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Issue 133 - March 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 What’s On - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food and Drink - P14 Fitness Tips - P16 Edward Alleyn’s Gift - P20 Children’s Activities - P22 Financial Matters - P40 The Last Word - P48

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Welcome We are celebrating 11 years of SE22 this month! It is fantastic to have so much local support with wonderful readers, writers and businesses advertising. We couldn’t do it without any of you.

March is packed with events, not least Mothering Sunday on the 6th. Pamper your Mum with some great tips from our Hectic Host on page 12. If your Mum loves reading, Lawrence Roullier White has discovered some wonderful books you can give on Mother’s Day, see our shopping page, p28.

The three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich, I am definitely going - see you there? P20.

Welcome .................................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard.............................................6 What’s On.......... 8, 18, 32, 34, 35, 42 & 43 Around Dulwich ....................................10 Hectic Host.............................................12 Food & Drink.........................................14 Fitness Tips............................................16 Edward Alleyn’s Gift ..........................20 Children’s Activities...................... 22 & 23 Pets Corner ......................................... 24 Shopping Page.......................................28 Dulwich Picture Gallery..........................30 Dulwich Hamlet FC Update....................36 Horniman Museum...................... 38 & 39 Financial Matters...................................40 SE22 Councillors ...................................44 Garden Talk .......................................... 46 The Last Word .......................................48 Index......................................................50 Edward Alleyn’s Gift

Edward Alleyn’s Gift: The Foundation Schools’ Concert

The Last Word this month goes to Lawrence Roullier White who many of you will know from his fantastic shop on Lordship Lane plus his great columns in our magazine. Find out more page 48.

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

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he three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March 2016 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich.

Over 450 pupils, alumni, teachers, parents and members of the local community will perform Verdi’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. They will be joined by internationally recognised soloists Jane Irwin (Soprano), Louise Callinan (Mezzo Soprano), David Butt Philip (Tenor) and Rodney Earl Clarke, Old Alleynian (Bass).

Verdi’s Requiem is a masterpiece of late 19th century composition and the programme will also include Verdi’s Pater Noster which will be performed by all those singing and playing. The concert will be

conducted by the three Directors of Music: Mr Chris Dearmer, Mr Richard Mayo and Mr Peter Gritton.

Christ’s Chapel in Dulwich was consecrated in 1616 by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of the Dulwich College foundation. Edward Alleyn built his College of God’s Gift on Dulwich Green and since then the Chapel has been a place of worship for the local community and for the three Dulwich Schools of the Foundation; Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS. The Heads of the three Foundation Schools, Dr Gary Savage of Alleyn’s, Dr Joe Spence of Dulwich College, and Sally-Anne Huang of JAGS, anticipate this wonderful occasion will be an opportunity for the wider communities of the three schools to come together and celebrate in music. All are welcome and tickets are available through Southbank Centre.

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Events Calendar - March Monday

29th

Tuesday

1st

Wednesday

Thursday

2nd

3rd

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p8.

Friday

4th

East Dulwich WI @ Upstairs at EDT from 7.30pm

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

14th

8th

9th

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p18

15th

The Barrys - Dulwich College, see p34.

16th

21st Nunhead Women’s Institute, 8pm @ The Old Nun’s Head

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p34 Fostering Care Information Evening, see p6

22nd

The Foundation Schools’ Concert, see p35.

23rd

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

10th

17th

29th

Easter Monday Family Easter Comedy Magic Show, see p42.

11th

18th

The Hidden Fortress www.biggerpicture.co.uk @EDT see p35

6th

24th

12th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P32

Little Disco @ EDT, see page 32.

Dulwich Choral Society, see p34.

19th

31st

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P35.

13th Organ Recital, Chris’s Chapel, p34 The Goose is Out! Singaround @ The Ivy House, see p34.

20th

Trade Winds, see p35.

25th Good Friday

The Furrow Collective, Loreley, Storywheel @ the Ivy House, p42.

30th

Mother’s Day

Children’s Easter Crafts Morning, see p42.

Mum’s in Business See p35

U3A Monthly Open Meeting, see p42.

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p43.

Sunday

Primavera - a Spanish Song, p18.

House of Colour Open Evening, p35.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p42.

28th

5th

Fair Trade Breakfast, see p8.

Dulwich & District NCT Nearly New Sale, see p18.

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Let’s be Front lecture, see p32 Garden Proud! p18.

City Ramblers Revival, see p32.

Dulwich Books Event see p18.

Dulwich Books Event see p32

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Forest Hill Women’s Institute, 8pm @ All Inn One

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

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Good & Simple with The Hemsley Sisters, see p8.

7th

Saturday

1st

26th

27th

Horniman Easter Fair, see p42.

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P42.

2nd

Easter Sunday

3rd

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

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 18, 32, 34, 35, 42 & 43. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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Noticeboard

Tuesday 15th March : Foster Care Information Evening

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DULWICH FOLK DANCE CLUB Thursdays 8pm to 10pm St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place Dulwich Village SE21 7BT March 3 International Dance, Caller - Gwen Godwin 10 Caller - Crys Rothon 17 Caller - Carol Hewson 24 Easter Bonnets, Callers - Jane Lowe & Michele Odell All Welcome - join the fun Contact Gwen: 020 8699 7032 email: gagodwin@hotmail.com

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Learn how to get colour into your garden all year round, avoiding expensive mistakes and making the best use of the plants you have.

You will learn how and when to prune, how to improve your soil, grow flowers from seed and much more! Starts Saturday 12 March 10.30-12.30. Held in a lovely East Dulwich Garden. Costs ÂŁ180. Includes tea, homemade cake and free seeds.

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Vacancies at gentle exercise class in St Mary’s, Peckham If you are over 60 and would like to join a free, friendly, sociable chair exercise group on Wednesday mornings, please contact Hilary on 020 8299 2623.

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What’s On - March Tuesday 1 March Lively Minds Over 50’s Club The Tesco Effect with Pam Goodall is at 1.30pm2pm, come along from 12.45pm for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class from 12.45pm2pm. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118.

Wednesday 2 March: East Dulwich WI 7.30pm

Thursday 3 March: New Voices – Tinder Press Party

with Rebecca Mackenzie, Sarah Duguid and Sarah Leipciger 7.00pm. Tickets cost £5.00 and include a glass of wine. Join Tinder Press, publisher of some of the most exciting new fiction, to celebrate three phenomenal debuts.

The Lodge, above East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW. CURRENTLY FULL. www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Wednesday 2 – 16 March: Pulling Together Exhibition Avent Gallery, North Cross Road. Two artists in their 50s living in East Dulwich are perfect examples of the best of cultural fusion, and multicultural mix that can work today whatever else is falling apart elsewhere in the world. Here is mutual respect and cooperation in harmony.

Wednesday 2nd March: Beer & Cheese Pairing Evening 7.30pm at The Platform, 2 Ridgway Road, London, SW9 7AH. Taste the range of Clarkshaws beers, including specials and exclusive brews, expertly matched with a range of sheep, goat and cow’s cheese, charcuterie and Italian delicacies including Salsiccia Sarda, Pecorino Sardo and Carasau Bread, from Capo Caccia Fine Foods. Tickets are £25 from: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clarkshaws-beer-cheesepairing-evening-tickets-17917931014

Thursday 3 March: Good & Simple with The Hemsley Sisters 7.30pm Village Books, in association with Alleyn’s School, is delighted to welcome back the fabulous Hemsley sisters. This beautiful cookbook will show readers how simple, achievable and tasty eating well can be – no frills, no fad dieting just real home cooking.

Jasmine and Melissa will be demonstrating recipes from their new book and answering questions. The event will be followed by a book signing, with a chance to taste some of the food. Good & Simple will be available on the night at the special price of £20. Tickets £12.50. Concessions (Under 18) £10.

MCT at Alleyn’s which is based at Townley Road, Dulwich, SE22 8SU. http://mct.alleyns.org.uk

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For more information about the events including ticket prices, patron tickets and venue details please visit www.dulwichbooks.co.uk or call 020 8670 1920. Twitter @DulwichBooks & @TheBedfordPub. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW.

Saturday 5 March: PARKRUN 9am The parkrun is 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

Saturday 5 March: Fair Trade Breakfast 9.30am – 1pm Bread of Life Fair Trade Centre, Christ Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich SE22 0JT. For more information email: breadoflifecentre@hotmail.co.uk or phone on 020 8693 4170. Fair Trade breakfasts will be on sale between 9.30am to 12 midday. Adult breakfast £3.50p. Children under 12 £2.50p. There will also be a variety of stalls and a range of fair trade food and gifts on sale till 1pm.

