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Issue 112 - March 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 What’s On - P8 Hectic Host - P12 Food & Drink - P14 Children’s Activities - P20 Shopping Page - P28 Mother’s Day Competition - P36

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WelcomeMarch is packed with events, not least Mothering Sunday on the 6th. Pamper your Mum with some great tips from our Hectic Host on page 12. If your Mum loves reading, Lawrence Roullier White has discovered some wonderful books you can give on Mother’s Day, see our shopping page, p28.

The three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich, I am definitely going - see you there? P30. The Last Word this month goes to Lawrence Roullier White who many of you will know from his fantastic shop on Lordship Lane plus his great columns in our magazine. Find out more page 32.

All our usual columns are here: Food & Drink - p14; Garden Talk - p16; Dulwich Picture Gallery - p24 and Financial Matters - p26 .

Remember that the events that miss our print deadline will be found at www.arounddulwich.co.uk as will many other stories.

Until next time.

AngelaAngela Burgess: EditorSE Magazines Limited

Welcome to SE21

This MonthWelcome Page ........................................3

Events Calendar ................................... 4

What’s On ........ 8, 10, 17, 20, 22, 23 & 31

Hectic Host ......................................... 12

Food & Drink ...................................... 14

Garden Talk ......................................... 16

Children’s Activities ................... 18 & 19

Dulwich Picture Gallery ...................... 24

Financial Matters ................................ 26

Shopping Page .................................... 28

Edward Alleyn’s Gift .........................30

The Last Word ..................................... 32

Index ................................................... 34

Photograph by Jermyn Photography

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Edward Alleyn’s Gift

The three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March 2016 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of

God’s Gift at Dulwich.Over 450 pupils, alumni, teachers, parents

and members of the local community will perform Verdi’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. They will be joined by internationally recognised soloists Jane Irwin (Soprano), Louise Callinan (Mezzo Soprano), David Butt Philip (Tenor) and Rodney Earl Clarke, Old Alleynian (Bass).

Verdi’s Requiem is a masterpiece of late 19th century composition and the programme will also include Verdi’s Pater Noster which will be performed by all those singing and playing. The concert will be

conducted by the three Directors of Music: Mr Chris Dearmer, Mr Richard Mayo and Mr Peter Gritton.

Christ’s Chapel in Dulwich was consecrated in 1616 by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of the Dulwich College foundation. Edward Alleyn built his College of God’s Gift on Dulwich Green and since then the Chapel has been a place of worship for the local community and for the three Dulwich Schools of the Foundation; Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS.

The Heads of the three Foundation Schools, Dr Gary Savage of Alleyn’s, Dr Joe Spence of Dulwich College, and Sally-Anne Huang of JAGS, anticipate this wonderful occasion will be an opportunity for the wider communities of the three schools to come together and celebrate in music. All are welcome and tickets are available through Southbank Centre. 0844 8479910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Edward Alleyn’s Gift: The Foundation Schools’ Concert

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Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 8, 10, 17, 20, 22, 23 & 31. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

Events Calendar - March

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

29th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th

14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

28th 29th 30th 31st 1st 2nd 3rd

21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th

Smart Business Networking with Cooking with Scissors. 6.45pm

Upstairs @The Palmerston. www.cookingwithscissors.co.uk

East Dulwich WI @ Upstairs at EDT from

7.30pm

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p10

Lively Minds over 50’s Club, p20.


Good & Simple with The Hemsley Sisters, see p8.

The Foundation Schools’ Concert,

see p22.

The Hidden Fortresswww.biggerpicture.co.uk

@EDT see p22

Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture, see p17

U3A Monthly Open Meeting, see p23.

The Goose is Out! Singaround @ The

Ivy House, see p20.

Good Friday

Honor Oak Women’s Institute, 8pm St Saviour’s

Church.

Forest Hill Women’s Institute, 8pm @ All Inn One

Nunhead Women’s Institute, 8pm

@ The Old Nun’s Head

Dulwich & District NCT Nearly New Sale, see p10.

City Ramblers Revival, see p17.

House of Colour Open Evening, p22.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, see p6.

Horniman Easter Fair, see p23.

Dulwich Choral Society, see p20.

Little Disco @ EDT, see page 17.

Organ Recital, Chris’s Chapel, p20

Children’s Easter Crafts Morning,

see p23.

Dulwich Books Event see p17

The Barrys - Dulwich College, see p20.


Parkrun, Peckham Rye

Park & Dulwich Park 9am,

P22.



P23.

Mum’s in Business See p22

Dulwich Books Event see p10.

Fair Trade Breakfast, see p8.

Primavera - a Spanish Song, p10.

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Family Easter Comedy Magic Show, see p23.

Trade Winds, see p22.




P8.

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.Parkrun,

Peckham Rye Park & Dulwich

Park 9am, P17

Pulling Together Exhibition @ Jeannie Avent, see p8.

Let’s be Front Garden Proud! p10.

The Furrow Collective, Loreley, Storywheel @ the Ivy House, p23.

Easter Monday

Easter Sunday

Mother’s Day

Fostering Care Information

Evening, see p6

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Tuesday 15th March: Foster Care Information EveningSouthwark Council are looking for people interested in becoming Foster carers and making a real difference to young children and teenagers who have had a difficult start in life. All are welcome at an information evening on Tuesday 15th March at the Albrighton Centre, Albrighton Road, SE22 8AH from 5-7pm. Free refreshments.

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What’s On - March

Thursday 3 March: New Voices – Tinder Press Party with Rebecca Mackenzie, Sarah Duguid and Sarah Leipciger7.00pm. Tickets cost £5.00 and include a glass of wine. Join Tinder Press, publisher of some of the most exciting new fiction, to celebrate three phenomenal debuts.

For more information about the events including ticket prices, patron tickets and venue details please visit www.dulwichbooks.co.uk or call 020 8670 1920. Twitter @DulwichBooks & @TheBedfordPub. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW.

Tuesday 1 March Lively Minds Over 50’s ClubThe Tesco Effect with Pam Goodall is at 1.30pm-2pm, come along from 12.45pm for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class from 12.45pm-2pm. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118.

Wednesday 2 March: East Dulwich WI 7.30pmThe Lodge, above East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW. CURRENTLY FULL. www.eastdulwichwi.co.uk.

Wednesday 2 – 16 March: Pulling Together ExhibitionAvent Gallery, North Cross Road. Two artists in their 50s living in East Dulwich are perfect examples of the best of cultural fusion, and multicultural mix that can work today whatever else is falling apart elsewhere in the world. Here is mutual respect and cooperation in harmony.

