Hello spring! We have two walks to celebrate: the history of Clapham Common with Tom Jansz and, later, the River Wandle with John Sheridan, inspired by Mick Taylor’s February talk…
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Van Gogh specialist Michael Glover enthralled members at Omnibus Theatre, revealing a side to the artist few ever knew • Our next talk, on 16 March, is by Yotam Ottolenghi’s collaborator Tara…
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Streets are a common theme this month. We open with Simon Morris’s rousing talk about historic street nameplates – how they came into being and why, including the origins of…
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Barrister-turned-farmer Sarah Langford, our guest speaker at the AGM, enthralled members on why regenerative farming makes sense • Our next talk is by art critic and poet Michael Glover on…
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The November Newsletter starts by looking back at three exciting events from October: Ian Hislop in conversation with John O’Farrell, the dance world of Katti Lanner with guest speaker Dr…
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A busy month in Clapham • St Paul’s Opera Quiz Gala on Friday the 10th • Clapham Book Festival on the 11th • AGM for Society members on the 20th,…
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Our popular streets series explores the twists and turns off Clapham Common North Side (west) • September is Lambeth Heritage Festival month • Andrew Sparrow of The Guardian reports on fellow…
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Announcing Gateway to Clapham, an international design ideas competition that invites architects, artists and designers to reimagine the railway bridge over Clapham High Street • Live music at the Bandstand for…
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The Wetland is open • In the footsteps of the Clapham war novel with local authors Elizabeth Buchan and Julie Anderson • Summer Bandstand concerts from June to the end…
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Clapham Streets: the hidden gem that is Crescent Grove • New rainwater beds for the Common: butterflies will love them • Charlie Holland on Renoir’s acrobats and Clapham’s part in…
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Toby Jones in conversation with John O’Farrell • Our next talk at Omnibus on 28 April, not the 21st as previously billed, sees authors Elizabeth Buchan and Julie Anderson discussing…
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Clapham architect Julia Barfield on the 25th anniversary of the London Eye • Professor Mark Ashworth, a Lambeth GP whose legacy spreads far • Soft talk from BBC journalist Stephen…
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News this month leads with the new chancel extensions at Holy Trinity Church • A look back at our revelatory talk in November • Tirzah Garwood at Dulwich Picture Gallery…
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In our December 2024/January 2025 Newsletter we celebrate the Christmas Season with details of Carols on the Bandstand organised by Friends of Clapham Common, two performances of Handel’s Messiah from…
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Minutes from our Annual General Meeting held on Monday 24 October 2024
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