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Join Dulwich Society Wildlife expert Dave Clark for a free zoom session of a beginners and refreshers guide to bird song. The session will be around one hour long and highlight the songs of our common and garden birds found in Southwark. Understanding how nature is faring in Southwark is highly important and we need more volunteer bird counters who are committed to providing citizen science data. Monday 7 April 6pm-7pm: free but book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-bird-song-tickets-1260659399199?aff=oddtdtcreator There will be a future live workshop (date to be announced) for participants who are interested in becoming a bird counter in one of Southwark`s green spaces.

Join Dulwich Society Wildlife expert Dave Clark for two free zoom sessions of a beginners and refreshers guide to bird song. The session will be around one hour long and highlight the songs of our common and garden birds found in Southwark. Understanding how nature is faring in Southwark is highly important and we need more volunteer bird counters who are committed to providing citizen science data. Tuesday 25 March 6pm-7pm: free but book via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-bird-song-tickets-1256697970459?aff=oddtdtcreator There will be a future live workshop (date to be announced) for participants who are interested in becoming a bird counter in one of Southwark`s green spaces.

7.30pm-9pm at Alleyn’s School, Townley Rd, SE22, 4 March 2025. Tickets £8 for Dulwich Society members, £13 for the public. Join us for an engaging evening of thought-provoking discussion as we explore politics and equality with a distinguished panel of women leaders. Our panel features a lineup of influential speakers: Baroness Harriet Harman: Britain’s longest-serving female MP and a trailblazer for women’s rights. Baroness Caroline Pidgeon: Liberal Democrat peer and passionate advocate for gender equal-ity in politics. Helen Hayes: MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, known for her work on social justice and public policy. Naima Ali: the Mayor of Southwark, bringing valuable experience in local government and community advocacy. Resham Kotecha: of Women2Win, working to encourage more Conservative women to enter politics and make their voices heard. The discussion will be expertly chaired by BBC News correspondent and BBC political reporter Aruna Iyengar, known for her incisive journalism and commitment to exploring issues facing women in the political sphere. Net proceeds will be donated to a local charity, making your participation an opportunity to support a great cause while engaging with some key issues of our time. Don’t miss out on this exciting and empowering event! Get your tickets here. If you are not a member of the Dulwich Society you can join here. It's just £10 a year so if two of you are coming to this event you can save the first year's membership straightaway with the member discount!

The Dulwich Society’s Spring Gardens talk will be given by Geoff Hodge, a freelance garden writer and broadcaster, formerly Gardening Editor of Garden Answers and Garden News magazines and the author of nine gardening books. His illustrated talk will introduce a palette of shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals from which to select, with tips on how to get the best from them to provide a colourful garden throughout the year. After the talk, there will be an opportunity to meet Geoff over a glass of wine. The talk is being given in association with Bell House Dulwich, with any surplus going towards its garden activities. Tickets, including a glass of wine, are £10 each. Book via the Bell House website: https://www.bellhouse.co.uk/events/2024/4/26/spring-gardens-talk-geoff-hodge-on-the-12-month-garden-colour-all-year-round Please note that spaces are limited.