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

Spring Thoughts

By Sarah Pylas

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here’s still a chill in the air, but the days are most definitely getting longer and brighter. After hibernating for most of February, my thoughts are now turning to spring and I am itching to get outside again. However, before I could even think about making a comeback on the high street, first I had to make an appointment to have the grey roots of winter removed.

I was 25-years old when I found my first grey hair, panicked and attacked it with a pair of tweezers! Since then, I have experimented with deep red, honey blonde, warm brown, very dark brown, very light blonde, highlights, lowlights and orange/yellow stripes. The latter being a homecolouring mistake that resulted in months of salon colour correction treatments and a slow – not to mention expensive - return to my 'natural' shade.

The wonderful team at Jo Partridge on North Cross Road have been hiding the silver stripe that lurks beneath since I moved to the area 8-years ago.

Ask for Miranda or Emily and tell them that I sent you.

Also enjoying a spring makeover was Watson's General Telegraph (formerly The Rose) on Forest Hill Road. I spent a very pleasant evening there with a few of the mums from my son's school. We sat outside, huddled around a sunken fire pit and sipped wine until closing. Just what we needed with half term about to be upon us! We did all smell a bit like barbeque in the morning, though...

Speaking of half term, our first visit of the school break was to the Dinosaur Monster Families exhibition at the Horniman Museum. On display was a nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur hatchling, a real dinosaur leg bone and a life-size Tarbosaurus skeleton cast. It was fascinating and will be open

until 30th October so don't worry if you missed it this time.

If you do pop in over Easter, be sure to also check out the Horniman Easter Fair from 26-27 March. Kids can hop around the Gardens with the Horniman Bunny, go on an Easter egg trail and take part in craft activities.

Sport Relief is back this March and I will be joining Team Honk on another epic fundraising challenge again. This year, we will be attempting to break the Guinness World Record for visiting the most tube stations in the fastest time.

You can read more about the challenge and sponsor us here: my.sportrelief.com/sponsor/ TeamHonkTubeChallenge Just a reminder that the stallholder information packs for the Dulwich Festival Fair on Sunday 8th May have been sent out. I will be there with my sister-in-law and our Greek dips, so please do swing by and say hello! Email angela@semagazines.co.uk to register your interest in having a stall.

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Hectic Host

Mother’s Day

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he pampering of mums should not be restricted to one day a year, but for that one Sunday in March failure to make that little extra effort will not go unnoticed.

Some dads and co-mums are better equipped than others with the necessary kitchen skills so as always I advise keeping it simple.

I would suggest forsaking the full-on cooked Sunday lunch for a far simpler brunch.

As the portmanteau describes, it is the meal that should sit somewhere between breakfast and lunch, around noon on a Sunday seems the most civilised. Although we think of brunch as a modern American innovation, it is believed to be a British invention; the Smithsonian traces the first use of the word to 1985. It is thought that the meal gained popularity post war in the US diners, which with more women working in the 1950s became popular family weekend destinations.

A staple of all diner menus is Eggs Benedict and Delia Smith’s recipe is by far the simplest.

Grill some pancetta until crispy, pile onto a buttered toasted muffin halves (I am rather partial to the thick light ones from the General Store on Bellenden Road, where incidentally you can pick up the most delicious Bakewell Tarts for tea), top with a poached egg and spoon over a generous helping of shop (yes shop) bought hollandaise sauce (there is a great one, indistinguishable from homemade, from F. C. Soper on Evelina Road in Nunhead). Pop under the grill for 20 seconds and away you go.

Buck’s Fizz and Mimosas are always associated with Sunday brunch and they are often mistakenly believed to be the same drink.

A Mimosa is equal parts Champagne and orange juice and a Bucks Fizz is two parts orange juice and one-part Champagne. You will probably have a good idea if the mum in question is more Mimosa than Buck’s Fizz. The Buck’s Fizz was invented in London’s Buck’s Club in 1921. The Mimosa is named after the blossom of the Mimosa Tree, which was interestingly given to women on International Working Women’s Day – communist

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Russia’s version of Mother’s Day, a holiday for women on an otherwise normal working day. If she is more of a Mimosa mum, you can even up the ante a little more with the addition of a dash of Grand Marnier; a Grand Mimosa. Given that the Mimosa is so named because of the colour of the fruit used it would be difficult to vary this without changing the cocktail completely. Freshly squeezed clementine juice is a sweet and delicious alternative which still retains the integrity of the cocktail’s colour inspired name.

Either drink should be served in a tall Champagne flute into which both chilled ingredients are combined. If the kids want to join in the fun, or non-drinkers or drivers, the most elegant alternative is swapping the booze with dry ginger, which is less syrupy and a little more sparklingly effervescent that lemonades and soda. Happy Mother’s Day! Lawrence Roullier White www.roullierwhite.com

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

The Traditional Spanish Tortilla This month our new chef Natalia has created a wonderful menu full of authentic Spanish dishes for our East Dulwich Supper Club evening and here she has been kind enough to share her wonderful Tortilla recipe with us!

Serves 4 Preparation time 15 minutes maximum Cooking time approximately 30 minutes

Ingredients • 6 Large Free Range Eggs • 1.5 kg Vivaldi Potatoes • 2 Large White Onions • Filippo Berio Olive Oil • Salad Leaves as garnish • Tomatoes for salad

Method 1) Get your pan on the heat warming with the oil to deep fry the potatoes and onions.

2) Peel the potatoes and keep in salted water while you turn your attention to the onions.

3) Peel the onions, then very roughly cut them into eights - they need to stay quite large so they don't get lost in the tortilla.

4) Using a small very knife, carefully slice the potatoes into thin random shape pieces, they need

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to be different shapes and sizes so they don't create 1 single layer and the egg mix can get in between all the pieces of potato and onion.

5) Add the potato pieces and onion chunks to the "Hot" (not boiling) oil and fry until soft (not golden).

6) While the onions and potatoes are cooking, beat your eggs in a metal bowl and set aside.

7) Once the potatoes are cooked, using a slotted spoon, remove them from the oil and add to the egg mix.

8) Remove all the oil from the tortilla pan - be careful this will be hot! Then return to the heat and add all of the egg, onion and potato mix to the pan and gently stir.

9) Once it starts to look like very loose scrambled egg, leave it alone to set.

10) After a few minutes it will be cooked enough for you to turn over! This is the scary bit but be brave!

11) Invert a plate just bigger than the pan over the top, placing one hand on the pan handle and one hand on the plate, then in one swift movement flip it over.

12) Now slide the tortilla back in the pan and cook the other side.

13) Once both sides are golden brown and the centre is cooked to your liking it is ready to serve with a delicious fresh salad.

Don't tell Natalia, but a delicious twist on this would be to add some fresh red chilli and fresh thyme and then finish off by grating some Manchego cheese over the top whilst it is still warm.

Email Suzanne with comments or questions: info@suzannejames.co.uk www.suzannejames.co.uk

Thursday 17 March

The Bigger Picture Film Club Presents

The Hidden Fortress

Director Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

126 mins

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Not Rated

1958

This samurai classic which influenced George Lucas & inspired Star Wars, tells the story of a general and a princess, fighting their way home through enemy lines in feudal Japan with the help of a pair of bumbling peasants.

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Fitness Tips

Seven mistakes people make when choosing a Personal Trainer

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hoosing a personal trainer can be tricky; there are a lot of trainers in the area, and most of them are making the same claims.

To help you make a decision you won’t regret, I’m sharing with you the seven mistakes I see people making time and time again.

Making a decision based on price

delivering a high quality of service. They will also restrict the number of clients they work with because they don’t need to work long hours to make a decent living.

Not asking what the selection criteria is to sign up

The old adage ‘buy cheap buy twice’ applies to personal training. Be very wary of choosing the cheapest trainer; in order to make a decent living they will have to be working a lot of hours. You will not get the attention you deserve, and the trainer will struggle to support you outside of the sessions.

A good and reputable personal trainer or company will have selection criteria. If they don’t, then the implication is they’re happy to work with anyone, which means they’re probably just trying to scrape by as opposed to really making a difference for their client. Look for someone who clearly states on their website what type of person they are looking to work with.

