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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Royal West Norwood
The other Manchester team has won the Premier League title for the first time in more than forty years, and we in West Norwood love that. We know it’s not easy living with noisy neighbours. For far too long we’ve been living in the shadow of Brixton, Dulwich and Herne Hill. But City’s victory is […]
Feast mark 2
Has it been a month already?? It only seems like yesterday that we came together again after our winter break for our first Feast and were basking in the early spring sunlight as the streets of West Norwood came alive with Feast. It was sunny too – which can only bode well for this year’s […]
The spring winds of new life blow through West Norwood
Was this the best weekend in West Norwood ever?? A radical statement possibly, but based on the euphoria some people are still experiencing, I would answer – probably. What struck me about this, our first feast of the year, was that like new life in spring there was the newness everywhere. Meet Tim I heard […]
One week to go until…
our FIRST FEAST of 2012 FEAST’S first birthday the 10th FEAST since it all began So, to recap – next Sunday, April 1 – April Fool’s Day – is the WEST NORWOOD FEAST. The months in between the last FEAST in December and now seemed to have disappeared into a puff of smoke. At the […]
Winter is a time of hibernation
Even in West Norwood. Getting out of bed is hard, going to bed later than 8pm seems late, the animals have retreated to their warm, dark homes and we are naturally drawn to creating fugs, and drinking too much. Our last and great Feast of the year went by in a weekend of winter wonder […]
A little story about Pauline and West Norwood Fishmongers
Ages and ages ago when we were pounding the high street in the name of research and talking to the local shop keepers about what they thought about the idea of Feast, I spent some time with the infamous Pauline of West Norwood Fishmongers. Pauline is infamous because not wanting to see her local fishmongers […]
A Very Festive December Feast Weekend
Our final Feast of the year will be our biggest yet as it will be over TWO days – Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December. Sunday will be at the usual time 10am-4pm. However Saturday’s event will be at twilight – from 5pm-8pm – in and around St Luke’s and there will be Christmas Carol […]
A November THANK YOU
Well done and THANK YOU to EVERYONE for making November Feast a most wonderfully unique and community spirited event. From the entertainers and the stall holders who sang, danced and traded in the wind and rain, to the team of volunteers building and dismantling stalls at dawn and dusk, and who wore high vis all […]
Tripping the light fantastic
November Feast will be bursting with entertainment. Below is an outline of what is in store and where. Look out for the timings on the day; FOOD The Carribe Steel Band – an energetic steel band guaranteed to get even the coldest feet tapping. They’ve reduced their fee because we are a community event. Fancy […]
November Feast is coming…
As the days get shorter and the leaves turn to orange, we in West Norwood are bedding down for our autumnal Feast market on Sunday 6 November and getting really quite excited. So, we thought we’d give you a small soupson of what is to come… The FOOD market – the smells from which are […]
Plants Glorious Plants
Has anyone noticed the plants nestled under the roadside trees on our car laden high street? You know the thing – small, brightly coloured, occasionly perfumed and located about foot height? They are little nuggets of joy scattered along our high street and were concieved at our very first West Norwood Feast back in April […]
A smogasboard of Feast stats
One of our key volunteers – Kirsty Edwards – reflects on some things that make the feast, well, the Feast! — This month’s Feast had a fabulous atmosphere – the sun shining certainly helped. I think other things that seem to be coming together is the mix of stalls and entertainment – there is a […]
Atmosphere: A story of the third West Norwood Feast
There’s a strange thing about atmosphere. One moment it’s not there, and the next it is. Just before one o’clock on Sunday lunchtime, nearly three hours into our third Feast, there was still a sense of nervousness around our information stall. The weather had taken a sudden turn for the grey that morning, and the […]
Come dine with us: The Big Lunch & West Norwood Feast
The Big Lunch is a very simple idea from the Eden Project. The aim is simple: lunch with your neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. This year it’s happening on Sunday 5th June – the date of our third Feast. What better way to celebrate our third outing! Hundreds of other […]
People Power!
The posters for the West Norwood Feast call it a “people-powered” market – so what exactly does that mean? Well, to put it bluntly, it means the Feast would never have happened without dozens of local people who have thrown their time, energy and passion behind it. In January, myself and the rest of the […]
Scenes from the May Feast!
