Chris

The Crystal Palace Fire: The End of an Era The Crystal Palace fire occurred on 30 Nov 1936. The “people’s palace” in Sydenham which had stood dominating the skyline of Upper Norwood for over eighty years as a beacon for culture and enlightenment and an emblem for Victorian invention and engineering was no more. “A...
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The Crystal Palace parkrun is a free weekly timed 5km event that caters for all ages from beginners to athletes wanting to improve their personal best. After successfully setting up Bromley parkrun, Ashlee Corfe handed over the event to a well trained, confident and friendly team at Bromley. She thought that South London could...
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Cinema campaigners who want to see the former bingo hall in Church Road, Crystal Palace become a cinema maybe one step nearer achieving their aim as Kingsway International Christian Centre ( KICC)
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    DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY invites you to enter ‘THE WYETH FAMILY’ ONLINE ART COMPETITION The Wyeth Family: Three Generations of American Art 100 years of imaginative realism at Dulwich Picture Gallery The Wyeths often combined narrative with portraiture, resulting in compelling characterisation. Using the exhibition as an inspiration, create your own portrait of...
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Following the recent success of Motorsport at the Palace, Sevenoaks and District Motor Club are pleased to announce a donation of £3,150 to local charities. St. Christopher’s Hospice and the Royal London Society for the Blind (RLSB) have each received final cheques for £1,575, thanks to the kind donations of competitors  and exhibitors at the event. Motorsport...
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The last Crystal Palace triathlon I competed in was 10 years ago and although my times have not improved much it is still one of the best organised racing events I’ve completed. A totally self-contained racing event in London is very rare these days and it is a joy not to have to worry...
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The successful and innovative Crystal Palace Festival will be returning to the Triangle in a festive form on Saturday 29 May 2010, offering a fresh mix of music, food, film and fun. Visitors and locals are invited to enjoy a full program of entertainment and fun. It’s going to be no small feat to...
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DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY invites you to enter the PAUL NASH ONLINE ART COMPETITION Create your own surreal landscape inspired by the beautifully strange landscapes in Paul Nash: The Elements a Dulwich Picture Gallery. Nash selected elementary objects and put them in relationships of conflict or harmony. Use the Gallery and grounds as the basis...
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An exhibition of the latest design for the new Forest Hill Pools will be on display until Saturday 27 March. Lewisham Council hopes as many people as possible will visit the exhibition and give their comments. On the last day of the exhibition there will be an opportunity to meet the architects and ask...
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‘The Pleasure Garden’, made in 1953 by the American poet James Broughton (1913 – 1999) is a lovely, surreal and poetic film set in the  terraces of Crystal Palace park. The film won the Prix de Fantasie Poetique at Cannes in 1954. Filmed among the ruins of The Crystal Palace Terraces, ‘The Pleasure Garden’...
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