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Hi All, we really need support on this guys, if you can spare a couple of hours tomorrow morning at Sydenham Station, 7-9 am, please can you drop me a line, volunteersmanager@sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk , many thanks Tom

I am afraid I made a giant error on my last message and gave out wrong dates, I am afraid they had since been changed.


The correct ones are below, if you can fill any slots please let me know


Tuesday 4th June 7-9 Sydenham Station

Thursday 5th June 7-9 Forest Hill Station


We are also going ...

Big Annual SAF Rush Hour Hand Out next week - Be a part of it

I know some people don't realise the value of quality time in bed in the mornings but we need help next week, can you fill any of the slots below and would like to meet the infamous Louis? If so drop me a line volunteersmanager ...

Don't forget tomorrows Meet and Greet is looming, come and join us 11 am, Here For Good Centre, 17 Sydenham Rd SE26 5JZ, come and find out how to become a volunteer Festival maker for SAF

Just a quick reminder we have two more scheduled meet and greet events coming up, I really hope to see you at one of these events.

We need a larger contingent of volunteer Festival Makers this year, there are more events and more roles. If you could find 1 or 2 more people who you believe would ...

The brochures look fantastic, cannot wait for the festival to start. With so many events the festival will need a lot of volunteers to help, so the meet and greets are very important. I hope plenty of people will be able to find the time to come forward to offer their support and help make this a ...

As we approach the last weekend of the Dulwich Festival we urgently need stewards for this coming Saturday, to help at the Silent Disco and John Hegley events.

If you can spare a few hours and would like to contribute your time to this fantastic festival, and practise your volunteering skills as ...

The Charge of the Festival maker

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the streets of Sydenham
Rode the six hundred.
`Forward, the Festival Makers!
Smile for the cameras!' he said:
Into the streets of Sydenham
Rode the six hundred.

`Forward, the Festival Makers ...

Calling all budding photographers, enter our photography competition

Step outside your front door. Look around and see things with new eyes. Find something new and snap a photo! Could be a sweeping landscape or a wasp on your balcony. A quirky passerby or a busy London street.

We’re looking for ...

When i find myself in times of trouble
Sydenham Arts Festival comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
The Call for Festival Makers, comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, email me, email me.
Whisper words of wisdom, email me.

With apologies to The Beatles ...

For all you prospective Festival makers who haven't yet contacted me - We can end this now (well almost) just drop me a line to offer your services and no more will be said - but if you don't - We have a very special set of skills - We will find you - And we will make you want to volunteer with us ...

As the Festival gets closer, so does our quest for Festival Makers and Festival Maker Team Leaders. If you would like to get involved in this, our best Festival to date, then please drop me a line on volunteersmanager@sydenhamartsfestival.co.uk
We can promise you we will work you into the ground ...

I did hear this policy was brought in after a Lewisham councillor couldnt get through on the phone and created waves. I am not sure how accurate this is, but would be nice to know

This is a great event, which needs as much support from the community as possible, hopefully it can get the volunteers it needs to make it a success this year. I can spare some time to support the day, hope others can too