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Belair Cottage Fence

At last, after several years of pressure from the Society, the Dulwich Estate has finally made the owner of Belair Cottage fill in the gap in his boundary wall and we will no longer have to look at the piles of redundant building materials in his garden.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 11:03

The Half Moon

In April the Dulwich Estate published plans to refurbish the upper floors of the pub to provide five new flats and also build a new house on the site of the old garages in the rear garden. A public consultation is taking  place on 12th April at the Old Grammar School on the corner of Burbage Road and Gallery Road (5-8pm).

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 11:03

Dulwich Special Planning Guidance

The first public consultation meeting was held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery on 2 March. The next one will be at the Dulwich Leisure Centre on Wednesday 10 April, from 5pm-8pm. It is important that residents do attend to influence on the document as it will guide planning in the area over the next 5-10 years.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 11:47

The ‘Concrete’ House

The refurbishment work on the well-known ‘concrete’ house on the opposite  corner of Lordship Lane and Dulwich Common junction is progressing well and completion is due shortly. The project, funded by the Heritage of London Trust, started last year after Southwark Council had compulsorily purchased the property from its former owner who had left it derelict. When completed the building will have five social housing flats managed by the Hexagon Housing Association.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 10:58

Railway Bridges

Network Rail will be replacing three of the local rail bridges early next year. The bridges in Village Way, Rosendale Road and the bottom of Croxted Road are over 160 years old and the supporting structures need to be brought up to current standards. There will clearly be some disruption while the work is carried out but the Society is most concerned that the historic character of the bridges is retained. Network Rail has said that they will be keeping the railings and the plaques (the latter include the crest of Alleyn’s College, plus the date 1866, and the coats of arms of the Dulwich College Estate and the railway company) but we are also keen to see the old supporting columns retained – even if they no longer support anything. There is also the question of the colour; two of the bridges still have remnants of the original London, Brighton & South Coast railway (LBSCR) colour scheme - a sort of distinctive yellow ochre (apparently famous to railway enthusiasts, perhaps because it was known, most misleadingly, as "improved engine green").

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 11:45

Future Health Services

The Southwark Clinical Commissioning group (SCCG) which has taken over from the Southwark PCT is running a further consultation on the future of health services in Southwark. To the Society’s knowledge this appears to be the third such consultation in the last three years –Your views can be expressed at a series of public meetings and, for those who like filling in survey, there is an online questionnaire available at: http://www.southwarkpct.nhs.uk/improving_services_consultation

The public meetings are at: St Barnabas Church at 7pm on Tuesday 30 April. St Barnabas Church at 2pm on Tuesday 22 May. Drop in session at the Dulwich Community Hospital at 12:30pm on Wednesday 1 May

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 11:02

Dulwich Festival 10-19th May 2013

To celebrate the 20th Dulwich Festival, Southwark Council has created London Life, a series of innovative live art events celebrating the heritage and people of south Southwark. Pedal pulled art, moving sculptures and a host of curiosities will all be coming to Dulwich this May. 

The Culture Cart (12, 18 & 19 May, various venues)  A hand-crafted, cart, drawn by an English gentleman on a vintage bicycle will travel around Dulwich hosting a range of printing workshops, inspired by Dulwich’s historical and cultural heritage. 

The Curious Exchange (10 to 19 May, East Dulwich) Artists and makers are invited to give something they've made to be displayed in a cabinet of curiosities.  Each contributor can then exchange their object for someone else’s creation. The Curious Exchange will be open to view throughout the festival.

Build Your Worlds (19 May, Dulwich Park Fair) Bringing people of all ages together in a vibrant celebratory performance, Build Your Worlds features over 200 local people working together to create musical buildings, dancing paintings and moving sculptures.

They Are Coming... (11 to 19 May, Dulwich Library) Who? What? Why? We could tell you, but that would spoil the surprise.

The festival also includes a lively walks and talks programme, the popular Festival Fair on Goose Green (12 May) and Dulwich Park Fair (19 May), as well as the much-loved Artists’ Open House programme.  A street art festival with internationally renowned artists will enliven the streets of Dulwich with large murals re-imagining famous paintings from Dulwich Picture Gallery.

The events delivered by Southwark Council have been developed in partnership with Dulwich Society, Dulwich Park Friends, Dulwich Festival, Pavilion Café, local councillors and residents.

For more information, visit www.southwark.gov.uk/londonlife

Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 11:46