Previous Events
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Old Skool Party @ The HopeSaturday, September 27, 2025Join The Hope in West Norwood for an evening of music and dancing on Saturday 28 September. The Taste of Paradise crew will be DJing from 8pm until late, playing a selection of old skool classics. |
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Lambeth Heritage Festival: Memento Mori: The Victorian Way of Death at West Norwood CemeterySaturday, September 27, 2025Have you ever wondered how Victorians mourned in the face of strict societal expectations? Join the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery for Memento Mori: The Victorian Way of Death and learn about fascinating customs such as ‘telling bees’ and ‘sin eaters’, funerary symbolism, and how some of the era’s ways continue to influence us today. |
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wellbeing walksWednesday, September 3, 2025, Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Wednesday, October 15, 2025It’s almost impossible not to feel good when we’re walking outdoors – it’s a natural mood-booster! |
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Green Norwood - Planning MeetingTuesday, September 23, 2025Interested in green spaces, solar power, clean air, or better recycling? Ready to work together to build a stronger, greener, more sustainable community? |
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lambeth heritage festival: dickens connections in west norwood cemeterySunday, September 21, 2025Walk in the footsteps of Charles Dickens who attended the funerals of two of his friends at West Norwood Cemetery, Sir Thomas Talfourd (1854) and Douglas Jerrold (1857). Also interred here are several individuals who played important roles in his life and career - including those who published and illustrated his works. |
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Lambeth heritage festival: dining with the Victorians at West Norwood cemeterySaturday, September 20, 2025You might be surprised at how many brands that emerged in the Victorian era can still be found on today’s supermarket shelves. Join the Friends of West Norwood Cemetery on a tour through time and learn about the food, drink, and influences that continue to be a part of the everyday British dining table. |
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Community Station Garden Action Days - Friends of Gipsy HillSaturday, September 20, 2025, Saturday, October 18, 2025, Saturday, December 13, 2025Monthly Action Days take place in the community gardens at Gipsy Hill Station, located by Platform 1 (next to Sainsbury Road), usually on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10am. |
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wellbeing walksWednesday, September 3, 2025, Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Wednesday, October 8, 2025, Wednesday, October 15, 2025It’s almost impossible not to feel good when we’re walking outdoors – it’s a natural mood-booster! |
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Norwood Park Volunteering DaySaturday, September 13, 2025Local residents are invited to roll up their sleeves and give back to the community at a special Volunteering Day taking place at Norwood Park on Saturday 12 September. |
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Lambeth heritage festival: world war one at West Norwood cemeterySaturday, September 13, 2025There are commemorations of over 600 service personnel fatal casualties from the First World War at West Norwood Cemetery. This walking tour by the Frineds of West Norwood Cemetery will include those of civilians, with the aim of discovering what they tell us about the way the war was fought, as well as aspects of the human tragedies involved. |