SE23 April 2016

Issue 116 - April 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 Events - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Dulwich Festival - P20 Children’s Activities - P36 The Last Word - P40

The only Community Magazine for Forest Hill & Honor Oak

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Lyndhurst Way, SE15 5AG Guide price: ÂŁ1,500,000 Freehold Stunning 1843 Early Victorian/late Georgian residence set over four floors with huge scope to update and extend (subject to usual consents). This property boasts many period features, the rear round bay of the house is most unusual and full of character, a local architect has indicated the lower floor could be extended if required. The house offers flexible accommodation with five bedrooms and four receptions and bathroom and shower room.

Outside there is a private and mature 20m (65ft) rear garden.

Although set in the Conservation area this property has the benefit of not being listed. Set within easy reach of Peckham Rye BR station is within 5 minutes walk, (11-14 minute journey to Victoria, Blackfriars or London Bridge) and on the East London Overground. 241 Square Metres (2595 sq. ft)

Welcome to SE23 This Month

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Welcome The lighter nights are here and Spring is just around the corner. There is so much to look forward to this month!

Lawrence Roullier White has been busy this month unearting some local fabulous foodie find, see our shopping page on 24.

A local SE23 group for self-employed parents (SELSEP) has recently been set up. The group started on facebook but now meets on the first Saturday of every month, find out the full details on page 18.

The Dulwich Festival has been launched and we are delighted to bring you a fantastic two-page preview on pages 20 & 21. Highlights include the ever popular Artist Open House weekends and of course, the Festival Fair, now in its 11th year!

The Last Word this month goes to local resident, Jonathan Sale.

Find out more page 40.

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

See you next time!

Welcome Page ........................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard ............................................6 What’s On ...............8, 10, 16, 32, 33 & 39 Hectic Host ...........................................12 Food & Drink .......................................14 Local SE23 Group .............................18 Dulwich Festival .......................... 20 & 21 Shopping Page ..................................... 24 Councillor’s Update...............................26 The Horniman Museum .......................28 Financial Matters ..................................30 Garden Talk .......................................... 34 Dulwich Picture Gallery ....................... 35 Children’s Activities ..................... 36 & 37 Community Index .................................38 The Last Word .......................................40 Index .....................................................42 SELSEP

Local SE23 Group for Self-Employed Parents

by Emily Jones

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n August last year, SE23-based childminder, kinesiologist and mum of three Ella Carey posted a brief message on the SE23 Mums Facebook group. She wondered if there were any other self-employed parents in the local area who fancied getting together on a regular basis, to exchange ideas and offer each other support.

Within hours she’d received dozens of replies - and just a few weeks later, the first gathering of local entrepreneurial mums and dads took place at the Honor Oak Pub. Now, eight months on, the group has been christened SELSEP (South East London Self-Employed Parents) and we meet on the first Saturday of every month at The Signal in Forest Hill.

Our meetings usually feature a guest speaker - often another local self-employed parent - and recent topics have included branding, video marketing and small business accounting. But they also offer an opportunity to network, make friends, and share the ups and downs of running a business with other like-minded locals.

The SELSEP Facebook group already boasts nearly 400 members, and is an active forum where questions are asked of the community and plenty of advice is given in return. There is also a separate advertising page, so that members can let each other know about their businesses.

I'm mum to a toddler and also run a video production company, so it's often really tough trying to juggle work and family life. It's been great to be able to join a group where you can just talk honestly with other people who are in the same situation.

It’s also been really useful to tap into SELSEP’s

Angela Angela Burgess: Editor SE Magazines Limited

collective wisdom, because there are members who’ve been running their own businesses for years.

There are experts in everything from accountancy to photography - and everyone’s always generous with their advice.

This month a new SELSEP website is being launched, offering information and resources - with the ultimate aim of providing every member with a searchable profile page, so that their business information can be easily shared.

The group has also been developing connections with the London Small Business Centre, which offers free business support to Lewisham residents. We’re a really friendly group, so new members are always given a warm welcome. It's about as far away from an awkward networking event as you can imagine - plus you don’t have to travel far to get to it!

SELSEP meets at The Signal pub opposite Forest Hill station, 10.30am-12pm on the first Saturday of every month.

For more information see the SELSEP website www.selsep.co.uk or search for South East London Self Employed Parents on Facebook.

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To advertise in SE23 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1943 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

May Deadline - 15 April (please allow an extra two days if design is required) Printed by Stephens & George Ltd ©SE Magazines Ltd All rights reserved. No reproduction can be made without permission.

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Events Calendar - April Monday

28th

Tuesday

Wednesday

29th

30th

Thursday

31st

Friday

Saturday

1st

2nd

Sunday

3rd Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P8.

Helen Phelan Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Helen Phelan Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, Avent, see p8.see p8.

Helen Phelan Exhibition @ Jeannie East Dulwich WI @ Upstairs at EDT from 7.30pm

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

Dulwich Opera Cosi Fan Tutte, see p8.

11th

12th

13th

Friends of One Tree Hill, see p8.

The Goose is Out! @ The White Horse, see p8.

14th

Glow-in-the-Drank Disco, see p8.

Dulwich Books Event see p10 Club Local @ Edt, see p10.

15th

Helen Phelan Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Sydenham Arts Spring Festival, see p10.

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

18th

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p16

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture, see p16

19th

20th

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p16.

U3A Monthly Open Meeting, see p32.

Dulwich Books Event see p32.

Fairlawn Singers present Requiem, see p116.

25th

26th

21st

27th

28th

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p33.

Dulwich Books Event see p33.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

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

Dulwich Opera Cosi Fan Tutte, see p16.

16th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P18.

The Goose is Out! Singaround @ The Ivy House, see p10.

17th

Magic, Mindreading & Mayhem Show, see p16.

22nd

Do The Right Thing www.biggerpicture.co.uk @EDT see p32 Mum’s in Business See p32

10th

Dawn Chorus Walk, see p10.

Sydenham Arts Spring Festival, see p10.

Alison Romanczuk Exhibtion see p16.

Street Dance Classes see p32.

Popchoir Term Starts, see p9.

9th

23rd

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P33.

