With such an array of local talent, there is really something for everyone on the main stage this year.

Festival • Stage Running Order • Sat 24th June 2023

1. 12:00-12:30 Dancing with Izzy

2. 12:40-13:10 Goldsmith’s Chinese Performers

3. 13:20-13:50 LCN

4. 14:00-14:30 Hootini

5. 14:40-15:10 Entourage

6. 15:20-15:50 Kerry on Dancing

7. 16:00-16:30 Mahogany Soulz

8. 16:40-17:10 Ukadelix

9. 17:20-17:50 Shimmy Stars

10. 18:00-18:30 Dr Elias/Soul Surgeons

11. 18:40-19:10 Green Chain Quartet

12. 19:20-19:50 Magic City Trio

Fun activities, slides, rides and all the fun of the fair for children between the ages of 5 and 15.

Come and Join the Conversation. Curated by local author Gary Jenkins.

1PM AI: Author Intelligence. How to Survive & Thrive in Modern Publishing. With agent Julia Silk, festival and awards organiser Maureen Stapleton, author and founder of Ink Academy, Marina Kemp, publisher Cherry Potts and author Claire Seeber. Chair: Amelia Kyazze.

1.45PM Children's Corner. Local children’s author Enomwoyi Damali reads from her popular and inspirational Nzingha books.

2.30PM And Then It Came To Me. How Writers Find Ideas and Inspiration. With authors Amelia Kyazze, Sophie Ranald, Katie Lumsden, Andrew Heavens, Kirsty Eyre and Garry Jenkins. Chair: Katherine Black.

3.15PM Children's Story Crafting. Children’s author and illustrator Allison Parkinson hosts a thirty minute reading and story ideas workshop for 7-11 year olds. Younger children welcome with accompanying adults.

4PM. Only Murders in the Neighbourhood - Local Crime Writers on How Lewisham Inspires Them. With authors Claire Seeber, Sheila Bugler, Katherine Black and Nadine Matheson. Chair: Garry Jenkins.

4.45PM - 5.30PM. 'Meet the Authors: sales and signings. Our brilliant line-up of authors will be selling and signing copies of their books.

Our very own brewery and tap room based round the corner from the park supplying beer, wine and more to keep you refreshed all day long!

Brockley Brewery was founded in 2013 by seven partners, coming from a range of backgrounds, but with common ground:

We all live in South East London, in or around Brockley.

We want to positively contribute to the local community.

We want to run our business “the right way” - we have strong ethics.

We want to make great beer as part of London’s vibrant craft beer scene.

School of Frock - Promoting Cilene Jenkins’ local children’s classes at School of Frock. The stall will feature items of clothing and other accessories made by the young pupils and Cilene herself.

Angelicapoems - Wood bracelets, wood necklaces, wood earrings, wood coasters, wall art hangings, art prints and poetry books.

Jewellery by Peaches - I make and sell gemstone and mixed media jewellery

Tutor Doctor Greenwich - We are a local tutoring company who provide tutoring services to local families and schools.

Pilates & barre classes - I am a local Barre, Pilates, Dance and Strength training coach/instructor in Hither Green.

Me On The Map - Personalised typographic street and area map prints of South London including Lee and Hither Green

Messy.LDN - Hand embroidered clothing, sock, cards and accessories. Tie dyed socks and shirts.

Woodworks - We are a small woodwork business based in Lee Green South-East London where we make and teach. We have a collaborative approach to making where our clients’ priorities come first, be they design, practicality, affordability, aesthetics or sustainability. When teaching we have a learner centred approach. Sale of class passes and gift cards with MHG discount. Sale of small goods including chopping boards made from tables salvaged from the Edmund Halley.

Found Hope - The stall will be a representation of our store on Hither Green lane, selling a range of our house made jams, pickles, kimchis, sauces as well as our pasties, cakes and sandwiches.

Cate Castleton Photography - Greenwich photograpahy studio selling vegan sweets and cakes to raise money for charity.

The Find Store - We will take customer’s pottery away once they have painted it, glaze and fire it and then they will need to collect from our studio approx. 10 days later.

Bloktec - Promoting after-school robotics classes (starting September in Hither Green area) workshops, team-building sessions, events. Robots are Lego compatible. I will have some demo robots on the stall. A small number of robots will be offered for sale (10 to 20).

Pebble - A new platform for booking activities and childcare for children - making it easy to book activities and nursery sessions in one place. We will bring a roll up banner and some leaflets to let parents know about our platform. As part of the event we will potentially let parents sign up for a raffle and give them some discounts.

Nonki Store - A local children's shop: handmade products, toys, clothes etc

Pistachios Cafe - Festival BBQ, coffee, tea, soft drinks and ice cream.