Wednesday 2nd March: Beer & Cheese Pairing Evening7.30pm at The Platform, 2 Ridgway Road, London, SW9 7AH. Taste the range of Clarkshaws beers, including specials and exclusive brews, expertly matched with a range of sheep, goat and cow’s cheese, charcuterie and Italian delicacies including Salsiccia Sarda, Pecorino Sardo and Carasau Bread, from Capo Caccia Fine Foods. Tickets are £25 from: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clarkshaws-beer-cheese-pairing-evening-tickets-17917931014

Thursday 3 March: Good & Simple with The Hemsley Sisters 7.30pmVillage Books, in association with Alleyn’s School, is delighted to welcome back the fabulous Hemsley sisters. This beautiful cookbook will show readers how simple, achievable and tasty eating well can be – no frills, no fad dieting just real home cooking. Jasmine and Melissa will be demonstrating recipes from their new book and answering questions. The event will be followed by a book signing, with a chance to taste some of the food. Good & Simple will be available on the night at the special price of £20. Tickets £12.50. Concessions (Under 18) £10. MCT at Alleyn’s which is based at Townley Road, Dulwich, SE22 8SU. http://mct.alleyns.org.uk

Saturday 5 March: PARKRUN 9amThe parkrun is a free weekly timed 5k run, which is open to all standards of runners; it is not a race. PECKHAM RYE start is near the Colyton Road entrance of Peckham Rye park and run three laps of the gardens. www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye DULWICH PARK start is Queen Mary's Gate on the south side of the park. This is the entrance on the South Circular (A205), Dulwich Common. www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich

Saturday 5 March: Fair Trade Breakfast 9.30am – 1pmBread of Life Fair Trade Centre, Christ Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich SE22 0JT. For more information email: [email protected] or phone on 020 8693 4170. Fair Trade breakfasts will be on sale between 9.30am to 12 midday. Adult breakfast £3.50p. Children under 12 £2.50p. There will also be a variety of stalls and a range of fair trade food and gifts on sale till 1pm.

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Wednesday 9 March: Let’s Be Front Garden Proud!Alleyn’s School, 7.30pm. The Dulwich Society Garden Group’s spring garden talk is coming up. Join us to learn what can be done to enhance front gardens, with an expert panel of professional garden designers including Pamela Johnson, Nigel Watts and Anthony Noel. Includes a glass of wine and a chance to meet the speakers afterwards. The Dulwich Society Garden Group is launching an exciting front garden competition in 2016; come and hear some useful pointers for this. Tickets are £7 each. http://dulwichsociety.com/garden-group

Wednesday 9 March: Deadly in Dulwich 7.00pm with Alex Marwood, Erin Kelly & Jane CaseyTickets are £10 and include drinks. Join us for the second installation of our new series of crime writing events Deadly in Dulwich to meet Alex Marwood, Erin Kelly and Jane Casey to talk about crime writing, their latest novels, and how they keep the reader gripped until the last page.

The conversation will be chaired by Claire McGowan. Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW. For more information about the events including ticket prices, patron tickets and venue details: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk or call 020 8670 1920. Find us on Twitter: @DulwichBooks & @TheBedfordPub

What’s On - March

Saturday 5 March: Dulwich & District NCT Nearly New SaleCome and grab yourself a bargain at our spring nearly new sale. For mums and dads this is a great opportunity to meet other parents, grab a slice of cake whilst shopping for your new arrival, roaming toddler or young child. We’ll have baby, children’s and maternity clothes for sale as well as toys, books and a whole host of baby equipment so come along and join in the fun. 10:30am to 12:30pm, 30 minute priority entry for NCT membership cardholders (from 10am) at St Faith’s Community Centre, Red Post Hill, London, SE24 9JQ. Prices: £1 adults on the door. Age group: Parents, babies and pre-schoolers. Nearest Station: North Dulwich, Buses: #42, 37, P4. Find us on Facebook & Twitter @dulwichdistnct1

Saturday 5 March: Primavera – a Spanish Spring 7.30pmA celebration of classical Iberian music. The Concordia Chamber Choir would like to take you on a spring break to Spain. A very short break. Just one night in fact, but well worth the trip. Our latest concert is a beautiful programme of classical music from Iberia. These magical pieces make up a musical rainbow of styles and periods. From the 17th century genius of Francisco Valls to the 20th century mastery of Pablo Casals, you’ll enjoy love songs and madrigals as well as some stunning religious works. So please come out of hibernation and join us for an evening in Spain. You won’t even need a suitcase. All Saints’ Church, Lovelace Rd, SE21 8JY. Remember that feeling you get coming home from an amazing concert? Make a note in your diary now! Tickets for CCC’s 2016 Spring Concert cost £12 at the door, or £11 in advance www.concordiachamberchoir.co.uk. Concessions (students and those on means tested benefits) half price.

Monday 7 March: Honor Oak WI 8pm-10pm. St. Saviour's Church, Rehearsal Room, Brockley Rise, SE23 1JN. [email protected]

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Hectic Host

Mother’s Day

Russia’s version of Mother’s Day, a holiday for women on an otherwise normal working day. If she is more of a Mimosa mum, you can even up the ante a little more with the addition of a dash of Grand Marnier; a Grand Mimosa. Given that the Mimosa is so named because of the colour of the fruit used it would be difficult to vary this without changing the cocktail completely. Freshly squeezed clementine juice is a sweet and delicious alternative which still retains the integrity of the cocktail’s colour inspired name.

Either drink should be served in a tall Champagne flute into which both chilled ingredients are combined. If the kids want to join in the fun, or non-drinkers or drivers, the most elegant alternative is swapping the booze with dry ginger, which is less syrupy and a little more sparklingly effervescent that lemonades and soda. Happy Mother’s Day!

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The pampering of mums should not be restricted to one day a year, but for that one Sunday in March failure to make that little extra effort will not go unnoticed. Some dads and co-mums are better

equipped than others with the necessary kitchen skills so as always I advise keeping it simple.

I would suggest forsaking the full-on cooked Sunday lunch for a far simpler brunch. As the portmanteau describes, it is the meal that should sit somewhere between breakfast and lunch, around noon on a Sunday seems the most civilised. Although we think of brunch as a modern American innovation, it is believed to be a British invention; the Smithsonian traces the first use of the word to 1985. It is thought that the meal gained popularity post war in the US diners, which with more women working in the 1950s became popular family weekend destinations.

A staple of all diner menus is Eggs Benedict and Delia Smith’s recipe is by far the simplest. Grill some pancetta until crispy, pile onto a buttered toasted muffin halves (I am rather partial to the thick light ones from the General Store on Bellenden Road, where incidentally you can pick up the most delicious Bakewell Tarts for tea), top with a poached egg and spoon over a generous helping of shop (yes shop) bought hollandaise sauce (there is a great one, indistinguishable from homemade, from F. C. Soper on Evelina Road in Nunhead). Pop under the grill for 20 seconds and away you go.

