RCDT News - 1 June 2007

RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 1 JUNE 2007

From Riverside Community Development Trust, 20 Newburn St, SE11 5PJ. 020 7820 0555. info@rcdt.org. www.rcdt.org

OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

ENDZ 2 DA HOOD

Alford House is recruiting 15-19 year olds to take part in a Heritage Lottery Fund supported project looking at the differences and similarities between their lives, culture, education, fashion and crime in south London and that of their contemporaries who attend the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in Brooklyn; both clubs being founded in 1884. For further details see ENDZ 2 DA HOOD section below after the News section. RCDT is providing assistance to the project.

OVAL HOUSE THEATRE YOUTH SUMMER SCHOOL

RCDT will fund two young people living on Kennington Park & Vauxhall Gdns Estates who want to take part in the School – see box ‘This Monday 4 June’ below for details. If you know a young person on either of the estates

who will need the registration fee of £40 funded please email info@rcdt.org.

Contents:

Events This Weekend, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday

Events Open Gardens Weekend Saturday & Sunday 9-10 June

News: inc. April Raid on St Agnes Place Temple, Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth, Spring Gardens developments, Volunteers wanted at Beaconsfield, Lambeth Cabinet considers Regeneration

Local Planning Applications

June Diary (from 10 June)

July Diary

Art Galleries & Exhibitions

THIS WEEKEND

Saturday. Free Tickets (Limited Offer) for Yellow Lines. A new play by Steve King. Oval House Theatre 7.45pm. Please call Box Office on 020 7582 0080 and quote SAFE. www.ovalhouse.com for more information. Yellow Lines: Directed by Mervyn Millar. Designed by Naomi Dawson. Cast: Edward Bennett-Coles, David Firth, Victoria Moseley. Colin hates crowds - but he's got a brilliant solution. His boss thinks it will transform London. But Colin's met a woman who thinks he is making a dangerous mistake.

Saturday & Sunday. 12-6pm. Last Chance to see: Groundwork. Nicky Neate. at Man&Eve Gallery. See Art Galleries & Exhibitions Section below.

Sunday 6.30pm. Elgar Anniversary Concert. The Mezin Duo (Richard Smith (violin) and Anthony MacCarthy (piano) play the Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op 82. Preacher Very Rev’d Jeffrey John (Dean of St Alban’s Abbey). St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.

THIS MONDAY 4 JUNE

Registration Starts for 11-16 Year Olds Opportunity to take part in Oval House Theatre Summer School - an adaptation of The Labyrinth. Rehearsals - 23rd July - 16th August 10am - 3pm. Performances in Kennington Park, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th August 4pm and 6pm. Come and spend the summer making a spectacular play with the Oval House Theatre team. Our famous summer schools give you the chance to work with professional theatre-makers to create a new play from start to finish, learn new skills and make new friends, and then perform your show in the wonderful setting of Kennington Park to all your family and friends. This year’s show takes us into the magical world of the Goblin King’s Labyrinth as Sarah battles to solve its riddle and save her baby brother from becoming a goblin too! Suitable for 11 - 16 year olds. Everyone welcome. No previous drama experience necessary. Cost: £40 for 4 weeks. Contact Nicholai La Barrie on 020 7582 6279 or nicholai.labarrie@ovalhouse.com. www.ovalhouse.com.

THIS TUESDAY 5 JUNE

6.30pm. Community- Police Consultative Group for Lambeth meeting. St Anne’s Hall, Vauxhall Grove, (off Harleyford Road). Agenda items include: police update, and presentations from the Stop and Search Monitoring Group, on Virtual Courts and on Policing the Transport System. All members of the public welcome. Refreshments provided. To receive the papers by email: admin@lambethcpcg.org.uk. www.lambethcpcg.org.uk

NEXT FRIDAY 8 JUNE

7pm (doors open). PIANO MAGIC. Music at Museum of Garden History. For details see www.compulink.co.uk/~museumghTo buy tickets for music events at Museum of Garden History go to: Ticketweb: 08700 600 100 / www.ticketweb.co.uk; See Tickets: 0870 264 3333 / www.seetickets.com; We Got Tickets (internet only, but save on postage fees): www.wegottickets.com

