SE23 December 2016

Issue 124 - December 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 Events - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Children’s Activities - P18 Horniman Museum - P24 Christmas Fairs - P29

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Welcome I am well and truly in the Christmas spirit whilst putting together this issue. There are so many wonderful Christmas events (including the Live Nativity on Saturday 17 December, see p20) on that we have put together a special page just for the Christmas Fairs! See page 22. There are plenty of other events on this month too, so make sure you take a good look through the news pages, starting on page 8. Remember there are more events, stories and news at www.arounddulwich.co.uk.

Lawrence Roullier White has been checking out stocking fillers for under £20. All local, of course! Find out more in our shopping guide on page 28.

All your favourites are here: Hectic Host, page 12; Food & Drink, page 14; Children’s activities, pages 18 & 19; A welcome return to our Councillors Column, page 22; Horniman Museum, page 24; Financial Matters, page 26; Dulwich Picture Gallery, page 30; Pets Corner, page 31 and Garden Talk, page 32; the and new this month - Pets Corner on page 36.

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

Welcome Page ........................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard ............................................6 What’s On .....................8, 10, 16, 20 & 21 Hectic Host ...........................................12 Food & Drink .......................................14 Children’s Activities ..................... 18 & 19 Councillors Column ..............................22 The Horniman Museum .......................24 Financial Matters ..................................26 Shopping Page ................................... 28 Christmas Fairs ...............................29 Dulwich Picture Gallery..........................30 Keeping your Pets Safe this Season ...31 Garden Talk .......................................... 32 Community Index .................................33 Index .....................................................34

What's On - Christmas Fairs Saturday 3 December: East Dulwich Christmas Cracker 11am-5pm. Lordship Lane, North Cross Road and beyond. Enjoy sparkling family entertainment, discover fabulous gifts and taste delicious festive foods.

Saturday 3 December: Christmas Market Ladywell Join us for a day of Christmas gift shopping, food and entertainment at the Ladywell Christmas Market! We’ve got a whole host of fantastic stalls lined up, with prefect presents and gourmet gifts for friends and family. You’ll find plenty of Christmas cheer at the market, with the sights and sounds of a traditional Christmas fair offering beautiful gifts for all the family from local artists, makers, craftspeople. With foodie treats, mulled wine and mince pies, there’ll be something for everyone.

Centre of Ladywell SE13 7UZ – 10am to 4pm.

Saturday 3 December: Goodrich Primary School Winter Fair 2-5pm A fun-filled festive afternoon. Meet Santa in his grotto, ride on our Christmas pudding rodeo, take part in the silent hamper auction, listen to the school choir and dad’s band, sample our Hog roast, mulled wine and cakes! Plus a fantastic raffle, many Christmas stalls and games, arts and crafts and much much more!

Saturday 3 December: Forest Hill Methodist Church Christmas Fayre 11am - 2.15pm

Angela Angela Burgess Head of All Things Community SE Magazines/Around Dulwich

Raffle, Tombola, Plants, Fairtrade and stalls. Lunch, refreshments and home made cakes.Entrance 50p, children 20p, under 5's free. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

Sunday 4 December: Christmas Fayre at the Church of St Clement with St Peter 11am to 3pm at 140 Friern Road, East Dulwich. Santas Grotto and activities for the children, craft stalls for festive shopping, cake stall and refreshments.

Saturday 10 December: Bessemer Grange Primary Winter Fair 12.00 – 3pm Everyone is welcome, and entry to the fair is FREE! The fair will have festive food and drink (including mulled wine), Santa’s Grotto, lots of Christmasthemed kids games, Christmas-themed craft workshops, handicraft stalls and an amazing raffle with loads of fabulous prizes donated by local businesses. If you'd like to have a stall at the fair please email fab@friendsatbessemer.co.uk Please come and join us for a fun filled family afternoon.

Saturday & Sunday 10/11 & 17/18 December Dulwich Picture Gallery FREE ENTRY: 10AM - 5PM. TICKETED: 6pm – 10pm as part of Dulwich Winterlights.

Looking for gift inspiration? A last-minute bauble or trinket? Wander the pathways throughout the Gallery’s beautiful historic grounds and explore our FREE artisan market. Enjoy over fifty high-quality stalls selling a wide range of handmade and local produce to find unique pressies, festive food and tipples, and stocking fillers and treats. Get into the full festive spirit with mulled drinks as pop-up choirs delight your ears with seasonal song and Santa (the real one) of course will be taking a break from the North Pole to welcome visiting families. The market stays open after dark as part of Winterlights (booking applies) so let the merriment continue! www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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Events Calendar - December Monday

28th

Tuesday

29th

Wednesday

30th

Thursday

1st

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

6th Carols for St Christopher’s, see p10.

Live Music @ The Cherry Tree, see p21.

12th Vocal Chords Concert, see p16.

Live Music @ The Cherry Tree, see p21.

19th

13th Carols & Christmas Choruses, see p16.

20th

7th

2nd

14th

8th

Club Local @ EDT, see p8.

9th

15th

16th

21st

22nd

23rd Snow White, see p21.

Mums in Business, see p21.

27th

4th

East Dulwich Christmas Cracker, see p29

A Dulwich Christmas @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p10.

Dulwich & District After School U3A Christmas Quiz, Sewing Workshop see p16. see p16 East Dulwich WI Christmas see p16.

Fantasia, see p20 An Evening of Sullivan’s Travels Comedy @ the MCT, www.biggerpicture.co.uk see p16. @EDT see p20

Live Music @ The Cherry Tree, see p21.

Boxing Day

3rd

Sunday

Goodrich Primary School Winter Fair 29.

Forest Hill Methodist Church Fayre see p29

10th

Parkrun,

Christmas Fayre @ the Church of St Clement, p29.

I Love Pop-up Stalls at EDT, see p10.

11th

A Dulwich Christmas @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p10. Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Dulwich Charity Park 9am, P8.

Lunch see p10.

Anorak Sample Sale see p9 So Sake Wine Dulwich Decorative Event @ Toasted, Christmas Market @ Dulwich Picture A Christmas & Fine Arts Society, see p10.

