Name: Gig at the Greenhouses: Mambista with Alvorada
Start: 2024-06-29T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-29T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses

May 2024
May Fete at the Greenhouses

6 May 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

The Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses May Fete is back this year on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May! Join us at the Greenhouses for pizza, drinks, and fun and games. Bring your friends to Splat the Rat, dance around the Maypole, enjoy music from the wonderful Brixton Tatterjacks Morris and more! Delicious home-made pizzas cooked in our hand-built cob oven, botanical cocktails, local craft beer and organic wine will be on sale. Book your pizza with your ticket to avoid disappointment. You won’t want to miss this! We put on these events to let people enjoy our lovely gardens and to raise money so that the community can benefit from BPCG seven days a week. BOOK HERE

£5
Brixton Windmill Open Weekend – 11 & 12 May

11 May 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Brixton Windmill 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, United Kingdom

We'll be open from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 May to celebrate National Mills Weekend. Full guided tours are available and can be booked here. There will also be free drop in short tours throughout each afternoon. On Saturday afternoon we'll be aiming to get our sails turning - always an exciting experience! On Sunday at 1pm we also run a guided local history walk of the area which is bookable here. Our cafe will be open for delicious home made cakes and our shop is open too for unique gifts and Brixton Windmill Flour. www.brixtonwindmill.org
More Food for Thought. A devised play at The Half Moon

14 May 2024 @ 12:00 am - 15 May 2024 @ 12:00 am

The Workshop at The Half Moon 10 Half Moon Lane

The Encore Theatre Company presents More Food for Thought at The Workshop, The Half Moon on May 14th and 15th. An hour long lively combination of comedy, song and dance, and serious comment on food poverty. Suitable for all ages. Tuesday, 14th May at 2pm Wednesday, 15th May at 2pm and 7.30pm You are encouraged to bring a non-perishable item of food which will be delivered to a local food bank. Booking: https://encoretheatrecompany.eventcube.io/events

£12
Money Coaching by CAP

16 May 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

New Testament Church of God 46 Guernsey Grove, London, United Kingdom

Money coaching is a free service designed to empower you with the knowledge, skills, tools, and confidence to better manage your finances. Anyone can benefit – from seasoned budgeting experts to those struggling to get to grips with their spending. Money coaching has been designed and developed by CAP. We’ve drawn on our more than 25 years of experience helping tens of thousands of people take control of their finances to bring you a money management course that really works.
June 2024
Money Coaching by CAP

Featured 12 June 2024 @ 6:30 pm

St Saviour's Church, Herne Hill road, London, SE24 0AY St Saviour's Church, London, London, United Kingdom
Switch and Stitch

2 June 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Station Hall Above Herne Hill Station, Railton Rd, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Join us for a pre-loved clothing swap and mending session. Bring the clothes you have buried at the back of your wardrobe, pass them on to a new owner and find something for yourself, too. The focus of the event is sustainable fashion, so we will have drop-in mending sessions facilitated by lovely people who can share their skills and tips. Guidelines For the Stitch: This is your chance to fix the clothes you want to keep, but need a little extra love & attention. Friendly helpers will be on hand to guide you - whether it’s sewing up hems, buttons or doing some visible mending. Basic resources will be provided but if you might need anything else (buttons, zips etc), please bring them! For the Switch: Please bring as many items as you like - we welcome clothing of all genders and sizes. You will then receive a token for each piece of clothing you have contributed. From 1:30pm, you will have the opportunity to choose something new - 1 token for each new item. If you don’t have anything to fix, there will be an area in the lovely hall to relax with free teas and coffees. Herne...

£4
Free CAP Job Club June 2024

Featured 3 June 2024 @ 10:00 am

St Saviour's Church, Herne Hill road, London, SE24 0AY St Saviour's Church, London, London, United Kingdom
Open Air Aerial Theatre – Windmill Gardens – 15 June

15 June 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Brixton Windmill 100 Blenheim Gardens, London, United Kingdom

Open Air Aerial Theatre - The Dream Sequence - 15 June at 2pm and 6pm - Brixton Windmill
General Election Hustings

26 June 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Baptist Church 34A Half Moon Lane, London, United Kingdom

Together with Norwood Forum the Herne Hill Forum are organising a hustings for the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency candidates for the general election. This is a chance to ask your potential MP about their views on the issues that matter to you before the general election in July. This is a free event and everyone is welcome, but pre-booking is essential as places are limited. Book your places on Eventbrite. Please send in your questions for the prospective MPs in advance to: DAWNhustings@gmail.com There will also be an opportunity to ask questions from the floor as well. Doors open at 6.30pm, please arrive promptly so we can start at 7pm sharp The venue is fully accessible No bags larger than A4 – there will be a bag search No dogs excepting assistance dogs. When: Wednesday 26 June 2024; doors 6.30pm – hustings start at 7pm sharp. Where: Herne Hill Baptist Church, Half Moon Ln, London SE24 9HU
Art in the Garden

27 June 2024 @ 7:30 am - 10:30 pm

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses are hosting an art exhibition of nature inspired artwork, from local artists, displayed all around our beautiful venue. Come and immerse yourself in evening of music and art, delicious food and drinks in the surroundings of our enchanting gardens! Live music from 9pm – artists to be announced shortly Delicious plant based food from Roobarbs will be served throughout the evening – come hungry! And thirsty! We will be serving a delicious selection of local beers and wines as well as special cocktails made from fresh ingredients from our gardens and our homemade fruit gins. A collection of amazing local artists will be exhibiting their botanical themed work in and around the greenhouses, with some artworks available to purchase. Find out more and book here

£7 – £12
Being Mindful in Nature: A Nature-based Meditation Workshop

29 June 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

Take a break from the busy London life and join us in the gardens to calm you mind and appreciate the natural world. Many of us struggle with cultivating or maintaining a mindfulness practice. It is, in fact, easier and more natural to practice mindfulness in nature. Nature is a wonderful teacher, helping us more intuitively tap into feelings of peace, joy, and to be more present with the world around us. We also know from recent studies that spending time in nature for even 10 minutes a day has profound impacts on our physiological and emotional wellbeing. So why not start here, with our wonderful gardens (and Deepti) as your guide! Who is this workshop for? Everyone! Whether you are new to meditation and mindfulness or a practitioner who wants to deepen their practice. If you love nature you’ll love this workshop. The workshop will be led by Deepti Sastry Tickets are Pay What You Can (recommended price £35) BOOK HERE

£20 – £45
Gig at the Greenhouses: Mambista with Alvorada

29 June 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, London, United Kingdom

It’s Summer, and Mambista relocates to BPCG from The Portico in West Norwood so, of course, it’s time to welcome back the ever-wonderful Alvorada. If you haven’t experienced them before, they are perfect for the ambiance and natural beauty provided by BPCG’s Plum Tree “stage”; and they have a new album ready for release in October following up their gorgeous debut, First Flight. Based in London, Alvorada are the UK’s leading performers of choro, a rich and uplifting style of instrumental music from Rio de Janeiro. Alvorada explore influences from all over Brazil, with a swing and vibrancy that nourishes the soul. “INVENTIVE HARMONIES AND UNPREDICTABLE MELODIC TWISTS” * * * * * Songlines magazine Find out more and book here

£12 – £15

Art in the Garden

May 2024

June 2024