacks | 8pm Film Free raffle prize courtesy of Rye Books Tickets £7 in person from EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW Or online from: www.wegottickets.com Upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 www.thebiggerpic.co.uk SE22 - July 2016 | 29

Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibitions: Winifred Knights (1899 – 1947) 8 June – 18 September 2016

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Saturday 16 July & Sunday 17 July 2pm / 5pm, American Gardens, Dulwich Park - £8 on the grass/bring your own chair.

The Dulwich Players are delighted to bring Shakespeare once again to the beautiful grounds of Dulwich Picture Gallery and Dulwich Park.

Visit: Art and Architecture at Portcullis H ouse Friday 1 July – 3.30 – 4.45pm £25, Friends £20 Portcullis House, opposite the Houses of Parliament, is a seminal example of modern sustainable architecture. This tour takes us inside to see the central atrium, and the House of Commons contemporary portrait collection.

MEET: outside the main entrance on Victoria Embankment at 3.15pm latest

Friends Events Tickets and information are available from the Friends Desk, by phone or online: 020 8299 8750 (10.00am – 4.00pm) friendsticketing@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Gallery Film: Victim (1961) Cert 18/90 mins Monday 11 July Directed by Basil Dearden with Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price and Peter McEnery.

Bar opens at 7pm and screening at 7.30pm.

Tickets £9, £7 friends - includes a glass of wine, snacks & film notes. No allocated seating Melville Farr, respected barrister about to become a QC, has a homosexual past. Guiltridden over the suicide of a former lover, jailed for stealing, Farr decides to investigate. He uncovers numerous homosexual victims also being blackmailed, but agrees to represent them at the expense of his very promising career.

The Dulwich Players Present: Merry Wives of Windsor Saturday 9 July 12 noon / 3pm, Dulwich Picture Gallery Gardens - Tickets £12 (chair provided), £8 (on the grass/bring your own chair).

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Walk: ‘All the world’s a stage’ Thursday 7 July 11am – 1pm £14, Friends £10 Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with actor Lance Pierson on this guided walk around the city, seeing the places where he lived, wrote and acted. See the site of the original Globe Theatre and its sister the Blackfriars Theatre, two houses where he lived and where we believe Othello, King Lear and Macbeth were written. The walk will pause at the modern Globe for a break and a chance to visit the shop (but not visit the actual theatre).

We will end near St Paul’s.

MEET: at the Duke Street Hill exit of London Bridge station.

Visit: Supreme Court Friday 22 July 11am – 12 noon £10, Friends £7 The Supreme Court is our final court of appeal and plays an important role in the development of British law. Our tour will include the three amazing courtrooms, the Lawyer’s Suite and the magnificent Justices’ Library, and will finish in the exhibition area where there is a café.

MEET: outside the entrance to the Supreme Court, Parliament Square at 10.45am.

Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7AD www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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Whats On - July Saturday 23 July-1st August: Jungle Book, Walled Garden, Brockwell Park

Wednesday 27 July: Love2Dance Honor Oak Taster Session Love2Dance is expanding to bring free, fun, fantastic street dance classes to Honor Oak. 12 to 4pm (122pm: 8-12s, 2-4pm: 12-18s) and Tuesday 16 August 12-4pm (12-2pm: 8-12s, 2-4pm: 12-18s). Weekly classes start, Monday 12 September 4pm – 6pm ages 8 – 11. 6pm – 8pm ages 12 – 18 at Honor Oak Community Centre, 50 Turnham Rd, SE4 2JD

Friday 29 July: Final Fridays at Aquarius Golf Club with The Hit Men UK

Sixteenfeet brings its unique brand of open air promenade theatre to Brockwell Park this summer with a new adaptation of JUNGLE BOOK 11.30 & 2.30 Monday – Thursday 3.00 & 5.30 Saturday & Sunday (no performances on Monday 25th July. Tickets £12.00 and £8.00. Age guide: 5+. The performance lasts 60 minutes.