Going with the person who claims to do it all

Not screening for a strong and relevant google presence

Anyone claiming to be able to do it all is not a specialist; that’s someone who just wants your business. Choose a trainer who has defined their specific niche, and isn’t afraid to turn down the opportunity to work with someone who doesn’t fit their profile of an ideal client.

I very rarely go to meet anyone for the first time without running their name through Google.

It’s fascinating what you find. A decent and reputable personal trainer will have blog posts, testimonials and recommendations, quotes, online videos, interviews and possibly even a book, all of which you can find on their website or Google.

Not asking for testimonials and case studies Any good and reputable trainer will not only have case studies and testimonials on their website, but they will also offer you the chance to speak to clients so you can hear their experience firsthand. Some will insist upon it, to make sure that you are their target client, as well as the other way round.

Going with the trainer who offered their time for free It’s vitally important that whoever you work with places a high value on their time. When a trainer sets a reasonable price for their services, they are making a statement to the client that they value what they do, and are committed to 16 | SE22 - March 2016

Signing up for packages of five or ten sessions The days of selling packages based on a small number of sessions are long over. Making a major decision about your health and fitness is a longterm commitment and a conversation with a personal trainer should reflect that. It takes time to effect a change when working with any client; look for a trainer who offers monthly packages or is willing to create bespoke packages.

Leanne Spencer @BodyshotPT www.bodyshotperformance.com

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EX DISPLAY SALE on Bathroom & Kitchens from leading manufacturers.

Ideal Standard, Matki, Merlyn, Novellini, Symphony Kitchens, Schroder Kuchen and Mereway Kitchens. Roper Rhodes, Samuel Heath and Burlington Accessories, Radiators from JIS and Bisque, Mirrors, Mirror Cabinets and Taps.

Free Design, Planning & Quotation by appointment 169/171 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8HY www.bellsbathkit.co.uk | info@bellsbathkit.co.uk

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What’s On - March Saturday 5 March: Dulwich & District NCT Nearly New Sale Come and grab yourself a bargain at our spring nearly new sale. For mums and dads this is a great opportunity to meet other parents, grab a slice of cake whilst shopping for your new arrival, roaming toddler or young child. We’ll have baby, children’s and maternity clothes for sale as well as toys, books and a whole host of baby equipment so come along and join in the fun. 10:30am to 12:30pm, 30 minute priority entry for NCT membership cardholders (from 10am) at St Faith’s Community Centre, Red Post Hill, London, SE24 9JQ. Prices: £1 adults on the door. Age group: Parents, babies and pre-schoolers.

Nearest Station: North Dulwich, Buses: #42, 37, P4.

Find us on Facebook & Twitter @dulwichdistnct1

Saturday 5 March: Primavera – a Spanish Spring 7.30pm A celebration of classical Iberian music. The Concordia Chamber Choir would like to take you on a spring break to Spain. A very short break.

Just one night in fact, but well worth the trip. Our latest concert is a beautiful programme of classical music from Iberia. These magical pieces make up a musical rainbow of styles and periods. From the 17th century genius of Francisco Valls to the 20th century mastery of Pablo Casals, you’ll enjoy love songs and madrigals as well as some stunning religious works.

So please come out of hibernation and join us for an evening in Spain. You won’t even need a suitcase.

All Saints’ Church, Lovelace Rd, SE21 8JY. Remember that feeling you get coming home from an amazing concert? Make a note in your diary now! Tickets for CCC’s 2016 Spring Concert cost £12 at the door, or £11 in advance www.concordiachamberchoir.co.uk.

Concessions (students and those on means tested benefits) half price.

Monday 7 March: Honor Oak WI 8pm-10pm.

St. Saviour's Church, Rehearsal Room, Brockley Rise, SE23 1JN. honoroakwi@gmail.com

Tuesday 8 March: Lively Minds Over 50’s Club Felons and Fingerprints Michael Carrigan is at 1.30pm-2pm, come along from 12.45pm for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class from 12.45pm-2pm. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118.

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Wednesday 9 March: Let’s Be Front Garden Proud!

Alleyn’s School, 7.30pm. The Dulwich Society Garden Group’s spring garden talk is coming up. Join us to learn what can be done to enhance front gardens, with an expert panel of professional garden designers including Pamela Johnson, Nigel Watts and Anthony Noel.

Includes a glass of wine and a chance to meet the speakers afterwards. The Dulwich Society Garden Group is launching an exciting front garden competition in 2016; come and hear some useful pointers for this. Tickets are £7 each. http://dulwichsociety.com/garden-group

Wednesday 9 March: Deadly in Dulwich 7.00pm with Alex Marwood, Erin Kelly & Jane Casey

Tickets are £10 and include drinks. Join us for the second installation of our new series of crime writing events Deadly in Dulwich to meet Alex Marwood, Erin Kelly and Jane Casey to talk about crime writing, their latest novels, and how they keep the reader gripped until the last page.

The conversation will be chaired by Claire McGowan. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW. For more information about the events including ticket prices, patron tickets and venue details: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk or call 020 8670 1920. Find us on Twitter: @DulwichBooks & @TheBedfordPub

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dulwich physio

chartered physiotherapists for a hands on approach back and neck pain muscle strains/sprains shoulder, knee, hip problems post surgery rehabilitation sports injuries sciatica

020 8693 9930 www.dulwichphysioltd.com

The Chair Sanctuary

Traditional & Modern Re-Upholstery & Repairs

Chairs, Small Sofas, Cushions & More FREE No Obligation Estimate

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Edward Alleyn’s Gift

Edward Alleyn’s Gift: The Foundation Schools’ Concert

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he three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March 2016 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich.

Over 450 pupils, alumni, teachers, parents and members of the local community will perform Verdi’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. They will be joined by internationally recognised soloists Jane Irwin (Soprano), Louise Callinan (Mezzo Soprano), David Butt Philip (Tenor) and Rodney Earl Clarke, Old Alleynian (Bass).

Verdi’s Requiem is a masterpiece of late 19th century composition and the programme will also include Verdi’s Pater Noster which will be performed by all those singing and playing. The concert will be

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conducted by the three Directors of Music: Mr Chris Dearmer, Mr Richard Mayo and Mr Peter Gritton.

Christ’s Chapel in Dulwich was consecrated in 1616 by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of the Dulwich College foundation. Edward Alleyn built his College of God’s Gift on Dulwich Green and since then the Chapel has been a place of worship for the local community and for the three Dulwich Schools of the Foundation; Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS. The Heads of the three Foundation Schools, Dr Gary Savage of Alleyn’s, Dr Joe Spence of Dulwich College, and Sally-Anne Huang of JAGS, anticipate this wonderful occasion will be an opportunity for the wider communities of the three schools to come together and celebrate in music. All are welcome and tickets are available through Southbank Centre.

0844 8479910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Pilates - Yoga - Dance

COME & CELEBRATE OUR 10TH BIRTHDAY!

We like to keep things fresh & vibrant, so to mark our 10th Anniversary, we are introducing TWO NEW WEEKLY classes!

From Friday March 4th - Pilates and Stretch Class 10.45am - 11.45am.

From Wednesday 9th March - Total Barre Class 8.15pm - 9.15pm.

We are also bringing back an old Friday favourite Adult Ballet (Elementary Intermediate) Class from Friday 11th March 12.00pm - 1.15pm.

All NEW clients receive a 10% DISCOUNT in March with this AD! 17-21 Blackwater Street, London, SE22 8SD kevin@pushstudios.co.uk | Tel: 0208 693 9111

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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.

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.

If you are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

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Junior Sebek-Kha

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

Tuesday 10am-12pm Stay and Play Wednesday 9:30am-12:30pm Childminders Group (term time only) Wednesday 1:30pm-3:30pm SEN Play Session (for children with additional needs. Term time only) Thursday 10-12pm Muslim Women & Children Group Thursday 1:30pm-3:30pm Stay and Play Friday 10am-12pm Stay and Play

Little Superhero Training

Parents Photography Workshops

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

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.

Mum and Baby Fitness

Small, friendly day time classes, Wednesday 10.40am.

Babies are welcome too! 020 8693 9111. 17 Blackwater Street, SE22. www.pushstudios.co.uk

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.

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.

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.

Tootifrutti

A fun new music class at Belair House for 0-5s.

Songs, rhymes, percussion and movement all accompanied by ukulele and recorder. 40 minutes of music followed by tea for parents and carers and fruit for the little ones. Suitable for all ages.