24th

Baby & Children’s Market, see p33

29th JOHN KIRKPATRICK, Russell Joslin, Rachel Taylor-Beales - The Ivy House @ the Ivy

House, p39.

All That Jazz! @ JAGs, see p39.

30th

Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P39.

1st

Low Cost Community First Aid Training p39 The Modern Movement, Brockwell Lido, see p39.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 16, 32, 33 & 39.

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

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From April 14th classe s are as follows: The Kids’ Clay Works hop

Come along to our step -by-step classes and make an exciting project each week! Kids can get their hands on have fun and be crea the clay, tive - we make somethi ng from scratch each week and paint it, to take home. (Aprons are provided, but bring along a tupp erware box or plastic bag to take your item home). Thursdays (term time) 11.15-12.05 at The Green Community Centre, 5 Nunhead Green, SE15 Fridays (term time) 10.1 3QQ. 5-11.05am at Mission Bub Unit 8 Blackwater Cou ble Studios, rt, Blackwater Road (off Lord ship Lane just past Push Studios ) SE22 8RS. ema il: kidsclayworksho p@gma il www.kidsclayworkshop .com

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Due to the The Little Hero Company’s great success running Superhero Classes in Dulwich for 2 ½ to 6 year olds.

We are now seeking more Superhero Trainer’s to help and train up more budding Little Heroes in Dulwich and other areas nearby.

We are looking for someone who is fun, bubbly and enjoys working with kids. They must be reliable, enthusiastic, encouraging and have an engaging manner.

If you are interested in joining this exciting new venture, we would love to hear from you. So please contact Lucy on 0781 379 1757 or email littleherocompany@ gmail.com

DULWICH FOLK DANCE CLUB Thursdays 8pm to 10pm St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place Dulwich Village SE21 7BT APRIL 14 Caller - Philip Barber 21 St George’s Day, Shakespeare’s Birth day Caller - Crys Rothon 28 Caller - Sue Hastings All Welcome - join in the fun Contact Gwen : 0208699 7032 email : gagodwin@hotmail.com Happy Easter to you and yours.

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

Thursday 7 April: Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp - The White Horse Laura and Ted are an up and coming young couple who interpret and deliver folk music with a reverence for the English tradition, whilst achieving a style that is very much their own.

As well as unaccompanied solo and harmony singing, they also accompany themselves on English concertina, 5-string banjo, cello, and guitar.

Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). Door 7.30pm, Live music starts 8pm.

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Thursday 7 April: Friends Of One Tree Hill – “Uses and Folklore of Wild Plants” With Roy Vickery (South London Botanical Institute). 7.30pm at St Augustines Church, Honor Oak Park, London SE23 3LE

Friday 8 April: Glow-in-the Dark Discos 10am/11.30am Exhibition from 2nd until 13th April.

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

Wednesday 6 April: Dulwich Opera Company Present ‘Così Fan Tutte’ 7.30pm Dulwich Opera Company are bringing Mozart’s classic tale of love and deception to Dulwich.

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, Church, Lovelace Road, West Dulwich. www.dulwichoperacompany.org.uk 8 | SE23 - April 2016

Enjoy the ride at our GLOW-in-the Dark Discos for children under 9, where we light up your little ones using our UV lights and NEON props.

Dress up in NEON or white and hip-hop onto the disco dancefloor. There will be NEON facepaints and yummie pastries on offer to complete the morning. DJ Bunny will play dance floor fillers and kids favourites along with other boredom busting activities such as bubbles, balloons, inflatables, fireworks, interactive games and competitions, prizes and a FREE GLOW-in-thedark disco accessory for every child. 10am or 11.30am. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead SE15 3BE. £7 p child / £5.00 p sibling / £2 p adult – If booked online in advance – booking fees apply. Babies (Under 1s) are FREE. Prices MOTD. Book tickets: www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk

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What’s On - April Friday 8 April: Club Local

Saturday 9 April: Parkrun

8pm – 1am. Sort a babysitter and head to your favourite local East Dulwich bar: The Lodge, upstairs at the East Dulwich Tavern. CLUB LOCAL is the chance to get together with good friends and enjoy dance music we know you will love.

2 fantastic DJs are lined up to bring you feelgood club classics and dance floor fillers from the 90s and 00s. Have a great night with your friends, dance ’til 1am and avoid expensive cabs home. We can’t promise that you won’t have sore feet or a hangover the next day, but we can promise an impressive sound system, a great atmosphere, tunes to take you back in the day and a free glass of Prosecco to get you warmed up. Club Local @ The Lodge, upstairs at The East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8EW. Ticket price: £8 per adult (incl. a glass of Prosecco) https://www.tickettailor.com/ checkout/view-event/id/43751/chk/9fbb

Saturday mornings at 9am. The parkrun is a free weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; IT IS NOT A RACE. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

Saturday 9 April: Dawn Chorus Walk 5am 5am at the gates to St Augustines Church, Honor Oak Park, London SE23 3LE

9th – 17th April: Sydenham Arts Spring Festival of Music

Friday 8 April: An Evening Of New Nigerian Writing

In association with Cassava Republic, 7pm.

Tickets are £8 and include wine. All tickets information and booking is available on the website: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk

Saturday 9th April: Dulwich Opera Company Present 'Così Fan Tutte' 7.30pm All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, West Dulwich.

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A mini-fest of 20 events. Dedicated almost entirely to music, this is the first of two minifestivals scheduled by Sydenham Arts either side of the main Summer Festival in July this year. For full details visit the website. www.sydenhamarts.co.uk

Sunday 10 April: Singaround at The Ivy House (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. Starts 7pm, finishes whenever.

FREE entry, voluntary donation at the interval to help cover the costs of running the Goose we suggest £2. More information from www. thegooseisout.com

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ver the years in this Hectic Host column we have shared many handy hacks on how to make entertaining just that little bit easier. From recipes that take minutes rather than hours, to how to get your home guest-ready and recover afterwards.

When it comes to dinner parties the perennial problem for us all seems to be the pudding course. Perceived as tricky and hard to get right I am a great advocate of buying in. ‘Why try when you can buy?’ is my motto and who would dispute that, especially with all our wonderful local bakeries and patisseries? However one of our oldest national recipes happens to be one of our most simple; the fool is actually foolproof.

