If your curiosity for imaginatively bankrupt, dull, densely populated, overbearing buildings is yet to be sated then the Nine Elms - Parkside public exhibition should do the trick. This is the redevelopment of the Royal Mail site off Nine Elms Lane.
- Friday 30th September 2pm-6pm
- Saturday 1st October 10am-4pm
All Saints Church, 100 Prince of Wales Drive, London SW11 4BD
Friday 30 Sep 2011 7pm-9pm:
The opening of the new Hartington Road gallery. www.hartingtonroad.co.uk
Saturday 1 Oct 2011 10.30-12.30
The Friends of Vauxhall Park Open Meeting at Ashmole Tenants Association Hall, 2 Meadow Road. All welcome.
Items on the agenda include proposals for a new orchard, the future of the flower beds in the lavender garden area and how to work effectively with the Council in the face on on going budget cut. Plus the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area proposals that will affect the park - particularly the plans for 30/60 South Lambeth Road..
"We would particularly like to invite you to come along if you are interested in joining the committee. The current committee members are already overstretched and we especially need people who could help us with our charitable status and fundraising projects."
Saturday 1 Oct 2011 10.00-5.00
Lambeth Archives Open Day at Lambeth Archives, Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Road, London SE5 9QY
Exhibition: Festival in Lambeth
10am to 5pm: An exhibition of watercolours, photographs, photos and objects from the archives' collections celebrating Festival in Lambeth over time: from the 18th century entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens and Lambeth's other pleasure gardens, its fairs, pageants and popular entertainers, through to the Victorian crowds at the Crystal Palace and the local church garden party, and on to the Festival of Britain, the various Royal jubilees and visits and the Lambeth Country Show. Whatever the century, people have always loved a spectacle!
Talks
A programme of talks running through the day, mainly linking into our theme of Festival in Lambeth.
10.30am Malign Fiesta: the crowds who came to the gallows and gibbets of south London, Jon Newman
11.15am Charles Edward Brooke: a Lambeth vicar and his legacy, Will Ollard
12 noon Gay Pride in Lambeth: the Gay Pride marches of the 1970s and 80s, Bill Thorneycroft
2.00pm The Art of Celebration: patriotism on display at Vauxhall Gardens, David Coke
2.45pm Michael Tippett and the 1937 Brockwell Park Music Festival, Peter Bradley
3.30pm After the Crystal Palace: a century of London's great exhibitions, Brian Bloice
4.15pm The Festival of Britain: 'bread and circuses' for a post-war world, Len Reilly
Films
12.45 to 2pm A mix of short films from the archives and contemporary work by local film makers including:
Bonnington Square, a history of the 1980s squats by Alistair Oldham, 2011
Stall Stories, a film about Brixton Market
Saida's Story, a Ugandan refugee in Clapham, from the Clapham Film Unit's UG2LON project, 2011
Workshops
Informative workshops by local experts on how to get started with your research.
11am Introduction to House History by Len Reilly, Lambeth Archives
12 noon Photographs and memories: creating a community archive, Fiona Price, Lambeth Archives
2pm Introduction to Caribbean Family History, Kelly Foster of Caribbean Family History Group - Lambeth.
Local Societies stands and book stalls
10am to 5pm: Organisations present include Black Cultural Archives, Brixton Society, Clapham Society, East Surrey Family History Society, Herne Hill Society, Norwood Society and Streatham Society.
www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/LeisureCulture/LocalHistory/LambethArchivesOpenDay.htm?WT.mc_id=archivesopenday
Saturday/Sunday 1/2 October 2011 10.00-6.00
Lambeth Artists Open Day
The creative community of Lambeth open their studios, homes and work spaces to the public. Exhibitors will include painters, print makers, photographers, digital artists, ceramists, video artists, glass makers, embroiderers, mixed media, and jewellers. Discover the many hidden creative gems tucked away in our neighbourhoods.
www.lambethopen.com
Saturday/Sunday 1/2 October 2011 10.00-6.00
Lambeth Artists Open Day
The creative community of Lambeth open their studios, homes and work spaces to the public. Exhibitors will include painters, print makers, photographers, digital artists, ceramists, video artists, glass makers, embroiderers, mixed media, and jewellers. Discover the many hidden creative gems tucked away in our neighbourhoods.
www.lambethopen.com
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