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Public Consultation / Revised Design Proposals at Our Lady & St Philip Neri School

Following meetings with the school governors and Lewisham Council, the proposed external design of the school has been further developed and improved. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark wish to invite the school’s neighbours and the public to view and comment on these designs at a meeting in the school hall from 5pm to 7.30pm on Thursday 31 January 2019. To be held at Our Lady and St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, 208 Sydenham Road SE26 5SE. 0208 778 4386.

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Spooky Sydenham Halloween Trail 2018

The annual Spooky Sydenham Halloween event rail has been announced on Wednesday 31st October and it’s set to be another Spooktacular event! Starting at 4pm (until 5pm)  from Kirkdale Bookshop, the Spooky Trail continues along Sydenham Road where there are treasures, delights and surprises as you go along our shops and businesses, ending in the ‘Terror in the haunted house’ at our favourite little comedy club – The Poodle Club. To see who is taking part, look at the image on our website or collect a map from Kirkdale Bookshop, White’s Pet Store or visit the Sydenham Centre.

There is also a costume contest at 5pm at the Sydenham Centre.

Thank you to everyone who has helped arrange this fantastic local event and other great initiatives in our local area.

Sydenham welcomes Nando’s

With great anticipation, Nando’s officially opened their doors this week to the people of Sydenham, Kirkdale and surrounds. Queues of an hour wait to get it on the first night were proof that this is a great addition to the excellent pubs and eateries we already have in the area.

We are pleased to have a good mix of independent as well as chain eateries in Sydenham, and it’s excellent that more local jobs have been created thanks to Nando’s opening.

We look forward to the other businesses opening up in the area soon!

Sydenham Arts 2018

Sydenham Arts are proud to have played a significant part in the rise of arts and culture in SE26 over the last 10 years. This year our festival theme is Heroes & Heroines and we bring you another 10 day multi-arts programme with some great talent.

Opening the festival is Exploding Whale’s compelling theatre production Heroes; a story of friendship, growing up and loneliness. Set to Bowie’s The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars, the humdrum lives of Joe and Billie are changed forever after witnessing Bowie performing Starman for the first time on Top of the Pops. Determined to go to Bowie’s upcoming London gig, the friends leave home on what becomes a journey of self discovery, where the lines between hero worship and friendship become blurred. Written by Bebe Barry and Tony Barry, and directed by Max Harrison, this exciting piece of theatre (performed at Edinburgh Festival in 2017) hits Brighton Fringe, and then opens here at Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre on 27 June and runs for 5 nights.

(Edinburgh Living **** “If you are a fan of new writing or the music of David Bowie you will not be disappointed with Heroes.”)

There’s more – we are hugely excited to be joining forces with local comedy newcomers, The Poodle Club, who have been bringing some exceptional talent to audiences in their fabulous home on Sydenham Road. It really is London’s Happiest Little Comedy Club! For one night only they will bring us 6 comedy greats Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre; true elder statesman of British Comedy, Arthur Smith, joined
by Sydenham’s own Ben Norris and razor-sharp clawed David Mills, South London diva Arielle Souman and another local lad, Toussaint Douglas, and finally the loveable Irish comedian Gráinne Maguire.

Did someone mention films? We also have collaborations with TNG and Sydenham Film Club and will be screening Matilda, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Hop on over to Mayow Park for some live music on the bowling green with Perry Vale’s annual Lark in the Park, and the return of locals, Rosie & Ben Fox with their live band and family fun with Foxtots Bops. Plus we have our regular commitment of dance and music for our Plus 60s event with local dancer Amanda Botterill and guitarist Alex Hart. As well as all this, at St Bartholomew’s Church there are performances by Bristol City Poet 2018, Vanessa Kisuule and singer/songwriter, Jill Jackson, following in the footsteps of Boo Hewerdine and Kathryn Williams last year.

Don’t miss award-winning duo, Witt ‘n Camp’s musical theatre, comedy and cabaret show on our final night. Lastly, and never to be forgotten, we have the Artists Trail bringing you a multitude of visual arts over both weekends (see page 3 for further details). What’s not to love? Dive on in, book your time off and see you there!

Box Office opens on Friday 18 May 2018 sydenhamarts.co.uk @sydartsfest www.facebook.com/SydenhamArtsFestival Rachel D’Cruze (Managing Director, Sydenham Arts)

The Greyhound ready for summer

Our beloved pub The Greyhound continues to blossom under the management of Monty and his team, with the arrival of the outdoor seating and planters all ready for the summer.

The pub has enjoyed spectacular success since it opened, filling to capacity on several weekends. If you’ve yet to visit the pub, make sure you phone ahead and try it out this Bank Holiday. https://www.thegreyhoundsydenham.co.uk/ 

Congratulations to team there who have made all the local campaigning to get the pub rebuilt well worthwhile.

Allotment Open Day 20th May

Kent House Leisure Gardens have their spring Allotment Open Day on Sunday 20th May 11am to 3pm.

This event is fantastic for those looking to buy quality flower or vegetable plants and there are plenty of other great things there including food and refreshments (BBQ, cakes, ploughmans, pancakes), honey for sale, beekeeping displays, bric-a-brac, live music and of course allotment tours.

The allotment is located between 91-93 Kent House Road, SE26 5LJ. Entry fee is £2.