Drop in £10, siblings £1, First class £5. Tues 2-3pm.

Wed 9.30-10.30am. Belair House, Gallery Road SE21 7AB. Please contact Lucy on 07884 232 539 or at tootifrutti@tootbeats.com. www.tootbeats.com.

Twinkly

Toes

Ballet

2-4yrs

Tuesdays @ The Goose Green Centre 2.35-3.10pm.

Following the IDTA syllabus this class is geared to teach your pre-schooler the basics of Ballet, in the most exciting way to keep your child engaged!

Contact Danni - www.gdnd.co.uk. 07904 424504.

World of Little Adventures

Baby Yoga and Toddler Yoga Classes in the East Dulwich Area. Please email yoga@wola.org.uk or call Hannah 07736 649 146 for class information.

One O’Clock Club

Fun activities for children and their parents.

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

020 7639 2702. Cost: Free. Age: 0 -5 years.

If you are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

Pets Corner

How to Socialise Your Puppy

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ew puppy owners, of which there are many at the moment, are keen to own a well behaved dog and one of the things they will be advised is to “thoroughly socialise” their pet…the sooner the better. For this, and only this they are told, will teach their dog to be reliable around other dogs and to be the forever friendly, perfect family pet.

In my view socialisation is a somewhat misunderstood term. Increasingly it seems to mean that you let your young puppy run around in a totally uncontrolled manner with all other dogs it meets, to practise its “social” skills including, jumping up, roughhousing, chasing and play biting. In effect, we are teaching our pups to associate the park with unfettered access to other dogs, no holds barred. This totally free approach means that the more naturally rambunctious pups may jump on the wrong dog; the classic scenario is a large breed pup launching itself at a small breed adult that minding its own business. The pup soon gets the shock of its life when the older dog turns and delivers a fierce drubbing. This can be the beginning of a fear of certain categories of dog and dog to dog aggression. The older dog may also develop a profound dislike of pups and so everyone is a loser.

If we consider that most dogs were developed for a role that involved working for humans why are we training pups to pay greater attention to other dogs than to us? Imagine if every working dog broke off midway to run and play with bowzer in the next field? Pups from working lines learn on the job by copying the adults, who are focussing on their human. The domestic dog has been developed over aeons to work with us and listen to us…he is man’s best friend after all. Why then are we teaching him to transfer his allegiance to other dogs?

In other parts of the world dogs can be walked freely and they mostly ignore each other, they are intent on their owners. Surely this is the way it should be? For sure, we should expose our

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pups to other dogs, they need to learn about them just as they need to learn about other humans, children, cars, buses…the list is endless. However, this is not the same as actively teaching and training our pups that interaction with other dogs is the pinnacle of their day and the raison d’etre for walking to the park. Why not make ourselves our pup’s first choice of playmate? I would love to see more owners playing with their pups in the park and mixing games with basic obedience. It is a joy when it happens but all too rare.

In terms of developmental windows, pups learn most of their dog communication skills from mum and their siblings in the first 3-8 weeks of life. Further free access to other puppies thereafter arguably empowers them to perfect and hone hunting, fighting and mating techniques. That might be an exaggeration but puppy exposure to other puppies and dogs should be considered, controlled and carefully balanced with interactive owner play and training. Dogs are incredibly malleable and we reap what we sow.

The key to good dog ownership and a well behaved dog is really quite simple, from day one make yourself the centre of your pup’s universe.

Make the creation of that bond and the pup’s desire to listen to and please you at all times the absolute priority. View trips to the park as training, not freedom.

Leonie St Clair - www.londondogstraining

ST CLEMENT WITH ST PETER, DULWICH (Pedestrian entrance – next to 140 Friern Road, SE22 0AY Vehicle entrance in Barry Road, opposite Silvester Road) www.stclementwithstpeter.btck.co.uk

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SERVICES Palm Sunday – Sunday 20th March 10.00 am Parish Mass and Procession of Palms Monday 21st March 10.00 am Stations of the Cross and Mass Tuesday 22nd March 7.30 pm Stations of the Cross and Mass Wednesday 23rd March 10.00 am Stations of the Cross and Mass Maundy Thursday - Thursday 24th March 7.30 pm Institution of the Eucharist, Mass and Selected Foot Washing

Good Friday – Friday 25th March

10.00 am Children’s Church – “In the Footsteps of Jesus” 3.00 pm Liturgy of the Passion Saturday 26th March 10.00 am Church Cleaning – all welcome!

Easter Day – Sunday 27th March

7.30 am Vigil “Service of Light” followed by parish breakfast 10.00 am Mass of the Resurrection and Easter Egg Hunt for children

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The vast majority of respondents were overwhelmingly positive.

We’re really proud of the results, which can be downloaded in full at harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk.

We recently asked all students in years 7, 8 and 11, and their parents, what they thought of our school.

Latest survey results – what you said

March 2016 news

East Dulwich

Harris Girls’ Academy

Aspire Learn Succeed

www.harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

info@harrisdulwichgirls.org.uk

Tel 020 7732 2276

Harris Girls’ Academy East Dulwich Homestall Road London SE22 0NR

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.

Last year, Harris Girls’ was in the top 1% of schools nationally for student progress, and has been in the top 3% for five years in a row.

“We’re committed to regular surveys of students and parents to give us another way of measuring how well we are doing,” said Principal, Jane Fletcher. “We’re always looking to improve.”

When asked if they were happy to come to school, around 98% of students agreed. Nearly 100% of students agreed that they learned a lot in lessons. Around 98% of parents said their child was happy to come to school.

“Mistura gave a powerful and nuanced performance,” said Sharon Kanolik, Participation Projects Manager at the Young Vic. “It was brilliant to see her confidence and performance skills grow during this project and we’d love to work with other students from Harris Girls’ in future.”

Mistura from year 10 played Lady Macbeth recently in a version of Macbeth staged by students at the Young Vic.

Mistura plays Lady Macbeth at Young Vic

Shopping Page - A book for Mother's Day

Lawrence Roullier-White rounds up this month’s new publications for the perfect Mother’s Day gift.

From the top, L-R: A Different Kind of Daughter, £16.99, by Maria Toorpakai | Annabel Karmels’ Busy Mum’s Cookbook, £20 At the Existentialist Café, £16.99, by Sarah Bakewell | David David Pop Colouring Book, £7 | Freya, £15.99, by Anthony Quinn Good + Simple, £25, by Jasmine & Melissa Hemsley | Nobody Told Me – Poetry and Parenthood, £13.99, by Hollie McNish Pattern and the Secrets of Lasting Design, £25, by Emma Bridgewater | Pretty Fly for a Mai Tai, £10, by Mitchell Beazley The 24 Hour Wine Expert, £4.99, Janis Robinson | The Button Box – Lifting the Lid on Women’s Lives, £14.99, Lynn Knight The Mum – How it Works, £6.99, by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | The Unmumsy Mum, £12.99, by Sarah Turner Things I Wish I’d Known, £7.99, edited by Victoria Young Before clicking online, pop into your nearest independent bookshop. If not in stock, they will be by the very next day, and you’ll be helping local businesses. Chener Books, Lordship Lane, SE22 | Dulwich Books, Croxted Road, SE21 | Herne Hill Books, Railton Road, SE24 Kirkdale Bookshop, SE26 | Review, Bellenden Road, SE15 | Rye Books, Upland Road, SE22 | Village Books, Calton Avenue, SE21 | Not forgetting; Tales on Moon Lane, Half Moon Lane, SE24 for Children’s Books

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Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibitions Painting Norway: Nikolai Astrup (1880 – 1928) 5 February 2016 – 15 May 2016

I am Van Dyck

12 January 2016 – 24 April 2016

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: Screenings Bar opens at 7pm and screening at 7.30pm.

Tickets £9, £7 friends - includes a glass of wine, snacks & film notes. No allocated seating

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Cert A/129 mins Monday 14 March Directed by Robert Mulligan with Gregory Peck, Mary Badham and Robert Duvall This drama was based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Harper Lee. The film, widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made, earned an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck.

Visits & Walks Lawn Road Penthouse Saturday 5 March 11am-12.30pm £18, Friends £15 This visit is a follow-up to Magnus Englund’s lecture on Scandinavian design. He lives in the penthouse at the Grade I listed Isokon Building, formerly known as Lawn Road Flats, one of the most important 1930s early modernist buildings in the country.

