Dulwich festival was in full swing on a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon. Goose Green was heaving with stalls, prams and people. I personally felt really proud living in such a thriving and community-orientated place. I even bought an ‘I (heart) SE22′ bag from one of the stalls! Local artists and businesses joined together for a great event accompanied by a hippie singer on the music stage.
What a contrast though on Saturday night. After taking some friends into town to show them the delights of the big smoke, we got a taxi back to Lordship Lane only to witness a horrific fight outside Black Cherry Bar. Ironically we’d been there the night before and had a great evening, even chatting to some of the staff. We saw a man in his forties get kicked and punched and then a man and women lift up a picnic table and try to throw it through the window of the bar.
I heard another girl say she called the police when the trouble first started and they took half an hour to appear!!
Makes you wonder if East Dulwich Police station is really in action anymore….
