The Peckham Society Events Peckham Society Events 2013 dig it Sunday 17th February 2013 3.00 p.m. Recent archaeological discoveries in Southwark Christopher Constable, Archaeological Officer Goose Green Centre, St John's Church. Goose Green East Dulwich Road, London SE22 other societies events Wednesday 27 February 2013 7.30 pm Subterranean Railway: 150 years of the London Underground Christian Wolmar (Transport Writer and Broadcaster) Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Non-members are welcome at all R&B LHS events and are asked to donate £2 Time and Talents Centre,The Old Mortuary, St Mary Church St, Rotherhithe Village, London SE16 4JE Nearest tube: Rotherhithe (London Overground) Buses: 47, 188, 381, C10, P12 other societies events Wednesday 27 March 2013 7.30 pm Change in the Riverside at Rotherhithe Adrian Prockter, writer and historian Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Non-members are welcome at all R&B LHS events and are asked to donate £2 Time and Talents Centre,The Old Mortuary, St Mary Church St, Rotherhithe Village, London SE16 4JE Nearest tube: Rotherhithe (London Overground) Buses: 47, 188, 381, C10, P12 2013 AGM Sunday 21st April 2013 3pm 3.30pm Peckham & Nunhead Residents & Visitors - The Inside Story John Beasley, Historian and Author Goose Green Centre, St John's Church. Goose Green East Dulwich Road, London SE22 other societies events Wednesday 24 April 2013 7.30 pm Ships and the Sea in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, preceded by R&B LHS AGM Stephen Humphrey (Local Historian & R&B LH Society President) Rotherhithe & Bermondsey Local History Society Non-members are welcome at all R&B LHS events and are asked to donate £2 Time and Talents Centre,The Old Mortuary, St Mary Church St, Rotherhithe Village, London SE16 4JE Nearest tube: Rotherhithe (London Overground) Buses: 47, 188, 381, C10, P12 local fair Sunday 12th May 2013 11.00 - 16.00hrs Goose Green Fair Part of the annual Dulwich Festival The Peckham Residents' stall will be there with the latest news from Peckham Vision, Southwark Rail Users Group and the Peckham Society about the shared campaigns to improve Peckham town centre and our local rail services. Goose Green, East Dulwich Road, London SE22 open day Saturday 18th May 2013 11.00 - 17.00hrs Nunhead Cemetery Open Day Tours of the cemetery, visits to the chapel and crypt - not usually open - guidance on family history, plus delicious home made food and drinks at the café. fabulous gardens Sunday 9th June 2013 1pm-6pm Choumert Square Open Day An oasis of gorgeous gardens in the centre of Peckham Adm £3, children free (share to St Christopher's Hospice) Choumert Square, built in the latter half of the 19th Century, presents to the visitor not a Square but a laneway of 46 tiny cottages leading to a communal `walled' garden. The gardens of this secret Southwark street are amongst the tiniest it's possible to tend! They've evolved over some twenty years, triggered initially by a few neighbours' gardening passions that infected the enthusiasm of others. Via wrought iron gates off Choumert Grove. Peckham Rye mainline stn is visible from the gates, and every bus imaginable (12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 171, 312, 345) less than 10 mins walk away. evening walk Thursday 20th June 2013. 6.30p.m. Peckham Rye Park to One Tree Hill Duration 2hrs, led by Peter Frost Meet at the Clockhouse Public House junction Barry Road/Peckham Rye SE22 Sunday stroll Sunday 18th August 2013 14.00hrs. Peckham and Burgess Park walk Duration 2hrs, led by Peter Frost Meet at Peckham Rye Station forecourt, SE15 green talk Sunday 20th October 2013 3.00 pm The Trees of Southwark Christopher Cook, Southwark Service Development Manager Goose Green Centre, St John's Church. Goose Green East Dulwich Road, London SE22 There is no charge to attend Peckham Society events and meetings and you do not need to pre-book, but donations are always welcome.Other organisations or events may have an admission charge. Other Events in SE15 If you would like your event in London SE15 publicised free of charge, please send information to John D. Beasley at: editor AT peckhamsociety. org. uk