Clapham Society

At Shirley Community Library On Tuesday 7th April Start time: 2pm Mick Taylor from the Wandle Industrial Museum will talk about “The River Wandle and its Industries.” The industries of the Wandle include textile, s***f milling, calico printing, leather tanning, flour milling, and brewing.

If you would like to attend please reserve your space by emailing Dawn Gibbons at [email protected]. Please note an entrance fee of £4 per person to help fund our running costs. For further information on the River Wandle Industrial Museum: https://www.wandle.org/

Venue: Shirley Community Library, Wickham Road, Hartland Way Croydon. CR0 8BH

Come along and listen to some lovely music while sipping champagne!!

'Rooted' by was name checked on the brilliant The Archers Podcast Christmas special.

Read more about Sarah and her switch from law to land in the Clapham Society's December/January Newsletter on the Clapham Society website - https://claphamsociety.com

Merry Christmas and may the New Year usher in peace across the land!

This Clapham Society Member - Lazio - is a Professor and running this research programme. Do sign up here https://forms.office.com/e/TAyBcULbfs and support him if you can. He needs to know numbers so please sign up if you plan to support his research.

GATEWAY TO CLAPHAM - On behalf of The Clapham Society and This is Clapham BID, we are delighted to share the Phase 1 shortlist of the Gateway to Clapham competition.

Please find attached our press release and montage photo for the article.

The Clapham Society - Announcement webpage

https://claphamsociety.com/gateway-to-clapham-competition-winners/

Link to the Phase 1 Shortlist

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WN-ItsM5dFdFNrZPwFGQGVFJgjnPyN3r?usp=drive_link

We are delighted to congratulate Bandstand Beds, at the heart of Clapham Common on their winning the Kings Award for Voluntary Service 2025.

They were nominated by Cllr Alison Inglis-Jones, with letters of support from Cllr Ben Curtis, councillors for the ward of Clapham Common and Abbeville where the project is based, as well as Anna Long (Ace of Clubs). We are very very pleased for this volunteers led group.

https://bandstandbeds.org.uk

Holy Spirit Church - Come and Sing for Remembrance - On 8 November (Saturday), with just 2 hours of rehearsal, we'll shape a powerful programme that crosses centuries, and styles — but all with one purpose: to sing for peace, light, and eternal rest. Excerpts are from Requiems by Mozart, Fauré, Rutter and Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini.

Why Join?
• No marathon rehearsals — 4-6pm to prepare, then a one-hour showcase at 7pm
• A chance to sing side-by-side with others in a community spirit of remembrance.

Click here

https://holyspiritclapham.churchsuite.com/events/qndl3mo2

to find out more and to book your place to sing for £20 (refreshment and printed music included). Audience ticket is £10.

Come & Sing for Remembrance (08-Nov-2025) In just 2 hours of rehearsal, we'll shape a powerful programme that crosses centuries, styles, and nations — but all with one purpose: to sing for peace, light, and eternal rest. See below for tickets.The ticket cost includes music and refreshments before the performance at 7pm. If you want to pra...

Some exciting events taking place at Audley Nightingale Place, the sponsors of the Clapham Society Newsletter.

Christmas Fair - Saturday 29th November 2025
11.00am – 3.00pm
Bring your family and friends to enjoy festive stalls with treats, crafts and gifts.

Autumn Budget Review - Wednesday 3 December 2025
12.00pm – 3.00pm
What it Means for Your Wealth.
SOLLA-accredited, independent financial advisor Arnie Vashisht will break down the Budget’s key announcements and explore how revisions to inheritance tax gifting rules, stamp duty reforms, and capital gains thresholds could affect your investments, estate planning, and property transactions.
Limited seating and so RSVP required by 26 November.

Coffee, Cake....and Carollers!
Tuesday 16 December
From 11.00am
Pop in for our weekly coffee morning and enjoy a warm cuppa, freshly baked cakes, and carollers to serenade you with the joyful spirit of Christmas.

For more information on events and confirm your attendance, email [email protected]

'Francis has always used his love of books as a means of protecting himself from a Victorian upbringing he has found to be dangerous and, at times, brutal. But books can't protect him when a family accident brings him face to face with reality. The seeds of tragedy were sown long ago, and a violent outcome is inevitable.'

Directed by Alison Skilbeck, Tim Hardy plays Francis Kenworthy in Simon Brett's haunting Victorian thriller, 'A Substitute for Life'.

September 14th, 6 pm and 15th 7.30 pm. The White Bear, Kennington, 138 Kennington Park Road, Tickets £15.00/£12 concessions at https://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk

Like local history? The Lambeth Heritage Festival 2025, organised by Lambeth Archives and the Lambeth Local History Forum, brings together a wonderful and rich variety of over 75 events and activities with one shared aim: to celebrate the diverse histories and heritages of our borough.

Starting with the Lambeth Local History Fair at Clapham Library on Saturday 6th September, the festival covers so many different historical and geographical perspectives. Later in the month there are talks about Brixton pubs, the artists of Vauxhall and Kennington, the building of Lambeth’s four “Waterloo” churches and a history of Lambeth Town Hall, not to mention the talk about the 19th-century ballet legend Katti Lanner at Omnibus Theatre on Monday 15 September. There are online workshops on family history. There are opportunities to explore the hidden corners of our extraordinary borough with a fantastic range of guided walks and tours offered by local societies and by the Lambeth Tour Guides’ Association.

To find out everything that’s going on – and book if necessary – you can download the full programme at bit.ly/LambethHeritage2025

Clapham Ghost Signs Walk

Date: 26th July Time: 14:30:pm Distance: N/A Duration: N/A

A walk led by Alyson Wilson, originally devised by Sam Roberts (aka Mr Ghost Signs) that traces Clapham’s history through its wonderful collection of fading painted advertisements. This walk is part of the Lambeth Heritage Festival.

Leaving from Clapham North Underground Station at 2.30 pm.

Free, but please book in advance with

[email protected]