Layouts

 Green background - random layout of patches

 Red background - patches with words in centre

 Blue background - colours in vertical stripes

Blue background - white patches in the centre

Some of the layouts we've been trying at our sessions in libraries. Why not join us next week at New Cross or Sydenham to see the patches and try some alternatives for yourself?

St Dunstan's Church

St Dunstan's Church was built in the early 1920s, when the Bellingham estate was being built.
On the 21st November 1925, the Bishop of Southwark opened the Church with a Dedicating Service.

The organ came from the Chapel Royal at St James'. This organ was built in 1837, but in 1891 six of the stops were removed and replaced by six stops from a much older organ, built for the Chapel Royal in 1699. In 1925 the organ came to St Dunstan's from St James's when they replaced it with a new one.

The font also has a history. It was dug up by workmen when excavating the foundations for the houses on this then new estate. No one is sure of its real age but it is very old.

The organ and the font are very old, but are still in use today.

Help design the People's Patchwork

The People's Patchwork is almost complete and we are holding layout sessions to decide on the final design. Come and join us to help layout our patches for the Peoples Patchwork.

You can help us to design our quilt over tea and biscuits at the following sessions -
Wednesday 28th May 2-4pm at Deptford Lounge
Friday 30th May 2-4pm at Downham Library
Tuesday 3rd June - 2-4pm at New Cross Learning
Saturday 7th June - 10-12am at Sydenham Community Library

You can see the patches at http://www.pinterest.com/lewishamlibs/lewisham-peoples-patchwork/

Craft Collective

This patch was created by Pinky from the Telegraph Hill Craft Collective. They've also been making their own beautiful patchwork celebrating how people feel when involved in creative activity.

New Cross Learning

This patch was created by Gill Hart - one of the volunteers who runs New Cross Learning.

Leegate Knitters

These squares are from our thriving knitting group at Lee Green Community Centre run by a volunteer, Julia Gemie. Women of different backgrounds, ages and experience from across the Borough of Lewisham are brought together every Wednesday afternoon. Knitting and chatting together each week brings shared expertise, creativity, laughter, friendship and support. Women attend this group to relax, to be inspired and to be encouraged to progress by the group leader. We knit for ourselves, for friends, for family near and far and for each other.

Community Conversations

These patches pick up on some comments made by Lewisham parents during a recent consultation with the community called "Community Conversations": Dialogue & research by the community for the community.