Wonderland cafe at Goldsmiths Community Centre

will you, won't you?

In true Alice in Wonderland style this blog post is topsy turvy.
As part of our ongoing involvement with the Creative Citizens project, Community led design strand, we opened up the time bank as a Wonderland Cafe on Monday 3 March. 

The project began in earnest in March 2013 with an asset mapping workshop at the centre, followed by a co-creation event, a community walk from Grove Park to Downham, and a short trip to the other side of the world (meridian zero, which passes through Boundfield Road near the junction of Scarlet Road).

Using an iPad equipped with a microscope lens, Abigail examines the area at the grass roots level

Some clues

Some characters

Some amazing food

 

And drinks

View the time lapse video here

With grateful thanks to Dr Alan Outten, Helen Hamlyn Centre, Royal College of Art, for the photos and time lapse video. To Delphine and Indianna from Delicious most Nutritious for their inspired creations. To Liz, Chloe and Tracey for playing their parts so well, and to all who came along and made this event so unique and special.

Whatever next? 

Would you like to join us on our next adventure?

We will be creating a banner at Downham Celebrates, on Saturday 14 June at Downham Health and Leisure Centre, Moorside Road BR1. Please join us to celebrate Creative Citizens in Downham!

Goldsmiths Summer Festival 20 July 2013

From dancing and singing to live musical performance, smoothies to home made cakes to allotment produce to BBQ, the Goldsmiths Summer Festival on 20 July at Goldsmiths Community Centre was a great success. Funded by the Whitefoot Assembly and supported by Phoenix Community Housing and the Pre-School Learning Alliance Lewisham, the event was well attended and enjoyed by the local community, and the weather couldn't have been better. A stage was built in the George Green Hall garden for live performances by local people, to complement the stage in the hall.

With many thanks to the organising committee, the sponsors, the performers, all the people who volunteered their time on the day and to Donald Daby for the photos of this memorable event. Most of all, to the local people who came along!

Janette and Smita greet the guests, and sell some raffle tickets at the same time

Brunel Bannister on guitar and Councillor Mark Ingleby on keyboard

The fabulous Police Cadets, endlessly helpful, endlessly cheerful!

Chris and Brian the dynamic caretaker duo

Stave - remember you saw them here first!

Performances on the George Green Hall stage by Tamil Dancers

Councillor Janet Daby with the Tamil Dancers

Mr WillHe WontHe entertaining the children

Stevie G, DJ Cobra and friend

Face Painting - you can't see the huge queue

George from the Community Safety Team with Elwood, acting Chair of Goldsmiths Community Association

Hard selling to potential members of the Goldsmiths Community Association 
- would you like to join?

Janet on the sharing table (including raspberries, redcurrants and gooseberries picked that very morning from Kendale Allotments)

Sue, Treasurer of the Goldsmiths Community Association, wearing 'two hats'

Representatives from L and Q and Denne explain the imminent regeneration of the nearby Excalibur prefab Estate

Angela, health trainer on the NHS stall

Some frantic pedalling produced these lovely drinks from the ever popular Smoothie Bike

Fruit chopping for the Smoothie Bike!

Steve Hurren and colleague on the Phoenix Community Housing stall

Heidi Alexander MP, Sally Cross, Goldsmiths Centre Manager, and Councillor Janet Daby

Jonathan Slater, Heid Alexander, Sally Cross, and Janet Daby. Sally has been centre manager at Goldsmiths Community Centre for 22 years, and retired on Friday 26 July.We hope she takes with her many happy memories of the centre and wish her well for the future, in her retirement!

Summer activities for children, young people and families

For a comprehensive list of activities for children and young people across Lewisham visit the Summer's Alive page on the Lewisham council website.

For places to go and things to do in Downham, Whitefoot and the neighbourhood visit the Downham and Whitefoot Interagency website.

Free Fun Fridays at Goldsmiths Community Centre. Happiness Hour (and a half) and Roller Discos!

Visit the Limelight Family Learning Centre website to download their timetable of summer activities and a great new leaflet promoting low cost and free things to do in and around Lewisham.

Phoenix Community Housing present Phoenix Summer Fun across Downham, Whitefoot and Bellingham (see below).