Kingswood Arts are making a real difference to lives on the estate around Kingswood House, where they are based. Jack Harthorn the charity’s manager is converting the cellars (unused for 70 years) into a youth club with a recording studio and is fundraising for equipment. Young people really need spaces like this so if you can help please donate here. The appeal closes on 31 December.
Kingswood Arts, a not-for-profit arts centre and cultural hub, is designed to support its local community through creative activities. Located in the 32 room historic Kingswood House, they offer a wide range of free activities, events and performances for young people and families, involving music, drama, dance and visual arts. You can visit the Kingswood Arts website here to find out more about the youth club project and the other brilliant work they are doing. Please donate if you can. Thank you.
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Saturday 7 December, 11am-1pm
Carols by the Green
Come along and sing - or listen to - your favourite carols at this popular local event at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich. Warm up with mulled wine, mince pies and get some Christmas shopping done at our festive stalls.
Sunday 15 December, 6pm
Carol Service
Join us at St John the Evangelist, East Dulwich for a traditional service with the singing of carols, readings as well as anthems by the St John's choir, and brass band. Refreshments will be served afterwards. This service will last approximately an hour.
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Wednesday 27 November, 6pm - 8pm
£1 entry for adults (children go free). Kindly sponsored by Hamptons
Join us for an evening of:
• Craft stalls selling a wide range of gifts
• Festive food and drink (BBQ, pizza, popcorn, waffles, churros, bar, mulled wine and mince pies, cakes )
• Musical entertainment by students of CND
• Photobooth and games
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Online talk: Tuesday 3 December, 8pm
Join local historian Brian Green for this online talk. Dulwich is an interesting and attractive area of London with ample evidence of its past through the medium of documents, maps illustrations and photographs. Yet the area is constantly changing, evolving over time because of wars, social, economic and technical change which have been its drivers. Local historian Brian Green explains some of these catalysts in this illustrated talk.
Brian Green is a local shopkeeper and historian with a lifetime’s collection of images of past Dulwich together with first-hand memories, interviews with past residents and hours spent in the archives.
Tickets are £5, available via Bell House. If you need a free ticket please email
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Poppy Appeal: as fewer of us carry cash, the Royal British Legion is providing card machines and QR codes to make it easier to donate. Poppies are available from a seller at North Dulwich station with collecting tins at the following locations:
Lordship Lane: Williams Rose, Moxon's, Marks & Spencer, Dulwich Picturehouse, Robert Carder Shoes, Mr Simm's Sweet Shoppe, Franklins, The Palmerston, Neighbourhood Vets.
Sainsburys Dog Kennel Hill from Sat 2 Nov until Sat 9 Nov 10.30 til 2.30
Dulwich Village: Crown & Greyhound, Bartley's, Proud Sow, Dulwich Picture Gallery
West Dulwich: Alleyns Head, Dulwich Books, Thomas Schoolwear, Dulwich Trader, Scotchmeats
Please give generously.
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7pm, Friday 22 November, Christ's Chapel, Gallery Rd, SE21 7AS
The much-loved Mark Evison Foundation Carol Concert with Dulwich College Chapel Choir and friends will be held in Christ’s Chapel, 14 Gallery Road, Dulwich SE21 7AS, and there will be Christmas drinks after the concert. The broadcaster Susanna Reid and Dr Joe Spence, former Master of Dulwich College, will compere the evening, with further readers and singers including Imogen Stubbs and Kate Royal. Tickets £20 a head, children under 16 free, available in advance from
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Online talk: Tuesday 5 November, 8pm
Alleyn Road has a pleasant wide aspect with large houses on both sides, it was not like that originally. Although building started in the 1860s, the final houses on the west side were not completed until the early 1890s. Prior to 1900, the east side consisted of the fences of the back gardens of the larger houses in Alleyn Park and it took almost a further 100 years for this side of the road to be fully developed, the last houses being completed in the 1990s. Ian McInnes' talk will cover not only the houses and their builders, but also a range of their occupiers, many of them notable, and interesting, characters.
Ian McInnes is a retired architect and is currently Chair of the Dulwich Society Local History Group. As well as giving talks and leading walks in the area, he researches and writes articles on a wide range of local history subjects.
Tickets are £5, available via Bell House. If you need a free ticket please email
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6pm on Monday 18 November 2024 at Kingswood House, Seeley Drive, SE21 8QR
The Friends of Kingswood House are a small bunch of like-minded people who help preserve the history of Kingswood House, maintain its archive and host events. They work closely with Kingswood Arts who run the house. With the many activities now happening at the house, thanks to Kingswood Arts, the Friends are looking for volunteers to join them. Come along to the AGM find out more.
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The trustees are delighted to invite members to a social event from 6.30pm on Thursday 17 October at The Lordship, 211 Lordship Lane, SE22 8HA. It's aimed especially at East Dulwich members but all members are welcome. There will be wine, beer, soft drinks and nibbles.
It's a chance to get to know each other, meet the trustees and find out more about what the Society does. As well as an opportunity to socialise, the trustees are keen to hear what you'd like from the Society, what works well and what doesn't (and please, if you've not already done so, complete our membership survey here).
No need to RSVP, just come along. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Given the large number of new members from across Dulwich, the Dulwich Society is delighted to confirm our upcoming social event on Monday 30 September, 6.30pm at Bell House, 27 College Road, SE21 7BG (map here).
This will be a chance for members to get to know each other, meet the Trustees and find out more about what the Society does. As well as being a social event, the Trustees are keen to use this opportunity to hear what you'd like from the Society (and please, if you've not already done so, complete our membership survey here).
The event is open to all but we would particularly welcome those who have joined this year. No need to RSVP - just turn up. We look forward to meeting you.
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The Society is looking at its future development (see the Autumn 2024 Journal for more details) and as part of this, we have launched a survey for our members to help us better understand who our members are and to help inform our future planning. The survey asks a range of questions about the Society’s current activities and events, what people think is working well, and where the Society could look to develop and improve further. It only takes a few minutes to complete, and can be found by clicking the link here. [Editor's note: the survey has now closed and the link removed] The survey will remain open until Thursday 31 October 2024, and one lucky person who completes the survey will win a bottle of champagne! We are keen to hear your thoughts and so would encourage all members to complete the survey.
For any questions, please email
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Seasons of Kingswood Life Oral History Project
What does Kingswood mean to you? Do you remember the house and estate in times gone by? If so, Kingswood Arts, the community group that now runs Kingswood House, would love to hear from you. They are undertaking an oral history project to record the story of Kingswood and what it means to the local community and would like to speak to anyone with memories of the house or estate. The Dulwich Society's Local History group will help collate the oral histories. Kingswood Arts will then work with a community artist to create an exhibition to share the stories and create a unique archive for the future. If you have any memories of Kingswood House or estate, we would love to hear from you. Please email our Chair at
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