Buck’s Fizz and Mimosas are always associated with Sunday brunch and they are often mistakenly believed to be the same drink. A Mimosa is equal parts Champagne and orange juice and a Bucks Fizz is two parts orange juice and one-part Champagne. You will probably have a good idea if the mum in question is more Mimosa than Buck’s Fizz. The Buck’s Fizz was invented in London’s Buck’s Club in 1921. The Mimosa is named after the blossom of the Mimosa Tree, which was interestingly given to women on International Working Women’s Day – communist

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Food & Drink with Suzanne James

to be different shapes and sizes so they don't create 1 single layer and the egg mix can get in between all the pieces of potato and onion.5) Add the potato pieces and onion chunks to the "Hot" (not boiling) oil and fry until soft (not golden).6) While the onions and potatoes are cooking, beat your eggs in a metal bowl and set aside.7) Once the potatoes are cooked, using a slotted spoon, remove them from the oil and add to the egg mix.8) Remove all the oil from the tortilla pan - be careful this will be hot! Then return to the heat and add all of the egg, onion and potato mix to the pan and gently stir.9) Once it starts to look like very loose scrambled egg, leave it alone to set.10) After a few minutes it will be cooked enough for you to turn over! This is the scary bit but be brave!11) Invert a plate just bigger than the pan over the top, placing one hand on the pan handle and one hand on the plate, then in one swift movement flip it over.12) Now slide the tortilla back in the pan and cook the other side.13) Once both sides are golden brown and the centre is cooked to your liking it is ready to serve with a delicious fresh salad.Don't tell Natalia, but a delicious twist on this would be to add some fresh red chilli and fresh thyme and then finish off by grating some Manchego cheese over the top whilst it is still warm.

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Food in SeasonFruit & Nuts - Forced Rhubarb Vegetables & Herbs - Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Chicory, Jerusalem Artichoke, Kale, Leeks, Onion, Pak Choi, Parsnip, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Salsify, Spinach, Spring Onions, Swede, Turnips, Sweet Potato, Wild NettlesMeat & Game - Hare, Spring Lamb, Fish - Cockles, Cod, Dab, Dover Sole, Gurnard, Hake, Halibut, Langoustine, Lemon Sole, Lobster, Mussels, Oysters, Red Mullet, Salmon, Shrimp, Whitebait, Winkles

The Traditional Spanish TortillaThis month our new chef Natalia has created a wonderful menu full of authentic Spanish dishes for our East Dulwich Supper Club evening and here she has been kind enough to share her wonderful Tortilla recipe with us!

Serves 4 Preparation time 15 minutes maximum Cooking time approximately 30 minutes

Ingredients• 6 Large Free Range Eggs• 1.5 kg Vivaldi Potatoes• 2 Large White Onions• Filippo Berio Olive Oil• Salad Leaves as garnish• Tomatoes for salad

Method1) Get your pan on the heat warming with the oil to deep fry the potatoes and onions.2) Peel the potatoes and keep in salted water while you turn your attention to the onions.3) Peel the onions, then very roughly cut them into eights - they need to stay quite large so they don't get lost in the tortilla.4) Using a small very knife, carefully slice the potatoes into thin random shape pieces, they need

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Garden Talk

Barbara Samitier - Garden Designerwww.barbarasamitiergardens.co.uk

Ferns are an intriguing, versatile and very useful group of plants for which my love has grown over the years. I couldn’t contemplate making a garden without them these days. They are very adaptable plants and come

very handy for these dry shade corners where not much else would grow. They are the perfect solution to underplant trees, to add texture and movement to shade or semi shade borders and to soften a path or a patio’s edge.

They evoque walks in woodland’s dappled shade, and somehow speak to us of a time when the world was densely wooded and wild things roamed. They also bring a sense of calm, I’m not sure why. Always plant in a group as they would in the wild, as they look best this way but also will thrive by improving each others growing conditions. Some ferns don’t mind the sun too much but don’t put them in sunny borders, they will look out of place and their delicate foliage will get scorched.Deciduous ferns look unsightly in autumn so do mix with evergreen ones but don’t exclude them altogether as watching their fronds unfurling before your eyes every spring is a formidable spectacle not to be missed.

My Favourite Evergreen FernsBlechnum spicant - Perfect to underplant pine trees and conifers as they like acid soil.

Dryopteris affinis “Cristata” - A cultivar of the native male fern, Dryopteris affinis, found in woodlands in wetter parts of Britain, this is a handsome, shuttlecock fern that keeps its leaves almost all year.

Polystichum proliferum - A native of Britain, with soft, dark green fronds that emerge upright before unfurling and falling open. Either cut back the old foliage in early January to allow space for spring bulbs, or leave them in place until April when the new fronds appear.

Asplenium scolopendrium - Known as Harts tongue ferns, they need a cool shady corner to thrive. In the wild they are seen growing in crevices in rocks and stone walls with very little compost.

My Favourite Deciduous FernsOsmunda regalis or Royal fern - also called sometimes flowering fern due the appearance of its fertile fronds.

The Formidable Ferns

Dryopteris filix femina - A native, male fern found naturally in moist woodlands around the UK. This large, handsome fern has feathery, green fronds which form a distinctive, shuttlecock shape and turn coppery in autumn.

Athyrium filix femina, or lady fern - is a graceful fern with feathery and lacy, more delicate fronds than its male counterpart.

Dryopteris wallichiana - A tough, hardy fern that is native to the Himalayas. In spring, it produces bright green, shuttlecock-like fronds on upright, hairy stems, up to 90cm high. Less fine in appearance than many other ferns, it nonetheless makes a dramatic statement in a woodland garden or under deciduous trees.

Dicksonia antartica or tree fern - are great to add drama or introduce a bit of exotic to your garden. They are very slow growing however and very expansive, require winter protection but are worth it in the right place.

The Winning CombinationsHere are some tried and tested winning plants combos: Matteucia struttoptheris is a great punctuation within a carpet of Asarum europaeum.

Osmunda regalis and gunneras in bog gardens in large gardens.

Blechnum spicant leathery glossy fronds compliment Pachysandra terminalis glossy leaves to form an elegant evergreen groundcover.

Athyrium filix femina creates a perfect foil for Geranium “Blue Johnson”.

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Thursday 10 March: Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Illustrated LectureSatirist to Insanity: Celebrating the Bicentenary of James Gillray, 1756-1815; 7.30 for 8pm, Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21. See www.ddfas.org.uk.

Thursday 10 March: Displacements with Ben Rawlence 7.30pmTickets are £6 and are fully redeemable against a purchase of City of Thorns. Over the course of four years, Ben Rawlence became a first-hand witness to a strange and desperate limbo-land. To the charity workers, Dadaab refugee camp is a humanitarian crisis; to the Kenyan government, it is a ‘nursery for terrorists’; to the western media, it is a dangerous no-go area; but to its half a million residents, it is their last resort.

