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The Camberwell A-Z
As you may of heard, Camberwell Arts Festival is going digital this June. The theme of this year’s festival is the A – Z of Camberwell. In March & April we had an online poll for the public to pick their definitive A – Z. This afternoon we will be releasing these themes through our newsletter, and each day thereafter we are releasing one letter a day on social media. We are asking the public to respond with their artwork (drawing, poetry, dance, theatre etc), which we will be collecting and hosting as an online exhibition during the festival (13 – 21 June).
A quick sample of our first three days
- A is for Art School
- B is for Burgess Park
- C is for Camberwell Fair
We’re interested in getting as broad and diverse range of responses as possible. So we thought we’d reach out and encourage Camberwell service users to respond to the theme’s so we can include their works in our online exhibition.
Our full list of A-Z selected themes are on our website – https://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/camberwell-a-z. As I mentioned we’ll be highlighting a new letter every day on our social media channels. You can submit works by responding to our hashtah #CamberwellAtoZ or via our uploader https://www.camberwellarts.org.uk/upload-camberwell-a-to-z.
We’d be delighted to hear from service users and include them in the A – Z!
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about the A – Z of Camberwell, or the festival in general.
Shauna Blanchfield
Camberwell Arts Festival 2020
Digital Coordinator
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From the team at Southwark Carers.
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The Board of Trustees of Southwark Carers would like to send their heartfelt wishes and thanks to all carers in Southwark and beyond, as we celebrate this Carers’ week.![]()
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Once seen as a personal and private matter in family/community life, unpaid caring has become one of the most important social and economic policy issues in this country, and indeed globally. Without unpaid carers health and social care systems, around the world, would collapse. ![]()
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Three out of five people in the UK will become carers at some point in their lives and may not even be recognised as such. Although caring can be rewarding, it can, as we all know, impact on many areas of our lives – physical, social, emotional, economic, and so, it is vital that carers receive external support.![]()
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So this week, let us take this opportunity to highlight what we, as carers, do daily, and make “visible” our value and the contribution we make not only to our cared for person/s but to the NHS, social care and to the whole country. Carers save the economy £132 billion every year. This equates to a saving to the national economy of £19,336 per carer.![]()
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There are an estimated 26,000 carers in Southwark, carers save the local economy £502,736,000 per annum.Please know that the staff team and the Board at Southwark Carers invite and welcome any new carers, particularly those who may be struggling on their own, to get in touch and register with us. So those of you reading this message who might know of any “hidden” or “invisible” carers, please encourage them to make contact.We trust you will take part in and enjoy the activities offered this week online.![]()
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June 2022
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Nearest tube: Elephant & Castle underground station (Northern and Bakerloo lines).
Nearest Railway Station: Elephant & Castle
Buses from Elephant and Castle: ask bus driver for Burgess Park. Bus numbers: 12, 171, 148, 176, 68, 484, 42, 40, 45