Month: May 2019

Street Party Sun 16 June Burbage Rd

All the world’s a stage

Burbage masks, juggling, the Cake Appreciation Barbershop players, Punch & Judy and Qigong (like Tai Chi) to start the day and Van Rouge Disco to close

Games for throngs 

Real life fire engines, a Burbage themed treasure hunt and games in the street – chalk art, table tennis, skittles, quoits, chess, boules, hockey and much more..

Enjoy all the benefits of a traffic free Burbage Road

Bring your bikes for the slow bike riding, or a deck chair to relax…

Ready, steady cake off competition

Tea and cake tent, trestle tables provided –  just bring your own chairs and your favourite picnic

No need to make Father’s day plans

Bring your fathers, sons and grandfathers along

Leave your mark on history

With our own time capsule and group photo.

…. and meet your neighbours

The most important thing remains the same,  to meet your lovely neighbours..

Family tickets are £20, including a specially commissioned Exit:Burbage gift (concessions available for smaller households)

Burbage Road will be closed from the viaduct to the Village all day, Turney will remain open and the activities will mostly take place at the Village end of Burbage from 12-6pm.

Qigong, led by Katie Hudson, will be free for everyone at 10am near the entrance to the EAC.

Tickets must be bought before the day.

If you’d like a ticket and haven’t heard from us, email  exitburbage2019@gmail.com

Eastlands Crescent – is it Vandalism?

On Eastlands Crescent residents are fighting a planning application to demolish one of the original 1930s detached homes and replace with x2 new houses. (Southwark application no. 19/AP/0946).
Eastlands is a complete street of 1930s houses built on the site of the old Eastlands House. The house in question is one of a group four identical detached 1930s homes on the street and shares the plot with a large protected Oak tree.
Unfortunately Southwark Council has already indicated to the developer that 2x new houses would be acceptable in principle (and therefore demolition of the existing home) and Dulwich Estate have no power to stop demolition,  but the good news is there is still time left before the council make a final decision.
There are many negative aspects to the development such as its massive scale, asymmetric and incongruent design, inappropriately high density and the significant loss of amenity, but most worrying is the fundamental threat to the preservation of Dulwich Village conservation area if an original period single dwelling of nearly 100 years old is allowed to be demolished, setting a precedent for other speculative developers looking to make a profit in Dulwich.
If residents feel they would like to support Eastlands Crescent residents feelings on this matter and make a comment, then follow the link below to the Southwark Council website. The statutory expiry date for comments was coming Monday 19th May, however comments will be accepted thereafter until a decision is made.
To make a comment on the application: