Thanks to everyone who participated in, volunteered at and enjoyed our FREE Camberwell Community Xmas last Saturday on Camberwell Green

Our free, fun festive event was launched by Southwark Mayor Michael Situ, Southwark Council leader Kieron Williams and Theatre Peckham artistic director Suzann McLean and actors from their show Rapunzel, who read out a poem in honour of Camberwell’s community!

As well as the active kids’ games, crafts and food decoration stalls, the event also provided free lunch, food, clothes, toiletries, cost of living advice and free health checks and information. 
You can watch a reel of this fantastic community event here on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. 

Thanks to all our local partners and participants and food sponsors: Spring Community Hub, Theatre Peckham, Amuru Charity, Havinabubble Ltd, Partnership Southwark, Southwark Pensioners, Camberwell Arts, Pedal Me, Excel Beyond Barriers CIC, Camberwell Community Choir, The Scottish Session, Southwark Black Parents Forum, Southwark Wellbeing Hub, Good Gym Southwark, Southwark Young Advisors, Wine Box Company (WBC), Co-op, Budgens, Morrisons, and Holland & Barrett. Thanks to United St Saviours charity for funding the event. 
Some photos by Joelle Depont 

Foxglove favourite tree for Camberwell Green 
Thanks to all who responded by email or on our Twitter/X poll to vote for the tree to replace the old Chestnut tree on Camberwell Green, which was diseased and removed. The foxglove came out a clear winner and we will pass this information to Southwark Council’s tree department, who are also taking comments directly. Read the full notice from Southwark Council here.  

Black History Walk: new map on Camberwell Green
A fantastic new map installation designed by local artist Tayo Fatunla has gone up on Camberwell Green to signpost Camberwell’s Black History Walk created by local historian Stephen Bourne. With QR Code and map to guide walkers.
 
 

Could you be a community health ambassador
Southwark Council want to hear from you if you’re passionate about supporting health and wellbeing in your local community. You can get training and resources on mental and physical health, vaccines, food and financial support, and more. Get in touch to join their team of over 140 community health ambassadors. 
Find out how to become a community health ambassador
 

Lambeth Larder cost of living guide
Lambeth Larder has produced an essential cost of living guide in the borough of Lambeth, signposting to services from financial support, food charities, housing, children and families, older residents and energy/fuel.
You can download the document here. 

Thanks to those who joined our successful AGM last week at United Reformed Church and on Zoom. It was great to showcase SE5 Forum achievements over the past year. Thanks in particular to Southwark Council’s CEO Althea Loderick for taking questions on a range of topics on Camberwell and Southwark.

You can read/download the full Minutes of the meeting here, as well as our annual report and other documents:

AGM Minutes
Annual Chair’s Report

Accounts
Board Member Nominations & Statements

Camberwell Talks
Our new season of Camberwell Talks kicks off with two fascinating talks by interesting locals:

BOOK TICKETS HERE

• A Vintner’s Tale: a walk through the vines with Camberwell wine expert Patrycja Lorek, Veraison Wines on Monday 2nd October, 7pm@ Veraison Wine Bar, 78 Camberwell Church Street, London SE5 8QZ

Wine expert and local business owner, Patryjca Lorek, will be sharing her expertise and passion for the glorious grape. Hosted in lovely neighbourhood favourite Veraison Wines, you’re invited to enjoy a glass of vino (included in the ticket price) as you expand your viticultural knowledge!

• The Jack Leslie Campaign: Story of a black football pioneer by Camberwell author & producer Matt Tiller – Monday 6th November, 7pm @ The Crypt, St. Giles’ Church, Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8RB.

Matt Tiller, local broadcaster, producer and author on his new book The Lion Who Never Roared, which tells the emotional story of one of Britain’s first black professional footballers, Jack Leslie. Matt will also talk about his own journey as co-founder of the Jack Leslie Campaign to properly recognise and celebrate this British football pioneer.

BOOK TICKETS HERE

SE5 Forum AGM – Camberwell 2030 – Save the date!
Wed 18 October, 6.30-8.15pm, United Reformed Church

Come and have your say about the vision for Camberwell 2030. Please join our next AGM will take place at United Reformed Church, Love Walk, SE5 (and also on Zoom).

More details, an invite to join SE5 Forum as a new member, and Zoom link will be posted here soon.

Everyone is welcome. Come and join us to talk about Camberwell 2030, and put forward your priorities about our local area. We are delighted that the CEO of Southwark Council, Althea Loderick, will be the key speaker for our Q&A.

This year, we are focusing on partnerships and will showcase what SE5 Forum has achieved by reaching out and working with a diversity of local volunteers, voluntary organisations, health and wellbeing organisations, food banks on community events, campaigns, and more.

Refreshments will, of course, be provided. See you there.

