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Issue 126 - February 2017 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 Events - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Activities - P18 Horniman Museum - P24 Garden Talk - P30

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Welcome This is by far the hardest leader I have had to write in almost 12 years. Just before going to print last month, I found out that my dear friend Lawrence Roullier White had died in an accident. This came as a huge shock to me and all those who knew him. I am sure that many readers will know Lawrence, as he was always out and about in the area, not only checking out the local shops for his popular Shopping page but as the owner of Roullier White. Lawrence first starting contributing to the magazines in 2008 with his fabulous Hectic Host column. He later added the Shopping Page which has because hugely popular. As my tribute to Lawrence I have picked out my favourite Hectic Host column from January 2009 and have reprinted it on page 12. I also felt it would be fitting to re-run his interview which first appeared last year on page 13. I know that many people will miss Lawrence; his family, partner Michael and his many dear friends in the area and around the World. RIP. Last month saw the amazing Stella Parton perform at The Palmerston, down the road in East Dulwich, one chilly Sunday evening. I managed to catch up with Stella ahead of the event and chatted about her long career and, of course, talked about her sister Dolly, see page 32 for more.See you next month!

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

Welcome Page ........................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard ............................................6 What’s On ......................... 8, 10, 16 & 20 Hectic Host ...........................................12 In Memory.............................................13 Food & Drink .......................................14 Children’s Activities ..................... 18 & 19 Councillors Column ..............................22 The Horniman Museum .......................24 Financial Matters ..................................25 HopCroft Neighbourhood Plan...... 26 & 27 Dulwich Picture Gallery..........................28 Garden Talk .......................................... 30 Community Index .................................31 Parton Comes to East Dulwich ........32 Index .....................................................34

Stella Parton

Parton Comes to East Dulwich

here are some things in life that you don’t expect and having an international country singer perform in East Dulwich is one of them! I met Stella Parton a few days before her sell-out evening at The Palmerston. The event was billed as An Evening of Home Style Southern Tennessee cooking, with Stella’s recipes and cooking with James Donnelly, Head Chef at The Palmerston. The event sold out within 24 hours! One of the reasons for the special event at The Palmerston was to combine Stella’s love of music with her love to cook. “I have always loved cooking; I have been cooking since I was 7 or 8 years old. Coming from a big family, the girls cook and as I was small I couldn’t work in the fields, so I developed a passion for cooking and nurturing family members and loved ones. I am a cook, that’s what I do. I am not a chef, chefs work to please customers, cooks cook to please family and loved ones.” Stella was visiting London to promote the album which honours her iconic sister Dolly Parton. Mountain Songbird: A Sister’s Tribute’, is an album of re-recorded songs previously made famous by Dolly which also includes a new duet Dolly and Stella co-wrote together, titled “More Power to Ya.” The album is out now via Man in the Moon Records. I asked Stella, why had she decided to do the album now. “I have always loved my sister’s music and I never wanted to be identified as just someone who just went out there and sang her songs because I have always been a songwriter myself and a singer and I have always had my own band. I refused to be a request artist. I didn’t want people to think I was riding on her coat tails. I went the long way around and then I had people assume that I didn’t love my sister or she didn’t love me, which was never the case. I have always loved her so much and respected her so much that I would never have done it that way. I wanted her to have her own autonomy and for me to have my own and to respect myself enough to do that. When you go through a life and a career, by the time you get down this far and in

life, you reassess things and I have always wanted to record some of those songs. So it just seemed to be the right time. I have worked on it for 10 years, recording one song here and one song there. And then it all came together after I wrote Mountain Songbird.” The album is out now.

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Events Calendar - February Monday

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Wednesday

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Friday

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Saturday

4th

East Dulwich WI @7.30pm Check website: www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk P8 Dulwich Dulwich Folk Community Council Dance Club see p6 Meeting see p8.

6th

7th

8th

Lively Minds ove4 50’s Club, see p10. Cancer ... The Story So Far, U3A Event, see p10.

13th Honor Oak Women’s Institute, 8pm St Saviour’s Church.

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14th Lively Minds ove4 50’s Club, see p10.

21st

9th

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Dulwich Folk Dance Club see p6 Pierrot Le Fou (1965) www.biggerpicture.co.uk @EDT see p16 Mums in Business, see p16

23rd Dulwich Folk Dance Club see p6

Lively Minds ove4 50’s Club, see p10.

Cheese & Wine Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm Party Rotary Upstairs @The Palmerston. Club, see p20. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

27th

28th

10th

1st

11th

The Accused - The Psychology of a Murder Trial see p16 After School Kids Parkrun, Sewing, see p10. Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich Dulwich Folk Park 9am, Dance Club see p6 P8.

Self-Portraits in the Classical Style, see p16

22nd

2nd

5th I Love Pop-up Stalls New Year Sale, see p8.

Club Local, see p8.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society, see p10 Steve Turner @ The Ivy House, see p10

15th

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

Sunday

17th Little Disco - GLOW-in-thedark, see p20.

Off the Wall @ Dulwich Picture Gallery see p10.

18th

19th

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

Give & Take Event, see p20.

24th

12th

25th

Dulwich & District U3A see p20.

