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Community Index
from SE23 March 2021
by SE Magazines
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
Forest Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team
Tel: 020 8721 2723 Email: ForestHill.SNT@met.police.uk
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 websites
www.se23.com www.se23.life
Local MPs
Ellie Reeves (Lab, Lewisham West)
Tel 020 7219 2668 ellie.reeves.mp@parliament.uk
Janet Daby (Lab, Lewisham East)
Tel 020 8461 4733 Janet.daby.mp@parliament.uk
Vicky Foxcroft - (Lab, Lewisham, Deptford)
Tel 020 8469 4638 vicky.foxcroft.mp@parliament.uk
Local Councillors
Forest Hill Ward
Peter Bernards (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9927 cllr_peter.bernards@lewisham.gov.uk Sophie Davis (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3493 Cllr_Sophie.Davis@lewisham.gov.uk Leo Gibbons (Labour) Tel 020 8314 6916 Cllr_Leo.Gibbons@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries
All councillors: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month, 11am-12.30pm. Forest Hill Library, Dartmouth Road, SE23. 11am–12.30pm.
Perry Vale Ward
John Paschoud (Labour) Tel 020 8314 3437 John.Paschoud@Lewisham.gov.uk Susan Wise (Labour) Tel 020 3489 2790 cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk Sakina Sheikh (Labour) 020 8314 7963 Cllr_Sakina.Sheikh@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries
Open advice surgery (no appointment needed) 2nd Saturday of the month (except August), 10:30am to 12noon, at Moon Lane Books, 300 Stanstead Road, SE23 1DE. Other times available by appointment, please phone or email one of us.
Crofton Park Ward
Chris Barnham (Labour) Tel 020 8314 9896 cllr_chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk Tauseef Anwar (Labour) 020 8314 9930 Cllr_Tauseef.Anwar@lewisham.gov.uk Pauline Morrison (Labour) Tel 020 8244 5315 cllr_pauline.morrison@lewisham.gov.uk
Surgeries
2nd Saturday of every month, 11-12 am, Hattush Restaurant, Honor Oak Park, SE23 1DY. 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am - 11am Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Road, Brockley SE4. 4th Tuesday of the month, 3pm-4pm Crofton Park Library, 375 Brockley Rd, Brockley, SE4 2AG.
Monday 8 March: Lisa Jewell – Invisible Girl (Live Stream)
7:30pm - 8:30pm. Join us for a thrilling evening-in with bestselling author Lisa Jewell. When Saffyre Maddox was ten, something terrible happened, and she’s carried the pain of it ever since. The man who she thought was going to heal her didn’t, and now she hides, learning his secrets, invisible in the shadows. Owen Pick is invisible too. He’s never had a girlfriend; he’s never even had a friend. Nobody sees him. Nobody cares. But when Saffyre goes missing from opposite his house on Valentine’s night, suddenly the whole world is looking at Owen. Accusing him. Holding him responsible for Saffyre’s disappearance…
Book tickets via www.trybooking.com
3:45pm - 5pm. &ART Clubs offer children
aged 5-12 years a creative space in which to explore their world. All sessions are taught by trained artists and experienced educators. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4BY. Exceptional children’s after school art tuition.
https://www.andart.london.
4pm-5.15pm. &ART Clubs offer children aged 5-12
years a creative space in which to explore their world. All sessions are taught by trained artists and experienced educators. The Scout Hut, 212 Bellenden Rd, London SE15 4BY. Exceptional children’s after school art tuition.
https://www.andart.london.
