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SouthWestFest at Twenty Archive & Exhibition
For All | SouthWestFest
6th - 9th July | Times Vary
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Venue 3 | Cave
Join SouthWestFest for this brand new event celebrating and exploring the history and impact of the Festival since its beginning 20 years ago.
Thursday & Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 5pm
We’ve been collecting images, stories, memories and the impact of the Festival on the lives of local residents and organisations. We’ve been looking at how the wider area has changed in this time. Come along to explore what we’ve found, and take part in fun activities looking to our future!
What are your hopes for the future and the environment of the local area...?
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@ southwestfest.org.uk
PARENT & BABY SUPPORT GROUP
Waes Pimlico Adult
For Parents with Babies 0-12 Months | The Abbey Centre
6th, 13th, 20th July | 9.30am - 11.30am
Venue 11 | Pimlico Toy Library
Join this free group for parents and babies to meet, socialise and play together. Trained, local Maternity Champions volunteers will be on hand to help you understand local services and resources, keep you and your baby active and healthy and meet other new parents living in your area. Booking priority given to those living in Churchill or Tachbrook estates.
Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: clemence. kalanga@theabbeycentre.org.uk
Westminster Healthy Eating Workshop
For Older Residents | Open Age
6th July | 11am - 1pm
Venue 15 | St. Margaret’s Centre
Even those of us who want to shop and eat more healthfully often feel overwhelmed as we are bombarded with news about what we should and shouldn’t eat. Much of this advice can be confusing and budget can always be an issue. Join Open Age for an interactive cook and taste session and learn all about maintaining a healthy lifestyle on a budget.
Book Here: bookings@openage.org.uk or call Hannah on 020 4516 9969
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: hmunns@openage.org.uk
Introduction To Playwriting
For Young People | London Playwrights
6th July | 11am - 1pm
Online Event
In this interactive and practical workshop, you’ll delve into the basics of playwriting: from coming up with an idea to developing your story, creating interesting characters and more! You’ll also look at how plays are formatted and explore options for budding playwrights who want to learn more beyond the session. Suitable for complete beginners.
Book Here: www.londonplaywrightsblog. com/workshopsclasses
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: londonplaywrightsblog@gmail.com
WALKING FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
For Older People | The Abbey Centre
6th July | 6pm - 8pm
Venue 4 | Chippendale House Football
Pitch
People of all ages can enjoy Walking Football, a low-intensity version of the beautiful game!
Join this fun tournament organised by The Abbey Centre and discover a new way to enjoy football at your own pace. Walking Football can help you stay fit and healthy and meet new people as you keep your football skills sharp.
Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: colmjharris@ yahoo.co.uk
PIMLICO LUNCHTIME CONCERT
For All | St. Saviour’s Music
7th, 14th July | 1.15pm - 2pm
Venue 17 | St. Saviour’s Church www.stsp.org.uk/music
Join St. Saviour’s as they welcome Laurence Williams (Bass-Baritone) & Benjamin Markovic (Piano) to perform Robert Schumann’s ‘Dichterliebe’ Op.48, Schumann’s best-known song cycle.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@ stsp.org.uk
A Walk Into The Past
For All | SouthWestFest with Westminster Archives
7th July | 2pm - 3.30pm & 4pm5.15pm
Venue 23 | Meeting at Westminster Archives
Explore the heritage and history of south Westminster with local expert Peter Daniels from Westminster Archives.
2pm Walk for Adults and Older Adults, Only 15 tickets available.
4pm Walk for Children and Families, Only 20 tickets available.
Discover the important historical figures that lived, worked and made change locally and connect to the past.
Book Here: www.southwestfest.org.uk/ whats-on
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: info@ southwestfest.org.uk
WEEK 2 8th - 14th July
Life Drawing
For Adults | Cave
8th, 16th July | 10am - 12pm
Venue 3 | Cave
A great way to begin your life drawing journey in a safe and encouraging space in this untutored, relaxed life drawing session.
Ticket includes materials and a glass of bubbly! Limited spaces available.
