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SouthWestFest 2018 SouthWestFest 2018 - Everyvoice!
A Celebration of all that is great in SW1
Theatre Every Voice
Community Over 60 events taking place in SW1 between 29 June and 22 July 2018 In Association with
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Welcome to SouthWestFest 2018 We’re really very excited about the festival we have planned this year and hope you’re looking forward to another vibrant programme of events, workshops and activities for everyone to enjoy. If you would like to stay connected and enjoy more of what we have on offer throughout the festival, and yearround - take a look at our website www. southwestfest.org.uk where you can read all about SouthWestFest, hear our latest news and sign-up for our mailing list. The festival starts this year on Friday 29th June when we’ll be rolling out the bunting for our annual Pimlico Proms, featuring the Northern California Children’s Choir and very special guest Eve Ferrett with Kew Wind Orchestra. This year’s Proms will be free for all and we hope to see you there celebrating our incredible community in true SouthWestFest style. Kicking off Festival Day 2018 is our Everyvoice Carnival Parade through the streets of Pimlico on Saturday 30th June. This year’s parade will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Vote for Women with parade groups in purple, white and green to honour inspirational female figures of past and present in the historic colours of the suffragettes!
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Festival Day 2018 will host an excellent line-up of music and dance on the #MyWestminster Everyvoice Stage, our Healthzone with a free rock climbing wall and sports games with Chelsea FC, there will be a brand new Circus Stage and show from Fit Up Circus, plus art installations and games with Tate Britain and Shambush! We also welcome Rachel Sambrooks as our Poet in Residence this year who will be hosting Poetry workshops at the Festival Day and as part of the wider festival programme. Plus throughout SouthWestFest you can expect some brilliant community events hosted by Tate Britain, Shambush!, St John’s Smith Square, Westminster City Council Recycling Team, City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association, London Sports Trust, The Cave, Open Age, and many more! So enjoy our festival programme brimming with free and fantastic events for you, taking place between the 29th of June and 22nd of July 2018.
Festival Day 2018 will host an excellent line-up of music and dance on the #MyWestminster Everyvoice Stage
This is your festival... So get involved! SouthWestFest is a volunteer-led Festival that celebrates all that is great in SW1 and we need your help to continue to bring fantastic events and workshops to our community. From festival event assistants and stewards to entertainers and performers, it wouldn’t be possible to create such an amazing event without you! Please get in touch if you would like to volunteer! Check out our website: www. southwestfest.org.uk or email info@southwestfest.org.uk for more on how to become part of the SouthWestFest family. You can also sign up to our mailing list via the website, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SWFest to get the latest festival news!
The Organisers We have an amazing and dedicated team, who work all year round to make this fantastic Festival possible. Festival Chair Catherine Drake Wilkes Trustees Laura Buttigeig, Pat Alert, Sara Wheeler, Festival President Jane Buttigeig Festival Director Joanna Hedges Festival Coordinator Dodie Finamore Parade Coordinator Anna Jones Stage Manager AJ Nesta Site Manager Ingrid Styles Traffic Consultant Martin Sola SouthWestFest • c/o Pimlico Resource Centre • Walston House • Aylesford St • London • SW1V 3RL • e. info@southwestfest. org.uk • www.southwestfest.org.uk • Charity reg. 1124849
Information contained in this programme is correct at date of printing. Some event details may change, please check the website for amendments. Please be aware there will be an official photographer at some of our events and that crowd scenes will be used for future publicity. We will also be capturing photographs of individuals throughout the Festival Day. If you do not wish to be photographed please let our photographer know.
