SE23 October 2018

Issue 146 - October 2018 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 What’s On - P8 Food & Drink - P14 Horniman Museum - P24 Children’s Activities - P30 Financial Matters - P38 The Last Word - P40

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Welcome to this bumper issue SE23. There is so much to look forward to this month, with a full seven pages of events for you to check out, starting on page 8. Remember there are more events, stories and news at www.arounddulwich.co.uk.

We have a selection of events at the Dulwich Picture Gallery on pages 36 & 37 and a round-up of events at Bell House on page 26. There is even more to do up in Forest Hill at the Horniman Museum on pages 24 & 25.

The Last Word this month goes to Shona Chambers. Shona has lived and worked in the area for almost 20 years. Find out more on page 40.

Until next time.

Angela

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Contents Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar ......................................................... 4 Noticeboard ................................................................ 6 What’s On ................... 8, 10, 18, 20, 28, 29, 32 & 33 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 ...................................................... 14 Food & Drink Fitness Tips .............................................................. 16 The Horniman Museum ...............................24 & 25 Bell House Events..................................................... 26

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Children’s Activities .........................................30 & 31 Pets Corner................................................................ 34 Home Made ......................................................... 35 Dulwich Picture Gallery ...................................36 & 37 Financial Matters ..................................................... 38 The Last Word ..................................................... 40 Index ........................................................................ 42 Community Index...................................................... 43

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Events Calendar - October Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Parkrun, Peckham Rye ParkPa&rk Dulwich 9am, P18.

Sunday

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Knit, Crochet & Babble Talks, Goose Green Coffee Natter Club see p8. see p8.

Morning @ St Dulwich Folk Dance Laugh Train The Catford Gin Festival, see p18.

John’s Church p8.

Club, see p10.

Comedy, see p8. @ Herne Hill Music Festival, see p10. e Lectur East Dulwich WI Moore GE Honor Oak WI, @7.30pm, see p8 Dulwich College, p10.

Work on Emmanuel 7.30pm, see p8.

Art in the Wildlife Garden, Dulwich Books presents A History of the World p10. see see p33.

An Evening with John Afternoon, in 21 Women with Simpson, see p8.

Jenni Murray p8.

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NEW Dulwich WI meeting, see p18 Adam Rutherford with Village Books, see p18.

Forest Hill Women’s Institute,

Laugh Train Comedy, see p20.

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Goose Green Coffee Dulwich Folk Dance The Secret Charter Club, see p10.

Morning @ St Pub Quiz, see p28.

Art Sale, see p28.

John’s Church p8.

Art in the Dulwich Books The Peckham Afternoon, see p29.

Event, see p29.

Nunhead WI Society - Peckham Laugh Train Meeting, see p28.

Update, see p28.

Comedy, see p28.

Dulwich & District U3A Mums in Business, see page 29.

Meeting, see p29.

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22-26 October Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p6.

23rd

Laugh Train Comedy, see p29.

Lino Printing Course, see p29.

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Herne Hill Music Festival, see p18.

Dulwich & District Dulwich Folk Dance Goose Green Coffee Art in the Club, see p20.

Twin Club Sale p20.

East Dulwich Car Morning @ St The Arts Society Afternoon, see p20. Autumn Fayre, p20. Boot Sale see p28.

John’s Church p8. Dulwich Illustrated Metropolitan Police Violin & Harpiscord Lecture, see p20.

Recital @ Bell House, Choir, see p20.

Speeches of Note, see p26.

Hot Flush Women’s Village Books & Health Event @ Bell Singaround @ The Alleyn’s Drama, p20.

House, see p26.

Ivy House, p28.

Solasta @ The Ivy House, see p20.

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Parkrun, Peckham Rye ParkPa&rk Dulwich 9am, P18.

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Beekeeping for Beginners @ Bell House, see p26.

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The Dulwich Players presents Life x 3, see p29.

Horniman Halloween Fair, see p9.

Goose Green Coffee Dulwich Folk Dance Alleyn’s Head Car Morning @ St Club, see p10.

Trimdon Grange Boot Sale, see p32. East Dulwich Car John’s Church p8.

Explosion, Lords of Boot Sale see p32.

East Dulwich Legend Thyme & Little Big Community Centre The Bigger Picture Give & Take, p32 Noise @ The Ivy see p32.

House, p32.

Kids Halloween Crafts, see p32.

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22-26 October Holiday Drop Off @ Dulwich College Sports Club, see p6.

Goose Green Coffee Morning @ St John’s Church p8.

Work on Emmanuel Laugh Train Comedy, see p33. Wildlife Garden, p33.

Edward Burne-Jones Exhibition @ Bell House, see p26.

Cooking with Scissors. see p33.

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Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 18, 20, 28, 29, 32 & 33. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - October Tuesday 2 October: Honor Oak Women’s Institute 7.30 at The General Napier Pub, 73 Bovill Road, SE23 1EX. All ladies are welcome, please do come along, the first visit is free and due to our new larger venue we now have spaces for new members to join.

Please feel free to call Gill on 07949 569018 if you have any questions We meet on the first Tuesday of every month from 7.30pm.

Tuesday 2 October: Babble Talks 11.30-12.30pm. An event for all new parents who are looking for something to stimulate their minds. We invite expert guest speakers to present a 20-minute talk, participate in a bit of interactive fun and games and then answer audience questions. It’s an opportunity to flex those intellectual muscles for an hour and switch focus – these talks are NOT about parenting! Tickets are £7.50 in advance or £10 on the door. Events last 1 hour, including a 20-minute talk, an interactive section and a Q&A. For parents with babies under 1 year-old. Follow @BabbleTalks on social media. Opportunity to socialise over lunch after the event. The East Dulwich Tavern, London SE22 8EW (4th Sept, 2nd Oct, 6th Nov). Contact Ruth and Ian on 07870 568779 or babbletalks@gmail.com

Tuesday 2 October: Laugh Train Home Comedy 8pm-10pm (doors at 7.30pm). Tez Ilyas (Mock the Week, Comedy Central Live from the Comedy Store, The Now Show, Virtually Famous, Live from the BBC and more), with Alasdair Beckett-King (Winner, 2017 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year), Junior Booker and MC Robyn Perkins. The Honor Oak, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1RH. Cost: £7 Adv. / £8 on the door www.LaughTrainHome.com.

Tuesday 2 October: A History of the World in 21 Women with Jenni Murray 7pm Join us for an entertaining evening as BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour presenter Jenni Murray celebrates the lives, struggles and achievements of some of history’s most extraordinary women from around the globe. ‘Every single woman in this book flies in the face of the conventional notion that women are somehow the ‘weaker sex’. Every one of them was, or is, strong, ambitious and determined… What we can learn from these women is that your sex has nothing to do with it.’ Jenni Murray. MCT Theatre, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, SE22 8SU. Tickets: mct.alleyns.org.uk.

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Wednesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 October: Goose Green Coffee Morning We meet every Wednesday from 10:30 until 12:00 at St. John’s Church by Goose Green. Come and meet others over tea, coffee and cake. Find us at 62a East Dulwich Road SE22 9AT. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month there will also be a short talk given by an interesting speaker.

Wednesday 3 October: East Dulwich WI Meeting This month’s meeting is a workshop ‘Making Tealight Holders with Gabriela Szulman’. Taking place at 7.30pm at our usual home, Upstairs at the East Dulwich Tavern in Lordship Lane, we are excited to welcome Gabriela, who is a local artist and maker, for a fun night of crafting.

She creates pictures, greeting cards, jewellery and decorative objects with images inspired by memory, nostalgia and a love of everything vintage. She regularly runs workshops locally and will be showing us how to make her beautiful decoupage tealight holders. The EDWI is currently open for new members. Why not try us out – you can come along to 3 meetings before committing yourself (£3 fee per night).

