SE23 June 2016 by SE Magazines

Issue 118 - June 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 Events - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Activities - P18 Shopping Page - P20 Garden Talk - P30

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Welcome to SE23 This Month

T: 020 8088 1943 E: angela@semagazines.co.uk w: www.semagazines.co.uk @SEMags Photograph by Jermyn Photography

Welcome May turned out to be a great month. The weather was a bit hit and miss, but for the Dulwich Festival Fair, it was definitely a hit. At the time of writing, it was the hottest day of the year so far! Goose Green was packed with everyone having a great time. The donkey rides were as popular as ever. All the stallholders enjoyed it too. The weather stayed dry for both weekends of the Artist’s Open Houses, which were well supported again this year. Here’s to next year! Lawrence Roullier White has cocktails on his mind, see his special cocktail selection on our shopping page on 20. There is our usual Hectic Host (p12), food and drink (p14), children’s activities (p18 & 19), Councillor’s Column (p22) Horniman Museum listings (p24), financial matters (p26) and garden talk (p30), enjoy reading. We have six fabulous pages of local events, starting on page 8. SE23 is the only place to find out what is happening in the area. If you are running an event in the area, please do e-mail details through for a free listing. Remember that the events that miss our print deadline will be found at www.arounddulwich.co.uk as will many other stories.

See you next time!

Angela Angela Burgess: Editor SE Magazines Limited

Welcome Page ........................................3 Events Calendar .....................................4 Noticeboard ............................................6 What’s On ...............8, 10, 16, 17, 28 & 29 Hectic Host ...........................................12 Food & Drink .......................................14 Children’s Activities ..................... 18 & 19 Shopping Page ................................ 20 Councillor’s Update...............................22 The Horniman Museum .......................24 Financial Matters ..................................26 Garden Talk .......................................... 30 Community Index .................................32 Index .....................................................34

Shopping Page - Cocktail Time! 1

Planning a cocktail party?

Lawrence Roullier White mixes things up with these various vessels sourced from local shops. 1) 2) 3) 4)

5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

11) 12) 13) 14)

Brown Betty Tea Pot; £6, A. J. Farmers, Lordship Lane, SE22 Falcon Enamelware Mug, £4.25, A. J. Farmers, Lordship Lane, SE22 Old School Style Milk Bottle, £2.95, Alleyn Park Garden Centre, Park Hill Road, SE21 Orange Melamine Tumblers, £3 each, Bunka, Dartmouth Road, SE23 Glass Mug, £8.95, Dulwich Trader, Dulwich Village, SE21 SE15 Mug, £9.50, Fashion-Conscience, Grove Vale, SE22 Millefiori Hi-Ball, £9.99, Green Cuisine, Lordship Lane, SE22 Printed Bottle, £4.95, Jumping Bean, Honor Oak Park, SE23 Soda Glasses, £4.99, Khan’s, Rye Lane, SE15 Repeat Repeat Copper Striped Mug, £12, Lowie, Dulwich Road, SE24 Lime Green Jug, £12, Papa Bear London, Nunhead Green, SE15 Copper Moscow Mule Mug, £15, Roullier White, Lordship Lane, SE22 Ceramic Ernest Hemingway Mug, £17.50, Roullier White, Lordship Lane, SE22 Chinese Tea Mug, £3.99, Wing Tai Chinese Supermarket, Hanover Park, SE15 All cocktail accessories from A. J. Farmers, Lordship Lane.

Please send new product ideas through to Lawrence at: Lawrence@roullierwhite.com

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To advertise in SE23 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1943 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our media pack from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk. July Deadline - 15 June (please allow an extra two days if design is required) Printed by Stephens & George Ltd ©SE Magazines Ltd All rights reserved. No reproduction can be made without permission. “This Publication is manufactured from (ECF) Elemental Chlorine Free pulp; sourced from certified or well managed forests and plantations, printed using vegetable based inks” “The fibres in this paper can be used up to a further seven times in the production of recycled paper. Please recycle this publication when it’s usefulness has been exhausted” SE23 - June 2016 | 3

Events Calendar - June Monday

30th

Tuesday

31st

Wednesday

Thursday

1st

Friday

2nd

3rd

Brockley Max www.brockleymax.co.uk for full details.

7th

8th

9th

Bat Walk, see p10. Sew & Sew @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

13th

Beginners Crochet @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

14th

15th

Sew & Sew @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

Beginners Crochet @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

10th

21st

22nd

Honor Oak Women’s Institute, 8pm St Saviour’s Church. Sew & Sew @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

27th Sew & Sew @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

Beginners Crochet @ Stag and Bow, see p10.

28th

29th

Dulwich Books Event see p29

11th

Club Local, see p20.

Patchwork & Quilting Course, p8. Aimee Leonard & Emmie Ward @ The White Horse, p10.

16th

17th Glasswork Stained Glass, see p8.

Kieran Hodgson: Lance @ MCT, p16. Trouble in Paradise www.biggerpicture.co.uk @EDT see p17

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

5th Tree Celebration 2pm. Friends of Brockwell Park. Norwood Lodge, SE24

12th

18th

19th

Wigwam Toy Shop 3rd Anniversary, see p17. Low Cost Community First Aid training, p17.

Father’s Day Open Garden & Book Sale, p17. The One Tree Hill Sinfonia Concert p28.

Dulwich Symphony JAGS Summer Concert, Orchestra, p17. see p28.

23rd Patchwork & Quilting Course, p8.

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

Sunday

Car Boot Sale @ The Lido Car Park 9am-1pm West Dulwich Fresh Food Market, see p10. Open Garden Dulwich Village, see p16. Open Garden Open Garden in aid Organ Recital, Music & Wine of AbleChildAfrica Christ’s Chapel, p16. Evening see p16 see p16 The Goose is Out! Opal Flutes, see Singaround @ The Ivy p16. House, see p16.

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture, see p10

Mum’s in Business See p17

20th

4th

West Dulwich Fresh Food Market, see p10. Dulwich & District Glasswork NCT Nearly New Stained Glass, Sale, see p10. see p8. Tree Walk, see p10.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6. East Dulwich WI @ Upstairs at EDT from Patchwork & 7.30pm Quilting Course, p8.

6th

Saturday

24th Final Fridays @ Aquarius Golf Club, p28.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Glasswork Stained Glass, see p8. The Ivy House The Goose is Out! see p28.

30th

1st

25th

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

Baby & Children’s Market, see p28. Screen Printing Festival @ Stag & Bow, see p28. The Concordia Chamber Choir’s Summer Concert, 2ndsee p28.

26th Honor Oak Park Allotments Open Day, see p28. Sunset Soiree in aid of Link Age Southwark, p28.

3rd

Adult Education Open Day, see p15.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6. Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm Lace Knitting @ Stag and Bow, Upstairs @The Palmerston. see p29. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 16, 17, 28 & 29. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar! 4 | SE23 - June 2016

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Noticeboard

St Augustine”s Churc h It is with great pleasu re that St Augustine’s Church, Honor Oak Park welcomes and invests Canon Colin Boswell as the new prie st for St Augustine’s on Friday 24th June at 7. 30pm at the church . He has been the Vicar of Croydon at Croydo n Minster for 21 years and Chaplin to the Whitgift Foundation, he is also to be Chaplin to St. Dunstans College all are welcome to att end this celebration and lice nsing. e g seat with Link Ag Get into the drivin rk! Southwa t!

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DULWICH FOLK DANCE CLUB Thursdays 8pm to 10pm St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place Dulwich Village SE21 7BT June 2 Caller - Gwen Godwin 9 Caller - Les Wallace 16 Caller - Carol Hewson 23 Caller - Crys Rothon 30 Caller - Phillip Barber All Welcome - join in the fun Contact Gwen : 020 8699 7032 email: gagodwin@hotmail.com

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WE NEED MORE SUPERHERO TRAINER’S.....

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

We are now seeking more Superhero Trainer’s to help and train up more budding Little Heroes in Dulwich and other areas nearby from September 2016. We are looking for someone who is fun, bubbly and enjoys working with kids. They must be reliable, enthusiastic, encouraging and have an engaging manner. If you are interested in joining this exciting new venture, we would love to hear from you. So please contact Lucy on 0781 379 1757 or email littleherocompany@gmail.com

Pilates Teacher Wanted

The Pilates Garden offers a place where you can focus on you and your body’s well being, through both Pilates equipment and matwork instruction. We are looking for additional fully insured, qualified/certified Pilates matwork and equipment (reformer, cadillac, and Wunda chair) instructors to work part time at the studio. Flexible schedules and competitive pay is offered. To register interest please send an email to info@thepilatesgarden.co.uk.

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What’s On - June Wednesday 1 June: East Dulwich WI 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 7pm). Membership and waiting list is currently closed. www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Thursdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 June: Patchwork & Quilting 2-4pm - A wide variety of patchwork and quilting techniques will be included on the course, covering both traditional and contemporary methods and using both machine and hand stitching. You will learn how to measure, cut and assemble your fabrics, considering the use of colour and overall design impact, and learn decorative finishing techniques. Returning learners will develop knowledge of more complex techniques and will begin or continue work on an original quilt design. Visit: www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning or email: Denise.Darlow@lewisham.gov.uk. £95 (full), £50 (reduced/concession). Brockley Rise Centre, 2 Brockley Rise, SE23 1PR.

Fridays 3, 10, 17, 24 June & 1 July: Glasswork - stained glass techniques 10am-12noon - This course will give you all the skills required to design and build your own simple stained glass panel which you can take home at the end of the course. You will learn about cutting glass accurately, leading up and soldering your panel and finishing techniques. More advanced learners will be able to enhance their work by incorporating glass painting, acid paste and fused elements. No prior knowledge is necessary to enrol on this course. Visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning or email Maria.Turner@lewisham.gov.uk. £115 (full), £70 (reduced/concession). Adult Learning Lewisham, Granville Park Centre, 100 Granville Park, SE13 7DU 8 | SE23 - June 2016

Saturdays 4, 11,18, 25 June & 2 July: Clothesmaking

- Introduction To Pattern Cutting & Sewing Techniques Basic Skirt Design

10am-1pm. This course will enable you to learn both basic sewing and pattern cutting skills. You will build knowledge in various pattern cutting techniques, including using scale blocks, dart manipulation, and simple design skills- which you will use when making your skirt. This course is planned for either complete beginners or those learners who wish to re cap and develop the basic skills they already have. Visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning. £140.00 (full), £72.50 (reduced), £72.50 (concession). Brockley Rise Centre, 2 Brockley Rise, SE23 1PR

Peckham Rye & Dulwich Park parkrun

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

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Thursday 16 June 8pm

The Bigger Picture Film Club Presents

Trouble in Paradise

Director: Ernst Lubitsch, writers: Samson Raphaelson & Grover Jones, with Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall

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1932

One of Lubitsch’s best comedy romances and as close to perfection as a film can be: suave, cynical, sophisticated and polished.

7pm Bar/themed snacks | 8pm Film Free raffle prize courtesy of Rye Books Tickets £7 in person from EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW Or online from: www.wegottickets.com Upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 www.thebiggerpic.co.uk SE23 - June 2016 | 9

What’s On - June Saturday 4,11,18 & 25 June: West Dulwich Fresh Food Market A new fresh food market in West Dulwich. Located on the corner of Croxted Road and Park Hall Road outside Dulwich Books, Jo Partridge & Topps Tiles the market will run every Saturday. The market opens at 9am and runs weekly.