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We would like to say an enormous thank-you to all our sponsors, supporters, and community partners. Without you we would simply not be able to make SouthWestFest happen and continue to support, entertain and inspire the SW1 community and beyond. GOLD
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Diary Event
Date
● Pimlico Proms
29th June
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● Creative Upcycling SW1 Community Tree Creation
29th June
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● Free choral concert at St John’s Smiths Square
29th June
10
● Everyvoice Parade
30th June
9
● The Giant Paper Caper
30th June
10
● Summer BBQ and Pimms Stall
30th June
10
● Abbots Manor Community Nursery Open Day
30th June
10
● Sounds of Summer: Voices of England
30th June
10
● Festival Day
30th June
11
● Pimlico Pop Recordsville
1st July
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● Everyvoice Afternoon Photography Masterclass
1st July
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● The Giant Paper Caper
1st & 2nd July
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● Tate Archive Explorers
1st, 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th July
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● Guided Tours of Tate Britain
2nd - 21st July
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● Over 50’s Choir Taster Session
2nd July
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● The Monthly Movie Afternoon
3rd July
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● Art In Focus
3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th and 21st July
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● St Vincent’s Family Drop-in Sessions | St Vincent’s Family Centre
3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th & 19th July
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● Sewing and Craft Workshop for the over 50’s
3rd, 10th, 17th July
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● Tai Chi Qi Gong for the over 50’s
3rd, 10th, 17th July
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● Computer drop-in for the over 50’s
4th,11th and 18th July
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● Dance with MIND
4th, 11th & 18th July
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● Independence Day Celebrations - Fanfare
4th July
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● Independence Day Celebration - Workshop
4th July
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● Independence Day Programme
4th July
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● Tea Dance
4th July
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● The Gardening Project
4th, 11th and 18th July
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● Arts and Crafts Social Club
5th, 12th and 19th July
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● Every Voice Creative Writing & Poetry
6th July, 11th July & 13th July
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● Zumba
6th & 13th July
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● Latin Dance
6th & 13th July
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● Marsham Street Community Nursery Open Day
6th July
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● Playing Up
7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st July
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● Teddy Bears Picnic
8th July
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● The Vote 100 - Free Walking Tours
8th July
25
● The Giant Paper Caper
8th July
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● Cheerleading and Street Dance Taster Sessions 8th July for Children
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● Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs and Disabilities
14th July
27
● The Giant Paper Caper
14th July
27
● Dizney Rebelz
14th July
28
● Paper Bead Making Workshop
14th July
27
● Everyvoice Drama Workshops for Children and Young People
15th July
27
● Bessborough Community Nursery Open Day
17th July
28
● Walking Football Tryouts & SouthWestFest Match 19th July
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● SouthWestFest Remixed
29
22nd July
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Pimlico Proms 29th June | 6.00pm -10.00pm | Venue 4 | St George’s Square
Sponsored by BMW Park Lane A very special open-air concert of classical music and entertainment amidst the twilight splendour of St George’s Square. Bring your picnics and break out the bubbly for a dazzling lineup! We are very proud to announce our headlining act, the multi award-winning Kew Wind Orchestra, renowned for its popular symphonic, classical and jazz music. Also featuring on the bill this year will be the award winning Northern California Children’s Choir, Martin Aelred and local legend Eve Ferrett.
Free | This year’s FREE tickets for the Pimlico Proms are available online at www. southwestfest.org.uk/ register or in person at Cave or Occasions Party Shop in Pimlico.
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Events Creative Upcycling SW1 Community Tree Creation | MillbankCreativeWorks 29th June | 10.30am - 4.00pm | Venue 9 | Chelsea College of Arts Come along to Chelsea College of Arts with a small artefact that is typical for your relationship with SW1 London or your life
and hang it on our SW1 Community tree. You can also create a relevant artefact from recycled materials. We will ask you to help us to write a few words about your contribution on a card which will be laminated. The tree will become part of a larger local memory park installation to be exhibited later in 2018. Free | www.arts.ac.uk/Chelsea/about
Everyvoice Parade Proudly sponsored by LEYF 30th June | 12.00pm -12.45pm | From Moreton Street | See parade route map Each year SouthWestFest transforms the streets of SW1 into a festival extravaganza of colour, costumes, music and dance and 2018 is no exception! Join us for 2018’s Everyvoice parade, where our parade groups will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Vote for Women in purple, white and green to honour inspirational female figures of past and present in the historic colours of the suffragettes!