Email: edwicommittee@eastdulwichwi.co.uk or visit www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 October: Knit, Crochet and Natter Club @ Really Maria 6:30pm - 9:00pm. FREE CLUB. Really Maria, 15 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8EW. www.reallymaria.com.

Thursday 4 October: An Evening with John Simpson Join us on 4th October to hear John Simpson discuss his exciting new thriller, Moscow Midnight, at All Saints West Dulwich. We are thrilled to have John with us on the day the book is released. All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, London SE21 8JY. From 19.00 – 20.30. £12 (admission + glass of wine/soft drink. £25 (admission + book + glass of wine/soft drink).

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Horniman Halloween Fair Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 October 10.30am–4.30pm *Halloween storytelling | Creepy Creatures Cave Family activities | Arts and crafts markets | Spooky trails Free entry. *Book now for Halloween storytelling. horniman.ac.uk

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What's On - October Friday 5 - 14 October: Herne Hill Music Festival

Dulwich College: a Cradle of Writers?

Thursday 4 October 2018, 6.30-9pm, Dulwich College Patrick Humphries, Simon Brett and Tom Rob Smith in conversation with Dr Joe Spence, Master of Dulwich College.

It is widely known that PG Wodehouse was a proud old boy of Dulwich College. It is a little less well-known that Raymond Chandler, CS Forester and Dennis Wheatley were also alumni. Or that two Booker prize winning writers, Michael Ondaatje and Graham Swift, attended the school in the 1950s and ‘60s respectively. And that Booker-nominated Tom McCarthy (‘C’ ) and Tom Rob Smith (Child 44) followed them in the 1980s and 90s.

The GE Moore Lecture Series: In 2019 Dulwich College will celebrate its 400th anniversary. To mark this milestone the College has created a lecture series, each reflecting an aspect of the College’s life and history. The series has been named after one of the College’s most influential Old Alleynians. This is the 12th lecture in the series.

We are delighted to have Patrick Humphries OA, the author of biographies of Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen and Richard Thompson, who has been commissioned to write a personal account of the Dulwich writers he remembers reading in his youth, popular Old Alleynian writer Simon Brett OBE (Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter, Fethering, Blotto and Twinks and After Henry) and Tom Rob Smith in conversation with Dr Joe Spence, Master of Dulwich College.

Tickets £10, available from lectureseries@dulwich.org.uk 6.30 – 7pm Drinks reception in the James Caird Hall 7 – 8.30pm Lecture in the George Farha Auditorium

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Please join us for a conversation about the life and works of these writers and to discuss why Dulwich College might have produced a disproportionate number of eminent and popular authors over the past 120 years – and hopes to do so again over the course of the next century, as it progresses towards its 500th anniversary.

Thursday 4 October: GE Moore Lecture at Dulwich College 6.30-9pm. It is widely known that P.G. Wodehouse was a proud old boy of Dulwich College. It is a little less well-known that Raymond Chandler, CS Forrester and Dennis Wheatley were also alumni.

Or that two Booker prize winning writers, Michael Ondaatje and Graham Swift, attended the school in the 1950s and ‘60s respectively. And that Booker nominated Tom McCarthy (‘C’) and Tom Rob Smith (Child 44) followed them in the 1980s and 90s. Join us for a conversation about the life and works of these writers and to discuss why Dulwich College might have produced a disproportionate number of eminent and popular authors over the last 120 years. We are delighted to have Patrick Humphries OA, the author of biographies of Nick Drake, Bruce Springsteen and Richard Thompson, who has been commissioned to write a personal account of the Dulwich writers he remembers reading in his youth, and yet another popular Old Alleynian writer Simon Brett OBE (Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter, Fethering, Blotto and Twinks and After Henry) in conversation with Dr Joe Spence, Master of Dulwich College.

Tickets are £10- email lectureseries@dulwich.org.uk for booking details and to reserve a place.

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The Herne Hill Music Festival is back and bigger than ever, with events for everyone taking place throughout SE24. Highlights this year include Indian Classical music, the Southwark Sinfonietta, Clarinets in the Cave and a family concert in Brockwell Hall. www.hernehillfestival.org.

Friday 5 October: Art in the Afternoon 2pm-4pm – John Constable. Often dismissed as a ‘chocolate box’ painter, some of Constable’s ideas were actually quite radical for his time and contrasted greatly with the approach of his contemporaries, such as Turner. Join us for an insightful lecture given by Rosalind Whyte, an accredited Arts Society lecturer and guide and lecturer at Tate and the Royal Academy. £15 per session. To book contact: ros_whyte@hotmail.com 020 8318 9906.

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Thursdays 4, 11, 18 & 25 October: Dulwich Folk Dance Club (Country Dancing) 8 – 10 pm. St Barnabas Parish Hall, Gilkes Place, Dulwich Village SE21 7BT. Come country (aka folk) dancing! Good exercise and lots of fun. No partner -or experience-necessary: All welcome.

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Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw

Give Your Garden The Autumn Wow Factor

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he warmth of summer may be a distant memory, but autumn can be a spectacular month – especially on those bright clear days when everything glows. It’s a joy to see autumn trees in the park or countryside but there are plenty of smaller trees and shrubs that’ll light up your own garden with fiery shades of red and gold. There are shiny hips and berries a plenty in October too. Here’s my pick.

Trees My new favourite tree for autumn colour is Parrotia Persica (Persian ironwood) whose large leaves turn from yellow to brilliant orange and pink– followed by clusters of bright red flowers. It also has striking grey peeling bark when mature and looks particularly stylish as a multi-stem. It’s spreading and can eventually get quite big (up to 6m) so it does need space. Amelanchier lamarckii is a smaller and more easily sourced tree that is also grown as a multi- stem. As well as stunning golden orange autumn leaves, it has white spring blossom and summer berries. Similarly acers (Japanese maple) are good trees for urban gardens that turn lovely hues in October. Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ is a neat and elegant variety with purple leaves turning scarlet in autumn. As well as fab spring blossom, Prunus (cherry trees) also tend to have amazing colour this time of year. P. 'Pink Perfection' is a small, spreading cherry with gorgeous pinky orange autumn foliage. Finally Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ (Rowan) is another fab tree with magnificent scarlet leaves and clusters of yellow autumn berries.

Stunning Shrubs One of the best shrubs for autumn colour are Cotinus (Smoke bush). C. ‘Grace’ looks stunning when the light shines through its pinky red translucent leaves. C. Coggyria ‘Royal Purple’ is a slightly neater variety with smaller leaves. For autumn berries pyracantha are hard to beat.

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tough thorny shrub – it’s best trained against a wall. Or for a real wow factor, try Callicarpa ‘Profusion’ which has clusters of amazing pinky purple berries in October, stunning against the golden/purple autumn leaves. It’s also great for vases. The shiny red hips on many species roses are another way of adding stunning colour this season. Rosa glauca has lovely clusters of deep red hips that contrast beautifully with the grey foliage. Finally, although not the obvious choice for autumn colour, hydrangeas look great when the white flowers take on pink tinges from September onwards. The paniculata varieties such as ‘Limelight’ or ‘Pinky Winky’ are particularly pretty.

Flowers Finally if I were to choose one flower for autumn interest, it would be cyclamen. The delicate white and pale pink flowers look stunning carpeting bare earth under trees. C. hederifolium is a hardy autumn flowering species with beautifully marbled leaves. It needs to be planted en mass to have an impact.

Janine Winlaw - Writer & Gardener Follow me on instagram @janinewinlaw

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

Sausage, Pumpkin and Chilli Casserole Preparation Time: Less than 30 mins Cooking Time 1-2 hours | Serves 2

Ingredients

• 50g /1 3/4 oz butter • 6 good-quality sausages, pricked several times with a fork • 1 onion, peeled, thinly sliced • 3 shallots, peeled, finely chopped • 2 cloves garlic, peeled, finely chopped • about 1 tsp red chilli powder • 1 small pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed, cut into equal-sized pieces • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar • 200g/7oz canned chopped tomatoes • 400g/14oz canned cannellini (or borlotti) beans, drained, rinsed • 500ml/18fl oz chicken stock • salt and freshly ground black pepper • 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, to serve

Preparation 1) Preheat the oven to 1800C/350F/Gas 4 2) Heat half the butter in a large casserole over a medium heat and fry the sausages for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown all over.