The first written record of the word ‘foole’, associated with a dessert, appears in a 1598 dictionary 'Worlde of Wordes'; ‘a kinde of clouted creame called a foole’. It was in the sixteenth century, from what I can gather, almost a trifle; bread steeped in a fruit custard. Today recipes vary greatly from blends of custard with whipped double cream to cream and Greek yoghurt but to keep things concise nothing beats the nononsense ease of my one-part fruit compote, two-parts cream combination.

A compote is essentially fruit stewed in water and sugar; nothing could be simpler you may think, however, my go-to dessert became even easier this weekend when I discovered the joys of Fruition handmade compotes at Herne Hill Market on Sunday. Instead of making my own, in a flash I can now add one of Fruition’s exceptional creations to bowls of whipped double cream. Seasonally there are many to choose from; rhubarb and orange; rhubarb and ginger; apple and lemon; plum and cinnamon; plum and vanilla; sweet cherry and gooseberry and elderflower.

Made in Clapham from ingredients bought locally, I will never have to agonise over dessert again. A few tips here; when assembling I would

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advise putting your compote into your bowl or glass first, then spoon on your cream, gently lift some of the fruit up through the cream and make a very gentle half stir to get a satisfying swirl effect. Top with fine sprinkles of gated lemon zest and quite literally a few crystals of brown sugar.

This dish does not sit well so you will have to make it just before you serve. Another regular to Herne Hill Market is Jan Pateman; whose locally hand-made, splendidly pleasing pottery espresso cups make the perfect receptacle for this rich delight.

Another way to round of a meal is with a plate of delicious Dulwich-made guimauves

by La Maison Guimauve. The French version of marshmallows; these are nothing like the bags of fluff that supermarkets sell. Soft, fresh and delicious, I was immediately hooked. You can buy, and you will be going back and buying again and again, online from lamaisonguimauve.com. I don’t think I have seen anything prettier than the cappuccino confections.

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Lemon & Dill Cured Salmon Gravlax Here is a recipe for a lovely light salad for those soon to arrive long summer evenings, also perfect if you will be entertaining over Easter.

Serves 10. Preparation time 20 mins.

Cooking time 72 hours

Ingredients • 1/2 side of salmon, skinned and pin boned • 2 Lemons (zest only) • Half a bunch of fresh dill • 600g Table salt • 600g Caster sugar

Method 1) Trim any excess fat from edges of salmon and set aside.

2) Weigh out your sugar and salt and mix together.

3) Finely chop dill and add to the salt mix, with the zest of 2 lemons.

4) Thoroughly mix all ingredients together.

5) In a container big enough to fit your salmon into, spread a layer of the marinade over the bottom about 1/2 an inch thick.

6) Lay the salmon onto the salt mix and gently press down.

7) Pour the rest of the salt mix over the salmon, ensuring it is completely covered around all edges.

8) Cover in cling film and place into the fridge for 72 hours.

9) After a few days, all the water will have been drawn out of the salmon and it will essentially "be cooked” and ready to be finely sliced.

10) We serve it with watercress, finely diced boiled new potatoes, capers and brown shrimp with a lemon vinaigrette.

A nice variation of this is to mix a pureed beetroot into the salt and sugar mix to give the salmon an awesome deep purple ring.

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Food in Season Fruit & Nuts - Forced Rhubarb Vegetables & Herbs - Cabbages, Cauliflower, Morel Mushrooms, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Spring Greens, Lettuce, Radishes, Sea Kale, Sorrel, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Brown & Cock Crab, Pollack, Wild Samon, Sea Trout Going Out Of Season - Cockles, Oysters, Venison, Wild Garlic, Winkles

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Forest Hill Society news Lewisham Council is conducting a review of the Forest Hill Conservation Area. The Council has been reviewing two conservation areas each year. This year it’s our turn and, as Liz Hannaford of the Forest Hill Society writes, the conservation area may be extended

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What’s On - April Tuesday 12 April: Lively Minds – Welcome Back Quiz An over 50’s group who meet at St Faith’ Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ next to the Church. Exercise class at 12.45 – 1.30 and a speaker from 2-3pm. We meet every Tuesday in term time and some of us come early and bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee is available.

Please call 0208 299 6118 and leave a message.

Thursday 14 April: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society illustrated lecture Thomas Heatherwick – “the Leonardo da Vinci of Our Times” (Sir Terence Conran); 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21. www.ddfas.org.uk

Friday 15 April: Magic, MindReading & Mayhem Show 8 – 10pm @ The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE. Doors Open @ 6pm for a drink or meal beforehand and to reserve your seat. Close Up Magic in the bar from 7pm from Members of the Magic Circle and from 8pm three stage acts from some of the UK’s finest performers. Come along and enjoy an evening of sorcery, trickery, sleight of hand and illusion.

Tickets £10 in advance or £15 on the door.

Friday 15 April: Alison Romanczuk Exhibition

Portrait photographer Alison Romanczuk has been up close and personal snapping local characters and celebrities alike. From April 15th at Jade Boulangerie Lordship Lane SE22. FREE. Facebook.com/jadeboualngeriedulwich Alisonromanczuk.co.uk for more details.

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Saturday 16 April: Parkrun 9am Peckham Rye www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye 9am Dulwich Park www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

Tuesday 19 April: Lively Minds – Laughter Is The Best Medicine with Marianne Martin We are an over 50’s group who meet at St Faith’ Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ next to the Church. We have an exercise class at 12.45 – 1 30 and a speaker from 2-3pm. We meet every Tuesday in term time and some of us come early and bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee is available. Please call 0208 299 6118 and leave a message.

Tuesday 19th April: Fairlawn Singers & friends present 'Requiem' by John Rutter 7.30pm St. Augustine's Church, One Tree Hill SE23.

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SELSEP

Local SE23 Group for Self-Employed Parents

by Emily Jones

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n August last year, SE23-based childminder, kinesiologist and mum of three Ella Carey posted a brief message on the SE23 Mums Facebook group. She wondered if there were any other self-employed parents in the local area who fancied getting together on a regular basis, to exchange ideas and offer each other support.

Within hours she’d received dozens of replies - and just a few weeks later, the first gathering of local entrepreneurial mums and dads took place at the Honor Oak Pub. Now, eight months on, the group has been christened SELSEP (South East London Self-Employed Parents) and we meet on the first Saturday of every month at The Signal in Forest Hill.

