Saturday 30th May
1:30 -
5.00pm
  
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"Shoot
Furzedown" with Lomography - Session 1 FREE EVENT open to all
Calling all camera
enthusiasts! Create a snapshot portrait of Furzedown with
Lomography and help create a breathtaking Furzedown LomoWall that will
be exhibited in full glory at the Fun Day on 20th June.
What
on earth is Lomo?
Lomography
is a growing socio-cultural movement and interactive online and offline
approach to using experimental and creative analogue photography as a
tool to
communicate with, absorb and capture the world.
Learn how to use the iconic cameras at
our workshop followed by a ‘Lomographic’
group tour of Furzedown. This is your opportunity to shoot a roll of
film keeping in
mind the first rule of Lomography – “don’t think, just
shoot”!
At the end of the walk, turn in your camera and head home.
Please arrive at 1.30pm as the tour will take place at 2.30pm
Learn more at...
Visit
www.lomography.com
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Saturday 13th June
1:30 - 5.00pm
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"Shoot
Furzedown" with Lomography - Session 2
Collect
your developed films and participate in the creation of the Furzedown
LomoWall by 
not
only submitting your best shots but by also designing part of the
LomoWall.
Everyone
is welcome – even if you didn’t take any photos.
Cost:
£2.00 per person, including hire of Lomography camera, film and
development.
What
on earth is Lomo?
Lomography
is a growing socio-cultural movement and interactive online and offline
approach
to using experimental and creative analogue photography as a tool to
communicate with,
absorb and capture the world.
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Saturday
20th
June
Midday
- 8.00 pm
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Festival
Community Funday FREE EVENT open to all
Fun for All
Sports - all free, all
fun. Come and join in!
Under 10s &
Under 12's 5-a-Side
Football competition
Book in advance with Tim Kahn 8769 4373 or
email: timkahn@ talktalk.net
Meet at Astroturf, Furzedown Recreation Centre at 12.45 pm.
Tennis
and cricket
coaching
Entertainments
–lots to see, lots to
take part in, plenty to do!
Boo entertainment
Stories and Songs for under-10s
Free Circus Skills Workshop for over-7s
Free Arts ‘n’ Crafts – design a T-shirt for £1 and join our Fashion
Show at 4.30 pm
Hair Braiding
Salsa demo from Ruth Ferguson – swing those hips mums and dads!
Amazing African Acrobat live on stage
Ancestral Hands – African Drumming
Indian Head Massage
Inflatable Fun Run
Children's Trampolines
Elite
school of Dance - Street Dancers
Face Painting
Cake Baking competition
judged
by Lucy
Neal
Bring your cakes along on
the day - Prizes for:
• Best Furzedown Family Cake
• Pinkest Cake
• Best Environmentally Friendly Cake
• Tallest Cake
All cakes judged on originality and taste at 3.00 pm.
Two age-groups for entries: under-14's and 14's and older.
Furzedown Art
Fair - More details here
Display your artwork on the railings of the Rec where most
of the Fun Day activities take place.
£10.00 for a section of railing, 9 foot wide and 4 foot high,
nearby parking space.
Contact Colette Murnaghan 8672 0983 or colettem@ freeuk.com
Stalls
Enjoy over 40 stalls.
- See here
for Stall map.
Food and drink
Veggie food, kids’
food, Indian snacks, burgers,
Afro-Caribbean food, candy-floss, popcorn.
Bar and catering by the Samuel Johnson Pub.
Tea, coffee and cakes.
Ice Cream Van
Music on the stage
The bands
start at 4.00pm and include...
( Click on each name for their details )
Compere - Alexis Dubus
The South London
Concert Band
have been playing classical, pop and
show tunes for over 40
years .The Concert Band comprises brass, woodwind
and percussion and
performs regularly in pretty much anywhere you can fit in
40 or so musicians
with their instruments!
Sherika Sherard
has
recently performed at The Jazz Café and is back by
popular demand; 17
year old Sherika’s style is acoustic, lounge and folk
which has lead to
comparisons to Tracy Chapman and India Airie.
