Peckham and Nunhead June 2018
Southwark Council sent this bulletin at 30-05-2018 11:51 AM BST
Cossall's Mosaics
The attached photos are of two mosaics recently created on Cossall estate.
The project was to commission a piece of public art at the entrance of Cossall Sheltered Housing Unit. The residents of the SHU helped to make the mosaics. The artist is Tamara Froud at Mosaic Art Ltd. The project was approved Cleaner Greener Safer funding of £7500 by the Peckham and Nunhead CC.
Glengall Wharf Garden
Loads going on at Glengall Wharf Gardens... check out their website https://burgessparkfoodproject.org.uk/ KADO dare to dance - and more!!
On Sunday 22nd July Kado Projects will host our launch party at Peckham levels 5th floor showcasing our very first project with Dare 2 Dance and CDR. This dance and music project has been rolled out to 4 south London schools and over six weeks these young people have worked hard to produce original pieces. The launch party is the culmination of this hard work with a final performance on Level 5. We are keen to invite local people from Peckham to attend, admission is free to all. In addition to the performance will we also have performances from professional break dance crews, DJ sets and the opportunity sample workshops and taster sessions from locally based groups including Circus Skills and arts and crafts.
We are keen to engage with the neighbourhood, talk to local people and find out what sort of activities are of interest to help shape how we move forward as an organisation.
Entry to the community day is absolutely free as are all the tasters and workshops.
Kado projects is a new arts, culture and community group based at Peckham levels, we are particularly interested in delivering projects that offer access to the arts and culture that offer an alternative to gangs, violence and crime.
We are seeking to partner with other like-minded local groups and would love to hear from any creative, socially conscious groups or societies that might like to partner on future projects.
To register your interest and find out more please contact Hannah (hannah.monteith@kadoprojects.com) or Robin (robin.braum@kadoprojects.com) or visist www.kadoprojects.com
A Musical Experience Job Opportunity
Caretaker/Cleaner posts
The Green Community Centre is looking for experienced
cleaners/caretakers to join our team, to assist in maintaining good levels of
cleanliness and hygiene throughout the centre by performing cleaning and
caretaking duties. The post holder will also act as a weekend key holder and
will be dealing with hirers and supporting them during this time. In addition,
the post holders will be responsible for 1st hand maintenance of the
centre and the garden. The person will need to have the flexibility to deal
with issues within the centre with initiative and resourcefulness.
The Green Community Centre is a new community facility open
to public in 2015 and since then has been at the heart of community activities
of Nunhead. There is a wide range of activities catering for all ages and local
residents use the centre as a private party venue during the weekends. Most of
the private parties are for children’s birthdays, although we have also hosted
fundraising events, christenings, weddings and funerals, festivals, workshops
as well as many other events.
The Application is via application form to be found on www.thegreennunhead.org/news/cleaners-caretakers-vacancies/
Interviews will take place on Friday 22nd June 2018 at The Green Community Centre.
SPF Transport Forum Peace Event - can you help?
We are looking for groups and individuals to help make this 10 year anniversary really meaningful... Organisations/charities to run stalls/activities for all age groups – including sport, art/crafts, face painter, balloon modelling, information stalls etc.
Gazebo’s/marquee’s Chairs/tables
Volunteers
Local artists/performers On the day of the event the family always feed/provide refreshments to those attending. We are in the process of liaising with people/organisations re: funding etc. for this/the event. However we are looking for donations of: Fresh water/cold drinks
Printed T-shirts for volunteers
If anyone is interested in helping in anyway please can they contact my team on 020 75252 0824, 07944607678 or via email youngadvisors@southwark.gov.uk
 Brimmington Park Festival Ladies of Virtue "Ladies Time-Out"
Ladies of virtue outreach ( LOVO) is putting together a ladies time out event on Saturday the 23rd of June at 2pm-6pm. The venue is 121 Peckham park Road Baptist hall, peckham park road. SE15 6SX. London. It will be a well-being and skills sharing event that promises to be relaxing and full of fun with lots of activities such as pampering, crafts, cooking , tying of head gears, music, inspirational talks and many more. Entry is free but some activities and refreshments will be paid for. So bring along your sisters, daughters and friends to this exciting event to relieve stress , meet new people and have fun.
Commemoration processionPlans to mark the anniversary of the London Bridge and Borough attacks on Sunday 3 June 201825 May 2018As we approach the anniversary of the terrible attacks at London Bridge and Borough last June, Southwark Council, and Southwark Cathedral, in partnership with local and national agencies, would like to share local arrangements to sensitively remember all those who were lost and harmed, including the local community: 3pm – Service of Commemoration at Southwark Cathedral. This will be a private event, for bereaved families and victims, members of the local community, the emergency services, and all those who supported the emergency response and recovery during and following the attacks. The ceremony will include the lighting of candles by family members for each of those who died and one for all who were harmed, and the planting of an olive tree in the Cathedral grounds. The ‘Tree of Healing’ will be planted using compost made from flowers left on London Bridge after the attack and will be a permanent memorial to all those affected. 4.10pm – A procession from the Cathedral to Southwark Needle, the monument at the corner of London Bridge and Duke Street Hill to join the public (media access provided on request) 4.30pm – A national minute’s silence and speeches, followed by the laying of flowers 5pm – Close The flowers laid at London Bridge will be left in situ for several days allowing local workers and passers-by to also pay their respects in the days following the anniversary. The #LondonUnited ‘Book of Hope’ will be at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday 2 June and Sunday 3 June for members of the public and guests at the service to leave messages of hope and condolence. The digital book will then return to City Hall until Tuesday 19 June as part of the Mayor of London’s activity marking the anniversaries of the four terrorist attacks in London last year. This was agreed following consultation with the families who have lost loved ones, survivors, the Met police and emergency services, and the local authorities in the areas affected. Art in Flux event
From May 31st to June 3rd 2018, FLUX Events are orchestrating their first public exhibition ART IN FLUX: Experiments in Media Arts Now. Teaming up with Ugly Duck, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and Chrom-Art, FLUX will showcase artists’ works on the intersection between art and technology. Profiling contemporary strategies in the Media Arts and Light Art happening right now in the UK, the event will be curated by FLUX founders Aphra Shemza, Maria Almena and Oliver Gingrich and co-curated by the artists involved as a collective project. The exhibition’s talks, performances and workshops program will present Media Arts to the public. Key organisations present their knowledge at ART IN FLUX through the talks program. Workshops running on the weekend will provide participants with unique skills in the field of Media Arts. There will also be cutting-edge performances curated by Maria Almena to complement the programme. Opening Times:
Private View: 31st May, 7-10pm
Exhibition: 1st & 2nd June: 10:30am-6.30pm, 3rd June: 10:30am-5:30pm
Talks: 2:30pm onwards
Performance Times: 7pm-10pm Fri & Sat
Workshops: Sat & Sun 10:30am-5.30pm (workshops booked seperately)
Tickets (exhibition and talks program): £12 Performances: £8 (2-Day and 3-Day Pass &
Concessions available) Tickets and Information can be found at: www.fluxevents.co.uk/art-in-flux I hope you have found this newsletter interesting, we are happy to publicise events etc. and interesting articles. Please submit items for inclusion no later than four working days before the end of the month. About 200-300 words max plus an image in JPG format please. This newsletter is to serve the local Peckham and Nunhead community and we do not accept commercial advertising. We will also assume editorial control, and will reject political or defamatory items, or edit over lengthy texts. If you would like to sign up to receive this monthly newsletter please email gill.kelly@southwark.gov.uk
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