Councillors Column

SE22 Councillors

Councillor Jon Hartley - Dulwich Hill Labour Councillor | jon.hartley@southwark.gov.uk

Dawson’s Heights @50

It’s been fifty years since Kate Macintosh’s “interlocking ziggurats” became such an important local landmark. Dawson’s Heights estate was designed to maximise its incredible views of South London and has, over the last half century, become a key part our local skyline. But Ladlands and Bredinghurst were designed first with residents’ enjoyment in mind. So, it’s great that local residents have celebrated the iconic estate’s milestone year in style this August with a successful family fun day including farm animals and zorb racing!

Bus Campaign Continues

Local people have responded strongly to our campaign against the proposed bus service cuts. Particular concerns for the Dulwich Hill area have included the lack of other transport options (no tube or overground alternatives), the lack of step free access to any Dulwich area station for anyone with mobility issues and the heritage and cultural impact of the loss of the number 12. It was standing room only at recent public meetings of the Save Our Buses campaign. Together with local transport unions and our London Assembly member, Marina Ahmad, local councillors are determined to harness the strength of local support on this issue. Whilst TFL have now closed their official public consultation, we will keep up the pressure to save our bus routes. You can read Southwark Councils response by searching ‘buses in Southwark’ on the Council website.

Local Policing

In-person Ward Panel meetings with the Dulwich Hill policing team are back after the pandemic. While overall crime figures remain low in SE22, there are growing concerns about robberies, anti-social behaviour and other issues. With massive shortages of trained police officers in the Met and soaring inflation, there is real concern about the impact on the community if local teams are understaffed. In more positive news a new unit has been established to tackle the recent spate of robberies in Southwark.

Cost of Living

The Cost of Living crisis continues to hit local people who are struggling to make ends meet. Having helped residents through the pandemic, Southwark Council has taken steps to reduce the local cost of living such as providing free school meals throughout the school holidays, providing direct support for low-income households with energy bills through the Southwark Energy Saver’s Service and distributing the energy rebate. But with inflation hitting levels not seen for the last 40 years we know there will be more help needed. Jon Hartley

Dulwich Carpet Company

THE IDEAL CHOICE TO HELP YOU FIND YOUR PERFECT CARPET

“I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Stephen - he has just fitted a new carpet for us upstairs and did an absolutely first-class job. Everything was done to an extremely high standard. He clearly takes great pride in his work, has great attention to quality and detail, and is also fantastic to deal with - super professional, personable and helpful” Alison – East Dulwich Get In Touch

Call now to arrange your free consultation: 020 8693 8101 07507 407 289 www.dulwichcarpetcompany.co.uk

Around Dulwich is the community website covering in and Around Dulwich including Dulwich Village, East and West Dulwich, Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park. Up to date events, more stories and news.

www.arounddulwich.co.uk | Follow us @SEMags_AroundDulwich

CwS | Smart Business Networking

meets on the last Wednesday of every month.

Now back in person at The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA Find out how to register for FREE at: www.cookingwithscissors.com | e-mail: sbn@ cookingwithscissors.com Next Meeting: Wednesday 26 October 2022 - 6.45pm

FAC OMNIA AD DEI GLORIAM

‘The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is outstanding’ Ofsted 2017

First Class & Top of the Class!

*OPEN DAYS AND EVENINGS 2022

| 5.30-8.00pm | 1.30-3.30pm 9.30-11.30am | 4.00-6.00pm | 1.00-3.00pm 10am-12 noon | 5.30-8.00pm | 1.30-3.30pm 9.30-11.30am

September

Wednesday 21st Saturday 24th Wednesday 28th | 5.30-8.00pm | 1.30-3.30pm 9.30-11.30am | 4.00-6.00pm | 1.00-3.00pm 10am-12 noon | 5.30-8.00pm | 1.30-3.30pm 9.30-11.30am | 4.00-6.00pm | 1.00-3.00pm 10am-12 noon

October

Wednesday 5th Saturday 8th Wednesday 12th Saturday 15th

Come and Visit One of the Most Outstanding and Popular Schools in the Country!

Specialist 11-19 College in Mathematics & Performing Arts Headteacher Mr S H Morrison Alleyn Park, Dulwich, SE21 8SQ Tel: 020 8670 7575 Take advantage of the chance to visit Kingsdale Foundation School: An Ofsted rated exceptionally Outstanding School

*Sixth Form Open Days 2022

We invite you to come to West Dulwich in South London to discover just how we get the best out of our students and harness top talent within an ethos characterised by warmth, culture and care.The amazing popularity of the school is a reflection of our renowned academic achievements, inspirational award-winning learning environment and the unusually rare opportunities we provide. Kingsdale is extremely proud of its special reputation and heritage in Music and Mathematics. We offer scholarships for new entrants to the school who show musical, mathematical, artistic or sporting talent. Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals, to the value of £1,000 per annum.There is equality of access for admission places irrespective of distance from the school or home locality.

