THE FURZEDOWN FOCUS FOR PEOPLE WHO ENJOY LIVING IN FURZEDOWN Issue No. 8 Summer 2005

Furzedown Community Network

YOUR FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Editor: Tim Kahn Address: c/o Furzedown Project 91 – 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ Email: [email protected] Website: www.furzedown.net FULL EVENTSwith access– CALENDAR see detailsspreadcentre THE FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL 2005 Why do we have the Furzedown Festival? How did it all begin? It is not uncommon to find a community as ‘village-like’ in London as Furzedown. The Festival grew out of a desire to nurture and develop this unusual and friendly community. Financed partly by the fund-raising efforts of the Furzedown Community Network (FCN) and partly by a grant from Council’s ‘Arts About Wandsworth’ scheme, the annual Furzedown Festival is now in its fifth year. Literally dozens of people from local schools, businesses, churches and faith groups, the For all your Family Centre, the Furzedown Project and the Furzedown Youth Centre as well as enthusiastic individuals of all ages and backgrounds, now contribute to the packed programme of events in one way or another. Some offer financial assistance, others provide venues or organise events. A small Festival Planning Group co-ordinates the final Programme. Sales, Lettings, This year we have aimed to provide a range of events which offers something for everyone living in Furzedown. There are events for children and families, for the pub- goer, for teenagers, and for everyone interested in health, gardening, religion, politics, history, natural history, art and music. Management and However, if you look at the programme and think ‘but there’s nothing for me,’ please let us know. Perhaps your suggestions could provide the idea for a new event next year. And it is still not too late to get more involved this year. Contact me for more information. Maintenance Caroline Holden (0208 769 1243) – Festival Co-ordinating Group OUR 2005 FESTIVAL THEME: ‘FUTURE FURZEDOWN’ This year our ‘Future Furzedown’ theme was chosen to emphasise how important it is Requirements to be active in developing a sense of community in the area we live. With this in mind many of the Festival events will be asking for small voluntary contributions for two local organisations – the Furzedown Project, which provides excellent support to older people in the area, and the Furzedown Youth Centre at St. James’ Church, which is Proud Sponsors of developing into a really popular local venue for young people in the area. We also want to emphasise our connections with the rest of the world and so some events will be raising money for the national ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign, aimed at eradicating the Furzedown Festival poverty around the world. (See: www.makepovertyhistory.org for more information). Our special thanks to Wandsworth Council and several local businesses for providing exceptional financial and/or practical support to the Furzedown Festival 2005: E & A Wates Ltd, Mitcham Lane ● Home London Estate Agents, Moyser Road www.homelondon.com Locate Properties Ltd in association with Virgin Active ● Gardens by Design The Samuel Johnson Public House, Thrale Road/Mitcham Lane Furzedown 58 Moyser Road Chandler’s Café, Moyser Road ● Clarke’s Florist, Moyser Road ● Guy Eaglesfield Office: London SW16 6SQ 020 8769 7900 RESIDENTIAL SALES • LETTINGS • MANAGEMENT The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the Furzedown Community Network 3 FURZEDOWN FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Saturday 18th June 12.00 midday – 6.00 p.m. HEALTH, FITNESS AND fitness training; The Trinity Hospice, 12.00 midday – 8.30 p.m. Activities for children COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES the Wandsworth Cancer Resource FESTIVAL FUNDAY and families will include: MARQUEE – stalls/demonstrations and Centre, Virgin Active – health centres. – bigger and better this year! Five-a-Side Football Competitions for under displays in this Marquee (on the old Locate Properties Ltd will also be raffling an 10s and under 11s – start organising your bowling green). Our grateful thanks to Locate amazing holiday for four people to Spain All events based around team straightaway (see box on page 22 Properties Ltd in association with Virgin on Brittany Ferries. Not to be missed! Furzedown Recreation Ground, for details of competitions), Fire Engine Active for sponsoring the marquee. Local Furzedown Recreation Centre, ‘Fat-Fire’ Display; Face-painting; businesses have taken stalls in this marquee ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITIES in Seely Seely Hall, St. Paul’s Church Entertainer; Funky Monkey Keyboard to give you a hands-on experience of what Hall. Here there will be an opportunity to (all located near or on Chillerton Road, Classes – try the keyboards, learn your they can offer. Information, taster sessions make/construct/finish your design and Ramsdale Road and Welham Road.) favourite tunes, win free vouchers for and demonstrations from (at the time of entry for the ’CREATING THE FUTURE’ The Festival Funday launches the music classes; Bouncy Castle and Giant going to press) Jill Simmons, COMPETITION run by Diane Berry. A week-long programme of events of the Inflatable Slide; Tug of War; Basketball. physiotherapist; Jennifer Garner, holistic team of artists and willing helpers will be Furzedown Festival and is a great local therapist; Ursula Schoonrad and John available with some basic material to make day out for everyone in Furzedown. Activities for everyone will include: Shirbon, Iyengar yoga; Sonia Forde, your designs happen for real. When your Although this day falls in the middle of FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE: Stalls, a Pilates; Deborah Cote, massage and creation is completed, put it on display in ‘blazing June’, we can never tell exactly licensed bar (courtesy of the Samuel Reiki; Peer Ovesen, reflexology, neck and St.Paul’s Church, where it can be entered what the weather will be like, so this year Johnson Pub) and food in the Grand sports massage; Rita Neilson, reflexology, for the competition. The display of finished we have planned a mixture of indoor and Marquee located on Furzedown aromatherapy and nutritional therapy; creations/ideas will be open to view in the outdoor activities and events so we can all Recreation Ground. (Our HUGE thanks to Lorna Nunn, Reiki and ear acupuncture; church from 4.00-6.00 p.m. on the Funday enjoy ourselves, whatever the weather! Home London for sponsoring the marquee). Accomplish Fitness, group and individual and at times during the following week.