8pm. Ya’akobi and Leidental. By Hanoch Levin. Translated by Shir Freibach. Tik-sho-ret Theatre Company Presentation. Ya’akobi and Leidental was written in 1972 by Hanoch Levin, one of Israel’s most established playwrights. In a cabaret style, the play takes a comic and at times grotesque look at the love triangle between two men and one woman, desperately trying to add meaning and excitement to their lives. Tik-sho-ret’s physical production of this absurd piece accentuates the grotesque with comic playfulness. The show returns after a short successful tour earlier this autumn.TICKETS: £12/£6 concessions. BOX OFFICE: 020 7582 7680. ONLINE SALES: www.ovalhouse.com (no fee). Till Saturday 23 June.

OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9-10 JUNE

Saturday & Sunday. 10.30am-5pm. Open Garden Squares Weekend opening of Museum of Garden History. OGSW tickets £7.50 (allows entry to any participating garden over the weekend). The London Parks and Garden’s Trust annual Open Garden Squares Weekend continues to develop, with more gardens included in the scheme each year. As well as the 17th century reproduction knot garden, visitors will see the Museum’s newly sown and planted wild garden that has been developed in response to the growing awareness of the need for greater bio-diversity within urban areas. The Museum’s dedicated open weekend also coincides with the gardens at Lambeth Palace being open under the same scheme on Saturday 9th, and visitors will be able to combine visits to both venues that day only. www.opensquares.org.

Sunday 2-5pm. Harleyford Rd Open Squares Garden Day. Teas, Cakes and general entertainment.

NEWS

12 April Raid On the Rastfarian Temple in St Agnes Place. Martin Bridger, the Borough Police Commander reported on the raid to the Community/Police Consultative Group meeting held on Tuesday 4 May. The minutes state:

‘In respect of the raid on the Rastafarian Temple, St Agnes Place on 12 April, Mr Bridger asserted that at no time had he referred to the Temple as a crack den and that it was a matter for the press what they chose to put in their newspapers.

Mr Bridger said that the Temple had been subject to surveillance that had begun over a year ago with filming taking place on a daily. He said that 600 people per day had been visiting the Temple with stops and searches showing that many had purchased drugs there.

Mr Bridger said that the custodians of the Temple, the Ethiopian Welfare Foundation (EWF), had approached the police for help from certain elements using the place. Following the raid he said police found substantial amounts of cannabis and recovered some firearm ammunition.

Mr Bridger said that an attempt to have the Temple closed down failed when the court refused to grant a closure order. However, Mr Bridger said that the EWF had agreed to leave the premises and handover the keys to the local authority on 15 April.’

Police Raid Vauxhall Night Club. Martin Bridger, the Borough Police Commander, reported to the 4 May Community/Police Consultative Group meeting on a raid in Vauxhall. The minutes state: ‘On 28 April, Mr Bridger said that police raided the Fire Night Club in Vauxhall where large quantities of drugs and money were found, Mr Bridger said that the club’s management had voluntarily agreed to close down the business for three weeks and had signed up to new licensing conditions.’

Local Residents Express Their Views at the Community/Police Consultative Group. Two local residents are involved in the Community/Police Consultative Group for Lambeth: Anna Tapsell, the Group Chair, and John Roberts, the Lambeth member of the Metropolitan Police Authority. A third resident John Howard attended the 4 May meeting as a member of the public. The following is extracted from the minutes. ‘In response to John Howard, Det. Supt. John Corrigan said that there were about 40-50 incidents of domestic violence per week with an average of around 50% arrest rate. Mr Corrigan said the low was partly due to cultural reasons, whereby some cultures find domestic violence acceptable, and also finding the suspect has left the scene when police arrive.’ John Howard said that the use of yellow crime reduction signs warning of street robbers operating in particular areas ‘contributed to fear of crime, particularly for the elderly who found it difficult to get out in the evenings.’ In a discussion on hate crimes Anna Tapsell ‘said that certain victims of hate crime were not receiving as much attention as they ought, such as where the elderly and disabled people were concerned. She added that this was an issue that …. had brought to the Group’s attention over many years.’ John Roberts said that he ‘had been working with the Disabilities Independent Advisory Group and the Mayor of London to capture hate crime data and that there were national targets that had to be met.’ In a discussion on Ward Safer Neighbourhood Panels Anna Tapsell said that ‘the proposal for councillors’ membership of each of their own ward’s SN panel was a serious issue which needed to be discussed’, and ‘ that this would take place at a Group facilitated SN conference.’ In a discussion of a report from the Group’s Stop and Search Monitoring Group John Howard ‘commended the thoroughness of the Monitoring Group’s analysis and presentation but pointed out that the key issue remained, which had exercised CPCG down the years, which was the disproportional in Stop and Search Rates between ethnic groups.’