4.30pm – 7.30pm • Wednesday 28th September 1.30pm – 6.30pm 1.30pm – 6.30pm 1.30pm – 6.30pm

• Wednesday 19th October • Wednesday 9th November • Wednesday 30th November

*By prior appointment only. Virtual tours will also take place during events above. For information on admission to our Sixth Form for 2023 and to receive a Sixth Form prospectus please visit our website or contact the school by email at:

sixthform@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

Kingsdale offers private tours of the school during normal working hours throughout the academic year. Tours are arranged for prospective parents at a time that best suits them!

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk | info@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

Wednesday 14 September: The East Dulwich WI

7.30pm for 8pm start. The East Dulwich WI welcomes new members at any time of the year. You can come along to one of our monthly meetings to see for yourself and join our group of women. We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at The Castle (Upstairs), 280 Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich, SE22 9JJ.

edwicommittee@eastdulwichwi.co.uk. eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Friday 16 - Sunday 18 September: Peckham Festival

A long weekend of art, performances and activities for everyone. Created in 2016, the free event aims to support a more cohesive and diverse multi-generational community through the arts and celebrates the diverse creativity, culture and community of Peckham and beyond.

http://www.peckhamfestival.org

Saturday 17 September: The Great Hospital Hike

9:00am - 6:30pm. King’s College Hospital Charity presents: The Great Hospital Hike. from King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill to the Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley. Open to all ages, the Great Hospital Hike charts a lush and leafy route through some of southeast London’s prettiest parks and wildest woods. You could even just join us for the home stretch – the fun-filled Little Hospital Hike is only 3 miles long and ideal for children and fourlegged friends! Let’s go the extra mile for the NHS! Register here: supportkings.org.uk/GHH Ruskin Park bandstand (SE5 9BD) or if you are completing the shorter 3-mile route, it begins at Hayes Village Hall (BR2 7LE), SE5 9BD

Saturday 17 September: Choral Concert

7:30pm - 9:00pm. A concert of European choral music given by the St Stephen’s Consort, a group of young professional singers and present or past choral scholars under the direction of Nicholas Ansdell-Evans. The concert features four of Bruckner’s accessible and moving Motets and includes Ivor Gurney’s fabulous - and only - motet, “Since I Believe”, and other twentieth century English gems, balanced by some fast and furious French chansons. Admission free with a retiring collection in aid of the Church. St Stephen’s Church, 6 College Road SE21 7HW

Monday 19 September: Sabrina Ghayour: Persiana Everyday

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Persiana Everyday is a new collection of more than 100 fuss-free, crowdpleasing recipes for everyday eating. Designed to ensure maximum flavour with the greatest of ease – including no-cook, quick-prep, quick-cook and one-pot dishes – Persiana Everyday is full of generous, inviting and delicious recipes to cook again and again for family and friends. A Village Books and Alleyn’s School Enterprises Event. Tickets can be purchased on www.mct.alleyns. org.uk The Great Hall, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich SE22 8SU

Tuesday 20 September: Meet Rob Biddulph!

3:30pm - 4:30pm. Come along to Village Books to meet Rob Biddulph and get your copy of Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals signed, the second title in the Peanut Jones series. Some legends are born, some are drawn… No tickets required! Village Books, 1d Calton Avenue SE21 7DE.

Join us at our Open Events

Book your place dulwich.org.uk/admissions

200 pupils at Dulwich have free or subsidised places

Pupils are encouraged to be and do everything

Entry into Years 3-6 (ages 7-10) Mrs Polly Twisk, Junior School Admissions 020 8299 8432 junioradmissions@dulwich.org.uk Entry into Year 7 and Year 9 (ages 11 and 13) Mrs Sarah Betts and Mrs Alison Williams 020 8299 9263 the.registrar@dulwich.org.uk

Bursaries of up to 100% and Academic Scholarships of up to one third of full fees are available. Find out more and how to apply by scanning the QR code.

