RCDT ENEWS/EVENTS LISTING 15 JUNE 2007

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

Feedback: ‘Thanx again - esp for reports of local meetings, police activity etc.
I just don't have time to go to all these things, but I do want to know.’

RCDT TO GIVE PRESENTATION AT KOV AGM

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Have a look at Roots & Shoots’

excellent new website: www.rootsandshoots.org.uk.

Contents:

Events: this Weekend, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

New Events

News: Oval Kennington Farmer’s Market, Lambeth Arts Trail for Well Being, The Importance of Parks, New Issue of Home Ground, Archbishop Sumner Kids perform at Re-Opening of Festival Hall, ‘Together Stronger’ School Children's CD Launch and Summer Party on Saturday 7 July, Prince of Wales at Roots & Shoots, BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration 2007, Area Committees and Area Forums, Local Councillors’ News

Local Planning Applications & News: Railway Arches 80 & 81 Albert Embankment, 16 Stannary Street & 181 And 183 Kennington Lane, Planning White Paper

23-30 June Diary

July Diary

Art Galleries & Exhibitions

THIS WEEKEND

Saturday. 3-4pm. 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. 

Saturday . 10am-1pm. 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 Bishop’s Ward including the area south of Lambeth Rd – the southern border being Old Paradise St, Juxon St and Fitzalan St.

Saturday & Sunday. 11am-4pm. Roots & Shoots 25 Anniversary and Annual Open Weekend.  Saturday is aimed at children and families, and includes tours of the Wildlife Garden, beekeeping demonstrations. Sunday has a craft and produce market; hands-on-workshops, displays, films by the Imperial War Museum ‘Life on the Hone Front: how did people manage during the air raids’; Purple Broccoli Theatre Co performance; children’s art and activities. Both days: exhibition on the 25 years, films: ‘Sounds of Spring, ‘at the nest – the birds and the bees of Roots & Shoots ‘Entrances from Walnut Tree Walk, and Fitzalan St. Adults £1. Children free.

Saturday & Sunday. 10.30am-5pm.  Last Chance to See Ost Property Exhibition at Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art. See Arts Galleries & Exhibitions section below. Three minutes walk from Roots & Shoots.

Sunday 5pm. A Service of Remembrance and Commemoration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. St Andrew’s Church (corner of Landor Road and Lingham Street, Stockwell SW9). All welcome

Sunday. 5pm. 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.

Sunday. 6.30pm. 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.

 

THIS MONDAY 18 JUNE

6.45pm. 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

Start of Island Block Exhibition – See Art Galleries & Exhibitions section below.

 

THIS TUESDAY 19 JUNE

KOV Forum AGM 7pm. Displays from 6.30pm  Clare Douglas, RCDT’s Chair, will be introducing a discussion on the proposed Focus Group Partnership under the Council’s Communities First programme proposals for Prince’s Ward. Other items are: Annual Report, Elections to the Board, Town Centre Manager’s Report, Val Shawcross on what the GLA is doing to improve red route issues for residents and businesses, Sue Marsh (Lambeth First) on Lambeth’s Sustainable Community Strategy, Tricia Anderson on the work of Oval Partnership. The Brit Oval, Bedser Room, (Hobbs Gate entrance, near Oval Station). Doors open for displays at 6.30pm. Meeting starts 7pm. A one hour tour of the Oval facility is available for anyone who meets at 5.45pm at the Hobbs Gate entrance by oval Station. Please contact Town Centre office to book your place. Refreshments available. For further information contact: Ms Jacqueline Christie, Area Project Officer, North Lambeth Town Centre 20 Newburn Street;  0207 926 8295.