3) Add the remaining butter, the onions and shallots and fry for 3 minutes or until softened.

Add the garlic and chilli powder and cook for a further 3 minutes stirring well.

4) Add the pumpkin and stir the mixture well until combined. Increase the heat to high and add the white wine vinegar. Continue to cook until most of the mixture has evaporated.

5) Add the tomatoes, cannellini beans and stock and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

6) Bring the mixture to the boil, then transfer the casserole to the oven for an hour, or until the sausages are cooked through and the pumpkin is tender.

7) To serve, ladle the casserole into two large bowls and sprinkle with the flat leaf parsley.

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In Season This Month Fruits, Nuts & Fungi - Apples, blackberries, chestnuts, elderberries, figs, grapes, pears, quince, tomatoes, walnuts. Lots of lovely mushrooms; chanterelles, chestnuts, horse mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, parasol mushrooms, puffballs, giant shaggy ink caps and summer truffles Vegetables & Herbs - Beetroot, borlotti beans, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chard, courgettes, fennel, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, onions, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins & squash, rocket, salsify, scorzonera, spinach, turnips Meat & Game - Duck, wild goose, grouse, guinea fowl, hare, mallard, partridge, pheasant, rabbit, venison, wood pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Cod, crab, eels, lobster, mackerel, mussels, oysters, prawns, scallops, sea bass, sprats, squid, brown and rainbow trout Going Out Of Season - Aubergine, beetroot, butternut squash, chicory, cobnut, damsons, elderberries, fennel, fig, globe artichoke, lamb, mackerel, pear, plums, radish, raspberry, rocket, sweetcorn, watercress Sign up to our newsletter for more seasonal tips and news at: www.suzannejames.co.uk

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

If you’d like to spend an evening with other people who are passionate about SE23, then just ring the restaurant to book (mentioning it's for The 23 Club). They’ll seat us all on one or two big tables, depending numbers.

Adamon Rutherford Everyone pays for their own food/wine.

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Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer

Is It Good For Me To Take A Nap Or Not?

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used to have a very dismissive attitude towards napping. I wouldn’t have it. I thought no, I don’t need to sleep. Sleep’s for the evening.

But, I completely changed my mind. I equate sleep to going out for a long day and taking a spare battery to boost your mobile phone. Taking a nap is the same thing.

If I’ve got a long day, a hard day, a creative day, or I’ve had a bad night’s sleep, no problem.

I’ll just go and have a 20, 30-minute nap if I can.

Recharge my batteries and then crack on again.

Is taking a nap good for you? Science confirms that yes, it is. But, there are some conditions. A nap is ideally taken between 12 and 2pm. Any later than that, and you might be cutting it a bit fine, chipping into your evening sleep. It’s very good to bolster a poor night’s sleep. But 20 to 30 minutes won’t take you deep into that sleep cycle of REM sleep.

It’s been found to improve focus and creativity, so there are some real positives. Focus is something that we would all like to have a little bit more of, and it will boost this in the middle of the day. Plus, creativity. For problem solving, we know that sleep is beneficial. There’s a myriad of studies that have found that sleeping boosts creativity and helps us to solve problems.

It also helps us to retain information that’s another real benefit to sleep, particularly napping.

Try and think about having a polyphasic sleep pattern if you can. I appreciate for some of you that work in offices, it’s not always possible.

Although what I am doing is trying to campaign for, for people in corporates, is to bring in sleep pods, sleep centres and recovery rooms, so that we can go and take that nap if we need to. But, we’re some way off that.

Think about polyphasic sleeping, if you can.

Certainly, at the weekend, can you catch a nap for 20, 30 minutes on a Saturday or a Sunday?

Polyphasic sleeping is sleeping in stages; maybe it’s getting four sleep cycles, about four hours or six hours of sleep in the evening, and then catching another nap in the afternoon to boost your sleep. That would be polyphasic sleeping.

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If you are taking a nap, the final thing I suggest is having an eye mask and quietening your mind, just to make the most of that short period you’ve got. The eye mask will just block out any light which can encourage the brain to think it’s awake and not sleeping. That of course is a problem with taking a nap. It’s out of our circadian rhythm.

So, the answer is yes. The studies have found that taking a nap is good for you. If you can, try it. Cap it at 30 minutes, wear an eye mask, and just quieten the mind down a little bit before, so you can go off relatively quickly.

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What's On - October Friday 5 – Sunday 7 October: The Catford Gin Festival

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Saturday Mornings 9am 6, 13, 20 & 27 October Due to popular demand, South London’s premier gin event returns from Friday 5th – Sunday 8th October 2018 at the Broadway Theatre in Catford.

Hosted by the Forest Hill Gin Club and Team Catford, and sponsored by Fever Tree Premium Tonic Water, the three day festival in the main auditorium of the theatre will showcase local distillers such as Dulwich based Fatty’s Organic Gin alongside those from further afield like Colonsay Gin from the Hebrides in Scotland.

Tickets for the event cost £25 which gets you entry to a session, a commemorative copa balon gin glass, a tote bag, a brochure to guide you through your gin festival journey and tasters from each of the distillers. Full gin and tonics will be available from each stand who’ll take cash and card. It’s not just about the drinks, there’ll also be food from Catford Food Market traders including Raastawala, Renee’s Plant Powered Kitchen and Croquette Man. There’ll also be a gin shop selling gin to take home and pop up shop Catford Cornucopia selling Catford Pride Pale Ale and their range of soft drinks including cola, lemonade, ginger beer and cream soda.

• Friday 5th – Evening Session – 6pm – 11pm • Saturday 6th – Afternoon Session – 12pm – 5pm • Saturday 6th – Evening Session – 6pm – 11pm • Sunday 7th – Afternoon Session – 12pm – 5pm Unsurprisingly tickets are selling fast so book your session at EventBrite. For more information go to www.catfordginfestival.com.

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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

Monday 8 October: New WI in East Dulwich 7.30pm. Dulwich Constitutional Club, East Dulwich Grove, East Dulwich, SE22. For further details if interested in more information please contact Sue Jarvie on suejarvie53@gmail.com

Tuesday 9 October: Adam Rutherford and The Story of How We Became Us 7.30pm. Join Village Books and Alleyn’s School Enterprises Ltd, for an evening with Adam Rutherford, popular science broadcaster, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science and author of the best-selling, 'A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived'. Adam will be talking about his new book The Book of Humans which explores how many of the things once considered to be exclusively human are not. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, it is a thrilling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals and reveals how we are extraordinary among them. MCT Theatre, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich, SE22 8SU. Tickets: Student £8, Standard £10.

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What's On - October Tuesday 9 October: Laugh Train Home Comedy 8pm-10pm (doors at 7.30pm). Dana Alexander (Russell Howard’s Good News, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live, The Culture Show and more.) and Huge Davies (Comedy Central, Live at the Comedy Store, Finalist, Amused Moose Comedian of the Year) and MC Robyn Perkins. The Honor Oak, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1RH. Cost: £7 Adv. / £8 on the door www.LaughTrainHome.com.

Thursday 11 October: The Arts Society Dulwich Illustrated Lecture Temples, Tombs and Treasures: In Search of The Queen of Sheba, 7.30 for 8pm, James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre (parking via Green Dale). www.ddfas.org.uk.

