Enjoy delicious food at Feast
What to bring for the Harvest Feastival, Sunday 4 October.
This month we are coming together with our local community to support Norwood Food Bank. Their current needs are as follows (and if items are not listed it means they are probably overstocked with these items). They DO NOT need pasta or teabags. Tinned fish 500grm rice (just plain rice is best) Tinned vegetables Tinned tomatoes Tinned fruit […]
Sunday 6 September, a historical Feast…
…in that the theme this month is History! Spot the Feast volunteers in old fashioned garb -courtesy of the South Lambeth Theatre who will be having a vintage sale of old props and costumes on Feast day! There will be a history quiz prepared by fair-handed volunteers (perchance in bustles or plus fours) and you and your families […]
Holiday at Feast Sunday 2 August!
Who needs to go away in August when you have your own festival of holiday fun at home in West Norwood this Sunday? The weather will be of the kindly British variety and even some of the Feast volunteers and traders (who are not sunning themselves on beaches, drinking French wine or climbing mountains) will be getting […]
Delicious doesn’t even begin to cover it
Local Artisans trading at Feast
Holiday Feast on Sunday 2nd August
Feast sponsored Tea Dance – next one Wed 8 July!
West Norwood’s very own volunteer led Intergenerational Dementia Friendly event. The Tea Dance brings together both young and old to sit and talk, sip tea, eat cakes and if so moved…to dance. This lovely event happens the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 2.30pm-4.30pm at the Portico Gallery, 23A Knight’s Hill, London SE27 0HS. […]
West Norwood Food Week 13 – 21 June
A mid-summer week of unique dining experiences in West Norwood Special menus and events have been curated for west Norwood Food Week ranging from free family picnics to Feasty experiences to fine dining tasting menus To find out more and to book your place please visit www.grubclub.com/west-norwood-food-week And please share with your friends – get […]
There will be dancing in the streets…
…of West Norwood this Sunday 7 June – for it is Dance Feast! Time to put your dancing shoes on, people, there will be plenty of opportunities to join in. We have the 25 strong House of Funk streetdance troop coming to perform at Health & Wellbeing by the leisure centre at 1pm (flying sideways) (they will be showing us […]
Feast Kids Lunchbags!
Feast and Beamish & McGlue are working together to produce affordable lunches for kids on Feast days. You can buy these at the new picnic and play area at the Health & Wellbeing hub by the leisure centre. Proper delish!
Dance Feast – Sunday 7 June!
The next Feast on Sunday 7 June is all dancing! If you know anyone who’d like to dance for us in June, please get in touch. Samba dancers, Lindy Hoppers, country line dancers, Morris Men, streetdance crews – we’ll have them all! Just email he***@**********************************st.com
If you go down to West Norwood today…
Bring your teddy to the Feast! Teddy Bear’s picnic at the Picnic & Play area by Feast’s new hub, Health & Wellbeing, by the leisure centre. Pack a picnic (or pick up some bits from the foodie hubs; Fresh & Green, Health & Wellbeing or the Food Fair) ; there will be yummy Beamish & […]
A Feast for kids!
Picnic time for teddy bears… This May’s Feast sees the launch of our new Picnic & Play area at the Health & Wellbeing hub! You and all your teddies are most cordially invited to a Teddy Bears’ picnic on the grass by the leisure centre. There may even be the odd Feast volunteer teddy in a […]
An Easter Sunday Feaster!
Feast is baaaaaaack! At last! The winter is over, the flowers are budding and Feast has come out of hibernation. Your favourite local market is back on the streets of West Norwood for another year, bringing you food, fun and fabulous finds. All the old favourites will be there and a whole bunch of new stuff. […]
I Love Feast!
It’s very nearly that time again, when the buds start to bud and the Easter bunnies start to make their chocolatey appearances in West Norwood…but not quite. Another whole month to go people – but do not despair! We have our annual Feast volunteer and stall holder recruitment event happening this Sunday at the West Norwood […]
It’s the last wonderful Feast of the year!
All the volunteers have worked so hard this year to bring each fabulous Feast – and Sunday 7 December’s is even more magnificent than ever. We have a new Health & Wellbeing market hub opening at the Leisure Centre! We are really happy to welcome the new volunteers from the centre and the local housing […]
Feast has a new hub: Health & Wellbeing!
