Kennington News

10:43:59 o'clock BST

EXCITING NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS IN KENNINGTON PARK

Children in Kennington are delighted that their exciting new playground is now open in the heart of Kennington Park. It’s already very popular with its first visitors making the most of the summer evenings after school. Sliding into the new sandpit is great fun, and toddlers love the new water pump, roundabout, swings, seesaw and springers.

The red play bus is a hit too. It celebrates London’s first motorised bus journey - from Victoria to Kennington in 1899, and the last public service of the 159 red London routemaster bus through Kennington in December 2005.

Older children enjoy the pod swing, climber, spinning disc and swings in their own area of the playground. And parents have been relaxing on the lawns, with ample seating and picnic tables. It also features an educational Children’s Wildlife area where they can encounter special plants that encourage wildlife and learn about bugs, birds and other insects.

The Friends of Kennington Park initiated the project to improve play facilities and raised funds totalling £241,000 from Big Lottery Fund, Biffaward, London Marathon Trust, Lambeth Council and other donor. The next stage of the Friends’ “Play in the Park” project, being delivered in partnership with Lambeth, is the launch of a Nature Trail in 2009 with community events and school workshops to highlight nature in the park and improve local children’s environmental awareness.

So, with a new playground, Kennington Park now makes an ideal day out in the summer holidays.  And if the children have any energy left, the park has lots of sports facilities to have a go at tennis, netball, football, basketball, and cricket. Or just relax, and bring a picnic, or try out the popular park café.

For further information contact:  friends@kenningtonpark.org

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10:40:54 o'clock BST

Good morning,

The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will be hosting a series of events entitled ‘Behind the Scenes’. The programme is intended to give the community a closer look at our collection and to learn about the history of pharmacy and medicine. There will be 10 sessions, with 2 sessions per month from August to December. Each month will have a theme. In order to give each guest a truly memorable experience only 10 slots are available for each session. Guests are encouraged to book early.

We hope that you will be interested in passing this information along to your members. Please find attached a poster and a flier about the programme. Feel free to contact us if you require any or for any further information.

Regards,

Lorraine Johnson

Museum Audience Development Assistant

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

1 Lambeth High Street

London

SE1 7JN

tel: 020 7572 2682

fax: 020 7572 2499

email: lorraine.johnson@rpsgb.org

website: www.rpsgb.org/museum

RPSGB Museum is now on Facebook!

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16:46:16 o'clock BST

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Splashily ever after

Wednesday, 16 July 2008

By Ben Clover

IT’S supposed to be the happiest, but soon tying the knot could also be the splashiest day of your life.

The bride will have the option of swimming up the aisle if Brockwell Park Lido is granted a wedding licence.

The outdoor pool in Herne Hill has applied to Lambeth council for permission to host marriages.

And wedding rings could be swapped for rubber rings if the town hall approves the application.

Jeremy Lake, Lido manager, said: “We’ve had several couples say they met and fell in love at the Lido and would like to get married here – we thought, ‘What a great idea’.

“It’s such a unique venue. Nowhere else has the beautiful combination of our iconic pool and the surrounding refurbished art deco buildings.

"All in all it is a fun but appropriate location for a ceremony”.

The pool will have to temporarily drop its strict “No Petting” rule when the groom kisses the bride.

For couples who don’t fancy going to the chap-pool and getting married there are other unusual places to tie the knot in Lambeth.

The London Eye has had a licence since April 2006.

And it needn’t be just the bride wearing white.

As of June 18 this year, cricket lovers can get hitched at the pavilion of the Oval cricket ground in Kennington.

Strangest of all, Dali Universe – the South Bank tribute to the Spanish surrealist painter – has held a marriage licence since June 2006.

No one has so far opted to have their ceremony performed among his bizarre works, although a reception was held there last year.

Just over the borough border in Wandsworth those wanting nautically themed nuptials can book at the Battersea Barge, just off Nine Elms Lane by the river.

The De Morgan Centre in Wandsworth Town Centre, which hosts an art collection, also had its licence reviewed in January this year.

Three pubs in the borough were also granted marriage licences.

ben.clover@slp.co.uk

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16:44:29 o'clock BST

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Six deny Curry Cat killing

Friday, 04 July 2008

A GROUP of men have denied the murder of Gary "Curry Cat" Guthrie.

Courtney Hutchinson, 23, Simon Rhodes-Butler, 31, Junior Cameron, 26, Michael Wabara, 23, Ashley Thomas, 20, Darrell Albert, 27, all pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Guthrie and the attempted murder of his friend Rowan Williams at the Old Bailey on Friday.

A seventh man, Nathan Cross, 27, did not enter a plea.

Mr Guthrie, 35, of Lakeview Road, West Norwood, was gunned down in Streatham High Road in the early hours of Monday, October 22 last year.

Judge Gerald Gordon QC set a trial date for January 26 next year.

Rhodes-Butler and Cameron, of no fixed address; Hutchinson, of Christchurch Road, Tulse Hill; Thomas, of Coalville Terrace, Ladbrook Grove; Albert, of no fixed address; and Cross, of Chryssell Road, Kennington, were remanded in custody.

