Thank You

Based in the heart of Deptford, the Albany is a performing arts centre that exists to inspire, develop and support creativity in South East London. With year-round activities and events including award-winning programmes for young creatives and adults over 60, music, theatre, spoken word and family performance, the Albany is led by the talent and imagination of its local community.

With four performance spaces and a range of rehearsal space, meeting rooms and offices for community and creative businesses, the Albany is underpinned by a commitment to collaboration and artistic excellence. In a normal year 80,000 people attend performances or take part in projects at the Albany, and a further 100,000 attend events.

The Albany has 26 resident organisations based in the building, and manages and programmes Deptford Lounge and Canada Water Theatre on behalf of Lewisham and Southwark Councils. It is co-lead of the national Future Arts Centres network and lead partner of the Family Arts Campaign. In September 2020, the Albany was appointed Lead Delivery Partner for the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture 2022 in Lewisham. They took lead responsibility for key strands of the programme and worked closely with the team at Lewisham Council on the overall direction of the year.

Since 2000, Lewisham Education Arts Network (LEAN) has championed arts education in Lewisham, working with teachers, artists and organisations. For 12 years they have coordinated annual music and dance festival, Lewisham Live. They deliver a Creative Careers Programme for young people as part of Lewisham’s Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ) and ensure access for all by spearheading creative projects in areas with fewer opportunities. They offer advice to artists and organisations, including peer-to-peer networks. As Education Partner for London Borough of Culture 2022, LEAN will keep schools informed, bring together services working with young people and spotlight the brilliant work taking place in Lewisham’s educational settings. 

Lewisham Local connects the community to promote giving and sharing, with a mission to make Lewisham a better place. Their vision for a thriving Lewisham, where people have a sense of identity and pride about the borough and their local neighbourhood, underpins their volunteering programme for London Borough of Culture 2022. As official Volunteer Partner, Lewisham Local will recruit Lewisham residents over the age of sixteen and provide opportunities for them to connect with the programme. Volunteers will experience all that Lewisham has to offer while making a unique contribution to this historical moment for the borough.

Art of Regeneration is a social enterprise with a strong, wide ranging track record in research, evaluation, project development and delivery of creative and cultural projects.  Their work stretches from local community based activity through to large scale international partnerships. It is delivered by a team drawn from a mix of academics and practitioners, whose multi-disciplinary and participatory approaches offer a unique blend of skills, knowledge and experience. Art of Regeneration are delighted to be working with Lewisham on the evaluation of their London Borough of Culture programme, We Are Lewisham.

Founded in 1891, Goldsmiths, University of London is an institution with a rich academic history, known for its creative approach. Goldsmiths’ research is at the forefront of creative practice with almost three-quarters of research rated internationally excellent or world-leading by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework. The university provides a community-focused cultural hub through the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art and a renowned contemporary theatre space. As Heritage Partner for London Borough of Culture 2022, Goldsmiths is partnering on the delivery of In Living Memory, which will celebrate Lewisham’s diversity and heritage and tell a new people’s history of the borough. They will also host a Creative Futures fair to inspire young people to consider creative careers, and will participate in a series of vital Climate Conversations.

We worked with the team at Four Communications on press activity around seven key milestone events, with the aim of amplifying local stories around our history, activism and communities.

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Local agency Cog Design were appointed to develop the brand and website for our year. They developed our flag motif, inspired by the theme of activism for the year, and drew patterns from local landmarks such as the Moonshot Centre and Sivan Temple.

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Landsec builds and invests in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential.  They are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a £11 billion portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading their industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for shareholders, great experiences for guests and positive change for communities.

Using money raised by the National Lottery, the National Lottery Heritage Fund inspire, lead and resource the UK’s heritage to create positive and lasting change for people and communities, now and in the future. With thanks to the National Lottery players. heritagefund.org.uk

The Paul Hamlyn Foundation was established by Paul Hamlyn in 1987. Upon his death in 2001, he left most of his estate to the Foundation, creating one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK. Their mission is to help people overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity, so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives. They have an interest in supporting young people and a strong belief in the importance of the arts.

We are grateful for Government funding through the Welcome Back Fund, which is supporting our town centres and high streets to be vibrant and thriving. The Welcome Back Fund is sponsoring Day One of We Are Lewisham; our We Are Lewisham shop; volunteer t-shirts; and live events coming to our streets as part of Love Is Attention, Rebel Music; Climate Emergency, Here Now Us, Mass Dance and our monthly Creative Challenges.