Our visit will look at the penthouse interior and a small museum operated by the Isokon Gallery Trust.

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Red House Wednesday 23 March 11am-12.30pm Red House is an Arts and Crafts house codesigned in 1859 by the architect Philip Webb and the designer William Morris. It was built as a family home for the latter, and is recognised as one of the most important examples of 19th century British architecture still extant.

It was constructed using Morris’ ethos on craftsmanship and artisan skills, and a number of Morris’ friends visited, most notably the PreRaphaelite painters Edward Burne- Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, both of whom helped decorate the house.

In Town Lecture Series A series of lectures about major exhibitions in other London galleries. 7 for 7.30pm/Linbury Room. £12, £10 Friends includes a glass of wine

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse Thursday 3 March Using the work of Monet as a starting point, this exhibition examines the role gardens played in the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s. Graham Greenfield will explain how the garden gave artists the freedom to break new ground and explore the ever-changing world around them.

The exhibition is co-organised by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Cleveland Museum of Art, and runs from Jan 30 to April 20 2016.

Lunchtime Concert Series From Blues to Bach

1.30-2pm/Christ’s Chapel March 2 Enter from the cloister in Dulwich Picture Gallery. Free lunchtime concerts with talented students from local schools who will both entertain and impress you with their musicianship.

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

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CwS | Smart Business Networking meets at the Private Dining Room (Upstairs), The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EP on the last Wednesday of every month.

6.45pm - 8.45pm.

Find out how to register for FREE at: www.cookingwithscissors.com | e-mail: sbn@ cookingwithscissors.com Next Meeting: Wednesday 30th March SE22 - March 2016 | 31

What’s On - March Thursday 10 March: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Illustrated Lecture Satirist to Insanity: Celebrating the Bicentenary of James Gillray, 1756-1815; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21. See www.ddfas.org.uk.

Thursday 10 March: Displacements with Ben Rawlence 7.30pm Tickets are £6 and are fully redeemable against a purchase of City of Thorns. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a firsthand witness to a strange and desperate limboland. To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it is a ‘nursery for terrorists’; to the western media, it is a dangerous no-go area; but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort.

Among those s e e k i n g sanctuary there are Guled, a former child soldier who lives for football; Nisho, who scrapes an existence by pushing a wheelbarrow and dreaming of riches; Tawane, the indomitable youth leader; and schoolgirl Kheyro, whose future hangs upon her education. In City of Thorns, Rawlence interweaves the stories of nine individuals to show what life is like in the camp and to sketch the wider political forces that keep the refugees trapped there. Ben will share his stories of life in the camp, explaining why he wrote the book and what he thinks can be done to improve the lives of refugees around the world.

Tickets: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk, by email at hello@dulwichbooks.co.uk, call 20 8670 1920 or in Dulwich Bookshop, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW.

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Thursday 10 March: CITY RAMBLERS REVIVAL – at The White Horse If you were at the Wizz Jones gig recently, you will need no persuasion to come and see City Ramblers Revival headlining at the Goose in their own right! Fantastic skiffle, folk and blues from the fifties and beyond from a band which just goes from strength to strength! This will be the Goose’s first club night at The White Horse, and our first on a Thursday. Please come and check out our fab new venue! Also please note the earlier door time (live music still starts 8pm). Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). Door 7.30pm. Floorsingers welcome. Real ale, good food! www.thegooseisout.com

Saturday 12 March: PARKRUN 9am The parkrun is 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

Saturday 12 March: Little Disco 3.30pm-5pm At EDT in East Dulwich. Our regular fun family daytime disco returns for it’s third season. Let us entertain the kids whilst you enjoy a drink at the bar or catch up with friends. Join us for one of these fun daytime disco for families with under 7s.

Our lovely lively DJ to plays dance floor fillers and kids favourites along with other boredom busting activities such as bubbles, fireworks, interactive games and competitions, prizes and a FREE disco accessory for every child. Prices: from £4.50 p child & £19.50 p family of 4. Babies <1 boogie for free.

Tickets: www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk. BOOKING RECOMMENDED as events do often sell out.

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What’s On - March

All saints Church, West Dulwich SE21 8JY DCS presents the first performance of Jonathan Dove’s Arion and the dolphin along with the ever popular Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.

Joined by the James Allen’s Girls’ School Choir and soloists Fflur Wyn (Soprano), Robin Blaze (Countertenor) and Grant Doyle (Baritone), and accompanied by pianists David Elwin and Iain Farringdon; Aidan Oliver conducts a magical new cantata by one of today’s most popular composer, Jonathan Dove, and Orff’s ever-popular celebration of life’s precarious pleasures! All Tickets £18 (£8 for under 17s) www.ticketsource.co.uk/FFLELH or the choir at: www.dulwichchoralsociety.org.uk

Sunday 13 March: Organ Recita 7.45pm Christ’s Chapel Dulwich Ourania Gassiou (Athens Concert Hall). FREE.

Sunday 13 March: Singaround at The Ivy House 7pm in the refectory - Another popular Singaround hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, 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.

This will be our first monthly Singaround in the refectory at The Ivy House. We are greatly looking forward to the change of scene, and hope to see lots of you there! Please note the earlier start time. 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

Monday 14 March Forest Hill WI 8pm All Inn One (in the restaurant), Perry Vale SE23 2NE. For more details call Claudia on 07917 330001 or e-mail Claudia.moss@googlemail.com.

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Monday 14 March: The Barrys – the other Victorian

architectural dynasty 6.45-9pm

The Barrys – the other Victorian architectural dynasty Monday 14 March, 6.45 – 9.00pm, Dulwich College Dan Cruickshank explores the world of the Barry and Scott architectural dynasties in the 150th anniversary year of Charles Barry Jnr’s ‘New College’at Dulwich.

The New Dulwich College was built on its 70 acre site on Dulwich Common in the 1860s.

The main building was designed by Charles Barry Jnr, the eldest son of the architect of the Houses of Parliament, Sir Charles Barry, in a style which he called ‘Northern Italian of the Thirteenth Century’.

Sir George Gilbert Scott was a prolific Victorian Gothic architect, and founder of a fantastically successful architectural dynasty. He has been called the ‘unsung hero of British architecture’ and his style touched every aspect of British life, although it was not always admired.

Charles Barry Jnr.

Dan Cruickshank will explore the two great Victorian dynastic architectural families in this lecture. The emphasis will be on Charles Barry Jnr who designed the room in which the lecture will be delivered.

Writer, art historian, architectural consultant and broadcaster, Dan Cruickshank has made numerous history and culture programmes for the BBC.

Dan Cruickshank

Tickets £10, available from lectureseries@dulwich.org.uk 6.45 – 7.15pm: Drinks reception in Lower Hall 7.30 – 8.30pm: Lecture in the Great Hall Drinks will be served in the Lower Hall before and after the lecture and visitors can also view an exhibition in the Wodehouse Library on The Barrys and Dulwich, which includes a selection of podcasts delivered by various members of the College staff on the architecture of the College.

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Saturday 12 March: Dulwich Choral Society 7.30pm

Dulwich College. Dan Cruickshank explores the world of the Barry and Scott architectural dynasties in the 150th anniversary year of Charles Barry Jnr’s ‘New College’ at Dulwich. Drinks will be served in the Lower Hall before and after the lecture and visitors can also view an exhibition in the Wodehouse Library on The Barrys and Dulwich.

Tickets £10 from: lectureseries@dulwich.org.uk

Tuesday 15 March: Lively Minds Over 50’s Club Our speaker slot is 1.30-2pm, come along from 12.45 for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118

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What’s On - March Wednesday 16 March: The Foundation Schools’ Concert 7pm Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

Verde’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich. Tickets available through Southbank Centre 0844 8479910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Thursday 17 March: The Bigger Picture Presents The Hidden Fortress

(1958) Not rated. 126 min. Director Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki. This samurai classic which influenced George Lucas & inspired Star Wars, tells the story of a general and a princess, fighting their way home through enemy lines in feudal Japan with the help of a pair of bumbling peasants. 8pm upstairs at the EDT. Tickets £7 in person from EDT – 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW, Rye Books – 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF or online from www.wegottickets.com

Thursday 17 March: Mums in Business 8pm We are a group of mums in East Dulwich who come together for support, networking and joint working.