Saturday 4th June: Dulwich & District NCT Nearly New Sale & 60 Year Celebrations Come and join us for our Summer Nearly New Table Top Sale which will be extra special this season as we are combining the event with the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of NCT. There will be lots of fun family friendly activities taking place as well as an opportunity to grab some nearly new bargains, meet other parents and grab a slice of cake from our pop-up cafe. We'll have baby, children's and maternity clothes for sale as well as toys, books and a whole host of baby equipment so come along and join in the fun. The Green Community Centre, 5 Nunhead Green, Nunhead, SE15 3QQ 10:30am - 12:30pm, 15 minute priority entry for NCT membership cardholders (from 10:15am). Cost: £1 entry for adults. Age Groups: Toddlers and pre-school (14) ,[Junior (4-9)] , Parents and carers. For more details, buyer and seller queries please email NNS.Dulwich@nct.org.uk go to our FaceBook Page: NCT Dulwich & District or follow us on Twitter @dulwichdistnct1

Saturday 4 June: Tree Walk – uncovering the natural history of One Tree Hill The Friends of One Tree Hill invite you to a Tree Walk – uncovering the natural history of One Tree Hill led by Sam Bentley-Toon, 2 - 3.30pm. Contact Sam – sbtoon@wildlondon.org.uk or 07734 599 286. Meet at the gates to St Augustine’s church. 10 | SE23 - June 2016

Mondays 6, 13, 20, 27 June & 4, 11 July: Sew & Sew After School Sewing Club for 7-12 yr olds, 6 part course. 4.30pm-6pm, £105 for course + materials. Visit http://stagandbow.com email info@stagandbow.com.

Wednesday 8 June: Bat Walk led by Dan Greenwood The Friends of One Tree Hill invite you to a Bat Walk led by Dan Greenwood. 9pm. Contact Dan – dgreenwood@wildlondon.org.uk. Meet at the gates to St Augustine’s church.

Wednesdays 8, 15, 22 June. Beginners Crochet 6.30-8.30pm, £95. Visit http://stagandbow.com email info@stagandbow.com.

Thursdays 9 & 16 June: Introduction to your Sewing Machine 6.30-8.30pm, £65. Visit http://stagandbow.com email info@stagandbow.com.

Thursday 9 June Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Illustrated lecture The Dollar Princesses: American Women who Married into European Aristocracy; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21. See www.ddfas.org.uk for details.

Thursday 9 June: Aimee Leonard & Emmie Ward at The White Horse Aimee Leonard and Emmie Ward are local singers and musicans who will be known to many of you through their connections with local choirs and orchestras. Aimee sings and plays bodhran and Emmie sings and plays flute, and together they are brilliant! Expect mainly traditional songs with lovely harmonies. Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). Door 7.30pm, Live music starts 8pm. Floorsingers welcome. Real ale, good food! More information from www.thegooseisout.com

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Hectic Host

Outside Dining

ith summer almost upon us those of us that are lucky enough to have some outside space can think about moving the party outside. Many casual drinks parties are impromptu, taking advantage of some sudden sun or a chance visit, but you need to be able to offer your guests a bite to eat. I am always impressed how in France the host disappears for 10 minutes and reappears with trays of delicious snacks, Roullier White’s two French colleagues Stella Giugiu and Solène Falières share some secrets from the kitchens of French Hectic Hosts. Warm goat’s cheese with honey on toast. Take some bread, a day old bread is fine, lightly toast one side under the grill. Remove from grill and spread with creamy goat’s cheese, pop back under grill and cook under the cheese is melted, drizzle with honey and sprinkle with thyme or black pepper and serve. Basil tuna rillettes. Take a tin of very good quality tuna, drain the fish and flake with a fork into a bowl, add some cream cheese, a dash of paprika, a squeeze of lemon juice, salt and pepper and top with some torn bail leaves. Spoon into small ramekins or spread on char grilled toasted bread with aperitifs. Smoked salmon & ricotta toasts. Chop smoked salmon, this is ideal if you have some left over from brunch or breakfast and mix in a bowl with Ricotta, add some lemon juice and dill and work into a smooth paste. Spread on small toasted circles of French bread. Verrines are a very popular party dish across all of France, small portions are made in little glasses, and are left scattered for guests to pick up. Chop some endive and drop into the bottom of each vessel, peel and pith some orange and break into small chucks, saving any juice, place the orange on the endive and top with some crumbled goat’s cheese, mix the leftover juice with a dash of olive oil and pour over each pot. Serve with a tea spoon. Another super-easy version is a crab & pear verrine, chop some pear

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and mix with some flaked white crab meat, stir in some lime juice and a little some fresh herbs. You probably won’t need salt but do season with black pepper; although it is somewhat out of fashion in the UK and almost forgotten, white pepper works a treat with all types of shellfish. It has a slightly more aromatic and earthy quality that works with the saltiness of the fish. White pepper is a common ingredient in France when you do not want dark flecks to show in your sauces or dishes. It is used mainly in the kitchen rather than on the table as a condiment. Spoon into glasses and top of with a little more lime juice and a dash of olive oil. Soup de Champagne is a traditional punchlike drink that is served chilled in the summer. To a bottle of champagne – or fizzy wine – add a cup of Cointreau, a cup of squeezed lemon and a cup of squeezed orange juice and stir in sugar to taste.

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Bouillabaisse Method

We will be serving this lovely Bouillabaisse at our June East Dulwich Supper Club, if in doubt ask your fishmonger for advice on the most seasonal fish to use.

1) Firstly, heat the oil in a large pan, add the fennel, celery and carrot and fry for until softened but not coloured. Add the chili and garlic and cook for two minutes until soft. 2) Add the spices and fry for two minutes until fragrant. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, saffron, white wine and fish bones. Bring to the boil and then turn it down and let it simmer for roughly 1 hour. 3) Strain the stock through a fine sieve, pressing down firmly to extract some of the vegetables. Return the strained stock to the pan and keep warm until ready to serve. 4) Return the pan to the heat and bring to a simmer. Add the parsley, tarragon, prawns, fish and squid and cook gently for five minutes. Divide the cooked fish between four serving bowls and ladle the liquid over the top. 5) Should be served with Crotons and Rouille.