Gallery part of the Winter Lights see p29.

Concert by see p16 The Goose is Out! Lambeth Ladies Bessemer Dulwich Hamlet Choir, see p16.

Grange Winter Singaround @ The Ivy House, see p16 Quiz Night, see p16.

Fair, see p29.

Dulwich & District U3A Christmas Lunch, see p21.

26th

Saturday

Catherine Mitchell Jewellery Sale see p8.

Horniman Christmas Fair see p15.

Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust Christmas Party, p8

5th

Friday

28th

Christmas Family Comedy Magic Show, see p21.

29th

17th

Christmas Market @ Dulwich Picture Gallery part of the Winter Lights see p22.

Parkrun, Candelit Carol Peckham Rye Service, see p21 Park & Dulwich Park 9am, Little Disco P8.

Christmas Live Nativity, Special @ EDT, see p20. see p20.

24th

25th

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

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

I Love Pop-up Stalls at EDT, see p21

30th

18th

31st

1st

New Year’s Eve Parkrun, Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Park 9am, P8.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 16, 20 & 21.

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

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CHRISTMAS SERVICES ST CLEMENT WITH ST PETER DULWICH (Barry Road / Friern Road entrances) CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF CAROLS AND READINGS Followed by Mince Pies and Mulled Wine SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER AT 5.00 p.m.

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MIDNIGHT MASS SATURDAY 24TH DECEMBER AT 11.30 p.m.

FAMILY MASS CHRISTMAS DAY AT 10.OO a.m.

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Volunteering for Link Age Southwark can bring many rewards – not just for the older people we help, but also to our volunteers.

From visiting someone once a week, to driving someone to our groups, just an hour a week can make a big difference to the life of an older person and boost your spirits too!

Start 2017 by finding out how you can help to prevent isolation and loneliness. Visit www.linkagesouthwark.org/volunteering or call Jennie or Michele on 020 8299 2623 to get your resolutions off the ground.

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Alexandra Nurseries Christmas Events 1st December - Southey Brewing Co. Launc h, Beer & burgers, late night shopping & mulled wine open ‘til 9pm.

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What's On - December

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park Parkrun

Saturday Mornings 9am 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 December A FREE weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; it is not a race.

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

Saturdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 December West Dulwich Fresh Food Market A new fresh food market in West Dulwich. Located on the corner of Croxted Road and Park Hall Road outside Dulwich Books, Jo Partridge & Topps Tiles the market will run every Saturday. The market opens at 9am and runs weekly.

Dulwich Village Farmer’s Market We grow it. We sell it. You buy it, you peel it, you mash it, you chop it, you boil it, you fry it, you roast it, you bake it, you steam it, you grill it, you slice it. You eat it. Every Saturday 10am–2pm at Dulwich C of E Infants’ School, Turney Road junction with Dulwich Village London SE21 7JU. www.lfm.org.uk 8 | SE23 - December 2016

Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 December: Catherine Mitchell Jewellery Sales 11am-5pm. New pieces from around the world with many items made in Dulwich. Styles to suit all ages and prices to suit all budgets to inspire your Christmas shopping. Huge selection of silver, gem set and freshwater pearl jewellery, making the 'Sweetshop for Girls' an ideal place for indulging in calm, relaxing retail therapy.

Restringing service available. No card payments.

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Thursday 1 December: Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust Christmas Party The Trust will be hosting its annual Christmas party, in the club bar, on the 1st December. We will be putting on a raffle, auction and a buffet alongside a DJ set and live music. All money raised on the night will be split between the Trust and Football Beyond Borders (the club’s charity partner for 2016/17). You can pay on the night (Adults £2 members / £5 non-members), but to help us get an idea of numbers, we would be grateful if you could let us know if you are attending via our Facebook event page or by Tweeting (@dhstorg) us.

Friday 2 December: Club Local Brings together like-minded South East Londoners for a dance night on your doorstep, DJs playing club classics you'll know and love.

Two fantastic DJs are lined up to bring you feelgood club classics and dance floor fillers from the mid-nineties and noughties. 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. Craft beers and a great selection of wine available at the bar. The Lodge (upstairs) at The East Dulwich Tavern , 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW. £8 per adult (incl. a glass of Prosecco). Time: 8pm - 1am. Buy tickets through www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk

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What's On - December Tuesday 6 - Sunday 18 December: A Dulwich Christmas 6pm – 10pm After dark the Gallery will light up and come to life for an experience like no other, the perfect way to spend a winter’s evening. Enjoy spectacular lighting across the front of the Gallery’s historic building as well as a winter lights trail around the grounds. Create your very own festive family photo at a giant magical frame in the grounds, visit the enchanted cottage where Christmas storytelling* awaits and listen to roaming choirs as they delight your ears with seasonal song. Wrap up warm and enjoy mulled cider, hot chocolate and other festive treats from our Christmas Cabin and other vendors on-site including the full Christmas market on Saturdays and Sundays. *Storytelling is an additional £3 per child. Timeslots booked online. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk for full details of how to book.

Tuesday 6 December: Carols for St Christopher’s Saturday 3 December: Christmas Cracker Mulled Wine and Cookies TOASTED Bistro, Wine Bar & Cellar (36-38 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich) is celebrating the EAST DULWICH CHRISTMAS CRACKER. We’ll be rugged up and outdoors; serving Natural Mulled Wine on the street and selling homemade kids Christmas Cookies with all cookie proceeds going to the Southwark Food Bank charity.

Sunday 4 December: I Love Pop-up Stalls Join us upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern (EDT), 1 Lordship Lane from 12pm to 9pm for a social Sunday shopping experience with a difference.

We will have a vast range of Local Designers, Makers and Sellers who collectively come together to pop up and sell their work. You not only have an opportunity to shop but you can have a drink and a bite to eat or just hang out with friends and listen to the Dj. The perfect way to end your weekend. If you’re a local creative Designer Maker with a unique handcraft product to sell why don’t you get in touch? Email: Cheryl@ilovepopupstalls.co.uk.

