Lambeth Country Show 2009 - 18th/19th July

[onenameshelley]

And the 19th is 'The Big Lunch' which they've just started advertising on the telly. Wonder if that will effect attendance...

http://www.thebiglunch.com/

kitty

probably not, this is the "have lunch with your neighbours in your street thing" right? I am not sure that there are a huge number of roads in Brixton that are really suitable cos of traffic (probably wrong about this).

But besides that, you dont get steam engines or owls or farm animals, or vegtable animals, jerk chicken or cider or a big assed stage at the big lunch...but you do at the Country Fair which is going to be superior by a country mile

COUNTRY FAIR RULES !!!!!!

*has a lie down*

 

[pboi]

part of the appeal is that its a big lunch in organised in Brockwell Gate developments....park goodness!¬

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Is there going to be a separate urbanite veggie animal competition again?

I hope so - I pulled at the last one!

 

[Bob]

And the 19th is 'The Big Lunch' which they've just started advertising on the telly. Wonder if that will effect attendance...

http://www.thebiglunch.com/

kitty

There's a rival one in mid August on Regent road.

Regent road is just by the Prince Regent for those of you who never venture into the deep south of Brixton.

 

[Dan U]

hold an owl for a £1 or stfu

 

[bluestreak]

^^^
This. Do they not use buses in North London?
They're a strange bunch, them that lives on the wrong side of the river.

They're scared.

Seriously.

You tell em they have to take a bus down here and they're like fucking Lady Bracknell... "A BUUUUS????!"

Also, this year will involve a) seeing lots of stuff, and b) not drinking massive amounts of cider and sitting in the same place for eight hours.

 

[evilkitty]

Turns out the MD of the Big Lunch is a Poet's Corner resident...so we're going to try and persuade Lambeth to let us have one street for the afternoon...

kitty

 

[The_Reverend_M]

They're scared.

Seriously.

You tell em they have to take a bus down here and they're like fucking Lady Bracknell... "A BUUUUS????!"

You can talk!

How are you ever going to cope with crossing the river for work every day?

 

[vauxhallmum]

Hopefully this year I won't be as shy as last year when I tiptoed past the back of the chucklehead tent pretending not to look at all the urbanites. at self.

And hopefully this year Mr VM won't render himself senseless on the dragon breath chilli sauce.

 

[Miss-Shelf]

Hopefully this year I won't be as shy as last year when I tiptoed past the back of the chucklehead tent pretending not to look at all the urbanites. at self.

And hopefully this year Mr VM won't render himself senseless on the dragon breath chilli sauce.

this is why we need the alternative urban vegetable sculpture competition to lure people in

 

[colacubes]

Nooooo - I've got to go on a hen do that weekend so I'm going to miss it again

 

[Ms T]

Turns out the MD of the Big Lunch is a Poet's Corner resident...so we're going to try and persuade Lambeth to let us have one street for the afternoon...

kitty

They're having one on Mayall Road. We always used to have street parties apparently until the health and safety police made it too expensive/difficult. The Mayall Rd street parties have even been featured in the Observer. It will be good to see the tradition reintroduced.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/jun/02/jubilee.monarchy2

 

[evilkitty]

Yeah - there's also going to be one on Chaucer Road for all the Poet's Corner streets (there's already the potential for 480 people at the Mayall Road one!). Leaflets will be stuck through letter boxes shortly...

Apparently next year it won't clash with LCS

kitty

 

[Biddlybee]

Knitters, growers, bakers, jam and chutney makers... the schedule and regulations for entries to the show are out now someone's got to have some cracking chutney or jam, or a really nice knitted cardy

Section G Domestic Classes
Class 74 One jar of home-made chutney or pickle
Class 75 One jar of home-made jam
Class 76 Cranberry and Ginger Blondies
Class 77 Marmalade Cake
Class 78 Granary Herb Scones
Class 79 Chocolate Cherry Cookies

Section H Handicraft Section
Articles must have been made since the 2008 show:
Class 80 Article of hand knitted wear
Class 81 Article of machine or hand embroidery
Class 82 Exhibit of handicraft
Class 83 Exhibit of pottery
Class 84 Painting or drawing of a horticultural nature

 

[Badgers]

 

[Bob]

Yeah - there's also going to be one on Chaucer Road for all the Poet's Corner streets (there's already the potential for 480 people at the Mayall Road one!). Leaflets will be stuck through letter boxes shortly...