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

Classical Symphony Orchestra Concert, p20. The Peckham Society, see p20.

26th

Phil Beer, Rosewood, Sumner Anderson The Ivy House, see p20.

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Lively Minds ove4 50’s Club, see p10.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 16 & 20. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - February 2017

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Horniman Farmers’ Market Every Saturday Morning 9am - 1pm At the Horniman Museum 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ A locally sourced, locally sold farmers’ mark et selling vegetables, meat, fish, bread, flowe rs, hot food and much more in the glorious Gardens. If you are interested in becoming a stallh older at the Horniman Farmers’ Market, pleas e email farmersmarket@horniman.ac.uk.

Being a befriender is really lovely. Nothing else in my week matches it! Volunteering for Link Age Southwark brings many rewards – not just for the older people we help, but also to our volunteers. From visiting someone who is really keen to have a friendly chat once a week, to driving someone to our groups, can make a big difference to the life of one of our older friends and neighbours and boost your spirits too! Visit www.linkagesouthwark.org/volunteering or call Jennie or Michele on 020 8299 2623. We would be delighted to discuss volunteering opportunities with you.

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What's On - February Wednesday 1 February: East Dulwich WI Meeting An exciting programme of guest speakers, activities and entertainment lined up for members this year. You can check them all out over on our events page. We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 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 1st February: Dulwich Community Council Meeting

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park Parkrun

Saturday Mornings 9am 4, 11, 18 & 25 February

7pm and is themed around business. Before the start of the main themed meeting, there will be a decision making meeting where you can find out which projects will receive cleaner greener safer funding. Also find out about community news information, plus an item on road junction safety through proposed double yellow lines. Herne Hill Church, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU. For more information, please contact Fitzroy Lewis: fitzroy.lewis@southwark.gov.uk or call 020 7525 3084.

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 4, 11, 18 & 25 February West Dulwich Fresh Food Market

Friday 3 February: CLUB LOCAL <<Rewind

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.

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Brings together like-minded South East Londoners for a dance night on your doorstep, DJs playing dance hits from the 80s and 90s you’ll know and love, whilst hanging out with people who share that love of those one-hit wonders! Put Friday 3rd February in your diary, sort a babysitter and head to your favourite local East Dulwich bar: The Lodge, upstairs at the East Dulwich Tavern. CLUB LOCAL events are created for you by people like you who want a no-hassle night out, locally. Tickets £8 (incl a glass of Prosecco upon arrival). Time: 8pm – 1am. Buy tickets via: www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk

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What's On - February Sunday 5 February: I ♥ Popup Stalls New Year Sale 1pm-7pm. Support local businesses by shopping locally for original quality handmade gifts, unique Homeware and everything in between. The first Sunday of each month at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW. Alternatively you may just want to have drink a bite to eat or chill out and listen to the Dj, the choice is yours.

Tuesday 7 February: Cancer... The Story so Far 3.30pm U3A members are privileged to be invited to the Crick’s new, purpose-built research centre. The Francis Crick Institute (formerly the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation) is a biomedical research centre in London, which opened in 2016. U3A members are invited to the Crick’s new, purpose-built research centre. Caroline Hill and Daniel Miller will trace the history of cancer research and explore the most exciting avenues for future progress, from cancer genomics to immunotherapy. Tickets are free and will be issued on a first-come first-served basis. Maximum 2 per applicant. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cancerthe-story-sofar-tickets-29375774733?ref=ecount. The Crick Institute, 1 Midland Road, St Pancras, NW1 1AT. http://u3asites.org.uk/dulwich/home

Tuesdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 February: Lively Minds Over 50’s Club 11am-4pm Social club for the over 50’s. We offer two exercise to music sessions, talks from guest speakers or entertainment and relaxing yoga, we go on days out to beautiful English villages, stately homes and places of interest. 020 8677 1533. St Faith Community & Youth Association, St Faith's Centre, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ.

Thursday 9 February: Afterschool Kids Sewing – Totes Amazing Tote Bags 4-6pm, £17.50 each @Punk Me Up Cafe (34 E Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX). Get creative designing your own appliqué tote bag in this 2-hour workshop. Kids will learn different appliqué techniques to create their bag. Let your imagination go wild! For kids ages 6+. Visit www.thesewcialcircle.com to book. 10 | SE23 - February 2017

Wednesday 8 February – 4 June: Legacy Photographs by Vanessa Bell and Patti Smith Dulwich Picture Gallery will present the first photography display bringing together work by the British modern artist, Vanessa Bell and the American musician, writer and artist, Patti Smith. Tickets: Entry included with the standard admission charge £8* Permanent Collection, £7* Senior citizens. FREE Unemployed, disabled, students, under 18s, Friends *Ticket prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation.

Thursday 9 February: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Illustrated Lecture The Silk Road Then and Now: Western China’s Cities, Towns and Buddhist Cave Sites; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21 8QR. See www.ddfas.org.uk.