Book Here: www.cavepimlico.co.uk/ cavemakes
Ticketed: £15 | Event Contact: cavepimlico@ gmail.com
COME & SING: MOZART ‘CORONATION MASS’
For Adults | St. Saviour’s Music
8th July | 10am - 7pm
Venue 17 | St. Saviour’s Church
Celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III with a ‘Come and Sing’ Day at St Saviour’s Pimlico. The day will be spent rehearsing Mozart’s popular ‘Coronation Mass’, the first documented performance of which was at the coronation of Francis II as Holy Roman Emperor in 1792. You will then give an informal performance of the work at 6pm, open to the public, friends and families (free entry). The day will end with a drinks reception.
Book Here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ come-and-sing-mozart-coronation-masstickets-622661536417
Ticketed: £25 | Event Contact: music@stsp. org.uk
CHOIR SCHOOL FETE
For All | Westminster Abbey Choir School
8th July | 11am - 3.30pm
Venue 22 | Westminster Abbey, Dean’s Yard www.westminster-abbey.org/choir-school
Join The Westminster Abbey Choir School for their first in the Carolean Era Summer Fair! All are welcome to get involved with Morris Dancers, crafts, youth band inflatables and more.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: choirschool@westminster-abbey.org
FROM ME TO YOU: COMMUNITY ART MAKING WORKSHOP
For All | Millbank Creative Works
8th July | 11am - 4pm
Venue 19 | Tate Britain www.millbankcreativeworks.org
Join Millbank Creative Works and St. Andrews Youth Club for a free fun drop-in art & craft workshop suitable for all ages and abilities. Get creative and make a mobile using recycled materials with local resident artist Juan DelGado.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@ millbankcreativeworks.org
COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION
For All | Root ‘n’ Branch CIC
8th July | 1pm - 4pm
Venue 7 | Churchill Gardens Youth Club www.rootnbranch.org.uk
Join Root ‘n’ Branch for a fun filled day to share ideas, information and resources to help us tackle climate change together. Activities will include: badge making, planting a herb box to take home, designing your own reusable shopping bag and playing fun eco games! On the day there will be workshops, handouts and information on how you can play your part in reducing the effects of climate change.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: rootnbranch19@gmail.com
A Street Tree Walk From Victoria To Pimlico
For All | SouthWestFest with Growing Understandings
9th July | 10.45am - 12pm & 1pm2.30pm
Venue 9 | Meeting at Statue of Ferdinand Foch, Grosvenor Gardens
Join nature-educator Michael Holland for a Sunday stroll whilst also seeing a selection of common and unusual street trees.
10.45am Walk for Children and Families, Only 20 tickets available.
1pm Walk for Adults and Older Adults, Only 15 tickets available.
This interactive guided walk will give you an insight into some of the amazing backstories of trees – in terms of their uses and geography, the origins of their names and any symbolism, superstitions and traditions associated with them. The family walk will include craft activities to try along the way.
Book Here: www.southwestfest.org.uk/ whats-on
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: info@ southwestfest.org.uk
FROM ME TO YOU: COMMUNITY ART MAKING PRESENTATION
For All | Millbank Creative Works
9th July | 11am - 4pm
Venue 19 | Tate Britain
Join in this a celebration of local creativity including presentation of Juan delGado’s collaborative community mobile project accompanied by a sound installation from artist Sophie Barrett-Pouleau, bark tree planting with artist and sustainability fashion designer José Hendo, Frankie Stein’s Community PunkTree intervention, Millbank’s Regenerative Community Column Setting all against a backdrop of discussion, Knowledge Exchanges, activities and networking! www.millbankcreativeworks.org
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@ millbankcreativeworks.org
Wellbeing Tai Chi
Ages 50+ | Open Age
10th July | 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Venue 2 | Bessborough Gardens
Come and join Open Age outside in the gardens! Tai Chi is a series of gentle physical exercises and stretches, sometimes described as meditation in motion as it promotes serenity through gentle movements. Each posture flows into the next without pause, ensuring that your body is in constant motion which connects the mind and body.