On Going Issues at Vauxhall Spring Gardens. Issues under discussion by Friends of Spring Gardens include: more planting of trees and other plants, the allocation by Lambeth Council officers of Section 106 money from the proposed Lord Clyde redevelopment to improvements to the green areas along Albert Embankment rather than to Spring Gardens itself, the decision of Transport for London to support complete closure of Tyers St (though there are still concerns from St Peter’s Church, Vauxhall Heritage Centre and shopkeepers). The Friends group meets regularly: the last meeting was 14 May and the next one is this coming Monday 4 June. For more information and to join the Friends contact Diana Lawley, the Secretary: di.lawley@cooptel.net.

Spring Gardens MUGA. The Spring Gardens MUGA (Multi Use Games Area) is nearly complete. Lambeth Council has not yet made a decision on the bookings policy – there had previously been a promise that there would be free bookings for local residents. .

Volunteer invigilators needed at Beaconsfield (Contemporary Art). This is a great opportunity to be part of a small friendly team and to gain experience in a contemporary art gallery. Beaconsfield are looking for volunteers to help invigilate their forthcoming exhibition, Soundtrap II: Leafcutter John, which will run 13 June - 22 July 2007, Wednesday- Sunday, 12-6pm. As first point of contact to the public you will play a vital role in providing visitors with information and a warm welcome, and ensuring the smooth running of the gallery. You will also support staff running the small gallery cafe. Beaconsfield ask for your commitment and enthusiasm for the length of the show and, in return, will provide experience and a reference (on request). To apply, please contact Rachel Fleming-Mulford: rachel@beaconsfield.ltd.uk Beaconsfield is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community. Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street, London, SE11 6AY.
www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk

Lambeth Cabinet Considers Regeneration Delivery Strategy. Among the papers being considered by the Lambeth Council Cabinet meeting on 11 June is one on delivering the Regeneration Strategy. At the time of writing this Enews issue there are problems with accessing documents on Lambeth Council’s website. To see what the details are for the area try accessing www.lambeth.gov.uk and click on Council & Democracy to get through to Committees meetings, reports and agenda. Other perhaps relate to the ALMO proposals, and house conversion policy.

ENDZ 2 DA HOOD

What does Lambeth have in common with the New York borough of Brooklyn? A group of local young people are about to find out with help from a £24,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

Endz 2 Da Hood is a project being run by Vauxhall/ Kennington based Alford House Club. Some 30 club members aged 15-19 will be looking at the differences and similarities between their lives, culture, education, fashion and crime in south London and that of their contemporaries who attend the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in Brooklyn. Co-incidentally, both clubs were founded in 1884.

The project was dreamed up by the young people of Alford House who felt that life in the US would offer greater freedom and opportunity than living in England. Main focus of the research will be the black heritage of Lambeth from the earliest settlers, to the Windrush generation and up to the present day. Visits to Lambeth Palace, the Museum of London and Minet Library will help provide them with information and family members and community elders will also be interviewed. Meanwhile, their opposite numbers in Brooklyn will be engaged in a similar exercise.

The project has been grant aided through the HLF’s Young Roots scheme whose London co-ordinator Gloria Copeland commented: “ It is extremely important that young people are encouraged to explore the history and influences of youth culture and the impact on their present lifestyle, local community and wider society.”

