4th & 5th September events

Some events next weekend, first weekend in September:
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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
SATURDAY 4th September 12 noon till 5pm.
Our own local annual Village Fete, run by residents for residents.
For details, scroll down.
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PECKHAM EXPERIMENT ARCHIVE FILM & CELEBRATION
SUNDAY 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, St Mary's Rd, London, SE15 2EE.
A rare chance to see archive film & find out what this was all about,
and why it is still important today to Peckham and the world.
For more information scroll down.
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COUNCIL DEMOCRACY COMMISSION CONFERENCE
SATURDAY 4th September 1.30pm to 5.30pm.
St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY.
http://southwarkcouncil.createsend1.com/t/r/l/cdjthd/hyirxlid/r
For more information scroll down.
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FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK SUMMER FETE
SATURDAY 4th September 12 noon till 5pm.
Fun Races for all the family - egg and spoon, sack races, 3 legged etc
Green gym, Face painting, Friends tea and cake marquee,
Crafts, Books, Plants, Vintage clothes, Charity and many more stalls,
Treasure map, Sparrow project,
Coconut shy, Punch and Judy,
Hog roast, PIMMS TENT, French Cider,
Doggie games
.....all at unbeatable prices!
Events:
1 pm - Children's fancy dress competition
2 pm - Fun Dog show

Organised by the residents for the residents of our local community!
Offers for help on the day to FOPRP@aol.com.
Contributions for the stalls books, plants or cakes stalls:
BOOK stall - call 0208 299 2680 for delivery or collection of books.
PLANTS - please leave outside 3 Elland Road, SE15. or call 079 684 16108.
CAKES - home-made cakes etc bring along on the day to the tea and cake marquee. Call 0770 446 3614
We welcome your support and let us all hope the SUN SHINES!!
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PECKHAM EXPERIMENT ARCHIVE FILM & CELEBRATION
SUNDAY 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, St Mary's Rd, London, SE15 2EE
Special screening of archive film and reflections on the life of the Peckham Experiment.
This event launches the first Peckham Free Film Festival (www.freefilmfestivals.org).
a celebration of the life of the famous 1920s-1940s Peckham Experiment

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the opening of the Pioneer Health Centre, you are warmly invited to a special screening of archive footage and reflections on the life of the Peckham Experiment:
Sunday 5th September, 8.00pm - 10.00pm,
The Pioneer Centre, London, SE15 2EE
8.00PM: Welcome, refreshment and reflections
8.20PM: Two films:
* The Story of the Peckham Health Centre: the 1947 film of the work of the centre
* Pool of Information: film documentary by film-maker Jini Rawlings including reflections from Centre members and staff
9.15PM: Refreshments and music from the era

Please bring a picnic blanket and join current residents of the Pioneer Centre and people from Peckham and beyond for a celebration of the work of the Peckham Experiment: the inspiration it has provided over time, and the potential of a New Peckham Experiment to meet a range of contemporary challenges.
RSVP: ruthpotts@gmail.com to say if you are coming.
The Pioneer Centre is two minutes walk from Queens Road Peckham rail station

BACKGROUND see also http://thephf.org
The Peckham Experiment: An experiment in the living structure of society

Between 1926 and 1950 experimental biologists George Scott-Williamson and Innes Hope Pearce developed what was to became known as the 'Peckham Experiment', a pioneering project that set out to make health 'more contagious than disease'. Built around principles of self-organisation, local empowerment, organic farming and a holistic focus on social connection as fundamental to health, the learning from the Peckham Experiment is as relevant today as it was then.
In a time of climate change, the imminent peak and decline of fossil fuels and with levels of inequality in the UK reaching record levels (with negative impacts for all of us), the need for creative, participatory thinking about whole community well-being has never been more necessary. As the Peckham Experiment showed, healthy, equitable, economically resilient and environmentally thriving communities can be cultivated if we work together to make them happen. 70 years after the purpose-built Pioneer Health Centre opened, the legacy of the Peckham Experiment echoes through community initiatives around Peckham and beyond.
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COUNCIL DEMOCRACY COMMISSION CONFERENCE
SATURDAY 4 September from 1.30 to 5.30pm.Amigo Hall, St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY.

A conference getting to the heart of local democracy
Tell the Council how to improve Southwark's Council Assembly, your local parliament. They want you to tell them how you would like to get involved in the debates and decisions on issues such as housing, transport and schools.
You are invited to a community engagement conference
http://southwarkcouncil.createsend1.com/t/r/l/cdjthd/hyirxlid/r ,
hosted by Southwark's democracy commission
at Amigo Hall, St George's Cathedral Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7HY
on Saturday 4 September from 1.30 to 5.30pm.
There will be a keynote speaker and lots of opportunities to meet councillors, talk to other active citizens and for you to ask questions and give your views.

Southwark Council's democracy commission is aiming to bring the council closer to its residents, making it more accountable to them and more connected with their concerns. It was established in July this year and is made up of seven councillors.
For more details, to ask questions about the democracy commission or give your views
go to www.southwark.gov.uk/democracy
email democracy@southwark.gov.uk or
phone Julie Timbrell on 020 7525 0514.
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