7pm. London Bridge Recall Talk. Simon Pope and Charlie Mackeith will discuss London Bridge Recall. London Bridge has a history of moving to the West, whether by a few feet or several thousand miles [1].  In this new work, artist Simon Pope has invited architect Charlie Mackeith to relocate London Bridge, moving it upstream on the river Thames, taking the memory of the current bridge with them on a day's walk, recalling it - rebuilding it - and in doing so, founding a new city, a new London safe from the rising tide. Part Architecture Week. At Danielle Arnaud contemporary art, 123 Kennington Road. Booking essential: danielle@daniellearnaud.com. www.daniellearnaud.com,

 

THIS WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE

3pm. Friends of Durning Library Old Persons’ Group. Talk about Florence Nightingale Museum at St Thomas’s Hospital. to talk Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane

7.30pm. 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

 

THIS FRIDAY 22 JUNE

CANCELLED - SOWETO KINCH plus support. Music at Museum of Garden History. Due To his appearance at Glastonbury being re-scheduled. Another date for him to perform at the Museum is being arranged.

NEW EVENTS ADDED INTO DIARY SECTIONS

Tuesday 19 June. London Bridge Recall Talk

Wednesday 4 July. Parents’ Forum

Saturday 7 July ‘Together Stronger’ School Children's CD Launch and Summer Party

Saturday 14 July – Little Starz Kennington Nursery Open Day

Saturdays 14 July – 4 August. Oval Kennington Framers’ Market

Tuesday 31 July. Tim Freedman singer-songwriter at the Museum of Garden History.

NEWS

 

Oval Kennington Farmers Market. 14 July to 4 August.  Tricia Anderson (Oval Partnership) writes: We have the go ahead to run a Farmers Market for 4 consecutive Saturdays from 14 July to 4 August, in St Marks Church grounds (opposite Oval Tube station) during which time Lambeth Parks will assess the impact on the park grass. Here's to a successful market - and sunny Saturdays!  Please do all you can to support the Market and let your friends and contacts know about it too.  We will be leafleting the area nearer the time but this is advance warning! tricia.anderson@ovalpartnership.org.uk

 

Spring Forward - Lambeth Arts Trail For Well Being October 2007. Trust Art Project (TAP) is sponsoring a local initiative to promote creativity as a means to improve well-being for everybody who lives in Lambeth. October is traditionally a month in which we celebrate World Mental Health. To mark this TAP is printing an arts trail and directory.  The Lambeth arts trail and directory will bring together any creative initiatives planned for this October 2007 and encourage new ones by promoting them all free. How you can get involved? If you are a creative person, run creative projects, have an idea, or are inspired to devise a project that we show case on the trail directory. You may be an artist/ maker/ writer, individual, group of friends, organized group, studio, from a health/ caring service, community, voluntary, independent, a survivor of the mental health system, faith or statutory group. We want to promote all creative works such as fine art exhibitions/events, films, performances, choirs, dance, craft, workshops etc. TAP also wants to hear from people who can provide temporary spaces to show the creative projects in October. There will be a creative summit on July 13 to help you develop your plans. If you are ready with your event or project contact Tap for an entry form. Deadline for final entry form submissions is July 30th 2007. For summit details or a submission form contact Trust Art Project. Trustartproject@slam.nhs.uk or Tapartproject@yahoo.co.uk

Editorial Comment: Here is an opportunity for the local Health & Fitness, Leftbank Artists and Local History networks to come up with some imaginative ideas.  

The Importance of Parks. The Parks charity GreenSpace has published the findings of its Park Life  public satisfaction survey of Britain’s parks and green spaces, as it prepares for the launch of Love Parks Week tomorrow (to 24 June). Almost 20,000 people have contributed their opinions on parks and green spaces to the  Park Life report. Opinions were gathered via GreenSTAT, the visitor survey website that gives people throughout Britain the opportunity to comment on the quality of their local parks and green spaces, how they use them and how well they feel they are managed and maintained. The key findings of the Park Life report include:

  • Parks are central to our lives: 83% of respondents believe that parks and green spaces are a focal point for communities and only 2.5% have never visited a large park
  • Parks are essential spaces for children: Just over two thirds (68%) of children (aged under 16) visit parks or green spaces with their friends and just under half (48%) go there to meet other friends
  • Parks help us to maintain a healthy lifestyle: 65% of people who visit parks and green spaces do so on foot and 45% visit primarily to go for a walk
  • We want more to do when we visit: 43% of respondents are not happy with the range of facilities provided in their local parks or green spaces
  • We want better standards of maintenance: Nearly four out of ten (38%) of respondents are not satisfied with standards of maintenance and levels of cleanliness
  • We have never been asked our opinions before: 85% of respondents have never been asked their opinion on how they feel parks and green spaces are managed.

