Hope & Anchor
Mike says:
Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze and Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham from 9 Below Zero, se we will be playing a raft of different music tonight as well as our own - its free and should be fun, as the three stars are extremely good.... Should you be able to make it I suggest an early arrival as it will be packed....
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Greenpeace Film Night
Wednesday 16 December, Greenwich Picturehouse
Doors 6.45 for 7.00
GREENPEACE presents a programme of inspiring short films followed by a Q&A session with speakers from Greenpeace and Global Action Plan.
As world leaders meet in Copenhagen, don't be left out of the debate. Find out what you can do to tackle climate change positively in the home, on the street and beyond.
WAKE UP, FREAK OUT: THEN, GET A GRIP 11 mins
A short, animated film about climate change by Leo Murray.
It's much, much later than you think
A TIME COMES 20 mins
Nick Broomfield's documentary tells the story of the Kingsnorth Six, a group of Greenpeace volunteers who scaled a 220-metre chimney at the Kingsnorth power station in Kent in 2007 to protest against plans to build new coal-fired plants across Britain. A celebration of the spirit of direct action.
THE CONVENIENT SOLUTION 18 mins
A Greenpeace film about clean energy solutions to climate change.
"Reaching for nuclear power is like smoking cigarettes to keep the weight off"
DO IT 3 mins
Tickets £7 / £5.50 Concessions / £5 Members
Book on 0871 704 2059 0871 704 2059
Doors 6.45 for 7.00
GREENPEACE presents a programme of inspiring short films followed by a Q&A session with speakers from Greenpeace and Global Action Plan.
As world leaders meet in Copenhagen, don't be left out of the debate. Find out what you can do to tackle climate change positively in the home, on the street and beyond.
WAKE UP, FREAK OUT: THEN, GET A GRIP 11 mins
A short, animated film about climate change by Leo Murray.
It's much, much later than you think
A TIME COMES 20 mins
Nick Broomfield's documentary tells the story of the Kingsnorth Six, a group of Greenpeace volunteers who scaled a 220-metre chimney at the Kingsnorth power station in Kent in 2007 to protest against plans to build new coal-fired plants across Britain. A celebration of the spirit of direct action.
THE CONVENIENT SOLUTION 18 mins
A Greenpeace film about clean energy solutions to climate change.
"Reaching for nuclear power is like smoking cigarettes to keep the weight off"
DO IT 3 mins
Tickets £7 / £5.50 Concessions / £5 Members
Book on 0871 704 2059 0871 704 2059
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Los Dawsons Again
Those loveable Los Dawsons will be back at Cattleya this Sunday 13 December playing the old favourites and some newer numbers too.
Music starts at 8pm.
To liven up the second set a bit... all of you will have an opportunity to chose the songs from their extensive repertoire, there will be a 'Juke Box list' of the available tunes to pick from.
Cattleya at Chu & Cho52 Charlton Church Lane Charlton SE7 7AB 020 7642 1014 http://www.cattleyathaimed.com/
Music starts at 8pm.
To liven up the second set a bit... all of you will have an opportunity to chose the songs from their extensive repertoire, there will be a 'Juke Box list' of the available tunes to pick from.
Cattleya at Chu & Cho52 Charlton Church Lane Charlton SE7 7AB 020 7642 1014 http://www.cattleyathaimed.com/
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Convoys Wharf Exhibition
I refer you to a splendid article by the Deptford Dame regarding the development at Convoys Wharf. It's on THIS SATURDAY 5th December and, as the Dame says, there is much to be debated.
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Opening of So Organic's Beauty Rooms
3rd Dec - 5pm-9pm
In the long awaited grand opening of the So Organic Treatment Rooms, you can choose from natural mini manicures and signature mini facials, just £5 redeemable against any products you buy that night and any future treatments you book on the night.
They will also have the in-house makeup artist giving Christmas party beauty tips, skin care consultations to make you glow with Head of Beauty, Emma Thomson and a seasonal goody bag.
To be sure to get your choice of treament, book appointments in advance on 0208 465 5600 or e-mail beauty@soorganic.com. No need to RSVP just turn up on the evening.
In the long awaited grand opening of the So Organic Treatment Rooms, you can choose from natural mini manicures and signature mini facials, just £5 redeemable against any products you buy that night and any future treatments you book on the night.
They will also have the in-house makeup artist giving Christmas party beauty tips, skin care consultations to make you glow with Head of Beauty, Emma Thomson and a seasonal goody bag.
To be sure to get your choice of treament, book appointments in advance on 0208 465 5600 or e-mail beauty@soorganic.com. No need to RSVP just turn up on the evening.
Monday, 23 November 2009
Deptford Open Studios 2009
Open Studios: 4 - 6 December, 2009
Deptford Art Tour: Saturday 5 December, 2009
Creekside in Deptford will be alive with open studios, including Cockpit Arts, Cor Blimey Studios, Art Hub Studios and Creekside Artists.
http://www.deptfordartmap.com
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
Charles Dickens Quiz Night
Well actually, it's Charles Dickens London, and it's for a pub quiz called 'Twist with Dickens' at the Trafalgar Tavern this Wednesday 18th November at 6 for 6.30 pm.
Christopher West works hard to produce light, topical questions about London, not least Greenwich, and aims to give good, lively entertainment value- all in authentic costume.
Prizes are free tickets for the Greenwich Theatre. Teams (up to 5) or come individually- email chrisandco@talktalk.net or more details on website www.charlesdickenslondon.com.
Price £2.50.
Friday, 13 November 2009
Stevie In The Wars
Stevie (as in SteviePics) has a special message for some special people. He says:
“Can I say a huge big thank you to everyone who was so kind to me when I came off my bicycle in Evelyn Street (just by Deptford Park) on Thursday evening.
I had just lost an argument with one of Lewisham Council’s nastier potholes and was sent over the handlebars only then to collide with a obstinate bus stop.
Some six cyclists stopped and there was plenty of support from the people at the bus stop. Tissues, baby wipes and a very timely plaster from a young man called Greg were all forthcoming.
I do apologise if I bled on anyone. The gash to my forehead was really not so bad as it would have appeared and the kindly Helen at Lewisham Hospital was able to glue it up rather than resorting to stitches. You were all perfectly lovely and I thank you.” (Stevie Pics)
Get well soon, Stevie!
Los Dawsons at Cattleya
Yup folks, they're back again this Sunday 15 November - "playing the old favourites and some newer numbers too. It should be another good night with lots of faces so reservations recommended. Music starts at 8pm.
Monday, 9 November 2009
Going Green - Talk at Mycenae House
Eco-homes expert and TV star Donnachadh McCarthy will visit Greenwich to give residents tips on how to cut CO2 emissions and slash fuel bills in their period properties.
The star of BBC2’s ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ and ITV’s ‘How Green Is Your Home’ lives in the London’s first ‘carbon-negative’ house, in Camberwell.
The 27 November event is being organised by Transition Westcombe, a residents’ group aiming to make Greenwich less dependent on fossil fuels.
Together with Transition Ashburnham Triangle, the group hopes to negotiate discounts for residents on solar panels and other energy-saving products by organising neighbours to buy in bulk.
The meeting, at 7.30pm on 27 November, at Mycenae House, Mycenae Road, SE3, will also be attended by solar expert Alistair Smit from Gen Solar, and Pippa Hack from Greenwich Council. They will be joined by timber window frame maker James Barratt of French and Sashey, together forming a panel to answer residents’ queries.
The star of BBC2’s ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ and ITV’s ‘How Green Is Your Home’ lives in the London’s first ‘carbon-negative’ house, in Camberwell.
The 27 November event is being organised by Transition Westcombe, a residents’ group aiming to make Greenwich less dependent on fossil fuels.
Together with Transition Ashburnham Triangle, the group hopes to negotiate discounts for residents on solar panels and other energy-saving products by organising neighbours to buy in bulk.
The meeting, at 7.30pm on 27 November, at Mycenae House, Mycenae Road, SE3, will also be attended by solar expert Alistair Smit from Gen Solar, and Pippa Hack from Greenwich Council. They will be joined by timber window frame maker James Barratt of French and Sashey, together forming a panel to answer residents’ queries.
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Post Early For Christmas
So - Royal Mail are on strike as from today. I confess I'm a bit surprised - my mail's been all over the place for the last couple of weeks, I thought they were already striking. But the union are warning that we should be posting now for Christmas if we actually want any cards to arrive.
Of course - it's just propaganda - but a good excuse for me to talk about these fabbo Christmas cards Katie's just told me about. I know - this should really be in the Parish News section (check out the lovely exhibition coming up at Bearspace there, BTW) but I love 'em and it's my blog so there.
There are six versions - designed by FT cartoonist Banx - all based on local landmarks and produced by local printers. He's designed them for the Meridian Primary School (he's got two daughters there) - and all proceeds go to the school.
I've got a feeling that these are going to become collector's items (a bit like the utterly fabulous cards issued by the 1970s Greenwich District Hospital (friends?) that feature an artist's impression of the 'iconic' building in full, living Grey - if you are the proud possessor of one you'll know what I mean...)
So - how do you get hold of them? Well, there's the rub. There's a website where you can buy all six for £3 via Paypal, or you could contact Katie herself - but then of course you will have to wait for them to arrive - by post. Still - we have a couple of months - they might just make it...
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
BearspaceOpen: 22 October - 8 November, 2009
Wed - Sat, 12.30 - 5.00 pm
Thomas Helyar-Cardwell presents paintings and sculpture based on precious objects from a parallel reality, fantastic jewels and motifs heavy with nostalgia and symbolism.
His paintings and sculptures collect objects and decorations from historic genres such as the Baroque and Rococo, re-presenting them alongside icons of mass consumer culture. The resulting works often use mirroring and repetition to emphasise the unreality and artificiality of the creations, which are painted to falsely suggest precious metals.
Helyar-Cardwell received his MFA from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 and has continued to paint and create works from his studio in Hackney Wick, East London. Helyar-Cardwell has exhibited widely in London and was short-listed for the Celeste Prize for painting in 2009.
http://www.bearspace.co.uk
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Come Dine With Me
ITV are looking for people in the Deptford/Greenwich area that have a link to Greenwich's maritime history that might like to take part in the next series of C4's Come Dine With Me. If you are interested, please email your contact information and why you would like to take part to comedinewithme@itv.com. Alternatively, you can leave them a message on 0871 200 3939 – don’t forget to include a contact telephone number and your location.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Los Dawsons
7.30pm 16 October
Greenwich Rugby Club pavillion
Old Mill Road, Plumstead Common, SE18 it
£5 but you get a free CD - well the first 30 of you do...
Greenwich Society AGM
The Greenwich Society's Annual General Meeting will take place at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 14 October at the University of Greenwich (the Old Royal Naval College). There will be signposts at the East Gate (in Park Row) and West Gate (College Approach)to the precise venue within the site. Wine to follow.
A Painters Paradise - Talk
A Painters Paradise. Terry Scales presents a personal view of life on the river. Wednesday 28th October. 7.30pm. Donation £2.00. Held at 'The Theatre', Blackheath High School, , entrance Mycenae Road; Blackheath SE3.For more information contact 020 8854 1716 or visit Greenwich Historical Society. Non members welcome.
Terry Scales Exhibition
Terry Scales and Cristiana Angelini present A Christmas Exhibition of Small Paintings; landscapes, still lifes, Thames scenes and flower pieces.
Dates; 2nd – 14th November 2009
Venue;
The Paul McPherson Gallery
77 Lassell St
East Greenwich
SE10 9PJ
Tel;020 8269 2990
http://www.paulmcphersongallery.com/
Open; Open Monday – Friday 11am – 5.30pm. Sat 11.00 – 2.30pm. Entry is free.
Dates; 2nd – 14th November 2009
Venue;
The Paul McPherson Gallery
77 Lassell St
East Greenwich
SE10 9PJ
Tel;020 8269 2990
http://www.paulmcphersongallery.com/
Open; Open Monday – Friday 11am – 5.30pm. Sat 11.00 – 2.30pm. Entry is free.
Milestone Exhibition
Something slightly disturbing lurks in the dark at the University of Greenwich.The north corridor of the university's Queen Anne building is adjacent to theThames, and cold. Inside the lights are dimmed, leaving only the shimmer of 10shallow white bowls, each about 16 inches in diameter.The bowls sit on plinths and form a single column reaching further in to thecorridor. Above each is a projector, beaming in to the bowls an image of theplaces where 10 stowaways died, plunging out of the undercarriages of airplanes.Lifting the bowls triggers an audio track recorded by artist Graeme Miller atthe locations depicted. You can also "feel" the sounds through the bowl.
It all makes for a slightly unsettling experience.The piece is called Beheld and is part of Milestone, an exhibition which spanstwo locations - Greenwich and Holborn - and uses journeying as a metaphor to examine the relevance of the issues raised by Macpherson Report into the policehandling of the Stephen Lawrence case, 10 years on from its publication.Gallery Curator David Waterworth says: "There are also 10 blank bowls in thecrypt at St Andrew's, Holborn, representing places Graeme hasn't visited yet.They represent Beheld being an ongoing project because these are just 10people's lives out of a continuing problem."
Milestone runs until Thursday 15 October.
It all makes for a slightly unsettling experience.The piece is called Beheld and is part of Milestone, an exhibition which spanstwo locations - Greenwich and Holborn - and uses journeying as a metaphor to examine the relevance of the issues raised by Macpherson Report into the policehandling of the Stephen Lawrence case, 10 years on from its publication.Gallery Curator David Waterworth says: "There are also 10 blank bowls in thecrypt at St Andrew's, Holborn, representing places Graeme hasn't visited yet.They represent Beheld being an ongoing project because these are just 10people's lives out of a continuing problem."
Milestone runs until Thursday 15 October.
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
New Farmers Market!!!
I have Tony, Ray and Pat to thank for this news, all of which arrived in my inbox this morning - but I am absolutely stunned that it's taken to the day before something as exciting as this for me to notice that....
...drumroll...
...we have a new Farmers' Market at EAST GREENWICH PLEASAUNCE!!
It's going to start TOMORROW, Saturday 3rd Oct, and will be there every Saturday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Expect all the usual goodies - fruit & veg, preserves, bread, rare-breed meat and even, apparently, fresh fish...
I'm slightly worried that if I didn't know about this - and I really do keep my eyes peeled for stuff as I walk around - then lots of people might not - it might not be as well-attended as it could be and they'll think we don't care.
As a complete aside, I've been adding a few things to the Parish News today - can I politely remind people that if they have stuff to send me, PDFs or waffly emails are a bad thing, as I can't cut & paste them. This means that I put them to one side for 'when I have time' - which, of course, I never do. I end up forgetting about them until after the event...
...drumroll...
...we have a new Farmers' Market at EAST GREENWICH PLEASAUNCE!!
It's going to start TOMORROW, Saturday 3rd Oct, and will be there every Saturday, 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Expect all the usual goodies - fruit & veg, preserves, bread, rare-breed meat and even, apparently, fresh fish...
I'm slightly worried that if I didn't know about this - and I really do keep my eyes peeled for stuff as I walk around - then lots of people might not - it might not be as well-attended as it could be and they'll think we don't care.
As a complete aside, I've been adding a few things to the Parish News today - can I politely remind people that if they have stuff to send me, PDFs or waffly emails are a bad thing, as I can't cut & paste them. This means that I put them to one side for 'when I have time' - which, of course, I never do. I end up forgetting about them until after the event...
Deptford Art Map
It's here - a downloadable map showing the galleries and installations in and around Deptford. Check it out here
Thames Clean Up Volunteers
GREENWICH CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED, PLEASE WEAR OLD CLOTHES. UNDER 16s NEED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. WATER WILL BE PROVIDED
www.thames21.org.uk
Saturday 10 October
10.30am - 1.00pm
Come along and join charity Thames21 in cleaning-up the Thames
foreshore in Greenwich. Adults and children are welcome. All you
need is lots of enthusiasm and willingness to help clean-up the local
environment. We will provide safety boots, gloves and socks.
LOCATION:
Mudlarks Pier, John Harrison Way, SE10 0BY
Meet just before 10.30am for introduction and kit-up.
Contact Alice Hall / alice.hall@thames21.org.uk / 07824 69259
ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED, PLEASE WEAR OLD CLOTHES. UNDER 16s NEED TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT. WATER WILL BE PROVIDED
www.thames21.org.uk
Saturday 10 October
10.30am - 1.00pm
Come along and join charity Thames21 in cleaning-up the Thames
foreshore in Greenwich. Adults and children are welcome. All you
need is lots of enthusiasm and willingness to help clean-up the local
environment. We will provide safety boots, gloves and socks.
LOCATION:
Mudlarks Pier, John Harrison Way, SE10 0BY
Meet just before 10.30am for introduction and kit-up.
Contact Alice Hall / alice.hall@thames21.org.uk / 07824 69259
Amnesty International Booksale
14th November, 10.00am
The Blackheath and Greenwich Group of Amnesty International is holding its clearance fund-raising book sale on Saturday 14th November at the Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 (10 minutes walk up Lewisham Hill from Lewisham BR, DLR & Bus Station). Doors open at 10am.
The local group has collected thousands of books from a variety of sources, including publishers and book reviewers as well as individual donors. Books will be on sale at prices starting at 20p. The quality of books – many of which are brand new – is exceptionally high, and there will be plenty of bargains to be found, from second-hand paperbacks to review copies of recently-published novels.
The book sale – now in its 35th year – is established as Amnesty International’s most successful local fundraising event in the UK, raising over £165,000 over the years.
Amnesty International works worldwide for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances and the death penalty. The Blackheath and Greenwich group has done a lot of campaigning work on Human Rights in China and stopping violence against women and meets at 8pm on the second Tuesday of each month at St. Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath.
The Blackheath and Greenwich Group of Amnesty International is holding its clearance fund-raising book sale on Saturday 14th November at the Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 (10 minutes walk up Lewisham Hill from Lewisham BR, DLR & Bus Station). Doors open at 10am.