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A multi–faith Carol Service with readings. 7.00pm at All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8JY. Celebrity Readers. All Saints West Dulwich Choir.

Director of Music: Ruth Holton. Dulwich Chamber Choir. Wine and mince pies served after the service.

Retiring collection in aid of St Christopher’s Hospice.

Organised by All Saints and the Dulwich Friends of St.Christopher’s Hospice

Wednesday 7 December: “SO SAKE” Special Natural Rice Wine Event 7.30-9.00pm A special evening not to be missed, Honami Matsumoto from 'House of Sake’ will be providing her expertise on this Japanese specialty drink. We will taste at 5 unique styles of sake, go into a bit about the history of Sake and suggest food pairings.

TOASTED Bistro, Wine Bar & Cellar (36-38 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich) £20 Bookings: 0208 693 9021

Thursday 8 December: Dulwich Charity Lunch Join us at the 15th Dulwich Luncheon Club Charity lunch will take place from 12.30pm. Once again the lunch will raise much needed funds for local charity Link Age Southwark The venue is The Palmerston.

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Hectic Host

Now Here’s the Thing: Slow Coffee

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t is a source of somewhat amusement to see Slow Coffee being introduced as a new trend, there is nothing new about steeping coffee slowly through paper filters. Although the apparatus was hard to come by, back in the day there really was no other way to make coffee. Those who wanted to avoid instant coffee would come back from day trips to France stoked up on filter papers and plastic cones. Gravitational feed was the only way every household or establishment could serve fresh coffee for years until the introduction of more immediate methods such as the cafetiere or French press in the late 1980s.

Even the first domestic coffee making machines relied on this principle, filter coffee making machines, that facilitated hot water slowly dribbled through a paper cone of ground roasted beans collecting in a jug below. Pressurised coffee making machines, forcing hot water rapidly through ground coffee, were the preserve of coffee shops and cafés.

Even traditional stove top percolators were seldom used in the Britain, where they were viewed largely with suspicion and again were a piece of kit one tended to bring back from holiday and never use.

Gravitational methods fell out of favour when the American style hotplate was introduced, keeping coffee hot in this way kills the flavour and creates a bitter unpalatable taste.

Whilst cafetieres are a very successful way of brewing coffee, the brew it creates is not without its problems. The grounds remain in the steeped liquid and more oils than are necessary can escape, again resulting in a bitter brew. The best option to create coffee in this manner is a Soft Brewing, where the ground coffee is placed in a vertical, cylindrical mesh filter within the pot which can removed one the desired brewing time has been reached thereby halting the process. Look for a Sowden coffee pot or similar.

Back to Slow Coffee, the Chemex Coffee Maker, was first introduced in the 1940s – so it is far from new – and was the coffee making method

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But how does Slow Coffee fit into the life of a busy Hectic Host. To my mind I would rather slowly feed hot water into the cone of my Chemex at the end of a meal that frantically fret with a complicated piece of machinery, but each to their own and at the end of the day it all a matter of taste. Whether a new thing or not Slow Coffee gets my vote.

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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 Forest Hill has a large conservation area covering the centre of Forest Hill and it includes both residential and commercial areas. The boundary runs along Wood Vale, the triangle park and Horniman Gardens; then to the north: Westwood Park, Manor Mount and part of Devonshire Road; and to the south: London Road, part of Taymount Rise and part of Dartmouth Road up to the Bird in Hand pub; then along the railway line to join up to Devonshire Road.

The review will include a boundary review, proposals for buildings to be “locally listed”, management proposals to preserve and enhance

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the area, and a character appraisal document. This document will summarise the area’s history and describe the characteristics that make the area special. It will also contain examples of things that detract from the area’s character and which could be improved.

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The Council will use the document when assessing development proposals in the conservation area, to ensure that new developments are suitable.

We understand that the consultant will recommend extending the conservation area up Dartmouth Road to the Library on one side and to the end of the shopping parade on the other side. He will also recommend that the boundary be extended onto Perry Vale to encompass the small parade of shops. A report will be issued in September and public consultation will be organised for the autumn.St The Mayor of Lewisham then Barnabas Parish will Hall, consider the proposals by March 2009.

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We have two more venues for The 23 Club. On Wednesday 23rd July, we’re meeting at 8pm at Le Querce, 68 Brockley Rise, 020 8690 3761.

If you’d like to spend an evening with other people who are passionate about SE23, then just ring the restaurant to book (mentioning it's forAsk The about 23 Club).

They’ll seatsession us all onand one or a free taster see twowhy big tables, depending on numbers. our members go home smiling!

Everyone pays for their own food/wine.

In August, the 23rd falls on a Saturday so we thought this would be a good opportunity for a family-oriented, Forest Hill Society Summer Barbecue at lunchtime. The venue is the Perry Hill pub, 78 Perry Hill, 020 8699 5076. This is for Forest Hill Society members and their guests. We hope as many of you as possible will support these events.

No audition, no experience required, no need to read music!

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Pistachio Crusted Rack of Lamb with Pancetta Ingredients (Serves 4) • 11/3 cup unsalted pistachios • 1 tablespoon chopped thyme • 1∞ teaspoons chopped rosemary • 1/3 cup Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil • Pinch salt • Pinch freshly ground black pepper • 1∞ lb rack of lamb, frenched (8 chops) • 6 ounces thinly sliced pancetta or bacon • 6 scallions, white and tender (green part only) • 1/3 cup unsalted pistachios shelled • 1 tablespoon chopped thyme • 1∞ teaspoons chopped rosemary

Method 1) Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) 2) In the bowl of a mini processor, finely chop the pistachios with the thyme and rosemary. Add half of the olive oil and process to a paste; season with salt and pepper. Scrape half of the pistachio paste into a small bowl and stir in the remaining olive oil.

3) Coat the lamb with half of the remaining pistachio paste.

4) Wrap the pancetta slices around the lamb, between the bones, leaving the bones exposed. Spread the remaining pistachio paste over the pancetta and set the rack in a small roasting pan.

5) Roast the rack for about 30-40 minutes, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the centre of the meat registers 145° for medium to well done.