Thursday 11 October: Speeches of Note – Shaun Usher in Collaboration with Alleyn’s Drama 7.30pm. Village Books and Alleyn’s School are delighted to announce an evening of historic speeches compiled by Shaun Usher and dramatised by pupils from Alleyn’s Drama Department.In Speeches of Note you’ll discover sppeched that altered the course of history, like Nelson Mandela’s on the day he became South Africa’s first black President. You’ll find gloriously unexpected speeches including Tilda Swinton’s tribute to ‘every alien’s favourite cousin’, David Bowie. Shaun Usher is the writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com, listsofnote.com and speechesofnote.com. He is the author of Letters of Note, Lists of Note and More Letters of Note MCT Theatre, Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich, SE22 8SU. Tickets: Student £8, Standard £10

Thursday 11 October SOLASTA at The Ivy House Solasta play dynamic interpretations of Celtic based material rooted firmly in tradition, incorporating elements from diverse musical worlds including classical, jazz and early music. Door 7pm. Live music starts 8pm. Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). Unbooked floorspots welcome, put your name on the list by the door! www.thegooseisout.com 20 | SE23 - October 2018

Friday 12 October: Art in the Afternoon 2pm-4pm – Celebrating ‘Ladies of Quality and Distinction’. A look at the women who supported the establishment and running of London’s Foundling Hospital from 1739, currently hosting an exhibition of the same name. We will also explore Tate Britain’s focus exhibition on Angelica Kauffman, one of only two women founding members of the Royal Academy.

Lecture by Rosalind Whyte, an accredited Arts Society lecturer and guide and lecturer at Tate and the Royal Academy. £15 per session. To book your please contact ros_whyte@hotmail. com or 020 8318 9906. 27 College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Saturday 13 October: Metropolitan Police Choir Rotary in Dulwich, Peckham and Crystal Palace presents a concert with the Metropolitan Police Choir to raise funds for the King’s College Hospital Critical Care Appeal. A Show for Everyone! Classic Songs and Popular Favourites on Saturday October 13th at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 62 East Dulwich Rd, London SE22 9AT. Doors 7pm. Performance 7.30pm. Tickets £10.

Contact shirley@dulwichandpeckhamrotary.org or call 07966 131722.

Saturday 13 October : Dulwich & District Twin Club Nearly New Sale 10am-12pm. Come and pick up a bargain at our autumn sale. We will be selling good quality, preloved, newborn, baby, children’s and maternity clothes as well as toys, books, equipment, buggies and more. All proceeds go to support King’s Premature Baby Unit. Teas, coffees and cakes too. Entry £1. St Faith’s Community Centre, Red Post Hill, Herne Hill, SE24 9JQ. Nearest Station North Dulwich or local buses.

Saturday 13 October: Autumn Fayre St Augustine’s Church, One Tree Hill, Honor Oak Park, SE23 3LE. 11am to 3pm. A children’s farm will be present with all their animals. Lots of stalls including cakes & refreshments and much much more! Fun for all the family 28

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We invite you to come to West Dulwich in South London to discover just how we get the best out of our students and harness top talent within an ethos characterised by warmth, culture and care. The amazing popularity of the school is a refl ection of our renowned academic achievements, inspirational award-winning learning environment and the unusually rare opportunities we provide. Kingsdale is extremely proud of its special reputation and heritage in Music and Mathematics.

We offer scholarships for new entrants to the school who show musical, mathematical, artistic or sporting talent.

Scholars receive free individual or small group tuition provided by expert professionals, to the value of £1,000 per annum. There is equality of access for admission places irrespective of distance from the school or home locality. Kingsdale offers private tours of the school during normal working hours throughout the academic year. Tours are arranged for prospective parents at a time that best suits them!

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Horniman Museum & Gardens EVOLUTION of The Artist & The Exhibited Works Opens Saturday 29 September

The Lore of the Land Saturday 20 October – Sunday 28 April The first exhibition in our new arts space, The Studio, explores our deep-rooted relationship with the natural world. Artist Serena Korda has worked with a Collective of local community members to create an immersive, multisensory installation featuring ceramic artworks dispensing scents inspired by the Horniman Gardens, and a soundscape based on recordings of the chemical processes occurring in plants and trees. The exhibition includes a display of 100 objects from the Horniman’s anthropology collection which have been selected by Korda and the Collective. FREE

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Horniman Noses Opens Saturday 29 September Artist Joshua Sofaer has an interest in ‘the nose’ which has led to a body of work that plays with absurdity and disguise. As part of an Artquest research residency, Joshua researched the Horniman’s collections as inspiration to create a series of false noses, three of which will be on display in the Natural History Gallery. FREE

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Photographer Bryan Alexander has spent the last 25 years documenting the lives and culture of people living in the Yamal region of Northwest Siberia. This display of his work in the World Gallery reveals aspects of traditional life, and how it has been affected by social, cultural and environmental changes taking place. FREE

Grasslands Garden Now Open Wander through wild landscapes in the new Grasslands Garden, featuring spectacular plants from North American prairie and South African grasslands. Celebrating critically threatened wild landscapes, the Grasslands Garden showcases species flowering throughout summer and into autumn. Visitors during the colder months will be able to see beautiful architectural seed heads and fading flower spikes. Linked to the World Gallery, the naturalistic planting scheme was devised by Olympic Park designer James Hitchmough. FREE

Autumn Welly Walk on the Nature Trail Saturday 6 October, 1.45-3.30pm Get your wellies on and join us on the Horniman Nature Trail to explore the animals, insects and plants that thrive there in autumn. Have a go at sweep-netting, tree-beating and identifying what you discover. Suitable for children aged 5+.

Tickets: Child £3, Adults £5

Horniman Museum & Gardens Silver Sunday Sunday 7 October, 11am – 3pm Silver Sunday is a national day of lively and free activities with and for older adults. Everyone is welcome to join in with today’s activities. FREE

Being Late Thursday 18 October, 6.30-10pm Explore our relationship with the natural world at this evening of live music, performances, workshops, talks, tours, installations and the unexpected, inspired by The Lore of the Land, exhibition. Tickets: £5. Over-18s only.

Horniman Halloween Fair Sat 27 / Sun 28 October 10.30am – 4.30pm

Join us for fiendish fun at our annual Halloween Fair. Meet creepy crawlies up close in the Wild Fangs cave, enjoy spooky storytelling and browse for gifts and treats at our amazing arts and crafts markets and fabulous food stalls.

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Suitable for families with children ages 3+.

Tickets: Adult £1, Child £5. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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October Events Foxglove Forest School Wednesday 10am-11:30, 3rd - 17th October Join Holly, forest school leader, for an immersive outdoor learning experience. Each week will explore a new theme through stories, tool work, songs and craft! The fun family Forest School session based on Scandinavian learning. The sessions include storytelling, music and craft as well as a drink and a healthy snack.

Supporting the Dyslexic Learner Thursdays 10-12, 4th October - 22nd November A course designed to help parents understand how to best support your child at home and school.

We will cover how to recognise different learning profiles, multisensory learning, age-appropriate reading matter and tools, note taking, mind mapping, making numeracy more visual and how to gather evidence that your child needs help and support. Come for the whole 6 weeks or chose individual sessions.

Art in the Afternoon Fridays 2pm, from 5th October A series of art lectures covering current exhibitions on in London – coming up is a talk on John Constable, Celebrating ‘Ladies of Quality and Distinction’ and Frida Kahlo.

What is Dyscalculia?

10th October 7pm Learn more about dyscalculia; the specific difficulty with understanding maths, symbols and shapes.

This talk by Judy Hornigold will help answer your questions about Dyscalculia, how it differs from more general maths difficulties, and what interventions and support are best.

Hot Flush Women’s Health Event 13th October 1:30pm – 4pm Join us as we talk about women’s health with menopause experts, in a positive and welcoming environment. Gynaecologist and Obstetrician, Dr Karen Morton, will myth bust menopause, offer treatment options, and share facts on HRT, empowering women to manage menopause.