Wednesday 10 March: Online Charity Wine Tasting
7pm-8pm. Local charity, Link Age Southwark have partnered with GreatWineOnline to bring you an exclusive online wine tasting event in aid of the charity’s work to support older people experiencing isolation and loneliness during the pandemic. Join them for this fun and informative tasting experience where you’ll be guided by the GWO experts in the comfort of your home! Your order will include 3 different wines chosen by the GWO team from the fabulous winery, Simonsig in South Africa. To join the event, head to the GWO website to purchase the tasting case of wine for £50.99 ahead of time, which includes the case of wine, a donation to Link Age Southwark, plus delivery. You can also add an optional cheese selection to your order for an additional £30 including delivery. And, if that wasn’t enough, you will automatically be entered into a free raffle on the night, with the chance to win a £50 GWO gift voucher! Find more
via ‘Buy your wine’. https://greatwineonline. co.uk/link-age-wine-tasting-event/
Thursday 11 March: Making Change: the decimalisation of Britain’s Currency
7pm - 8pm. On a grey, drizzly Monday, 15 February 1971, Britain went decimal. Tom Hockenhull recounts the story of this extraordinary event to change a currency system that had been in place for over a thousand years. Suggested donation £5. Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Thursday 11 March: Transient
Desires by Donna Leon
7:30pm - 8:30pm. Join us for an evening in with bestselling crime writer Donna Leon, where we’ll be chatting all things Brunetti and of course her latest novel Transient Desires. Tickets: **The first 30 people to buy a copy of Transient Desires will receive a signed copy of the book** Book tickets
www.trybooking.com
Thursday 11 March: Hitler Émigrés - their Impact on British Artistic & Cultural Life
8pm - 9pm. Hitler émigrés had considerable impact on British life and included artists, architects, film makers, musicians, publishers, historians, psychologists and scientists.
www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.
Saturdays 13, 20 & 27 March: &ART weekend, holiday and after school art classes for children
Various times and ages, see website for full details. The Old School House, Adys Rd, London SE15 4DY
https://www.andart.london
Monday 15 March: One Pot, Pan, Planet with Anna Jones
(Live Stream)
7:30pm - 8:30pm. Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly. Anna will be in conversation with Guardian journalist Felicity Cloake.
Book tickets via www.trybooking.com
Wednesday 17 March: One Two Three four with
Craig Brown (Live Stream)
7pm - 8pm. John Updike compared them to ‘the sun coming out on an Easter morning’. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Loenard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them ‘little sissies’. Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them. No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles. As Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, ‘Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.’ Book tickets via www.trybooking.com
Thursday 18 March: Filmmaking 101: Script Writing with Darren Rapier
7pm - 9pm. Learn more about the essentials of making films with Bell House Films’ new Filmmaking 101 series. For full details go to Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk.
Thursday 18 March: Thinking Skills Strategies to Reignite an Appetite for Learning 7:30pm - 8:30pm
What would you prefer: to be told a definition of an idea or to be guided to construct your own definition, ideally through dialogue with your peers? Find out more at www.bellhouse.co.uk
Monday 22 March: The Book of Longings by
Sue Monk Kidd (Live Stream)
7.30pm-8.30pm. We’re delighted to welcome bestselling author Sue Monk Kidd to our virtual stage, where she’ll be talking about her beautiful new novel The Book of Longings. The Book of Longings is an exquisite tale of dreams and desire, and of the power of women to change the world. Book tickets via www.trybooking.com
Wednesday 24 March: Migrant Birds in the Local Area
7pm - 8pm. A talk about the birds of South East London and their migration.
Dave Clark is a local ornithologist who has a particular interest in the interactions between birds and humans and last year presented to Bell House the importance of our feeding wild birds. This year Dave will be introducing the topic of bird migration with a special focus on birds that can be seen, within this context, in the local area. For full details go to
Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk
To get your listing here contact: angela@semagazines.co.uk
Notice
Please note that all this information was correct at the time of going to press. However please do check details ahead, as the lockdown may be extended and this could affect some events.
Monday 29 March: How to Calm the Overthinking Mind
7pm - 8pm. Overthinking, ruminating and worrying can keep us stuck in an exhausting cycle of panic, fear or procrastination. But life does not have to be like this, there are ways to calm and restore the balance of the mind. We will explore a range of techniques from breathing to CBT that will enable you to regain control in your life. Book via www.bellhouse.co.uk
Wednesday 31 March: Cooking with Scissors
(via Zoom)
8.15pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email
sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.
COMMUNITY NEWS: Dulwich Park Runners
Want to keep fit through running?
Contact your local club, Dulwich Park Runners. DPR organise virtual activities and provide advice to help with motivation and effective training.
enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk
We hope to be back to our normal full programme of running events soon. DPR-buildng a local running community