For Alford House, Senior Youth Worker Jo Dempster said: “Influenced by America, UK youth culture is vibrant, exciting and sometimes destructive. Derived from conversations about aspirations to live in America the Endz-2-Da-Hood project presents a fantastic opportunity for young people to understand more about their own culture and heritage and to experience that of their peers in New York in order to critically examine similarities and differences between growing up in two of the worlds most captivating cities”

Working with fellow participants they will produce three short documentary films based on the subjects of education, fashion and crime. Specific topics will include changes in the education system over the past 50 years, the impact of immigration on UK culture, how American hip-hop has influenced UK youth fashion and a comparison between gang culture in south London and New York.

It is hoped the resulting documentaries will be screened at the Brixton Academy at the end of the project.

We are recruiting young people 15-19 years old who can commit to a minimum of one day per week over the summer & one evening per week September – October. For more information please contact:

Jo Dempster, Senior Youth Worker, Alford House

Tel: 020 7735 1519

Email: jo@Alfordhouse.org.uk

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS

Week 25 May – 2 June

74 - 75 Bonnington Square. Erection of a rear dormer window at flat 6 and the installation of 2 front rooflights. Ref: 07/02020/FUL

344 Kennington Road. Conversion of upper floors into three self contained flats comprising of one x 2-bedroom and two x 1-bedroom units. 07/01741/FUL

The Gladstone Public House, 1 Wilcox Road. Erection of 2 metre deep x 5 metre wide retractable awning above the existing fascia board on the eastern elevation. 07/01486/FUL

http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx

And to go and see any plans is easy from the KOV area as the Town Planning Advice
Centre is at Phoenix House, 10 Wandsworth Road, at Vauxhall Cross. 020 7926 1180. tpac@
lambeth.gov.uk

JUNE DIARY (from 10 June)