Book Here: bookings@openage.org.uk or call Hannah on 020 4516 9969
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: hmunns@openage.org.uk
Civil Service Choir Summer Concert
For All | St. Stephen’s Church
11th July | 1pm
Venue 18 | St. Stephen’s Church www.sswsj.org
Please join St. Stephen’s for this concert that will be conducted by Stephen Hall OBE, Music Director. More information to follow.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@ sswsj.org
Hartbeeps Summer Party
Ages 0-5 | Hartbeeps
11th July | 2.30pm - 4pm
Venue 16 | St. Peter’s Church
Award-winning musical and sensory sessions for parent and child.
Hartbeeps would love to welcome you to their world filled with music, storytelling and multi-sensory play for babies and young children. A safe space to ignite and delight your little one’s freshly acquired senses. A moment to focus on bonding and building confidence.
Join Hartbeeps in their mixed aged event to celebrate summer!
Book Here: www.shorturl.at/gilMO
Ticketed: £13 | Event Contact: kimmy@ hartbeeps.com
FACE YOGA & MINDFULNESS
Ages 18+ | Women Only |
Inner Wings Wellness
11th July | 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue 1 | The Abbey Centre
Face Yoga is a combination of traditional and modern techniques, bringing together face massage, acupressure and relaxation exercises, which has been known to reduce fine lines and wrinkles, provide lifted and firmer muscles and relieve stress. Mindfulness involves maintaining an awareness of your thoughts, feelings and the surrounding environment. This onehour taster session will supply you with an introduction to Face Yoga and Mindfulness in a comfortable and friendly space.
Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: paula@ innerwings.co.uk
SUMMER FLAMENCO DANCE: GRACE & STYLE
For Adults | Flamenco con Gusto
12th - 14th July | 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue 8 | City Lit
A three-day course to discover the joy, the power and the energy of Flamenco dance. This course welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate moving to music, developing coordination & stamina and just having a great fun flamenco time!
Book Here: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/ flamenco-style-and-grace
Ticketed: £79/£51 | Event Contact: info@ flamencocongusto.co.uk
Starting Your Theatre Company
Ages 16 - 30 | ChewBoy Productions
13th July | 6pm - 8pm
Online Event
Join the multi-award-winning production company ChewBoy Productions and learn how to set-up your own theatre company! Learn the basics of putting on plays, how to raise money, the nuts and bolts of marketing, networking and much more.
Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: info@ chewboyproductions.com
Art Trail
For All | SouthWestFest with Open Age
14th - 21st July | All day
Various Venues | See Map
Back after a one-year hiatus, head out onto the streets of south Westminster to explore the creative talent all around us!
Trail features work from many local artists, hosted at various locations. All artwork can be viewed from street level; helping you to explore the local area while you discover art all around you.
Map found here: www.southwestfest.org.uk/festivalprojects
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@southwestfest.org.uk
Pimlico Lunchtime Concert
For All | St. Saviour’s Music
14th July | 1.15pm - 2pm
Venue 17 | St. Saviour’s Church www.stsp.org.uk/music
Join St. Saviour’s as they welcome Erola Masqué & Gustavo Reis in performing works for violin and piano by J.S. Bach, Leoš Janáček and Manuel de Falla.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@ stsp.org.uk
Evening Concert
For All | St. Stephen’s Church
14th July | 6.45pm - 7.30pm
Venue 18 | St. Stephen’s Church www.sswsj.org
Please join St. Stephen’s for a Recital by Hugh Benson (tenor) and guest together with Matthew Blaiden (piano). Retiring collection in aid of St. Stephen’s Music Fund.
Free: Non-ticketed |
Event Contact: music@sswsj.org
WEEK 3 15th - 21st July
WESTMINSTER IN THE ABBEY
For Children Under 18 and their Adults | Westminster Abbey
15th July | 10am - 11am & 12pm - 1pm
Venue 22 | Westminster Abbey
Pop into Westminster Abbey to discover how the history, columns and monuments of this world famous landmark are deeply connected to the streets, buildings and schools where we live, work and play. Find out just how much it really is Westminster’s very own Abbey.