6) Ensure top is crusted 7) Transfer the lamb to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Reserve the pan drippings.

8) Meanwhile, spoon 1 teaspoon of the rendered pancetta fat from the roasting pan into a medium skillet and heat until shimmering.

9) Add the scallions and cook over a high heat until softened and browned in spots, about 4 minutes.

10) Carve the lamb rack into four 2 chop servings and transfer them to plates along with the scallions.

11) Drizzle the pistachio pesto all around and serve right away.

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Food in Season Vegetables - Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichokes, Kale, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Red Cabbage, Sweed, Turnips Fruit & Nuts - Apples (Egremont, Russet, Blenheim Orange, Orleans Reinette), Chestnuts, Clementines, Cranberries, Pears, Satsumas, Tangerines Meat - Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Fowl, Hare, Partridge, Pheasant, Rabbit, Venison, Wood Pigeon Fish & Seafood - Brill, Clams, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Monkfish, Mussels, Oysters (Native & Rock), Plaice, Scallops, Sea Bass, Turbot Email Suzanne with comments or questions: info@suzannejames.co.uk www.suzannejames.co.uk

Horniman Christmas Fair Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 December 10.30am–4.30pm Arts & Crafts Market | Family Activities Saturday Farmers’ Market | Sunday Carol Concert Free entry

The World Beyond the Wardrobe Thursday 1–Sunday 4 December A Narnia-inspired interactive experience for families.

Book now

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What's On - December Thursday 8 December: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society illustrated lecture The Dead Sea Scrolls: Palestine in the Time of Christ; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21 8QR. www.ddfas.org.uk

Thursday 8 December: Quiz Night at Champion Hill Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, the Trust and Football Beyond Borders will be putting on a quiz night in the club bar. The maximum amount of participants for each team is five and the entry fee is £3 per player. Further information can be found at http://dhst.org.uk/ or http://footballbeyondborders.org/

Friday 9 December: A Christmas Concert by the Lambeth Ladies Choir 2pm Chatsworth Baptist Church Hall, Chatsworth Way SE27A Christmas Concert by the Lambeth Ladies Choir with the South London String Orchestra, conductor Julian Williamson. Tickets on the door £7 to include refreshments.

Sunday 11 December: Seasonal Singaround and Carols at The Ivy House 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.

Tonight will be partly our usual Singaround format and partly carols and other seasonal songs sung together (we will project the words onto a screen). Starts 7pm, finishes whenever. £2 on the door. www.thegooseisout.com

Monday 12 December: Vocal Chords Concert Forest Hill Methodist Church Hall in Normanton Street, SE23 2DS. Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 7.30pm. Ticket price- £6 for adults (children free). Entrance price includes a hot drink or a juice and a mince pie! We are supporting the charity Help Refugees.

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Tuesday 13 December: Come and Sing! Carols and Christmas Choruses 7.30pm A selection of Choruses from ‘Messiah’ and Christmas Carols with JAGS Choral Society and members of the JAGS Community Orchestra, Musical Director, Peter Gritton. Please come and join us to sing Christmas Carols and a selection of choruses from ‘Messiah’. There will be mulled wine and mince pies. Holst Hall, James Allen’s Girl’s School, 144 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 8TE. Entry is FREE. Donations to St Giles Trust.

Wednesday 14 December: D&D U3A Christmas Quiz 2 till 4 pm. St Barnabas Village Hall Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. Teams to be randomly allocated on day.

Wednesday 14 December: East Dulwich WI Christmas Party The Lodge, above East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW. Meetings start at 7.30pm ( please come along from 7:00pm).

Membership and Waiting list is currently closed www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Wednesday 14 December: The MCT at Alleyn’s Present An Evening of Comedy 8pm

with Matt Forde & Mark Cooper Jones & MC Glenn Moore The MCT at Alleyn’s, Townley Road, SE22 8SU. As seen on Russell Howard's Good News, hotly tipped as ‘One to Watch’ (Londonisfunny.com). Mark performs stand-up around the country. With much of his material derived from his past experiences of teaching Geography, Mark (Sir) is an authoritative stand up with a penchant for rules, countries and capitals tests.Mark Cooper-Jones is an exciting emerging stand-up comedian, a Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee, as well as one third of the highly acclaimed sketch group WitTank. Box Office mct.alleyns.or.uk or 8557 1541/1510

Thursday 15 December: After School Sewing Workshop 4-5:30pm, £15 at Punk Me Up Ceramics Cafe (34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX). Get ready for Christmas at our festive sewing workshop making stockings and some ornaments to hang on the tree. For kids ages 8+. Email katie@thesewcialcircle.com or call 07427092326 to book.

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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 25th January

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

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Capoeira Dulwich

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.

Classes for boys and girls from 4 years upwards. Martial arts the Brazilian way. Helps children develop strength, flexibility, coordination and rythm. Contact: vitor.barreto.13@ucl.ac.uk 07473 751177 | www.facebook.com/capoeiradulwich/m

Baby Loves Music

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Multi-Sensory Music groups for Parent and Baby in Nunhead.

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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.

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 020 8653 4781 | 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 Multi-award winning classes for babies from birth to 13 months. The fun packed programme of sensory delights includes an incredible variety of sounds, sights, textures, music and massage to support your baby’s development.

Classes in SE4 and SE21 on Tues, SE26 on Weds and SE23 on Thurs. Email Sarah Dulwich@babysensory.co.uk for 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 Interactive Music class for under 5’s led by professional musicians. Monday mornings 9:30am, 10:15am & 11am. Punk Me Up Ceramics Cafe. 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

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. Contact Alice Yeates: 07831 225841 | yeatesa@btinternet.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, 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 | 07799 861104.

Dulwich Library Babes & Toddlers Thursdays 10.30am-11.45am & 1.30pm - 2.45pm 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 Dulwich Road, 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

SE23 are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

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Physical fitness & martial arts, 5-10 yrs. Herne Hill Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane SE24. Saturdays 2-3pm.

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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. www.timeformums.com 07753 533577.

