The Morley Drop

The Morley Drop

Show 45

23.09.26

The Morley Drop is your weekly scoop from Morley Radio! Join the Morley Radio Team, every week with a mix of handpicked tunes, the latest Morley news, event highlights, and plenty of surprises along the way. Whether you are tuning in for the music, the stories, or just to stay in the loop, The Morley Drop is your go-to guide to what’s happening in and around Morley. Tune into life at Morley, your midweek soundtrack; music, community and more. Every Wednesday at 2pm, live on Morley Radio.

This week we celebrate the Lambeth Heritage Festival 2026, with a playlist inspired by the borough’s people, places, and musical history, alongside a conversation with Alison Rae about local storytelling, guided walks, and discovering the hidden histories of Lambeth.

Music theme: Lambeth

Emerging Music Spotlight: Love and Light – Kotoa

Events/Links

Further info on events still to take place in the Heritage Festival in next few days –

• Visit Clockworks Fri 25th Sept
Curator’s Talk 12. 30 – 1.30pm
Nettlefold Place, West Norwood.
Book : theclockworks.org/events
Also on other dates through the year.

• Learn about rural Lambeth : Common to All ? Sat 26th
Talk at West Norwood Library 2pm
Free but Book bit.ly/3R5Btx2

• Explore the Heart of Brixton, what came before Windrush Square and Electric Avenue ? Sat 26th Sept
Walk from Lambeth Archives
Free but Book : bit.ly/4f4H4Nk

• Walk through HENRY TATE GARDENS Sun 27th Sept
Gardens of former home of sugar magnate, philanthopist and art collector Henry Tate.
£ 5.00 book via StreathamSociety.org.uk
Popular and often sold out but will be repeated in 2027.

• Full details of the Festival, Walks in South London through the year including by Lambeth Tour Guides and details of Forum Members –
www.lambethlocalhistoryforum.org.uk

• Interested in becoming a Lambeth Tour Guide yourself or know someone who would be interested ?
Read about the Course and past experience of students :
www.lambethtourguides.org
Where you can also find the link to the short application form.

• If you miss the Festival there are regular walks year round at West Norwood Cemetery, Brixton Markets as well as a variety of locations across the Borough from Lambeth Tour Guides.

Do consider supporting your local Society, be it in Waterloo, Vauxhall, Brixton, Camberwell, Herne Hill, Streatham or Clapham who run events, talks and walks year round.

More info on the sundial in Ruskin Park – see HeritageofLondon.org

Other events:

BRICKS: A Tribute to Harry Brown

23 September 2026

Funkshy Beats Showcase and Jam

24 September 2026

Lambeth Fringe Festival

24 September – 25 October 2026

Waterloo Pub Walk: History, Hops & Hidden Corners

24 September 2026

Morley Market

26 September 2026, 10am–4pm

Morley Lunchtime Concerts

Every Tuesday, 1pm–2pm

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