Better
Chartwell Compass
Deptford Challenge Trust
FM Conway
Lendlease
Golsoncott Foundation
Leche Trust
Noel Coward Foundation
National Lottery Places Called Home
Royal Victoria Hall Foundation

www.horniman.ac.uk

www.migrationmuseum.org

www.trinitylaban.ac.uk

www.theshipwright.co.uk

www.fellowshipinn.co.uk

Dima Karout
Teatro Vivo

For Dima Karout:

Counterpoint Arts
Corbett Community Library
Crofton Park Community Library
Manor House Community Library
Sydenham Community Library
Bow Arts Studios
Lewisham Local
Friends of Refugees London
Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network
Action for Refugees in Lewisham
City of Sanctuary
Refugee Council
Lewisham Homes
Colloquial Collective
Quaggy Waterways Group
The Poetry Takeaway
Deptford Lounge
Lewisham Art House
The Migration Museum
Goldsmiths, University of London
The Horniman Museum and Gardens
Fergus Downie
Joon Lynn
Kevin Bonovia
Silvana Altamore
Arek Golosz
Huizi Miao

For Teatro Vivo:

Community Chorus Performers:
Raymond Bishop
Tatiana Biyiha
Kam-Mei Chak
Steve Cox
Murat Demircan
Sherine Gordon
Roz Hardie
Aleks Ivackovic
Wendy Neville
Susie New
Mark Newman
Julie Ogonya
Alex Owen
Sheila Warr
Jackie Withnall
Anthea Wormington
Mutete Yongo Lea

Borough of Culture Creative Assistants :
Serge Dihoulou
Kieran Jackson
Mikhayla Mulvanerty
Joyce Osahon
Alexander Owen
Shaquille Smith

Usherettes:
Jessica Barker Wren
Debbie Bridge
Julie Cheung-Inhin
Nichole Cook
Claire Emmott
Charles Furness
Noemi Gunea
Grace Lambert
Rebecca Peyton
Hannah Roze-Lewis
Cassie Symes
Seda Yildiz
Kelsey Yuhara

Workshop Leaders:
Justin Allder
Jo Carey
Nichole Cook
Stephen Davidson
Lisa Greenwood
Sharon Kanolik
Laura Mcfall
Stewart Melton
Mark Stevenson

Community Groups involved include:
Arts Network
Bank of things/Young Advisors
Blackheath Creatives Pop-up
Branching Out
Climate Home
The Diamond Club
Deptford Folk
Downham Men’s Group
Ignition Brewery/Lewisham Mencap
Forest Hill Society/Albion Millenium Green
Frendsbury Gardens Volunteers
Grove Park Youth Club
Lewisham Local
Mary the Virgin in Lewisham
Peace of Cake/Goldsmiths Community Centre
RockI
Rushey Green Time Bank
St. Peter’s Brockley
Stanstead Lodge
Voices In Motion
999 Club

Avant-Gardening CIC
British Ecological Society
Climate Action Lewisham
Climate Museum UK
CoCo Collective
Deptford Green School
Guerilla Science
Heart of Steel
Lewisham Arthouse
Other World Arts
Rosie Riot!

Apples & Snakes
Cecilia Knapp
CIC
Culture Declares Emergency
Deptford X
Dryden Goodwin
ESKA
Friends of Forster Memorial Park
Forest Hill School
Fuel Theatre
Heather Ackroyd
Invisible Dust
Khanh Ha Nguyen
LIFT
Lucy Wood
Luke Jerram
Max Barton
Melly Still
Ninth Life
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
Sarah Golding
Second Body
Serpentine
Street Trees for Living
Sud Basu
Wellcome Collection
Zena Edwards

SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS and the Albany

The people who made Climate Home happen:

Practice Architecture
Build Up
Touretteshero
Youth First
Lewisham Homes
Staying Out Collective
METRO Charity
Lewisham Young Advisers
Heart n Soul
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Playing On
Lewisham College
REZON8
Alchemy
Meet Me at the Albany
Apples and Snakes and Kenny Baraka
Creative Futures
Teatro Vivo
London College of Communication
Ducktape Collective
Big City Butterfly
Alleyne Dance
VIDEOfeet
Tidemill Academy
Bonus Pastor Catholic College
Forest Hill School
LEAN
Paige Michel, Ruth Jenkins and Revolution Through Music
London Play

Special thanks to Michael Grant and Lewisham Council and all of the Albany team.

