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Crystal Palace Library of Things !

2/3/2018

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Hello pledgers, supporters and soon to be Thing-borrowers ! 

We have very exciting news !

The Crystal Palace Library of Things that you all supported with your pledges is coming your way.  Since the successful crowd-funding campaign where you all played such an important part, we have made a lot of significant progress in the lead up to our launch this April ! 

The most exciting new development is that the two-way partnership between Upper Norwood Library Hub and Crystal Palace Transition Town has become a three-way partnership,  – with the dynamic team from Library of Things coming on board in a major role to co-deliver the services and systems !

We all feel this is a real win-win for the project, with the Library of Things bringing their experience of running the West Norwood project and developing other projects, plus their plans to create a ground-breaking and innovative version of Library of Things in Crystal Palace. 

Alongside the Transition Town’s strong experience in building local sustainable projects such as the prize-winning Crystal Palace Food Market, and the Library Hub as a vibrant and active location, we think we’re on a winner! This will be the first library in the country to host a Library of Things ! 

We also really appreciate our support from the Mayor’s Fund For London, Barclays’ Lifeskills Fund, B&Q Sydenham and Martin & Co. Crystal Palace. 

However the most important partner is you - and it was your brilliant support throughout the crowdfunding campaign that made this happen. You can now stay in touch with our updates, events and news of the affordable borrowing service by signing up to our new CP Library of Things newsletter 

So what’s been happening in the last couple of months? 

In early Feb, Library of Things directors, Sophia & Emma, did a walk-through of the space with Emily from Upper Norwood Library Hub and Joe from Crystal Palace Transition Town, measuring and zoning the areas where our Things will be housed. 

The Library of Things team also hosted a packaging ‘hack’ along with representatives from DHL and eBay to work on designing some beautiful and practical packaging for the Things. 

On Sunday 25th  February we were on both floors in the Library. Downstairs we were designing how the space will be laid out alongside our designers, Cindy and Mike from Unit Lab, and Pett from Norville’s coffee :
Upstairs, the Crystal Palace Library of Things ran it’s first Restart Party  - a really successful event where over 60 people came together to fix electronic items with the support of local fixers !
Big shout to Alys, Ollie and Joe for organising this event and to the fantastic gathering of local fixers and volunteers who made it so successful on the day ! You're welcome to join our new and growing Crystal Palace Fixers facebook group !  

We will be running lots more events to support your borrowing, including more Restart Parties, mending meet-ups and much more!   

And of course behind the scenes we’ve all been busying away with designs, spreadsheets, emails, sourcing things, software, hardware, communication systems and much more to get everything in place.

Fancy help making it happen?  
​We have some very exciting and interesting volunteering opportunities coming up, - as Hosts, Thing Fixers, Ambassadors and Skill Sharers. Come along to our Volunteer Night on Tuesday 27th March to Upper Norwood Library Hub  6.30 - 8.30pm to find out more and meet the team ! 
 

By the way, we still have a small amount of pledged money that didn’t come in - you can also help us with that by checking that your pledge went through and checking your inbox for an email from “Go Cardless”. Drop us an email if you want to check anything about this.

You can also help by sharing this link on Facebook, Twitter and through your contacts to let everyone know we’re coming soon ! 

So as I think you can tell we are very excited that you will be able to come in and borrow items from late April ! Signing up for our newsletter will also mean that you can get advance notification of how to borrow!  

Very best wishes from everyone at Crystal Palace Library of Things and hope to see you very soon ! 

Contact us at:  crystalpalace@libraryofthings.co.uk

Big Thank You To Dylan Lowe For Photos
​Additional photos:  Joe Duggan
​Illustration: Tim Sharville
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Park Night 1 : There's a lot going on in Crystal Palace Park !

26/2/2018

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By Joe Duggan

"So Many Projects !"   "Great Community Spirit!"  "So Many Different Groups I Didn't Know About" "Please Do This Again, A Great Idea" "Lots of Amazing People Doing Amazing Things" 

As you can see from the slideshow and feedback above we had a great night at our very first "Park Night" 
- a special event to celebrate and promote some of the great work going on with community and voluntary groups in Crystal Palace Park and beyond. It was a pleasure to co-host the event with Katie Rose and I'm really looking forward to Park Night 2 later in the Spring and our planned tour of projects in the park. 