We are also looking to recruit new members of our team. Find out more about Camberwell, get involved and make a contribution – and have fun as part of SE5 Forum.

Please email us at admin@se5forum.org.uk with your name and contact details if you’d like to join us.

• FEEL GOOD FESTIVAL • RUSKIN PARK: SATURDAY 15 JULY, 11am-3pm • GROWTH & WELLBEING

We are excited to welcome you to our second FREE health and wellbeing Feel Good Festival event in Ruskin Park.

Join lots of free wellbeing activities and stalls in the beautiful, natural environment of the park

• Free smoothies & food pantry

• Free sessions of Yoga, Tai Chi, Movement to Music and Mindfulness

• Gardening workshops: wellbeing & edible gardening, composting, or join a Wellbeing Tree Walk

• Arts for wellbeing workshops – for all ages

• Free music, henna tattoos, face painting & drumming. 

• Health support & checks from the Lambeth Health & Wellbeing Bus – vital mini-health check, physical and mental health advice from the NHS. 

• Stalls for life coaching, tech support, physio advice and horticulture courses

All free for all the community. 

FULL PROGRAMME BELOW:

RUSKIN PARK: SATURDAY 15 JULY, 11am-3pm: GROWTH & WELLBEING

FREE ACTIVITIES – All activities are in the bandstand area, except gardening:

11    WELLBEING TREE WALK – Sophy Tayler and Ben Moxham from Trees & Spaces Group with Tracie Culpitt from King’s College Hospital wellbeing team. Meet at Denmark Hill entrance.

11-11.45   MINDFULNESS – Reconnect with yourself and others – Chris Owen of Zenways zenways.org and zenyoga.org.uk

11.30  DRUMMING with Happy Drum – a workshop for parents, carers and young children. Part of Lambeth community health project Project Smith – tonybhappydrums.wixsite.com/happy-drums

11.30-12.30     YOGA – Oshala Livity – A gentle session of breathwork, accessible postures and mindful meditation – instagram.com/oshala_livity/?hl=en

11.30-12   PLANTING FOR THE SENSES: Wellbeing Gardening – explore how plants can stimulate sight, taste, smell, sound and touch. Willow Garden  –  friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/communitygarden

12-3: EDIBLE GARDENING – come and drop in to our community growing project – Community Garden –  friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/communitygarden

12.15-12.45 TOUR OF LABYRINTH GARDEN –  volunteers from Urban Canopy show how they look after this peaceful flower garden in the middle of the park – friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/communitygarden

12.30-1.30:  MOVEMENT TO MUSIC – Get moving with Bizzy Beats 

1-1.30 MUSIC: The Scottish Session – traditional music from Scotland and wider. Playing in the open air in Ruskin Park kept our spirits up during the pandemic! thesession.org/sessions/7329

1-1.30: TAI CHI – Wu’s Academy Brixton – wustylebrixton.co.uk – Wu style Tai Chi Chuan is for local people to improve and enhance their physical and mental health. Come and try an introductory session!

1.30-2.30: YOGA– MisterCollieman Yoga – mistercolliemanyoga.com – MisterCollieman is a local yoga teacher, specialises in teaching yoga for sport, & enjoys using the practice to help us move, breathe and feel more freely.

1.30-2: COMPOSTING – learn top tips for composting at home – Willow Garden – Friends of Ruskin Park

2-2.30: TAI CHI – Wu’s Academy Brixton – wustylebrixton.co.uk – Wu style Tai Chi Chuan is for local people to improve and enhance their physical and mental health. Come and try an introductory session!

2-2.30: MUSIC: CAMBRIA CHOIR – Be uplifted by south London’s leading, non-auditioning community choir cambriachoir.wordpress.com/

2-2.30: TREE SURVEY FOR KIDS – Bring the kids along for a fun activity exploring trees in the park with Stephen and Bill from Urban Canopy – meet near bandstand.

2.30-3.30: YOGA – Noriko from Zen Yoga – mindful body movement. This session will connect the body with nature, gently opening the mind and body and cultivating breath. zenways.org / zenyoga.org.uk

2.30  DRUMMING for everyone with Happy Drum – go home on a natural high!
Part of Lambeth community health project Project Smith – tonybhappydrums.wixsite.com/happy-drums

FREE STALLS & Workshops: 11am-3pm

Healthy Living Platform – Free Solquench smoothies and a healthy pantry selection – healthylivingplatform.org/

Lambeth Together’s Health & Wellbeing Bus – free health checks, mental and physical health advice – Lambeth’s Health and Wellbeing Bus – Lambeth Together

Art wellbeing activity – Arts By Kola  – Using art to express and address concepts around race, identity, nature and for mental health and relaxation – bukoladagiloke.com/

12.30-1.30:  Clay Modelling – Oshala Livity – community clay workshop to create small individual containers or sculptures – instagram.com/oshala_livity/?hl=en 

