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Winter Wanders: Free Guided Walks Across London

Transport for London (TfL) has got together with the London Boroughs and Walk London to put together some free guided walks which will span the width, length and breadth of the City.

The led walks will take place on London’s Strategic Walk Network, a series of seven long-distance routes broken up in to shorter sections. The 350-mile Network is one of the initiatives being promoted by TfL and the Boroughs to help London become one of the most walking-friendly cities in Europe by 2012.

Greenwich is one of the areas that will be explored with a choice of four walks. Participants of these walks will be able to get up close and personal with the site of the 2012 Games and the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. There will also be a special walk, “Exploring Seafaring London”.

Ian Bull, who is leading the Charlton Station to Plumstead walk, said:

“We’re cherry-picking some of London’s most historic locations ranging from the geological to the industrial archaeological. We’ll visit the lovely parks around Charlton with their animals and views over the City before the Thames Path takes us to the immense industrial achievements in Woolwich. The Thames barrier represents the 20th Century followed by a possibly unrepeatable visit, and the first for 96 years, inside the cathedral-like 19th Century factory buildings of the Royal Arsenal.”

Ben Plowden, Director of Integrated Programme Delivery at TfL, said:

“London’s great landmarks and green areas are best explored on foot. That is why we are working with our partners and stakeholders to make walking in this city as attractive and enjoyable as possible by investing over £17 million this year to improve conditions across the Capital. Seasonal events like the ‘Winter Wanders’ are a great way to inspire Londoners to get out and either walk on their own or in groups to enjoy their surroundings and to keep fit. These events also show Londoners how walking can be a quick and efficient way of getting from A to B and encourage them to make more journeys by foot.”

Get more information on TFL’s Winter Wanders schedule.

Chinese State Circus at Blackheath

The Chinese State Circus are currently setting up at Blackheath, ready to launch their show tomorrow which runs through until Boxing Day (with a day off on Christmas day).

The breath-taking family show includes Swinging Poles, Spinning Plates, Hats Off!, Contortion, The Shaolin Wu-Shu Warriors, The Monkey King, Olympic Stars, Diablos, the 2008 World Circus Award nominated Sensual Silks and Hoop Diving.

You can buy tickets online for the Chinese State Circus at Blackheath from Ticketmaster.

Peter Pan at the O2, Greenwich

JM Barrie’s magical story of Peter Pan arrived at the O2 today with a critically acclaimed production in Meridian Gardens.

The show was big success when staged in Kensington Gardens earlier this year, and now you can see it at the O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula until the 10th January 2010.

Performed “in the round” in a specially commissioned, state-of-the-art 1300 seat theatre-tent, the production includes a breathtaking 360-degree projected scenic design.

Jonathan Hyde takes on the role of Captain Hook, Ciaran Kellgren is Peter Pan and Abby Ford appears as Wendy.

Tickets for the production are available now from Ticketmaster.co.uk

JLS at the O2, Greenwich in December 2010

Successful boyband, JLS, have announced a new arena tour for December 2010, which will include a visit to the O2 arena in North Greenwich.

The male vocal harmony group have enjoyed enormous success since they were the runners up in 2008’s X-Factor with number one hit singles “Breathe Again” and “Everybody In Love”

The group said in a statement on their website, “It’s every singers dream to play venues like the O2, Wembley and Manchester’s MEN arena to such huge audiences! It’s going to be a spectacular and we can’t wait for all our supporters to see the show!!”

It will be something of a homecoming for band member Marvin Humes, who originally hails from Herbert Road, Woolwich.

Order tickets online from Ticketmaster.

What’s On This Week: 9th November – 15th November 2009

Culture comes to Greenwich this week in all forms, with a packed diary of music, poetry and arts events all over town and plenty of opportunities for everyone to get involved.

For music geeks like me, The Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition at the Old Royal Naval College is undoubtedly the highlight of the week.  As well as providing an opportunity to see and touch ye olde musical instruments such as hurdy-gurdies, sackbutts and crumhorns, the festival is also bringing them back to life with a series of concerts and master classes.

Catering for the thoroughly modern end of the musical spectrum is Greenwich Theatre’s Showstopper. This musical is 100% improvised on the night based on audience suggestions, so I can’t tell you what it’s about yet, but it’s been a huge success to date and will no doubt be just as well received this time.  If that whets your appetite for participation, you can to get creative at the Cockpit Arts Studio in Deptford, who are holding hat-making classes from Tuesday.  There’s also a Kickstart Photography Workshop on Sunday afternoon at the Viewfinder Gallery, where participants pick a theme together, then go off and take photographs before reconvening to compare results.

The spoken word is the order of the day at the Albany, with Beyond Worlds Remixed on Tuesday evening.  Four South African poets, including Poet Laureate Keorapetse Kgositsile, will be showcasing their talent and sharing the stage with young British rappers and emcees (MCs) from the group SLAMbassadors. Tuesday’s obviously a day for poetry in Greenwich, as the Observatory are holding a Poems of Space evening, looking at the relationship between verse and science.

Finally, if your son or daughter is keen to follow in the footsteps of Greenwich’s own Rachel Adedeji (OK, so I know she’s out of the X Factor now but she’s still done pretty well), then Greenwich Community College are holding an open evening on Tuesday.  Rachel’s course, Musical Theatre, is a specialty of theirs but they run courses for school leavers in a wide range of practical disciplines from Mechanics to Fashion.

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