Serves 4 Preparation time 40 mins Cooking time 30 mins- 1 hour

Food in Season

Ingredients

Fruits & Nuts - Blackcurrants, Cherries, Elderflowers, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Redcurrants, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Tayberries Vegetables & Herbs - Asparagus, Basil, Beetroot, Broad Beans, Broccoli, Carrots, Chard, Chervil, Chives, Coriander, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel, Globe Artichokes, Green Beans, Lettuce, Lovage, Mangetout, Marjoram, Mint, New Potatoes, Onions, Oregano, Parsley, Peas, Radishes, Rosemary, Rocket, Sage, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Onions, Summer Savory, Tarragon, Thyme, Tomatoes, Watercress Meat & Game - Lamb, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Cod, Coley, Crab, Haddock, Herring, Langoustine, Mackerel, Plaice, Pollack, Prawns, Sardines, Scallops, Sea Bream, Sea Trout, Shrimp, Squid, Whelks, Whitebait, Wild Halibut, Wild Salmon Going out of season - Asparagus, Elderflower, Gooseberry, Hare, New Potatoes

• 5 tablespoons olive oil • 1 bulb fennel, chopped • 2 stalks celery, chopped • 2 carrots, chopped • ∞ red chili, chopped (depending on how spicy you like it) • 2 garlic cloves, chopped • 1 teaspoons cayenne pepper • ∞ teaspoons chili powder • 1 tin of 500g chopped tomatoes • 1 tablespoons tomato purée • 400ml white wine • 1kg fish bones, roughly chopped (ask your fishmonger for these)

• 1 ∞ tablespoons chopped fresh parsley • ∞ tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon • 1 large pinch of saffron • Fish (Fish of your choice – be creative) • 100g peeled and shelled prawns • 300g fish fillets (any white fish) sliced • 100g fresh squid, sliced 14 | SE23 - June 2016

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What’s On - June Friday 10th June: Club Local 8pm - 1am. The Lodge, upstairs at the EDT, East Dulwich £8 per adult (ncl free glass of Prosecco on arrival). Calling all locals who’d love a decent night out but don’t want to trek all the way into town to party with hipsters half their age. CLUB LOCAL brings together likeminded South East Londoners for a dance night on your doorstep, live DJs playing feel good dance tracks and club classics from the mid 90s and 00s you’ll know and love. CLUB LOCAL is the chance to get together with good friends and enjoy dance music we know you will love. CLUB LOCAL is created for you by people like you who want a no-hassle night out, locally. www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk

Friday 10 June: Open Garden, music & wine evening 5.30 -8pm Stoney Hill House, Rock Hill, Sydenham Hill, SW26 6SW. £5 admission includes a glass of wine/soft drink. Plants for sale. A secret green oasis with mature wooded which include rhododendron, oak and willow, with modern sculpture and paths. Wheelchair friendly in places. For more details, please contact info@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623.

Saturday 11 June: Open Garden in aid of AbleChildAfrica 1-5pm 9 Brockley View SE23 1SN – the white house on the hill – entrance via side alley. Admission is just £2 to wander round this beautiful woodland garden. Curious sculptures and meandering paths will eventually lead you to scrumptious home-made cakes and Fairtrade tea and coffee. This event is raising money for AbleChildAfrica, a unique charity working exclusively for disabled children and their families in Africa. The children they work with really are some of the world’s most vulnerable. www.ablechildafrica.org/ Please take care! – narrow side alley, uneven paths, steps, overhanging branches, high calorie cakes!

Sunday 12 June: Open Garden Dulwich Village A fine way to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday. 2pm-5pm at 115 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BJ. Enjoy this stunning and deceptive town garden with topiary, deck/gravel area, pond and scented garden for just £3.50 (U16s free). Homemade refreshments on sale. For more details, please contact info@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623.

Sunday 12 June: Organ Recital in Christ’s Chapel Dulwich Douglas Hollick (International Concert Organist). 7.45pm. Admission FREE.

Sunday 12 June: Singaround at The Ivy House (in the refectory) Another popular Singaround hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, whether to sing or to listen. It’s an informal and supportive atmosphere, so don’t worry if it’s your first time! Songs of any country or culture welcome. Starts 7pm, finishes whenever. FREE entry, voluntary donation at the interval to help cover the costs of running the Goose – we suggest £2. More information from www.thegooseisout.com.

Thursday 16th June: Kieran Hodgson: Lance 8pm

Saturday 11 June: Opal Flutes 7.30pm at St Clements Church, Friern Road. Opal Flutes presents a selection of their favourite music – to include tunes by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Joplin, Elgar and Bach, songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein and Bacharach & David, and the world premiere of a new work by Laura Shipsey. Tickets £8/£5 on the door or in advance from www.opalflutes.com. 16 | SE23 - June 2016

The MCT at Alleyn’s. Tickets £10 (£8 concession). www.mctalleyns.org.uk. Box Office 020 557 1541. THE GUARDIAN – NUMBER ONE COMEDY SHOW OF THE YEAR!

What’s On - June Thursday 16 June: Mums in Business Mums in Business are a group of mums in East Dulwich, South London SE22, who come together for support, networking and joint working. The meeting is free to attend (contribution of £2 towards drinks and nibbles is appreciated as this is administered by volunteers) and is intended to be a support group for like minded mums running or wishing to start their own businesses rather than a hardcore networking meeting.The group meets on the 3rd Thursday every month at 8pm in the Daisylets office, 165 Lordship Lane (opposite Mrs Robinson) East Dulwich SE22 8HX. Please let us know if you would like to join us so the nibbles stretch round! email claire@daisylets.uk.

