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Issue 125 - January 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 Christmas Fairs - P29

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Welcome I absolutely love this time of year. Christmas (which I love!) is over and we have a wonderful New Year to look forward too. December was a fantastic month with so much on locally. The Dulwich Charity lunch which took place at The Palmerston, SE22 in early December, raised a fabulous amount for our local charity Link Age Southwark. Find out how much we raised on p23. There are plenty of events on this month too, so make sure you take a good look through the news pages, starting on page 8. We have news of the current consultation on the draft version of the HopCroft Neighourhood Plan, find out more on page 27. Most of us need a shot of caffeine first thing in the morning so Lawrence Roullier White volunteered to check out some of the best coffees in the area. We couldn’t cover them all in one page, so look out for a future feature later in the year. See page 28.

Welcome Page ........................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard ............................................6 What’s On ......................... 8, 10, 16 & 20 Hectic Host ...........................................12 Food & Drink .......................................14 Children’s Activities ..................... 18 & 19 Councillors Column ..............................22 Dulwich Charity Lunch ........................23 The Horniman Museum .......................24 Financial Matters ..................................26 HopCroft Neighbourhood Plan ......27 Shopping Page ................................... 28 Dulwich Picture Gallery..........................30 Legacy @ Dulwich Picture Gallery ........30 Garden Talk .......................................... 32 Community Index .................................33 Index .....................................................34

All your favourites are here: Hectic Host, page 12; Food & Drink, page 14; Children’s activities, pages 18 & 19; Councillors Column, page 22; Horniman Museum, page 24; Financial Matters, page 26; Dulwich Picture Gallery, page 29 and Garden Talk, page 32. See you next month!

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

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Events Calendar - January 2017 Monday

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Tuesday

Wednesday

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31st 3rd

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

Holiday Drop Off Camp, see p8.

Lively Minds, see p8.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club see p10

10th

11th

12th

13th

18th

Lively Minds, see p8.

15th

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

Loreley @ The Ivy House, see p10

19th

20th

21st

Brilliant Neon Sample Sale, see p16

Dulwich Folk Dance Club see p10

The Artist’s Practice @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p8.

Organ Recital, see p10.

Sydenham Concerts, see p10.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society, see p10 Dulwich Folk Dance Club see p10

17th

14th

Loreley @ The Ivy House, see p10

Lively Minds, see p8. The Artist’s Practice @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p8.

8th

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

East Dulwich WI @7.30pm Check website: www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk P8

Holiday Drop Off Camp, see p18.

16th

Saturday

29th

The Artist’s Practice @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p8.

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

Friday

28th

Bank Holiday

9th

Thursday

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

22nd

Nearly New Baby Items Sale, see p16 Living in Harmony with nature, see p16.

Come & See (1985) www.biggerpicture.co.uk @EDT see p16 Mums in Business, see p16

23rd Dulwich & District U3A see p20

24th

25th

The Artist’s Practice @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p8.

26th

The Book Project @ Dulwich Picture Gallery, see p20.

Lively Minds, Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm see p8. Upstairs @The Palmerston. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

27th

28th

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

29th

Jackie Oates, Solasta, Mitchell & Vincent The Ivy House, see p20.

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 - January 2017

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East Dulwich Academy of Music and Performing Arts Spaces available Saturday mornings at Goose Green Primary School, Tintagel Crescent, East Dulwich, London SE22 8HG. For class times and more information www.eastdulwichacademy.org Email: info@eastdulwichacademy.org Phone: 07824 805135 / 020 8693 3568

Time to dust off New Year Resolutions! 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 one of our older friends and neighbours 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, we would be delighted to meet you to discuss options available.

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Get Fit, Have Fun, Meet People Dulwich College Sports Club can help you to get fit, have fun and meet people, whils t improving your health and wellbeing. Their indoor and outdoor sports & fitness facili ties are superb, with an impressive free weigh ts room and fitness suite. You can also purch ase discounted limited edition membership gift vouchers. See www.dcsportsclub.co.uk or call The Sports Club on 020 8299 9292 for details.

