THE FURZEDOWN FOCUSFOR PEOPLE WHO ENJOY LIVING IN FURZEDOWNIssue No. 8 Summer 2005

FurzedownCommunityNetwork

Editor: Tim KahnAddress: c/o Furzedown Project 91 – 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ

Email: fcneditor@furzedown.net Website: www.furzedown.net

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THE FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL 2005Why do we have the Furzedown Festival? How did it all begin?

It is not uncommon to find a community as ‘village-like’ in London as Furzedown. TheFestival grew out of a desire to nurture and develop this unusual and friendly community.

Financed partly by the fund-raising efforts of the Furzedown Community Network (FCN)and partly by a grant from Wandsworth Council’s ‘Arts About Wandsworth’ scheme, theannual Furzedown Festival is now in its fifth year.

Literally dozens of people from local schools, businesses, churches and faith groups, theFamily Centre, the Furzedown Project and the Furzedown Youth Centre as well asenthusiastic individuals of all ages and backgrounds, now contribute to the packedprogramme of events in one way or another. Some offer financial assistance, others providevenues or organise events. A small Festival Planning Group co-ordinates the final Programme.

This year we have aimed to provide a range of events which offers something foreveryone living in Furzedown. There are events for children and families, for the pub-goer, for teenagers, and for everyone interested in health, gardening, religion, politics,history, natural history, art and music.

However, if you look at the programme and think ‘but there’s nothing for me,’ please let usknow. Perhaps your suggestions could provide the idea for a new event next year. And it is stillnot too late to get more involved this year. Contact me for more information.

Caroline Holden (0208 769 1243) – Festival Co-ordinating Group

The views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the Furzedown Community Network

OUR 2005 FESTIVAL THEME: ‘FUTURE FURZEDOWN’This year our ‘Future Furzedown’ theme was chosen to emphasise how important it isto be active in developing a sense of community in the area we live. With this in mindmany of the Festival events will be asking for small voluntary contributions for two localorganisations – the Furzedown Project, which provides excellent support to olderpeople in the area, and the Furzedown Youth Centre at St. James’ Church, which isdeveloping into a really popular local venue for young people in the area. We also wantto emphasise our connections with the rest of the world and so some events will be raisingmoney for the national ‘Make Poverty History’ campaign, aimed at eradicatingpoverty around the world. (See: www.makepovertyhistory.org for more information).

Our special thanks to Wandsworth Council and several local businesses for providingexceptional financial and/or practical support to the Furzedown Festival 2005:

E & A Wates Ltd, Mitcham Lane ● Home London Estate Agents, Moyser RoadLocate Properties Ltd in association with Virgin Active ● Gardens by Design

The Samuel Johnson Public House, Thrale Road/Mitcham LaneChandler’s Café, Moyser Road ● Clarke’s Florist, Moyser Road ● Guy Eaglesfield

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Saturday 18th June 12.00 midday – 8.30 p.m.FESTIVAL FUNDAY– bigger and better this year!

All events based aroundFurzedown Recreation Ground,Furzedown Recreation Centre,Seely Hall, St. Paul’s Church(all located near or on Chillerton Road,Ramsdale Road and Welham Road.)

The Festival Funday launches theweek-long programme of events of theFurzedown Festival and is a great localday out for everyone in Furzedown.Although this day falls in the middle of‘blazing June’, we can never tell exactlywhat the weather will be like, so this yearwe have planned a mixture of indoor andoutdoor activities and events so we can allenjoy ourselves, whatever the weather!

12.00 midday – 6.00 p.m.Activities for childrenand families will include:Five-a-Side Football Competitions for under10s and under 11s – start organising yourteam straightaway (see box on page 22for details of competitions), Fire Engine‘Fat-Fire’ Display; Face-painting;Entertainer; Funky Monkey KeyboardClasses – try the keyboards, learn yourfavourite tunes, win free vouchers formusic classes; Bouncy Castle and GiantInflatable Slide; Tug of War; Basketball.