The local group has collected thousands of books from a variety of sources, including publishers and book reviewers as well as individual donors. Books will be on sale at prices starting at 20p. The quality of books – many of which are brand new – is exceptionally high, and there will be plenty of bargains to be found, from second-hand paperbacks to review copies of recently-published novels.
The book sale – now in its 35th year – is established as Amnesty International’s most successful local fundraising event in the UK, raising over £165,000 over the years.
Amnesty International works worldwide for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances and the death penalty. The Blackheath and Greenwich group has done a lot of campaigning work on Human Rights in China and stopping violence against women and meets at 8pm on the second Tuesday of each month at St. Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath.
Space - From Infinite Dreams to Recurring Nightmares
Friday 23rd Oct, 6.30pm
Part of an evening at ROG being planned by the film festival Sci-Fi London where you can also see a brand new planetarium presentation that’s a kind of sci-fi movie “tour the locations” of the universe, and there’s a showing of the new Star Trek film.
This particular event asks the question – is real space exploration, like sci-fi cinema, currently dominated by remakes and sequels, instead of new ideas?
Space – from Infinite Dreams to Recurring Nightmares? will have some great speakers including a real space scientist, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock; astronomy graduate-turned-science-teacher Dr. Simon Foster; science rapper Jon Chase; and science fiction writer Paul Cornell, who has written for Dr. Who and Marvel comics as well as his own books.
Of course, some excellent space-related films have come out lately, including Moon and District 9, so there will probably be some heated argument about whether we’ve really run out of new ideas – or just out of great hopes for space travel - but heated debate is what the event is all about.
Part of an evening at ROG being planned by the film festival Sci-Fi London where you can also see a brand new planetarium presentation that’s a kind of sci-fi movie “tour the locations” of the universe, and there’s a showing of the new Star Trek film.
This particular event asks the question – is real space exploration, like sci-fi cinema, currently dominated by remakes and sequels, instead of new ideas?
Space – from Infinite Dreams to Recurring Nightmares? will have some great speakers including a real space scientist, Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock; astronomy graduate-turned-science-teacher Dr. Simon Foster; science rapper Jon Chase; and science fiction writer Paul Cornell, who has written for Dr. Who and Marvel comics as well as his own books.
Of course, some excellent space-related films have come out lately, including Moon and District 9, so there will probably be some heated argument about whether we’ve really run out of new ideas – or just out of great hopes for space travel - but heated debate is what the event is all about.
Human Ring Around the Park
NOGOE are planning a human ring around the park on 11th Oct 2009 at 3.00pm.
They've sent me a PDF which I can't reproduce, but find details here
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Groovy Textiles sale at the Pagoda
11th September
Not to be missed for so many reasons - a one-off sale of fabulous textiles made by prisoners for the charity Fine Cell Work - at THE PAGODA. So you get to see amazing work at an amazing place and support a great charity - all in one!!
LANDMARK LOCATION FOR EXHIBITION AND SALE IN SUPPORT OF LANDMARK PRISON PROJECT
Blackheath landmark, the Pagoda, hosts an exhibition and sale of Fine Cell Work, covetable cushions and quilts, hand-stitched in prison, Friday 11th September, 10.30am-7.00pm
Blackheath’s chinoiserie architectural curiosity the Pagoda plays host on Friday, 11th September to an exhibition and sale of stunning embroidered products by Fine Cell Work, the charity that runs 26 rehabilitation projects teaching superb needlework skills to prison inmates.
The event runs from 10.30-7.00pm and at 2.30pm, Dr Katy Emck, Fine Cell Work’s Executive Director, will provide an insight into the transforming effects of this skilled and gentle work on offenders when she gives a talk with slides centred on the charity’s current quilts projects for the Victoria & Albert Museum. Admission is by suggested donation of £2. Beautiful and brilliant hand-embroidered cushions, quilts and accessories will be on sale, with price tags from £15 for small accessories and from £50 for cushions to £1000 for king-size quilts that take hundreds of painstaking hours of work to create.
Fine Cell Work’s cushions demand a place on your sofa with a choice that is hard to beat and are a quick and comparatively cheap way to revamp your home. Bang-on-trend modern designs nestle beside exquisite but more conventional floral designs. There are also cushions for men, for kids and even for dogs. There’s even a bespoke service so that you can have the design of your dreams created in needlepoint; discuss it with Fine Cell Work’s team at the show and they will set the work rolling so that you will have your cushion ready to give at Christmas.
New for Autumn 09 is the Architectural Icons series of tapestry cushions which includes London Skyline and Battersea Power Station designs by Hazel Townsend (£75 each*). Other choices include Union Jack cushions in a choice of needlepoint (£95*) or unique vintage fabric appliqué (£125*), animal appliqué cushions with the embroiderers’ imaginations given free rein on the back to add witty quips or additions to the storyline on the front (£65 each), large lacquer-red linen White Urchin (£125*) and Leaf (£115*) cushions, as well as the vibrant oriental Poppy design on a choice of white or black backgrounds (£125*). Fine Cell Work’s charming quilts are priced from £50 for sweet cot covers, £95 for singles, £400 for doubles to £1000 for king-sized, all depending on the intricacy of each design. Everything is hand-stitched, with many designs by top designers names such as Cath Kidston, Nina Campbell and Nicholas Haslam.
Not to be missed for so many reasons - a one-off sale of fabulous textiles made by prisoners for the charity Fine Cell Work - at THE PAGODA. So you get to see amazing work at an amazing place and support a great charity - all in one!!
LANDMARK LOCATION FOR EXHIBITION AND SALE IN SUPPORT OF LANDMARK PRISON PROJECT
Blackheath landmark, the Pagoda, hosts an exhibition and sale of Fine Cell Work, covetable cushions and quilts, hand-stitched in prison, Friday 11th September, 10.30am-7.00pm
Blackheath’s chinoiserie architectural curiosity the Pagoda plays host on Friday, 11th September to an exhibition and sale of stunning embroidered products by Fine Cell Work, the charity that runs 26 rehabilitation projects teaching superb needlework skills to prison inmates.
The event runs from 10.30-7.00pm and at 2.30pm, Dr Katy Emck, Fine Cell Work’s Executive Director, will provide an insight into the transforming effects of this skilled and gentle work on offenders when she gives a talk with slides centred on the charity’s current quilts projects for the Victoria & Albert Museum. Admission is by suggested donation of £2. Beautiful and brilliant hand-embroidered cushions, quilts and accessories will be on sale, with price tags from £15 for small accessories and from £50 for cushions to £1000 for king-size quilts that take hundreds of painstaking hours of work to create.
Fine Cell Work’s cushions demand a place on your sofa with a choice that is hard to beat and are a quick and comparatively cheap way to revamp your home. Bang-on-trend modern designs nestle beside exquisite but more conventional floral designs. There are also cushions for men, for kids and even for dogs. There’s even a bespoke service so that you can have the design of your dreams created in needlepoint; discuss it with Fine Cell Work’s team at the show and they will set the work rolling so that you will have your cushion ready to give at Christmas.
New for Autumn 09 is the Architectural Icons series of tapestry cushions which includes London Skyline and Battersea Power Station designs by Hazel Townsend (£75 each*). Other choices include Union Jack cushions in a choice of needlepoint (£95*) or unique vintage fabric appliqué (£125*), animal appliqué cushions with the embroiderers’ imaginations given free rein on the back to add witty quips or additions to the storyline on the front (£65 each), large lacquer-red linen White Urchin (£125*) and Leaf (£115*) cushions, as well as the vibrant oriental Poppy design on a choice of white or black backgrounds (£125*). Fine Cell Work’s charming quilts are priced from £50 for sweet cot covers, £95 for singles, £400 for doubles to £1000 for king-sized, all depending on the intricacy of each design. Everything is hand-stitched, with many designs by top designers names such as Cath Kidston, Nina Campbell and Nicholas Haslam.
Friday, 14 August 2009
4th Annual Drag Race
Saturday 15th, all the usual fun and games plus a film crew...
4th Annual Greenwich Drag Race being held outside of The Rose and Crown. The race itself starts at 8.30pm but Nevada Street is closed to traffic with Greenwich Theatre are building a stage, Nevada Street Deli is hosting a BBQ and Olivers are providing some jazz.
details here
http://www.metrocentreonline.org/
4th Annual Greenwich Drag Race being held outside of The Rose and Crown. The race itself starts at 8.30pm but Nevada Street is closed to traffic with Greenwich Theatre are building a stage, Nevada Street Deli is hosting a BBQ and Olivers are providing some jazz.
details here
http://www.metrocentreonline.org/
Friday, 31 July 2009
Dog Control Consultation
Less than two weeks left to have your say on whether rules on dog fouling and keeping dogs on leads should come into force across the whole of Greenwich.
At the moment Dog Control Orders are in place in some parts of the borough.
The Council is asking residents if they think these rules should apply across the whole of Greenwich.
Full details are at http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/dogcontrol
At the moment Dog Control Orders are in place in some parts of the borough.
The Council is asking residents if they think these rules should apply across the whole of Greenwich.
Full details are at http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/dogcontrol
Last Fridays - 31st July
I don't quite get the concept of this yet, but it would seem that last Friday of the month is late night openings of sundry Deptford galleries:
APT// Eric Fong, 'Seeing Beyond'
The Agency// Matthew Lutz-Kinoy & Deepa Chudsasama in 'S.T.O.R.A.G.E.'
ARCH// Annie Freud, 'Forty six years' a retrospective of the poet's artworks
BEARSPACE// a pop up installation by Katelyn Toth-Fejel, 'Colour Wars'
HIVE (Design Studio)// City-scape installation rug, currently on exhibition at The Cooper Hewitt in New York
Lewisham Arthouse// Olwagbenga Omiatamy, 'Sojourn Between Two Worlds'
SE8// Pippa Gatty// Neil Hedger, Dan Sha-Town, 'Throw 'em out, they break my heart.' part of 'Cabinets'
Utrophia// Museum of the People (closing night with broadcast radio and TV Show)
VIEWFINDER// a photography exhibition by Annett Reimer, 'Symbiosis'
Followed by an after-party courtesy of 'Dirty Cop Fridays' at the Old Police Station:
"Dirty Cop Friday 31st July 7-11pm - Cocktail night.
Featuring a mobile film caravan by Anita McGowen, food served till 11pm by The Metropolitan Tea Rooms and cocktails with snacks in the vintage fingerprint room.
Live music tbc 9-11pm
114-116 Amersham Vale
New Cross London SE14 6LG
APT// Eric Fong, 'Seeing Beyond'
The Agency// Matthew Lutz-Kinoy & Deepa Chudsasama in 'S.T.O.R.A.G.E.'
ARCH// Annie Freud, 'Forty six years' a retrospective of the poet's artworks
BEARSPACE// a pop up installation by Katelyn Toth-Fejel, 'Colour Wars'
HIVE (Design Studio)// City-scape installation rug, currently on exhibition at The Cooper Hewitt in New York
Lewisham Arthouse// Olwagbenga Omiatamy, 'Sojourn Between Two Worlds'
SE8// Pippa Gatty// Neil Hedger, Dan Sha-Town, 'Throw 'em out, they break my heart.' part of 'Cabinets'
Utrophia// Museum of the People (closing night with broadcast radio and TV Show)
VIEWFINDER// a photography exhibition by Annett Reimer, 'Symbiosis'
Followed by an after-party courtesy of 'Dirty Cop Fridays' at the Old Police Station:
"Dirty Cop Friday 31st July 7-11pm - Cocktail night.
Featuring a mobile film caravan by Anita McGowen, food served till 11pm by The Metropolitan Tea Rooms and cocktails with snacks in the vintage fingerprint room.
Live music tbc 9-11pm
114-116 Amersham Vale
New Cross London SE14 6LG
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Antiques Roadshow
The Old Royal Naval College, Thursday October 1st.
The Antiques Roadshow is a public event, and an appointment or a ticket is not needed to attend; simply turn up on the day. The doors are open from 9:30AM until 4:30PM, and as long as you are in the main queue by 4:30, we can guarantee that you will be seen by an expert. However, please be aware that we do get very busy and you may have quite a wait before you are able to speak with an expert.
It is not necessary to bring an object along, people can simply come to enjoy the day itself if they wish.
If you require help transporting your item(s) to a Roadshow, due to size or weight (furniture, for example), please let us know, as we may be able to help. Please provide us with your full address and telephone number, along with photos of your item(s) if possible.
The Antiques Roadshow is a public event, and an appointment or a ticket is not needed to attend; simply turn up on the day. The doors are open from 9:30AM until 4:30PM, and as long as you are in the main queue by 4:30, we can guarantee that you will be seen by an expert. However, please be aware that we do get very busy and you may have quite a wait before you are able to speak with an expert.
It is not necessary to bring an object along, people can simply come to enjoy the day itself if they wish.
If you require help transporting your item(s) to a Roadshow, due to size or weight (furniture, for example), please let us know, as we may be able to help. Please provide us with your full address and telephone number, along with photos of your item(s) if possible.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Fun Auction
On Friday the 31st of July at 4 PM, the Deptford Museum will be holding a Grand Fun Auction next door to the new Deptford Police Station to raise funds for display cases and materials for their intriguing collection of Deptford history.
The last auction proved to be a really good laugh, and this one promises to be even better! Donations for the auction are also very welcome and will be accepted at the Metropolitan Tea Room (also next door to Deptford Police Station) Monday to Thursday 11AM to 5 PM.
The last auction proved to be a really good laugh, and this one promises to be even better! Donations for the auction are also very welcome and will be accepted at the Metropolitan Tea Room (also next door to Deptford Police Station) Monday to Thursday 11AM to 5 PM.
Thames Foreshore Archeology
I've just found out that all this week 27th - 31st July), just outside the Anchor and Hope Pub in Charlton, archaeologists will be digging up stuff on the foreshore - old warships and breakers, and will welcome visitors coming to chat about the finds...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Goddesses of Greenwich Park...
Matthew's just alerted me to a walk in Greenwich Park, run by SELFS (South East London Folklore Society) which promises to look for folklore and goddesses.
Matthew found it on the Londonist site, the link to which is here:
http://londonist.com/2009/07/straycation_south_london_walking_to.php
Matthew found it on the Londonist site, the link to which is here:
http://londonist.com/2009/07/straycation_south_london_walking_to.php
New Exhibition at Stephen lawrence Gallery
The Eagle Document: The New Collection of Enumerated Things is an exhibition of
artists collections. It explores how the collection can both be used as a
resource as well as being art in its own right.
Artists represented include Neil Chapman, Jo Mitchell, Ruth Maclennan, Gail
Pickering and the curator, Monika Oechsler. The exhibition also presents works
from the Chelsea School of Art Library Special Collection, including Fly
(pictured), a multiple by avant-garde artist Yoko-Ono.
The exhibition extends from the gallery space into the building's historical
Jacobean Undercroft. Artist Bernd Behr, creator of the futuristic and alien-like
Quasicrystal Compass, on show in the Undercroft, says: "It is great to place
work in a historical context, my piece relates to recent 20th century
architectural history and I like the contrast between this and the Jacobean
setting."
The exhibition will re-open on Monday, 27 July. It will run from 10am-5pm Monday
to Friday and 11am-4pm on Saturdays. Entry to the Gallery is free.
artists collections. It explores how the collection can both be used as a
resource as well as being art in its own right.
Artists represented include Neil Chapman, Jo Mitchell, Ruth Maclennan, Gail
Pickering and the curator, Monika Oechsler. The exhibition also presents works
from the Chelsea School of Art Library Special Collection, including Fly
(pictured), a multiple by avant-garde artist Yoko-Ono.
The exhibition extends from the gallery space into the building's historical
Jacobean Undercroft. Artist Bernd Behr, creator of the futuristic and alien-like
Quasicrystal Compass, on show in the Undercroft, says: "It is great to place
work in a historical context, my piece relates to recent 20th century
architectural history and I like the contrast between this and the Jacobean
setting."
The exhibition will re-open on Monday, 27 July. It will run from 10am-5pm Monday
to Friday and 11am-4pm on Saturdays. Entry to the Gallery is free.
Greenwich on Film Free Guided Walk
Take a guided tour of many of the locations in Greenwich that have appeared in feature films.The tour starts outside Rangers House at 2pm and ends in Greenwich town centre at 4pm. Places are limited so booking is essential. To book a place ring Greenwich Heritage Centre on 020 8854 2452.
Blow Up
There's a free screening of Blow Up scheduled for this Saturday (25th) at 10.00pm in Maryon Park, where the creepy bits of it were filmed. But you can't just bowl up with a picnic; you need a ticket (presumably it has something to do with being a Cert. 15.)
Get tickets here:
http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/EntertainmentEvents/Create09/GreenwichFilmFestival/GetTicketsForBlowUp.htm
...and pray for a dry evening...
Get tickets here:
http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/LeisureCulture/EntertainmentEvents/Create09/GreenwichFilmFestival/GetTicketsForBlowUp.htm
...and pray for a dry evening...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
NOGOE'S Big Lunch
We are going to embrace The Eden Project "Big Lunch" on Sunday 19 July -
12.30 onwards in Greenwich Park behind the Children's Play Park, Maze
Hill/Park Vista entrances.
If you go to www.thebiglunch.com and tap in SE10 8XG and you will see
details - home baking, games - please bring some of your own - plus we will have face painting, balloon painting.........music and barbecues are against
The Park Laws -as is the tethering of horses - and there are other
regulations - so please ensure everyone abides by them.
You can also register and say what you will bring to the party.
There will be a Green and White theme for the bunting, balloons, table
cloths, napkins, iced cakes etc so we will be easy to find.
Bring cameras to upload stills and video onto The Big Lunch website, Flickr, YouTube & Facebook.
We hope you will join us and bring some of your own special "Big Lunch"
contributions.....
On or before this date in 2012, according to LOCOG, the whole of Greenwich
Royal Park will be closed for a pre-Olympic security sweep. It will remain
closed to the public until late August.
The areas around the 23,000 seat arena in front of The Queen's House, the
220 stables, exercise, warm up areas will have been closed from March 2012 and will remain closed until September/October and these areas will remain out of bounds until after the grass has been re-seeded in the new growing season of 2013. LOCOG have not told us what closures there will be during the test events in the summer of 2011.
