What's on
​​FRIDAY 6 DECEMBER
Christian Jegard & Friends
The Poodle Club
7pm doors open
Hostess NICOLE HARRIS and special guest DANIKA THIBAULT plus DICK DENHAM, JULES O'BRIAN and
DONATAS STANEIKA
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​​SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER
Dan Antopolski
The Poodle Club
7pm doors open
Hostess TASHA CLUSKEY and special guest BARNABY
SLATER plus DAN HARDING and more.
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​​SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER
Winter Art Fair
Anna Lovely Gallery
Private viewing
3-7pm
Mince pies mulled wine and live music
After will be open
12 -5pm
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY UNTIL 21 DECEMBER AND
11-19 JANUARY
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​​MONDAY 9 DECEMBER
Forest Hill & Sydenham Women's Institute
All In One Pub 53 Perry Vale SE23 2NF
8pm
A sweet and savoury baking competition. At this busy time of year you are also just welcome to bring along something shop-bought to share. There will also be Christmas crafting and Secret Santa! If you wish to join the latter please bring a wrapped gift (£5 budget) and you will get to go home with a mystery different gift.
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​​FRIDAY 13 DECEMBER
Wendy Watson
The Poodle Club
7pm doors open
Hostess CARLY SMALLMAN and special guest JAMES O'DONOGHUE plus J CARTER, BEN POLLARD and LINDSEY BARNES.
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​​SATURDAY 14 DECEMBER
Funmbi Omotayo
The Poodle Club
7pm doors open
Hostess KATE SMURTHWAITE and special guest NICOLE HARRIS plus NEIL MCFARLAN, RITYS THORNE and VICTORIA HOWDEN.
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EVERYDAY
Snuffle DogCafe and Wine Bar
Now open
open Tuesday- Sunday
Will offer Pet shop as well as grooming and serve food and beverages.
Activities at the Horniman
Free
Free stuff for under 5’s in Forest Hill!
Forest Hill Library have regular activities for under 5’s including Baby Bounce, Rhyme Time and Children Story Time. Find out more at fhlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/
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EVERY MONDAY
Catbytes
Sydenham Library
10am – 12pm
Free
Drop-in digital support with getting online, devices, online forms etc
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Bridge Club
Sydenham Library
7 – 10pm
Free
Livesy Bridge Club. Contact library for more info.
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Quiz Night
The Greyhound Pub
£2.50 pp (teams up to 6)
hello@thegreyhoundsydenham.co.uk
Each quiz has a theme so come have some fun and show off your knowledge for a chance to win £50!.
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Felix's Rock Choir
The Greyhound Pub
7-9pm
£7.50 per session (first one free)
Come join Felix and the rock choir. No auditions necessary. Room for every level. Come have some fun singing your heart out.
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EVERY TUESDAY
The Befrienders part of Ageing well
The Grove Centre
10 – 11.45am
£5 per session
A lively, creative choir led by a tutor from Trinity Laban. No experience necessary.
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Craft Plus part of Ageing well
The Grove Centre
1-3pm
£4 a session
Our trained art tutor introduces new projects each week, or you can play a friendly game of dominoes or Scrabble.
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EVERY WEDNESDAY
Boby & Bingo part of Ageing well
The Grove Centre
10-11.45am
£4 a session
Gentle exercise sweetened with a game of bingo. Our instructor has experience delivering to all mobilities and gets great results!
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EVERY THURSDAY
Chair Yoga
£8.50 Class (or £49 for block of 6)
Make sure to check out all the fun at Sydenham's very own comedy club going on every weekend. Check out the upcoming shows in November!
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EVERY FRIDAY
Story time with a little bit of singing
Sydenham Library
10.30 am
Free
Story time with a little bit of singing and dancing.
