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Terri Walker And Kele Le Roc

Kele Le Roc & Terri Walker to headline the Thamesmead Festival this August

The festival is funded by Peabody, which is putting culture at the heart of its long-term regenerati…

09/07/2024

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Cygnet Square Market

Cygnet Square market tender

We're looking for an experienced market provider to develop and deliver a monthly food and craft mar…

21/05/2024

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Thamesmead Festival 2021

Open call: Take part in the 2024 Thamesmead Festival!

The Thamesmead Festival is returning to Southmere Park on Saturday 10 August 2024 and we're looking…

23/02/2024

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Festival Production Group Web

Say hello to the new Thamesmead Festival Production Group

We’re pleased to introduce the new Festival Production Group who will be planning the 2024 Thamesmea…

21/12/2023

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Locals at the Thamesmead Festival

Recruiting new Thamesmead Festival Production Group members

We're recruiting new Thamesmead Festival Production Group members. Applications close 9am on Monday…

19/10/2023

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Three winning projects announced for Thamesmead’s Black Culture Collective programme

Three winning projects announced for Thamesmead’s 2023 Black Culture Collective programme

Three creative community projects that will celebrate Black culture in Thamesmead have received fund…

05/09/2023

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Thamesmead Youth Festival

Thamesmead’s talented youth shone at the festival

Dance, music, poetry, community stalls, family activities, food and drink and the annual dog show al…

05/09/2023

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Street art for Thamesmead

More street art for Thamesmead

Six new murals are to be painted across Thamesmead in summer 2023, with sites including lift shafts,…

25/07/2023

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14-16 year-olds run the show, as Thamesmead festival announces a line-up spotlighting young talent

14-16 year-olds run the show, as Thamesmead festival announces a line-up spotlighting young talent

14-16 year-olds run the show, as Thamesmead festival announces a line-up spotlighting young talent

19/07/2023

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Southmere Lake: Boating Club and Café update

Southmere Lake: Boating Club and Café update

With the boathouse ready to use, we’re keen to see boats back on Southmere Lake just as soon as poss…

06/07/2023

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Local primary school students launch ‘The Brightness of Juju’ story book

Local primary school students launch ‘The Brightness of Juju’ story book

The Brightness of Juju, co-authored by 120 children from Willow Bank and Harris Garrard primary scho…

05/07/2023

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Adriana Marques at the Nest Community Building and Library in Cygnet Square, South Thamesmead.

New exhibition celebrates Thamesmead’s one-of-a-kind hot air balloon

A new exhibition celebrating Thamesmead’s spectacular Fields of EveryWhen hot air balloon has opened…

28/06/2023

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Artist commission: Signage for the Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor

Artist commission: Signage for the Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor

The Ridgeway Users group is bringing art to the Ridgeway path in Thamesmead.

03/05/2023

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Application to create Thamesmead Mural

Apply to create your own Thamesmead Mural - Closes on 19 May

Leave your mark on Thamesmead and apply to paint your very own mural on one of the town's walls.

20/04/2023

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The Nest library

Volunteer at The Nest library

The Nest is opening this April and the London Borough of Bexley is looking for volunteers to help ru…

31/03/2023

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