North Lambeth Info-bulletin

North Lambeth Info-bulletin

For information about forthcoming events in our area, you might like to receive the North Lambeth Info-bulletin which is emailed out every month by the North Lambeth Town Centre team. Please email Gerald Gohler ggohler@lambeth.gov.uk if you would like to be added to the emailing list.

As a taster, here are some local items in this month's edition:

National Apple Day

Date:                Sun, 19 October 2003
Time:                12noon - 5pm
Address:           Roots and Shoots, Vauxhall Centre, Walnut Tree Walk, SE11

Further info:    Roots and Shoots on 7587 1131 or email admin@rootsandshoots.org.uk

Event info:
Entry £1, Kids free. Apple tasting day with many varieties of apples. Apple peeling competition, apple-on-a-string, honey and bee demonstration, etc. Refreshments available.

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Queen Victoria and her royal descendants

Date:                Mon, 20 October 2003
Time:           7.00pm 
Address:           Durning Library,167 Kennington Lane, SE11

Event Info:    
Nibbles and drinks included  -  suggested donation £2 in aid of the library.

Victoria headed an unofficial European Union:  her 9 children, 40 grandchildren and their descendants sat on most of the thrones of Europe. Some are still there, or have come back.  Bobby Golden, who writes books on the royal family, explains with the help of photographs and a large family tree. Organised by the Friends of Durning Library.

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South African Quadrille Dancing

(part of Lambeth's Black History month celebrations)

Date:        Wed, 22 October 2003   
Time:        3.00 -4.00pm 
Address:    Durning Library, 167 Kennington Lane, SE11

Further info:    Durning Library Tel 7926 8682

Event info:    
Come and experience South African Quadrille dancing with Elsa Perez. Aimed at senior citizens.

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That's me on the left, in the parka

Date:          Wed, 22 October 2003 - Sat, 8 November 2003
Time:          8.00pm
Venue:         Oval House Theatre, 52-54 Kennington Oval, SE11,
Access: Induction Loop, Upstairs Theatre is not wheelchair accessible, Car park for disabled visitors, on-street parking nearby

Further info:    Box Office 020 7582 7680        bookings@ovalhouse.com www.ovalhouse.com

Event info:    
Tickets £9/ £5 concessions --

that's me on the left, in the parka is a one-man, late night show exploring the universal themes of love and the 'modern curse of self-consciousness'. Bob Karper performs funny and touching stories from his childhood in America and adult life in London, using many characters, music, interaction, slides and film. It is performed entirely at a purpose built piano (complete with trap doors, sliding walls, accordions and more).

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Friends of Kennington Park AGM

Date:        Sat, 25 October 2003   
Time:        10.00 am     
Address:    St Agnes Church Hall, St Agnes Place/Kennington Park Gardens SE11

Event info:    
On the agenda - fun fairs in the park and other events, dogs in the park.
All welcome.

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North Lambeth Area Committee

Date:        Thu, 6 November 2003   
Time:        7.00 pm     
Address:    Kennington Park Community Centre, 8 Harleyford St, SE11

Further info including full papers contact: Caroline Strallen , Tel: 7926 0028 , e-mail: cstrallen@lambeth.gov.uk

Event info:    Come and have your say on:
                *    Library services
                *    controlled parking zones
                *    facilities planned for pedestrians and cyclists

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A Month in the Arctic

Date:                Mon, 17 November 2003
Time:           7.00pm 
Address:           Durning Library,167 Kennington Lane, SE11

Further Info:     Durning Library on 7926 8682

Event Info:    
Nibbles and drinks included  -  suggested donation £2 in aid of the library.

An arctic novice, Katrina Phillips spent a month living in an Inuit community within the Arctic Circle in northern Canada.  She was there as base camp manager for an expedition retracing the last steps of Franklin's men.  (Victorian explorer Sir John Franklin and his men died proving the existence of Canada's Northwest Passage.)

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JOIN THE KENNINGTON, OVAL and VAUXHALL (KOV) ARTS & CRAFTS & ARTISANS GROUP

Show and share your work - HELP BRING MORE LIFE TO LAMBETH.

The Kennington, Oval and Vauxhall area is full of artists and artisans, practitioners and teachers;  people who sing, dance, draw, write, weave, knit, cook, design, construct etc. People who MAKE THINGS and DO THINGS but are rarely seen or heard. If you would like to show and share what you do hold workshops, organise open studios, meet-up and sell your work then please send your details to KOV Board member and sculptor, Martha McDonald who is steering this group: c/o Gerald Gohler 020 7926 8295, ggohler@lambeth.gov.uk

With the Friends of Kennington Cross (FOKX) and Angus Aagaard, the Arts & Crafts & Artisans Group will be organising a Christmas 'Make it market' in Saint Anselm's church on the 1st weekend in December, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th.

If you would like to be a founding participant in the 'KENNINGTON CROSS MAKE IT MARKET' please send your details to KOV & FOKX Chair, Celia Stothard c/o Gerald Gohler 020 7926 8295, ggohler@lambeth.gov.uk - let us know what you make and would like to market.

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News from Trees for London

Trees for London is an independent charity carrying out tree planting and landscaping projects with local communities across London. On Wednesday the 15th of October 2003, Kate Hoey MP, joined Trees for London, The Heart of Kennington Residents Association and Rydon Homes to plant an Ornamental Pear tree along Stannary Street, SE11.

The Heart of Kennington Residents Association which represents people living in 6 local streets, including Stannary Street, contacted Trees for London earlier in the year with the aim of planting four street trees to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee Locals believe the trees will have a positive impact on the area helping to reduce pollution and improving the aesthetics of the street. Residents were also asked to chose a tree species the most popular choice was Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' - Ornamental Pear an excellent tree for streets keeping its narrow oval crown and providing good autumn colour and masses of white flowers in the Spring time.

For more information on Trees for London contact Tammy Strickland Tel: 020 7587 1320 Fax: 020 7793 9042 e-mail: tammy@treesforlondon.org.uk

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Eco Building at Roots and Shoots set to get the go ahead

Roots and Shouts have just received news that the National Lottery have awarded them £250,000 and are now waiting to hear back from the LDA. They are planning to start building early 2004. The centre will provide training for double the number of trainees currently at Roots and Shoots (up to 40) and environmental education for local schools and community groups. The site in Walnut Tree Walk is now the headquarters for the London Beekeepers and the Kennington Gardeners Guild. It is hoped that the new building will encourage other groups to use the facilities.

Contact Roots and Shoots at admin@rootsandshoots.org.uk or on 7587 1131.

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