Activities for everyone will include:FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE: Stalls, alicensed bar (courtesy of the SamuelJohnson Pub) and food in the GrandMarquee located on FurzedownRecreation Ground. (Our HUGE thanks toHome London for sponsoring the marquee).

HEALTH, FITNESS ANDCOMPLEMENTARY THERAPIESMARQUEE – stalls/demonstrations anddisplays in this Marquee (on the oldbowling green). Our grateful thanks to LocateProperties Ltd in association with VirginActive for sponsoring the marquee. Localbusinesses have taken stalls in this marqueeto give you a hands-on experience of whatthey can offer. Information, taster sessionsand demonstrations from (at the time ofgoing to press) Jill Simmons,physiotherapist; Jennifer Garner, holistictherapist; Ursula Schoonrad and JohnShirbon, Iyengar yoga; Sonia Forde,Pilates; Deborah Cote, massage andReiki; Peer Ovesen, reflexology, neck andsports massage; Rita Neilson, reflexology,aromatherapy and nutritional therapy;Lorna Nunn, Reiki and ear acupuncture;Accomplish Fitness, group and individual

fitness training; The Trinity Hospice,the Wandsworth Cancer ResourceCentre, Virgin Active – health centres.Locate Properties Ltd will also be raffling anamazing holiday for four people to Spainon Brittany Ferries. Not to be missed!

ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITIES in SeelyHall. Here there will be an opportunity tomake/construct/finish your design andentry for the ’CREATING THE FUTURE’COMPETITION run by Diane Berry. Ateam of artists and willing helpers will beavailable with some basic material to makeyour designs happen for real. When yourcreation is completed, put it on display inSt.Paul’s Church, where it can be enteredfor the competition. The display of finishedcreations/ideas will be open to view in thechurch from 4.00-6.00 p.m. on the Fundayand at times during the following week.

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• Releases physical pain

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• Strengthens your immune system

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DELICIOUS CREAM TEAS servedat Seely Hall.

6.00-8.00 p.m.FREE OPEN AIR CONCERT onFurzedown Recreation GroundThe open air concert is the climax of theFestival Funday and is a chance to relaxwith friends and families and beentertained by local musicians. This yearthe bar and food stalls will stay open inthe Grand Marquee to provide food andrefreshment. And if it rains, the marqueewill be a dry place to sit and listen to thebands! Bring a rug, and enjoy the best ofthe local musicians, from our local choirsto our star solo performers.

St. John’s Ambulance will be onhand during the day if anyone requiresFirst Aid.

Sunday 19th June 3.00 p.m.INTERFAITH EVENT at St. Paul’sChurch Welham Road, SW17This absolutely unmissable event, open topeople of any or no faith, will includecontributions (reading, singing, dancing)from local people of many different faithsand traditions. It will last about an hourand a half and include:A unique and privileged opportunity tohear songs and dances from the TashiLhunpo Buddhist monks, who playspectacular long horns and performmasked dances telling the stories of theirtradition. They will also have a number oftheir products, ranging from inexpensivebracelets to beautiful hand-wovenbedspreads for sale to help their funds.(Please come early for these as the monkswill have to leave before the end of the

afternoon to travel to Chelsea for theirnext performance at the ChelseaFestival.)

An exploration of the theme of MakePoverty History with many stalls fromorganisations working in this areaincluding CAFOD, Traidcraft and Teabag,a local charity working in Ghana.Make Poverty History bracelets.Making origami birds (cranes) for peace.Contributions from the CommunityChoir and the Great Gustos.Wonderful food from round the worldcontributed by the various faiths.

Plenty of activities to interest and involvechildren, for whom this will be a wonderfulopportunity to experience co-operationand dialogue between a wide variety offaiths and traditions.