FREE to attend (contribution of £2 towards drinks and nibbles is appreciated!) it 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. We meet in the Daisylets office, 165 Lordship Lane (opposite Mrs Robinson) East Dulwich SE22 8HX. Please email if you would like to join us so the nibbles stretch round! claire@daisylets.uk

Thursday 17 March: House of Colour Open Evening FREE open evening ‘Know Your Wow Colours’ Upstairs at The Palmerston at 7.30pm. To reserve a place email anna.gryce@houseofcolour.co.uk

Saturday 19 March: PARKRUN 9am The parkrun is 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

Saturday 19 March: Trade Winds

Trade Winds is a dynamic, all-female a cappella choir from Forest Hill whose repertoire covers folk, pop, jazz and world music. On Saturday 19th March they will be performing an exciting and varied set including a number of old favourites plus some great new material.

Special guests Camden Voices. Holy Trinity Church, 66 Lennard Road SE20 7LX. Doors open at 7pm, Entry £7 (children free), profits to go to the charity Freedom from Torture.

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Dulwich Hamlet FC - News

Hamlet to Host FC Assyria in Fundraising Event

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n Wednesday 2nd March, the Club hope to see the local community out in force as we raise money for a extremely good cause with a match against FC Assyria. Hamlet have impressed the wider football community in recent years with a range of impressive initiatives, with last years game against Stonewall FC – promoting a message of Anti-Homophobia, being a leading example.

After being approached by local people originally from Syria, Southwark Councillor Jasmine Ali approached the Supporters Trust to discuss a potential fundraising event. A collaborative effort between Jasmine, the clubs Football Committee and the Trust has seen the event come to fruition.

FC Assyria play four rungs below Hamlet in Step Seven of the non-league pyramid and were set up in the 1960’s to represent Assyrian community of Ealing, West London. The Assyrian people mainly live in modern day Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria – with the recent violence in the region seeing many fleeing as refugees. All the money raised from the game will be split between two charities, Southwark Refugee Communities Forum and the British Red Cross Syria Appeal. Admission will be £5 for adults, £2 for concessions with under 12’s free so please do come down and show your support.

We also have two key home fixtures this month as we enter the business end of the season. After the boundless optimism of our last update, the team have entered a slump in form during recent weeks. A glance at the table would have suggested that Hamlet were heading into a run of three games whereby a nine point haul wouldn’t be an unthinkable target. VCD Athletic, Lewes and Farnborough were the opposition, but three games and one point later – the team is suddenly looking much more vulnerable than it has this season. With Hampton & Richmond as well as East Thurrock pushing us back to third,

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and all the teams around Hamlet having games in hand – Dulwich desperately need to return to winning ways and find some form. It’s going to be a huge eight weeks as the season reaches its conclusion, Hamlet history is waiting to be made so get yourself down to Champion Hill and make sure you’re a part of it!

March Home Fixtures • Wednesday 2nd March – 7:45pm FC Assyria fundraising match.

• Saturday 19th March – 3pm Burgess Hill Town • Monday 28th March – 3pm Tonbridge Angels Particularly in the winter months, please do keep an eye on the clubs website for fixture changes due to adverse weather or Cup commitments. www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet

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Horniman Museum & Gardens Community Music Day

Sunday 20 March, 1-5pm A day of music performances showcasing talent from the local community including jazz and folk concerts by young musicians, a capella singing, gamelan workshops and more.

FREE. EVERYONE WELCOME.

Easter Fair

Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, 10.30am–4.30pm Hop around the Gardens with the Horniman Bunny, go on an Easter Egg trail, take part in craft activities, discover what’s in our arts and crafts market, visit our Farmers’ Market for seasonal produce (Saturday only), and enjoy food, drink, and more. FREE ENTRY

Easter Holidays Nature Explorers: Minibeast Safari Tuesday 29 March and Tuesday 5 April, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm Search for creepy crawlies and bugs on our Nature Trail and discover the variety of insect life to be found in London during spring. The Horniman Nature Trail is the oldest in London and is carefully managed to encourage wildlife.

Tickets: Child £3. Adults free. Suitable for families with children 3+. Not suitable for prams or pushchairs.

Big Wednesday: Eggstravaganza Wednesday 30 March, 11am – 3.30pm Join us for a day of activities about eggs and egg-laying animals. Decorate your own egg, take part in an egg and spoon race, see extraordinary eggs from our collection and enjoy Easter themed folk dancing. All of this is inspired by the dinosaur eggs in our family exhibition Dinosaurs: Monster Families. FREE

Nature Explorers: Pond Dipping Thursdays, 31 March and 7 April 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3pm Try your hand at pond dipping in our Nature Trail Pond and discover a spring environment bursting with life on the Nature Trail. All equipment is provided. This activity is not suitable for prams or pushchairs. Please dress for the weather. An alternative indoor event will be run in the event of very bad weather.

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Suitable for families with children aged 5+.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets: Child £3.

Big Wednesday: Spring Rites Wednesday 6 April, 11am – 3.30pm Join us for a day of activities inspired by the beginning of spring, with arts and craft, music, storytelling and more. FREE

Community Teachsport: ParkActive Mondays – Fridays, 28 March – 8 April, 11am – 3.30pm Take part in healthy fun activities in the Gardens including sports from around the world, as well as a soft play and baby gym.

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Family Art Fun Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 28 March – 8 April, 11am – 2.45pm Free and fabulous craft activities inspired by our new family exhibition Dinosaurs: Monster Families and the spring season. Decorate eggs and make dinosaur masks, springtime mobiles and flying garden birds. FREE. Suitable for families which children aged 3+.

Take a Tour with Mr Horniman Friday 1 April, 11.30am, 1.15pm, 3pm Mr Horniman has stepped out of his time machine in his top hat and tails to give you a special tour of his museum. He has some fantastic stories to tell and loves an audience!.

FREE.

The Wonderful Adventures of Mary Seacole Friday 8 April, 11.30am, 1.15pm, 3pm Let 1800s war nurse Mary Seacole take you on a tour of the Horniman to tell her amazing story and show you around the Museum. FREE.

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Exhibitions & Displays Dinosaurs: Monster Families 13 February - 30 October 2016 Discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs and their young in this family-focused interactive exhibition. Dinosaurs: Monster Families shows how dinosaurs looked after their eggs, nests and babies. Visitors will also be able to see a fossilised egg of the extinct elephant bird, on loan from Sir David Attenborough’s private collection, and enjoy an exciting programme of dinosaur-themed events and activities to complement the exhibition.

Ticket prices: Child £4.40; Adult £7.70: Family (2 adults, 2 children) £18.70. Prices include 10% voluntary Gift Aid donation. Tickets will be on sale from 1 February 2016.

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Cook and the Kangaroo Saturday 19 March to Sunday 5 June See the first European painting of an Australian animal, ‘The Kongouro from New Holland' by the artist George Stubbs, alongside the Horniman’s taxidermy mount of an Eastern Grey Kangaroo. This small display will explore Captain Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific, which encountered new landscapes, people, plants and animals.

Part of a collaborative project between five museums, led by Royal Museums Greenwich, and funded by the Art Fund and HLF. FREE.

Animal Kingdom (Stereoscopic Images of Natural History) Until Sunday 6 March 2016 An interactive display of mesmerising Natural History images by artist Jim Naughten, brought to three dimensional life through stereoscopic photography. Featuring mounted skeletons and wet specimens from various Natural History collections, including the Horniman’s. FREE. The Horniman Public Museum & Park Trust 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk

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Financial Matters

Britain gets a pay rise

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ver since the Chancellor George Osbourne announced the introduction of a National Living Wage (NLW) last July, there has been constant debates across the country.

Sometimes, these debates have almost reached boiling points. The Chancellor said, “Britain deserves a pay rise and Britain is getting a pay rise. …We need to move Britain from a low wages, high tax, high welfare economy to a high wages, low tax, low welfare economy.”

Commentators may well think this was a script from the economic manual of our former Prime Minister, Tony Blair. For the announcement and the sentiments are difficult to fault but as usual these grand pronouncements are made without careful thought or reflection on their introduction or implications.

In short, the Chancellor announced the introduction from 1st April 2016, of a National Living Wage (NLW) for adults aged 25 years and over. In principle, we all deserve a pay rise. However, is there no longer a north-south differential? Or is it time to head north to get more bang for our buck?