To read the full Park Life report, please go to www.loveparksweek.org.uk

New Issue of Home Ground. The forthcoming issue (out end of June) of the excellent Home Ground magazine for Hyde South Bank Homes tenants includes items on progress with regenerating Kennington Park Estate, the Oval Partnership lunch club, the plans for Kennington Park, and the history of Freemans as its moves out of its Clapham Rd premises, .

Editorial Comment: Of particular interest to me is the history article on the Clapham Marble Roller Skating Rink – I have researched and written about the Victorian and Edwardian rinking booms, and am always happy to give talks on them.

Archbishop Sumner Kids perform at Re-Opening of Festival Hall. Last weekend, all Lambeth Year 2 classes participated in L’Ouveture’, the reopening of the Festival Hall. Archbishop Sumner’s  Year 2 pupils went on Saturday morning and appeared to really enjoy the songs and super movements, which not only helped them remember the actions but also enabled them to put maximum effort into the music. Lots of parents went as well. An anthology of work by primary and secondary pupils in Lambeth has been published and contains pieces by Archbiship Sumner’s Ofure Alenkhe (Year 6) and Adaobi Adibe (Year 5) on Mary Seacole and Muhammad Ali. A local Mum is running in a charity event for Eritrean Projects this Saturday.

‘Together Stronger’ School Children's CD Launch and Summer Party on Saturday 7 July.
Vauxhall and St. Mark’s Primary Schools and All Nations’ Centre present  a fun filled festival event for adults and children, featuring St Mark's School Steel Band, ANC Children’s Choir, dance, beauty and health clinics, stalls, face painting, bouncy castle, barbecue. Special Guest Artist:@ Priscilla Jones-Campbell (Nu Colours). 1pm onwards. Free entry. Vauxhall Primary School, Vauxhall St. Brenda Fraser,  Projects Support Officer, Lighthouse Education Service at All Nations Centre (and RCDT Board member) writes: ‘Well over a thousand parents and children and other adults from the North Lambeth including Vauxhall, Kennington and Oval are expected to attend the above event. The event will see up to 100 school children launch a CD which has being produced by the school children themselves with the assistance and financial sponsorship from the All Nation Centre and an established pop music producer. The cds will be available for sale on the day. The event as two objectives: firstly to help raise the confidence and aspirations of the children and secondly, to build community cohesion though activities which unites people from all sections of the community and celebrates the strength that lies in diversity.’ For further information: Tel: 020 7735 4535, 077 3477 8971, 020 7820 9917, or email: bfraser@l-e-s.org. www.apostolic-anc.org

Prince of Wales at Roots & Shoots. Prince Charles visited Roots & Shoots on Tuesday 12  June. He toured the site, was introduced to students, staff, trustees and friends of Roots and Shoots, officially opened the new building, kicking off R&S’s celebrations of 25 years as a training provider. Photos of the visit are on Roots & Shoots’ new website: www.rootsandshoots.org.uk. The green hoarding on the Fitzalan St side has been taken down. It was up for a long time to enable plants to grow in front of the new building. Editorial comment: the new website is excellent; well worth a look at.

BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration 2007 - Open for entries. Do you know an outstanding community inspired regeneration project that deserves national recognition? The BURA (British Urban Regeneration Association) Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration celebrate outstanding grass roots regeneration projects throughout the United Kingdom; inspired by local people, addressing local issues for the benefit of the wider community and as a result are contributing to raising community spirit and improving quality of life. BURA has recognised almost 100 projects since 1994, ranging from small support groups to large physical build schemes such as multi-use community centres. Environmental, social, educational or physically regenerative (buildings) projects, among others, are equally encouraged to enter. Nominations for projects or schemes of any size and type located in any part of the UK will be carefully considered providing they can demonstrate a track record of success in; Being inspired by the community; • Being accountable and responsive to local stakeholders; • Being viable and sustainable in the longer term; • Addressing local needs identified by the local community; • Contributing to the raising of community spirit and improve the quality of life for local people. To see the assessment criteria, entry guidance notes and to submit an entry please visit http://firsthand.bura.org.uk. You have until 3 August 2007 to submit your entries online. Further information can be obtained from Eva Novakova, Best Practice Officer, British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA), 63-66 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8LE. eva@bura.org.uk,  www.bura.org.uk

Editorial Comment: Could, for example, Roots & Shoots and Friends of Lambeth Walk Open Space be eligible? I was involved with BURA from 2001-3 and this award scheme and the joint one they run on Waterways are excellent.

Area Committees and Area Forums. As part of the Lambeth Communities First proposals to community engagement the Area Committees and Area Forums in their past form are being abolished. At the Council meeting on 24 May proposed changes to the Council Constitution included the changes needed in relation to the Lambeth Community First proposals. There were attempts by minority Groups Councillors to retain ‘the current system of town centre democracy including Area Committees and Area Forums to allow for discussion between the three groups on the Council about what is effective and worthy of preservation in the current system’; to ‘Develop Area Committees to improve their working and range of powers and responsibilities they carry out reporting back to the Council in November 2007 for a decision.’. There proposals were defeated. (www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/ieListDocuments.asp?CId=142&MId=5679&Ver=4)

Local Councillors’ News. Diana Braithwaite, Lib Dem Councillor for Bishop’s Ward is the new Group Deputy Leader. Labour Councillor Lorna Campbell (Prince’s) is Cabinet Deputy for Inclusion and Tackling Poverty. This includes, benefits, equalities and diversity, social inclusion, faith groups, community cohesion, advice services, asylum seekers support. Labour Councillor Sam Townend (Prince’s Ward) is Cabinet Deputy for Young People, which includes Youth Council, Youth Service and other youth provision, teenage pregnancy, play, playgrounds, holiday activity programmes. The contact details for local Ward Councillors can be seen on the links section of www.rcdt.org.uk

ENDZ 2 DA HOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – see 8 June Newsletter on www.rcdt.org

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE FURTHER  Wednesday 25 July – see 8 June Newsletter on www.rcdt.or 

LOCAL PLANNING APPLICATIONS & NEWS

Arches 80- and 81 Albert Embankment Planning Application at Council Committee. Arches 80 and 81 Albert Embankment are empty. There is a proposal to turn them into shop premises for financial and professional services, a restaurant/café, and a drinking establishment. There would be shop fronts on the Embankment, and roller shutters on Goding St. The application is being considered by the Planning Applications Committee I on Tuesday 26 June. The officers are recommending conditional approval. For details see: 

www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/ieListDocuments.asp?CId=441&MId=5762&Ver=4

Editorial Comment: It is interesting to note that several Waterloo Groups were on the consultation list, even though they are in Bishop’s Ward and the Arches are in Prince’s. This is not the first time attention has had to be drawn to the quirkiness of Council Planning consultation lists. Is there a last minute chance for the Friends of Spring Gardens and local Councillors to get a radical re-think so that the long-term wish to have proper frontages from Goding St onto Spring Gdns can be provided for?