Our meetings usually feature a guest speaker - often another local self-employed parent - and recent topics have included branding, video marketing and small business accounting. But they also offer an opportunity to network, make friends, and share the ups and downs of running a business with other like-minded locals.

The SELSEP Facebook group already boasts nearly 400 members, and is an active forum where questions are asked of the community and plenty of advice is given in return. There is also a separate advertising page, so that members can let each other know about their businesses.

I'm mum to a toddler and also run a video production company, so it's often really tough trying to juggle work and family life. It's been great to be able to join a group where you can just talk honestly with other people who are in the same situation.

It’s also been really useful to tap into SELSEP’s

collective wisdom, because there are members who’ve been running their own businesses for years.

There are experts in everything from accountancy to photography - and everyone’s always generous with their advice.

This month a new SELSEP website is being launched, offering information and resources - with the ultimate aim of providing every member with a searchable profile page, so that their business information can be easily shared.

The group has also been developing connections with the London Small Business Centre, which offers free business support to Lewisham residents. We’re a really friendly group, so new members are always given a warm welcome. It's about as far away from an awkward networking event as you can imagine - plus you don’t have to travel far to get to it!

SELSEP meets at The Signal pub opposite Forest Hill station, 10.30am-12pm on the first Saturday of every month.

For more information see the SELSEP website www.selsep.co.uk or search for South East London Self Employed Parents on Facebook.

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Dulwich Festival 2016 | 6th - 15th May

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his year’s Dulwich Festival delivers a tremendous calendar of art, music and cultural inspiration all squeezed into ten exhilarating days in May. The 23rd staging of the Festival - the annual celebration of the arts in Dulwich and the surrounding area - once again promises a wealth of cultural entertainment and stimulation for everyone, and takes place from 6th-15th May 2016.

Doctor, comedian and health commentator Dr Phil Hammond will be bringing his ‘How to survive the NHS…and help the NHS survive’ show to Alleyn's Great Hall on 9th May. In this highly subversive comedy, Dr Phil calls for an end to top down disorganisation of the NHS, and launches his own 'bidet revolution' – from the bottom up.

Later in the week, the 2015 Christmas number one holders - the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - will be headlining the Festival of Choirs at Holst Hall. The choir is made up of staff from across the NHS workforce - from doctors and nurses to porters and administrators.

For drama lovers, there will be plays and performances for all ages. The internationallyacclaimed Tangram Theatre Company will bring their much-lauded performance, Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking to this year's Festival.

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audience, so be ready to join in! Garlic Theatre will enthrall a family audience with a magical display from their beautifully crafted shoe puppets in a funny, poetic and imaginative performance.

In a first for the festival, Dulwich Park will play host to a piece of interactive outdoor theatre.

When a schoolgirl needs help in solving the riddle of time travel, there’ll be clues for the audience to solve and a trail to follow, so oodles fun to be had when The Multiple Myrtle Mysteries land!

This year’s music calendar promises a number of treats. A Scandinavian Soundaround will invite anyone who can play a scale on their instrument to bring it along for a collaborative workshop in Dulwich Picture Gallery. Places will be limited, so those interested are urged to buy their tickets in advance.

Meanwhile, the Joglaresa Ensemble’s show Nuns and Roses will provide an insight into music from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, and Nedwardo and the Rumbanauts band will be

Dulwich Festival 2016 | 6th - 15th May taking up residence at The Grafton Dance Centre, playing some infectious music and encouraging us all to cast off our inhibitions and take to the floor. On Thursday May 12th, Belair House provides the perfect surroundings to relax into the rich harmonies and soothing rhythms of Gerard and the Watchmen.

A truly memorable afternoon with two outstanding and critically-acclaimed musicians is in store when violinist Levon Chilingirian OBE and pianist Carole Presland perform a thrilling programme including pieces by Handel, Grieg and Elgar. Celebrating our strong cultural exchange with Europe, the recital will take place on Sunday 15th May in the Old Library, Dulwich College.

To mark the 400th anniversary of Edward Alleyn establishing Christ's Chapel in Dulwich Village, a number of events will explore the beautiful building, its magnificent organ, the shared history of Alleyn and Shakespeare and the power of creating a legacy.

Over 200 artists will once again be throwing open the doors of their studios and homes to offer us an insight into the artistic process for Artists' Open House which will take place across both weekends of the Festival.

The Dulwich Outdoor Gallery will this year have a further addition by artist Louis Masai who will be live-painting an outdoor piece at local nature reserve, Sydenham Hill Wood. Festivalgoers will be able to watch the painting being brought to life beginning on Friday 13th May and continuing throughout the weekend.

New to the always popular walks programme will be a Dawn Chorus Walk and a Bat Walk at dusk for local wildlife enthusiasts led by the London

Wildlife Trust team - something for the early bird and the night owl!

Paul Ewen, author of the celebrated comic novel ‘Francis Plug: How To Be A Public Author’ will lend his wry wit to the festival, joining us at Belair House on Sat 14th May. This is just a flavour of the line-up for this year's Festival, with much more on offer over the 10 days of its duration, including the always popular and well-attended Festival Fair, Love West Dulwich Fair and Dulwich Park Fair all of which will provide free entertainment for all ages.

Dulwich Festival Director, Alpha Hopkins, said: “We have a truly fantastic line-up of events for everyone to enjoy, from the Scandinavian Soundaround for the musicians in your family – to interactive theatre performances for all age groups including one about Albert Einstein!

“There really is something to suit all; kick off your shoes and dance with Nedwardo and the Rumbanauts, or later in the week with Gerard and the Watchmen then stroll through the area and catch the wealth of art on offer in Artists’ Open House or just relax at one of the fantastic Fairs each weekend which are completely free and fun for all.”

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From tea party crackers and rare French marshmallows to tending your own fruit and veg, Lawrence Roullier White unearths some local fabulous foodie finds.