Thursday 9 February: STEVE TURNER at The Ivy House 7.30pm Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of the best voices in the business. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who also accompanies himself on the cittern, and plays mandolin and banjo. Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). www.thegooseisout.com

Saturday 11 February Off the Wall Discuss, debate and have your say! 2 - 4pm Dulwich Picture Gallery. FREE. Meet new people, work with a professional artist and engage in lively discussion as you challenge the role of galleries for young people today. Working in the Gallery you will explore universal themes such as love, power, beauty and equality using our Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions as your stimuli. Join us as we find new and creative ways to express these ideas. Contact Emma Hollamby – 020 8299 8753 e.hollamby@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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Lawrence Roullier White - The Hectic Host

Get Your House in Order

o matter how much you have enjoyed Christmas, everybody breathes a slight sigh of relief as the last guest leaves on New Year’s Day; as you reclaim your house and your sofa. Having house guests can be stressful, the key is being prepared and January is a good time to get organised. I long ago dispensed with different sets of bedding; we use all white Egyptian cotton from the store, so it doesn’t matter if I muddle up pillowcases and sheets etc from different beds. This is a wonderful trick that you can also apply Men’s socks. Send all your various patterned socks to be recycled and purchase new, plain ones. Grey will go with business suits and brown with jeans; pairing socks will become a thing of the past. But back to the beds, if you do have different sets then as you strip each bed place all the linen from that bed in a pillowcase and throw the whole thing in the machine. Wait for a dry windy, day so you can peg them out thereby saving money and time ironing, fold them all up back into the pillowcase and stow away in the airing cupboard; each set contained. Again with towels we don’t have sets that we need to match, just white and black. In the guest bathrooms I leave a pile of baskets of towels; when the top basket is used, its contents get washed and it is returned to the bottom of the pile. When spring cleaning rooms for guests remember these simple tips; take everything thing you are going to need to clean the room in with you and close the door behind you and do not leave until it is done. You will only tread dust everywhere. With a very damp cloth wipe along the top of all the very high surfaces, wardrobes, bookcase, picture rails, door and window frames. Thus allowing the dust to settle to be hovered up; the last thing you do. Then clean the windows so you can properly see what you are doing. The best way to get glass clean is with a mixture of vinegar and water applied with a clean cloth and polished off with scrunched up newspaper.

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London hard water results in lime scale a problem for all of us, our old friend vinegar will ensure that guests are greeted by a gleaming bathroom use it regularly on all taps and metal fittings to keep build up at bay. My particular bête noire is the indents that are left in carpets after you have moved furniture around to accommodate sofa beds etc. Simply take an ice cube from the freezer, place it in the dent and as it melts the pile will return to the carpet. Job done! Reprinted from SE22 January 2009 In memory of Lawrence Roullier White www.roullierwhite.com

Lawrence Roullier White - in memory Christmas Eve we were open. A big deal serving Oscar nominated actress in your first week!

Where are you to be found on Saturday?

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

What is your favourite place to eat?

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

The best kept secret...

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

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

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

When I want to relax... In December 2015 Lawrence Roullier White celebrated a 10 years of his lifestyle store on Lordship Lane. Which may seem a longtime to some, but not when you know his traceable family have lived in Peckham and East Dulwich since the 1780’s.

How long have you lived in the area?

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

What has changed most during that time?

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

What is your favourite shop?

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

And the last thing you bought there?

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

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

Best bargain you’ve ever landed..

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

My perfect holiday..

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

Not bought locally, but Lola, our British Blue, has been 12 years of fun, well worth the price tag. I would love to have a week with no work to do and spend it properly discovering this area – I always seem to be rushing somewhere or other so a week off at home with absolutely nothing to do would be lovely.

The most famous person you’ve met?

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

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Valentine’s Meal

here are two really good things about February – firstly, it means January is over, and secondly Valentines Day ensures it is a really romantic month! So, for all you romantic souls out there who want to prepare a perfect dish for their loved one(s), and those who simply find winter hard to survive and need a good, hearty meal to make things just a teensy bit easier, here is a classic Coq au vin recipe. This wonderful French dish hardly needs an introduction. It is made from chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic. Our version ensures a rich, deep flavour that is perfect for a cold winters evening. Enjoy!

Coq Au Vin • 3 Rashers dry cured bacon with the fat trimmed and chopped • 12 small shallots, peeled • 2 chicken leg, skin removed • 4 chicken thighs with bone, skin removed • 2 chicken breast, skin removed • 3 garlic clove finely chopped • 800ml red wine • 150ml chicken stock • 3 Boquet Garni • small handful chopped flat-leaf parsley • 250g chestnut mushrooms • 2 tbsp cornflower • 1 ∞ tsp water

