1. Walworth Society General Meeting – Wednesday 15th May at 7pm – in person at The Tree House Elephant Park and online.
A reminder that our next general WS meeting will be held on Wednesday 15th May starting at 7pm online (Zoom) and in person at the Tree House, Elephant Park, SE17 1GD (see map below).
To join on Zoom please click here or go to Zoom and join with Meeting ID: 854 5832 6109, Passcode: 424714.
Our agenda for the meeting is:
- Welcome, apologies and introductions.
- Action points from our April meeting and matters arising.
- Restoration of St Peter’s Church project – presentation by Claire Maugham and Jane Stancliffe.
- Surrey Canal Heritage Walk – presentation by Amanda Squires.
- M&S Closure – update.
- Walworth Road Post Office.
- Planning matters.
- Other current issues.
- AOB.
We are postponing our discussion about the Future of the Walworth Road as a High Street until our July meeting – Wednesday 17th July 7pm – full details to follow closer to the time.
For minutes of the April meeting click here.
| 2. Skipton House redevelopment at the E&C. Below is the link to the exhibition boards that the developer used at last week’s consultation event. Have a say (survey on the front page) at: https://skiptonhouse.info  |
3. Walworth Plant Swap – Sunday 12th May 11am to 1pm. |
4. Walworth Road Post Office.
News from Walworth SE17 (@se17) that there is a planning application (24/AP/1241) for the redevelopment of the ground floor of the W Rd Post Office as a chicken & fast food restaurant. There is no info yet on where the PO will relocate to – the application says “It is understood the Post Office are in the process of relocating to a new site.”
Hopefully more news by the time of our WS meeting.
| 5.Creative Housing Issues Workshops. News from The Giving Lab and People’s Company. A creative partnership between the Giving Lab and People’s Company to explore issues you have with your housing or get to chat about other issues you face such as well-being with a selection of FREE workshops in drama, Latin dance and African drumming. The workshops are at Crossways Church, 18 Hampton St, London SE1 6SN, on 8th and 15th May, 5-7pm (Dance) and 18th May, 2-4pm (African Drumming). For more information click here, go to ourcommunityourvoice.org/events or contact John Whelan at whelanjohnwalworth@gmail.com. |
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| 6. Women & Cocaine Present: Devil And The Deep. Devil And The Deep (1932) Friday 24th May at 7.30pm. This May the Cinema Museum and Women & Cocaine celebrate Tallulah Bankhead, a star whose outrageous behaviour inspired her good friend Marlene Dietrich to declare she was “the most immoral woman who ever lived”.  Devil and the Deep (1932) follows a Naval commander as he sets out for revenge after learning of his wife’s affair. The film was marketed with the tagline “Twenty men sent to the bottom of the sea-for one woman’s sin!”. Tallulah stars alongside a stellar cast that features Cary Grant, Gary Cooper and Charles Laughton in his first American role. The film will be preceded by a short introduction, and followed by a raffle. Women and Cocaine Presents is a film night at The Cinema Museum to celebrate the Fierce and Liberated women of Pre code cinema. From the period of 1930 to 1934, before the introduction of censorship, women were depicted in roles with a frankness and sex-positivity that remains rare even today. These newly independent women pushed gender boundaries as they pursued their own economic freedom and excitement, defying the previous Victorian ideals of domesticity, sexual purity and religion. Hollywood soon caught on and began to represent these women on screen, and each month we celebrate a different woman from that era. “My father warned me about men & booze, but he never mentioned a word about women & cocaine” – Tallulah Bankhead. Doors open at 18.30, for a 19.30 start. Refreshments will be available in our licensed cafe/bar. Seating is unallocated. There are a few disabled parking spaces directly outside the main door of the venue – please contact us to let us know if you need one. Service dogs welcome. Unfortunately, this film screening does not have closed captions or audio description available. Contact Us: Please contact us if you have any additional requirements. For more information click here or go to Cinemamuseum.org.uk. Tickets: £8. Advance tickets may be purchased from Ticketlab, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours. Tickets will also be available on the door on the night. Concessions available on the door with valid ID. |
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