New Planning Applications Week 10 – 16 June   

16 Stannary Street. Redevelopment of existing part single-, part two-storey office/workshop building (Class B1) to ground floor office use (Class B1) and 3 x two-bedroom self-contained flats (Class C3) located over three floors above - four storeys in total. Ref: 07/02241/FUL

181 And 183 Kennington Lane. Alterations to existing shop front. Ref: 07/01719/FUL

http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/publicaccess/dc/DcAplication/weeklylist_searchform.aspx. If this link does not work (as it did not on15 June) 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 Darning Library, 167 Kennington Lane.

Planning White Paper. In May Ruth Kelly launched the “Planning for a Sustainable Future” White Paper.  This includes provisions for a quicker system to decide major infrastructure projects with “enhanced community engagement”.   An independent commission including planners, lawyers, environmentalists and community experts will take decisions on individual projects.   "Open floor" debates will replace court-room style inquiry hearings. The White Paper also proposes that planning should have a bigger role in tackling climate change, and that there should be a focus on supporting “vibrant town centres”.  Full details: www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1002882&PressNoticeID=2425

 23-30 JUNE DIARY

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 Art Galleries & Exhibitions section below.

2-4pm

Sunday 24

Longfordbrown piano duo play Michael Parsons Rhythm Studies II (1971), Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dance No. 1, Mozart’s 2nd 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. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd.

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 Art Galleries & Exhibitions section below.

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

Wednesday 4

Parents Forum. The Redfearn Centre, 329 Kennington Lane, The focus for this meeting to launch the new parents website, and to meet and share  information with other parents and professionals. To help with catering, please phone to confirm your attendance. Children are very welcome! Parent Advocate, Denise Downie-Campbell, The Redfearn Centre, Tel No: 07932046897

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Wednesday 4

Rosabella Gregory (makes a very special return alongside a great band hailing originally from New Zealand – Aronas - Seb Rochford's great new group. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd.

7pm (doors open)

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. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd.

7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)

Saturday 7

Little Starz Kennington Nursery Open Day. If you have kids aged 3 months to 3 years old then come and meet the staff, look around, enjoy refreshments and the bouncy castle. 14 White Hart St, Kennings Way. 020 7582 8820. little_starz@btconnect.com 

11am-3pm

Saturday 7

‘Together Stronger’ School Children's CD Launch and Summer Party. Vauxhall Primary School, Vauxhall St. See News story above.

1pm onwards

Saturday 7

Leafcutter in Concert. Beaconsfield, 22 Newport St. Tickets £12/8 in advance – see www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk. Event linked to current exhibition – see Art Galleries & Exhibitions below.

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Saturday 14

Oval Kennington Farmers’ Market. St Mark’s Church, Oval. See News story above

10am-3pm

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

Fulborn Teversham and Loz Speyer's TIME ZONE. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Palace Rd.

7pm (doors open)

Saturday 21

Oval Kennington Farmers’ Market. St Mark’s Church, Oval.

10am-3pm

Saturday 21

All Nations Centre Open Day event. Details to be posted later

 

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. See

1.30pmff

Friday 27

artists tbc. Music at the Museum of Garden History,  Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd.

7pm (doors open)

Saturday 28

Oval Kennington Framers’ Market. St Mark’s Church, Oval. Also Saturday 4 August

10am-3pm

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

Tuesday 31 July & Wednesday 1 August

Tim Freedman. Tim is the singer-songwriter with one of Australia's greatest bands, The Whitlams, and last year sold out Ronnie Scotts. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Rd/Lambeth Palace Rd.

7pm (doors open)

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

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/
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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

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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.

2-6pm

29 June – 29 July

Ditto

 A Private Paradise. Donna Conlon,  Uta Kögelsberger, Tinna Ludviksdottir, Sarah Woodfine. Full details later

 

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Gasworks, 155 Vauxhall Street,

020 7582 6848. press@gasworks.org.uk www.gasworks.org.uk

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Man&Eve,131 Kennington Park Rd.

