Meet the makers: Lucy Moseley

Designer-maker Lucy Moseley of Moseley’s Giftware suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic migraine, but loves creating jewellery, cards and knitting when she has the energy!

1. Would you mind telling us about your disability?
I was studying philosophy at Cambridge University three and a half years ago when I contracted chronic fatigue syndrome. I had to drop out for a while, but I went back and pushed myself to finish the course and graduate. Since then I’ve been trying to come to terms with the condition.

2. How has your crafting helped you?
I can’t go to work, as I would end up falling over! But I had always been interested in photography, so I started making cards from photos I had taken. Then I started making cushions, as I’ve always collected fabrics, which I buy from antique and vintage stores from all over the country. I’d also been making jewellery for six years, so I thought I’d try to sell some of it. Again, I buy gemstones on my travels, such as when I went to visit my sister in Australia on her gap year.

3. Does this talent come from your family or have you taught yourself?
My mum used to do pottery and painting, and my aunt is a designer-maker. And I went to a half-hour session on making jewellery. But most of it is self-taught. I had this idea that I wanted to make tea cosies that looked like bobble hats, though I couldn’t knit. So I taught myself!

4. Tell us the story behind one of your products.
Lavender bags are one of my latest products on Makerhood. When I was little, I used to make lavender bags for my family at Christmas, with their names embroidered on them. They always seemed to make people very happy, so I made some for my Makerhood stall. I use vintage fabric and lace and fill them with lavender from the same bush at my family’s home in Dorset that I used when I was younger. People seem to like picking them up and smelling the lavender. The first comment I had was “I want one – to smell instead of the smelly people on the bus!”

5. You’ve lived in Brixton for a year – how does it inspire your work?
I love the diversity and multicultural-ness of Brixton, and I miss the sirens when I go away! But the inspiration for my work comes more from inside me and from nature – so I enjoy walking round the parks like Brockwell, Dulwich and Peckham Rye.

6. And what appeals to you about Makerhood?
I love the fact that we as sellers can connect with our buyers. I really enjoyed meeting a lady who bought one of my hand-knitted tea cosies! It is wonderful to be able to showcase your talent in the local area, too, and you get to meet other people who craft and make things.

7. Finally, what’s your top tip for a bit of “hidden Brixton”?
Try Barnado’s charity shop for bargains. I’ve picked up some pretty dresses, including a ballgown, as well as knitting needles, kids’ craft packs and ink cartridges for 99p!

Lucy starts a jewellery course at Holts Academy today – we wish her luck!

You can buy Lucy’s lavender bags, Christmas cards, tea cosies, jewellery and scented candles at http://brixton.makerhood.com/moseleys-giftware.

Meet the makers: DK Darlington

Fashion designer Kimalie Darlington was shortlisted for Best Young Entrepreneur in the Lambeth Business Awards 2011. He tells us how hanging out in Brixton has influenced his style

1. How did you get started in fashion?
I graduated from the London College of Fashion and then worked for several fashion houses, including Paul Smith, Top Man, Helen Fairbrother and Sierra. But none of these companies appreciated my talent! So in 2009 I started my own clothing line for men, Young Fox, and in 2010 I launched Kimalie, my womenswear line.

2. How difficult was it to start up during the recession?
I put a lot of my own money into it, but I was lucky to get premises through the London Youth Support Trust, which also provides advice and support. It helped me apply for a grant from the Prince’s Trust. But with the economy the way it is, I decided to sell direct, online through my own website and organisations like Makerhood and Asos. I was stocked in five boutiques in places like Bond Street, but they take 50% commission and I can’t really afford that at the moment.

3. Where does the D in DK Darlington come from?
The D stands for Damion, my brother. I’m the chief designer and the company director, but DK Darlington had a better rhythm! I have a lot of interns to help me. One of the guys didn’t know what he wanted to do and helped me with design – now he’s at uni studying fashion! There’s just two of us who make up the garments.

4. So how would you describe the style of your clothes?
My clothes are about detail. I take a basic shape like jeans and add leather, or a shirt and add pleating. The menswear line in particular features a lot of leather. My target audience is young professionals who want to look smart but also have a touch of the street.

