Here’s the full list of events which took place during October 2017, to remember Zeppelin 1917. Unless otherwise stated, all events took place at or staredt from the Theatre Delicatessen premises at The Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. View Map

Exhibition – Open each Saturday in October, from 1 to 5.30pm, and Thursday 26th / Friday 27th / October. Last chance – Saturday 28th October. Free – no booking required.
Opening 3pm with Cllr Situ on Saturday 7th October.
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX.

Put together by a platoon of volunteer researchers during August and September, this features a timeline of the raid and an archival display. Includes a model Zeppelin made by local artist Keith Roberts.

Sculpture – installed on 19th September and available throughout October
At Chumleigh Gardens, Burgess Park. 

Distant Voices by local artist Keith Roberts

Family Events

Thursday	26 Oct 2017	1-5.30pm	exhibition open	Theatre Delicatessen
Thursday	26 Oct 2017	2-3pm children 7 and under	A Trip back in Time with Stories and Songs  with Vanessa Woolf	Theatre Delicatessen
Thursday	26 Oct 2017	3-5pm	Art in the Park family workshop drop-in	Theatre Delicatessen
Friday	27 Oct 2017	1-5.30pm	exhibition open	Theatre Delicatessen
Friday	27 Oct 2017	11am -12 noon children 7 and under	A Trip back in Time with Stories and Songs Vanessa Woolf	First Place Nursery, Chumleigh Gardens
Friday	27 Oct 2017	2.30-4pm open to all	Object Handling session Cuming Museum	Theatre Delicatessen

Written Word 1  – Saturday 28 October, 1-3pm. At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX.

Bringing together 14-24-year-olds who have written their own poetry, letter or short story responding to the events of 1917 and the Zeppelin project .

Written Word 1 competition details: Be inspired by the Zeppelin 1917 exhibition. Write your poems or letters of between 50 to 200 words or short stories minimum 500 words, max 1500. Email your entries (up to two per person) to: celia@freefilmfestivals.org  Remember to include your name, age and phone number. Closing date: 27 October 2017. 

A winning line from ‘Written Word 1’ entries will be included on a new sculptural art trail in Burgess Park.

We’d love to have your help with any or all of these events. Please see our volunteers page for how to help and get involved.

Fun Palaces family event – Saturday 7 October 1–3pm
Please register for this on Eventbrite.

A day of interactive science and arts for all the family, which is Free, Local, Innovative, Transformative and Engaging!

Talk by Zeppelin expert – Saturday 7th October, 4pm
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. Please book on Eventbrite.

The Silent Raid – Zeppelin expert Ian Castle is a specialist on Germany’s Zeppelin raids on Britain and a published author on the subject. This talk for FOBP’s ‘Zeppelin 1917’ project will explore in detail the raid of 19th October 1917, the last great Zeppelin raid of the war, and will highlight its significance to South London where a single bomb on Camberwell had a devastating impact on the local community.

Talk by the author of Black Poppies – Saturday 14th October, 2pm
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. Please book for this on Eventbrite.

A talk by Stephen Bourne, author of Black Poppies, on the black community and the Great War. Part of Black History Month.

A 1917 Knees Up! Saturday 14th October, at 7.30pm
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. Please book on Eventbrite. 

Learn all about life in 1917 with a pub quiz from quizmaster extraordinaire Mike Raffone and a proper singalong from Mister Meredith.

Animated Walk – Saturday 21 October, 2-4pm.
Starting from Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. Please book for this on Eventbrite.

Created by actors using research by local volunteers, to animate the history of WW1 and the Zeppelin Raid on Albany and Calmington Road in October 1917.

New memorial to mark the centenary – Saturday 21 October, 4.30-5.30pm
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX.

Meet the artist Sally Hogarth in a question and answer session about her ideas for a new art installation in Burgess Park. Details are shown in the exhibition.

A Scratch Night of Hidden Heroes – Saturday 21 October, 7.30pm
At Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way, SE5 0PX. Please book for this on Eventbrite.

Hear the stories not often told, the perspectives from behind the home front, presented by Theatre Delicatessen. Artists to be confirmed.

Additional events for October 2018

The podcast

Listen to the fascinating podcast audio adaptation of the Animated Walk from the Friends’ Zeppelin 1917 season. It tells the story of the Zeppelin Raid on Camberwell, in the industrial and residential area that existed before the creation of the park itself, and puts the tragic events of that night into the context of local life at that time. Read about the Animated Walk.

The memorial launch

As part of the commemorations of the Zeppelin bombing in 1917 (see below for more information), Sally Hogarth unveiled her new artwork memorial ‘Silent Raid’.  The memorial to those who lost their lives was commissioned by Southwark Council and a year in the making.

The ten replica houses which make up the installation represent each of the people killed in the attack. Read Sally Hogarth’s blog on the Southwark Heritage website about creating the sculptures.

Wednesday, 17 October, 5:30-7pm

Held at Theatre Delicatessen, in the Old Library on Wells Way: a walk around the locations for the memorial, with speeches, refreshments, a poem by Koko and more.

The launch took place exactly 101 years after the attack, as part of the Zeppelin 1917 programme of events in Burgess Park about the First World War.

Saturday 20 October, 2-5:30pm

An afternoon of FREE events at Theatre Delicatessen, Old Library, Wells Way.