Life coaching – Quincy from You in the Room supports you to gain clarity, confidence and control – the changes you want to see and the goals you want to achieve are all within your reach youintheroom.co.uk

Support & Sustain physiotherapy – advice and special offers from local physiotherapy business, from sports injuries and rehabilitation to mobility issues and menopause supportandsustain.co.uk

Henna Painting – Beautiful henna creations by Sara Fatima – sana04fatima@gmail.com

Face painting – Touch of Magic. Transforming smiles into works of art, Face Painting Magic is here to add a splash of colour and joy to your Saturday.  touchofmagicparties@gmail.com

Clear Community Web – A charity that runs vital tech support for elderly and vulnerable people, carers and families –  ClearCommunityWeb

Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST)  Future Gardeners – Community Garden. Future Gardeners is a free training and work experience scheme, giving participants core skills to gain entry level jobs in the horticulture industry bost.org.uk/ Shereen from BOST will be in the Community Garden talking about Future Gardeners and the Camberwell Triangle Community gardens. 

Friends of Ruskin Park stall – Friends of Ruskin Park

SE5 Forum stall – find out about our work to help improve Camberwell for everyone se5forum.org.uk

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Thanks to King’s College Hospital charity support kings.org.uk and Changing Lives, Lambeth Council’s Social Value Fund for supporting our two Feel Good Festivals.

Thanks also to Spring Community Hub and Healthy Living Platform, and to all the local health practitioners and organisations offering their services for free.

PAST EVENT:

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CAMBERWELL GREEN: SATURDAY 8 JULY, 11am-3pm: MIND & BODY

FREE ACTIVITIES:

11   Mindfulness – Reconnecting with yourself and others through Mindfulness – Chris Owen of Zen Yoga – zenways.org and zenyoga.org.uk

11.30  Yoga – Oshala Livity – A gentle hour long session that will include breathwork, accessible postures and mindful meditation – instagram.com/oshala_livity/?hl=en

12  Live Music & Exercise – Shakeyabrass – Benefit from the health properties of music and movement and above all else, it will be really good fun!   shakeyabrass.com

12.30  Community Kitchen – Roll up for a delicious Caribbean curry – veg or halal meat – from Camberwell’s Spring Community hub. And advice on cooking good food cheaply – cschub.co.uk 

12.30 Coping with the Cost of Living: getting your finances on track, reducing debt and savings tips – Amuru charity – www.amuru.org

1-1.30  Roller Skating – Nikcarl Skate Club – 4-13 years. Let your children feel good joining an interactive coaching session led by an experienced instructor from the Nikcarl Skate Club. This session will help get your kids active and on wheels, regardless of their skill level. If your child already has rollerblades, please bring them along. Limited skates will be available – nikcarl.com – Nikcarl Skate Club runs weekly group sessions, exciting games and occasional events.

1   Live Music & Exercise – Shakeyabrass – Benefit from the health properties of music and movement and above all else, it will be really good fun!   shakeyabrass.com

1.30  Chair-based yoga – southwarkpensioners.org.uk

1.30   Tree Walk – Ben Moxham/Camberwell Society – greenspaces@camberwellsociety.org.uk – A 45 min tour of remarkable trees located within five parks & gardens close to St Giles Church 🌲

2  Live Music & Exercise – Shakeyabrass – Benefit from the health properties of music and movement and above all else, it will be really good fun!  shakeyabrass.com

2 Learn to make pink lemonade with roving chef Hayley www.instagram.com/rovingcafeldn www.rovingchef.net

2.30 Restorative Yoga – with Doran of Zen Yoga – zenways.org and zenyoga.org.uk

3 Chi Kung – meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind – Chris Jordan of Maintaining Health Partners and Southwark Pensioners Centre. together-uk.org/southwark-wellbeing-hub/directory/maintaining-health-partners

FREE STALLS & WORKSHOPS: 11am-3pm

11-3: Children’s No-Cook Tasty Treats & Food Decorating Workshops – Make flavourful fruity treats and delicious bites at our two children’s no-cook food and food decorating workshops – SE5 Forum

12-1.30: Clay Modelling – Oshala Livity – community clay workshop to create small individual containers or sculptures – instagram.com/oshala_livity/?hl=en 

My Emotions Book (Children) Activity – Laura Brown is the illustrator and author of ‘My Emotions Activity Book’ which gives children a gentle opportunity to open up and express themselves. myemotionsactivitybook.com

Henna Painting – Sara Fatima – sana04fatima@gmail.com

Face painting – Touch of Magic – Transforming smiles into works of art, Face Painting Magic is here to add a splash of colour and joy to your Saturday.  touchofmagicparties@gmail.com

Play for All – Amuru charity- children’s active games – archery, dodge ball, giant 4-in-a-Row and giant noughts and crosses – www.amuru.org + some bubble football from havinabubble.com!