Spread the word and let us enjoy where we live and appreciate the richness
of our community and the precious amenity of Greenwich Park.
12.30 onwards in Greenwich Park behind the Children's Play Park, Maze
Hill/Park Vista entrances.
If you go to www.thebiglunch.com and tap in SE10 8XG and you will see
details - home baking, games - please bring some of your own - plus we will have face painting, balloon painting.........music and barbecues are against
The Park Laws -as is the tethering of horses - and there are other
regulations - so please ensure everyone abides by them.
You can also register and say what you will bring to the party.
There will be a Green and White theme for the bunting, balloons, table
cloths, napkins, iced cakes etc so we will be easy to find.
Bring cameras to upload stills and video onto The Big Lunch website, Flickr, YouTube & Facebook.
We hope you will join us and bring some of your own special "Big Lunch"
contributions.....
On or before this date in 2012, according to LOCOG, the whole of Greenwich
Royal Park will be closed for a pre-Olympic security sweep. It will remain
closed to the public until late August.
The areas around the 23,000 seat arena in front of The Queen's House, the
220 stables, exercise, warm up areas will have been closed from March 2012 and will remain closed until September/October and these areas will remain out of bounds until after the grass has been re-seeded in the new growing season of 2013. LOCOG have not told us what closures there will be during the test events in the summer of 2011.
Spread the word and let us enjoy where we live and appreciate the richness
of our community and the precious amenity of Greenwich Park.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
The Odyssey
London Bubble's latest extravaganza is here at last!
I have no idea what this picture has to do with The Odyssey, but that will all be revealed in good time.
Sydenham Wells, Oxleas Wood and Southwark Park are your venues - obviously the closest one's at Oxleas. Wear stout shoes, and bring a mac as it's a promenade - but it's guaranteed great fun...
Click here for dates and tickets. See you there!
Monday, 6 July 2009
Greenwich Yacht Club Art Show
Greenwich Yacht Club annual Art Show:
Saturday & Sunday 19-20th September 12.30-5pm. An exhibition of members' art.
Free entry: public welcome to attend. Held in the club`s atmospheric Sail Loft. Paintings, prints, photos plus a range of other art forms. Bar and refreshments and music available.
Visitors can also enjoy a guided tour of the whole site, including the boat-yard and main clubroom situated out on the river with panoramic vews of the Thames, as part of the London Open House architectural event which takes place the same weekend.Venue: Greenwich Yacht Club, 1 Peartree Way, Greenwich SE10 OBW
Greenwich on Film - Guided TourSunday
26 July
Take a guided tour of many of the locations in Greenwich that have appeared in feature films.
The tour starts outside Rangers House at 2pm and ends in Greenwich town centre at 4pm.
Places are limited so booking is essential. To book a place ring Greenwich Heritage Centre on 020 8854 2452.
Blackheath Community Opera
This year Blackheath Halls Community Opera will be presenting a fully-staged version of Orpheus & Eurydice, by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Originally written in 1762, the opera retells the classic Greek myth of Orpheus descending into the underworld in search of his wife, who was killed on their wedding day.
Blackheath Halls Community Opera is a hugely popular annual event, sponsored by Trinity College of Music and Lewisham Council, which brings local schoolchildren and members of various communities in south London together with the (mosty amateur) Blackheath Halls orchestra and a team of professional opera singers, ENO directors and stage professionals. Our first opera, Carmen, saw the Victorian concert hall turned into a Spanish bullring; the second opera, La Boheme, was set in 1960s Paris, with international opera star Mary Plazas singing Mimi.
Tickets cost £15 (£12 conc), and are available from http://www.blackheathhalls.com/events.php. The performances are:
Tue 14 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Thur 15 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Fri 16 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Sun 19 July: 3pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
For more information, please speak to Rose Ballantyne (RBallantyne@tcm.ac.uk). Rose not only project manages the whole opera, she sings in the chorus too!
Blackheath Halls Community Opera is a hugely popular annual event, sponsored by Trinity College of Music and Lewisham Council, which brings local schoolchildren and members of various communities in south London together with the (mosty amateur) Blackheath Halls orchestra and a team of professional opera singers, ENO directors and stage professionals. Our first opera, Carmen, saw the Victorian concert hall turned into a Spanish bullring; the second opera, La Boheme, was set in 1960s Paris, with international opera star Mary Plazas singing Mimi.
Tickets cost £15 (£12 conc), and are available from http://www.blackheathhalls.com/events.php. The performances are:
Tue 14 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Thur 15 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Fri 16 July: 7pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
Sun 19 July: 3pm Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London SE3 9RQ
For more information, please speak to Rose Ballantyne (RBallantyne@tcm.ac.uk). Rose not only project manages the whole opera, she sings in the chorus too!
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Stand Up Comedy Shows - and Courses
Practical Productions Stand Up Comedy Course students, based at West Greenwich Arts centre, are having their showcase on Tuesday 14th July.
The venue for this show is 'Up The Creek Comedy Club' in Greenwich and it starts at 8pm - tickets are £5 and can be bought on the door. (doors open 7.30pm) The venue is opposite 'Cutty Sark' DLR A number of industry professionals will be in attendance and it will be compared by a pro MC and the tutor will also be performing a 20 min set as part of the evening.
Practical Productions next comedy course starts on Monday 13th July for 6 weeks and there is one place left...
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Summer Plant Sale
Summer plant sale where surplus seasonal bedding plants and locally-produced plant material are available.
9am-12pm
The sale takes place within the recycling centre, Greenwich Park. Entrance into this area is through the automated vehicle gate on Maze Hill, there is no public access from inside Greenwich Park. The automated gate will be opened at 8.55am.
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/events/event.cfm?id=1435
9am-12pm
The sale takes place within the recycling centre, Greenwich Park. Entrance into this area is through the automated vehicle gate on Maze Hill, there is no public access from inside Greenwich Park. The automated gate will be opened at 8.55am.
http://www.royalparks.org.uk/events/event.cfm?id=1435
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Wild Food Walk
Transition Westcombe (a group I confess I don't fully understand but can't help feeling is A Good Thing) is organising a Wild Food Foraging Walk this Sunday 14th June, led by Roy Vickery of the South London Botanical Institute. I've already made my elderflower cordial, but, there's still plenty of other stuff for grabs out there.
All welcome, donations encouraged. Start at 2pm at Mycenae House. To reserve your place email davesh@btinternet.com
All welcome, donations encouraged. Start at 2pm at Mycenae House. To reserve your place email davesh@btinternet.com
Monday, 8 June 2009
University of Greenwich School of Architecture Show
University of Greenwich's Architecture School is holding its annual show until this Saturday 13th June at these times:
Friday 5th June: 10.00 - 19.00
Saturday 6th June: 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday 7th June: 12.00 - 18.00
Friday 12th June: 10.00 - 19.00
Saturday 13th June: 10.00 - 18.00
Doubt you'll be able to pick up much about the new building to be built on the site of the old market, since the competition is only just beginning, but it might be worth a try...
Check out the show here:
http://digitalstudio.gre.ac.uk/exhibition2009/
Friday 5th June: 10.00 - 19.00
Saturday 6th June: 10.00 - 18.00
Sunday 7th June: 12.00 - 18.00
Friday 12th June: 10.00 - 19.00
Saturday 13th June: 10.00 - 18.00
Doubt you'll be able to pick up much about the new building to be built on the site of the old market, since the competition is only just beginning, but it might be worth a try...
Check out the show here:
http://digitalstudio.gre.ac.uk/exhibition2009/
Amnesty International Booksale
Quality books at knock-down prices
Amnesty International Book Sale
9am-5pm Saturday 20th June
Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 8BF
The Blackheath and Greenwich Group of Amnesty International is holding its annual fund-raising book sale on Saturday 20th June at the Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 (10 minutes walk up Lewisham Hill from Lewisham BR, DLR & Bus Station). Doors open at 9am.
The local group has collected thousands of books from a variety of sources, including publishers and book reviewers as well as individual donors. Books will be on sale at prices starting at 20p. The quality of books – many of which are brand new – is exceptionally high, and there will be plenty of bargains to be found, from second-hand paperbacks to review copies of recently-published novels.
The book sale – now in its 35th year – is established as Amnesty International’s most successful local fundraising event in the UK, raising over £165,000 over the years.
Amnesty International works worldwide for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances and the death penalty. The Blackheath and Greenwich group has done a lot of campaigning work on Human Rights in China and stopping violence against women and meets at 8pm on the second Tuesday of each month at St. Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath.
Amnesty International Book Sale
9am-5pm Saturday 20th June
Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 8BF
The Blackheath and Greenwich Group of Amnesty International is holding its annual fund-raising book sale on Saturday 20th June at the Church of the Ascension, Dartmouth Row, London SE10 (10 minutes walk up Lewisham Hill from Lewisham BR, DLR & Bus Station). Doors open at 9am.
The local group has collected thousands of books from a variety of sources, including publishers and book reviewers as well as individual donors. Books will be on sale at prices starting at 20p. The quality of books – many of which are brand new – is exceptionally high, and there will be plenty of bargains to be found, from second-hand paperbacks to review copies of recently-published novels.
The book sale – now in its 35th year – is established as Amnesty International’s most successful local fundraising event in the UK, raising over £165,000 over the years.
Amnesty International works worldwide for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political prisoners and an end to torture, extrajudicial executions, disappearances and the death penalty. The Blackheath and Greenwich group has done a lot of campaigning work on Human Rights in China and stopping violence against women and meets at 8pm on the second Tuesday of each month at St. Margaret’s Church, Lee Terrace, Blackheath.
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
The Odyssey
I don't know how many of you actually got round to joining London Bubble's Fan Made Theatre scheme. If you haven't, it's not too late - for twenty quid you get to sit-in on rehearsals, have priority booking on shows and go to the cast party, but you don't get to have a say in this year's promenade performance any more, because it's just been decided.
It's going to be The Odyssey, which I'm delighted about, because I'd suggested something ancient and Greek, but I'd been thinking more along the lines of classical plays. The Odyssey is a much better idea - and absolutely perfect for promenade performances as it's the ultimate Journey story.
I can't wait to see it. Bubble productions are always full of exciting things to see and hear, both near to and far away from the audience (there's always mad stuff going on in the distance, which makes you feel like the play's 'world' is happening all around you.) I'm particularly loking forward to how they deal with the "meanwhile, back at home" part of the story. Perhaps Penelope can sit and knit on a truck or something...
The closest it gets to us (they don't get to be in Greenwich Park, a real shame...) is Oxleas Wood.
Check out the website for details.
It's going to be The Odyssey, which I'm delighted about, because I'd suggested something ancient and Greek, but I'd been thinking more along the lines of classical plays. The Odyssey is a much better idea - and absolutely perfect for promenade performances as it's the ultimate Journey story.
I can't wait to see it. Bubble productions are always full of exciting things to see and hear, both near to and far away from the audience (there's always mad stuff going on in the distance, which makes you feel like the play's 'world' is happening all around you.) I'm particularly loking forward to how they deal with the "meanwhile, back at home" part of the story. Perhaps Penelope can sit and knit on a truck or something...
The closest it gets to us (they don't get to be in Greenwich Park, a real shame...) is Oxleas Wood.
Check out the website for details.
Friday, 29 May 2009
Summer Undergraduate Showcases
A series of shows will allow prospective employers and the public, as well as
family and friends, to view the culmination of students' hard work this summer.
e-Motion, the eighth annual show by digital media students, showcases creative
websites, edutainment CD-ROMs, 3D animation, digital video and computer games.
Digital Media student Tom Brown has used 3D crowd simulation to produce an
educational DVD of the body's immune system fighting a virus, aimed at GCSE
students (pictured below).
"I knew I wanted to do something using 3D crowd simulation as it's become very
widely used in visual effects over the last ten years, and it can demonstrate a
complicated subject like virology," says Tom.
e-Motion runs from 4 to 6 June in King William Court.
Students from the School of Architecture & Construction, including landscape
architecture and garden design postgraduates, will be displaying project works
at the old Meinier chocolate factory. The show explores making liveable
landscapes at a time of global warming, as well as promoting educational
landscape design opportunities in the UK.
BA Hons Architecture students are showcasing their works in the university's
Queen Anne Court from 13 June.
Senior lecturer Jonathan Tuckey says: "The Architecture student exhibition is a
celebration and display of students' work, from first year up to Masters,
communicating ideas of new buildings and cities.
"It is an amazing display of productive effort, through digital drawings, movies
and abstract models, and gives members of the public a chance to see inside the
old buildings and to experience the students' work."
Also taking place are exhibitions from students of the Postgraduate Media Arts
programme and BA Media & Cultural Communications, in the Stephen Lawrence
Gallery.
family and friends, to view the culmination of students' hard work this summer.
e-Motion, the eighth annual show by digital media students, showcases creative
websites, edutainment CD-ROMs, 3D animation, digital video and computer games.
Digital Media student Tom Brown has used 3D crowd simulation to produce an
educational DVD of the body's immune system fighting a virus, aimed at GCSE
students (pictured below).
"I knew I wanted to do something using 3D crowd simulation as it's become very
widely used in visual effects over the last ten years, and it can demonstrate a
complicated subject like virology," says Tom.
e-Motion runs from 4 to 6 June in King William Court.
Students from the School of Architecture & Construction, including landscape
architecture and garden design postgraduates, will be displaying project works
at the old Meinier chocolate factory. The show explores making liveable
landscapes at a time of global warming, as well as promoting educational
landscape design opportunities in the UK.
BA Hons Architecture students are showcasing their works in the university's
Queen Anne Court from 13 June.
Senior lecturer Jonathan Tuckey says: "The Architecture student exhibition is a
celebration and display of students' work, from first year up to Masters,
communicating ideas of new buildings and cities.
"It is an amazing display of productive effort, through digital drawings, movies
and abstract models, and gives members of the public a chance to see inside the
old buildings and to experience the students' work."
Also taking place are exhibitions from students of the Postgraduate Media Arts
programme and BA Media & Cultural Communications, in the Stephen Lawrence
Gallery.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
CREATE at the Old Royal Naval College
Create is a celebration of art, music, history and entertainment which runs from
Friday 5 June to Sunday 14 June in the five boroughs surrounding the site of the
2012 Olympics. And once again the University of Greenwich is in the thick of it.
There is plenty of credit-crunch busting free fun to be had, including a history
workshop, entitled Getting started in local and family history: an introduction
for absolute beginners, which will run from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, 6 June in
King William Court at the university's Greenwich Campus.
University historians and local archivists will be on hand to give expert
advice, and there will be an opportunity to have a snoop at census data and
parish records. If you're curious about taking those first steps in tracing your
roots, this is the perfect way to start.
There are also guided tours, graduation shows from the university's architecture
and media students, and a superb open gallery art project.
There are also two 'Open House' tours (12.30pm and 3pm, lasting about an hour)
of Queen Anne Court in the Old Royal Naval College, and the Dreadnought Library,
both parts of the university, on Saturday 13 June.
Tour leader Alison Lawrence says: "The chance to step inside the magnificent
buildings of the Royal Naval Hospital is indeed a privilege. It is perhaps the
single finest set-piece of English Architecture of any period."
And as each tour ends, the university's drama students will perform two pieces
of Restoration dance, complete with period costumes, and invite members of the
audience to join in.
The university's Architecture Summer Exhition, held in Queen Anne Court, is open
on Friday 5 June (10am-7pm), Saturday 6 June (10am-6pm), Sunday 7 June (12noon-
6pm), Friday 12 June (10am-7pm) and Saturday 13th June (10am-6pm). The
Exhibition is free.
The Stephen Lawrence Gallery hosts the BA Media, Culture & Communications &
Creative Industries show (Wednesday, 3 June to Saturday, 6 June, open 10am-5pm,
except Saturday, 11am-4pm).
The gallery also hosts the ReFRAMED Open Gallery art project from Thursday, 11
June to Friday, 19 June (opening times: Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturday,
11am-4pm, closed Sunday).
Curator David Waterworth says: "Self-taught artists from homeless, addiction and
offending backgrounds have been selected to submit artwork. This diverse and
dynamic group of artists have been making art for a number of years.
"ReFRAMED aims to displace the frame of the past that lingers around their work,
so that it may transcend the personal histories of its creators."
Friday 5 June to Sunday 14 June in the five boroughs surrounding the site of the
2012 Olympics. And once again the University of Greenwich is in the thick of it.
There is plenty of credit-crunch busting free fun to be had, including a history
workshop, entitled Getting started in local and family history: an introduction
for absolute beginners, which will run from 11am to 2pm on Saturday, 6 June in
King William Court at the university's Greenwich Campus.
University historians and local archivists will be on hand to give expert
advice, and there will be an opportunity to have a snoop at census data and
parish records. If you're curious about taking those first steps in tracing your
roots, this is the perfect way to start.
There are also guided tours, graduation shows from the university's architecture
and media students, and a superb open gallery art project.
There are also two 'Open House' tours (12.30pm and 3pm, lasting about an hour)
of Queen Anne Court in the Old Royal Naval College, and the Dreadnought Library,
both parts of the university, on Saturday 13 June.
Tour leader Alison Lawrence says: "The chance to step inside the magnificent
buildings of the Royal Naval Hospital is indeed a privilege. It is perhaps the
single finest set-piece of English Architecture of any period."
And as each tour ends, the university's drama students will perform two pieces
of Restoration dance, complete with period costumes, and invite members of the
audience to join in.
The university's Architecture Summer Exhition, held in Queen Anne Court, is open
on Friday 5 June (10am-7pm), Saturday 6 June (10am-6pm), Sunday 7 June (12noon-
6pm), Friday 12 June (10am-7pm) and Saturday 13th June (10am-6pm). The
Exhibition is free.
The Stephen Lawrence Gallery hosts the BA Media, Culture & Communications &
Creative Industries show (Wednesday, 3 June to Saturday, 6 June, open 10am-5pm,
except Saturday, 11am-4pm).
