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January 2003
February 2003
- Saturday 1st February 2003, 8pm - 1am
Marcina and the Love Rats
featuring Marcina 'Mouth' Arnold, Eric 'Hotfingaz' Appopoulay and Ricardo 'Rockit' do'Santos. Guest DJ Anya.
Prices: £5, Information: 020 8674 0338
Half Moon Pub, Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE22
- Thursday 20th, Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd February 2003, 8pm
The Dulwich Players perform 'Three Sisters' by Anton Chekhov.
Directed by Brian Burch, in aid of St. Christopher's Hospice.
Prices: £6 each from The Arts Stationers, Dulwich Village or The Box Office Manager on: 020 8693 4830, greenroom@dulwichplayers.org.uk or on the door.
In-The-Round at the Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich Village, SE22.
www.dulwichplayers.org.uk
March 2003
- Friday 21st March 2003, 7pm - 9pm
Hill Top Campaign - Candlelit Vigil
Event to raise awareness of the crisis at the top of Crystal Palace Park Hilltop, highlighting changes to public access and Metropolitan Open Land (MOL) status
Hill Top Campaign, 5 Damascene Walk SE21 8HJ, 020 8670 6252
April 2003
- Saturday 5th April 2003
Jubilate Choir: Haydn & Mozart concert
The Jubilate Choir, accompanied by the Rosendale String Quartet, presents works by Mozart and Haydn including Mozart's Quartet in B-flat Major, K.458 'The Hunt'; Te Deum Laudamus, K.141; Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 plus Haydn's Little Organ Mass. Conductor: Janet Haney.
Tickets: £7.50 (concessions £6.50, under-16s £3) from choir members or at the door.
St. John's Church, Auckland Road,Upper Norwood, SE19.
www.communigate.co.uk/london/jubilatechoir or 020 8777 7287
- Saturday 5th April 2003
Stroke Awareness Day
Drop-in at the Phoenix Centre for a free blood pressure check by qualified nurses. Organised by Crystal Palace and Norwood Rotary Club.
Tickets: Free, donations welcome
The Phoenix Community Centre, 66 Westow Street, Upper Norwood SE19 (near Safeway's)
- Saturday 5th April 2003
Lambeth Horticultural Society Spring Show
Displays, Raffle, Refreshments
Tickets: Free
Nettlefold Hall, West Norwood Library, Norwood Road, West Norwood SE27
- Wednesday 23rd April 2003, 7.30pm for 8.00pm
Lambeth Horticultural Society Talk
Lambeth Horticultural Society presents an illustrated talk by Mr Hilary Newman on "the plant hunters"
Tickets: Free
Nettlefold Hall, West Norwood Library, Norwood Road, West Norwood SE27
May 2003
- Sunday 18th May 2003, 7.30pm
Sydenham Summer Festival of Music
Florilegium, Haydn - Mozart - Cpe Bach, A Classical Programme Played On Classical Period Instruments.
Tickets: £12: Concessions £8 for individual concerts. The Festival Ticket £42: Concessions £28 will include a free Festival Programme.
Church of St Bartholomew, Westwood Hill, Sydenham SE26
www.sydenhammusic.org.uk
- Monday 26th May 2003
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - The Rising
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre,
Ledrington Road, Upper Norwood,
London SE19 2BL, UK
www.brucespringsteen.net
- Tuesday 27th May 2003
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - The Rising
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre,
Ledrington Road, Upper Norwood,
London SE19 2BL, UK
www.brucespringsteen.net
- Wednesday 28th May 2003, 7.30pm for 8.00pm
Lambeth Horticultural Society Talk
Lambeth Horticultural Society presents an illustrated talk by A R Smith on "the reluctant gardener"
Tickets: Free
Nettlefold Hall, West Norwood Library, Norwood Road, West Norwood SE27
June 2003
- Sunday 1st June 2003, 7.30pm
Sydenham Summer Festival of Music
The Endellion String Quartet, Haydn - Bartok Beethoven Or Dvorak
Tickets: £12: Concessions £8 for individual concerts. The Festival Ticket £42: Concessions £28 will include a free Festival Programme.
Church of St Bartholomew, Westwood Hill, Sydenham SE26
www.sydenhammusic.org.uk
- Sunday 8th June 2003, 7.30pm
Sydenham Summer Festival of Music
The Orchestra Of St Bartholomew, Robert Trory - Conductor, Elgar - Introduction And Allegro For Strings, Vaughan Williams - Oboe Concerto Borodin - 'nocturne', Tchaikovsky - Serenade For Strings, John Anderson - Oboe
Tickets: £12: Concessions £8 for individual concerts. The Festival Ticket £42: Concessions £28 will include a free Festival Programme.
Church of St Bartholomew, Westwood Hill, Sydenham SE26
www.sydenhammusic.org.uk
- Tuesday 10th June 2003, 8pm
Norwood Action Group AGM
AGM and guest speaker from Emmaus South Lambeth
Tickets: Free Admission
St Matthews Church Hall, Norwood High Street
Further information: Norwood Action Group and Emmaus South Lambeth
- Monday 16th June 2003, 7.30pm
Celebrity Recital-Raphael Wallfisch
The Bach Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
Tickets: £10 including a glass of wine
St Barnabas Church, Calton Avenue, Dulwich SE21
Unique fund-raising event with the internationally renowned cellist, local resident and CPCA supporter, Raphael Wallfisch. All monies raised from this recital will be used to challenge Bromley Council's intention to remove MOL protection (the urban equivalent of Green Belt) from Crystal Palace Park, as identified in their Draft Unitary Development Plan.