20 spaces per tour. Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: families@ westminster-abbey.org
V&ME BUGGY DRIVE THRU
For Families | V&Me & SouthWestFest
15th July | 12pm - 4pm
Venue 6 | Churchill Gardens Square www.vandme.co.uk
V&Me strives to revolutionise the food options available to children and parents. Join them for a fun and interactive experience for parents with young children at SouthWestFest’s Chloe’s Day of Play. Discover their available food services, choose your meal option and receive your free meal!
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@ southwestfest.org.uk
CHLOE’S DAY OF PLAY
For Children, Families and Young People | SouthWestFest
15th July | 12pm - 4pm
Venue 6 | Churchill Gardens Square
Back by popular demand, drop by for an afternoon of fun and activities in the open air! Circus skills with Stikling Circus, Power of Plants Workshop with Growing Understandings, Recycling & Environmental activities from Root n’ Branch, with other recycled arts and crafts, face painting, sports and sustainability activities and food provided by V&Me!
In memory of Chloe Balloqui.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: info@southwestfest.org.uk
Dedication Festivalgala Evensong
For Adults | St. Saviour’s Music
16th July | 5pm - 6pm
Venue 17 | St. Saviour’s Church www.stsp.org.uk/music
Join St. Saviours for Choral Evensong sung by members of the Choir of St Saviour’s, Pimlico, past and present.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@ stsp.org.uk
Managing Your Menopause Journey
Ages 18+ | Women Only | Inner Wings
Wellness
18th July | 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue 1 |
The Abbey Centre
In this one-hour workshop, you will learn techniques you can practise at home to enhance your menopause journey. Through a relaxed, safe and sociable environment, you will discuss the ways you can manage stress, how stress can bring on other symptoms of the menopause and explore a variety of exercises to support you moving forward. Refreshments provided!
Book via event email below.
Free: Ticketed | Event Contact: paula@ innerwings.co.uk
Tea Dance
Ages 50+ | Churchill Gardens
Residents Association
19th July | 1pm - 3pm
Venue 5 | Churchill Gardens
Residents Hall
Roll out the Barrel down at the old Bull and Bush - Churchill Gardens! Put on your best Whistle and flute and Titfer and join Jane Buttigieg and others locals for an afternoon of song, dance and music.
Tickets £5 which includes a glass of bubbly or soft drink on arrival.
Book at Churchill Gardens and Cave.
Ticketed: £5 | Event Contact: cavepimlico@ gmail.com
BUSINESS START-UP COFFEE MORNING
Ages 18+ | Women Only |
The Abbey Centre
20th July | 10am - 11.30am
Venue 1 | The Abbey Centre www.theabbeycentre.org.uk
Are you self-employed, or thinking about starting a business? Get inspired to build your business at this friendly and free coffee morning for women! Grow your network, get advice and share your experiences. Teas and coffees provided.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: laura. love-petschl@theabbeycentre.org.uk
Choral Evensong
For All | St. Stephen’s Church
20th July | 6pm
Venue 18 | St. Stephen’s Church www.sswsj.org
This Choral Evensong will be sung by the Choir of St Mary the Virgin, West Malling and will feature the premiere of a new setting of the Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis by Gillian Oldridge.
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@sswsj.org
Pimlico Organ Project Open Access Day
For All | St. Saviour’s Music
21st July | 10am - 2pm
Venue 17 | St. Saviour’s Church
In 1870, the renowned English organ builder William Hill (one of the finest organ builders of the Victorian era) built a three-manual pipe organ for the Church, and restoration was completed in 2021.
Open Access for Children & Families, 10am - 12pm
An interactive morning introducing young people to the organ, learning how the organ works and exploring some of the instruments most popular and famous repertoire. If you play the organ or piano, feel free to bring along your music to try the instrument yourself!
Lunchtime Organ Recital, 1.15pm - 2pm www.stsp.org.uk/music
Free: Non-ticketed | Event Contact: music@stsp.org.uk
