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  • Half Term Activities at Woodlands Farm 

    Carrier bag chicken

    One of the items you can make during half-term week!

    Thanks to Woodlands farm for sending in news of their forthcoming half term events.

    As spring approaches the birds are starting to look for somewhere to nest. Although there is normally plenty of food available during this time, there are increasingly less natural nesting areas. This is why it is so important to put up nest boxes.

    During half-term we are running a ‘Bird Box Day’ where you can come and make a special box to put up in your own garden and support the birds as they set up home during nesting season. We will be building open fronted bird boxes, which are a favourite for robins and wrens, and can also be used by pied wagtails and spotted flycatchers. To build your very own nest box, come along to Woodlands Farm on 14th February between 10am-2pm to build your box. It costs just £3 and all materials are provided.

    On Wednesday 15th February from 10am-3pm we are running the ‘Carrier Bag Creatures’ activity (see picture). Pop in any time to create your creature using just carrier bags and newspaper. You can make anything from a chicken, to an ant or whatever creature you can imagine. This event is free, so just pop by and see what you can create.

    On Thursday 176th February we are holding our regular Toddler club  event, which runs from 10am to midday and the cost if £2 for adults.

    On Friday 17th February between 10am and 2pm we are getting ‘Wild in the Woods’. This will be a chance to come along and explore our woodland at The Woodlands Farm. With a variety of activities including scavenger hunts, woodland art and shelter building there will be plenty of things to ‘get wild’ at! This activity is free so come along anytime between 10am-2pm and join in the woodland fun! We will be out whatever the weather so warm, waterproof clothing is recommended.

     

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    8:27 pm on February 1, 2012
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  • Grand Tour 

    The Woolwich Grand Arts Cafeteria is Now Open

    The Woolwich Grand Arts Cafeteria is Now Open

    The Woolwich Grand Theatre is open for Grand Tours tomorrow (28th January) – providing an opportunity to see the parts of the theatre that the public rarely see. As Theatre Director Adrian Green explains in his Facebook message:

    The Woolwich Grand Theatre will be holding an open day on the 28th of January from 10am to 4pm for everyone to come and have a grand tour of the building, boiler room, the upper circle projector room and other areas of interest to you. Come and join us and have a lovely cup of tea. We will be charging £6 per person.

    This follows the musical fund raiser last Friday and the opening of the Arts Cafeteria on Wednesday.

    The music last Friday was superb. An excellent  acoustic Candythief unplugged set, including songs from the Partisan CD was followed by a rumbustious Mr Ron Jetson on a very expensive piano accompanied by violin and saxophone. The evening concluded with the amazing voice of the Falsifiers’ Liam Ings-Reeves, whose deep, gravelly, bluesy versions of the chain gang song Another Man Done Gone and the spiritual Wade in the Water contrasted with a gentler Jess Hannar solo. The whole evening well lubricated by Adrian’s jokes.

    Adrian said that he will invite these musicians back to the Grand in future. I’ll be looking out for that; they’re definitely worth seeing and hearing again.

    Next at the Grand is a music and poetry evening on Friday 17th February:

    The next event will be Friday 17th February, we will be holding a comedy and music evening featuring warm up comedians, two bands and a poet, details to follow. After being allowed to open this will be our last free performance evening for now.

    It’s great to see the Grand getting going.

    Inside the Woolwich Grand Theatre

    Inside the Woolwich Grand Theatre

     

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    5:37 pm on January 27, 2012
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  • Grand Opening on Friday 

    Vision of the Woolwich Grand Theatre

    Some excellent news from the Woolwich Grand Theatre. Following a successful sound check by Greenwich Council last Wednesday evening, they will be opening this Friday (20th January) with a Music Fund Raiser Night. Here is the FaceBook invitation from the Grand’s Director, Adrian Green:

    Dear friends,
    As we warm up to what I hope will be our opening soon we are having another music fund raiser night on the 20th January at 7.30 Three different acts who have given their time to help are cause

    Candythief: Drawing on alternative, folk, rock and indie influences, the songs are melody-driven and eclectic in style, lyrical and direct, coloured by the unusual song structures typical of Candythief arrangements. Thematically, it deals in an uplifting way with the possibility that modern culture has sold us a bit of a lemon.

    The Falsifiers: Liam, Jess and Adam. Tom Waits, hill-billy edgy sweetness combining guitar, fiddle and washboard for not-so-rickety yet rickety song.

    Mr Ron Jetson: A three piece version consisting of Ron as himself and this time on piano, with Luke Barlow providing saxophone and Jess Hannar on violin. Songs for all the ages strangely combining Waits with the Dan.

    Please come down and support us and change Woolwich for the better.
    Many thanks
    Adrian

    Candtyhief was started by singer-songwriter Diana de Cabarrus on vocals/guitar/sandwiches, and at full strength comprises Jem Doulton on drums, Jason Dickinson on fiddle and Jason Simpson on electric & double bass.Their latest, and third album is Partisan,  embedded below. Mr Ron Jetson‘s latest album is Danger Danger.

