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from 2021

May 6, 2021

Churchyard is still buzzing

Luckily for us, plants keep growing. Whilst the garden team has been on and off furlough, the churchyard survives to bloom another day....

Waterloo Festival Team

May 1, 2021

Into The Light

Responding to 'Respair', artists at Morley College have made work that reflects personal and wider cultural responses to the past year.

Waterloo Festival Team

Mar 26, 2021

Send Us a Postcard!

An installation project organised by local artists and St John's Waterloo needs your contribution! St John’s Waterloo has been a London...

from 2020

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 28, 20201 min read

Time Capsule #WF2020 (Art4Minds)

On the last day of the online edition of Waterloo Festival 2020, here's a proposition from our creative partners, Art4Minds.

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The story of Waterloo #9: Eurostar, Waterloo International and Holiday in a Box

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 20, 20205 min read

The story of Waterloo #9: Eurostar, Waterloo International and Holiday in a Box

by Oliver Ramsay Gray of Holiday in a Box On 14 November 1994, the first scheduled Eurostar train pulled out of Waterloo International...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 17, 20203 min read

Southbank Centre: Art by Post

We hear from one of our creative neighbours, the Southbank Centre. At the Southbank Centre, we believe that arts and creativity have a...

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On the way to the 21st June: Make Music Day

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 15, 20202 min read

On the way to the 21st June: Make Music Day

#MakeMusicDayUK At a time when the near future is increasingly unpredictable, you can be certain of one thing. Make Music Day will happen...

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Our creative partners #8: Morley College London

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 13, 20202 min read

Our creative partners #8: Morley College London

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing professionals from the world of arts and music to collaborate with and...

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Celebrating the winning entries: Join us for the launch! (and meet the publishers)

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 4, 20201 min read

Celebrating the winning entries: Join us for the launch! (and meet the publishers)

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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On this day... (31st May): London History Day (with Historic England)

Waterloo Festival Team

May 31, 20202 min read

On this day... (31st May): London History Day (with Historic England)

Historic England, the public body which helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment, is today...

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Waterloo at home #3: Shakers, Fig Leaves and Pineapple Weed - cocktail recipes!

Waterloo Festival Team

May 29, 20204 min read

Waterloo at home #3: Shakers, Fig Leaves and Pineapple Weed - cocktail recipes!

Over the course of a series of features and blogposts, Flux Soup are presenting Waterloo at Home; a sensory journey through a Waterloo...

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Waterloo at home #2: Flux Soup ‘Fanatical Botanicals’

Waterloo Festival Team

May 28, 20208 min read

Waterloo at home #2: Flux Soup ‘Fanatical Botanicals’

Over the course of a series of features and blogposts, Flux Soup are presenting Waterloo at Home; a sensory journey through a Waterloo...

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Art4Minds x Antiuniversity: Radical Wellbeing - A Conversation

Waterloo Festival Team

May 28, 20201 min read

Art4Minds x Antiuniversity: Radical Wellbeing - A Conversation

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” - Jiddu Krishnamurti Online event: Thursday, 11th June...

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News on Foodbanks/Look Ahead: a collection point near you

Waterloo Festival Team

May 27, 20201 min read

News on Foodbanks/Look Ahead: a collection point near you

On Wednesdays 2-5pm, St John's Waterloo (SE1 8TY) will be open for drop-off only of non-perishable food for Waterloo Foodbank and...

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Community Audit - St John's needs your help!

Waterloo Festival Team

May 26, 20202 min read

Community Audit - St John's needs your help!

St John’s Waterloo is planning a major redevelopment project called ReIgnite - you may have heard or seen the banners outside the church....

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 26, 20203 min read

Lockdown Art #3: Lily Bakratsa

With Coin Street Community Builders' Over 50s Art Group, we were planning a very ambitious art-installation in the Churchyard of St...

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Mental Health Awareness #3: random acts of kindness

Waterloo Festival Team

May 23, 20201 min read

Mental Health Awareness #3: random acts of kindness

We want to bring to you an article from the Mental Health Foundation. Following the podcast from The Breathe Key on kindness, here's a...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 16, 20201 min read

Citizen-DJ!

The Library of Congress is currently inviting people to test their new exciting website, particularly aimed at audio lovers! This...

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Concert roulette: listen/watch a concert now!

Waterloo Festival Team

May 14, 20201 min read

Concert roulette: listen/watch a concert now!

Lost to what you should listen next? Or in the mood to watch a concert? We want to share with you our latest internet discovery: Concert...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 9, 20201 min read

Virtual escape rooms!

Today we want to share with you this fantastic article, published recently by Nicolas Rivero for Quartz earlier this month. It will lead...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 7, 20201 min read

Baluji at Home!

Before the current public health crisis struck, the Inner Vision Orchestra, the UK's professional orchestra of blind musicians, were...

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Waterloo at home #1: What is your Waterloo? (call out)

Waterloo Festival Team

May 6, 20201 min read

Waterloo at home #1: What is your Waterloo? (call out)

Over the course of a series of features and blogposts, Flux Soup are presenting Waterloo at Home; a sensory journey through a Waterloo...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Apr 28, 20202 min read

Call: sing and send us your voice!

For Waterloo Festival 2020, Rita Says and The Jerico Orchestra were planning a wonderful rendition of La Monte Young's Composition 1960...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Apr 28, 20201 min read

Learn to Code!

We understand it's difficult to get anything done under the current circumstances but we thought it might be fun to share some resources...

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