Wasn't North Cross Road lovely today?

[EPB]

Especially the music - there's some seriously good talent round here!

[cazfay]

Really fantastic! We had a great afternoon ;)

[joom]

I think the market works much better facing in to the street, gives a far more markety feel! And makes the paths less congested and the shops easier to get in and out of.

[EPB]

Wouldn't it be lovely if we could have music every Saturday?

[Chocoholic]

Yes it was a real Christmasy feel today. Music was amazing. Everybody looked happy. Well done organisers was really a calm and relaxing afternoon.

[ironjawcannon]

yes it was a good atmosphere. i agree with joom, the stalls are better facing into the road, not so congested and can see things better

[newboots]

Shame, I wasn't aware there was anything special going on. Has it been advertised? I would have come down if I'd known.

[Elephant]

The southwark children's brass band were lovely, playing Christmas carols.

[Ron70]

EPB Wrote:

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> Wouldn't it be lovely if we could have music every

> Saturday?

You're right, the music made it, that's what's missing from the normal Saturday market. They have music (in various forms) every week at the Herne Hill market which is amazing... Come on East Dulwich!! 🎵

[missmoneypenny]

Great festive feeling, hopefully good for local business too : ) maybe have something similar in the summer ..... obviously without the festive stuff. ... Summer loving ... ?

[melbourne groover]

I particularly liked (apart from all the above) the two princesses on dragons - Brilliant!

[KalamityKel]

I was a little disappointed with the shops on LL not really getting in to the spirit of it all - a few balloons here and there and St Christopher's Hospice with a stall outside trying to capture passersby,who clearly had more important, non charitable things on their mind (given the look on some people's face), attention.

I thought the whole day was meant to be focused on ED community and traders not just NCR... shame.

[Bluerevolution]

melbourne groover Wrote:

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> I particularly liked (apart from all the above)

> the two princesses on dragons - Brilliant!

I spent all day with those wonderful ladies, hilarious isn't the word {I was their steward} !! Children were either amazed or terrified but the brilliant folk that were out and about were fantastic. I'm at a meeting with the Council Events team on Wednesday so any comments can/will be passed on-- good or bad

[dimples]

I think it wasn't advertised very well as it did actually go up lordship lane right to captured on the rye on pellet road by the patch which was the magnolia ! They were spin painting and I had my jams and jelly stall and we had carol singers etc and also push studio had a Christmas market open yesterday . Nothing to say apart from abit on the back of a flyer that they were on . Shame

[vicksg]

I thought it was wonderful (and not just because I took part carol singing with Kitsch In Sync). There was a real buzz and so much going on. I think the organisers did a great job - thanks for having us!

[AbDabs]

The stalls were great down NCR but the music was just too loud for me. Something gentle in the background is lovely but my head was splitting by the time we'd walked the full length. Shame, my purse came home a lot fuller than it would have done if the decibels were a few less. Perhaps we were there at the wrong time.

I didn't know anything about a market at Push studios - would have gone if I'd known.

[Louisa]

I went down on the off chance to have a pre Christmas browse to get me in the spirit. Wonderfully organised, if somewhat too loud for me. I too would have stayed longer had it not been so crowded and painfully ear drum ringing. Nevermind, can't please everyone.

Louisa.

[Hannah125]

Louisa.... where you disappointed that the farmers weren't represented?

[tallulah71]

I was working at the LL end, and no way was any music too loud....Dulwich Tails was selling mulled cider as well as their usual lovely pet products. I thought it was a lovely day....

[Sue]

I was so gutted to miss this, especially Chris Shaw and The Rye Ranters Rip-roaring Barn Dance Band.

I heard his melodeon drifting down North Cross Road as I walked to the station on my way to - ironically - a melodeon class :(

[DulwichFox]

Sue Wrote:

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> I was so gutted to miss this, especially Chris

> Shaw and The Rye Ranters Rip-roaring Barn Dance

> Band.

>

> I heard his melodeon drifting down North Cross

> Road as I walked to the station on my way to -

> ironically - a melodeon class :(

I was at Football Millwall..

Would love to of seen Chris Shaw... Lovely man.. have not seen him for many many years...

Chris playing his Melodeon whilst standing up... Doing both at the same time can be a bit tricky :)

As compensation Millwall won, beating The Current FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic 2-1.

Foxy

[MrBen]

There were some cool elderly bearded people playing a weird english folk/sea shanty music. They were really good but struggled to get the mainly white, affluent middle class crowd to get dancing. I reckon if I'd had some more of that plum cider I would have been up for busting some moves.

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

> Chris playing his Melodeon whilst standing up...

> Doing both at the same time can be a bit tricky

> :)

>

xxxxxx

Eh?

Straps, Foxy, straps !! :)

[DulwichFox]

Sue Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

>

> > Chris playing his Melodeon whilst standing

> up...

> > Doing both at the same time can be a bit tricky

> > :)

> >

>

> xxxxxx

>

> Eh?

>

> Straps, Foxy, straps !! :)

Yes.. Straps for the Melodeon...

Was more concerned what was holding Chris up... :)

Foxy

[sunbob]

MrBen Wrote:

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> There were some cool elderly bearded people

> playing a weird english folk/sea shanty music.

> They were really good but struggled to get the

> mainly white, affluent middle class crowd to get

> dancing

Well, it was fun joining in with the dancing (at last I discover the true advantage of being stoney broke!)