| 1. Walworth Society Meeting – Wednesday 19th July 7pm. A reminder that our next WS meeting will be our Annual General Meeting for 2023 and will be held on Wednesday 19th July starting at 7pm. We will start with general business and then move on to the AGM. We will be meeting in person at the Tree House in Elephant Park and online via Zoom. To join on Zoom please click here or go to Zoom and join with meeting ID 846 7817 9869 Passcode: 062501. 19th July meeting – Draft Agenda Welcome and apologies. A. General Meeting Matters arising from the June 2023 meeting. Heat Inequalities Investigation – Hot homes and people’s health – Hajar Meddah. H1 Appeal by Lendlease – Jerry Flynn. Driscoll House (New Kent Road) – Planning (around 7.30pm) – online presentation. Walworth History Through Song – musical event Friday 21st July. Planning matters including Chatelain House consultation (see item 3 below)). Other issues. Date of next meeting (Weds 20th Sept – NB no meeting in August). AOB. B. 2023 Annual General Meeting Minutes of the last WS AGM. Officers’ Reports. Walworth Society accounts for 2022 and 2023 to date. Election of officers and committee members. Other AGM matters. For the Minutes of the last WS AGM (2020) click here For the WS Chair’s Report for the 2023 AGM click here For the WS Accounts for 2022 and for 2023 to date click here For the minutes of our June 2023 Walworth Society meeting click here. Location of the Tree House – the venue for our meeting -see map below  |
2. Hot Homes – Heat Inequality Project
This summer, a team of journalists and scientists are working on a community-based project that will show how hot people’s houses really get during a heatwave – and what 
this means for people’s health. We’re looking for people to take part. So if you found the heat in your home tough last year, read on.
Hot Homes will shed light on the issue of heat inequality in the UK and especially how it affects people in certain types of housing and with health issues such as diabetes, respiratory and cardiac conditions, Alzheimer’s and dementia.
We are working with people in Walworth to place monitors in households during the summer, which will measure heat, humidity and air pollution.
We will also work with participants, especially during heatwave periods, to share their experiences, encouraging them to journal, take photos and take part in interviews.
By combining the data from the monitors with people’s personal reflections, we will highlight what it’s like for the people most affected and show just how bad heat inequality is. This has never been done in the UK before and we hope it will spark change that can benefit everyone.
Sign up click here. For more information go to Thebureauinvestigates.com.
| 3. Chatelain House Community Drop-in Event – Tues 18th July (4.30-7.30pm). The developers, Fabrix, are inviting people to come and see their plans for the Chatelain House development on Tuesday 18th July, 4.30 to 7.30pm. Access via Chatelain House Courtyard, 15 Amelia St, SE17 3PY. More details below, or click here. |
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4. Walworth’s History Through Song 2023 – Friday 21st July.
After the success of our event in 2022, we are pleased to offer another evening of entertainment, live music and songs composed in and about Walworth through the ages, sung by six local residents.
The venue will be St Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove SE17 2HH.
We will include songs that were last heard in Walworth back in the 1850s in performances at the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, to celebrate the return of soldiers at the end of the Crimean War in a series of concerts to raise money for Mary Seacole (1805-1881), in July 1857.
Tyrone Landau, a professional tenor and pianist, has uncovered songs held in the British Library that showcase the work of JK Green (1790-1860), who played a significant role in the invention of the Toy Theatre and was one of the most prolific publishers for the art form in the first half of the 19th Century, printed near East Street.
From the mid C20th we offer a tribute to Fred Bason (1907-1973), local council tenant, bookseller, renowned autograph hunter, diarist, author and TV presenter who also played the piano in nearby theatres.
In the final section, join us and singalong to popular songs from the period of the Blitz and Music Hall including “Maybe it’s because I’m a Londoner” and “The Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover.”
Book your FREE tickets click here. Or go to Eventbrite and search for Walworths-history-through-song. There will be 50 extra places on the night.
Doors open for a free cuppa at 6.30pm and the performance will run from 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
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