Further information: Crystal Palace Community Association, Mike Warwick 020 8653 5868
July 2003
- Saturday 26th July 2003, 1pm - 8pm
The Bowl 2002 Festival of New Music
Free Admission
Crystal Palace Park Concert Bowl:
Leddington Road, Crystal Palace SE19
Further Information: The Bowl
- Sunday 27th July 2003, 1pm - 7pm
The Bowl 2002 Festival of New Music
Free Admission
Crystal Palace Park Concert Bowl:
Leddington Road, Crystal Palace SE19
Further Information: The Bowl
- Sunday 27th July 2003, 6.30-8.00pm
Emmaus South Lambeth
An evening of music and insight into Emmaus and its arrival in West Norwood. Emmaus is a unique way of addressing homelessness and social exclusion and a new Emmaus Community will open in West Norwood next year. Special guest speaker is Terry Waite CBE, President of Emmaus.
Free Admission
St Luke's Church, West Norwood
Further information: Emmaus South Lambeth and Angela Woodward 0208 761 4276
August 2003
- Sunday 3rd August 2003, 7.30am
Tour of Chatsworth House and Gardens
Tickets: £23.50 inclusive of coach and entrance to Chatsworth
The Crystal Palace Foundation invite you to a tour of Chatsworth House and Gardens in Derbyshire to celebrate the bicentenary of Sir Joseph Paxton. Departure from Crystal Palace Parade at 7.30am.
Crystal Palace Foundation or 020 8289 9113
- Friday 8th August 2003, Doors 4.45pm, 6.45-10.00pm
Norwich Union London Grand Prix
Tickets: £20, £10, £5 concessions, 0870 444 4440
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre,
Ledrington Road, Upper Norwood,
London SE19 2BL, UK
www.crystalpalace.co.uk and www.ukathletics.net
Also see our photo diary:Grand Prix 2002 Review and Photos
- Wednesday 27th August 2003, 7.30 for 8pm
Lambeth Horticultural Society Talk
Lambeth Horticultural Society presents an illustrated talk by David Ridgeway on "the land of frankincense, myrrh, cucumbers and dragon trees."
Tickets: Free
Nettlefold Hall, West Norwood Library, Norwood Road, West Norwood SE27
September 2003
- Saturday 6th September 2003, 2.00-5.00pm
Lambeth Horticultural Summer Show
Free Admission
Nettlefold Hall, West Norwood Library, Norwood Road, West Norwood SE27
October 2003
- Tuesday 7th October 2003, 7.00-9.00pm
Crystal Palace & Norwood Chamber of Commerce AGM
Guest Speaker: Sharon Baldwin, Town Centre Manager
Free Admission
The Phoenix Community Centre, 66 Westow Street, Upper Norwood SE19 3AF (near Safeway's)
Further information: Chamber of Commerce
- Thursday 23rd October 2003, 8.00pm
Shakers Re-stirred
John Godber and Jane Thornton's outrageously funny comedy of life in a cocktail bar through the eyes of its long-suffering waitresses.
Tickets £6 from Box Office 020 8693 8727, Art Stationers Dulwich Village or on the door.
Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College SE21
www.dulwichplayers.org.uk
- Friday 24th October 2003, 8.00pm
Shakers Re-stirred
John Godber and Jane Thornton's outrageously funny comedy of life in a cocktail bar through the eyes of its long-suffering waitresses.
Tickets £6 from Box Office 020 8693 8727, Art Stationers Dulwich Village or on the door.
Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College SE21
www.dulwichplayers.org.uk
- Saturday 25th October 2003, 8.00pm
Shakers Re-stirred
John Godber and Jane Thornton's outrageously funny comedy of life in a cocktail bar through the eyes of its long-suffering waitresses.
Tickets £6 from Box Office 020 8693 8727, Art Stationers Dulwich Village or on the door.
Edward Alleyn Theatre, Dulwich College SE21
www.dulwichplayers.org.uk
November 2003
- Saturday 8th November 2003, 7.00pm
Crystal Palace Park Firework Display and Funfair
95.8 Capital FM stageshow (7.00pm - 8.00pm)
Fireworks Spectacular (8.00pm start).
Prices: £7 Adults, £5 Children, £20 family
Crystal Palace Park, Upper Norwood, SE19
Also see our photo diary: Fireworks at Crystal Palace Park 2003
December 2003
- Tuesday 2nd December 2003, 7.00pm
Crystal Palace & Norwood Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party
Members and Guests only - £10
Lorenzo's (8761 7485), 73 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace SE19 1TX
Further information: Chamber of Commerce
- Thursday 4th December 2003, 10.45am-2.30pm
Crystal Palace Community Development Trust
Community Conferenceabout the proposed Development Trust for the Crystal Palace area
Christ Church, 197 Anerley Road, corner of Maple Road, Anerley
The Conference (with speakers from existing development trusts) will provide the opportunity to: Hear more about the proposed CDT for Crystal Palace area; Understand what a CDT is and the impact it could have on your neighbourhood; Consider how the Trust can work with and help your Group; Comment on and help shape the proposals; Suggest projects and services that the Trust could undertake
Refreshments and lunch will be provided
Further information: CP Community Forum c/o Platform Penge, 101A Parish Lane, Penge, London SE20 7NR, fax: 020 8778 1224, email: penge@gfsplatform.org.uk