Streatham Voices
are regulars at the festival due to their
wide ranging mix of
music; which includes
gospel, pop, South African township and jazz.
They are a local group
who welcome interest from new members.
Trevor
John
Furzedown
based Singer/Songwriter, Composer & Cartoonist Trevor
John
dishes up an eclectic mix of Jazzy Bluesy Folksy Funky Klesmer Gypsy
Punk.
Catchy tunes delivered with an emotional edge & spiced with
some killer lyrics.
Butch &
Femme
are the rock and blues
sensations from Graveney School.
This four-piece act list their influences as The Rolling Stones, Chuck
Berry
and Jimi Hendrix. They would be a welcome addition on Guitar
Hero!
The Henry Road
Tooting home-grown Alternative,
Indie, Psychedelic rockers,
who were recently described by Rolling Stone magazine as ‘Mad, original
and really rather brilliant’.
Plus many more...
Bring a rug and enjoy Wandsworth’s best kept
secret…open-air music in Furzedown
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Saturday
20th
June
8.30 - 10:30pm
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Singalonga Abba2oZ with
The Great Gustos FREE EVENT
Furzedown’s
Carousing Choristers - are back! Following the
Enchanted Evening that was SingalongaSouthPacific and the
Whipcrackaway Whirlwind of SingalongaCalamityJane we couldn’t
quite make up our minds about a theme for 2009.
So we are going for broke with:
SingalongaEverythingfromMamaMiatotheWizardofOz
aka
Furzedown’s Fifty
Film, Folk & Family Favourites.
So – dress
for a Greek island – and
fly to Seely Hall on
Saturday 20th June (bring your own ouzo).
Yes that’s right, we’ve done it all before and now
we’re back to
get some more – because - what would life be without it, we
ask in all honesty, without a song or a dance what are we?
Entrance is FREE but come early if you want a seat!
Seely Hall, Chillerton Road SW17 9BE,
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Saturday
20th
June
8.30 til late
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Tracked in Tooting, at The
Selkirk Pub FREE EVENT
Tracked in Tooting will be hosting a
special Furzedown edition of their
regular music night at the Selkirk Pub in Tooting. If you've enjoyed
live bands at
the Fun Day, come down to Tooting and hear some more!
Click here for
more on 'Tracked in Tooting'
The Selkirk Pub, 60 Selkirk Road, SW17 0ES
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Furzedown &
Streatham Park – History walk FREE EVENT
Listen to
Helen Long of the Streatham Society tell intriguing stories about the
history and architecture of the two areas.
Meet at
Furzedown Lodge, corner of Furzedown Road/Drive.
Walk finishes at
Chandlers Cafe, Moyser Road, for tea.
Free – with a small charge, payable on the day, for those who
would like tea at Chandlers.
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Sunday
21st June
1pm - 5pm
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Mela FREE EVENT
Mela is a Sanskrit word for
gathering. Visit the Mela for an afternoon of entertainment
celebrating Asian arts, culture and creativity.
With the London Fire Brigade, Wandsworth Borough Council, The London
Ambulance
Service and The Metropolitan Police Service.
Franciscan
Primary School, Franciscan Rd, SW17
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Tuesday
23rd June
10:30 - 12
noon
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Furzedown
Project taster session
Taster
session at The Furzedown Project.
Open Discussion Group for 55+ year olds
A chance to debate the topical issues of
the day in a friendly,welcoming and
informal setting.This event also runs on 30th June
The Furzedown Project, 91/93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ
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Tuesday
23rd June
7:15pm for
a 7:30 start.
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E&A
Wates – the first 100 years – History talk FREE EVENT open to all
An illustrated talk
with memorabilia by Roger Wates, charting the fascinating
history
of the furnishing company since it was established in 1900.
Interesting anecdotes about the four brothers,
their involvement with the building industry
and the fascinating role within World War II will be discussed along
with the company’s
development within so many contrasting decades of style and design.
The firm’s current activities, projects and growth
into 21st Century retailing will also be
presented.
Refreshments available before and after
the talk.
