Message from Southwark Rail Users' Group
REMINDER for all local rail users: first rail campaign public meeting
PUBLIC MEETING: WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking, 7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8AF, between Denmark Hill and Grove Lane. The meeting is
* to demonstrate the very strong support for the campaign,
* to inform on the facts and issues of the campaign.
Representatives of the rail companies, Network Rail, Transport for London and London TravelWatch, the passenger watchdog group, will be attending.
* Please come if you can. Lots of supporters needed. This is rail users' chance to impress the rail industry of our need for direct rail services into central London.
* Please forward this information to your neighbours and friends if they use the trains.
* Visit the SRUG website for overall information and facts about the issues and the campaign: http://www.southwarkrailusers.net
Sunday 27 September 2009
Wed 30 Sep rail public meeting
Message from Southwark Rail Users' Group
REMINDER for all local rail users: first rail campaign public meeting
PUBLIC MEETING: WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking, 7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8AF between Denmark Hill and Grove Lane. The meeting is
* to demonstrate the very strong support for the campaign,
* to inform on the facts and issues of the campaign.
Representatives of the rail companies, Network Rail, Transport for London and London TravelWatch, the passenger watchdog group, will be attending.
* Please come if you can. Lots of supporters needed. This is rail users' chance to impress the rail industry of our need for direct rail services into central London.
* Please forward this information to your neighbours and friends if they use the trains.
* Visit the SRUG website for overall information and facts about the issues and the campaign: http://www.southwarkrailusers.net
REMINDER for all local rail users: first rail campaign public meeting
PUBLIC MEETING: WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking, 7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8AF between Denmark Hill and Grove Lane. The meeting is
* to demonstrate the very strong support for the campaign,
* to inform on the facts and issues of the campaign.
Representatives of the rail companies, Network Rail, Transport for London and London TravelWatch, the passenger watchdog group, will be attending.
* Please come if you can. Lots of supporters needed. This is rail users' chance to impress the rail industry of our need for direct rail services into central London.
* Please forward this information to your neighbours and friends if they use the trains.
* Visit the SRUG website for overall information and facts about the issues and the campaign: http://www.southwarkrailusers.net
Sunday 13 September 2009
rail campaign Wed 30th Sep PUBLIC MEETING
Message from Southwark Rail Users' Group:
Calling all local rail users!
If you use the local rail services, do please come to the first Campaign PUBLIC MEETING:
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking
7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park,
Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8AF
see map attached - entrance at letter A
between Denmark Hill and Grove Lane
meeting hosted and facilitated by
the SE5 Forum www.se5forum.org
with Southwark Rail Users' Group (SRUG) www.southwarkrailusers.net
This meeting is to enable rail users
* to get the facts
* discuss the issues
* join the action
ACTIONS NOW:
* Put Wed 30 Sep 6.30pm in your diary now. Come and support the campaign.
* To be more regularly informed, and support the campaign, please join the email list by emailing Southwark Rail Users Group
* Please forward this information to your neighbours and friends if they use the trains. This is a really great chance to strengthen the campaign - we hope a lot of people will come.
* Please print out and display the A4 poster in local places, and print out some of the A6 flyers to hand out to fellow passengers on your own station. These are attached, and also for download on http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/public-meeting-wednesday-30-september-2009
* We need volunteers to help on the evening in a variety of ways. Please email us if you can come by 6.30pm; we need to know to help us with the organising.
* Visit the SRUG website for overall information and facts about the issues and the campaign: http://www.bellend
en.net/srug/news/public-meeting-wednesday-30-september-2009
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LATEST NEWS
1. The South London Press (on sale Tuesdays & Fridays), and the Southwark News (on sale Thursdays) are supporting the campaign, and helping to bring out the facts.
2. London TravelWatch have just reported on their recent user survey which provides significant evidence to support our campaign. http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/ltw-survey-south-london-line-research-study
3. TfL are reviewing with London TravelWatch the ways that new services or tweaks to existing services could mitigate some of the negative impact of the cuts in the South London Line. This review will report in December so we have till then to try to influence what happens.
4. The ultimate decision makers are the Rail Minster (and Department for Transport) and the London Mayor (and TfL). A meeting with the Rail Minister is being planned. A meeting has been requested with the Mayor.
5. Over 3000 signatures have now been collected on the petition. We need more. You can sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/online/27426.html. Also you can print out paper copies and collect signatures - give some to your local cafe or local pub. Petition for download is at http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/campaign-petition
Calling all local rail users!
If you use the local rail services, do please come to the first Campaign PUBLIC MEETING:
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2009
6.30pm refreshments & networking
7.00pm - 9.00pm meeting
Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park,
Denmark Hill, Camberwell, SE5 8AF
see map attached - entrance at letter A
between Denmark Hill and Grove Lane
meeting hosted and facilitated by
the SE5 Forum www.se5forum.org
with Southwark Rail Users' Group (SRUG) www.southwarkrailusers.net
This meeting is to enable rail users
* to get the facts
* discuss the issues
* join the action
ACTIONS NOW:
* Put Wed 30 Sep 6.30pm in your diary now. Come and support the campaign.