To book: www.sixteenfeet.co.uk 07958 448690.

Monday 25 – Friday 29 July: London Theatre Factory presents – Treasure Island Theatre Arts Summer Camp Based around the exciting theme of Treasure Island, Kids will get to produce their own show in a week. For full details on the varied workshops, please visit the website. 9am – 3pm daily at Dulwich Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 8PW. Price: £45 p/d. Email info@LondonTheatreFactory.com 07497 362 933 www.londontheatrefactory.com.

Wednesday 27 July: Cooking with Scissors An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business.

Meets on the last Wednesday of every month, upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 from 6.45pm – 8.45pm. FREE ADMISSION. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk 32 | SE22 - July 2016

A summer full of party fun at Aquarius Golf Club with the South East’s finest live party band playing soul, funk and all the great party hits. ADMISSION FREE. Music from 8.30pm. Great bar, great location, great sunsets, stunning views. Beachcroft Reservoir, Marmora Road, Honor Oak SE22 0RY. Next dates 29 July, 30 September (Aquarius Festival).

Saturday 30 July: Butterfly Count 1pm The Friends of One Tree Hill invite you to discover flowers and butterflies on One Tree Hill. Meet at the gates in front of St Augustines Church.

Peckham Lido

Peckham wants its lido back!

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ocal swimmers to host ironic bikini picnic to win back their old lido! Peckham has announced plans for a ‘Splashmob’ – an ironically named bikini-clad picnic at the site of the historic lido. It marks the half-way point in their crowd- funding campaign on Spacehive. The campaign is on track for its target, but needs more donations if it is to be successful by the end of July.

A pool party like no other

The day will see Peckham locals and lido-lovers alike gathering for what they’d normally do by a lido - reading, eating, reclining by a fountain and of course, doing lengths. The only thing missing from the photo: the pool itself. 12pm-4pm Sunday 10th July, Peckham Rye Lido’s old site “Peckham Lido isn’t open - yet. But come down in your swimmers, have a picnic & pose for the media, and maybe one day it will be. We’d love to see as many people the local area to come along and make merry on the grass where the lido once flowed. Then we’ll pose for what will hopefully be an iconic photograph, to show the world just how much Peckham people want their lido back. Of course, it will probably rain in which case the only water will be the great British drizzle, but we’ll see!” Lorelei Mathias, Creative/PR, Peckham Lido

Background to the Campaign

Once a sparkling 50 metre outdoor swimming pool, the original Peckham Rye Lido served the swimmers and sun-bathers of South East London for over 50 years. But in 1987 it became out- dated and fell to disrepair. As a sign of changing trends of the time, it was closed and filled in. Now all that remains is a crumbling blue fountain and a mound of grass.

In recent years, the tides have turned again.

Peckham is among a growing number of British outdoor pools that are re-opening their turnstiles from Saltdean to Tarlair – as part of the renaissance of British Lidos and outdoor swimming.

The New-look Peckham Lido

Much more than a pool - If they meet their target, the plan will be to resurrect Peckham Rye Lido on the exact site of its predecessor – as an Olympic-size

Vision for the new Peckham Lido by architects Studio Octopi. Credit Studio Octopi & Picture Plane.

pool, complete with wild swimming pond channeling the River Peck. The designs for ‘Peckham Beach’ also boast roof-top sunbathing areas, an outdoor cinema, gym and yoga studio, and a function room. It will be a modern mecca for sun-bathing, health and well-being, to attract all walks of life in South East London. But it will feed the local community in many other ways: • An invaluable asset for local schools and swimming clubs. If the next Michael Phelps or Rebecca Adlington lives in Peckham, no one would ever know, without a facility like this.

• It breathes new life into a deprived area of London, creating at least 40 full and part time jobs that would suit a range of skill sets and qualifications.

• It brings more people into the area and boosts the local economy. Local shops, suppliers, restaurants and bars in Peckham, Nunhead and East Dulwich will benefit from the greater footfall and investment.

