Stephen Bennett likens the battle to exist as a clarinettist and musician in a profession where success depends exclusively on people pulling strings - to the honour and discipline of the heroic Samurai who struggle heroically against all the odds. Title: "Kendo With Clarinet".

Holy Trinity church on Clapham Common is one of the festival venues that is away from traffic which makes it ideal for family activities.

Patricia Ann Woody is one of the last living descendents of the famous Oaklahoma train robber, Jesse James, who was the peoples' champion, fighting against the rape of the land by the United States railroad companies. The last remaining "loot" of the "James Gang" put Ms. Woody through college.

"Mount St. Michel at Dusk, as seen from the sea" in Normandy, France, was built by the Benedictine Order, the same people who designed and constructed St. Michael's Mount just across the channel at Marazion, Cornwall. Photo by Stephen Bennett.

The bandstand on Clapham Common is in desparate need of restoration and renovation in order to prevent it from immenent collapse. Only £15,000 is needed to save this historic monument. That's the average cost of a domestic kitchen, but it has been sitting derelect for over 3 years and the community is being prevented from using this valuable Community Service tool!

These series of photographs of the Clapham Orangery - the last remaining structure of the Henry Thornton estate (Clapham Common South Side) - are by Stephen Bennett, our Artistic Director. The padlocked fence symbolises the very real wall that still exists today between culture and the community. In fact, this "brick wall" has grown much bigger, thicker, and impregnable, due to the lack of community spirit and service exemplified by the "haves" and "have nots". This wall is much more dangerous than any "Berlin Wall" could ever be. The Orangery will be restored and used as an important venue for a number of Cla'am Fest events and be returned to proper community use and pleasure.