JILL SIMMONS Jennifer Garner Reiki Healing • Meditation • Workshops PSYCHOTHERAPY CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST and Some of the benefits of Healing: COUNSELLING BEC & FURZEDOWN PHYSIOTHERAPY • Relieves stress and tension & SPORTS INJURY CLINIC • Aids recovery from accidents and operations Mid-Life Crisis • Releases physical pain Stress Relationships Clinic and Home Visits • Encourages good circulation and digestion Work-Life Balance Priority for Sports Injuries & Neck/Back pain • Strengthens your immune system Sexuality Spirituality Easy Parking • Releases toxins from the body Body Symptoms

Monday-Friday 8.00 am-7.00 pm Jennifer is a fully qualified USUI Reiki Master Practitioner 15 Years Experience 32 Clairview Road, Furzedown Teacher – a naturally gifted and intuitive spiritual healer. UKCP Registered She teaches Meditation; Reiki healing; Spiritual workshops Supervision for Students/ Established Therapists 020 8677 5329 Assoc. Member of International Reiki Federation Appointments Phil Parkinson The Organisation of Chartered 020 8677 8440 Physiotherapists in Private Practice 07814 152 364 4 5 FURZEDOWN FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

DELICIOUS CREAM TEAS served Sunday 19th June afternoon to travel to Chelsea for their Monday 20th June at Seely Hall. 3.00 p.m. next performance at the Chelsea 7.00 p.m. INTERFAITH EVENT at St. Paul’s Festival.) THE ART DECO MOVEMENT at 6.00-8.00 p.m. Church Welham Road, SW17 Mitcham Lane Baptist Church FREE OPEN AIR CONCERT on This absolutely unmissable event, open to An exploration of the theme of Make An illustrated talk. This fascinating talk Furzedown Recreation Ground people of any or no faith, will include Poverty History with many stalls from from Antiques Roadshow regular furniture The open air concert is the climax of the contributions (reading, singing, dancing) organisations working in this area specialist Deborah Lambert (International Festival Funday and is a chance to relax from local people of many different faiths including CAFOD, Traidcraft and Teabag, Academic Director of Christie’s Education) with friends and families and be and traditions. It will last about an hour a local charity working in Ghana. will trace the origins of the movement entertained by local musicians. This year and a half and include: Make Poverty History bracelets. emerging from the Arts & Crafts and Art the bar and food stalls will stay open in A unique and privileged opportunity to Making origami birds (cranes) for peace. Nouveau eras at the extravagant 1925 the Grand Marquee to provide food and hear songs and dances from the Tashi Contributions from the Community Paris Exhibition. Deborah will highlight the refreshment. And if it rains, the marquee Lhunpo Buddhist monks, who play Choir and the Great Gustos. pioneers of the 1920s and 1930s whose will be a dry place to sit and listen to the spectacular long horns and perform Wonderful food from round the world bold designs included architecture, bands! Bring a rug, and enjoy the best of masked dances telling the stories of their contributed by the various faiths. furniture, fabrics, fashion and all the the local musicians, from our local choirs tradition. They will also have a number of decorative arts. She will also address the to our star solo performers. their products, ranging from inexpensive Plenty of activities to interest and involve following: What is Deco and why has bracelets to beautiful hand-woven children, for whom this will be a wonderful it become so collectible? St. John’s Ambulance will be on bedspreads for sale to help their funds. opportunity to experience co-operation There will be an opportunity to ask hand during the day if anyone requires (Please come early for these as the monks and dialogue between a wide variety of questions and view a selection of original First Aid. will have to leave before the end of the faiths and traditions. Art Deco furniture on display.

