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KENNINGTON VAUXHALL ALLIANCE ENEWSfrom Riverside Community Development Trust
& Lady Margaret Hall Settlement
No. 13 June 2011
EDITORIAL This is an extra issue to let you know about (a) the latest rejection by Lambeth Council of a proposal to bring back the Beaufoy Institute into educational and community use, (b) about Monday's launch of the new book on Vauxhall Gardens being moved to Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre. There are also some diary dates. Plus an up-date on the threat to the Tideway Village boat community in VNEB area.
This Monday 27 June. 7pm
Vauxhall Society event to mark the publication of
David Coke and Alan Borg's book
Vauxhall Gardens: A History
The Spring, 100 Vauxhall Walk. www.vauxhallcivicsociety.org.uk .
An RSVP is nice but not essential: [email protected].
LAMBETH COUNCIL REJECTS HEART OF KENNINGTON BID TO RETURN THE BEAUFOY SITE TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION USE
Lambeth Council has rejected the bid by the Heart of Kennington partnership to buy the whole Beaufoy site to create a vocational arts school with student accommodation, with the 1907 building being vested in Lady Margaret Hall Settlement. No reasons have been given.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE BEAUFOY PROPOSAL
• The bid is made by the Heart of Kennington Ltd. • We intend to restore the Grade II listed Beaufoy Institute to its former glory, providing long-term
dedicated space to arts-based schools. • The Beaufoy Institute will be gifted to Lady Margaret Hall Settlement (LMHS). • LMHS will provide School of Communication Arts (SCA) and two other art schools with space in the
building at less than commercial rent. • LMHS will provide Southbank Mosaics with free space in the basement of the building. • LMHS will provide space for community projects.
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• LMHS will be responsible for maintaining the building after we have restored it to its former glory.• Dedicated student accommodation will be made available in a new, purpose built development. • The accommodation will be designed for art students, with features that provide opportunities for
inspiration and collaboration. • The accommodation will house students from the Beaufoy Institute and from nearby Art
Universities. • There will be a landscaped Arts Arena Rotunda, sited between the Beaufoy Institute and the new
student accommodation building. • This will become an exciting performance space for local community events.
To find out more, including videos of comments by people
at the June KOV Forum meeting,go to
www.heartofkennington.com.
If you support the proposals please complete the form on the Contact page of the website
- it emails to Marc Lewis of the School of Communication Arts
Read SE11 Lurker's comment (23 June) on http://southeasteleven.blogspot.com
HEART OF KENNINGTON PRESS RELEASE: LAMBETH REJECTS COMMUNITY BID
TO RESTORE LISTED KENNINGTON BUILDING
Lambeth Borough Council has turned down the Heart of Kennington’s community-based bid to restore the Grade II listed Beaufoy Institute to its educational purpose.
The Heart of Kennington’s bid planned to make the historic former school the home of three arts colleges, a student village for these and other students, and a vibrant and dynamic community hub open to all.
The Heart of Kennington’s bid is led by the School of Communication Arts working in partnership with Lady Margaret Hall Settlement, Southbank Mosaics and Stark Investment Ltd. It is supported by numerous local organisations including Vauxhall Garden Community Centre, KOV, RCDT, New Economics Foundation, The Vauxhall Society, Beaconsfield, Gasworks........
The School of Communication Arts opened, without fanfare, in a converted chapel in Vauxhall; it has brought the cream of the UK’s creative industries to teach the brightest creative talent in a groundbreaking new course. Since starting in September 2010, the school has invited to South London mentors who have invested their time in our students including Sir John Hegarty, Imogen Heap, Rory Sutherland (head of Ogilvy), Gordon Mac (founder of Kiss FM), Paul Brazier (Creative Director of AMV) and around 350 more.
The rejection of the Heart of Kennington’s bid puts not only the plans of SCA into jeopardy, but also those of the two other colleges threatening the education of students from across London, the UK and overseas. It also negates any hope of seeing this area being revived in an inclusive and meaningful manner.
This initial rejection of a bid that promised over £2 million of funding to regenerate the Beaufoy Institute promises to spark off a number of legal and other challenges relating to Lambeth’s management of the Beaufoy Charity, missing legal documents and the quality of Lambeth officers’ due diligence.
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Also likely to be questioned is the degree to which officers have informed council leader Steve Reed and councillors in Prince's and adjoining wards as to the financial and other benefits of having a centre of educational and vocational excellence in Lambeth, including the outreach benefits to local schools.
The School’s Dean, Marc Lewis comments:
We are dismayed that the bid by the Heart of Kennington Ltd to purchase the Beaufoy Institute buildings and site has been rejected.