Featuring in this year’s parade: a 25 piece samba band from UDM Samba, a London bus and other fun vehicles in our carnival cavalcade. Please see our parade map to find the best spots to enjoy the festivities with friends and family! Join the Parade! If you would like to be part of the
parade then please email parade@southwestfest. org.uk. All ages welcome (children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult). Free | please register to take part in the parade in advance by emailing parade@southwestfest. org.uk
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Free choral concert at St John’s Smiths Square | St John’s Smith Square 29th June | 7.30pm - 9.00pm | Venue 8 | St John’s Smith Square All are welcome to come along to a free evening choral concert bringing together alumni singers from the award-winning Napa High School Alumni Choir and members of London’s Kensington Singers and Victoria Park Singers. The programme includes a selection of beautiful choral works such as ‘The Ground’ by Ola Gjeilo, ‘Rest’ by Vaughan Williams and Handel’s ‘Sing Unto God’. Free | www.sjss.org.uk
The Giant Paper Caper | Interactive Art Project | Shambush 30th June | 12.00pm - 6.00pm | Venue 4 | Festival Day (Plus join us again on the 2nd & 3rd July at Tate Britain!) Join Shambush! as they create a colourful and spectacular giant paper chain made of your paper people. We’re inviting you to get creative, paint your piece of the artwork and have your creation shown off in Tate Britain! With silliness, enthusiasm and of course, plenty of paint, Shambush! will turn your creations into a huge and lively display of appreciation for those you admire from SW1 and beyond. Everyone welcome! Free | www.shambush.co.uk
Summer BBQ and Pimms Stall | St Saviour’s Church 30th June | 12.00pm - 5.00pm | Venue 3 | St Saviour’s Church St Saviour’s Church will be hosting a splendid afternoon of fun on the SouthWestFest Festival day. We will be firing up the BBQ
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alongside our famous Pimm’s stall perfect for a great afternoon listening to the Festival and events taking place in the Square! The proceeds from the fair will help St Saviour’s to continue the work it does in Pimlico including work with SouthWestFest. We are proud to be sponsored by Dauntons for this event. Free | www.stsp.org.uk
Abbots Manor Community Nursery Open Day | LEYF 30th June | 10.00am - 2.00pm | Venue 27 | Abbots Manor Community Nursery The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is a charity and social enterprise located in the heart of South Westminster. We have been running children’s nurseries to educate children and support local families for 115 years. Our nurseries operate a social enterprise model which means that we offer over a third of our nursery places to families from disadvantaged backgrounds. Free | www.leyf.org.uk
Sounds of Summer: Voices of England | Colla Voce Singers 30th June | 6.00pm - 8.00pm | Venue 3 | St Saviour’s Church A choral concert given by the acclaimed Colla Voce Singers, conducted by Aidan Coburn. Drawing singers from across the UK, and now resident in Pimlico, this exciting young choir takes you on a journey through music inspired by the English summertime. Seeking its inspiration from down the ages, the choir explores the varying voices of composers both from these shores and abroad. £10.00 or £8.00 Concessions | www.collavocesingers.com
Festival Day 30th June | 12pm - 6pm | Venue 4 | St George’s Square The Festival Day is kindly supported by Community Fibre, Chestertons, My Westminster, Octavia Foundation, Young Westminster Foundation, Westminster Foundation and our local Ward Councillors
Join us and thousands of local residents on 30th June for our annual Festival Day at St. George’s Square in Pimlico. Meet the animal stars of Vauxhall City Farm at our free petting zoo, entertain your children with free crafts and activities or visit the funfair rides for a special treat. There will be workshops with WAES, poetry with Festival Poet in Residence Rachel Sambrooks and art project fun with Playing Up from the Tate Britain team and The Giant Paper Caper from Shambush! Arts and Performance Collective.
Visit our brand new Circus Stage featuring performances of ‘Cautionary Tales for Stupid Children!’ plus the Fit-Up Circus School area and back by popular demand is our Healthzone brought to you in collaboration with The Abbey Centre Community Champions, London Sports Trust and Chelsea FC. Make sure you don’t miss our host of stalls including clothes, jewellery, crafts, cakes and games as well as lots of information on services in SW1 from community organisations and groups.
PLUS a whole day of live music, dance and performance on our Everyvoice Stage! South Westminster Community Choir ● DreamArts ● K2K Stars ● Doc Bowling and his Blues Professors ● Unique Dynamites ● Musicus Guitars ● Flamenco Con Gusto and more! Free | Donations on the day are gratefully received, all funds raised go towards supporting the production of free and low-cost events taking place across SW1 for SouthWestFest 2018
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Pimlico Pop Recordsville | The Cave 1st July - 15th July | Opening times variable see below | Venue 6 | The Cave Pimlico Pop returns to Cave with a tribute to much missed local vinyl mecca Recordsville. Come on down to rummage through old vinyl, photographs and haphazard memories of Pimlico’s rich Pop Culture past. Over the fortnight keep an eye out for spontaneous ‘happenings’ featuring local artists performing in the grooviest gallery space since Andy Warhol wound down The Factory. Turn up, hang out, and turn on!