Thursday 16 June: The Bigger Picture Presents: Trouble in Paradise 8pm (1932) Cert U 81 mins

Director: Ernst Lubitsch, writers: Samson Raphaelson and Grover Jones, with Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall. One of Lubitsch’s best comedy romances and as close to perfection as a film can be: suave, cynical, sophisticated and polished. Upstairs at EDT, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW. www.thebiggerpic.co.uk

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Saturday 18 June: Wigwam Toy Shop 3rd Birthday 10am – 12pm Join us at the toy shop to celebrate our 3rd birthday. We’ll have colouring competitions, crafts and cake, plus a special visit from a Star Wars character. Kids can dress up as their favourite Star Wars character and the best dressed will win a prize. The event is FREE of charge and parents are asked to stay with their children and join in the fun. 109 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8EZ, 020 8676 4815

Saturday 18 June: Low Cost Community Emergency First Aid Training “Save a life” Emergency First Aid Courses 2016. These are practical first aid courses which aim to teach you the essential basics of emergency first aid procedures for adults, children and babies. 11.00am – 2.00pm. Cost: £25.00 *would normally cost £65.00. St Barnabas Church Dulwich Village SE21. Please note, these are non certificated courses. Emergency first aid is simple to learn, easy to remember and saves lives. mail@handsonfirstaidtraining.co.uk www.handsonfirstaidtraining.co.uk

Saturday 18th June: Dulwich Symphony Orchestra 7pm. All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, SE21 8JY (free on-street parking, fully accessible). Ticket prices: £12 adults (concessions £10), Under 16s free, complimentary interval drink. PROGRAMME: The concert will showcase the third and final piece in our local Dulwich composers series by Alan Taylor called A South London Academic Festival Overture. There will be two brilliant pieces by Beethoven, the regal Overture Coriolanus and Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat - ‘Emperor' played by soloist Bocheng Wang, winner of the Croydon Arts Festival Advanced Concerto prize 2015. The concert will conclude with English composer Herbert Parry's Symphony No.5 (1912).

Sunday 19 June: Open Garden & book sale 2pm-5pm at 18 Crescent Wood Road, SE26 6RU. This beautiful former orchard with lovingly tended lawned gardens front and back with large, well stocked pond and 100 year old apple tree. Entrance £3.50 (U16s free). Homemade refreshments will be on sale too. For more details, please contact info@linkagesouthwark.org or call 020 8299 2623. SE23 - June 2016 | 17

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BabyBallet

The award winning movement to music, dance & singing programme for boys and girls from 6 months upwards run with a fun, safe and caring environment. Classes in Dulwich. Call Stephanie 07809 148348. www.babyballet.co.uk.

Baby Loves Music

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

Baby Massage

Baby massage classes provide quality time with your baby and a fun social occasion with other mums. You will learn a wonderful skill which has many benefits. Tuesdays SE19. Contact Jayne 02086534781, jayne@2prepare.co.uk, www.2prepare.co.uk

Baby Massage

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

Baby Sensory

Award-winning, sensory-rich development classes; designed to support you and your baby from birth to 13 months. Regular exposure to an incredible range of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music and massage. Local classes see http://babysensory.com/ for more details.

Bea’s Baby Bop

Drop in music classes for babies and toddlers. Tues/Wed/Friday 3:30-4:30, Wed/Friday 11-12, Friday 10-11, Saturday 10:30-11:30, East Dulwich/ Herne Hill, www.beasbabybop.com.

Boppin’ Bunnies

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

Bumps and Babes

Meets on Fridays between 9.30 and 11.30 (drop in anytime) at St Faiths Community Centre, at the bottom of Red Post Hill, SE24. It is very informal, aimed at new Mums meeting up and getting

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ante/postnata/moral support from Alice and other mothers. Please contact Alice Yeates on yeatesa@ btinternet.com or 07831 225841.

Caterpillar Music

Exciting puppets, colourful percussion instruments, fun music making & favourite songs provide a captivating class for babies & young children!Contact:merrynkidd@caterpillarmusic.com. 020 8698 8439. www.caterpillarmusic.com

Gymboree

Classes are designed for newborns - 5 year olds, and are led by experienced and nurturing teachers. We run throughout the year at Gymboree East Dulwich. 184 Peckham Rye SE22 9QA. Tel: 020 3616 0033. Email: eastdulwich@gymboree-uk.com.

Dads & Littluns: Brockwell Park

Fridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Brockwell Park Childspace, Cressingham Gardens Tenant’s Hall, Hardel Walk, Tulse Hill, SW2 2QG. www.dadsandlittluns.co.uk.

diddi dance

Funky pre-school dance classes for girls and boys. Learn co-ordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, contact Anne-Marie 07973 982790 for a free trial www.diddidance.com.

Dulwich & District Twins & Triplets Club, Baby & Toddler Group

1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 10-11.45am, Herne Hill United Church, top of Red Post Hill. karendelahunty@yahoo.com or 07799 861104.

Dulwich Library Babes & Toddlers

Thursdays 10.30-11.45 & 1.30-2.45. 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 020 7525 6220.

Funky Monkey Group

Keyboard classes Ages 5-11. Christ Church, Barry Road. Wednesdays & Thursdays. 01732 457100. www.funkymonkey.info.

HartBeeps

Mondays. Goose Green Community Centre, East DulwichRoad, SE22 9AT. 1.30pm Baby Bells - Suitable from birth to sitting. 2.30pm Baby Beeps Sitting to toddling Also Thursdays at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich SE21 7BT. 1.30pm, Baby Bells, 2.30pm Baby Beeps & 3.30pm Happy House toddling to 4 years, younger siblings welcome. http://hartbeeps.com.

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Junior Sebek-Kha

Physical fitness & martial arts, 5-10 yrs. Herne Hill Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane SE24. Saturdays 2-3pm. 020 7737 2260. www.siaacademy.com.

La Jolie Ronde

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

Little Superhero Training

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

Monkey Music

Various classes, see www.monkeymusic.co.uk or call 020 8764 5185.

Music for Little People

Fun, friendly & educational music classes for 0-5 year olds. High quality, good value. The Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Contact Rebecca Vicary on 020 8852 0118 or www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

Nimble Arts

Join Nimble Arts’ Becky every week for a NEW mixed age 45-minute interactive story adventure for 0-5s, with live cello and musical instruments, songs, bubbles, scarves and a chance to dance! Classes in East Dulwich, Nunhead and Brockley. nimblearts.co.uk.

Peckham Rye Playrooms

Parents Photography Workshops

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

Sing and Sign

Mondays through to Saturday. Call 020 7193 3696. www.singandsign.com.

Sparkle Music

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

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 or visit 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.

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.