5. What are your main influences and inspirations?
I was born in Jamaica but I’ve lived in Britain since I was about 10, so I regard myself as British – all my friends are British. I live in Clapham and hang around in Brixton a lot, so I’m influenced by the urban streets around here and other areas like Brick Lane. But I get different inspirations every season – for my spring/summer 2011 womenswear collection I used a lot of blue, yellow and white to give a very girly feel.

6. So what appeals to you about Makerhood?
I just think it’s a brilliant idea, trying to get everyone in the area to buy local, and getting different makers in an area together to help each other. When I joined up there were cake makers and artists but no other fashion sellers. Now there are more fashion stalls and it’s great!

7. Finally, what’s your top tip for a bit of “unknown Brixton”?
Don’t be afraid to wander around the back streets of Brixton – there are some really interesting shops and cafés just waiting to be discovered. My favourite place is Take Two – a Caribbean restaurant that serves fantastic fish soup.

You can see DK Darlington’s menswear at http://brixton.makerhood.com/youngfox. He will be adding his womenswear line before Christmas. See http://www.dkdarlington.com/ for more information.

Meet the makers: Laura Ward

Laura Ward takes atmospheric, rather mysterious photographs. She tells us why the creative community around Brixton and Herne Hill is so important to her

1. How did you get started in photography?
I’ve been taking photos for about 15 years. My dad gave me a second-hand Pentax camera to take on my travels around Europe, and I became hooked. I’m totally self taught – I just like to experiment.

2. What sort of subjects do you like to photograph?
I love taking photos of local places and using recycled materials wherever possible. My preferred style is quite nostalgic and quirky, but for paid work, like weddings, the photos obviously need to be technically perfect! I don’t mind taking pictures of people, but it can be difficult to make them stand out – I prefer a more abstract approach.

3. You were involved in setting up a local photography group, Effra FC. How did that come about?
When Flickr started, I put some photos up, and someone in Brixton started following me because they liked the pictures of Brockwell Park. So we met up and talked about the local area. Since then it’s gradually grown to around 100 people! We meet up in the pub every month and we’ve organised exhibitions of our work, including one that ran for three months at the Sun and Doves in Camberwell. We now have our own website, http://effrafc.co.uk/.

4. Being involved with the local community is clearly important to you.
My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot when I was young. When I moved to London 10 years ago, I felt a bit disconnected from my family and wanted to connect with local people and put down roots. So meeting other local photographers and talking about the area through Effra FC has made me feel more connected with the local area – I love it! And Makerhood is part of the same thing – connecting with other local makers.

5. Photography is still more of a hobby for you – do you have a creative day job?
I work for a charity during the day – it’s all numbers, strategies and databases, not creative at all! But I quite like the balance between this and my photography – yin and yang, if you like. And it’s useful when we’re putting an exhibition together – you need some business skills and knowledge as well as creativity!

6. So what’s your recommendation for a bit of “hidden Herne Hill”?
I love the walled garden in Brockwell Park. It’s wonderfully peaceful and quiet – whenever I go there I completely forget I’m in London. And it’s different every time I go there – I love it!

You can see Laura’s greetings cards, including a set of Christmas cards featuring Brockwell Park, at http://brixton.makerhood.com/laura-ward-photography.

You can also keep up with her activities on her blog.

Meet the makers: Barbara Weidman

Gardening fanatic Barbara of the Jammery tells us about the allotment that is her passion and how the fruitful results of her labours get turned into jam and other preserves

1. Some people may be a bit surprised that you can grow enough fruit in Brixton to make and sell jam – tell us how you do it.
I live in a flat with a tiny back yard and front garden, where I grow tomatoes, herbs and orchids in pots. But my main pride and joy is my allotment in Herne Hill. It’s got a Victoria plum tree, which produced 20kg of plums in my first year. Then the second year I had 40kg! I got sick of eating plum pie and plum tart – that’s when I decided I had to have a go at making jam! I only make jam from fruit I can pick myself on my allotment, from friends or in the wild. For example, I made some great blackberry and apple jelly last week from brambles I picked on the hill by my allotment.

2. So did you have a lot of previous experience of jam making?
None at all. The first lot I made tasted great but was a bit runny. I go on the internet and find recipes, but I’ve learnt through experience you can’t just, for instance, triple all the quantities. And I’ve had to experiment with different fruit to get different levels of pectin to get a good set.