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Tuesday 21st June Face painting with a Fruit Theme. make the same mistake again! Like a brass Lindsay Hart: local gardener and 5.00-7.30 p.m. Dance, music and drama band, the band play wind and percussion associate producer of the C4 TV Gardening ‘MIDSUMMER MAGIC’ – a Family performances by children of Eardley, instruments but with a greater variety of Programme ‘Bloom’. Lindsay has extensive Picnic with the theme ‘Healthy, Furzedown and Penwortham Schools. tone colours thanks to the addition of experience in the floristry trade. Happy and Fit for the Future’ Grand Family Cha Cha Slide clarinets, saxophones, flutes, oboes and Wendy Clarke: from Clarke’s Florists, at Graveney School, use entrance on workout! Bring your own blanket/rug bassoons. Their programme will be drawn Moyser Road. Spalding Road (see signs on day). If and picnic. Drinks will be available at a from their large concert band repertoire – Gwyn Jones: from ‘Gardens by Design,’ weather is poor, alternative indoor small cost. This is a FREE EVENT and marches, show tunes, film music, jazz and a local business. facilities will be available. EVERYONE with young children is light classical pieces – all set to make the Representatives from the London This will be a lovely way for families with welcome, whether or not the children evening (the midsummer solstice and the Recycling Campaign will also be children aged 0-11 years to have a relaxed, attend the schools involved above. ‘longest day’) a very special one. Hopefully at the event with information and ideas sociable, entertaining and fun evening, with it will only just be getting dark on your about composting. lots to do for the children in a safe 8.00 p.m. stroll home after the concert! Strawberries, wine and soft drinks environment. So, forget the cooking, pack a MIDSUMMER CONCERT with the Admission free. There will be light available in the interval. picnic and make the most of the longest day SOUTH LONDON CONCERT BAND refreshments available in the interval and a of the year. The evening will include: at St. Paul’s Church, at the corner collection for the band. If you are a keen gardener and have spare Activities on a ‘get active’ theme for of Welham and Chillerton Roads. seedlings, cuttings or other gardening 1-5s, 6-8s and 9-11 year olds. The 40 player-strong South London Concert Wednesday 22nd June materials (like clean but surplus pots) Interactive Quizzes, including ‘Know Band’s Summer Concert is now a welcome 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. please bring them along to the PLANT Your Vegetables!’ and the ‘Harry and regular feature of the Festival. If you’ve FURZEDOWN GARDENERS’ SWAP SHOP in the interval, where you Potter Challenge’. missed this event in previous years, don’t QUESTION-TIME can exchange them for something else! at the Furzedown Project on Moyser Road. Guitar & Bass Tuition ● Are you plagued by slugs and snails? Isabel Spencer From renowned session player SOFT FURNISHINGS (est 1980) ● Do you want to know how to garden Most styles covered organically? ● Do you need some topical tips on the Electric and acoustic best plants to grow in your Beautifully Beginners welcome garden/window-box or tub? Hand-Finished ● Would you like some ideas on garden NO JOB TOO SMALL design? • curtains • ● Do you want some ideas on getting • loose covers • your children interested in gardening? ■ All Garden Maintenance ■ ■ Fencing ■ Turfing ■ Paving ■ Then come along to Furzedown • blinds • ■ ■ ■ Gardeners’ Question-Time, where Decking Landscaping Reasonable Prices you can put all your questions to a panel Complete Service of friendly and helpful gardening experts. FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION Tel Dominic Brown If you have problem plants, bring along a QUOTE CALL REUBEN COTÉ Including Alterations 0780 1234 399 sample for the panel to identify. 020 8769 1402 / 07906 337 120 020 8769 1373 Our panel will include: 020 8677 8031 Bruce Falconer: Senior Parks Officer: www.greentime-gardens.co.uk www.dombrown.com Wandsworth Parks Service. 8 9 FURZEDOWN E&A WATES – Est. 1900 – FESTIVAL PROGRAMME Come and view 4 floors of fabulous furniture on your doorstep! Top quality furniture with This is a free event but a voluntary taking over from Johnny Vaughan on collection will be made at the end of the Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast. He friendly expert advice. WORKSHOP evening in aid of the Furzedown Project. was the winner of the 1992 Time Out New This year we launch our fully Act of the Year Award and Time Out Stand furnished one bedroom apartment OPEN DAYS Thursday 23rd June Up Comic of the Year in 1997. Paul leads all within the store. It shows our 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. his audience on a guided tour through the Visit behind the scenes and see Interior Design work and includes OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATES differences in male and female logic and our craftspeople at work. WORKSHOP at 82-84 Mitcham can take the mickey out of almost every contemporary furniture, curtains, Lane (see details on page 11). region in Britain and further afield. wallpaper and blinds. You are invited into our workshop to view the traditional craft skills of The evening kicks off at 8.00 pm with Our Interior Design service continues reupholstery, loose cover making, From 8.00 p.m. MC Milo McCabe, a regular at the to grow. Here we work with you to COMEDY NIGHT – Laughing all the Amused Moose in Soho, Welsh funnyman French polishing, cabinet restoration, create and install the perfect interior, way to the Samuel Johnson Chris Corcoran and Kirsten O’Brien – recaning & guilding together with often taking some of your much at the Samuel Johnson Public you may remember her presenting the examples of finished work. House, corner of Thrale Road and CBBC art programme Smart. loved pieces, restoring them and Mitcham Lane. working them into your new scheme. Thursday 23rd June, Friday 24th June and Saturday 25th June Headlining the event is the wickedly witty It’s a line up that promises to be a barrel Turn to page 21 to see the exciting Yorkshireman, Paul Tonkinson. One of the of laughs, ‘scuse the pun! events we have planned for the Festival. 10am – 6pm Free admission funniest and busiest comedians on the comedy circuit, you may remember Paul continued on Page 15

