November Events in South London

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November Events in South London

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The Essential Guide to Events & Festivals this month
	Month of November November gets its name from the Latin word novem, which means "nine". It was the ninth month of the year before January and February were added to the Roman Calendar Flower of the month: Chrysanthemum. chrysos (gold) and anthemon (flower)from the Ancient Greek . Most species originate from East Asia and the centreof diversity is in China
	5th Bonfire Night Originally known as Guy Fawkes Night. It commemorated the capture of Guido Fawkes (1570-1606) who attempted to blow up Parliament on the 5th November 1605 but was caught and executed. In the editors day it was common to see children begging for a “Penny for the Guy” with a replica of Fawkes in a pram. The failure go the Gunpowder Plot is celebrated with fireworks on and around the 5th.
	3rd London - Brighton Vintage Car Run The Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run offers members of the public a rare opportunity to view 500 pre-1905 vehicles travel on mass along public roads. It commemorates the Emancipation Run of 14 November 1896 which celebrated the passing into law of the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the speed limit for 'light locomotives' from 4 mph to 14 mph and abolished the requirement for these vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot. Passes through Waterloo. Kennington, Streatham, Norbury and Croydon via the A23 Map
	9th Lord Mayor’s Show The office of Lord Mayor dates from 1189 and it was a requirement of the charter establishing it that the mayor travelled to the royal enclave at Westminster to present himself to the monarch's representatives, Originally this journey was mostly made by barge on the RiverThames, the usual method of transport for this route in those days. Pageantry and display gradually grew around the trip and by the 16th century the "show" was firmly established as a major entertainment for Londoners
	10th Remembrance Sunday Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth as a day "to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts’ The significance of poppies to Remembrance Sunday is largely the result of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae’s poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, (1915): ‘In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row’. Moina Michael started selling silk poppies to raise funds for disabled veterans in the US, this spread to Europe. The original Poppy Factory was off the Old Kent Road and is now in Richmond.
	tbc Wimbledon Art Fair An opportunity to interact with over 150 artists in their own individual creative spaces and buy art directly from them. Includes painting, ceramics, printmaking, photography and more.
	30th St Andrews Day St Andrew's Day, 30 November, is one of Scotland's national days. Christ's first disciple, St Andrew spent his life spreading the word of Jesus and died as a martyr on a diagonal cross (Scotland’s flag shows a white diagonal cross on a blue background). St Andrew's Day is marked with a celebration of Scottish culture with traditional Scottish food, music and dance
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