SE22 April 2022

Issue 206 - April 2022 In this issue The only Community Magazine for East Dulwich Established 2005

What’s On Garden Talk Food & Drink Dulwich Festival Preview Financial Matters Children’s Activities Councillors Column Dulwich Hamlet FC The Last Word

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Local Events | News | Community News | Local Businesses | Features www.arounddulwich.co.uk | www.semagazines.co.uk

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Welcome to SE22 It is so lovely putting the magazine together while the sun is shining; it certainly makes a welcome change. Spring is in the air and there is much to celebrate locally. I am particulary delighted to announce the Dulwich Festival is back this year and SE Magazines is the official media partner! Read our preview on pages 20 and 21 to start planning your diary.

As usual I have rounded up all the great events taking place in and around Dulwich. The events pages start on page 6. March is proving a popular month for events so we have seven pages of online and in person events happening in and around Dulwich. Please do check any event before turning up to make sure that they are still going ahead.

Remember to check out www.arounddulwich.co.uk too.

The Last Word is back this month with Matthew Preedy. Matthew is the founder of Vits+Kicks, the latest hospitality addition to the East Dulwich area. I can definitely vouch for their fantastic cocktails! See page 36.

I hope you enjoy the magazine this month, please feel free to let me know if you do.

Until next time.

Happy Easter

Angela Angela Burgess Head of All Things Community SE Magazines/Around Dulwich

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Contents

Welcome ..................................................................... 3 Events Calendar.......................................................... 4 What’s On..............................6, 8, 18, 19, 30, 31 & 32 Pets Corner................................................................ 10 Garden Talk .............................................................. 12 Food & Drink ............................................................ 14 Fitness Tips............................................................... 16

Dulwich Festival Preview..................................20 & 21 Education News........................................................ 22 Financial Matters...................................................... 24 Children’s Activities.................................................. 26 Councillors Column.................................................. 28 Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.................................. 34 The Last Word........................................................... 36 Index ........................................................................ 38

May Deadline - 14 April (please allow an extra two days if design is required) To advertise in SE22 please contact Angela Burgess on 020 8693 9040 or e-mail: angela@semagazines.co.uk for further information. You can download our rates from our website: www.semagazines.co.uk.

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Events Calendar - April Monday

28th

Tuesday

29th

Wednesday

30th

Thursday

Friday

31st

1st

Live Band Karaoke, see p6.

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

Saturday

Sunday

2nd

3rd

parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

Wigwam Toy Shop Easter Craft p6.

Bell House Open Garden, see p8.

Smartphone Filmaking, p6.

9th

Copper Viper Dulwich Folk, see p8.

10th

Kids Yoga, Art & Mindfulness Easter Class, see p8. parkrun, see p6.

Easter Dance Camp, see p8.

The Dulwich Players present Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters, see p30 Kids Easter Holiday Art Workshop, p18.

Mothers & Babies Small Business Huddle Magic Link Intensive Friendship Groups, p19.

Online Meeting p30.

Weekly Horniman Handwritting Republicans, Suffragettes Market see p8.

Dulwich Folk Portraiture Course, p18. & Pacifists in Dulwich, Dance Club, p30.

Classes, see Fergus Garrett see p19. p19.

The Arts Society Online Talk, see Honor Oak WI, see p19.

Dulwich, p31. p18.

11th

Dulwich WI, see p31.

Get Started with Touch-typing for Dyslexic, see p31.

18th Easter Monday

12th Mothers & Babies Friendship Groups, see p19.

Life Drawing Classes, see p18.

Dulwich Park Runners see p19.

19th Life Drawing Classes, see p18.

6-week Box Fit Workshop @ Push Studios, p31.

13th

The Best Business Growth Event in Dulwich! See p31.

26th Life Drawing Classes, see p18.

Dulwich Park Runners see p19.

15th

BNI Adventurers Meeting, see p30.

Small Business Huddle Online Meeting p30.

Get Started with Touch-typing for Portraiture Dyslexic, see p31.

Classes, see p19.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p30.

20th Portraiture Classes, see p19.

Dulwich Park Runners see p19.

25th

14th

27th Portraiture Classes, see p19.

Cooking with Scissors - Smart Business Networking, see p32.

21st

16th

17th Easter Sunday

Good Friday parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

Horniman Spring Fair, see p7.

22nd

23rd

24th

parkrun, see p6.

Weekly Horniman Market see p8.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p30.

Eliza Carthy Trio, Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd, Mat Milton @ The Ivy House, see p32.

28th

29th

30th

1st

BNI Adventurers Meeting, see p30.

Small Business Huddle Online Meeting p30.

BNI Adventurers Meeting, see p30.

Small Business Huddle Online Meeting p30.

Dulwich Folk Dance Club, p30.

Jon Newman: Johh Ruskin & South London, see p32.

parkrun, see p6.

Dulwich Spring Market, see p32.

Forthcoming Events Further details where available can be found in the News and Events pages 6, 8, 18, 19, 30, 31 & 32. Please read as not all the events can fit on the calendar!

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What's On - April Friday 1 April: Live Band Karaoke

Saturday 2 April: Wigwam Toy Shop Easter Craft 10am – 1pm. Our Easter Crafts are back! Join us for a morning of making Easter cards and crafts.

The event is free. No booking required. Parents are asked to stay with their children and join in on the creative fun. Wigwam Toy Shop, 109 Rosendale Road, SE21 8EZ

7pm -11pm at Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, London, SE15 3BE - Belt out classics from Dolly Parton to Metallica, live on stage, backed by a sensational 5 piece band, in front of an electric crowd at Peckham Rye's historic Ivy House. Pick from around 300 tunes. Lyrics are provided on screen, and our compere will be on stage with you to provide additional support and / or add those critical backing vocals. Doors + signups from 7pm; £6 (adv) / £8 (door, subject to availability).

See the website for more information about the event and how to book tickets: www.live-band-karaoke.designmynight.com/

Saturdays 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 April: parkruns in Dulwich Park and Peckham Rye Park

9am-10am. Free, weekly timed 5k run, jog or walk. Every Saturday at 9am promptly starting from Queen Mary’s Gate (Dulwich Park) and Colyton Road Entrance (Peckham Rye Park).

Register once and bring your printed barcode (can be used at any parkrun across the world).