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Get your questions answered! Women’s Health Physiotherapist, Christien Bird, talks all things pelvic health and how menopause symptoms impact on intimate relationships. She’ll offer simple and effective advice to improve quality of life, for now and the future.

Violin and Harpsichord recital 14th October 7pm Brilliant young violinist Louis Vandroy and renowned harsichordist Caroline Berguis are coming to Bell House as part of their UK tour. They bring a stunning programme of music by William Byrd, Biber, Schnittka, J.S. Bach and Vitali.

Beekeeping for Beginners 20th October 10am – 4pm Another brilliant introductory beekeeping course, looking at the Bell House bees. The session is aimed at people who have little or no experience of beekeeping, but are interested in knowing more, perhaps with a view to starting to keep bees themselves or with others - or perhaps not! All beginners welcome.

Edward Burne-Jones: Exhibition talk 31st October 7pm Alan Read will be talking about the Tate Britain’s exhibition, Edward Burne Jones: Pre-Raphaelite Visionary. This lecture examines the life and career of Burne-Jones from humble beginnings in Birmingham to the title of baronet and a memorial service in Westminster Abbey.

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CwS | Smart Business Networking meets at the Private Dining Room (Upstairs), The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EP on the last Wednesday of every month.

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What's On - October Sunday 14 October: East Dulwich Car Boot Goodrich School, Dunstans Road SE22 0EP. Free parking for buyers. Come & sell your unwanted up cycled, vintage bric-a-brac, toys, books and clothing. Rain or shine! All pitches pre-booked/ paid call 07870 362 276 to book your slot. Sellers arrive 11am. Buyers 12pm free entry. Outside hard ground pitches. Cars £15. Walk-ins £10.

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Sunday 14 October SINGAROUND at The Ivy House Another popular Singaround hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, whether to sing or to listen. It's an informal and supportive atmosphere, so don't worry if it's your first time!

Songs of any country or culture welcome. Door 7pm. Singing starts 7.15pm, finishes by 10.30pm £2 on the door. www.thegooseisout.com

Sunday 15 October: The Secret Charter Art Sale Emin, Gormley, Opie and Hume create £40 original artwork to raise funds for inclusive South London state school. It’s a lucky dip with an astonishing difference. For only £40, art lovers could walk away with an original Tracey Emin as a leading South London academy school launches an innovative project to raise much needed cash as it, along with most state schools, faces a funding crisis over the next few years. Thirty of the best art students from The Charter School North Dulwich, will get the opportunity to be exhibited and then sold alongside art greats including Tracey Emin, Sir Antony Gormley, Julian Opie and Gary Hume as well as a plethora of talented local artists at the Secret Charter art sale on Monday 15th October, 2018 at Dulwich Picture Gallery. In addition, there will be a small Silent Auction consisting of artworks from well-known artists who have donated more than one piece, as well as a few fragile or oversized framed pieces such as a delicate ceramic by Edmund de Waal and a second Tracey Emin artwork. The event will take place on Monday 15th October 2018 at Dulwich Picture Gallery with afternoon viewings and an evening with an introduction by actor and local resident, James Nesbitt and Jennifer Scott, The Sackler Director at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Visit secretcharter.co.uk Instagram: @secretcharter Facebook: @secretcharter 28 | SE23 - October 2018

Monday 15 October: Nunhead WI meeting We are a friendly and exciting Women’s Institute group, established 2015. If you’d like to join us or pop along as a guest (£3 fee) to our next meeting, we’d love to meet you. We meet upstairs at the Old Nun’s Head pub on the 3rd Monday of each month at 8pm. This month we are getting crafty with Shannon from Mockingbird Makes (who makes beautiful bespoke crochet, knitted handcrafts mindfully made for you) who is joining us to felt poppies for our wreath which we’ll lay at Nunhead Cemetery on Remembrance Sunday. nunheadwi@gmail.com, Facebook/ Nunhead WI, Twitter@nunheadwi, Instagram@ nunheadwi or our website www.nunheadwi. wordpress.com/about

Tuesday 16 October: Laugh Train Home Comedy 8pm-10pm (doors at 7.30pm). Glenn Wool (Nevermind the Buzzcocks, Russell Howard’s Good News, The BBC Stand Up Show), with Jack Barry (@Elevenish and the face of McCoy’s Crisps!) and MC Thanyia Moore. The Honor Oak, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1RH. Cost: £7 Adv. / £8 door www.LaughTrainHome.com.

Tuesday 16 October: Pub Quiz The Grange, 103 Grange Road, SE1 3BW. Put your brain cells to the test at Link Age Southwark’s Pub Quiz. Everyone welcome, teams of 4-6, entry £10. Please arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Tickets www.linkagesouthwark.org/events or available on the door.

Wednesday 17 October: The Peckham Society – Peckham Update 19.00 – 21.30hrs. All Saint’s Church Hall, Blenheim Grove, SE15. Including local issues update and significant planning issues, including: • Southwark Giving • Mountview • The Coal Line • Peckham Levels • Peckham Festival • Peckham Vision • Peckham Peculiar • Benedict O’Looney Refreshments. Those associated with several projects in Peckham who will inform the meeting on their progress. Planning issues are fundamental to our society activities especially in our central conservation areas.

What's On - October Wednesday 17 October: U3A Dulwich & District Event “A life in a Suitcase” 2pm-4pm, Herne Hill Baptist Church Half Moon Lane SE24 9HU. Judy Elias is a Drama Therapist who will explore the legacy of a man who escaped Nazi occupied Austria on the Kindertransport.

Visit u3asites.org.uk/dulwich.

Thursday 18 October: Mums in Business 8pm to Daisy Lets & Sales on Lordship Lane,.

Come to meet new and existing members, have a chat and some nibbles and a glass of wine!

Please do let me know if you plan to come so I know numbers in advance, claire@daisylets.uk.

Thursday 18 October: ‘A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche’ with Sue Prideaux Join us to hear award-winning author, Sue Prideaux, as she talks about her illuminating new biography, I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche. She invites the reader into the world of a brilliant, eccentric and deeply troubled man and explodes the myths around his life and work. Location: Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8SW. Time: 19.00 – 20.30. Price: £5, redeemable against the price of the book, I Am Dynamite, on the night of the event. Tickets via Eventbrite.

Friday 19 October: Art in the Afternoon 2pm-4pm – Frida Kahlo. A lecture that explores the current exhibition at the V&A as well as looking more widely at the life and career of one of the most popular women artists. Lecture

by Rosalind Whyte, an accredited Arts Society lecturer and guide and lecturer at Tate and the Royal Academy. £15 per session. To book your place please contact ros_whyte@hotmail.com or 020 8318 9906. 27 College Road, SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

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Monday 22 & Tuesday 23 October: Lino Printing Course Two lino-printing courses starting, running for five consecutive weeks. Beginners and experienced people welcome. Come and surprise yourself at what you can achieve!Tuition and basic materials included in fee of £110, held in East Dulwich. judith.mytime@gmail.com.

Further courses will be held in January.

Tuesday 23 October: Laugh Train Home Comedy 8pm-10pm (doors at 7.30pm). Marcel Lucont (Derek, John Bishop’s Christmas Show, Russell Howard’s Good News, Live at The Electric), with Tim Renkow (Best Newcomer nominee, Chortle Awards 2914) and MC Robyn Perkins. The Honor Oak, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1RH. £7 Adv. / £8 door www.LaughTrainHome.com.

Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27th October: The Dulwich Players present Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza 8pm (7.30pm on Saturday). Henri and Sonia are putting their son to bed when Hubert and Ines arrive for dinner, a day earlier than expected. As the evening degenerates the action blends cruel observations with high comedy in a hilarious and poignant examination of our most personal intimacies and private longings.