The gallery also hosts the ReFRAMED Open Gallery art project from Thursday, 11
June to Friday, 19 June (opening times: Monday to Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturday,
11am-4pm, closed Sunday).
Curator David Waterworth says: "Self-taught artists from homeless, addiction and
offending backgrounds have been selected to submit artwork. This diverse and
dynamic group of artists have been making art for a number of years.
"ReFRAMED aims to displace the frame of the past that lingers around their work,
so that it may transcend the personal histories of its creators."
Friday, 15 May 2009
New Radio Project - Now Hear This
Remember those guys that did the weird but wonderful "100 Cauliflowers" event last year? Well this year they're doing another wacky project - this time radio based. I'll let them tell you about it - but be quick if you're interested - deadline is 22nd May:
NOW HEAR THIS is a new radio programme that wants to hear from you now!
If you live or work in East Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula or Charlton then please get in touch to be part of this programme.
This is a chance to have your voice heard and to take part in an arts project that is spreading understanding of local issues and encouraging debate.
We want to hear your opinion on whatever you think is the most important local issue of the moment. Call our local number leaving your short 'despatch' about your issue. Deadline for despatches is Friday 22nd May 2009.
Here’s how to do it.
1. Decide what you want to say. We’re looking for issues of importance to people who live or work in
East Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula or Charlton but it could be anything really. Good or bad.
2. Is there a location relevant to your subject? If so you can go there to record your despatch, if not then just go to step 3.
3. Call the Now Hear This hotline 020 8858 8612. Record your despatch onto the answer phone.
What happens next:
If your despatch is chosen then you’ll be invited to a local public event where your issue will be discussed with other community members.
After that, an audio programme will be made that will include the despatches and the discussion. We will broadcast this out across both the internet and on live FM radio over the summer. Watch the Stream website for when and where.
Deadline for despatches is Friday 22nd May 2009.
For more information please visit www.nowhearthis.me.uk
Now Hear This is a project by Holy Mountain, commissioned by Stream.
NOW HEAR THIS is a new radio programme that wants to hear from you now!
If you live or work in East Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula or Charlton then please get in touch to be part of this programme.
This is a chance to have your voice heard and to take part in an arts project that is spreading understanding of local issues and encouraging debate.
We want to hear your opinion on whatever you think is the most important local issue of the moment. Call our local number leaving your short 'despatch' about your issue. Deadline for despatches is Friday 22nd May 2009.
Here’s how to do it.
1. Decide what you want to say. We’re looking for issues of importance to people who live or work in
East Greenwich, Greenwich Peninsula or Charlton but it could be anything really. Good or bad.
2. Is there a location relevant to your subject? If so you can go there to record your despatch, if not then just go to step 3.
3. Call the Now Hear This hotline 020 8858 8612. Record your despatch onto the answer phone.
What happens next:
If your despatch is chosen then you’ll be invited to a local public event where your issue will be discussed with other community members.
After that, an audio programme will be made that will include the despatches and the discussion. We will broadcast this out across both the internet and on live FM radio over the summer. Watch the Stream website for when and where.
Deadline for despatches is Friday 22nd May 2009.
For more information please visit www.nowhearthis.me.uk
Now Hear This is a project by Holy Mountain, commissioned by Stream.
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Bearspace Stuff
Loads of new stuff over at Bearspace. They haven't really sent me anything that I can easily digest for you, but take a peek at the website for fun stuff to see and do...
Greenwich Christmas Cards
Yes - I KNOW it's only May - but you have to start these things early. This year there will be some exclusive Christmas cards produced for Meridian School in Old Woolwich Road, with all proceeds going to help the school.
They are going to be drawn local cartoonist, Jeremy Banks (the award-winning Banksy from the Financial Times) so they'll be really different.
The school's looking for local businesses who might like to place an advance order for these very special cards in and perhaps secure a spot on the back as sponsors.
Nearer Christmas, the cards will hopefully be available from local outlets, or direct from the Friends of Meridian School.
So - is there a local business out there interested in a little publicity in return for some sponsorship?
Contact Katie via email (kbreathwick@lineone.net).
They are going to be drawn local cartoonist, Jeremy Banks (the award-winning Banksy from the Financial Times) so they'll be really different.
The school's looking for local businesses who might like to place an advance order for these very special cards in and perhaps secure a spot on the back as sponsors.
Nearer Christmas, the cards will hopefully be available from local outlets, or direct from the Friends of Meridian School.
So - is there a local business out there interested in a little publicity in return for some sponsorship?
Contact Katie via email (kbreathwick@lineone.net).
Greenwich Artists Open Studios
GREENWICH OPEN STUDIOS
Nineteen Greenwich artists welcome you into their studios as part of June's ‘Create’ festival in Greenwich. You can meet the artists in their varied surroundings displaying original paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, jewellery and ceramics.
This year includes the Trafalgar Rowing Centre for the first time - hosting artists Carol Kenna and Steve Lobb; new paintings of Greenwich Park by Tina Mammoser created specially for open studios; unique motorcycle helmet sculptures by Penny Matheson in the Picturehouse cinema; and many artists showing in the village as part of the larger Greenwich Create! festival. Look out for examples of their work in shop windows as they bring art to the heart of Greenwich!
5-6 and 13-14 June
Studios are open from 12-6pm or by appointment.
Collect a leaflet that includes map from Greenwich Tourist Office, local libraries or download at: www.greenwichopenstudios.org Tel: 020 8858 7829
Nineteen Greenwich artists welcome you into their studios as part of June's ‘Create’ festival in Greenwich. You can meet the artists in their varied surroundings displaying original paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, jewellery and ceramics.
This year includes the Trafalgar Rowing Centre for the first time - hosting artists Carol Kenna and Steve Lobb; new paintings of Greenwich Park by Tina Mammoser created specially for open studios; unique motorcycle helmet sculptures by Penny Matheson in the Picturehouse cinema; and many artists showing in the village as part of the larger Greenwich Create! festival. Look out for examples of their work in shop windows as they bring art to the heart of Greenwich!
5-6 and 13-14 June
Studios are open from 12-6pm or by appointment.
Collect a leaflet that includes map from Greenwich Tourist Office, local libraries or download at: www.greenwichopenstudios.org Tel: 020 8858 7829
Eltham Tudor Barn Open Day
The Tudor Barn has just had a facelift courtesy of the council, who have been looking for someone suitable to run it. The mantle has fallen upon Suzie Bailey's company Staar, and she will be holding a special open day on Sunday 24th May where there will be a "community consultation/display of the works which we intend to do to the building."
After a lot of searching, (I was sent a powerpoint presentation that looked lovely and used lots of buzz words but in reality said nothing...) I found a website for the project, which I have to say, at first look, appears impressive. None of the links on it work yet; perhaps that will happen after the 24th - but hey - if this lives up to the promises it's making here, it could be very exciting indeed.
I'm slightly bothered by the inclusion of wedding marquees - if you stick a marquee outside somewhere lovely like the Tudor Barn all summer, the only people that enjoy the view are those inside the tent. But that's a small gripes. This looks like it could be very nice indeed.
After a lot of searching, (I was sent a powerpoint presentation that looked lovely and used lots of buzz words but in reality said nothing...) I found a website for the project, which I have to say, at first look, appears impressive. None of the links on it work yet; perhaps that will happen after the 24th - but hey - if this lives up to the promises it's making here, it could be very exciting indeed.
I'm slightly bothered by the inclusion of wedding marquees - if you stick a marquee outside somewhere lovely like the Tudor Barn all summer, the only people that enjoy the view are those inside the tent. But that's a small gripes. This looks like it could be very nice indeed.
Monday, 4 May 2009
Greenwich CREATE
Loads of probably-very-exciting stuff going on as part of the CREATE festival. The press release was so long I lost the will to live, so I've just cut-and-pasted it all here. If I have a day or so to read through it I'm sure I'll find some good stuff in there, in the meanwhile, I hope they produce a leaflet - reading so much onscreen makes my eyes boggle.
EXHIBITIONS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
EXHIBITIONS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
Greenwich as Gallery.
Greenwich Town Centre and adjacent shopping areas will be turned into one large gallery with businesses of all kinds giving window space to a work of art by members of the Greenwich Open Studio and
Greenwich Printmaker groups
and other local artists.
Greenwich Picturehouse,
Greenwich High Road
Art in the Picturehouse. Throughout the Festival and the remainder of June work by local artists will be shown: portraiture by LJ McLeod in the upstairs bar, Tina Mammoser’s abstract seascapes in the screening room gallery and Penny Matheson’s biker helmet sculptures in the upstairs foyer.More details: artinthebar@yahoo.co.uk or www.picturehouses.co.uk
Admission free
Viewfinder Gallery, Peyton Place (off Royal Hill) SE10
School Run, a photographic exhibition. Photographs taken by two
parents, Kelly Hill and Jonathan
Illingworth, on the daily school run.
Open Mon-Fri 9-5pm,
Saturday-Sunday 12-4pm
Admission free.
Prue Corp, 16 Shooters Hill Road SE3 7BD with details including voice type.
Groups from local choirs very
welcome; a group of 10 pay for only 9 places. Payable on the day, cash or cheques only
7.30 Public performance
Tickets £5.00 on the door
Supported by Greenwich Hospital
DAY-TO-DAY-EVENTS
FRIDAY 5 JUNE
11 – 4 Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Court,
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, SE10. BA Media, Culture and Communications exhibition.
Admission free.
2.30 All Saints Church,
Blackheath Piano recital
Pianist: Prach Boondiskulchok
Programme: Mussorgsky,
Pictures at an Exhibition
Tea and cakes will be served
Paintings by All Saints schoolchildren on display.
Admission free, retiring collection.
SATURDAY 6 JUNE
11 – 4 Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Court,
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, SE10. BA Media, Culture and Communications exhibition. Admission free.
11 – 5 Cutty Sark Gardens
Exhibition of the prize-winners in a local primary schools art competition on the theme Why I like Greenwich
Admission free.
11 – 2 Old Royal Naval College, Room 302 King William Building, University of Greenwich (opposite the National Maritime Museum) Local History Workshop. Getting started in local and family history
An introductory lecture and workshop for absolute beginners
If you are interested in finding out about the history of your own area and/or want to research your own family history but don’t know where to start, then this is the session for you!
University historians and local archivists will offer advice and guidance on finding sources and interpreting and understanding documentary evidence. Trace your ancestors and find out who once lived in your house . Admission free
11.15 Morden College Chapel
19 St Germans Place, SE3
College Chapel,
Coffee Morning Concert
Caz Wolfson - Virtuoso Percussion. An exhilarating performance of contemporary music for a dazzling array of percussion instruments. 45 minutes Admission free, retiring collection
12 – 6 Greenwich Open Studios
Up to 20 artists in the Greenwich area will be opening up their studios and houses to show their work. Those coming to view can buy or simply browse. For maps and more details see www.greenwichopenstudios.org or ring 020 8858 7829. Admission free.
2.30 – 8ish Greenwich Park
Greenwich Society/Blackheath
Society Annual Cricket Match.
Admission free.
2.30- 6 St Alfege Church,
Greenwich
Rehearsal for Come and Sing Brahms German Requiem
Spend the afternoon rehearsing this magnificent choral work in the
wonderful acoustic of Greenwich’s central church and in the evening invite your friends to hear you
perform the whole work,
accompanied by professional soloists, piano duet and timpani in a
contemporary arrangement
approved by Brahms and under the direction of Elinor Corp.
Registration from 2 pm; cost for singers with own scores, £10.00.
Scores (Novello, ed. John West in English) for hire, £2.00 + £10 returnable deposit.
Please pre-register by 1 June; e-mail pruecorp@dsl.pipex.com or write to
Prue Corp, 16 Shooters Hill Road SE3 7BD with details including voice type.
Groups from local choirs very
welcome; a group of 10 pay for only 9 places. Payable on the day, cash or cheques only
7.30 Public performance
Tickets £5.00 on the door
Supported by Greenwich Hospital
SUNDAY 7 JUNE
Greenwich Open Studios
Up to 20 artists in the Greenwich area will be opening up their studios and houses to show their work. Those coming to view can buy or simply browse. For maps and more details see www.greenwichopenstudios.org or ring 020 8858 7829
Admission free
2 – 6 Greenwich Open Gardens. Admission free – contribution to charity appreciated
4.30 All Saints’ Church, Blackheath Festival Choral Evensong
The Choir of All Saints with Archi Cantoures and special guests.
Responses – Ayleward,
Canticles - Purcell in B flat
Sermon in Music,
Monteverdi - Ave Maris Stella (from the Vespers of 1610)
Purcell - Hosanna to the Highest, Purcell - O Lord, Thou art my God
Admission free. Collection
7.30 John Roan School, Maze Hill
Music Hall
“Music Hall at its Best” - The Stage
Another of Celia Moreton-Prichard’s productions, well known in the area for many years – featuring Colin Sell (of I’m Sorry, I Haven’t a Cluefame) at the pianoforte, Robert Lister in the chair, Peter John, Colette Kelly and full supporting company.
An evening of uncomplicated fun, singing and much laughter.
£10.00, from Greenwich Theatre Box Office, 020 8858 7755.
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk Supported by HSBC Greenwich.
MONDAY 8 JUNE
11.30 –12.30 Queen’s House,
National Maritime Museum.
Special guided tour led by Pieter van der Merwe, the NMM General Editor and Greenwich specialist.
Lasting approximately one hour this will cover aspects of the
development and history of
occupation, with comment on
artworks currently on display there, followed by:
12.30 –1 app. A costumed display of Baroque dancing by University of Greenwich drama students in the Great Hall.
Baroque dance was an intrinsic part of the history both of the Queen’s House and the Old Royal Naval College; Queen Henrietta Maria and her ladies danced for their theatrical performances in the Queen’s House at one end of the social spectrum, Samuel Pepys, his wife and friends danced in his small apartment in the then Royal Hospital at the other
Visitors will be invited to watch and even join in!
Meet in the Great Hall, Queen’s House at 11.20. Admission free
1.00 Greenwich Picturehouse,
180 Greenwich High Road
Reminscence screening of
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Routinely voted one of the greatest films of all time and revered as one of the foundation stones of Italian neo-realism, this is the moving story of a desperate father whose new job is threatened when his bicycle is stolen. Too poor to buy another, he and his son take to the streets in an impossible search for his bike.
Tickets: £6.00/Members £5.00/ Seniors £4.50 0871 704 2059 www.picturehouses.co.uk
From 3.00 Greenwich Park,
meet at Bandstand
Organised children’s treasure hunt(ages 3 –12). Bring a picnic.
Admission free
6.30 Greenwich Picturehouse, 180 Greenwich High Road
THE DOC SLOT- THE END OF THE LINE
The first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of over-fishing on our oceans. Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the
future if we do not stop, think and act.
Tickets: £6.00 / £5.50 Concessions / £5.00 Members. 0871 704 2059
www.picturehouses.co.uk
7.30 Laban Theatre, Creekside, SE8
Mixed Bill. An evening of fresh and varied short works choreographed by second year Dance Theatre students. This programme may include some performances around the building before/after the main show in the Theatre. Please check our website 2 weeks prior to the performance for times and details.
There is no extra cost to attend any added events on this evening). £6.00 (£3.00 concessions)
Box Office 020 8469 9500
Information www.laban.org
8pm Nelson Room,
Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row
Party Pieces 2009,
Gilbert and Sullivan at Sea. An evening of excerpts from HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Gondoliers – a watery selection in aid of Cutty Sark, with soloists, ensembles and choruses conducted by Elinor Corp. Performed by the Centenary Company, acclaimed for their sparkling productions at Greenwich Theatre during the last three years.
Doors open 7.30; upstairs bar
available. £12.00 (at tables of 10) pre-booked from the Ticket Secretary on 020 8294 2939 and on the door.
Supported by Greenwich Inc.
TUESDAY 9 JUNE
10 – 5 Stephen Lawrence
Gallery, Queen Anne Building, University of Greenwich,
Old Royal Naval College .
Aspire Open Gallery Project. This provides exhibition space and support to a group who have recently completed offender and drug rehabilitation programmes in SE London. The aim is to assist group members to make and install work for the
Exhibition. Admission free
10.30 – 12-30 Walking tour of two Greenwich Almshouses – Queen Elizabeth’s College, Greenwich High Road, founded in 1575/6 by William Lambarde (the oldest of those in the Borough) and the 1884 Widow Smith and John Penn Almshouses in South Street, the youngest in the Greenwich area. In both cases it is hoped to meet residents, tour the buildings and see inside homes. Refreshments will
be offered in the Common Room during the second visit This is an unusual opportunity to see behind closed doors, so don’t miss it.
Led by Diana Rimel
Meet at Greenwich Station bookinghall, 10.20 There is a top limit of 30 people for this tour and it is unsuitable for pets or young children. £5.00 per person on arrival, but please pre-book on diana@historytalk.fsnet.co.uk
or telephone 020 8858 5886
1.05 Recital in the Chapel, Old Royal Naval College
Trinity College of Music
Admission free
11.00 – 9.00 Greenwich Covered
Market.
Food to go, Arts and Crafts, Fresh Produce, Late Night Shop Openings
Live Art. A number of young artists will be showing their wild and whacky works in a day-long exhibition in the town centre.
5.30 – 9.00 Live Music, including:
Goldsmiths Music Collective: a 13-piece improvisational outfit, featuring two drummers, upright & electric bass, 3 guitars, keyboards, saxes, vocals, electronics & live sampling, with influences from jazz to hip-hop, via the avant garde . . .
The Reckoning, Indie music.
There will be more happenings during the day and evening, giving the market a real buzz. Admission free.
With acknowledgements to Greenwich Hospital for permission to use the Market
7.30 Laban Theatre,
Creekside, SE8
Mixed Bill. An evening of fresh and varied short works choreographed by second year Dance Theatre students. This programme may include some performances around the building before/after the main show in the Theatre. Please check our website two weeks prior to the performance for times and details (there is no extra cost to attend any added events on this evening)
£6.00 (£3.00 concessions)
Box Office 020 8469 9500
Information www.laban.org
8.00 The Mitre (Upstairs), Greenwich High Road
Fun Folk with a Twist - "Murder and Mayhem, Cannibalism and Courtship, Arson and Adultery" - and you thought folk music was just fol-de-rol and fa la la! Join us for a nite of folk, fun and more at the Mitre - socks and sandals optional, Upstairs bar.
