Lewisham Council writes:
Lewisham Council is to offer free car parking on three Saturdays in the run up to Christmas.
Shoppers will be able to park for free all day in all council-run car parks in Blackheath, Catford, Deptford, Forest Hill, Lewisham and Sydenham on Saturday 7, 14 and 21 December.
The start of the free parking offer falls on 7 December – the traditional start of the Christmas shopping rush – and also the UK’s first ‘Small Business Saturday’ which is a national campaign to encourage shoppers to ‘shop local’ and use local, independent shops.
Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, said: “Town centres are at the heart of our local communities and independent businesses play a huge role in making our town centres the vibrant and prosperous areas they are to work in and to shop.
“We are pleased to take part in Small Business Saturday by waiving parking charges in Council car parks during this period and I hope everyone will take this opportunity to do their Christmas shopping locally and help support local businesses.”
The free car parking offer only applies to car parks that are managed by Lewisham Council and does not include on-street parking, Lewisham Shopping Centre (which is privately owned) or Blackheath Station car park which is now owned by Network Rail.
For a list of all participating car parks visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/freeparking.
Mayor calls in Convoys Wharf
Hutchison Whampoa lost patience with the local authority, accusing it of making “unreasonable and unwarranted” demands and of pushing the scheme’s viability “to its limits”.
It wrote to the GLA in October, just a week after its executive director, Edmond Ho, sent a letter to the head of planning at Lewisham expressing his frustration.
“After more than five years, firstly with our previous masterplanners Aedas and then with Farrells, we simply cannot comprehend how you can now choose to prolong the decision process further,” Ho said. “We fail to see any justification for such a major strategic project suffering further unnecessary delay.”
This week Johnson, whose design advisers include Terry Farrell himself, agreed to take over as planning authority for the 3,500-home scheme which will see three towers built on the site of Henry VIII’s naval dockyard and Sayes Court, the home of 17th-century diarist and gardener John Evelyn.
He praised Lewisham’s recent record on housing but said: “In this particular case the planning history over the long term and particularly over the past year or so indicate that the breakdown in relationship between the council and the applicant is such that I am not satisfied that you will be able to reach a timely planning determination in respect of the current planning application for this important site.”
Opponents of the scheme are right to criticise its lack of respect for the site's history and the worryingly poor transport access to the site, but this saga has dragged on for an inordinate amount of time - meanwhile, lack of housing supply in London pushes prices higher and higher.
River bend of watch - Deptford Dockyard on 2014 World Monuments Watch list
Leading heritage NGO, the World Monuments Fund [full disclosure: An Edelman client] has today announced the 2014 World Monuments Watch - its list of 67 heritage sites in 41 countries, which it deems "at risk." One of them, is Deptford Dockyard and Sayes Court Gardens, which have been targeted for redevelopment as Convoys Wharf. The WMF says:
In 1513 Henry VIII founded the Royal naval Dockyard at Deptford, and the King’s Yard became the foremost Royal dockyard of the Tudor period. Hundreds of warships and trading vessels were built here, including ships for exploration, science and empire. The Mary Rose was launched from Deptford in 1517, and the dockyard remained a naval powerhouse for another 350 years. The site also includes John Evelyn’s seventeenth-century garden at Sayes Court, one of the most famous and revolutionary gardens of its time.
The majority of the area has been concreted over in past decades, but recent excavations have revealed the dockyard’s extensive maritime heritage. Many large structures survive intact below (and in some cases above) ground level. However, the current low-level designation of the site remains unchanged despite this wealth of new archaeological data, and Deptford’s status as a heritage asset remains disproportionate with the survival of the fabric.
2013 is Deptford’s 500th anniversary, and today the site awaits residential redevelopment. Yet Deptford’s most imminent threat comes from the failure of existing proposals to fully acknowledge and respect the heritage assets that the site has to offer. Incorporating the extensive archaeology and combining this with unique public spaces has the potential to strengthen Deptford’s local identity whilst securing this lost piece of the Thames jigsaw. It would also improve awareness of the little-known existence and overlooked history of the dockyard and gardens on a national stage.
Dr Jonathan Foyle, Chief Executive of World Monuments Fund Britain says, “Every two years, the World Monuments Watch reminds us the world around us changes faster than ever before. Change is inevitable, but it needs to be carefully managed so that we carry the best of the past into the future, and minimise the destruction of our record as a species. So we invite everyone to join us in supporting the champions of special places that need a helping hand to stay useful and beautiful.”