First-timers briefing at 08.50. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/dulwich/ https://www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye/ 6 | SE22 - April 2022

Saturday 2 April – Smartphone Filmmaking

10am – 4pm: A one-day workshop, ‘Smartphone Filmmaking’ will introduce people to the fundamental concepts of filmmaking and provide them with the tools they need to be able to shoot their own films on their smartphone. The workshop will be a hands-on, active event, where attendees will continually put into practice the principles they are learning, such as exposure, lighting, sound, framing, planning your shoot and editing. You don’t need experience, you don’t need expensive kit, you just need a smartphone and your own creativity and curiosity.

All attendees should bring their own lunch, a smartphone, and a smartphone charger.

Attendees should also download the editing app Premiere Rush or iMovie (both of which are free).

Complementary tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided. Tickets are £80 but if you are in full time education tickets are £50. Please email Bell House if you need a subsidised ticket on: info@bellhouse.co.uk. Bell House Dulwich, 27 College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7BG.

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Saturday 16 April, 10.30am – 4.30pm Family activities | Live music & performances Arts & crafts stalls | Spring bonnet parade Tickets: Adult £5, Children (16 and under) free Book tickets at horniman.ac.uk Forest Hill

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What's On - April Saturday 2 April: Bell House Open Garden

11:30am – 1pm: Bell House is opening its garden for visitors to explore. The Walled Garden comprises of raised beds filled with kitchen essentials grown organically. The House Garden features a rose garden and woodland walk designed to attract wildlife and provide safe habitats. The gardens are a place of community learning, maintained by volunteers who promote gardening as an activity for physical and mental well-being. Arrive anytime between 11.30am and 12:45pm. Tea and coffee will be available. We encourage a £5 donation that will go towards garden maintenance and activities, you can go Free tickets are also available by emailing event@bellhouse.co.uk. Bell House Dulwich, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Sundays 3, 10, 17 & 24 April: The weekly Horniman Market

10am–3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients. www.horniman.ac.uk. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ. 8 | SE22 - April 2022

Sunday 3 April: Copper Viper

Copper Viper are a vibrant exciting and British take on Americana , comprising prolific songwriter and guitarist Robin Joel Sangster, dynamic fiddle/mandolin player Duncan Menzies and banjo picker Dana Immanuel. They sing original and dynamic America in three part harmony, underpinned by guitar and fabulous mandolin.

They marry haunting melodies and intricate vocal harmonies with searing instrumental passages to create a unique blend. Their debut album “Cut It Down, Count The Rings” flows smoothly between lyrical ballads and foot-stomping barnstormers, mixing melancholy, hope, tension and joy in equal measure. A great night is guaranteed.

Dulwich Folk Club, The Castle Pub 280 Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9JH Entrance tonight £10 (cash/ card). www.dulwichfolk.org.uk www.copperviper.com

Monday 4 April– Friday 8 April: Kids Yoga, Art & Mindfulness Easter Class 9am-2.30pm. Laura is so excited to bring you one week of Yoga and Art fun in the Easter Holidays with herself (Primary school Teacher, Yoga Teacher and Art Teacher) and Daisy (Artist extraordinaire and Teacher Trainee!). Suitable for children aged 4 – 8 years. We will be based in Station Hall, Herne hill but we will also get outside into Brockwell Park to play, learn, discover, and create.

There will be guided activities each day but also a big emphasis on play, exploration and free time to discover, which enables us as educators to spend time with your children individually. More information can be found on Laura’s Website: www.laurasyogaclub.co.uk. Station Hall, Herne Hill Station, Railton Road, Herne Hill, SE24.

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Teaching a Chin Rest Pets Corner with Leonie St Clair | www.londondogstraining.co.uk

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here’ll often come a point in your dog’s life when you need him to stay still while something is ‘done’ to him; this could be vaccinations, ear, and eye care, or even grooming. Teaching your pup, a chin rest can be a great way to get him to learn to stay in one position while procedures are underway. There are many ways to train this, the version here is inspired by Pat Koven and teaches the dog to target on cue.

Preparation Have high value soft treats, and make sure you identify a comfortable position and height at which your dog can rest their chin (perhaps placing a rolled- up towel on a chair or similar).

Chin rest onto palm of hand • Hold an open hand palm up just slightly below your dog’s nose. With your other hand hold a treat at the edge of your upturned hand, furthest from your dog’s nose. To encourage your dog to lean forward onto your palm you may have to hold the treat a little further away.

• Hold your upturned palm steady and as your dog reaches to get the treat slightly lower the treat so your dog puts his muzzle onto your palm to get nearer to the food. When you feel his chin on your palm say ‘yes’ and gently give him the treat.

• Repeat a number of times and start to add a cue like ‘chin’ as your dog rests his muzzle in your palm.

• After a number of repetitions now open your palm at chin level, give the cue ‘chin’ and see if your dog performs the muzzle rest. If he does start toggling back and forth with each go, first counting to 1 and rewarding, next to 3, then to 2. Each time give a treat if your dog keeps his muzzle in place.

Move the behaviour onto a towel or other object • In the real world you’ll need both hands to deliver medications or similar. So, you want the dog to station his muzzle onto something and hold still.

• Try some soft rolled or folded material to pad the edge of a table or chair. For very small dogs you’ll need a low box. Ensure it is a nice height that is 10 | SE22 - April 2022

comfortable for your dog, without him struggling or straining to rest his muzzle.

• Put your upturned palm onto the padding.

• Repeat the process of giving the cue and getting your dog to rest his muzzle on your palm. Toggle durations and reward each time.

• Now place your upturned palm behind the rolled material, at the edge furthest from your dog’s nose.

Repeat your cue- the idea is that the dog stretches his muzzle forward across the rolled padding to reach your palm. As his muzzle skims or rests on the material say ‘yes’ and reward.

• Repeat this adding duration slowly, toggling between longer and shorter. You may need to raise or lower the height of the rolled material to make it more accessible. It will help to at first to offer a treat below the level of the rolled material, to encourage the dog to lower his muzzle onto the material.

The final stages involve building duration of the chin rest and then slowly adding in ear and eye inspections and appropriate implements. Use of reward is crucial each time. Be patient.

