Angels at the East Dulwich Tavern, March 29

Richard Leeming from the BBC showed the way forward with an idea he has been hatching with Heather Davies about a new podcast for Peckham and Dulwich. It is proposed to have mainstream material, which might include interviews with MPs, art discussions, food topics and so on. It has a name and a blank website: HERE BE ANGELS, after Blake's vision in Peckham. He can set the thing up but needs input for audio material, including jingles and 'idents', and from designers, for logos etc. And he needs people to keep it going (no money, of course). Sarah Jane Griffiths, who also works for BBC Radio, was seriously interested. Journalist Daryll Chamberlain, another new and welcome Groucher, from Charlton, who has a blog called 853 about the Greenwich area, was also interested. Rhian Wheeler and Malcolm Young came to hear, too. And with Les Burton, Chris Clack, Lousie Murray and another new Groucher, science writer Carolyn Fry, we all managed to sit outside till late.
Spring is here.

Dates: 
Thursday, March 31: Grouchos are all invited to look at the Old Waiting Room at Peckham Station, for a "Celebration of Peckham's Historic Architecture". There will be talks about the development of Peckham. 6–9pm
• Saturday April 2 at the Old Nun's Head.The Fat Arthur Band's evening of punk-curcus-lounge-funk, 8pm till late, featuring Groucher Hugo Simms on the theramin. 
NEXT GROUCHO: I need to skip a week, so it will be on Wednesday, April 20 at the Crown and Greyhound in Dulwich. 

Tuesday, March 29, at the EDT

The next Groucho is on Tuesday, March 29, from 7.30pm at the East Dulwich Tavern.

Heather Davies and Richard Leeming promise to turn up. They have an audio proposition and they would appreciate Groucho input. They want to do a podcast for Peckham / Dulwich - "like the famous Hackney Podcast, but less ethereal, says Heather. "We're still very much in the ideas stage." 

• Saturday April 2 at The Old Nun's Head. "The Fat Arthur Band presents a musical evening of punk-circus-lounge-funk brought to you by the medium of live music, recorded music, film, light, 

colour and cake.  8pm till late - Bar till 1am. Free entry"

Groucher Hugo Simms is the band's theraminist (thereminator? - don't ask, just go and hear)and the provider of recorded music.

Tuesday, January 25 at the East Dulwich Tavern

The next Groucho is on Tuesday, January 25, at the East Dulwich Tavern.

On Monday, January 24, the latest Consume Peckham shorts by the Chelsea College of Arts is showing at the PeckhamPlex, 7-8pm, £1.99: a sample video is shown here:


Consume Peckham: Take 16 (2 selected from 16 films) from david barnett on Vimeo.

Sad to announce the death of the photographer Penny Tweedie, a stalwart of Groucho South-East. Her funeral will be held at Charing Crematorium, near Ashford in Kent, on Thursday, January 27 at 3.20pm. Her obituary was published in the Guardian on Friday.

Rhian Wheeler at The Gardens, Thurs, Dec 16

Well, Renato and his amazing Italian band were as good as jazz gets. The venue, the Lodge at the EDT, was great, too, even if the food was a little lacking. Looking forward to his next gig there on Jan 30th.

Thursday December 16, 6.30–8.30: Last Groucho event before the New Year, Rhian Wheeler's opening at The Gardens gallery on the corner of The Gardens and Peckham Rye. The Clockhouse pub is nearby if anyone wants to linger.

Meantime the open exhibition at Peckham Space - the new gallery outside the library – continues until January 20. Chris Clack and Joan Byrne both have work there. Chris has just won the Rosa competition run by Dulwich-on-View. Gathering of Armed Men was chosen by the director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery. The brief was to produce an interpretation of a painting by Salvator Rosa. They usually have such a competition for their contemporary shows – currently it's Norman Rockwell.

Printed on 310 gsm Hahnemuhle William Turner, 'Gathering of Armed Men' 

measures 27x24in and is selling for £450 framed to archival standards.