The twist in the tale is this disastrous dinner party is played out three times, with subtle differences, Thus the audience witness three versions of the same socially hapless evening in which the characters change subtly each time, providing a dramatically different outcomes over the course of the evening. The play provides a fascinating insight into how our realities can be altered by nuances of language and our subsequent reactions. A deliciously dark comedy from the author of ‘Art’.

Edward Allen Theatre, Dulwich College.

Tickets £10 (£12 on the door). Dulwich Players Box Office 07936 531356 Email: boxoffice@dulwichplayers.org.

Online at www.dulwichplayers.org and from Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.

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

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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 info@touchtherapy.co | 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

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 Yeates and other mothers. 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 coordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, Anne-Marie for a free trial 07973 982790 | 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.

GDND Academy Ballet & Street Dance For children aged 3 and upwards Dulwich branches in SE22 and SE21 All new pupils receive a FREE TASTER CLASS office@gdnd.co.uk / 07904 424 504 | www.gdnd.co.uk

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. 07538 795023 | eastdulwich@gymboree-uk.com.

Happy Feet Creative Movement Class for Preschoolers. Tuesdays 1010.45. The Quaker Meeting House, 34 Sunderland Road, SE23 2QA. Contact Emma 07734 414024. www.facebook.com/ happyfeetmovementclass/. Booking required. £6 a class. Free trial offered

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 Thursdays at St Barnabas Parish Hall, SE21 7BT. 1.30pm, Baby Bells, 2.30pm Baby Beeps & 3.30pm Happy House toddling to 4 years, younger siblings welcome. http://hartbeeps.com

165 Lordship Lane SE22 8HX • 5 London Road SE23 3TW

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Peckham Rye Playrooms

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

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

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. Thurs -1.153.15pm 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

Little Superhero Training

Sing and Sign

Practice your Superhero moves! Discover Superhero fun facts!

Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2½ - 5½, Come along for a FREE taster session. Mondays & Fridays (term time only) St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813791757 | lucy@littleherocompany.com www.littleherocompany.com

Monday - Saturday. 020 7193 3696 | www.singandsign.com

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Lucy Sparkles Outstanding music, drama and dance classes and parties for young children. Fun classes where children engage with singing, movement and live music whilst enhancing learning through developing physical, emotional and intellectual skills.

Tues, Weds & Fri classes for different age groups/themes. sarah@lucysparkles.com. 07929 784 719

Maths Mad = fun maths for kids!

Stimulating Times Tables classes for 6 - 11 yr olds. Forest Hill.

We make learning memorable & fun! Call Clair 020 8291 0360 www.mathsmad.co.uk | mathsmadcouk@gmail.com

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@sparkle-music.co.uk.

0771 1238352

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.

Water Babies

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

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

Music for Little People

Wise Kids Yoga

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

Classes for Toddlers, Children and Teens. We teach a lovely mix of hatha, kundalini yoga, mindfulness and Montessori. Classes are held on Tues & Thurs - Parent & Toddler Yoga / Children’s Yoga ages 5 - 8, 9 - 11 and Teen Yoga 11 - 16. Goose Green Clinic, 59 East Dulwich Road, To book Email: wisekidsyoga@gmail.com | 07957 492407 www.wisekidsyoga.co.uk

Monkey Music

Nimble Arts Join 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!

East Dulwich, Nunhead, Brockley. www.nimblearts.co.uk

Parents Photography Workshops

World of Little Adventures Baby Yoga and Toddler Yoga Classes in the East Dulwich Area.

Email yoga@wola.org.uk or call Hannah 07736 649 146 for class information.

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.

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What's On - October Thursday 25 October The Bigger Picture Presents: Legend @8pm

Saturday 27 October: The Alleyn’s Head Car Boot Sale Last Saturday of every month. Open 9am-1pm (stallholders from 8am). Cars £10/Vans £15. The Alleyn’s Head pub car park, Park Hall Road, SE21 8BW. Contact Alison to book your pitch on alison@pgtimebank.org (no pitches available on the day, in advance only). Fundraising for Paxton Time Bank, a local skills exchange.

Saturday 27 October: Kids Halloween Crafts 10am-1pm. Join Wigwam Toy Shop for their annual Halloween crafts morning. They’ll be several spooky crafting activities as well as colouring. This event is free of charge and parents are asked to stay with their children.

109 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8EZ. Tel: 020 8676 4815

Saturday 27 October: Give and Take Event

Dir: Brian Helgeland USA / 132 minutes / Cert 18 Tom Hardy x 2 as the Kray twins, gentle fun loving charity…. Oh no, it’s those Kray Twins.

This film makes more of Reggie’s relationship with his wife, Frances (who acts as posthumous narrator), than is normal (and hence less of their mother) and plays down none of the violence.

Many recognisable London locations give realism to this story, including our very own Ivy House which, with surprisingly little dressing, becomes the setting for The Double R (The Krays' club).

FRIDAY 26 October - Trimdon Grange Explosion, Lords Of Thyme, Little Big Noise

At The Ivy House - Psych-Folk meets acoustic punk! What more can we say! Three great joint headliners this month.Tickets £10. Door 7pm.

Live music starts 8pm. www.thegooseisout.com

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East Dulwich Community Centre Association and Barry Road Resident Association A free community event promoting re-use and recycling. East Dulwich Community Centre, 4650 Darrell Road, SE22 9NL from 11am – 2.30pm.

Bring items 11-1pm ONLY on DAY OF EVENT. Take items: 11-2.30pm. Bring unwanted items in good condition and easy for someone else to carry home. Take away things you need. Typical items include CD’s DVD’s, books, small electrical items, buggies, bikes, lamps, plants and kitchenware.

No PAINT OR FOOD. We reserve the right not to accept items. Refreshments on sale. Also on the day free taster sessions at Eos Dance School – Ballet, street dance and tap, from toddler to dancer: 12:30 - 1pm – Big & Small (2yo) 1 - 1:30pm – Tiny Dancers (3yo) 0208 693 4411 / edcc2010@gmail.com

Sunday 28 October: East Dulwich Car Boot Goodrich School, Dunstans Road SE22 0EP. Free parking for buyers. Come & sell your unwanted up cycled, vintage bric-a-brac, toys, books and clothing. Rain or shine! All pitches pre-booked/ paid call 07870 362 276 to book your slot. Sellers arrive 11am. Buyers 12pm free entry. Outside hard ground pitches. Cars £15. Walk-ins £10.

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What's On - October Tuesday 30 October: Laugh Train Home Comedy 8pm-10pm (doors at 7.30pm). Jarlath Regan (Irishman Abroad, Tonight at the Palladium, Stand up Central, Russell Howard’s Good News, Comedy Central’s The World Stands Up, Last Comic Standing), with Archie Maddocks (Finalist, English Comedian of the Year), and MC Robyn Perkins. The Honor Oak, 1 St German’s Road, Forest Hill, SE23 1RH. Cost: £7 Adv. / £8 door www.LaughTrainHome.com.

Wednesday 31 October: Cooking with Scissors An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. Meets at upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 from 6.45pm – 8.45pm.

The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email sbn@cookingwithscissors.co.uk.

Wednesday 31 October: Work on Emmanuel Wildlife Garden, Chalford Road 2-4pm. The work restoring EMMANUEL WILDLIFE GARDEN has been extended to helping with one of the Church’s other gardens. This runs alongside Clive Road, is open to the public with two benches facing each other and is a meeting place for young and old. John Cotter hopes this will attract new members to his Wildlife Team which has lost two key members through illness. Another incentive is that NEWCOMERS will have FREE use of the team’s huge stock of equipment which includes a 10metre tree lopper wheeled cultivator and small pavilion tent. Others may hire items at £2 PER WEEK. The Team continues to turn out 2-4p.m. Come rain or shine! JOHN COTTER on 0208 8244 8724. Every Saturday and the Last Wednesday of the month

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Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair

Muzzle-up

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n my view every dog should be taught to wear a muzzle. For most owners there may only ever be a few times in the dog’s life it will be necessary but for others wearing a muzzle may need to be a regular thing. Let’s try to remove the social stigma of muzzles. A muzzle does not represent a failed owner or ‘nasty’ dog, it is a useful management tool towards a positive end.

