What's On and Things To Do Around Beckenham

Once-private gardens, then a rather neglected public park in Penge, now transformed by local volunteers, the Friends of Winsford Gardens, into a safe and welcoming environment for the whole community to enjoy.

When Stella sets off to visit London with her parents, Lord and Lady Saxby, she has no idea her life is in danger! Waking up three months later, only her Aunt Alberta can tell Stella what has happened.

Weekly market selling Crafts, Collectables, Italian Ladies Fashion, Greeting cards, Very collectable Dinky models, Handbags and much more. Light refreshments, Very yummy homemade cakes. Supporting SE Cancer Help Centre.

A wild, hidden, community green space and food-growing garden. Bushcraft activities and natural outdoor arts and crafts. Tea, coffee and cold drinks . One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

The Magic Of Motown. Artists performing: Fastlove.: Tickets avaiable.

Triangular garden at the junction of three roads that forms part of a planned early Edwardian estate within an Article 4 Conservation Area. Residents’ garden fete on Sunday afternoon with stalls and homemade refreshments.

IVO GRAHAM: Motion Sickness (Preview)?  A feisty new hour about facing the future named after my fourth favourite Hot Chip song (and a beaut by Phoebe Bridgers).?  Ivo has appeared on Mock the Week, Live at The Apollo, As Yet Untitled, Live from The BBC and Fighting Talk.?

ZOE LYONS: Entry Level Human (Preview)??  Human beings are at an important turning point in history. We are no longer the most intelligent beings on the planet we have been usurped by our own machines. Are we all becoming entry level humans? Don’t ask Zoe she can’t work her own toaster.???  ??

As Part of the BROCKLEY MAX FESTIVAL?  Celebrating Internationally Renowned, Local Comics?  Did you know south-east London is packed with internationally renowned comedians?

JAMALI MADDIX: Vape Lord (Preview)   Host of Viceland’s Hate Thy Neighbour, Jamali Maddix will be bringing brutally honest and unflinching material on the state of society along with personal tales from his travels around the world of hate and moral confrontation.    Live at the Apollo,?

Lively sessions for under 5s and their parents or carers. Activities change every week, with creative play, enchanting stories from around the world, simple art and craft, songs, outdoor play (Muddy Bees) and a whole lot of Horniman fun, created with very young children and their carers in mind.  

The festival will take place all around the Crystal Palace area on 11–17 June 2018 with a week long programme of guest events organised by the local community. The free Crystal Palace Park event on Saturday 16 June 2018 is produced and delivered by the festival organisation.

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Samuel Eriksson from Gothenburg, Sweden

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Marco Lo Muscio from Rome, Italy

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by Thomas Deserranno from Fraipont, Liege, Belgium

Recital on the internationally renowned Father Willis organ by James Orford from St Paul’s Cathedral, London

What materials could you gather in the shopping centre, and how could you make them useful in a new way? Could you use make-up to draw a map? A water pistol to send messages? Using the shopping centre for inspiration, families will design and create their own toolkit for an imagined future.

Unique garden created over 14 yrs. Winding paths weave between eclectic herbaceous borders of myriad colours and plants. The eye is constantly drawn to beds filled with riotous colour and the planting seems to embrace and entice you to explore further.

This little East Dulwich terraced cottage is among the smallest gardens featured. Both front and back have had a gentle makeover in 2017 to simplify and introduce more perfume. A calm and charming front has camellia, roses, lavender and heuchera.

Developed over 14yrs, this large garden has a formal layout, with wide mixed herbaceous borders full of colour and interest, surrounded by mature trees, framing sunny lawns, a central box parterre and an Indian pergola. Ancient pear trees festooned in June with clouds of white kiftsgate and rambling rector roses.

Generously proportioned, mature garden with deep herbaceous borders and unusual plants. Roses, agapanthus, a signature plant followed by oleander and a splendid clerodendron. Backing onto Dulwich Park, it has a countryside feel - a family garden with sandpit, swings and hammock mingling with a hardworking greenhouse.

A mature cherry tree provides a canopy to this compact (14m x 5m) Victorian terrace oasis. Stepping stones and a brick pathway allow you to explore modern country style planting and an impressive spring display of alliums and peonies. Side return displays delicate succulents and pretty terracotta planters.

Given a new look last summer, this L-shaped garden will open in June for the first time with a rather different look parading roses, irises and flowering shrubs. The gravel garden has libertia, crambe maritima and dierama in full swing.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

2 Georgian houses with large gardens, 3 mins walk from Dulwich Picture Gallery and Dulwich Park. 103 Dulwich Village is a country garden in London with a long herbaceous border, lawn, pond, roses and fruit and vegetable gardens.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

A labour of love! Lovers of roses and peonies will be entranced by this immaculate garden that balances a spacious serpentine lawn with a choice of rooms offering a quiet spot for contemplation against elegant found masonry walls and corners perfect for tea.

