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WELCOME TO OUR DIVERSE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY

Very sorry that we had to move on
ArtsCafe in Manor Park is NO LONGER OPERATING

 Special thanks to our kind local Musicians , Makers, Creatives, Doers
You will be always loved and we will remember you dearly
Thanks a lot for your kind support during our residence

WISHING EVERYONE STRENGTH
& STAY WITH LOVE


Location

Hatha or Kundalini
Yoga Saturdays 10:30am

Tai Chi Sundays 11am


The ArtsCafe
served as a unique hidden cafe/kiosk
on the brink of the city London
Run by local artist couple
Fred & Banu,
located
on the grounds of Manor Park
Lewisham,SE13
Offered space for local professionals to share their skills with the community.
Run environmental projects with support of Glendale Lewisham & Lewisham Council , Thames 21, HGCA & MPF

The ArtsCafe had a selection of
HOT & COLD BEVERAGES , SANDWICHES , ICE CREAM, SNACKS, CAKE...

CAFE was LOCATED inside
little MANOR PARK
Lewisham / London
 1st Big Tidy Up on the
12th of March 2016
&
2nd Big Tidy Up on the
18th of March 2017
&
3rd Big Tidy Up
on 10th February 2018

Supported by
Glendale LEWISHAM & Thames 21
& GoodGym & Manor Park Friends
MANY THANKS to the wonderful LOCAL volunteers!

THANKS TO
OUR LOCAL CONTRIBUTERS & FRIENDs
POETRY, ART, CRAFTS, YOGA, CHESS...
Especially to those who believed and supported us from the very beginning; THANK YOU! Semra O'Reilly , Dilek Gungor, Alex Harley, Francis Blake, Dagmara and Anthony Baran, Karen Rumsey, Tunday Akin, George Szasz......
MANY THANKS TO OUR LOCALS AND FRIENDS
AND MOST OF ALL
TO OUR LOCAL Lee Green Labour Councillor. Lewisham Dad SIMON HOOKS for helping ArtsCafe to get the lovely picnic table with sandbox inside!

ArtsCafe Eco Projects

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ArtsCafe Bug Manor , led by local environmentalist Shayna Soong

Bug Manor (24.8.2016)

MPUG initiative led and created this wonderful #bugmanor with the help of our lovely locals and conservation officer of Glendale Judith Simmons
Many thanks to also Miriam Nash our local #PoetOfTheDay helping others to write their own poems for #BugManor

(28.5.2017)

'The Moss
Wall Graffiti Sum'

by Eco Artist
Margaret Jennings

The artwork, a simple sum, evolved in response to how children might consider one time use plastic bottles, recycling and by implication plastic waste and its destructive impact to
the environment in general…whether land or marine life.
It is offered as a visual learning tool in a playful visual format.
 
Set in a children’s playground and the family orientated community ArtsCafé nearby, ‘The Moss Wall Graffiti Sum’, (needs care and attention to grow  organically on the appropriated surface), chimes with the need to reconnect ourselves to nature as a positive element enmeshed within its biodiversity.

How are we to communicate to children, in this consumer culture? positive environmental non destructive habits in this age… The Anthropocene?
‘The Moss Wall Graffiti Sum’ extended to a drawing workshop on 28th of May
for both children and adults, focusing on our thoughts and connections to nature. The drawings linking  to  ‘The Moss Wall Graffiti Sum’ in the playground.

Part of Hither Green Festival
28th May 2017
Margaret Jennings Artist
BA Fine Art Goldsmiths
[email protected]
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ArtsCafe Upcycled Plastic Bottles Green House Project

Upcycled Plastic Bottles
Green House Project
(19.03.2016)

Greenhouse out of recyled plastic bottles built with the help of 1stLeeSouthBrownies
Catford 6th Brownies
Trinity Primary School
Shayna Soong
Pauline Danley-Cox
Parents of Brownies
Judith Simmons (Glendale)
Hither Green Association (SeedSwap)
Lovely Locals
Growing a Greener Britain

Unfortunately due to lack of volunteers we had to bring this down , park volunteers carried on using the bed for planting afterwards
2017 News from upcycled plastic GreenHouse
-growing tomatoes
-beans
-rocket
-potatoes

Keen Gardeners are  welcome
Picture
Lawrence Beale Collins leading the ArtsCafe Big Clean Up

Eco Warrior Clean Ups of
River Quaggy & Manor Park
(12.3.2016)
(28.9.2016)
(18.3.2017)
(10.6.2017)
(10.2.2018)

Special Thanks to
Lawrence Beale Collins
( Thames 21 )
and
Judith Simmons
( Glendale )
for their continuous support!

2017 APRIL/MAY
TREE PLANTING

Manor Park Users Group funded 12 trees planted in our lovely Manor Park.
Many thanks to
Forries Education
Catford 6th Brownies
1st Lee South Brownies
for their help and enthusiasm.
Glendale Lewisham for their support as always.
Lewisham Gardens & MP Heidi Alexander
and MP Simon Hooks
for being part of this exciting work.