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DULWICH FOLK DANCE CLUB Thursdays 8pm - 10pm St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT JANUARY 5 Caller - Jane Lowe 12 Caller - Carol Hewson 19 Caller - Michele Odell 26 Caller - Crys Rothon - Burn’s Night IDEAL ACTIVITY FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE No partners needed Lots of fun, make new friends Contact : Gwen Godwin - 020 8699 7032 or Email: gagodwin@hotmail.com

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What's On - Janaury Tuesday 3 – Friday 6 January: Holiday Drop Off Camp Holiday Drop Off is a great way for children to learn new sports in a fun and exciting environment. ‘HDO’ believe that sport should be enjoyed by all and have created a sports camp for children between the ages of 5 -14 years old. Places are limited so its best to book in advance. Although you can turn up on the day (depending on availability) ‘HDO’ have great discounts when booking online. To take advantage of the first class coaching in an admirable sporting facility, book online now and don’t miss out. A great Christmas holiday treat day for the kids. Visit holidaydropoff.com.

Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 January: 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, London SE24 9JQ.

Saturdays 7, 14, 21, & 28 January West Dulwich Fresh Food Market

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park Parkrun

Saturday Mornings 9am 7, 14, 21, & 28 January 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

Tuesdays from 3 - 31 January The Artist's Practice: painting & drawing

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.

Explores several aspects of an artist's practice and build a portfolio under experienced guidance. Using a range of materials including chalks, charcoals, graphite, paints and inks, create works on paper. With artist Kim Jacobson. 4.30 - 6pm; £75. 15 - 18 yrs. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Dulwich Village Farmer’s Market

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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

Explores traditional materials such as egg tempera and gold leaf and learn painting techniques used by Monet, Pollock and Hirst. In this course you will create original artworks inspired by interesting artists and their innovative techniques. With artist Jo Lewis. 4.30 - 6pm; £75. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

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What's On - January Wednesday 4 January: 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.

Monday 9 – Tuesday 10 January: Holiday Drop Off Camp Holiday Drop Off is a great way for children to learn new sports in a fun and exciting environment. ‘HDO’ believe that sport should be enjoyed by all and have created a sports camp for children between the ages of 5 -14 years old.Places are limited so its best to book in advance. Although you can turn up on the day (depending on availability) ‘HDO’ have great discounts when booking online. To take advantage of the first class coaching in an admirable sporting facility, book online now and don’t miss out. A great Christmas holiday treat day for the kids. Visit holidaydropoff.com

Thursday 5 January: Dulwich Folk Dance Club

Thursday 12 January: LORELEY at The Ivy House

8pm – 10pm at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Ideal activity for a healthy lifestyle. No partners needed.Makenewfriends.Contact:GwenGodwin– 020 8699 7032 or email: gagodwin@hotmail.com • 5th Caller – Jane Lowe • 12th Caller – Carol Hewson • 19th Caller – Michele Odell • 26th Caller – Crys Rothon – Burn’s Night

Loreley are an exciting young duo who play traditional folk songs, setting the original lyrics to new music composed by themselves. Maddy Glenn (vocals, whistle, percussion) and Simon James Chisholm (mandolin, guitar, concertina) have gone from strength to strength, and tonight they will be launching their new album!Door 7.30pm. Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). www.thegooseisout.com

Sunday 8 January: Organ Recital – Marilyn Harper - 7.45-8.30pm

Thursday 12 January: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society illustrated lecture

Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift, Dulwich Picture Gallery. Retiring collection in aid of Link Age Southwark/Communities supporting older people. For more information contact helen@linkagesouthwark.org

Sunday 8 January: Singaround at The Ivy House

Greek Orders and Illusions, Roman Ingenuity and Engineering; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21 8QR. www.ddfas.org.uk.

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. Door 7pm, Singing starts 7.15pm, finishes whenever. £2 on the door. www.thegooseisout.com

Sunday 15 January: Sydenham Concerts 5pm

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”Forward to the Past”: Music for Baroque Flute and Harpsichord by JS Bach, Handel, Dornel and Blavet. Boris Bizjak, baroque fluteMasumi Yamamoto, harpsichord. St. Bartholomew’s Church, Sydenham SE26 6QR. Tickets on the door: £12, Concessions £10, Free for Under 18s and Full-time Students. Discounted Advance Tickets available online

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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. We hope as many of you as possible will support these events.