3. You’re from Chicago originally – they take home-made preserves quite seriously in America, don’t they?
American foodies are definitely into making everything from scratch, like pâté, and bottling fruit and veg (they call it canning over there). I can buy equipment in the States that doesn’t exist over here. And the US Department of Agriculture publishes standards for preserving food, which I follow, though of course I’m also registered with Lambeth Council as a food producer. I boil my jars to sterilise them before filling with jam and again for 10 minutes after filling. I also use a two-part lid so that I can replace the central part if I use the jar again. I do encourage people to return the jar by offering a refund of 30p – the jar is the most expensive part of the product and it’s great if I can reuse it rather than buying more new ones.

4. You sell some of your jam already through Brixton Cornercopia – how did you get involved with them?
When I started making jam I had so much I couldn’t eat it all or give it away. So I saw a flyer from Brixton Cornercopia offering to sell produce from local makers and thought I’d give it a go. They suggested making jams with less sugar, so it was back to experimenting again! Now I’ve discovered a German pectin that lets me use about one pint of sugar to three pints of fruit, compared with the usual ratio of one pint of sugar to one pint of fruit. With less sugar the jam tends to discolour a bit more quickly, but it’s only cosmetic – it still tastes good!

5. So why did you decide to join Makerhood?
I have my own website, but I haven’t worked out how to sell stuff on it through e-commerce, so I would tell people to email me or go to Cornercopia to buy my jam. Now I can link them to the Makerhood site! I also tend to take stuff in batches to Cornercopia – Makerhood means I can carry on selling in between, as it accumulates.

6. What do you like about living in Brixton?
I love the sense of community here. Whenever I’m in my tiny front garden, people will always stop for a chat as they go by – ladies in their Sunday finery on their way to church will tell me to be careful of my knees! And in my local pub, the Trinity, people will always talk to me. I go in on my own with a book and end up chatting to the locals.

7. Finally, what’s your favourite place or experience around here?
It has to be my allotment. There are 450 plots, so there are always people around, but it’s the most peaceful place I know. It gives me a wonderful sense of space – the trees, birds singing, bugs in the grass – as well as views of the London Eye, the Shard and Canary Wharf. It’s completely magical. My husband proposed to me there, on a winter night, in the dark, as we were watering the plants!

You can buy Barbara’s flavour-packed jams and chutneys at http://brixton.makerhood.com/jammery

Meet the makers: Sinéad Koehler

Jewellery maker Sinéad Koehler has a packed schedule – she tells us about her hand-crafted wedding and running the Crafty Fox pop-up market at the Dogstar in Brixton

1. You make jewellery from found objects, which fits in well with the current trend for upcycling/recycling. Where did you get the idea for that?
I was looking for a creative outlet, away from my day job. I used to make jewellery when I was a girl, and I’m always buying jewellery, so it seemed an obvious choice. It takes quite a bit of time to track down the different objects – some I buy online, others I get from charity shops or by using bits of old jewellery. I never really expected to sell anything – but I opened up a shop on Etsy and then got some press coverage, which really helped. I still only do it for a hobby, though, as I’m a bit scared about taking the leap into a full-time business!

2. And from that you started the Crafty Fox pop-up market at the Dogstar in Brixton?
Well, organising events is my day job, so setting up a market is actually closer to my core skills than making jewellery! In fact, the jewellery making has been a bit sidelined recently, what with getting married and promoting the Crafty Fox.

3. Where did the name of the Crafty Fox come from?
I love foxes, and there are lots of them around Brixton, so it seemed a good link to the area. I also planned to get my friend jimbobart involved, and he’s great at drawing animals, so I knew he would be able to produce some great fun characters.

4. You mention getting married recently. I gather it was quite a crafty wedding!
We wanted to put as much of our own personalities into it as possible – handmade stuff is what we’re all about. The dress was a big problem – I thought I’d enjoy shopping for one, but I hated it. Then I thought of my mum’s wedding dress, which had been handmade, and used local contacts to find a dressmaker to alter it. And a friend made us an amazing cake – I left it entirely up to her, as I had so many other things to think about! You can read more about the wedding on my blog.

5. Does your husband make things as well?
Stephan doesn’t make things, but he’s passionate about music and he knows about promotion. He acts as my sounding board and is the DJ at Crafty Fox markets.