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Multi Stem Trees for Urban Gardens

Garden Talk with Janine Winlaw | Instagram @janinewinlaw

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owever small your garden, planting at least one tree will help add seasonal interest with blossom or autumnal foliage, height and shade. Multi-stems in particular make a great architectural focal point as a specimen or plant several for more of a woodland feel. The lovely, natural shape is created by cutting the trees right back and leaving them to grow multiple stems.

Underplant your multi-stem with grasses such as Hakonechloa macra, en masse or shade lovers such a hellebores, epimedium, brunnera and pulmonaria, combined with bulbs such as crocuses. Naturalistic umbels such as Anthriscus sylvestris look pretty too as do. Here’s our pick:

Crataegus persimilis ‘Prunifolia’ A lovely deciduous tree has a neat, rounded canopy. It has a long season of interest with clusters of white flowers in late spring and early summer bright red fruit in late summer and fabulous autumn leaves.

Parottia Persica If it’s autumn colour you’re after, this tree is the one to go for, as the leaves turn a breathtaking yellow, then orange and finally fiery red. The bark also makes an attractive feature in winter. It can get fairly big so best for larger gardens.

Betula Birches are a popular as multi-stems. As well as the white-barked Himalayan birch, B. utilis ‘Jacquemontii’, my favourite is the more pinkybarked B. albosinensis ‘Fascination’.

Amelanchier lamarckii This small tree works well as a multi-stem for small gardens as it doesn’t get too big. It has gorgeous white blossom in spring and fab autumn colour.

Prunus serrula A pretty cherry, this looks stunning as a multi-stem with its mahogany peeling bark shining in the winter months. It has small white flowers in the spring and good autumn colour.

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This is a beautifully shaped small crab apple with excellent spring blossom, good autumn colour, and masses of orange-yellow fruits through the winter.

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' This pretty spreading tree has stunning bright pink flowers on bare stems in spring followed by stunning deep purple heart-shaped leaves in summer with bronze foliage in autumn.

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Watercress Soup Recipes from Suzanne James | www.suzannejames.co.uk

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atercress is one of the oldest known leaf vegetables eaten by humans. It is part of the cabbage family, and is related to garden cress, mustard, radish and wasabi!

A 100-gram serving of raw watercress contains 11 calories, being particularly rich in vitamin K, but also significant amounts of vitamin A, C, B6 plus Riboflavin, Calcium and Manganese. In fact, it is really something of a superfood, as research has shown that amongst many other benefits it helps to stop and slow skin ageing, lowers blood pressure, improves eye health, gives you a stronger immune system and improves bone health and density – the list goes on and on! So you can make and enjoy this lovely soup, AND feel virtuous – what’s not to like?!

Preparation 20 minutes Cooking time 20 minutes Serves 4

Ingredients • • • • • • • • • • • •

A splash of olive oil 25g butter 1 onion, chopped 1 leek, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1.2 ltr chicken or vegetable stock 450g potatoes, peeled and diced 4 bunches of watercress, washed and chopped freshly grated nutmeg black pepper 200ml double cream

Method 1) Heat the butter in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion, garlic, leek and celery and fry gently, stirring, until softened, around 5 minutes, taking care not to let them brown.

2) Add the stock and potatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

3) Add the watercress and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

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4) Blend the soup in a food processor until smooth. Add the cream and blend.

5) Gently reheat the watercress soup, check the seasoning and serve.

In Season This Month Fruit, Nuts & Fungi -Forced Rhubarb Vegetables & Herbs - Asparagus, Broccoli, Chives, Dill, Jersey Royal New Potatoes Lettuce & Salad Leaves, Morel Mushrooms, Purple Sprouting Broccoli, Radishes, Rocket, Samphire, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Onions, Watercress, Wild Nettles Meat & Game - Lamb, Wood Pigeon Fish & Shellfish - Crab, Langoustine, Lobster, Plaice, Prawns, Salmon, Sardine, Sea Trout, Shrimp, Whitebait Going out of season - Cockles, Oysters, Venison, Wild Garlic, Winkles

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Daydreaming: Magic Minute Inspiration

Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com

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t is a question I am getting asked on a regular basis: “How to get more energy? Or how to remain energised throughout the day?” This month I will be giving you a tip on how to get more energy into your day and it may be a surprising one. In fact, it is something that I haven’t talked much about, despite the fact I do it every day. It is the idea of daydreaming, and how a magic minute of mind wandering can boost your energy levels.

Daydreaming: The Good and The Bad For a long time, daydreaming has had a bad reputation and indeed, past studies have stated that a wandering mind is an unhappy mind.

There’s a huge amount of pressure on us to stay focused and not get distracted by our thoughts.

From an early age, daydreaming is discouraged as our full attention is required for essential learning.

Therefore, it’s in our nature to feel stressed when our thoughts are turned away from the task in hand. More recently, however, science suggests that daydreaming can be extremely useful when done correctly.

What is Pleasant Daydreaming?

Though the research is young, it’s clear that there is a good and bad way to let your mind wander.

Findings show that emotional content can predict your subsequent mood. An easy example of this would be how thinking about a loved one or looking forward to something that is going to happen can make you happy, whereas rumination (replaying negative past experiences) can lead to feelings of depression. Often referred to as intentional daydreaming, thinking for pleasure encourages your brain to relax, helping you to decompress, and reducing levels of stress and anxiety.

Pleasant daydreaming also increases productivity by promoting a more abstract thought process, enhancing your creative ability to “think outside the box” when problem-solving. What is going is that the problem-solving part and the creative part of the brain are working in tandem. This allows you to access information that was deeply buried before.

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Learning to Enjoy Thinking If I am between calls, or waiting to start a meeting, I allow my eye drift over to the window, and I daydream. This takes me away from that screen for just a moment to think about something else.

I call this a magic minute, a small opportunity for me to relax and refresh my brain. Though I am not completely disconnected from the person I am about to speak to, or my objectives for that call, it is enough to give me that sliver of energy to enhance focus.

So, why don’t you try it out: look out of your window, observe what is going on, be present in the moment. It may be once an hour, or just organically, whenever you are in between tasks, or you realise you have got 10 minutes free. This is one small thing that is simple and easy to implement to inject more energy into your day.