The debate, arguments or battles have not centred on my desire to migrate north of Watford, but upon the age old problem between cost to employers and economic efficiency versus the gains by the low paid to reach or enjoy an acceptable basic standard of living. From 1st April every employee aged 25 years old (unless on the first year of an apprenticeship scheme) will be entitled to £7.20ph.

In other words every employee aged 25 years and over currently on the National Minimum Wage of £6.70 will enjoy a 7.5% pay rise.

Did the Chancellor plan to contribute to wage inflation in the first quarter of 2016-17? The government’s planned generosity goes even further. The government has instructed the Low Pay Commission that the minimum wage premium for over 25 year olds should reach 60% of median earnings by 2020. This would mean a rise to around £9 per hour by 2020.

Despite this 7.5% pay award, the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) champions a living wage based on

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the cost of living. The LWF argue the UK Living Wage should be £8.25ph and £9.40ph in the capital.

Whilst everyone welcomes and enjoys annual pay awards, especially 7.5% which dwarfs any measure of our current rates of inflation, some reflection is required to ponder on the holistic debate. The jubilation and celebration of such pay rises may be short lived.

Small firms who are the engine of our economy expect to slow hiring and increase prices because of the new National Living Wage for over-25s, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. A Federation of Small Business (FSB) survey found 38% of small employers expect the new NLW of £7.20 an hour to negatively impact their business from 1st April 2016.

In addition, 52% of these firms said they would put off recruiting new staff; and 50% expected to increase their prices as a result of the NLW being introduced. Only 6% of firms expressed a positive expectation on their business as a result of the introduction of the NLW. Despite all the economic benefits and good intentions in the Chancellor’s proposal to transform UK plc from a low wage to a higher wage economy, he has still yet to balance the conundrum set out by Carl Jung all those years ago; ‘the shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.’

As employees and employers look forward to 1st April, only time will tell if the UK plc NLW will produce a win-win outcome or winners and losers.

David Frederick FCCA Principal Marcus Bishop Associates Chartered Certified Accountants

HOLY WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S (GOOSE GREEN) PALM SUNDAY 20th March

8.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m.

Said Mass with Blessing of Palms.

Sung Mass with Children’s Procession

MON/TUES/WED 21st, 22nd and 23rd March

8.45 a.m.

7.45 p.m.

Morning Prayer Said Mass incorporating Stations of the Cross

MAUNDY THURSDAY 24th March

8.45 a.m.

8.00 p.m.

Morning Prayer Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of Feet and Watch until 10.00 p.m.

8.45 a.m.

10.00 a.m.

Noon – 1.30 p.m.

1.45 – 3.00 p.m.

6.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m.

GOOD FRIDAY 25th March

Morning Prayer Children’s Worship Reflections on the Cross.

Veneration of the Cross

EASTER DAY 27th March

Dawn Liturgy – Blessing of New Fire Renewal of Baptismal Promises and Sung Mass Festival Mass and Baptisms.

Everyone Welcome REGULAR SUNDAY SERVICES 8.00 a.m.

10.00 a.m.

11.30 a.m.

Said Mass Sung Mass Children’s Mass

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What’s On - March Saturday 19 March: Children’s Easter Crafts Morning at Wigwam Toy Shop 10am - 12pm at 109 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8EZ | 020 8676 4815. Join us at the toy shop for a fun morning of making Easter crafts and cards. The event is FREE of charge.

Parents are asked to stay with their children and join in the fun. The Dulwich Bakery will be supplying us with Easter themed cupcakes too.

Monday 21 March Nunhead WI 8-10pm The Old Nun’s Head on Nunhead Green. Currently full. To go on the waiting list please email: nunheadwi@gmail.com

Tuesday 22 March: Dulwich & District U3A

Open Meeting Talk 2Pm-4Pm “What was life like in the 50s ?”. Geoff Pick – London Metropolitan Archives. Carnegie Library, 188 Herne Hill Road, Herne Hill SE24 0AG. Free Entry – Members and non-members all welcome.

Tuesday 22 March: Lively Minds Over 50’s Club Our speaker slot is 1.30-2pm, come along from 12.45 for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118.

Friday 25 March: THE FURROW COLLECTIVE, Loreley, Storywheel at The Ivy House We have welcomed Alasdair Roberts to the Goose on many occasions, and we are delighted to be welcoming him back, this time as part of the brilliant Furrow Collective with Lucy Farrell, Rachel Newton and Emily Portman. Expect dark, quirky ballads and spine-tingling harmonies, with a sparse and compelling new take on traditional songs! Tickets £12/10 advance, £13/11 on the door (if any left). Door 7pm, live music starts 8pm. Pub grub, real ales.

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Saturday 26 March: PARKRUN 9am The parkrun is 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

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 March: Horniman Easter Fair 10.30am–4.30pm. Hop around the Gardens with the Horniman Bunny, go on an Easter Egg trail, take part in craft activities, discover what’s in our arts and crafts market, visit our Farmers’ Market for seasonal produce (Saturday only), and enjoy food, drink, and more. FREE ENTRY

Monday 28 March: Family Easter Comedy Magic Show 1–3 & 4–6pm @ The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE. Easter Rabbit, puppets, one lucky person to be cut in half, audience participation, comedy, laughter & Great Family Entertainment. A chance to meet Fluffy the Rabbit and Free Bunny Copter to all those attending. The last event sold out so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Doors Open 15 minutes early. Interval between two Magical acts, starring Klassy & Amigo’s Magic. David Klass is one of the busiest family entertainers in the South East. He has won numerous awards for his magic and has been entertaining children of all ages with his unique, modern and fresh style for over 10 years. He says “Creating childhood memories, filled with laughter, magic and astonishment makes every second a delight.

Tickets £6 per Child, Adult £7.50 – Family ticket of four £20 Family Ticket (5) £25. www.magicmindreadingandmayhem.co.uk

What’s On - March / April Tuesday 29 March: Lively Minds Over 50’s Club Our speaker slot is 1.30-2pm, come along from 12.45 for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118.

Wednesday 6 & Saturday 9 April: Dulwich Opera Company Present 'Così Fan Tutte' 7.30pm

Wednesday 30 March: 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

Saturday 2 April: Helen Phelan - Works Private View 6-8pm

Exhibition from 2nd - 13th April.

Jeannie Avent Gallery, 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU.

DOC are bringing Mozart’s classic tale of love and deception to Dulwich this April. Featuring a cast of young professional singers making role debuts, this production presents an elegant take on this comedy, staged in the round in the stunning All Saint’s Church, West Dulwich. www.dulwichoperacompany.org.uk.

Saturday 16 April: Baby & Children’s Market Lots of stalls bursting with top quality like new baby & children’s items from birth to 6 yrs old, plus a selection of unique businesses in the baby & children’s industry showcasing and selling their products & services all under one roof. Great brands at up to 90% off the full retail price! St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, Dulwich, SE21 7BT. Stall Fee: Pre-loved stalls – £20 per table and Business stalls £2530. There is no ATM at this venue, so please come prepared with cash. Admission: £1.50 first hour, £1 thereafter. Kids Free. Goody bags for the first 50 adults. Plenty of free car parking available on surrounding roads. To book a stall visit babyandchildrensmarket.co.uk

Saturday 23 April – 21 May: Photography Course 10am - 12noon.

Adult Learning Lewisham, Brockley Rise Centre, 2 Brockley Rise, SE23 1PR. Learn how to take better photo’s by unlocking your camera’s true potential on this 5 week course. If you’ve been using your camera on Auto, or trying various settings with mixed results, this workshop will give you a good foundation in photography. Cost £45. For details on how to enrol and a full list of courses visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning or call 020 8314 3300

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SE22 Councillors

Crappiest Roads

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hich East Dulwich roads and pavements do you think are most in need of being renewed. East Dulwich councillors have an annual allocation of £76,190 for such highway renewals. To replace both pavements and highway costs around £1,000 per 1m length. So this money won’t go far. We’ve had requests for Rodwell Road, Landcroft Road.

Lordship Lane pavements are tricky as renewals are really painful for local businesses. Please tell us your priorities: tcllrjamesbarber@gmail.com

Cleaner, Greener, Safer Every year since 2002 we’ve had capital funds devolved to ward councillors to make their ward cleaner, greener and safer.

Crime Prevention Fund £10,000 – more gating alleyways, property marking kits, motorbike ground anchors and the like.

East Dulwich Trees £10,000 – more street trees, this feels like a losing battle with Southwark council policies these days but it has never been so important to soak up CO2 and make our area greener.