Fun activities for children and their parents. Peckham Rye Park, SE15 3UA (next to café). Mon 1.15-3.15pm Play and Stay for children under the age of 5 yrs old. Tues - 10am-12pm Play and Stay for children under the age of 5 yrs old. Tues - 1.302.30pm Olympikids - advanced booking required. Contact 020 7639 2702 x 3. Thurs -1.15-3.15pm Stay and Play for children under the age of 5rs old. Sat 2pm-4pm Brazilian language school. There is a fee to attend the session. Sundays - party hire available. 020 7639 2702 x 3 for details.

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Perry Vale Ward Assembly 12th May

t our latest assembly we were pleased to welcome over forty residents who had come to hear presentations from council officers and local residents covering environment initiatives. The meeting was held at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Church, in Dacres Road. To add to the meeting’s environment theme, some residents had taken advantage of an earlier guided tour led by co-ordinating group member, Tim Lund of adjacent Dacres Wood Nature Reserve. As well as being informed about the reserve’s fauna and flora, Tim showed them the new bridge being constructed across the pond which will allow visitors to dip for pond wildlife. Voted on by residents as a bid they wished to support, the new bridge is funded by Perry Vale’s assembly fund. The “Let’s Talk Rubbish” presentation focussed on Lewisham Council’s new garden waste collection service. It is a subscription only service at £60 p.a. and will provide a brown garden waste wheelie bin to your property, with a weekly collection and you can choose to renew or end you subscription at year end. For further information or to sign up to the service visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/garden. When you receive the bin, write your door number on it and the service begins on Monday 6th June 2016. Fly-tipping is an enviro-crime that blights our city and Lewisham Council have up-graded their enviro-crime reporting tool LoveLewisham. The presentation described how this app enabled Lewisham Council’s Environment division to use technology to work smarter by making it easier for residents to report incidents and for officers to deal with them more quickly. It was something I was proud to promote both London and nationwide. Having brought development back in house, the new version Peer2Peer Focus integrates reporting with FixMyStreet, and there are freely available apps to employ. All the reports can go direct to officers’ devices to be dealt with and

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reduces bureaucracy and cost, especially in these times of financial constraint for the council Having suffered from fly-tipping for many years, despite the intervention of Perry Vale councillors to regularly get it removed, residents from Helvetia Street came up with the idea to erect gates across the one access to the fly-tipping hotspot. By consulting with their neighbours, they agreed to fund the gates and also received donations from Lewisham Homes and L+Q. The gates have resolved the fly-tipping problem and the enclosed space is now a safe communal play area for their children. We are very lucky to have many green spaces in Perry Vale and are always keen to create new ones. Local residents from Sunderland Road have identified an overgrown plot of vacant land area that can be transformed into another community garden for our ward. An interactive discussion “roots and shoots” took place at the meeting to come up with ideas to take forward. Neighbours and local organisations of the site will be consulted and support sought to make this happen. Finally, two excellent events in se23 for June; 1) Friends of the Horniman Art Exhibition held in the museum’s conservatory on the weekend of 4th and 5th June 2016. 2) Lark in the Park 2, Perry Vale’s ward assembly held in Mayow Park 12pm onwards Saturday 18th June 2016. Hope to see some of you at either or both.

Councillor Susan Wise Perry Vale Ward Chair of the Friends of the Horniman Museum T: 0208699 6520 E: cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk

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Horniman Museum & Gardens Favela: Joy & Pain in the City Until Sunday 18 September - FREE

appear across cultures, to create beautiful and intriguing works that inhabit a space between avian and human.

Prehistoric Garden

Leisure day on the Avenida Brasil. Elisângela Leite, 2014

Evocative photographs by young Brazilian photographers capture the complexities of favela life including the joy of children playing, the presence of the armed forces, and carnival performers amidst the skylines of Rio. In partnership with the Observatório de Favelas.

Refugee Week Events Monday 20 – Sunday 26 June - FREE Come and take part in the UK’s annual Refugee Week at the Horniman. During this week, the Horniman will host workshops and activities by local organisations working with asylum seekers and refugees. Please see the website for more information.

Avian Forms Saturday 25 June to Sunday 9 October - FREE

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, 2015_(c) Jane Edden, Courtesy of Flowers Galler

Artist Jane Edden is fascinated by the relationship between nature and culture, and the human desire to collect and categorise. In this small display, Edden explores the ways in which animals are collected and studied, drawing inspiration from the science of comparative anatomy and the folklore and myths involving winged flying humans that

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End of May onwards - FREE Look back in time through the Prehistoric Garden, featuring ‘living fossils’ – plant and tree species which date back to the time of the dinosaurs. A redwood and a yew tree tower above tree ferns, cycads and ginkgos and even an amazing Wollemi pine, thought to be extinct until 1994. The Prehistoric Garden was funded through Tesco’s Bags of Help campaign, and voted for by Tesco shoppers in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Brazilian Food Garden End of May onwards - FREE Black turtle beans, sugar cane, coffee and cassava are among the plants featured in a colourful culinary display in the Horniman Food Garden, taking its inspiration from iconic dishes and drinks of Brazil. Planted in recipe groupings – including caipirinha and feijoada, a stew described by some as Brazil’s national dish – the food planting will be accompanied by wildflowers in the blue, gold and green of the Brazilian flag.

Festival of Brasil 3 July – 4 September 2016 Immerse yourself in Brazilian culture this summer with a season of unique events and exhibitions. We’ve collaborated with Brazilian artists and communities to bring you a snapshot of contemporary Brazilian art and culture inspired by their everyday lives and neighbourhoods. Experience installations, new dance performances and specially commissioned street art both at the Horniman and throughout our Forest Hill neighbourhood as well as fascinating photography displays, outdoor concerts and festivals. Be part of our digital conversations on social media and get involved in dancing, making art or music at our events. Find out more at horniman.ac.uk/brasil The Horniman Public Museum & Park Trust 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ www.horniman.ac.uk

