As It Is Arts

05/09/2026

All looking rather lovely in Banana Park ahead of the arrival of the parade and the beginning of what has the makings of a brilliant Battersea Community Festival 2026! The Southside Massive sea shanty group taking to the stage at 2.30 as part of a great line up of performers over the day! Battersea Community Festival WhatNextWandsworth Wandsworth Beat | Local News & Culture Wandsworth Council London Arts and Health Sandra Munoz Alvarez

03/09/2026

well that was a fun and well-spent hour for this month's WhatNextWandsworth gathering this morning. Huge thanks to WhatNextWandsworth for convening it and to Royal Academy of Dance for such generous hospitality and for providing such a great space for our session with the brilliant Polly.

01/09/2026

Come join together on the high seas of song with The Southside Massive sea-shanty group!

01/09/2026

The Southside Massive performing in our local community among such a wonderful line-up as part of the wonderful Battersea Community Festival! Shillington Park, London SW11 2TB.
Come along and sail the high seas of song together with us, joining-in with rousing choruses!

STAGE ANNOUNCEMENT: We welcome Battersea based Southside Massive Sea Shanty Group from As It Is Arts to the Riverside Radio stage at the Battersea Community Festival 2026 this Saturday at 2.30pm. Shillington Park from Midday till 6pm.

27/07/2026

Thank you Sandra at kcabattersea for the wonderful transformation of the Monday group into Les Matelots!

Come join us tomorrow for our Tuesday mixed group, open to everybody for a sea-shanty singalong at candlemakersw11

26/07/2026

Monday Men's daytime sea shanty singing group at kcabattersea
Tuesday mixed daytime sea-shanty singing group at candlemakersw11

26/07/2026

Such a fine crew!
Men's sea-shanty singing at kcabattersea on Mondays, 12.30-2

Open sea-shanty singalong at candlemakersw11 on Tuesdays, 12-1.30
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23/07/2026

ahhh! these guys!! such a joy to share the songs of the sea with them each week for the men's Monday sea-shanty singing session, 12.30-2pm 😊
HUGE thanks to the wonderful folk of for their warm, welcoming hospitality..
Also at for our mixed, open to everyone singalong on Tuesdays, 12-1.30