| 1. Walworth Society – next meeting Tree House Elephant Park and online – 7pm Weds 15th October. Just to let you know you that our next general WS meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 15th October at the Tree House Elephant Park and online. To join online please click here or go to Zoom and join with Meeting ID 824 5985 4559 Passcode: 158251. Our draft agenda for the meeting is: Welcome, apologies and introductions. Action points from our September 2025 meeting and matters arising. Pembroke House – Becoming Neighbours Project – Juliette Agyeman Planning matters inc. application by HUB for the H1 site in Elephant Park. Other issues. AOB and date of next meeting. Minutes of the September meeting to follow. |
| 2. Southwark Council Neighbourhood Grants – applications close 12th Oct. News from Southwark Council The Cleaner Greener Safer programme (and Devolved Highways Budget) is now part of the new ‘Neighbourhood Grants’ funding. More information on how to apply can be found on our new webpage www.southwark.gov.uk/neighbourhood-grants. The application period will close Sunday 12 October (11.59pm). If you applied for CGS or DHB funding last year, please check you profile on the Benefactor Cloud portal to make sure your details are up to date before submitting an application this year. Please also note that any further updates about applications to Neighbourhood Grants 2026/27 will be sent from NeighbourhoodGrants@southwark.gov.uk. If you have any questions about the application process please email NeighbourhoodGrants@southwark.gov.uk.  |
| 3. Free Saturday Club for teenagers aged 13-16 years old in Walworth. News from Hotel Elephant of a great new initiative starting November 8th. Get creative, make friends and explore your future – all for free!  Applications are now open for the textiles-focused Art & Design Saturday Club at Hotel Elephant. If you’re 13–16 years old, this is your chance to dive into subjects you love and discover new skills such as textiles, print and up-cycled garment/accessory production in a supportive and creative environment – completely free. Each Saturday (see dates below), expert tutors will guide you through exciting, hands-on projects, helping you develop new skills and build confidence while making friends with people who share your interests. The program is split into two parts; part one is focused on making an inspirational wall hanging, and part two will focus on developing design ideas and making skills to create an upcycled garment or accessory. Throughout the program, you will get the chance to explore a variety of textile materials and techniques, including print, applique, embroidery, upcycling and plastic manipulation. You’ll also get chances to take part in a Masterclass with industry professionals, visit cultural spaces, and celebrate all your achievements at the end-of-year Summer show. Whether you’re just starting out or already passionate about your subject, all abilities are welcome. The Club is a chilled-out, welcoming environment that opens pathways to future study and careers. It’s time to unlock your potential – and have fun! Where? Hotel Elephant Studios Larcom Street, London, England, SE17 1NJ Nearest tube: Elephant & Castle When? Saturdays, 10 am – 1 pm Part 1: Weekly on Saturday, 8th November – 13th December Part 2: Weekly on Saturday, 7th February – 25th April. Term-time only. All applications need to be made online here: https://saturday-club.org/club/hotel-elephant/ The deadline to apply is the 31st October, and spaces are limited. |
| 4. Pembroke House AGM – Thursday 16th October 2025 from 6pm. News from Pembroke House. “Join us for our AGM! Pembroke House warmly invites you to this year’s AGM, — a moment to come together and share stories about our Walworth Community. We’ll be celebrating 140 years of Pembroke House by sharing news of our heritage project, Becoming Neighbours, and exploring how the principles ‘Connect’, ‘Grow’, ‘Act’, and ‘Share’ guide all of our work in Walworth. Everyone is more than welcome! Whether you are a volunteer, local resident, participant, trustee — or simply curious — please come along! Local food provided, childcare available (free, booked in advance). Accessibility information: This event is held in person. There is step free access to Pembroke. House and a lift inside the building. There are accessible and gender, neutral toilets. There are a variety of seating available. There is no designated quiet space. There is no hearing loop or a BSL interpreter. There is no strobe lighting. We will be serving non-alcoholic drinks. Pembroke House on Thursday 16th October 2025 from 6pm for a 6:30pm start until 8:30pm. Please RSVP by clicking here . We look forward to seeing you there.” |
