Bell House is launching a live music Sunday afternoon concert series. It will showcase talented young professional musicians, with programmes spanning classical repertoire, contemporary music, folk traditions, unusual instruments and festive arrangements. The series offers local residents the chance to enjoy high-quality live music close to home, in a relaxed and welcoming setting. No specialist knowledge is required: you can simply come along, listen and discover something new.
The main room at Bell House seats approximately 50 people, an ideal scale for duos, trios, and small ensembles. Its Georgian proportions, high ceilings, and natural light create natural warmth and acoustic clarity that larger venues simply cannot replicate.
The musicians were selected through an open call, attracting applications from a wide range of performers. For those building professional careers, regular opportunities to perform are invaluable, helping musicians gain experience, confidence and, crucially, an audience.
The concerts are from 4pm-5.30pm, the performers are listed below. Tickets are £22.60. For more details and to book click here: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/music
Bell House is looking for classical musicians and ensembles for this series. Find out more on the Bell House website here.
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Dulwich Village Infants School has been at the heart of Dulwich life for nearly 200 years. For 20 of those years Helen Poyton has led the team in serving every member of our school.
On Friday 9 October 2026, from 7pm, the School is celebrating its past, present and future at an Open Evening which it hopes will help build a community of supporters.
Are you a past pupil, parent, member of staff or member of the local community who values all the school brings to Dulwich life? Then join them for an opportunity to visit the Lake Building, catch up with old friends over a drink and hear from Helen about the joys and challenges, past present and future. If you'd like to attend, please register here.
Thanks to House of Design Architects and Philosophy Education for sponsoring this event.
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Online talk: Tuesday 3 November, 8pm-9pm
Shown on Roque's 1741 map of London, Lordship Lane runs from Goose Green to Dulwich Common on the boundary line between the Manors of Dulwich and Friern. Until the mid-nineteenth century both sides of the road were mostly fields used for grazing cattle but there were also plant nurseries and the occasional large house. This illustrated online talk by local historian and architect Ian McInnes will examine the road's development from the 1840s to the 1960s through its shops, pubs, industry, churches, housing, and transport.
Tickets are £5 per person, proceeds go to St Christopher’s Hospice.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhouse/2381534
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Online talk: Tuesday 7 October, 8pm-9pm
Join historian Duncan Bowie for an online talk covering the people Dulwich sent to represent them in Parliament and other local politicians. We had political advocates and a few scoundrels: Whigs, Tories, Liberals, Radicals and Labour. A few remembered - most forgotten.
Tickets are £5 per person, proceeds go to Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bellhouse/2365850
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Local History talk: Tuesday 22 September 8pm at Christ's Chapel of God's Gift, Dulwich Village
Did Edward Alleyn introduce dynamic ticket pricing at the Fortune Theatre? Why did he marry 20-year-old Constance Donne, 5 months after the death of Joan Woodward, his wife of 31 years? How did he recite a public speech of welcome to new sovereign James I without a microphone? The answers to these and much else will be related by Local History Group member Brian Green who has made a close study of this extraordinary man, at a talk at Christ’s Chapel of Alleyn’s College of God’s Gift at Dulwich, on the spot where Alleyn was buried 400 years ago. Admission free, no need to book. All welcome. In person talk
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93 and 105 Dulwich Village, SE21, Sunday 14 June. 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Two beautiful Dulwich gardens open for Link Age Southwark. Entry to both gardens £10, to include tea/coffee/soft drink. Children free. Tickets available at either garden. Please bring cash if you can as the card-readers take a percentage. Sorry no dogs. Gardens not suitable for wheelchairs.
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On Sunday 7 June, James Allen's Girls' School Botany Gardens will be participating for the first time in the London Open Gardens scheme with the London Parks & Gardens Trust which showcases more than 120 hidden green spaces across the capital over the 6/7 June weekend. There will be two 'Behind the Scenes' bespoke tours with Sally Rendel and Eleanor Jennings of the Botany Gardens Team, They will share the history of this unique educational resource and explore the current projects to restore the gardens and boost biodiversity.
Dulwich Society members have been offered a discounted adult ticket price for the whole weekend. This will give access to all the opening gardens and you will also then be able to book onto the Behind the Scenes tours of the Botany Gardens at 10.00am and 11.30am on 7 June for a small additional payment. Please see the latest eNews for details.
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Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 July, Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 July; 2pm and 5.30pm
Emma Woodhouse: handsome, clever, and rich - seems to unite some of the best blessings of existence. But soon she will discover that none of these advantages can guarantee success when it comes to predicting the hearts of others. Based on the novel by Jane Austen. Adapted for the stage and directed by Emily Tarry-Wright and Hayley Blundell with music by Paul Grimwood.
To be performed in the gardens of Bell House, College Rd. Tickets: £17/£15 Available here.
This is an outdoor production so please bring something to sit on and rainwear if needed. Refreshments available.
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Saturday 20 June, 6pm, St Stephen's, College Rd
Experience the magic of Goa in the heart of Dulwich. Enjoy an evening of authentic Goan culture and Konkani and Portuguese music with six world-class musicians. Goan refreshments will be served in the interval. After the concert you will be able to meet the musicians. At St Stephen’s, College Rd. Tickets: early bird prices £20/£17 available here. Doors open 5.30, concert starts 6pm.
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Following the local elections on 7 May 2026, the councillors listed below were elected:
Champion Hill: Sarah King, Labour; Bill Williams, Labour
Dulwich Hill: Tori Griffiths, Labour; Janice White, Green
Dulwich Village: Richard Leeming, Labour; Margy Newens, Labour
Dulwich Wood: Ruth Bannister, Labour; Sean Hannigan, Labour
Goose Green: George Grime, Green; James McAsh, Green; Eloise Waldon-Day, Green
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction: Ciara Alleyne, Green; Paul Valentine, Green; Alan Andrews, Green
West Dulwich: Judith Cavanagh, Labour; Tom Palmer, Green
Full details for Southwark can be found here and for Lambeth here.
Photo credit: Hello Social London, hellosocial.media
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Dulwich Coffee Club, second Friday of the month, at Rocca, Dulwich Village
Join us for our friendly coffee club in Dulwich Village, organised by Dulwich Social. It's a relaxed get-together for people of all ages. Whether you’re new to Dulwich and looking to meet new friends, or simply fancy a chat, everyone is welcome. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy good company, good conversation, and plenty of smiles. We are happy to see both familiar and new faces, so why not come and join us next month?
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Thursday 25 June, 7pm-9pm, Bell House, 27 College Rd, SE21 7BG
Anne Shelton was one of Britain's most prominent singers during the 1940s and 1950s. She was known as the 'Lili Marlene Girl' and during the war years she sang with Glenn Miller and Bing Crosby. Shelton resided in Dulwich for over 50 years and was proud to refer to herself as ‘Anne Shelton from Dulwich’.
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