Opening for the first time at December Feast, the new Health & Wellbeing Hub based at the West Norwood Health & Leisure Centre on Devane Way (just opposite the West Norwood train station). On Sunday 7 December 2014 the Health & Wellbeing hub will be inside the centre itself, though there will be a couple […]
Remember, remember the 2nd of November…
Fireworks and Feasting This November’s Feast is, wait for it, the BIGGEST EVER!!! We have over 80 stalls coming this Sunday, the whole of West Norwood will be positively teetering with brightly coloured gazebos. And watch this space as in December there will be a 5th Feast hub opening, in the whiz bang new West Norwood Leisure […]
A cinema for West Norwood?
Dulwich already nearly has its own Picturehouse but West Norwood’s seems largely at the well-founded rumour stage. Latest we heard was that a Picturehouse would probably be opening in the Nettlefold theatre building… in 2017. Can’t wait that long? No, neither can we. So we at Feast have started some film nights at the Portico […]
The Feast Film Nights programme: October to December 2014
A Harvest FEASTival of Fun Palaces and jumble trails
Harvest FEASTival Goodness, is it really that time of year again? Indian summers that go on into October confuse us here. In keeping with tradition, October’s Feast is all about the redistribution of food. We have the Norwood Food Bank at the Food Fair in St Luke’s, so please feel free to bring your non perishable donations […]
Do you have a freedom pass?
Want to share your memories? Fancy a free cup of tea and a slice of cake? Come down to Artisans on Chatsworth Way on Sunday from 11am and meet our volunteers!
August FEAST staycation
It’s August already and the FEAST is upon us! There’s no need to travel to distant climes, just staycation in West Norwood. The weather is baking hot and you have your very own mini festival happening this Sunday in your neighbourhood! What’s on at FEAST this month? For all you foodies loitering in the garden at […]
Shutter art winner announced
Well, we asked, and you delivered. The Feasties have spoken and chosen a winner for the shutter art competition – congratulations Tania Jackson! Tania’s clean line illustration of some of West Norwood’s most iconic buildings was the design that received the most votes and will go forward for production across the four Adarshi Pharmacy shutters […]
This Sporting FEAST…
July 2014 has just about the most sport in it that a human resident of this sceptred isle can handle – the World Cup, the Tour de France (which has some biking action in England), the Commonwealth Games and Wimbledon – all in one summer month. It makes us tired just thinking about it. But not so tired that […]
Check out the free entertainment at July Feast
Calling all designers – let’s create something exciting!
Feast are delighted to announce an exciting competition for local talent to design shutter art on Norwood Road, SE27. In collaboration with the Lambeth Outer London Fund and the Greater London Authority, we are inviting local graphic designers, artists and budding creatives to submit their ideas on how to bring to life the shutter façades of four […]
June FEAST is all about the dance
Spring is no longer in the air, it now almost summer. This is why it is raining. But we have it on good authority that by Sunday the skies will be clear and all of you will be shedding the wellies and macs and coming to FEAST for your monthly fix of stuff to buy and people […]
May FEAST be with you this Sunday!
FEAST is here again this Sunday 4 May! Yet another wonderful FEAST is being bought to you by the community minded people of West Norwood this Sunday. What’s new at FEAST this month? Those more observant of you will notice that the old stalls have been replaced by some smart new ones, in a number […]
Local makers and producers at Artisans
Check out the live music line up for May Feast
Spring (boing Boing) And The First FEAST Of The Season, Sunday 6 April!
It has been a long three months and about time we had another FEAST, no? The theme for this April’s FEAST is Easter (or FEASTer if you like) and although the actual Easter weekend is two whole weeks afterwards, who’s worried? No one, that’s who. Apart from the Easter eggs. There is a distinct chance […]
Time Out Review: West Norwood Feast
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Sidling up Norwood Road…
Hello, FEAST lovers, I’m your new coordinator, Charlotte. I used to work for the Herne Hill forum and still do things like the Herne Hill free film festival but I am now sidling up Norwood Road (this grimly delightful street on which I have lived for the past 15 years) into West Norwood to see […]
I love FEAST open day @westnorwoodfeast.com Portico Gallery
A Big Thank You from FEAST
Well, we have come to the end of another year of FEASTs. The team behind FEAST would like to thank everyone for coming along to the Winter Lights on Saturday 7 December, it was a fantastic evening. FEAST is going into seasonal hibernation, but will be back in March 2014 for I Love FEAST. The […]
Winter Lights, Saturday 7 December 2013, 4 – 8pm
West Norwood FEAST and St. Luke’s Church present an evening of Winter Lights Saturday 7 December 2013, 4 – 8pm Inside and outside St. Luke’s Church Come and join us for our last event of the year – a Winter Lights celebration at St. Luke’s Church on Saturday 7 December 2013, 4pm – 8pm where […]
December FEAST – Sunday 1 December 2013, 10am – 4pm
There is something for everyone at the December FEAST on Sunday 1 December. Pop down to West Norwood for a coffee and lunch at the Food Fair. Start your Christmas shopping at Retro Village, the Artisans Market and Fresh ‘n’ Green, and entertain the children with storytelling in the library and craft activities at each […]
Storytelling at the December FEAST
West Norwood FEAST welcomes Children’s Writers and Illustrators in South London www.cwisl.org.uk to the December FEAST on Sunday 1 December. The group will be running two free story telling and craft making activities in the library at 12 noon and 2pm. Meet the authors and get your books signed!