Cake decorating – Margaret’s Cakes of Distinction – Come and get creative with your cakes. Margaret will show you how to make royal icing, sugar flowers and more.  margaretscakesofdistinction.co.uk

Art modelling – Izzy Parker-Nasir, Bethlem Gallery – Make your own 3D sculptural picture inspired by expressing emotions with colour and texture @BethlemGallery @izzyizzyparker @nhs_Maudsley

Life coaching – Quincy, You in the Room supports you to gain clarity, confidence and control – the changes you want to see and the goals you want to achieve are all within your reach youintheroom.co.uk

Osteopathy – Osteopathy on the Green – info & advice, plus treatment giveaways!

Knit a Tree – Enjoy the calming benefits of knitting and crocheting, any level – Debbie Allen, Camberwell Arts – camberwellarts.org.uk

Craft activities – Crafty Older People – southwarkpensioners.org.uk

Kooth – Young people’s mental health service – a free online mental health and wellbeing service available to all young people in South East London aged 10-25 – kooth.com

Free health checks: Partnership Southwark Wellbeing Van – child immunisation, Vital 5 – Partnership Southwark

Good Gym Southwark – do good and get fit

Meet Southwark Young Advisors – youngadvisors.org.uk/southwark

Met Police – children can have fun trying on uniform and helmets!

SE5 Forum stall – come and find out about our work to help improve Camberwell for everyone se5forum.org.uk

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SE5 Forum’s Feel Good Festival on Camberwell Green last summer was a fantastic success and attracted nearly 1000 visitors. 

This summer, we are inviting all the community in Camberwell to our Feel Good Festival 2023 with two free health and wellbeing events. 

• Come down for free food, music, henna and face painting. 

• Stay to join in free taster sessions for all ages: from exercise, yoga, tai chi, chair-based exercise and roller skating, to arts and crafts, nutrition and children’s tasty treats workshops and community gardening. 

• Get essential community health support – with food banks and pantries, and vital mini-health checks, mental health advice and signposting from the NHS. 

All free for all the community. 

The festival brings together local organisations and charities, health professionals, food banks and pantries, health organisations and volunteers, all offering their services for free. 

This year, the festival is generously supported by King’s College Hospital Charity supportkings.org.uk and Changing Lives, Lambeth Council’s Social Values Fund lambeth.gov.uk/changing-lives

Key partners in the festival are Partnership Southwark, Southwark Pensioners Centre, Friends of Ruskin Park, the Lambeth Together’s Health & Wellbeing Bus, Spring Community Hub, and Healthy Living Platform. Local dad Pete Lewis, who runs design studio Mr Pete Lewis, has created publicity designs for the event free of charge and photographs were kindly supplied by local photographer . Thanks to Good Gym for help with setting up our event.

Mind & Body – Camberwell Green, Saturday 8 July, 11am-3pm

Get fit and active with live music and exercise with Shake da Brass and roller skating, or gentle chair-based yoga and Chi Kung. 

Get creative with mindful, crafty fun like ‘Knit a Tree’. 

Get vital health checks and signposting from Partnership Southwark offering help with your physical and mental health. 

Calm yourself with mindfulness, yoga or life-coaching. 

Enjoy a free Community Kitchen feast from Spring Community Hub, plus children’s tasty treats workshops, face-painting, henna tattoos and local choirs.

Growth & Wellbeing – Ruskin Park, 15 July, 11am-3pm 

Improve your mental and physical wellbeing with free gardening sessions and tree walks, yoga, tai chi and zumba, mindful art workshops such as clay modelling.

Listen to music from a local choir, or get a unique henna tattoo, all in the beautiful, uplifting setting of the park. 

Stay well with a mini-health check and signposting to local services at the Lambeth Together’s Health & Wellbeing Bus. 

Taste delicious free smoothies from Healthy Living Platform, who will be running their community food pantry.  

For more information, please email: admin@se5forum.org.uk.

The full programme will soon be available here.

Camberwell’s Free Feel Good Festival

Vote for Denmark Hill station in the World Cup of Stations • Camberwell Talks: delving into Camberwell’s music hall past • plus new murals, health and wellbeing news, and What’s On. Read more here…

Vote for Denmark Hill in World Cup of Stations!
Our amazing local station of Denmark Hill has been shortlisted to represent London in the World Cup of Stations: a competition to find the best loved station in the UK.

If you like what has been happening at Denmark Hill, then please vote to get the station through to the next round. You can vote on Monday 22nd May on Twitter #WorldCupOfStations or on the website. If the station gets through to the next round, you need to click again on Thursday and maybe even again in the final on Friday! 

