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PUBLIC MEETING - MINUTES
29th September 2009
St.Barnabas Church Hall, Dulwich Village
The meeting was organised, introduced and chaired by Ian McInnes, Chairman of the Dulwich Society.
He began by introducing the representatives of the Dulwich Estate:
Angela Brownbill - Chairman of the Trustees
John Major - Chief Executive
Nina Rees - Scheme of Management Administrator
John Senter - Consultant Architecture to the Dulwich Estates
Each of the representatives of the DE was asked to give a short explanation of their role before answering questions. Questions had been requested before the meeting and the chairman confirmed that he had received over 120. The Dulwich Estate team had had previous notification of the questions which he had grouped together so as to focus on the subjects which seemed to concern residents most. The team would answer the questions under the group headings and also take relevant questions from the floor.
Angela Brownbill explained the origin of the Charity with a brief history, the method of appointing trustees and something of how the Charity is obliged to function. She confirmed that, as a Charity, the Trustees’ duty was to its Beneficiaries. Residents’ often held a misconception that the Estate was there for the good of Dulwich due to the Charity’s Scheme of Management.
John Major explained that the Scheme of Management came about in 1967 as a result of the Leasehold reform Act. Prior to this the DE held the freehold of most of the properties on the Estate. In order to keep some control over development with a view to maintaining the value of its own properties, the lease covenants were carried over to the freeholders who required a licence for alterations to property and to the felling of trees.
Nina Rees said her role was to organise the applications for alterations and tree works, investigate complaints from neighbours and generally keep an eye on the state of property on the Estate.
John Senter explained his role as Consultant Architect to the Dulwich Estates and also the role of Tony George who advises on trees on the Estate.
Public Meeting
Tuesday 29th September 2009 at 7:30pm
St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village
Subject: The Dulwich Estate
This meeting will be of interest to everyone who lives in Dulwich. This is a chance for you to find out more about the Dulwich Estate. Who are the Estate Trustees? How does the Scheme of Management work in practice? Who are the Beneficiaries of the Estate?
Representatives of the Trustees of The Dulwich Estate, the Estate Management Office and the Scheme of Management Administrator will speak at the meeting. It will be chaired by retired judge, His Honour Michael Goodman.
There will be opportunities for questions from the floor but, in order to cover a relevant balance of subjects, and to avoid any duplication, these should be provided in advance.
Please send questions by email to the Chairman at
Please note that queries regarding individual properties will not be discussed.
www.dulwichsociety.com
January 2009
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Rebels and Martyrs- the Image of the Artist in the 19th Century by Lois Oliver. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Lecture Theatre at 8pm (coffee from 7.30pm) £7, students £1.
Monday 19th Dulwich Subscription Concert at 7.30pm in the Old Library Dulwich College. - The Court Lane Ensemble led by Simon Hewitt Jones - Mozart, Vivaldi and Imogen Holst. Tickets £15, £10 concessions, £5 students. (tel: 020 8761 6659)
February 2009
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Barbizon School and French 19th Century Paintings by Kathleen McLauchin. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Lecture Theatre at 8pm (coffee from 7.30pm) £7 students £1.
March 2009
Wednesday 4th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Islamic Art - Spain by Miriam Rosser 10.30am Linbury Room £10.
Thursday 5th Dulwich Picture Gallery - Director’s Lecture Sickert in Venice 12.30-1.30pm
Saturday 7th Concert - All Saints Church Annual Concert at 7pm followed by supper and auction, in aid of the new church organ. Programme includes Haydn: Nelson Mass; English Songs - James Bowman countertenor. Concert tickets in advance £15 (concs £12) supper tickets £25 from Brockwell Art Services, 232-234 Railton Road SE 24 Tel 020 7274 7046
Sunday 8th Dulwich Society Garden Group. ‘Pruning Clematis’ - demonstration, discussion, information with Denise MacDonald, committee member British Clematis Society. Wet or fine, in the garden of 137 Burbage Road SE 21. at 2pm-3.30pm. Free
Monday 9th Dulwich Park Dawn Chorus Walk. 6am-7am Meet at the College Gate.
Tuesday 10th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture - George Frederic Watts by Peter Scott. Linbury Room 7.45pm Tickets £10
Wednesday 11th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert - Malcolm Martineau and Friends Wendy Dawn Thompson mezzo-soprano. Programme includes songs by Mozart, Schubert, R. Strauss and Copland. 7.30pm Tickets £20 (incl.glass of wine)
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The World of Carpets by Roderick Taylor, James Allen’s Girls School 6th Form Lecture Theatre at 8pm (coffee from 7.30pm) £7 students £1
Sunday 15th Dulwich Walk led by Ian McInnes. Meet North Dulwich Station 2.30pm and finish at the South Circular. History of the houses and former occupants. Tickets £4
Tuesday 17th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Gwen & Augustus John by Linda Smith. Linbury Room 7.45pm. Tickets £10
Wednesday 18th Dulwich Park Head Gardener Walkabout. 1.30-3.00pm Meet outside the Pavilion Café. Tour of Park looking at spring growth with gardening tips. Free.
Dulwich Subscription Concert at 7.30pm The Old Library, Dulwich College. Jane Friend cello, Tim Barratt piano. Tickets £15, £10 (concs)£5 (students) Tel 020 8761 6659
Thursday 19th Dulwich Society Gardens Group illustrated talk “London’s lesser known Public Gardens” by Colin Jones. St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue 8pm Free.
Saturday 21st Flamenco Supper with Juan Ramirez and his Troupe. St Barnabas Hall, Dulwich Village 7pm. Tapas on sale, bring your own wine. Arranged by Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tickets £17 from the Gallery.
Wednesday 25th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Islamic Art-Iran by Sheila Canby. Linbury Room 10.30am £10.
Thursday 26th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Andrea Palladio - His Life and Legacy by Graham Greenfield. Linbury Room £7.45pm. Tickets £10 (incl glass of wine).
Saturday 28th Dulwich Choral Society Concert - Mendelssohn’s Elijah 7.30pm . St Barnabas Church Calton Avenue SE 21. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village or on the door.
ALSO Dulwich Helpline Charity Concert starring Jo Brand and The New Foxtrot Serenaders 7.30pm Michael Croft Theatre, Alleyn’s School. Tickets £15 (concs £12) Tel 020 8299 2623
Tuesday 31st Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture John Singer Sargent by Frank Wioodgate. Linbury Room 7.45pm. Tickets £10
April 2009
Thursday 2nd Dulwich Society Annual General meeting 8pm St Barnabas Centre.
Thursday 2nd, Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th at 8pm The Dulwich Players present ‘The Rivals’ by Richard Brinsley Sheridan directed by Katie Lipsidge at the Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £8 from The Art Stationers, 31 Dulwich Village SE 21.
Sunday 5th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Children’s’ Event Easter Egg Trail 10.30am-12.30pm £5 per child
Local Walk - The Casino Estate led by Ian McInnes. An exploration of the ‘Homes fit for Heroes’ estate. Meet North Dulwich Station 2.30pm Tickets £4
Thursday 9th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Northern Lights: Scandinavian Design in the 20th Century by Deborah :Lambert. James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form lecture theatre 8pm (coffee 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Wednesday 15th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert - Vienna Piano Trio Beethoven Septet, Schubert Piano Trio in E flat. 7.30pm Tickets £22 (incl glass of wine).
Friday 17th Practical Action SE London presents a Charity Concert - programme includes works by Vivaldi, Ysaye, and Ravel. Jane Ng Violin, Cameron Roberts piano. At 7.30pm St Bartholomew’s Church, Westwood Hill, Sydenham. Tickets £12 (includes glass of wine) Tel. 020 8656 4084
Saturday 25th James Allen Community Orchestra Concert - 7.30pm in the Holst Hall, James Allen’s Girls’ School. Programme includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5 in E Minor. In aid of Dulwich Helpline. Tickets £7 (cons £5) on the door
Thursday 30th Friends of Dulwich Park AGM 7pm in The Francis Peek Centre, Dulwich Park.
May 2009
Friday 8th - Sunday 17th The Dulwich Festival.
Thursday 14th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Four Women Artists: Artemesia Gentileschi, Rosalba Carriera, Angelica Kauffman & Berthe Morisot by Pamela Halford. James Allen’s Girls’ Sixth Form lecture theatre 8pm (coffee 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Sunday 17th Dulwich Festival Historical Walk led by Brian Green. Meet 2.30pm outside The Dulwich Wood House corner of Crescent Wood Rd and Sydenham Hill. 1_ hour hilly walk.
Monday 18th Dulwich Subscription Concert 7.30pm in the Old Library, Dulwich College. David Juritz violin and friends. Programme to be announced. Tickets £15, £10 (cons), £5 (students) tel 020 8761 6659
June 2009
Tuesday 2nd Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Great Sculptors of the 20th century- Jacob Epstein by Linda Smith. 7.45pm Linbury Room tickets £10.
Wednesday 3rd Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery lecture The Tudor House and Garden by Paula Henderson. 10.30-11.30am Linbury Room. Ticket £10 (3 lectures £25)
Sunday 7th Dulwich Helpline - Garden Safari six beautiful Dulwich gardens. Ticket and map available on the day from 4 Woodyard Lane (off Dulwich Village). Adults £5 children under 16 free. No dogs. Tea and cakes available. 2-6pm
Tuesday 9th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Great Sculptors of the 20th century - Elisabeth Frink by Frank Woodgate. 7.45pm Linbury Room tickets £10.
Thursday 11th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture The Turner Prize - its History and Controversies by Barry Venning. James Allen’s Girls’ School, 6th form lecture theatre 8pm. (coffee 7.30pm) Free to members. Visitors £7, students £1
Monday 15th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Film - The Station Agent 7.45 pm, bar opens 7.15pm Linbury Room £8
Wednesday 17th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery lecture Gardens of a Golden Afternoon : the Lutyens and Jekyll partnership by Jane Brown. 10.30-11.30am Linbury Room £10.
Tuesday 23rd Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery lecture - Mozart and his Operas Anthony Burton in conversation with Dr Jane Glover. 7.30pm Linbury Room. Tickets £10
Thursday 25th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Midsummer Mozart: a summer’s evening of music from four great Mozart operas. Long interval for picnic. 6.30pm Champagne Reception - included in ticket price. 7.15pm Performance. Tickets £40
July 2009
Wednesday 1st Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery lecture The Outdoor Room by Barbara Simms 10.30-11.30am Linbury Room £10
Wednesday 8th July The Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - The Best of British opens.
Thursday 9th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture Great Houses and Castles of Bohemia and Moravia by Barbara Peacock. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th form lecture theatre 8pm. (coffee 7.30pm) Free to members. Visitors £7, students £1.
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th The Dulwich Players present The Adventures of Alice in the Dulwich Picture Gallery Garden at 8pm. Tickets £12 seated, £6 on the grass & children under 12. Refreshments available Box Office 8670 0890.
Saturday 11th at 5.30pm and 8.30pm as above.
& Sunday 12th at 6pm
Wednesday 15th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture J M Waterhouse; The Modern Pre-Raphaelite by Graham Greenfield. 7.30pm Linbury Room tickets £10.
Sunday 19th Kingswood Festival at Kingswood House, Seeley Drive SE 21 1-6pm. Bring the family
Monday 20th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Film - William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet (1996) 7.45pm bar opens 7.15pm Linbury Room £8
Thursday 30th Dulwich Society Wildlife Group BAT WALK. Belair Park, Gallery Road . The walk will be led by Chantal Brown of London Wildlife Trust. Expect to see (or hear) Pipistrelle, Daubenton’s and Noctule bats. Meet in the car park 8.45pm. Wear stout shoes and bring a torch. Walk lasts around one hour.
September 2009
Saturday 5th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Concert - Jazz in the Gallery Garden Charles Cary Elwes and friends featuring vocalist Morag McLaren . 6pm-9.30pm £6 café open for light meals. (Linbury Room if wet)
Monday 7th Dulwich Community Council Planning Meeting
Sunday 13th Friends of Athol House - Funday Sunday - 2-5pm bouncy castle, market stalls many activities. Raffle drawn by Jo Brand.
Sunday 27th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibitions The Polish Connection and Best of British close.
Tuesday 29th The Dulwich Society - Public Meeting with The Dulwich Estate. St Barnabas Hall, Dulwich Village 7.30pm
October 2009
Thursday 1st Dulwich Community Council Planning Meeting
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The wonderful Mediterranean- Cradle of Cultures and Civilizations by Patricia Wright. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form lecture theatre at 8pm, ( coffee 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Wednesday 21st Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Drawing Attention: Rembrandt, Tiepolo, Van Gogh, Picasso and more opens.
Sunday 11th Dulwich Society & Friends of the Gallery - Local History Day Dulwich -House Detectives Linbury Room Dulwich Picture Gallery 12.00-4.00pm Free.
Thursday 22nd Friday 23rd Saturday 24th The Dulwich Players present ART by Yazmina Reza. 8pm Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £8 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Wednesday 28th The Young Fabian Society of Dulwich talk The Attack on World Poverty speaker Benny Dembitzer. 7.30pm Methodist Hall, Half Moon Lane SE 24. More information www.ethical-events.org (tel: 020 7274 5406)
Thursday 29th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Concert - Chilling Classic for Halloween. Emily Atkinson, soprano, Susanne Hawkins, mezzo-soprano and Jessica Maryon-Davies, piano, will delight with songs from Mendelssohn, Fauré, Severac, Duparc, Saint-Saens and others, all with a spooky theme. 7.30pmLinbury Room £17, £15 Friends (includes a glass of wine before the performance and during the interval).
Saturday 31st Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Treasures Roadshow 1pm at the Gallery. £10.