The Watch list is designed to help raise awareness and encourage action through legislation, public-private partnerships and fund-raising. Battersea Power Station is also listed. For the full project map, click here.
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| Deptford Dockyard and Sayes Court Gardens, London |
The majority of the area has been concreted over in past decades, but recent excavations have revealed the dockyard’s extensive maritime heritage. Many large structures survive intact below (and in some cases above) ground level. However, the current low-level designation of the site remains unchanged despite this wealth of new archaeological data, and Deptford’s status as a heritage asset remains disproportionate with the survival of the fabric.
2013 is Deptford’s 500th anniversary, and today the site awaits residential redevelopment. Yet Deptford’s most imminent threat comes from the failure of existing proposals to fully acknowledge and respect the heritage assets that the site has to offer. Incorporating the extensive archaeology and combining this with unique public spaces has the potential to strengthen Deptford’s local identity whilst securing this lost piece of the Thames jigsaw. It would also improve awareness of the little-known existence and overlooked history of the dockyard and gardens on a national stage.
Dr Jonathan Foyle, Chief Executive of World Monuments Fund Britain says, “Every two years, the World Monuments Watch reminds us the world around us changes faster than ever before. Change is inevitable, but it needs to be carefully managed so that we carry the best of the past into the future, and minimise the destruction of our record as a species. So we invite everyone to join us in supporting the champions of special places that need a helping hand to stay useful and beautiful.”
The Watch list is designed to help raise awareness and encourage action through legislation, public-private partnerships and fund-raising. Battersea Power Station is also listed. For the full project map, click here.
Yam Yam!
A food fight, a celebration of the history of fried chicken, foraging workshops, poetry a la carte and a theatre show where the audience cooks and eats a meal together: Yam Yam! draws inspiration from the eclectic community around the Albany, with a West African seasoning – and a distinctly Deptford flavour.
Highlights of the programme include Only Wolves and Lions (Fri 1st & Sat 2nd Nov, 7pm), an intimate theatre piece for just 25 audience members, in which participants are invited to bring an ingredient and work together to cook up a feast. The meal preparation forms part of a three hour performance exploring community, isolation and the meaning of the word crisis, and comes from Leo Kay, the artist behind critically acclaimed show It’s Like He’s Knocking.
The Groundnut, a South London based creative partnership producing digital and physical content about what we eat, will celebrate one of Britain’s best loved, much misunderstood food stuffs: fried chicken, in The Groundnut Workshop (Wed 16th, Wed 30th Oct & Wed 13th Nov). Exploring its history and how it became so prevalent on UK high streets, the trio will reinstate fried chicken to its rightful place as king of snacks, as well as serving up some delicious samples.
The event is kicking off this Sunday from 11am with a massive day of free events for all the family including a petting zoo, food workshops, a culinary tour of Deptford, a BBQ, music, poetry and performance. More details can be found here.
The Giffin Square Food Fair
Lewisham Council says:
The Giffin Street Food Fair launches in Deptford on Saturday 5 October, beneath the 'his ‘n’ hers mural' next to the library.
On the first Saturday of every month shoppers can sample a mouth-watering array of street food and drink from local chefs, bakers and traders including: jerk chicken wraps and fish cakes from The Jerk and InnaPikkle, deli-style breads and pastries from Elvira’s Secret Pantry and freshly squeezed natural fruit juices and smoothies from That Natural Stuff.
Many of the street traders are graduates from the Council’s trainee market trader scheme and have gone on to launch successful food businesses.
Emanuela Mansi, founder of Pastificio Mansi, who will be trading at the food fair, said: “Over the past year I’ve traded at markets in Sydenham and Catford and the atmosphere has always been superb. I’m really looking forward to trading in Giffin Square – and I hope people will come down and help support all of the traders”.
In addition to hot food and drink, there’ll be music, entertainment and a seating area at the monthly event which runs from 10am–4pm on the first Saturday of the month.
The food fair, is one of a number of projects run by Lewisham Council, with funding from the Mayor of London’s Outer London Fund, to enhance Deptford Market for shoppers, businesses and residents.
All that glitters in Deptford
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| The Convoy's Wharf regeneration site |
Master Shipwright's House, SE8 3JF
Beth writes:
Join us for a conversation about the role of art and creativity in urban regeneration, with guest speakers Neville Gabie and Katy Beinart & Barby Asante. Discussing projects that have taken a critical and grassroots approach to changing spaces in London, we examine how urban redevelopment schemes commodify creativity and how artists are using or challenging these opportunities.
