Don't Pull Your Hair Out, July 2010 5 Events


■ TREE-ATHLON FAMILIES arebeing invited to sign up for afun- filled 5k run, in aid of Trees for Cities. The Tree-Athlon, on September 18, will take


place in Battersea Park and aims to encourage people to raise funds for tree planting. The event, which runs from 8am until 2.30pm,


will also have entertainment from musicians and stilt walkers, workshops, face painting, massage and tree walks for all the family to enjoy. Every participant in the 5k run will also be


given asapling to take home and plant –for fur- ther details, call 020 7820 4426 or visit www.tree-athlon.org


■ FAMILY FUN FOR agreat day out, head to the family-friendly Stockwell Festival in Larkhall Park. The event, on September 26, will be buzzing


with music, dance and performances all day long with various ‘zones’ to amuse people of all ages. Kids will love the Children’sVillage, which


plays host to magic, clay modelling and circus workshops and adults will enjoy relaxing in the ‘Chill Out Zone’, wherethey can treat them- selves to awell-earned massage. The ‘Health and Wellbeing Zone’ will be chock-full of tasty treats, demonstations and debates and the ‘Big Laughter Zone’ is sureto have something that will tickle your funnybone. The Stockwell Festival is now in its ninth year


and will run from 12-6pm. For more, visit www.stockwellfestival.com


■ PET FUN SPEND agreat afternoon with your family and don’tforget to bring your pet for free cat and dog microchipping at BirdinBush Park, Southwark, from 12pm to 4pm on Saturday, July 17. As well as fun activities including Millwall Football Club running football sessions, free face painting and teach your dog some manors with special dog education classes. Asimilar event takes place on Saturday,July


31, at Paterson Park. Entrance is free and for moreinformation, call


0207 525 0051 or e-mail Jackie.adams@ southwark.gov.uk


■ PINGING AND PONGING PING-PONG tables will spring up across London's squares, landmarks, train stations and in various venues across Southwark between Saturday, July 24, and Monday, August 30. Painted by artists, some tables arepermanent


and some areonly up for amonth for all to play and enjoy for free. In addition to free play,Southwark Community games areoffering avaried programme around various tables in the borough including master classes, first to 100, beat the coach events and Round the World. To join in, just borrow abat from the side of the table. The project is produced by Sing London, the


group who produced last year's Street Pianos project.


■ FOREST FEST THE ideal family day out with fantastic live music, dance, drama and poetry,performances, free workshops, an arts market plus fun fete activities, food and refreshments. It takes place at Forest Hill School, in Dacres Road, SE23 2XN, between 12pm and 7pm on Saturday, July 17. Entrance for adults is £1.50 and 50p for chil-


dren. Log on to www.foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk for more


■ CREEPY CRAWLING DISCOVER the diverse world of animals at Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HS. VicTaylor from Mynewt Enterprises, who will demonstrate his wonderful collection of crea-


■ IT’S CARNIVAL TIME! CARNAVALDel Pueblo is the UK’sbiggest and best-loved free Latin fiesta, celebrating music, dance and culturefrom19Latin American Families. On August 1, the family-friendly celebrations


will be coming to Burgess Park, in Southwark, from 10am until 9.30pm. Locals arebeing invited to come and enjoy


the colourful event, which is now in its twelfth successful year and attracts morethan 100,000 people. The Carnaval del Pueblo parade will kick off at 12noon with alively procession from


tures including ahissing cockroach, giant milli- pede, cornsnake, giant African snail and atree frog called Mr Jelly Belly. Ages 7+ on Tuesday, August 3, from 10.30am


to 2.15pm. Ages 4-6 on Wednesday, August 11, from 10.30am to 12pm or 1pm to 2.30pm. Sessions cost £5.50 per person (including adults) and pre-booking and pre-payment are essential. For moreinformation on this event and others taking place at the garden, visit www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk


■ WARTIME FARM LOOKING for something different to do during the summer holidays? This August, Imperial War Museum London is hosting awartime farm in its grounds! With the help of animals from Surrey Docks


City Farm, children and families can discover the important roles people like them played in feeding the nation during the Second World War. As well as meeting the animals and those who


carefor them, kids will be able to practice their milking techniques and try their hand at making butter!


Former Land Girls, evacuees and veterans of


the Second World Warwill be dropping by to sharetheir memories of how women and chil- dren werepulled into the war effort through farming.


London's Elephant Road, Walworth Road and Albany Road. The parade will arrive at Burgess Park at approximately 2pm. In the park, therewill be approximately 200


stalls selling food and handmade goods from across Latin America, as well as anumber of live acts to entertain the crowds. Dancing is positively encouraged at the car-


nival, wherevisitors can expect to see Brazilian samba shows and Colombian salsa, alongside Peruvian panpipes and Bolivian folk- lore. For more, call 020 7928 4277 or visit www.carnavaldelpueblo.co.uk


The event at the museum in Lambeth Road,


SE1, is free and runs between Thursdays and Sundays, August 12 to 15, and 19 to 22, from 11am to 4pm. Visit www.iwm.org.uk/london


■ ICE CREAM, YOU SCREAM THE family-friendly Ben &Jerry’sSundae Festival will be taking place on Clapham Common, SW4 9DE, on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25. Bands performing include Scouting for Girls, Idlewild, Doves and Billy Bragg –and there’s free ice cream from you know who! In between scoops, you'll be treated to some


top music acts, afun fair,apetting zoo, stalls and more. Tickets for Sundae on the Common can be


purchased from the Ben and Jerry's website – www.benjerry.co.uk/sundae –and proceeds go to charity.


■ ALL ACTION CATCH the thrilling Red Bull X-Fighters semi- final in London as top motocross riders battle for the world title at Battersea Power Station on Saturday, August 14. An audience of 18,000 people watched the


show last year,and the 2010 event is set to be even bigger and better. Visit www.redbullxfighters.com for moreinfor- mation.


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