Monday 20th June 7.00 p.m.THE ART DECO MOVEMENT atMitcham Lane Baptist ChurchAn illustrated talk. This fascinating talkfrom Antiques Roadshow regular furniturespecialist Deborah Lambert (InternationalAcademic Director of Christie’s Education)will trace the origins of the movementemerging from the Arts & Crafts and ArtNouveau eras at the extravagant 1925Paris Exhibition. Deborah will highlight thepioneers of the 1920s and 1930s whosebold designs included architecture,furniture, fabrics, fashion and all thedecorative arts. She will also address thefollowing: What is Deco and why hasit become so collectible?There will be an opportunity to askquestions and view a selection of originalArt Deco furniture on display.

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Tuesday 21st June 5.00-7.30 p.m.‘MIDSUMMER MAGIC’ – a FamilyPicnic with the theme ‘Healthy,Happy and Fit for the Future’at Graveney School, use entrance onSpalding Road (see signs on day). Ifweather is poor, alternative indoorfacilities will be available.This will be a lovely way for families withchildren aged 0-11 years to have a relaxed,sociable, entertaining and fun evening, withlots to do for the children in a safeenvironment. So, forget the cooking, pack apicnic and make the most of the longest dayof the year. The evening will include:Activities on a ‘get active’ theme for1-5s, 6-8s and 9-11 year olds.Interactive Quizzes, including ‘KnowYour Vegetables!’ and the ‘HarryPotter Challenge’.

Face painting with a Fruit Theme.Dance, music and dramaperformances by children of Eardley,Furzedown and Penwortham Schools.Grand Family Cha Cha Slideworkout! Bring your own blanket/rugand picnic. Drinks will be available at asmall cost. This is a FREE EVENT andEVERYONE with young children iswelcome, whether or not the childrenattend the schools involved above.

8.00 p.m.MIDSUMMER CONCERT with theSOUTH LONDON CONCERT BANDat St. Paul’s Church, at the cornerof Welham and Chillerton Roads.The 40 player-strong South London ConcertBand’s Summer Concert is now a welcomeand regular feature of the Festival. If you’vemissed this event in previous years, don’t

make the same mistake again! Like a brassband, the band play wind and percussioninstruments but with a greater variety oftone colours thanks to the addition ofclarinets, saxophones, flutes, oboes andbassoons. Their programme will be drawnfrom their large concert band repertoire –marches, show tunes, film music, jazz andlight classical pieces – all set to make theevening (the midsummer solstice and the‘longest day’) a very special one. Hopefullyit will only just be getting dark on yourstroll home after the concert!Admission free. There will be lightrefreshments available in the interval and acollection for the band.

Wednesday 22nd June 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.FURZEDOWN GARDENERS’QUESTION-TIMEat the Furzedown Project onMoyser Road.

● Are you plagued by slugs and snails?● Do you want to know how to garden

organically?● Do you need some topical tips on the

best plants to grow in yourgarden/window-box or tub?

● Would you like some ideas on gardendesign?

● Do you want some ideas on gettingyour children interested in gardening?

Then come along to FurzedownGardeners’ Question-Time, whereyou can put all your questions to a panelof friendly and helpful gardening experts.If you have problem plants, bring along asample for the panel to identify.Our panel will include:Bruce Falconer: Senior Parks Officer:Wandsworth Parks Service.

Lindsay Hart: local gardener andassociate producer of the C4 TV GardeningProgramme ‘Bloom’. Lindsay has extensiveexperience in the floristry trade.Wendy Clarke: from Clarke’s Florists,Moyser Road.Gwyn Jones: from ‘Gardens by Design,’a local business.

Representatives from the LondonRecycling Campaign will also beat the event with information and ideasabout composting.Strawberries, wine and soft drinksavailable in the interval.

If you are a keen gardener and have spareseedlings, cuttings or other gardeningmaterials (like clean but surplus pots)please bring them along to the PLANTSWAP SHOP in the interval, where youcan exchange them for something else!

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This is a free event but a voluntarycollection will be made at the end of theevening in aid of the Furzedown Project.