All the glitters... is the final conversation in a series of events by artist Rebecca Beinart. The Bureau of Urban Wilds culminates with events on the 28th and 29th September as part of Deptford X.
Deptford X: Sept 27th - Oct 6th
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| The Deptford X 2013 Programme is now live |
Highlights this year include "Art Makes Powerful People" by Bob & Roberta Smith, "366 Days Of Kindness" by Bernadette Russell and a Cream Tea Cocktail Afternoon.
The full programme is now available.
Deptford Does Disco
Little Nan's Cocktail Bar in Deptford is at it again, with another music night. They say:
From the people who brought you 'Dip It', 'Rar! at the Albany' and 'That Weekend You'll Never Get Back Where You Did A Bad Thing' comes Deptford Does...
A series of one-off monthly nights celebrating various genres, places, and people, which always aims to bring the party. First up is Deptford Does... Disco
We saw a bandwagon and we jumped on it! With the genre having something of a resurgence this year thanks to a certain robot-friendly Gallic duo, we thought it as good a time as any to enjoy all things D.I.S.C.O. Come on down and party like twas NYC 1978 at Studio 54, minus the queueing and expensive drinks, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
Click here for full details.
From the people who brought you 'Dip It', 'Rar! at the Albany' and 'That Weekend You'll Never Get Back Where You Did A Bad Thing' comes Deptford Does...
A series of one-off monthly nights celebrating various genres, places, and people, which always aims to bring the party. First up is Deptford Does... Disco
We saw a bandwagon and we jumped on it! With the genre having something of a resurgence this year thanks to a certain robot-friendly Gallic duo, we thought it as good a time as any to enjoy all things D.I.S.C.O. Come on down and party like twas NYC 1978 at Studio 54, minus the queueing and expensive drinks, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure.
Click here for full details.
The London Analogue Festival, September 7th-8th
Sassinfrassin rackinfrackin Deptford
Pheobe from pop-up dining company Sassafrass says:
We've been holding a series of New Orleans supperclubs around London and having served our grub in Hackney and on a boat in St Katherine's Dock, this month we'll be serving a delicious 4 course menu including our signature spicy, gumbo on a stunning rooftop in Deptford, complete with rapturous views of the city.
As always, we'll let our menu and some photos from the last event do the talking:
SASSAFRAS Menu:
- Cajun popcorn and cocktail : Old Fashioned or Hurricane
- Charbroiled Oysters / Crab Remick
- Tomato Aranca Creole Salad
- SASSAFRAS British Seafood / Game Gumbo
- Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Bourbon Glaze / Banana Brown Butter Tart with salted caramel sauce
Tickets to our next event can be bought here:
FRIDAY: http://billetto.co.uk/sassafrasseafoodgumbo
SATURDAY: http://billetto.co.uk/sassafrasgamegumbo
We've been holding a series of New Orleans supperclubs around London and having served our grub in Hackney and on a boat in St Katherine's Dock, this month we'll be serving a delicious 4 course menu including our signature spicy, gumbo on a stunning rooftop in Deptford, complete with rapturous views of the city.
As always, we'll let our menu and some photos from the last event do the talking:
- Cajun popcorn and cocktail : Old Fashioned or Hurricane
- Charbroiled Oysters / Crab Remick
- Tomato Aranca Creole Salad
- SASSAFRAS British Seafood / Game Gumbo
- Sweet Potato Pecan Pie with Bourbon Glaze / Banana Brown Butter Tart with salted caramel sauce
Tickets to our next event can be bought here:
FRIDAY: http://billetto.co.uk/sassafrasseafoodgumbo
SATURDAY: http://billetto.co.uk/sassafrasgamegumbo
The Deptford Project relocates to Douglas Square
The Deptford Project will stay in Deptford. Forced to relocate now that the development of the land it sits on is due to begin, there was a risk that the train carriage cafe would be lost to the area entirely. Now Alison writes:
Just thought you'd like to know that I walked past the Deptford Project tonight and there is a sign outside saying they are moving to Douglas Square. Not sure whether this is temporary or permanent, but it's good news that they'll be staying in the area for the time being at least.
Just thought you'd like to know that I walked past the Deptford Project tonight and there is a sign outside saying they are moving to Douglas Square. Not sure whether this is temporary or permanent, but it's good news that they'll be staying in the area for the time being at least.
Campaign launched to protect Greenwich and Deptford trains to Charing X and London Bridge
A campaign has been launched by a group called the Greenwich Line Users to prevent major cuts to South Eastern train services.