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Financial Matters

The Bank of Mum & Dad COMING TO A HIGH STREET NEAR YOU

ith property prices being so out of sync with wages, the property market would be dead if it wasn’t for the unsung heroes of the UK property market. Parents. Whilst the rest of Europe has always been comparatively lukewarm about property ownership, the UK continues to be obsessed; firmly believe that getting on the property ladder is key once a young person is earning. But with the average price of a decent first time buyer flat in South East London being north of £350,000, your average deposit on a flat together with incidentals such as stamp duty, solicitors and mortgage arrangement fees is going to be near enough £90,000, which most young people don’t have. Bring in Bank of Mum and Dad. Lending from parents to help their children get on the UK property ladder will amount to £5bn in 2016, according to data from Legal & General. This means that so-called Bank of Mum and Dad will help to finance 25% of all UK mortgage transactions this year - at an average amount of £17,500. This figure is much higher in London. If this lending prowess was combined into a formal business, Bank of Mum and Dad would be a top 10 UK mortgage lender, adds L&G. “In the old days, young people had to wait for their parents or grandparents to die before receiving their inheritance. But that didn’t matter so much. Back when a 2 bedroom flat was £150,000, you only needed a deposit of 5% to get a mortgage. If you had savings of £10,000, you were well on your way. With property prices and the corresponding deposit required being so much higher these days, there is far more pressure on parents to make financial gifts early, to help get their children on the property ladder,” says Sally.

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Her daughter Penny is 32 and has been in a steady relationship with a Daniel for 3 years. Whilst renting, they had been interested in purchasing a property in Brockley, South London, but the prices had been well out of their reach. When Daniel’s grandmother died unexpectedly and left him £30,000, his immediate priority was to use the money as a deposit on a property. With personal savings of £20,000, he was ready come up with his side of the bargain on a deposit for their first home. All he needed now was for Penny to pull her weight! “This put immense pressure on us as parents to find the money for Penny’s side of the deposit,” says Sally. “We had earmarked £30,000 for a loft conversion but we sacrificed our plans and gave the money to Penny. Under normal circumstances, we would have expected Penny to repay this debt, but because Daniel simply inherited his money, we didn’t feel it was fair to ask her to pay us back. We feel a little robbed, to be honest!” This trend seems set to gather pace in the next few years and shows no sign of abating. The corresponding pressure on parents is real and profound. Bank of Mum and Dad: it’s here to stay!

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What’s On - June Sunday 19 June: JAGS Summer Concert 6pm Elgar - “The Music Makers” Mendelssohn - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” - 3 movements. Conductor Peter Gritton. Soloist, mezzo soprano, Joya Logan. JAGS Choral Society and JACO, the James Allen Community Orchestra are performing a summer concert in The Holst Hall, James Allen’s Girls School, 144 East Dulwich Grove, SE22 8TE. Tickets £10. Concessions students and children.

Sunday 19 June: The One Tree Hill Sinfonia concert St. Augustines Church, One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Park, SE23 3LE. 6.30pm. Presenting, De Falla-Ritual Dance from El Amor Brujo, MozartSinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, Bizeymusic from Carman suites.

Friday 24 June: Final Fridays at Aquarius Golf Club with The Hit Men UK A summer full of party fun at Aquarius Golf Club with the South East’s finest live party band playing soul, funk and all the great party hits. Admission free. Music from 8.30pm. Great bar, great location, great sunsets, stunning views. Aquarius Golf Club, Beachcroft Reservoir, Marmora Road, Honor Oak SE22 0RY. Next dates 29 July, 30 September (Aquarius Festival).

Friday 24 June: The Ivy House – Naomi Bedford

& Paul Simmonds (The Men They Couldn’t Hang), Little Big Noise, Kevin Barber We have long loved Naomi Bedford for her fantastic voice and fantastic songs, and tonight she is accompanied by Paul Simmonds of The Men They Couldn’t Hang. The music of Little Big Noise (aka Nick Torry) can best be described as folk/punk. Kevin Barber is a singer/songwriter who plays guitar, slide guitar and mandolin. He mixes original songs with classic covers and old-time country standards, to great effect! Advance tickets are £10/8 advance, £11/9 on the door.Door 7pm, Live music starts 8pm. www.thegooseisout.com 28 | SE23 - June 2016

Saturday 25 June: Baby & Children’s Market 1pm-3pm. St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Over 20 stalls bursting with top quality new and nearly new high street/designer baby and children's items from birth to 5 yrs old, plus a selection of unique businesses in the baby & children's industry showcasing and selling their products & services all under one roof! Great brands at up to 90% off the full retail price. Books, toys, slings, maternity wear, children swear, shoes, high chairs, moses baskets, prams and lots more! Businesses attending: Nellie's Baby Boutique, Hula Champ Clothing, Forever Living, Hartbeeps – South East London. Stall Fee: Pre-loved stalls - £20 per table and Business stalls £25-30. Admission: £1.50 first hour, £1 thereafter. Kids Free. Parking: Plenty of FREE car parking available on surrounding roads. Contact Naomi via email: naomi.s@babyandchildrensmarket.co.uk or call 07949 247439

What’s On - June/July Saturday 25 June: Screen Printing Festival Special: Flags, T-Shirts & Bunting 10am-1pm, £50. Visit http://stagandbow.com email info@stagandbow.com.

Saturday 25 June: The Concordia Chamber Choir’s Summer Concert 7.30pm

Sunday 26 June: Sunset Soiree 6.30 – 8.30pm Music, wine and canapes in beautiful garden, 39 College Road, SE21 7BA. Come to this very popular and luxurious annual event and enjoy a mid summer’s evening in this beautiful garden with fantastic hospitality. £25 entry including welcome drink and canapés. Raffle and cash bar for more drinks. Limited wheelchair access. www.linkagesouthwark.org/events For more details, please contact info@dhscc.org or call 020 8299 2623

Tuesday 28 June: Book signing at Dulwich Books 6-8.30pm.

A pot-pourri of magnificent English choral pieces from the 19th and 20th centuries, both religious and secular. It includes works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Finzi and Sullivan. The very best of England. So come and enjoy Concordia’s musical celebration of summer at All Saints’ Church, Lovelace Rd, SE21 8JY. Tickets £12 at the door, £11 advance: www.concordiachamberchoir.co.uk. Concessions (students and those on means tested benefits) HALF PRICE.