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Hectic Host

Healthy, Speedy Suppers

anuary may be the month when we would all like to cocoon ourselves away and drink cocoa under cashmere blankets - but life must go on. Like it or not we will have to cater the occasional event. Coming after a month when at every gathering everything that touches our lips seemed to come in rich buttery pastry (with which there is nothing wrong at all) a clean, quick buffet full of fresh ingredients makes a refreshing change. Here is our tried and tested menu of four dishes for a casual evening with friends. Mozzarella & Chargrilled Courgette – this dish takes the longest so we would suggest starting this whilst getting on with the others. The key to this to make sure the courgettes do not turn to mush or blacken too much, you want them sweetly caramelised in their own juices. The best solution – although it is slow – is a health grill using no oil. Cut courgettes in half, making sure you grill ones of the same thickness at the same time and top and tail so they fit. Get on with the other preparation whilst regularly checking and placing cooked courgettes to one side. Once you have a grilled sufficiency, and they have been allowed to cool, cut into bit size pieces, lay on a plate and cover with an equal amount of cut mozzarella. Dress with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Le Puy Lentil, Beetroot, Pomegranate and Feta Salad – a simple and delicious dish. Simply cover your serving platter with a thickish layer of Le Puy lentils, layer on cubed, bit size pieces of cooked, chilled beetroot. Top with diced

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feta cheese and lots of pomegranate seeds and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and mint. I drizzle this with a little honey and some pomegranate molasses that you can get from any store that sells southern Mediterranean produce. To cook Le Puy lentils, rinse them thoroughly in a sieve, place in a saucepan covered with water, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 25 minutes. Drain and allow to cool before assembling this dish. Smoked Mackerel with Quinoa, Orange and Kale – possibly the quickest party dish ever. Simply layer quinoa on a platter, use a mixture of red and white. Take filets of peppered smoked mackerel, remove the silvery skin from the underside and flake over the grains. Take one or two seedless oranges – depending on the size of the dish you are making – and peel them. I do this over the plate so any juice of saved. Remove any pith and break into bite size pieces. Take a hand full of shredded kale and sprinkle over your dish. Dress with the juice of another orange. Grilled Halloumi with Rhubarb and Chili – grill halloumi until golden brown, stew rhubarb with a little brown sugar or honey, drain, removing excess liquid. Stir in dried chili and allow to cool. Allow guests to spoon onto cheese slices. Happy and healthy New Year!

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Happy New Year! I know this can be the season of dark nights, empty pockets and the dreaded post Christmas diet, but don’t despair. Spring is only around the corner, and in the meantime I have a lovely receipe for roast carrot humous which I just had to share! This is a great snack or starter, served with crudités or warm flatbreads, or spooned into toasted pittas with salad and/or some shredded cold meat. Whenever I do a roast I allow for extra carrots so I can make this, but you can use whatever leftover roast roots are around, and if you have some roast onions or garlic, chuck those in too. Enjoy it alone, or get some frineds round to share – good food, good company & laughter are the best antidote I know to the January blues! Sign up to our newsletter for more seasonal tips and news at www.suzannejames.co.uk/newsletter.asp

Roast Carrot Hummous Serves 2-4 Ingredients • 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed • 100–300g roast carrots (but can mix in other roast roots, such as parsnips, celeriac and perhaps some roast onion • Juice of 1 small lemon • 2 tablespoons tahini or thick natural wholemilk yoghurt • 2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil, plus extra to finish • 1–2 garlic cloves, finely chopped • ∞ teaspoon cumin seeds, bashed, or a good pinch of ground cumin, plus extra to finish (optional) • Good pinch of dried chilli flakes, plus extra to finish (optional) • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2) Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, spoon the hummus into a bowl or onto a plate, sprinkle with a good pinch of crushed cumin seeds and chilli flakes, if you like, and trickle on some olive or rapeseed oil. 3) Sealed in a container, this hummus keeps well in the fridge for up to a week.

Tips and swaps You can use leftover home-cooked chickpeas here if you like: 250g cooked peas is roughly equivalent to what you get in a 400g tin. If you don’t have any chickpeas, cannellini or butter beans work well too

Food in Season Vegetables - Jerusalem Artichokes, Beetroot, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Celery, Chicory, Garlic, Kale, Leeks, Mushrooms, Onions, Parsnips, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Red Cabbage, Shallots, Spinach, Swede, Turnips. Fruit & Nuts - Apples, Pears (late – Concorde, Doyenne du Comice, Conference and Winter Nellis), Rhubarb (forced), Walnuts Meat - Duck (end of season), Guinea Fowl, Hare, Partridge, Venison Fish & Seafood - Brill, Clams, Cockles, Haddock, Halibut, Hake, John Dory, Lemon Sole, Salmon (coming into season), Monkfish, Mussels, Oyster, Plaice, Turbot