November 2009
Tuesday 10th Dulwich Community Council Planning Meeting
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Mexican Art & Culture by Chloe Sayer. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form lecture theatre 8pm (coffee 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Saturday 21st Dulwich Choral Society Concert - Saint Nicolas - Britten, Choral works and ‘St Paul’s Suite’ - Holst, with the choir of James Allen’s Girls’ School. Musical Director Aidan Oliver 7.30pm All Saints Church, Rosendale Road, West Dulwich.
Sunday 22nd In aid of Dulwich Helpline - Victorian Dulwich - illustrated talk : by Brian Green - Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery 2.30pm admission £7 (concs £5) tickets from Dulwich Helpline 020 8299 2623 or on the door.
December 2009
Saturday 5th The Ionian Singers Concert - The Voice of Advent conductor Timothy Salter Seasonal music includes excerpts from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Messiah Handel, and works by Berlioz (The Shepherds’ Farewell), Poulenc, Fauré, Praetorius, Swelinck, Wagner and Wolf. All Saints’ Church, Rosendale Road, West Dulwich 7.30pm. Tickets include interval wine £12 (students £6) at the door or from 020 8693 1051
Monday 7th at 7.30pm Christ’s Chapel. Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery present The Dulwich Assembly - A Georgian Entertainment by candlelight, with orchestra, harpsichord and organ, recalling the Life and Loves of Richard Randall of Dulwich and his musical career in Opera, the Stage and as Organist. Programme includes music by Handel, Stanley, Boyce and Arne. Tickets £18 (to include a seasonal drink)
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Material Culture of Christianity by Andrew Spira. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Lecture Theatre 8pm (coffee 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Chairman and sub-committeee reports for the Annual General Meeting to be held on 2nd April 2009...
Chairman's Report 2008
The Society has had another successful year. Membership numbers remain at around 1,100 households and our Sub-committees have organised meetings, guided walks, lectures and excursions which are well attended and popular. Our newsletter, published four times a year, continues to receive excellent reviews.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of our Executive Committee and the Chairs, and members, of our Sub-committees for the time and hard work they dedicate to the Society and its activities. I would also wish to include the dedicated members who deliver the newsletter around Dulwich - without their help on saving postage our financial position would be very different.
Dulwich Post Office Cart: November 1st saw the installation of the historic Dulwich Post office Cart in the Post Office. We took the opportunity to make a day of it and were joined by a large number of members and Southwark’s Mayor.
My thanks to Kenneth Woolfe for finding it, to Willis Walker and Graham Nash for refurbishing it, and last but not least, Mr Patel, for allowing us to put it in his shop.
Edward Alleyn Statue: Earlier in the year the statue of the small boy was vandalized and broken off from the plinth. Luckily it was found in nearby bushes but it took some time to have it re-fixed - mainly because we had to enhance the fixing detail without substantially altering the statue’s character. The return of the boy was also celebrated at the November 1st event and the Society is currently discussing with the Dulwich Estate ways of improving security in the immediate area.
Licensing: Many of our members were very concerned over the Beauberry House (formerly Belair House) Restaurant’s intention to extend their licensing hours. The Society co-ordinated a large number of strong representations from other road based residents’ associations and, together, we were successful in making the restaurant withdraw its proposals.
The Society has also assisted in preparing a guide for local residents so that they know who to complain to when local restaurants or pubs give rise to noise or anti-social behaviour. People must complain to the authorities for action to be taken.
Website: The Society’s website was re-launched in November. It is now dulwichsociety.com.
Scheme of Management Advisory Committee: This Committee met three times last year and gives the Society a regular opportunity to raise questions and bring pressure on the Dulwich Estate, as the Managers of the Scheme of Management. At each meeting we raise many topical issues and the Estate is, under the terms of the protocol governing the Committee, obliged to give a reasoned response, which for the most part they do.
Finger Posts and benches the Society was successful on two schemes under Southwarks’ ‘Cleaner Greener Safer’ funding scheme - the provision of benches in Cox’s Walk and new finger post signs in the Village. The benches are now installed and work is about to start on the signs - the first should have been on the roundabout by the end of February.
Dulwich Park: The Society’s involvement with Dulwich Park has been reduced following the completion of the Heritage Lottery Fund works but we have continued to press Southwark Council on providing new uses for the College Gate and Rosebery Lodges. We attended the interview process for potential tenants in the former but have yet to hear if anything is going ahead.
Crystal Palace Park: We have retained an interest in the ongoing planning application for the restoration of this Grade II* park on the borders of Dulwich.
Bromley gave planning consent late last year but the application has now been called in by the Secretary of State.
Herne Hill Velodrome: The Society continues to press the Dulwich Estate to come to an agreement with British Cycling and Velo Club de Londres so that some investment can take place on the site. It also regularly reminds the Estate that local residents will object to any commercial proposals on the site.
Marlborough Cricket Ground: This cricket ground is on the South Circular, at the edge of the Estate and is in very poor condition. We have pressed the Estate to take action but have also acted as an intermediary between Southwark and the Club to try and facilitate funding for them so that they can clean up the site.
West Dulwich Shops: The Society was consulted by the Estate on their proposed redevelopment of the old dairy site in West Dulwich. We were encouraged by the designs but, unfortunately, the credit crunch has meant its cancellation. The Society is continuing to press the Estate to come up with a viable short -term use for the site.
Dulwich Gardens: The Society’s garden Group has prepared a directory showing all the Dulwich gardens that will be open for charity during 2009. It will be sent out as part of the next Newsletter mailing.
Southwark in Bloom: Dulwich won a silver medal last year and the Society and the Friends of Dulwich Park are collaborating on trying to achieve a better result this year.
Green Homes Concierge Service: Seven member’s houses were selected to be surveyed under a Southwark funded initiative to improve the environmental performance of the existing housing stock in the Borough.
Constitution - The Society is reviewing its constitution with regard to the length of tenure of the Chairman and Executive Committee officers. A proposal will be brought to the Annual General meeting in 2010.
Stella Benwell: Stella has been chair of our trees committee for many years and an active campaigner on behalf of the trees in Dulwich. She has decided to retire from the chair, but not the committee, and I wish her well in her ‘retirement’.
Secretary's Report 2008
The Executive Committee met 11 times.
A notable event was held on Saturday, 1st November when the repaired boy of the Edward Alleyn statue was officially reinstated on a base that strengthens the figure; the ceremony was carried out by the Mayor of Southwark and witnessed by many members of the Society. This was followed by the restored Dulwich Village Post Cart being pushed to the Post Office where it was officially installed. We are grateful to Mr Patel for allowing it to be displayed, Willis Walker and Graham Nash for its meticulous restoration, and to Frank Ralfe who set the scene in Victorian postal uniform. We then adjourned to the Greyhound to celebrate.
2 benches have been installed in Cox's Walk for weary walkers at the joint expense of Southwark Council and the Society. We had suggested benches also for Low Wood Cross Lane and Rock Hill but the police opposed this (as did some local residents) as it was felt it might encourage anti-social behaviour which has occurred in these footpaths.
On the suggestion of Rosemary Dawson we have pressed Southwark to start on the renovation of the fingerposts, and work has included replacing a number of missing fingers and installing stronger brackets. Further work is in progress.
Patrick Spencer
Membership Report 2008
Our membership numbers fell during 2008 to below the 1100 we achieved at the end of 2007, partly because the Committee decided to cancel the membership of those who had not raised their subscription from £7.50 to £10.00, a change made in 2005. However, new members are continuing to join and we are now just below the 1100 figure which we should exceed in 2009. In the near future, we propose to run a membership drive in some limited areas of Dulwich where membership is not as high as we might expect, and to extend this if it is successful. As always, I encourage our current members to recruit new members themselves. I will be happy to supply copies of our newly-updated membership brochure for this purpose.
Charity Gift Aid:
We received a payment of £2653 from HM Revenue & Customs for our claim for Gift Aid for the financial year 2007-08, as always a valuable addition to our income thanks to over 84 % of our members who have signed Gift Aid declarations. If you are part of the 16% who have not signed declarations but would now be prepared to do so, I will gladly supply declaration forms. There is no charge to you and the only requirement is that you pay at least £2.82 in tax each year.
Membership Secretary - Wilfrid Taylor
Planning and Architecture Group Report 2008
The Planning and Architecture Group continues to make monthly visits to the Old Grammar School on the corner of Burbage Road. The Group exercises the Dulwich Society’s right to comment on licence applications made to the Dulwich Estate’s Scheme of Management. This year has seen a peak in March of 22 license applications followed by a trough of 9 applications in November reflecting the dramatic downturn in the economy and in construction work.
The Group continues to review planning applications to Local Authorities and to give written comments to Planning Departments. This year objections have been lodged with Southwark for what are considered excessive extensions and alterations or new buildings which would be inappropriate in their setting and have an adverse affect on neighbours’ amenity as at, for example, 6 and 11A Fountain Drive, 112 and 120 Court Lane.
HOUSE EXTENSION GUIDELINES: Seeking to avoid applications for aggressive extensions the Group are proposing a re-phrasing of the Estate’s Guideline for extensions. The current Guideline mentions considerations like appropriate size and neighbours’ amenity. We are requesting that it warns that if applications do not give regard to the stated considerations then they are unlikely to be approved.
On the other hand, the Group supported the Planning Appeal for an appropriate single storey full width rear extension at 21 Frank Dixon Way with a letter to the Planning Inspectorate. This and adjoining houses, originally one room deep, have very wide and long plots. The Appeal against Southwark Council was successful.
9 DULWICH VILLAGE: Member of the Group, Julie Greer has raised the significance of the refused appeal to develop the rear garden at 9 Dulwich Village. The Planning Inspector had placed great importance on Southwark Council’s Conservation Area Appraisal stating, “As the Conservation Area Appraisal makes clear, an important aspect of Dulwich Village is its open character and well treed gardens ”. The Planning Inspector valued the borrowing of views from neighbouring properties, saying that, “the scheme would compromise the openness of this area and deprive it of its semi rural character”. The Inspectorate’s decision is a strong deterrent for general backland development. This decision will impede any further proposal to develop the land behind the listed wall on Red Post Hill next to Lyndenhurst, 19 Village Way.
LISTED WALL ON RED POST HILL: Southwark Council’s Planning Conservation Department finally served a Section 215 notice on Hausman Hughes Ltd, the company owning the listed wall on Red Post Hill and the land behind it. This legal notice requires them to re-build and re-instate the wall on a new structural foundation to secure the long term future of the wall. The notice has until the end of May in 2009 to run. If no action is undertaken by the owners the Council will be in a position to undertake the re-instatement itself and fully recover the costs from the owners.
NORTH DULWICH STATION ROAD BRIDGE: Rebuilding works have been completed to provide a stronger road bridge including the listed brick parapet with decorative panels opposite the station. Don Adie drew up proposals for the infill brick panels on the parapet wall to be recessed as they had been originally. He also prepared a scheme for the concrete central reservation to have an evergreen strip of low vegetation. Unfortunately these ideas were not put into practice, in part due to the limited notice about the bridge works preventing an early adoption of what would have been enhancing features. An alternative for hardwood planters with box trees underplanted with lavender is under consideration for the central reservation.
BELAIR CHANGING ROOMS: Southwark Council’s scheme for the new changing rooms was appraised by the Group at one of its meetings and while supporting the proposal a number of comments were made. Some of these have been included in the conditions attached to the Planning Permission and others have been noted by the architects. We wait to see the finished building in 2009.
WARD PLANS: Southwark Council consulted over various options for the Dulwich area relating to traffic management particularly with a view to extend the 20 mph zones to cover the whole area, to distribute humps as a physical means of controlling speed and to alter traffic junctions. The results of this exercise are not known.
EDWARD ALLEYN: The solitary statue of Edward Alleyn has been joined by that of the boy’s statue with a new baseplate securely fixed to the stone plinth. While the new baseplate is intended to increase the security of the statue, following its removal in December of last year, many have commented that there is a visual benefit too. The un-veiling took place on the 1st of November in the presence of the Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Eliza Mann.
DULWICH POND: The Dulwich Estate have had an assessment made of the pond of which about 1/3 is now silt. There has been some contamination found in water samples. Removing the silt from site will be an expensive exercise. The Dulwich Society is seeking a second opinion as to how the pond can be managed in the long term.
DULWICH GOING GREENER: A liaison has been started to benefit both DGG and the Dulwich Society. A direct result of this has been some seed money for tools and plants for the DGG’s Food Group who have started a practical and educational allotment behind the Methodist Church Hall on Red Post Hill.
Chair - David Lloyd Roberts
Traffic and Transport Committee Report 2008
The year 2008-2009 has proved to be as interesting and challenging as 2007-2008 and the Traffic and Transport Committee has continued to deal with matters relating to road safety, reduction of traffic congestion, improvement of conditions for walking, cycling and better public transport.
Local Plan for Dulwich - Following an invitation from the Dulwich Community Council we set out proposals for a Local Plan for Dulwich. In this connection a paper was prepared jointly with the new local charity Dulwich Going Greener setting out objectives for Village Ward. These objectives are:
- to make it pleasanter and safer to walk rather than to drive
- to make it pleasanter and safer to cycle
- to make the area more permeable for walking and cycling
- to make it safe to walk and cycle to school
- to make public transport better
- to reduce the need to own one or more cars
- to make the street environment more inviting
- to promote walking, cycling and public transport
- to make better use of the Velodrome site
- to improve the design of College Road and improve car parking for the Gallery and slow traffic on this road
These objectives also apply to College and East Dulwich Wards. As reported at the last AGM the aim of the plan is to make Dulwich public space quieter, cleaner, greener, safer and healthier for leisure, shopping, play and non-motorised as well as motorised travel.