£8.00/£6.00 (Student/O.A.P./under 18) on the door.
WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE
10 am – 5pm Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Building,
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College
Details as Tuesday. Admission free
10.30 – 12.30 Historical Thames walk
Meet at Greenwich Pier. Discover the earliest roots of maritime,
mercantile and Royal life along the timeless tideway and find out how it all evolved.
Maximum number 30 – please pre-register on
member@100embleton.fsnet.co.uk
Led by Julian Watson. Admission free
7.00 Greenwich Picturehouse,
180 Greenwich High Road
BOTTLE SHOCK & WINE TASTING EVENT
An evening dedicated to one of the landmark events in the history of wine, the 1976 ‘Judgement of Paris’, when Napa wines beat some of the titans of French wine in a blind tasting and put Californian wines on the map for good. A screening of the award-winning film BOTTLE SHOCK (12A), starring Alan Rickman & Bill Pullman, preceded by a wine tasting featuring the wines of Napa Valley, California versus some top French wines. Over 18’s only.
Tickets: £22.00 / £20.00 Members .
7.30 Laban Theatre,
Creekside, SE8
Mixed Bill. An evening of fresh and varied short works choreographed by second year Dance Theatre students. This programme may include some performances around the building before/after the main show in the Theatre. Please check our website two weeks prior to the performance for times and details (there is no extra cost to attend any added events on this evening)
£6.00 (£3.00 concessions). Box Office 020 8469 9500 Information www.laban.org
7.30 Greenwich Park. Meet at Bandstand. Picnic in the Park with music Admission free.
8.00 Jazz Upstairs at The Mitre, Greenwich High Road
Mark Armstrong Quartet
Acclaimed jazz trumpeter Mark Armstrong fronts his new quartet featuring a mix of original compositions and fresh arrangements of jazz standards. A great opportunity to hear four of London's finest improvisers at this intimate venue in the heart of Greenwich, and to sample new material ahead of their debut album release. Upstairs bar
£8.00/£6.00 (Student/O.A.P./under 18) on the door. (Est. finish time: 10.30pm)
THURSDAY 11 JUNE
10 – 5 Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Building,
University of Greenwich,
Old Royal Naval College
Details as Tuesday. Admission free
10.30 – 12 approx Greenwich Park. Historical walk
Meet 11.20 at St Mary’s Gate (junction of Nevada Street and King William Walk), start up the steep-ish hill to the Ranger’s House, then across to the Observatory, finishing at Wolfe’s statue (where there are cafés for refreshment.) The walk will focus on historic buildings and features.
Led by John Mitchell; maximum 30 people. Admission free
1.05 St Alfege Church, Greenwich, Trinity College of Music recital
Admission free
6.30 – 8.30 The Orangery, Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, SE10
Poetry in Motion, literary evening
Celebrating the opening of a new exhibition featuring poetry on fans, two actors will read some of the poems and the audience can then view the exhibition. A booklet containing a selection of the poems will be on sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society
Pre-book at Fan Museum,
020 8305 1441. Maximum 40 people
£8.00 to include a glass of wine
6.30 Greenwich Picturehouse 180 Greenwich High Road
PREVIEW: Coco Avant Chanel (cert TBC). Audrey Tatou (Amélie) stars as Coco Chanel in Coco Before Chanel, a biopic of the legendary fashion designer. Tickets: £9.00/concessions £7.50/Members £7.00. 0871 704 2059
www.picturehouses.co.uk
7.30 pm Laban Theatre, Creekside, SE8
Mixed Bill. An evening of fresh and varied short works choreographed by second year Dance Theatre students. This programme may include some performances around the building before/after the main show in the Theatre. Please check our website 2 weeks prior to the performance for times and details (there is no extra cost to attend any added events on this evening)
£6.00 (£3.00 concessions)
Box Office 020 8469 9500
Information www.laban.org
FRIDAY 12 JUNE
10 – 5 Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Building,
University of Greenwich,
Old Royal Naval College
Details as Tuesday. Admission free.
2.20 The Queen’s House, Maritime Museum.
Special guided tour led by Pieter van der Merwe, the NMM General Editor and Greenwich specialist. Lasting approximately one hour this will cover aspects of the development and history of occupation, with comment on artworks currently on display there.
Meet in the Great Hall, Queen’s House at 2.20.pm. Admission free.
7.30 St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Breve Ensemble, directed by Daniel Ludford Thomas
Rachmaninov Vespers
This a cappella work is inspired by the whole Orthodox tradition, drawing on melodies, chants and sonorous harmonies for sumptuous vocal effects.
£10.00 (concessions £8.00) on the door .
SATURDAY 13 JUNE
10 – 5 Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Queen Anne Building,
University of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College.
Details as Tuesday.
All day: Old Royal Naval College Henry Vlll events. Admission free
11.15 Morden College Chapel, Coffee Concert,
19 St German’s Place SE3
Anneke Hodnett - Harp.
A delightful programme from this award winning harpist.
Alsonso Mudarra: Fantasia que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico.
J.S. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B minor Pierick Houdy Sonate.
Claude Debussy: Danseuses de Delphes : La Fille aux Cheveux de lin
E. A. Walter-Kune: Fantaisie sur un Theme de l’Opera “Eugene Onegin” Peter Tchaikovsky
Admission free. Retiring collection
12 - 6 Greenwich Open Studios
Up to 20 artists in the Greenwich area will be opening up their studios and houses to show their work. Those coming to view can buy or simply browse. For maps and more details see www.greenwichopenstudios.org or ring 020 8858 7829 Admission free
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Greenwich Park Olympic Events Open Day
Greenwich Park Open Day to reveal first plans for the Equestrian events 2012.
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May 2009
10.00.am - 6.00pm
Pavillion Tea Rooms, Greenwich Park.
www.greenwich.park@london2012.com
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May 2009
10.00.am - 6.00pm
Pavillion Tea Rooms, Greenwich Park.
www.greenwich.park@london2012.com
Mish Mash Band Dates
The popular Mish-Mash Band will be at:
British Oak (Blackheath Standard) this Monday- 4th May at 3 pm,
Hardys, Trafalgar Road 16th May
Pelton Arms on 6th June.
British Oak (Blackheath Standard) this Monday- 4th May at 3 pm,
Hardys, Trafalgar Road 16th May
Pelton Arms on 6th June.
Medical London - Greenwich Walk
Ross McFarlane of the Welcome Trust will be leading the Deptford and Greenwich leg of the Medical London series of Walks on the 7 & 14th June,tying in with the glorious Medical London Boxed Set of books and maps.
Find more details here.
Find more details here.
Greenwich Industrial History Society Talks
Greenwich Industrial History Society has the well-known (internationally famous) historical geologist PAUL SOWAN to speak at its next meeting on 12th May on GILBERT'S PIT.Gilbert's Pit is an incredibly important site in Maryon Park - which we all hoped would be the recipient of restoration funds from the London Mayor's Office - but sadly it went unappreciated and lost the ballot. Here's your chance to learn more about it! Its at the Old Bakehouse, Bennet Park, SE3 7.30. The Old Bakehouse is behind the Age Exchange Building in Blackheath Village
Other talks include:
23rd June Lorna Coventry on System Building on the Morris Walk Estate
21st July Thames Discovery Team on discoveries on the Foreshore.
15th September Mary Mills on the Hills of Greenwich and a lot of other places
20th October &nb sp; Duncan Hawkins on Waterfront Archaeology of Greenwich and Lewisham
17th November Edward Sargent on The Grand Surrey Canal
16th March Ken Mcgovern Pitcher’s Northfleet Dockyard
&nb sp; (provisional booking)
13th April Diana Rimel. The Ashburnham Triangle - a Reappraisal
Other talks include:
23rd June Lorna Coventry on System Building on the Morris Walk Estate
21st July Thames Discovery Team on discoveries on the Foreshore.
15th September Mary Mills on the Hills of Greenwich and a lot of other places
20th October &nb sp; Duncan Hawkins on Waterfront Archaeology of Greenwich and Lewisham
17th November Edward Sargent on The Grand Surrey Canal
16th March Ken Mcgovern Pitcher’s Northfleet Dockyard
&nb sp; (provisional booking)
13th April Diana Rimel. The Ashburnham Triangle - a Reappraisal
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Antiques Roadshow
1st October - Antiques Roadshow at the National Maritime Museum IanVisits has the details...
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Public Lecture
Public Lecture at the University of Greenwich
Public-Private Partnerships: What future during Recession and Fiscal
Retrenchment?
Thursday 23rd April 2009 at 6:30pm
The University of Greenwich will be hosting the second of their Business
School public lectures.
David Heald, Professor of Accountancy at the University of Aberdeen, will
be discussing a range of contemporary issues surrounding the UK
public-private partnerships experience to date.
Topics covered will include:
The implosion of the banking sector;
what roles public-private partnerships might play in response to the
paralysis of the banking system;
and Changes to the accounting system.
This is a free event but to secure your place go to
www.gre.ac.uk/business_events for on-line bookings.
Further detail contact: Sarndeep Raven, telephone 020 8331 9083 or email
business-shortcourses@gre.ac.uk.
Venue: King William 315, Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Navel College, Park
Row, London, SE10 9LS
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Visit our website: www.gre.ac.uk/business_events
Public-Private Partnerships: What future during Recession and Fiscal
Retrenchment?
Thursday 23rd April 2009 at 6:30pm
The University of Greenwich will be hosting the second of their Business
School public lectures.
David Heald, Professor of Accountancy at the University of Aberdeen, will
be discussing a range of contemporary issues surrounding the UK
public-private partnerships experience to date.
Topics covered will include:
The implosion of the banking sector;
what roles public-private partnerships might play in response to the
paralysis of the banking system;
and Changes to the accounting system.
This is a free event but to secure your place go to
www.gre.ac.uk/business_events for on-line bookings.
Further detail contact: Sarndeep Raven, telephone 020 8331 9083 or email
business-shortcourses@gre.ac.uk.
Venue: King William 315, Greenwich Campus, Old Royal Navel College, Park
Row, London, SE10 9LS
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Visit our website: www.gre.ac.uk/business_events
Monday, 6 April 2009
Everest Inn
41, Montpelier Vale, SE3. Tel. 020 8852 7872
Here in Britain we're never really going to get 'authentic' curry. We just don't have the fresh ingredients or the chefs. But that doesn't mean that the subcontinental food we get here can't be extremely enjoyable - and the stuff I like best is where a place has taken, perhaps, the place they come from, some general favourite all-purpose Indian dishes and sundry British interpretations and created their own blend.
Everest Inn claims to be Nepalese but there were definitely some influences from central and South India, as well as a British-y twist in the food I ate here at the weekend. And I have absolutely no problem with that.
I never visited the old restaurant in Tranquil Vale - for no real reason other than 'so many eateries, so little time...'
It always slightly bothered me that they advertise so much though. Every local magazine and paper seems to carry an ad for the place and it seems to be a stalwart candidate for the aforesaid mags' 'independent reviews,' where, of course, everything is always marvellous and the reviewer has always been so well-fed by the previous courses that they felt they couldn't possibly stuff away a pud as well, but it was all so delicious they just had to have one anyway. I mean, - who, other than restaurant reviewers, ever manages a pudding after a curry?
But I'm digressing again. Walking across the heath, the old Laughing Buddha site seemed worth a test-out (maybe that's why Everest Inn moved - they're certainly more visible from further off on Montpelier Vale than tucked away on Tranquil.)
It's all very modern and smart. It reminded me distinctly of next-door at Chapters, with all that bare brick and downlighters, and for a second I wondered if I'd gone in the right door.
Do I miss the flock wallpaper, fringed lampshades and cheesy music of old Indian restaurants? Not really - but I do like places to have a bit of individuality and this, lovely, smart and clean as it is, has nothing other than the restaurant's name tastefully squirled in silvered perspex on the wall down the stairs to tell it apart from any other restaurant.
Having said that, it's very comfortable and clean - right to the loos - which, of course, instills confidence in the quality of the cooking.
The menu, as with so many 'regional' restaurants, is a tad schizophrenic. But I already said I like that. Every so often, they point out which are the most popular dishes - handy, I guess, if you can't decide what to have.
We had a general mixture. Oniion Bhaji - rather flat but tasting okay, Lamb Bhutuwa, which was tasty and well flavoured, Malabar Prawn - again, delicately-flavoured if a bit sweet (all that coconut...) and some Brinjal Bhaji, which was absolutely divine. It was nicely done, but at the Blackheath prices they charge, it ought to be. I thought the rice portion that came with the prawns was, frankly, a bit stingey, something that always surprises me in places like this since it's the cheapest part of the meal for them to provide, though the individual portion of rice ordered as a side dish made it up.
All this sounds as though I didn't enjoy it and that's absolutely not the case. I really did like it - especially the aubergine - and I will eat here again (and judging from the overheard conversations between the staff and customers, they rely a lot on repeat custom.) This is enjoyable food. But I still haven't found my ultimate curry. The search continues....
Everest Inn, btw, is not a standalone restaurant. They have branches in Hythe, Old Kent Road and, er, Grantham.
Here in Britain we're never really going to get 'authentic' curry. We just don't have the fresh ingredients or the chefs. But that doesn't mean that the subcontinental food we get here can't be extremely enjoyable - and the stuff I like best is where a place has taken, perhaps, the place they come from, some general favourite all-purpose Indian dishes and sundry British interpretations and created their own blend.
Everest Inn claims to be Nepalese but there were definitely some influences from central and South India, as well as a British-y twist in the food I ate here at the weekend. And I have absolutely no problem with that.
I never visited the old restaurant in Tranquil Vale - for no real reason other than 'so many eateries, so little time...'
It always slightly bothered me that they advertise so much though. Every local magazine and paper seems to carry an ad for the place and it seems to be a stalwart candidate for the aforesaid mags' 'independent reviews,' where, of course, everything is always marvellous and the reviewer has always been so well-fed by the previous courses that they felt they couldn't possibly stuff away a pud as well, but it was all so delicious they just had to have one anyway. I mean, - who, other than restaurant reviewers, ever manages a pudding after a curry?
But I'm digressing again. Walking across the heath, the old Laughing Buddha site seemed worth a test-out (maybe that's why Everest Inn moved - they're certainly more visible from further off on Montpelier Vale than tucked away on Tranquil.)
It's all very modern and smart. It reminded me distinctly of next-door at Chapters, with all that bare brick and downlighters, and for a second I wondered if I'd gone in the right door.
Do I miss the flock wallpaper, fringed lampshades and cheesy music of old Indian restaurants? Not really - but I do like places to have a bit of individuality and this, lovely, smart and clean as it is, has nothing other than the restaurant's name tastefully squirled in silvered perspex on the wall down the stairs to tell it apart from any other restaurant.
Having said that, it's very comfortable and clean - right to the loos - which, of course, instills confidence in the quality of the cooking.
The menu, as with so many 'regional' restaurants, is a tad schizophrenic. But I already said I like that. Every so often, they point out which are the most popular dishes - handy, I guess, if you can't decide what to have.
We had a general mixture. Oniion Bhaji - rather flat but tasting okay, Lamb Bhutuwa, which was tasty and well flavoured, Malabar Prawn - again, delicately-flavoured if a bit sweet (all that coconut...) and some Brinjal Bhaji, which was absolutely divine. It was nicely done, but at the Blackheath prices they charge, it ought to be. I thought the rice portion that came with the prawns was, frankly, a bit stingey, something that always surprises me in places like this since it's the cheapest part of the meal for them to provide, though the individual portion of rice ordered as a side dish made it up.
All this sounds as though I didn't enjoy it and that's absolutely not the case. I really did like it - especially the aubergine - and I will eat here again (and judging from the overheard conversations between the staff and customers, they rely a lot on repeat custom.) This is enjoyable food. But I still haven't found my ultimate curry. The search continues....
Everest Inn, btw, is not a standalone restaurant. They have branches in Hythe, Old Kent Road and, er, Grantham.
Friday, 3 April 2009
Vic Bateman at Paul McPherson Gallery
Vic Bateman is the latest artist to be honoured with an exhibition at the Paul McPherson Gallery. Check him out from 20th April 2009
http://www.paulmcphersongallery.com/
http://www.paulmcphersongallery.com/
Walkies
Ianvisits and Dave have both told me about Battersea Dogs Home who are are holding a sponsored dog-walk on Sunday 5th April.
Check it out here:
http://www.battersea.org.uk/get_involved/challenges_events_and_shows/challenges_events_shows_calendar/greenwich_park.html
Check it out here:
http://www.battersea.org.uk/get_involved/challenges_events_and_shows/challenges_events_shows_calendar/greenwich_park.html
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Goldsmiths Research Project
Have you or one of your staff returned to work after illness? Goldsmiths’ researchers need your help!
Goldsmiths, University of London is launching an important study exploring how the behaviour of line managers impacts on people returning to work after long term sickness absence due to anxiety and depression, back pain, heart disease or cancer. The study needs to recruit line managers, who have experience of managing a returning employee, and employees who have been on long term sickness absence.
Sickness absence costs employers approximately £11 billion per year, so it is vital that employees returning to work are supported successfully. However, little is currently known about what behaviours a line manager needs to be able to support an employee back to work successfully.
The research team have already conducted some preliminary research into this area with HR and Occupational Health professionals.
The research team is now looking to recruit managers and employees for the next stages of the research. They will be conducting 40 minute telephone interviews with, and distributing a survey to:
managers who have managed or are managing employees returning from long term sickness absence and employees who have been on long term sickness absence because of anxiety and depression, back pain, heart disease or cancer and have returned or are about to return to work.
The return-to-work process could either have been successful or unsuccessful - both experiences will provide a useful insight.
If you are a line manager or an employee who fulfills these criteria then the research team would be eager to hear from you. All of the data collected will be treated as confidential.
