RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 14 MARCH 2008

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

Previous ENews/Events Listings can be seen on www.rcdt.org

Feedback: ’ Always good to get this newsletter - more useful than anything else I get. Better still to get (let's hope) good news about the Beaufoy etc proposals. I do so sympathise with you about the way Lambeth Council often ignores (or fights tooth & nail) local residents' efforts to develop their communities they way they want - then takes all the credit if such schemes succeed!’

	THIS WEEK’S DIARY (Events not previously listed/altered in purple)
Saturday 15	Oval Farmers’ Market. St Mark’s Church, (opp Oval Tube),	10am-3pm
Saturday 15	Tai Chi. Organised by Kennington Association. Lambeth Hall, Brit Oval (entrance Alec Stewart Gate). 2-3pm	2-3pm
Saturday 15	KENNINGTON GARDEN ASSOCIATION SPRING SHOW. St. Anselm’s Church Hall. Admission 50p. Side shows will include – Plant Stall, Raffle, Bring & Buy. Prize giving at 3.30pm. Entries to the Church hall by 11.30am; 20p per entry. If you would like more info call 020 7582 5575..	Opens 2.30pm
Saturday 15	Walls Have Ears Talks about some of the works in the collection from an anthropological and archaeological point of view. Speakers include Simon Callery, Joshua Lilley and Oliver Ross. If you would like to attend, RSVP to info@manandeve.co.uk. Gallery Exhbition event – see Art Gallieries and Exhbitions section below.
Saturday 15	PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Lambeth Mission, Lambeth Rd (Knenington Rd end). Tickets £3 and £6 on door.	3pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 16	Roots & Shoots. Lambeth's Living Waters and Spring Science Fair. This year's programme for National Science and Engineering Week is "Lambeth's Living Waters Mk 11". The children of Walnut Tree Walk have been transforming the Wildlife Garden Study Centre at Roots and Shoots into a 'walk-in microscopic pond' for this event. We will be running live microscope workshops so that you can see for yourself. There will be other children's activities and story-telling in and around the Study Centre and Garden. There will also be demonstrations and workshops on SOLAR ENERGY by SOLAR CENTURY, the main supplier of photovoltaics in the UK, who supplied the roof for the Roots and Shoots hall. Producers' Stalls and Refreshments and, hopefully, a visit from the Lambeth Walk Musical Dragon will make it a lively day. www.rootsandshoots.org.uk	11am-4pm
Sunday 16	Gasworks Blades House exhibition related event. Short films by artist Guy Ben-Ner and filmmaker Jamie Johnson, followed by excerpts of films looking at interior design and its social implications. Gallery Exhbition event – see Art Gallieries and Exhbitions section below.	4-6pm
Monday 17	“A History of the Elephant & Castle”. Far more than the origin of the name! Stephen Humphrey, local historian and Kennington resident, will go back at least to the 13^th century, though his slides date mainly from 1850 to 1940. His family has lived in the area since the 19^th century. Light refreshments. Everyone welcome. No admission charge, but a £2 donation is invited. Friends of Durning Library. Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.	6.45 for 7.15pm
Monday 17	Beaufoy, Lilian Baylis, Post Offices, North Lambeth Joint Service Centre. These are itmes on the agenda of the Lambeth Council Cabinet meeting. To see agenda and papers go to Council & Democracy area of www.lambeth.gov.uk. For summary and comment see 7 March Enews.	7pm
Tuesday 18	Parents Forum. Lambeth ACCORD Conference Centre, 336 Brixton Road, SW9. For discussion: Parenting Support Strategy, The Share Community, Extending the Free Entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds, Teamaround the Child [TAC], Common Assessment Framework [CAF]. Parent Advocate, Denise Downie-Campbell, The Redfearn Centre, Tel. 07932046897 or 020 7735 2716. Email:ddownie-campbe@lambeth.gov.uk	10am-noon
Tuesday 18	Early Music Showcase Concert. An opportunity to see the variety of Early Music available at Morley College. A concert of music on Recorders & Harpsichord and performances by the Viol Consort & Baroque Consort. Emma Cons Hall, Main Building, Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road. Free tickets on 020 7928 8501	7pm
Tuesday 18	JAZZ JAM at Wheatsheaf, 126 South Lambeth Road. Marcus Hill (piano) , Dee Byrne (alto sax), Tim Clark (bass), Gabor Dornyei (drums), Plus Guests. Free Admission. Restaurant food available until 9.30pm. Please note new venue.	8-11pm
Tuesday 18	House of Agnes late night with Levi David Addai. The boldest new talent sought out and commissioned by Levi David Addai to write and perform their own work: a rare late night opportunity to see the best emerging playwrights on stage. £5 (£3 when booked at the same time as House of Agnes). Oval House Theatre, 52-54 Kennington Oval. Box Office: 020 7582 7680 Online sales: www.ovalhouse.com.	10pm
Wednesday 19	Quiz with a prize for the winner. Event for older persons at the Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane. Change to previous advertised activity.	3-4pm
Wednesday 19	‘Speed the Plow’ – Old Vic Production. Lecture. Behind the scenes with the Assistant Director, Annabel Bolton Refectory Annexe, Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road. 020 7928 8501. All welcome.	Advertised time confusing as says 6-6.30pm Lunch and Later Lecture