20 mph traffic calming proposals for Dulwich Village - Proposals have been prepared by traffic planning consultants Mouchell and consulted on by Ward Councillors. These proposals include changes at the southern end of Court Lane, at the junction of Court Lane and Eynella Road, at the junction in the centre of Dulwich Village and humps and other speed reducing measures elsewhere. The results of the consultation on these proposals are expected to be known before the Society’s AGM.
Controlled Parking Zones - Village Ward Councillors are currently carrying out a survey and informal consultation on controlled parking zones.
North Dulwich Railway Bridge - The year has seen the completion of extensive strengthening work on the railway bridge on Red Post Hill. A wider central reservation and the retention of the 7.5 ton weight restriction have ensured (a) the slowing down of traffic and (b) prevention of very large and heavy vehicles using this route from Denmark Hill through Dulwich Village to the South Circular. The work has been done to the highest standards and the end result is a great success.
Herne Hill Junction - Early in the year Lambeth granted Planning Permission for work to begin on reconfiguring the Herne Hill Junction and construction has started.
Cleaner Greener Safer Bids - A bid made for a safer crossing of Half Moon Lane at Stradella Road was not successful but will be pursued through the normal channels for street changes. A bid for tree planting in the central strip near the northern entrance to Charter School was agreed but could not be carried out because of underground electric cables. Other means of reducing traffic speeds at this location are under consideration along with the proposals for Dulwich Village referred to above.
Car Clubs - Southwark Council is presently in the process of selecting a club to run the scheme in parts of the Borough and we hope that Dulwich will be one of the first to benefit.
Junction of Gallery Road and Alleyn Park - This has been reconfigured and is considered by local residents to be an improvement.
Parking of trade vehicles in residential roads in Dulwich - The parking of school buses, coaches, traders’ cars and vans in residential roads is becoming unacceptable. Measures to prevent this nuisance are under consideration.
Cycling - Improvements for the safety and encouragement of cycling are currently being consulted on, including the two pinch points on Huntslip Road; the Gipsy Hill roundabout and Alleyn Park North.
School Travel - The Society is represented on a group from several local schools encouraging travel to school by means other than car chauffeuring. The Committee is developing proposals for a network of safer routes to school, using the many green spaces in Dulwich.
Membership - As always, we welcome new members on to our Committee.
Chair - Alastair Hanton
Local History Report 2008
The main event of the year was the installation of the old Dulwich Village Post Office cart. The cart, which is thought to date from the end of the nineteenth century and be the only one of its type still in existence, was purchased three years ago by the Dulwich Society and painstakingly restored by two of its members. The postmaster, Mr Patel, has kindly allowed it to be displayed with a notice in the Post Office. The ceremony on 1 November at which the restored statue of Edward Alleyn was also unveiled, was attended by the Mayor of Southwark.
The Society’s Newsletter has continued to publish articles of original research and reminiscences on local history, notably the series of ‘Tales from the Village’ and ‘On the street where you live’. Also published were more lives of distinguished local residents and local architects as well as the background to the newly restored First World War memorial on Dulwich Common dedicated to the Dulwich Volunteers. Articles have generated several enquiries and information from members of the Society. An increasing number of email enquiries from members of the public via the Society’s website have also been answered; some of these have come from countries abroad.
The summer walk, starting at Cox’s Walk, was held on a Sunday afternoon instead of the usual evening and was well supported. In 2009, the walk will take place on May 17 during the Dulwich Festival. The autumn lecture held last November featured a very informative and well illustrated talk on cinemas of South London.
Members of the Society with an interest in the history of the area are very welcome to join the sub-committee, which meets three times a year.
Chairman - Bernard Nurse
Garden Group Report 2008
This has been a year of transition for the Garden Group. When it was first set up in May 1979, the Group’s main activity was to arrange garden openings so that keen gardeners could share their gardens with other enthusiasts and our members could visit, learn and enjoy. For many years we were the only organisation in Dulwich arranging garden openings. However, over the last few years, garden openings, particularly those to raise money for charity, have become very much more widespread.
To adapt to this new situation, we have decided that it is not necessary for us to arrange garden openings in future. Instead, we will publish a small directory each year, listing almost all gardens in the Dulwich area that open for charity - copies of the first edition were distributed with the March issue of the Dulwich Society Magazine. It is hoped that the new ‘directory’ will help to further increase pubic interest in gardens and garden visits.
We would very much like to thank all the garden owners who have opened their gardens for us over the years - we have all learned a lot from you and you have given a great deal of pleasure. Our thanks are also due to those who regularly distributed the garden visit ‘invitations’ to our 270 members twice every year - we are most grateful to you.
Our year started on a high note with a very good lecture by Tony Pizzoferro of the Lambeth Horticultural Society on Plants and Planting for small Gardens. In July we had a very successful coach trip to Lullingstone Castle where we received a warm welcome from the Hart Dyke family. After a tour of the Castle, Tom Hart Dyke took us on a most enjoyable tour of the ‘World Garden’. Our annual competition - for any plant grown from seed in a pot, was won by Ina Pulleine with an Echanasia. Mr G Gent received second prize for a Bonsai Accacia.
During the summer we visited a number of gardens that had been opened especially for us. These visits were truly enjoyable and we are most grateful to the householders for their hospitality and for all the work they put in, in preparing their gardens for our visit.
We are also most grateful to the members of our group for their continued support. Thanks are also due to our committee members, without whose hard work these activities could not take place.
Chair - John Ward
Trees Committee Report 2008
This year’s Tree Walk was in Dulwich Woods. It was led by Letta Jones and attended by over 50 people.
We have offered up to ten trees to Lewisham for planting on the Horniman Triangle, which is on the Dulwich Estate. Lewisham is installing new playground equipment and a café, and we have proposed a group of trees in the centre of the open space. We have given two Wellintonias to Dulwich Park to screen the view of the new house, on the right of the College Gate.
Members of the Committee are contributing profiles of interesting Dulwich trees in the Newsletter and we continue to sell the Tree Map, attend the Estate Governors’ tree surveys, and monitor the ongoing subsidence issues.
Chair - Stella Benwell
Wildlife Committee Report 2008
The committee have, with the aid of Dulwich Community Council funding through their Cleaner, Greener, Safer initiative, plus significant contributions from the Society, been able to purchase the following since our last AGM:-
- 15 new bat boxes for Belair Park. Made of woodcrete (a hard-wearing mix of wood chip and concrete), they include one large maternity roost for colonies of mothers and babies to live in during the summer months. Nursing female bats often leave their young at home, hanging upside-down hooked onto vertical surfaces when they go outside to feed - not surprising, really, when newborn bats are a quarter of their mum’s weight at birth.
Echo-location monitoring during recent bat walks has proved the presence of numerous species of bats in Belair (Daubenton’s, two kinds of pipistrelle and Noctule) who use the “dark corridors” on the park’s perimeters, as well as the lake and the railway line, to navigate during their nightly hunting expeditions. It can take up to 2,000 small flying insects to provide one meal for one individual bat over a single evening.
The boxes, which will be sited in sheltered, secure positions high up on the most mature trees away from public access - in particular, trees with tall, open canopies giving easy, uncluttered flight-path entry for bats - are to be fixed in place by a local tree surgeon. The Society is meeting the cost of installation (£250). Once in place, they aim to help boost the local bat population because, when weather conditions are harsh, these small flying insectivorous mammals really need to keep out of the elements. Bats are unable to generate body heat themselves, or cool down in hot weather, but must automatically adjust to the ambient air temperature at all times of year. Bats, including one type hitherto unrecorded in Southwark, are known to be hibernating successfully in nearby Sydenham Hill and Dulwich woods but should benefit from this Society-led initiative to increase and enhance their habitat throughout the natural year. - New signage in Belair Park - this will draw attention to the special plant, animal and bird species that are to be found in the Woodland Walk (the recipient of a previous year’s CGS community council grant of £8,000 to the Dulwich Society and Friends of Belair). It comprises a large information board, with lockable panels, as well as a new wooden, illustrated educational structure featuring a model bat box (with occupants inside) and highlighting six iconic species to be seen on the site: dunnocks, chiff chaffs, Holly Blue butterflies, burdock, hawthorn - and bats.
- New kingfisher bank in Dulwich Park. This was built over the winter. It is cunningly constructed to look like a small, steep stretch of natural, sandy riverbank of the kind that birds would normally choose to dig a nest tunnel inside. Kingfishers have been spotted “sussing out” nesting sites in the immediate area and it is hoped that - with the addition of a handily placed perching pole in the water nearby and a recently sown grassy topknot on the bank - they will be encouraged to build their families in Dulwich. Again, the work (carried out by Mr Lloyd Turner, a specialist who has constructed many artificial nesting sites throughout the country for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust founded by the late Sir Peter Scott) was made possible by a Cleaner, Greener, Safer grant (£5,000) via Dulwich Community Council.
Visits/Events: A visit to Barnes Wetland Centre, SW London, was arranged last year. There was also a well-attended summer evening bat-walk in Belair, jointly arranged with the Friends of Belair and London Wildlife Trust, which attracted budding young bat detectives, society members of all ages, as well as experts from the London Bat Group, who were delighted to record a noctule bat in the area for the first time.
Birds: Our valuable bird population data-gathering goes from strength to strength. Our committee members are now regularly recording species and monitoring populations in several venues throughout the area, including Dulwich, Peckham Rye and Belair Parks, as well as Sydenham and Dulwich Woods, leading informative and enjoyable walks and giving advice to those spotting an unusual visitor on their lawn or feeder. Local information is being fed into the new British Trust for Ornithology UK Bird Atlas and our recorders are taking part in the forthcoming sparrow surveys in the area.
Committee: Committee members have contributed Newsletter articles on local sightings, given advice on wildlife “problems” and casualties. Among the thought-provoking items submitted are those on house sparrows, bats, swifts and martins, kingfishers, little grebes, parakeets and the question of whether Dulwich is, in fact, really going greener.
Wildlife Rescue, a hands-on rescue, rehabilitation and conservation manual written by the Committee chair, Angela Wilkes, was published by Broadcast Books last year, see website: www.broadcastbooks.co.uk.
Looking ahead: the Committee aim to improve bird-nesting opportunities locally. Enhancing natural sites will feature alongside the addition of new artificial ones. A Butterfly walk will be held in South Norwood Country Park later this year (date to be confirmed) and there will be a Bat and Moth night in Belair in June.
Chair - Angela Wilkes
The Society has been having discussions with Southwark Council regarding Dulwich's unique finger post signs, many of which are looking worse for wear. Following the receipt of a grant from this year's Cleaner Greener Safer fund, a prototype of a new sign is being manufactured which should provide a more longer lasting installation than the traditional timber signs. They will look exactly the same but be made of a 'timber effect' recycled material around a steel core. The first sign should be installed on the Dulwich Village/Burbage Road roundabout at the end of January.
In the mean time, this week, the Council has gone around all the existing signs and carried out temporary repairs.
January 2008
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Fabulous Jewels and their famous owners by John Huxley Travis. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Saturday 12th Dulwich Picture Gallery Study Day - "I was a rich man's plaything" - POP Art, its precursors and its legacy. 10.30am-3.30pm £29 includes morning coffee, a light buffet lunch and entry to the permanent collection.
February 2008
Tuesday 5th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - The Agony and the Ecstasy: Guido Reni's Saint Sebastians opens.
Thursday 14th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture King George III: The most cultured monarch, art collector and friend of America by Oliver Everett. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Sunday 17th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition The Age of Enchantment - Beardsley, Dulac and their Contemporaries ends.
March 2008
Tuesday 4th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Joseph Wright of Derby - "The Spirit of the Industrial revolution" by Val Woodgate. Linbury Room 8pm £10
Wednesday 5th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert - Wihan Quartet String Quartets by Beethoven Op 18/4, Smetana, Dvorak Op 96 'American'. In the Gallery 7.30pm Tickets £20 (includes glass of wine)
Saturday 8th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert - Viva Flamenco: Juan Ramirez and his Troupe 7.30pm at St Barnabas Hall, Dulwich Village. Tapas from Barcelona Tapas on sale during the interval. Tickets £17. Children under 16 £10.
Sunday 9th Dulwich Going Greener - Practical Group Workshop in association with 'Food up Front'. To encourage people to grow food in the space they have available. 3pm Francis Peek Centre, Dulwich Park
Monday 10th Dulwich Subscription Concert - The Rautio Piano Trio. 7.30pm in The Old Library, Dulwich College. Tickets £15 concs £10 (tel Box Office 020 8761 6659)
Thursday 13th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Islamic Garden in Architecture Painting and Poetry by Sarah Searight MA at 8pm at the James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Friday 14th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Coming of Age of American Art 1850s - 1950s opens.
Saturday 15th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Treasures Roadshow with Paul Atterbury, Rupert Maas and Fergus Gambon. Two items per person. 5pm in the Gallery and the Linbury Room. Tickets £15
Tuesday 18th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture James Gillray - "A caterpillar on the green leaf of Reputation"by Val Woodgate. Linbury Room 8pm £10
Friday 21st Herne Hill Velodrome Southern Counties Cycling Union Good Friday Race Meeting 10.30am
April 2008
Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th Saturday 5th The Dulwich Players Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Dulwich Society Garden Group: Talk and Practical Demonstration - "Plants and planting in a small town garden" by Tony Pizzoferro. 8pm The St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue. Admission free, Refreshments.
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Arts of Bloomsbury: Living in Squares, Loving in Triangles by Lady Marina Vaizey at 8pm at the James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Saturday 12th St Barnabas Church, Dulwich, 7.30pm. Viola player Michael Posner and cellist Julia Desbruslais of the Croydon-based London Mozart Players will be performing in concert together in aid of Cicely Saunders International and British Heart Foundation, including works by Beethoven, Offenbach, Rolla, Barrière, and Posner and Desbruslais’ own arrangements of traditional folk songs. Tickets priced £10 (adults), £6 (concessions) and £3 (children) are available from St Barnabas Parish Office on 020 8693 1524 or via
Sunday 13th Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village. 6.30pm Choral Evensong with London Gallery Quire.
