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  • The Roots Exhibition

    The Roots Exhibition

    We had a wonderful time at The Roots exhibition – the gorgeous aloe artwork by Walworth Academy students was on display, our collected oral histories were shown, booklets on the project were given out – and there was plenty of sarsaparilla, of course!.
    Take a look at our lovely photographs from exhibition, and have a closer look here.

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    If you missed your copy, a few project booklets can still be picked up from Southwark Pensioners Centre and Art in the Park.

    Thanks to everyone who came along. What a lovely two days!

  • Jane Castro on working for Baldwin’s

    Jane Castro on working for Baldwin’s

    Jane Castro has worked for Baldwin’s for the past 33 years. In this interview she shares some of her memories of the shop and how it has changed (and stayed the same!) over the years.

    Thank you to Jane and interviewer Andrea Sinclair for this great interview.

  • More Herb Gardening

    More Herb Gardening

    It’s feeling a little more like spring every day now – and we’ve been back in the herb garden at Art in the Park getting ready for it, clearing the beds for planting.

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  • Mr Rudolph Francois Interview

    Mr Rudolph Francois Interview

    As part of The Roots Project we have been training volunteers from Southwark Pensioners Centre to conduct and record interviews with local residents. These oral histories of local people are a wonderful view into their lives and the history of Walworth and Baldwins.

    We’re really excited to share the first of these interviews now, Mr Rudolph Francois who was interviewed by Bibi Saffina Zafar in November of last year. Mr Francois shares some of his memories of Guyana, Baldwins and his aloe vera remedies… Enjoy!

    Guyana and Arrival in the UK

    Baldwins

    Guyanese traditions

    Aloe Vera

  • The Roots at Art in the Park

    The Roots at Art in the Park

    Inspired by The Roots project and the herbs and plants we have been learning about, an older artists’ group at Art in The Park have created these bright and beautiful paintings.
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    Some really beautiful works of art everyone!
    And we’ll be running some more herb gardening workshops with Art in the Park over the next few month.

  • Blogging Workshop

    Blogging Workshop

    In December last year we held a blogging workshop with some of the members of The Roots. It was a lovely opportunity to introduce some of those taking part to this website and the world of blogging. Everyone had the chance to explore this blog, revisit some of the other events they had taken part in, browse the photographs and make comments on the posts. We even got to listen to a sneak peek of some of the recorded oral histories – they’re sounding great!!

    1 2 3 4 5The workshop was run by the designer of this site, Eliza Bott, and was held at InSpire in Walworth. It was a really great day, thank you to everyone involved!

  • More Chelsea Physic Garden!

    More Chelsea Physic Garden!

    Some more photos from our wonderful (if slightly damp!) trip to Chelsea Physic Gardens last year.

  • Herb Gardening at Art in the Park again!

    Herb Gardening at Art in the Park again!

    Some more herb gardening at Art in the Park back in September!