Thursday 23rd June 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATESWORKSHOP at 82-84 MitchamLane (see details on page 11).

From 8.00 p.m.COMEDY NIGHT – Laughing all theway to the Samuel Johnson at the Samuel Johnson PublicHouse, corner of Thrale Road andMitcham Lane.Headlining the event is the wickedly wittyYorkshireman, Paul Tonkinson. One of thefunniest and busiest comedians on thecomedy circuit, you may remember Paul

taking over from Johnny Vaughan onChannel 4’s The Big Breakfast. Hewas the winner of the 1992 Time Out NewAct of the Year Award and Time Out StandUp Comic of the Year in 1997. Paul leadshis audience on a guided tour through thedifferences in male and female logic andcan take the mickey out of almost everyregion in Britain and further afield.The evening kicks off at 8.00 pm withMC Milo McCabe, a regular at theAmused Moose in Soho, Welsh funnymanChris Corcoran and Kirsten O’Brien –you may remember her presenting theCBBC art programme Smart.

It’s a line up that promises to be a barrelof laughs, ‘scuse the pun!

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Come and view 4 floors of fabulousfurniture on your doorstep!Top quality furniture with

friendly expert advice.

This year we launch our fullyfurnished one bedroom apartmentall within the store. It shows ourInterior Design work and includescontemporary furniture, curtains,wallpaper and blinds.

Our Interior Design service continuesto grow. Here we work with you tocreate and install the perfect interior,often taking some of your muchloved pieces, restoring them andworking them into your new scheme.

Turn to page 21 to see the excitingevents we have planned for the Festival.

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Visit behind the scenes and seeour craftspeople at work.

You are invited into our workshopto view the traditional craft skills ofreupholstery, loose cover making,

French polishing, cabinet restoration,recaning & guilding together with

examples of finished work.

Thursday 23rd June, Friday24th June and Saturday 25th June

10am – 6pm Free admission

SATURDAY 18TH JUNE

12.00 Noon to 8.30pm FESTIVAL FUNDAY – Furzedown Recreation Ground, Furzedown Recreation Centre Seely Hall and St.Paul’s Church – all on or near Chillerton Road and Ramsdale Road

6.00 to 8.00pm FREE OPEN AIR CONCERT on Furzedown Recreation Ground

SUNDAY 19TH JUNE

3.00pm INTERFAITH EVENT – At St. Paul’s Church, at the junction of Welham Road and Chillerton Road

MONDAY 20TH JUNE

7.00pm E & A WATES LTD SPECIAL EVENT – THE ART DECO MOVEMENT An illustrated talkby Deborah Lambert MA, International Academic Director of Christies EducationAt Mitcham Lane Baptist Church, on the corner of Mitcham Lane and Welham Road

TUESDAY 21ST JUNE

5.00 to 7.30pm ‘MIDSUMMER MAGIC’ – a Family Picnic with the theme ‘Healthy, Happy and Fit for the Future’ –At Graveney School, Welham Road, access via Spalding Road entrance (in the grounds of the UpperSchool Site – or see signs on day if weather is poor. Alternate indoor facilities will be available.)

8.00pm MIDSUMMER CONCERT with the SOUTH LONDON CONCERT BANDAt St. Paul’s Church, at the junction of Welham Road and Chillerton Road

WEDNESDAY 22ND JUNE

8.00pm FURZEDOWN GARDENERS’ QUESTION-TIME – At the Furzedown Project on Moyser Road

THURSDAY 23RD JUNE

from 8.00pm LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE SAMUEL JOHNSON – The Samuel Johnson Public House is openingits doors to Furzedown Festival’s first ever Comedy Night

FRIDAY 24TH JUNE

7.00pm “WILDFLOWERS AND FOLKTALES” – A NATURAL HISTORY WALK AROUND TOOTING COMMONMeet at the junction of THRALE, FURZEDOWN and ULLATHORNE Roads at 7.00pm.