SCA joined the Heart of Kennington Ltd’s bid, not only to be a proud partner in a project to reinstate the Beaufoy back to its historic, educational purpose, but also central to the SCA’s ambitions to grow the school in our home in South London.
We are keen to hear the reasons why the bid has been rejected so we can communicate this to our students, mentors, trustees and stakeholders. The School of Communication Arts’ network represents the heart of the UK’s advertising, branding and creative industries. We intend to use our network to challenge the rejection of the Heart of Kennington’s bid, as we believe that this decision goes against the spirit of intended use for the Beaufoy.
Danielle Arnaud, chair of Lady Margaret Hall Settlement adds:
It is extremely difficult to understand the decision of a council that promoted itself as a co-operative council and rejects for the third time proposals for the Beaufoy that directly benefit local residents: the first one involved the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the second was the creation of an artisan school and the third one, an innovative educational and cultural model proposed by the School of Communication Arts is being ignored. I can only hope that with due pressure the Council will do the decent thing expected for so long: allow the Beaufoy Institute to go back to the people who really need it!
Note: School of Communication Arts 2.0 Limited, The Church, Worgan Street, London, SE11 5ED. Registered office: 8 Molasses Row, Plantation Wharf, London, SW11 3UX. email: [email protected]. Registered in England & Wales: Ccompany No: 6647783.
Marc Lewis of the School of Communication Arts has written to Dame Suzi Leather, the Chair of the Charity Commission expressing concern about the handling of the Beaufoy by Lambeth Council.
SOUTH BANK MOSAICS EXPRESSES DISMAY
David Tootill, Artistic Director of South Bank Mosaics, one of the partners in Heart of Kennington has expressed his concern, and emailed the local Councillors, with a copy to Kate Hoey MP, saying:
There is great dismay and concern that the community bid for the Beaufoy Institute (£2.7 million for Lambeth plus complete refurbishment of the Beaufoy for community education use + student accommodation) has been rejected, putting in jeopardy. The covenants of the site for education of disadvantaged young people. Efforts by local residents to re-open this community asset. The value added for the borough @ £1.5million+ each year for our work with young people.
Many local residents have been concerned for a long time that this type of decision would happen and a local landmark and part of our cultural heritage would be traded away for the immediate bottom line. Can you tell us who is responsible for taking this unfortunate decision?
Southbank Mosaics CIC is based at St John's Crypt, 73 Waterloo Rd.
DIARY
Friday 24 June. 6.30-8.30pm. rightsrepeated—an act of memory DVD showng. Begun as a response to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes by police in London in July 2005, Monica Ross first challenged herself to learn and publicly recite from memory all 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the performance at Beaconsfield, 2005. The DVD traces the evolution of Ross’s solo act at Beaconsfield in 2005 through performances 01-30 of the extensive, collaborative work Anniversary—an
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act of memory: solo, collective and multi-lingual recitations from memory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights taking place in contexts as diverse as The House of Commons, Brighton Seafront and the Women’s Library. The DVD acts of memory 2005-2010 is published by Live Art Development Agency. www.actsofmemory.net . Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street. 020 7582 6465. [email protected]. www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
Tuesday 28 June, 6pm for 6.30pm. VISTA. Arne Maynard in discussion with Tim Richardson & Noel Kingsbury. Maynard, is a designer whose gardens are characterised by a strong architectural framework contrasting with softer planting of herbaceous flowers and roses. A 2 course dinner will be served following the talk. Tickets £20 each, please book well in advance as places are limited. Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Rd. Tickets £10/£5 Museum Friends. Dinner £20. Please book in advance on 020 7401 8865 or gardenmuseum.eventbrite.com
Thursday 30 June. Deadline for applications to The Church and Community Fund. The Fund's charitable objects are to promote, aid and further the work of the Church of England. The maximum grant is £10,000 and applicants are welcome to request any amount within this limit. However, the CCF has limited resources and regretfully is not able to offer the full amount requested and cannot support all applications, however deserving. Grants may be awarded on a ‘one-off’ basis or, for revenue projects, the total awarded may be phased over a number of years (usually two or three).For more information contact [email protected] or [email protected] 020 7898 1767. Or visit: www.churchandcommunityfund.org.uk
Saturday 2 July. open to the public from 2.30pm. Kennington Gardens Society Summer Show. Admission 50p. Exhibits, Teas, Cakes, Bric-a-brac, Plants. Roots & Shoots. Walnut Tree Walk.