Carty's Caribbean Catering -Jerk Chicken, BBQ & other Caribbean specialities. https://www.instagram.com/cartycaribbeancatering/

Perinelli Deli -Italian, filled rolls ( porchetta ) and street food. https://www.instagram.com/perinellideli/

Phat Waffles - Waffles. https://www.instagram.com/phatwaffletrulywafflicious/

Sweet Treasures - Sweets

SLATE N’ CRUMB - Brownies & blondies. This will be of various flavours and varieties to cater for all, including Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten free. https://www.instagram.com/slatencrumb/

Yviescupkakes - The stall will provide a variety of cupcakes and Jamaican Fruit cake. Children can also get creative and decorate their own cupcakes. https://www.instagram.com/y_cupkakes1/

LikeMamma - Italian steak sandwiches mac cheese. https://www.instagram.com/likemamma19/

Tandoori Tadkaa - Indian street food. https://www.instagram.com/tandooritadkaalondon/

Caribbean Jerk - Caribbean / Jerk Chicken. https://www.instagram.com/caribbeanjerk/

Friends of Manor House Gardens - Friends of Manor House Gardens is a group of volunteers who work to improve the park for users and wildlife. Our work includes planting and maintaining community flower beds, litter picks and fundraising. We regularly meet with the council and Glendales park management team to provide feedback and support the Green Flag management plan.

MHG Flower Garden community group - Volunteers from the community flower bed group will be highlighting the wildlife sustained by the bed – now in its tenth year -, composting etc., and selling garden and house plant plants, gardening related books and bric-a-brac to raise money for next year’s planting, new tools, gloves etc.

Lee Forum - Forum for the promotion and improvement of the area.

Lee Green Open Studios - Lee Green Open Studios is an annual arts trail run to promote the work of local artists in and around the area . It is self funded and we will be using the festival to recruit artists to the event in November and to promote and advertise the event to a wider audience

Lee Green Women's Institute - Selling there famous home made cakes and promoting the interesting events they organise.

Trinity Lewisham School - Offering games led by their pupils.

QWAG - Discover your local river, the River Quaggy, which flows through Manor House Gardens, with the award winning Quaggy Waterways Action Group (QWAG). Find out: - How local rivers have been improved and restored thanks to community action - How restoring rivers brings nature back, cuts flood risk and makes places and space better for everyone - How you events you can join in, from river clean ups and water sampling to practical restoration of the river and its banks - About the latest plans to restore local rivers including improving public access - How you can help reduce the risk of flooding and QWAG’s project on the great flood of 1968 for Lewisham 2002 year as London Borough of Culture.

Church of the Good Shepherd - The stall will have information about the church’s activities e.g. foodbank for vulnerable migrants, English classes for Ukrainians, bereavement course etc. Some interactive activities that enable people to learn about these things.

Grandmentors (Volunteering Matters) - Newly funded by Lewisham council, Grandmentors is an award-winning, inter-generational mentoring project, where older volunteers use their lifetime of skills and experience to support and mentor young people leaving the care system. Our stall will showcase this community programme taking place in the borough, provide visitors with information and enable those who may wish to enquire and register their interest to volunteer.

Lee Green Assembly - Meet your local councillors.

Lee Green Lives - Come and meet the team who run the community Centre in the Leegate centre. Providing a warm and welcoming space at the Community Centre on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11am – 3pm. Homemade soup will be available, as well as tea and coffee and the other Centre facilities.

GRACE (Greenwich Refugee Aid and Community Enterprise) - Community information stall to promote GRACE’s work, encourage donations, recruit volunteers

Goldsmiths Confucius Institute - Specialist Chinese crafts for all ages – We will be offering a range of practical art and craft activities suitable for adults and children of all ages. Learn about Chinese culture through art with Chinese calligraphy, Chinese blow-painting and Chinese papercutting workshops. Goldsmiths Confucius Institute for Dance and Performing Arts explores all facets of Chinese studies, from language to history and dance. Goldsmiths Confucius Institute strives to bring Chinese language and culture to a wider audience. As the first and only Confucius Institute to specialise in dance, performance and the arts, we run a diverse spectrum of extracurricular activities and one-off events for schools, enterprises, charities and local organisations. We also run a variety of short courses in Chinese language, dance, music and martial arts to the local community.

Win great prizes while supporting Friends of Manor House Gardens efforts in improving your local park

With such an array of local talent, there is really something for everyone on the main stage this year. From children’s performances to our newly formed MHGF All Stars Band featuring local legends Winston Blissett, bass with Massive Attack, Tunday Akintan, Charlie Hart, Jim Russell who plays drums with Bob Geldoff and Scottie Moore, Jade Ruby Foreman, Rowan McKinnon and Baz Golin. Back by popular demand are Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet, new comer Sam Wilkinson who won The Voice Kids in 2019 will wow the crowd and local musicians in Django Rhinestone, Dull Invalid and Ton50 will finish the set. Have your dancing shoes ready!