Tuesday 29th Dulwich Society Annual General Meeting 8pm St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue.
May 2008
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture In Praise of Follies by Dr Celia Fisher at 8pmat the James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Saturday 10th Dulwich Festival - Dulwich Society Trees Walk in Dulwich Woods led by Letta Jones. Meet at top of Grange Lane 2pm. Tickets £3
Sunday 11th Dulwich Picture Gallery Focus Exhibition The Agony and the Ecstasy: Guido Reni's paintings of Saint Sebastian closes.
Tuesday 13th Dulwich Subscription Concert - The Aoyama Trio Flute, Viola and Harp. At 7.30pm The Old Library, Dulwich College. Tickets £15 concs £10 Tel Box Office 020 8761 6659.
Sunday 18th Dulwich Festival - Dulwich Society Local History 1 hour Walk 'War-torn East Dulwich'. Led by Brian Green. Meet at Dulwich Library 2.30pm Tickets £3 from the Box Office in advance.
June 2008
Sunday 1st National Gardens Scheme – Gardens Open - 66a East Dulwich Road 12-pm and 167 Rosendale Road 2-6pm.
7.30 pm Sydenham International Music Festival – Concert – Endellion String Quartet with Susie Meszaros, viola. Martinu: String Quartet No 7, Mozart: Viola Quintet in G minor K 516, Mendelssohn: Viola Quintet No 1 in A Op 18. Tickets £13, £8.50 concs.
Friday 6th 7.30pm Concert – Salieri String Ensemble in aid of Dulwich Helpline Access to Art, Christ Church, Barry Road SE 22. Tickets £10 Te: 8761 4898 or on the door.
Saturday 7th 11am Sydenham International Music Festival – Concert – The Carnival of the Animals – St. Bartholomew Festival Orchestra conductor Robert Trory. Tickets £5
Sunday 8th National Gardens Scheme – Gardens Open – 142 Court Lane 2-6pm and North House, 93 Dulwich Village 2-6pm in aid of Dulwich Helpline, light refreshments and teas. Entrance £2.50 (children free)
Dulwich Picture Gallery Coming of Age of American Art ends.
Wednesday 11th 2.30pm Sydenham International Music Festival – Concert - Valerie Tryon, piano. Music of Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann followed by Afternoon Tea. In aid of St Christopher’s Hospice. Tickets £8.50
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture – The New Golden Age: Sculpture since 1945 by Eric Shanes. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Centre 8pm
Sunday 15th National Gardens Scheme – Gardens Open - 103 & 105 Dulwich Village 2-5pm
7.30pm Sydenham International Music Festival – Concert – The London Mozart Players Valerie Tryon piano, Robert Trory conductor. Mozart: Piano Concerto in D minor K466, Philip Sawyers: Symphony No 2 – World Premiere, Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major Op 92. Tickets £16, £10 concs.
Wednesday 18th National Gardens Scheme – Garden Open – 5 Burbage Road 6-8.30pm
Thursday 19th BBC Antiques Roadshow at Dulwich Picture Gallery 9.30am-4.30pm and from 7.00pm in the Gallery. Admission free.
Sunday 22nd National Gardens Scheme – Garden Open – South London Botanical Institute 2-5pm. London’s smallest botanical garden
Thursday 26th Dulwich Society Garden Group. Coach outing to ‘Nymans’ and ‘Squerryes Court’. Tickets £28 from Mrs Ina Pulleine, 1 Perifield, SE 21 8NG. Tel. 8270 5477 after 11.am
Saturday 28th Lambeth Orchestra – Concert- Prokofiev:Suite No2 Romeo and Juliet, Tchaikovsky: Piano concerto No 1, Stavinsky: Petrushka(1947). Anthony Hewitt: piano. St Luke’s Church, Knights Hill, West Norwood.
Sunday 29th Dulwich Society Local History Walk – Byron, The Somme, lost railways and garden follies! – an historical walk through Dulwich Woods. Meet at the bottom of Cox’s Walk (opposite The Harvester PH, Dulwich Common) at 2.30pm. Free.
July 2008
Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th, Saturday 5th Sunday 6th Shakespeare in Dulwich Picture Gallery Garden. The Dulwich Players Present – A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Thursday and Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 5.30pm and 8.30p Sunday at 6pm.. Tickets £12 seated £6 on the grass ( Box Office tel 020 8670 0890 or The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.). Bar.
Sunday 6th National Gardens Scheme – Garden Open - 66a East Dulwich Road 12-6pm, 22 Scutari Road 2-6pm, 82 Wood Vale 2-5pm.
Wednesday 9th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition – Painting Family: The De Brays, Master Painters of 17th Century Holland – opens.
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture – Psychology of a City: Architecture of St. Petersburg by Rosamund Bartlett. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Centre.
Saturday 12th Dulwich Picture Gallery Study Day with Valerie Woodgate – A Day with the Gods: Greek Myths and Legends in Art – 10.30am-3.30pm £29, £24 concs. Includes morning coffee and buffet lunch.
Tuesday 15th -Friday 18th Dulwich Picture Gallery Short Summer Course – Painting for the Petrified: an introduction to painting. Tutor Peter Astwood. 10.30am-4.00pm £85, £75 concs.
August 2008
Sunday 10th National Gardens Scheme – Garden Open - 66a East Dulwich Road 12-6pm
Tuesday 12th-Friday 15th Dulwich Picture Gallery Short Summer Course - Land, Sea and Weather. Tutor Felicity Montaigu. £85, £75 concs.
September 2008
Saturday 13th Concert – Enjoy an evening with Mahler Symphony No1 (Titan) with JAGS Community Orchestra, in aid of Dulwich Helpline. 7.30pm St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue. Tickets £7 (£5 concessions) on the door.
Thursday 18th Dulwich Picture Gallery – Celebrating Architecture – Talks about the Gallery architecture, music in the Gallery and short films in the Linbury Room. Architectural drawing classes in the Sackler Centre. Entry fee £5 (including Exhibition) from 6.30pm.
Sunday 21st Open House Weekend. Friends of Kingswood House. Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE 21 open from 1pm – 4.30pm. There will be talks on the history of Kingswood given by Patrick Darby at 2pm and 3.30pm. Cream teas available and the Beckenham Concert Orchestra will play on the terrace.
October 2008
Sunday 12th The Peckham Society present The Theatres, Music Halls and Cinemas of Camberwell an illustrated talk by Richard Norman. 3pm at The Goose Green Centre, St John’s Church, Goose Green SE 22.
Thursday 16th Dulwich Picture Gallery – Celebrating Black History Week. Gospel singing, art classes and films will be themed. Entry fee £5 (includes Exhibition) from 6.30pm
Thursday 22nd, Friday 24th, Saturday 25th The Dulwich Players present Daisy Pulls It Off at 8pm and 4pm Saturday. Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets from the Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
November 2008
Saturday 22nd Dulwich Picture Gallery Study Day The Changing Face of Nature – A History of British Landscape Art 10.30-3.30pm with Valerie Woodgate. £30 (£25 concessions) includes morning coffee and a fresh buffet lunch.
7.30pm Concert – The Ionian Singers Conductor Timothy Salter, harpist Daniel de-Fry. Music by Debussy, Fauré, Grieg, Holst, Lange-Muller, Ravel, Sibelius, Salter and Tournier. All Saints’ Church, Lovelace Road. 7.30pm. Tickets £12 (£5 students) to include interval wine, at the door or from 020 8693 1051.
Thursday 27th Dulwich Picture Gallery Director’s Exhibition Lecture. Ian Dejardin will speak on the Saul Steinberg exhibition. 12.30-1.30pm Linbury Room. Admission free, but suggested donation £3.
Dulwich Society Local History Group at 8pm – Cinema going in SE London: from the Electric Palace to the Multiplex. Illustrated talk by Allen Eyles. The Old Library, Dulwich College. Admission free to members and their guests.
December 2008
Saturday 6th Dulwich Choral Society Concert - Carmina Burana by Carl Orff and The Passing of the Year, a virtuoso showpiece by the British composer Jonathan Dove at 7.30pm at St John’s Church, Auckland Road, Upper Norwood. Tickets available on the door.
Thursday 11th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Glory to the New Born King: Depictions of the Nativity in European Art by James Lindow. James Allen’s Girls’ School 6th Form Lecture theatre at 8pm (coffee from 7.30pm) £7, students £1
Tuesday 16th Concordia Chamber Choir present a programme of Christmas Carols and Readings. Christ’s Chapel, Dulwich Village at 7pm. Entrance free - Retiring Collection for the Kingfisher Charity.
Monday 22nd Dulwich Choral Society - A programme of Christmas Music from across the ages at 6.30pm St Stephen’s Church, College Road, South Dulwich. Retiring collection in aid of St Christopher’s Hospice.
January 2007
Wednesday 10th Dulwich Picture Gallery Education Department 10 week course Looking and Seeing - Use observation to develop and improve your watercolour skills. 3.15 - 6pm. £130 for course. Bookings to Becky Allen 020 8299 8732.
Thursday 11th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Vases and Volcanoes - Sir William Hamilton and his Collection by Jane Gardiner. James Allen's Girls School 6th Form Lecture theatre at 8pm
Wednesday 24th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746-1755 opens.
February 2007
Thursday 8th Dulwich decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Great Tarts in Art: High Culture and the Oldest Profession by Linda Smith. James Allen's Girls' School 6th Form Lecture Theatre at 8pm
March 2007
Saturday 3rd My Real War 1914-? Play. Directed and adapted by Tricia Thorns. St Barnabas Community Suite, Calton Avenue at 3.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £8 (concs) £4 Tel: 020 8299 4593
Tuesday 6th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Albrecht Dürer by Frank Woodgate. Linbury Room 7.45pm Admission £9
Saturday 10th - Sunday 11th Exhibition Lilian Clarke (1886-1934) South London Botanist and Educator. Dr Clarke was a Science mistress at JAGS from 1896-1926. She was one of the first women admitted as a Fellow of the Linnean Society. 10am-4.00pm at The South London Botanical Institute, 323 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, SE 24 9AQ. The Exhibition is also open on 15th and 17th March.
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - 20th Century Design Classics: A survey of all aspects of design, architecture, furniture and the decorative and fine arts. By Peter Darty at 8pm at James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Thursday 22nd Dulwich Society Garden Group Lecture - 'Roses for Pleasure' by Ann Bird, President of the Royal National Rose Society. This illustrated lecture will cover all aspects of Rose cultivation and will also look at places, at home and abroad, where beautiful roses grow. At the St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue, SE 21 at 8pm. Admission free
Saturday 24th Concert - 7.30pm Schütz the Seven Last Words from the Cross, Handel Messiah part 2. Ruth Holton soprano, Tim Garrard countertenor, Andrew King tenor, Andrew Copeman bass, Nicholas Ansdell-Evans organ. All Saints Concert Choir and Orchestra l David Williams leader, Timothy Penrose director. At All Saints Church, West Dulwich. Tickets £15 and £12 (concessions) Tel 020 8671 4455
Tuesday 27th The Dulwich Society Annual General Meeting at 8pm at St Barnabas Church Centre, Calton Avenue, SE 21.
Wednesday 28th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Recital - Susan Tomes, piano. Mozart Rondo in A minor K511, Haydn Sonata in Eflat Hob, Chopin Ballade No1, and selected pieces 7.30pm in the Gallery. Tickets £20
Thursday 29th Friday 30th Saturday 31st The Dulwich Players present Top Girls by Carol Churchill at the Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College at 8pm. Tickets £6 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Friday 30th & Saturday 31st Son of Man Play by Dennis Potter, directed by Tricia Thorns in St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue at 8.00pm No admission charge but Retiring Collection.
April 2007
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Gallé, Lalique and their contemporary French glassmakers. By Diana Lloyd at 8pm at James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Sunday 15th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - Canaletto in England ends
Thursday 26th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert - Malcolm Martineau and Jonathan Lemalu music of Schumann, Fauré, Bennett, Quilter. Arias from Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Verdi. 7.30pm in the Gallery. Tickets £20
Sunday 29th Garden Open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme - 5 Burbage Road, SE 24. Garden Open 2pm-5pm. Sale of plants, cards and the famous home-made teas. Entry £2.50 children free.
May 2007
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - L.S. Lowry - A Visionary Artist. By Michael Howard at 8pm at James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Saturday 12th Dulwich Society Trees Walk in Sydenham Wells Park led by Letta Jones. Meet at the Park entrance in Wells Park Road 2.30pm
Saturday 19th Concert - Lambeth Orchestra Concert Series. Bax: Tintagel, Frederic Cliffe: Violin Concerto, Rutland Broughton : Symphony No. 3. At All Saints Church, West Dulwich at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6 children £1 at the door.
June 2007
Until 24th June - South London Gallery - Group Exhibition - Stay Forever and Ever and Ever - Curated by Andrew Renton Tuesday-Sunday 12-6pm. 65 Peckham Road SE 5.
Until 15 July Dulwich Picture Gallery - Exhibition - Artists' Self-Portraits from the Uffizi.
