Events in Burgess Park

Burgess Park calendar of events

May Fair, Saturday 18 May, 12 - 5 pm
near Chumleigh Gardens, off Albany Road, SE5

Don't miss:
Friends of Burgess Park stall with historic cutouts by Davies and Daughters and the marvellous Heritage Photography Trail,
First Place: Victorian Games and Costumes, Art in the Park: Brickmaking and sculpture walk,
The Hour Bank, tea and natural cosmetics at Glengall Community Garden, Hollington Youth Club, Paris Rock, London Massage to You, Lorna's toys and clothes, Camberwell College of Art, Peckham Vision and Network, Peckham Shed, Pembroke House, Southwark Carers, Faraday Safer Neighbourhood team (Met Police), Southwark Circle, Cambrige House, Docks to Desktop (Bubble Theatre), Cinema Museum, St Peter's Church, Sweet Tooth, Purple Mango, Manmade Food, Dean Masters Caribbean Kitchen, Rosie's Cakery, Clarice Catering, fishing with Thames 21, Exclusive Ballooning -- the balloon will go up weather permitting, Vauxhall City Farm, Boot Camp  and Dogs Trust displays, steam train rides, live music.

Please come by public transport (buses to Old Kent Road, Walworth Road or bus 343 or 42 to Albany Road) , bicycle or walk. Limited car parking at the park or on nearby streets.

Friends of the Earth invite you to talk “rubbish” Tuesday 21 May 2013 7:30-9pm
Cambridge House, 1 Addington Square, London SE5 0HF

Talk “rubbish” with Councillor Barrie Hargrove, Cabinet member for Transport, Environment & Recycling & Peckham Ward Councillor, London Borough of Southwark

FOE invite you to bring them up-to-date with what is happening in Southwark with recycling as there have been many changes over recent months. Join the Southwark FOE team and have your burning questions ready, for what should prove to be a very interesting evening to all those caring for the environment and what happens to our waste.

Please confirm your attendance.
Contact Theresa Connolly on 020 8670 6252 after 6pm

FOE look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

www.foe.co.uk

Community football Saturdays 10am until noon
Sports Centre Cobourg Road SE5 0JB

On 19 February 2013 the newly formed Burgess Park FC played its first match with Greenhouse and Bethwin FC (staff team) in an entertaining friendly match which finished 2-2 in the end.

If you would like to join the new Burgess Park community football team and are over 16 then simply turn up to the sports centre. For more information please email Dwayne Simpson or call 020 7703 5936.

Burgess CycleWorks  Fridays (term time)
Burgess Park Adventure Playground, 285 Albany Road SE5 0AH

Drop in and fix your own bike from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Build-a-bike course over 4 weeks from 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Learn bike mechanics with Stewart, Matt and Juliette
Book your place: Text Stewart 07715 172 602  or email stuartvanns@communitycycleworks.co.uk

Burgess Park gardening group  Wednesdays 2 pm to 4 pm
at Chumleigh Gardens, meet at Parklife Cafe off Albany Road SE5

Work alongside the Burgess Park head gardener Mark Cox, throughout the year.
Activities will include mulching, clearing branches, propagating plants, food growing, weeding and pruning.
Contact Catherine Morgan, Burgess Park Contracts and Services Officer, or call 020 7525 3645.

Burgess Park food group  Sundays 1 pm to 3 pm
Glengall Wharf Garden, Surrey Canal/Trafalgar Avenue

Join the Burgess Food Group for a sociable meet up on Sundays for food growing and enjoy tasty homegrown, homemade refreshments. For further information visit the website or email

Burgess Parkrun Every Saturday 9 am
From the Tennis Centre next to Addington Square

Burgess parkrun is a barcode only event. It's free! but please register in advance for Burgess Parkrun.
We all run for our own enjoyment. Come along and join in, whatever your pace!

Houses for solitary bees  22 August 2012

Children from the Tennis Club worked hard, measuring, sawing, drilling and painting to make the houses for bees. They also got the chance to eat some delicious honey comb direct from the frame. All bees help to pollinate plants but not all bees live in bee hives.

Many native bees are solitary bees and there are many different types - over 200 in the UK http://www.helpsavebees.co.uk/solitary-bee-ID-chart.html

Later this year these brightly painted little houses will be placed into the western end of the park (Tennis Courts to Wells Way) ready for next spring when the solitary bees will reappear looking for places to stay and lay their eggs. The houses are for solitary bees and are filled with sticks and clay with different size holes providing the right habitat the bees need. http://www.foxleas.com/bee_house.htm

Over the next six months FOBP will have more practical activites for children and parents to do to help wildlife in our park. These events are funded by Borough, Bankside and Walworth Community Council.

More pictures from the bees project.

Inflatable Stonehenge 4 August 2012, 10 am - 6 pm
in front of Chumleigh Gardens

Sacrilege, the life-sized inflatable replica of Stonehenge for people to bounce on by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller comes to Burgess Park as part of the cultural Olympiad. The piece forms part of a series of Surprises as part of the Mayor of London Presents programme which sees performance and projects pop up across the capital.

Sacrilege is open to all ages, but children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult (The adult can just keep a watchful eye rather than join in).

Picture Burgess Park photography and film competition

See the latest entries at www.pictureburgesspark.com

Email us your photos. Suggested themes are memories, nature, sport and play, art and future.

See full instructions for the Picture Burgess Park competition on our home page.




Play sports in Burgess Park join a club:  American football / boxing / cricket / football / rugby / tennis / bmx

Senior and junior rugby
Senior training, Wednesday, 7pm
Rugby pitches, Cobourg Road, SE5

Southwark Rugby - Seniors: Lancers; Juniors. New players welcome.

Fitness Choices Bootcamp Training
outside floodlit football pitch, off Cobourg Road,
Burgess Park, SE5 0RJ

Get out of the gym, get fit, get positive results, get an intense workout!

More information www.fcbootcamp.co.uk tel: 07958 073 208

Burgess Park Tennis
Tennis Centre, Addington Square

Get your tennis racquet out of the cupboard and head to Burgess Park. The tennis centre at Addington Square (the Camberwell Road end of Burgess Park) is open to players of all levels, so whether you're a beginner or an expert you can get involved. Tennis in Burgess Park

Southwark City Tennis Club for juniors and seniors: coaching, tournaments, ladders.

Southwark City Tennis Club juniors on youtube

Southwark City Tennis League is a friendly, competitive singles tennis league for adult players of all standards. There are four rounds a year.
Website: www.localtennisleagues.com/southwark
Email: southwarkcitytennisleague@googlemail.com   Tel: 0750 328 1732

Adventure Playground in Burgess Park

Free Fitness Fun
Burgess Park

AHM (Active Healthy Mind) will be running (literally) a series of free fitness sessions at Burgess Park to encourage group exercise.

Call Elena on 0207 740 8070
Register first with AHM-Go! Fill in a health form (see www.AHM-Go.com). It’s that easy!
London Project Health contact:  Julia  07758 570 656