6. You’re originally from Northern Ireland – how long have you lived in Brixton?
I’ve lived in Brixton for three years now, and was in Clapham before that. We were renting in Clapham and started looking for somewhere to buy. When agents wanted to show us places in Brixton we weren’t very keen at first, but I love it now!

7. So with all your involvement with Etsy and Crafty Fox, why did you sign up with Makerhood?
Makerhood is a really interesting concept and I want to support the idea. Etsy has set up local groups but hasn’t really nailed it. I think there’s room for both – and the idea of encouraging people to buy locally really suits Brixton. I can see it working outside London too – anywhere where there’s a hub or community of makers.

8. Finally, what’s your top tip for a bit of “unknown Brixton”?
Before I moved to Brixton I went on a photo treasure hunt organised by Shoot Experience. We had to solve clues and take photos of the answers, which were then put on display at Photofusion Gallery. It helped me discover things about Brixton I didn’t know about, like the murals and the history of Windrush Square.

The next Crafty Fox pop-up market is on 1 September at the Dogstar, Brixton, 6-10pm.

You can see Sinéad’s original jewellery at http://brixton.makerhood.com/galavant

Meet the makers: Gillian Arnold

Textile artist Gillian Arnold makes beautiful textile prints of ferns and other plants on satin. She tells us about making 20-metre table runners for her wedding and why pregnancy has unleashed her creative powers

1. Your pieces attracted quite a bit of attention on the Makerhood stall at the Urban Art Fair. How long have you worked with this technique?
I started printing from actual plants when I was at art college in Liverpool. I actually enrolled for a fashion course but found I didn’t have the patience to make clothes! So I transferred to the textiles course, which gave me the freedom to experiment with printing.

2. So when did you move to south London?
I moved to London after graduating and worked for a prop-making company in Coldharbour Lane. I was producing “throw-away art” for window displays in House of Fraser stores, like Dickins & Jones in Regent Street. It was great fun – we would produce a Bridget Riley-style 1960s painting and then have to work out how to make 100 copies!

3. And now you work on community art projects?
Well, actually I gave up work about a month ago because I’m expecting a baby in a couple of months! But I spent the past eight years working as an artist with schools and the community, doing things like producing large-scale prints from kids’ drawings. But I’ve also covered jewellery, sculpture, mosaic and photography. It’s really stretched my own skills – but I’ve also gathered lots of ideas to work on myself.

4. It doesn’t sound as if you’ve had much time to work on your own ideas!
That’s true! When I got married last year I did make my own table runners for the wedding reception – four 20-metre lengths of fabric featuring feathers and ferns. I also printed on my own wedding dress and printed my husband’s tie as well! But now I’ve given up work, it’s wonderful to have time before the baby arrives to be able to create my own pieces. My website is http://gillianarnold.com.

5. What will happen after the baby is born?
I’ve got to carry on after the birth – I need a creative output, or everyone around me will suffer! Hopefully I will have enough pieces made by the time the baby arrives to be able to continue selling them online. My husband is incredibly supportive – he takes care of the website and the business side of things.

6. Tell us about the work you’ve done in west Africa.
I’ve been working for five or six years on a project in The Gambia, teaching women how to sew and make jewellery. It’s been hugely satisfying, passing on skills to people who really benefit from them – they sell their work in two hotels now. You can see photos on the website, as there are links to Flickr, Facebook and Twitter.

7. What’s the appeal of signing up with Makerhood?
I heard about Makerhood from a friend at Morley College and hot-footed it to the makers’ meeting at the Sun and Doves in Camberwell. It was just a few days before I gave up work, so I had to hurry up and make some pieces to put on my stall! I think it’s brilliant that Makerhood’s emphasis is on localness – from my community work I know that it’s better to work through connections with people rather than some impersonal online shop.

8. What’s your top tip for a bit of “hidden Camberwell”?
Café No 67 at the South London Gallery is brilliant. They do set menus of really well-made food, with a great balance of flavours. It’s got a glass ceiling and walls, so you can look out on the garden while you eat.

Café No 67, South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, SE5 8UH

You can see Gillian’s gorgeous textile prints at http://brixton.makerhood.com/gillian-arnold

Meet the makers: Ellie Laycock

Ellie Laycock, who makes beautiful cushions from vintage scarves and linen, talks to us about hunting, stuffing and the challenges of combining making with being a single mother

1. Tell us about the name – Hunted and Stuffed. It conjures up visions of giant moose heads – but you make cushions!

I liked the cheekiness of the name – I didn’t want anything too serious. It’s quite appropriate: I hunt down vintage fabrics and buttons, turn them into cushions and stuff them!