Method 1) Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Tip in the bacon and fry until crisp. Remove and drain on kitchen paper. Add the shallots to the pan and fry, stirring or shaking the pan often, for 5-8 minutes until well browned all over. Remove and set aside with the bacon. 2) Pat the chicken pieces dry with kitchen paper. Pour the remaining oil into the pan, then fry half the chicken pieces, turning regularly, until well browned. Remove and repeat with the remaining chicken. Remove and set aside. 3) Scatter in the garlic and fry briefly, then, with the heat medium-high, pour in 200ml of red wine, stirring the bottom of the pan to deglaze. The alcohol should sizzle and evaporate so there is not much left. 4) Return the chicken legs and thighs to the pan along with any juices, Stir in the rest of the wine, the 14 | SE23 - February 2017

stock, drop in the bouquet garni, season with pepper and a pinch of salt and return the bacon and shallots to the pan. Cover, lower the heat to a gentle simmer, add the chicken breasts and cook for 30 minutes. 5) Just before ready to serve heat the oil for the mushrooms in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the mushrooms and fry over a high heat for a few minutes until golden. Remove and keep warm. 6) Lift the chicken, shallots and bacon from the pan and transfer to a warmed serving dish. Remove the bouquet garni. To make the thickener, mix the cornflower and water in a bowl. Bring the wine mixture to a gentle boil then gradually drop in small pieces of the thickener, whisking each piece in using a wire whisk. Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Scatter the mushrooms over the chicken, and then pour over the wine sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.

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What's On - February Thurdsay 9th - Saturday 11th February: The Accused - The Psychology of a Murder Trial

Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 February: DPG in CMY (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) 2 - 4pm Dulwich Picture Gallery. £30. 10 - 12 years. Using a layered printing process, create exciting interpretations of the gallery's masterpieces. By overlaying the CMY colours, red, green, purples will appear revealing surprising images at the last moment! Contact Emma Hollamby – 020 8299 8753 e.hollamby@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Thursday 16 February The Bigger Picture Presents:

Pierrot Le Fou (1965) @7pm

This immersive science-theatre is based on transcripts and court records of a high-profile 1950s murder trial, and invites you to play the role of juror as we present a dramatisation of the crime, the case, and the testimony presented in court. Brought to you by Goldsmiths' award winning Forensic Psychology Unit in collaboration with the Acting & Filmmaking Society and the Musical Theatre Society. This event is proudly supported by the Goldsmiths Annual Fund. Goldsmiths, University of London, Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building, New Cross, SE14 6NW. 7 - 10pm www.eventbrite.co.uk

Wednesday 15 - Thursday 16 February: Self-portraits in the classical style 10.30am - 12.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery. £30. 6 - 9 years. Take inspiration from the Gallery's Old Master paintings and create your own unique self-portrait finished in a gilded frame and enhance your life drawing skills. Contact Emma Hollamby – 020 8299 8753 e.hollamby@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk 16 | SE23 - February 2017

FRANCE - 110 minutes - Cert 15 Godard’s 10th film, and an anarchic take on the road movie in which a couple are on the run from bourgeois life (and gangsters), provides Godard with the entertaining opportunity to reference the conventions of Hollywood filmmaking. Showing at EDT, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW www.wegottickets.com.

Thursday 16 February: Mums in Business @8pm 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 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. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

Maths Mad = fun maths for kids! Stimulating Times Tables classes for 6 - 11 yr olds. Forest Hill. We make learning memorable & fun! Call Clair 020 8291 0360 | www.mathsmad.co.uk | mathsmadcouk@gmail.com

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

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(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.

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Twinkly Toes Ballet 2-4yrs

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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

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. www.timeformums.com 07753 533577.

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

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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 - February Friday 17 February: Half-Term Little Disco – GLOW-in-the-dark 10am / 11.30am or 1pm @ the Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead. Blow off the icicles with your little munchkins for the morning / afternoon at our Half-Term Glow-in-the-dark daytime disco! You can expect our lovely lively DJ to play dance floor fillers and kids favourites along with other boredom busting activities such as FREE neon face paints, bubbles, balloons, inflatable guitars, indoor fireworks, interactive games and competitions and prizes. Wear something NEON or white and dress up in style to join in with our mini rave! Tickets £6 / £4.50 / £2: www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk (booking upfront is essential)

Saturday 18 February: Give & Take Event 11am -2.30pm East Dulwich Community Centre Association & Barry Area Residents Association. Bring items 11-1pm ONLY. Take items: 11-2.30pm. East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, SE 22 9NL. Items ONLY ACCEPTED ON DAY OF EVENT. Free community events promoting reuse and recycling. Bring unwanted items in good condition and easy to carry home and take away things you need. Typical items include CD’s DVD’s, books, small electrical items, buggies, bikes, lamps, plants and kitchenware. We reserve the right not to accept items. Contact Barbara Enoe 0208 693 4411 edcc2010@gmail.com.

Sunday 19 February: The Peckham Society 3pm The Dora Project – Francoise Dupre & Rebecca Snow. Goose Green Centre, St John’s Church, Goose Green SE22. A visual presentation commemorating all those who perished in the Holacaust. It will discuss the move that the “Vengence weapons", V1 & V2, project moved from Peenamunde to Naudhausen and created the most inhumane conditions.