Dulwich local history walk by Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society's Local History Group. Join Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society to learn about the lives and politics of some of the radicals and socialists who have lived and been politically active in East Dulwich: some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. The walk starts from Grove Vale Library and ends at Dulwich Library. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-east-dulwich/ Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich local history walk by Ian McInnes of the Dulwich Society for the Dulwich Festival 15 pubs were built in East Dulwich from 1860 to c. 1885. Ian McInnes will look at the buildings, personalities, both landlords and customers, and the events that happened in them. We will follow the route of the horse-drawn tramway down Crystal Palace Road, looking at the Castle, Crystal Palace Tavern (now the Great Exhibition) and the Upland Tavern (now the Actress) before passing the Lord Palmerston, Foresters' Arms (now the Bishop) and ending at the East Dulwich Tavern. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/east-dulwich-pub-history-walk-5pm/ Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich local history walk by Ian McInnes of the Dulwich Society for the Dulwich Festival 15 pubs were built in East Dulwich from 1860 to c. 1885. Ian McInnes will look at the buildings, personalities, both landlords and customers, and the events that happened in them. We will follow the route of the horse-drawn tramway down Crystal Palace Road, looking at the Castle, Crystal Palace Tavern (now the Great Exhibition) and the Upland Tavern (now the Actress) before passing the Lord Palmerston, Foresters' Arms (now the Bishop) and ending at the East Dulwich Tavern. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/east-dulwich-pub-history-walk-3pm/ Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich local history walk by Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society's Local History Group. Join Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society to learn about the lives and politics of some of the radicals and socialists who have lived and been politically active in West Dulwich: some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. The walk starts from West Dulwich station and ends outside Dulwich Book. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-west-dulwich/ Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich's Lost River Effra: local history walk by Eric Large of the Dulwich Society's Local History Group Join Eric Large on a walk to follow the historic River Effra through our neighbourhood, tracing the lost River Effra from its entrance to Dulwich Village to its exit at Herne Hill. Along the way we will discover some of the historical and architectural delights of Dulwich. Meet at West Dulwich station, end at Herne Hill station. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/the-river-effra-walk-3pm/ Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich's Lost River Effra: local history walk by Eric Large of the Dulwich Society for the Dulwich Festival. Join Eric Large on a walk to follow the historic River Effra through our neighbourhood, tracing the lost River Effra from its entrance to Dulwich Village to its exit at Herne Hill. Along the way we will discover some of the historical and architectural delights of Dulwich. Meet at West Dulwich station, end at Herne Hill station. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/the-river-effra-walk-11am/ Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Dulwich local history walk by Duncan Bowie of the Dulwich Society for the Dulwich Festival. Join Duncan Bowie to learn about the lives and politics of some of the radicals and socialists who have lived and been politically active in Dulwich Village: some known, some unknown, some just eccentric. The walk starts from Village Books in Calton Avenue and ends at West Dulwich Station. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/social-radicals-walk-dulwich-village/ Part of the Dulwich Festival.

Concrete & Clay: Belvoir Rd and Dawson's Heights: Dulwich local history walk by Ian McInnes of the Dulwich Society's Local History Group Many people know the recently restored 'concrete house' on Lordship Lane but few know the back story, or the other concrete houses in Belvoir & Overhill Roads and local resident, concrete pioneer Joseph Tall. This walk will also cover the story of Dawson's brickworks, the gipsies who camped there, and the iconic Dawson's Heights, recently added to the local list of important buildings by Southwark Council - plus Adon Mount, the home of South London Press founder James Henderson. Meet at the junction of Underhill Rd and Lordship Lane, SE22. Ends at The Plough pub, Lordship Lane. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £4/£7 here:https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/concrete-and-clay-belvoir-road-dawsons-heights-4pm/ Part of the Dulwich Festival

Concrete & Clay: Belvoir Rd and Dawson's Heights: Dulwich local history walk by Ian McInnes of the Dulwich Society's Local History Group Many people know the recently restored 'concrete house' on Lordship Lane but few know the back story, or the other concrete houses in Belvoir & Overhill Roads and local resident, concrete pioneer Joseph Tall. This walk will also cover the story of Dawson's brickworks, the gipsies who camped there, and the iconic Dawson's Heights, recently added to the local list of important buildings by Southwark Council - plus Adon Mount, the home of South London Press founder James Henderson. Meet at the junction of Underhill Rd and Lordship Lane, SE22. Ends at The Plough pub, Lordship Lane. Proceeds to the Dulwich Festival and St Christopher's Hospice. Tickets £4/£7 here: https://dulwichfestival.co.uk/event/concrete-and-clay/ Part of the Dulwich Festival