* To be more regularly informed, and support the campaign, please join the email list by emailing Southwark Rail Users Group
* Please forward this information to your neighbours and friends if they use the trains. This is a really great chance to strengthen the campaign - we hope a lot of people will come.
* Please print out and display the A4 poster in local places, and print out some of the A6 flyers to hand out to fellow passengers on your own station. These are attached, and also for download on http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/public-meeting-wednesday-30-september-2009
* We need volunteers to help on the evening in a variety of ways. Please email us if you can come by 6.30pm; we need to know to help us with the organising.
* Visit the SRUG website for overall information and facts about the issues and the campaign: http://www.bellend
en.net/srug/news/public-meeting-wednesday-30-september-2009
________________________________________________
LATEST NEWS
1. The South London Press (on sale Tuesdays & Fridays), and the Southwark News (on sale Thursdays) are supporting the campaign, and helping to bring out the facts.
2. London TravelWatch have just reported on their recent user survey which provides significant evidence to support our campaign. http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/ltw-survey-south-london-line-research-study
3. TfL are reviewing with London TravelWatch the ways that new services or tweaks to existing services could mitigate some of the negative impact of the cuts in the South London Line. This review will report in December so we have till then to try to influence what happens.
4. The ultimate decision makers are the Rail Minster (and Department for Transport) and the London Mayor (and TfL). A meeting with the Rail Minister is being planned. A meeting has been requested with the Mayor.
5. Over 3000 signatures have now been collected on the petition. We need more. You can sign the online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/online/27426.html. Also you can print out paper copies and collect signatures - give some to your local cafe or local pub. Petition for download is at http://www.bellenden.net/srug/news/campaign-petition
Saturday 12 September 2009
Sat 26 Sep 1.30-7.30pm Warwick Wingding
From Friends of Warwick Park an invitation to all local people
WARWICK WINGDING
It’s more than just a local music festival!
When: SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 1:30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Warwick Gardens, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, SE15
On Saturday 26 September, Warwick Gardens in Peckham, is hosting the first-ever Warwick Wingding. More than just a local music festival, the Warwick Wingding will celebrate the burgeoning musical talent coming out of Peckham and surrounding areas, plus feature hands-on theatre, hoola-hooping, yoga classes, stilt-walking, dressing-up, plus arts & craft stalls and much more.
The very local and very hot new band THE PEPYS (http://www.myspace.com/thepepys) will headline. Also confirmed are the brilliant SAUDIs (http://www.myspace.com/thesaudis), experimental drum n’ bass rockers LIME HEADED DOG (http://www.myspace.com/limeheadeddog, 30 piece brass ensemble from Peckham THE STARTER BIG BAND, the unique pedal powered BOYCOTT COCA COLA EXPERIENCE (http://www.myspace.com/bcce) and talented singer/songwriter PIERRE LA ROUGE (http://www.myspace.com/pierrelarouge), as well as a line-up of acts which promises an eclectic mix of live music and DJs including local bands, orchestras, choirs and solo artists, plus performances from local school children.
The event will be MC’d by Peckham’s (and Southside Radio’s) very own DJ Mickey Smith.
No festival would be complete without food and drink. Home Made & Home Grown stalls will be in abundance as well as a barbecue, home-made Indian, Caribbean and Latin American food plus beer and wine from Green & Blue.
The Warwick Wingding is presented by the Friends of Warwick Gardens in partnership with Southwark Council and is funded by Capital Community Fund.
Further information from andy.alty@btinternet.com
WARWICK WINGDING
It’s more than just a local music festival!
When: SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 1:30pm - 7.30pm
Where: Warwick Gardens, Lyndhurst Grove, Peckham, SE15
On Saturday 26 September, Warwick Gardens in Peckham, is hosting the first-ever Warwick Wingding. More than just a local music festival, the Warwick Wingding will celebrate the burgeoning musical talent coming out of Peckham and surrounding areas, plus feature hands-on theatre, hoola-hooping, yoga classes, stilt-walking, dressing-up, plus arts & craft stalls and much more.
The very local and very hot new band THE PEPYS (http://www.myspace.com/thepepys) will headline. Also confirmed are the brilliant SAUDIs (http://www.myspace.com/thesaudis), experimental drum n’ bass rockers LIME HEADED DOG (http://www.myspace.com/limeheadeddog, 30 piece brass ensemble from Peckham THE STARTER BIG BAND, the unique pedal powered BOYCOTT COCA COLA EXPERIENCE (http://www.myspace.com/bcce) and talented singer/songwriter PIERRE LA ROUGE (http://www.myspace.com/pierrelarouge), as well as a line-up of acts which promises an eclectic mix of live music and DJs including local bands, orchestras, choirs and solo artists, plus performances from local school children.
The event will be MC’d by Peckham’s (and Southside Radio’s) very own DJ Mickey Smith.
No festival would be complete without food and drink. Home Made & Home Grown stalls will be in abundance as well as a barbecue, home-made Indian, Caribbean and Latin American food plus beer and wine from Green & Blue.
The Warwick Wingding is presented by the Friends of Warwick Gardens in partnership with Southwark Council and is funded by Capital Community Fund.
