22 shops sign up to shop front improvements

The latest news from Southwark Council is that 22 shops in Nunhead have signed up to the shop front improvement scheme!

Apparently, planning consents have been granted and the project managers are currently finalising the graphics and works package with shops. They expect to start on site in October.

These improvements have the potential to bring about a huge, and hopefully positive, change for the high street, with lots of new signage and works to improve the building fabric and appearance of individual shops.

Good news!

“Village Hall Experience” – 17 August, Peckham Rye Common, from 1pm

Nothing to do with Nunhead regeneration we know….but worth posting anyway!

The Village Hall Experience is a free festival and two shows on Peckham Rye Common on 17th August. The festival runs from 1pm until late, and the shows will run at 3pm and 7pm.

This community extravaganza will feature all the best things that have ever happened in a Village Hall, with cake, pet and vegetable competitions, dance classes, Taekwondo exhibition, art gallery and live music.

The Village Hall Experience will also feature: Nunhead Community Choir, Walkabout Whiskas, Automata, Puppets, Jumble sale, Village Hall Disco, cooking and ping pong.

Shows will feature: Men in Coats, Stephen Frost, Madam Magenta, Martin Soan, Teenage Men, DJRatsmilk, Vincent Figgins, Pierrette S’Cobaz, Tina Turner Tea Lady – and more!

There will also be market stalls, food and drink, Peckham Pathe Cine News Theatre and Rye Books – story telling tent.

Go and join the fun…

Follow Village Hall Experience on Twitter @villagehallex
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Complain to Southwark Council planning committee if you do not like the plans for Nunhead Green ELC

Dear Nunheaders,

The Red Brick Monolith (shown in an image in an earlier post) is currently with the Southwark Council planning committee. The consultation period officially ended on 31 July, but Southwark Council can still take account of your objections by not giving it planning permission.  GET WRITING!

Here are the email addresses of all the members of the planning committee and a template you can send.

planning.consultation@southwark.gov.uk

Dear Committee

Regarding : http://planningonline.southwark.gov.uk/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=9549975

Please, please do not allow the planning application for the Nunhead Green Early Years Site development go through. The proposed building, designed by The AOC, is not suitable at all. Especially as this is the prime location of a Conservation area.

The majority of the housing stock in Nunhead is either Georgian or Victorian. All made from London brick. The proposal for a red brick monolith is absurdly out of place. It’s a mishmash of styles that make no sense whatsoever. In reality it looks like a cross between a retirement home and a doctors surgery, one that was badly designed in 1980. It is awkward and clumsy. The chamfered leading edge is truly hideous in it’s pyramid proportion. This building could be well suited in another town such as Portsmouth or Aylesbury, but it says absolutely nothing about London or Nunhead. We’re so very proud of our capitals heritage and would like the new building to represent that for us. We have a truly rare opportunity to significantly, and gracefully, enhance this area, to flagship the Nunhead regeneration, and we are in serious danger of missing it.

I urge you to consider an alternative rather than permanently, and irrevocably, scar our beloved Green. It has the potential to be so beautiful, for us and for future generations. Please, please allow it to be so.

Yours, in hope.

INSERT YOUR NAME HERE
Concerned Nunhead Resident

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Also included here is a mock-up of what the Green may look like with the same kind of buildings that have recently been built on Camberwelll Grove.

Both the mock-up and the letter template come courtesy of Jon Gibson-Skinner, on the Nunhead section of South East Central forum.

Nunheaders – if you do not agree with the style of this development, there is NO TIME TO LOSE

We may have missed the boat a little in terms of protesting – we all get distracted by life – but that is no excuse for not acting while there is still a chance to make a difference.

Please contact Southwark Council today!

Correction: Consultation tomorrow about landscaping of Green, not ELC

Nunheaders, apologies for the error below, the consultation on Saturday is about the landscaping of the Green, not about the red-brick monolith being built on the site of the early learning centre.

Sadly, the consultation period for that ended on 31 July. However, planning permission has yet to be given. Another post will follow shortly with details of how you can still make your feelings known….