Everyvoice Afternoon Photography Masterclass | SouthWestFest
Thursday 10.00am - 6.00pm, Friday 10.00am - 6pm, Saturday 11.00am - 5.00pm, Sunday 12.00pm - 4.00pm. Free | www.cavepimlico.co.uk
Free | This workshop has limited places, so please book your free ticket via our website: www.southwestfest.org.uk/ register
1st July | 1.00pm - 4.30pm | Venue 12 | The Abbey Centre Join a professional photographer at an in-depth photography masterclass for beginners and improvers. This workshop will encourage those taking part to learn new skills and find their creative voice through exploring photography and their experience of living in the the SW1 area.
This workshop will encourage those taking part to learn new skills and find their creative voice through photography
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The Giant Paper Caper - Interactive Art Project | Shambush! 1st & 2nd July | 12.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 11 | The Garden and Duffield Room at Clore Gallery Tate Britain Join Shambush! as they create a colourful and spectacular giant paper chain made of your paper people. We’re inviting you to get creative, paint your piece of the artwork and have your creation shown off in Tate Britain. With silliness, enthusiasm and of course, plenty of paint, Shambush! will turn your creations into a larger-than-life display of appreciation for those you admire
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from SW1 and beyond. Everyone welcome! Part of our #MyWestminster community arts project, Shambush will also be running a series of Giant Paper Caper workshops throughout the festival programme. Free | shambush.co.uk | southwestfest.org.uk
We’re inviting you to paint your piece of the artwork and have your creation shown off in Tate Britain
Tate Archive Explorers | Tate Britain 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th July | 1.00pm - 1.30pm and 2.30pm - 3.00pm | Venue 11 | Tate Britain Join a volunteer led tour of our Archive Gallery spaces. Uncover amazing stories relating to the history of Tate Britain using Tate’s Library and Archive collections. Tate Archives holds over a million items relating to the history of British art, including papers created by Francis Bacon, Kenneth Clark, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Graham Sutherland and Walter Sickert. Meet at top of Manton Stairs in Tate Britain, London, SW1P 4RG. Free | www.tate.org.uk
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Guided Tours of Tate Britain | Tate Britain 2nd - 21st July Daily | 11.00 am -11.45m, 12.00pm - 12.45pm, 14.00pm - 14.45pm, 15.00 pm -15.45pm | Venue 11 | Tate Britain Join a guided tour of our displays, exploring: ‘Becoming Modern: Art to the Present Day’, ‘The Growth of British Art’, ‘People and Places of the 19th century’, or ‘The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner’. Our guides pull together connections and meaning from across Tate’s collection. Every tour is different. These tours are designed for individuals and small groups. Free | www.tate.org.uk
Over 50’s Choir Taster Session | In-Deep 2nd July | 6.30pm -7.30pm | Venue 23 | Grosvenor Hall Come along and sing some of your old favourites from the musicals and popular 50’s and 60’s hits at the In-deep Over 50 choir. Bring back some old memories! Come along at 6.00pm for tea, biscuits and a warm welcome. Free | www.in-deep.org.uk | Email emma.chapman@in-deep.org.uk for more details
Shirley Valentine @ The Monthly Movie Afternoon | Open Age 3rd July | 1.30pm - 3.30pm | Venue 26 | Open Age at Eileen Anderson Court Join Open Age for July’s monthly movie Shirley Valentine. Open Age meet on the first Tuesday of every month for a mixture of old and new films in our very comfortable lounge. Call Claire to find out more! £1.00 | www.openage.org.uk
Art In Focus | Tate Britain 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th and 21st July | 1.15pm - 1.30pm | Venue 11 | Tate Britain Join our Tate Guides for a 15 minute talk about an artwork. Looking for a lunchtime break or a quick talk? Join one of our Art in Focus talks. Every Guide has a different talk so you can come as often as you like and learn something new each time. The artwork changes at the start of every month. Free | www.tatebritain.org.uk
St Vincent’s Family Drop-in Sessions | St Vincent’s Family Centre 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th & 19th July | 10.30am - 2.30pm | Venue 20 | St Vincent’s Family Centre A welcoming space for parents to play with their children in a friendly environment outside their home, toys, games, singing, advice and guidance. With Family Picnic in the Park on 14th July. Free | www.svfp.org.uk
Looking for a lunchtime break or a quick talk? Join one of our Art in Focus talks. Every Guide has a different talk so you can come as often as you like and learn something new each time
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Brush the dust off your instrument in a free workshop where you can perform Terry Riley’s classic piece ‘In C’
Computer drop-in for the over 50’s | Open Age
Sewing and Craft Workshop for the over 50’s | Open Age
