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The 2025 Guide to Events & Festivals this month
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The Month of June
Meaning: The month of June is probably named after Juno, queen of the gods and the wife of Jupiter. It was held sacred to her, and since Juno was the Goddess of Marriage, was thought by the Romans to be the luckiest month for marriage. June was called by the Angles and Saxons the "dry month", and sometimes the "earlier mild month"
Flower of the Month: Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.)
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tbc: Penge Festival
Celebrating Penge’s community, art, culture, history, music and dance
Fete on Saturday 1st June at Royston Fields.
For the full programme of events visit pengefestival.org |
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tbc: Pullens Yard Open Studios
Located near Elephant and Castle, Pullens Yards were created in the 1880s as ‘live to work’ The workshops offer a range of established arts and craft businesses. The three yards (Clements Yard, Iliffe Yard and Peacock Yard) offer book publishers, ceramicists, jewellers, potters, painters, furniture designers, architects and a lute maker.
pullensopen.org |
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tbc: Camberwell Arts Festival
Founded by Selina Hamilton and a group of local residents and artists, who sought to highlight the diversity of the local arts scene by establishing an annual arts week and open studio programme. It developed into the annual Festival, since June 1994, and has become a regular feature in the local calendar. As one of the first and now longest running local arts festivals in the UK, Camberwell Arts Festival works in partnership with local residents and artists studio’s, galleries and arts organisations to programme a 9 day festival of exhibitions, events, open studios, walks, talks and workshops.
camberwellarts.org.uk/ |
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tbc: Lambeth Country Show,. Brockwell Park
Est. 1974. All the attractions of a traditional country fair such as home grown vegetables, jams and chutneys. horticultural shows along with sheep dog and owl displays happen throughout the weekend, but with a distinctly urban South London vibe. Celebrating the very best of the countryside
@lblcountryshow |
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15th: Father’s Day
Father's Day is held on the third Sunday of June in the United Kingdom. It is a day to honuor fathers and father figures, such as grandfathers and fathers-in-law. Many people make a special effort to visit their fathers or to send them a card or gifts The day does not have a long tradition; The English Year (2006) states that it entered British popular culture "sometime after the WW2” |
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21st Summer Solstice
Solstice' means 'sun-stopping'. The point on the horizon where the sun appears to rise and set, stops and reverses direction after this day. On the solstice, the sun does not rise precisely in the east, but rises to the north of east and sets to the north of west, meaning it's visible in the sky for a longer period of time. Although the June solstice marks the first day of astronomical summer, it's more common to use meteorological definitions of seasons, making the solstice midsummer |
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tbc: Cockpit Arts Open Studios
Meet 170 makers at the Cockpit Arts’ two centres in Deptford and Holborn. Visitors can see behind the scenes in the studios and buy work direct from Cockpit Arts’ master craftspeople and artist-makers, past and present. Jewellers, glass makers, weavers, ceramicists… and a host of other crafts.
Cockpit Arts Open Studios |
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tbc: St George’s Festival for Beckenham
The Arts at St. George’s has its origins in St. George’s Arts Festival founded in 1992, now St. George’s Festival for Beckenham. The central aim of the Arts at St. George’s is to produce a year round programme of Arts events, including an annual Arts Festival, for the benefit of the community of Beckenham and its surrounding areas enabling St. George’s Church to be a valued resource for the whole community Website |
In Season
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Asparagus
British Asparagus is a naturally grown crop, growing in the notoriously fickle British climate, the time at which it makes its first appearance each year is always a subject for much speculation. Traditionally the season runs from St George’s Day (23 April) to Midsummer’s Eve (21 June). Pick your won asparagus at Crockford Bridge farm (off M25 J11) in Surrey. Phone for daily availibility.
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Watercress
Watercress is harvested from April to October. The vital ingredient for growing it is pure, mineral-rich spring water, from which this peppery little super-food derives its power house of nutrients. Brimming with more than 15 essential vitamins and minerals, its health giving properties have been known since ancient times. Gram for gram, watercress contains more vitamin C than oranges, more calcium than milk, more iron than spinach and more folate than bananas
Producer: Hairspring Watercress, Mill Farm, Hambrook Hill (South), West Sussex, PO18 8UJ |
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Crab
The brown crab has an oval shaped body with a distinctive ‘piecrust' edge. It is reddish-brown in color with black tipped pincers. Crabs are generally in season from April until November Choose crabs that feel heavy and don't have liquid sloshing around inside them. If you like white meat buy a cock or male crab. Brown crabs are a good source of protein whilst still having a low-fat content and very few calories (about 84 per 100g/4oz). Crab meat also contains fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, magnesium, potassium and selenium is a good source of vitamin B12. Fresh crabs should be eaten immediately. Alternatively, freeze cooked crabs and use within three months. Boiled and served with mayonnaise or in a Mediterranean-style stew laden with garlic and tomatoes.
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Moxons (several London branches) |
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