The Herne Hill Society blog

The Market is coming!

Following on the success of our 'Xmas Fayres', the first of a regular series of street markets in Railton Road is planned to take place on Sunday 1 July.

This is according by Cllr Jim Dickson (via Twitter), although there's no confirmation yet on the Herne Hill Forum website.

The Forum has been working hard with the Traders and Lambeth Council and the markets will be monthly at first, with potential for development if they are popular.

We hope you'll agree this is a venture that needs to be supported by Herne Hill residents.

ps
Lambeth Council has approved the closure of Rymer Street next to Herne Hill station on Sunday 3 June for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Try local food and music, meet resident and local traders, and enjoy a fun day at the Rymer Street party. Families welcome. Contact rymerstreet@live.com

 

MAD for Brockwell Park

Do you have an idea for a Music, Art or Drama event in Brockwell Park in 2012?

Do you want to help all of Brockwell Park’s local residents use and enjoy the park?

Do you want to involve local residents in your event and help them get the most out of the occasion? Brockwell Park Community Partners’ art and events group is looking for events to make up the MAD for Brockwell Park season in 2012.

MAD for Brockwell Park is non-commercial, not for profit, focussed on the local community, volunteer led and strongly supported by local organisations and businesses. The season has been built up over a number of years and 2011 saw over 7,000 people at 14 events.

Take a look at our website for an idea of last year’s season www.madforbrockwellpark.com read the notes in the attached form and, if you can offer what we are looking for, send us an application form!
 
Please post a signed copy to: Brockwell Park Community Partners, c/o Theresa Hoare, Brockwell Hall, Herne Hill, London. SE24 9BJ and email a copy to thoare@lambeth.gov.uk to arrive by 5:00pm on Friday 23 December 2011. Owing to the unprecedented number of event applications Lambeth have already received for 2012 you need to get your application in quickly!

Walter Bor Media Awards

At the Walter Bor Media Awards last night, the Herne Hill Society was presented with a 'commended' award for the Short History of Herne Hill and a 'highly commended' award for Herne Hill magazine.

 
Particular thanks are due to Nick Baker, who redesigned our magazine last year and also designed and produced the book from John Brunton's text.
 
The winner of both the newsletter award AND the website award was the Sydenham Society - so our sincere congratulations go to them.

The Hackney Society won the book award.

Lambeth Archives Open Day

Saturday 1 October is the date of this year's  Lambeth Archives Open Day.

Open Day is a free annual event which this year includes talks, films, workshops and an exhibition of original art and photographs around the theme 'Festival'.

Other attractions through the day include children's activities, local societies' stands and book stalls, and home-cooked refreshments.

Once again we'll have a stall and we look forward to meeting you. And if you've not yet got hold of a copy of A Short History of Herne Hill, this is a good time to purchase one (at only £3 )!

Lambeth Archives are based at the Minet Library,  52 Knatchbull Road, London SE5 9QY.

More about Lambeth Archives, the Minet Library and how to get there

 

Herne Hill Festival

Unamplified music (Classical, Jazz, and Light) is the foucs of the new Herne Hill Festival, which runs from 17 to 24 September.

The Festival begins with two free events on Sat 17 September. At 11.00 there will be a String Quartet performance at the Carnegie Library. From 14.00-16.00 there will be an open rehearsal of new music by London composers, with the LCCO, at the Methodist Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane.

On Sun 18, after a performance by the Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brockwell Hall, there will be a performance of Mozart's Wind Serenade by the Astraeus Ensemble at 14.00 at the Half Moon Tavern.

Full details of these and the following week's events are on the Festival website and the Herne Hill Forum website.

Programmes are being delivered door-to-door. They can be downloaded from the website or contact Alan Taylor alan.taylor@dpmail.co.uk

Lambeth Country Show 2011 #2

The ever-popular sheepdog display took place under leaden skies. Appropriately perhaps, it was ducks that were being herded.

The wettest Lambeth Country Show I can remember but great fun as usual, with a brilliant, friendly atmosphere.

I am sure we didn't have anything like the 180,000 visitors of last year, but if you didn't come you missed one of the highlights of the year in SE24 / SW2.

Lambeth Country Show 2011

Under what is politely called 'inclement weather conditions', this year's Lambeth Country Show started slowly with stall-holders cowering inside their tents, or under anything with a roof.

Anyone watching the Open on the telly would have known what to expect.

But in the afternoon there was (briefly) a dramatic improvement, and a surprisingly good turnout.

More torrential rain at about 6 pm led to an authentic festival experience, with great music at the main arena - albeit with surprisingly little mud. Everybody say 'Yeh yeh'.

On  the Society stand, we had a very busy afternoon, selling 47 copies of our brand-new Short History of Herne Hill.

Back for more fun and games on Sunday.

Our AGM

The Herne Hill AGM was held on Wednesday 9 March, with an excellent turnout of members. The following were elected.

Sheila announced that she wouldn't be seeking election next time around, so it looks like we'll have to start the search for a new Chair.

 

The official business was followed by “Lambeth’s Edwardian Splendours”: a memorable presentation by Edmund Bird based on his recent book.

Herne Hill Forum website

Congratulations to the Forum on the launch of their new website.

 

Lots of information and ways to get involved. Check it out now. Add your event. We've added ours.

Fayre / Inauguration of the Junction #3

Thanks to all the traders, stall-holders and visitors who turned out to support our first Christmas Fayre.

Clockwise from top left:

• Goatwoman greets relatives from Vauxhall
• Community policing - caption this if you dare
• Northern troubadour outside Herne Hill Books
• Elly 'La Roux' Jackson turns on the illuminations at 4 pm

Not the best of weather, but a well attended event and a resounding success. We signed up 20 new members and sold lots of books (though we couldn't persuade Will Self to part with his money).

We must do this again!