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1) Truffle Infused Oil, £12.50,

Aga’s Little Deli, Dartmouth Road, SE23 2) Saucer Crackers, £8, Bunka, Dartmouth Road, SE23 3) Canapé Serving Tray by Natsko Seki, £8.50,

Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 4) Beldi Preserved Lemons, £2.59,

DuGard & Daughters, Milkwood Road, SE24 5) Womersley Raspberry Vinegar, £5.25,

Honor Oak Provender, Honor Oak Park, SE23 6) Hand Made Pouring Bowl, by Local Potter Jan Pateman,

£12, Herne Hill Market, Railton Road, SE24 7) Garden Night Light Jar, £3.50, Jumping Bean, Honor

Oak Park, filled with Retro Rocka Sweets, £2.40,

Franklins Farm Shop, Lordship Lane, SE22 8) La Maison Guimauve, French Marshmallows

made in Dulwich, £6, from lamaisonguimauve.com 9) Set of 4 Vegetable Coasters, £19.50,

from Lush Designs, Lordship Lane, SE22 10) Alicio’s Indian Fig Jam, £4.50,

Le Poisson de Mer Deli, Dulwich Village, SE21 11) Cox’s Bloody Mary Spicer, £4.95,

Romeo Jones, Dulwich Village, SE21 12) Mrs White’s Tantalisingly Tangies Lemon Biscuits,

£5, Roullier White, Lordship Lane, SE22 13) Fork and Trowel, £2.99 each,

Shannon’s Garden Centre, Stanstead Road, SE23 14) Queen Pineapple, £2.20,

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Freedom of the London Borough of Lewisham

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o many residents, the workings of Lewisham Council must appear as a daily round of meetings where councillors and officers share local and national government legislation and policy. This is what happens, as ensuring the successful operation of a large organisation takes much dedication and effort on the part of both arms of the council.

That there are many meetings it is true, but within the council calendar there are some highlights.

They include the Annual General Meeting where invited residents, our MPs and council partners join councillors and officers to mark the beginning of the new municipal year and to review the old. Another highlight is when the Council bestows the Freedom of the Borough to an individual. This honour is the highest honour that the council can bestow, and it is awarded to “persons of distinction and persons who have, in the opinion of the council, rendered eminent services to the borough.”

This honour has been bestowed to only 13 people, with 6 taking place since I was first elected in 1998. Our Freemen and Freewomen range from Alan Milner-Smith OBE, former Town Clerk and CEO (1971), Council Leaders Fred Winslade (1975) and Andy Hawkins (1990), Councillors Daisy Hurran (1985) and Les Eytle (2007), dignitaries Desmond Tutu (1990) Terry Waite CBE (1992) Sybil Phoenix OBE (1996) and Dame Cecily Saunders (2000). Our more recent recipients are Dame Erica Piennar, former head of Prendergast School (2013) and Baroness Doreen Lawrence (2014).

Our most recent recipients from 2015 are Bridget Prentice, Lewisham East MP for 18 years, who will receive her award in Spring 2016, and Dame Joan Ruddock DBE, Lewisham Deptford MP for 28 years, and whose admission ceremony was held in Lewisham’s Council Chamber on the evening of 4th March 2016.

It was a moving ceremony, as Lewisham’s Mayor, Sir Steve Bullock, the Rt. Hon Harriet Harman QC MP and councillors paid tribute to Joan’s

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distinctive service to the borough and her enormous commitment to her constituents. Before she became a Lewisham MP, Joan worked for Shelter and then during her time at Reading’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau she was elected Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. It was therefore very fitting that the icing adorning Joan’s celebration cake was the iconic CND logo.

The scroll containing the recommendation for Joan’s admission has been illuminated on vellum depicting specific images of Joan’s life, and was presented in a perspex and silver casket by the Mayor to Joan. This honour adds to Joan’s record of achievement in politics as she was appointed Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours in recognition of her public and political services, especially for women. Joan’s response in respect of the honour accord ed to her by the London Borough of Lewisham was very moving as she described highlights and lowlights of nearly three decades of her Lewisham memories including the New Cross Fire.

Following this special evening, I look forward to hearing Bridget Prentice’s memories of Lewisham at the council’s next admission ceremony.

Councillor Susan Wise: Perry Vale Ward cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk 020 8699 6520

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Horniman Museum & Gardens Exhibition: Dinosaurs Monster Families Now until 30 October

Nature Explorers: Pond Dipping Thursdays, 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. Suitable for families with children aged 5+. Children must be accompanied by an adult.Tickets: Child £3.

Big Wednesday: Spring Rites

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. Meet ‘Baby Louie’, a cast of the nearlycomplete skeleton of a dinosaur hatchling; dig in the discovery pit; touch a real dinosaur leg bone and come face-to-face with T-Rex’s relative – a life-size Tarbosaurus skeleton cast. Plus have fun at the interactive exploration stations, while dinosaurs fill the room in vivid illustrations.

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. Horniman Members enjoy free, unlimited visits to the exhibition.

Easter Holidays Nature Explorers: Minibeast Safari 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.

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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, until 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. Drop in anytime. FREE. For children aged 0-18 years and accompanying adults.

Family Art Fun Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, until 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. 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. The Horniman Public Museum & Park Trust 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk

Thursday 21 April

The Bigger Picture Film Club Presents

Do the Right Thing Director Spike Lee with Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Samuel L. Jackson

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Set on a single blazing hot day in Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smoulders and builds until it explodes into violence. A passionate yet dignified study of racism.

Featured on lists of ‘the greatest films of all time’, and preserved by the US National Film Registry as ‘culturally significant’, Spike Lee received an honorary Oscar in 2015.

7pm Bar/themed snacks | 8pm Film Free raffle prizes courtesy of Rye Books & Push Studios Tickets £7 in person from: EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW Rye Books - 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF

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Financial Matters

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ingle Mum Wendy’s symptoms started when she slowly started losing interest in eating at the beginning of 2014. I got on with life as usual but it was only when my sister asked me how I had lost so much weight that I realised with a start that I had dropped two stone in the last 3 months.

“After the initial feelings of euphoria, I looked back and came to understand that my usual healthy appetite had disappeared. I was skipping meals without even realising it. When I made a concerted effort to eat I found food hard work. It was time to visit my GP. “Numerous tests later, I was diagnosed with the early stages of bowel cancer. Luckily, it had been diagnosed and caught in the early stages.