020 7582 7861. info@manandeve.co.uk. www.manandeve.co.uk

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Oval House Theatre Café/Gallery,
52-54 Kennington Oval. Box Office: 020 7582 7680. www.ovalhouse.com

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Mondays to Saturdays 18 – 30 June

Parabola Trust

Danielle Arnaud at danielle@parabolatrust.org or 020 7735 8292

Island Block Exhibition 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.

M-F 930am-6pm; Sat: 10am-4pm

CAPITAL NIGHTS JAZZ FESTIVAL

AT MUSUEM OF GARDEN HISTORY – SEPTEMBER

Saturday 1

Anita Wardell Quartet / Michael Garrick Duo. Our opening DOUBLE BILL welcomes two great acts to kick start the month. Singer Anita Wardell brings her quartet featuring Robin Aspland (piano),  Jeremy Brown (bass), Alex Garnett (sax) and Steve Brown (drums). Meanwhile, acclaimed pianist and bandleader Michael Garrick is joined by Paul Moylan on bass. Table Seats £20 / Standing £12

Friday 7

Norma Winstone Trio: Chamber Music / Nik Bärtsch DOUBLE BILL: Chamber Music is Norma Winstone's European Trio of Glauco Venier (piano)  from Italy and Klaus Gesing (soprano sax & bass clarinet) from Germany. Nik Bärtsch (solo piano) leads the Swiss ECM group, Ronin.
Table Seats £20 / Standing £12

Friday 14

Polar Bear plus Sax, Lies & Audiotape. We welcome back Polar Bear - Mark Lockheart and Pete Wareham (saxes), Tom Herbert (bass), Leafcutter John (electronics) and Sebastian Rochford (drums). In support are the jazz/electronics duo SLA featuring saxophonist Tommaso Starace. Table Seats £18 / Standing £10. Editorial Comment: Sax, Lies & Audiotape was performed in the Lambeth Riverside Festivals 2005 and 2006 – your chance to hear some music).

Wednesday 19

Guru Guru plus special guests. This very special concert sees the first performance in London & the UK for one of Krautrock's greatest and most famous bands. Drummer Mani Neumeier comes from a free-jazz background having worked with acclaimed Swiss jazz pianist, Irene Schweizer, and his Guru Guru were contemporaries of Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Can, Faust, Neu! and Amon Duul. A very special night!
£15 General Admission

Friday 21

Lighthouse Trio / David Newton Trio. DOUBLE BILL: Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio also features pianist extraordinaire Gwilym Simcock and Asaf Sirkis (drums). Pianist David Newton leads his amazing trio comprising Andy Cleyndert (bass) and Steve Brown (drums).
Table Seats £20 / Standing £12

Saturday 22

Fraud / Bancroft Rocco. DOUBLE BILL: A night of fun, featuring two up-and-coming acts. Fraud are the talk of the scene with their eclectic mix led by reeds player James Alsoppr and electronics player/drummer Tim Giles. The duo of Italian guitarist Enzo Rocco and Scottish drummer Tom Bancroft present a similarly wacky mix full of humour. Table Seats £18 / Standing £10

Friday 28

Guy Barker & Ian Shaw / Christine Tobin. DOUBLE BILL: We welcome back Trumpeter Guy Barker, this time performing music from the movies with acclaimed jazz singer Ian Shaw. First up is singer-songwriter Christine Tobin, weaving her storytelling magic with the help of guitarist Phil Robson.
Table Seats £20 / Standing £12

Saturday 29

CUBAN NIGHT: Cubana Bop / Robert Mitchell & Omar Puente. Closing DOUBLE BILL ends the festival in now traditional Cuban party style! The duo of Robert Mitchell (piano) and Omar Puente (violin) present a lively mix with Cuban folk melodies and great originals. Pianist Terry Seabrook's Cubana Bop will get everyone dancing in the aisles!
Table Seats £20 / Standing £12

Tickets

Phone: 08700 600 100 / 0870 264 3333
Online: www.wegottickets.com / www.ticketweb.co.uk / www.seetickets.com

Time

Doors open 7pm Music should start at 7.30pm

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

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