Sunday 19 February: Classical Symphony Orchestra Concert The Southwark Sinfonietta, an orchestra composed of local musicians, gives a concert at St Augustine’s Church, One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Park SE23 3LE. Start time 3pm, refreshments available afterwards. The soprano soloist for Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate is Jane Werry. Conductor Rupert Bond directs the ensemble whose programme includes an overture by Gluck and the first of Haydn’s London Symphonies, No 93 in D. Tickets: £12, concessions and family tickets available. polychormusic@gmail.com 07900 842 454 20 | SE23 - February 2017

Tuesday 21 February: Cheese & Wine Party 6.45pm Dulwich Constitutional Club. A chance to meet members of your local Rotary Club, find out what we do and network with others from the community. This is not a fund raiser and there is no charge. Dulwich Constitutional Club, 33 East Dulwich Grove, East Dulwich, SE22 8PW www.dulwichandpeckhamrotary.org/index.php

Wednesday 22 February: Cooking with Scissors 6.45-8.45pm. Upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. Meet the last Wednesday of every month. To find out more or register email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Friday 24 February: U3A Monthly meeting 2 – 4pm Dulwich Library. Speakers are Samantha Mauger, U3A CEO, and Emily Georgiou, “Influencing Ageing Well Policy from our own experience”. All our open meetings and other U3A events can be found on the ‘events’ Tab on our website at Dulwich-u3a.uk

Friday 24 February: PHIL BEER, Rosewood, Sumner Anderson – @The Ivy House Phil Beer is one half of folk supergroup Show Of Hands. He is perhaps best known as a top-flight fiddler as well as having rich and remarkable vocals. Rosewood sing and play traditional and contemporary songs and instrumentals, some of which they have written themselves. Anne Sumner and Rob Anderson formed a partnership in early 2016. Anne’s poignant and melodic songwriting and Rob’s US West cowboy influences have combined in creating a collection of story telling original material rich in vocal harmonies. Tickets £14/12 advance, £15/13 on the door. Door 7pm, Live music starts 8pm. www.thegooseisout.com

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SE23 Councillors

Have you thought about taking on an allotment?

pring makes us think about the pleasures of finally being outside after winter and an allotment can provide the means of an escape into a quiet green space and the opportunity to grow one’s own plants and vegetables. It is also well recognised that gardening can be therapeutic, and a release from our hectic and stressful lives. Being able to see what you have planted come to fruition, despite the challenges of birds, slugs, insects and the British weather is amazing. Although I have yet to understand why any deity would create dandelions. During my tenure as Lewisham’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for our environment, it was a pleasure to visit the borough’s allotments and meet with many of the plot holders to see their very different and always interesting plots. One of the highlights of my year was the annual Allotment Awards and to speak with the residents who ranged from the very very young to the much older. All of them dedicated gardeners with great experiences and stories to share. Lewisham has 36 allotment sites across our borough, ranging from sites with 4 or 5 plots to larger sites with 62 and 92, all with different site facilities. Lewisham is also a very dense borough, so there is no spare land to create more sites, and as allotments are in much demand there are long waiting lists for a plot. However, if you are keen to take on a plot, now is the time to apply for one and get yourself on the waiting list. It is possible to apply online at the Lewisham Council website and you are asked to specify which sites from the accompanying list you are applying for, and you may choose 3 sites with only one application from each household. Plots are on average 125 sqm, but some sites have half plots for those unable to manage a full plot. Average rent for a plot is around £44 p.a., with half plots obviously less, and there are concessions available for those who are eligible.

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One Tree Hill Allotments in Honor Oak Park I have had my plot for the past 6 years, having been on the waiting list for 4, and it is one of the best things I have ever done, although it is a great commitment and can take up a fair amount of time to work. I have made some great friends and learnt a lot about what to grow and how to grow it successfully. Anyone thinking of taking on a plot needs to be very realistic about that commitment, the current demands on their time and you do need to be fairly fit. Most of all you need to be enthusiastic and not afraid of failure. For instance, should you visit your plot and discover that the kale that you have spent 3 months tending lovingly has been devoured by a flock of birds because you left it too late to cover them in netting, pick yourself up and start again. Most of all enjoy it, as there is not much that can beat home grown strawberries or potatoes eaten the same day that you have picked them. Good Luck. 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 The Robot Zoo

Saturday 11 February – Sunday 29 October

February Half Term Family Art Fun Monday 13 February, Tuesday 14 February, Thursday 16 February, Friday 17 February, 11am – 2.45pm. Join free and fabulous Horniman craft activities this February half-term inspired by our latest family exhibition The Robot Zoo. Sessions run every 45 minutes. FREE.

Hands on Base: Horniman Explorers How do chameleons change colour? What makes grasshoppers leap so high? Is a giant squid jetpropelled? Answer these questions and more at The Robot Zoo, where amazing animals are recreated in robot form to reveal their inner workings. These larger-than-life robots and hands-on interactives – including a platypus, a giraffe and a 10-foot-wide house fly – show the animals' anatomy as a host of familiar machine parts and gadgets such as shock absorbers, springs and pumps, which demonstrate how animal bodies work. Enter this amazing world of robotic creatures, see inside them and even control some of them – and discover mind-boggling facts about animals that share our world. Ticket prices: Child £4.40; Adult £7.70: Family (2 adults, 2 children) £18.70. Prices include voluntary 10%Gift Aid donation. Please visit www.horniman.ac.uk/robotzoo for more information. Horniman Members enjoy FREE, unlimited visits to the exhibition.