Among those s e e k i n g sanctuary there are Guled, a former child soldier who lives for football; Nisho, who scrapes an existence by pushing a w h e e l b a r r o w and dreaming of riches; Tawane, the indomitable youth leader; and schoolgirl Kheyro,

whose future hangs upon her education. In City of Thorns, Rawlence interweaves the stories of nine individuals to show what life is like in the camp and to sketch the wider political forces that keep the refugees trapped there. Ben will share his stories of life in the camp, explaining why he wrote the book and what he thinks can be done to improve the lives of refugees around the world. Tickets: www.dulwichbooks.co.uk, by email at [email protected], call 20 8670 1920 or in Dulwich Bookshop, 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW.

Thursday 10 March: CITY RAMBLERS REVIVAL – at The White HorseIf you were at the Wizz Jones gig recently, you will need no persuasion to come and see City Ramblers Revival headlining at the Goose in their own right! Fantastic skiffle, folk and blues from the fifties and beyond from a band which just goes from strength to strength! This will be the Goose’s first club night at The White Horse, and our first on a Thursday. Please come and check out our fab new venue! Also please note the earlier door time (live music still starts 8pm). Tickets £7 (on the door only, no advance tickets). Door 7.30pm. Floorsingers welcome. Real ale, good food! www.thegooseisout.com


Saturday 12 March: Little Disco 3.30pm-5pmAt EDT in East Dulwich. Our regular fun family daytime disco returns for it’s third season. Let us entertain the kids whilst you enjoy a drink at the bar or catch up with friends. Join us for one of these fun daytime disco for families with under 7s. Our lovely lively DJ to plays dance floor fillers and kids favourites along with other boredom busting activities such as bubbles, fireworks, interactive games and competitions, prizes and a FREE disco accessory for every child. Prices: from £4.50 p child & £19.50 p family of 4. Babies <1 boogie for free. Tickets: www.thelittlediscocompany.co.uk. BOOKING RECOMMENDED as events do often sell out.

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BabyBalletThe award winning movement to music, dance & singing programme for boys and girls from 6 months upwards run with a fun, safe and caring environment. Classes in Dulwich. Call Stephanie 07809 148348. www.babyballet.co.uk.

The Baby Bear ClubMum and baby classes for children under 5s, as well ad Dance classes and parties, at St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact 07825 710044 or e-mail [email protected] www.thebabybearclub.co.uk.

Baby Loves MusicMulti-Sensory Music groups for Parent and Baby in Nunhead. For more information email: [email protected].

Baby MassageBaby massage classes provide quality time with your baby and a fun social occasion with other mums. You will learn a wonderful skill which has many benefits. Tuesdays SE19. Contact Jayne 02086534781, [email protected], www.2prepare.co.uk

Ballet, Tap & Jazz for 2-16yrsTEAM (Theatre Entertainment Arts & Music) offer professional yet affordable dance classes for children aged 2-16yrs. All our classes are run in a fun and energetic environment by teachers who are fully qualified and CRB checked. Weekly classes held at Christ Church, Gipsy Hill. Call Lucy 07801 735000. www.bepartoftheteam.co.uk.

Bea’s Baby Bop Drop in music classes for babies and toddlers. Tues/Wed/Friday 3:30-4:30, Wed/Friday 11-12, Friday 10-11, Saturday 10:30-11:30, East Dulwich/Herne Hill, www.beasbabybop.com.

Boppin BunniesMondays: 10:15am (Mixed Ages), 11am (0 – 18 months). Exciting music classes for under 5s, led by professional musicians. Punk Me Up Ceramic’s Cafe, 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

Bumps and BabesMeets on Fridays between 9.30 and 11.30 (drop in anytime) at St Faiths Community Centre, at the bottom of Red Post Hill, SE24. It is very informal, aimed at new Mums meeting up and getting ante/postnata/moral support from Alice and other mothers. Please contact Alice Yeates on [email protected] or 07831 225841.

Caterpillar MusicExciting puppets, colourful percussion instruments, fun music making & favourite songs provide a captivating class for babies & young children! Contact: merryn [email protected]. 020 8698 8439. www.caterpillarmusic.com

Dads & Littluns: Brockwell ParkFridays 10.30am-12.30pm. Brockwell Park Childspace, Cressingham Gardens Tenant’s Hall, Hardel Walk, Tulse Hill, SW2 2QG. www.dadsandlittluns.co.uk.

diddi danceFunky pre-school dance classes for girls and boys. Learn co-ordination, rhythm and great moves to funky songs and boost confidence. Classes in East Dulwich, contact Anne-Marie 07973 982790 for a free trial www.diddidance.com.

Dulwich & District Twins & Triplets Club, Baby & Toddler Group1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 10-11.45am, Herne Hill United Church, top of Red Post Hill. [email protected] or 07799 861104.

Dulwich Library Babes & ToddlersThursdays 10.30-11.45 & 1.30-2.45. 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 020 7525 6220.

Funky Monkey Group Keyboard classes Ages 5-11. Christ Church, Barry Road. Wednesdays & Thursdays. 01732 457100. www.funkymonkey.info.

GymboreeClasses are designed for newborns - 5 year olds, and are led by experienced and nurturing teachers. We run throughout the year at South London Dance Studios. 184 Peckham Rye SE22 9QA. Tel: 020 3616 0033. Email: [email protected].

HHUC Recorder Group & Youth ChoirFor boys and girls aged 8 and above. Recorders 4.15 – 4.45 pm. Youth Choir 4.45 – 6pm. Fridays during term-time. FREE. Herne Hill United Church SE24 9PW. Contact Sue 020 8693 0402. www.hhuc.co.uk.

HartBeepsMondays. Goose Green Community Centre, East DulwichRoad, SE22 9AT. 1.30pm Baby Bells - Suitable from birth to sitting. 2.30pm Baby Beeps Sitting to toddling Also Thursdays at St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich SE21 7BT. 1.30pm, Baby Bells, 2.30pm Baby Beeps & 3.30pm Happy House toddling to 4 years, younger siblings welcome. http://hartbeeps.com.

If you are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

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La Jolie RondeFrench & Spanish classes for 3-11 year olds, in SE21, SE22 and SE24. Call Ginny Wadding on 07940 511034. www.lajolieronde.co.uk

Little Superhero TrainingPractice your Superhero moves! Tackle a Superhero assault course! Discover Superhero fun facts! Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2 and a half - 6, Come along for a free taster session. Mondays and Fridays (term time only) @ St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813791757, [email protected], www.littleherocompany.com

Lucy SparklesMonday, Wednesday & Fridays in East Dulwich. From 0-7 years. Outstanding drama, music and dance classes for young children. Check website for times and venues. www.lucysparkles.com.