The original lido, located at the tip of the park bordering Peckham Rye and East Dulwich Road, dates back to 1923, although swimming is known to have taken place at a pond on the same site as far back as the 1800s. spacehive.com/peckham-lido facebook.com/peckhamlido/ Twitter @Peckhamlido #PeckhamLido #SplashmobPeckham SE22 - July 2016 | 33

Financial Matters

Taxpayers, what is your focus?

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t is quite amazing where taxpayers choose to focus their energy. A recent experience left me reflecting on this. A disgruntled employee was explaining to me rather forcefully how his boss had cheated him out of three hours overtime.

This underpayment is a wholly unacceptable practice. The taxpayer continued to vent his annoyance on this boss with a variety of name calling. Unfortunately, not knowing or having never met the boss, no view was possible from my side. My concern was that the taxpayer should focus on the issue.

A quick review of the array of payslips from the taxpayer revealed the gross underpayment for May 2016 was £36.45 (3hrs x hourly rate). The irate taxpayer felt satisfied that his claim was proven.

Questioning the taxpayer further to ascertain was there any other issues with his pay, he said, “No, that’s all.”

This response surprised me. Why? Based upon his earlier answers to some exploratory questions and a review of his mountain of payslips it was clear that he had been assigned the wrong tax code.

According to the taxpayer, “I knew I was short last month because the amount paid into my bank was different.” That is all true as he had been underpaid by three hours. However, the truth of the matter was the taxpayer had been blissfully happy being consistently underpaid in previous months.

What the taxpayer had failed to recognise was the tax code that drives how much taxpayers get to keep each pay period. The use of the wrong tax code in this case confirms a recent report by the National Audit Office, which found that over three million people may have paid the wrong tax.

This is not a surprise because 9 out of 10 taxpayers never check their tax codes. There is a blind obsession with net pay as though this is the sole driver of their lives. The personal tax code determines the amount of income a taxpayer can earn, tax free.

The basic PAYE tax code for 2016-17 is 1100L. This means a taxpayer is allowed to earn £11,000 before any payment of income tax. So the first part of the tax code indicates the level of free

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pay available to a tax payer per fiscal year (6th April – 5th April).

The letter indicates your tax status for example L is the basic personal allowance for a taxpayer born after 5 April 1948.

A tax code ending with ‘T’ means that a taxpayer has other items that HMRC need to take into account. An increasingly popular tax code suffix is ‘M’. This is the tax code for a married taxpayer who has received 10% of their partner’s tax code.

Some of the other tax codes in use include the following: BR - All income taxed at 20% without any personal allowance. This is most common for holders of second jobs; K - The taxpayer has a negative free pay and owes HMRC; DO - Income will be subject to higher rate tax, 40%; D1 - Income will be subject to the additional rate tax, 45%.

Tax payers need to be familiar with the ABC of tax codes as it has a greater impact on their lifestyle than their overtime pay. An employees’ tax code will determine how much of their overtime pay they can keep or whether working overtime is necessary in the first instance.

The review of the underpaid overtime case revealed he had overpaid £643 income tax in 2015-16 and some £150 to date in 2016-17. Perhaps taxpayers need a shift of focus from net pay to their tax code. It’s just a thought!

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SE22 Councillors

Southwark Council Only Online

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outhwark Council decided several months ago to encourage residents to reports issues and access services online. Nothing wrong in that.

But the encouragement has now become draconian. I’ve had older residents reporting to me that it means they’ve been unable to access services. A missed bin collection used to be a quick phone call. Now residents are being refused when trying to report such issues over the phone but interrogated as to why they’re not reporting it over the internet. Do they have any relatives they could call to report it over the internet!

Other residents are complaining to me that to report things online to Southwark Council requires lots of personal information completely unrelated to any possible query. If you have any problems reporting basic service issues to Southwark Council please get in touch. We need to ensure all our residents find it easy to get the services they’re paying for.