Sunday 10	Trio des Amis play Beethoven’s Opus 11 and Zremlinksy’s Trio in D Minor. Preacher Rev’d Mark Steadman, Vicar of St Philip, Camberwell. St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.	6.30pm
Saturday 16	Kennington Association Tai Chi. As the gym at the Brit Oval will be closed, the Tai Chi classes will be taking place in Kennington Park and not in the studio at the gym (weather permitting). Meet by the cafe in the park.	3-4pm
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17	Roots & Shoots Annual Open Weekend. Saturday will be aimed at children and families, Sunday will have another craft and produce market. Further details later.	10am-4pm
Saturday 16	WaCoCo Annual Community Conference, Waterloo Action Centre, 14 Baylis Rd, SE1. WaCoCo, is the new umbrella body established by Waterloo community and voluntary groups following the end of the Single Regeneration Budget project and Waterloo Community Regeneration Trust on 31 March. The founder members include: Association of Waterloo Groups, Blackfriars Settlement, SE1 United, Waterloo Green Trust, Waterloo Action Centre, Water Community Development Group. It is holding the annual Community Conference, originally established by WCRT. Organisations running services and activities in Waterloo area, but which may be based outside the Waterloo area can obtain more information from Clare on 7202 6931 or email: WaCoCo@southbanklondon.com. The Waterloo area covers the whole of Bishops Ward including the area south of Lambeth Rd – the southern border being Old Paradise St, Juxon St and Fitzalan St.	10am-1pm
Sunday 17	Pre-concert talk by Prof Carolyn Gianturco on Stradella and his ‘Esule dale sfere’. St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.	5pm
Sunday 17	Handmade Opera’s Italian Cantata. ‘Esule dale sfere’ by Stradella. Directed by Colin Baldry. Preacher Canon Christopher Irvine (Canterbury Cathedral). St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.	6.30pm
Monday 18	Friends of Durning Library Summer Party. Gather in the library for food and drink, a chance to chat, a raffle and (for those who want it) a light-hearted walkabout quiz with a local tinge and a touch of the literary. Pictures and questions will be posted round the library. Everyone welcome. Entry free. £2 donation invited. Drinks & nibbles. Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane	6.45pm
Tuesday 19	Kennington, Oval and Vauxhall (KOV) Forum AGM. Oval Cricket Ground, Harleyford Road. All welcome. For more details contact Jacqueline Christie, Area Project Officer, North Lambeth Centre Office, for further details. Tel - 020 7926 8295, Email - jchristie@lambeth.gov.uk.	7pm
Mondays to Saturdays 18 - 30	Island Block Exhibition 18-30 June. Were you delighted when the old GLC Island Block was demolished? An exhibition about the Block has been organised by Parabola Trust at The Launch Pad Gallery, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT. This exhibition during Architecture Week 2007 explores the demolished London landmark of the former Greater London Council offices in SE1. The installation incorporates an interactive architectural model, laser sculpture, drawings, original plans and documents, a video exploring the rich pictorial history from the early drafts and models. See also Saturdays 23 & 30 June below. Built in 1973 this geometric brutalist block was intended to house 1,500 council staff but stood empty for two decades until its demolition in earlier this year. The installation by the artist Charbel Ackermann will mark the disappearance of the hapless building and celebrate it for its architectural merit, although it was the last, and as it turned out the weakest, addition to the South Bank’s collection of Modernist structures, marked most boldly by Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre, and the exposed concrete volumes of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. It will be the first co-operation of this important venue for urbanism with visual artists and musicians. For more information and images please contact Danielle Arnaud at danielle@parabolatrust.org or tel. 020 7735 8292	Mondays – Fridays 9.30-6pm; Saturdays 10am – 4pm
Wednesday 20	Friends of Durning Library Old Persons’ Group. Regular meeting. During Library, 167 Kennington Lane	3pm
Wednesday 20 – Saturday 23	Oval House Youth Theatre Company presents Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano. Oval House Youth Theatre Company present their modern interpretation of Ionesco's classic, drawing on the ridiculousness of contemporary Pop Culture. The company embrace Ionesco’s absurdist approach and present a powerful ensemble performance set to appeal to the imaginations of old and young people alike. For young people interested in getting involved in drama themselves who want to see how good youth theatre productions can be, this is the show to see. Directed by Nicholai La Barrie & Jorge Balca. Box Office: 020 7582 7680 Tickets: £4. Further information: www.ovalhouse.com	7.30pm
Friday 22	SOWETO KINCH plus support. Music at Museum of Garden History. £20 table seat / £15 standing.	7pm (doors open)
Saturday 23	Island Block Exhibition Discussion Event will bring together government decision makers, local individuals, building/ architecture professionals, other visitors interested in urbanism and regeneration will take place. See 18-30 June above.	2-4pm
Sunday 24	Longfordbrown piano duo play Michael Parsons Rhythm Studies II (1971), Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dance No. 1, Mozart’s 2^nd movement Andante from Sonata for two pianos, and Saint-Saens Scherzo. Speaker Michael Symons Roberts (writer and poet). St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.	6.30pm
Thursday 28 June	150 Years of Trollope’s ‘Barchester Towers’. Lambeth Library Reading Groups will gather to discuss the book at Clapham Library. Durning Library Reading Group will be there, and therefore will not meet on Wednesday 27 June.	7pm
Friday 29	CIRCULUS plus Spanner Jazz Punks. £10 general admission. TICKETS ON SALE NOW	7pm (Doors open)
Saturday 30	North Lambeth Parish Fete The excellent Fete will take place in Lambeth Palace Gardens. All Welcome. Entrance adults £3 with lots of concessions for families etc. More details to follow.	2-5pm
Saturday 30	Island Block Exhibition will close with a music performance by Hildegard Kleeb and Roland Dahinden, musicians with an interest in sound sculpture (past collaborations with Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Daniel Buren, Sol LeWitt, Alvin Lucier, etc.). See 18-30 June above.	2-4pm

To buy tickets for music events at Museum of Garden History go to:
Ticketweb: 08700 600 100 / www.ticketweb.co.uk
See Tickets: 0870 264 3333 / www.seetickets.com
We Got Tickets (internet only, but save on postage fees): www.wegottickets.com