    Sounds like it will be an amazing evening of music, at  a great venue!
     

    7:52 pm on January 18, 2012
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  • Colin Fifield and Ray Marshall Waterscapes Exhibition 

    Waterscapes ExhibitionThe Ripley Arts Centre in Bromley will host a joint exhibition by two local artists, Colin Fifield and Ray Marshall, starting on the evening of 31st January and running to 24th February. Ripley Arts Centre is located at 24 Sundridge Avenue, Bromley, Kent, BR1 2PX – not far from Bromley town centre.

    The Bromley Arts Council description of the event  includes the following profiles of the two artists:

    Colin Fifield – profile
    Colin lives on Shooters Hill, South East London. He first studied art and design at Camberwell School of Art from 1958 to 1962 specialising in Painting, Lithography and Illustration. He was awarded the National Diploma in Design (NDD) in 1962. From 1962 to 1964 he completed a two year post graduate course in Painting and Engraving at the Slade School of Fine Art, University of London where was awarded the Slade Diploma in 1964. His art has always been very eclectic. His interests range from landscape paintings in oils, watercolours and acrylics. His main inspiration comes from the landscapes of the South East Coast especially the areas of Dungeness, Deal and Hastings.

    Ray Marshall – profile
    Ray Marshall was born in Lambeth and moved to Plumstead, South East London, in 1975, where he has remained a local resident since. Having undertaken some formal study at Morley College, tutored by Lawrence Toynbee among others, Ray is mostly self-taught. His work covers an eclectic mix of subjects, taking inspiration from nature, architecture, historical references, dance and music and the general observation of the world around us.

    Ray’s interests provide a wealth of stimulation as he enjoys walking in the countryside and urban settings, cross country running, motorcycling and bird watching, as a member of the RSPB. These activities afford the opportunity for collecting photos, sketches and notes which provide reference material for his work in watercolour, oils, pen and ink and pencil drawings.

    This wide ranging body of work has been exhibited in a number of local shows and produced commissioned works for patrons both locally as well as in America, Canada and Australia.

    Colin Fifield Pottery

    Colin Fifield Pottery

    Colin Fifield is also a potter, specialising in stoneware especially domestic pottery such as mugs and jugs. He  is one of the Eltham Art Group who have an exhibition at the Blackheath Halls in March which will include oil paintings, photography and contemporary images. Other members of the Eltham Art Group are Claire Rowlands, Peter Clark, Graham Redmayne and Graham Davies.

    Ray Marshall painted the Shooters Hill montage that can be seen in the Bull and in the Oxlea Wood Café. This depicts many Shooters Hill landmarks, for example the Water Tower, the Bull, Severndroog Castle, Ypres milestone …. even one of the wrought-iron encased red balls that sit on top of the pillars outside Herbert Pavilions. Ray is a member of the Plumstead Painters and Potters group which regularly exhibits their paintings, watercolours and pottery.

    There are many other artists associated with Shooters Hill – William Robert Earl, Colin Ashford, Jon Sullivan to name just a few. I hope  they will feature in future posts.

    Photograph of Ray Marshall's Shooters Hill montage

    Photograph of Ray Marshall's Shooters Hill montage

     

    9:39 pm on January 15, 2012
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  • Christmas Holiday Activities at Woodlands Farm 

    Winter at Woodlands Farm

    Woodlands Farm poster about their winter activities

    Woodlands Farm were in touch with details of  their activities for young people over the Christmas break. Their e-mail said:

    Tuesday 20 December: Winter Woodlands
    Take a trip into our woodlands to learn how to get by in the cold. Shelter-building, fire-making and cooking are just some of the activities which will be taking place.

    FREE (donations welcome); no booking necessary, drop in between 10am and 2.30pm. Ages 6+.
    Will take place whatever the conditions, so do wear appropriate clothes and footwear for the weather.

    Wednesday 21 December: Making cards and gifts
    Yet to sort out a card and present for your nearest and dearest? No worries, the farm offers a one-stop shop for both, with a chance to make Christmas cards and photo frames from natural and re-used items. Saves you money and is kind to the environment!
    FREE (donations welcome); no booking necessary, drop in between 10am and 3pm. All ages.

    Thursday 22 December: Toddler Club
    It’s Christmas at Toddler Club!   £2 per adult; children FREE; no booking necessary, drop in between 10am and 12pm. For more information, see our website or contact David Hunter on david.hunter@thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org

    The Woodlands Farm Trust
    (registered charity no. 1051680)
    331 Shooters Hill
    Welling, Kent
    DA16 3RP
    Telephone & Fax: 020 8319 8900
    Email: woodlandsft@aol.com
    Website: http://www.thewoodlandsfarmtrust.org
    Nearest tube: North Greenwich
    Nearest BR: Welling
    Buses: 486 & 89

     

    10:06 pm on December 6, 2011
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