As discussed on the South East London transport forum, the planned three-year disruption of services from South East London through London Bridge is due to begin in 2015:
- 2015/6 Charing Cross services will not stop at London Bridge
- 2016/8 Cannon Street services will not stop at London Bridge
These changes are the a result of Thameslink construction work to expand and modernise London Bridge station. Once work is completed in 2018, the London Bridge serviceswill resume, but Greenwich and Deptford will have lost direct services to Charing Cross or Waterloo East. The group explains:
Once the work is complete there will be no physical track connection that will enable trains to reach Charing Cross. So, after 150 years, the West End will no longer be reached by direct trains.
The Greenwich Line Users’ Group has been formed to represent the interests of all passengers who use the Greenwich Line. Whilst we recognise that the work at London Bridge will bring about many improvements for passengers generally, it will disadvantage users of the Greenwich Line. Our objective is to remove that disadvantage. Insufficient thought has been given by the Department for Transport to the impact on the Greenwich Line and the possible ways in which direct Charing Cross services could be maintained. Cannon Street is a fine station for the City, but hopeless for getting to and from the West End.
The Group will be lobbying the Department for Transport, Network Rail and Southeastern trains for a service that meets the needs of South East Londoners. The Users’ Group can be contacted at greenwichline@outlook.com. We will be happy to receive your comments or questions.
The cancellation of Brockley's infrequent direct connections to Charing X some years ago was a relatively minor inconvenience, but Greenwich and Deptford's West End services are much more frequent and would be a consequently greater loss.
As discussed on the South East London transport forum, the planned three-year disruption of services from South East London through London Bridge is due to begin in 2015:
- 2015/6 Charing Cross services will not stop at London Bridge
- 2016/8 Cannon Street services will not stop at London Bridge
These changes are the a result of Thameslink construction work to expand and modernise London Bridge station. Once work is completed in 2018, the London Bridge serviceswill resume, but Greenwich and Deptford will have lost direct services to Charing Cross or Waterloo East. The group explains:
Once the work is complete there will be no physical track connection that will enable trains to reach Charing Cross. So, after 150 years, the West End will no longer be reached by direct trains.
The Greenwich Line Users’ Group has been formed to represent the interests of all passengers who use the Greenwich Line. Whilst we recognise that the work at London Bridge will bring about many improvements for passengers generally, it will disadvantage users of the Greenwich Line. Our objective is to remove that disadvantage. Insufficient thought has been given by the Department for Transport to the impact on the Greenwich Line and the possible ways in which direct Charing Cross services could be maintained. Cannon Street is a fine station for the City, but hopeless for getting to and from the West End.
The Group will be lobbying the Department for Transport, Network Rail and Southeastern trains for a service that meets the needs of South East Londoners. The Users’ Group can be contacted at greenwichline@outlook.com. We will be happy to receive your comments or questions.
The cancellation of Brockley's infrequent direct connections to Charing X some years ago was a relatively minor inconvenience, but Greenwich and Deptford's West End services are much more frequent and would be a consequently greater loss.
Big Red Kids
BC threw a kids' party at the Big Red pizza bus recently, which is a great place to book in the morning, for the price of a bulk-load of margaritas. And we were pretty pleased with ourselves until a couple of weeks' later our daughter went to an even better party at Big Red.
The critical difference between the two parties was that ours relied on us for entertainment, whereas the rival party had booked Tea Dance for Little People, who staged some sort of gonzo theatre vampire experience, which evidently blew our efforts out of the water. This summer, the TD4LP crew are going to be the children's entertainers in-residence.
Little Nan's staying put
Little Nan's is a bar that opened as a pop-up in Deptford Broadway's Bunker Club earlier this year. Since then, things have been going so well, they're staying put and celebrate becoming a permanent local fixture this Saturday. Nan explains:
We converted the disused back room of the Bunker Club into a bar which everyone could enjoy. Originally we set out to be a cocktail bar, but I soon realised that it was becoming a regular hang-out, as well as seeming to love our cocktails! So I created more and have changing specials.
Last month we had a chat with Anne B from Bunker club and decided to go long term with Little Nan's. The feedback we have been getting is great, and we are getting regular hires on the days that we are not open. So as long as we are used we will stay!
We converted the disused back room of the Bunker Club into a bar which everyone could enjoy. Originally we set out to be a cocktail bar, but I soon realised that it was becoming a regular hang-out, as well as seeming to love our cocktails! So I created more and have changing specials.