NEWS

Council Proposed Joint Service Centre for North Lambeth. Kennington resident Betty Severn comments: ‘There is an excellent building in Lower Marsh which would be suitable for this and also for the library as there is room for both, plus the Waterloo Action
Centre which at present occupy it. I refer to the old Library, built for being a library and spacious enough to serve the three services providing best use was made of it.’.

Archbishop Sumner Primary School News. This week the Year 5 project with the Southbank Sinfonia culminated with a performance at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday.’ It was aspirational for the children and wonderful to see our children playing with professional musicians.’ Next week Scott Stroman, a Jazz musician is coming to lead workshops etc for most classes. As it is Easter week there will be a gospel –type emphasis.

Community Lunch. Hyde Southbank Homes’ weekly community lunch in Kennington Park Community Centre is mainly targeted at all Hyde residents in Lambeth, but the session is open to all. Every Wednesday you can buy a freshly prepared, home cooked meal for £1 if you are unemployed, on benefits or a pensioner, if you are working £3. And if you need to build up an appetite why not try a pleasant stroll with the Ramblers Association before coming back for lunch. Wednesdays: 12.30–2pm. £1 - unemployed/over 60’s & £3 if working. During the lunch there will be an information session or activity. Kennington Park Community Centre; 8 Harleyford Road. If your are interested in volunteering for 2 hours a week to support this community initiative, please call 020 7346 6584. If you have any questions or want to attend please book, just so that Hyde can cater for everyone.

Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in North Lambeth. Meeting 6.30pm, Tuesday, 25 March at Pedlars Acre Hall (rear of North Lambeth Area Housing Office, 91 Kennington Lane). Organised by Safer Lambeth. Further information from SSamuels2@lambeth.gov.uk.

Ambulance Service Public Feedback Workshop. 26 March 2008. England Suite, Oval Cricket Ground. The Service wants to discuss with local people the changes it is planning to make to the way it works. At the event it will outline the service changes and the reasons for them, and the conclusions from its equality impact assessments. There will be discussion about the proposed changes. It promises a relaxed and informative day, and a chance to voice your opinion, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea a £40 fee to thank you for your time (or vouchers if need be), activities and breaks throughout the day, all receipted travel expenses covered. Businesses are asked to encourage their staff to attend (the fee will not be payable to them but travel expenses can be). Places are restricted by number, so please respond as quickly as possible. If you would like to participate, please contact: Nathan Turley, PPI Event Manager, London Ambulance Service, 8-20 Pocock St, Waterloo, SE1 0BW. 0207 4633 217. Nathan.Turley@lond-amb.nhs.uk

Raising Our Voices: Sharing perspectives of emotional wellbeing & distress in BME communities. Friday 28 March. 10.30am-4.15pm. Raising Our Voices is a vibrant day of celebration, sharing & discovery aimed at people from BME communities. Through speakers, workshops and entertainment we will be exploring: different understandings of mental wellbeing, ideas around emotional distress and recovery in different communities, different perspectives on voices, visions and other unusual experiences. The day will include: Music * People speaking from their own experience * Spoken Word * FREE Complementary Therapies * Workshops * The chance to tell your story/share your experiences & views * Information on ‘Hearing Voices’ Groups and local organisations that may be of help * Practical info on recovery * A home-cooked hot meal and much, much more! Venue: Roots & Shoots, Walnut Tree Walk. Cost: Voice hearers/Service users/Unemployed: FREE, Paid Workers: £20. Places are limited, so you need to book in advance (see attached booking form for more details)

An Evening to Celebrate the Publication of Selected Landscapes by Ian Hamilton Finlay.