Further information from andy.alty@btinternet.com
Sun 20 Sep 2pm - Peckham cycle tour
Organised by The Peckham Society
www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
a cycle tour next SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2.00pm.
The Best Buildings in Peckham!
Meet at the Peckham Library, SE15 at 2.00pm
This afternoon tour uses bicycles to highlight the very best architecture in Peckham covering 300 years of the neighbourhood’s history. Starting in the historic village core we will travel to both the east and west edges of the district celebrating the muscular Victorian civic buildings, industrial architecture and 20th century modernist experiments. All welcome.
Led by Benedict O’Looney
The Peckham Society
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The Peckham Society's following event for your diary:
talk Sunday 18 October 3.00pm.
The Theatres, Music Halls and Cinemas of The Old Kent Road.
Richard Norman (Author).
Goose Green Centre,
St John’s Church, Goose Green,
East Dulwich Road, London SE22.
www.peckhamsociety.org.uk
a cycle tour next SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2.00pm.
The Best Buildings in Peckham!
Meet at the Peckham Library, SE15 at 2.00pm
This afternoon tour uses bicycles to highlight the very best architecture in Peckham covering 300 years of the neighbourhood’s history. Starting in the historic village core we will travel to both the east and west edges of the district celebrating the muscular Victorian civic buildings, industrial architecture and 20th century modernist experiments. All welcome.
Led by Benedict O’Looney
The Peckham Society
___________________________________________
The Peckham Society's following event for your diary:
talk Sunday 18 October 3.00pm.
The Theatres, Music Halls and Cinemas of The Old Kent Road.
Richard Norman (Author).
Goose Green Centre,
St John’s Church, Goose Green,
East Dulwich Road, London SE22.
Wednesday 9 September 2009
Sat 12 Sep - Global Plastic Bag Free Day
Message from local group East Dulwich SNUB (Say no to unwanted bags)
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Dear all,
I wanted to alert your group, friends, colleagues, neighbours to Saturday 12th September- the first International Plastic Bag Free Day.
We're encouraging folks to use their shopping bags, get local suppliers to hand out reusable bags (sometimes their suppliers have bags as a promotion), get schools to design a school shopping bag to sell in their local community and make bags- see morsbags.com!
Poster is available at: http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/pages/page.php?cust_id=118
All best wishes,
Marilyn Donahue-Schiller
East Dulwich SNUB-Say no to unwanted bags
http://www.eastdulwichsnub.co.uk/#
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East Dulwich Plastic Bag Free Day
Saturday 12th September 2009
A range of activities will be taking place along Lordship Lane between 12 noon and 5pm on the 12th of September as part of the first International Plastic Bag Free Day. See here for more details: http://www.eastdulwichsnub.co.uk/#/future-events/4535387305
We hope to see you there!
___________________________________________
Dear all,
I wanted to alert your group, friends, colleagues, neighbours to Saturday 12th September- the first International Plastic Bag Free Day.
We're encouraging folks to use their shopping bags, get local suppliers to hand out reusable bags (sometimes their suppliers have bags as a promotion), get schools to design a school shopping bag to sell in their local community and make bags- see morsbags.com!
Poster is available at: http://www.adoptabeach.org.uk/pages/page.php?cust_id=118
All best wishes,
Marilyn Donahue-Schiller
East Dulwich SNUB-Say no to unwanted bags
http://www.eastdulwichsnub.co.uk/#
__________________________________________
East Dulwich Plastic Bag Free Day
Saturday 12th September 2009
A range of activities will be taking place along Lordship Lane between 12 noon and 5pm on the 12th of September as part of the first International Plastic Bag Free Day. See here for more details: http://www.eastdulwichsnub.co.uk/#/future-events/4535387305
We hope to see you there!
Friday 4 September 2009
Sat 5th September 2009 - Peckham Rye Fete
Friends of Peckham Rye Present
Peckham Rye Fete
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2009
12-5pm
on Peckham Rye Common
Beer & Pimms
Punch & Judy
Hog Roast
Plants & Books
Home-made cakes
Coconut Shy
Fancy Dress
Dog show
Now in its sixth sensational year!. A real community fair; a great Saturday experience.
Also featuring local community groups/projects including:
Peckham Residents Network,
Peckham Vision
Southwark Rail Users' Group
Bellenden Residents' Group,
Friends of Goose Green
So if you are interested in their activities and wonder who the local residents are who do the work come and visit our two stalls and meet us on Saturday 5th September!
Peckham Rye Fete
SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2009
12-5pm
on Peckham Rye Common
Beer & Pimms
Punch & Judy
Hog Roast
Plants & Books
Home-made cakes
Coconut Shy
Fancy Dress
Dog show
Now in its sixth sensational year!. A real community fair; a great Saturday experience.
Also featuring local community groups/projects including:
Peckham Residents Network,
Peckham Vision
Southwark Rail Users' Group
Bellenden Residents' Group,
Friends of Goose Green
So if you are interested in their activities and wonder who the local residents are who do the work come and visit our two stalls and meet us on Saturday 5th September!
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