Method 1) In a food processor, whiz the chickpeas, carrots, lemon juice, tahini or yoghurt, oil, garlic, cumin and chilli flakes together until fairly smooth. If it’s too thick, thin with some hot water until you get the consistency you like. 14 | SE23 - January 2017

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What's On - January Thursday 19 January The Bigger Picture Presents:

Come & See (1985) @8pm

Friday 20th & Saturday 21st January: Brilliant Neon Sample Sale End of line & slight seconds neon light bargains. Nights & Weekends, Unit 1 (under Peckham Rye railway arches), 22a Blenheim Grove, London SE15 4QN Friday 20th January 6pm-10pm Saturday 21st 11am to 4pm www.brilliantneon.co.uk instagram: brilliantneonltd venue: www.nightsandweekends.co.uk

Saturday 21 January: The Lovely Little Company Nearly New Baby Items Sale

Russia - 136 minutes - Cert 15 Director: Elem Klimov, with Aleksei Kravchenko, Olga Mironova. This is the study of the invasion of Byelorussia by the Nazis as experienced from the perspective of a young teenager ready to fight as a partisan for his country, and is considered one of the best films about war in all its incomprehensibility and insanity. Showing at EDT, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW

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Thursday 19 January: Mums in Business A group of mums in East Dulwich, 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. 16 | SE23 - January 2017

2-4pm. St Hilda’s Church Hall, Brockley Road, Crofton Park, SE23 1PL. The Lovely Little Company are holding a Newly New baby items sale. From clothing to toys to equipment & maternity wear, there’ll be loads of wonderful pre-loved bargains available. £1 entry for buyers. More information on how to book your stall at: thelovelylittle.wordpress.com or Facebook The Lovely Little Company and Twitter: @lovelylittleco.

Saturday 21 January: Living in Harmony with nature (and each other) – an introduction to Permaculture Ethics From 11am till 1pm at Frendsbury Gardens, Frendsbury Road, SE4 2BL. Optional practical session afterwards depending on weather. If heavy rain we’ll be in the cabin, so space may be limited. Please dress for the cold and be prepared to interact with each other and move about a bit! Suitable for all abilities, though not young children.Spaces are limited so please book with Ruth on 07766 596600 or email ethicalgardener@gmail.com. This workshop is funded by SLAM Let’s Smile.

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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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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

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 - January / February Monday 23 January: Dulwich UA3A

Tuesday 7th February: Cancer....The Story so Far

Florence Eshalomi “Getting things done at the London Assembly” and Clare Roberts “Welcoming Syrian Refugees to Southwark”. Herne Hill Baptist Church, Half Moon Lane SE24 9HU. 2 till 4pm.

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 privileged to be 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. http://u3asites.org.uk/dulwich/events

Wednesday 25 January: 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 your interest in attending please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Thursdays 26 January 9 February: The Book Project Become a bookbinder and printmaker! Visit the Vanessa Bell exhibition and the Permanent Collection to gather ideas, and experiment with various relief and intaglio printmaking techniques to create high-quality prints and hand-bound books. With Nikki Gardham. 4.30 - 6pm; £45. 11 - 14 yrs. www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Friday 27 January: Jackie Oates, Solasta, Mitchell & Vincent – The Ivy House Jackie Oates is a singer and fiddle player whose unique treatment of English ballads and songs, and pure, haunting singing style has established her at the forefront of the new English folk revival. Solasta are an outstanding new folk ensemble. Their dynamic interpretations of Celtic based material are rooted firmly in tradition, whilst incorporating elements from diverse musical worlds including classical, jazz and early music. Mitchell & Vincent are an acoustic duo from Dorset and Somerset. They play mainly tunes (on fiddle and guitar) based on British folk music, mixed in with a few broadly traditional songs. Tickets £12/10 advance, £13/11 on the door. Door 7pm, Live music starts 8pm. www.thegooseisout.com. 20 | SE23 - January 2017

Saturday 18th February: East Dulwich Community Centre Assocation & Barry Area Residents Association – Give and Take Event 11a.m. -2.30pm Bring items 11-1pm ONLY Take items: 11-2.30pm East Dulwich Community Centre 46-50 Darrell Road, East Dulwich, SE22 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. Further information: Barbara Enoe 0208 693 4411 edcc2010@gmail.com Supported by a Grant from Veolia