National Storytelling Week Workshop Sunday 5 February, 1-2.15pm and 2.45-4pm Use the Horniman’s collection for inspiration to create your very own illustrated story in this family workshop with children’s author Margaret Bateson-Hill. Suitable for children aged 3+. Tickets: Child £3. Children must be accompanied by adults.

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Monday 13 February, Tuesday 14 February, Thursday 16 February, Friday 17 February, 11am–12.30pm; 2-3.30pm Discover the collections that make the Horniman special! Touch and explore real things from a West African thumb piano to sharks jaws in our Hands on Base gallery. Take part in challenges that could have you trying on clothes, playing music, drawing and exploring objects related to our holiday theme. FREE.

The Nightingale Monday 13 February to Friday 17 February 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm The classic Hans Christian Anderson story The Nightingale has been adapted into a charming interactive puppet show by Sandal Sticks Theatre. Come and hear the tale about a Chinese Emperor’s love for a mechanical bird. Suitable for ages 3+. Tickets: Child £4, Adult £1.

Big Wednesday: The Robot Zoo Wednesday 15 February, 11am – 3.30pm Our latest exhibition The Robot Zoo has inspired a day of storytelling, performances and installations. Join us to see giant origami animals being created and hear stories about fabulous animals. FREE.

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

Financial Matters

Are you heading for the breadline?

he breadline is a very real prospect for many at retirement. Most people born post 1970 are facing very different retirement prospects to those of their parents and grandparents. Back then, a job was for life and final salary pension schemes were commonplace. If you worked for a company for 30 years or more, you were sorted. Those were the good old days but times are very different today. It’s every man for himself. Many of us are heading for the breadline in retirement, and unless you have a plan, you may be heading for the financial abyss. It’s one thing being poor, but being old and poor is quite another. Here are five ways to avoid this:

1) Assess Your Situation Any good plan starts with knowing exactly where you are as a starting point. Where exactly are you now? Do you have any current pension arrangements, or nothing at all? Do you have any old pensions with previous companies? Do you have a personal pension? How is it invested? What is it likely to produce if maintained at its current level? A good independent financial adviser will be able to assess your current position and help you project where you are heading.

2) Determine What You Want Now that you know where you are and where you are heading, determine whether that is what you want. Are your current arrangements adequate? If not, your adviser should be able to help you determine the shortfall between where you are now and where you want to be. Your adviser could convert that shortfall into monetary terms and give you an idea of what sort of capital you would need to build between now and your chosen retirement age to be financially secure in retirement.

3) Consider Your Options Let us assume that your financial adviser has determined that you have a pension shortfall of

a certain amount. Let’s say you are 30 and that shortfall is £200,000. Personal Pension or SIPP? This is the traditional way of panning for retirement with excellent tax benefits. ISA? This is a slightly different and more flexible proposition to a pension plan. There are pros and cons for both options. Property? You could consider the prospect of downsizing when older to release the capital you need. Or you could consider building a portfolio of buy to let properties. Run? In other words, leave the country! Understandably, this option is becoming more and more popular – especially after the recent weather spell! The plan would be to pay off your mortgage at your retirement age and then sell the property. This is a high-risk strategy and your calculations would have to be spot on to work.

4) Have A Plan Once you have decided what option works best for you, start putting together your plan. Determine how much it would cost you on a monthly basis, or whether you would need to find a lump sum of capital to fund your strategy. Think of all the pros and cons of your plan and assess the risk involved. Again, your financial adviser should be able to help you devise a plan and consider the risks.

5) Implement Your Plan Do it now! It’s amazing how many people come up with amazing plans on paper and then do nothing with them. Your strategy is useless without implementing it. Get started and avoid the breadline. The clock is ticking.

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Honor Oak and Crofton Park

The Honor Oak & Crofton Park (HopCroft) Neighbourhood Plan

he draft version of this resident-led Neighbourhood plan has now been completed, and has since been subject to a period of consultation with the local community, that concluded at the end of January. The updated version (referred to as the presubmission draft) will be subject to a further statutory six week consultation, which we are hoping will happen towards the end of Summer 2017. Further updates might be necessary following this period, and a final submission then made to the Local Authority. The local authority is then responsible for publicising the plan, arranging for the independent examination and arranging for the referendum to take place. Here we speak to residents who have been involved in preparing the draft Neighbourhood Plan. The Forum, which always welcomes new members, is composed of approximately 30 people; there is also a steering group made up of 8 residents, who have put in a lot of voluntary time to see it through to this stage. Some involved have experience as planners, architects, educators, events specialists as well as a wealth of knowledge about the local area. Esme Yuill, Kay Pallaris, Melita Cawdell and Pauline Morrison speak with us now:

In your own words, what is a neighbourhood plan? EY: A neighbourhood plan is a mechanism for a community to formally shape how their local built, and natural environment changes in the future. It is a document with legal status so can really help protect and enhance the assets that make Crofton Park and Honor Oak Park such lovely areas to live, work and play in.