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Fun Friday Tennis After School Club
Sydenham Tennis Club
4-4.30pm and 4.30-5pm (3-4 year olds)
5-6pm (5-14 year olds)
£5/£6.25
www.sydenham-tennis-squash-croquet-club.co.uk
Fun Friday Tennis is an after-school club run by accredited coaches. It provides fun, tennis-based activities and games every week during term-time. There is a confectionery treat included in the price.
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EVERY FRIDAY
Pain relief yoga
Dragonfly Yoga
10.45-11.45
Slow and gentle yoga practice where we use gravity as a foundation for stability, body weight as guidance to how deep we can go into an Asana and breath as a tool to help
EVERY SATURDAY
Bottomless Brunch
The Greyhound Pub
12-4pm
£35 (2 course) £39 (3 course)
Bottomless brunch is back enjoy 90 minutes of bottomless Prosecco or Mimosas
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EVERY SUNDAY
Self Defense for Chidren
Dragonfly Yoga Studios
£8 per class or £36 (blocks of five classes)
10am-11am ​(3-6 Yr olds)
11:15am-12:15pm (7-13 Yr olds)
3-6 Years (Parents need to be there for this age group)
7-13 Years (Parents need to be close by)
An exciting and dynamic class to teach children self-defence, fitness, balance and discipline. Using a variety of skills from Muay Thai, Boxing, Jiu Ditsu and Wrestling, using combination counting and team building to learn coordination, balance, discipline, self-control and endurance.
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FIRST THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH
Pub Quiz
Ignition Brewery
7-9pm
FREE
Join the Ignition Brewery Pub Quiz! The winning team takes home a crate of our finest craft beers. Max six people to a team.
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SECOND WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH
Day Space Disco
Ignition Brewery
7.30-10pm
£3
Ignition team up with DaySpace and transform the taproom into a dance floor for a disco night! Refreshments available to purchase.
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SECOND THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH
Jazz Night
Ignition Brewery
7.30-10pm
FREE
The taproom hosts a selection of South East London’s most skilled jazz musicians for an evening of live music.
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Keeping Fit
EVERYDAY
Check class times and book on website at
£30 unlimited for 30 days
Introductory offer to new clients
Dragonfly Yoga offers yoga, pilates and meditation classes for all levels.
EVERY TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS
Yoga
9.30am Tuesdays & Fridays
6.15 pm Thursdays
£10 per class booked on lazycat.yoga
To help reduce stress and feel your best please come along. No yoga experience necessary. Suitable for all levels.
To keep up to date on all events make sure you sign up to Forest Hill society or Sydenham Society
SYDENHAM SOCIETY
The Sydenham Society was founded in 1972 and has around 1100 members. Our aim is to be a voice for
Sydenham and to improve services and amenities in the area to make it a more attractive place to live and work. We play an active part and support all efforts to create a vibrant high street running markets and community events like the Easter Bonnet parades and Halloween celebrations. We’re strong supporters of Sydenham Community Library as well as local arts and community organisations. We’ve recently formed a Green Improvement Group which has installed planters and posters at Sydenham Station and in Station Approach. To join the Sydenham Society go to sydenhamsociety.com
FOREST HILL SOCIETY
The Forest Hill Society was founded in 2006 and has over 400 members. We are always looking for new ways to improve Forest Hill – making it a pleasurable place to live, work and shop. Our work has included planting flowers in the town centre, running food markets and street parties. We have campaigned for better train services, support local businesses including the Community Library and organise talks on local history plus much more.
We are also encouraging people to support local businesses by Tweeting about them with the hashtag #ShopSE23.
To join please visit foresthillsociety.com
traders discount schemes/loyalty cards
Remember to ask our independent traders about their loyalty schemes – for example Kirkdale Bookshop have a card with a cash discount after six purchases, Over The Top Hairdressers give a 7th appointment free and Whites Pet Shop give a discount on each purchase. You can also get The Lewisham Local Card which is a scheme that connects you to local businesses
and community projects. It’s an opportunity to save money while supporting the community.
To purchase a £20 card go to lewishamlocal.com/card