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New Cross Learning Launch 19.05.12

catherine — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:14:24 +0000

The new sign is up and the first part of the participatory artwork made by local arts organisation Artmongers is now installed.

Come and see if you can spot your book on the shelf.

And it’s not to late to add one – just go to https://boldvision.org.uk/ourbookshelves and make up a book

Relay 27.04.12

catherine — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:15:30 +0000

NXDFFF Free Films! 27.04.12 to 06.05.12

catherine — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:40:32 +0000

As you draw breath after the whirlwind of the Telegraph Hill Festival, get ready for the next social-cultural neighbourhood extravaganza… The first local Free Film Festival starts soon and includes events at the Hill Station, Common Growth and New Cross Learning.

NXDFFF full event programme at www.freefilmfestivals.org. For more information contact Cinetopia@hotmail.co.uk.

From Friday 27 April to Sunday 6 May the NXDFFF will be screening films in some very unusual places including two parks, an adventure playground, the walls of the tiny white-tiled prison cells at Deptford Old Police Station and from a 40ft lorry turned mobile cinema. Events include bike-powered open-air family screenings, film-based discussions on topics of local/global concern, and screenings of local filmmakers work. The New Cross and Deptford Free Film Festival is organised and run entirely by volunteers with guidance and support from the Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festivals group. If you would like to support us please make a donation at http://www.sponsume.com/project/new-cross-deptford-free-film-festival

As featured in TimeOut

Like free films?

catherine — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:29:46 +0000

Then maybe you can help support the first ever Deptford and New Cross Free Film Festival.

And have maybe your first experience of crowdfunding? Click here to see how – even a little help can mean a lot

Join the facebook group too and get involved in this cool intiative

The Funding Network shows its support

catherine — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:14:38 +0000

On Saturday Mar 17th, Gill Hart, Kath Dunbar, Rebecca Charikar and myself set off for our try at the “Dragon’s Den” of The Funding Network. This organisation was set up ten years ago to give individuals with the means and the will to donate to charity a more meaningful way to do so. We presented our story along with four other great charities and then waited with fingers crossed while the 30 or so members and visitors made their pledges.

We were delighted to go a little over our (hopeful) target and raised £5,426. As per our application this will be used for 3 things

finishing the participatory artwork to breathe new life into the front of the former library (still time to participate… just fill in a couple of details here to have your book feature)
finding out what learning opportunities are of most interest to the library users – and provide them
develop sustainable tools to help us manage our volunteers and other resources and connect to other organisations

The money is great and it was heartening to hear so much positive feedback from the Funding Network people – they see New Cross Learning as an innovative community-driven and flexible model that many traditional libraries could learn from.