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✂ Bookings taken 020 8696 9362 ● ● [email protected] reupholstery french polishing flooring 82 – 84 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NR ● 020 8769 2205 10 Free parking THE FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL 2005 EVENTS CALENDAR A PULL-OUT AND PIN-UP GUIDE SATURDAY 18TH JUNE SATURDAY 25TH JUNE (CONTINUED) 12.00 Noon to 8.30pm FESTIVAL FUNDAY – Furzedown Recreation Ground, Furzedown Recreation Centre Seely Hall and St. 7.00 to 8.00pm “St.HILDA OF WHITBY: CELTIC TWILIGHT” by June Boyce-Tillman – At St. Paul’s Church, Welham Road Paul’s Church – all on or near Chillerton Road and Ramsdale Road SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 6.00 to 8.00pm FREE OPEN AIR CONCERT on Furzedown Recreation Ground 11.00am St. JAMES’ CHURCH CENTENARY CELEBRATION SERVICE SUNDAY 19TH JUNE At St. James’ Church, on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane 3.00pm INTERFAITH EVENT – At St. Paul’s Church, at the junction of Welham Road and Chillerton Road 1.30pm BARBECUE AT THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PUBLIC HOUSE – FAMILIES WELCOME MONDAY 20TH JUNE 2.00pm LOCAL HISTORY WALK “A TRIP THROUGH FURZEDOWN’S PAST’” led by Helen Long 7.00pm E & A WATES LTD SPECIAL EVENT – THE ART DECO MOVEMENT An illustrated talk Meet at Furzedown Lodge on Furzedown Drive by Deborah Lambert MA, International Academic Director of Christies Education 7.00 to 9.00pm FURZEDOWN’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS?’ – ‘IS THERE ANY POINT IN LOCAL POLITICS?’ At Mitcham Lane Baptist Church, on the corner of Mitcham Lane and Welham Road At Mitcham Lane Baptist Church on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane TUESDAY 21ST JUNE Audio version (on CD) available from the Furzedown Project