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Lewisham Secondary Challenge Collaborative; Prospectus for Change

t is well recognised that education is an important means in overcoming disadvantage and achieving equal opportunity and social mobility, so it is therefore important to parents of Lewisham schoolchildren that they receive a good education. It is also important to Lewisham Council, that the borough’s young people are well educated for the development of themselves and for Lewisham. Lewisham is very proud that the standards and pupil outcomes in early years and primary schools are amongst the best in the country. However, the borough’s secondary school do not achieve such high standards, with outcomes well below those of Inner London and London as a whole. Although as an Inner London borough, Lewisham faces the challenges of both deprivation and poverty, Lewisham Council strongly supports the premise that the borough’s young people deserve a high quality secondary education and will accept no excuses for a school’s underperformance. In spring 2016, the Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, established an Independent Education Commission to make recommendations on the future of education in the borough with particular emphasis on secondary education. In line with the recommendations, a collaborative of all secondary schools in Lewisham is working with Lewisham Council to develop an outstanding secondary school sector. Their mission is to make a real difference by raising standards; every child achieving, every school outstanding with no one left behind and all state funded mainstream secondary schools are part of the collaborative. The ambition outlined by the Education Commission is for the Lewisham Secondary Challenge to ensure that by 2020 all schools will be judged good or better by Ofsted. Lewisham Council has complemented the challenge programme by improving leadership with six new heads in posts across the 14 schools; rapid improvement plans in place for those in need

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of greater improvement; and ensuring school governors become more challenging in their monitoring and scrutiny. The school governing bodies are working well with the council and welcome its support. The Challenge Collaborative is an ambitious programme, however a good secondary education is vital to enable our young people to be successful both in life and in the very competitive job market. Further information on the Challenge Collaborative, from which this article is drafted, can found at: secondary.challenge@ deptfordgreen.lewisham.sch.uk

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

The Dulwich Charity lunch raised a fabulous £2,500 for Link Age Southwark. The lunch, now in its 15th year, is held every December and is a fantastic way for local business men and women to meet up and get in to the festive spirit. This year the lunch was held at The Palmerston, who kindly closed the pub for the event. Over 64 local business men and women got together and had a great Christmas party.The organisers enjoyed great support from local businesses who donated prizes for the raffle and came along and enjoyed the day. A big thank you to: 102 Interiors, AA Graphics, Acacia Learning, Acorn Estates, Alcander Limited, Barbara Samitier Gardens, Brian McGee, Cafe G, Cécile Bell Interior

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Horniman Museum & Gardens European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Until Sunday 15 January 2017 This exhibition features 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 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’. FREE. The European Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is owned by the GDT-Society of German Photographers.

Memorial - A Tribute to Taxidermy Until Monday 1 May 2017 Ethical taxidermist Jazmine Miles-Long 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 painstakingly beautiful works that explore the journey from taxidermist to museum. FREE.

Fauna Brazil Until Sunday 8 January 2017 The incredible wildlife of Brazil is brought to life in this photographic display by João Marcos Rosa. These stunning images feature paths where jaguars hunt, rivers where giant otters fish and the enormous trees where harpy eagles build their nests. FREE.

Farmers’ Market Every Saturday (from 7 January) 9am–1.30pm Our weekly Farmers’ Market sells locally sourced vegetables, meat, bread, flowers, hot food and much more in our glorious Gardens. FREE ENTRY. 24 | SE23 - January 2017

Regular Family Events For families with children aged 3+ unless stated. Children must be accompanied by adults.

Art Makers Every Saturday, from 7 January 1.30pm and 2.45pm Create fabulous art inspired by the Horniman’s collections or seasonal celebrations. Different themes each week, please check the website. Tickets: Child £3.

A World of Stories Every Sunday, from 8 January 2pm and 3.15pm Our popular storytellers bring the Horniman’s collections and Gardens alive with enchanting stories from around the world. FREE. For families with children aged 5+.

Busy Bees Every Tuesday & Wednesday, from 10 January 10.30am, 11.15am, 12pm Lively sessions for under-5s and their parents/ carers during term-time. Activities include storytelling, art and craft and outdoor play. FREE. Collect tickets from the Ticket Desk area or Pavilion on the day. Note: These sessions are not suitable for nursery school groups.

