It's happening! Our Clock and Tower Restoration project is starting very soon and we are determined to celebrate! See below for our exciting programme of events. There's something for everyone, so make sure you read to the very bottom of the page!
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The Queen's Six Gala Concert
Doors open at 7pm. Concert starts at 8pm with a 'Royal' supper to follow.
Tickets for £15 for concert, canapés, glass of Prosecco and supper, with licensed pay bar.
The Queen's Six are all Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, with a unique repertoire from austere early change, lewd madrigals and haunting folk songs, to upbeat Jazz and Pop arrangements
or Contact Lesley Khatibi on 07785 905355, or you can book through the Hall Booking Contact Form Here
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Talk on the Benjamin Vulliamy clock by Keith Scobie-Youngs
Doors open at 7.15pm, with talk starting at 8pm
Tickets £10 including a glass of wine and as much cheese as you like! Pay bar.
Keith Scobie-Youngs, a partner in the Cumbria Clock Company, is a Fellow of the British Horological Institute and Accredited Conservatoir Restorer. CCC responsibilities include the maintenance of Salisbury Cathedral and Hampton Court Palace clocks, and a CCC hammer struck the world's largest harmonically tuned bell to start the 2012 London Olympic games!
Contact Gill Daly on 020 8693 5561 or through the Web Manager Form here to book this talk (bookings also taken on the door)
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South London Jazz Orchestra
Doors open at 7.15pm. Concert starts at 8pm with 'syncopated' supper to follow.
Tickets £12 including supper. Licensed pay bar.
The South London Jazz Orchestra play over 30 gigs each year, while helping to raise money for charity and have a much fun as possible! We can promise a big sound with around 40 jazz instruments in full flow!
BOOK HERE FOR SOUTH LONDON JAZZ CONCERT
or Contact Lesley Khatibi on 07785 905355, or you can book through the Hall Booking Contact Form Here
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Time for Art
From 12.30pm to 6.30pm. Light food and drink on sale throughout.
Arts & crafts workshops and demonstrations, with gifts to buy for any age.
Any level of experience, or none at all.
Donations please towards the cost of materials
Drop-in-and-out Art workshops:
Artist, graphic designer and teacher of art in colleges and London prisons, Michael Breese is celebrating Time & the Clock in a practical workshop of drawing, painting, collage . . . whatever makes you tick. Drop in and out as you like.
Nigel Rushton, Master in Sculpture, BA Hons in Fine Art, will encourage you to play with Plaster and Clay to a theme he calls 'Transition'. This basically means you can use lumps of clay to turn anything into something else! Drop in and out as you like.
Contact Gill Daly on 020 8693 5561 or through the Web Manager Form here to register an interest or reserve a space on any of our workshops
With a series of crafts workshops including:
12.30pm 1.30: Joan helps you to sew
1pm - 4pm: Suzuko teaches origami
1pm - 2pm: Pauline makes cards
1pm - 2pm: Claire paints on glass
2pm - 3pm: Chris makes earrings
2.30pm - 3.30pm: Heather makes flower brooches
3.30pm - 4.30pm: Paul makes cards
5pm - 6pm: Chris makes bracelets
(Some crafts people will also be selling gifts)
. . . and for the children . . .
Acrylic painting on glass candle holders and terracotta pots
Clock faces
Origami
Clock faces, stained glass and wooden key rings for the very young
Contact Gill Daly on 020 8693 5561 or through the Web Manager Form here to register an interest or reserve a space on any of our workshops
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The Art of Time - A Talk by Charles Pickstone
Tickets: £10 including light supper and a glass of wine. Licensed pay bar.
Back by popular demand, Charles Pckstone, vicar of St. Laurence Church, Catford, trustee of the UK education charity Art & Christianity, board member of the UK branch of AICA (the International Association of Art Critics) will explore the theme of time in contemporary and traditional art.
Contact Gill Daly on 020 8693 5561 or through the Web Manager Form here to book this talk (bookings also taken on the door)
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CELEBRATING TAKING BACK TIME
29 June The Queen's Six Gala Concert & Royal Supper
4 July The Vulliamy Clock Talk with Cheese & Wine
6 July South London Jazz Concert & Syncopated Supper
7 July Time for Art drop-in-and-out workshops for everyone!
7 July The Art of Time Talk with Light Supper
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See the latest news on our project to restore the Vulliamy Clock and Tower
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Click here to see what else we are doing
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