This is the archived website of the Waterloo Festival 2021 with additional material from Waterloo Festival 2020. We hope you will enjoy exploring this cornucopia of arts, heritage and community creativity. For the current website, visit here.
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Programme notes: Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 and Vaughan Williams' Bass Tuba Concerto
“The Scene Below Can Be Imagined…”
Claude Rogers OBE (1907-1979)
Vanessa Bell (1879-1961)
Churchyard is still buzzing
William "Bill" Gear (1915-1997)
from 2020
Artists in Waterloo #10: Colette Kelly
Waterloo Festival 2020: Lights (half) out!
On this day... (28th June) Happy Pride!
Artists in Waterloo #9: Rachel Wegh
Our creative partners #9: Nonclassical
The churchyard in Waterloo #7: Box moth and caterpillars
The churchyard in Waterloo #6: Gardening against Adversity, thoughts on a line from Virgil
The Story of Waterloo #11: The Queen's Walk Trees
Okusinza mu Luganda #11: Lessons on faith, fellowship and inclusion
The story of Waterloo #10: Edward Henry House
Artists in Waterloo #7: Gillian Melling
The churchyard in Waterloo #5: about campsis and echiums
Windrush Day: on this day... (22nd June)
Okusinza mu Luganda #10: “We are all disciples”
Fête de la Musique: Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3
Remembering 'Return to Waterloo' - film review
The story of Waterloo #9: Eurostar, Waterloo International and Holiday in a Box
Okusinza mu Luganda #9: “It’s about being part of people’s lives”
The story of Waterloo #8: London College of Printing
The churchyard in Waterloo #4: Jonathan tells the story of Putting Down Roots
Okusinza mu Luganda #8: Childhood village escapades and career transitions
Artists in Waterloo #6: Sarah Gray
The churchyard in Waterloo #3: Remembering the volunteers at Putting Down Roots
Transforming Communities: the Digital anthology is out!
Okusinza mu Luganda #7: “The only church I know here”
On the search for the 2020 ERSO Soloist of the Year #5
Sarah Gray's ghostly tales: recommendations
Our creative partners #8: Morley College London
The churchyard in Waterloo #2: Ideas towards a herb garden in Waterloo
Okusinza mu Luganda #6: migration, fashion and nursing
The Story of Waterloo #7: Leake Street
Okusinza mu Luganda #5: music to move the soul
Our creative partners #7: Nonesuch Orchestra
Artists in Waterloo #5: Chris Horner
Meet our community #3: LERA and how the Roupells transformed Waterloo
Okusinza mu Luganda #4: from tiny plant to leafy bush
On the search for the 2020 ERSO Soloist of the Year #4
The churchyard in Waterloo #1: Plant Portraits
Okusinza mu Laganda #3: “This is Luganda, not Yoruba”
Our creative partners #6: Orchestra for the Earth
Meet the winners of our writing competition #7
Okusinza mu Luganda #2: Language, prayer and community
Submit To Love Studios: Collaboration is Key
Conversations on press freedom #5: Rebecca Vincent
Meet the winners of our writing competition #6
Meet the winners of our writing competition #5
Okusinza mu Luganda #1: A unifying and inclusive Ugandan congregation
On the search for the 2020 ERSO Soloist of the Year #3
Meet the winners of our writing competition #4
Meet the winners of our writing competition #3