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from 2021

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 14, 2021

Podcast: Singing Saved My Life

'Singing Saved My Life' is a series of uplifting five-minute podcasts for the Waterloo Festival. These real-life stories recorded...

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 7, 2021

Hart Club and 'Respair'

Hart Club designed the ‘Respair’ logo for the Waterloo Festival site. This word, ‘respair’, seems very appropriate for our current moment...

Waterloo Festival Team

May 28, 2021

#Festivalcast: Meet Abs Tripp

In this episode Artistic Director of the Waterloo Festival, Euchar Gravina speaks to artist Abs Tripp about her involvement in the...

Waterloo Festival Team

May 6, 2021

Churchyard is still buzzing

Luckily for us, plants keep growing. Whilst the garden team has been on and off furlough, the churchyard survives to bloom another day....

Waterloo Festival Team

Mar 26, 2021

Send Us a Postcard!

An installation project organised by local artists and St John's Waterloo needs your contribution! St John’s Waterloo has been a London...

from 2020

Waterloo Festival Team

Jul 14, 2020
7 min

Artists in Waterloo #10: Colette Kelly

Throughout Waterloo Festival 2020, we platformed artists who either live in or are connected to Waterloo. And we are continuing this...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 28, 2020
1 min

Time Capsule #WF2020 (Art4Minds)

On the last day of the online edition of Waterloo Festival 2020, here's a proposition from our creative partners, Art4Minds.

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 28, 2020
1 min

Waterloo Lives

from The Museum of Things That Dont's Stand Still To finish off Waterloo Festival 2020, we're exhibiting a project by postgraduate...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 27, 2020
4 min

Artists in Waterloo #9: Rachel Wegh

Throughout Waterloo Festival 2020, we've been platforming artists who either live in or are connected to Waterloo. To finish off this...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 26, 2020
2 min

Our creative partners #9: Nonclassical

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing professionals from the world of arts and music to collaborate with and...

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Artists in Waterloo #8: Paul Steptoe Riley

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 26, 2020
1 min

Artists in Waterloo #8: Paul Steptoe Riley

Throughout Waterloo Festival 2020, we've been platforming artists who either live in or are connected to Waterloo. The penultimate...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #11: Lessons on faith, fellowship and inclusion

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 24, 2020
7 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #11: Lessons on faith, fellowship and inclusion

by Shanon Shah As a gay man from Malaysia, I often feel conflicted when Malaysia makes the headlines, especially on gender or sexuality....

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Okusinza mu Luganda #10: “We are all disciples”

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 22, 2020
8 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #10: “We are all disciples”

by Shanon Shah In this third and final part of our interview with Stephen Kafeero, he and Shanon Shah explore the challenges in balancing...

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Coin Street's Young Leaders at Waterloo Festival

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 19, 2020
4 min

Coin Street's Young Leaders at Waterloo Festival

Coin Street Young Leaders meet weekly to discuss issues relevant to young people, plan events and activities and get to know each other....

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Okusinza mu Luganda #9: “It’s about being part of people’s lives”

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 19, 2020
6 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #9: “It’s about being part of people’s lives”

by Shanon Shah In the second part of this interview, Stephen Kafeero explains how his spiritual conversion led him from his childhood...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #8: Childhood village escapades and career transitions

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 17, 2020
5 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #8: Childhood village escapades and career transitions

by Shanon Shah Stephen Kafeero (courtesy of Stephen Kafeero) Our three-part interview with Stephen Kafeero closes our special series to...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 17, 2020
3 min

Southbank Centre: Art by Post

We hear from one of our creative neighbours, the Southbank Centre. At the Southbank Centre, we believe that arts and creativity have a...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 17, 2020
5 min

Artists in Waterloo #6: Sarah Gray

Throughout Waterloo Festival 2020, we've been platforming artists who either live in or are connected to Waterloo. Sarah Gray is known...

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The churchyard in Waterloo #3: Remembering the volunteers at Putting Down Roots

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 16, 2020
4 min

The churchyard in Waterloo #3: Remembering the volunteers at Putting Down Roots

We're now exploring the Churchyard at St John's Waterloo, its history, its plants and its kind carers. Jonathan Trustram from the...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #7: “The only church I know here”

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 15, 2020
6 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #7: “The only church I know here”

by Shanon Shah The second and final part of our interview with Sara Kwagala delves into her experiences as youth leader of Okusinza mu...

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Our creative partners #8: Morley College London

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 13, 2020
2 min

Our creative partners #8: Morley College London

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing professionals from the world of arts and music to collaborate with and...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #6: migration, fashion and nursing

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 12, 2020
4 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #6: migration, fashion and nursing

by Shanon Shah We continue our curtain-raiser for the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of Okusinza mu Luganda (Worship in Luganda)...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #5: music to move the soul

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 10, 2020
3 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #5: music to move the soul

by Shanon Shah Michaiah Mukiibi at St John's Waterloo (courtesy of Michaiah Mukiibi) The nationwide lockdown that started at the end of...