Sunday 3rd Sydenham International Music Festival - at 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet performing Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy. St Bartholomew's Church, Westwood Hill, Sydenham. Tickets £12.50 concs. £8.50 Box Office tel: 020 8778 4701
Wednesday 6th Lecture - Modernism: designing a new world 1914-1939 Dulwich Picture Gallery Linbury Room 10.30am Tickets £10
Saturday 9th Sydenham International Music Festival - Children's Concert at 11.15am Hansel & Gretel by Humperdink. Soprana: Suzannah Clarke, mezzo-soprano : Emma Selway, Conductor: Robert Trory. At St Bartholomew's Church, Westwood Hill, Sydenham. Tickets £4. Box Office tel. 020 8778 4701
Sunday 10th Garden Open - North House, 93 Dulwich Village 2pm-5pm. Wheelchair access. Children welcome. Refreshments. Large mature garden with lawns, trees, climbing roses and flower beds. Garden Open in aid of National Gardens Scheme nominating Dulwich Helpline as the designated charity.
Southwark Concert Band - featuring the works of Holst and Grainger- including The Planets, First Suite in Eb ,Japanese Suite, Tuscan Serenade, County Derry Air. The Great Hall, Dulwich College at 7.00pm. Tickets £9 concs £5, children under 11 free Tel. 020 7733 6024 or on the door.
Wednesday 13th Lecture - Post- War Architecture of the 50s and 60s. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room 10.30am. Tickets £10
Thursday 14th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - "Mr Stubbs the Horse Painter" by Carolyn Leder at 8pm at James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Theatre
Saturday 16th Sydenham International Music Festival - St Bartholomew Festival Orchestra perform Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Brahms: Symphony No 4. at 7.30pm St Bartholomew's Church, Westwood Hill, Sydenham . Tickets £15, concs £10. Box Office tel. 020 8778 4701
Wednesday 20th Lecture - Post- Modernism and Beyond Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room 10.30 am. Tickets £10
Garden Open - 5 Burbage Road SE 24. Garden open 6pm-8.30 pm for charity within the National Gardens Scheme. Sale of plants and cards. Wine included in £3 entry (children free)
Friday 22nd Dulwich Picture Gallery Garden - Opera in the Gallery Garden - The Perfect Picnic, a light hearted operatic entertainment set to the music of Mozart and presented by Opera on the Run. 6.30pm for 7pm. BYO picnic supper for the interval or buy one from the Café for £11.75 per person. Garden open 6pm. Tickets £35 (chairs) £18 (sitting on the grass - bring your own rug!) includes glass pf champagne.
Sunday 24th Garden Safari - In aid of the Dulwich Helpline 5 gardens open in Dulwich 2pm-6pm. Programmes available on the day £6 (children 16 and under free) from North House, 93 Dulwich Village which will also provide refreshments and be the 'hub' garden for the event.
Wednesday 27th Dulwich Society Local History Walk - Ancient Fields and Historic Woods led by Brian Green assisted by members of the Wildlife and Trees sub-committees - A summer's evening walk through Dulwich fields and woods for those interested in the past or wildlife. Meet 7pm outside the Dulwich College PE Centre, Pond Cottages (note change of starting point). Binoculars recommended for bird watchers.
July 2007
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Imperial Gardens of China by Dr Patrick Conner 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Theatre
Thursday 26th Summer Love - an evening of contemporary poetry Dulwich Picture Gallery Linbury Room (Café open from 7pm for light supper and snacks) Tickets £8
August 2007
Wednesday 1st Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - The Changing Face of Childhood: British Children's Portraits and their influence in Europe - Exhibition lasts until 4 November.
Sunday 19th Dulwich Picture Gallery - The Seaside Comes to the Gallery. Summer Family Day 12-4pm. A fun-packed afternoon of art workshops, donkey rides, Punch & Judy, storytelling. Admission £2
September 2007
Until 4th November Dulwich Picture Gallery - The Changing Face of Childhood: British Children's Portraits and their influence in Europe
Tuesday 11th Dulwich Going Greener - New Tricks for Old Bricks: the best Green Building Ideas to improve your London Home - Talk by Russell Smith. 8pm upstairs at The Crown & Greyhound, Dulwich Village. Admission free.
Thursday 13th Dulwich Picture Gallery Director's Lecture - the Changing Face of Childhood: British Children's Portraits and their influence on Europe. Linbury Room 12.30-1.30pm
At 7pm at the Dulwich Picture Gallery - Jazz in the Garden - Charles Cary-Elwes, Esmé Howard and Friends. Morag McLaren soprano, and Kingsdale Steel Band
Saturday 15th-Sunday 16th London Open House Weekend. Dulwich Picture Gallery admission free (not including the Exhibition).
Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village built 1616 open, see times in porch.
Friday 28th 13th London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert Haydn: Quartet in D, Op 64 no 5 "The Lark", Beethoven: Quartet in F minor Op 95 "Serioso", Glazunov: Three"Novellettes"Op 15, Prokofiev: quartet in F No 2 "Kabardinian". 8pm St. Faith's Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE 24. Tickets 0207 435 6232 or on the door
October 2007
Wednesday 3rd at 7pm Dulwich Society Traffic and Transport Committee & Dulwich Going Greener - talk by Lynn Sloman on The Community Travel Plan. Crown & Greyhound, Dulwich Village.
Friday 5th 13th London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert Mozart; Clarinet Quintet in A K581, Jean Francaix: Divertissement for bassoon and string quintet, Spohr: Nonet in F Op 32 for wind and strings. 8pm St Faith's Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE 24. Tickets tel: 0207 435 6232 or on the door
Friday 12th Dulwich Society Private Visit to the Society of Antiquaries and the Exhibition in the Royal Academy Making History :Antiquaries in Britain. Conducted by Bernard Nurse MA, Archivist. Coach leaves from the Dulwich Picture Gallery at 6.30pm For Bookings see insert.(Numbers limited to 50)
13th London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert Brahms: Piano Trio in C minor Op 101, Beach: Piano Quintet in F sharp minor Op 67, Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat Op 44. 8pm St Faith's Community Hall, Red Post Hill SE 24. Tickets tel: 0207 435 6232 or at the door
Wednesday 17th- Saturday 20th The Dulwich Players present - Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker. 8pm Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £6-£8 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village or Tel 020 8693 4830
Friday 19th 13th London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert Haydn: Quartet in G minor Op 74 no 3 "Rider", Dohnanyi: Serenade for String Trio Op 10, Mendelssohn: String Octet in E flat Op 20. At 8pm at St Faith's Community Hall, Red Post Hill, SE 24. Tickets tel: 0207 435 6232 or at the door
Saturday 20th Lambeth Orchestra - Concert conducted by Christopher Fifield. Weber: Overture: Euryanthe, Reinecke: Violin Concerto in G minor Op.141, Brahms: Symphony No.3. 8pm All Saints Church, West Dulwich. Tickets £10, £8 (concessions), children £1 available on the door or in advance 07812 984236
November 2007
Thursday 1st Dulwich Society Trees Committee visit to Wakehurst Place - 'Kew in the Country'. Guided tree walk in the woodland to see the spectacular autumn colour and time to explore the winter garden and Millennium Seed Bank. (For booking details see insert)
Thursday 15th Dulwich Society Local History Group presents an evening entertainment of 'Dulwich in Literature: readings about Dulwich from historical sources, diaries, poetry and fiction. 8pm the Old Library, Dulwich College
Wednesday 28th Until 17th February Dulwich Picture Gallery - Beardsley, Dulac and their Contemporaries
Thursday 29th Dulwich Picture Gallery Director's Lecture - the Age of Enchantment: Beardsley, Dulac and their Contemporaries. Linbury Room 12.30-1.30pm
December 2008
Saturday 1st Dulwich Choral Society conducted by Aidan Oliver performs Handel's Messiah at 7.30pm at All Saints' Church, West Dulwich. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village or South London Music tel. 020 7274 6388 £10 (£5 under 17's) or £12 on the door.
Tuesday 4th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture - Professor A C Grayling Uncertainties: The Climate of Ideas in a Time of Hopeless Peace 1919-1939 Linbury Room 10.30am. Ticket on the door (if available)
Saturday 8th The Ioanian Singers conductor Timothy Salter Concert with Eulalie Charland violin, Emily Atkinson soprano - Into Advent - a seasonal celebration and music for all the year. Bach, Barber, Bax, Delius, Elgar, Faur?©, Ireland, Poston, Salter and Warlock. 7.30pm All Saints' Church, West Dulwich. Tickets (interval wine included) £12 (£5 students) at the door or in advance tel. 020 8693 1051 email
Sunday 9th Tour of Dulwich Park Friends' Winter Garden led by Stella Benwell and Isaac Marks. 11.30am Meet in the Winter Garden 100m SW of Snakes Lane.
Tuesday 11th Dulwich Picture Gallery - Master Class with Robert Tear. The celebrated tenor and Professor of Opera at the Royal Academy will hold a Master Class for three selected RA students. Tickets £12
Thursday 13th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Art of Taste: Liberty and the Aesthetic Movement by Anna Buruma. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Theatre.
Friday 14th Dulwich Picture Gallery Curator's Study Afternoon - Poussin at Dulwich Picture Gallery 2.30-6.15pm Structured around two lectures by Dr Xavier Salomon and an early evening private view. £20 to include coffee and wine.
Sunday 16th Lambeth Orchestra conductor Christopher Field invite you to come and sing Handel's Messiah with soloists Elodie Kimmell, Chloe Beecham, Peter Mitchell, Philip Canner. Vocal scores provided £5. At 2.30pm All Saints' Church West Dulwich. Admission Free.
At 6pm St Barnabas Church, Dulwich Festival of the Nine Lessons and Carols. A candlelit service of seasonal readings and music led by the St Barnabas Choir
Monday 17th Dulwich Choral Society Carol Concert in aid of St Christopher's Hospice. 7pm St Stephen's Church, College Road, South Dulwich with pupils from Oakfield School followed by seasonal refreshments in the church hall. Free entry - retiring collection
January 2006
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society A History of Chinese Art as seen at the Hotung Gallery at the British Museum. Lecture by Carol Michaelson, Assistant Keeper, Dept. of Oriental Antiquities. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Tuesday 24th Dulwich Subscription Concert - The Alea Quartet. The Old Library, Dulwich College at 7.30pm Amanda Lake - violin, Esther King - Violin, Lydia Bunn- viola, Yu-Ting Tseng - cello. Tickets £15 (concs £10) from Sabrina Faulkner 020 8761 6659
February 2006
Tuesday 9th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Baron Haussman' Paris, Capital of Modernity Lecture by Thirzaq Valois. 8pm James Allen's Girls'School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Monday 22nd - May 21st Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Winslow Homer - Poet of the Sea.
March 2006
Thursday 9th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series - Winslow Homer's English Sojourn. Linbury Room 12.30 - 1.30pm
At 7.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery. Lecture: The Americans in Paris by Kathleen Adler, Curator of National Gallery's Exhibition Americans in Paris. Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tickets £8 ( incl. glass of wine) from the Gallery.
At 8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Edward Lear: Landscape Painter and Poet by Desmond Moriarty. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall
Saturday 11th The Ionian Singers - Concert (In aid of Save the Children). Music by Brahms, Bruckner, Verdi, Rossini and Mendelssohn. St. Stephen's Church, College Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £12 (£10 concs, £5 students) at the door or from tel. 020 7733 6719
Wednesday 15th Dulwich Subscription Concert Lauren Weavers, Zephyr Wind Quintet. The Old Library, Dulwich College. Tickets £15 (£10 concs) from Sabrina Faulkner (020 8761 6659)
Saturday 18th Two's Company Production - Forgotten Voices of World War I - Handmaidens of Death. World War I play preceded by a reading of war poems. Directed by Tricia Thorns. St Barnabas Parish Hall, Dulwich Village. At 4.30pm and 8.30pm.Tickets £10 (concs £6) from The Art Stationers Dulwich Village. Unsuitable for children
Wednesday 22nd 7.30pm Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Concert - The Doric String Quartet. 7.30pm in the Gallery. Tickets £15 incl. glass of wine. Tickets from the Friends Desk, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Thursday 23rd THE DULWICH SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at 7.45pm at the St. Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue SE 21. Followed by a talk by Louise Simson, Sculptor of the Edward Alleyn Statue.
April 2006
Thursday 6th Dulwich Society Garden Group Lecture - Plant Hunting and Planting by Tom Hart Dyke who is an enthusiastic botanist, lover of plants and hunter of rare plants and orchids. 7.45pm for 8.00pmat the St. Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue. Admission free.
Thursday 13th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Ideal Villages? Milton Abbas to Poundbury by Mervyn Miller. 8pm at James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall.
May 2006
Thursday 4th Dog & Hat Film Society - Animation Night featuring local film makers, including work by Dulwich Hamlet School pupils.7.30pm upstairs at The Crown & Greyhound, Dulwich Village. Entrance £3 (concs £2)
Friday 12th Dulwich Festival opens.
Tuesday 16th 7.30pm Dulwich Subscription Concert. The Alexander Piano Quartet. Peter Graham - violin, Miriam Eisele - viola, Anna Mowat - cello, David Alexander - piano. The Old Library, Dulwich College. Tickets 315 (£10 concs) from Sabrina Faulkner (020 8761 6659)
Saturday 20th, Dulwich Society Trees Walk, Gallery Garden and College Road, led by Letta Jones, Horticultural Lecturer. Meet 2pm at Gallery Garden entrance in College Road. Part of Dulwich Festival. £3 charge.
Sunday 21st Dulwich Society Local History Walk - Wells, Romans, Telegraphs and TV led by Brian Green. Hilly walk, difficult for wheelchairs users. Part of the Dulwich Festival. Meet at bottom of Cox's Walk in front of The Harvester (corner of Dulwich Common and Lordship Lane) 2pm. £3 charge.
Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - Winslow Homer : Poet of the Sea closes.
June 2006
Sunday 4th Sydenham International Music Festival Endellion String Quartet Concert at 7.30pm Haydn: String Quartet Opus 52 No.2, Ravel: String Quartet in F, Dvorak: String Quartet Op. 96 'American'. At St. Bartholomew's Church, Westwood Hill SE 26. Tickets £12.50 (unreserved) Concs £8.50
Wednesday 7th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Rembrandt & Co: Dealing in Masterpieces opens.