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What's On - April Monday 4 April: Magic Link Intensive Handwriting Course

9:30am – 12:30pm. Recommend for students ages 8 to 12yrs. During this 5-day Intensive Holiday Handwriting Workshops, students will work through the Magic Link workbooks, learning the techniques and patterns for neat, flowing handwriting. Children will work through the programme with support from their teacher. Each child is guided through how to hold their pencil, how to form letters and how to join each letter.

By the end of the course, most children will have completed the 3 handwriting books and will be ready to put their writing into practise.

Intensive Handwriting Workshops 9.30am - 9.45am - welcome and explanation of the day’s activities 9.45 - 10.30 am - Structured Handwriting 10.30 - 10.45 am - snack/break (please bring a water bottle and a snack) 10.45am - 11.30 am - Structured Handwriting 11.30 - 12 noon - feedback on progress and homework Bell House Dulwich, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Monday 4 – Friday 8 April: Easter Dance Camp 9am-3pm. The South London Dance Academy Easter Dance Camp for 4-18 year olds, @ Ivydale Primary School, Inverton Building. Pupils will have lessons in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Lyrical, Body Conditioning and Stretching, Creative Dance and Fitness Fun! Younger groups will also have arts and crafts sessions. Performance for parents at the end of the week! If you would like to join us for a day or week of fun and dance book via: thesouthlondondanceacademy.com. £170 per week / £35 per day - Sibling discounts available. Please contact: info@thesouthlondondanceacademy.com for further information 18 | SE22 - April 2022

Monday 4 April: Fergus Garrett online talk:

Succession planting for a long garden season

7:30pm- 8:30pm. The Dulwich Society’s Spring garden talk this year is by Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter and one of the UK’s most influential gardeners. In his illustrated talk, Fergus will use the magnificent Long Border at Great Dixter as an example of how to plan a long season border using structural plants, underplanting and interplanting with bulbs, use of self-sowers, pockets of bedding, masking with climbers and good maintenance. Fergus will explain how to choose the right plants that offer contrasting shapes, textures and foliage from different seasons to produce multi-layered long season communities.

The talk is being given in association with Bell House Dulwich, with any surplus going towards garden activities at Bell House. Tickets £7 – book through www.bellhouse.co.uk/events

Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 April: Kids Easter Holiday Workshop (Age 6-11) 1pm-4pm. Easter/Spring. Clay modelling, drawing, painting, acrylic pens soft pastels Cost: £70. Goose Green Centre, East Dulwich SE22. www.theartsfactory.london.

Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 April : Tuesday Evening Life Drawing Zoom & Drop-in Session 7pm–8.30pm. This is an online drawing & painting session conducted via Zoom and in studio. Long pose life painting and drawing. A single pose held for three hours with 5-minute model breaks every 25 minutes. This class will be run by Freya Tate, a wonderful artist with a sharp eye and a playful line. The session will be life model focused but Freya will introduce chaotic elements to challenge you and move your drawing on to higher levels. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk.

What's On - April Tuesdays 5, 12, 19 & 26 April: Social runs with DPR 7.30pm-8.30pm. Trevor Bailey Clubhouse, Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, UK map directions.

Join Dulwich Park Runners at their club runs at 7.30pm on Tuesday evenings. All standards welcome. See the website for more information or email: enquiries@dulwichparkrunners.com. www.dulwichparkrunners.co.uk.

Tuesday 5 & 12 April: Mothers and Babies’ Friendship Groups

10:30am -12pm. Wendy and Sonia would love you to join their Mothers and Babies’ Group to be held on Tuesday mornings from March 8th for 6 sessions. The group is open to anyone with a baby who would like to escape from the house once week and join a group with other people in similar situations. We know it may not be possible to come to every session and this is understandable so feel free come as and when you like. Obviously, you may bring your baby who may cry, sleep, demand attention as babies do, and we can accommodate all of that! We look forward meeting you and your baby. This is a free group and attendance at each session is not compulsory! Bell House Dulwich, 27 College Road, Dulwich. SE21 7BG. www.bellhouse.co.uk

Tuesday 5 April: Honor Oak WI 7.30pm We meet on the first Tuesday of each month, currently via Zoom, at 7:30pm. twitter.com/honoroakwi www.facebook.com/groups/honoroakwi/ Honoroak_WI honoroakwi@gmail.com

Tuesday 5 April: Republicans, Suffragettes and Pacifists in Dulwich with Duncan Bowie

8pm - 9pm. Dulwich would perhaps not normally be viewed as an area in which you would find many Republicans, Suffragettes and Pacifists. Join Duncan Bowie to learn about some of the many political activists and social reformers connected to Dulwich who were active at a national and international level. The cost of a ticket is £5, however if you need a free ticket please email info@bellhouse.co.uk. All proceeds to Bell House After School Club for children with dyslexia.

Duncan Bowie is an academic at the University of Westminster. His most recent book, The Radical and Socialist Tradition in British Planning: From Puritan Colonies to Garden Cities, was published in 2016. www.bellhouse.co.uk.

Wednesdays 6, 13, 20 & 27 April: Zoom Portraiture @ Dulwich Art Group & School

2pm - 5pm. This is a hybrid session with 15 artists allowed into the studio and also cameras for artists attending through Zoom. Paint a clothed model with a focus on the portrait over two three-hour sessions. We give you a wide view and a closer portrait view so you can work out the framing for yourself. The model will at times be engaged in conversation to bring some animation to the face. www.dulwichartgroup.co.uk SE22 - April 2022 | 19

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Dulwich Festival is back 13-22 May with a full line up of live events for the first time in three years, rebuilding community connections in a celebration of the arts across the borough and beyond.

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ow in its 29th year, the festival has taken the themes of Regeneration and Awakening as the inspiration for this year’s programme as the community comes together again. 40 events will be on offer to the public, many of them free, presenting a diverse programme of art; music; literature; comedy; walks and talks.

Opening the festival and in a welcome return to live performance, the Dulwich Festival Choir Night will be hosted by East Dulwich favourites, Tongue and Groove. They’re joined

by Vocallective and The Wrablers. Other musical highlights include former Piano Winner of BBC Young Musician, Cordelia Williams; an organ recital at Christ’s Chapel, Dulwich, with Ben Bloor, the prizewinning organist of the London Oratory Church and visitors can try out the classical organ, which dates back to 1760, at a guided session led by Marilyn Harper, chapel organist.