Let’s be clear, under certain conditions even a sweet tempered dog is capable of biting. Dogs have teeth and biting is part of what they can do when they feel seriously threatened. You will note that most veterinary practices are equipped with a large range of muzzles! Dogs that are anxious and panicky or dogs that are in pain, even if they are the nicest dogs in the world ordinarily, are capable of delivering a hard bite. Other dogs can learn that displays of aggression and later actual biting are an efficient way to get people or dogs they fear to back off fast. Owners of fearful dogs start to dread forays to the park or daily streetwalks, in case their dog reacts to something with a lunge and snarl. All that anxiety soon becomes a catch-22 making both dog and owner more and more stressed.

Teaching the dog to wear a muzzle can help reduce anxiety quite considerably. The owner knows that even if the dog lunges and snarls he cannot connect and cause damage, this helps the owner relax and if the owner is calm this also helps the dog. Quite a number of dogs are extremely space or touch sensitive, they do not welcome being manhandled by strange humans and their children or approached by strange dogs.

If a dog is wearing a muzzle it is a very strong visual signal that a dog should not be approached and this helps dog and owner relax, meaning that the dog may eventually learn not to be so worried about strangers. If a dog is anxious and looks like he might bite the owner of that dog may fall foul of the Dangerous Dogs Act. A dog that is on lead and muzzled is viewed in law as ‘under control’.

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Some words of warning. It is not wise to let a muzzled dog off lead to interact with other dogs, he can still injure himself or other dogs with the muzzle on. Clearly a muzzled dog cannot defend himself around other dogs, so be careful if you are walking with other dogs on lead and ensure your dog is always kept safe. It is also not good practice to assume that because your dog is muzzled and cannot bite that you can now take him into all the situations that make him anxious. This could be very damaging. Instead, view the muzzle as a management tool and get the help of a qualified behaviourist to help with graduated exposure to situations that make your dog anxious.

Getting the right muzzle for your dog is important. Generally I recommend the Baskerville Ultra but for dogs with very short muzzles or very long, thin muzzles a specialist muzzle is better. For more information on muzzle training and how to teach your dog to wear a muzzle so he is comfortable and happy to wear it visit The Muzzle Up! Project at https://muzzleupproject. com/muzzle-training/

Leonie St Clair - www.londondogstraining.co.uk

Homemade with Jessica Walker

Autumn Table Decoration Enjoy the warm glow of Autumn in the comfort of your warm home!

You will need…….

• A wet oasis wreath base, I used 14 inch.

• Greenery of your choice, I picked mine from the garden.

• Flowers of your choice, I used crystamums.

• Munchkins and/or miniature guards.

• Cocktail sticks, secateurs and a chopping board.

Step 1 Prepare your oasis by soaking it in cold water.

Step 2 Place the damp base on a chopping board, to avoid staining any surfaces.

Step 3 Cut your foliage into 4/6inch pieces.

Step 4 Place them into the oasis, working in a clockwise direction to make an even base.

Step 5 Add your munchkins using the cocktail sticks.

Step 6 Finish your creation by adding flowers.

Jessica is now running creative workshops in Crystal Palace, where you can lean to make any of the items featured and many more festive decorations. If your not feeling creative you can also now order a bespoke wreath and/or table decoration simply call or text Jessica on 07921 761670 for details. Please note that 20% of all workshop places and orders is donated to St Christophers Hospice.

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Dulwich Picture Gallery

Ribera: Art of Violence

Until - 27 January 2019 £16.50 adults; £15.50 senior citizens; £8 concessions. Free for under 18s and Friends.

Ticket includes entry to Collection *Ticket prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation.

Ribera: Art of Violence is the first UK retrospective of the widely celebrated Spanish Baroque artist, Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652). It brings together some of his finest work from international collections, some never shown before in the UK.

@dulwichgallery Friday 19 October - Friday 7 December: Early Introductions 8.30–10am. £8 adults; children free Suggested age: 0–5 years

19 October: Skin Deep Visit the Gallery before opening hours with your little ones, and enjoy exclusive access to our paintings. During this family-friendly morning, take the time to crawl through our Collection, and enjoy an art-making activity. (Please note, this Early Introductions session will take place in the Collection and does not include entry to the Ribera exhibition.)

Tuesday 2 October & Thursday 18 October: Mini Masterpieces

10–11am & 11.30am–12.30pm. £12 per adult and child. Suggested age: 6–24 months Discover all of the different people, places and animals in the Gallery’s paintings in these interactive workshops. Each session begins with a journey through the Gallery, followed by an art-making activity. Themes change monthly.

October Half-Term

23 & 24 October: Make a Monster (6–9 years) 10am–12.30pm. £35 for the two days 7pm - 9.30pm. £30 A specially curated series of Friday night afterhours events inspired by the drama and intensity of Ribera: Art of Violence. Join Matt Lodder, tattoo historian, and Alex Binnie, tattoo artist, for an in-depth exploration of tattoos.

The workshop will begin with a discussion of the history and practicalities of tattooing. Then try your hand at the initial stages of designing a tattoo stencil.

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Design and make a monster inspired by our spooky and strange paintings. Create your monster using paper cutouts and then build a mini stage-set for it to haunt over two days.

25 & 26 October: Grotesque (10–12 years) 10am–12.30pm. £35 for the two days In preparation for Halloween, make your own repulsive character inspired by ghoulish faces from the Gallery. Over two days, learn how to sculpt hideous gargoyles and funny figurines using clay and plaster.

Dulwich Picture Gallery 23, 24, 25 & 26 October: Grim Ghouls (DropIn Workshops) 2–4pm each day. £8 adults; children free All ages welcome. Drop in to these half-term workshops and make a ghoulish mask. Take inspiration from our Ribera exhibition to make the spookiest mask you can.

23, 24, 25 & 26 October: Gory Stories 1.30 & 3pm each day. £10 adults; children free Suggested age: (Brave) 6 years and older. Adult to child ratio: 1:2

@dulwichgallery 9 October: Christopher Patten On the Press & Its Future 16 October: Alan Winfield The Thinking Robot 23 October: Tony Hope Medical Ethics: Contemporary Perplexities 30 October: Jonathan Fenby China’s Unfinished Revolution

24 October: Giles Waterfield Memorial Lecture 7.30–9pm. £12 Adults; £10 Friends & concessions (includes a glass of prosecco) Mia Jackson, Curator of Decorative Arts at Waddesdon Manor, asks what 19th-century paintings of cats and dogs can tell us about the collecting practices of the Victorian elites, and explores how these paintings were interpreted by the museum-going public. This is the second annual memorial lecture, paying tribute to the Gallery’s first director, Giles Waterfield.

Gallery Film: Network (1976) Cert 18/120 mins Monday 8 October: Bar opens at 7pm. Screenings at 7.30pm £9; £7 Friends & concessions. Ticket includes a glass of wine, snacks and film notes. Directed

by Sidney Lumet, written by Paddy Chayefsky and starring Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall Join the Crick Crack Club for gory stories to get you in the Halloween mood! Explore paintings by Ribera through immersive storytelling, and act them out yourself.

Lectures and Talks Tomorrow’s World – Intimations of the Future Tuesday mornings, 10.30–11.45am £12; £10 Friends & concessions Join accomplished thinkers as they speculate about how the world will look a generation from now, covering areas such as social change, culture, the media and ethics.

Art Sundays

2–4pm every Sunday. £3 per child; adults free Suggested age: 4–12 years. Sunday is art day!

Come along to the Gallery every Sunday for a drop-in family art-making workshop. Each week there will be a different theme for you to explore and a piece of work to display proudly at the end.