If you would like to participate or would like more information, please contact
Ben Hicks on b.hicks@gold.ac.uk or 07881 915 776 or visit http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/pss01bh
Goldsmiths, University of London is launching an important study exploring how the behaviour of line managers impacts on people returning to work after long term sickness absence due to anxiety and depression, back pain, heart disease or cancer. The study needs to recruit line managers, who have experience of managing a returning employee, and employees who have been on long term sickness absence.
Sickness absence costs employers approximately £11 billion per year, so it is vital that employees returning to work are supported successfully. However, little is currently known about what behaviours a line manager needs to be able to support an employee back to work successfully.
The research team have already conducted some preliminary research into this area with HR and Occupational Health professionals.
The research team is now looking to recruit managers and employees for the next stages of the research. They will be conducting 40 minute telephone interviews with, and distributing a survey to:
managers who have managed or are managing employees returning from long term sickness absence and employees who have been on long term sickness absence because of anxiety and depression, back pain, heart disease or cancer and have returned or are about to return to work.
The return-to-work process could either have been successful or unsuccessful - both experiences will provide a useful insight.
If you are a line manager or an employee who fulfills these criteria then the research team would be eager to hear from you. All of the data collected will be treated as confidential.
If you would like to participate or would like more information, please contact
Ben Hicks on b.hicks@gold.ac.uk or 07881 915 776 or visit http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/pss01bh
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
The First One's Always Free
If you're planning on doing a general interest course at Greenwich Community College, check this link to get your first course of the year free...
http://www.gcc.ac.uk/general-interest-courses/1st-course-free-at-gcc/
http://www.gcc.ac.uk/general-interest-courses/1st-course-free-at-gcc/
Police Consulation
Sarah's just told me about a police 'surgery' that's being held tomorrow night at West Greenwich House (141, High Road) between 6.00pm and 7.30pm.
She tells me the flyer says "you can tell the team about policing issues that concern you and find out what the police are doing to address crime and disorder issues where you live."
Given the events of the weekend - and, well, let's face it, most weekends these days, there should be much to discuss.
She tells me the flyer says "you can tell the team about policing issues that concern you and find out what the police are doing to address crime and disorder issues where you live."
Given the events of the weekend - and, well, let's face it, most weekends these days, there should be much to discuss.
Police Consultation
Worried about crime in Greenwich? The Met Police are holding a consultation tomorrow night where you can tell the team about policing issues that concern you and find out what the police are doing to address crime and disorder issues where you live
wednesday 1st april 6 - 7.30 pm
west greenwhich house, 141 greenwich high road
wednesday 1st april 6 - 7.30 pm
west greenwhich house, 141 greenwich high road
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Frock Exchange
Too poor to buy new clobber for Spring? Try this on...
As part of BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange Programme’ a national campaign of swapping and customising clothing has been organised at colleges and clubs all over the UK.
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
As part of BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange Programme’ a national campaign of swapping and customising clothing has been organised at colleges and clubs all over the UK.
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
Frock Exchange
Too poor to buy new clobber for Spring? Try this on...
As part of BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange Programme’ a national campaign of swapping and customising clothing has been organised at colleges and clubs all over the UK.
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
As part of BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange Programme’ a national campaign of swapping and customising clothing has been organised at colleges and clubs all over the UK.
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Greenwich Frock Exchange
As part of BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange Programme’ a national campaign of swapping and customising clothing has been organised at colleges and clubs all over the UK.
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
To join in this event, the Greenwich Community College have partnered up with Greenwich locals, the Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department, sustainable fashion designer Inkeri Medley from local design hotbed Cockpit Arts, ex-BBC Journalist now turned Milliner, Mary Jane Baxter, and Flash Trash vintage clothing stall in Greenwich Market to run a chic and thrifty afternoon of frock swapping fun.
The idea of the Frock Exchange is to invite people to bring up to 3 items of good clean quality dresses and clothing in order to swap for a totally new look. We will have style advisors on hand at the exchange to give you tips on how to get a new look. Our fashion tutors can also advise you on the day how to make simple alterations to your garments to update them. This way you are having an afternoon of beating the credit crunch, having thrifty fun in finding a new outfit, plus you are recycling clothes that would otherwise just ended up in land fill sites.
Mary Jane Baxter was featured on BBC2’s ‘Twiggy’s Frock Exchange’ and she has some nifty cost saving tricks on how to make your own unique hat to finish off your look. All will be on running stalls for you to chat about their work.
The Greenwich and Bexley Cottage Hospice Retail Department will be running a stall selling some one-off accessories to compliment your new look. A new belt, bag or scarf can make a difference to your existing wardrobe and you’ll be helping charity too.
Textile demonstrations will be running throughout the afternoon, so there is something for everyone.
The Frock Party Exchange starts on Saturday 21st March 2009 at 12 Noon until 4pm at the Greenwich Community College, Royal Hill, Greenwich, London SE10 8PY. Tickets cost £5. For more details, contact paulas@gcc.ac.uk or call 020 8858 2211 and speak to Carol or Judy, or go to our website: www.gcc.ac.uk.”
Special Screening at the Picturehouse
STUDENT FILMMAKERS CATCH IT ON CAMERA FOR COMIC RELIEF
Students at the University of Greenwich will be participating in a spot of
monkey business for Comic Relief and competing in a guerrilla filmmaking
competition. All of the money raised by the DIY movie making madness will go
towards this year's fundraising event.
Not to be confused with the kind of gorilla filmmaking associated with nature
buffs such as David Attenborough, the CMS Comic Relief Challenge involves a
shoestring budget and using whatever can be found lying around to make a mini
movie. Students have to base their entries on one of the Comic Relief themes -
either "do something funny for money", "red" or "nose".
All of the movies will be screened at the Greenwich Picturehouse on Tuesday 17
March. Along with the screenings there will also be other fundraising fun and
challenges for students, staff, family and friends to enjoy and help raise as
much money as possible for Comic Relief.
Ryan Flynn from the university's School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
which is running the competition, commented:
"The idea came from discussions about how we could help students experience real
world work, deadlines and project planning.
We know that students want to experience as much as possible at university and
this project is a great way of getting them involved in something that will help
the wider world as well as their career prospects."
The fledgling filmmakers have from 9am March 13 until 4pm March 16 to design,
shoot, edit and produce their films. Tickets for the charity night at Greenwich
Picturehouse cost £5.
Students at the University of Greenwich will be participating in a spot of
monkey business for Comic Relief and competing in a guerrilla filmmaking
competition. All of the money raised by the DIY movie making madness will go
towards this year's fundraising event.
Not to be confused with the kind of gorilla filmmaking associated with nature
buffs such as David Attenborough, the CMS Comic Relief Challenge involves a
shoestring budget and using whatever can be found lying around to make a mini
movie. Students have to base their entries on one of the Comic Relief themes -
either "do something funny for money", "red" or "nose".
All of the movies will be screened at the Greenwich Picturehouse on Tuesday 17
March. Along with the screenings there will also be other fundraising fun and
challenges for students, staff, family and friends to enjoy and help raise as
much money as possible for Comic Relief.
Ryan Flynn from the university's School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences,
which is running the competition, commented:
"The idea came from discussions about how we could help students experience real
world work, deadlines and project planning.
We know that students want to experience as much as possible at university and
this project is a great way of getting them involved in something that will help
the wider world as well as their career prospects."
The fledgling filmmakers have from 9am March 13 until 4pm March 16 to design,
shoot, edit and produce their films. Tickets for the charity night at Greenwich
Picturehouse cost £5.
Blackheath Nights Fundraising Night
7.30pm Tuesday 23rd April.
A 'fun' fundraising night at the Clarendon Hotel to raise money for next year's Blackheath lights.
Full details available on www.blackheathlights.co.uk
A 'fun' fundraising night at the Clarendon Hotel to raise money for next year's Blackheath lights.
Full details available on www.blackheathlights.co.uk
Bearspace
JENNY WIENER IS CREATING A SITE SPECIFIC ARTWORK IN THE BEARSPACE WINDOW, DOCUMENTING THE TECHNICAL LANDSCAPE OF DEPTFORD FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EXHIBITION 'YOU ARE HERE.'
THE ARTIST WILL BE WORKING ONSITE ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: FRIDAY 6 & SATURDAY 7 MARCH, 1-5 PM
BEARSPACE is proud to present You Are Here, the first solo exhibition by advancing artist Jenny Wiener. This exhibition continues Wiener's development and current interest in measurement. Through drawing, print and installation she inserts the viewer into the skeletal forms of internal spaces. Her work analyses rather than describes fractured perspectives. This exhibition sets up scenarios in which the audience is bombarded with a space through the use of various viewpoints using both the rigidity of mathematics and the fluidity of wit.
Often combining intricate technical drawing with layers of silk-screened geometric shapes, Wiener's practice revolves around numbers. The units of measurement used to qualify and to quantify, to rate and to grade. These new works interrogate specific spaces using personal experience as a starting point. Observing how we cope with the vast quantity and quality of information in negotiating space her practice remains an investigation rather than a conclusion.
THE ARTIST WILL BE WORKING ONSITE ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS: FRIDAY 6 & SATURDAY 7 MARCH, 1-5 PM
BEARSPACE is proud to present You Are Here, the first solo exhibition by advancing artist Jenny Wiener. This exhibition continues Wiener's development and current interest in measurement. Through drawing, print and installation she inserts the viewer into the skeletal forms of internal spaces. Her work analyses rather than describes fractured perspectives. This exhibition sets up scenarios in which the audience is bombarded with a space through the use of various viewpoints using both the rigidity of mathematics and the fluidity of wit.
Often combining intricate technical drawing with layers of silk-screened geometric shapes, Wiener's practice revolves around numbers. The units of measurement used to qualify and to quantify, to rate and to grade. These new works interrogate specific spaces using personal experience as a starting point. Observing how we cope with the vast quantity and quality of information in negotiating space her practice remains an investigation rather than a conclusion.
Friday, 20 February 2009
Body Worlds Free
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=18805599 Body Worlds is giving away free tickets to greenwich Card holders on Monday 23rd Feb...
Thanks Jack - for pointing that out.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Bearspace for the Year
The always-exciting Bearspace have kindly emailed me their entire year's plans - enjoy!
An Internal Bleeding of the Heart
Paul Caton
23 Jan-21 Feb 09
Private View
Thursday 22 January 6.30-8.30pm
An Internal Bleeding of the Heart is the first solo exhibition by artist Paul Caton. His new body of work is a series of pencil drawings on paper referencing his childhood surroundings; the South
Yorkshire landscape. Taking over the landscapes of his memory are figures of modern teenagers– hooded boys whose theatrical backdrop has been switched from the streets of London to the post- industrial English countryside. Each drawing holds masked allusions to history and literature, Caton’s pencil raids classic landscape tradition to bear witness to an un-championed generation. These narratives are prompted by experiences of real life and child welfare, of history and of art.
Paul Caton graduated with his MFA from St Martin’s School of Art in 2006, and has exhibited since with the likes of Jake & Dinos Chapman, Anya Gallaccio and Bob & Roberta Smith.
You Are Here
Jenny Wiener
06 March-04 April 09
Private View
Thursday 05 March 6.30-8.30pm
You Are Here is the inaugural exhibition by artist Jenny Wiener. This exhibition continues Wiener’s development and current interest in measurement. Her practice revolves around numbers, the units of measurement used to qualify and to quantify, to rate and to grade. Through drawing, print and installation she immerses the viewer into the skeletal forms of internal and external spaces. Her work analyses rather than describes fractured perspectives. This exhibition sets up scenarios in which the audience is bombarded with a space through the use of various viewpoints using both the rigidity of mathematics and the fluidity of wit.
Jenny Wiener graduated with her MFA from the Royal College in 2008 with an impressive exhibition of her work. Since that time Wiener has been building up a new portfolio of work which will be displayed for the first time at BEARSPACE.
Ultimate Love Story
Isabel Rock
17 April-16 May 09
Private View
Thursday 16 April 6.30-8.30pm
Ultimate Love Story is the exciting first solo exhibition by artist Isabel Rock. Her practice creates a parallel world to our own reality- where animals can talk, midgets have four eyes, and birds have dogs’ heads. Rebellious, Rock feels reality is boring, she therefore draws on the teetering stories of infamous children’s tales, romance novels and sensational magazines like ‘Pick Me Up’.
Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2008, her drawings and prints are based firmly in traditional printmaking and graphic art imagery. Ultimate Love Story uses contemporary life to build layers into the work. Rock has shown widely since graduating, including India, London and Manchester.
Etiquette of Comfort
Lisa Slominski & Sally Spinks
29 May-26 June 09
Private View
Thursday 28 May 6.30-8.30pm
Etiquette of Comfort explores the twisted side of the domestic through humour and morphing materials. Sally Spinks uses her unique approach to textile installation, creating handmade wall hangings and found soft furnishing to unsettle domestic bliss, identity and the sense of belonging to both our past and future.
Lisa Slominski plays on the notion of comforting imagery, creating subtle works in Perspex and print that speak into the notion of security, subverting the mass- produced world of commodities and images that influence our state-of-mind. Sally Spinks and Lisa Slominski both received their MFA from Goldsmiths in 2008 and work separately in a new artists’ hub in South Bermondsey, ‘Guild House Studios’.
Tower Blocks and Tunnels
Jörg Obergfell
18 Sept-17 Oct 09
Private View
Thursday 17 September 6.30-8.30pm
Tower Blocks and Tunnels is a one-person exhibition by German artist Jörg Obergfell. In the format of models and photography, Obergfell collects, recombines and reproduces images and objects that explore the urban spatial relationship of ‘Big City’ versus the individual. Using overwhelming physical structures and big power narratives of the urban realm, his practice becomes an exploitation of the world in visual terms. These new works show how the game of transformation and imitation is both a silent sense of subversion and a liberation for the artist. Jörg Obergfell graduated with his MFA from Goldsmiths College in 2007. Since then Obergfell has undertaken a residency in Seoul, South Korea. He has exhibited and undertaken private commissions internationally since graduating.
GOBLET
Curated by Julia Alvarez
13 Nov-12 Dec 09
Private View
Thursday 12 November 6.30-8.30pm
GOBLET brings together artists working with BEARSPACE under the word ‘goblet’. A goblet is a cup, but can also reference both religious iconography and medieval revelry. The word goblet also refers to the mouth and in other ways can be taken out of context to create something altogether different.
BEARSPACE Director Julia Alvarez has set the artists a task to look at ‘goblet’ and respond to it in whichever way they see fit. The result will be an entertaining feast of an exhibition as gallery artists explore the richness of imagery produced by this word.
Julia Alvarez has curated numerous exhibitions both at BEARSPACE and externally, including ‘Play’ a survey of play in art in 2007, and recently curated the programme for Deptford X 2008, including artists Tomoko Takahashi, Yinka Shonibare, Matt Stokes and Sarah Baker.
An Internal Bleeding of the Heart
Paul Caton
23 Jan-21 Feb 09
Private View
Thursday 22 January 6.30-8.30pm
An Internal Bleeding of the Heart is the first solo exhibition by artist Paul Caton. His new body of work is a series of pencil drawings on paper referencing his childhood surroundings; the South
Yorkshire landscape. Taking over the landscapes of his memory are figures of modern teenagers– hooded boys whose theatrical backdrop has been switched from the streets of London to the post- industrial English countryside. Each drawing holds masked allusions to history and literature, Caton’s pencil raids classic landscape tradition to bear witness to an un-championed generation. These narratives are prompted by experiences of real life and child welfare, of history and of art.
Paul Caton graduated with his MFA from St Martin’s School of Art in 2006, and has exhibited since with the likes of Jake & Dinos Chapman, Anya Gallaccio and Bob & Roberta Smith.
You Are Here
Jenny Wiener
06 March-04 April 09
Private View
Thursday 05 March 6.30-8.30pm
You Are Here is the inaugural exhibition by artist Jenny Wiener. This exhibition continues Wiener’s development and current interest in measurement. Her practice revolves around numbers, the units of measurement used to qualify and to quantify, to rate and to grade. Through drawing, print and installation she immerses the viewer into the skeletal forms of internal and external spaces. Her work analyses rather than describes fractured perspectives. This exhibition sets up scenarios in which the audience is bombarded with a space through the use of various viewpoints using both the rigidity of mathematics and the fluidity of wit.
Jenny Wiener graduated with her MFA from the Royal College in 2008 with an impressive exhibition of her work. Since that time Wiener has been building up a new portfolio of work which will be displayed for the first time at BEARSPACE.
Ultimate Love Story
Isabel Rock
17 April-16 May 09
Private View
Thursday 16 April 6.30-8.30pm
Ultimate Love Story is the exciting first solo exhibition by artist Isabel Rock. Her practice creates a parallel world to our own reality- where animals can talk, midgets have four eyes, and birds have dogs’ heads. Rebellious, Rock feels reality is boring, she therefore draws on the teetering stories of infamous children’s tales, romance novels and sensational magazines like ‘Pick Me Up’.
Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2008, her drawings and prints are based firmly in traditional printmaking and graphic art imagery. Ultimate Love Story uses contemporary life to build layers into the work. Rock has shown widely since graduating, including India, London and Manchester.
Etiquette of Comfort
Lisa Slominski & Sally Spinks
29 May-26 June 09
Private View
Thursday 28 May 6.30-8.30pm
Etiquette of Comfort explores the twisted side of the domestic through humour and morphing materials. Sally Spinks uses her unique approach to textile installation, creating handmade wall hangings and found soft furnishing to unsettle domestic bliss, identity and the sense of belonging to both our past and future.
Lisa Slominski plays on the notion of comforting imagery, creating subtle works in Perspex and print that speak into the notion of security, subverting the mass- produced world of commodities and images that influence our state-of-mind. Sally Spinks and Lisa Slominski both received their MFA from Goldsmiths in 2008 and work separately in a new artists’ hub in South Bermondsey, ‘Guild House Studios’.