In case you missed it here's a list  of all the great groups that came along.
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Click on the green titles to go straight to their websites !  

Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
Learn everything about there is to know about the iconic CP dinosaurs and their latest Paleo Planting project

Capel Manor College
Find out about a wide range of courses and volunteer opportunities involving animal husbandry, horticulture and much more 

Palace Trees
A Transition Town project that allows you to buy trees as a gift that will be planted in the park. There are plans for lots of planting in 2018 !

Friends of Crystal Palace Park
Hosting information sessions in the Info Centre every Sunday and acting as contact point for the other projects in the park, including the "Secret Garden".

Crystal Palace Park "Shadow Board"
The body that is working to take over the management of Crystal Palace Park from Bromley Council

​Rising Stars Support
Developing young people's confidence through martial arts, kick-boxing and anger management 

The Patchwork Farm
The network of community gardens in Crystal Palace and the surplus produce stall at Crystal Palace Food Market. Part of Crystal Palace Transition Town. 

Crystal Palace Library of Things
A space opening in April 2018 where you can borrow things you need at an affordable rate. A partnership between the Transition Town, Upper Norwood Library Hub and The Library of Things . 
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We were also pleased to welcome our friends from The Ache Garden in CP Park, Crystal Palace Sports Partnership, The Secret Garden Beekeepers, cpneighbours , The CPCA, Invisible Palace, Friends of West Norwood Station, Upper Norwood Library Hub, The Great North Wood Project, and the Transition Town's own Crystal Palace Food Market and CPTT Choir ! 

Amazingly, we only featured some of the projects based or working in Crystal Palace Park. From new projects like Friends of Crystal Palace Skatepark, to established projects like Friends of Crystal Palace Subway, and The Crystal Palace Festival, there are even more ways to engage with and volunteer in this amazing park.

Watch out for Park Night 2 and our Park Tour coming later in the year to find out more. Sign up for our newsletter or join us on facebook or twitter to keep updated ! 

Very special thanks to all the groups and members of the public who came along to make it a special night.

Remember we also have our regular Green Drinks - next one  is on Wed 21st March, 8.30pm in The Paxton Centre. 

Best wishes
Joe Duggan
Co-Chair Crystal Palace Transition Town

Special thanks to:

Bromley Council's Crystal Palace Park Community Fund
Elaine Harrison for her guidance and Lucy Hopkins for her support
​Katie Rose for co-facilitating the event
Beth Mander and Stephen Sinn from the Paxton Centre for such a lovely setting
Photos : Katie Rose and Joe Duggan
And to David Vallade for his wonderful poster below .... see you next time ! 
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SEE YOU NEXT TIME ! 
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SEE YOU NEXT TIME !
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Cheating has never been more enjoyable

18/5/2016

 
"That's cheating" was the reaction I got most often when I mentioned I was trying out an electric-assist bicycle. Given cycling to work is just about my only regular exercise, I know what they mean. But boy was it fun.

If you've considered giving the car a miss, or freeing up a seat on a bus or train, but you're put off by arduous journeys up hills and sweaty arrivals, then these bikes could be just the thing for you.

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Carbon Conversation 6: Getting the message out

18/12/2015

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By Ben Cuddon

For our final session we gathered in the comfortable and homely surrounds of Alona's house to discuss our last topic: how to communicate about climate change to other people. Kalina could not join us but took part via Skype, adding an extra comms twist to the proceedings.

In many ways this was the most important session of all. The question of how to communicate the problem of climate change to sceptics, or people who are apathetic, or paralysed over taking action, is probably the biggest challenge of all. Governments won't take action on climate change until their people demand it, and their people won't demand until they see for themselves that it is an urgent and pressing issue.


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Get Geared Up For Your Christmas Party Locally

11/12/2015

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By Laura Jane Stacey

​Last week we celebrated the 3rd year of Small Business Saturday, a great initiative launched in 2013 to encourage people to shop local, and support small businesses in our communities.
The traders of Crystal Palace celebrated this years campaign by ‘buddying up’, with many businesses offering treats to customers who had spent money at other local shops.​..

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