Walworth Society News – Early October 2023

by TheWalworthSociety
1. Walworth Society General Meeting – Wednesday 18th October 7pm.

Our next general WS meeting will be held on Wednesday 18th October starting at 7pm. 

We will be meeting at The Tree House Elephant Park and online via Zoom. To join on Zoom please click here or go to Zoom and join with meeting ID: 811 9462 1521, Passcode: 663357.

Our draft agenda for the meeting is: Welcome, apologies and introductions.Action points from our September meeting and matters arising.Chatelain House redevelopment – presentation by Fabrix.Walworth Heritage Action Zone – update.Walworth Stories – update.Planning matters Other current issues AOB. Minutes of the September meeting to follow.
2. Chatelain House Redevelopment – Consultation Events. 

News from developer Fabrix.

The project team behind the proposed redevelopment of Chatelain House (182-202 Walworth Road) are inviting the Walworth community to come and see their developing design proposals and give feedback.

The next series of consultation events take place on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th October, 4.30-7.30pm, and on Saturday 14th October, 10am-1pm, on site at 13 Amelia Street, SE17 3PY.

More details below or click here.
 
 

3. Walworth’s History Through Song. 

Many thanks to all the fabulous local singers for entertaining us so wonderfully at Walworth’s History Through Song 2023 at St Peter’s Church in July.

Our singers were Olivia Penhallow and John Whelan of People’s Company, Matt Meynell of the Walworth Community Pub, Rawlene Evelyn, and Sam Foster, a councillor for Faraday Ward. Father Andrew also entertained us and accompanied the singers on various musical instruments.

A special thanks to Tyrone Landau for organising the evening, researching the songs and mentoring the singers. Thanks also to Diana Cochrane and Neil Crossfield for narrating the performance and providing some historical context.

And, of course, many thanks also to all of those who helped to welcome everyone and helped to serve tea and biscuits on the evening.

The project was jointly sponsored by Historic England and Southwark Council as part of the Walworth Heritage Action Zone. The historical research will form part of the Walworth Society’s Walworth Untold Stories project.

You can listen to the songs on YouTube, click here, And below are links to some of our favourite moments: 

  • Matt Meynell and Father Andrew perform All In The Forest Of Bondy – with an additional verse at the end about Walworth, click here
  • Matt Meynell getting “Lit Up” When The Lights Go Out In London, click here
  • John Whelan’s sing-a-long We’ll Meet Again, click here
  • Rawlene Evelyn singing Blackeyed Susan, click here
  • Sam Foster and Olivia Penhallow’s duet Campaigning’s No For You, Bonnie Lassie, click here
  • Sam Foster sings Tis Sweet For Our Country To Die, click here
  • And the rousing final applause, click here

 The programme for the evening can be found by clicking here.

4. Peckham Palace of Varieties – Songs Of Peckham’s Past.

News of another history through song event, this time in Peckham.

Peckham Palace of Varieties: Songs of Peckham’s Past
Date: 20th October 7.30pm – 9pm
Place: The Old Waiting Room, Peckham Rye Station (accessed through the stairs on the forecourt)
Cost: Free

Peckham Palace of Varieties is a free night of live music celebrating Peckham’s music hall past. From the ‘Peckham Prowl’ to the ‘Exhausted Swell’, Peckham’s rich history of music hall and variety songs will be brought to life.


Hosted by the Peckham Society, with live music from Tyrone Landau and talented singers, we’ll sing our way through Peckham’s colourful songs, hear a little bit of history and raise a glass or two to the beautiful Old Waiting Room and its future!

Join us to learn a few songs, meet a few new neighbours and learn a little bit about Peckham’s performing past.

To book, email hello@losttextfoundspace.com OR look out for an Eventbrite link for the event Peckham Palace of Varieties – Songs of Peckham’s Past which is due to be launched early next week.

5. Electric E-Cargo Bike Hire In Walworth. 

News from Southwark Council.

Southwark was the first London borough to introduce a community e-cargo bike hire and has recently extended the scheme to include Walworth. Working in conjunction with Peddle My Wheels, electric cargo bikes can be hired for £2.50 an hour.

Cargo bikes can be used on the road in exactly the same way as e-bikes and can use cycle lanes and go anywhere a bicycle can. 

First time users get one hour free or three hours if they are a business (bikes can also be hired at £0.75 per 15 minutes). More details in a recent Southwark News article, click here.

For information on how to hire at the Southwark Council website, click here. Or at Peddle My Wheels, click here. Or go to Peddlemywheels.com and follow the links for cargo bikes (other types of bike hire also available).
6. Walworth Garden Workshops. 

Booking for the new season of Walworth Garden workshops is now open. A wealth of one-day courses on gardening, community gardening, and arts and crafts associated with the garden are available. 

For more information click here or go to the Walworth Garden website Walworthgarden.org.uk.
 
7. Kennington Bioscope Silent Laughter Weekend.

Kennington Bioscope presents a weekend of silent comedy films, all with live musical accompaniment and introductions from film historians and silent comedy experts. A fun-tasmagoria of film, over two days, demonstrating the art of silent film comedy.


There’ll be some old favourites, as well as a ton of new discoveries, including some premieres of newly discovered shorts and restored features too.

The whole weekend will be dedicated to our friend and father of this event, David Wyatt and, because of this, we’ve got some extra special surprises we’ll be dropping into the proceedings, throughout the weekend. We’re sworn to secrecy – but we promise you won’t be disappointed with the special goodies we have in store.

As regular visitors will know, space is strictly limited, so don’t delay – book your seat today – for the best lorry load of laughs in London.
The Cinema Museum will open its doors at 09.00.

Weekend Ticket £30 / One Day £18 / Afternoon and evening pass £12 / Evening pass £6. You can also book dinner (£9) on both days at the Café Jamyang, next door to the Museum. Tickets and dinner bookable here.

For more information and to see the weekend programme click here or go to Cinemamuseum.org.uk and follow the links. 

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