North Cross Road Market After listening to lots of feedback from residents I’ve asked the council markets team to close North Cross Road between Lordship Lane and Archdale Road. It currently isn’t safe for cars to pass so very close to the rear of active market stalls. It will also mean the market can have more stalls. I have now also obtained agreement that the Friday parking restrictions on North Cross Road will be drastically reduced – down to only five spaces reserved for Friday stallholders. This proposal will go to the September Dulwich Community Council, which hopefully will be held at the new permanent site for the Harris East Dulwich Primary School. But please it’s never too late for more thoughts and feelings about all this to be fed back to me.

Peckham Lido I’d like to encourage as many East Dulwich residents to back the campaign to re build and open the Peckham Lido closed in 1987. The re-opened pool would be 50m long – Olympic sized. It would return to the triangle of Peckham Rye Common immediately north of East Dulwich Road. To take the campaign forward and produce a detailed architectural design and submit a planning application they need to 36 | SE22 - July 2016

raise £65,353. So far they’ve raised £28,633. Can you contribute to recreating this lost local asset https://www.spacehive.com/peckham-lido ?

Perennial Summer Issue I was appalled to witness a blind person tripping over a black plastic bin bag left out on the pavement next to a bus stop from a resident of a flat above a shop. They were shocked, I and other witnesses to this were shocked. But he said such bags being left out and over hanging bushes and trees were a constant source of danger and frequent injury to them.

Please, if you have any vegetation over hanging the public pavement from your garden cut it back. If you struggle to do this get in touch and I’ll try and find a way of getting you help. If you don’t the council can issue formal warnings and ultimately get contractors to cut it back at your cost and even put a charge against your property to reclaim its costs.

If you live in a flat above a shop don’t put bags of rubbish out except on the days of rubbish and recycling collections – if you’re not clear about when this please is get in touch. We all need to do our bit to ensure that everyone can live in East Dulwich safely.

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Horniman Museum & Gardens Festival of Brasil 3 July – 4 September

Horniman Farmers’ Market

Every Saturday, 9am-1.30pm. FREE ENTRY. A locally sourced, locally sold farmers’ market selling vegetables, meat, bread, flowers, hot food and much more in our glorious Gardens.

Art Makers

Every Saturday, 1.30pm & 2.45pm

Immerse yourself in Brazilian culture this summer with a season of unique events and exhibitions. We’ve collaborated with Brazilian artists and communities to bring you a snapshot of contemporary Brazilian art and culture inspired by their everyday lives and neighbourhoods. Experience installations, new dance performances and specially commissioned street art both at the Horniman and throughout our Forest Hill neighbourhood as well as fascinating photography displays, outdoor concerts and festivals. Be part of our digital conversations on social media and get involved in dancing, making art or music at our events. www.horniman.ac.uk/brasil

Community Music Day

Have fun with different art techniques to create something fabulous to take home inspired by the Horniman’s collections or seasonal celebrations. Different themes each week, please check the website. Tickets: £3 Child. For families with children aged 3+. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Busy Bees Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 June to 13 July, 13 to 28 September 10.30am, 11.15am, 12pm Lively sessions for under-5s and their parents/ carers during term-time. Activities include storytelling, art and craft and outdoor play.

FREE. Collect tickets from the Ticket Desk area or Pavilion on the day. Please note: these sessions are not suitable for nursery school groups.

Horniman Explorers

Sunday 10 July, 12-4pm

Saturdays, 11.45am and 1pm; Sundays, 11am – 12.30pm

A day of music performances showcasing talent from the local community including concerts by young musicians, a capella singing, gamelan workshops and more. FREE - Everyone welcome.

Discover the collections that make the Horniman special. Explore and touch things from African masks to sharks jaws in our Hands on Base. See our website for more details. FREE.