Apparently next year it won't clash with LCS

kitty

That presumably means that Milton road gets the Poets Corner streetparty plus the Regent road one (which is joint with Milton since it's celebrating 150 years of the Prince Regent). Greedy buggers.

 

[hipipol]

Transport

From North London
Get to Kings Cross
Get onto a Thamslink train to Sutton
Get off at Herne hill
Walk across the road and into the park

Half an hour tops - including the crappy Pick yer Willy line to KX!!!!!

 

[hipipol]

Have just checked their website

The Thameslink service is running both days

see here
http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.u...64&sCalDate=2009-07&sViewDate=2009-07-18&sF=1

You can also find their timetable on the same site
It is in fact quicker and a lot less hassle than the tube, plus you get to gawp all touristico at the river as you trundle slowly over at Blackfriars

 

[lang rabbie]

The Thameslink service is running both days

I don't think so

From the page you linked to:

Please note that until 2012, the route between St Pancras International and London Bridge/Herne Hill will be closed at the following times:
All day on Saturdays and Sundays (see below for a list of dates that services will operate)

There is a timetabled bus service, which may not be too slow on the Sunday.

Saturday 18 July 2009
All day No trains will operate between London Bridge and St Pancras International. Trains will operate in both directions between:
London Bridge and all stations between Tulse Hill, Mitcham Junction, Sutton, Wimbledon and Herne Hill/Tulse Hill inclusive
London Bridge and stations to Brighton
St Pancras International and stations to Bedford. Stopping services will only operate north of Kentish Town.
Please use Tube and local bus services to cross London and to travel to/from Kentish Town.
Replacement buses will operate outside the Tubes hours of operation. Buses will operate between London Blackfriars and all stations to Herne Hill/Tulse Hill.

Sunday 19 July 2009
All day No trains will operate between London Bridge and St Pancras International. Trains will
operate in both directions between:
London Bridge and all stations between Tulse Hill and Sutton via Wimbledon inclusive.
London Bridge and stations to Brighton
St Pancras International and stations to Bedford. Stopping services will only operate north of Kentish Town.
Please use Tube and local bus services to cross London and to travel to/from Kentish Town.
Replacement buses will operate outside the Tubes hours of operation. Buses will operate between London Blackfriars and all stations to Herne Hill/Tulse Hill.

Source

 

[Miss-Shelf]

are there any takers for an alternative urban vegetable sculpture competition?

 

[onenameshelley]

OOOH its this weekend v v excited. Is there going to be the usual urban gathering???

 

[Crispy]

I should think so. I propose not doing it right at the back door of the cider bar this time. Hardly saw any of the show last year!

 

[Orang Utan]

looking forward to this immensely.
went to kirkstall fair in leeds at the weekend and it wasn't a patch on the lambeth show

 

[el-ahrairah]

I cannae wait!

 

[onenameshelley]

I should think so. I propose not doing it right at the back door of the cider bar this time. Hardly saw any of the show last year!

yeah somewhere close to cider tent but not right next door would be sensible

 

[Not a Vet]

Does anyone know how you enter jams for judging and the like? I want to show my homemade organice marmalade!

 

[gaijingirl]

Loadsa tents went up this morning... every morning I go through the park and I just get more and more excited as the week goes on.

 

[editor]

I should think so. I propose not doing it right at the back door of the cider bar this time. Hardly saw any of the show last year!

True. But the cider......dribble... drool.....

 

[Missez]

Ooooh.. I love the country show!! I'm so excited!

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I love the Country Show. Got the day off on Monday this year.