2. Where do you source your vintage fabrics?

I scour eBay, car boot sales, Sunday markets. It can be hit and miss. Sometimes you don’t see anything, but at one sale I went to on Wandsworth Road there was a pile of vintage silk scarves in one corner and a heap of old linen in another. The stuff I bought there kept me going for months! It’s a bit trickier now with Malakai [her 10-month-old son], as I can’t carry as much as I used to.

3. You’re a professional photographer – why did you move across into making cushions?

I trained in sculpture, and I’ve been a professional photographer for 11 years. But when I had Malakai I was stuck at home and I wanted to do something creative. So I made some cushions from some vintage kimono material and showed them to a friend who is a stylist. She really rated them, so I went ahead and started making more of them.

4. What gave you the idea of using scarves and tea towels?

I kept coming across beautiful scarves, but I don’t wear them myself. I’m more into accessorising a room than an outfit! And tea towels are the same size as a standard pillow. Other cushions made from tea towels usually fold the tea towel in half, so you lose the impact of the full design.

5. Which designs sell best?

The iconic graphic designs, such as Penguin classic covers or London Underground maps, are quite popular. I’m drawn to souvenirs of London or royalty, street maps and illustrations of Britain.

6. You already have online shops on Etsy and Folksy. What was the appeal of joining Makerhood?

I just think it’s an excellent idea to promote local makers to local buyers. I also wanted to meet other people with something in common – not just craftspeople but people interested in buying locally.

7. How can I find out more?

My blog is at www.huntedandstuffed.blogspot.com, and you can see my photographic portfolio at www.ellielaycock.co.uk.

8. What do you like about living in Brixton?

I’ve lived here for 10 years. Before I lived here I kept coming here and then had to get home, so I decided I might as well move here! It has a centre of its own, and I found it welcoming and fun. It’s the friendliest place I’ve lived in and it’s got everything I need – I don’t want to live anywhere else.

9. What’s your top tip for a bit of “hidden Brixton”?

Go for a café latte at Café Tana on Brixton Hill. They’re really friendly and do great coffee.

You can see Ellie’s fabulous cushions at http://brixton.makerhood.com/hunted-and-stuffed.

Meet the makers: Carly Telford

Carly Telford is a self-taught cake maker whose repertoire has expanded from chocolate brownies to cup cakes and wedding cakes.

1. Why Pi Cakes?

I used to have a top with “Sweetie” written on it, so my friends nicknamed me “Pi” – without an “e” at the end, because two of them were American and said it with a southern drawl! Then when I was thinking about a name for my stall, Pi Cakes seemed appropriate because of the association of pies and cakes.

2. Have you always been fond of baking?

I only started around seven years ago. My mum didn’t cook much, so I had to teach myself. I spent a lot of time in America and I loved their chocolate brownies, but they didn’t taste the same over here – they were too dry. They should be crisp on top but moist and chewy in the middle. So I got a recipe off the internet and had a go at making them myself. The first batch was overcooked – but still tasted much better than anything I could buy commercially!

3. What made you decide to start selling your cakes to the public?

I started buying recipe books and experimenting with other recipes, like caramel shortbread, and all my friends and colleagues gave really constructive feedback. Then last year I made some brownies for my partner’s Christmas do and got several orders, including one from a café owner. This made me think that my cakes were good enough to sell.

4. How have you found dealing with the regulations for food makers?

I’ve done a lot of research. I’ve done the food hygiene certificates 1 and 2, and I’ve been inspected by Lambeth Council. It was a bit nerve-wracking – but a lot of it is common sense. I keep all my baking ingredients and utensils completely separate to ensure there is no cross-contamination.

5. How can Makerhood help you?

When I went to a Makerhood meeting and met Kristina and Karen I loved what they were trying to do. It really gave me the confidence to try selling my cakes online. I had thought about setting up my own website, but it was a very scary process. I already had some great photos of my cakes taken by Sami Dinelli, a colleague at work who is also a photographer. So I set up my stall immediately! I make everything fresh to order, so people can ask if they’d like a different colour or ingredients.