For jazz enthusiasts, there are a series of jazz club nights including award winning, multiinstrumentalist, Tony Kofi and The Organisation; Ronnie Scott regulars, Camina Banda and the Harlem Meer Cats. Formed for the Dulwich Festival in 2015, this 6-piece band now play at many of the country’s top jazz events recreating the music heard at New York’s Cotton Club from the late 20’s to early 40’s.

Licence to Ceilidh, London’s top ceilidh band is back mixing traditional ceilidh tunes & dances with a modern fun rhythm section and Under the Tree brings an eclectic line up of music and spoken word from outstanding local

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talent, led by the people’s poet, David Nieta.

The Festival welcomes the return of the Artists Open House, taking place across both weekends, when a staggering 400 local artists will open their homes and studios to the public providing a personal dialogue and insight into their work.

Also opening its doors for free is Dulwich Picture Gallery, founded in 1811 and the world’s first purpose-built public art gallery.

The Handlebards will perform a bicyclepowered, laugh-out-loud production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and six of the most exciting names in Fringe comedy come to Dulwich with previews of their brand new tour shows ahead of this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe in the Festival Comedy Club nights.

Laughter will also be on the menu at local cafe Peace and Riot as they play host to a comedy evening, Nice n’ Spiky and there will be laughter therapy sessions by Laughing John at Oru space, East Dulwich.

A series of informative Festival Walks include; a Mid-Century Oasis Walk, taking in Dulwich’s 1960’s Architecture; a Who’s Who In Dulwich Walk, featuring famous past residents brought to life by local actors; Tree Walk; Street Art walk, highlighting the Dulwich Outdoor gallery and From Ancients to Moderns Walk, celebrating the public art and craft of the local neighbouhood, including the Bellenden renewal area.

Families can enjoy plenty of free events over the course of the festival which include an Orchard Family Day in Dulwich village, hosted

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by London Wildlife Trust and the Dulwich Estate; the Dulwich Park Fair; Love West Dulwich Fair and Goose Green Fair with the return of its much-loved donkeys.

Tomorrow’s budding artists can enter the Children’s Art Competition and this year all entries will be exhibited in the lovely surroundings of Belair House.

The Illusioneer Art of Magic Family Show will showcase a collection of puzzles, illusions & magic for all the family; South London Symphonic Winds promise lots of musical fun in a family Fiesta and the Festival Youth Concert will celebrate the musical talents of local school children. The Musical Fairytale Forest, by the Beanstalks art team, presents a multi-sensory musical journey for children with SEND and their families.

Among the authors exploring their latest books; Clare Chambers presents her highly acclaimed novel, Small Pleasures, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 2021; acclaimed novelist, Monica Ali, talks to former Book Prize judge, John Mullan, about Love Marriage; Melissa Hemsley, bestselling author of Eat Happy and Eat Green, will discuss her recipe book Feel Good with Mina Holland from Guardian Fest; and Louise Candlish, author of Our House and Abigail Dean, author of Girl A, will be in discussion about their journey into crime writing. Our House has recently been made into a ITV drama

series featuring many familiar locations in East Dulwich!

Dulwich Festival continues to be a platform for engaging discussion. Ella Berthoud will lead a bibliotherapy - mindful reading workshop; creative coach, Deborah Henry Pollard, will discuss how to launch those artistic next steps in a participatory workshop, Big Vision, Little Steps; former fast fashion designers; Jodi Muter and Tahlee Johnson discuss eco-sustainability and fast fashion, and Laverne Hunt, multi-award-winning social entrepreneur and director together with Dez Mighty, winner of Cannes World Film Best Documentary Maker 2021, discuss the impact of lockdown on children and building resilience.

In Hells Bells with Brian Green, Dulwich’s local historian will tell the extraordinary story of the fate of Dulwich Picture Gallery and its world class collection of Old Master paintings during WW2, which has never been fully told before.

Dulwich Festival is only made possible with support of many local sponsors. Of note, this year we are thrilled to welcome Ryan and the team at Truepenny’s Property Consultants on board as the festival’s Principal Partner.

Booking is highly recommended for all Festival events, which tend to sell out ahead of the Festival itself, please visit the website for all information

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Understanding Money Matters Education News from Alleyn's | www.alleyns.org.uk

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ndrew Robertson, Head of Economics at Alleyn’s, tells us why your child is never too young to start developing an understanding of money and how we can go about getting our children thinking about finances.

Knowing how finances work is an important part of living as an adult. Eventually, we all need to understand how interest rates, mortgages, credit cards and loans work, so the sooner you can introduce the basic concepts to your child the more confident they will be as they enter adulthood.

Of course, you don’t need to talk about compound interest with your toddler, so here is a guide to what to introduce and when:

Pre-schoolers Pre-schoolers will start to develop a concept of money. You can help your child recognise different coins by their colour and shape and introduce the concept of different values, so an ice-cream costs less than a toy. Explain that money is finite and needs to be kept safe.

Infant-aged children Research shows that adults who manage their money well come from families who talked about money, gave their children pocket money for (age appropriate) jobs and some responsibility for spending at a young age.

Set up a weekly pocket money allowance and give your child their first money box.

Give them different coins within that allowance and help them to add up what they have saved over time.

Explain the difference between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ and that saving money helps them to buy the things they want.

Juniors As your child gets older introduce the concept of paying for things without cash, such as with a debit card or using online payments. There are prepaid debit cards, such as GoHenry, which come with an app that can help you track (and control!) what your child is spending. Children as young as six can use these cards and you can adjust the controls to give them more independence as they get older.

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Teenagers Your teenager is likely to have greater – and more costly! – aspirations as they look to the future. You can help them by: Including costs in their regular spending allowance to spend on essentials such as fares and lunches, for example, to encourage more responsibility for their money and to learn how to budget. There are budgeting tools in some of the prepaid card apps to help them, or you can show them how to put their spending onto a spreadsheet!

Encouraging them to earn money by getting a part-time job, so that they can have a taste of financial independence.

Your teen might begin to be curious about household finances so explain to them, in simple terms, how you manage the finances at home.

Finally, have conversations about planning for their future finances, such as university loans or saving for the deposit on their first flat. Managing money is a crucial life skill so start giving your child the tools they will need early!