How did the HopCroft Neighbourhood Forum come into being? PM: At the time a lot of contentious planning applications were being submitted, and the response from the community was fragmented. As a Local Ward Councillor, I saw that a Neighbourhood Plan could help to ensure the community could have more influence over future planning applications, 26 | SE23 - February 2017

and through having a Forum the community would have the opportunity to develop more cohesive responses to incoming applications. KP: It was largely due to several approvals for plans that were incongruous with the character of our neighbourhood, such as that opposite the Brockley Jack). If these types of developments continue to be allowed, then some of the reasons why we all moved here, and why we love our neighbourhood so much will be eroded beyond recognition. We are slowly creating places that are sterile, lacking in unique character, and are unhealthy. Planning and design has to start responding to the local context, to the evidence of a neighbourhood's environmental, social and cultural assets.

What got you involved? KP: I love this neighbourhood, and know only too well (from working in the field of regeneration) how outside investment which has no consideration for the local context and its heritage can ruin the character and sense of a place. EY: When I finally managed to buy a flat and feel settled in an area, I wanted to use my knowledge (working for TfL) and experience to help that area thrive. Mostly my role has been to keep

Honor Oak and Crofton Park those with more planning expertise grounded. I'm sure others have got bored with me asking "will the ordinary person understand this?" MC: I want to better my area and learn new skills and experience. Also to meet more people in my neighborhood. But I feel like I need to understand the plan better before I can help people better.

What is it that you think makes the Honor Oak and Crofton Park neighbourhood so special, and in need of a Neighbourhood Plan? EY: HopCroft has loads going for it. You feel it when you first arrive and spot quirky local businesses and glimpse hilly green spaces in the distance. It reveals its charms slowly - a bit of street art here, an historic street there. But the people make it; they care and invest their time and energy into things like the library, Croftfest, community groups and events. It's this stuff that we hope to protect and expand through the projects bit of the neighbourhood plan. MC: I think something that makes the neighbourhood special is that there is a real community spirit when everyone gets together for events in the local area. To me it also feels alive as there are bars, a theatre and a dance hall all in a few yards of each other. Finally the history of the area is very rich and I would love to find out more about it. PM: What is special about this neighbourhood is its healthy mix of residents – long standing and new - and of all different cultures and diversities. KP: The hilly green spaces with stunning views and the wildlife of our railway cuttings, the community facilities, the independent local shops, its existing architecture, the friendliness of people who live here. We hope the neighbourhood plan can ensure these remain for years to come.

What are the aims of the Plan and what do you hope the Neighbourhood plan can achieve? EY: Like other established residential areas of London, keeping ‘Hopcroft’ an attractive, diverse and thriving area is challenging. Regional and borough policies can not fully address issues such as traffic congestion, affordable homes, changes to buildings and public spaces, access to good quality green space, and a strong economy, at the very local level. Which is where it makes the most

difference to people's quality of life. Hopefully the neighbourhood plan will help us make ‘HopCroft’ a greener, healthier place that continues to cater for all types of people. It would help focus the energy of the community into projects that have wide benefits and give access to additional funding. KP: Change is inevitable. So the neighbourhood plan is trying to be proactive, rather than our usual approach, which is to be reactive and annoyed by approval of poor planning applications. The plan highlights green spaces which currently do not have protection and therefore calls for their Green Space designation. It also tries to address the environmental issues, which are often hidden and not much talked about and community meetings, like surface water flooding and air quality. At the moment, the neighbourhood has many community buildings and facilities, and so the plan ensures these remain and are enhanced, unlike in other neighbourhood's in Lewisham, where these have been allowed to redevelop, leaving no social infrastructure.

How can other residents become involved? PM: The main process for developing a neighbourhood plan is through consultation with the wider community. We are always keen to build up the core Forum and at every meeting we invite new members to join. But we understand not everyone can be an active citizen, but we try and show how planning affects everyone. KP: It is paramount that everyone gets a chance to feed back comments. I would say, if you love your neighbourhood, and want to see it continue to improve, have its character protected and see it thrive, to get involved in feeding back comments. We may have missed something and some policies may not be what everyone desires for the neighbourhood. It can't however, just be my voice, or the voice of those who have already joined the Neighoburhood Forum. The Neighbourhood Plan must reflect a diverse range of local knowledge and voices, from all ages and ethnicities. ES: If you are interested in helping the plan, and the projects in it, progress; visit the website and send us an email! Get in touch with the forum for information on: hopcroftforum@gmail.com or visit the website: croftonhonoroakpark.neighbourhood.space/ SE23 - February 2017 | 27

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19 February Still life in my pocket – Draw and Make - Take inspiration from Vanessa Bell's paintings and the radical way the Bloomsbury group added colour and design to their homes and everyday objects. Draw your own objects in miniature then fold your drawings into a concertina. With artist Michelle Weiner

Friends Events

InSight Lecture Series

Vanessa Bell (1879 - 1961) Legacy: Photographs by Vanessa Bell and Patti Smith

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 - East of Eden

Monday 13 February: Each sociable evening includes a complimentary glass of wine, snacks and film notes. Bar opens at 7.00pm. Screenings at 7.30pm. Linbury Room. £9; £7 Friends

Gallery Stories

Sunday 12 & 26 February Two sessions per day, 2.30pm & 3.10pm. Selected Sundays of every month. Participate in interactive storytelling in the main gallery. Please meet the storyteller at the gallery ticket desk. FREE with Gallery ticket.

