Royal Wedding Street Party at Tea House Theatre in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

The yet-to-open Tea House Theatre will be holding an all-day (9am - 6pm) Royal Wedding Street Party on Vauxhall Walk on Friday 29th April.  There'll be tea, cake, jelly, icecream, cricket, special guests, animals from Vauxhall City Farm, bingo and free entry to the after party at the Black Dog pub.  What more could anybody possibly want?  Oh, and local residents are invited to bring a cake for the cake-judging competition.  (The day is held in association with VGERTA, The Friends of Spring Gardens, The Vauxhall Society, Black Dog pub, Vauxhall City Farm, PJ Frankland (our local butcher) and Blueberry Hill Cakes.)

The Tea House Theatre is situated on the corner of Laud Street and Vauxhall Walk and can be accessed from Kennington Lane by strolling across Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens (formerly Spring Gardens).  The theatre is based on the site of the old Queen Anne pub.

See poster below for the same info in a more attractive format:

I also understand that there's a Royal Wedding Street Party taking place in Cleaver Square, but it's only open to those who hold tickets, and tickets were only distributed to neighbouring residents associations, so if you're looking for something open to the public, it would be better to head to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens!

The Black Dog (formerly The Lavender)

Thanks to an anonymous commentator on the new businesses in Kennington Cross post, I've been provided with news about a couple more local ventures on the Vauxhall side of SE11.

The pub on Vauxhall Walk, previously known as The Lavender, is bucking the "new name" trend of the Tommyfield, by reverting to its old name, The Black Dog (although the original Black Dog was further along Glass House Walk). I'm wondering whether the Black Dog name is linked to the "Black Prince" heritage in Kennington.

Anyhow, the new Black Dog will re-open "shortly" from Monday to Saturday, and Sunday by arrangement. Amongst other things, they'll be offering "monthly changing cocktails", and there's a holding page with more info, launched here today.

I'm hoping to release some very exciting Vauxhall news tomorrow, but it really helps to have general news from the ground because it's not always possible to survey the entirety of SE11 on a daily basis.