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Financial Matters

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April Is Not All Tears Taylor Swift sung, “September saw a month of tears” in her hit Tim McGraw, but just maybe for UK households she really meant to sing, April 2022 is the month of tears! Why? April 2022 sees the arrival of a combination of financial pain for every household. This pain reads like a catalogue of disasters or simultaneous car crashes. Five key sources of households’ pain starting this month are set out below.

Energy Bill Cap Households are facing the prospects of significant increases in their energy bills. This follows Ofgem, our energy regulator’s announcement that the energy price cap, will increase by 54%. This is the rise in prices that the energy firms will be allowed to charge households. This does beg the question will households enjoy a similar increase in their income? If not, how will households manage? Just in case households forget, the government has announced a support scheme for adversely affected households. However, as with all such schemes, it is a tissue designed to stem a fountain of tears.

National Insurance Contributions Increase National insurance contributions (NIC) are increasing by 1.25% for all employees and the self-employed with earnings over £9,568. The increase is being borne equally by employees and employers. Employees’ main rate class one NIC will increase to 13.25% and the self-employed will see their class four NIC rise to 10.25%. Employers class one NIC will rise to 15.05%. The additional 1.25% is a health and social care levy to raise additional funding for the NHS, therefore this may make the increase more palatable.

Dividend Tax Increase Taxpayers in receipt of dividend income will also experience a 1.25% increase in dividend tax at each of the three rates of dividend tax. The new rates from 6th April will be 8.75%, 33.75% and 39.35%. This is designed to provided equity for income and dividend earners.

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Council Tax Increase Local authorities have been empowered to raise their council tax by 2% for 2022-23 and the next two years without the need to hold a local referendum. In addition, local authorities with care responsibilities may raise a further 1% via the ‘adult social care precept’. This will see the LB Southwark Band D Council Tax increase to £1,595 in 2022-23.

PO Account Switching Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian Allowance clients will no longer be able to use Post Office card accounts from 5th April 2022. HMRC will no longer make payments to Post Office card accounts. HMRC, had advised clients of this deadline last November. Some 145,000 plus clients will be seeking new banking services.

Many of these account holders may not find any joy with high street banks, as this may seem to be a luxury of a past era.

The April 2022 landscape is not all doom and gloom. There is some good news on the horizon for households.

Universal Credit Universal Credit and sundry benefits are increasing by 3% in April. A single recipient under 25 years old will receive £265.31pw and a couple aged over 35 years old will receive £525.72pw.

Attendance allowance lower and higher rates are being increased to £61.85pw and £92.40pw respectively.

National Living Wage The National Living Wage rises by 6.6% in April, to £9.50ph. Similarly, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for an employee aged over 20 years old increases by almost 10%, to £9.18ph.

State Pension The State Pension will only rise by 3% in April following the government’s suspension of the ‘triple lock’ Despite the changing financial landscape for households in April, let’s celebrate the arrival of the spring weather, the start or warmer times and above all have a happy Easter.

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Boppin Bunnies Interactive Music class for under 5’s led by professional musicians. Monday mornings 9:30am, 10:15am & 11am. Punk Me Up Ceramics Cafe. 34 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX www.boppinbunnies.co.uk.

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HartBeeps Mondays at Christ Church, 263 Barry Road, East Dulwich, SE22 0JT. 10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. Fridays at Ewart Community Hub, 44 Wastdale Road, SE23 1HN .10am Happy House, 11am Baby Beeps & 12.15pm Baby Bells. http://hartbeeps.com

Little Superhero Training Practice your Superhero moves! Discover Superhero fun facts! Any Little Heroes, Boys and Girls aged 2 - 5, Come along for a FREE taster session. Mondays & Fridays (term time only) St Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT. Contact Lucy 07813 791757 | lucy@littleherocompany.com www.littleherocompany.com

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Nibble Arts Are you looking for flexible 8:00 - 6:30pm school holiday childcare? We still have lots of places available at Goodrich Primary SE22 from 4th birthday to 11 - our unique creative childcare lets children explore a brand-new adventure through up to 4 creative workshops a day with industry professionals for February Half-term 14th - 18th Feb! Children are looked after in key groups of 10 for a really personalised experience and you can request that they are grouped with friends who are also attending.

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Dulwich Hill Councillor Maggie Browning | maggie.browning@southwark.gov.uk range of fantastic projects via our Neighbourhood Fund, Cleaner Greener Safer and Devolved Highways Budget. This includes over £50,000 towards a new pedestrian crossing on Lordship Lane at the junction with Mount Adon Park and Court Lane, due to the high levels of speeding on this section of road. We also granted funding to Goodrich School to plant trees to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee and funding for yoga classes for older people at Lew Evans House run by Linkage Southwark.

More information for all funding and grants available from the council can be found here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/engagementand-consultations/grants-and-funding

International Women’s Day It was brilliant to join the East Dulwich Women’s Institute in March for their International Women’s Day event. We had a great discussion about a range of important issues, including Violence against Women and Girls, the pay gap and the cost of childcare. The East Dulwich Women’s Institute meet regularly and are currently accepting new members. More information can be found here: http://eastdulwichwi.co.uk/

Support for Ukrainian refugees The war on Ukraine has shocked us all and the Ukrainian people are constantly in our thoughts.

As a Borough of Sanctuary, Southwark has a proud history of welcoming refugees and we are focused on doing all we can to help Ukrainian refugees, as well as supporting Ukrainian nationals who already live in Southwark.

Further information on the help available here: https://www.southwark.gov.uk/counciland-democracy/ukraine-crisis?chapter=3 We know many residents wish to offer support. The best thing to do at this stage is to donate money: https://www.communitysouthwark.org/news/ russias-war-against-ukraine

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What's On - April Wednesday 6 – Saturday 9 April: The Dulwich Players present Terry Pratchett’s Wyrd Sisters

8pm-9pm. Wyrd Sisters was the 6th of Terry Pratchett’s 41 Discworld® books, and one where he quite properly decides that witches, and not wizards, should be the dominant force, driving forward this wonderful world of magic. Join us in a story of drama, love and silliness, combining Macbeth and Hamlet with a touch of Lear (and maybe Blackadder); where the wicked are extremely wicked, and good appears in surprising forms. Depressed heroes and brainless guards; noble actors and a vowel-less demon; all guided by rule-breaking witches and – above all magic – as we fly through 22 manic scene changes to that glorious moment when good triumphs over evil.