November FEAST
Entertainment Music on the Steps of St. Luke’s Church 12.30pm Natasha Kirke, solo artist 1.30pm Nunhead Folk Circle Music at the Artisans Market, on Chatsworth Way…. 11.30am Yenshu Sarinara 1.45pm Eales Jazz Trio 2.30pm Steve and the Hats Tour of West Norwood Cemetery – free, but donations welcome 11am, meeting inside the main gates of […]
Become a FEASTie….
Did you know that there are around 30 enthusiastic local volunteers behind the running of FEAST? By becoming one of the team you can have a real role in helping to shape the local community and have a real impact in the place you live. Over the past year volunteers have not only planned, managed […]
October FEAST
What a fantastic October FEAST. Thank you to everyone who came along to help and support FEAST on Sunday 6 October. We had 65 traders, 3 community stalls and more entertainment than you could shake a stick at. Members of Chatsworth Baptist Church did a fantastic job collecting food donations for the Foodbank and the […]
Harvest FEAST – Support our local Foodbank, Sunday 6 October 2013, 10am – 4pm
It’s Harvest Festival time and to support the work of the Brixton and Norwood Foodbank, we will be collecting food donations. The kind folks at Chatsworth Baptist Church will be setting out from their church at 12.30pm with their donations. They will be walking to the Food Fair where their donations will be given to […]
The Show will go on!
Sadly the weather is against us, but a FEASTie Plan B has swung into action. The Saturday 14 September srceening of ‘Some Like Hot’ and the Sunday 15 September srceening of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ will now take place at the Portico Gallery, 23a Knights Hill, SE27 0HS – we will be warm and […]
Local history month is launched at the September FEAST
West Norwood FEAST Sunday 1 September 2013, 10am – 4pm Launching the beginning of Lambeth Local History Month, come and join one of our local history guided walks or visit Retro Village for our very own trash or treasure antique valuations from the experts at Rosbery’s auction house. Curios about your curios? 11am – 3pm, […]
Grand Opening of the Book and Record Bar, Saturday 31 August 2013, from 10am
FEAST’s very own Michael Johnson, aka ‘The Record Man’, will be hosting the Grand Opening of his Book and Record Bar on Saturday 31 August 2013, from 10am. The Book and Record Bar, at the old Gipsy Queen pub, 20 Norwood High Street, SE27, will be West Norwood’s newest coffee shop selling second hand fiction […]
FEAST presents a weekend of open air cinema
West Norwood will soon be home to its very own Picturehouse cinema which is planned to be built on the site of Nettlefold Hall in early 2014, but instead of waiting until the grand opening next year, we thought the good residents of SE27 would like a little open air taster of what’s to come. […]
Hetty’s August Feast
My feet are hurting and I can feel my back, but… I had a fabulous afternoon! Want to know what I did? Well, I’m one of the volunteers at West Norwood Feast and this time I went to as many parts of Feast as possible… and I learned a lot! The theme for today was […]
August FEAST is dance FEAST
West Norwood FEAST, Sunday 4 August 2013, 10am – 4pm August is Dance FEAST in West Norwood! Forget about the heat and join us for some jiving at Retro Village or a bit of tango at the Artisans Market. FEAST Hub Highlights Retro Village 10am – 4pm, in the car park of Rosebery’s Auction House, […]
Curiouser and curiouser…
The Curious Art Trail New site-responsive works by 20 different artists located around the grounds of an historic Victorian cemetery in South London Film, ceramics, photography, sculpture and textiles create a magical trail Beautiful free trail map by Okido, available from the cemetery office inside the main gate Free children’s animal trail Did you know […]
Curious – A site-specific art trail in West Norwood Cemetery, 22nd June – 28th July 2013
Watch out for the Curious Art Trail coming to West Norwood Cemetery, 22nd June – 28th July 2013 – New site-responsive works by 20 different artists located around the grounds of an historic Victorian cemetery in South London – Film, ceramics, photography, sculpture and textiles create a magical trail – Beautiful free trail map by […]
Sew FEAST!