Hands on Base Every Saturday from 7 January, 11am, 11.45am and 12pm Every Sunday from 8 January, 11am–12.30pm Explore and touch real museum objects from African masks to sharks jaws in our Hands on Base. On Saturdays, workshops explore objects on a theme whilst on Sunday just come in and handle whatever objects inspire you. Visit the website – www.horniman.ac.uk - for more information. FREE.

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Financial Matters

Are you excited about the New Year?

appy New Year! New beginnings, fresh starts, reaffirmations of love and promises for a brighter future all come to mind as we bring in the New Year. There are the superficial, yet purposeful, promises we make to ourselves. We resolve to get in shape, lose weight, improve career paths, and the like. Then, there are the heartfelt promises we make to others, whether aloud or in our minds. From a financial perspective it’s a New Year with Trump in and Europe out. How do you feel about that? Good, bad, indifferent? Excited? Nervous? Whatever your point of view, there is one thing that is certain: We are heading into a new era of uncertainty. I am far from pessimistic, but uncertainty is uncertainty. Here are a few simple considerations to protect yourself as we head into the unknown.

1) Don’t take on any more debt Borrowing money became quite difficult in the aftermath of the credit crunch. This has changed now and borrowing money is easy. Unless you are buying property however, borrowing more should be one of the last things on your mind right now. Much better to budget and save for what you want or need.

2) Cut your expenses Everyone is doing it and so should you. The simple things will make a big difference. Walking or cycling instead of driving or using public transport, taking your own sandwiches to work - it all helps. As they say, look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.

3) Boost your financial immunity Are you insured against illness or redundancy? Would your family be financially protected if they lost you, the breadwinner? There is no point in going overboard with insurances and your financial adviser should be able to recommend the best way forward for you. 26 | SE23 - January 2017

4) Start or increase the amount you save Think of how proud you will be if you could save more money in 2017 than you managed to in 2016. A simple way to start saving would be to check to see what you have left over at the end of each month.

5) Make sense of your mortgage With interest rates are nice and low for those with mortgages. Would it be a prudent move to get a fixed rate? Get answers to these questions by speaking to your financial adviser. Then make a decision and take action.

6) Make sense of your pension It’s amazing how many people have pensions and never review them. If you find it all too daunting, speak to your adviser. He will make sense of it all and tell you where you are heading.

7) Make your investments work harder Low interest rates are great for those with mortgages but a disaster for those with savings. If an interest rate of less than 1% does not fill you with inspiration, consider alternatives. A good financial adviser could help you think outside the box in terms of getting a better return on your investments.

8) Live within your means Budget, budget and budget again. Make sure you are spending less than your income. If you are spending more, your financial 2017 will be a disaster. Be ruthless and cut out anything trivial or extravagant. The initial sacrifice and pain is worth it making for a much happier life in the long run.

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Shopping - By Lawrence Roullier-White 1

Looking for a New Year pick-me-up? Lawrence Roullier White goes in search of South East London coffee

1) Aga's Little Deli, Dartmouth Road, SE23, serving Monmouth Coffee and tasty treats from Cinnamon Bakery in Peckham 2) Brickhouse Bakery, Zenoria Street, SE22, Square Mile coffee and the world-famous Peckham Rye bread 3) Blue Mountain Café, North Cross Road, SE22, the original and one of the best, in ED since 1993 4) Café G, Peckham Rye, SE22, serving Volcano Coffee and G what a great breakfast! 5) Franklins Farm Shop, London Lane, SE22, Volcano Coffee in a foodie heaven and friendly haven 6) General Store, Bellenden Road, SE15, serving Workshop Coffee and the best Bakewells 7) Honor Oak Provender, Honor Oak Park, SE23, Monmouth Coffee and ever changing selection of wonderful cakes 8) Boulangerie Jade, Barry Road, SE22, house blend free-trade and organic coffee served by smiley and lovely staff 9) Norris & Knight, Forest Hill Road, SE22, serving Volcano Coffee 10) Old Spike Roastery, Peckham Rye, SE15, great own-brand coffee from a fantastic social enterprise 11) Romeo Jones, Dulwich Village, SE21, great coffee and great people watching in this lovely London village 12) Small White Elephant, Choumert Road, SE15, Volcano Coffee and a much spoken about Turmeric Latte 13) St David Coffee House, Davids Road, SE23, serving Square Mile Coffee and where the bulk of The Life Assistance Agency was written by Thomas Hocknell 14) Toasted, Lordship Lane, SE22, Allpress coffee, drink in takeaway or brew at home Look out for another further round up of local coffee houses soon, too many to mention in one issue.