The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College, SE21 7LD Tickets are £12 (plus booking fee) available https://www.dulwichplayers.org/ or bookings@ dulwichplayers.org Tickets are also sold on the door, subject to availability.

Performances: Wednesday 6th – Friday 8th April at 8pm, Saturday 9th April at 3pm and 8pm. Royalties and Programme Donations go to Terry Pratchett’s chosen charity: the Orangutan Foundation. This performance of Wyrd Sisters, a Discworld® Play, is an AMATEUR PRODUCTION

Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 April: BNI Adventurers 6.30am-8.30am. Part of the award winning multi-national networking organisation, BNI, Adventurers brings together businesses local to Dulwich with the aim of passing business and keeping money in the local community. Givers gain, and members of Adventurers have excelled at both over the last 12 months. Now back in person this as exciting time for the chapter.

Breakfast included. Free parking. Get referrals: boost your business! Please contact Hayley on 07843 989728 for more information. Dulwich & Sydenham Golf Club, Grange Ln, College Road, Dulwich SE21 7LH 30 | SE22 - April 2022

Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 April: Small Business Huddle 10am-11am on Zoom. Join our weekly warm and supportive online networking gathering.

We meet to share our offerings, meet other business owners, connect on a regular basis, find collaborations and cheerlead each other.

First Huddle free then only £5/month includes a free Facebook Group. https://smallbusinesshuddle.co.uk.

Thursdays 7, 14, 21, 28 April: Dulwich Folk Dance Club Thursday Dance 8pm - 10pm. The days are getting longer, and we all feel better. Are you getting a spring in your step? Come dancing! Keeps your mind active, your body fit and a smile on your face.

You are invited to come country (aka folk) dancing at St Barnabas Parish Hall. The hall is lovely, spacious and airy so you won’t feel hemmed in.

No need to feel nervous or apprehensive. Even if you’re an inexperienced dancer, you won’t want to hover on the side. You can join in immediately and get the full benefit and joy of the event as all dances are first practised and then "called”. And there are many people to partner you and show you how it's done, should you need it. A chance to meet new friends and have some fun.

7 April: Caller- Gwen Godwin 14 April: Caller - Sue Hastings 21 April: Caller - Joyce Wood 28 April: Caller - Jane Lowe. .

Covid-19: The Club abides by Government Guidelines. Please do not attend if you believe you may have covid-19 or if you have recently had a positive lateral flow test.

ULEZ: Please note, the Club’s Hall lies within the south circular.

Enquiries: John Blase: 020 8693 2873 johnhblase@aol.com Wendy Newall: 07821 089861 wendy.marsh@hotmail.com. £5 (£4 Club Members). Pay at the Hall.

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What's On - April Thursday 7 April: Gentility, Gossip and Gallantry- Misconceptions about Jane Austen

Monday 11 April: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting

7.30pm-9.30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Fifty Seven, 57 North Cross Road, SE22 9ET https://dulwichwi.com 8pm -9pm. The Arts Society Dulwich lecture at JAGS Sixth Form Centre. Guests welcome, £10 at the door, no booking required. The lecturer will discuss extracts from Emma and Pride and Prejudice, consider how we should view the tedious Miss Bates to whom Emma is so famously insolent, and how we should judge the over-excitable Mrs Bennet. www.theartssocietydulwich.org.uk.

Monday 11 & Thursday 14 April: Get Started with TouchTyping for Dyslexia – Year 5 & 6 1:30pm – 3pm. The touch-typing course is designed for children with dyslexia in Year 5 and 6 and will consist of four days of tuition.

Students who attend the course will take away a special keyboard to keep practising on as well as continued access to the online software used.

Students are encouraged to continue developing their speed and accuracy beyond the course, which is monitored by the teachers.

The group meets up again together with their parents a month later, to celebrate progress and compare their handwriting speed with their touch-typing speed. The course will be led by Suzanne Jessel, a qualified and BDA registered dyslexia teacher and assessor with years of experience as a class teacher and as a SENCO. The sessions will be fun and interactive, focused on showing pupils how they can use this new skill to improve their schoolwork, thereby motivating them to learn this vital skill. www.bellhouse.co.uk. Bell House Dulwich, 27 College Road, Dulwich, SE21 7BG

Monday 25 April: Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich 6pm-8pm (registration from 5.30pm). The Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting is a new type of Business Growth Meeting (with some networking) that's guaranteed to help your business grow...

Whilst this event is exclusively for Members of Entrepreneurs Circle you can join for free via this link https://eclocal.co.uk/Dulwich/join/ or come along as a guest.

Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting at The Clock House (Upstairs) 198a Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, SE22 9QA.

Tuesdays 19, 26 April: 6-week Box Fit Workshop PUSH Studios is excited to announce that we'll be running a 6 week Box Fit workshop with amateur heavyweight boxer Tiger Lewis and Linda Davidson on a Tuesday evening 7.15pm starting on 19th April and costing only £60. This is a great opportunity to not only improve your strength, stamina and coordination but also have tremendous fun! All abilities welcome - as modifications will be given - all ages welcome from 16 upwards - no experience necessary.

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What's On - April Friday 22 April: Eliza Carthy Trio, Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd, Matt Milton

7pm – 11pm. Eliza Carthy surely needs no introduction, and we are delighted to be welcoming her back to the Goose, this time as a trio with the excellent Saul Rose and David Delarre! Ian Kennedy & Sarah Lloyd are well known on the local (and beyond!) folk scene for their lovely singing and wonderful harmonies.

Matt Milton plays folk and blues around London.

His bluesy chops and bizarre lyrics have often been compared to both Robert Johnson and Robyn Hitchcock. We expect this gig to sell out, so to be sure of a ticket go to: www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout Please see our website for up-to-date details of the Covid precautions we are taking at our events. The Ivy House, 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead, SE15 3BE

Wed 27 April: Cooking with Scissors 6.45pm – 8pm. An opportunity for local business professionals to meet, make new contacts and gain new business. The last Wednesday of every month. Free Admission. To find out more or register visit https://cookingwithscissors.co.uk/ The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA. 32 | SE22 - April 2022

Thursday 28 April: Jon Newman: John Ruskin and South London 7pm – 8pm. Join Jon Newman for a fascinating look at John Ruskin and his place in our local history.