Mini Movers Street DanceAn action packed dance class for 2-4’s, exploring different dance styles to popular music and funky nursery rhymes. Dance for boys and girls is great exercise, and most importantly lots of FUN! Dulwich Lesiure and The Ivy House 07904 424504. www.gdnd.co.uk.

Monkey MusicVarious classes, see www.monkeymusic.co.uk or call 020 8764 5185.

Mum and Baby FitnessSmall, friendly day time classes, Wednesday 10.40am. Babies are welcome too! 020 8693 9111. 17 Blackwater Street, SE22. www.pushstudios.co.uk

Music for Little PeopleFun, friendly & educational music classes for 0-5 year olds. High quality, good value. The Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AT. Contact Rebecca Vicary on 020 8852 0118 or www.musicforlittlepeople.co.uk

Nimble Arts Join Nimble Arts’ Becky every week for a NEW mixed age 45-minute interactive story adventure for 0-5s, with live cello and musical instruments, songs, bubbles, scarves and a chance to dance! Classes in East Dulwich, Nunhead and Brockley. nimblearts.co.uk.

One O’Clock ClubFun activities for children and their parents. Peckham Rye Park, SE15 3UA (next to café). 020 7639 2702. Cost: Free. Age: 0 -5 years.

Tuesday 10am-12pm Stay and PlayWednesday 9:30am-12:30pm Childminders Group (term time only)Wednesday 1:30pm-3:30pm SEN Play Session (for children with additional needs. Term time only)Thursday 10-12pm Muslim Women & Children GroupThursday 1:30pm-3:30pm Stay and PlayFriday 10am-12pm Stay and Play

Sing and SignMondays through to Saturday. Call 020 7193 3696. www.singandsign.com.

Sparkle MusicCarefully structured and fun music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in SE22. Please check the website for current classes. Contact Anna 0771 1238352 or [email protected].

TootifruttiA fun new music class at Belair House for 0-5s. Songs, rhymes, percussion and movement all accompanied by ukulele and recorder. 40 minutes of music followed by tea for parents and carers and fruit for the little ones. Suitable for all ages. Drop in £10, siblings £1, First class £5. Tues 2-3pm. Wed 9.30-10.30am. Belair House, Gallery Road SE21 7AB. Please contact Lucy on 07884 232 539 or at [email protected]. www.tootbeats.com.

Twinkly Toes Ballet 2-4yrsTuesdays @ The Goose Green Centre 2.35-3.10pm. Following the IDTA syllabus this class is geared to teach your pre-schooler the basics of Ballet, in the most exciting way to keep your child engaged! Contact Danni - www.gdnd.co.uk. 07904 424504.

If you are interested in attending any of these activities please phone first to check the details.

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Monday 14 March: The Barrys – the other Victorian architectural dynasty 6.45-9pm

Dulwich College. Dan Cruickshank explores the world of the Barry and Scott architectural dynasties in the 150th anniversary year of Charles Barry Jnr’s ‘New College’ at Dulwich. Drinks will be served in the Lower Hall before and after the lecture and visitors can also view an exhibition in the Wodehouse Library on The Barrys and Dulwich. Tickets £10 from: [email protected]

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Dan Cruickshank explores the world of the Barry and Scott architectural dynasties in the 150th anniversary year of Charles Barry Jnr’s ‘New College’at Dulwich.

Monday 14 March, 6.45 – 9.00pm, Dulwich College

6.45 – 7.15pm: Drinks reception in Lower Hall

7.30 – 8.30pm: Lecture in the Great Hall

Drinks will be served in the Lower Hall before and after the lecture and visitors can also view an exhibition in the Wodehouse Library on The Barrys and Dulwich, which includes a selection of podcasts delivered by various members of the College staff on the architecture of the College.

Tickets £10, available from [email protected]

The New Dulwich College was built on its 70 acre site on Dulwich Common in the 1860s. The main building was designed by Charles Barry Jnr, the eldest son of the architect of the Houses of Parliament, Sir Charles Barry, in a style which he called ‘Northern Italian of the Thirteenth Century’.

Sir George Gilbert Scott was a prolific Victorian Gothic architect, and founder of a fantastically successful architectural dynasty. He has been called the ‘unsung hero of British architecture’ and his style touched every aspect of British life, although it was not always admired.

Dan Cruickshank will explore the two great Victorian dynastic architectural families in this lecture. The emphasis will be on Charles Barry Jnr who designed the room in which the lecture will be delivered.

Writer, art historian, architectural consultant and broadcaster, Dan Cruickshank has made numerous history and culture programmes for the BBC.

Charles Barry Jnr.

Dan Cruickshank

The Barrys – the other Victorian architectural dynasty

Saturday 12 March: Dulwich Choral Society 7.30pmAll saints Church, West Dulwich SE21 8JYDCS presents the first performance of Jonathan Dove’s Arion and the dolphin along with the ever popular Carmina Burana by Carl Orff.Joined by the James Allen’s Girls’ School Choir and soloists Fflur Wyn (Soprano), Robin Blaze (Countertenor) and Grant Doyle (Baritone), and accompanied by pianists David Elwin and Iain Farringdon; Aidan Oliver conducts a magical new cantata by one of today’s most popular composer, Jonathan Dove, and Orff’s ever-popular celebration of life’s precarious pleasures! All Tickets £18 (£8 for under 17s) www.ticketsource.co.uk/FFLELH or the choir at: www.dulwichchoralsociety.org.uk

Sunday 13 March: Organ Recita 7.45pm Christ’s Chapel Dulwich Ourania Gassiou (Athens Concert Hall). FREE.

Sunday 13 March: Singaround at The Ivy House7pm in the refectory - Another popular Singaround hosted by The Goose Is Out! All are welcome, whether to sing or to listen. It’s an informal and supportive atmosphere, so don’t worry if it’s your first time! Songs of any country or culture welcome. This will be our first monthly Singaround in the refectory at The Ivy House. We are greatly looking forward to the change of scene, and hope to see lots of you there! Please note the earlier start time. Starts 7pm, finishes whenever. FREE entry, voluntary donation at the interval to help cover the costs of running the Goose – we suggest £2. www.thegooseisout.com

Monday 14 March Forest Hill WI 8pmAll Inn One (in the restaurant), Perry Vale SE23 2NE.For more details call Claudia on 07917 330001 or e-mail [email protected].