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Dulwich Picture Gallery Adriaen Van De Velde:

Dutch Master of Landscape Until 15 January 2017

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Please meet the storyteller at the gallery ticket desk. Sunday 15 January & Sunday 29 January. Two sessions per day, 2.30pm & 3.10pm. FREE with Gallery ticket

Mini Masterpieces 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!

Windows and Light: Exploring the Architecture of Dulwich Picture Gallery

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.

Shirley Valentine (1989) Cert 15/108 mins

Monday 9 January

With Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie. An award-winning British romantic comedydrama which follows middle aged Shirley Valentine in her journey of self-discovery.

ArtPlay Get creative together at ArtPlay, our practical drop-in session, making everything from bunting to block prints.

Felt Characters - Draw and Sew 22 January. 2 - 4pm

Taking inspiration from the Permanent Collection, explore a variety of techniques including drawing, mark making, stitching and appliqué. Create your own creative and colourful characters. With artist Francesca Centioni. FREE with Gallery Ticket.

Gallery Stories Selected Sundays of every month. Participate in interactive storytelling in the main gallery.

Thursday 19 January 10.30am - 12pm £16 per adult & child

Cavatina Children's Concert: The Magnard Ensemble Sunday 8 January 2.30pm / Linbury Room. 5-12 yrs A wonderful afternoon with The Magnard Ensemble who will present Revolting Rhymes and Marvellous Music - a music and drama workshop based on stories by Roald Dahl. Explores weird and wonderful worlds in this creatively stimulating concert. Children FREE; £5 for every accompanying adult

Off the Wall Saturday 21 January. 2 - 4pm Discuss, debate and have your say in creative sessions led by you! This workshop provides an opportunity for young people to work with a professional artist and engage in lively discussions and debate that challenge perceptions of what galleries are and who they are for. Working together, participants will explore the Gallery’s collection and its universal themes such as power, love, inequality and war whilst addressing what is going on in the world around us. FREE. To book contact Emma Hollamby: 020 8299 8753 e.hollamby@dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk Dulwich Picture Gallery Gallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7AD www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk SE23 - January 2017 | 29

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Legacy: Photographs by Vanessa Bell and Patti Smith 8 February – 4 June 2017 thinking artists and thinkers. Charleston, Bell’s farmhouse on the Sussex Downs, where she lived with her life companion Duncan Grant, and the neighboring Monk’s House, home of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, both became sites of pilgrimage for Smith. The display will include a selection of Smith’s black and white photographs, the product of her residency at Charleston in 2003, which capture the lingering remnants of Bell’s life and chart Smith’s ongoing artistic response to the Bloomsbury group. Commenting on Charleston, Smith said: “Art was a part of everyday living. Their cups and saucers were designed by themselves, their utensils, the wallpaper, tapestries. When I first came here I found it just like home […] I felt a real longing to document this place in the same manner that I document my own home because it is very much how I live: books everywhere, things that seem

1) Brandon Camp, 1913. Photographs by Vanessa Bell and others, in Vanessa Bell’s album, Tate (TGA 9020/3). ©Tate Archive. London 2016.

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. ‘Legacy: Photographs by Vanessa Bell and Patti Smith’, which coincides with the Gallery’s major retrospective of Vanessa Bell’s work, will include 17 photographs by Smith and a selection of Bell’s photo albums, displayed publicly for the first time. It couples two artists both known for their pioneering creative drive and defiance of social mores, showcasing two different but compatible artistic visions. Smith has long been drawn to the work and lives of the Bloomsbury Group, finding inspiration and solace in the rural retreats of these forward 30 | SE23 - January 2017

2) Patti Smith, Vanessa Bell’s Library, Duncan Grant’s painting of Vanessa Bell in her Mother’s Dress, 2006. Gelatin silver print, edition of 10, 25.4 x 20.32 cm. ©Patti Smith. Courtesy the artist and Robert Miller Gallery.