West Norwood will be playing host to the June FEAST on Sunday 2 June 2013, 10am – 4pm. Alongside the usual offerings, there will be a free sewing workshop at the Artisans Market from 11am onwards, for adults and children aged 10+. Put your creative head on and come along to our craft workshop. Local […]
Let the music begin – FEAST is on Sunday 5 May 2013, 10am – 4pm
Following the success of the Rock Choir last month, we have a bit more music for you this Sunday, thanks to our new Entertainments Coordinator, Tom. At Retro Village: 12 noon – you may know Tawhid from the local Co-op, but the weekend checkout boy from Bangladesh is a Rock God in the making with […]
The sun shone on West Norwood and a good time was had by all!
Were you there, did you see the sun? FEAST got off to a fantastic start on Sunday 7 April with all four market hubs displaying the new FEAST signage. A slightly smaller Retro village, because of the building works, was rather cosy with a fantastic range of goods on show – furniture, vinyl records, toys, […]
Bring me sunshine – Sunday 7 April, FEAST is back
South London’s favourite community market is back with a fresh new look on Sunday 7 April 2013, 10am – 4pm. The West Norwood FEAST is like no other market, being entirely run by local people through a network of volunteers with the support and funding of Lambeth Council and the Greater London Authority. The monthly […]
I Love FEAST
On Sunday 3rd March, we had a little gathering to celebrate the relaunch of FEAST in 2013. I say ‘little’, but in the end, we had around 500 visitors to the event that involved the many brilliant people and things in West Norwood. From all the volunteers who give up their free time to organise […]
Story Time at ‘I Love FEAST’
Bring your Little Ones to the FEAST story corner. Local children’s author, Karen Owen, will be reading from her latest book, ‘I Could Be, You Could Be’ from 12 noon to 2pm. Stop by ‘I Love FEAST’ on Sunday and visit the pop-up cafe with free children’s activities and tell us how you like your […]
FEAST is back…
Come and visit us at ‘I Love FEAST’ on Sunday 3 March 2013, 10am – 4pm at the Portico Gallery, 23a Knights Hill, West Norwood, SE27 0HS. We hosting a fun filled day with a pop-up cafe and free children’s activities. The tea and cake will be shared with local community groups and businesses, so […]
Let’s clean up Portico Gallery!
Photos from a fun day at Portico Gallery, Knight’s Hill where we did a massive spring clean to make the place ready for another year of fantastic local events. Look out for upcoming I Love FEAST on Sunday 3rd March 10am-4pm, as well as regular yoga and life drawing classes weekly.
Now booking for FEAST 2013!
Happy new year! We are now accepting applications for stalls for West Norwood FEAST 2013. Whether you’ve had a stall before, or you’re new to FEAST, you will have to complete an application to be considered. To apply, simply visit https://westnorwoodfeast.com/want-a-stall and fill out the online application form. There is no closing date, but we […]
Bridging the FEAST gap
The next FEAST is on Sunday 7 April 2013. But to keep the FEAST spirit alive till then, shop West Norwood! Do you know what Christmas food and supplies Norwood Road has to offer? Try these (working along the street south to north). Blackbird Bakery for bread and cakes Baron – probably London’s only Polish-Brazilian […]
That’s all folks!
Well, that’s it. FEAST for another year is done. We won’t be back until Sunday 7th April as the volunteers go into hibernation for 3 months and we sit back and delight in what has surely been one of the most exciting years for us Brits. The Jubilee, the Olympics, a royal baby on the […]
For small people and their big people – a Christmas experience like no other, this Sunday!
Are you a little person? Do you know a little person? Well, grab that little person and bring him / her down to the Christmas Feast this Sunday, because we have some very exciting things happening for big people and little people alike. Let me introduce you to Sally Donaldson. She is the Founder of the magical, wonderful social enterprise, Tea […]
What’s on this Sunday at FEAST?
SO much happening this Sunday from 10am at FEAST. Make sure you don’t miss it!