Tuesday 15 March: Lively Minds Over 50’s ClubOur speaker slot is 1.30-2pm, come along from 12.45 for a cup of tea and/ or a low impact keep fit class. We are at St Faith’s community Hall, Red Post Hill SE24 9JQ. Tel: 0209 299 6118


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THE FOUNDATION SCHOOLS’ CONCERT7PM 16 MARCH 2016SOUTHBANK CENTRE’S ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

Verdi’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich

Performed by over 450 pupils, staff, parents and friends of Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS

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Saturday 19 March: Trade Winds

Trade Winds is a dynamic, all-female a cappella choir from Forest Hill whose repertoire covers folk, pop, jazz and world music. On Saturday 19th March they will be performing an exciting and varied set including a number of old favourites plus some great new material. Special guests Camden Voices. Holy Trinity Church, 66 Lennard Road SE20 7LX. Doors open at 7pm, Entry £7 (children free), profits to go to the charity Freedom from Torture.

What’s On - March

Wednesday 16 March: The Foundation Schools’ Concert7pm Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Verde’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Christ’s Chapel of God’s Gift at Dulwich. Tickets available through Southbank Centre 0844 8479910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Thursday 17 March: The Bigger Picture Presents The Hidden Fortress

(1958) Not rated. 126 min. Director Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki. This samurai classic which influenced George Lucas & inspired Star Wars, tells the story of a general and a princess, fighting their way home through enemy lines in feudal Japan with the help of a pair of bumbling peasants. 8pm upstairs at the EDT. Tickets £7 in person from EDT – 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW, Rye Books – 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF or online from www.wegottickets.com

Thursday 17 March: Mums in Business 8pmWe are a group of mums in East Dulwich who come together for support, networking and joint working. FREE to attend (contribution of £2 towards drinks and nibbles is appreciated!) it is intended to be a support group for like minded mums running or wishing to start their own businesses rather than a hardcore networking meeting. We meet in the Daisylets office, 165 Lordship Lane (opposite Mrs Robinson) East Dulwich SE22 8HX. Please email if you would like to join us so the nibbles stretch round! [email protected]

Thursday 17 March: House of Colour Open EveningFREE open evening ‘Know Your Wow Colours’ Upstairs at The Palmerston at 7.30pm. To reserve a place email [email protected]



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Saturday 19 March: Children’s Easter Crafts Morning at Wigwam Toy Shop10am - 12pm at 109 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, SE21 8EZ | 020 8676 4815. Join us at the toy shop for a fun morning of making Easter crafts and cards. The event is FREE of charge. Parents are asked to stay with their children and join in the fun. The Dulwich Bakery will be supplying us with Easter themed cupcakes too.

Monday 21 March Nunhead WI 8-10pmThe Old Nun’s Head on Nunhead Green. Currently full. To go on the waiting list please email: [email protected]

Tuesday 22 March: Dulwich & District U3A Open Meeting Talk 2Pm-4Pm“What was life like in the 50s ?”. Geoff Pick – London Metropolitan Archives. Carnegie Library, 188 Herne Hill Road, Herne Hill SE24 0AG. Free Entry – Members and non-members all welcome.


Friday 25 March: THE FURROW COLLECTIVE, Loreley, Storywheel at The Ivy HouseWe have welcomed Alasdair Roberts to the Goose on many occasions, and we are delighted to be welcoming him back, this time as part of the brilliant Furrow Collective with Lucy Farrell, Rachel Newton and Emily Portman. Expect dark, quirky ballads and spine-tingling harmonies, with a sparse and compelling new take on traditional songs! Tickets £12/10 advance, £13/11 on the door (if any left). Door 7pm, live music starts 8pm. Pub grub, real ales. Tickets & information from www.thegooseisout.com


Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 March: Horniman Easter Fair10.30am–4.30pm. Hop around the Gardens with the Horniman Bunny, go on an Easter Egg trail, take part in craft activities, discover what’s in our arts and crafts market, visit our Farmers’ Market for seasonal produce (Saturday only), and enjoy food, drink, and more. FREE ENTRY

Monday 28 March: Family Easter Comedy Magic Show1–3 & 4–6pm @ The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Rd, Nunhead, London SE15 3BE. Easter Rabbit, puppets, one lucky person to be cut in half, audience participation, comedy, laughter & Great Family Entertainment. A chance to meet Fluffy the Rabbit and Free Bunny Copter to all those attending. The last event sold out so please book early to avoid disappointment. Doors Open 15 minutes early. Interval between two Magical acts, starring Klassy & Amigo’s Magic. David Klass is one of the busiest family entertainers in the South East. He has won numerous awards for his magic and has been entertaining children of all ages with his unique, modern and fresh style for over 10 years. He says “Creating childhood memories, filled with laughter, magic and astonishment makes every second a delight.Tickets £6 per Child, Adult £7.50 – Family ticket of four £20 Family Ticket (5) £25. www.magicmindreadingandmayhem.co.uk

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Dulwich Picture Gallery @dulwichgallery

ExhibitionsPainting Norway: Nikolai Astrup (1880 – 1928)5 February 2016 – 15 May 2016

I am Van Dyck 12 January 2016 – 24 April 2016

Friends EventsTickets and information are available from the Friends Desk, by phone or online:020 8299 8750 (10.00am – 4.00pm)friendsticketing@dulwichpicturegallery.org.ukwww.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Gallery Film: ScreeningsBar opens at 7pm and screening at 7.30pm. Tickets £9, £7 friends - includes a glass of wine, snacks & film notes. No allocated seating

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Cert A/129 mins Monday 14 March

Directed by Robert Mulligan with Gregory Peck, Mary Badham and Robert Duvall

This drama was based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Harper Lee. The film, widely considered to be one of the greatest ever made, earned an overwhelmingly positive response from critics and won three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Peck.

Visits & WalksLawn Road PenthouseSaturday 5 March 11am-12.30pm£18, Friends £15

This visit is a follow-up to Magnus Englund’s lecture on Scandinavian design. He lives in the penthouse at the Grade I listed Isokon Building, formerly known as Lawn Road Flats, one of the most important 1930s early modernist buildings in the country.

Our visit will look at the penthouse interior and a small museum operated by the Isokon Gallery Trust.

Dulwich Picture GalleryGallery Road, Dulwich, London SE21 7ADwww.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk

Red HouseWednesday 23 March 11am-12.30pm

Red House is an Arts and Crafts house co-designed in 1859 by the architect Philip Webb and the designer William Morris. It was built as a family home for the latter, and is recognised as one of the most important examples of 19th century British architecture still extant. It was constructed using Morris’ ethos on craftsmanship and artisan skills, and a number of Morris’ friends visited, most notably the Pre-Raphaelite painters Edward Burne- Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, both of whom helped decorate the house.

In Town Lecture SeriesA series of lectures about major exhibitions in other London galleries. 7 for 7.30pm/Linbury Room. £12, £10 Friends includes a glass of wine

Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to MatisseThursday 3 March

Using the work of Monet as a starting point, this exhibition examines the role gardens played in the evolution of art from the early 1860s through to the 1920s. Graham Greenfield will explain how the garden gave artists the freedom to break new ground and explore the ever-changing world around them.

