| 1. Walworth Society May meeting – 7pm Weds 20th May (in person only) Our next general WS meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday 20th May at the Tree House Elephant Park SE17 1HL. Due to lack of wifi, we apologise that there is no online link and the meeting will be in person only. Apologies too that the previously advertised session on the Better Bus Southwark project will not now be included in the meeting. Officers are not able to attend until a new administration has been formed. Our agenda for the meeting is: 1. Welcome, apologies and introductions. 2. Action points from our April 2026 meeting and matters arising. 3. Proposed McDonalds Walworth Road Poundland (26/AP/1110). 4. Walworth Road Christmas Lights project – update Madeleine Moxham. 5. Planning matters. 6. Other issues. 7. AOB and date of next meeting. To download the minutes of the April meeting, click here Please note that the consultation period for the proposed McDonalds opening times planning application (26/AP/1110) has been extended to 28th May so there is still time to make a comment if people wish to. |
| 2. Walworth Road Christmas Lights project – latest news News about the project that will see local children designing Christmas lights on the Walworth Road. A new community initiative in Walworth will see primary school children co-design the Christmas lights for the Walworth Road, with the public invited to vote for their favorite designs at an exhibition this June. Walworth Kids Xmas Lights will see pupils from St Peter’s Primary School develop Christmas light designs through architect-led workshops focused on light and the local built environment. The selected 21 designs will be installed on the Walworth Road in November 2026. Ahead of the switch on, a free public exhibition at Walworth Town Hall will showcase original light designs created by every child at the school. Visitors will be able to view the designs and vote for their favourites, helping shape how the Walworth Road will look at Christmas. Exhibition details: ● Dates: 4 to 7 June 2026 ● Private view: 4 June, 5.30 to 8.00pm ● Location: Walworth Town Hall Community Space, 155 Walworth Road, SE17 1RS ● Admission: Free  |
| 3. Local News. 1. Local election results. All the local election results in Southwark can be seen here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKSOUTHWARK/bulletins/416e335 OR by ward https://www.southwark.gov.uk/about-council/voting-and-elections/local-elections-2026/results-2026-local-elections 2. Councillor contacts. The contact details for the returning and new councillors can be seen here https://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 3. Swk News feature about local author and Walworth Society Member Garth Cartwright https://southlondon.co.uk/area/southwark/from-ub40-to-se15/ 4. The Planning Inspector has allowed an appeal by BT for the construction of internally illuminated digital 75-inch LCD display screens on the pavement by Morrisons. File opens as a pdf https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/addac3ee-2fac-440a-8401-254cfbe9d72d |
| 4. Cinema Museum: Women And Cocaine Present Girls About Town (1931). Girls About Town (1931), 29th May at 19.30. Directed by George Cukor, and starring Kay Francis and Lilyan Tashman, this fabulous romcom follows Wanda and Marie, two glamorous New York showgirls, who make their living escorting wealthy out-of-town businessmen.  Draped in furs and jewels, through champagne-soaked nights of luxury, the women treat romance as a transaction, until Wanda grows weary of the empty, gilded life and falls for the cash-poor Jim. The film will be preceded by a short introduction, and followed by a raffle. Seating is unallocated. Service dogs welcome. Unfortunately, this film screening does not have closed captions or audio description available. Tickets: 10. Concessions available on the door with valid ID. To book tickets click here. Tickets may also be purchased direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours. Subject to availability, tickets will also be sold on the door. For more info click here. Or go to cinemamuseum.org.uk. Doors Open:18:30. Refreshments will be available in the licensed cafe/bar. Women and Cocaine Presents is a film night presented by curator Caroline Cassin 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. 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. The Cinema Museum: The Master’s House, 2 Dugard Way (off Renfrew Road), London SE11 4TH. |
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