If you couldn’t make it to our second Feast on Sunday 1st May, here are some glimpses of what you missed! Make sure you put June 5th in your diary now, when we’ll be celebrating our third Feast with the usual array of food, retro, artisan’s and gardener’s stalls – plus West Norwood’s own Big […]
April’s Feast – a soundscape by Leila Wong
Babies in papooses and Oli Listen! Home-made, gluten free, vegetarian risotto balls Listen! Pterodactyls in Tottenham Listen! 1887 Listen! Everyone else is a robot Listen! In the beginning Listen! 2 pieces of onion tart please Sir Listen! Something for the more masculine Listen! Free microchipping, a feast for the senses Listen! Not quite Listen! K-E-N-N-I-N-G-T-O-N […]
What’s on at the Feast – Sunday 1st May
A FEAST FOR ALL THE SENSES What’s on today – Sunday 1st May Check out some of the exciting performances, tours and activities happening on Sunday’s Feast. Click on the pic for a closer look!
Animapping Lambeth: a participatory art project in three parts
For those of you that don’t know ‘Animapping Lambeth’ is a participatory art project we are running at The Portico Gallery on the first three months of FEAST. The project is about using the voices of the people to create three animated maps of Lambeth – one at each event. The first event went down […]
Filming the Feast
Now that we have the market good and kicked off, we’d like to start a project for people to make their own videos of their days out at the West Norwood Feast. It’s really simple to do, and we’ll collect the videos at our Youtube page, https://youtube.com/wnfeast Here’s an example of how simple a film […]
The first feast…
We did it! A massive thanks to all those involved in helping serve an amazing first feast! Sunday’s market was a clear embodiment of the spirit of people getting together to make something happen. The bounteous smiles and abundance of good will was brilliant. As one of us said, “I’ll be buzzing into Thursday!” Very […]
West Norwood Feast is a people powered market…
West Norwood Feast is a people powered market. Never a truer word has been spoken Today was the day of our first Feast and the high street became a playground (yes a playground) on which friendships were made and rekindled, stalls ran out of stock before noon, first time entrepreneurs realised their dreams and children […]
What’s a market without bunting?
Well tickle me sideways. Ask, and ye shall receive! As we prepare the final touches for Sunday we’ve started to send out some simple requests. One, which went along the lines of: “We all know it wouldn’t be a market without bunting right? If you have any (any, whatsoever) please share it with us!” I’ve […]
Our Tuesday night meetings
You are very welcome to join us every Tuesday night at 1830 at the Railway Pub next to Tulse Hill railway station. Very welcome. You should know though that you might find yourself quite quickly involved in an intense brainstorming session with people you’ve never met about something of which you have no idea, during […]
Is it the Spring air?
The information is ready, the leaflets are out, and its not just me getting excited. Our Tuesday night meet had a certain wild energy to it and there is a new surreal buzz developing on the highstreet. I know this because I was in one of the shops on the weekend and whilst talking about […]
A Feast!
Looking forward to my second meeting at The Railway Pub this evening. As my time begins with the Space Makers crew and the West Norwood project I’ve been reflecting a little on what a feast actually means. Maybe I’m taking it a little too literally, but the responses I’ve had so far when I’ve told […]
Let’s get our play on!
Hi all! I’m Alex. I got involved with the Brixton Village project because I was a local resident, and I’ve now joined the Space Makers associates network. I’ve already met some of you at meetings at the Norwood Hotel and last week at The Railway. As I watched the Space Makers project come to life […]
End of January Update
Well, that was January – and it’s been an intense few weeks, as the West Norwood Feast starts to gather momentum. What has driven that momentum, above all, is the energy of those of you who have been coming to our Tuesday night open meetings. Please note: this week’s meeting (Feb 1st) has moved to […]
Space Makers street team hits the high street
Over the past few weeks Kirsty and I have spent our Saturdays on the high street of West Norwood visiting businesses (gems) of the community. Our aim was to tell them about the West Norwood Feast, explain how they could be involved and then inspire them to get involved – first stop was giving us […]
Hello
Hello from myself and the rest of the Space Makers team – and thank you for the welcome we’ve already had from people in West Norwood. We look forward to meeting many more of you over the next few months and creating something exciting together. For now, I wanted to tell you a bit about […]