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@dulwichgallery While Smith’s photographs depict places abandoned to the forces of time, Bell’s teem with a host of characters, captured by her sharp eye and framed by her keen compositional instincts. Seen together, these images offer a present and past reflection on Charleston and Bloomsbury, suggesting a lineage of free thought and female creativity that continues to this day. 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.

3) Patti Smith, Vanessa Bell’s Bed, 2003. Gelatin silver print, edition of 10, 25.4 x 20.32 cm. ©Patti Smith. Courtesy the artist and Robert Miller Gallery.

very humble, very sacred, a simple wooden box, a shell, a paint tube – everything has significance.” On display with Smith’s photographs will be seven of Bell’s photograph albums, generously loaned from the Tate Archives, that were carefully compiled by Bell during her lifetime. Bell took pictures from her earliest days - some of the photographs date from her youth at St Ives, where her family spent their summers. Others depict her own young family, her husband Clive Bell and lover Duncan Grant, and the circle of leading intellectuals and artists that surrounded them. The selection also offers an insight into Bell’s working process, illuminating how she used the camera to inform her paintings and providing an intimate glimpse of the Bloomsbury members behind closed doors. “In our display, these photographs and their makers will be able to speak to each other across the years” says curator Sarah Milroy. “Bell and Smith are both free spirits that challenged the times they lived in, and epitomised the ideal of creative freedom. We look forward to their conversation.”

4) Patti Smith, Paint Brushes, Duncan Grant’s studio, 2008. Gelatin silver print, edition of 10, 25.4 x 20.32 cm. ©Patti Smith. Courtesy the artist and Robert Miller Gallery.

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Garden Talk

Take Cover! Great for banishing bare winter soil, marking out the front of a border and creating a lovely carpet under trees when planted in large drifts, ground cover plants are an important part of any garden. Here’s my top 10 evergreen varieties that are best for:

Shade 1) Asarum europaeum. With glossy green heart shaped leaves this easy going spreading plant makes a neat edging to a border, or is useful for mass underplanting in the shade. Simple and stylish. 2) Pachysandra terminalis. This is another lushlooking spreading evergreen ground cover that forms a dense mat of glossy green leaves. Tiny white flowers are a bonus in early summer. 3) Polystichum setiferum ‘Congestum’ is an evergreen dwarf fern with dense overlapping feathery fronds, useful for underplanting in a cool, but moist shady spot. Polypodium vulgare ‘Bifidomultifidum’ is another low growing fern that can handle sun so great if you’ve run out of shady spots. 4) Helleborus x hybridus Harvington lime. With bold dark green leaves and pretty white flowers from February to April this brightens up the garden in winter and makes a perfect ground cover for areas of dappled shade. 5) Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’. I’ve come round to pulmonaria and particularly this variety with bright blue flowers in March to May and, unlike many, unspotted leaves. Great planted somewhere in partial shade, where the flowers can be clearly seen. It looks pretty with pale yellow primroses. 6) Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’. With striking frosted leaves and dark green veins this useful plant lights up shady areas under trees or near pathways where you can see the sprays of forget-me-not-like blue flowers in Spring.

Sun 7) Stachys Byzantina. This velvety silver-leaved sunlover is great for softening the edge of a border and giving a bit of interest to a winter garden. It has spires of purple flowers in summer. 8) Thymus ‘Silver Posie’. A bushy creeping thyme with variegated grey green leaves, it’s lovely for

edging paths and growing up between stepping tones. The herby leaves will liven up your food too! Bees love the tiny white/purple flowers in spring and early summer, but cut back after flowering to keep the plant compact.

Sun or shade 9) Vinca minor. Evergreen with pretty pale blue flowers, from spring to autumn, this is a common but useful ground cover plant for sprawling down slopes. This variety is less invasive than Vinca major but cut back long shoots in spring. Happy in sun or partial shade. Hedera helix ‘Glacier’ a pretty variegated ivy that gives a similar effect, sprawling across bare soil, or down slopes. 10) Carex oshimensis Evergold. A golden yellow low growing grass which makes a striking edge to borders and is stunning in winter against red stems of cornus or underplanting dark green or purple leaved shrubs. For a bit more drama try Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’, a low growing dark purple grass-like perennial that creates bold edge to borders when planted in a drift. Looks good with other grasses and contrasts well with silvery plants. Happy in full sun or partial shade. Happy new year folks! May 2017 be a lush and fruitful one! Barbara x

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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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