Thank You to Lewisham Concert Band Players

Thank you to the Lewisham Concert Band players and audience who braved a cold wind to enjoy this concert on Sunday! Here is a small extract, showing what a talented bunch of musicians they are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3z4--YtZ04 Thank you to Southwark Council's Neighbourhood Fund for sponsoring this event. More information about Lewisham Concert Band can be … Continue reading Thank You to Lewisham Concert Band Players

Dulwich Park Friends Presents Lewisham Concert Band

Dulwich Park Friends presents Lewisham Concert Band, conducted by John Hargreaves, in Summer Sequence - a seasonal celebration in music. The programme of music is for all of the family and to suit all tastes - from James Bond to David Bowie; from Leroy Anderson to Malcolm Arnold. The concert will take place on Sunday … Continue reading Dulwich Park Friends Presents Lewisham Concert Band

New cricket nets

The park has some spanking new, top of the range cricket nets, procured with funds made up from a Friends’ donation and park funds, match funded from Southwark Council’s Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund. These nets are designed to prevent the walker and bowler ‘clash’ across the front of the run-up that could cause a little … Continue reading New cricket nets

All the fun of the fair

A band of volunteers from the Friends worked again this year with the Southwark team, led by Will Walpole, to make Dulwich Park Fair a resounding success. Former manager Paul Highman came to volunteer for the day. We will let the pictures do the talking…

Cherry laurel and a deathly potion…

Earlier in the year, with funding from the Dulwich Society and Dulwich Park Friends, London Wildlife Trust removed seventeen non-native and invasive cherry laurels from behind the old tennis courts (near to the boundary with Frank Dixon Close). The leaves and fruit pips of the species contain cyanolipids that are capable of releasing cyanide and … Continue reading Cherry laurel and a deathly potion…