I however had to take lots of time off work to go through tests, which led to invasive biopsies and finally chemotherapy. My life had taken a complete U-turn without warning.

“My Mum was my rock. She moved into my flat and took charge of the kids. She treated me like her little girl and cared for me during my worst moments. I worked for a small but busy graphic design company and my unreliability took its toll.

My boss had no choice but to take someone else on to replace me and I was out of a job.

“It’s not always the stress of being unwell that breaks you. It’s the chain reaction of events that hit you as a consequence of your illness that can totally wreck your life. When you’re seriously poorly, you want life to pause and wait for you to get better, but it doesn’t work like that. Whilst writhing in agony in my sick-bed, I also had to contend with no income and the miserable prospect of being chucked out of my home through mortgage arrears. My life was spiralling out of control right in front of my eyes. All the fight left me and the prospect of death begun to look like a blessing. My Mum could do nothing but pray.

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“After months of misery, I received a phone call from my financial adviser asking why my personal pension had fallen into arrears. I wept as I told him my story. After I had finished pouring my heart out, there was a long pause and then he said these words I will never forget:” “I think you might have critical illness cover. Let me check it out and get back to you.”

“He called the next day and told me that I had been paying £55 a month for life and critical illness cover. This would pay off my mortgage on diagnosis of a critical illness such as cancer. The policy was in arrears but it was still valid and I could claim! Best of all, I didn’t have to die to get the money! I laughed for the first time in months and even jumped out of bed to do a little dance!

“After completing a claim form, the insurance company paid off my mortgage completely and left me with enough to go on a recovery holiday.

“I have now completely recovered. The holiday made all the difference. I take the credit for taking out a life and critical illness policy but my Mum firmly believes that her prayers were answered. Either way, the worst is behind me and I’m on my way to much better things.”

Akwasi Duodu akwasi@sterlingandlaw.com www. sterlingandlaw.com

Bishop Challoner School Shortlands

A Catholic Independent School for Girls & Boys 3-18

4+ Entry

Reception places available for September 2016 Contact admissions@bishopchallonerschool.com to arrange a visit Every child receives individual care and attention Welcoming all faiths

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What’s On - April Wednesday 20 April: Dulwich & District U3A Open Meeting Talk

Thursday 21 April: The Bigger Picture presents 'Do the Right Thing'

2pm-4pm ”Do broadcasters Decide What We Think?”. Kenneth Wolf – Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, Dulwich SE21 7AD. Free Entry – Members and non-members all welcome.

Wednesday 20 April: Mervyn King in conversation with Will Hutton

Alleyns School at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12.50, £10 or £30 to include the book. All tickets information and booking: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk

Thursday 21 April: Mums in Business Mums in Business are a group of mums in East Dulwich, South London SE22, who come together for support, networking and joint working.

The meeting is free to attend (contribution of £2 towards drinks and nibbles is appreciated as this is administered by volunteers) and is intended to be a support group for like minded mums running or wishing to start their own businesses rather than a hardcore networking meeting.

The group meets on the 3rd Thursday every month at 8pm in the Daisylets office, 165 Lordship Lane (opposite Mrs Robinson) East Dulwich SE22 8HX. Please let us know if you would like to join us so the nibbles stretch round! email claire@daisylets.uk 32 | SE23 - April 2016

(1989) 18 Cert. 120 mins. Director Spike Lee with Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee and Samuel L. Jackson. Set on a single blazing hot day in Brooklyn, everyone’s hate and bigotry smoulders and builds until it explodes into violence. A passionate yet dignified study of racism. 8pm upstairs at the EDT. It is a nonprofit making venture and any money we make is donated to support local charities.

Tickets £7 in person from: EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW or Rye Books - 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF Or online: www.wegottickets.com Upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 www.thebiggerpic.co.uk

Thursday 21 April: Street Dance Classes The Team Kaizen Dance Academy provides weekly Street Dance classes located in JAGS Sports Club, the classes run on Thursdays during school term. The two classes available are 8-10yrs (6pm-7pm) and 11+yrs (7pm-8pm).

The Academy kicks off on Thursday 21st April, for the first 4 weeks we are offering free taster sessions to anyone who pre-books their place.

The sessions are run by industry professionals, students work towards regular demonstrations while picking up a variety of skills along the way. 07533 533 297 | info@teamkaizentds.com www.teamkaizentds.com

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What’s On - April Saturday 23 April: Parkrun Saturday mornings at 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 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

Tuesday 26 April: Irish Crime Writing Event

@7pm with Sinead Crowley, Jo Spain & Kate McQuaile

Saturday 23 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 £25-30. 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. 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. Adult Learning Lewisham, Brockley Rise Centre, 2 Brockley Rise, SE23 1PR. Cost £45. www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning 020 8314 3300

Tuesday 26 April: Lively Minds "The Fascinating and Secret Life of the Mole" with Chris Stewart We are an over 50’s group who meet at St Faith’ Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ next to the Church. We have an exercise class at 12.45 – 1.30pm and a speaker from 2-3pm. We meet every Tuesday in term time and some of us come early and bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee is available. More information on 0208 299 6118, please leave a message.

Tickets are £5 and include Whiskey Cocktails! All tickets information and booking is available on the website: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk

Wednesday 27 April: 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

Friday 29th April: ALL THAT JAZZ! In its 5th year, 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Holst Hall, JAGs, East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8TE. Bringing together talent from local schools: Alleyn’s, Charter School, Dulwich College, Dulwich Pre, JAGs, Dulwich Prep and St Olaves.

This is a popular event for all ages. Tickets £10 for adults £5 for 16s and under. Available in advance at www.linkagesouthwark.org/events or by calling 020 8299 2623. Book early to avoid disappointment. All proceeds go towards Link Age Southwark’s work which provides volunteer support to older people in Southwark through befriending and other activities.

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Garden Talk

A Perfect Spring Garden

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here is much to be said about focusing your garden on one season. If you’re trying hard to create all year interest in a small garden or within one border you will end up with all year disappointment. Unless you have a very large garden where you have space for a Winter garden, Summer borders and a Woodland Spring walk, it always pays off to focus on one season, or even to narrow it to one or two months so that at least your garden is at its peak at one particular time.