Artists and Crew
Joe Perryman
Seyi Adelekun
Jo McGahan
Callum Sida-Murray
Alisa Ruzavina
Taznim Mahdy
Jerome Jarret
Jess Wear
Lyndon Harrison
Joey Addison
Tansy Drake
Lettice Drake
Jack Case
Nick Sigsworth
Tig Trafford
Mort Drew
Gboyega Odubanjo
Mary Jenkins
Milie Perryman-Maynard
Brenda Egbejule
Jersey Ann-Healy
Fatmata Kamara
Keegan Dawson
Stephen Dawson
Fareedah Sulyman
Pedro Small
Jordan Minga
Oscar Loughlin
Angel Dust
Ross Fisher
Francis Moore
Deanie Phillips
Nathan Chettry
Kirsty Collander-Brown
Amy Van-Zyl
Rebecca Carter
Catherine Nicholson
Ben Stephens
Ed Burton
Tendayi Mutongerwa
Adele Jeffs
Ella McCarthy
Matthew Miller
Kate Donnachie
Krista Vuori

Sounds Like Chaos –
Gemma Rowan
Roisin Feeny
Phoebe Fairchild
Indie Max
Chiquita Delisser
Amaarah Roze
Faruq Adigun
Christine Bramwell
Zoe Thompson
Ines Yearwood-Sanchez
Cleo Thompson
Marlo Savin
Kaylah Jackson
Rofeda Bougaga
Aleksa Asme
Josiah Brown
Jude Flanagan
Jahmari McCalla
Kai Bristol
Pelumi Olasupo
Pip Beattie
Joy Titilawo
Ruben Bruno
Mabel Grayson
Venand Fonkon
James Gava
Isaiah Wamala
Kane Moore
Tash Bloor

And everyone else who supported the project, thank you.

Alleyne Dance
Angel Dust
Dance Umbrella
E Squad
IRIE! dance theatre
Kate Wilkins
Lewisham Mencap
Magpie Dance Team
Meet Me at the Albany
Rushey Green Primary School
Sedgehill Academy
South Asian Community Group
Trinity Laban: BA Students
Trinity Laban: Community Group
Wuntanara Drummers

Adult Learning Lewisham
Centre for Sustainable Fashion
Circle Collective
Lewisham Visual Art Network
London Arts and Health Alliance
National Poetry Day
RIBA
Royal Horticultural Society
WWF

Acme Studios
AFRIL
Art Hub Studios CIC
Art in Perpetuity Trust
Bethlem Gallery
Blackheath Halls
Brindishe Federation
Bring Me Sunshine
Catbytes
Climate Action Lewisham
Corbett Community Library
Counterpoint Arts + Hypha Studios
CraftA
Create Without Borders
Creekside Education Trust
CRIPtic
Dalmain School
Deptford Folk
Deptford X
Early Years Alliance
Friends of Brookmill Park
Goldsmiths Community Association
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art
Grim Times Events
Grove Park Carnival + Chinbrook Dog Show
Grow Lewisham
hARTSlane
Heart n Soul
IRIE! dance theatre
Jupiter Woods
Kender Primary School
Lewisham Art House
Lewisham Homes
Lewisham Irish Centre
Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Max Media Arts CIC
Metro Charity
Midi Music Company
Migration Museum
Myatt Garden School
New Cross Learning
NUA Dance
Peoplescape Theatre
Pinkies / LCVA
Raybel Charters CIC
Refugee Café
Rushey Green Time Bank
Selfish Alliance
South London Film School
Spontaneous Productions
Spread the Word
St John’s Society
St Laurence Church
Tea Dance for Little People
Telegraph Hill Centre
The Grove Centre Church
Vietnamese Family Partnership
Waterlink Way of Life
Wild Rangers Ltd
Wuntanara Drummers