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

Little Superhero Training Practice your Superhero moves! 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

Monkey Music Various classes www.monkeymusic.co.uk | 020 8764 5185

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

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

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 1.30-2.30pm Olympikids - advanced booking required. Thurs -1.15-3.15pm Stay and Play for children under the age of 5yrs old. Sat - 2pm-4pm Brazilian language school. There is a fee to attend the session. Sundays - party hire available.

020 7639 2702

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

Sparkle Music Carefully structured and fun music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in SE22. Please check the website for current classes. Contact Anna 0771 1238352 or anna@sparkle-music.co.uk.

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

Water Babies Taught by world-class teachers, our multi-award winning programme teaches water confidence and safety skills from birth to 4 years. Our fun, innovative baby swimming classes will start in Forest Hill Pools from September. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 020 8858 5242 | divein@waterbabies.co.uk www.waterbabies.co.uk

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.

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What's On - December Thurday 15th December: Fairlawn Singers & friends

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present CHRISTMAS FANTASIA Conducted by Ben Vonberg-Clark. St Augustine's Church, One Tree Hill, London SE23 Doors 7pm.

Performance 7.30pm. Refreshments. Tickets £7 concessions £3. Featuring Fantasia on Christmas Carols - Ralph Vaughn Williams and other Christmas songs and carols.

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EDT. (1941) US 88 mins (PG) Director: Preston Sturges, with Joel McCrea, and Veronica Lake One of the great classic comedies of 1930s Hollywood, Preston Sturges’ Sullivan’s Travels takes a Hollywood director on an odyssey of Depression Era America with surprising and sometimes terrifying results. Tickets: EDT 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW

www.wegottickets.com.

Saturday 17 December: Live Nativity 4pm Meet at Forest Hill Station at 4pm and journey with Mary, Joseph and their donkey along Dartmouth Road to Bethlehem (Holy Trinity Church). Once you arrive at Holy Trinity Church Woods (end of Trinity Path, which is between 35D & 37 Sydenham Park, SE26 4EA) you will see, hear and smell the stable in Bethlehem. As farm animals set the scene, Mary & Joseph will take their places and narrators and actors will tell the story of Christmas. Do stay afterwards for mulled wine and mince pies.

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Sunday 18 December: Little Disco Xmas Special Join us for The Little Disco Company’s Xmas Discos! A festive day time disco for parents and their under 9s. Go crazy swirling and twirling your little ones around the dance floor and show them how you get down to the latest tunes, retro disco classics and Christmas favourites that you love to dance to. Our DJ will get you “Rocking around the Christmas Tree”, and there will be other boredom busting activities such as bubbles, balloons, games and prizes, minidance offs, fireworks and a free disco accessory for every child. We will even make it snow! There are child friendly drinks and snacks available to buy to complete this fun packed afternoon.

Time: 1pm OR 3.30pm. Venue: The East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW, East Dulwich.

Tickets: £6 p child / £4 p adult / £19 per family of 4. Babies <1 are free. Buy tickets through www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk

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

What's On - December Sunday 18 December: Candelit Carol Service 5pm Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

Monday 19 December: D&D U3A Christmas Lunch Dulwich Golf Club 12:30 for 1pm.

Thursday 22 December: 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

Saturday 24 December: Midnight Communion 11.15pm. Forest Hill Methodist Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

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Sunday 25 December: Family Celebration Service 10.30am. Family Celebration Service. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

Tuesday 27 December: Xmas Family Comedy Magic Show 2 – 4pm at The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE. Doors Open 20 minutes early. Interval between two Magical acts from Foxy the Funky Genie & Amigo’s Magic. Live Animals from thin air, one lucky person to be cut in half, puppets, ventriloquism and lots of audience participation. A chance to meet Fluffy the Rabbit & Free Bunny Copter to all those attending. Tickets £8 per Child, Adult £10 – Family ticket of four £30. This sold out last year so please book early to avoid disappointment. www.magicmindreadingandmayhem.co.uk

Thursday 22 & Friday 23 December: Sixteenfeet Productions present Snow White 11.30am & 2.30pm

Saturday 31 December: Watchnight Service 11.15pm

A Pop-Up Panto byLee Sutton. Directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward. An interactive pantomime with a modern twist. Originally commissioned as part of the Old Vic’s New Voices programme in 2012. Age guide 5+. Performance duration 60-minutes. Brixton East, 100 Barrington Road SW2 7JF. Visit www.brixtoneast1871.co.uk. Book online: www.sixteenfeet.co.uk. Box Office: 020 7856 0380.

LIVE MUSIC Every Monday from 7.30pm at The Cherry Tree SE22

Friday 23 December: I Love Pop-up Stalls Stay local and pop by East Dulwich Tavern for that last minute gift on Friday 23rd December from 12-8pm at 1, Lordship Lane SE22. A range of Independent Designers, Makers and Sellers will pop up stalls to provide you with an opportunity to pick up a unique creative gift or two. We look forward to seeing you there.

See in the New Year at Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

Come and join us for live music in East Dulwich.

First Monday of the month Jam night featuring a band so come and join in or come down to watch some amazing local talent. Every other Monday we have open mic which it getting busy, so come down early if you want to perform. Free drink for performers (175ml house wine, beer or soft drink). The Cherry Tree under new owners and a new style. 31-33 Grove Vale SE22 8EQ

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SE23 Councillors

Perry Vale Assembly funded projects for 2016/17

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n Wednesday 19th October 2016, Perry Vale assembly members met at Brent Knoll School to cast their votes to fund this year’s ward projects. The venue was chosen to showcase one of Lewisham’s newest rebuilt schools. Originally based in Mayow Road, the school has relocated to Perry Rise where the Co-operative Trust School is a small gender mixed Foundation Special School for 143 children aged between 4 and 16. The children are already involved in our assembly, having held a craft stall at our June Lark in the Park event where they raised over £150.

Our assembly met as a marketplace where 95 residents joined local groups to hear ideas for improving Perry Vale and to cast their project votes. Although more project bids were received than our £12.5K assembly fund could meet, the following 7 were successful; Perrymount Primary School was awarded £2,467 for new playground equipment and seating. The Young Lewisham Project was awarded £2,300 for Flooring the Floor.