Wabara, of Risley Avenue, Tottenham, was released on conditional bail.

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09:51:17 o'clock BST

 

The next Kennington Community Nights at White Bear Theatre Club are Tuesday 29th July and Wednesday 30th July @ 7.30pm to see Cosi.  Quote "KA" for two tickets for the price of one.

Così
By Louis Nowra
29th July – 24th August
Tues - Sat @ 7:30pm
Sun @ 5:00pm
Presented by Good Night Out Presents, in association with The White Bear Theatre Club

Set in the early 70’s, Così is the touching and hilarious story of Lewis, a fresh-faced theatre director, in his first job: directing patients in a Melbourne mental asylum in Mozart’s Così fan Tutte. But no one, including ringleader Roy (Mark Little), can sing or speak Italian. Meanwhile, the pressure on Lewis from his university friends to organise Australia’s largest Vietnam War protest makes him question where true madness lies: inside or outside the asylum.

Louis Nowra is one of Australia’s most important and prolific living playwrights. Award-winning, semi-autobiographical and critica

"Nowra has written a terrific play about theatre, madness, illusion, sanity, life; it’s a big splendidly Australian epic..."
–Frank Gauntlett, Telegraph Mirror

 

Box Office:
Telephone: 020 7793 9193
Leave a message with the number of tickets you wish to reseverve and on which date. We will only get back to you if there are no seats available.

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11:55:41 o'clock BST

WHY NOT LIVELY UP YOURSELF THIS SUMMER?

WANT TO MAKE COOL MOSAICS, SCREEN PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS?

THEN COME ON DOWN TO LILIAN BAYLIS OLD SCHOOL, LOLLARD STREET AND FIND OUT MORE WITH ARTISTS SYLVIA EDWARDS AND JACK GOFFE!!!

DATES: 04/08-05/08 10AM-4PM

YOU WILL GET THE CHANCE TO:

·       SHOWCASE AND SELL YOUR WORK.

·       RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE.

·       RECEIVE AN ART SET.

YOUR WORK WILL BE DISPLAYED IN AN ART EXHIBITION ON THE 22ND AUGUST CELEBRATION EVENT TO BE HELD AT LILIAN BAYLIS OLD SCHOOL!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE MOSAICS, SCREEN PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY 2 DAY WORKSHOPS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TEACHER OR YOUTH WORKER.

WE ARE THE NORTH LAMBETH ARTS PARTNERSHIP AND THE PROJECT IS FUNDED BY SPORT ACTION ZONE.

 

Karim Habibi

Activities Co-ordinator

 

North Southwark & North Lambeth Sport Action Zone

Lilian Baylis Old School

Lollard Street

London SE11 6PY

 

T: 020 3268 0012

F: 020 3242 0004

M: 07982 705392

E:  karim.Habibi@btconnect.com

     karim.habibi@thesportactionzone.org

W: www.thesportactionzone.org

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08:51:36 o'clock BST

London, Friday 11.07.08

On this day - 11 July
Last updated at 23:24pm on 10.07.08

1884: Old Trafford in Manchester became the second British Test cricket ground after the Kennington Oval when it hosted the first Test between England and Australia.

1999: Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a broken leg in a high-speed crash into a tyre wall during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The race was won by Scotland's David Coulthard, ahead of Ulsterman Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher.

Massimo Taibi: Sold by Manchester United eight years ago today

2000: Manchester United agreed to sell goalkeeper Massimo Taibi to Reggina for £2.5million - just 10 months after splashing out £4.5million to bring him to Old Trafford. The Italian stopper suffered a series of gaffes as he conceded 11 goals in his four games for United.

2001: England wicketkeeper Alec Stewart was cleared by the England and Wales Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council of allegations he took money from a bookmaker for information regarding the pitch and weather conditions in India in 1993.

2006: Liverpool announced German midfielder Dietmar Hamann had left the club to join Bolton but hours later the player had a "change of heart" and signed for Manchester City instead.

2007: Administrators KPMG announced a consortium headed by Ken Bates had beaten off rival bidders to buy back Leeds for an undisclosed sum.

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16:18:04 o'clock BST


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12:32:49 o'clock BST

Could anyone recommend a local dog walker?  I am looking for one hour a day for three days a week for a (v good natured) 2 yr old castrated male golden labrador (called Sailor).

 

Many thanks

Nicola Tate

nicola.tate@btinternet.com

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12:12:02 o'clock BST

Self-storage warehouses operator Big Yellow today said total occupancy of its units has been flat in the first quarter because of the slower property market.

"What benefits Big Yellow is any sort of movement in the market - with people buying, selling or renovating and needing self-storage, so obviously it is closely tied to the housing market" a spokesman said.

Average occupancy of all stores in the quarter was 1,813,000 sq ft, against 1,822,000 sq ft in the same quarter last year, although there was a slight increase from the March quarter. Income rose 4% to £14.5 million from the previous quarter.

The firm opened a new store in Kennington during the quarter, bringing its total to 48.

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