2000 Community Action Centre
Adult Learning Lewisham
Alchemy, Goldsmiths University of London
Ann-Marie Douglas
Baseline Lewisham
BFI Film Academy
Catford Mews
Circle Collective
Climate Home
Craft Council
Creative Access
Creative Sparkworks
Cockpit Arts
Concise One
Department of Work and Pensions
Denise Brown
Digital Playhouse
Donna Sampson
Dr Francesco Mazzarella
Ensemble – London Games Festival
ERIC
Film London
Games London
Gina Jackson OBE
Goldsmiths University of London
Iconic Steps
Inspiring Your Imagination
IRIE! Dance Theatre
Jess Frances
Job Centre Plus, work coaches
Josh Oladipo
Keith Sykes
Kirsty Collander-Brown
Laurentina Risch
Lewisham Educational Arts Network
Lewisham College
Lewisham Culture Team
Lewisham Library Service
Lewisham Homes
Lewisham Music
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Lewisham Works
London College of Fashion
Mae Yip
Michael French
Michael Eades
Nadu Placca
Nyamka Becktemba
Paul Redden
Phoenix Housing
Ravensbourne, University of London
Reprezent Radio
Romero Bryan
Rose Bruford College
Salima Sule-Ali
Set Ready
Second Wave Youth Arts
Shalaa Tahira
SOUNDS LiKE CHAOS
Splash Damage
Spread the Word
Tamara Burton-Campbell Tamara Barton-Campbell
Tayo Odesanya
The Midi Music Company
Theatre Craft
The Photography Foundation
The Rebirth Project
The Zoo
Toni-Ann Gurdon
University of the Arts London – Insights
Wozzy Brewster OBE

999 Club
Acme Studios Creekside
Alice Burnhope
Angela McMahon
Arlo and Moe
Arts Network
Beckenham Place Courtyard
Blackheath Halls Quartet
Blackheath Handmade foods
Broadway Theatre
Brockley Jack
Brockley, Catford, Deptford, Lewisham, Blackheath, Bellingham and Hither Green Stations
Cleo Savva
Concise One
Continental Drifts
Daisy Young
Dem Drums
Desola Kazeem (Subqulture)
Downham Health and Leisure
Downham Leisure Centre
Dylan Lewis-Gallego
Electric Pedals
Emma Hobday and Montage Theatre Arts
Evelyn Community Centre
Forest Hill Library
Goldsmith’s Community Centre
Goldsmiths
Grove Park Library
Honor Oak Community Centre
Ignition Brewery
Jacob Sam La Rose
Janet Barfield
Karen Marie McCaffrey
Katherine Smith
Kim Alexander
Leon Clowes
Lewisham Choral Society
Lewisham Concert Band
Lewisham Shopping Centre
Lewisham Staff Choir
Linda Litchfield
Mary Corey March
Midi Music
Migration Museum
Moonlane Books
Nadina Ali
Nina Goodyer
Ninth Life
Picadilly Lights
PLACE Ladywell
Positive Focus
Salina Gani
Shiroma Ratne
TFL
The Cogency
Tom Berry
Torridon Library
Trinity Laban
Usva Seregina
Wearside Depot
Yeu-Lai Mo

Chris Green
Emma Halstead
Entelechy Arts
Glorious Age
Heart n Soul
New Earth Theatre
Spare Tyre
Spread the Word

Anila Ladwa
Ben Prideaux
Beverley Glean
Bijou Stories
Brockley Society
Clare Parfitt
Dr John Price
Hummingbird Community Centre
Joy Prime
Julia Honess
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Lewisham Pensioners’ Forum
Lewisham Positive Aging Council
Marcus Gayle
Maternity Voices Partnership
Meet Me at the Albany
Nubia Way
Open House
Paul de Zylva
Paul Green
Rosie Oliver
Quaggy Waterways Action Group
Telegraph Hill Centre
Tim Oshodi
Will Cenci

Linda Rocco
Moni Onojeruo

Beckenham Place Park and Mansion
GDIF
Kirsty Martin and the LIT! Chorus
The Revel Puck Circus

Art Mongers
Boudicca Collins
Damian Simon
Emma Barnie
Gurab Thakali
Molly Hankinson
Shauna Blanchfield

Continental Drifts Ltd
Mel Wilds
Marcia Stephenson
Rob Mccaff
Unit 137
Shahlaa Tahira
Novelist
Fresh Medz and Family
Chris Tofu
Lewisham Young Mayor and Advisors
Tippa Irie
Koder and Undeniable Records
My Aerial Home
The Flying Seagulls
Youth First
Mountsfield Park
Bottons Family Funfairs
SB Security

Angel Dust
Balamii Radio
Creekside Arts
Catford Mews
Dave Okumu
David Ogbuehi
Emily Tran
FORM
London Community Video Archive
Matchstick Piehouse
Moziah de Roche
Novelist
Oscar Loughlin
Paige Michel
Reprezent Radio
Rivoli Ballroom
Shahlaa Tahira
Social Records Society
U+I
Unit 137
Zahra Kiernan