Jon Newman’s new book, Sunset over Herne Hill, John Ruskin and South London seeks to set the record straight on one of South London’s most important residents. In spite of Ruskin’s national and even international reputation during the Victorian period, and despite ceaseless foreign travel, academic posts at Oxford and work for London museums and galleries – Herne Hill was the place in which he grew up and where he would continue to live into old age.

Sunset over Herne Hill explores Ruskin’s local preoccupations: his antipathy to railways, his difficult relationship with the Crystal Palace, his campaign for a Gothic revival in architecture and the enduring importance to him of the natural world. It also looks at the way in which Ruskin has been since commemorated and the creation of Ruskin Park. The book concludes with an examination of the social and historical context of Herne Hill and Denmark Hill in the nineteenth century and the extent to which Ruskin and his family were integrated, or not, within its suburb.

Jon Newman is a writer and archivist who both works in and writes about South London. His book River Effra, South London’s Secret Spine was the first comprehensive history of that vanished river and is a perennial Dulwich Books bestseller!

Location Dulwich Books, 6 Croxted Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8SW. Tickets via: www.eventbrite.co.uk.

Saturday 30 April: Dulwich Spring Market 11am – 4pm. After two years, SoLo Craft Fair is delighted to be back in the heart of Dulwich for their spring market. St. Barnabas Parish Hall will play host to over 60 independent businesses selling everything from art, homeware, fashion and beauty items.

A Little Cup Tea will be running a tea shop throughout the day with their delicious and unique drinks. They will also be giving guests the opportunity to make their own tea blends.

So join us and entry is Free!!! St. Barnabas Parish Hall, 23 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BT.

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ith Spring’s first kiss planting itself on the brows of the Dulwich Hamlet faithful, a sense of optimism hung thick in the Champion Hill air; like the smoke from the fancy kebabs being cooked outside the Tommy Jover toilets.

The occasion was a middle March middle of the table clash against south-coast lighthouses Havant and also Waterlooville. Could the Hamlet reboot their faltering season against a team famed for their somewhat agricultural approach to the beautiful game? Well unfortunately not, with the Pink and Blue’s Imperial Guard meeting their Waterlooville on the unforgiving slopes of East Dulwich. While the sides were evenly matched in the early exchanges, Havant and Waterlooville had done their homework on our boys and fielded a side where no player (other than the goalkeeper rather oddly) was less than two metres tall. With local favourite sky-high Danny Mills left inexplicably on the bench, the Hamlet’s largely aerial approach seemed illadvised and unsurprisingly failed to gain much purchase on the game. The Hampshire hightowers left Dog Kennel Hill Sainsbury’s car park one-nil victors, drinking fizzy pop and eating Pringles to celebrate.

Disappointing for fans though this was, your correspondent was struck by how much the many and sundry dogs that attend Dulwich Hamlet games these days seemed to really (really) enjoy themselves. While many Hamlet hounds wear team colours, it doesn’t appear that poor results on the pitch moderate their muttish merriment.

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there is a steady supply of dropped food which sees our furry friends dementedly licking trampled meat out of the terrace concrete, scurrying around the feet of the assembled throng. Just the kind of thing a dog digs. So if you’ve got a pooch - and who hasn’t these days - why not consider taking it for an afternoon out to Champion Hill. Entrance is free for dogs and they will certainly thank you for it.

Meanwhile, Dulwich Hamlet’s women are picking some late season form, which has seen them make the semi-finals of the Capital Senior Cup, while stretching away from the lower reaches of their league. Of particular note was a superb away victory against local rivals Millwall, with Brit Saylor leaping like a freshwater salmon to head home the winner. Eat that with your lemon butter sauce.

As you read this the season will be clattering towards its close, with barely a handful of home games left to enjoy. So keep your eyes on the Dulwich Hamlet website: www.pitchero.com/ clubs/dulwichhamlet/ to check out the details of both women’s and men’s games. And while you’re about it, why not head to the Supporters Trust’s site: www.dhst.org.uk to check out the end of season sales. Up the Hamlet!

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The Last Word – Matthew Preedy Do you know your neighbours?

There’s such a strong sense of support amongst all the local businesses in the area it would be really hard not to!

The most famous person you’ve met?

I spent a number of years working in member’s clubs, so I’ve seen a fair few in my time but getting hugged by a slightly inebriated Prince Harry is probably the one that stands out most!

Coffee or tea? Where?

Coffee. Kanella’s coffee is as good as I’ve ever had, and I’ll also make a pit stop at Bon’s occasionally as it’s directly across the road from me.

The best meal I’ve ever had..

I could pick any meal from the number of visits I’ve had to Japanese restaurants over the years. If there was one cuisine, I had to choose to eat forever it would be this.

Your favourite place to go for a drink?

Dan and his team at The Palmerston always have a cold one waiting for me after work which is only a stone’s throw away. I’m also partial to a pint or two at The Great Exhibition & EDT.

Where’s your favourite place to walk?

Matthew is the founder of Vits+Kicks, the latest hospitality addition to the East Dulwich area. After five years of shaking up cocktails across the country as a mobile bar caterer Matthew now brings a deliciously indulgent blend of health, wellness & fun with his first full Vits+Kicks Bar & Restaurant.

How long have you lived in the area?

Even after what feels like a thousand visits during the pandemic I still never tire of a good walk around Dulwich Park. Very beautiful.

When I want to relax…

Hot bath. Netflix. Usually at the same time.

Best bargain you’ve ever landed..

I’ve lived on Lordship Lane for nearly seven years now.

Probably an acoustic guitar which I found in a charity shop a good ten years ago and still play to this day.

What brought you here?

My secret ambition..

I was living in Hackney when a friend of mine suggested sharing a flat he’d found in East Dulwich.

I instantly fell in love with the area and the decision to move was quickly made.

Aside from moonlighting as a bedroom rock & roll star I quite like the idea of opening a Vits+Kicks somewhere hot and semi-retiring by the beach one day…

What do you most value about the area?

I’m very fortunate to have so many quality venues and amenities on my doorstep however, the network of friends and support I’ve received since our initial pop-up with Suzanne James and then the opening of Vits+Kicks has been very special for me.

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