Give your views about plans for Nunhead Green at tomorrow’s meeting

Meeting: Saturday 3rd August, 11am-3pm, Nunhead Green (or in the Library if it rains)

Nunheaders – do you like the plans for Nunhead Green?

The members of Nunhead Nags do not. It looks like a big, red-brick monolith built to match the Old Nun’s Head rather than to draw on the history of the other, more historic, buildings around the Green. Let’s ignore the wood clad building next door to the pub….

Why is the new development not using the London Stock bricks that are the most common material for the buildings in Nunhead?

We should remember that Nunhead Green is a conservation area. It does not feel like this development respects this designation.

Whatever your views, please come and talk to the developers and the council tomorrow. This is our last chance to influence any decisions made about this crucial space in Nunhead.

This is what the corner of Nunhead Green could look like. Is this what Nunheaders want?

Discuss final design proposals for Nunhead Green 3 Aug 2013

The next stage of the Nunhead Green improvements project happens on 3 August. This is the third and final of the three scheduled consultation events, at which AOC will be presenting a set of developed design proposals for The Green.

According to AOC, their current proposals have been significantly informed by the last public consultation event in June, for which a feedback report will shortly be placed online. A summary of community feedback will also be presented as part of the next consultation.

This next stage will take place on Nunhead Green itself (weather permitting) on Saturday 3 August from 11am to 3pm.
Should it be raining, it will move to the library on Gordon Rd instead.

AOC say that the designs and feedback questions will also be available online for a week from Monday 5 August until Sunday 11 August for community comment. And will remain there for information after that date.

So, Nunheaders, make sure you get to the meeting if you can, and tell the project organisers and Southwark what you think of the plans. It’s your money, being spent in your local area! When it’s built it will be too late to moan.

Lighting under the bridge – do you like it?

We’ve had some feedback from Nunheaders that they are very disappointed with the lighting under the railway bridge. We at Nunhead Nags tend to agree. The light effect itself is fine – and are in line with the designs we were given. However, the covers to the bulbs  look very cheap.

Please tell us what you think.

June update from the council

Dear Nunheaders – trying to catch up after being away 🙂 A (relatively) recent update from the council is below.

Nunhead Festivals
It is going to be an exciting and inspiring time in Nunhead over the summer and autumn. The festival programme starting on the 31 July includes theatre, art, music, food, film and much more. There are many ways you can get involved – opportunities and contacts are noted alongside each event or you can always just look, taste and listen till your hearts content….

Biped’s Monitor31 July – 4 August
Arbonauts invite you to enter the world of Biped’s Monitor at dusk in Nunhead Cemetery. A journey where the curious will discover surreal performances in the trees, chapel and avenues of this south London green gem.

Can you sing and want to take part? To participate in Arbonauts’ choir please contact Helen@arbonauts.org
Tickets and further info: http://www.arbonauts.org

Create Nunhead’s bunting June – September
Workshops and stitch sessions with schools and groups in Nunhead
To help create the festival bunting contact larahailey@hotmail.com

Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival 5 -15 September
Free film screenings at venues across Peckham and Nunhead find out more at http://www.freefilmfestivals.org

Appetite Festival
20 September – 6 October
Festival of food, drink, music and art for Nunhead

Activities and venues across Nunhead
Businesses, artists, performers, designers, writers, crafters get in touch with laura@artillery.org.uk and see how you can be included and promoted through Appetite http://www.appetitefestival.co.uk

Nunhead Art Trail 28 and 29 September
View art in artist’s homes and venues across Nunhead
Final call for artists to take part contact Caroline before 17 June
nunheadarttrail@gmail.com

£3 Christmas Bazaar Mid December
The Venice Biennale meets the Women’s Institute taking place at Nunhead’s Salvation Army and spilling onto Nunhead Green.
A call to all local artists and makers to get involved please contact
julia@artassembly.org.

We will keep updating your website http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk/regeneration/festivals/ with the festivals programme as it develops.

