A Registered Charity dedicated to the maintenance and development of Streatham Common
This event is held in conjunction with the London Wildlife Trust.
A FREE event. Please donate to FOSC or the LWT if you can.
Free, but booking is essential.
Book your place at IBoulton@lambeth.gov.uk
Meet at the Rookery Cafe at 7.45pm
Free event – donations welcome
On the Streatham Common tennis court from 10.00am until 2.00pm.
Covington Way SW16 3BX
FREE but must book in advance at https://clubspark.lta.org.uk
Volunteers will be needed so if you want to join in – please let us know so we can place you accordingly.
Planning ahead: How to get to Streatham Common
By Bus – 50, 60, 109, 249, 250, 255.
By Train – Streatham or Streatham Common stations.
By Bike – A23 Streatham High Road – ample space for cycle parking around the common.
By Car – Not recommended. Parking restrictions will be in place and the area is already densely populated. Lets help the environment and travel by public transport instead. Do your bit for greening our City
10/04/18: ATTENTION! STREATHAM KITE DAY POSTPONED! Serious ground damage to #Streatham Common means the ground will not be in good shape for the big day in just one months time & this has meant we needed to move dates.
The ground in the lower Common has suffered much damage this year due to the combined effort of extreme weather conditions & churn caused by heavy vehicles from a prior event in March.
Although the ground may dry out in time, there is too much to risk with around 5000 people expected to visit the Kite Day – any regrowth would be crushed and so the ground would again need repair.
We thank all the volunteers and organisers who have put time in to working towards the 13th May, but we did not want to risk the health of the Common itself. We were unable to place Kite Day before September due to the Commons planned diary of events, and commitments of expert Kite flyers that ensure our Kite Day is now a key event on the National & International Kite festival circuit.
11.30am & 2.30pm on weekdays
(no afternoon performance on the 10th)
2.30pm & 5.30pm at weekends
Age Guide: 5+
Book tickets online: https://sixteenfeet.cloudvenue.co.uk/windinthewillowsstreathamrookerygardens
About the theatre company: Sixteenfeet collaborates with writers, musicians and actors to produce new work and tell classic stories in a contemporary and inventive way. We specialise in site-specific theatre, which we perform in unexpected places. Our summer productions give a fresh perspective to classic stories and bring promenade theatre to some of London’s loveliest parks and green spaces. We also run an educational programme with workshops to support our productions. Our Lambeth Voices Programme works with all sections of the Community increasing participation in and access to creative opportunities.
If you have ever wondered about the ground beneath your feet and how it determines what is above ground, here is your chance to find out.
Meet at the Rookery Cafe at 2.00pm.
A FREE event. Please donate to FOSC if you can
What could be nicer – a stroll around the Common learning about the different trees that grow there on a lovely summers evening.
Meet at the Rookery Cafe at 7.00pm
This event is held in conjunction with London Wildlife Trust’s Great North Wood Project.
A FREE event. Donations welcome
Tickets are available in advance from Streatham Tate Library (63 Streatham High Rd) or can be booked online at https://crbo.ticketsolve.com/shows/873584276
They will also be available on the gate. Prices are
Adults £13.50,
Concessions £12,
Under 16s £6.00.
For this open-air performance, you are advised to bring a rug or chairs. Picnics welcome.
Just a quick reminder about our AGM next Wednesday. We will talk about all that’s happened on the Common over the past year and we’re very pleased to welcome the following guest speakers:
Olivia Pearcey will hold a Q&A session on Lambeth events run on the Common
Lee Heykoop will be speaking on the new design for the Rookery Cascade
Thomas Talbot, from Inkspot, will give us an update on Streatham Common’s microbrewery (samples will be on sale in the cafe along with wine and soft drinks)
If you’d like an opportunity to take an active role in what happens across the Common then we are also looking for people to join the Friends Executive Committee. I hope to see you there.
Mike Robinson