6. So what ambitions do you have for Pi Cakes in the future?

Ultimately I’d like to have my own tea or coffee shop, with all my cakes on display. I’m also expanding into wedding cakes – I’m making a two-tier cake and 80 cup cakes for a friend who’s getting married in October.

7. What’s your top tip for a bit of “hidden Brixton”?

My favourite place in Brixton is the Windmill pub on Blenheim Gardens, off Brixton Hill. It’s a fantastic music pub with great bands and dancing. It doesn’t look much from the outside, and the dog on the roof can be a bit offputting, but it’s a fantastic place.

You can get Carly’s amazing cakes here: http://brixton.makerhood.com/picakes

Interview with Fiona Douglas, Oh Sew Brixton

This is the fourth in an occasional series of interviews with local people who inspire us.

Oh Sew Brixton is a sewing school & workshop based in south London, concentrating on teaching creative dressmaking. Fiona Douglas, the owner and founder of Oh Sew Brixton, took time out to tell us about her love of sewing, good puns and the occasional
cross-dresser!

1. When you meet someone for the first time, how do you describe Oh Sew Brixton to them?

It isn’t complicated – we teach sewing and dressmaking! If you want the sales pitch, then we have a lovely spacious studio dedicated specifically to teaching. We also aim to be welcoming to everyone, whatever age, size and ability level you are.

2. Where did the idea come from?

I’ve always loved to sew as a hobby and I could see that it was at last undergoing something of a renaissance. I wrote the business plan for fun whilst I was between freelance contracts. This might sound a bit weird, but I used to work in marketing so this was relatively easy for me and was my way of seeing whether it was viable. Then I saw the space in Piano House and couldn’t think of a reason why I shouldn’t have a go.

3. At Makerhood we love a good pun – did you have any good alternative names you discarded?

I do have a very fabulous alternative name, but it’s top secret as it will most probably be used for my next sewing related venture. But Brixton Sewcial was in there, also Brixton Stitching, Dream Seams. Oh Sew Brixton was a working title which made everyone smile so it kind of stuck.

I have also threatened to start a blog called ‘Do you really want to sew your armholes together?’….

4. How did you get into sewing in the first place?

My Mum was a keen sew-er so I picked it up from her at a very early age. Over the years it has always been a great way of calming down after a stressful week of work.

5. How can people get involved with you?

Check the website and then give me a call and sign up for a course.

6. Does it matter if I’ve never done this before?

Beginners are very welcome and we have plenty of classes for those new to sewing.

7. I bet it’s a great place to meet women – do you get many men coming along?

Only one or two, mostly aspiring fashion designers and the occasional cross-dresser!

8. There seems to be an increased interest in these type of skills. Why do you think that is?

A timely collision of increasing environmental concerns and the onset of recession, I reckon.

9. How do you see Oh Sew Brixton growing and expanding?

I’m looking at opening a fabric shop, together with an online sewing business targeted at beginners. I have considered an additional school (Oh Sew Camden?), but I already work too many evenings as it is!

10. How can Makerhood help you?

Find me customers, of course, but also it has been really nice to meet other local sellers and I do hope that that aspect of Makerhood does continue.

Bonus questions: Share a bit of ‘hidden’ Brixton with us…

It’s a bit predictable coming from a sewing school, but I would have to recommend Simply Fabrics on Atlantic Road. Very good value, a bit random in its selection but you can always guarantee finding some really nice fabric for £2-3 per metre. If only Robert would stop telling my beginners dressmaking students that “your first dress will be rubbish anyway, so it doesn’t matter what fabric you use”…

An interview with Tim Sutton

Tim Sutton has had a huge influence on the South London art scene. Tim started the Urban Art Fair on his street a few years ago – it is now the largest alfresco art festival in London. Tim is also behind Lambeth Open, an annual weekend when artists open their studios and workshops for visitors.

So of course when we got a chance to speak to Tim, we grabbed it with both hands. Watch the highlights! Tim talks about his experience of starting art events, becoming an artist himself and his love of Brixton…

Check out Tim’s own work here: http://www.timothysutton.com/

The Urban Art Fair is on 16-17 July, on Josephine Avenue in Brixton

Lambeth Open takes place on 1 – 2 October all around Lambeth