The exhibition is co-organised by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Cleveland Museum of Art, and runs from Jan 30 to April 20 2016.

Lunchtime Concert Series From Blues to Bach1.30-2pm/Christ’s Chapel March 2

Enter from the cloister in Dulwich Picture Gallery. Free lunchtime concerts with talented students from local schools who will both entertain and impress you with their musicianship.

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FOREST HILL CARS26 Perry Vale, Forest Hill, London, SE23 2LD

Tel: 020 8299 1111 / Fax: 020 8291 2111www.foresthillcars.co.uk

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Financial Matters

Ever since the Chancellor George Osbourne announced the introduction of a National Living Wage (NLW) last July, there has been constant debates across the country. Sometimes, these debates have almost

reached boiling points. The Chancellor said, “Britain deserves a pay rise and Britain is getting a pay rise. …We need to move Britain from a low wages, high tax, high welfare economy to a high wages, low tax, low welfare economy.”

Commentators may well think this was a script from the economic manual of our former Prime Minister, Tony Blair. For the announcement and the sentiments are difficult to fault but as usual these grand pronouncements are made without careful thought or reflection on their introduction or implications.

In short, the Chancellor announced the introduction from 1st April 2016, of a National Living Wage (NLW) for adults aged 25 years and over. In principle, we all deserve a pay rise. However, is there no longer a north-south differential? Or is it time to head north to get more bang for our buck?

The debate, arguments or battles have not centred on my desire to migrate north of Watford, but upon the age old problem between cost to employers and economic efficiency versus the gains by the low paid to reach or enjoy an acceptable basic standard of living. From 1st April every employee aged 25 years old (unless on the first year of an apprenticeship scheme) will be entitled to £7.20ph. In other words every employee aged 25 years and over currently on the National Minimum Wage of £6.70 will enjoy a 7.5% pay rise.

Did the Chancellor plan to contribute to wage inflation in the first quarter of 2016-17? The government’s planned generosity goes even further. The government has instructed the Low Pay Commission that the minimum wage premium for over 25 year olds should reach 60% of median earnings by 2020. This would mean a rise to around £9 per hour by 2020.

Despite this 7.5% pay award, the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) champions a living wage based on

David Frederick FCCAPrincipal Marcus Bishop Associates Chartered Certified Accountants

Britain gets a pay rise

the cost of living. The LWF argue the UK Living Wage should be £8.25ph and £9.40ph in the capital.

Whilst everyone welcomes and enjoys annual pay awards, especially 7.5% which dwarfs any measure of our current rates of inflation, some reflection is required to ponder on the holistic debate. The jubilation and celebration of such pay rises may be short lived.

Small firms who are the engine of our economy expect to slow hiring and increase prices because of the new National Living Wage for over-25s, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. A Federation of Small Business (FSB) survey found 38% of small employers expect the new NLW of £7.20 an hour to negatively impact their business from 1st April 2016. In addition, 52% of these firms said they would put off recruiting new staff; and 50% expected to increase their prices as a result of the NLW being introduced. Only 6% of firms expressed a positive expectation on their business as a result of the introduction of the NLW.

Despite all the economic benefits and good intentions in the Chancellor’s proposal to transform UK plc from a low wage to a higher wage economy, he has still yet to balance the conundrum set out by Carl Jung all those years ago; ‘the shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.’

As employees and employers look forward to 1st April, only time will tell if the UK plc NLW will produce a win-win outcome or winners and losers.

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Thursday 17 MarchThe Bigger Picture Film Club Presents

The Hidden Fortress Director Akira Kurosawa

with Toshiro Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki

This samurai classic which influenced George Lucas & inspired Star Wars, tells the story of a general and a princess, fighting their way home through enemy lines in feudal Japan with the help of a pair of bumbling peasants.

7pm Bar/themed snacks | 8pm Film Free raffle prizes courtesy of Rye Books & Push Studios

Upstairs at East Dulwich Tavern, 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 www.thebiggerpic.co.uk

Tickets £7 in person from: EDT - 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EWRye Books - 45 Upland Road, SE22 9EF Or online from: www.wegottickets.com

1958Cert Not Rated

126mins

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Shopping Page - A book for Mother's Day

Please send new product ideas through to Lawrence at: [email protected]

Lawrence Roullier-White rounds up this month’s new publications for the perfect Mother’s Day gift. From the top, L-R: A Different Kind of Daughter, £16.99, by Maria Toorpakai | Annabel Karmels’ Busy Mum’s Cookbook, £20 At the Existentialist Café, £16.99, by Sarah Bakewell | David David Pop Colouring Book, £7 | Freya, £15.99, by Anthony Quinn Good + Simple, £25, by Jasmine & Melissa Hemsley | Nobody Told Me – Poetry and Parenthood, £13.99, by Hollie McNish Pattern and the Secrets of Lasting Design, £25, by Emma Bridgewater | Pretty Fly for a Mai Tai, £10, by Mitchell Beazley The 24 Hour Wine Expert, £4.99, Janis Robinson | The Button Box – Lifting the Lid on Women’s Lives, £14.99, Lynn Knight The Mum – How it Works, £6.99, by Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris | The Unmumsy Mum, £12.99, by Sarah Turner Things I Wish I’d Known, £7.99, edited by Victoria YoungBefore clicking online, pop into your nearest independent bookshop. If not in stock, they will be by the very next day, and you’ll be helping local businesses. Chener Books, Lordship Lane, SE22 | Dulwich Books, Croxted Road, SE21 | Herne Hill Books, Railton Road, SE24 Kirkdale Bookshop, SE26 | Review, Bellenden Road, SE15 | Rye Books, Upland Road, SE22 | Village Books, Calton Avenue, SE21 | Not forgetting; Tales on Moon Lane, Half Moon Lane, SE24 for Children’s Books

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Bishop Challoner School Shortlands

A Catholic Independent School for Girls & Boys 3-18

www.bishopchallonerschool.com to pre-register

Headteacher speaks at 10.15am

4+ Assessments

Saturday 5th March 2016, 9.00am -1.00pm

We have limited places available in Reception for September 2016

Open Morning

Welcoming all faiths

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Edward Alleyn’s Gift

The three Dulwich Foundation Schools Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS will come together on 16 March 2016 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the consecration of Christ’s Chapel of

God’s Gift at Dulwich.Over 450 pupils, alumni, teachers, parents

and members of the local community will perform Verdi’s choral masterpiece, the Requiem Mass at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. They will be joined by internationally recognised soloists Jane Irwin (Soprano), Louise Callinan (Mezzo Soprano), David Butt Philip (Tenor) and Rodney Earl Clarke, Old Alleynian (Bass).