Dance with MIND | London Sports Trust
3rd, 10th, 17th July | 11.00am-12.00pm | Venue 14 | Churchill Gardens Hub A fun and friendly class where you can work on your own sewing projects and much more. With help and advice from our volunteer Angela. Free | www.openage.org.uk
Tai Chi Qi Gong for the over 50’s | Open Age 3rd, 10th, 17th July | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Venue 14 | Churchill Gardens Hub A gentle, powerful system of exercise which uses healing posture, movement and breathing techniques to promote joint mobility, improve posture and recharge body and mind. £1 | www.openage.org.uk
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4th,11th and 18th July | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Venue 14 | Churchill Gardens Hub A chance to practice your computer skills, check your emails or get some guidance. Free | www.openage.org.uk
4th, 11th & 18th July | 1.30pm - 2.30pm | Venue 7 | Lillington & Longmore Gardens Hall Join MIND and London Sports Trust for this free weekly Dance Class supporting active and healthy communities in SW1. Free | www. londonsportstrust.org | Phone 02087351589 to book your place.
Independence Day Celebrations - Fanfare | St John’s Smith Square 4th July | 10.00am | Venue 8 | St John’s Smith Square We open our 4th July celebrations with David Wordsworth conducting Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man followed by Joan Tower’s ‘Fanfare for
the Uncommon Woman’. This event is free to attend (tickets can be reserved by phone or in person), however purchasing a day pass gives you access to all events on 4th July as part of Independence Day, excluding participation tickets for the Come & Sing, which must be booked separately. Free | Book your place at www.sjss.org.uk
Independence Day Celebrations Workshop | St John’s Smith Square 4th July | 10.30am | Venue 8 | St John’s Smith Square Brush the dust off your instrument in a free workshop where you can perform Terry Riley’s classic piece ‘In C’, flex your vocal muscles to American choral classics including Barber’s beautiful setting of ‘Sure on this shining night’. Free Workshop | Book your place at www.sjss.org.uk
Independence Day Programme | St John’s Smith Square 4th July | 10.00 am 10.00pm | Venue 8 | St John’s Smith Square A day of musical
celebrations, workshops, and concerts as part of Americana ‘18 to mark Independence Day. Get a SouthWestFest discounted price £10 (Quote ‘SJSS10SWF’) for a day pass or Concert Tickets £5 (Quote ‘SJSS5SWF’). Prices Variable | Book your tickets at www.sjss.org.uk
Tea Dance | The Abbey Centre 4th July | 2.00pm - 5.00pm | Venue 12 | The Abbey Centre Let’s make a song and dance about it! The Abbey Centre are hosting a Tea Dance, this is an opportunity to meet up with friends and enjoy the wonderful music and enjoy light refreshments. we have limited spaces, so booking and getting your ticket in advance is a must. £4.00 | Tickets available from reception at the Abbey Centre | www. theabbeycentre.org.uk
The Gardening Project | The Abbey Centre 4th, 11th and 18th July | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Venue 12 | The Abbey Centre Join The Abbey Centre Gardening Project and learn all about gardening, potting and planting. This group meets every week and all are welcome to come and take part. Free | www.theabbeycentre.org.uk
Arts and Crafts Social Club | The Abbey Centre 5th, 12th and 19th of July | 2.00pm 4.00pm | Venue 12 | The Abbey Centre Join the Arts and Crafts Social Club for the over 50’s. Learn new creative craft skills such as clay modeling, painting, card making and more, whilst meeting new people and enjoying a good chat. The club meets every Thursday and welcomes new members. Free | www.theabbeycentre.org.uk
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Emotional Intelligence - building the feeling side of life | This One Family Matters 5th, 12th, 19th July | 7pm - 9pm | Venue 18 | Small Works Emotional intelligence is the unknown secret to a successful life built through the feeling side of life using the medium of film, music, literature storytelling and poetry. Get the tools needed to build this important life skill and never look back the voice within series: the feeling side of life will provide you with the basics the rest is up to you. £10.00 for adults - teenagers 13 - 18 free | www.thisonefamilymatters.org.uk
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Zumba | Open Age 6th & 13th July | 10.00am - 11.00am | Venue 14 | Open Age Churchill Hub Get fit with our weekly Zumba class for the Over 50’s. Not just a dance class but a party atmosphere! £1.00 drop in | www.openage.org.uk | Call 020 7976 6354 for more information
Latin Dance | Open Age 6th & 13th of July | 11.10am - 12.10pm | Venue 14 | Open Age Churchill Hub Learn some new dance moves in this fun and energetic Latin Dance class for the over 50’s. £1.00 drop in | www.openage.org.uk | Call 020 7976 6354 for more information