And if you need to choose one season, well, Spring, is a splendid choice. The advantage with banking on Spring is that a lot of trees and shrubs that bear beautiful Spring blossoms tend to also offer spectacular Autumn foliage (I’m thinking June berries, cherry trees, crab apples...). So you’ll get a double return on your investment. Summer will still be glorious with all the herbaceous plants coming back up, all the shrubs and trees in full leaf and summer bulbs and annuals to punctuate it all and fill the gaps. Here is a list of ingredients to turn your garden into a Spring celebration bursting out of life, colour, blossom and exhilarating scents.

For an average-sized garden in our hood, say 12meters long x 6 meters wide, you’ll need: • Some evergreen structural planting to constitute the frame of the garden.

• 3 Spring-flowering shrubs • One or two Spring-flowering climber • At least one small tree with Spring blossom or a row of 3 or 5.

• Hundreds of Spring flowering bulbs • A sprinkle of Spring fragrance Choose from the selection below.

3 Best Spring Shrubs

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale’ The bare, upright shoots of this plant are covered in small clusters of deep pink, pea-like flowers in spring, creating a spectacular display just before the leaves start to emerge.

Halesia Carolina A beautiful, deciduous tree with clusters of bellshaped white flowers that work well in semi shade, especially when underplanted with seasonal bulbs.

Exochorda x macrantha “ The Bride” Stunning pure white bloom that goes on for 6 weeks in April and May. It can be trained as a wall shrub.

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3 Best Spring Climbers • Clematis macropetala • Clematis alpine • Akebia quinata - Exquisite and underrated climber with chocolate-scented deep burgundy flowers.

3 Best Spring Scents • •

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Osmanthus burkwodii French lavender, flowers earlier than English Lavender but blends well for a prolonged effect.

Hyacinth orientalis

3 Best Spring Blossom Trees • Orchard trees • June Berries (Amelanchier lamarckii or canadensis) • Magnolias

3 Best Spring Bulbs Use them at the base of trees or clear stemmed shrubs, in drifts or clusters and fill your pots and window boxes with them.

Tulips So many colours, shapes to choose from, there are tulips to please everybody’s tastes, some of them are even beautifully scented.

Scilla sibirica Easy peasy bulbs perfect to naturalise a section of your lawn Fritillaria meleagris Such pretty little things!

Now there is no need to long for Summer, THIS is perfect. Spring has sprung!

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

Dulwich Picture Gallery

@dulwichgallery

Exhibitions

Music

Painting Norway: Nikolai Astrup (1880 – 1928)

Harmoniemusik

Until 15 May 2016

I am Van Dyck Until 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

Tuesday 12 April 7.30pm/Gallery £20, £18 Friends includes a glass of wine; under 18s £10 This acclaimed ensemble of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano is wellknown for its varied and entertaining concerts. Their programme highlights the versatility of music for piano and wind, with quintets by Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov, and shorter works for a variety of instrumental combinations.

Special Events Cavatina Family Concert Sunday 24 April 2.30pm/Linbury Room Children free, £5 for every accompanying adult.

You can bring up to five children each, who must be between five and twelve. No interval.

Fruit after the concert for the children. The internationally renowned Piatti String Quartet, who have performed all over the world, will use their instruments and vast musical knowledge to entertain and draw children into the magic of music. This is a wonderful afternoon for any child especially one studying a stringed instrument.

We Have a Pope (2011) Cert PG/102 mins

Visits and Walks

Monday 11 April Directed by Nanni Moretti with Michael Piccoli and Nanni Moretti.

Monday 25 April 11am-12.30pm £20, Friends £18 The RIBA headquarters at 66 Portland Place has one of the finest original art deco interiors in London. Our private tour will take us round all areas of the building, including the library, and there will be an opportunity to see some of the rare items from RIBA’s unique collections.

This tells the story of Cardinal Melville who suddenly finds himself elected as the next Pope. Never the front runner and caught off guard, he panics as he’s presented to the faithful in St Peter’s Square. To prevent a world crisis, the Vatican’s spokesman calls in a psychoanalyst, who is neither religious nor committed, to find out what is wrong with the new Pope and solve the problem. But Cardinal Melville is adamant – he does not want the job!

RIBA

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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.

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 Massage

Learn a new skill, meet new mums and bond with your baby! Suitable from newborn to pre-crawling on Tuesdays in SE21 (Blocks of 4). Call Charlotte on 07932 698864 or email info@touchtherapy.co for availability. www.touchtherapy.co

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

Music sessions for 0 - 5 yrs run by professional musicians! Singing, music making with real instruments and live performance from your Boppin’ Bunnies musician. Come along for a free taster session. Wednesday afternoons, St. Saviours Scout Hall, SE23. 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

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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.

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

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Junior Sebek-Kha

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

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

La Jolie Ronde

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

Little Superhero Training

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

Parents Photography Workshops

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

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.

Peckham Rye Playrooms

Fun activities for children and their parents.

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

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

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

020 7639 2702 x 3 for details.

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Community Index Useful Contacts The University Hospital Lewisham Tel 020 8333 3000 Lewisham Borough Council Tel 020 8314 6000 (24 hrs) www.lewisham.gov.uk Lewisham Early Years Service Tel 0800 085 0606

Community Groups Forest Hill Society www.foresthillsociety.com Friends of One Tree Hill http://friendsofonetreehill.wordpress.com www.facebook.com/friendsofOTH / @Friends_of_OTH Tewkesbury Lodge Estate Residents’ Association www.tewkesburylodge.org.uk Sydenham Garden Tel 020 829 11650 www.sydenhamgarden.org.uk Our Lady and St Philip Neri Friends Association www.olspnfriendsassociation.com Independent community website www.se23.com

Tel 020 8314 9952

Surgeries All councillors: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23. 11am– 12.30pm.

Perry Vale Ward John Paschoud (Labour) Tel 020 8291 5729 Susan Wise (Labour) Tel 020 8699 6520 Alan Till (Labour) Tel 020 8699 9878

Surgeries All your Perry Vale councillors are happy to be contacted by email, or telephone, or by letter addressed to them at Lewisham Town Hall. They also hold an open advice surgery (no appointment needed) between 10.30am and 12noon on the second Saturday of each month at St George’s Church Centre Vancouver Road SE23 (on the corner of Vancouver and Woolstone Roads).

