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Midweek already. At least Burgess Park has some good news: ‘fraid the rest is fairly indifferent.
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In Pictures: Carnaval Del Pueblo 2010
The 10th annual Carnaval Del Pueblo attracted around 100,000 people to Walworth yesterday, its parade dancing down from Elephant to Burgess Park. An attempt to break the World Record for simultaneous salsa dancing unfortunately failed, with only 316 couples registered to salsa by 1pm. Which …
Carnaval Del Pueblo Salsa World Record Attempt
By Tanya N The largest Latin American Festival in Europe will attempt to break the Word Record for Salsa dancing this afternoon in Burgess Park. 500 couples are wanted to perform the Big Dance salsa sequence between 1-2pm, to smash the standing record of 451 …
A Look At The Future Of Burgess Park
The two shortlisted designs for a £6 million facelift for Burgess Park between Walworth and Camberwell, south London, have been unveiled. The image above shows the entry by LDA Design, which opens up the park’s wide spaces and prioritises wildlide and cultural events. The rival …
Perks For Parks
Burgess Park by treborr Two of our green spaces are happy today – Victoria Park and Horniman Gardens have received Lottery funding for major restoration work meaning Vicky Park has its Olympic sized video screens in the bag for 2012. Which made us wonder what …
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Haringey Council further enhances its reputation: seems its environmental enforcement officers are pusillanimous jobsworths. London youngsters are helping to decide how a youth grant should be spent. The Lee Valley Athletics Centre has landed itself a Best Built award. And Burgess Park was also a …
Leave No Bear Behind…Part 2
Previously on Leave No Bear Behind, we lamented the plight of the homeless teddy bear on the streets of London. As children’s playthings grow ever-more sophisticated, the humble teddy is increasingly forced into a vagrant, undignified lifestyle. Last weekend, we encountered this cuddly trio sharing …
Carnaval del Pueblo In Pictures
Something to brighten an overcast Tuesday: pictures from Sunday’s Carnaval del Pueblo which salsa, soca and samba-ed down the Walworth Road and filled Burgess Park with Latin American live music, dance and a fiesta of colour, bringing Salvador to the streets of Southwark. Many thanks …
CARNIVAL REMINDER
Don’t forget… tomorrow sees the annual Latin American Carnival del Pueblo in Burgess Park. A carnival procession kicks off the proceedings at noon and the party goes on ‘til 10pm. It is a huge event – the biggest of its kind outside South America. And …