Thursday 3 April. Drinks at 6.30pm, debate starts at 7.00pm. £10.00 or £5.00 Museum Friends, subscribers to the NAJ and members of the Little Sparta Trust, to include drinks.

The latest issue of The New Arcadian Journal celebrates the art, landscapes and poetry of Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925 – 2006). Three prominent writers on Finlay, Stephen Bann, Patrick Eyres and Jessie Sheeler, will present their view of his significance today. This will be followed by a critical debate chaired by Tim Richardson, author of the forthcoming The Avant Gardeners (Thames and Hudson 2008). The event is brought to you by the Museum of Garden History and The New Arcadian Journal. The latest edition of the New Arcadian Journal will be on sale during the evening. Pre– booking of tickets is advised. Please contact the Museum of Garden History on 020 7401 8865 to make your booking. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road. info@museumgardenhistory.org. www.museumgardenhistory.org.

Older People’s Darts Group Starts at the Black Prince Pub. Tuesday 15 April, 10pm. Organised by Age Concern Lambeth. For more information call Faith on 020 7346 6802.

Kennington Association Welcome Pack. Kennington Association is preparing a welcome pack. A number of people are helping to compile different sections. All are welcome to join the next Welcome Pack working group meeting 7pm, Tuesday 15 April upstairs at The Dog House. at Kennington Cross. If you want to help please email: kenningtonassn@aol.com

Friends of Durning Library AGM. Monday 21 April. 6.45 for7.15pm. A topical speaker will precede the AGM.

The Wild. Authors Mark Cocker, Richard Mabey and Robert MacFarlane in Conversation.

Talk at 7pm, drinks from 6.30pm. Tuesday 22 April. £10 or £5 Museum Friends. The autumn of 2006 saw the publication of three masterpieces of writing that explore our relationship with the wild at the beginning of the 21^st century: ‘Crow Country’ by Mark Cocker, ‘The Wild Places’ by Robert MacFarlane and ‘Beechcombings’ by Richard Mabey. The authors of these publications discuss their relationships with the wild. Pre– booking of tickets is advised. Please contact the Museum of Garden History on 020 7401 8865 to make your booking. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road. : info@museumgardenhistory.org. www.museumgardenhistory.org.

Oval Freshview (spring clean). 25 April - community groups can suggest items for action and join in. Contact Freshview on freshview@lambeth.gov.uk

Durning Library Reading Group 29 April. It will discuss “Atonement” by Ian McEwan, and “Hospital” by Toby Litt. New members welcome! Please ask at the Library enquiry desk for a copy of the books or for general details about the group. The Group will be meeting on the last Tuesday from now on. No March meeting. To get in ring Library Doorbell.

How to Make a Million as a Picture-book Author. Talk by children’s author Nicholas Allan. Friends of Durning Library. Monday 19 May. 6.45 for 7.15pm. Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.

Thursday 3 April
VAUXHALL & BATTERSEA PLEASURE GARDENS
7pm for 7.30pm
Talk by Professor Penelope Corfield
St Mary's Church, Battersea Church Road, SW11
Cost (per person): £3.00 (payable on door)

www.batterseasociety.org.uk

Professor Corfield’s pamphlet on Vauxhall and the making of urban pleasure gardens, developed from her talks at the 2005 and 2006

Lambeth Riverside Festival, will be launched at this event.

More details next week.

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

Planning Applications

9-15 March

23 Heyford Ave. Raising the height of flat roof to existing extension including the installation of a parapet rooflight. Ref: 08/00747/FUL

Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Rd. Removal of existing stud wall partition to create a Gallery on ground and first floor level and internal works for a education room on 1st floor level. New store rooms, new reception area with new timber doors and office on ground floor level, together with the installation of new lift. Ref: 08/00575/LB

Details can be seen on:

http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx. If this link does not work then go to www.lambeth.gov.uk and track through to Planning and Public Access database. 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. Plans can also be seen at Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane. You can also send your comments on applications through the Public Access data base. Kennington Association’s Planning Group blog is accessible via http://journals.aol.co.uk/kenningtonnews/KenningtonNews/

Planning Decisions

9-15 March

Walker House, 87 Vauxhall Walk. Installation of 5 air condensing units to rear wall. Permitted.

