It is so difficult to put all strings together to have any community event. The last event we did as a group was a screening of Jill Daniel's film, Small Town Girls, in St Patrick School at the beginning of December. The weather was horrific and not many people decided to come, but all together the atmosphere was good and people admitted they want more! So we are moving now to a series of workshops on film making which will start on 29th January.
The best thing is that the local library will host the workshops. The library is a fantastic venue, centrally located in Plumstead High Street. The manager is a very energetic persona and she really understands the need for more rather than less. It is great to see that there is someone there who is ready to try something new with a group like ours.
That library is also a beautiful building, but its original glory is gone, we were told that several years ago all original features were removed in the process of refurbishment. It is nice and fresh and magnolia neutral today, but the feel of the Edwardian investment is only in the window frames and the facade. Maybe one day it would be possible to have a big makeover... That would be fantastic. We still don't have a space for meetings and events, we rely on cafe Royal by the station. They are really great, staying for us after hours if needed.
There is a nice tiny restaurant next to Cafe Royal, I really feel tempted to have a meal there. It is a Nepalese place which seduces people with smells and lost of colorful bottles of liqueurs. We tried to get there once, but it was full. I am not giving up.
Is it not great that some eateries in Plumstead can be so full one cannot get in?
Why not a day cafe with nice music, fresh press and good coffee? I presume it does not exist yet, but Cafe Royal is a good start to it. We need anotehr another in the High Street, or in Plumstead Common. In the meantime, there have been two more hairdressers opened, £5 per cut!
And we have a professional photographer in the High Street for some time. Not to mention the extension of Ambala restaurant with a superb first floor for bigger parties.
Facades changes in Plumstead a lot, but there is not investment in culture. And there will not be for sure, the government promised us that...