Walworth Garden on BBC Gardners’ World tonight
See your community garden on the small screen tonight on BBC Two’s @gardenersworldtv! Walworth Garden say: “We’ve come a long way from being a derelict plot of land, all through the contributions of local people – for and by the community. Learn more about our Gardening Therapy programmes, along with all our other programmes as well as our history.” Instagram: walworthgardenwalworthgarden.org.uk.

Partnership Southwark: Health & wellbeing in Camberwell
Partnership Southwark and Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership would like to invite anyone interested in a thriving community in Camberwell to come together and hear about the wonderful things going on that support health and wellbeing (below).

The meeting will be a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, share the work and activities you are involved in the local area and explore ways in which we can work together. If you have any questions about the meeting or would like to take a more active role, please email: Partnership.Southwark@selondonics.nhs.uk. Sign up for free on Eventbrite. 

   

Your Care, Your Choice: A course for Black people and those that support them (above)
This pilot course from South London and Maudsley (SLaM) has been co-produced with Black people with lived experience, their carers/supporters, mental health staff, and researchers  – for back service users, carers/supporters, & mental health staff. Every Tuesday in June from 10am – 3pm (June 6, 13, 20 & 27) at the David Goldberg Centre, 18 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF.  Sign up to the course here or email recoverycollege@slam.nhs.uk or call 020 3228 3643u3a: A chance for retired and semi-retired locals to share interests
u3a is an organisation of retired and semi-retired people who meet in small, friendly groups in own house or local venues to share interests and activities – from music, knitting, craft, mahjong to languages and arts and more. They also visit places of interest. It’s a national organisation but local groups cover Camberrwell and other south London areas.They are keen to reflect the rich diversity and culture of south London. For more information and to find local activities: u3a.org.uk.

Camberwell Murals

Mural Public Consultation: Masterman House Wall. 
Camberwell Identity Group is asking the public for their views on commissioning a mural on Masterman House wall (below). Tomorrow, Saturday 20 May, 10am-5pm they will be at Rust Sq/ Burgess Park talking to passersby, residents, dog walkers, parents with children and anyone interested! The dominant theme will be celebrating local hero Kye Whyte, BMX silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and former resident of Masterman House. Other themes can be included. If want to give your views, please come along.
OR email camberwellmurals@gmail.com. 

Call-out for public art work on Southampton Way Estate
Southampton Way Tenants and Residents Association is launching an exciting murals project for the Southampton Way Estate (above) –  with a call-out to an artist or art collective to create a public art work on two estate walls, collaborating with the community. The full brief can be read here. Apply by 5 June 2023. 

What’s on in Camberwell:

Camberwell Green Market: Sat 20th May
The popular Herbal Haven (below) will be attending the next Camberwell Green Market with their extensive range of Culinary, Medicial and aromatic herbs alongside a wide range of stalls from hot food stalls, Camberwell Honey, Cheese, Pasta, local artisans, craft, natural beauty products and much more. Come and make a day of it: running Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Full list on Instagram @camberwellgreenmarket



Camberwell Talks: Monday 5 June 7pm: Our next talk presented by Camberwell Arts: local historian Richard Norman brings entertaining stories of Camberwell’s role in the early days of film production and music hall comedy, with clips + music of the era. The talk ties in with the Camberwell Arts Festival‘s theme this year of Showtime, which runs from 10-18 June.  camberwellarts.org.uk. 
BOOK TICKETS HERE

Peckham Fringe: until Sunday 4 June
Theatre Peckham brings you the second annual Peckham Fringe, a festival of dynamic stories and culture: Go to What’s On.

Camberwell College of Arts Foundation Diploma show: is open to the public from 20-25 May, with a social Friends & Family day 20th May.  Check here for days and times.

Alice’s Adventure in Aerialand: Myatts Fields Park: Longfield Hall presents Alice’s Adventures in Aerialand aerial open-air circus adaptation of Lewis Caroll’s classic story. Dementia friendly and additional needs accessible show. 11 June & 30 July (2pm & 6pm), Myatts Fields Park. Adapted by the Dot Collective. Book tickets here

Feel Good Festival: Sat 8 July Camberwell Green • Sat 15 July Ruskin Park: Save the dates for SE5 Forum’s popular free health and wellbeing event  – the Feel Good Festival with free health checks, food, local food charities, choirs, music and much more. 

London Festival of Architecture: Loughborough Farm
There will be a variety of free workshops and activities around the theme of Common Gardens at Loughborough Farm on Saturday 10^th June, as part of the London Festival of Architecture: Find out more here

SE5 Forum’s Camberwell Talks in May & June: from post-show gossip with Eurovision 2023 to a delve into Camberwell’s fascinating music hall heritage. Plus: save the dates for our free Feel Good Festival on 8 and 15 July.