Shop front improvements
Jan Kattein and his team are delivering the shop front improvement scheme and the programme is to get works started on site in September 2013.
http://www.jankattein.com
http://www.brandinglab.co.uk

The shop front proposals have now been submitted for planning and advertising consent. Detail of the proposals will be available via Southwark Councils planning applications register http://www.southwark.gov.uk

The first four shops have had their festoon lighting installed and with 22 shops signed up we look set to transform the evening appearance of the high street. The remaining shops will have the lights included in the main shop front works contract.

To ensure that Nunhead as a whole and most shops benefit we are prioritising works based on a shop front condition survey and what is practically needed. Shop owners are also being invited to extend their works through financial contributions.

The analysis of the high street along with strategic options are on display in Nunhead Corner and on http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk/regeneration/shop-fronts,-community-and-business/

Nunhead’s pop up shop: Nunhead Corner
Nunhead Corner is open every Tuesday from 10am until 6pm until the 18 June for you to find out about all the projects going on within the regeneration programme. It has been a great opportunity to meet and talk with lots of locals about the projects and how much people really enjoy living in Nunhead. We will maintain a display during the pop up tenancies so that you can still be kept informed about what is happening with the various regeneration projects.

It is also really exciting that Nunhead Corner will be transforming into a pop up shop with five, seven week long tenancies running over the next year. We will be signing contracts with tenants shortly but we have some great new shops to add to the vibrancy of the high street. The first tenant is Charlie Foxtrot Vintage who had a pop up shop earlier in the year at 147 Evelina Road. This will be followed by Nunhead Gallery in September; Stylish woman, stylish mama in autumn, JH Beulah Eco Couture in December and Lana furniture in February.

Lighting
The bridge lighting installation is on site and will be completed by early July providing you with a brighter, lighter walking route in the evening.

http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk
Online forms have been added to the website so if you want your event, high street business or community group to be included you can fill in the required information and be added to the website.

Nunhead Mosaic’s
We are thrilled that an application to the Council’s Cleaner Greener Safer fund for Nunhead mosaics was successful and I am working with the applicant to deliver another great project in Nunhead.

Garden walls on Evelina Road
Phase 2 of the environmental improvements replacing the front garden walls on Evelina Road will take place this summer. There are 15 properties involved which will bring about a great outcome for the street.

Road resurfacing
Design of the drop kerbs on the northern footway of Evelina Road is being undertaken and I will confirm when the works are programmed.

Electric vehicle point
The new point on Cheam St outside Nunhead Corner is a part of the Source London network which costs a £10 membership per year and entitles member to use all Source points in London and the Source East (East of England). Full details and real time information is available on http://www.sourcelondon.net.

Bags for life
The I ♥ Nunhead bags complete with their new map of the village are available at Nunhead Corner. Wear it with pride and remember to shop local and support your local businesses!

Events and activities in your community

SE15 Young Filmmakers Competition – Call for Entries
The 2013 SE15 Young Filmmakers Competition invites young people to make and submit short films inspired by the neighbourhoods and communities of the London SE15 postcode. All films accepted into the competition will be shown during this year’s Peckham and Nunhead Free Film Festival.
The competition has two age categories: 11-17 and 18-25, with prizes for the best animation, documentary and drama in each age group. The closing date for this year’s competition is August 1, 2013.

Full details and entry forms are available at: http://www.freefilmfestivals.org

Design museum, London
4 June – 22 July 2013
Lesser Known Architecture is a free exhibition celebrating extraordinary London architecture and features the wonderful Nunhead Cemetery.