R I A 5.00 to 7.30pm ‘MIDSUMMER MAGIC’ – a Family Picnic with the theme ‘Healthy, Happy and Fit for the Future’ – R LE D R O A At Graveney School, Welham Road, access via Spalding Road entrance (in the grounds of the Upper D R A MOY 241 M 4 DOWN S E S School Site – or see signs on day if weather is poor. Alternate indoor facilities will be available.) D ER ROAD6 AL E RO NE B AD D FURZ LA A 9 E O 8.00pm MIDSUMMER CONCERT with the SOUTH LONDON CONCERT BAND Y D S D R I S SPALDI R E R N E AR 1 TO S S At St. Paul’s Church, at the junction of Welham Road and Chillerton Road C R N ECH 3 NG ROAD A UGH ROA O BE ERTO RE O G M

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8.00pm FURZEDOWN GARDENERS’ QUESTION-TIME – At the Furzedown Project on Moyser Road OAD D D DROAD A OMBE ROA O R EROA AD R THURSDAY 23RD JUNE DLEC ERFOR E O D I T A AR AD PENDL I SALT WA O ROAD R H BE E MRO CL L A E & A Wates from 8.00pm LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE SAMUEL JOHNSON – The Samuel Johnson Public House is opening A A ETO ND OD R W R RES S EL P TH F ROA SD H R MR AM 82-84 Mitcham Lane D LE O its doors to Furzedown Festival’s first ever Comedy Night NI R W S BB GR OA OU I D N RI T R EY E V HC S P ER RO W G FT OO 7 NE A216 FRIDAY 24TH JUNE RA ROA ED D A VE D ST L N EN RE EY CO ET M UR T 8 A 7.00pm “WILDFLOWERS AND FOLKTALES” – A NATURAL HISTORY WALK AROUND TOOTING COMMON R H OAD C T I Meet at the junction of THRALE, FURZEDOWN and ULLATHORNE Roads at 7.00pm. M 7.00 to 9.00pm FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL/FURZEDOWN YOUTH PROJECT JOINT EVENT – GIG At St. James’ Church Youth Centre – the Lower Hall in Welham Road 1. Recreation Centre – Ramsdale Road. 6. Furzedown Project – Moyser Road. wheelchair accessible and disabled toilet wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system available SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2. St Paul’s Church – Corner of Welham Road 7. Mitcham Lane Baptist Church – Mitcham Lane & All day St. JAMES’ CHURCH CENTENARY CELEBRATION and Chillerton Road. Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Hall – Welham Road. At St. James’ Church, on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane wheelchair accessible – no disabled toilet wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system available 3. Seely Hall – Chillerton Road. 8. St James’ Church and St James’ Church Hall – 11.00am to 2.30pm FLOWER FESTIVAL AND EXHIBITION OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH (At St. James’ Church) wheelchair accessible up one step – no disabled toilet Welham Road. wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system available Coffee and ploughman’s lunch available 4. Recreation Ground – Ramsdale Road. NB: St James’ Church Hall is not currently wheelchair accessible wheelchair accessible – no disabled toilet 9. Samuel Johnson Public House – Corner of Thrale 12.30 to 2.30pm GARDEN FETE WITH STALLS AND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES (At St. James’ Church) 5. Graveney School – Welham Road. Road and Mitcham Lane. wheelchair access via temporary ramp (contact Pub on 8696 9362), grounds are wheelchair accessible from Spalding Road 7.30pm AUCTION OF PROMISES AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT (At St. James’ Church) FURZEDOWN AT A GLANCE disabled toilet NO SALES. NO GIMMICKS. NO SPECIAL OFFERS. Just pure quality in cuts & colour! FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