Baby, it’s cold outside
It’s here – the festive madness has begun. In every shop window garish, tinsel swathed displays shimmer in the glow of street lamps working overtime through the longer nights. Every newspaper and magazine offers list after list of ‘best buys under £5’, ‘under £10’, ‘under £20’, while Mariah Carey does her best RnB yodel, claiming […]
An interview with young rock band Tempted
1. How did you get into music? Christopher and Craig started learning guitar at age 7 and Natasha started learning piano at age 10 and later started learning guitar. Chris and Natasha then joined a music club called Kidz ‘N’ Rock where they got to perform with other musicians their age. Ebruba, our new bassist […]
An interview with local musician Matt Allin
1. How did you get into music? I got an electric guitar when I was 16, and formed a school band with friends. We played two gigs – and it was amazingly exciting. In retrospect we were fairly bad – but in our minds we were stars…. 2. What made you decide to start performing? […]
Remember, remember, the 4th of November…
This year, on 2nd November, thousands of people will turn out to watch the impressive firework display in Brockwell Park. Amid the excitement of the waiting crowd, the glare of neon lights from the on-site fun fair, and the inevitable delay after the 10 second countdown, you might stop and consider the extraordinary situation you […]
What a fantastic FEASTival!
The October FEAST has come and gone, but we can all rest assured that the success of the day will be felt long into the future. Not only did the sun shine on the many smiling people there, once again reminding us how great our neighbourhood is, but the community managed to collect 363.9kg of […]
West Norwood’s Harvest FEASTIVAL
On 7th October 2012, West Norwood FEAST will be supporting local food collection charity Norwood Foodbank to orchestrate a massive food drive in the local area. We’re calling this the FEASTival! Together, we will be collecting non-perishable, in-date food in the weeks running up to the FEAST on 7th October, when we’ll have food-related activities […]
FEAST – The community’s market
What did you notice most at Sunday’s FEAST? Was it the fact that it didn’t rain, or the chalk paint messages on the pavement? Was it the fire engine at Artisans, or the number of buggies parked up at the Food Fair? Or was it the feeling of coming together that seemed to emanate from […]
When it rains, it pours…and then the sun comes out!
The weather hadn’t been that good in a long time – clear skies, bright sunshine and a sense that maybe, just maybe, the August Feast might break the long-standing tradition of rainy weather. Then it rained. And rained some more. It rained until Knight’s Hill had a river of water gushing across its surface, until […]
West Norwood kicks off the Olympics in style.
It was touch and go for a moment there. A couple of technical hitches and a raincloud or two threatened to derail West Norwood’s Olympic opening ceremony celebrations on Friday night. Only an utter refusal to admit defeat from all sides, and some of the fighting spirit befitting Team GB, saved the day. And oh […]
Once more unto the garden, dear friends
With flowers and plants generously donated by Floral Hall, we beautified the borders beside Nettlefold Hall once again.
West Norwood Feast Presents… The Olympic Ceremony Live!
Come and enjoy the event of 2012 with your friends and neighbours. West Norwood Feast will be screening the Olympic Opening Ceremony live in front of St Luke’s Church on Friday 27th July from 7pm. Bring a blanket, your friends and family and an appetite as we’ve organised some delicious street food traders for your […]
West Norwood Library & The Nettlefold get a good clean
The call went out for a few good folk to come and clean up the courtyard of West Norwood Library & The Nettlefold. We almost had to abort the mission due to a serious bout of inclemency, but rain did not stop play. We scrubbed and weeded, litter picked and laughed, and it turned out […]
West Norwood celebrates the London 2012 Olympics
Do you remember where you were four years ago when probably the most jaw-droppingly incredible opening ceremony took place in Beijing? Probably the same place as you were when Andy Murray was losing at Wimbledon this year… watching on the telly. We’re inviting you to enjoy undoubtedly the most exciting thing to happen in London […]
West Norwood Needs You!
VOLUNTEER DAY IN WEST NORWOOD We are organising a volunteer-led clean up day on Saturday 14th July from 10.30am. Our aim is to clear and tidy the cobbled area to the right of Nettlefold Hall in the hope that it can be used on Feast days, and more regularly once the Nettlefold foyer is opened […]
Wonderful memories of a West Norwood Jubilee
“She’s taller than I thought she’d be”… The day that a queen visited West Norwood with her corgi will live long in the memory of everyone who witnessed it. The town was resplendent, bedecked in red, white and blue. The streets were brought to a standstill as Feast celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. People watched […]