Everyvoice Creative Writing & Poetry | SouthWestFest 6th July, 11th July & 13th July | 6.00pm -7.00pm | Venue 1 | Pimlico Library Embrace your inner writer at a series of creative writing and poetry workshops hosted by our Poet in Residence, Rachel Sambrooks. Find your story and the stories of Pimlico through interactive activities and writing exercises with expert feedback. New activities each evening. All welcome regardless of experience. Free | These workshops have limited places, so please book your free ticket via our website: www.southwestfest.org.uk/register
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Marsham Street Community Nursery Open Day | LEYF 6th July | 09.00am - 10.00am and 11.00am - 12.00pm | Venue 13 | Marsham Street Community Nursery The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is a charity and social enterprise located in the heart of South Westminster. We have been running children’s nurseries to educate children and support local families for 115 years. Our nurseries operate a social enterprise model which means that we offer over a third of our nursery places to families from disadvantaged backgrounds. Free | www.leyf.org.uk
Playing Up | Tate Britain 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 21st July | 10.00am6.00pm | Venue 11 | Tate Britain Playing Up – a card game for kids and adults to play together. It’s a playful, hands-on introduction to live art that encourages children’s creativity, confidence and imagination. With two specially designed cards inspired by Constable’s painting ‘Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows’, which will be on display at Tate Britain from May 2018. Our assistants will explain how to play the game and give you all the props and materials you need. Then you are free to go off as a family and start Playing Up. All you need to bring is your imagination. Free | www.tate.org.uk
Teddy Bears’ Picnic - Family Fun Day Event 8th July | 1.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 15 | Millbank Gardens On Sunday 8th July families from across SW1 and beyond are invited to join us for a Teddy Bears’ Picnic. The event will take place in the shaded beauty of Millbank Gardens, which overlooks Tate Britain. We will transform the gardens into a magical Teddy Bears’ woodland, where little kids, bunnies and bears, families and friends can set up their picnics and then get involved with the craft workshops, storytelling, face-painting, fairy cake making and parachute games. Dressing up as your favourite woodland creature or teddy bear is very much encouraged. This event promises to be a fantastic day out for all the family! Free | Donations gratefully received, all funds raised go towards supporting the production of free and low-cost events taking place across SW1 for SouthWestFest 2018 | southwestfest.org.uk
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The Vote 100 Walking Tours | City of Westminster Guide Lecturers Association 8th July | 10.30 am 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 17 | Meeting point St James’s Park Station, Palmer Street. City of Westminster Guides will give free bespoke walks to commemorate the centenary of the Representation of People Act 1918. These walks will provide a background to the Suffrage movement, with special reference to the activities that took place in Westminster from
1906 to 1918, and include commentary on some of the brave women who took part in these activities including Emmeline Pankhurst, Millicent Fawcett, Emily Wilding Davison. The route of the walk will include Caxton Hall, Trafalgar Square, Downing Street, Parliament Square and take 2 hours. Free | www.westminster guides.org.uk | to book your place please visit www.southwestfest.org. uk/register or email info@southwestfest.org.uk
These walks provide a background to the Suffrage movement, with special reference to the activities that took place in Westminster from 1906 to 1918
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The Giant Paper Caper | Shambush! 8th July | 2.00pm - 5.00pm | Venue 19 | Ebury Bridge Estate Hall Join Shambush! as they create a colourful and spectacular giant paper chain made of your paper people. We’re inviting you to get creative, paint your piece of this collaborative community art installation. With fun, enthusiasm and of course, plenty of paint, Shambush! will turn your creations into a larger-than-life display of appreciation for those you admire from SW1 and beyond. Everyone welcome! Part of our #MyWestminster community arts project, Shambush will also be running a series of Giant Paper Caper workshops throughout the festival programme. Free | www.shambush.co.uk | www. southwestfest.org.uk
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Cheerleading and Street Dance Taster Sessions for Children | Unique Dynamites 8th July | 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 21 | Pimlico Academy Learn all about the Unique Dynamites Cheerleading and Dance Academy. Join us at 2.00pm for a taster session in all elements of All-Star Cheerleading - Stunts, Motions, Jumps, Tumbles & Cheer & Pom Dance and from 3pm learn a fun Commercial Street Dance routine. For Children aged 6yrs - 14yrs. Free | www.uniquedynamites.co.uk | Email info@uniquedynamites.co.uk to book your place.
Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs and Disabilities | In-Deep
Paper Bead Making Workshop | Westminster City Council Recycling Team
14th July | 11.30am - 12.30pm | Venue 23 | Grosvenor Hall In-deep is offering free music therapy for children with special needs and disabilities aged 3yrs to 14yrs with a qualified experienced music therapist and trained volunteers. Music therapy has been shown to help increase children’s communication and interaction skills. If you have a child with special needs pop along and let your child bang some drums and sing along. Parents are required to be with their child throughout the session. Free | www.in-deep.org.uk | Contact emma.chapman@in-deep.org.uk for more details
14th July | 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 1 | Pimlico Library Come and join us at this fun and free workshop where you will learn how to make beautiful paper beaded jewellery. All materials provided but feel free to bring you own old or broken jewellery to up-cycle. Free | www.westminster.gov.uk/recycling
The Giant Paper Caper | Shambush! 14th July | 2.00pm - 5.00pm | Venue 5 | The Thamesbank Centre Join Shambush! as they create a colourful and spectacular giant paper chain made of your paper people. We’re inviting you to get creative, paint your piece of this collaborative community art installation and with fun, enthusiasm and of course, plenty of paint, Shambush! will turn your creations into a larger-than-life display of appreciation for those you admire from SW1 and beyond. Everyone welcome! Part of our #MyWestminster community arts project, Shambush will also be running a series of Giant Paper Caper workshops throughout the festival programme. Free | www.shambush.co.uk | www. southwestfest.org.uk
Everyvoice Drama Workshops for Children and Young People | SouthWestFest 15th July | 1.00pm - 3.00pm and 4pm 6.00pm | Venue 16 | Holy Apostles Church These workshops will take children and teens into their individual creativity, physical, emotional and artistic expression. Participants will enjoy listening, trusting and sharing ideas, celebrating one another and having a great amount of fun with the use of games, stories and improvisation. At the end of each session, our participants will have created a variety of unique characters bringing together scenes and a performance! 1pm-3pm session for children aged 7-11 | 4pm-6pm session for teens aged 12-16. Free | Limited places available, please book in advance by going to www. southwestfest.org.uk/register
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Dizney Rebelz | SouthWestFest 14th July | 6.30pm - 9.30pm - Bar open till Midnight | Venue 7 | Lillington & Longmore Gardens Bar Join SouthWestFest for a night like no other where rebel Princes and Princesses can let down their hair for some quirky Dizney shenanigans. There will be plenty of fun to be had with a Dizney photobooth, best dressed prizes, singa-longs, a Dizney knowledge quest and more! Stay on late into the evening for dancing until you turn into a pumpkin. Free glass of prosecco on arrival with every ticket sold. £10.00 | Tickets sold on the door | www.southwestfest.org.uk
Bessborough Community Nursery Open Day | LEYF 17th July | 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Venue 25 | Bessborough Community Nursery The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is a charity and social enterprise located in the heart of South Westminster. We have been running children’s nurseries to educate children and support local families for 115 years. Our nurseries operate a social enterprise model which means that we offer over a third of our nursery places to families from disadvantaged backgrounds. Free | www.leyf.org.uk
Peña Flamenca de Londres classes magazine events monthly flamenco show second Sunday of the month Holy Apostles Hall Cumberland St Pimlico SW1V 4LY
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Walking Football Tryouts & SouthWestFest Match 19th July | 6.30pm - 7.30pm | Venue 10 | Chippendale Football Pitch Why not try-out for the Community Health Champion’s free walking football session for Men over 50+ run in partnership with CWH, Hammersmith Play Association and The Pimlico Million. SouthWestFest will be celebrating this great low intensity version of the beautiful game, and offering a trophy to the winning team! Free | www.theabbeycentre.org.uk
SouthWestFest Remixed 22nd July | 1pm - 5pm | Venue 22 | Churchill Gardens Hall and Square
Have Your Say! Get down to Churchill Gardens Square on the 22nd of July for SouthWestFest Remixed, as talented young people from across Westminster, take over this festival event - showing off their creative projects, ideas and enterprise. Featuring: ● films ● Parkour Generations - parkour course ● creative sparks crafts and enterprise market stalls ● DJ workshops ● art projects and installations ● acoustic music stage ● food stalls and more!