Worlingham Road Junction £10,000 – the junction of Worlingham Road with East Dulwich Road is an accident hot spot and we hope to relief this by having an entry treatment where the road is raised to pavement height.

Goose Green School raised flower bed £2,920 – enabling extra-curricular activities growing things to make the schools grounds more attractive.

New Street Benches £3,730 – three new benches for soaking up the atmosphere/taking a pause getting around.

Barry House £10,000 – Barry House is a refugee hostel serving SE England. This money will smarten up the frontage.

What idea do you have to make our area better?

Shocking Food Hygiene Food hygiene is critically important to our communities health. Shocking outbreaks of fatal and life changing illnesses can happen from poor food hygiene but we can’t all inspect every kitchen, shop and butcher. So we all rely upon Southwark Council to inspect and rate premises for us. This is failing us. Repeat visits are not frequent enough.

Businesses can also request repeat visit when they think they’ve improved how they operate. Of the 370 food rated premises in SE22, four have only 1* meaning major improvement is needed, 19 have 2* where improvement is necessary, and 45 have 3* rating where they’re generally satisfactory. The remainder are either good or very good.

If you’d like to see these scores and how each local SE22 business is rated at their last inspection visit: http://tinyurl.com/SE22food

Boundary Review Every dozen years or so, an independent review of political boundaries takes place. The initial view of our area has been issued. The proposal is to slice up East Dulwich ward and create a new Goose Green ward centred on Lordship Lane main shopping high street and a Dulwich Hills ward including Barry Road/Crystal Palace Road and areas South and South-East of it. Bizarrely Dulwich Hills are a historic name for the area around Sunray Avenue. We hope to persuade everyone that they should be called East Dulwich and East Dulwich Hills respectively. The areas and names are important as the more coherent they are the greater focus councillors can bring to one area rather than bits of many areas. Together they would cover over 90% of the East Dulwich area.

If you would like to see the detail and give your input see: http://tinyurl.com/wardreview

Freedom Pass If you have a Freedom Pass giving free bus travel it will expire 31 March. You should have received information on how to renew passes. If not you either renew online or as a last resort let me know and I’ll get the correct form to you.

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Garden Talk

The Formidable Ferns

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erns are an intriguing, versatile and very useful group of plants for which my love has grown over the years. I couldn’t contemplate making a garden without them these days.

They are very adaptable plants and come very handy for these dry shade corners where not much else would grow. They are the perfect solution to underplant trees, to add texture and movement to shade or semi shade borders and to soften a path or a patio’s edge.

They evoque walks in woodland’s dappled shade, and somehow speak to us of a time when the world was densely wooded and wild things roamed. They also bring a sense of calm, I’m not sure why. Always plant in a group as they would in the wild, as they look best this way but also will thrive by improving each others growing conditions.

Some ferns don’t mind the sun too much but don’t put them in sunny borders, they will look out of place and their delicate foliage will get scorched.

Deciduous ferns look unsightly in autumn so do mix with evergreen ones but don’t exclude them altogether as watching their fronds unfurling before your eyes every spring is a formidable spectacle not to be missed.

My Favourite Evergreen Ferns Blechnum spicant - Perfect to underplant pine trees and conifers as they like acid soil.

Dryopteris affinis “Cristata” - A cultivar of the native male fern, Dryopteris affinis, found in woodlands in wetter parts of Britain, this is a handsome, shuttlecock fern that keeps its leaves almost all year.

Polystichum proliferum - A native of Britain, with soft, dark green fronds that emerge upright before unfurling and falling open. Either cut back the old foliage in early January to allow space for spring bulbs, or leave them in place until April when the new fronds appear.

Asplenium scolopendrium - Known as Harts tongue ferns, they need a cool shady corner to thrive. In the wild they are seen growing in crevices in rocks and stone walls with very little compost.

My Favourite Deciduous Ferns Osmunda regalis or Royal fern - also called sometimes flowering fern due the appearance of its fertile fronds.

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Dryopteris filix femina - A native, male fern found naturally in moist woodlands around the UK. This large, handsome fern has feathery, green fronds which form a distinctive, shuttlecock shape and turn coppery in autumn.

Athyrium filix femina, or lady fern - is a graceful fern with feathery and lacy, more delicate fronds than its male counterpart.

Dryopteris wallichiana - A tough, hardy fern that is native to the Himalayas. In spring, it produces bright green, shuttlecock-like fronds on upright, hairy stems, up to 90cm high. Less fine in appearance than many other ferns, it nonetheless makes a dramatic statement in a woodland garden or under deciduous trees.

Dicksonia antartica or tree fern - are great to add drama or introduce a bit of exotic to your garden. They are very slow growing however and very expansive, require winter protection but are worth it in the right place.

The Winning Combinations Here are some tried and tested winning plants combos: Matteucia struttoptheris is a great punctuation within a carpet of Asarum europaeum.

Osmunda regalis and gunneras in bog gardens in large gardens.

Blechnum spicant leathery glossy fronds compliment Pachysandra terminalis glossy leaves to form an elegant evergreen groundcover.

Athyrium filix femina creates a perfect foil for Geranium “Blue Johnson”.

Barbara Samitier - Garden Designer www.barbarasamitiergardens.co.uk

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The Last Word – Lawrence Roullier White Christmas Eve we were open. A big deal serving Oscar nominated actress in your first week!

Where are you to be found on Saturday?

The stalls on North Cross Road are a favourite of mine and I love exploring Peckham where there is always something exciting and ingenious happening.

What is your favourite place to eat?

We are so spoiled for choice but I love Sunday lunches in the House of Tippler – Tim does the best Martinis – and Pedler is a passion of mine. I love trying new ones though and cannot wait to check out The Habit in Nunhead.

The best kept secret...

The mausoleum in Dulwich Picture Gallery is a nook that no one seems to know about. Sometimes the main gallery can be heaving and hidden away, just feet from the visitors, is this little sanctuary of calm.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

I walk everywhere, I love walking over One Tree Hill to Honor Oak and up to Horniman’s for the amazing view from the bandstand.

When I want to relax...

In December Lawrence Roullier White celebrated a 10 years of his lifestyle store on Lordship Lane. Which may seem a longtime to some, but not when you know his traceable family have lived in Peckham and East Dulwich since the 1780’s.

How long have you lived in the area?

I have lived here all my life. I was born in Camberwell where my parents rented, they bought their first home in East Dulwich.

What has changed most during that time?

In the warmer months I walk to Brockwell Park for an early morning swim at the Lido. I do yoga at Yogarise in the Bussey Building.

What is your favourite shop?

I love them all, we are so lucky with all our independent shops, I do love a bookshop though and I pass Rye Books every morning on my way to work, I say hello to Alastair and Bert the dog.

And the last thing you bought there?

A signed company of the Lady in the Van – I gave to my friend who is an Alan Bennett fanatic.

The area just keeps getting better and better, I think the shops and bars and restaurants are now amongst the best in London.

Best bargain you’ve ever landed..

What do you most value about the area/street you live in?

My perfect holiday..

I am so lucky to have a house on the Peckham side of Peckham Rye looking over the Common. I am so privileged to have that as my view.

Not bought locally, but Lola, our British Blue, has been 12 years of fun, well worth the price tag.

I would love to have a week with no work to do and spend it properly discovering this area – I always seem to be rushing somewhere or other so a week off at home with absolutely nothing to do would be lovely.

The most famous person you’ve met?

We get many, many really lovely and charming ones in the shop and I have met a lot. Probably the most star struck I have been, however, was when Leslie Caron bought her Christmas presents on the first 48 | SE22 - March 2016

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Mac Support ..............................................................29 Made by Tom Bruce Ltd ..............................................7 NP Building & Renovatons ..........................................9 P M Bennison Heating Limited .................................13 Pasha Spa ..................................................................29 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ..................................................................9 Property In ..................................................................2 Push Studios .............................................................21 Quick Print .................................................................17 R J C Electrics .............................................................13 Red Point Cleaning ......................................................5 Rodney Garages ........................................................37 Rosie Reilly Plumber .................................................39 Roullier White ............................................................29 SE Magazines ...................................................31 & 37 SS PC Repairs ............................................................31 Silverpoint Design & Construction ............................19 Smart Business Networking ......................................31 Stephen Shillito Design .............................................39 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................17 Sydenham High School Open Events ..........................7

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