Summer on the Nature Trail

Avian Forms

Join us on the Horniman Nature Trail for a family friendly walk and fun activities to discover the insects, animals and plants that live there in the summer. Suitable for children aged 5+. Child £3, Adults £5. Buy tickets in advance online.

Wednesday 27 July, 11am – 3.30pm

In this small display, Artist Jane Edden explores the ways in which animals are collected and studied, drawing inspiration from the science of comparative anatomy and the folklore and myths involving winged flying humans that appear across cultures, to create beautiful and intriguing works that inhabit a space between avian and human. FREE.

Join us for a day celebrating beautiful butterflies!

Take part in the Big Butterfly Count with bug expert Richard Jones, meet Mr Horniman as he takes you on a tour of his gardens and make some butterfly art and craft. FREE.

The Horniman Public Museum & Park Trust 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk

Saturday 16 July, 11am – 12.30pm

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Garden Talk

English Hardy Geraniums

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bout Rozanne, Ann Folkard and Margaret Wilson.. (or advice on English hardy geraniums). Pretty, a great filler, easy to grow, slug resistant but loved by bees, long flowering, and shade tolerant, geraniums are an absolute must. With so many to choose from, here are a few of the best.

Never Ending Blooms One of the most popular geraniums, Geranium ‘Rozanne’ has striking large blue flowers with white centres and lovely mottled foliage. Happy in sun or part shade, its spreading habit makes it great ground cover, but do give it space. Most impressive of all is its amazingly long and late flowering period, from June right through to November. Newer hybrids include 'Azure Rush’ a more compact version of 'Rozanne’ with paler blue flowers and ‘Lilac Ice’, which is less spreading and has lighter foliage and pale lilac pink flowers. Or try 'Pink Penny’ which will fill your garden with hot pinky/mauve flowers from June to October. (These newer hybrids take a while to get to local garden centres but are available on line from Crocus (crocus.co.uk) or specialist nurseries.)

True Blues ‘Johnson’s Blue’ is another popular classic (voted RHS plant of the Centenary in 2013), with delicate foliage and a mass of papery blue petals from May to August. It’s great under roses or shrubs, in full sun or part shade – but too much shade can make it a bit leggy. Similar varieties include the newer ‘Brookside,’ with masses of intense blue flowers, and its slightly bigger seedling, ‘Orion’, which has larger, more violet blue flowers, on stalks high above the foliage.

Fab Foliage The spring flowering geranium phaeum with their wands of small flowers and striking patterned leaves are great for a shady spot - whether dry or damp, amongst ferns. Geranium phaeum black widow is very stylish with its deep purple-black flowers and beautiful dark leaf markings. ‘Samobor’ is very similar, with slightly browner flowers and paler leaves. Or for something less somber, ‘Alba’ has airy sparkly white flowers, great for lighting up 40 | SE22 - July 2016

dark corners. The more unusual varieties ‘Margaret Wilson’ with its purple flowers against and lime green variegated foliage and ‘Rose Madder’ with gorgeous brownish pink flowers are also worth looking out for.

Small And Sweet Compact, low growing (around 20cm high) with dainty flowers, geranium sanguineum varieties make great ground cover for smaller spaces.

Geranium sanguineum bloody cranesbill has dark green feathery foliage and vivid magenta flowers from March until June while the similar ‘Tiny Monster’ has a mass of larger shocking pink flowers until late autumn. Softer sanguinium ‘Album’ has small pure white flowers, May to June, but the beautiful pale pink flowers of sanguineum var. striatum will keep going until August.

Hot Stuff The bigger and bolder Geranium psilostemon with its vibrant magenta flowers with a purple black eye is stunning, but needs space (about a square meter). It flowers from June to August and the leaves turn fiery red in Autumn. The hybrid, ‘Patricia’ has the same dark eye but brighter pink flowers and is slightly more compact (60cm high) and longer flowering. The rangier Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’ has bright green early foliage and rich magenta flowers with the dark eye. Again it needs space scrambling to a meter and flowers until September.

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