Streatham Festival
The Streatham Festival has been running for eight years and The British Home has been involved over the last three years, but decided this year to host more events and benefit from the increased publicity generated by the fetstival. The festival opened on Saturday 3 July on the common at the top it was therefore accessible for residents a number of whom spent the afternoon looking around the stalls and then enjoying tea and ice creams in the Rookery cafe. Some of the residents artwork dealing with portraiture, was displayed alongside that of a local artist, Karen Chapman, who had kindly arranged for it to be displayed.
Cream Teas on the Lawn
Another lovely sunny summer's day just right to be able to sit and listen to the stains of The Earl Grey Band and then enjoy a cream tea. Thanks to the increased publicity there was a large audience and certainly something to be repeated next year when thesensory garden is finished.A pianistic Journey of Prose, Poetry and Syncopation
On Wednesday 7 July residents and visitors were able to listen to Benjamin Chan playing music by Schumann, Chopin and Scott Joplin. A superb performance that left the audience spell bound.3rd Residents' Art Exhibition 9 & 10 July
The weekend of the art exhibition was extremely hot, but it did not stop visitors coming to admire and buy. Resident artists always enjoy being able to mingle and chat with possible buyers and this year was no exception. Kelly Scott's tapestries were much admired as were the eco bags which have become more ornate, having been decorated with ladybirds and bees.Urban Art
This is London's largest open air art show and takes place(thanks to the residents living there) in Josephine Avenue, Brixton on Saturday and Sunday 17-18 July from 10am-6pm. 150 artists are taking part and prices will range from £10 to £1,000 - something for everyone. On the Sunday the artists involved donate 10% of their takings to local charities, this year The British Home has been invited as one of the two charities that will be supported by Urban Art. So come on down the fundraisng team would love to see you there.
Sensory Garden Progress
Pathways are in the pricess of being laid,and the rest of the hard landscaping will follow.Planting at this stage is planned to start in August.