1. Walworth Society General Meeting – Wednesday 18th October 7pm.
A reminder that 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.
- H1 Office block appeal – update from Jerry Flynn 35% Percent campaign.
- Walworth Heritage Action Zone – update.
- Walworth Stories – update.
- Planning matters.
- Other current issues.
- AOB.
Minutes of the September click here.
(Abbreviated) minutes of our July meeting and AGM click here.
The Chair’s AGM report is here and the Treasurer’s reports are here
2. Animated Tour Of The Elephant & Castle. A free animated tour brought to you by the Castle Square team with actors and a tour guide who tell the story of the architecture and design of the Elephant and Castle. It will see an animated tour based on key buildings, monuments and statues which narrate the changing face of the area. Highlighting the varied waves of migration such as the Jewish community at the start of the 19th century, or the Italian community who made East Street their home. The free tour will highlight buildings such as Metro City Heights which was designed by Hungarian-born modernist architect Erno Goldfinger and constructed in the early 1960s. Or how the Latin community has made Maldonado Walk its home and thus influenced the Elephant streetscape and design of the area. The Tour is narrated by local creative John Whelan the Artistic Director of People’s Company. For more information and to reserve a place click here. |
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| 3. Making Connection: Songs Of Peckham’s Past – FREE Friday 20th October 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 News from Peckham. Peckham’s 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 explored. 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 Old Waiting Room and its future!  Join us in the beautiful Old Waiting Room to learn a few songs, meet a few new neighbours and hear a little about Peckham’s little known performing past. This is a free event – if you’d like to donate to the Peckham Society please bring along a donation with you on the night – thank you! The Old Waiting Room is on the second floor of Peckham Rye station which does not have a lift. Wheelchair access is available direct from Platform 3. For more information and to reserve a free place click here. |
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4. Fighting aircraft noise in Walworth – news from HACAN East.
News from the HACAN East campaign.
1. The link to Plane Hell Action’s latest eNews in which we urge residents to support HACAN East’s opposition to London City’s proposal to contest the decision of Newham Council to turn down its expansion plans is here:
https://mailchi.mp/93be795f65c6/hacan-east-to-fight-london-city-airports-expansion-plans
2. We were pleased to read the City Airport Consortium Statement prepared by Cllr Louise Krupski, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Action – Lewisham Council and signed by Cabinet Members from six other London boroughs showing the sort of cross-borough cooperation that PHASE has long campaigned for. We are particularly pleased to see Southwark (Cllr James McAsh) and Greenwich signing alongside Lewisham.
| 5. Wednesday At Draper Hall News about Wednesday mornings at Draper Hall, Hampton Street, Elephant & Castle, SE17 3AN. For more information email office@drapertogether.org. |
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