Westminster Business Square, Durham St. Retention of 8 satellite dishes at roof level. (amended description). Permitted.

LOCAL LINKS – see www.rcdt.org

Lambeth Endowed Charities: www.walcotfoundation.org.uk

Waterloo/South Bank Events and News – see www.London-SE1.co.uk

COUNCILLORS SURGERIES

Whether you have a personal problem with the Council, or a local issue you are concerned about, your Councillors are there to listen to you and to take the matter up. To email a Councillor type the first letter of their first name with their surname and add @lambeth.gov.uk e.g. asawdon@lambeth.gov.uk.

Ward	Dates and Time	Councillors
Bishops	2nd Wednesday: 6.30pm-7pm Waterloo Action Centre, Baylis Road	Diane Braithwaite, Gavin Dodsworth, Peter Trusedale
	4th Wednesday: 6.30 pm-7pm New Briant TA Room, Ground Floor, Briant House, Hercules Road
Oval	Every Wednesday, 6.30pm to 7.15pm Ashmole Tenants' Hall, 2 Meadow Road	Robert Banks, Faye Gray, Andrew Sawdon
Prince’s	1^st & 3rd Saturday of the month: 10-11am Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane	Lorna Campbell, Stephen Moran, Sam Townend

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.	10.30am-5pm
Tuesdays – Saturdays	Corvi-Mora 1a Kempsford Road 020 7840 9111 www.corvi-mora.com	Tomoaki Suzuki. Friends. Japanese sculptor.	11am-6pm
Fridays to Sundays to 30 March	Danielle Arnaud contemporary art 123 Kennington Road London SE11 6SF UK 020 7735 8292 www.daniellearnaud.com	Nicky Coutts: The Discovery of Slowness. First solo show in the gallery will feature works developed during her 2007 English Heritage Fellowship in Berwick upon Tweed. The videos and photographs where time and space have been subtly manipulated attempt to represent the experience of a place through fiction and appropriated imagery.	2-6pm
Fridays to Sundays 11 April to 11 May		Suky Best & Rory Hamilton: Rodeo Animation. Following on their previous collaborative work, Wild West, this new animation, Rodeo, features the rider and bull or horse in vibrant colours heightening the power and emotion of the struggle between man and beast.	2-6pm
to 23 March	Gasworks 155 Vauxhall Street 020 7587 5202 info@gasworks.org.uk www.gasworks.org.uk	Blades House, Matthew Darbyshire’s first solo show in a public UK institution takes as a departure the domestic interior of a fictitious, urban middle-class professional in his mid-thirties. The character and his choice of furniture, textiles, art and other paraphernalia are used as a vehicle to address issues of taste, style, aspiration, class distinction and demographic blurring. The actual floor-plan of Darbyshire’s installation is based on a two-bedroom flat in Blades House which is part of the Kennington Park Estate, next to Gasworks. Darbyshire’s life-size mock-up draws its inspiration from numerous conversions of two-bed council flats into spacious and airy contemporary-style ‘one-beds’.
Tuesdays – Saturdays	Oval House Café Gallery, 52-54 Kennington Oval	-
Wednesdays to Saturdays to 5 April	Man&Eve 131 Kennington Park Rd www.manandeve.co.uk	'Walls Have Ears'. Group Exhibition. Simon Callery, Clem Crosby, Jasper Deane, Brian Griffiths, Kabir Hussain, Sarah Jones, Brighid Lowe, Stephen Nelson. The exhibition of artworks and objects in 'Walls Have Ears' challenges conventional notions of order. Seemingly unconnected objects and artifacts have been brought together with works of art owned or admired by the curator and assembled into a temporary collection.	2-6pm
Wednesdays to Sundays to 28 March	UBOX Gallery 1^st Floor 330 Kennington Lane London, SE11 5HY O7733268176 www.uboxgallery.com	Merlin Glozier. Night Flowers.	Wed-Sat: 11.30am-7pm; Sun: 12,390-5.30pm

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

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

RCDT is supported by London Development Agency, and part-funded by Pedlar’s Acre Trust - Lambeth Council