Sunday 26 June: Honor Oak Park Allotments Open Day On Sunday June 26th the allotments on the hill at Honor Oak Park are throwing open their gates for guided walks, home made cakes, tea & drinks, and a BBQ from 4.30pm. There will also be live music, including a set from the the JASSPA Jazz Band, as well as storytelling, and craft stalls. Various gardening techniques will be on display, together with ponds, produce, and a great view from the top of the hill. Times: 1pm to 6.30pm. Honor Oak Park Allotments, by the entrance to Honor Oak Park Sports Ground off Honor Oak Park near the station.

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Local author & photographer team Susan Mumford & Chris King present their new book, Art is your life. Make it your living. Includes a talk and Q+A (starting at 7pm). Details and book your FREE tickets at dulwichbooks.wordpress.com. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.

Wednesday 29 June: Cooking with Scissors An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. Meets on the last Wednesday of every month, upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 from 6.45pm – 8.45pm. Free admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk

Thursday 30 June: Lace Knitting: Make a Summer Shawl 6.30-9.30pm, £50. Visit http://stagandbow.com email info@stagandbow.com.

Friday 1 – 10 July: Sydenham Arts Festival With great jubilation, SYDENHAM ARTS announces the 2016 multi-disciplinary Summer Festival, which will take place over 10 days from the first to the 10th July. The Summer Fest follows hard on the heels of Sydenham’s highly successful Spring Festival of Music. www.sydenhamarts.co.uk @SydenhamArts on Instagram and @sydartsfest on Twitter.

Saturday 2 July: Goose Green School Summer Carnival 12-4pm. Join us for Music, Food, Drinks, Stalls, Games & Lots of Fun on Goose Green, East Dulwich Road! SE23 - June 2016 | 29

Garden Talk

June Gardening June is a busy time in the garden. Here’s how to keep on top of it all…

Watering and feeding… Give the garden a good soak once or twice a week in warm weather, concentrating on newly planted shrubs and trees. Containers can need watering daily when it’s hot. Water in the morning or evening and use ‘grey’ (wash water), a water butt and an irrigation system – much more efficient than a hose - where possible. Apply or renew a mulch of well-rotted manure to cut down on weeding and watering– ideally after a downpour, as mulch keeps water out, as well as in. Feed flowering pot plants weekly with liquid fertiliser and hungry plants like sweet peas and clematis a mid season boost of general purpose organic fertiliser such as blood fish and bone, and water in.

Pruning and tidying… Prune evergreen topiary and hedges. Trim about 5cm of new growth from box (buxus) with pruning shears. Prune spring flowering shrubs such as weigela, philadelphus and deciduous magnolias. Follow with a general purpose organic fertiliser and mulch. Deadhead spent flowers of plants like roses – it’ll really prolong the flowering period. Snip off browning heads with secateurs to a bud or leaf below. Cut hardy geraniums back with shears for a second flush and pick, pick, pick sweet peas to keep them coming (providing your house with a constant supply of fresh and beautifully scented flower). Pull out annual weeds by hand, or with a hoe, while they’re small. Dig out perennials like dandelions from lawns or beds –any roots left can regrow. Cut down dead foliage on bulbs - around six weeks after flowering and ideally when it’s gone yellow. Until then they should be watered and fed to prepare them for next year. Lift and divide iris clumps after flowering. Stake tall perennials like phlox and hollyhocks to avoid them collapsing or being battered by rain. I prefer using cherry sticks (for sale at Shannon’s Garden Centre) than bamboos as I feel they blend better , or look out 30 | SE23 - June 2016

for more ornamental supports such as the rusted iron ones (Alleyn Park Garden Centre stock a beautiful selection). Tie in climbing and rambling roses to avoid them becoming a mess - ideally horizontally to encourage more flowers. Prune back Clematis montana into its allotted space, as well as honeysuckle and other vigorous climbers.

And the rest… Look out for slugs and snails, particularly after rain, and around new shoots. Pick them off or use organic slug pellets or beer traps (jars of beer sunk into the soil to attract and drown slugs!). Squeeze off greenfly infestations with your fingers or squirt them with soapy water. Mow the lawn once or twice a week - the less grass taken off each time the healthier it’ll be. Raise the blades if it’s dry. Feed the lawn with a liquid or slow release fertiliser such as chicken manure pellets. Ensure newly laid grass doesn’t dry out. Plant out runner beans, courgettes, and tomatoes – which like a sunny wall and lots of water. Surround ripening strawberries with straw to keep them off the soil and protect fruit bushes with netting. Pick elderflowers if you have any in your garden , for a summery cordial, just perfect with your (well earned) G&T, trust me. Don’t forget to check out the NGS garden Festival and visit local gardens that open their doors for charity, a fabulous event. Barbara Samitier - Garden Designer www.barbarasamitiergardens.co.uk

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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) 32 | SE23 - June 2016

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

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

Take a look at our new website which covers the areas in and around Dulwich including Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park. Up to date events, more stories and news. www.arounddulwich.com | twitter.com/AroundDulwich

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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 119 - July 2016 In this issue

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London Door Company .............................................11 P M Bennison Heating Limited .................................33 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................11 Property In ..................................................................2 R J C Electrics ...............................................................5 Rodney Garages ........................................................25 Roullier White ............................................................29 SE Magazines ............................................................25 SS PC Repairs ............................................................31 Smart Business Networking ......................................33 Sterling Law .................................................................5 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................31 Sydenham High School Open Evening Art Show.......25 Walsh Glazing ............................................................31

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Adult Learning Lewisham Open Day..........................15 Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................11 Around Dulwich Website ...........................................33 Bespoke Windows Limited ........................................35 The Bigger Picture Film Club........................................6 Bishop Challoner School ...........................................23 Bromley Blinds ..........................................................27 Cleaning Agency Friends ...........................................13 Connexions Cuisine: Fine Catered Cuisine .................5 Cooking with Scissors Networking ............................33 Deliveroo .....................................................................7 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................27 Forest Hill Cars ..........................................................21 34 | SE23 - June 2016

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