Tuesday 20 September: Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich

6pm-8pm. The Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting is a new type of Business Growth Meeting (with some networking) that’s guaranteed to help your business grow... IMPORTANT: this event is exclusively for Members of Entrepreneurs Circle so you’ll either need to sign up (for free) at the event, or visit: www.entrepreneurscircle.org/join to sign up. Hopefully we’ll see you there! If you have any questions, just let us know! Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting at The Clock House (Blakes) 198a Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, SE22 9QA.

Thursday 22 September: An Evening with Robert Harris

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Robert Harris is the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and more. Act of Oblivion is his spellbinding new novel reimagining the biggest manhunt of the 17th century: the search for two Englishmen, charged in the killing of King Charles I…1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colonel William Goffe, cross the Atlantic. They are on the run and wanted for the murder of Charles I. Robert Harris is the author of fourteen bestselling novels including the Cicero Trilogy – Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator – Fatherland, Enigma, The Ghost, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, and more. His work has been translated into forty languages and he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. This event will be followed by a book signing. Tickets can be purchased at www.mct.alleyns.org.uk Townley Road, East Dulwich SE22 8SU.

Thursday 22 September: How to be happy through menopause (& peri-menopause)

8pm-9.30pm. Peri-menopause can start 10 years before menopause, you may get subtle symptoms such as brain fog, anxiety, weight gain, headaches, night sweats and sleep disturbances. We know the symptoms, but find it challenging to get real answers as to how we can support our bodies through this transition relatively unscathed. Our environment, our food and our genes all have a role to play in peri-menopause and menopause. These can also be used to ease the transition. This workshop aims to unpack how to support your body for a happy transition.

Spinach Restaurant 161 Lordship Lane SE22 8HD Dana Chapman: dana@dc-nutrition.co.uk www.dc-nutrition.co.uk | 077 388 45413

Saturday 24 September: Autumn Artisan Craft & Gift Fayre

11am - 4pm - bringing to you very talented local makers/crafters/produce/gifts /artists all under one roof family/dog friendly. Free Entry and more about event: www.eventbrite.co.uk St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT.

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 September: Dulwich Quilters’ Exhibition

10am - 5pm both days. £4 entrance, Children free Raffle Quilt: DEEP SEA BLUES in aid of Mind. Sales table, Children’s Quiz & refreshments Limited Disabled parking & access to parts of the exhibition. Bell House, 27 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG Further info: jenny4strong@gmail.com.

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

Wednesday 28 September: Goose Green Coffee Morning Talk - Highlights from the Tate Galleries

11am-12.30pm. Do join us for this special talk by Marcus Dickey Horley, Curator of Access Projects at the Tate Gallery. Marcus will describe the history of the Tate Gallery, from its origins near East Dulwich to its spread right across the Nation. The talk will be accompanied by described images and also by the use of handling objects and tactile replicas, so this talk is particularly suitable for people who are partially sighted or who might enjoy being able to touch. All are welcome. Free event. Coffee Morning will open at 11 o'clock with the talk starting at 11:30. St John's East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road, East Dulwich.

Wednesday 28 September: Cooking with Scissors

6.45pm-8pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register please go to our website:

www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA

Thursday 29 September: Jeremy Bowen: The Making of the Modern Middle East

7:30pm - 8:30pm. Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s Middle East Editor has been covering the region since 1989. He has also been reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the heart of the conflict. This is his account of the making of the modern Middle East. In this new book, in part based on his acclaimed podcast, Bowen takes us on a journey across the Middle East and through its history. He has reported from more than seventy countries, covering thirteen wars including those in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Chechnya, Somalia, the Middle East, Rwanda and former Yugoslavia. His previous books include Six Days, War Stories and The Arab Uprisings. A Village Books and Alleyn’s Schools Enterprises Event. Tickets: www.mct.alleyns.org.uk The MCT at Alleyn’s, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, Dulwich, SE22 8S

Friday 30 September: Chris Wood, Joe Wilkes, Jim O’Mulloy

7:00pm - 11:00pm. We are delighted to be welcoming Chris Wood back to The Goose Is Out! In a world of soundbites and distractions Chris is a truth seeker. His writing is permeated with love and wry intelligence, uplifting and challenging as he celebrates the sheer one-thing-after-anotherness of life. Winner of 6 BBC Folk Awards, he was a key member of The Imagined Village along with Billy Bragg and Martin Carthy. A wise and soulful craftsman, his concerts are a cliche free zone. Joe Wilkes (replacing Rainy Day Woman) is a brilliant singer songwriter based in South London. Jim O’Mulloy is another local lad who sings and plays guitar very beautifully. Tickets: www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead, SE15 3BE