Mitcham Lane Baptist
Church
Small Hall
Mitcham Lane
SW16 6NT, corner of
Welham Road & Mitcham Lane
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Wednesday 24th June
7pm
Orchestra
plays at
7pm & 7:40pm
Not wheelchair accessible
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Open Garden at 208
Crowborough Road -
with a live performance from the South London Children’s Guitar
Orchestra
Gwen Race invites you to visit her garden
on Wednesday evening, 24th June.
It is a mature garden with mostly evergreen plants and pots providing a
restful quality.
There is a deep pond designed from the original
Anderson shelter. The
central area, once a lawn, is now slated.
Live music at 7.00 and 7.40pm from the 15-strong
South London Children’s Guitar Orchestra,
conducted by Bruce Welch.
Entrance (FREE) is through the garage. Wine and nibbles with a sales
table will
be available - all donations to go to The Furzedown Project.
208 Crowborough Road, SW17
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Thursday 25th June
First
act 8pm
(Not
Wheelchair accessible )
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The
Laughter Room Comedy
Club @ The Samuel Johnson
Comedy
evening with ;
Marcel Lucont, France's premier misanthropist and lover.
Luke Toulson,Winner of the Hackney Empire New Act of The Year 2007 and
Rich Wilson – with Rich, you are guaranteed an evening of exceptional
entertainment.
Our headliner act from TV and radio is Dan Atkinson
Tickets
(only in advance): £10.00 email comedynight@ furzedown.net
or call Vijay on 07737 853527.
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the above email addresses. They are inserted here to foil 'spammers'
Hurry as tickets sell quickly for this
event! Click here to download
the event poster
Samuel Johnson Public House, Basement Bar,
118 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NR
(at the junction of Mitcham Lane and Thrale Road)
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Friday 26th June
10.00am to
5.00pm.; Tours each hour, on the hour
Last Tour
at 4pm
Ground Floor only
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E
& A Wates - Open Doors at the E&A Wates
Workshop FREE EVENT
Workshop
Tours
Visit behind the scenes and see Wates’
craftspeople at work.
You are invited into Wates’workshop to view traditional craft skills in
action,
You are
invited into our workshop to view the traditional craft skills of
Reupholstery,
Loose Cover Making, French Polishing, Cabinet Restoration, Recaning and
Gilding
together with examples of
finished work
FREE
admission and parking
Click here for
more on E & A Wates, Furzedown's fabulous local furniture shop
E & A Wates shop, 82-84 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NR.
Tel: 0208 769 2205
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Friday
26th June
12:00 - 1:30pm
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Lunchtime
Recital of Classical Indian Singing
FREE concert open to all.
Led by Sunanda Rajan
The
Furzedown Project, 91/93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ
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Friday
26th June
8pm
St Boniface Social Club
(Small Hall )
185 Mitcham Road, Tooting
SW17 9Pg |
Furzedown
Follies -
Blues, Folk, Musical Poetry and Cheeky Jazz…
Mostly acoustic gig featuring:
Simon Prager and Kevin Stenson
Country Blues. Jazz, Ragtime on
Guitar, Harmonica and vocal.
Good time music from the Wandle Delta! 
Little Machine
Acoustic instruments, sweet melodies
and watertight harmonies
create songs that draw on a thousand years of poetry
  
Tricity Vogue
Cheeky
Jazz with a pink Ukelele!
Tricity Vogue presents her own
charming blend of slink and sass.
Think Peggy Lee after a few too many cocktails!
Margo Random
Lead
singer with the
Space Virgins, Unplugged.
‘The Belle of Brookview!’
Tickets £6.00 on the door
or Call in at Aspire Estate Agents, 58 Moyser Road
SW16 6SQ or email furzedownfestival @hotmail.co.uk
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space before the @ sign above, when sending an email ;
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spammers )
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Friday
26th June
7pm - 9:30pm
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Storytelling
Workshop for adults - with Alison Royce FREE EVENT
Learn
how to dazzle your audience through the skills of telling
stories:
parents, teachers,
lawyers, barristers, sellers, tellers and lovers -
all come to an enjoyable evening workshop
of storytelling.