Saturday 2 July. 2-8pm. Ian Hinchliffe – the Memorial. On December 3rd 2010 Ian Hinchliffe, Northern British Performance/Live Artist died - doing what he loved most: fishing. Performers, artists, musicians, organisers, publishers and friends will celebrate his life/art. The event will include a fully restored screening of the film ‘The Poppy Seed Affair’ from 1979 and other interviews and rare footage never seen before. Free entry. Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street. 020 7582 6465. [email protected] . www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
Sunday 10 July. Kennington Village Fete. Cleaver Square.
Tuesday 12 July, 6pm for 6.30pm. VISTA George McKay in discussion with Tim Richardson & Noel Kingsbury. McKay is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford, author and contributor to BBC Radio and newspapers. His new book Radical Gardening: Politics, Idealism and Rebellion in the Garden uncovers and celebrates moments, movements, gestures, of a people’s approach to gardens and gardening. It weaves together garden history with the counterculture, stories of individual plants with discussion of government policy, and the social history of campaign groups with the pleasure and dirt of hands in the earth. A 2 course dinner will be served following the talk. Tickets £20 each, please book well in advance as places are limited. Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Rd. Same prices as for event on 28 June.
To 17 July. Tuesdays – Fridays. 11am-5pm. FlatScreen: Kate Allen. Nineteen thirty-six. Short film about the history of art, architecture and gender politics. Women – Jessica Dismorr, Helen Saunders and Dorothy Shakespeare – who were associated with British Vorticism, an international art movement active in the early years of the twentieth century, painted all the reproduced art works. The video footage was shot at Crystal Palace Park, the photographs document the interior of Kenwood House on Hampstead Heath and the text written by the artist. Beaconsfield, 22 Newport Street. 0207 582 6465. [email protected] . www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
Monday 18 July. 6.45 for 7.15pm. Finding a Voice. The first two novels of Kennington writer Joe Treasure have been highly praised. With readings from The Male Gaze and Besotted, Joe will talk about writing with attitude and the struggle to fend off clichés, poetry and jokes. Friends of Durning Library at the Library, 167 Kennington Lane. Refreshments provided. Everyone welcome. No admission charge, but a £2 donation towards costs is invited.
To Monday 29 August. Planting Paradise. The Gardens of Tom Stuart-Smith. Garden Museum exhibition. Stuart-Smith is an influential garden designer who has won eight Gold Medals for gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show. Taking six private gardens as its focus the exhibition provides an insight in to his creative
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process. Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road. Museum opening Hours: Sunday – Friday 10.30am–5pm and Saturday 10.30am–4pm. Closed on first Monday of every month. Admission: £7 adults/£6 concessions/£3 Art Fund members/FREE for students, Museum friends, Under-16s and carers of disabled visitors.
To Monday 29 August. Jerry Harpur: Jerry’s Greatest Hits Exhibition. Garden Museum. See previous event re- opening times and costs.
NEW THREAT TO TIDEWAY BOAT VILLAGE
The Tideway Boat Village residents need support again. The support given a few months ago to the Tideway Village boat community on the Nine Elms Thames frontage made a real difference. Planning for the Tideway Wharf development has now been granted by Wandsworth Council, with assurances being made that the boats would be retained in the dock. This would not have happened without your support. BUT it turns out that despite last year's assurances from St James, the developer, the community are being threatened with eviction once again, as soon as October this year. The next phase of the campaign is to ensure that they have a long-term lease to remain here and add vibrancy and diversity to the area. Please take 30 SECONDS to copy paste the email below to all the Councillors listed. And the Tideway Village group say: 'P.S. The kettle is always on. If you are passing, pass in.'Petition: www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/save-the-tideway-village.html Website: www.tidewayvillage.com EMAIL TO COPY & PASTEI, as a supporter of Tideway Village, have recently heard that despite what we have been lead to believe, Tideway Village is not being accommodated in the future development of the area, and in the recently submitted planning application 2011/1926 there is no secure provision for a long term mooring for the boats. More pressure is needed from the council to assure long-term security of tenure, not the unacceptable 3 month lease St James have suggested for Tideway Village. I understood that Wandsworth councillors were keen to preserve this vibrant London houseboat community.LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES TO [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; jane.ellison.mp @ parliament.uk ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ,
Kennington Vauxhall Alliance Enews is compiled by Sean Creighton (Agenda Services), Secretary of Riverside Community Development Trust, 20 Newburn St, London, SE11 5PJ, and Lady Margaret Hall Settlement, The Co-op Centre, 11 Mowll St, SW9. Unless stated editorial comments do not necessarilyreflect the views of the RCDT Board or the LHMS Council of Management. To send news and events details for inclusion please email [email protected]. Riverside Community Development Trust is a company limited by guarantee, Registered in England No. 04425329. Registered Charity No. 1101561Lady Margaret Hall Settlement is a company registered by guarantee. Registered in England No. 00097758. Registered Charity No. 207428.
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