Seniors was awarded £2,130 for their Memory Café for people with early onset dementia.

Platform One was awarded £2,000 for their Intergenerational Music Project which will see the young people working closely with Seniors.

Rockbourne Youth Club was awarded £1,899 for their Life Skills/Healthy Eating programme of workshops. Grow Mayow was awarded £1,485 for Bee Our Guest to expand their bee education project. However, the assembly was unable to completely fund the Forest Hill Traders bid and contributed the remaining £219 of funds towards it. Other assembly agenda items included Perry Vale’s SNT, with campaign posters covering Halloween and Fireworks Night; Bromley and Lewisham Healthwatch gave an update on their services and priorities reminding residents about the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Services and how to get involved with

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Healthwatch; a presentation from Sam BentleyToon of the London Wildlife Trust described the Great North Wood project which has recently received funding from the Heritage Lottery to address the threat to the remaining ancient wood via enlisting local people in its conservation and management. Following this, as Chair of the Friends of Mayow Park, Alona Sheridan provided feedback on its recent consultation.

Councillor Susan Wise Perry Vale Ward Chair of the Friends of the Horniman Museum T: 020 8699 6520 E: cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk

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Horniman Museum & Gardens

Special Events Horniman Christmas Fair Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December, 10.30am – 5pm There’s festive fun for all at the Horniman Christmas Fair! Enjoy family art activities, shop for gifts in the arts and crafts markets, pick up your seasonal produce at the Farmers’ Market (Saturday) and enjoy mince pies, mulled wine and carols on the Bandstand (Sunday).

From 1-4 December, visit The World Beyond the Wardrobe – a Narnia-inspired interactive experience for families full of magic and mystery. Your challenge is to help bring colour back to the world in time for Christmas. Tickets will be on sale in early November. Please check the website – www.horniman.ac.uk - nearer the time for the full line up of arts and crafts stalls, family activities and carol concerts.

FREE ENTRY TO THE FAIR

Hear it Live!

Wednesday 28 December, 2.30-3pm Join us for a demonstration of the ocarina, an ancient wind instrument, then get the chance to play one yourself. FREE

Exhibitions & Displays European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Until Sunday 15 January 2017 The Horniman’s latest exhibition displays all the winning photographs in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 competition. The 84 exceptional images showcase the beauty and diversity of the natural world, capturing unique moments such as the glory of the northern lights, a new-born seal’s first glimpse of the world and an ant’s tiny landscape magnified into a colourful ‘fairyland’. The exhibition also includes overall winner Richard Peters’ photograph of an urban fox, Shadow Walker.

The European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is owned by the GDT-Society of German Photographers. FREE

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Fauna Brazil Until Sunday 8 January 2017 A photographic display by João Marcos Rosa showcases the incredible wildlife of Brazil.

These stunning images feature paths where jaguars hunt, rivers where giant otters fish and the enormous trees where harpy eagles build their nests. FREE

Memorial A Tribute to Taxidermy Until Monday 1 May 2017 Ethical taxidermist and artist Jazmine MilesLong challenges ideas and perceptions of this art and craft. Inspired by pieces selected from the Horniman’s historic collection, Jazmine pays tribute to the unknown craftsmen of the past to produce a series of beautiful works that explore the journey from taxidermist to museum. A film featuring rare insights into the process and production of her own work are also presented in this fascinating and thought-provoking display. FREE

Farmers’ Market

Saturdays 9am-1.30pm Visit the Horniman Farmers’ Market every Saturday to pick-up your weekly essentials direct from independent and local producers.

Located in our glorious Gardens you will find stalls selling seasonal fruit and veg, artisan bread, organic meat and delicious hot food. We also have regular guest traders specialising in treats such as luxury chocolates, homemade jams and cakes. Please note the Farmers' Market will not be open on 24 and 31 December 2016. The last Farmers’ Market of the year will be on 17 December 2016. The Market will reopen on 7 January 2017.

Please see our website www.horniman.ac.uk for information on other regular events and activities including A World of Stories, Art Makers and Busy Bees.

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

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Financial Matters

Managing Your Money Over The Silly Season

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ne of the most common questions we get asked as Independent Financial Advisers is “How do I make the most of my money?”

This question is of particular significance given the fast approaching festive season.

We see financial management as a journey at Sterling & Law which begins when you finish your education and start working. Early priorities will range from paying your rent, putting food on the table and building capital for a deposit on a property. Around the age of 30 at the latest, you should have started putting money into a pension for your retirement.

Later, your considerations may include moving home, education for your children or contributing towards a wedding when your children get older. There will be holidays to consider, Christmas spending and, if you’re a normal person, random and unexpected expenses along the way.

All this requires planning. However, before planning on any journey, it is crucial to know your starting position and your starting position is your budget; i.e. your understanding of your income vs expenditure. This is the most basic and important tool for effectively managing your money. It can be done on a scrap of paper and involves no fancy software. However, budgeting, although easy is quite unpopular. This is because it shows you in hard black and white exactly where you stand from a financial standpoint. And sometimes, hard facts can be uncomfortable.

The benefits of budgeting

3) Awareness: Being aware of what is coming in, what’s going out and where it’s going will save you from wondering where on earth your money went at the end of the month. Your budget will tell you what you can afford, what you can save and where you need to make reductions in expenditure. You might even decide after budgeting that you need a pay rise or a different job.

4) Confidence: Being organised and knowing where you stand financially gives you confidence. If in debt, you can make the adjustments you need to ensure that you get out and stay out of the red. Once out of the red, you can then decide exactly how much you can save towards your financial goals.

5) Clarity: Budgeting will provide you with an early warning system for potential problems and help you make adjustments before the problem actually manifests itself. For example, a sudden expense such as a gearbox failure may throw you off course.

But by having a budget, you’ll know exactly how far off course you are and what might take for you to recover. You’re also more likely to have savings available to be able to deal with the problem as a budgeter.

So, how do you make the most of your money? Start with a budget. List all your monthly outgoings and measure them against your expenditure. This will tell you where you stand and knowing exactly where you stand could help prevent you from falling.