JULY DIARY

Sunday 1	Smokefree Starts. This is the first day of the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces.
Sunday 1	Bonnington Festival is a local community street party, held in Bonnington Square by the local residents. This years festival will feature: a fancy dress parade, scooter races, face-painting, a treasure hunt put on by local shop 'I knit', a pompom making workshop, a tango display, the painting of a community mural to cover graffiti, a competition to decorate our wheelie bins with a prize for the best one, and a stage featuring local acts and music bands.	2-11pm
Sunday 1	Robert Blaze (Counter-tenor) and Andrew Macmillan (Piano). Preacher Rev’d Richard Jenkins (Director of Affirming Catholicism). St Peter’s Sunday evening prayer and recital series. St Peter’s Church, 310 Kennington Lane. Free.	6.30pm
Thursday 5	A year in the life of an English Flower Meadow. BOOK LAUNCH & EVENING LECTURE: Tickets: £10 or £5 Museum Friends. To celebrate launch of the book A year in the life of an English Meadow beautiful wild flowers will be on display in the Museum for the night. Drawing from their book Andy Garnet and Polly Devlin will tell the story of the meadow they created in their garden in Somerset, joined by Dr Chris Smith, the botanist that identified the rare species. For this night only there is a chance to view the wild flower pressings featured in the book and a display of 25 different fresh flowers from the meadow. There will also be a chance to see the Museum’s new wild flower meadow with a glass of English wine.	7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Monday 16	All about the L’Arche. You may have bought some of the L’Arche’s craft work or beauty products – but what exactly is this worldwide community for people with learning disabilities? Learn more about their five houses in Lambeth and their varied activities. Everyone welcome. Entry free. £2 donation invited. Drinks & nibbles. Friends of Durning Library, Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.	6.45 for 7pm
Thursday 19	The Pineapple: King of Fruits with Fran Beauman EVENING LECTURE: Tickets: £10 or £5 Museum Friends Writer Fran Beauman celebrates the juicy history of the pineapple, from its earliest beginnings in the Brazilian rainforests to its role today being stuffed unceremoniously into cans. Drawing from her book The Pineapple: King of the Fruits. She explores why the pineapple has been such an important status symbol with fascinating stories and facts. For example, during the 1700s the cost to produce one pineapple was about £5,000 in today’s money – the same as the cost of a new coach. The evening will include pineapple themed food from historical recipes in her book, which could include pineapple tart from 1732 to canned pineapple with baked beans in 1958. Pina colada cocktails will be available to enjoy in the Museum gardens. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Palace Rd.	7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Friday 20	artist tbc plus Loz Speyer's TIME ZONE. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Palace Rd.	7pm (doors open)
Wednesday 25	Pushing the Envelope Further. Beaconsfield, RCDT and Lady Margaret Hall Settlement event on the future of the arts and culture in the area.
Friday 27	artists tbc. Music at the Museum of Garden History.	7pm (doors open)
Monday 30 July – Thursday 2 August	Aesop the Storyteller. A retelling of Aesop’s life and fables by local resident Leon Conrad. Liberties, 100 Camden High Street, NW1 0LU. Part of The Camden Fringe 2007. Box Office: www.camdenfringe.org. Box Office Tel: 0207 482 4957. The show is suitable for family audiences, best suited to children aged 8-12, but will work for younger/older age ranges as well. Leon will be publishing an accompanying CD+book of newly versified fables by July. For a sample, visit: http://www.myspace.com/192241545	7.30pm