continued from Page 10 7.00 p.m. WILDFLOWERS AND FOLKTALES Tickets are only £7.00 but – A Natural History Walk Around hurry as there are only Tooting Common a limited number of seats. Join ROY VICKERY, Senior Curator of the Department of Botany at the Natural History Advance ticket sales only. Museum, to explore some of Tooting Common’s Please contact Anna on 07973 711173 wildflowers, their folklore and uses. A or Vijay on 020 8677 5280 for more fascinating walk for all the family with plenty of information and to book your seat. chances to ask questions and look more closely at the huge diversity of wildflowers on the PROGRAMME IS CURRENT AT Common. Meet at the junction of THRALE, TIME OF GOING TO PRINT. FURZEDOWN and ULLATHORNE Roads at 7.00 p.m. (Late-comers should make their way towards the car-park on Dr. Johnson Avenue as Friday 24th June the walk will head in that direction). This will be 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. a joint event with the South London Botanical OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATES Institute. There will be a voluntary collection at WORKSHOP at 82-84 Mitcham Lane the end of the walk in aid of THE (see details on page 11). FURZEDOWN PROJECT. WINDOW CLEANING REFERENCEREFERENCE Reliable, professional window cleaning ROOFINGROOFING Private and Commercial work undertaken Mr. Lee Butterworth Sensible rates charged Specialist Roofing Service Regular attendance 183 Bishopsford Road, Safe, efficient and caring attitude Morden, Surrey SM3 6BH Call Phil on: Phone Lee on 0208 395 9843 020 8677 8658 or Mobile 07950 560 526 07782 523647 10% DISCOUNT OFFERED HAIR & MAKE UP WITH THIS AD Breaking barriers in hair and make-up for both woman & man Lead welding / fabrication specialist Velux roof windows fitted • Roofer of distinction Top quality workmanship CELEBRATING ONE YEAR IN FURZEDOWN Member of the National Federation of Lots of references • New roofs & repairs • Email we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients for their loyal support and hope Master Window & General Cleaners Fully insured • All work guaranteed to continue making Furzedown residents look even more fantastic in the future

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7.00 – 9.00 p.m. ST. JAMES’ CHURCH 11.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. Sponge-Throwing (at the Curate, FURZEDOWN CENTENARY CELEBRATION FLOWER FESTIVAL AND amongst others!). FESTIVAL/FURZEDOWN YOUTH at St. James’ Church, on the corner EXHIBITION OF THE HISTORY PROJECT JOINT EVENT of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane. OF THE CHURCH – coffee and 3.00 – 4.00p.m. at St. James’ Church Youth Centre – This June St. James’ Church celebrates its ploughman’s lunch available Delicious scones will be served in the the lower hall in Welham Road. 100th anniversary in Furzedown with a The Church will be open from 11.00 a.m. Church Centre. Missed out on Glastonbury?? host of exciting events to which everyone for people to view the Flower Displays and All is not lost!! Come to the GIG on is warmly invited. A focus of the weekend look around the fascinating Church History 7.30 p.m. Friday 24th June and check out the will be to raise money for the St. James’s Exhibition. Coffee and tea will be AUCTION OF PROMISES AND best rock bands in the area. Youth Centre Project and the refurbishment available followed by light luncheons MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT Bands will include: Electric Mistress, of the Lower Hall. The Hall is used by from 1.00 to 2.00 p.m. From 7.00 p.m. the Church will be The Collars and Something Green. many members of the local community and open for the Auction of Promises. £2 contribution on the door. will cost approximately £1,000,000 to 12.30 – 2.30 p.m. There will also be a ‘silent auction’ More details from Georgia or John renovate with disabled access, (including GARDEN FETE WITH STALLS and refreshments in the Church centre. on 8677 2153. a lift from the lower to the upper hall), new AND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Entrance will be by ticket (available windows, heating, toilets, damp treatment From 12.30 p.m. there will be events from the Church Office which is open Saturday 25th June and repainting. on the green behind the Church Monday-Friday between 9.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. including craft stalls, photography, cakes, 4.00 p.m. Tel: 8677 3947) which will OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATES (NB: Flower Festival and Exhibition, plants and good second-hand goods. include a glass of wine and nibbles. WORKSHOP at 82-84 Mitcham Garden Fete and Auction of Promises are There will be children’s activities including Other refreshments will be available Lane (see details on page 11). all held at St. James’ Church.) a Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and during the evening. Old Dairy Antiques MUSIC LESSONS 30 years experience of ... Piano Teaching Performance Coaching Accompanying Singers & Instrumentalists Theory of Music Special Events Music PHIL PARKINSON GTCL FTCL ARCO 020 8677 8440 68 Moyser Road, Welham Road Furzedown London SW16 6SQ 07931-496-395 16 17 FURZEDOWN FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL PROGRAMME FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Saturday 25th June has performed her one-woman shows in 1.30 p.m. Enjoy finding out more about the area on 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. four continents. She is a composer BARBECUE at the Samuel Johnson this fascinating walk. A gentle pace and ST. HILDA OF WHITBY: CELTIC specializing in liturgical music and has In the garden of the Samuel plenty of time to ask questions… TWILIGHT by June Boyce-Tillman written many books in the areas of music Johnson Public House, corner of Cost: £2.00, which includes a at St. Paul’s Church, at the corner and education, spirituality and healing. Her Thrale Road and Mitcham Lane. scrumptious tea at Chandler’s Café of Welham and Chillerton Roads. hymns have been sung in churches and Families welcome. Enjoy the Caribbean in at the end of the walk. Pay on the day. This one-woman presentation explores cathedrals worldwide. We are very lucky to Furzedown! Hilda’s story, drawing on the accounts of have this opportunity to see such a unique Sunday 26th June the venerable Bede and the work of performance from a talented local resident. 2.00 p.m. 7.00 – 9.00 p.m. medieval scholars. It uses song, story-telling LOCAL HISTORY WALK FURZEDOWN’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS’ There will be a voluntary collection at the and movement to explore the story of this “A Trip Through Furzedown’s Past” ‘Is there any point in local politics?’ end of the performance in aid of THE remarkable medieval abbess who ran a led by Helen Long at Mitcham Lane Baptist Church on MAKE POVERTY HISTORY CAMPAIGN. convent in Whitby in the 7th century and Meet at 2.00 p.m. at Furzedown the corner of Welham Road and produced Caedmon, the first English poet. Sunday 26th June Lodge on Furzedown Drive. Mitcham Lane. Hilda’s story is used as a way of 11.00 a.m. Modelled on the ‘Any Questions’ Radio illuminating issues in the contemporary St. James’ Church Helen Long will lead one of her very programme of the same name, this event world (particularly the valuing of diversity) Centenary Celebration popular local history walks around will be a chance to put your questions and exploring our own inner spirituality. at St. James’ Church, on the Furzedown. This year she will be looking to a panel of local ‘opinion-leaders’ JUNE BOYCE-TILLMAN is Professor of corner of Welham Road and at well-known and/or notorious and politicians. Our debate, coming hot Applied Music at University College Mitcham Lane. Churches of West people who have lived in this area in on the heels of a General Election where Winchester and a Furzedown resident. She Streatham Special Service. days gone by. the focus has been on national politics,