No experience necessary.
The
Furzedown Project, 91/93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ
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Saturday 27th June
10.00am to
5.00pm.; Tours each hour, on the hour
Last Tour
at 4pm
Ground Floor only
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E
& A Wates - Open Doors at the E&A Wates
Workshop FREE EVENT
Workshop
Tours
Visit behind the scenes and see Wates’
craftspeople at work.
You are invited into Wates’workshop to view traditional craft skills in
action,
with examples of finished work.
Click here for
more on E & A Wates, Furzedown's fabulous local furniture shop
E & A Wates
shop, 82-84 Mitcham Lane, SW16
6NR. Tel: 0208 769 2205
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Saturday 27th June
12 midday until 5pm
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Making history in
Furzedown FREE EVENT
Everyone has stories to tell.
Record your experiences and listen to the stories
of others at this interactive event
presented by Furzedown Voices,
the oral history project in Furzedown.
Young or older, in the
recording booth, tell us about your childhood
or your story
about moving here from another area or another country.
Find out who lived, in 1911,
where you do now from the census returns.
Listen to the life stories of
Furzedown residents already collected by the oral history project.
Children and families – play
vintage board and card games, draw a picture of your most vivid
childhood experience and see it displayed on the furzedownvoices
website, and watch Billy’s Day,
a short film made with the children of Furzedown Primary School in the
1970s.
Enjoy tasty cakes and biscuits
from the themed 1940s, 1950s and 1960s refreshment tables,
accompanied by music from the era.
Watch archive films of the
area, browse the photographic display and listen to archive tapes of
children singing at Furzedown Primary School.
A
FREE cake and drink of choice to anyone
who brings along an old photograph of the area which, during the event,
we could scan and copy into our archive.
The Furzedown Project 91/93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ |
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Saturday 27th June
2:00 until 4pm |
Furzedown Treasure
Hunt for Children and Families
For under -10s accompanied
by an adult.
£1.00 per child
Money
raised to go to The Furzedown Project.
Starts on the picnic
area of Furzedown Recreation Ground,
off Chillerton and Ramsdale Roads, SW17.
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Saturday 27th June
8pm until late |
Retro Disco
Come and dance the evening away to some retro, i.e.
– proper music –
everything from Prince to Led Zep, Eddie Cochran to Kanye
West.
All welcome at the Samuel Johnson’s recently re-furbished basement bar.
Organized by Grey Pride
Tickets
£5.00 on the door or
email furzedownfestival
@hotmail.co.uk
or call in at Aspire
Estate Agents, 58 Moyser Road, London, SW16 6SQ
( Please delete the
space before the @ sign above, when sending an email ;
it is there to foil
spammers )
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Sunday 28th June
10.30am
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Joint Open Air Service
(St.
James’, St. Albans and Mitcham Lane Baptist Church)
to celebrate International Year of the Child. FREE EVENT
The
service will be followed by a children’s event with a beach theme...
come along for the BBQ, stalls and fun activities....
Open
to all.
St.
James’ Green, Welham Road (outside St. James’ Church)
If it is raining the service
will be held in St. James’ Church.
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Sunday 28th June
12:30 -
2:30pm
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Maria
Margiotta Quartet. FREE EVENT
A blend of cool blues, bossas
and ballads inspired by the highs and lows of life,
and given expression by the MMQ – and that’s our jazz!
The MMQ is Maria Margiotta (vocal), Bob Broad (piano), Ollie Haffenden
(sax) and Vicky Tilson (bass)
www.myspace.com/mariamargiottaquartet
Samuel Johnson Pub
118 Mitcham Lane, London SW16 6NR
(at the junction of Mitcham Lane and Thrale Road)
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Sunday 28th June
1.30 -
2.30pm
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Dance Workshop in
Israeli and Bhangra dance FREE EVENT
St. Paul’s Church, Corner
of Chillerton Road and Welham Road, SW16
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Sunday 28th June
3.00 - 5pm
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Interfaith Act of
Sharing -The Joy of Being FREE EVENT
This will include songs, dance, readings and the
sharing of food
from a variety of religious traditions. Open to all.