Last month we had a chat with Anne B from Bunker club and decided to go long term with Little Nan's. The feedback we have been getting is great, and we are getting regular hires on the days that we are not open. So as long as we are used we will stay!
Shed City
Friend of BC Alys writes:
Unfortunately, I have left Brockley for the bright lights of Croydon. I am, however, fortunate enough to be employed as 'Peabody Housing Association's Men's Shed Project Co-ordinator', and am in the process of creating a Men's Shed in Deptford.
Men's Sheds are a concept originating in Australia, and becoming big here in the UK www.menssheds.org.uk.
We are inviting men over 50 to come and use the space and tools to make things together, or individually. To socialise over a cup of tea, or to knuckle down and start making things.
There are no set times of operation at the moment, but we will open it on the days/ times that suit those that would like to use it.
We are also looking for tool donations, and volunteers who would like to help out at the project, full training will be offered, and expenses covered.
I can be contacted on alys.exley@peabody.org.uk. I will also have a stall at Lewisham People's Day on July 13th, if people would prefer to talk to me in person.
Unfortunately, I have left Brockley for the bright lights of Croydon. I am, however, fortunate enough to be employed as 'Peabody Housing Association's Men's Shed Project Co-ordinator', and am in the process of creating a Men's Shed in Deptford.
Men's Sheds are a concept originating in Australia, and becoming big here in the UK www.menssheds.org.uk.
We are inviting men over 50 to come and use the space and tools to make things together, or individually. To socialise over a cup of tea, or to knuckle down and start making things.
There are no set times of operation at the moment, but we will open it on the days/ times that suit those that would like to use it.
We are also looking for tool donations, and volunteers who would like to help out at the project, full training will be offered, and expenses covered.
I can be contacted on alys.exley@peabody.org.uk. I will also have a stall at Lewisham People's Day on July 13th, if people would prefer to talk to me in person.
Feed & Read at Bearspace
My friend and I set up a pop-up about 6 months ago called Feed&Read. We do an event once a month selling cakes made from seasonal fruit and vegetables, organic tea and a book-swap-and-shop. We do it at Bearspace Gallery in Deptford and we're holding one this Sunday between 12 and 4.
We sell quality crafts made from salvaged and saved second-hand books, and run a book shop-and-swap of pre-read, pre-owned and pre-loved books recommended by unknown friends. Full details on Facebook.
Deptford Project cafe derailed
Crosswhatfields reports:
When building work finally commences in a couple of months' time on the delayed Cathedral/United House development next to Deptford station, one of Deptford's most recent and best loved landmarks, the café known to locals as "the train", will have to move. The café has been given notice to be off the site by 31st August.
The cafe has been an amazing success and forms a pair with the Big Red pizza bus on the other side of Deptford. It would be a travesty if it left town. The original plan, to stick it near the station, has been vetoed. The most promising spot, Crosswhatfields suggests, is next to The Albany theatre. One possibility is it gets shunted to Brighton, so that that quiet seaside town can benefit from a little sprinkle of Deptford stardust. Everyone wants to 'do a Bilbao'.
Like Boxpark, the train cafe only exists because the developers wanted the land to be used for something interesting in the period before redevelopment took place, so it's a little churlish to criticise Cathedral for displacing it now. But likewise, the wider Deptford Project development will owe at least part of its success to the "placemaking" role that the carriage has played in marketing Deptford to new audiences.
Cathedral and Lewisham Council should do everything they can to find it a happy home in SE8.
Twitter - The Stage Spectacular
The Albany, Deptford
14th - 21st June - On-line Interactive Rehearsals
21st June - 7pm Performance
Ampersand Media presents Storylines, a scratch production at The Albany in Deptford.
Storylines is a different way of creating a theatre piece. Inspired by news stories running on the very first day of rehearsals members of the public will form and shape the devising process using social media. They can tweet ideas, character suggestions, plot points, and images. All these will go directly to the rehearsal room. They will truly be making theatre from their armchairs.
We'd like audiences to help be the first to try out this new form of making theatre. If they can get down to see the show they have helped create that is wonderful, but even if they can't they can join in from their computer, smart phone or tablet. By following @ampersandmedia the audience will be able to know what is happening in the rehearsal room, help make decisions, and add in their own ideas that the actors, director and video artist can try out.
There is no pre-planned story. The production is completely improvised and devised from scratch. Whatever the audience puts in will be added into the mix. We really only start with the newspaper stories of the first day of rehearsal.
The performance on the 21st will be a finished piece of theatre. Those who have interacted with the rehearsal process will recognise the elements they suggested, but those who haven't been able to join in will be able to enjoy it as a show in its own right.
