Comments on: Carnaval del Pueblo

By: Dagmar

Dagmar — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:28:14 +0000

If I were him, I’d be bursting at the seams, too.

By: genfink

genfink — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:13:59 +0000

A further sighting of the model Erin O’Connor at the Bear on Tuesday, I was sitting by the window, and she and her gentleman friend walked up to the pub, but as it was bursting at the seams, must have thought it was too busy and went away again, shame, she would have added some glamour to the occasion.

By: Phil G

Phil G — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:57:33 +0000

The event on the green sounds nice and community-spirited. Bravo.

And surely we have some ambitious yoofs who could be 2012 contenders in pistol shooting?

By: Newroad

Newroad — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:49:55 +0000

Here’s the full story from the main folks: http://www.southwark.gov.uk/MediaCentre/Homepagenews/MoreNewsSection/olympicscamberwellgreen.html

Well done Southwark for choosing Camberwell as the borough’s offical celebration site. Rare but welcomed.

By: Mark Dodds

Mark Dodds — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:20:59 +0000

That is not intended to exclude amphibians, arthropods, molluscs, arachnids, mammals or reptiles. Birds considered very cool if attending.

By: Mark Dodds

Mark Dodds — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:18:37 +0000

The Mayor of Southwark will unveiling the 2012 Olympics Banner on Sunday on Camberwell Green — see 107 above. Be there or be square.

Sainsbury’s donated food, Co-op water, many others involved.

Clams and other shellfish welcome.

By: Mark Dodds

Mark Dodds — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:14:41 +0000

There’s space on Warner road but it’s expensive. Camberwell’s plight.

“BEAR ART — UPSTAIRS AT THE BEAR 6 September 6pm until late.

The Bear Free House is one year old.

In celebration of its youth The Bear is hosting an arts fair. All are invited to submit artwork on the theme of THE BEAR and upon submitting their piece are invited to an evening of ribaldry, rambunctiousness and potentially meat. (sic)

There are no specifications or limitations to what will be accepted. All art work will be sold in the Bear Art Auction at the event with all proceeds going to the adoption of a bear from the PAWS — performing animal welfare society http://www.pawsweb.org/meet-bears.html

Submission deadline 1 September 2008

Submissions to The Bear Free House
296a Camberwell New Road SE5 0RP”

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:48:34 +0000

Gnomee — i’m not sure of its status but there is quite a lot of warehouse space at the Denmark Road end of Warner Road — Some of it looks as if it is beign used (possibly without the right planning permission) but contact the Council Plannign department to see if they have any info — we could do with people like you down our way!!

Also no more news on the Denmark Road shooting — we haven’t seen any Plod since and we obviously don’t merit a yellow Met incident board.

However we aren’t shaking in our boots and life goes on. Although i am, it has to be said, a little more cautious if i see groups of people i don’t recognise around.

By: Regeneguru

Regeneguru — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:33:26 +0000

Gnomee — there is an amount of long-term unused landbanked commercial space locally, but it just isn’t a fashionable cause to prise any of this out of the hands of usurious landlords into the shared community space (including retail) demanded by locals. You will have seen recently several posters on here actually celebrating ugly conversions of shops, when we have already lost half our shared amenity space in Camberwell since the mid-1990s.

You need either some gangsta shaheeeeee-eet or to have interests geographically in-between Camberwell Green and Denmark Hill Rail to get any local interest, as this is the sphere of activity of all Camberwell NGOs and charities. I do wish you luck.

By: Gnomee

Gnomee — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:45:24 +0000

Can any one help or does anyone know of a building that Cooltan can move to in Camberwell or Walworth they are looking for;

We run workshops in visual arts, textiles, I.T, Web design, drumming,
poetry, and we also run a huge programme of assisted volunteering.

We are part of the cultural fabric of Southwark we run our cultural walk
through the heart of Southwark as we have been doing since 2005.

We have brought much money into the Borough and we run many activities and
enable many local people to move back into employment, including the project
director who spent 14 years on benefit before setting up this project.

We urgently need your support to find a decent access double affordable
premises that can accommodate our needs, and office space for 10 people 300
sq feet
and a computer workshop space for 10 people 300sq feet
Visual arts rooms for 10 people 300sq feet
A textile room for 10 people 300 sq feet
A small kitchen for refreshments 100 sq feet
A small shop area of four sales of people’s work 100 sq feet
A medium-sized Gallery to exhibit people’s work 500 +
A small office for two people 100 sq feet
A small meeting room for up to 10 people 300 sq feet
Toilets
Outside space
An alt store space for plants
Bicycle racks
A disabled car parking space
Disabled toilets

Obviously not all our requirements may be met by such least if we aim to
meet all of them we might find something in-between.