10.30-11.30am Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Constable: The Great Landscapes at the Royal Academy by Graham Greenfield. Linbury Room, tickets £10
Sydenham International Music Festival Suzannah Clark, soprano, Afternoon Tea Concert at St. Christopher's Hospice. At 3pm. Tickets £5 (unreserved)
Thursday 8th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Rembrandt & Co: Dealing in Masterpieces by Ian Dejardin, Director. 12.30-1.30pm
Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Fine Art Forgery, Craftsmanship or Conjuring Trick by D. Phillips. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School VIth form Lecture Theatre.
Friday 9th Dulwich Picture Gallery Pepys and the Playhouse: a theatrical performance in costume. 7.30pm Linbury Room. Tickets £13
Saturday 10th The Dulwich Helpline Fund Raising Concert. "Summer Serenade" St. Stephen's Church, College Road SE 21 at 7.30pm. The Programme will feature a selection of excerpts from opera, operetta and musicals. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village, Tickets £8 Concs. £5 (includes interval refreshments)
Sydenham International Music Festival Children's Concert: Peter and the Wolf. St. Bartholomew's Church 11am. All Tickets £4.
Saturday 17th Sydenham International Music Festival - St. Bartholomew Festival Orchestra Concert. Mozart: Overture 'Cosi fan tutte', Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in Eb 'Eroica'. At 7.30pm St. Bartholomew's Church. Tickets £15 (unreserved) £10 concs.
Wednesday 21st, Friday 23rd at 8pm. Saturday 24th at 5.30pm and 8.30pm Sunday 25th at 6.00pm The Dulwich Players present The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare in the Garden of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Tickets seated £8, on the grass £5 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village or the Friends Desk, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Wednesday 21st Dulwich Society Combined Local History, Wildlife & Trees Walk - Unseen Dulwich - A Walk through Dulwich's fields. Meet at 7.15pm at The Griffin Club Sports Ground, Dulwich Village (opposite Dulwich Infants New Building). Walk finishes 9.15pm Crown & Greyhound garden.
Thursday 22nd Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Van Rijn - Sarah Emily Miano, talks about her novel based on the life of Rembrandt. 12.30-1.30pm.
Wednesday 28th Dulwich Picture Gallery Meet the Authors Series - Giles Waterfield. The Gallery's first Director talks about his new novel, Markham Thorpe. Linbury Room 7.30pm Tickets £10 (incl. glass of wine)
July 2006
Saturday 1st Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Summer Exhibition opens until 16th July. Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Thursday 13th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Palette full of Sun: Art on the Riviera. By Peter Osbourne. At 8pm James Allen's Girls' School VIth Form Lecture Theatre.
Wednesday 19th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Lecture Modigliani and his Models at the Royal Academy by Graham Greenfield. 10.30-11.30am Linbury Room. Tickets £10
August 2006
Friday 11th - Sunday 13th Friends of the Horniman Art Exhibition. In the Conservatory, at the Horniman Museum.
Unseen Dulwich - A Walk through Dulwich's Fields
Tuesday 21 June at 7.15pm
The Local History, Wildlife and Trees sub-committees have combined to present a highly unusual and probably unrepeatable evening. In co-operation with five different sports clubs in Dulwich there will be a walk through 'Green Dulwich'; almost all the walk will be in fields with opportunities for bird-watching, wild flower hunting and tree identification. Experts will be on hand to help with identification. (bring field glasses!). In addition, the local history group will give some of the historical background to the area walked - the medieval open field system, Dulwich's early film studios, World War II sites and the 1948 Olympic Games. Meet at the Griffin Club (Kings sports ground) car park, Dulwich Village opposite Dulwich Infants School New Building at 7.15pm. Walk ends at the Crown & Greyhound garden at approx. 9.15pm
September 2006
Thursday 14th 7 for 7.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery - Architecture Lecture and Discussion - Two renowned architects, Graham Morrison and Chris Wilkinson talk about their latest projects and different approaches to design. Tickets £10
Saturday 16th Open House Weekend. Admission to Dulwich Picture Gallery free. Christ's Chapel open 1.30 - 4pm Organ recital by Marilyn Harper and Friends.
7.30pm Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Concert for Two Harps - Robert Huw Bowen and Ricardo Curbelo. In the Gallery. Tickets £17
Sunday 17th Open House Weekend Admission to Dulwich Picture Gallery free. Christ's Chapel open 1.30-4pm. Organ recital by Marilyn Harper and Friends. 2.30pm Guided walk by Brian Green Looking at Dulwich's Architecture 1600-2000 from the Gallery (book place in advance from the Education Dept. Dulwich Picture Gallery 020 8299 8732)
Wednesday 27th at 3.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Tour - On Reflection: How artists play with light and water. Tickets £3
Thursday 28th at 7.30pm The Dulwich Society Conference - Trees and Subsidence - The Facts. Debate and Conference arranged by the Trees & Wildlife Committees. Speakers from the Forestry Commission and insurance, law and arboriculture bodies. Chairman HH Michael Rich QC. The Old Library, Dulwich College.
Friday 29th 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music
Mozart, Schubert, Sallinen, Dvorak. English String Quartet, St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets at the door £13, concessions £10, under 26, disabled, unemployed £5
October 2006
Wednesday 4th 7.30pm Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Concert - Katharine Gowers, violin and Charles Owen, piano: playing Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. In the Gallery. Tickets £17 (incl. glass of wine)
Thursday 5th at 7.30pm. Dulwich Picture Gallery - Meet the Authors Series - John Simpson. Talking about his early life as featured in his book "Days from a different world" published in paperback in September. Linbury Room. Tickets £10
Friday 6th 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music
Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Moeran, Bliss. Richard Edgar-Wilson tenor, English String Quartet, St. Faith's Church Red Post Hill. Tickets as above
Thursday 12th at 8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - London in the 18th Century: The terrace House and Garden Square. By Caroline Knight. James Allen's Girls' School 6th Form Lecture Theatre.
Friday 13th at 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music
Boccherini and Mendelssohn String Quintets, Korngold Sextet, English String Quartet, van der Werff, Cooper. St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets as above.
Saturday 14th at 7pm. Concert - The Lambeth Orchestra. Beethoven Overture: Egmont, Beethoven Triple concerto, Beethoven Symphony No 9. All Saints Church, West Dulwich. Tickets (at the door) £8, concessions £6, children £1
Tuesday 17th Dulwich Society Garden Group outing to the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley. Coach from outside the Picture Gallery at 9.30am. Return c.4.45pm Tickets £20 (including admission) from Ina Pulleine - Tel 020 8670 5477 after 11am.
Thursday 19th at 8pm Dulwich Society Trees committee - Lecture by Prof Julian Evans - Trees of the National Trust and Experiences in Owning Private Woodland. St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue, Dulwich SE 21.
19th - 20th-21st The Dulwich Players present - Frankenstein by R. A. Sandberg at the Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £6 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Friday 20th at 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music, Mozart, Frank Martin, Dvorak. Martin Jones piano, English String Quartet. St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets as above.
Thursday 26th at 10am Dulwich Picture Gallery Tour - Licence to Dare: Artists' innovation and experimentation in subject and composition. Tickets £3
November 2006
Wednesday 1st at 7.30pm Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - Concert - Leopold String Trio. Boccherini, Krase,and Bach's Goldberg Variations (aa. D. Sitkovetsky) in the Gallery. Tickets £20 (incl. glass of wine)
Thursday 9th at 8pm. Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Matisse and magic of colour. By Jennifer Morgan. James Allen's Girl's School.
Tuesday 21st at 8pm The Dulwich Society Local History Group - Lecture- Wartime Dulwich and London under VI and V2 Attack. Lecture by Stephen Henden. The Old Library, Dulwich College
December 2006
Saturday 2nd Southwark Concert Band - Celebration Concert - Programme includes Theme from Superman John Williams, Tijuana Holiday Derek New - Winter Holiday James Swearingen - Festive Overture Shostakovich, Wassail! Roger Cawkwell, The Royal Fireworks Handel. Great Hall, Dulwich College at 7.30pm. Tickets £9 (concs £5) at the door.
Sunday 3rd Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition Adam Elsheimer: Devil in the Detail ends.
Monday 4th Concert of Christmas Music arr. Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. A Concert of Music for Christmas presented by musicians from James Allen's Girls' School. Christ's Chapel 7pm Admission £12 (includes wine and mince pies) free admission to the Gallery afterwards. Tickets from the Friends Desk, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Saturday 9th Dulwich Choral Society Concert - Haydn's Creation St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue SE 21 at 7.30pm. Aidan Oliver Conductor, Olivia Russell soprano, Daniel Auchincloss tenor, Samuel Evans bass. Tickets £10 in advance from Dulwich Choral Society - 020 7274 6388, South London Music 54 Grove Vale SE 22, The Art Stationers 31 Dulwich Village SE 21. £12 on the door.
Sunday 10th Horniman Charity Carol Concert The Bandstand, Horniman Park at 5pm (Charity stalls, tea and coffee visit and by Father Christmas to his Grotto from 4pm.).
Wednesday 13th-Friday 15th Dulwich Picture Gallery Education Department. 6. - 8.30pm Evening Life Drawing. Three consecutive evening of life drawing for all abilities with artist and teacher Lufe Jones. Single class £15, all three classes £39. Book with Becky Allen 020 8299 8732.
Thursday 14th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - 'The Master': Noel Coward as writer, actor and painter by Frances Hughes. James Allen's Girls' School 6th form lecture theatre at 8pm
Saturday 16th Lambeth Orchestra Concert - Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola K 364, Bruch: Double Concerto for violin and viola Op 88, Hurlstone: Variations on a Swedish air, Charlie Piper - new work. All Saints' Church, Lovelace Road, West Dulwich, SE 21 at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 (concs £6, children £1) at the door.
Sunday 17th St Barnabas Church Carol Service 6.30pm. Music will include Resonet in Laudibus by Jacob Handl, Angelus ad Virginem by Andrew Carter, Lullay, lullay, thou tiny little child by Kenneth Leighton and a setting of Silent Night by Christine Gwynn, together with traditional carols for choir and congregation. The service might not be suitable for children under 7 - there will be special Crib Services for this age group on Christmas Eve at 3pm and 4,30pm when children will be encouraged to come dressed as a character from the Christmas Story.
January 2005
Thursday 13th Dulwich Decorative Fine Arts Society Grinling Gibbons, Carver to the Crown. Lecture by Caroline Knight. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall at 89m. Admission charge.
Saturday 29th January at 7.30pm An Evening of South American Music Contemporary and traditional tangos, waltzes and milongas played and sung by Ricardo Curbelo (harp) and David Caswell (guitar). Dulwich Picture Gallery tickets £15 (includes refreshments and a glass of wine)
February 2005
Thursday 10th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Pleasant Sensations: French Rococo Paintings by Catherine Parry-Wingfield. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall 8pm. Admission charge.
Friday 11th February at 7pm Valentine Party at Dulwich Picture Gallery. Informal, live music, pay bar. Tickets £12
Thursday,Friday,Saturday 17-19th Toad of Toad Hall The Dulwich Players production. Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. 8pm (matinee Saturday 2.30pm). Tickets £6 from mid-January from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
March 2005
Thursday 3rd Dulwich Society Garden Group Lecture The Herbaceous Border by David Cheston. St. Barnabas Centre, Calton Aveneue, SE 21 8pm. Admission Free
Friday 4th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Gala Concert by English Chamber Orchestra Ensemble Dvorak, Terzetto, Mozart, Brhms. 7.30pm in the Gallery. Tickets £30 to include a glass of champagne.
Thursday 10th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series Art and Ideas Dr A.C. Grayling. Linbury Room 12.30-1.30pm Collection
Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture William Hogarth and Captain Coram's Founding Hospital and New Museum Ann Hopkins-Clarke. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall 8pm Admission charge.
Saturday 12th St. Paul's Church, Herne Hill at 7.30pm Last of the current 'In-Spire' Concert Series - Sydney Carter - a Life of Music and Poetry. Admission free but collection for the Appeal.
Thursday 17th Dulwich Society A.G.M. and Wine Tasting 7.30pm St Barnabas Centre.
Saturday 19th Dulwich Symphony Orchestra present a Spring Concert Wagner: Overture Faust, Saint-Saens: Cello Concert, Dvorak: Sympthony No.5. At 7.45pm at St. Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue, SE 21. Tickets £7.50 & £5 (includes a glass on wine) at the door.
Thursday 24th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series A Factory of Cunning: Honest and Dishonest Women in the 18th century Phillipa Stockley 12.30-1.30pm Collection
Thursday 31st Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture The Modern and Antique Ceramics Roadshow Eric Knowles of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow and Ben Williams will give expert opinions on the audience's ceramics. Bring your own pots! 12.30-1.30pm Collection
April 2005
Thursday 14th Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series Samson and Delilah in Art and Music Lois Oliver. 12.30-1.30pm Collection
Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture Spanish Painting of the 17th Century; Velasquez, Zurbaran, Murillo. Jennifer Morgan. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall 8 pm Admission charge.
Thursday 21st Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series Michelangelo and the Medici Chapel James Hall. 12.30-1.30pm Collection
Saturday 23rd London Wildlife Trust Dawn Chorus Walk Sydenham Hill Wood led by Alan Crawford. Meet 4.30am at the Crescent Wood entrance.
South London Chorus perform Elgar's choral masterpiece The Dream of Gerontius at Fairfield Hall, Croydon. 7.30pm Tickets £13 & £16 from Fairfield Hall Box Office or The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Sunday 24th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibitions The Triumph of Watercolour and Modern Pots ends.
Dulwich Society Wildlife Walk on Wimbledon Common led by Dave Haldane, meet at the Windmill at 10am.