7.00 to 9.00pm FURZEDOWN FESTIVAL/FURZEDOWN YOUTH PROJECT JOINT EVENT – GIGAt St. James’ Church Youth Centre – the Lower Hall in Welham Road

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE

All day St. JAMES’ CHURCH CENTENARY CELEBRATIONAt St. James’ Church, on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane

11.00am to 2.30pm FLOWER FESTIVAL AND EXHIBITION OF THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH (At St. James’ Church)Coffee and ploughman’s lunch available

12.30 to 2.30pm GARDEN FETE WITH STALLS AND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES (At St. James’ Church)

7.30pm AUCTION OF PROMISES AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT (At St. James’ Church)

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE (CONTINUED)

7.00 to 8.00pm “St.HILDA OF WHITBY: CELTIC TWILIGHT” by June Boyce-Tillman – At St. Paul’s Church, Welham Road

SUNDAY 26TH JUNE

11.00am St. JAMES’ CHURCH CENTENARY CELEBRATION SERVICEAt St. James’ Church, on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane

1.30pm BARBECUE AT THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PUBLIC HOUSE – FAMILIES WELCOME

2.00pm LOCAL HISTORY WALK “A TRIP THROUGH FURZEDOWN’S PAST’” led by Helen LongMeet at Furzedown Lodge on Furzedown Drive

7.00 to 9.00pm FURZEDOWN’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS?’ – ‘IS THERE ANY POINT IN LOCAL POLITICS?’At Mitcham Lane Baptist Church on the corner of Welham Road and Mitcham Lane

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1. Recreation Centre – Ramsdale Road.

2. St Paul’s Church – Corner of Welham Roadand Chillerton Road.

3. Seely Hall – Chillerton Road.

4. Recreation Ground – Ramsdale Road.

5. Graveney School – Welham Road.

6. Furzedown Project – Moyser Road.

7. Mitcham Lane Baptist Church – Mitcham Lane &Mitcham Lane Baptist Church Hall – Welham Road.

8. St James’ Church and St James’ Church Hall –Welham Road.

9. Samuel Johnson Public House – Corner of ThraleRoad and Mitcham Lane.

E & A Wates82-84 Mitcham Lane

wheelchair accessible and disabled toilet

wheelchair accessible – no disabled toilet

wheelchair accessible up one step – no disabled toilet

wheelchair accessible – no disabled toilet

grounds are wheelchair accessible from Spalding Road

wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system available

wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system available

wheelchair accessible, disabled toilet and loop system availableNB: St James’ Church Hall is not currently wheelchair accessible

wheelchair access via temporary ramp (contact Pub on 8696 9362),disabled toilet

Audio version (on CD) available from the Furzedown Project

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Tickets are only £7.00 buthurry as there are onlya limited number of seats.Advance ticket sales only.Please contact Anna on 07973 711173or Vijay on 020 8677 5280 for moreinformation and to book your seat.

PROGRAMME IS CURRENT ATTIME OF GOING TO PRINT.

Friday 24th June 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATESWORKSHOP at 82-84 Mitcham Lane(see details on page 11).

7.00 p.m.WILDFLOWERS AND FOLKTALES– A Natural History Walk AroundTooting CommonJoin ROY VICKERY, Senior Curator of theDepartment of Botany at the Natural HistoryMuseum, to explore some of Tooting Common’swildflowers, their folklore and uses. Afascinating walk for all the family with plenty ofchances to ask questions and look more closelyat the huge diversity of wildflowers on theCommon. Meet at the junction of THRALE,FURZEDOWN and ULLATHORNE Roads at7.00 p.m. (Late-comers should make their waytowards the car-park on Dr. Johnson Avenue asthe walk will head in that direction). This will bea joint event with the South London BotanicalInstitute. There will be a voluntary collection atthe end of the walk in aid of THEFURZEDOWN PROJECT.