Local MPs

Crofton Park Ward

Jim Dowd (Lab, Lewisham West) Tel 020 8699 2001 dowdj@parliament.uk www.jimdowd.org.uk Heidi Alexander (Lab, Lewisham East) Tel 020 7219 3000 heidi@heidialexander.org.uk Vicky Foxcroft - (Lab, Lewisham, Deptford) Tel 020 8469 4638 vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk

Chris Barnham (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9896

Local Councillors Forest Hill Ward Peter Bernards (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9927 Maja Hilton (Labour) Tel 020 8314 7899 Paul Upex (Labour) 38 | SE23 - April 2016

Roy Kennedy (Labour) Tel 020 8314 7989 Pauline Morrison (Labour) Tel 020 8244 5315

Surgeries 2nd Saturday of every month, 12noon – 1pm Donde Tapas, Honor Oak Park, SE23 1DZ 3rd Saturday of the month 10am - 11am Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Road, Brockley SE4 3rd Thursday of the month, 5pm-6pm Prendergast Ladywell Fields College, Manwood Road SE4 1SA

What’s On - April Friday 29 April: John Kirkpatrick, Russell Joslin, Rachel Taylor-Beales - The Ivy House One of the most well-known and popular performers on the British folk scene returns to the Goose. Ex Steeleye Span, Albion Band and Brass Monkey, and brilliant on his own as a singer, squeezebox player and general entertainer!! Plus two fantastic upand-coming young support artists. Tickets £12/10 advance, £13/11 on the door (if any left). Door 7pm, live music starts 8pm. Pub grub, real ale.

Tickets and more information from www. thegooseisout.com

Saturday 30 April: parkrun Saturday mornings at 9am. The parkrun is a free weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; IT IS NOT A RACE. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

Saturday 30 April: Low Cost Community Emergency First Aid Training “Save a life” Emergency First Aid Courses 2016.

These are practical first aid courses which aim to teach you the essential basics of emergency first aid procedures for adults, children and babies. 9.30am – 12.30pm or 1.30pm – 4.30pm. Cost: £25.00 *would normally cost £65.00. St Barnabas Church Dulwich Village SE21. mail@handsonfirstaidtraining.co.uk www.handsonfirstaidtraining.co.uk

Saturday 30 April – Sunday 1 May: The Modern Movement Brockwell Lido Brockwell Lido hosts The Modern Movement, a festival of 20th century design. Entrance is Free.

Visit www.brockwell-lido.com. Back for its 9th year, The Modern Movement, south London’s prestigious, free festival celebrating 20th century design at from 10.00am to 4.30pm.

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The Last Word – Jonathan Sale Jonathan Sale is a journalist and author of Telling Tales out of School – a miscellany of celebrity schooldays, which was based on a long-running interview series in The Independent. He has also written for The Times, The Guardian, Evening Standard and Daily Telegraph.

How long have you lived in the area?

Can it really be 42 years?

What brought you here?

The estate agent’s blurb. This made our house seem even more wonderful than it is. And missed out the bits like the ropey roof which was calling out “Help me!” (We did.)

What has changed most during that time?

The road surface – Honor Oak Rise was at first “unadopted” by the council, ie consisted of gravel which was washed away down Forest Hill Road when it rained.

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

One Tree Hill; my garden backs on to it. A signpost at the top points to “Ruth Sale Rise”, the steep row of steps named in honour of my late wife.

The one thing you couldn’t do without?

My bicycle. Since I gave the car to my partner Diana, it’s a much faster journey over the 10.74 miles to her house in Gospel Oak, NW5.

arm twisted very nicely, I’m Chair of the Residents’ Association and also of the local ward of the Labour Party.

Do you know your neighbours?

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

Yes, particularly Paul and Di. We have a deal: they invite me to the most magnificent meals – and I promise I really am going to invite them back any day now.

One Tree Hill, of course. That’s me over there in the brambles, trying to find our dog who is snuffling through tiny canine routes in the undergrowth.

What is your favourite shop?

The most famous person you’ve seen or met?

Rye Books in Upland Road. It must be good - it stocks my book!

I’ve interviewed two of the Monty Python team: Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Terry lived two miles away in Camberwell when his brother had the house next door to mine; he could keep an eye on us both through the high-powered telescope in his study.

What is your secret ambition?

To get my partner to join me in Honor Oak - but it may well be me who sells up and joins her in Gospel Oak. I’m working on the blurb for the estate agents: “Wonderful house with roof that keeps out rain …”

Do you belong to any groups?

I’m on the committee of Friends of One Tree Hill and on their workdays I snip twigs with clippers (under extremely close supervision). Having had my 40 | SE23 - April 2016

Telling Tales out of School is available at: www.therobsonpress.com

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Issue 117 - May 2016 In this issue

Events Calendar Monthly Notice Board News and Events Food and Drink Children’s Activities Dulwich Picture Gallery Horniman Museum

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Forest Hill Cars ..........................................................17 LB Law .......................................................................19 London Door Company ...............................................5 Maggie’s Cleaners .......................................................9 Master Build Contruction London .............................13 P M Bennison Heating Limited .................................39 Personnel Cleaners....................................................13 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................11 Popchoir.......................................................................9 Property In ..................................................................2 R J C Electrics ...............................................................7 Rodney Garages ..........................................................9 SE Magazines ............................................................19 SS PC Repairs ............................................................15 Silverpoint Design & Construction ............................41 Smart Business Networking ......................................25 Sterling Law ...............................................................25 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................15 Sydenham High School Year 5 Taster Afternoon ........7 Sydenham Tennis Club Open Day .............................15 Walsh Glazing ............................................................41 Winkworth ............................................................22-23

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Alexandra Nurseries ....................................................5 Around Dulwich Website ...........................................25 Bells The Kitchen & Bathroom Company ...................5 Bespoke Windows Limited ........................................43 The Bigger Picture Film Club......................................29 Bishop Challoner School ...........................................31 Bromley Blinds ..........................................................19 Cooking with Scissors Networking ............................25 Crunchers Accountants ............................................25 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................11 Dulwich & District University of the 3rd Age U3A ......7 Dulwich Festival Fair .................................................27

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