The rehearsal room is also completely open for audience members to come in and put in their suggestions in person. Storylines is part of Ampersand’s ongoing strand of work that creates accessible and interactive theatre using contemporary news stories.
Headlines will be directed by Ampersand’s Artistic Director Mark Stevenson. Mark has previously directed Fringe First winning shows for Theatre Babel, as well as previous Ampersand shows, and Supermarket Shakespeare for Teatro Vivo.
Tickets: http://www.thealbany.org.uk/tickets/969/Theatre/Hatched--Storylines
14th - 21st June - On-line Interactive Rehearsals
21st June - 7pm Performance
Ampersand Media presents Storylines, a scratch production at The Albany in Deptford.
Storylines is a different way of creating a theatre piece. Inspired by news stories running on the very first day of rehearsals members of the public will form and shape the devising process using social media. They can tweet ideas, character suggestions, plot points, and images. All these will go directly to the rehearsal room. They will truly be making theatre from their armchairs.
We'd like audiences to help be the first to try out this new form of making theatre. If they can get down to see the show they have helped create that is wonderful, but even if they can't they can join in from their computer, smart phone or tablet. By following @ampersandmedia the audience will be able to know what is happening in the rehearsal room, help make decisions, and add in their own ideas that the actors, director and video artist can try out.
There is no pre-planned story. The production is completely improvised and devised from scratch. Whatever the audience puts in will be added into the mix. We really only start with the newspaper stories of the first day of rehearsal.
The performance on the 21st will be a finished piece of theatre. Those who have interacted with the rehearsal process will recognise the elements they suggested, but those who haven't been able to join in will be able to enjoy it as a show in its own right.
The rehearsal room is also completely open for audience members to come in and put in their suggestions in person. Storylines is part of Ampersand’s ongoing strand of work that creates accessible and interactive theatre using contemporary news stories.
Headlines will be directed by Ampersand’s Artistic Director Mark Stevenson. Mark has previously directed Fringe First winning shows for Theatre Babel, as well as previous Ampersand shows, and Supermarket Shakespeare for Teatro Vivo.
Tickets: http://www.thealbany.org.uk/tickets/969/Theatre/Hatched--Storylines
Twinkle Park - Sounds in the Park today
Grateful to the Deptford Dame, who alerted us to this star in our firmament:
‘Sounds in the Park’ is presented by Twinkle Park Trust and Friends in partnership with Parksfest 2013, a series of free events organised by Friends of Greenwich Parks and supported by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
This Summer Festival will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Twinkle Park, close to the River Thames. This charming ecological garden with a large pond is the serene habitat of wildlife, and is surrounded by colourful shrubs and tall trees. It is a magical place of relaxation and beauty.
It will be the eighth annual summer event organised by members of the Trust, and volunteers and is a free event open to the general public. This lovely setting will provide an open air stage for the Paul Zec Jazz Quintet; reggae by DJ Patrick Gardener; Heart of Soul Steel Pans; Arty Party - mask making; Pond Dipping (a children’s activity), Pimms O’Clock café and refreshments.
In addition the Festival will host displays by the Twinkle Park Trust and Build The Lenox project; Utrophia, Community Garden, the Solar Smoothie and Portrait Stall.
Sounds in the Park
Sunday 9 June, 1-6pm
Twinkle Park, Deptford
Bring a picnic and a rug!
‘Sounds in the Park’ is presented by Twinkle Park Trust and Friends in partnership with Parksfest 2013, a series of free events organised by Friends of Greenwich Parks and supported by the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
This Summer Festival will take place in the beautiful surroundings of Twinkle Park, close to the River Thames. This charming ecological garden with a large pond is the serene habitat of wildlife, and is surrounded by colourful shrubs and tall trees. It is a magical place of relaxation and beauty.
It will be the eighth annual summer event organised by members of the Trust, and volunteers and is a free event open to the general public. This lovely setting will provide an open air stage for the Paul Zec Jazz Quintet; reggae by DJ Patrick Gardener; Heart of Soul Steel Pans; Arty Party - mask making; Pond Dipping (a children’s activity), Pimms O’Clock café and refreshments.
In addition the Festival will host displays by the Twinkle Park Trust and Build The Lenox project; Utrophia, Community Garden, the Solar Smoothie and Portrait Stall.
Sounds in the Park
Sunday 9 June, 1-6pm
Twinkle Park, Deptford
Bring a picnic and a rug!