The P&P World Cycling Revival, the greatest celebration of the bicycle the world has ever seen, will be a high-end heritage sporting, music and lifestyle festival celebrating 200 years of the bicycle.

An oasis of calm along Peckham Rye. Every year sees something new as the garden evolves. It is densely planted with a wide variety of contrasting foliage. Unusual plants with interesting colour and texture are combined with old favourites. It remains easy care and child friendly.

Whitgift School has a series of award-winning gardens within the extensive historic grounds of the School. Popular features include a maze, a collection of bonsai, a family of wallabies and a range of exotic birds, including peacocks and flamingos.

London’s smallest botanic garden, hidden from the street. It surprises visitors with its lush planting. Many rare specimens are grown in the garden and conservatory. Unusual plants for sale. Homemade teas. Exhibition: Textiles & Botany Interwoven.

Chislehurst Farmers Market is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month and is open to the public between 10am and 2pm. The Farmers Market is held in a new location of Hornbrook House Car Park, High Street, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5AB.

The Ever Popular Bi-Monthly South London Evening Swapmeet and Toy Fair from Joe Lock Promotions covering Croydon/Addington and Selsdon borders. Close to Sainsburys Superstore, near to entrance to Selsdon Park. Local buses 412 , 64 and 433 from East Croydon Station /Tramlink nearby.

Thriving community space with walled herb garden, woodland, wildlife pond, vegetable beds and greenhouses. Visit our Ginger House - a stunning glasshouse exhibition of ginger plants. Herbal teas, homemade cake, plants and produce for sale.

Field Day. Artists performing: Erykah Badu, Children Of Zeus, The Comet Is Coming, Donna Leake, EZRA COLLECTIVE, Giles Peterson, Avalon Emerson, DJ Barely Legal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Cornelius, AJ Tracey, Panda Bear, Nils Frahm, Four Tet, Floating Points, Earl Sweatshirt, Fever Ray.: Tickets avaiable.

We are holding a blood donation session at Church of God of Prophecy, Kitto Rd. London SE14 5TN on Tuesday 8th May & have donors available between 9.30AM & 3PM. To make an appointment please download our app NHSGIVEBLOOD, visit us online at www.blood.co.uk or call us on 0300 123 23 23.

Idyllic wildlife haven with a range of mini-habitats. Tours, children’s activities and refreshments. One of 200+ gardens taking part in Open Garden Squares Weekend.

Enter our short story competition for all ages. The theme is ’Plastic pollution’. The deadline is 26th May. Entries can be handed in at the library, posted through the library door or emailed in to sandersteadlibrary@croydon.gov.

About 46 mini gardens with maxi planting in Shangri-la situation that the media has described as a Floral Canyon, which leads to small communal secret garden.

Come along and enjoy some relaxing treatments by qualified therapists. Reflexology, various massage, manicures & pedicures, facials. Plus stall selling jewellery, body shop products and more. We also have lots of homemade refreshments. Admission is free. Fundraising for the 3rd New Eltham Guides

Two 90ft gardens backing onto Brockwell Park with original apple trees from the old orchard. No 60 has a large garden with floral borders and a mature wisteria covering the house. Strong colour comes from laburnum and lilac under which teas will be served.

Musical Event for children aged 0-7 and their parents It’s a children’s concert of bite sized musical pieces with lively presentation to introduce live instruments and plenty of chances for fidgety feet to get up and dance to the music: the perfect setting to explore music and rhythm.

Suitable for children/young people with Autism and/or anxiety issues. Head2Head offers a small group session for children with Autism and their families. Relax in a safe and secure environment while your children explore our sensory tent and have fun with games and craft activities.

Suitable for children/young people with PMLD, ASD, ADHD, Down’s, Complex Health Needs, SLD, MLD, ABI, neurodevelopmental disorders Head2Head Theatre presents PETER PAN IN A PICKLE, bringing siblings together in age appropriate FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY. Approx. 60 minute walkabout, interactive performance.

A small city garden, only four years old, and designed to give the illusion of space, with a winding path and hidden vistas. Crammed with plants and dominated by perennials, roses and a crevice garden. There is no lawn, but several seating areas from which to contemplate the space.

Three very attractive gardens open in this small, elegant square of 1840s listed villas located in Peckham SE London. Each approx 90ft x 50ft has its own shape and style as the Square curves in a U shape. No.

Shackleton’s Cat returns in 2018, as part of ETO’s award-winning strand of operas for young people. The opera features eight performers, including singers and players, an ingenious set, archive imagery and film, interactive songs, and a puppet cat.

Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.

Garden created by Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco. A geometry of intertwining circles, intricately outlined in brick dimensioned York stone, subtly maps a series of discreet spaces or notional rooms. Café, exhibition, family activities.