IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK ALL FUTURE IN-PERSON MEETINGS OF THE STREATHAM SOCIETY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. A FULL PROGRAMME OF ZOOM TALKS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED
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The Streatham Society is a local amenity which represents a large community of residents in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth.
The purpose and aims of the Society are to raise the awareness and appreciation of our local area and to maintain and improve the quality of life for all who live and work in Streatham.
The Society recognises and values the diversity of people living in Streatham and the multi-cultural nature of our community.
The purpose and aims of the Society are to raise the awareness and appreciation of our local area and to maintain and improve the quality of life for all who live and work in Streatham.
The Society recognises and values the diversity of people living in Streatham and the multi-cultural nature of our community.
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ABOUT
The Streatham Society is a local amenity which represents a large community of residents in the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth. The purpose and aims of the Society are to raise the awareness and appreciation of our local area and to maintain and improve the quality of life for all who live and work in Streatham. The Society recognises and values the diversity of people living in Streatham and the multi-cultural nature of our community. AIMS
The Society endeavours to represent and to advocate the interests of Streatham at relevant meetings, panels, committees and forums, to inform and empower local people regarding planning and development issues in Streatham and to promote high standards of planning and architecture. It aims to encourage and support local involvement in the process of conservation and improvement of Streatham’s historical and environmental heritage. The Streatham Society aims to follow the best practices in pursuit of its purposes and aims. OUR HISTORY
The Society, formed in 1974, is an active and successful amenity group. It has a strong membership and has an annual programme of meetings and events. The Society engages with other local groups and organisations involved in local issues and events, as well as working with Lambeth Borough Council, particularly on planning and environmental issues. MEMBERSHIP
The Society has over 300 members. The annual subscription is renewable on the 1st January each year. Membership includes the postal delivery of the Society's regular Newsletter which provides a useful update on all that is happening in Streatham. If you are interested in joining please complete the membership request form with details of your address and telephone number and we will then contact you. Alternatively you can write directly to the Membership Secretary at 125, Thornlaw Road, West Norwood SE27 0SQ. The annual subscription rate, payable by cheque made out to the Streatham Society, is £10 for individuals, £15 for a household and £180 for life membership. The Society operates a privacy policy. Click here for details. CHARITY DETAILS
The Streatham Society is a Registered Charity. Charity Number 283297 CONTACTS
Membership & Enquiries: J.Harris 125 Thornlaw Road London SE27 OSQ e-mail: admin@streathamsociety.org.uk Planning, Local and Family History: John Brown 316, Green Lane, Streatham, London SW16 3AS. Secretary, Web and Social Media: Mark Bery email: markbery@hotmail.com |
Streatham Society Zoom talks
The Streatham Society on YouTube
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Latest News (Archive News on the "more" tab)
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Streatham Literary Walk
North Walk: See the flat where VS Naipaul wrote the novel that won him the Nobel Prize for Literature. Find out where Raymond Chandler lived with his mother. Discover the many literary secrets of St Leonard’s Church, including connections with Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Jane Austen. Find Angela Carter’s old school and why Joshua Reynolds painted a group of portraits called The Streatham Worthies. 
From Goldilocks to The Devil Rides Out - Enjoy a stroll around the north of Streatham visiting locations connected to it's famous literati. Developed in Association with the Ramblers Association and part of the Streatham Literary Festival These walks are free and there are more fascinating urban walks on the Ramblers’ website (https://www.ramblers.org.uk), and they are also offering Streatham walkers 15% discount on membership with the code V20QAW
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Enjoy a stroll around the south of Streatham
visiting locations connected to it's famous literati. Developed in Association with the Ramblers Association and part of the Streatham Literary Festival
These walks are free and there are more fascinating urban walks on the Ramblers’ website (https://www.ramblers.org.uk), and they are also offering Streatham walkers 15% discount on membership with the code V20QAW
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Latest edition of Streatham's Community magazine
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Available now at £7.80 including UK pp
Use Book Request form
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The Suffrage Photographs of Christina Broom, 1908-1913 Zoom talk by Beverley Cook Monday 29 March 2021 at 7:30pm
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The Wandsworth Heritage Festival
SAVE THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARY- TOURS OF HENRY TATE GROUNDS We are hoping this hugely popular event will return in 2021 Guided walks Sunday 30th May 2021 at 2pm and 3pm subject to government restrictions in place. The tour may be ticketed and further information will be provided nearer the time
SAVE THIS DATE IN YOUR DIARY- "A Stroll through Furzedown looking at houses and their famous or infamous former residents" Guided walk Sunday 6th June 2021 at 2:30pm subject to government restrictions in place. The tour may be ticketed and further information will be provided nearer the time. If we are unable to hold this event a Zoom presentation will be given by Streatham Society member and Furzedown resident Helen Long.
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**An additional date has been announced 13 March 2021 and the 6th March event is fully booked** A Zoom talk by Streatham Society member and City of Westminster qualified guide Barbara Wright on 6th March at 11am. An insightful tour of the Pimlico neighbourhood to explore how it has been shaped by some of the important and influential planning, housing and design ideas of the 18th to the 21st century. Event free and optional donation to Crisis https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-tour-the-making-of-pimlico-tickets-138398488605
 1st Streatham Common - Formed in 1908 and still going strong.
Calling all Unit members that have an association with the 1st Streatham Common. Can you help provide information that will help build a brief history on the Group? Photos are also welcome.
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The History of the Order of the Knights Templar Talk on 21 June 2021 at 7:30 Further details to follow
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