We have two exciting talks in the coming weeks:

Monday 15 May 7pm: Get all the Liverpool glam and gossip from top Eurovision expert William Lee Adams, who will be entertaining the audience at The Crypt, St Giles Church.

Monday 5 June 7pm: Camberwell Arts presents historian Richard Norman, who will delve into Camberwell’s fascinating musical hall and variety past – the talk ties in with the Camberwell Arts Festival‘s theme this year of It’s Showtime. The festival kicks off on Sat 10 June on the green and runs until 18 June: camberwellarts.org.uk

Tickets for Camberwell Talks are £10/£7 concessions, including a free drink. Each ticket also gives you a half-price meal deal at local restaurant Caravaggio. For anyone who’d like to attend but is affected by the current cost of living, please email us at admin@se5forum.org.uk.

BOOK TICKETS HERE

 
    

Save the Dates for our free Feel Good Festival
Sat 8 July Camberwell Green • Sat 15 July Ruskin Park 11am-3pm
Our popular free health and wellbeing event – the Feel Good Festival – is back in 2023. Open to all the community, SE5 Forum is excited to announce that this year there will be two events – one on Camberwell Green on 8 July to refresh and rivatilise your Mind & Body and a second event in Ruskin Park, in collaboration with Friends of Ruskin Park and their new Wellbeing Garden, with a focus on green growth, nature and wellbeing.

Both sessions will bring a range of free taster exercise sessions to enhance physical and mental wellbeing, as well as arts, craft and children’s activities, NHS health checks, free food, local food charities, choirs, music and much more. Watch this space! 

We would like to thank King’s College Hospital charity for their amazing support: www.supportkings.org.uk

• WHAT’S ON IN CAMBERWELL

Camberwell Arts Festival: It’s Showtime! 
It’s that time of year again when Camberwell Arts Festival brings art out into the street to celebrate our local creative talent with open studios, micro commissions and a festival fringe. 

This year’s festival takes the theme of Showtime – shining a spotlight on Camberwell’s fascinating music hall heritage. The festival is also looking for volunteers to help get the show on the road. To find out more or how to get involved, go to their website at: camberwellarts.org.uk

 

Organoke is back
The legendary Organoke returns to St Giles’ Church, Camberwell, for two nights of joyous singing on Sat 3 June 8pm and Sun 4th June 7.30pm. Early bird tickets are now on sale so snap yours up quick.
BOOK TICKETS HERE 

May Bazaar: Table Top Sale
Lyndhurst Primary School: Sat 20 May 10-1

SE5 Forum Market Stall

Free Sunflower Seeds & Litterpicker equipment loan

We are giving out free sunflower seeds to the community to brighten up our local community. Come and visit our market stall on Saturdays 10am-3pm on Camberwell Green to get your packet! 

We also have a set of litter picking equipment we are very happy to loan for free to local litter picking groups. Contact us and we will arrange handover at the stall. 

We’re also asking for any local organisations for their leaflets to display on our stall.

We also have our usual wide range of Camberwell themed merchandise, including our popular range of Camberwell mugs, butterfly t-shirts and more. And you can find out about our latest work and campaigns. Looking forward to seeing you! 
  
 

Don’t miss SE5 Forum’s upcoming events: Free Tree Drawing Workshops in Brunswick Park Sat 13 May • Camberwell Talks Summer 2023 – Leading Eurovision expert gives us all the gossip from Liverpool on 15 May and Camberwell Arts delves into Camberwell’s music hall heritage with historian Richard Norman on 5 June.

Join us at for an inspirational free tree drawing workshop with tree illustrator David More in Brunswick Park.

There will be two free workshop sessions on Saturday 13th May, starting at 2pm and 3.30pm. 
Book your free place here 

Drawing materials will be provided, and all levels of ability, whether adults or children, are welcome. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Local artist David More is a renowned illustrator of tree guides and encyclopedias. Brunswick Park has a number of interesting trees to draw, including a lime said to be the tallest tree in Camberwell, and a horse chestnut with tangled and twisty branches.

The workshops are brought to you by the Trees and Green Spaces group, sponsored by SE5 Forum for Camberwell and The Camberwell Society. and are part of the 2023 Urban Tree Festival.

• EVENTS: CAMBERWELL TALKS

Camberwell Talks go Eurovision! 15 May 7pm • Free tree drawing workshop in Brunswick Park • Camberwell Business Event • Arts Festival Showtime • New midweek market on the green, our sunflower seed giveaways and more local news…

Get all the Liverpool gossip from top Eurovision expert: We’ve added an extra date to our SE5 Forum Camberwell Talks to celebrate Eurovision 2023 coming to the UK. Leading Eurovision journalist William Lee Adams will be entertaining the audience on Monday 15th May 7pm at The Crypt, St Giles Church. 