| 5. Dale Inglis Exhibition at Walworth Town Hall – Private View – Friday October 31st, from 6:30 to 8:00pm News from Peter Wells-Thorpe of 3003 Group. Walworth artist brings major exhibition to Walworth Town Hall Wednesday October 15th to November 5th. (Walworth Society private viewing Friday October 31st, from 6:30 to 8:00pm). A major new exhibition ‘RIVER CROSSING’ by Dale Inglis, one of Walworth’s leading international artists, opens to the public at Walworth Town Hall in October for an historic 3-week run. Created over a 14 year period in the artist’s local studio in Pullens Yards, ‘RIVER CROSSING’ features 33 original paintings, collages and screen prints depicting Southwark’s unique Thameside landscape and landmark locations, including Cannon Street Railway Bridge, Southwark Bridge and the Bankside district. ‘RIVER CROSSING’ runs daily from Wednesday October 15th 2025 to Wednesday November 5th 2025 [times vary] and is produced by Walworth based arts consultancy 3003 Group International. “The exhibition”, says curator Peter Wells-Thorpe, “provides an outstanding opportunity to celebrate the newly renovated Walworth Town Hall site as a dynamic, creative arts community hub, supporting Southwark Council’s council’s cultural strategic vision for the borough.” A highly distinctive British landscape artist, Dale Inglis was born in Canada and relocated from Winnipeg to London in the 1970s, becoming part of the artist community in the Docklands and his work is deeply inspired by the River Thames and its bridges. Working from his studio in Walworth’s Pullens Yards over 30 years, Inglis has created a unique, internationally acclaimed body of work which lies squarely in the mainstream of modernist abstract practice, with roots in the works of J. M. W. Turner, Mark Rothko, Antoni Tàpies and the multi-materialism of Arte Povera figures like Alberto Burri. If you would like to attend the Private View – to give an indication of numbers – please let us know at: jeremyleach@posteo.net RIVER CROSSING Exhibition Catalogue click here ‘A Portrait of Dale Inglis (Film): click here. |
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| 6. Little Louie David Hogan Photography Exhibition – Monday 6th October to Sunday 2nd November. News from Chris Greenwood of The Louies “SOUL SAYS” by David Hogan, Monday 6 October – Sunday 2 November. Originally a jazz musician, David first experienced America in the 60s as a professional bass player where he got not only to see but also to meet some of the greatest jazz legends of the era – Miles Davis / Ron Carter / Richard Davis. It was at this time that David developed an affinity for the Beat poets also such luminaries as Walt Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau and Wallace Stevens. On returning to England David spent the 70s backing most of the country’s major cabaret artists, recording with various artists in Abbey Rd and running a jazz club in Birmingham. Being invited to study ‘ Sonology ‘ at Utrecht University he moved to Amsterdam and scratched a living backing and recording Dutch pop stars. A brief spell in publishing followed before taking up the chisel working in marble, stone & glass. His glass sculptures can be seen in various developments around London, embassies and one church. David’s love of poetry continues and informs all his work whatever the medium. Today David concentrates on photography and ‘Soul Says’ is his first exhibition. For more info please contact chris@louielouie.london, or go to littlelouie.london Little Louie, 14 Ash Avenue, SE17 1GQ. |
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| 7. News Snippets. Many thanks to Southwark News! 1. Corsica Studios closing in March 2026 2. Daytime cabaret at the Elephant offers entertainment and friendship for older residents 3. Interview with new Southwark Council Leader Cllr Sarah King 4. Petition launched for step-free access at Peckham Rye railway station 5. Student accommodation at E&C approved 6. Story of the E&C Faraday Memorial |
| 8. The Blinking Buzzards Quarterly Meeting Sunday 19th October. The UK Buster Keaton Society – The Blinking Buzzards, quarterly meeting takes place on Sunday 19th October 4 -7pm at the Cinema Museum, Kennington. The last meeting of the year is a request session, so expect to see beloved gems chosen by Society members. Entry free to members with £5 annual membership available at the door. For more info click here. Or go to cinemamuseum.org.uk. The Cinema Museum: The Master’s House, 2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road), London SE11 4TH. |
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