Throughout December, enjoy festive music and performances around the Christmas Tree by some of the talented local community: Palace Acappella Christ Church Choir It's a Wonderful Life Ambrassadors Gipsy Hill Singers The Norwood Gypsies New Covenant Church CHORDS Where? The performances will take place around the Gipsy Hill Christmas tree on Gipsy Hill, by … Continue reading Festive performances at our Gipsy Hill Christmas tree
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Dear Neighbour Christmas Appeal
This December, could you help a fellow member of our community who is having a hard time at the moment by writing some Christmas cards, donating a small gift or making a small donation? The Friends of Gipsy Hill are working with Christ Church Open Door Kitchen and Paxton Green Time Bank to share some extra … Continue reading Dear Neighbour Christmas Appeal
A tree of hope for Gipsy Hill!
A HUGE thank you from all the Friends of Gipsy Hill, to EVERYONE who supported, helped, inspired and contributed, to the amazing (and first) community Christmas Tree crowd funder for Gipsy Hill, on Gipsy Hill! The reaction from so many has been amazing... with people cheering, taking photos, saying thank you, and stopping on their … Continue reading A tree of hope for Gipsy Hill!
Community Rail Awards 2020 – GIPSY HILL !!!
AMAZING NEWS! Friends of Gipsy Hill have been shortlisted from the across the COUNTRY and community rail projects for TWO Community Rail Awards! HUGE achievement by ALL the epic volunteers who contributed and supported our community garden at Gipsy Hill Rail station! YOU too can join the Community Rail Awards 2020 LIVE ONLINE too... here... … Continue reading Community Rail Awards 2020 – GIPSY HILL !!!
Advent Windows
UPDATE!!! The Gipsy Hill Advent windows are here! Starting on 1st December at Christ Church and going all the way to 24th December. Each day is celebrated by a member of our community - a home, school or business - and will reveal a new Advent window display inspired by the theme 'comfort and joy'. … Continue reading Advent Windows
A new community garden for Gipsy Hill
Send us your ideas for how we can make it a special place where everyone can enjoy, by 31 Oct. There’s loads of potential - watch the video to see more ... https://twitter.com/i/status/1316355893127188480 Email gipsyhillfriends@gmail.com with your ideas! It's little way down Sainsburys Road, next to Platform 1 by Gipsy Hill Station... share your ideas … Continue reading A new community garden for Gipsy Hill
Christmas Tree for Gipsy Hill
STOP PRESS! FUNDED!!! INSTALLATION DUE TO START 21st NOV!!! HUGE HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED.. and including our amazing local business sponsors, and Lambeth Council for the donation too. We have also managed to raise funds for Christ Church Open Door Kitchen that delivers hot food to people in SE19. We have been … Continue reading Christmas Tree for Gipsy Hill
Summer Action Days and AGM
Upcoming Community Action days Community Station Garden Events - they take place at the community garden by Gipsy Hill Station - 10am to 2pm. Entrance by Platform 1 in Sainsbury Road. 22nd August 19th September 17th October Friends of Gipsy Hill AGM FoGH Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 19 September 2021 at 4pm, in the … Continue reading Summer Action Days and AGM
Special Events in Gipsy Hill in July
Special Events this month... Wed 22th July, 6pm to 7.30pm – The Long Meadow Clean Up (part 1) . Help give Long Meadow some love and TLC with an early evening clean up. Drop in any time to join us, for little or longer time. Hand sanitiser and hand cleaning materials provided, and litter pickers, … Continue reading Special Events in Gipsy Hill in July
Our Local Covid19 Stories
Covid19 has caused dreadful loss and sadness to many locally. It has also separeated and isolated many from their loved ones and friends. During this time many locally have rallied together to help others. Hear are a few of the many local stories, and huge THANK YOU to everyone who is helping and volunteering. Open … Continue reading Our Local Covid19 Stories
Community pride with Lionel Stanhope station bridge mural!
Our new arrival at GIPSY HILL! HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped with our new GIPSY HILL mural… and made it so lovely and locally inspired! It’s been a huge team effort from Friends of Gipsy Hill, Lionel Stanhope, Southern Rail and with special thanks to our epic supporters Network Rail for their funding. … Continue reading Community pride with Lionel Stanhope station bridge mural!
Our station area improvements!
Huge THANK YOU to Lambeth Council and Southern Rail and Network Rail in supporting a host of improvements around Gipsy Hill Station. And, an extra HUGE thank you to everyone in the Gipsy Hill community who suggested, contributed, and filled in post-it notes at local Friends of Gipsy Hill events, and at our last Village … Continue reading Our station area improvements!
Gipsy Hill Lamp-Post Banner Competition Winners
Thank You! Thank you to all those who entered the competition, we were blown away by all of the amazing entries and had a very hard time selecting the winners. The Winning Entries The four selected entries will be displayed on the two double sided lamp post banners on the entrance to Gipsy Road, off the Paxton … Continue reading Gipsy Hill Lamp-Post Banner Competition Winners
THANK YOU to our Sponsors!
HUGE thank you to all our 2020 sponsors: The Great Southern Pub WLS Security Company Gipsy Hill Brewery Focus Plant Hire - Gipsy Hill Without the support from sponsors, the epic work we are doing in the community garden at Gipsy Hill Station and by the Friends of Gipsy Hill could not take place. And... … Continue reading THANK YOU to our Sponsors!
COVID-19 Support Local for Gipsy Hill!
Support Local:The Friends of Gipsy Hill have created a new "people powered" map of our local shops and services operating during Covid19 times! It allows us ALL to help share what's open locally to support others. Click the link, or map image, to find out more and start local shopping. There's lots of home delivery … Continue reading COVID-19 Support Local for Gipsy Hill!
COVID-19 information for Gipsy Hill and Crystal Palace
We have compiled a dedicated web page for local help and support for Coronavirus (COVID-19). Click below to open: gipsyhillfriends.org/covid19/ Please contact gipsyhillfriends@gmail.com to comment or add additional essential listings.
Lamp Post Banner Artwork Competition Launched!
With the support of the local community and traders, Friends of Gipsy Hill have secured funding for an exciting project to install at least two lamp post banners, starting at the entrance to Gipsy Road, for the display of local artwork! We are calling on all local talent (of any age) with a connection to … Continue reading Lamp Post Banner Artwork Competition Launched!
With your help… IT’S COMING HOME…
Look what we have just found, the original 1950 British Railways Gipsy Hill Sign... and thanks to our recent histroy project event... we've found the sign's original HOME at Gipsy Hill! The owner contacted us to ask if we wanted to buy it and to bring it home... To help MAKE THIS HAPPEN... you can … Continue reading With your help… IT’S COMING HOME…
Gipsy Hill History Meetup
**REVISED START TIME** The Friends of Gipsy Hill would like to invite you to Gipsy Hill History Meetup, for sharing and learning session... and to piece together the story of our local area. Date: Sunday 2nd February. 6pm to 7.30pm Venue: Gipsy Hill Taproom, Unit 5, 160 Hamilton Road, SE27 9SF For more info email: … Continue reading Gipsy Hill History Meetup
Carol Singing by the Tree on the Hill
HUGE thank you to Christ Church for music and choir singing by our new tree on Gipsy Hill! We now have a new landmark tree on the hill thanks to Lambeth Council, a Liquidambar Styraciflua ‘Worplesdon'. And thank you to Father Nature for their landscape and community gardening expertise for planting. The new tree and … Continue reading Carol Singing by the Tree on the Hill