1) Control: Would you rather control your money or be controlled by your money? Budgeting can save you the grief of overspending and give you a vice like grip of your finances; which is a good thing.

2) Focus: If you have financial goals, having a strict budget could help you achieve them faster, especially if you’re working with limited resources. You can prioritise your expenditure to ensure that you do not spend unnecessarily on anything that does not contribute to your financial goals.

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Christmas Shopping - By Lawrence Roullier-White Secret Santa or Stocking Fillers? Your local shops have them all as Lawrence Roullier White discovers Christmas Gift for £20 or less.

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Robin Salt and Pepper Set, £20, Bunka, Dartmouth Road, SE23 Rosie Brewer Mini Walnut Chopping Board, £16.00, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road, SE21 Clean Cotton Candle by Croydon Candle Company, £14, Farr & Wyde, Dartmouth Road, SE23 Cat Tree Decoration, £3.50, Horniman Museum & Gardens, London Road, SE23 Tassel Keyring, £6.50, Jaadu, Park Hill Road, SE21 Dachshund Soap & Soap Dish, £13.95, Jumping Bean, Honor Oak Park, SE23 Lamy Fountain Pen, £16, Postmark, North Cross Road, SE22

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8) Jolie Socks, £15, Roullier White, Lordship Lane, SE22 9) Roosting Box, £4.99, Shannon’s Garden Centre, Stanstead Road, SE23 10) Art Assassins Rye Shampoo & Conditioner, £5 each, South London Gallery, Peckham Road, SE5 11) Mondrian Playing Cards, £10.95, The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village, SE21 12) Big Ben Tree Decoration, £5.50, The Dulwich Trader, Croxted Road, SE21 13) Jewel Style Tea Light Holder, £4.95, Tomlinson’s, Dulwich Village, SE21 14) Wooden Pick Up Sticks & Dominoes, £2 each, Wigwam, Rosendale Road, SE21

Assorted Christmas Stockings available from A J Farmers, Lordship Lane, SE22 Please send new product ideas through to Lawrence at: Lawrence@roullierwhite.com 28 | SE23 - December 2016

What's On - Christmas Fairs Saturday 3 December: East Dulwich Christmas Cracker 11am-5pm. Lordship Lane, North Cross Road and beyond. Enjoy sparkling family entertainment, discover fabulous gifts and taste delicious festive foods.

Saturday 3 December: Christmas Market Ladywell Join us for a day of Christmas gift shopping, food and entertainment at the Ladywell Christmas Market! We’ve got a whole host of fantastic stalls lined up, with prefect presents and gourmet gifts for friends and family. You’ll find plenty of Christmas cheer at the market, with the sights and sounds of a traditional Christmas fair offering beautiful gifts for all the family from local artists, makers, craftspeople. With foodie treats, mulled wine and mince pies, there’ll be something for everyone.

Centre of Ladywell SE13 7UZ – 10am to 4pm.

Saturday 3 December: Goodrich Primary School Winter Fair 2-5pm A fun-filled festive afternoon. Meet Santa in his grotto, ride on our Christmas pudding rodeo, take part in the silent hamper auction, listen to the school choir and dad’s band, sample our Hog roast, mulled wine and cakes! Plus a fantastic raffle, many Christmas stalls and games, arts and crafts and much much more!

Saturday 3 December: Forest Hill Methodist Church Christmas Fayre 11am - 2.15pm Raffle, Tombola, Plants, Fairtrade and stalls. Lunch, refreshments and home made cakes.Entrance 50p, children 20p, under 5's free. Forest Hill Methodist Church, Normanton Street, SE23 2DS.

Sunday 4 December: Christmas Fayre at the Church of St Clement with St Peter 11am to 3pm at 140 Friern Road, East Dulwich. Santas Grotto and activities for the children, craft stalls for festive shopping, cake stall and refreshments.

Saturday 10 December: Bessemer Grange Primary Winter Fair 12.00 – 3pm Everyone is welcome, and entry to the fair is FREE! The fair will have festive food and drink (including mulled wine), Santa’s Grotto, lots of Christmasthemed kids games, Christmas-themed craft workshops, handicraft stalls and an amazing raffle with loads of fabulous prizes donated by local businesses. If you'd like to have a stall at the fair please email fab@friendsatbessemer.co.uk Please come and join us for a fun filled family afternoon.

Saturday & Sunday 10/11 & 17/18 December Dulwich Picture Gallery FREE ENTRY: 10AM - 5PM. TICKETED: 6pm – 10pm as part of Dulwich Winterlights.

Looking for gift inspiration? A last-minute bauble or trinket? Wander the pathways throughout the Gallery’s beautiful historic grounds and explore our FREE artisan market. Enjoy over fifty high-quality stalls selling a wide range of handmade and local produce to find unique pressies, festive food and tipples, and stocking fillers and treats. Get into the full festive spirit with mulled drinks as pop-up choirs delight your ears with seasonal song and Santa (the real one) of course will be taking a break from the North Pole to welcome visiting families. The market stays open after dark as part of Winterlights (booking applies) so let the merriment continue! www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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artisan market. Enjoy over fifty high-quality stalls selling a wide range of handmade and local produce to find unique pressies, festive food and tipples, and stocking fillers and treats.

Get into the full festive spirit with mulled drinks as pop-up choirs delight your ears with seasonal song and Santa (the real one) of course will be taking a break from the North Pole to welcome visiting families.

Adriaen Van De Velde:

Dutch Master of Landscape Until 15 January 2017

6-18 December 6pm – 10pm (Tuesday - Sunday) After dark, the Gallery will light up and come to life with festive cheer - the perfect way to spend a winter’s evening!

Enjoy spectacular lighting across the front of the Gallery’s historic building as well as a winding winter lights trail throughout our beautiful grounds.

Create your very own festive family photo at a giant magical frame, visit the enchanted cottage where Christmas storytelling* awaits, and enjoy festive classics from pop-up choirs. Get into the full festive spirit with mulled drinks and other Christmassy nibbles from our Christmas Cabin and other vendors on-site during the artisan market on Saturdays and Sundays. *Storytelling is an additional £3 per child. Timeslots booked online.