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FUNDAY, SATURDAY 18th JUNE from midday FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE MARQUEE It is not too late to book a stall in the Festival Marketplace Marquee. Contact Jess on 8769 4174 or Caroline on 8769 1243) CALLING ALL 5-A-SIDE FOOTBALL MUSICIANS During the FUNDAY there will be two 5-a-side Musicians! If we football competitions, one for under 10s and one haven’t contacted for under 11s. There will be space for 6 teams in you yet and you each age group. 10 minutes a game with no limit would like to be on the number of substitutes. Games will be played included in the on the Furzedown Recreation Ground all-weather line-up, please pitch, starting at 1.00 pm. Teams should be locally phone John based and include a mix of boys and girls. There is Valentine on 8677 no charge. Anyone interested in entering a team 2153 to be included should contact Tim on 8769 4373, Graham on in the programme. 8769 1372 or John on 8769 6080. MATHS BOOSTER “SPOT THE DIFFERENCE” CLASSES Many people have said they are unsure of the difference between and home tutoring Furzedown Community Network (or FCN) and the Furzedown Project FCN is a group of local people working to protect and enhance the local After school and amenity, safety and character of Furzedown. We produce this newsletter weekends twice yearly, organise the Furzedown Festival and other social events and Years 7 to 13 have a website at http://www.furzedown.net/. Any local resident can be a member. We host an internet chatgroup and the committee meets monthly. Design Construction Maintenance Call Vijay Bhuchar The Furzedown Project is a service for older people run by older people with an ethos of selp-help, enabling older people to retain their Gwyn Jones at Ace Tutors independence for as long as possible.” (see website at 2 Pendle Road, London SW16 6RU http://www.furzedownproject.org) It provides a meeting place for older Tel/Fax: 020 8677 7684 07000 223 888 people at 91/93 Moyser Road, and offers a wide range of classes and Email: [email protected] activities including four adult education classes. It is open 5 days a week, (07000 ACE TUT) offering information and advice, also giving support to carers. or 020 8769 7739 www.gardensbydesign.co.uk Graham Owen – Chair FCN www.acetutors.com 22 Printed by: Banjo Design & Print Ltd, Premier House, 96-108 Ormside Street, London SE15 1TF Tel: 020 7277 5888 23 FURZEDOWN

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