Verdi’s Requiem is a masterpiece of late 19th century composition and the programme will also include Verdi’s Pater Noster which will be performed by all those singing and playing. The concert will be

conducted by the three Directors of Music: Mr Chris Dearmer, Mr Richard Mayo and Mr Peter Gritton.

Christ’s Chapel in Dulwich was consecrated in 1616 by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of the Dulwich College foundation. Edward Alleyn built his College of God’s Gift on Dulwich Green and since then the Chapel has been a place of worship for the local community and for the three Dulwich Schools of the Foundation; Alleyn’s, Dulwich College and JAGS.

The Heads of the three Foundation Schools, Dr Gary Savage of Alleyn’s, Dr Joe Spence of Dulwich College, and Sally-Anne Huang of JAGS, anticipate this wonderful occasion will be an opportunity for the wider communities of the three schools to come together and celebrate in music. All are welcome and tickets are available through Southbank Centre. 0844 8479910 or www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Edward Alleyn’s Gift: The Foundation Schools’ Concert

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What’s On - March / April


Wednesday 30 March: Cooking with ScissorsAn opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. Meets on the last Wednesday of every month, upstairs at The Palmerston, 91 Lordship Lane, SE22 from 6.45pm – 8.45pm. Free admission. To find out more or register your interest in attending, please email: [email protected]

Wednesday 6 & Saturday 9 April: Dulwich Opera Company Present 'Così Fan Tutte' 7.30pm

DOC are bringing Mozart’s classic tale of love and deception to Dulwich this April. Featuring a cast of young professional singers making role debuts, this production presents an elegant take on this comedy, staged in the round in the stunning All Saint’s Church, West Dulwich. www.dulwichoperacompany.org.uk.

Saturday 16 April: Baby & Children’s MarketLots of stalls bursting with top quality like new baby & children’s items from birth to 6 yrs old, plus a selection of unique businesses in the baby & children’s industry showcasing and selling their products & services all under one roof. Great brands at up to 90% off the full retail price! St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, Dulwich, SE21 7BT. Stall Fee: Pre-loved stalls – £20 per table and Business stalls £25-30. There is no ATM at this venue, so please come prepared with cash. Admission: £1.50 first hour, £1 thereafter. Kids Free. Goody bags for the first 50 adults. Plenty of free car parking available on surrounding roads. To book a stall visit babyandchildrensmarket.co.uk

Saturday 23 April – 21 May: Photography Course 10am - 12noon. Adult Learning Lewisham, Brockley Rise Centre, 2 Brockley Rise, SE23 1PR. Learn how to take better photo’s by unlocking your camera’s true potential on this 5 week course. If you’ve been using your camera on Auto, or trying various settings with mixed results, this workshop will give you a good foundation in photography. Cost £45. For details on how to enrol and a full list of courses visit www.lewisham.gov.uk/adultlearning or call 020 8314 3300

Saturday 2 April: Helen Phelan - Works Private View 6-8pm

Exhibition from 2nd - 13th April. Jeannie Avent Gallery, 14 North Cross Road, East Dulwich SE22 9EU.

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The Last Word – Lawrence Roullier White

In December Lawrence Roullier White celebrated a 10 years of his lifestyle store on Lordship Lane. Which may seem a longtime to some, but not when you know his traceable family have lived in Peckham and East Dulwich since the 1780’s.

How long have you lived in the area?I have lived here all my life. I was born in Camberwell where my parents rented, they bought their first home in East Dulwich.

What has changed most during that time?The area just keeps getting better and better, I think the shops and bars and restaurants are now amongst the best in London.

What do you most value about the area/street you live in?I am so lucky to have a house on the Peckham side of Peckham Rye looking over the Common. I am so privileged to have that as my view.

The most famous person you’ve met?We get many, many really lovely and charming ones in the shop and I have met a lot. Probably the most star struck I have been, however, was when Leslie Caron bought her Christmas presents on the first

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Christmas Eve we were open. A big deal serving Oscar nominated actress in your first week!

Where are you to be found on Saturday?The stalls on North Cross Road are a favourite of mine and I love exploring Peckham where there is always something exciting and ingenious happening.

What is your favourite place to eat?We are so spoiled for choice but I love Sunday lunches in the House of Tippler – Tim does the best Martinis – and Pedler is a passion of mine. I love trying new ones though and cannot wait to check out The Habit in Nunhead.

The best kept secret...The mausoleum in Dulwich Picture Gallery is a nook that no one seems to know about. Sometimes the main gallery can be heaving and hidden away, just feet from the visitors, is this little sanctuary of calm.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?I walk everywhere, I love walking over One Tree Hill to Honor Oak and up to Horniman’s for the amazing view from the bandstand.

When I want to relax...In the warmer months I walk to Brockwell Park for an early morning swim at the Lido. I do yoga at Yogarise in the Bussey Building.

What is your favourite shop?I love them all, we are so lucky with all our independent shops, I do love a bookshop though and I pass Rye Books every morning on my way to work, I say hello to Alastair and Bert the dog.

And the last thing you bought there?A signed company of the Lady in the Van – I gave to my friend who is an Alan Bennett fanatic.

Best bargain you’ve ever landed..Not bought locally, but Lola, our British Blue, has been 12 years of fun, well worth the price tag.

My perfect holiday..I would love to have a week with no work to do and spend it properly discovering this area – I always seem to be rushing somewhere or other so a week off at home with absolutely nothing to do would be lovely.

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Alexandra Nurseries .................................................15Bespoke Windows Limited .......................................36Bells The Kitchen & Bathroom Company ..................5The Bigger Picture Film Club .....................................27Bishop Challoner School ..........................................29The Chair Sanctuary .................................................15Computer Repairs: Andre Alleyne ............................21The Dovetail Joint .....................................................33Dulwich College Concert ..........................................21Dulwich Physiotherapy ............................................11The Elms ...................................................................11Forest Hill Cars .........................................................25The Graduate Coaching Partnership ...........................5

Next issue - April Copy deadline - 15 March

The Horniman Easter Fair .........................................13London Door Company ..............................................7Mac Support ...............................................................7Maggie’s Cleaners ....................................................21Marcus Bishop Associates .........................................5Pasha Spa .................................................................33Pickwick Estates ...................................................BackPiercy & Co .................................................................9Property In .................................................................2R J C Electrics ..............................................................9Red Point Cleaning .....................................................9Robert Cox French Polishing .......................................7Rodney Garages .......................................................33Roullier White ...........................................................13SS PC Repairs ...........................................................13Silverpoint Design & Construction ...........................11Sydenham High School Open Events .......................15

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Issue 113 - April 2016 In this issue Events Calendar - P4 Monthly Notice Board - P6 News and Events - P8 Food & Drink - P14 Children’s Activities - P20 Dulwich Picture Gallery - P24 Financial Matters - P30

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