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Our creative partners #7: Nonesuch Orchestra

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

Our creative partners #7: Nonesuch Orchestra

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing professionals from the world of arts and music to collaborate with and...

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Meet our community #3: LERA and how the Roupells transformed Waterloo

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 8, 2020
12 min

Meet our community #3: LERA and how the Roupells transformed Waterloo

Waterloo was the last part of central London to build a community. Centuries after Westminster became the seat of government, Lambeth had...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #4: from tiny plant to leafy bush

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 8, 2020
5 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #4: from tiny plant to leafy bush

by Shanon Shah The Waterloo Festival’s support for Okusinza mu Luganda’s 30th anniversary celebrations spanning 2020 and 2021 continues...

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Okusinza mu Laganda #3: “This is Luganda, not Yoruba”

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 5, 2020
5 min

Okusinza mu Laganda #3: “This is Luganda, not Yoruba”

by Shanon Shah Continuing the Waterloo Festival’s special series to commemorate the upcoming 30th anniversary celebrations of Okusinza mu...

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Our creative partners #6: Orchestra for the Earth

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 4, 2020
2 min

Our creative partners #6: Orchestra for the Earth

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing artists and musicians to collaborate with and showcase their wonderful...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #7

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 3, 2020
1 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #7

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #2: Language, prayer and community

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 3, 2020
9 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #2: Language, prayer and community

by Shanon Shah Monument of Uganda Martyrs and their oppressors, walking towards Namugongo, erected in Munyonyo on the spot from were the...

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Submit To Love Studios: Collaboration is Key

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 2, 2020
3 min

Submit To Love Studios: Collaboration is Key

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing professionals from the world of arts and music to collaborate with and...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #6

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 2, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #6

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #5

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 1, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #5

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Okusinza mu Luganda #1: A unifying and inclusive Ugandan congregation

Waterloo Festival Team

Jun 1, 2020
5 min

Okusinza mu Luganda #1: A unifying and inclusive Ugandan congregation

by Shanon Shah Interior of St John's Waterloo (Drawing: David Bassadone) The Waterloo Festival is honoured this year to feature the...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #4

Waterloo Festival Team

May 31, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #4

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #3

Waterloo Festival Team

May 30, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #3

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #2

Waterloo Festival Team

May 29, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #2

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Meet the winners of our writing competition #1

Waterloo Festival Team

May 28, 2020
2 min

Meet the winners of our writing competition #1

For the third time running, Waterloo Festival, in collaboration with Bridge House Publishing, organised a writing competition over the...

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Our creative partners #5: Bridge House Publishing

Waterloo Festival Team

May 27, 2020
3 min

Our creative partners #5: Bridge House Publishing

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing artists and musicians to collaborate with and showcase their wonderful...

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Community Audit - St John's needs your help!

Waterloo Festival Team

May 26, 2020
2 min

Community Audit - St John's needs your help!

St John’s Waterloo is planning a major redevelopment project called ReIgnite - you may have heard or seen the banners outside the church....

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Mental Health Awareness #3: random acts of kindness

Waterloo Festival Team

May 23, 2020
1 min

Mental Health Awareness #3: random acts of kindness

We want to bring to you an article from the Mental Health Foundation. Following the podcast from The Breathe Key on kindness, here's a...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 20, 2020
2 min

The Colombo Centre Needs Your Help!

The Colombo Centre provides opportunities to stay active and reduce isolation combining friendship, fitness and fun. Our partners at Coin...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 18, 2020
2 min

Our creative partners #3: Art4Minds

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships and bringing professionals from the world of art and music together, showcasing their...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 11, 2020
2 min

Meet our community #2 - SOWN

Giles Goddard, Honorary Treasurer of the South Bank and Waterloo Neighbours (SOWN) and vicar at St John's Waterloo, tells us more about...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 7, 2020
1 min

Baluji at Home!

Before the current public health crisis struck, the Inner Vision Orchestra, the UK's professional orchestra of blind musicians, were...

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Waterloo Festival Team

May 6, 2020
3 min

Our creative partners #1: Flux Soup

Waterloo Festival thrives on creative partnerships, on bringing artists and musicians to collaborate with and showcase their wonderful...

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Waterloo Festival Team

Apr 28, 2020
2 min

Call: sing and send us your voice!

For Waterloo Festival 2020, Rita Says and The Jerico Orchestra were planning a wonderful rendition of La Monte Young's Composition 1960...

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Meet our Community #1 - Our Daily Online Pub and Coffee Morning

Waterloo Festival Team

Apr 27, 2020
3 min

Meet our Community #1 - Our Daily Online Pub and Coffee Morning

Since the lockdown began in mid-March, the community in and around St John's Waterloo has made a point of staying in touch digitally....

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