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

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Financial Matters with Akwasi Duodu

Planning for your retirement Is your retirement provision based on luck or judgement?

The Government introduced pension schedule E Auto-Enrolment in 2012, ensuring that most people joining a company in the UK enrolled in their workplace pension scheme. These workplace pensions are indeed a very good thing. They require little thought from the employee and are compulsory for both employee and employer, meaning almost everyone in the Schedule E workforce’s default position is that they are in a pension scheme.

When most employees join their employers pension scheme and first thing they consider is their own and their employers contributions.

Rightly so. Employers have to pay a minimum of 2% of their employee’s salary and the employee would typically pay 3% into the pension. That’s a total of 5% but many employers are more generous than that. “We’ve seen an average of around 11% of salary going into UK workplace pensions’ says Helena Wardle of Sterling & Law Independent Financial Consultants. “For someone earning say £40,000 per annum, that’s a significant £4,400 per year. Work for the same employer for ten years, and that’s £44,000 in pension contributions.”

The self-employed individual on the other hand would have to think for themselves. They would typically seek advice from a financial adviser before setting up a pension plan. Assuming the self-employed individual were to contribute the same amount, consideration would be given to several factors. The first would be their preferred retirement age and what they would need as an income in retirement. That would then be mapped back to a corresponding contribution recommendation, taking their affordability into consideration. Their attitude to risk and investment experience would also be taken into account.

Finally, before recommending a retirement product provider, consideration would be given to factors such as flexibility, charges and their effect on fund performance. Just as important would be the financial strength of the recommended product provider. Once the plan was set up, the client and 38 | SE23 - October 2018

adviser would regularly review the plan, to ensure that they were on track to reach the individual’s retirement goals.

Back to employees. What surprises us about employees is how little thought they give to the pension scheme itself and how their money would be invested. Most employees simply accept the default fund, which could be anything from a lowcost index tracker to a UK growth managed fund.

They then leave it there to do its thing, not bothering to consider how the fund was managed, the charges, volatility and risk. “Many employees are unaware that they have a choice. Some workplace pension schemes have a reasonably wide choice of funds within the scheme or may even allow you to set up a private pension outside of the scheme to which your employer could contribute, but many employees are none the wiser to these options,” says Helena.

Generally, workplace pension schemes, benefit from economies of scale in terms of charges. But this typically comes at the expense of individual financial advice. Unless the sponsoring employer was prepared to pay for advice, the employee would lose out and many would have no idea how their money was invested. The variation in default fund performance between schemes is quite alarming. Being in a good place is more down to luck than judgement.

So, is it ok to base your retirement provision on luck? We don’t think so. We believe seeking financial advice should be the default position.

There is no such thing as a free lunch and you may well have to pay for the financial; advice you receive. A price worth paying to take luck out of the equation? Your call.

Akwasi Duodu | akwasi@sterlingandlaw.com www.sterlingandlaw.com

Thursday 6th December 2018

The Palmerston 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EP 12.30pm (lunch at 1.30pm)

Once again the lunch will raise much needed funds for local charity Link Age Southwark. Please note that this year the numbers are restricted to 60 places and need to be pre-booked and paid for in advance. No tickets will be available on the day. You can book your tickets by downloading the booking form at:

www.dulwichlunch.co.uk Tickets: ÂŁ33 including ÂŁ5 donation to Link Age Southwark.

If you would like to donate a prize for the auction or raffle please e-mail Angela Burgess at: angela@semagazines.co.uk

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The Last Word – Shona Chambers I’m Shona Chambers, I have lived and worked in the SE London for almost 20 years; (Deptford, Lee Green, Nunhead & currently Forest Hill). I have always loved the strong sense of community to be found in this area and have participated in many aspects of it from the Tulse Hill & Dulwich Hockey club to running the SE15 Tea Group (Mums & babies social group) it’s a great place to live!

The one thing you couldn’t do without?

At present the song track from The Greatest Showman on my MP3 player, I challenge anyone to listen to it and not be hooked.

The most famous person you’ve met?

I met quite in my former business, a cafe. Including Shirley from Eastenders (Linda Valiris) Mike McShane - who played Friar Tuck in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Joel Dommet (I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here) and others who are actually really nice locals and I’d rather not name drop :)

Where are you to be found on Saturday?

If not running one of the children to a kids party, or at my own venue with clients, you will probably find me on my bike cycling around the area via the excellent parks we have. Blythe Hill Fields has gotten a lot more appealing since Perlant & Press arrived serving Redemption Roasters coffee (you see a theme) from a vintage VW van.

Coffee or tea? Where?

Always Coffee - Having set up my own coffee shop I’m a tough crowd but I absolutely love No 41 in Brockley Rise, for a great example of a hard working family who also happen to make a brilliant cup of coffee.

What is your favourite shop?

The Mulberry Factory shop is one I’ve spent a lot of time in as it is in my home town in Somerset. A dangerous place for the credit card.

The last thing you bought there?

A weekend bag many years ago, but it has lasted.

The best meal I’ve ever had…

The book I’m reading at the moment..

My husband and I got married at West Stoke House in West Sussex in 2006, it is the dower house to Goodwood Estate, sadly it has since turned back into a private residence, but the night of our wedding the meal they served us was the best I’d ever had.

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

My secret ambition…

The Thames Path is amazing, so much to discover & manageable legs so you can choose how much you do.

When I want to relax...

I head for the beach. As soon as I see the sea all thoughts of business/stress/outside life evaporate.

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My perfect holiday…

To go back to Belize which was where we had our honeymoon, and spend the time diving & island hopping.

I’m an utterly useless dancer, but I’d love to be able to learn a complicated dance routine, maybe one day. spaceat61.wixsite.com/events/the-space

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Index of Advertisers Alexandra Nurseries ..................................................13 Alleyn’s School: Open Events ....................................19 Around Dulwich .........................................................27 Bells The Kitchen & Bathroom Company .................11 Bespoke Windows .....................................................17 Bishop Challoner Siixth Form Entry ..........................21 The Clinic with Dr Mayoni..........................................13 Cooking with Scissors Networking ............................27 The Dovetail Joint ......................................................21 Dream Doors: Quality Kitchen Facelifts .....................25 Dulwich Charity Lunch ..............................................39 Headmasters Dulwich..................................................5 Head-Aid.....................................................................41 Horniman Halloween Fair.............................................9 Kingsdale Foundation School Open Days and Evenings...........................................................22 & 23 LDentec ......................................................................15 London & Kent Roofing Ltd .......................................33 Pickwick Estates ....................................................Back Piercy & Co ................................................................13

Prendergast Ladywell School: Open Days ...................5 Property In ..................................................................2 Quick Print..................................................................11 Rivoli Meeting Rooms................................................33 SE1 Roofing ..................................................................5 SE Magazines: Local advertising ...............................17 Smart Business Networking ......................................27 Sterling Law ...............................................................17 Steve Smith Accountants ..........................................15 The Surface and the Ink Printmaking..........................7 Toby Oliver Home AV Entertainment............................7 VIllage Books: Meet the Authors...............................15 Walsh Glazing ............................................................27 Winnett Wright Building & Roofing .............................7

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Next Month If you would like to advertise your business in SE23 or either of our other two publications SE21 and SE22, please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8088 1943 or e-mail at angela@semagazines.co.uk.

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Community Index Updated 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

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

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

cllr_susan.wise@lewisham.gov.uk

Local MPs

cllr_chris.barnham@lewisham.gov.uk

Ellie Reeves (Lab, Lewisham West) Tel 020 7219 2668 ellie.reeves.mp@parliament.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

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

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 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. No surgeries during August.

Honor Oak Office:

Dulwich Office:

47 Honor Oak Park Honor Oak London SE23 1EA

8 Woodwarde Road Dulwich London SE22 8UJ

020 3397 1166

020 3397 1144

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