Tower Blocks and Tunnels
Jörg Obergfell
18 Sept-17 Oct 09
Private View
Thursday 17 September 6.30-8.30pm
Tower Blocks and Tunnels is a one-person exhibition by German artist Jörg Obergfell. In the format of models and photography, Obergfell collects, recombines and reproduces images and objects that explore the urban spatial relationship of ‘Big City’ versus the individual. Using overwhelming physical structures and big power narratives of the urban realm, his practice becomes an exploitation of the world in visual terms. These new works show how the game of transformation and imitation is both a silent sense of subversion and a liberation for the artist. Jörg Obergfell graduated with his MFA from Goldsmiths College in 2007. Since then Obergfell has undertaken a residency in Seoul, South Korea. He has exhibited and undertaken private commissions internationally since graduating.
GOBLET
Curated by Julia Alvarez
13 Nov-12 Dec 09
Private View
Thursday 12 November 6.30-8.30pm
GOBLET brings together artists working with BEARSPACE under the word ‘goblet’. A goblet is a cup, but can also reference both religious iconography and medieval revelry. The word goblet also refers to the mouth and in other ways can be taken out of context to create something altogether different.
BEARSPACE Director Julia Alvarez has set the artists a task to look at ‘goblet’ and respond to it in whichever way they see fit. The result will be an entertaining feast of an exhibition as gallery artists explore the richness of imagery produced by this word.
Julia Alvarez has curated numerous exhibitions both at BEARSPACE and externally, including ‘Play’ a survey of play in art in 2007, and recently curated the programme for Deptford X 2008, including artists Tomoko Takahashi, Yinka Shonibare, Matt Stokes and Sarah Baker.
Roman Temple Talk
On the Road to Southwark: Digging with Time-Team on the Roman Temple in Greenwich Park
Regular lectures held by The Peckham Society.
The Peckham Society is the amenity society for Peckham, SE15 and is affiliated to The Civic Trust. It exists to encourage interest in and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
There is no charge to attend Peckham Society events and meetings and you do not need to pre-book, but donations are always welcome.
Speaker: Harvey Sheldon
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3696&year=2009&month=02
Regular lectures held by The Peckham Society.
The Peckham Society is the amenity society for Peckham, SE15 and is affiliated to The Civic Trust. It exists to encourage interest in and to care for the environment and history of Peckham and the surrounding area.
There is no charge to attend Peckham Society events and meetings and you do not need to pre-book, but donations are always welcome.
Speaker: Harvey Sheldon
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=3696&year=2009&month=02
Monday, 8 December 2008
East Greenwich Traders Fundraiser
JOIN
EAST GREENWICH TRADERS ASSOCIATION
AT THEIR
GRAND CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER
ON
THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2008
FROM 7.30PM
EAST GREENWICH TRADERS ASSOCIATION
AT THEIR
GRAND CHRISTMAS FUNDRAISER
ON
THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2008
FROM 7.30PM
AT
RICKS BAR
208 TRAFALGAR ROAD
COME ALONG, FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN FANTASTIC PRIZES IN
OUR GRAND RAFFLE AND AUCTION
All proceeds to the East Greenwich Traders Environmental Improvement Fund
Monday, 1 December 2008
Carol Service at the ORNC
The University of Greenwich and Trinity College of Music are holding a carol
service on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7pm. The service of lessons and carols
offers an opportunity for everyone to celebrate Christmas in the stunning venue
of The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, courtesy of the Greenwich Foundation, at
the Old Royal Naval College.
Leading the congregation in traditional carols including favourites Once In
Royal David's City and O Little Town of Bethlehem will be the University of
Greenwich Choir.
The university's Music Director, Nicholas Jenkins, believes that the service is
a chance for all on campus to come together with the public in the build up to
Christmas. He says: "It is an absolutely wonderful event and we are very
fortunate to have the glorious setting of the Chapel. It is brilliant that it is
so warmly supported."
Chapel doors open at 6.30pm. Admission is free and no tickets are required.
Drinks and mince pies will be served afterwards in the King William Restaurant.
service on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 7pm. The service of lessons and carols
offers an opportunity for everyone to celebrate Christmas in the stunning venue
of The Chapel of St Peter and St Paul, courtesy of the Greenwich Foundation, at
the Old Royal Naval College.
Leading the congregation in traditional carols including favourites Once In
Royal David's City and O Little Town of Bethlehem will be the University of
Greenwich Choir.
The university's Music Director, Nicholas Jenkins, believes that the service is
a chance for all on campus to come together with the public in the build up to
Christmas. He says: "It is an absolutely wonderful event and we are very
fortunate to have the glorious setting of the Chapel. It is brilliant that it is
so warmly supported."
Chapel doors open at 6.30pm. Admission is free and no tickets are required.
Drinks and mince pies will be served afterwards in the King William Restaurant.
Greenwich Society Special Meeting
A Special General Meeting regarding the Equestrian Events at the Olympics will be held on Jan 29th.
Further details here:
http://www.greenwichsociety.org.uk/newsdetail.asp?newsid=146
Further details here:
http://www.greenwichsociety.org.uk/newsdetail.asp?newsid=146
Friday, 21 November 2008
Chistmas in the Market
Christmas festivities in Maritime Greenwich kick off this year with the 'switch on' of Greenwich Market's Christmas Lights on Friday December 5th with a huge programme of entertainment running between 3pm – 7pm.
The lights will be switched on at 4.30pm by the Mayor with the help of the cast of Greenwich Theatre's pantomime 'Jack and the Beanstalk' , bringing the magic of Christmas to the Market square and the town centre.
This year market organiser, Greenwich Space Management, has made the event even more of a community one, with the emphasis on entertainment for parents and children. Interactive activities include arts and craft workshops and face painting. Other activities include a performance by Greenwich Theatre's Jack and the Beanstalk, Live music and the finale of the lantern procession by local schools. The procession is the first of its kind in Greenwich and will finish in the market square at 4.20pm with a chorus of carols.
Father Christmas will be taking time out from his busy schedule to be there in his grotto from 3pm with presents for all the children, but the grown ups need not worry - there will be FREE mulled wine courtesy of the regular market fruit juice stall 'Ye Olde Drink Co'
Greenwich Market is renowned for its array of stunning arts and crafts and this year we have organised a special Christmas gift market operating until 7 pm in the evening, what better place to start your Christmas shopping...
The lights will be switched on at 4.30pm by the Mayor with the help of the cast of Greenwich Theatre's pantomime 'Jack and the Beanstalk' , bringing the magic of Christmas to the Market square and the town centre.
This year market organiser, Greenwich Space Management, has made the event even more of a community one, with the emphasis on entertainment for parents and children. Interactive activities include arts and craft workshops and face painting. Other activities include a performance by Greenwich Theatre's Jack and the Beanstalk, Live music and the finale of the lantern procession by local schools. The procession is the first of its kind in Greenwich and will finish in the market square at 4.20pm with a chorus of carols.
Father Christmas will be taking time out from his busy schedule to be there in his grotto from 3pm with presents for all the children, but the grown ups need not worry - there will be FREE mulled wine courtesy of the regular market fruit juice stall 'Ye Olde Drink Co'
Greenwich Market is renowned for its array of stunning arts and crafts and this year we have organised a special Christmas gift market operating until 7 pm in the evening, what better place to start your Christmas shopping...
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Los Dawsons
Are doing a special gig to introduce their new bassist Ben Hillyard at the Vanbrugh Tavern this Sunday evening (23rd November.) Let's hope it's a regular gig so I can get to go along sometime...
Friday, 14 November 2008
Greenwich International Early Music Festival
14th - 16th November
I've always enjoyed this - it's rather different from what I normally listen to and I like it for that.
www.earlymusicfestival.com
I've always enjoyed this - it's rather different from what I normally listen to and I like it for that.
www.earlymusicfestival.com
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Amnesty International Booksale
This weekend sees the lates Amnesty International booksale:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatyourgreens/2944452992/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatyourgreens/2944452992/
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Christmas Carols in the Pleasaunce
East Greenwich Pleasaunce Friends Christmas Carols will be between 2-4pm on Sunday 7th December with Santa, Mulled Wine and a festive Steel Band. Santa's arrival will be at 2.15, group sing-a-long scheduled for 3.30.
Also judging of the Pleasaunce Photo Competition.
All very welcome! Entrances for East Greenwich Pleasaunce at Chevening Road and Halstow Road.(We're very keen that after last year's cancellation, this one will go ahead. If there's any doubt because of spectacularly bad weather, please check the website www.fegp.typepad.com on the day.)
Also judging of the Pleasaunce Photo Competition.
All very welcome! Entrances for East Greenwich Pleasaunce at Chevening Road and Halstow Road.(We're very keen that after last year's cancellation, this one will go ahead. If there's any doubt because of spectacularly bad weather, please check the website www.fegp.typepad.com on the day.)
Wed 12th November Late Night Shopping
There is a late night shopping event happening in Greenwich town centre next Wednesday.Shops will stay open until 10'0clock and Greenwich market will have a selection of some their best stalls open too .There will be food, music and lots of bargains. Many businesses are giving discounts of up to 20 percent.
Saturday, 8 November 2008
Raising Ground - Bearspace
07 November- 13 December 2008
Gallery Hours Wednesday - Saturday, 12.30-5.30 pm
'Raising Ground' is an exhibition curated by BEARSPACE Director Julia Alvarez, including artists Helen Barff, Daisy Richardson, Andy Parker and Olly & Suzi courtesy of 'Eleven'. 'Raising Ground' is focused on the point at which natural/ecological factors begin to influence an artist's practice and the balance of art and ecology becomes weighted towards ecology, therefore beginning to dictate the artistic process and outcome.
Land Art, which emerged in America in the 60's & 70's took its practice from using natural elements to shape 'land' thus taking artwork from the gallery and allowing it to influence nature. Artists such as Gordon Matta Clark and Robert Smithson moulded landscape, light and water, creating monuments to art in nature.
'Raising Ground' seeks to reverse this intention. Alvarez has selected artists whose gallery practice is greatly influenced by ecology. Artists such as Olly and Suzi, whose collaborative work is created onsite in wild Polar, desert, ocean and jungle locations go in search of endangered animals and environments as inspiration for their works on paper. Often they use natural pigments, blood, ochre and animals tracks to record the passing of creatures that are here now but might not be for much longer. In this way the wilderness has become their studio.
Artist Helen Barff collects objects and documents them, often mummifying and preserving them in a variety of ways. Her current body of work focuses on the London Thames, where carefully selected discarded items become stimulus for her work. For 'raising ground,' Barff has cast a series of latex and concrete buoys. These have been inverted, either upside-down or inside-out. The river becomes the negative space within the gallery, but is transformed through questioning the natural laws of floating and gravity.
Daisy Richardson and Andy Parker graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2007. Richardson explores the meeting point between landscape, construction and the colonising of landscape by building. A series of dense pencil drawings worked from studies of Xinjiang depict these crossover points, often deconstructing and re-inventing the buildings looked at. Similarly, Andy Parker works with low-fi contraptions led by the elements to create his artwork. As an artist/experimentalist, Parker has used boxes and discarded packaging to create rafts that are launched from locations around the UK. The futility of his hand built rafts, their quick demise in the face of the elements, creates an uneasy contrast to reliability of the objects' original function as a consumer good. In 'Raising Ground' Parker will exhibit works and a film documenting this activity along the UK Coastline.
Gallery Hours Wednesday - Saturday, 12.30-5.30 pm
'Raising Ground' is an exhibition curated by BEARSPACE Director Julia Alvarez, including artists Helen Barff, Daisy Richardson, Andy Parker and Olly & Suzi courtesy of 'Eleven'. 'Raising Ground' is focused on the point at which natural/ecological factors begin to influence an artist's practice and the balance of art and ecology becomes weighted towards ecology, therefore beginning to dictate the artistic process and outcome.
Land Art, which emerged in America in the 60's & 70's took its practice from using natural elements to shape 'land' thus taking artwork from the gallery and allowing it to influence nature. Artists such as Gordon Matta Clark and Robert Smithson moulded landscape, light and water, creating monuments to art in nature.
'Raising Ground' seeks to reverse this intention. Alvarez has selected artists whose gallery practice is greatly influenced by ecology. Artists such as Olly and Suzi, whose collaborative work is created onsite in wild Polar, desert, ocean and jungle locations go in search of endangered animals and environments as inspiration for their works on paper. Often they use natural pigments, blood, ochre and animals tracks to record the passing of creatures that are here now but might not be for much longer. In this way the wilderness has become their studio.
Artist Helen Barff collects objects and documents them, often mummifying and preserving them in a variety of ways. Her current body of work focuses on the London Thames, where carefully selected discarded items become stimulus for her work. For 'raising ground,' Barff has cast a series of latex and concrete buoys. These have been inverted, either upside-down or inside-out. The river becomes the negative space within the gallery, but is transformed through questioning the natural laws of floating and gravity.
Daisy Richardson and Andy Parker graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2007. Richardson explores the meeting point between landscape, construction and the colonising of landscape by building. A series of dense pencil drawings worked from studies of Xinjiang depict these crossover points, often deconstructing and re-inventing the buildings looked at. Similarly, Andy Parker works with low-fi contraptions led by the elements to create his artwork. As an artist/experimentalist, Parker has used boxes and discarded packaging to create rafts that are launched from locations around the UK. The futility of his hand built rafts, their quick demise in the face of the elements, creates an uneasy contrast to reliability of the objects' original function as a consumer good. In 'Raising Ground' Parker will exhibit works and a film documenting this activity along the UK Coastline.
Friday, 10 October 2008
More Simple Stargazing
I received this from Mark, which people interested in Astronomy may be interested in:
I'm a volunteer at the Royal Observatory and a committee member for the Flamsteed Astronomy Society, affiliated with the ROG, who organise astronomy events and solar observing in the Observatory gardens whenever we get a clear day (and some sunspots to look at...)
I also teach a course on the basics of stargazing all the way up in East Finchley(!) and run a blog associated with it, which contains all the course notes for that week, as well as links to interesting astronomy sites and lots of pretty pictures.
If you're interested at all, it's at http://stargazingmadesimple.wordpress.com/
I'm a volunteer at the Royal Observatory and a committee member for the Flamsteed Astronomy Society, affiliated with the ROG, who organise astronomy events and solar observing in the Observatory gardens whenever we get a clear day (and some sunspots to look at...)
I also teach a course on the basics of stargazing all the way up in East Finchley(!) and run a blog associated with it, which contains all the course notes for that week, as well as links to interesting astronomy sites and lots of pretty pictures.
If you're interested at all, it's at http://stargazingmadesimple.wordpress.com/
Deptford X
I find this website (and indeed most of the printed publicity) rather confusing - I can see that something really rather interesting is going on, I just find that you have to do an awful lot of legwork to figure out what exactly is happening. I suspect that it IS worth the effort - get yourself a cup of tea and wade in...
http://www.deptfordx.org/home
http://www.deptfordx.org/home
Film Walk
Laura sent me this link about a walk around Greenwich including film locations. I have to admit that if you can work out what's going on from the entry you're a better Phantom than me - the Ramblers website is, frankly, a bit rambling. But I'm sure if you can crack it, it will be a good walk...
http://www.ramblers.org.uk/walkthemes/filmsonfoot.html
http://www.ramblers.org.uk/walkthemes/filmsonfoot.html
Goldsmiths Big Draw
3Ddraw: Fun, free, family drawing event at Goldsmiths
The Big Draw at Goldsmiths - Drawing doesn't have to be flat!
Saturday 25 October 2008, 11.00am - 4.00pm
Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Admission: FREE
As part the national Big Draw event, we'll be inviting families to take part in '3Ddraw' at Goldsmiths, University of London, this year's Big Draw focusing on 3-dimensional drawing and mark-making.
At its most basic, a drawing is a series of marks made on a surface. We can all draw. Drawing can take a number of forms, no form more 'correct' or 'artistic' than another. Drawing is traditionally seen as two-dimensional mark-making. However, drawing can also be explored in space, in three-dimensions. Whether, the mark-making is done with wire, movement, light, paper, the body, or natural objects, drawing can be 3D. Think body-drawing, drawing sculptures, and all sorts of other creative ways of drawing in another dimension!
Ideal for children of school age (particularly children up to 12 years old), visitors will be encouraged to take part in a variety of guided activities using different materials. These imaginative activities will be led by postgraduate trainee teachers from Goldsmiths' Department of Educational Studies, making this a fun day out for the whole family.
Last year's Goldsmiths event was hugely successful and visitors of all ages left feedback using sticky notes on a giant notice board, comments included:
"It was Fantabi-dosi!" Anna
"Loved space and chalky moving bodies" Maggie
"Today was great fun, we stayed for hours and our 5 year old son had loads of fun. Thank you - staff were stupendous! Please keep doing this." A parent and visitor
Initiated in 2000 by The Guild of St George, the Big Draw is a national event with a simple aim: to get everyone drawing. Embracing over 1,000 venues across the UK, from great national institutions to village halls, the Big Draw offers people of all ages the chance to discover that drawing is enjoyable, liberating and at everyone's fingertips. Now in its eighth year the event has collected two Guinness World Records – for the longest drawing in the world, 1 kilometre, and the greatest number of people drawing simultaneously, over 7000 in total.
This year Goldsmiths' Big Draw is partly sponsored by Aspire Aimhigher, the South East London partnership working to give young people in the area more opportunities to access further and higher education. The event is also supported by the Centre for the Arts and Learning, a research centre at Goldsmiths dedicated to the practical and theoretical exploration of learning practices across the arts within diverse social and cultural contexts.
For more information contact Hannah Hull on 020 7919 7970, e-mail: h.hull@gold.ac.uk or visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/bigdraw/
The Big Draw at Goldsmiths - Drawing doesn't have to be flat!
Saturday 25 October 2008, 11.00am - 4.00pm
Great Hall, Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Admission: FREE
As part the national Big Draw event, we'll be inviting families to take part in '3Ddraw' at Goldsmiths, University of London, this year's Big Draw focusing on 3-dimensional drawing and mark-making.
At its most basic, a drawing is a series of marks made on a surface. We can all draw. Drawing can take a number of forms, no form more 'correct' or 'artistic' than another. Drawing is traditionally seen as two-dimensional mark-making. However, drawing can also be explored in space, in three-dimensions. Whether, the mark-making is done with wire, movement, light, paper, the body, or natural objects, drawing can be 3D. Think body-drawing, drawing sculptures, and all sorts of other creative ways of drawing in another dimension!