21st Century Women Artists: a stellar collection in Cambridge 10.30 - 11.30am. £12, £10 Friends. Paulo Rego, Cornelia Parker, Maggi Hambling, Bridge Riley and Judy Chicago all have work in the New Hall Art Collection, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. It is the largest and most significant collection of contemporary women's art in Europe, and is still growing. This series looks at the story of the collection with talks by the artists represented. Gayle Chong Kwan, Artist- Weds 1 February Eileen Cooper - Weds 8 February

InTown Lecture Series Lectures about major exhibitions in other London galleries. 7.00 for 7.30pm. £12, £10 Friends

Clash of the Titans - Michelangelo,

Sebastiano del Piombo & their Rivals

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Thursday 23 February

Experience the delights of our collection with your child aged 6-18 months. Enjoy an informal, child-friendly gallery visit followed by a handson, sensory art session tailored for you and your baby. Collection-based themes change monthly – come to one or all!

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Contextual Lecture Series: The Making 21 February 2017 - 25 April 2017 Tuesdays 10.30 - 11.30am. £12, £10 Friends

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ArtPlay Get creative together at ArtPlay, our practical drop-in session, making everything from bunting to block prints. 2 - 4pm. FREE with Gallery ticket. 5 February Ideograms – Mark Making - Create a series of symbolic pictures using old tolls and techniques. With artist Nikki Gardham. 28 | SE23 - February 2017

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Garden Talk

Silver Lining

particularly notice silvery foliage in the garden at this time of year. It shines out in the pale wintery light, lifting the garden. The shimmery grey tones provide an elegant accent colour, contrasting with dark, evergreen shrubs as well as rusty browns of dead seed heads and grasses. When there is more colour in the garden, silver goes beautifully with blues, purples, pinks and whites, but even splashes of hot oranges and yellows can look great against silvery grey. The other plus of most silver leaved plants is that they’re drought tolerant, so they tick the eco box too! Here are my favourite evergreen varieties for winter interest.

Small shrubs and sub shrubs Ballota pseudodictamnus. A pretty little subshrub, with woolly pale green to grey leaves – the sunnier the position, the paler the leaves go. Hard prune in June and it’ll regrow within weeks and have a neat framework throughout winter. Prefers sun and well-drained soil. Looks great with spires of dark blue salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna.’ Convolvulus cneaorum A really useful and stylish evergreen shrub with shiny silvery foliage and white funnel shaped flowers from late spring to summer. Happiest in warm sunny conditions, in a border or container on a patio. Pretty with Erigeron karvinskianus. Lavandula angustifolia As well as those heavenly scented summer flowers, the winter structure provided by well-pruned lavender is a huge strength. This variety with its steely-grey woolly leaves is particularly good for winter foliage. Lovely for lining a path and giving definition. Best in full sun with well-drained soil. Santolina chamaecyparissus An excellent neat rounded subshrub with grey/white foliage and yellow button-like flowers in summer. Clip in spring to keep it neat. Best in a well-drained sunny site. Salvia officinalis (Sage) Handsome rounded grey/green leaves – pick these regularly for cooking, before the lilac blue flowers appear in summer and gently prune after flowering. Full sun or part shade. Lovely with other herbs such as rosemary, where its larger leaves provide a nice contrast.

Larger shrubs and subshrubs Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ (Dunedin Group) An easy to grow shrub with attractive silver/grey felty leaves and stems. It also has yellow daisylike flowers in the summer. It’s tough, unfussy and drought tolerant, and looks good with other Mediterranean plants and herbs. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Queen’ This useful shrub has glossy grey-green leaves with white margins creating a pale shining effect. This is not as silvery as many of plants listed here but it’s useful if you’re looking for something bigger and it can tolerate partial shade.

Grasses and spikes Astelia chathamica ‘Silver Shadow’ I love this striking silver plant with lovely pale green/ silver spear shaped leaves. It creates an architectural focal point and whilst happy in sun it prefers partial shade as it doesn’t like to dry out. So it’s great for brightening up a shady area or balancing silvers on a south-facing border. It looks great with purple foliage plants, blues such as perovskia, bright pinks and grasses like Stipa tenuissima. Astelia nervosa is a slightly smaller variety with narrower leaves. Festuca glauca ‘Casblue’ A compact, mound-forming evergreen grass with steely blue foliage. This makes an effective edging plant en mass or is useful in containers. Happiest in full sun and pretty with silver, pink or purple plants and grasses such as the pinkish Pennisetum x advena ‘Rubrum’.

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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)

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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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. The Mayor of Lewisham will then consider the proposals by March 2009. 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 for The 23 Club). They’ll seat us all on one or two big tables, depending on numbers. 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. WeCall hope as many of you as possible now for FREE consultation will support events. 020 these 8338 0189 or 0800 092 1068 Please feel free to email me your queries at:

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Index Next Month SE23 enjoys fantastic support from local businesses. If you do contact someone as result of reading about them in SE23 please mention this. Thank you. If you would like to advertise your business in SE23, please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1943 or e-mail at angela@semagazines.co.uk. Issue 127 - March 2017 In this issue

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