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7.00 – 9.00 p.m.FURZEDOWNFESTIVAL/FURZEDOWN YOUTHPROJECT JOINT EVENTat St. James’ Church Youth Centre –the lower hall in Welham Road.Missed out on Glastonbury??All is not lost!! Come to the GIG onFriday 24th June and check out thebest rock bands in the area.Bands will include: Electric Mistress,The Collars and Something Green.£2 contribution on the door.More details from Georgia or Johnon 8677 2153.

Saturday 25th June10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.OPEN DOORS AT THE E&A WATESWORKSHOP at 82-84 MitchamLane (see details on page 11).

ST. JAMES’ CHURCHCENTENARY CELEBRATIONat St. James’ Church, on the cornerof Welham Road and Mitcham Lane.This June St. James’ Church celebrates its100th anniversary in Furzedown with ahost of exciting events to which everyoneis warmly invited. A focus of the weekendwill be to raise money for the St. James’sYouth Centre Project and the refurbishmentof the Lower Hall. The Hall is used bymany members of the local community andwill cost approximately £1,000,000 torenovate with disabled access, (includinga lift from the lower to the upper hall), newwindows, heating, toilets, damp treatmentand repainting.

(NB: Flower Festival and Exhibition,Garden Fete and Auction of Promises areall held at St. James’ Church.)

11.00 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.FLOWER FESTIVAL ANDEXHIBITION OF THE HISTORYOF THE CHURCH – coffee andploughman’s lunch availableThe Church will be open from 11.00 a.m.for people to view the Flower Displays andlook around the fascinating Church HistoryExhibition. Coffee and tea will beavailable followed by light luncheonsfrom 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.GARDEN FETE WITH STALLSAND CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESFrom 12.30 p.m. there will be eventson the green behind the Churchincluding craft stalls, photography, cakes,plants and good second-hand goods.There will be children’s activities includinga Bouncy Castle, Face Painting and

Sponge-Throwing (at the Curate,amongst others!).

3.00 – 4.00p.m.Delicious scones will be served in theChurch Centre.

7.30 p.m.AUCTION OF PROMISES ANDMUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTFrom 7.00 p.m. the Church will beopen for the Auction of Promises.There will also be a ‘silent auction’and refreshments in the Church centre.Entrance will be by ticket (availablefrom the Church Office which is openMonday-Friday between 9.00 a.m. and4.00 p.m. Tel: 8677 3947) which willinclude a glass of wine and nibbles.Other refreshments will be availableduring the evening.

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Saturday 25th June 7.00 – 8.00 p.m.ST. HILDA OF WHITBY: CELTICTWILIGHT by June Boyce-Tillmanat St. Paul’s Church, at the cornerof Welham and Chillerton Roads.This one-woman presentation exploresHilda’s story, drawing on the accounts ofthe venerable Bede and the work ofmedieval scholars. It uses song, story-tellingand movement to explore the story of thisremarkable medieval abbess who ran aconvent in Whitby in the 7th century andproduced Caedmon, the first English poet.Hilda’s story is used as a way ofilluminating issues in the contemporaryworld (particularly the valuing of diversity)and exploring our own inner spirituality.JUNE BOYCE-TILLMAN is Professor ofApplied Music at University CollegeWinchester and a Furzedown resident. She

has performed her one-woman shows infour continents. She is a composerspecializing in liturgical music and haswritten many books in the areas of musicand education, spirituality and healing. Herhymns have been sung in churches andcathedrals worldwide. We are very lucky tohave this opportunity to see such a uniqueperformance from a talented local resident.

There will be a voluntary collection at theend of the performance in aid of THEMAKE POVERTY HISTORY CAMPAIGN.

Sunday 26th June11.00 a.m.St. James’ ChurchCentenary Celebrationat St. James’ Church, on thecorner of Welham Road andMitcham Lane. Churches of WestStreatham Special Service.

1.30 p.m.BARBECUE at the Samuel JohnsonIn the garden of the SamuelJohnson Public House, corner ofThrale Road and Mitcham Lane. Families welcome. Enjoy the Caribbean inFurzedown!