Tickets are £10/£7 concessions, including a free drink. Tickets also give you a half-price meal deal at local restaurant Caravaggio. For anyone who’d like to attend but is affected by the current cost of living, please email us at admin@se5forum.org.uk.

CAMBERWELL TALK 5 JUNEm 7pm: IT’S SHOWTIME with Camberwell Arts and historian Richard Norman

Dive into the music hall past of Camberwell with historian Richard Norman as part of SE5 Forum’s Camberwell Talks and in collaboration with @CamberwellArts. 

The talk ties in with the Camberwell Arts Festival 2023 theme: It’s Showtime (10-18 June). 
Richard’s Camberwell Talk will unfold the various forms of entertainment, from Victorian times to the end of the twentieth century, covering Music Hall, Theatre and Cinema and the buildings which were especially constructed to entertain the folk of Camberwell and beyond. Delving further into South London’s heritage, the talk will also include the contribution Camberwell has made to the world of entertainment during the early days of pioneering film production and music hall comedy.
This will be a well-illustrated talk also using samples of songs and music. Richard Norman is a local historian specialising in buildings designed for entertainment and has given talks at the Victorian and Albert Museum, Tate Modern and many local history societies.

Tickets can be booked on Eventbrite (£10/£7 plus drink, plus half-price meal deal at Caravaggio) below. The talk takes place at Goose Green Theatre, 146 Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RR and is an accessible venue. 

BOOK TICKETS HERE


 

Camberwell Arts Festival: It’s Showtime! 
It’s that time of year again when Camberwell Arts Festival brings art out into the street to celebrate our local creative talent with open studios, micro commissions and a festival fringe. 

This year’s festival takes the theme of Showtime – shining a spotlight on Camberwell’s fascinating music hall heritage. The festival organisers would love to hear from any local actors, artists, comedians, performers performing pets and anyone else willing to help create an all-singing, all-dancing festival that captures the unique spirt of Camberwell.  

The festival is also looking for volunteers to help get the show on the road. To find out more or how to get involved, go to their website at: camberwellarts.org.uk

 

Camberwell Business Event: Wed 3 May 6pm 
Southwark Council is hosting a free event for all Camberwell businesses at Camberwell Library on Wed 3 May 6-7.30pm. 

If you run a local business, come and find out what help is on offer and give feedback on what your business needs. At the event, you will be able to find out:

• What help and support Southwark Council can offer your business
• How to access the council’s Southwark Pioneers Fund
• How to benefit from the Thriving High Streets Fund
• What is planned for Camberwell town centre
• How you can use the council’s free graffiti removal service offer

You will also be able to put your questions to Councillor Martin Seaton, Cabinet Member for Jobs, Business and Town Centres and give your feedback and input into future plans for Camberwell.

Reserve your free attendance on Eventbrite

 

NEWS 

New mid-week Camberwell Green Market 
Building on the success of the Saturday Camberwell Green Market, Southwark Council is launching a mid-week market at Camberwell Green from this Thursday, 20th April. 

The new market will run 10am to 3pm every Thursday and Friday as a pilot until Christmas 2023. For more info, go to: msdmarkets.co.uk


 

SE5 Forum Market Stall: Free Sunflower Seeds
We are giving out free sunflower seeds to the community to brighten up our local community. Come and visit our market stall on Saturdays 10am-3pm on Camberwell Green to get your packet! 

We’re also asking local organisations for their leaflets for the display on our stall.

We also have our usual wide range of Camberwell themed merchandise, including our popular range of Camberwell mugs, butterfly t-shirts and more. And you can find out about our latest work and campaigns. Looking forward to seeing you! 
  
 

• Making Southwark more age-friendly 
Southwark Council is holding two community engagement events on how to make the borough more age-friendly. Find out more here: 

 

• The Met Police Ride Along Scheme
The Met Police is publicising its Ride Along Scheme, which offers members of the public the chance to join its officers on patrol and experience daily policing first hand. You can also give feedback to police from your perspective as a member of the community. You must be aged 16 or over and live in London. You’ll need to fill in a consent form and pass a criminal record check. You can join the following units: Emergency Policing Response Team; Territorial Support Group; Violent Crime Task Force; or the Roads Policing Team. To apply, fill in the online application form.

• FixMyStreet App in Southwark:Residents in Southwark can now use the FixMyStreet App to report fly-tipping, graffiti, potholes and more through the online app and web service.  The app has been used successfully by other boroughs.

 • New free fob for the safe cycle parking hub at Denmark Hill Station is now available from Govia Thameslink. Collect your free fob at the ticket office at the station’s Champion Hill entrance. 

SE5 Forum is proud to present two new events coming up soon: Ruskin Tree Walks and Camberwell Talks:

Free Ruskin Tree Walk (& Draw)
Sunday 5th March, 2pm and 3pm

Following on from a successful event last year (including the making of a film), SE5 Forum and The Camberwell Society present the 2023 edition of our free RUSKIN TREE WALK, with optional drawing workshop.  

