Sydenham Town Forum

We'd love to hear your thoughts... We're constantly looking to improve how we serve the local community when it comes to arts provision. We hugely value your feedback and it's the only way we can make sure that we're giving you more of what you want next year. So please take a few minutes to tell us...

As Sydenham Arts Festival Ltd begins the process of developing as a professional organisation by becoming a registered charity, we are planning a series of 'focus group' meetings. These sessions will ask the public to let us know what they think of the annual festival and our organisation generally,...

Sydenham Arts Festival Ltd is in the process of recruiting for Trustees to its new registered charity, Sydenham Arts. Having staged sixth annual festivals since 2009, the organisation is committed to promoting and commissioning diverse arts events and activities in the local area. Our Board of Trust...

We’ve put together a small window exhibition of photographs from this year’s Sydenham Arts Festival. It’s at the Lovely Gallery and features just some of the highlights from this year’s festival. A larger more extensive exhibition, hopefully with a launch event, is planned for later in the year. Exh...

Your feedback on this year's Sydenham Arts Festival will be much appreciated by the organising team. An online survey can be completed here and should only take 5 mins of your time: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JKQRB2V?c=1dfbaee578 Provide your contact details and there's a bottle of champagne in ...

So here we go again...! The sixth Sydenham Arts Festival - one of the jewels in the crown of SE London - starts today (Sat 5 July) and as always, there really is something for everyone! Last year's festival was one of the sunniest (& warmest) yet, so let's hope the rain gods smile on us during t...

And a very, very special thanks to the lovely person who made an anonymous £5000 cash donation to us at Barclays Bank last week - it will make a really big difference to us. Thank you!

The SAF Organising Team

Thanks to everyone who has already supported Sydenham Arts Festival by becoming a Friend of SAF and making a donation. You can find out how to support us here: http://sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk/2014/become-a-friend/ So we're delighted to announce that after some very generous support from L&Q Ho...

And just to add, musicians (especially brass instrumentalists) are also very welcome to attend!

Thanks
TTBCH Production Team

Fancy being part of an amazing community musical about WW1? Sydenham Arts Festival is looking for local people to take part in the performances – which take place on the following dates (you would need to be available on at least ONE date): Sunday 6 July, Part 1 - Livesey Memorial Hall (4-6pm) Satur...

Sydenham Arts Festival is looking for student filmmakers to create short films of rehearsal and performance footage of our World War I community musical TILL THE BOYS COME HOME, to be broadcast in a one-off installation/performance on Sat 19 July 2014, and as part of our documentation of the project...

I was delighted to be part of the madcap photoshoot at the On the Hoof Bistro last Friday, and can't wait to see what Ela and Jeremy have done to the space. I really hope everyone can support this venture - and all the other new exciting business ventures in the high street, Cherry & Ice, The Ca...

A reminder that if you'd like to find out how to become a Festival Maker, come along to one of our 'volunteer meet & greets' starting this evening, Thurs 5 June, at the Golden Lion (7-9pm) with further meetings on Sat 7 June (Here For Good Centre, 11am-1pm) and again at the Golden Lion on Tues 1...

Thanks Lee - we really appreciate your support! Thanks also to those who have already generously made donations. We do understand there may be some people who assume that we are very well funded and don't need extra support from the community - but staging free events is expensive, and our costs hav...

Sydenham Arts Festival is now looking for Festival Makers to join its growing team of volunteer helpers - a great way to learn new skills, make new friends and be part of a fantastic local event! We're looking for enthusiastic, reliable and committed local people (ideally SE London) for the followin...

You may know that we currently planning our sixth annual arts festival in Sydenham - as always providing a fantastic, wide-ranging programme of arts events and activities for the whole community, more than half of which are free (see link below) http://sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk/ Having received som...

The brand new Sydenham Arts Festival website has details of July's exciting programme here: http://sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk/2014/ Tickets can be booked online now - go to the What's On section and click on individual events for details - or buy tickets in person at our box office, opening at Kirkd...

Just a note to say that the correct email address to apply for this traineeship is emt@sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk The address was correct in the original post, but incorrect in the document if you opened the google drive link You can read full details of the traineeship scheme here: https://docs.goo...

hi Rob I'll be there. Would it be OK for us to hand out some festival brochures and Artists Trail broadsheets that evening? I can also ask if any of the festival participants are interested in coming down to sing, dance, perform if you like Jonathan (Kaufman) Director, Sydenham Arts Festival http://...

Age 18+? Sydenham Arts Festival is looking for TRAINEE EVENT MANAGERS to shadow our team members before and during Sydenham Arts Festival 2014 (5-20 July). Successful applicants will take part in a 10-wek traineeship programme and will have the opportunity to develop their skills in a choice of one ...