Antonio Delicatessen
Artdog
Artis Blackheath
Artisan Village
Badger, Badger
Bearspace
Beetroot & Beans
Blackheath Pantry
Blackheath Studio Fitness
Blackheath Yoga
Bohemians
Brockley Brewery
Brockley Jack Theatre
Buster mantis
Canvas & Cream
Catford Mews
Chichita Limited
Coffenlove
Come out of hiding the lighthouse network CIC
Corner New Cross
Crofton Brooks
Cummin Up
Deptford Does Art
Dirty Apron
Doorstep Bakery
Drink at Bob’s
Ed Baker Ltd
Ed sys ltd
FIND STORE
Floating Fitness London Limited
Found Hope
Fourteen87 Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Fox and Firkin
Fresh Prints Solution
Dragonfly Yoga Studio
Gnarbecue
Good Food
Gossamer Fog
Grant Brooke-Holt Hospitality
Grove Hair
Guava Kitchen Limited
Hally Hair and Beauty
Hill Station Café
Hullabaloo
Ignition Brewery
Inclusive Trade
Inkwa Tattoos
The Dolphin
Isla Ray
Jazzbourne
Joy’s Health Sanctuary
Kirkdale Bookshop
Klose and Soan Banquettes
Ladywell Village Fruit n Veg
Lagos Bar
Le Sandra
Llamas Head
London Terrariums Studio
London Velo
Lorenzo’s Records
Luce’s Stitch and Design
Magi Gifts
Make Mee Studio
MMX Gallery LLP
Moon Lane
Morells Limited
My Eco Order
Oliver’s Food4Life
On the Hoof Limited
Pagemasters
Parlez
Petit Village
Planet wax
Precious Sprouts
Elements Bar
Seager Gallery
South Parade Enterprises
Spelling mistakes cost lives/Museum of Neoliberalism
Sydenham Arts
The Canvas Café
The Lord Northbrook
Tony’s Daily
Totu
Two Spoons
Villages Brewery
Yolly

Director: Gavin Barlow

Associate Director: Vicki Dela Amedume MBE

Senior Producers:

Kellie Blake
Matthew Cook
Mimi Findlay
Nancy Stridgen
Rachel Harris

Producing Team:

Emma Halstead*
Liam O’Doherty Lovely
Matthew Schmolle*

*Freelance

Amy van Zyl
Annette Butler
Ben Stephen
Caggy Kerlogue*
Caitlin Crosby
Catherine Nicholson
Ceri Payne
Christopher Griffith
Donna Marie Sampson*
Ed Burton
Francis Moore
Hannah Gibbs*
Hayley Murphy
Kirsty Collander-Brown
Kate Barton
Kate Wilkins*
Kine Odegard
Lolly Heinl*
Mark Blay
Mark Cunningham*
Mary Nri
Meg Hendrickse
Michael Cunningham
Nathan Law*
Neil Watson
Nicole Young
Phoebe Hutchings
Rebecca Carter
Romica Sharma
Soleil Redwood
Sophie Waddy
Sud Basu*
Thomas Palomino Ingram*

*Freelance

Adila Rose
Alex Owen
Cllr André Bourne
Andy Thomas
Antonio Rizzo
Cllr Brenda Dacres (Deputy Mayor)
Carly Davis
Carmel O’Connor
Chris Goddard
Damien Egan (Mayor of Lewisham)
David Murray
Emma Whiting
Helen Clarke
Ivie Bartlett
Cllr James J Walsh
Jeff Teader
Jess Frances*
Joyce Osahon
Kieran Jackson
Kim Wright
Layla El Deeb
Liz Dart
Maria Cuervo*
Martin O’Brien
Megan Stuart
Mikhayla Mulvanerty
Nancy Yuill
Paul Aladenika
Phil Baker
Rhoda Idoniboye
Ruth Horsman
Shaquille Smith
Shinaide Cameron
Sidra Hill-Reid
Spike VanderVliet-Firth
Tara Hudson
Ursula Goldfinger

Alessandra Cianetti
Annette Corbett
Cedar Lewisohn
Crispin Phillip
Damian Simon
Darcy Thomas
Eva Edo
Jamie Hale
Tayo Odesanya