The guided tree walk around Ruskin Park will be led by volunteers from King’s College Hospital and Friends of Ruskin Park to explore linkages between trees, nature and wellbeing. 

They will present key insights about John Ruskin, the Victorian artist and thinker, written by world leading experts on his ideas on nature. 

After each walk, you can choose to participate in a free Tree Drawing Workshop led by local artist Natasha Godfrey. 

The two walks – at 2pm and 3pm – are limited to 30 people so book your free ticket/s quickly to avoid disappointment: **UPDATE – both walks are now booked up!

If you’d like to do a self-guided Ruskin Tree Walk or find more information, go to The Camberwell Society’s Ruskin Tree Walk page, where you can download a map, guide, essays and illustrations: camberwellsociety.org.uk/treewalk3 There are guides to other fascinating tree walks in SE5, too.

BOOK YOUR FREE TICKET HERE 

New season of Camberwell Talks
From Monday 6 March 7pm
Spring is coming… and with it our new season of Camberwell Talks!

First stop is Chris Roberts, an expert in all things Camberwellian.Then we get physical with Support & Sustain’s physiotherapy advice for women, arty with a mystery talk by Camberwell Arts as they launch their 2023 festival, and green-fingered with a special summer Camberwell Gardeners’ question time.

Tickets are £10/£7 concessions including a free drink. Plus there’s a half-price meal deal at local restaurant Caravaggio on the night. For anyone who’d like to attend but is affected by the current cost of living, please email us at admin@se5forum.org.uk.

BOOK TICKETS HERE

Other Events: 
• The ever-popular Camberwell Organoke is stepping out of SE5 for a special Karaoke Classics sing-off at Battersea Arts Centre’s Grand Hall with the star of the show, The Hope-Jones Organ, plus a live band and legendary local MC Ida Barr. Book tickets here: https://bac.org.uk/whats-on/organoke

• Theatre Peckham: Following a sold-out run at Peckham Fringe in 2022, new show Sunny Side Up is a lyrical solo performance piece, blending drama and poetry until 4 March. Book here: theatrepeckham.co.uk

• New to skating and want to have a try? SE5’s Jam Speed Rollers are putting on another community indoor skate event tomorrow – 4pm for families and 7pm for adults – with optional fancy dress! The sessions takes place at Ark Globe Academy but they’d love to find an indoor venue in SE5 in the future. 
BOOK TICKETS HERE 

You can find more local events on Southwark Council’s Southwark Presents listings: click here

News

Southwark 2030:
Have your say on the future of Southwark. Southwark Council is holding a wide-scale Southwark 2030 consultation – it wants “local people to share their ambitions and hopes, to develop a shared vision with the council, local partners, community groups and businesses”. 

Ways of responding to the consultation:
Fill in the short online survey here
Join a Conversations event: sign up here. There are events still available until 8th March. 
There are also school packs and opportunities for groups to host ‘listening events’. Find out more here

Southwark Pensioners is hosting its own listening event for older people on 24 February 10.30am to 1.45pm at Inspire in the Crypt, St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool Grove, SE17 2HH. To attend, tel: 020 7708 4556 or email info@southwarkpensioners.org.uk.

New free fob for Denmark Hill Station cycle hub
Govia Thameslink is re-launching the cycle parking hub at Windsor Walk,Denmark Hill Station this Monday 20th February, at 10am, with a free fob available to all cyclists to park their bikes safely. 

The Community Engagement Officer will be on hand to explain the new fob entry system and how you get access. From now on, free fobs will be available from the ticket office at the Champion Hill entrance. You just need to give your email address and show Photo ID. The fobs are registered for 12 months and will need reactivating once a year. They can also be activated at other cycle hub locations on the network. 

Disused railway arches in Camberwell to get £1.1m restoration
Five abandoned railway arches in Camberwell, which have been empty for over five years, will be given a £1.1 million investment so they can be rented out again amid the demand for industrial space.
Read more here in Southwark News

New Retired People’s Lunch Club
Myatt’s Fields Park Depot has launched a new Retired People’s Lunch Club. It takes place at Myatt’s Fields Park depot (warm space) on Wednesdays noon to 2 pm. You can also choose activities such as trips, art, dance. Find out more here: myattsfieldspark.info

SE5 Forum Market Stall
Visit our market stall on Saturdays 10am-3pm on Camberwell Green
Come and browse our Camberwell Identity merchandise, including our popular range of Camberwell mugs, butterfly t-shirts and more. And find out about our latest work and campaigns.

We always welcome new volunteers and board members to help us improve Camberwell. We’re also looking for volunteers to help us with our Saturday stall – either setting up and down or on the stall. If you’re interested, please email: admin@se5forum.org.uk.