St. Paul’s Church, Corner
of Chillerton Road and Welham Road, SW16
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Sunday 28th June
2:30pm
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A Look at Two Commons
FREE EVENT
A local history walk led by Streatham Society local
historian Graham Gower
to explore the heritage of Tooting Bec and Tooting Graveney Commons.
Meet at St. Leonard’s Church, Tooting Bec
Gardens/Streatham High Road
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Monday 29th June
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World
Film Shorts
The
Exhibit Cinema, The Exhibit, adjacent to Sainsbury's Car Park, Balham.
Screening
for children and families -
See what it’s like to be a
child somewhere else in the world!
Come and watch award winning family dramas, thrillers and comedies from
all over the globe – films from South Africa, Hong Kong, Iceland,
China,
The Netherlands, Bhutan…and one from the UK.
Followed by discussion of the
films with Director Beryl Richards
Suitable for children
age 6-11
Children must be accompanied by an adult
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Monday 29th June
7.30 -
9.30pm
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World
Film Shorts
The
Exhibit Cinema, The Exhibit, adjacent to Sainsbury's Car Park, Balham.
Screening
for Adults only - No children admitted
On the theme of youth and age, these
award winning
short films will take you on a trip to a different
cultures.
Films from all over the globe
Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Hong Kong, UK, The Netherlands,
South Africa, China, Bhutan.
Followed by discussion of the
films with director
Beryl Richards
Ticket details as above
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Monday 29th June
7:45pm -
9:30pm
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Streatham Voices - Sing
your hearts out workshop
Come along and join with our choir for a
special workshop,
learning to sing a range of fun and uplifting songs from around the
world.
No experience necessary.
St. James Church Foyer, 236 Mitcham Lane, SW16 6NT.
For further details contact Moira on
020 8769 1529
or harbords
@talktalk.net
Admission £5 on the
door
(£3.50 concessions)
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Tuesday 30th
June
10.30
- 12 noon
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Furzedown
Project taster session FREE event
Taster session at The
Furzedown Project.
Open Discussion Group for 55+ year olds
A chance to debate the topical issues of
the day in a friendly,welcoming and
informal setting.This event also runs on 30th June
The Furzedown Project, 91/93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ |
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Tuesday 30th
June
4pm
( show lasts 50mins ) |
Pandora’s
Box Theatre Company
presents Burglar Bill at the Fayland Children’s
Centre
FREE event - Entry by ticket only.
Who’s that creeping down the street?
Who’s that climbing up the wall?
Who’s that coming through the window?
Who’s that? . . . It’s Burglar Bill
Furzedown’s Theatre Company, Pandora’s Box, will be
performing Burglar Bill,
a musical version of the popular children’s book by Janet &
Allan Ahlberg.
Using their special blend of live action, puppets, music and comedy,
the production
will be suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 8 and their
families, and
there will be themed activities downstairs during the show for younger
children.
Tickets
are free but are limited. Please contact Lissy Lovett
on lissy
@pandorasboxtheatre.co.uk or 07931 353531
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delete the space before the @ sign above, when sending an email ;
it is there to foil
spammers )
Tickets
also from the staff at Fayland Children’s Centre.
Address ;
Fayland Childrens Centre,
Faylands Ave
SW16 1SY
Entry is by ticket only.
www.pandorasboxtheatre.co.uk
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Tuesday 30th
June
8pm
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South
London Concert Band FREE event open to all
Formed
in 1948, the South London Concert Band
is the area's longest established concert band.
Making two appearances this year at the Furzedown
Festival, here is a second
chance to enjoy a full programme of rousing music, including marches,
popular
contemporary tunes, classical and film music.
This
performance is at :
St.
Paul's
Church, Welham Road
(You can also see the SLCB at the Fun Day at
Furzedown Recreation Ground on Saturday June 20th
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Wednesday
1st July
7pm
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Ladies- Only Pampering
Evening
Have a well-deserved evening off and have a go at
one or more of the activities on offer.