Activities in association with: DreamArts ● Caxton Youth Club ● The Base - Octavia Foundation ● Working with Men ● Churchill Gardens Youth Project This event is produced in partnership The Pimlico Million who are funding local youth organisations, groups and enterprise around Pimlico, investing in our future. Free | For young people aged between 12s and 18 years (plus friends and family) | www.southwestfest.org.uk
Chestertons – At the heart of the community Proud sponsors of the SouthWestFest 2018
At Chestertons, the community is at the heart of our company’s values and that is why we are proud to support and sponsor local events. Chestertons is the London and international residential property specialist. Whether you need help to buy, sell, let or manage your home, contact our experienced team today.
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Venue list and map
14 Open Age Hub Churchill Gardens Youth Club, Churchill Gardens Road, London SW1V 3HY 15 Millbank Gardens Next to John Islip Street SW1 16 Holy Apostles Church 47 Cumberland Street, Pimlico, London SW1V 4LY 1 Pimlico Library Lupus St, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT
17 St James’s Park Station Palmer Street, Westminster, London SW1H 0TL
2 St.James the Less Moreton St, London, SW1V 2PS
18 Small Works Admin Block A, Vauxhall Bridge Road, off Francis Street London SW1V ITA
3 St. Saviour’s Church St.George’s Square, London SW1V 3QW
19 Ebury Bridge Estate Hall Ebury Bridge, Victoria, London SW1W 9TB
4 SouthWestFest St.George’s Square, London SW1V 3QW
20 St Vincent’s Family Centre Methodist Central Hall, Storey’s Gate, London SW1H 9NH
5 Thamesbank Centre Turpentine Lane, Pimlico, UK SW1V 4BD 6 The Cave 81 Tachbrook St, London SW1V 2QP 7 Lillington and Longmoore Gardens Community Hall Under Morgan House, Lillington and Longmoore Gardens, Pimlico, London SW1V 2LF
21 Pimlico Academy Lupus St, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT 22 Churchill Gardens Hall and Square Churchill Hall, Churchill Gardens Estate, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AL
8 St John’s Smith Square Smith Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3HA
23 Grosvenor Hall Grosvenor Hall, Vincent St, Westminster, London SW1P 4HB
9 Chelsea College of Arts 16 John Islip St, Westminster, London SW1P 4JU
24 William Gibbs Community Centre Old Pye Street, Westminster, SW1P 2JU
10 Chippendale House Football Pitch Chippendale House Football Pitch, Churchill Gardens Estate, Pimlico, London SW1V 3BU
25 Bessborough Community Nursery 1 Bessborough St, Pimlico, London SW1V 2JD
11 Tate Britain Millbank, London SW1P 4RG 12 The Abbey Centre 34 Great Smith St, London SW1P 3BU 13 Marsham Street Community Nursery 121 Marsham St, Westminster, London SW1P 4LX
26 Open Age - Eileen Anderson Court Johnsons Place, Westminster, London, SW1V 3EZ 27 Abbots Manor Community Nursery Sutherland St, Pimlico, London SW1V 4JP
Parade route
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