Do you live in Whitefoot and like to sing?

If you like singing and would like to be part of a choir in Whitefoot Ward, why not contact Jason from Whitefoot & Downham Local Assemblies, Tues - Thurs 9am -5pm.  Telephone 020 8314 3253 (Wednesday 020 8314 8417) Mobile 07955 130 099
Or email jason.fleming@lewisham.gov.uk 

Whitefoot has no choir in the ward or very close to its border. If enough people would like to get together and sing, it can be arranged at Goldsmiths Community Centre. Goldsmiths has a long history of singing, acting and drama with a dance academy and two theatre groups.

Forster Park Choir singing at the Harvest Festival 2009

Lewisham Operatic Society at Goldsmiths Community Centre, 1990s

More information about local choirs can be found on the Sing Out! page on Lewisham Council's website

Sing Out! Lewisham also has a Facebook page

Phoenix Festival update

A jolly time was had by all at yesterday's Phoenix Festival, Phoenix Community Housing's fifth annual event in Forster Park, Whitefoot Lane SE6. Bigger and better than ever, and with the sun shining, there was a great turnout from the local community and beyond - and something for everyone.  I was there to contact organisations and promote the benefits of sharing their information about local events, courses and activities. There is so much to do in the local area, much of it low cost or free. I may live to regret this but I've entered the Goldsmiths Community Garden into a competition! (I did get some free bulbs and seeds though).

Free seeds and bulbs in return for entering 'Best Community Garden' (better get cracking)

The Downham Nutrition Partnership Go for Gold area was enthusiastically assisted by a team of hospital doctors and their colleagues from the London Deanery Team Up programme who helped with everything - the smoothie bikes, tomato planting and supporting general health checks.

London Deanery Team Up members help set up the Go for Gold marquee

Planting tomatoes, with the Assembly Lion in the background

Children choose the fruit, ready to pedal into a drink

After some furious pedalling, a smoothie is produced!

Colin and Kate from EnviroLewisham were there promoting composting courses and general awareness about the changes to what can be recycled, free mattress removal and other initiatives. They had some great fridge magnets Bin Your Gum - chewing gum is banned in Singapore!

Colin, environment champion from EnviroLewisham

Colin and his team have been really helpful to Goldsmiths, last year he organised a Capital Clean Up of Castillon Road and the alleyway by the community centre and only a couple of weeks' ago they donated three compost caddies for our new compost heap. Local people were amazed that we were volunteering to clean up the mess, and it was good to talk to them about initiatives. We aim to run some composting and Love Food Hate Waste workshops during the summer - watch this space.

The Assembly Lion - who is in the suit?

Jason from Whitefoot and Downham Local Assemblies and his colleague from Bellingham promoted the assemblies and did a mapping exercise to find out their concerns about their environment. They also held a competition to name the Assembly Lion, with a lucky dip for the children!

Ray from Goldsmiths Musical Theatre, on a recruitment drive

Here is Ray from Goldsmiths Musical Theatre. The theatre company, then called Goldsmiths Amateur Dramatic Society, was formed in 1939 when the community centre opened and teaches children and adults stagecraft and acting. All this for only £1 a week! They are looking for new members and are auditioning for their new production Scrooge today 13th May and next Sunday 20th May. Registration is at 10.30 and auditions start at 11. More on this wonderful local resource soon.

Farmstead Road Community Garden

A good day all round, thanks to all who came and supported the event!

Phoenix Festival 2012 - Forster Park SE6, 12 May

Forster Memorial Park, Whitefoot Lane, SE6 2NZ

photos (c) Phoenix Community Housing

2012 marks the fifth anniversary of Phoenix Community Housing

This year’s festival will be on Saturday 12th May from 11.30am – 4.30pm in Forster Park.

Phoenix are taking inspiration from the Olympics and introducing the Phoenix Sports Arena – with demonstrations, workshops and stalls from sports and physical activity groups in the local area. There will be live music and dance, archery, arts and crafs and a Wii tournament.

Phoenix are also delighted to be welcoming the Sillympics – with their giant slug races, dinosaur egg and spoon and Pirates and Parrots race!

All of this alongside the old favourites such as Morris Dancers, Archery, the Climbing Wall, the Surrey Docks City Farm and music from the hilarious Cosmic Sausages.

Downham Nutrition Partnership  and friends present...
GO FOR GOLD at the Phoenix Festival

Come and pedal your way to health… and a free Smoothie…

Are you fit enough for the Olympics? Come and find out…

How to change your lifestyle, change your life - healthy and fun tips from the MEND programme.

Grow your Own Food for Free (high in anti-oxidants and vitamin C and part of your 5-A-Day)

Find out about Healthy Walks and

How to stop smoking

Who stole the chicks?

This photo, of the preschool chickens, ducklings and (big) chicks was taken yesterday afternoon at around 5pm. This morning, two of the chicks were gone - stolen between this photo and this morning. The chicks were incubated and hatched in the preschool and the children have watched them grow and develop along with the ducklings who hatched at around the same time. 

I wonder what sort of person or people would do this to local little children and the staff who have looked after them and brought them up. The community garden is right next door and I look forward to seeing them when I'm there, how they've grown and how they come running up to the fence.

Whoever did this, I hope you are ashamed of yourself and I wish you would consider returning them to their home. 

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Celebrating National Garden Week 16-20 April

It's the very first RHS National Garden Week and at Goldsmiths we are celebrating by having a Bring a Plant Day on Monday 16 April. From 1-4 pm come along, have a look at this community space and get stuck in with plants and seeds if you like.


There will be some refreshments!

Please note we have a new blog site for the garden: Goldsmiths Community Garden
 

Community Media Resource Centre Garden

This was once the Pensioners' Garden... in October 2009

This is becoming the Apothecary Garden, in April 2012