May 2005
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Drama of Donatello -the most important sculptor in the 15th century Warren Hearndon. James Allen's Girl's School Lecture Hall 8pm Admission charge.
Friday 13th Dulwich Festival begins (see separate draft programme)
Saturday 14th Dulwich Society Garden Group Plant Sale 163 Turney Road, SE 21 2.30pm
Sunday 15th London Wildlife Trust Wildflower Walk in Sydenham Hill Wood led by Mark Spencer. Meet 2pm at the Crescent Wood Road entrance.
Saturday 21st Dulwich Society Trees Walk led by Letta Jones along Alleyn Park and Alleyn Road. Meet at junction of Huntslip Road and Alleyn Park at 2.00pm
June 2005
Thursday 9th 10am Dulwich Picture Gallery Tour - Genesis to the Gospels: Biblical images in the Gallery. Free with entry ticket.
8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture William de Morgan and the Arts and Crafts Movement Diana Lloyd. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Hall. Admission charge.
Wednesday 15th Dulwich Picture Gallery - Graham Sutherland Exhibition opens
Thursday 16th 1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Thursday Lunchtime Lectures - Graham Sutherland by Ian Dejardin. Linbury Room. Collection.
Saturday 18th 2 - 3pm Horniman Museum. Lecture for Architecture Week - The Arts & Crafts Architecture of the Horniman Free but booking essential.
8pm. South London Chorus Concert Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cecile ( St. Cecilia's Mass) by Charles Gounod. Conductor Susan Farrow Topolovac. St. Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue. Tickets from The Art Stationers and The Dulwich Music Shop or on the door.
Wednesday 22nd 7.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert Malcolm Martineau and Friends. Robert Murray, tenor, singing Die Schone Mullerin The first of four song recitals with Malcolm Martineau the distinguished accompanist.. Tickets £18 (incl glass of wine)
Thursday 23rd 10am Dulwich Picture Gallery Tour - The Reign in Spain: patronage and painters. Free with entry ticket.
Thursday 30th 1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Thursday Lunchtime Lectures - London through the Artist's Eyes Jef Page. Linbury Room. Collection.
July 2005
Thursday 7th 1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Thursday Lunchtime Lectures - The Tulip and Ceramic Design. Anne Howarth. Linbury Room. Collection.
Sunday 10th 10.30am Dulwich Society Wildlife Committee presents A Butterfly Walk through Dulwich Led by Malcolm Bridge, Surrey recorder for the Butterfly Conservation Trust. Meet in the car park of Dulwich Park. Sensible shoes advisable! The walk will include woods and allotments edge and some rough grassland, weather permitting.
Tuesday 12th Dulwich Society Garden Group visit to Sissinghurst and Great Dixter. Price £24 ( Reservations required - telephone Ina Pulleine 8670 5477 after 11 am)
Thursday 14th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture German Expressionism an introduction to the bright worlds of Kircher, Schmidt-Rotluff and Macke, by Barry Herbert. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Theatre, 8pm. Admission charge
Sunday 17th 2.30pm Dulwich Society Local History Group present a Guided Tour of Nunhead Cemetery. Led by Ron Woollacott. Meet at the main gate, Linden Grove. Collection.
Thursday 21st 1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Thursday Lunchtime Lectures - Nelson, his Life and Loves. Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar James Taylor. Linbury Room. Collection.
Friday 22nd 7.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert Kopelman Quartet. Music by Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Tickets £18 (incl glass of wine).
September 2005
Monday 12th Dulwich Subscription Concerts Dulwich College Old Library at 7.30-m. The Hundwandler Octet and Chums - Mozart's Gran Partita. Followed by Champagne Launch Party. Tickets - telephone 020 8761 6659 £15 (concs £10) or £60 (concs £48) for complete series of six concerts.
Thursday 15th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery. 7.30pm for 8pm Meet the Authors: Ned Sherrin. An evening around his autobiography. Tickets £10 (includes a glass of wine) available at the Gallery or from The Bookshop, Dulwich Village.
Saturday/Sunday 17-18th Dulwich Picture Gallery - Open House Weekend. Architectural tours of the Gallery on both days at 3pm. Sunday 2pm Architecural Walk in Dulwich Village. Led by local historian Brian Green. A one hour walk including a Jacobean cemetery and an Edwardian gin palace. Meet outside the Gallery café. Suitable for wheelchairs. Free
Sunday 25th Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibitions - Graham Sutherland/ Antony Gormley ends.
Friday 30th 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music 11th Season - Concert Mozart, Schumann, Debussy St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets available at the door £12, concs £9, under 26, disabled, unemployed £4
Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery Concert Malcolm Martineau & Friends. Robert Murray, tenor, singing Schubert's song cycle, Die Schone Mullerin. 8pm in the Gallery. Tickets £18 (includes glass of wine) from the Friends desk in the Gallery.
October 2005
Saturday 1st Friends of the Horniman - Art Exhibition 2005. 10am-5.00pm at the Victorian Conservatory, The Horniman Museum and Gardens.
Tuesday 4th Dulwich Society Garden Group visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Price, including coach from Dulwich £20. (Reservations required - telephone Ina Pulleine 8670 5477 after 11.00am)
Thursday 6th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery - "I must go down to the sea again" - Poetry of the Sea from Horatio Nelson to Ellen Macarthur Linbury Room at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 (includes glass of wine)
Friday 7th 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert : Boccherini, Dvorak, Milhaud, Fauvre. St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Ticket prices as above.
Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery present A Gourmet Dinner. A sit-down dinner with Perigord as its theme. 7pm in the Gallery. Tickets £40 (includes a glass of wine). From the Friends desk in the Gallery.
Saturday 8th The Dulwich Society Edward Alleyn Statue unveiling by The Rt.Hon. Tessa Jowell, MP, Secretary of State for Culture. 11am on the lawn of The Old College Dulwich Village. All members cordially invited.
Wednesday 12th October-22nd January Dulwich Picture Gallery Exhibition - Beatrix Potter: Artist and Illustrator. £7 adults. £6 seniors, £3 concessions, children free.
Thursday 13th 12.30 - 1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series - Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature Dr. Linda Lear. Linbury Room, donation.
8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Fitness for Purpose Art & Design on the London Underground - Geoffrey Toms. James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Hall
Friday 14th 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert : Mozart, Chausson, Ravel, Brahms, Poulenc, Brahms. St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets as above.
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday 19th - 22nd The Dulwich Players present The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe, 8pm at The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £6 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village
Friday 21st 8pm London Festival of Chamber Music - Concert : D'Indy, Ravel, Brahms. St. Faith's Church, Red Post Hill. Tickets as above.
Monday 31st Dulwich Subscription Concerts at 7.30pm at Dulwich College Old Library. Sarah Leonard, soprano; with Stephen Gutman, piano. Mozart, Schubert, Poulenc. Tickets - telephone 020 8671 6659
November 2005
Wednesday 9th Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery at 7.30pm Concert - Stephen Kovacevich Celebrity Piano Recital in the Gallery. Programme includes Beethoven's Sonata in A, Op 101 ,Mozart's Sonata in E Flat K282.Schubert's Sonata in B Flat D960. Tickets £25 (includes glass of wine) from the Friends desk in the Gallery.
Thursday 10th 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series -Remembering the Fallen: War Memorials in Britain - Hilary Rosser. Linbury Room, donation.
8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Mantegna & the Renaissance - Paula Nuttall. James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Hall 8pm.
Thursday 17th Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery 7.45pm-Fashion Show in the Gallery Tickets £10. Friends desk.
Thursday 24th 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Series Beatrix Potter:Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman -Judy Taylor Hough. Linbury Room, donation.
7.45pm Dulwich Society Local History Evening - Victorian & Edwardian Dulwich Illustrated - Special Showing -The Bill de Baerdemaecker Collection of unique photographs with a commentary by Brian Green. The Old Library, Dulwich College. 7.45pm
December 2005
Saturday 3rd South London Chorus (performing name of The Dulwich Choral Society) Concert - Mozart's Vesperi and Handel's Dixit Dominus. Conductor: Susan Farrow. At 7.30pm at St. John's Church, Auckland Road, SE 19. Tickets at the door.
Sunday 4th Holy Communion and Meditation Service for Advent with choirs of St. Barnabas, Christ's Chapel and All Saints, West Dulwich. Director of Music: Timothy Penrose with William McVicar, organ. The music includes Missa Festiva by Flor Peeters and the anthem O Thou the Central Orb by Charles Wood. 6.30pm St. Barnabas Church.
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society All done on Ginger Beer - Creation of the E.N.O., the Royal Ballet and the National Theatre lecture by Sarah Lenton, archivist to E.N.O. 1979-1987. 8pm James Allen's Girls' School Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.
Tuesday 13th Dulwich Subscription Concert - Phantasmagoria - vocal ensemble, Poulenc, Graham Ross, Monteverdi - Followed by a Christmas Party. The Old Library, Dulwich College at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (concs £10) from Sabrina Faulkner 020 8761 6659
Concert of Christmas Music - Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery. In Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village at 6pm. Performed by pupils of Alleyn's School and celebrity readers. Tickets £12 (includes wine and mince pies and free entry to Beatrix Potter Exhibition)
Sunday 18th St. Barnabas Church 6.30pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Music includes Adam lay ybounden by Howard Skempton, Angelus ad Virginem by Andrew Carter, O Little Town of Bethlehem by Ian Hubbard and A babe is born all of a May by William Mathias.
January 2004
Tuesday 6th 10.30-11.30am - The Victorian Lecture Series - The Art of Victorian Advertising Brian Green. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. Admission £6.
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - The Age of Silk; C18th fashion and the influence of the Huguenot silk weavers. Frances Musker. James Allen's Girls' School 8pm
Thursday 15th 12.30pm. Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture, Napoleon and his British Admirers Christopher Woodward. Linbury Room, Collection
Sunday 18th Last day. Dulwich Picture Gallery Heath Robinson Exhibition
Tuesday 27th 10.30-11.30am - The Victorian Lecture Series - The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Valerie Woodgate. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. Admission £6
February 2004
Sunday 1st 4pm Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. Lecture Residential Development in Edwardian Dulwich Ian McInnes. Linbury Room
February 4th- 18th April Crystal Palace at Sydenham Exhibition to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of The Crystal Palace. Dulwich Picture Gallery
Tuesday 3rd 10.30-11.30am - The Victorian Lecture Series - The Victorian Museum Giles bbbWaterfield. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. Admission £6
Thursday 5th 12.30pm. Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture.- Crystal Palace- Jan Piggot. Linbury Room. Collection
Thursday 12th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture - Newlyn 1914-50 David Evans. James Allen's Girls' School 8pm
Tuesday 17th The Victorian Lecture Series - Victorian Public Sculpture- Hilary Rosser. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. 10.30-11.30am Admission £6
Thursday 19th Friday 20th Saturday 21st The Dulwich Players present The Mollusc an Edwardian comedy, at 8pm at The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Tuesday 24th The Victorian Lecture Series - Interior Design and the Aesthetic Movement Diana Lloyd 10.30-11.30am. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. Admission £6
Thursday 26th 12.30pm. Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture- How to rebuild the Crystal Palace John Greatrex. Linbury Room. Collection.
March 2004
Until 18 April - The Crystal Palace at Sydenham Exhibition at The Dulwich Picture Gallery coincides with the 150th anniversary. Works by Tenniel, Pugin and Holman Hunt as well as original photographs and engravings are included in the exhibition.
Thursday 4th 12.30-1.30 Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture Alchemy and the Artist; From Durer to Blake Philip Ball. Collection.
Thursday 11th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Moorish Architecture in Andalucia Lecture, Sian Helen Walters. James Allen's Girls' School 8pm
Saturday 14th 6.30pm Concert in aid of All Saints, West Dulwich Organ Fund - The Great Hall, Dulwich College. Programme includes Dixit Dominus by Handel, Verse Anthems by Purcell, Canticle 1 by Britten. All Saints' Concert Choir and Orchestra, Leader: David Williams, Director: Timothy Penrose. Tickets £15, cons £12. There will also be a Fund Raising Dinner after the concert with an Auction of Promises. For tickets and information tel. 020 8766 6882
Tuesday 16th 10.30-11.30 - The Victorian Lecture Series - The Great Exhibition of 1851 and the Crystal Palace Jan Piggott. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. Admission £6
Thursday 18th12.30-1.30 Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture: 15th Century Court Life and the Status of Painters Brian Davies. Collection.
Dulwich Society Garden Group Lecture. Hardy Perennials for all Seasons. A lecture by Jane Sterndale-Bennett. St Barnabas Church Centre, Calton Avenue 8pm Admission free.
Saturday 27th 10.30am-3.30pm The Dulwich Picture Gallery. Sackler Study Day - Art at Easter: The Passion of Christ. Events in the Gospels have formed the subject matter of some of the greatest and most moving works of art ever created. Lecture by Valerie Woodgate. Fee £25: £20 cons and Friends (includes sandwich lunch).
Tuesday 30th - 10.30-11.30am - The Victorian Lecture Series - Joseph Paxton : Victorian Visionary and the busiest man in England - a lecture by Kate Colquhoun. Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room Admission £6.
April 2004
Thursday 1st 12.30-1.30 Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture: Crystal Palace: Whither the Future? Malcolm Woods. Collection.