Ideal for children of school age (particularly children up to 12 years old), visitors will be encouraged to take part in a variety of guided activities using different materials. These imaginative activities will be led by postgraduate trainee teachers from Goldsmiths' Department of Educational Studies, making this a fun day out for the whole family.
Last year's Goldsmiths event was hugely successful and visitors of all ages left feedback using sticky notes on a giant notice board, comments included:
"It was Fantabi-dosi!" Anna
"Loved space and chalky moving bodies" Maggie
"Today was great fun, we stayed for hours and our 5 year old son had loads of fun. Thank you - staff were stupendous! Please keep doing this." A parent and visitor
Initiated in 2000 by The Guild of St George, the Big Draw is a national event with a simple aim: to get everyone drawing. Embracing over 1,000 venues across the UK, from great national institutions to village halls, the Big Draw offers people of all ages the chance to discover that drawing is enjoyable, liberating and at everyone's fingertips. Now in its eighth year the event has collected two Guinness World Records – for the longest drawing in the world, 1 kilometre, and the greatest number of people drawing simultaneously, over 7000 in total.
This year Goldsmiths' Big Draw is partly sponsored by Aspire Aimhigher, the South East London partnership working to give young people in the area more opportunities to access further and higher education. The event is also supported by the Centre for the Arts and Learning, a research centre at Goldsmiths dedicated to the practical and theoretical exploration of learning practices across the arts within diverse social and cultural contexts.
For more information contact Hannah Hull on 020 7919 7970, e-mail: h.hull@gold.ac.uk or visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/bigdraw/
Events at Trinity/ Laban - Oct- Dec 2008
MBAWULA: SING MANDELA!
Trinity College of Music, Mbawula and Blackheath Halls present a musical celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela in a feast of South African township music.
Date: 22nd to 24th October
Time: 7.30pm
Price: ranging from £7 to £12 (£10)
Venue: Blackheath Halls
EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
One of the major dates on the Early Music calendar showcasing a glittering array of talented TCM students, alumni and teachers alongside with internationally acclaimed artists.
Dates: 13th to 16th November
Time: ranging from 11.30am to 7.45pm
Price: free to £16 (£12)
Venues: Old Naval College Chapel, Peacock Room (TCM), Theatre Studio (TCM), Recital Room (Blackheath Halls).
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Trinity College of Music welcomes for the first time the celebrated conductor Edward Gardner to lead its Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
Date: Thursday 20th November
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £10 (£7)
Venue: Blackheath Halls
YOU ARE HEAR
You Are Hear is an electroacoustic performance set to film against the stunning backdrop of Canary wharf’s East Wintergarden. It depicts a portrait of the Isle of Dogs and its residents, from its streets and historic dockyards to the commercial hub of Canary Wharf.
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 6.00pm
Price: Free
Venue: East Wintergarden
Bank Street, Canary Wharf,
London E14
(Heron Quays DLR, Canary Wharf Underground)
For further information concerning these events please consult our website at: http://www.tcm.ac.uk/whatson
Trinity College of Music, Mbawula and Blackheath Halls present a musical celebration of the life of Nelson Mandela in a feast of South African township music.
Date: 22nd to 24th October
Time: 7.30pm
Price: ranging from £7 to £12 (£10)
Venue: Blackheath Halls
EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
One of the major dates on the Early Music calendar showcasing a glittering array of talented TCM students, alumni and teachers alongside with internationally acclaimed artists.
Dates: 13th to 16th November
Time: ranging from 11.30am to 7.45pm
Price: free to £16 (£12)
Venues: Old Naval College Chapel, Peacock Room (TCM), Theatre Studio (TCM), Recital Room (Blackheath Halls).
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Trinity College of Music welcomes for the first time the celebrated conductor Edward Gardner to lead its Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
Date: Thursday 20th November
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £10 (£7)
Venue: Blackheath Halls
YOU ARE HEAR
You Are Hear is an electroacoustic performance set to film against the stunning backdrop of Canary wharf’s East Wintergarden. It depicts a portrait of the Isle of Dogs and its residents, from its streets and historic dockyards to the commercial hub of Canary Wharf.
Date: Saturday 6th December
Time: 6.00pm
Price: Free
Venue: East Wintergarden
Bank Street, Canary Wharf,
London E14
(Heron Quays DLR, Canary Wharf Underground)
For further information concerning these events please consult our website at: http://www.tcm.ac.uk/whatson
National Maritime Museum Events - October
Listings for October:
Exhibition:
Beside the Seaside: snapshots of British coastal life, 1880 –1950
17 September 2008 – 13 April 2009
From dramatic coastlines and idyllic fishing villages to sea-bathing, promenades and donkey rides, the popularity of the seaside has led to its enduring status as a quintessential British experience. This exhibition brings together photographs, posters and seaside memorabilia to capture the essence of both working life and early tourism along the British coast.
Please visit nmm.ac.uk/seaside for further information.
Activities and Events:
Walk & talk Saturdays
(except 11 October)
Meet Brunel, a man before his time. From gigantic steam-driven ships to large bridges and the world’s first underwater tunnel, hear about the pioneering work of the man who created affordable public transport in Britain.
12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00
Museum: Propeller
Suitable for ages 6+
Make & do Sundays
Also October school holidays 25 October
Design and make a sailing ship for you and your family to explore the world. Where will you travel to first?
11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00
Museum: Mess Deck
Suitable for all ages
Play Tuesdays (except 28 October)
Tiddlers
Activities for tiny ones to explore and learn. Please bring a change of clothes as some sessions involve messy play.
10.15 – 10.45 | 11.00 – 11.30
Museum: Activity Room
Suitable for under-3s
Nippers
Swashbuckling activities for little ones looking for adventure on the high seas.
13.15 – 14.00 | 14.15 – 15.00
Museum
Suitable for ages 3 – 5
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
October school holidays
Revisit seaside culture of yesteryear through a special exhibition of historic photographs, Beside the Seaside. Activities will reveal our changing attitudes to the British seaside.
Here comes the Sun
25 – 30 October
Reminisce on times spent at a British seaside, the sights, sounds and people, and make objects to recreate your favourite family holiday photographs.
Drop-in workshop
11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00
Museum: Upper Deck
Suitable for all ages
Your Ocean puppet show
27 – 30 October
Our actions can cause destructive long-term effects on our environment. Find out more in the Your Ocean gallery and create an alternative seaside puppet show to inspire your friends and family to make a difference.
Timed workshop
11.00 | 12.30 | 14.00 | 15.30
Museum: Mess Deck
Suitable for ages 5+
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
Magical voyages
Tuesdays 28 October
Join ‘Sail-Away Jo’ on an action-packed interactive tour for young sailors looking for an adventure.
Interactive performance
11.30 | 12.30 | 13.30 | 14.30
Museum: ‘Explorers’ gallery
Suitable for ages 2+
Discover: a seaside past
Thursday 30 October
Beside the Seaside captures quiet observations of Victorians at the seaside. Find out about the exhibition, conserving historic photographs and make your own photographic version of an image on display.
Behind-the-scenes session and workshop
11.00 – 12.30 or 14.00 – 15.30
Museum: Quarter Deck
Suitable for ages 7+
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
Book Start Day
Friday 10 October
Get fun ideas from the Greenwich Libraries team for enjoying books together with young children. Hear stories from this year’s range of pirate themed books and meet the Book Start bear.
Event
10.00 – 12.00
Museum
Suitable for under-5s
Family Learning Festival
Saturday 11 | Friday 31 October
Family learning fun takes over the Museum with a range of workshops and performances for all the family to enjoy together. Discover all the exciting activities taking place in Greenwich borough throughout the year.
Event
12.00 – 16.00
Museum
Suitable for all ages
Big Draw: Halloween sinister stories and shapes
Sunday 26 October
Explore the galleries in the Queen’s House in your Halloween costume and find out about its haunted past. Be inspired by these stories to draw paintings on display, but with ghostly figures hidden within in.
Storytelling and drawing workshop
11.30 – 13.00 | 14.00 – 15.30
Queen’s House
Suitable for all ages
New Planetarium Shows at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Let a real astronomer take you on a journey through time and space at London’s only planetarium. The planetarium’s visually captivating shows provide a magnificent introduction to the mysteries and wonders of the universe. All shows are hosted by Royal Observatory astronomers who are available to answer questions after the main programme.
Sky Tonight: Live
11:00 | 16.00 Live Show
An ROG astronomer provides a tour of what you can see in tonight's sky; the constellations and planets, cosmic gas clouds, comets or shooting stars.
Star Life – 25 minutes
12.00
This visually-stunning show looks at the lives of stars – how they are born, grow up, grow old and die; how black holes and pulsars form and how beautiful clouds of glowing gas come into existence.
Invaders of Mars
13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00
Narrated by Tom Baker, this planetarium show allows visitors to fly over great canyons, polar ice caps and volcanoes on Mars and experience the planet’s raging storms.
Admission for Planetarium shows
£6.00 adults £4.00 children and concessions £16.00 family ticket (two adults and two children or one adult and three children). All shows are suitable for children aged 5+. Late arrivals will not be admitted. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For further details or to book tickets please visit nmm.ac.uk
Exhibition:
Beside the Seaside: snapshots of British coastal life, 1880 –1950
17 September 2008 – 13 April 2009
From dramatic coastlines and idyllic fishing villages to sea-bathing, promenades and donkey rides, the popularity of the seaside has led to its enduring status as a quintessential British experience. This exhibition brings together photographs, posters and seaside memorabilia to capture the essence of both working life and early tourism along the British coast.
Please visit nmm.ac.uk/seaside for further information.
Activities and Events:
Walk & talk Saturdays
(except 11 October)
Meet Brunel, a man before his time. From gigantic steam-driven ships to large bridges and the world’s first underwater tunnel, hear about the pioneering work of the man who created affordable public transport in Britain.
12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00
Museum: Propeller
Suitable for ages 6+
Make & do Sundays
Also October school holidays 25 October
Design and make a sailing ship for you and your family to explore the world. Where will you travel to first?
11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00
Museum: Mess Deck
Suitable for all ages
Play Tuesdays (except 28 October)
Tiddlers
Activities for tiny ones to explore and learn. Please bring a change of clothes as some sessions involve messy play.
10.15 – 10.45 | 11.00 – 11.30
Museum: Activity Room
Suitable for under-3s
Nippers
Swashbuckling activities for little ones looking for adventure on the high seas.
13.15 – 14.00 | 14.15 – 15.00
Museum
Suitable for ages 3 – 5
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
October school holidays
Revisit seaside culture of yesteryear through a special exhibition of historic photographs, Beside the Seaside. Activities will reveal our changing attitudes to the British seaside.
Here comes the Sun
25 – 30 October
Reminisce on times spent at a British seaside, the sights, sounds and people, and make objects to recreate your favourite family holiday photographs.
Drop-in workshop
11.30 – 13.30 | 14.00 – 16.00
Museum: Upper Deck
Suitable for all ages
Your Ocean puppet show
27 – 30 October
Our actions can cause destructive long-term effects on our environment. Find out more in the Your Ocean gallery and create an alternative seaside puppet show to inspire your friends and family to make a difference.
Timed workshop
11.00 | 12.30 | 14.00 | 15.30
Museum: Mess Deck
Suitable for ages 5+
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
Magical voyages
Tuesdays 28 October
Join ‘Sail-Away Jo’ on an action-packed interactive tour for young sailors looking for an adventure.
Interactive performance
11.30 | 12.30 | 13.30 | 14.30
Museum: ‘Explorers’ gallery
Suitable for ages 2+
Discover: a seaside past
Thursday 30 October
Beside the Seaside captures quiet observations of Victorians at the seaside. Find out about the exhibition, conserving historic photographs and make your own photographic version of an image on display.
Behind-the-scenes session and workshop
11.00 – 12.30 or 14.00 – 15.30
Museum: Quarter Deck
Suitable for ages 7+
Collect free ticket form admissions desk for timed workshop
Book Start Day
Friday 10 October
Get fun ideas from the Greenwich Libraries team for enjoying books together with young children. Hear stories from this year’s range of pirate themed books and meet the Book Start bear.
Event
10.00 – 12.00
Museum
Suitable for under-5s
Family Learning Festival
Saturday 11 | Friday 31 October
Family learning fun takes over the Museum with a range of workshops and performances for all the family to enjoy together. Discover all the exciting activities taking place in Greenwich borough throughout the year.
Event
12.00 – 16.00
Museum
Suitable for all ages
Big Draw: Halloween sinister stories and shapes
Sunday 26 October
Explore the galleries in the Queen’s House in your Halloween costume and find out about its haunted past. Be inspired by these stories to draw paintings on display, but with ghostly figures hidden within in.
Storytelling and drawing workshop
11.30 – 13.00 | 14.00 – 15.30
Queen’s House
Suitable for all ages
New Planetarium Shows at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Let a real astronomer take you on a journey through time and space at London’s only planetarium. The planetarium’s visually captivating shows provide a magnificent introduction to the mysteries and wonders of the universe. All shows are hosted by Royal Observatory astronomers who are available to answer questions after the main programme.
Sky Tonight: Live
11:00 | 16.00 Live Show
An ROG astronomer provides a tour of what you can see in tonight's sky; the constellations and planets, cosmic gas clouds, comets or shooting stars.
Star Life – 25 minutes
12.00
This visually-stunning show looks at the lives of stars – how they are born, grow up, grow old and die; how black holes and pulsars form and how beautiful clouds of glowing gas come into existence.
Invaders of Mars
13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00
Narrated by Tom Baker, this planetarium show allows visitors to fly over great canyons, polar ice caps and volcanoes on Mars and experience the planet’s raging storms.
Admission for Planetarium shows
£6.00 adults £4.00 children and concessions £16.00 family ticket (two adults and two children or one adult and three children). All shows are suitable for children aged 5+. Late arrivals will not be admitted. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
For further details or to book tickets please visit nmm.ac.uk
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Desperately Seeking Sirloin
Well, not quite. But if you're not squeamish, hold a clean drivers licence and you're looking for a job, Butchery could be the thing for you.
Tanya tells me GG Sparkes up at the Standard need a new butcher. They'd ideally like someone with experience, but if you're keen and don't mind bloody hard work, they'll train you up.
Just thought I'd mention it...
G G Sparkes Organic Butchers
24 Old Dover Road
Blackheath
LONDON
SE3 7BT.
Tel: 0208 3558597
Tanya tells me GG Sparkes up at the Standard need a new butcher. They'd ideally like someone with experience, but if you're keen and don't mind bloody hard work, they'll train you up.
Just thought I'd mention it...
G G Sparkes Organic Butchers
24 Old Dover Road
Blackheath
LONDON
SE3 7BT.
Tel: 0208 3558597
Friday, 26 September 2008
Astronomers Talk
Ian tells me that there's an interesting talk next Friday 3rd Oct. He says:
It's not IN Greenwich, but it is ABOUT Greenwich - specifically, the Astronomer Royals, who worked at the Greenwich Observatory.
Free lunchtime lectures at The Royal Society (just down from Picadilly Circus).
http://royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=7953&month=10
It's not IN Greenwich, but it is ABOUT Greenwich - specifically, the Astronomer Royals, who worked at the Greenwich Observatory.
Free lunchtime lectures at The Royal Society (just down from Picadilly Circus).
http://royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=7953&month=10
Acoustic Open-Mic Night
Neil tells me
There's a nice acoustic open-mic night been running at the British Oak on Old Dover Rd for a few months now: http://blackheathoakfolk.blogspot.com/.
Essentially it's every Tuesday, there's a wide variety of performers, and it's free. There are 40-50 people there, some weeks there are guest performers, but the core of the evening is performers getting up for 10 mins or so and doing 2 or 3 songs: old folk songs (from around the world); jazz instrumentals; singer-songwritery stuff; even unaccompanied sea shanties. New performers are always made very welcome, just make sure you turn up early enough to sign up for a slot: demands sometimes outstrips supply! And the Oak usually has decent beer on.
There's a nice acoustic open-mic night been running at the British Oak on Old Dover Rd for a few months now: http://blackheathoakfolk.blogspot.com/.
Essentially it's every Tuesday, there's a wide variety of performers, and it's free. There are 40-50 people there, some weeks there are guest performers, but the core of the evening is performers getting up for 10 mins or so and doing 2 or 3 songs: old folk songs (from around the world); jazz instrumentals; singer-songwritery stuff; even unaccompanied sea shanties. New performers are always made very welcome, just make sure you turn up early enough to sign up for a slot: demands sometimes outstrips supply! And the Oak usually has decent beer on.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Greenwich Book Club
Abigail writes:
About six months ago, we set up a book club in Greenwich, but unfortunately, since then, our numbers seem to have dwindled. We would very much like to recruit some new members...
We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 8pm in one of the pubs close Greenwich town centre. As a group, we try to read things that we might not usually choose to read ourselves. Just to give you a idea, so far, we have read “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler, “Three Men in a Boat” by Jerome K. Jerome, “On Chesil Beach” by Ian McEwan and “The American Boy” by Andrew Taylor. If anyone is interested in joining, please could they email me at abigail.jackson@gmail.com.
About six months ago, we set up a book club in Greenwich, but unfortunately, since then, our numbers seem to have dwindled. We would very much like to recruit some new members...
We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 8pm in one of the pubs close Greenwich town centre. As a group, we try to read things that we might not usually choose to read ourselves. Just to give you a idea, so far, we have read “The Big Sleep” by Raymond Chandler, “Three Men in a Boat” by Jerome K. Jerome, “On Chesil Beach” by Ian McEwan and “The American Boy” by Andrew Taylor. If anyone is interested in joining, please could they email me at abigail.jackson@gmail.com.
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Trinity Hospital Open Day
Trinity Hospital is open this Sunday, 17th August. If you've never seen inside, take the chance - it's worth a gander...
1-5pm, entry £2
1-5pm, entry £2
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