Come with friends or make new friends at this relaxing, informal
evening:
Beaded Jewellery-Making
Head and foot massage
The Pampered Chef
Free Karaoke
There will be a small charge
for some of the activities.
For more information contact Vadee on vadee_shumoogam @yahoo.co.uk
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The Samuel Johnson Public House
Backroom & Garden
118 Mitcham Lane
SW16 6NR
at the Junction of Mitcham Lane & Thrale Road
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Wednesday
1st July
7.30 - 9.00 pm |
The
Balham Murder and the Furzedown Connection: FREE EVENT
Death, sex and scandal
in Victorian times
Helen Long employs her enviable storytelling skills
to relate
one of the most intriguing and mysterious cases of the 19th
century.
Unmissable.
Yew Tree Lodge Entrance, 2 West Drive, SW16
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Thursday 2nd July
6:30 -
9:30pm
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Arts and Crafts Workshops
Silver Jewellery Making
Pottery
Still
Life Drawing
Mosaics
For Tickets email furzedownfestival
@hotmail.co.uk
or
call in at Aspire Estate Agents, 58 Moyser Road,
London, SW16 6SQ
( Please delete the
space before the @ sign above,
when sending an email ; it
is there to foil spammers )
Download the event
poster
St. Albans Church Hall
Pretoria Road,
SW16 6RR
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Thursday 2nd July
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Performance
– A Tangled Truth – Mary of Magdala FREE EVENT
This one person performance by June Boyce-Tillman
will use song, music
and storytelling to examine the place of Mary Magdalene in the history
of Christianity and the way in which, at different times, her story has
become
confused.
It will look at some of the issues involved in The Da Vinci
Code,
the place of women’s authority and how Mary Magdalene became identified
as a penitent sinner.
The hour’s performance will be followed by
a discussion.
St.
Paul's
Church, Corner
of Chillerton Road and Welham Road, SW16
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Thursday 2nd
July
4:30 -
6:30
Family & Children Screeening
7.30 -
9.30pm -
Adults
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World
Film Shorts - Screening for children and families
The
Exhibit Cinema, The Exhibit, adjacent to Sainsbury's Car Park, Balham.
On the theme of youth and age, these
award winning
short films will take you on a trip to a different
cultures.
Films from South Africa, Hong
Kong, Iceland, China, The Netherlands, Bhutan…and one from the UK.
Followed
by discussion on the films with director Beryl Richards.
Suitable
for children age 6-11.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Screening for adults
On the
theme of youth and age, these award winning
short
films will take you on a trip to a different cultures.
Films
from all over the globe – films from Ireland, Iceland,
Norway, Hong Kong, UK, The Netherlands, South Africa,
China, Bhutan.
Followed
by discussion on the films with director Beryl
Richards.
Screening
for adults, no children
admitted
Tickets
in advance only
(limited seating) £2.00 each
email furzedownfestival
@hotmail.co.uk
( Please delete the
space before the @ sign above, when sending an email ;
it is there to foil
spammers )
or
call in at Aspire Estate Agents, 58 Moyser Road,
London, SW16 6SQ
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Friday
3rd July
7.00 -
9.00pm
Not
wheelchair accessible
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Gig
Night at FYC
Hear the best bands made up of young people from the area. No alcohol.
St. James’s Hall, Furzedown Youth Centre,
Wandsworth Borough
Council,
London
Welham
Road, SW16
6NT
close to the corner of Welham Road
and Mitcham Lane
Entrance fee £3.00 on the door
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Friday 3rd
July
7pm Not wheelchair accessible
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Film:
The
Age of Stupid FREE EVENT
A compelling 90-minute docu-drama about
climate change.
Set in the future,  Oscar-nominated
Pete
Postlethwaite stars
as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055,
looking back at “archive” footage from 2007 and asking:
why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
The film is an imaginative and dramatic assault on the
institutional complacency shrouding the issue.
This film has a PG12
Rating.
Plus a post show debate about the film and other climate change issues.
Discussion led by Transition
Town Tooting
The
Assembly Hall,
Graveney
School, Welham Road, Tooting SW17 9BU
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