2.00 p.m.LOCAL HISTORY WALK “A Trip Through Furzedown’s Past”led by Helen LongMeet at 2.00 p.m. at FurzedownLodge on Furzedown Drive.

Helen Long will lead one of her verypopular local history walks aroundFurzedown. This year she will be lookingat well-known and/or notoriouspeople who have lived in this area indays gone by.

Enjoy finding out more about the area onthis fascinating walk. A gentle pace andplenty of time to ask questions…Cost: £2.00, which includes ascrumptious tea at Chandler’s Caféat the end of the walk. Pay on the day.

Sunday 26th June 7.00 – 9.00 p.m.FURZEDOWN’S ‘ANY QUESTIONS’‘Is there any point in local politics?’at Mitcham Lane Baptist Church onthe corner of Welham Road andMitcham Lane.Modelled on the ‘Any Questions’ Radioprogramme of the same name, this eventwill be a chance to put your questionsto a panel of local ‘opinion-leaders’and politicians. Our debate, coming hoton the heels of a General Election wherethe focus has been on national politics,

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will ask ‘Is there any pointin local politics?’We would like to encourage questionsrelated to this theme; for example, aboutwhether ordinary people can play anypart in political decision making, about thepurpose of local government, about thegrowing powers of a centralised state,about political apathy anddisenchantment. How important is it forcitizens to take an active role in politics?What can or cannot be achieved locally?Our panel will be chaired by GrahamStapleton, Headteacher of GraveneySchool, and will include:Sadiq Khan: Tooting’s recently electedMP and Furzedown resident.June Boyce-Tillman: Professor ofApplied Music at University College,Winchester, and Furzedown resident.

Siobhan Vitelli: recent Green Partyparliamentary candidate for Tooting.Andrew Halford: WandsworthConservative Councillor for Furzedown Ward.David Jordan: Chief Politics Advisor at theBBC and local resident.Jacqui McKenzie: Solicitor involvedin urban regeneration projects andlocal resident.

Please note: This is not a hustings! Ourpanel does not reflect every political point ofview – just a broad sweep. Either write yourquestions in advance of the event and postthem to the Festival Planning Group AnyQuestions Event c/o 30 Welham Road,London SW16 6QJ or bring them with youon the evening and hand in at the door.

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It will address the questions: What is Deco and why has it become socollectible?

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CALLING ALLMUSICIANSMusicians! If wehaven’t contactedyou yet and youwould like to beincluded in theline-up, pleasephone JohnValentine on 86772153 to be includedin the programme.

5-A-SIDE FOOTBALLDuring the FUNDAY there will be two 5-a-sidefootball competitions, one for under 10s and onefor under 11s. There will be space for 6 teams ineach age group. 10 minutes a game with no limiton the number of substitutes. Games will be playedon the Furzedown Recreation Ground all-weatherpitch, starting at 1.00 pm. Teams should be locallybased and include a mix of boys and girls. There isno charge. Anyone interested in entering a teamshould contact Tim on 8769 4373, Graham on8769 1372 or John on 8769 6080.

“SPOT THE DIFFERENCE”Many people have said they are unsure of the difference betweenFurzedown Community Network (or FCN) and the Furzedown Project

FCN is a group of local people working to protect and enhance the localamenity, safety and character of Furzedown. We produce this newslettertwice yearly, organise the Furzedown Festival and other social events andhave a website at http://www.furzedown.net/. Any local resident can be amember. We host an internet chatgroup and the committee meets monthly.

The Furzedown Project is a service for older people run by older peoplewith an ethos of selp-help, enabling older people to retain theirindependence for as long as possible.” (see website athttp://www.furzedownproject.org) It provides a meeting place for olderpeople at 91/93 Moyser Road, and offers a wide range of classes andactivities including four adult education classes. It is open 5 days a week,offering information and advice, also giving support to carers.

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