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 […]
A Baking Feast!
If you came down to the Feast on 2 October, you might have noticed something a little different. Not only were Feast volunteers resplendent in new orange hi-vis vests, but (drum roll please) it was SUNNY! For the first time in what seems like months, the Feast was blessed with good weather, which meant we […]
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 […]
Roll up! Roll up!
This Sunday marks the six month anniversary of the West Norwood Feast. From a group of strangers meeting for the first time in December, the Feast has grown into a merry band of dedicated volunteers striving to transform Norwood High Street with a delicious medley of stalls, live music and performance, and of course, miles […]
My experience with West Norwood Feast by Wei Yee Cheung
Please see below a fantastic Blog from one of our regular Feasties – Wei….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-fJo846VOI&feature=channel_video_title I got involved with West Norwood Feast through jive dancing at Diamond Jive a regular club at the Railway Tavern pub in Tulse Hill. Then I volunteered my amateur photographic and video skills for Feast organisers in the process. And […]
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 […]
Why volunteering for the Feast rocks!
What drew me to volunteer for the Feast was the ‘people-powered’ aspect. In what are for most people challenging and uncertain times, I think it’s so important that communities stick together, whether it’s supporting local businesses or just making life a bit more fun. The Feast does both very well and that was clear from […]
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 […]
Animapping Lambeth
You should all know by now that ‘Animapping Lambeth’ is a participatory art project we have been running at The Portico Gallery on the first three months of FEAST. The project is about using the voices of the people to create 3 animated maps of Lambeth, 1 at each event. At the first event 61 […]
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 […]
Yes it’s true, a lovely 20% off at Cenci on Market Days
If you’re not already aware of Cenci Vintage Emporium, then you must get yourself down there pronto, for it is certainly one of West Norwood’s (if not London’s) true gems. And if you can wait ’til the 3rd April for the first West Norwood Feast you’ll get a fantastic 20% off cash purchases or […]
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 […]