Talks & Walks
"Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second."
Robert Frost
If comedy, film, music, drama, food or art and craft isn't you thing there are a wonderful range of walks and talks planned for this year's festival. Including
A Walk on the Hill Side
Sunday 27th March 2.00- 3.30pm
| A Walk on the Hill Side with Malcolm Bacchus (Telegraph Hill Society, chair). |
Interesting features and little known facts about and around Telegraph Hill. |
Meet in the Uppper Park by the Tennis Courts |
2-3.30pm |
FREE |
Grasping the Swallow's Tail and Parting the Wild Horse's Mane
Tuesday 29th March
| A short talk on Yang style Tai Chi, demonstration and opportunity to learn basic moves. | Telegraph Hill Centre Narthex |
7.10pm - 8.40pm |
FREE |
Farms and Market Gardens of Hatcham
Thursday 31st March
| Local historian Ray Thatcher tells how New Cross provided food for London until 1900. | The Hill Station Café |
7pm - 8.30pm |
FREE |
The First Men in Space
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Fifty years on. The first man in Space. An illustrated talk. "The Earth is blue … How wonderful. It is amazing." Yuri Gagarin to ground control ! |
Upstairs at The Telegraph, Dennetts Rd. |
7.30 - 8.30 pm |
FREE |
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An Optimist's Tour of the Future MONDAY 28th March - at The Telegraph, Dennetts Rd. 8.30pm FREE Local author, Mark Stevenson talks about his first book - a journey into the future. See http://www.amazon.com/Optimists-Tour-Future-Mark-Stevenson/dp/1846683564 |
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c/o Telegraph Hill Centre
Pepys Road
New Cross Gate
London
SE14