Festival • Stage Running Order • Sat 18 Jun 2022

1. 12:00-12:45 Act 1: LCN (kids)

2. 12:55-13:25 Act 2: Oren Marshall & Friends (kids)

3. 13:35-13:55 Act 3: Dancing with Izzy (kids)

4. 14:05-14:45 Act 4: MHGF All-Stars (band)

5. 14:55-15:20 Act 5: Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet!

6. 15:30-16:00 Act 6: Sam Wilkinson (The Voice Kids Winner)

7. 16:10-16:40 Act 7: The Early Swerve (band)

8. 16:50-17:15 Act 8: Shimmy Dancers (belly dancers)

9. 17:25-17:55 Act 9: Django Rhinestone (band)

10. 18:05-18:30 Act 10: Kerry On Dancing

11. 18:40-19:10 Act 11: Dull Invalid (band)

12. 19:20-20:00 Act 12: Ton50 (band)

Fun activities, performances and play areas come and bring your little ones into a quieter space with facepainters, dancing, tattoo artists and lego workshops on offer!

KIDS STAGE:

12:00 Eee presents!

13:00 Georgina Thompson - Tap Dance

14:00 Diddi Dance

15:00 Dancing with Izzy

15:45 Tinibox

16:30 Kerry on Dance

GAZEBO:

12:45 Engineering Minds / Lego Robotics - Gazebo

13:15 Engineering Minds / Lego Robotics - Gazebo

14:30 Singalong Sally - Gazebo

17:00 Fun Teeth Hygiene - Gazebo

MUGA

12.00 - 17:00 Sportacus

Little Kickers TBC

Come and Join the Conversation. Curated by Tessa Marchington

3pm

Co-exchange between young people in Lewisham and Professionals around Culture & Placemaking

Chair - Emma Halstead - The Albany

Rosanna Campbell - Young Mayor of Lewisham

Sasha Hylton-Burgess - Fine Art Graduate

Mark Davy - Director of FutureCity

Tunday Akintan - Musician and Lagos Bar Founder tbc

3.45pm

Arts, Health & Disability

Exploring an inclusive approach to programming and participation

Chair- Linda Rocco, Lead Curator and Creative Producer, Liberty Festival

Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian - British Composer and Lead Artist in Cap O’Rushes - Based on the story of Cap O’Rushes from Suffolk, three inclusive ensembles BSO Resound, Ensemble Juvenil de Setúbal, and HeadSpace Ensemble have each performed and filmed part of this piece by Cevanne Horrocks-Hopayian and UNIT dance. Created in lockdown, this premiere provides a timely and extraordinary audio and visual reflection of one daughter’s journey towards reconciliation. This production has been made possible by Arts & Health South West with support by Stitching Horizon.

WATCH NOW

David Johnson- Blind Artist and Phd Student

Himani Weir - Artist & Teacher

4.30pm

Community: How do we manage our response to pain?

Chair-Tessa Marchington

Margaret Mizen MBE, Speaker and Founder of the Mizen Foundation

Barry Mizen MBE, Speaker and Founder of the Mizen Foundation

Sistah Stella Headley - Community Food Activist and Co-Founder of RMUK Wellbeing CIC

Sinéad Browne - Founder, Compliments of the House

Laurence Smith - Founder, Lewisham Donation Hub

The Wellness Sessions curated by The Botanical Pharmacist

1pm - Yoga taster with Priya Ferreira Yoga and Meditation

1.30pm - Pilates taster with Pilates and Tara

2pm - Health benefits of eating locally sourced seasonal veg with Lee Greens

2.30pm (time tbc) - Tea blending with mindfulness [Time TBC} with A Little Cup Tea

3pm - DIY hand massage with Agnes Zsebo-Ferenczi Neals Yard Remedies Independent Consultant

3.30pm - Seasonal forage with Fawz Farhan

4pm - Personal training taster with Base13 Fitness

Log Circle:

12pm - late

Local forest teacher James, from Forries Education will be offering drop-in sessions from 12pm by the log circle. There will be the rope swing up for those dropping by and some bark rubbing set up for children to have a go.

We have a variety of local foodies selling their treats for us this year. Phat Waffles which speak for themselves, yummy! And Sweets Delite - a sweets for adults and children to enjoy, including a lucky dip. Locanda Badin will have some Sardinian dishes for us which look delicious… Pistachios Cafe will be putting on a BBQ and selling icecream.