Christmas Market Saturday & Sunday 10/11 & 17/18 December FREE ENTRY: 10AM - 5PM. TICKETED: 6pm – 10pm as part of Dulwich Winterlights.

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Friends Events

For information call 020 8299 8750 or e-mail friendsticketing@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk Tickets are available online at www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on or at the admissions desks in the Gallery.

Gallery Film

Bar opens at 7pm and screening at 7.30pm.

Tickets £9, £7 friends - includes a glass of wine, snacks & film notes.

Carmen Jones (1954) Cert 18/105 mins Monday 12 December Directed by Otto Preminger with Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge and Pearl Bailey.

In 1943, Oscar Hammerstein Jr. took Bizet’s opera Carmen, rewrote the lyrics, changed the characters from 19th century Spaniards to World War II-era African-Americans and switched the setting to a Southern military base. The result was Carmen Jones.

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

Festive Pets

Keep Your Pets Safe This Season

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ith the festive season just around the corner we are all busy planning how we are going to celebrate, have fun and spoil our loved ones – including our pets. It is a time of year when our home is bursting with family and friends, fancy decorations and treats, which can be overwhelming for our pets.

Try to keep your pets’ eating and exercise habits as close to normal during the festivities as you can, and follow these few steps to ensure they are kept safe:

1) The Christmas tree The best place to put a Christmas tree is in a corner, tied with fishing wire to secure it, preventing it being knocked over by your dog or pulled down by your cat.

2) Electrical safety To prevent any accidental electrocutions, exposed indoor or outdoor wires should be taped to the wall or the sides of the house.

3) Poisonous foods and plants Holly, mistletoe, poinsettia plants, grapes, raisins, sweets, liquorice, chocolate… Keep them well out of the way of your pets’ reach. Don’t be tempted to share chocolate with your dog, it contains Theobromine, a chemical very toxic to pets. Cats are even more sensitive to Theobromine poisoning than dogs!

4) Fire safety Burning candles should be placed on high shelves or mantels, out of your pets’ way - there's no telling where a wagging tail may end up. Homes with fireplaces should use screens to avoid accidental burns.

7) Outside the home When walking your dog in freezing weather, be mindful of his paws. Frosty grass and salt grit can cause contact dermatitis. Wash your dog’s feet after a walk, to keep them clean and healthy.

But remember, most of these dangers are easily avoidable. Christmas is a time for fun and enjoyment, and apart from a well-deserved and needed grooming session, a new cosy bed, a jumper, toy or warm blanket the best present you can give them is your time, attention and love.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Sylvie Marks Waggy Wagon, mobile dog grooming salon

6) Gift wrapping Be sure to keep your pet away. Wrapping paper, string, plastic, or cloth when swallowed can cause intestinal blockages. Scissors are another hazard, and they should be kept off floors or low tables.

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Garden Talk

Winter’s Star Performers Whether it’s attractive bark, shiny berries or a splash of colour, there are lots of plants to add winter interest to your garden….

Beautiful Bark Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ has brilliant white bark, which glows out in soft wintery light. It’s lovely as a multi-stem and fab underplanted with evergreen ferns, snowdrops and crocuses.

Prunus serrula is another winter showstopper with shiny mahogany bark striped with lenticels.

Parrotia persica is actually a shrub but can be grown as a wonderfully sculptural multi-stemmed tree. On mature trees, the steely grey bark flakes off in patches giving interest and texture in winter.

Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple) is a small tree with chestnut bark that peels of to reveal cinnamon coloured wood beneath. Or for a brighter, redder bark, try Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku.’

Fabulous Flowers Heleborus niger is a pretty white hellebore that flowers from December to March. A must for winter gardens , there are many varieties of hellebores in pretty colours from pale pink to reddy purple such as ‘Helleborus x hybridus Havington red. Buy them in bloom to make sure you’ve picked a flower you love.

Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’ has creamy bell-like flowers and evergreen foliage from December. Or for a splash of pinky brown look out for Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens ‘Freckles’. Both ideally need a sheltered south-facing wall.

Cyclamen coum are delicate hardy cyclamen with tiny pink flowers and silvery leaves (December to March) that make a gorgeous carpet under deciduous shrubs and trees with ferns and snowdrops.

Narcissus ‘Rijnveld’s Early Sensation’ flowers as early as December – perfect for those too impatient to wait until spring for their daffs.

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is a shrub that makes a winter focal point with its delicate golden orange beautifully scented thread-like petals on bare stems from Dec and March. Great for bringing into the house for a scented flower display.

Stunning Stems If you have a large garden, Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (Dogwood), with its brilliant coral stems in winter makes a wonderful display planted in a group. I also like Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’ which has pretty variegated leaves in summer. Intersperse with gleaming olive stemmed Cornus sericea ‘Flaviramea’ for more impact or underplant with crocus or bright evergreen grasses such as Carex ‘Evergold’. Prune at least some of the stems hard back each year as young stems produce the colour.

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (contorted hazel) has curling stems and catkins that make a lovely focal point in a winter garden.

Beguiling Berries Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ has clusters of amazing purple/pink berries, which cling to bare branches - bringing a serious wow factor to the garden in winter.

Nandina domestica is a pretty upright airy shrub with spectacular clusters of bright red berries in the winter against purplish leaves.

Skimmia japonica ‘Nymans’ is a striking shrub with larger red berries - as long as a male variety is planted close by.

Ilex aquifolium ‘J.C.van Tol’ is an almost spineless self-fertile holly so has guaranteed bright red berries on dark into winter - or until the birds get at them!

Rosa rugosa roses such as Roseraie de l’Hay are tough useful roses with big red hips into winter.

Alternatively R. moyesiii has long orange hips and Rosa glauca is striking with purple grey foliage and red hips – all bringing jolly cheer in the gloomy winter months.

Barbara Samitier - Garden Designer | www.barbarasamitiergardens.co.uk 32 | SE23 - December 2016

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)

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

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