Saturday 3rd 10am-3pm The Dulwich Picture Gallery Short Study Course Exotic Easter Eggs - The course unravels the ancient Oriental art of wrapping with Washi - Japanese hand-painted papers - and teaches students to create seductively patterned eggs. Ideal ornamental gifts at Easter. Tutor ; Carol Jones. Fee £35, £30 cons and Friends (includes a sandwich lunch)
Thursday 8th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Four Great Female Artists, Morisot.Cassatt, John and Kahlo Lecture, Pamela Halford. James Allen's Girls' School 8pm
Thursday 15th 12.30-1.30 Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture: A Profound Secret. Josceline Dimbleby. Collection
May 2004
Tuesday 11th 8pm The Dulwich Society - 41st Annual General Meeting St Barnabas Church Centre, Calton Avenue SE21.
Wednesday 12th Dulwich Picture Gallery -Henry Moore Exhibition opens
Thursday 13th 12.30=1.30 Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture: Henry Moore. Ian Dejardin. Collection.
8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Has Listing Gone To Far? The rise and fall of Historic Building Preservation Lecture, Dr Nicola Smith. James Allen's Girls'School.
Saturday 15th 2pm Dulwich Society Tree Walk in Dulwich Park Northside led by Letta Jones, Lecturer in Garden History and Horticulture. Meet at the Court Lane Gate.
Saturday 22nd 10.30am-3.30pm Sackler Study Day, The Dulwich Picture Gallery. From Idol to Image: A History of Sculpture - In the context of the Henry Moore exhibition, this study day will trace the development of sculpture from the Greeks to the present day. Lecturer - Valerie Woodgate. Fee £25; £20 cons and Friends (includes sandwich lunch)
Wednesday 26th - Sunday June 6th Display of Finalists' Studies for the Edward Alleyn Statue, sponsored by The Dulwich Society. Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
June 2004
Until Sunday 6th Display of Finalists' Studies for the Edward Alleyn Statue, sponsored by The Dulwich Society. Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery
Until 12 September Henry Moore - Exhibition of Sculpture. Dulwich Picture Gallery
Thursday 3rd 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture -Henry Moore: Too famous for his own good? Roger Bertould. Linbury Room. Collection
Thursday 3rd Friday 4th at 8pm Saturday 5th. at 2.30pm and 8pm. The Dulwich Players present - Amadeus - by Peter Shaffer, at the Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College. Tickets £6 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Sunday 6th at 7.30pm. The Endellion String Quartet -Concert -Haydn, Quartet Op 75 'The Lark', Britten; Quartet No.3, Beethoven: Quartet Op 59 No 3. St Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham. Tickets £12 cons £8. (tel 020 8778 4701)
Thursday 10th 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture. Curating Exhibitions -Ian Dejardin. Linbury Room. Collection
8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Mrs Eleanor's Secret Coade Stone lecture by Lt Col Dick Bolton. James Allen's Girls' School.
Wednesday 16th at 3.00pm 'Afternoon Tea' Concert at St.Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £5, £3 cons (tel 020 8778 4701)
Thursday 17th The Dulwich Society Local History Group present "The People's Park - A Historical Walk led by Dr Jan Piggott in Crystal Palace Park - to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Crystal Palace". Meet at the Penge Gate (Thicket Road, beside the Information Office) at 7.30pm.
Friday 18th at 7.30pm An evening at Dulwich College - Summer Song - a Charity Concert in aid of ITDG. Soloists: Michael Dore and Morag McLaren. Tickets £25 (includes Buffet Supper) tel 020 8778 4746 or send cheque (payable to ITDG SE London Group, 22 Canal Walk, SE 26 5EG.
Saturday 19th ends Saturday 17 July Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery Summer Exhibition. Works will be selected by a committee for the exhibition which is open to all Friends to enter. All work is for sale.
Sunday 20th at 7.30pm. The Orchestra of St Bartholomew, conductor Robert Trory. Concert - Haydn: Symphony No 101 'The Clock', Britten:Simple Symphony Op 4, Beethoven: Symphony No 7. St Bartholomew's Church, Sydenham. Tickets £12 cons £8 (tel 020 8778 4701)
Wednesday 23rd 8pm Where Have All Our House Sparrows Gone? Annual talk presented by the Dulwich Society Wildlife Committee. By Rob Robinson . St Barnabas Centre, Calton Avenue, SE 21. Admission free
Thursday 24th 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture - The Talented Mr Brown, a lecture about Capability Brown, garden designer. Russell Bowes. Linbury Room. Collection
Friday 25th at 7.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery An Architectural Lecture- Dulwich in 1900 Ian McInnes. Linbury Room. Tickets £8 Friends £7, includes a glass of wine.
Saturday 26th at 3pm Architectural Tour of Dulwich Picture Gallery with Ingrid Beazely. Free with Gallery admission ticket.
The South London Chorus present Rossini's Petite Messe Solonnelle at 7.30pm at The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Poplar Walk, Croydon. Conductor Susan Farrow. Soloists include Sophie Bevan, Soprano; Sian Menna, Mezzosoprano; and David Elwin, piano. Tickets £10 in advance from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village and the Dulwich Music Shop, Park Hall Road or £12 at the door.
Sunday 27th at 2.0pm. History Walk - The Old Village of Dulwich (with particular reference to its architecture). Led by Brian Green. Meet at the Dulwich Picture Gallery Café. Collection in aid of Gallery funds.
At 3pm at the Dulwich Picture Gallery (following the walk) Architectural Tour of Dulwich Picture Gallery with Ingrid Beazely.
July 2004
Thursday 8th at 8pm. Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society - Canaletto in England- Lecture by Andrew Davies. James Allen's Girls' School.
Thursday 15th Dulwich Society Garden Group - Day Trip to Rook Hill near Basingstoke (A National Penstemon collection) followed by a visit to White Windows near Andover (voted a Gardening Which favourite garden). To book, ring Ina Pulleine (020 8670 5477 after 11.00am)
Thursday 22nd 12.30-1.30pm Dulwich Picture Gallery Lunchtime Lecture - The Art of the Garden. Nicholas Alfrey. Linbury Room. Collection.
September 2004
Tuesday 14th 10.30 - 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course . First lecture in the Series - An Introduction to the Georgians by Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Linbury Room. Course fee (14 lectures) £98, £84 concs.
Saturday 18th 10.30am-4pm Designing a Wildlife Garden. Centre for Wildlife Gardening, 28 Marsden Road, SE 15. (tel: 020 7252 9186) Booking essential
Open House Weekend Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village (17thC) open in the afternoon, teas available; Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Sunday 19th 2pm-4.30pm Annual Garden Fete, London Cheshire Home at Athol House, 138 College Road, SE 19. To raise money for two new baths to meet new regulations.
Open House Weekend - Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village (17th C) open in the afternoon, teas available, Dulwich Picture Gallery, Kingswood House.
Saturday 25th Children's Book Festival 11am Meet Children's author Sally Gardner who talks about her book Boolar's Big Day Out (age 5-8) 3.00pm Zizou Corder author of Lion Boy (age 8-12) in the Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Sunday 26th Children's Book Festival 11am Author Jeremy Strong talks about his book The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog (age 5-8) 3.00pm Caroline Lawrence author of The Enemies of Jupiter (age 8-12). Linbury Room. Tickets; £5 each event or £8 family ticket of 2, available from The Bookshop, Dulwich Village (020 8693 2808)
Tuesday 28th 10.30 - 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course Poetry and Turner Jan Piggott. Linbury Room
Wednesday 29th Dulwich Chamber Music Festival - Gaudier Ensemble Quintet for Horn and Strings, Mozart; Octet for Wind and Strings, Francaix; 'Trout' Quintet for Piano and Strings, Schubert. St Barnabas Church 7.30pm. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village or Box Office 020 8693 3973 £13 (includes a glass of wine)
Thursday 30th Dulwich Chamber Music Festival - Gaudier Ensemble Serenata in Vano, Nielsen; Quintet for Piano and Wind, Mozart; Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass, Dvorak. St. Barnabas Church 7.30pm. Tickets as above.
October 2004
Saturday 2nd Dulwich Chamber Music Festival - Gaudier Ensemble - Children's Concert. The Gaudier Ensemble will introduce this concert which will include a performance for Narrator and Ensemble of Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev. 3pm St Barnabas Church. Concert lasts approx 1 hour. Tickets £5 as above.
7.30pm Gaudier Ensemble Concert. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel 'Einmal Anders'; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Mozart; Octet for Strings and Winds, Schubert. St. Barnabas Church. Tickets as above.
Thursday 14th Public Meeting - Future of Dulwich Park. Organised by The Dulwich Society. The Old Library, Dulwich College 8pm.
Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture The Kingdoms of the Ancient Nile Delia Pemberton, 8pm James Allen's Girls' School (6th Form Lecture hall) Admission £7
Tuesday 19th 10.30 - 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course The Influence of the Far East on the Georgian Interior Diana Lloyd. Linbury Room
Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd Saturday 23rd. The Dulwich Players present The Man who came to Dinner a comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman at The Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College at 8pm. Tickets £6 from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village
Saturday 23rd- Sunday 24th Art Exhibition 13th Annual Friends of the Horniman Art Exhibition, The Old Library, Dulwich College, 10am-5pm Admission Free
Wednesday 27th - 16th January Exhibition - Quentin Blake at Christmas, Dulwich Picture Gallery 10-5pm Tues-Friday (weekends 11-5pm)
November 2004
Thursday 4th 7.30pm for 8pm Meet the Authors at the Dulwich Picture Gallery -Great Tales from English History. An evening with Robert Lacey. Linbury Room, tickets £10 (includes a glass of wine/soft drink) from The Bookshop, Dulwich Village or Friends Desk.
Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th 10am-5pm Dulwich Quilters 2004 Exhibition. The Old Library, Dulwich College. Demonstrations, refreshments available. Admission, incl. catalogue £2.50, children free.
Tuesday 9th 10.30 - 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course Pictures of Innocence: Portraits of Children from Hogarth to Lawrence Amina Wright, Linbury Room.
Thursday 11th 8pm Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society No More Mugs - the work of John Singer Sargent lecture by Ann Clements, James Allen's Girls' School. Admission £7
Tuesday 16th 10.30 - 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course The Georgian City Gavin Stamp, Linbury Room.
Thursday 18th Dulwich Society Local History Group present - Edward Alleyn Double Bill 'Discovering Edward Alleyn's Theatre'- Talk by Harvey Sheldon archaeologist of the Rose Theatre site, Bankside and 'Discovering Edward Alleyn the Actor' by Jan Piggott. 7.30pm. The Old Library, Dulwich College. Admission free to Dulwich Society members, £5 non-members.
Thursday 25th 7.30pm for 8pm Meet the Authors at the Dulwich Picture Gallery The Edwardians - An evening with Roy Hattersley. Linbury Room, tickets £10 (as for November 4th)
Tuesday 30th 10.30 11.30am Dulwich Picture Gallery Georgian Studies Course Masters of the Sea: The Story of the Maritime Act 1714-1820 James Taylor, Linbury Room.
December 2004
Saturday 4th Dulwich Symphony Orchestra Concert at 7.45pm at St Barnabas Church, Dulwich. Programme includes Bax - Tintagel ; Canteloube - Songs of the Auvergne; Elgar - Sea Pictures; Elgar - Symphony No I. Conductor Julian Williamson. Leader Paula Tysall. Tickets available at the door.
Saturday 4th Dulwich at 7.30pm The South London Chorus present the spectacular but seldom performed St. Paul by Mendelssohn at St. John's Church, Auckland Road, Upper Norwood. Tickets from The Dulwich Music Shop and The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Thursday 9th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture It will never show- designing historical costumes for Films and Television by Anna Buruma. James Allen's Girls' School Lecture Theatre 8pm. Admission charge.
Tuesday 14th Carols and Music for Christmas Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. 7pm in Christ's Chapel and afterwards in the Gallery. Tickets £12 (includes a glass of wine and mince pies) from the Gallery.
Thursday 16th The St. Andrew's Society (a charity to help ladies in need) is holding a Christmas Party from 11.30am-1pm at 8 Burbage Road. Any lady or gentleman who would like to attend would be very welcome. The Society, which normally meets monthly for a coffee morning at members' homes, would be pleased to welcome new supporters. For further information please telephone 020 8693 4017
Sunday 19th St Barnabas Church Carol Service 6.30pm Festival of Lessons and Carols. Includes Ord : Adam lay-y-bounden, Handel: And the glory of the Lord, Tread arr. Carter: A maiden most gentle, Hubbard: Sing Nowell! Trad arr. Cleobury: Joys Seven
December 2003
Tuesday 2nd 10.30-11.30am - the Victorian Lecture Series - Late Turner and the Early Victorians Nicholas Alfrey. The Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room.
Friday 5th Concert of Christmas Music, Carols and seasonal music Friends of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. £12, £10(Friends), Children Free. Christ's Chapel 7pm
Saturday 6th The Dulwich Society. 40th Anniversary Party. The Great Hall, Dulwich College at 7.30. Admission by ticket only
South London Chorus - Concert - Monteverdi's.Vespers. Conductor Sue Farrow. 7.30pm St John's Church, Auckland Road, SE 19. Tickets £12 (£10 concs) available on the door.
Thursday 11th Dulwich Decorative & Fine Arts Society. Lecture The Life and times of Jane Austen Andrew Davies. James Allen's Girls' School 8pm
Sunday 14th Children's Event - Science, Magic, Interactive demonstrations of weird and wonderful Heath Robinson machines Dulwich Picture Gallery, Linbury Room. £6 Adults, £5 children aged 6 and over (includes tea) 2pm and 3.30pm Linbury Room
Thursday - Saturday 18th, 19th,20th The Dulwich Players present Return to the Forbidden Planet - The rock, sci-fi musical. Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College at 8pm. Tickets from The Art Stationers, Dulwich Village.
Sunday 21st All Saints' Church, West Dulwich. All age Carol Service at 4pm
St Barnabas Christmas Carol Service at 6.30pm. Featuring English music prominently, including Britten's A Hymn to the Virgin, Vaughan Williams setting On Christmas Night and Holst's Lullay mine liking.