March Update from Southwark council

Hello everyone
We have received some great proposals to create a new Nunhead festival and will be assessing the applications next week. This is a fantastic opportunity to build on the tradition of festivals and events in Nunhead, support the local creative community and bring you some entertaining events and activities to get involved with. Watch this space for announcements about the successful proposals!
Jillian Houghton Southwark Council

Nunhead Green
We are excited to have appointed AOC architects as the designers for the improvements to the Green. A lot of you will know Daisy, Geoff and Erin from the housing consultation on the old nursery site and they bring a lot of knowledge and expertise to this new project. Other great news is that we have been awarded additional funding through the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s, Pocket Park Initiative to add £30,000 to the budget. As concepts and plans develop you will be able to view and comment on them in Nunhead Corner or online. We will also undertake direct consultation within the local community to make sure the design for Nunhead Green allows the space to reach its full potential and make Nunhead even better.Nunhead Festivals

As mentioned above we have just closed the application period for Nunhead Festivals and received 18 proposals covering a wide range of ideas and activities. A panel of both community and council will assess the proposals next week in order to develop a festival for Nunhead. Successful applicants will deliver their events with some support through the OLF programme and the Council. This is a great opportunity to add to the festivals you currently enjoy with the aim to run the new events in the years to come.

http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk
Online forms have been added to the website so if you want your event, high street business or community group to be included you can fill in the required information and be added to the website.

Business Support and advice
A workshop was held last week on Visual Merchandising to help traders learn about how they can use product displays and branding to more accurately and effectively promote their businesses. If you were unable to attend but wish to view the presentation please check it out on http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk in the regeneration section.

We are willing to try and arrange more workshops – if you have ideas about what would help your business please let us know and where there is interest we will arrange them!

Shop Fronts
Jan Kattein and his team are delivering the shop front improvement scheme and the programme is to get works started on site in September 2013.
http://www.jankattein.com http://www.brandinglab.co.uk

Discussions over the options to develop a works programme are on going and we have just had a very positive design review with the GLA on the scheme to date. To ensure that Nunhead as a whole and most shops benefit we are not just selecting a small number of units and doing a complete shop front replacement. Works are being prioritised based on a shop front condition survey and what is practically needed. Shop owners are also being invited to extend their works through financial contributions. We will make sure that information about the shop front programme is available to everyone through these monthly updates, displays at Nunhead Corner, web updates and @Village_tweet.

The installation of festoon lighting is well supported with 22 shops signed up. Shops that have already undertaken improvements will have the lights installed shortly with others being included in the main works contract starting in September.

The analysis of the high street along with strategic options are on display in Nunhead Corner and on the regeneration pages at http://www.lovenunhead.co.uk We have had a great response from people coming to the consultation and initial conversations with shop owners are also very positive.

Nunhead’s Pop Up Shop: Nunhead Corner
Nunhead Corner is open every Tuesday from 10am until 6pm. Currently, the premise is a consultation base for all the Nunhead OLF projects to make it easy for you to find out what is happening and give your feedback on proposals. We will notify everyone of any additional consultation events or days held.

Starting in summer Nunhead Corner will be available for a series of short term low cost lettings for business start ups, creative and local industries and community uses. We are continually hearing from people who are interested in using Nunhead Corner so it is set to become a vibrant addition to Nunhead! While the operational arrangements of the shop are yet to be finalised drop me a line if you are interested in being involved in the space in the future.

Lighting
The bridge lighting installation will get underway in April 2013.

Electric Vehicle point
In the next month an EV charging point will be installed in Cheam St. If you want to see one in action there is an EV point on the corner of Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Grove.

Garden walls on Evelina Road
Phase 2 of the environmental improvements replacing the front garden walls on Evelina Road will start after Easter. There are 15 properties involved which will bring about a great outcome for the street.

Road Resurfacing
Design of the drop kerbs on the northern footway of Evelina Road is being undertaken and I will confirm when the works are programmed.

Signage and Notice Boards
The project team are looking at three initial locations for visitor signage to help people arriving in Nunhead to get between the station, the cemetery and the high street. We will also be looking at upgrading the community notice boards where possible.

Bags for Life
The I ♥ Nunhead bags complete with their new map of the village are available at Nunhead Corner and from your local retailers. Wear it with pride and remember to shop local and support your local businesses!

More funding for Nunhead Green!

Great news – we have an additional £130k from the Mayor’s pocket parks fund to improve Nunhead Green. AOC Architecture will be working and consulting on designs. We think the plans will be put on display in the pop-up shop, Nunhead Corner. We’ll keep you posted about updates. Make sure you visit the shop to give your feedback on plans.