REGULAR ACTIVITIES – see www.rcdt.org

LOCAL LINKS – see www.rcdt.org

ART GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS

Dates	Gallery	Exhibition	Times
Tuesdays – Sundays + Bank Holiday Mondays	Museum of Garden History Lambeth Palace Rd 020 7401 8865 www.compulink.co.uk/ ~museumgh	Permanent Garden & Local History Displays. Family Quiz Sheets to accompany the Local History exhibition are available. One is on Environment, Entertainment & the local landscape, and the other is on Industry & Transport. Included will be a cover folder with pictures for children to colour in and keep, and inside some questions and opportunity to draw a garden or transport picture and enter our competition.	10.30am-5pm
Ditto to 25 August	Ditto	Shreds of Evidence. In November 2006 Simon Woolham started a four month residency at the Museum of Garden History developing works that subtly dialogue with the Museum architecture and artefacts. During that time he also ran a series of workshops with year 5 pupils from Walnut Tree Walk School, a primary school located in the vicinity of the Museum. The children workshops have concentrated on the exploration of their favourite places both in the playground and in the Museum. Using drawing, language, digital manipulation and sound, the children have produced a variety of works which will be presented in the school - three-dimensional paper models - and in the Museum - drawings in snowdomes and digital animations. For more information on Simon (and to see more of his work), please visit - www.darkcorner.co.uk	10.30am-5pm
Wednesdays- Sundays, 13 June - 22 July	Beaconsfield 22 Newport Street Tel: 020 7582 6465 info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk	SOUNDTRAP II: LEAFCUTTER JOHN. Part of architecture week (www.architectureweek.org.uk) Second in a series of sonic responses to the architecture of Beaconsfield¹s Vauxhall venue. Includes Leafcutter in Concert Saturday 7 July & downloadable MP3's.	12-6pm
Tuesdays to Saturdays	Corvi-Mora 1a Kempsford Road 020 7840 9111 www.corvi-mora.com	-
Fridays – Sundays till 17 June	Danielle Arnaud contemporary art 123 Kennington Road 020 7735 8292 danielle@daniellearnaud.com www.daniellearnaud.com	Ost Property. Several bulging carrier bags lie, discarded, on the pavement on the Finchley Road. Tantalising tat! Ost Property, or part of it, discovered. Photographs of elaborate coiffures, family albums, letters, cuttings, odds and ends: fragments from the life of the celebrated Miss Annette Ost, amateur singer and youngest "lady professor" at her father Julien's Hairdressing Academy in 1930s London. more. Artists: W.J.Baker, Becky Beasley, Beiny Amy Blum, Boris Jon Cairns, Rosie Cooper, Gabriel Corcuera Zubillaga, Matthew Draper, Carrie Fitzgerald, Wiebke Leister, Nicholas Papadimitriou, Trevor Shearer, Julia Spicer, Roxy Walsh	2-6pm
29 June – 29 July	Ditto	A Private Paradise. Donna Conlon, Uta Kögelsberger, Tinna Ludviksdottir, Sarah Woodfine. Full details later
-	Gasworks, 155 Vauxhall Street, 020 7582 6848. press@gasworks.org.uk www.gasworks.org.uk	-
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays till 3 June	Man&Eve,131 Kennington Park Rd. 020 7582 7861. info@manandeve.co.uk. www.manandeve.co.uk	Groundwork. Nicky Neate. Nicky Neate was born in Kenya in the 1960s during a time of great cultural and social change. Sixties Pop Art values were in great contrast with the strict apartheid structures of 'Colonial Rule'. This contrast and the nomadic nature of her early life has shaped Nicky's current artistic practice. Her family moved from Kenya to Uganda, but were forced to flee in the early 70s under the rule of Idi Amin. They settled in the Netherlands where she lived for seven years before moving to London in the 80s to train as a painter and later as a printmaker. Her current practice combines printmaking, painting and sculpture. Nicky Neate's work is deeply involved in the investigation of printmaking process and the transformation of materials. She treats the canvas or ground as an etching plate, exposing it to actions that mimic naturally occurring processes by oxidizing metal powders with sea water. The resulting images are often abstract - combining organic lines with shapes and symbols produced by found objects, the original purposes of which are being eroded. She completes the process by taking prints from the canvas, questioning the relationship between positive and negative space and the limits to which an image or object can be reproduced or transformed before its original trace is lost. Her sculptures take their starting point from found objects harvested along the banks of the Thames and the roads around South London. Sometimes, the ground itself is incorporated into an image or an object, as in 'City Monument' constructed from slabs of tarmac road dug up outside her studio. Nicky Neate views her work in symbolic terms - the importance of memory and the transitory nature of life are implied through the re-appropriation, transformation and disappearance of found objects. Childhood influences are also evident, particularly in her use of colour which references the African landscape she grew up with.	12-6pm
-	Oval House Theatre Café/Gallery, 52-54 Kennington Oval. Box Office: 020 7582 7680. www.ovalhouse.com	-

ENews/Events Listing compiled and edited by Sean Creighton, RCDT

Unless stated editorial comments do not reflect the views of the RCDT Board