Every week in my ‘What’s On’ article, I attempt to glean a vague a theme out of the coming week’s events, but this week the sheer diversity is making it tricky, so I’ve instead gone for a collection of goings-on that have almost nothing in common. After all, random events are nearly always the best kind.
If you’re not totally festival-ed out for this summer or are keen to squeeze one last fest in before September descends (bringing immediate winter of course), there’s the Well Hall Summer Festival at the eponymous Pleasaunce on Sunday afternoon. As well as the usual proliferation of sugary food, balloon-related activities and brass instruments to send your kids loopy there is also a promising Abba tribute band and some owls and falcons on display. Not simultaneously, I hope; falcons don’t strike me as the Mamma Mia! types.
If you’re keen to stretch your legs and meet some new people then St Alfege’s Church is leading a multi-faith walk on Saturday. The informal walk takes participants around some of the different religious centres in Greenwich and Blackheath encompassing, amongst others, the Muslim and Quaker communities. The walk’s itinerary also promises abundant refreshments so you’ll be well taken care of.
The indigo2 are going for the longest name for a tournament in Greenwich’s history, with the G Force Street Dance Weekend UK Championships on Sunday. Apparently Britain’s Got Talent champs Diversity are past winners of this competition, so the standard is likely to be high and it will no doubt be an energetic, grafity-defying spectacle – how do break dancers do it?
In anticipation of the forthcoming Greenwich Comedy Festival, The Albany are hosting their own brand of funny stuff with the Sweetfellows Comedy Show on Friday evening with some well-known urban comedians taking to the stage.
Over on the Blackheath side of town, the Railway pub are holding their cider festival, aptly name CyderFest, all next weekend with live music and… cider. Young jazz/folk singer Janet Penfold is also performing at the British Oak on Old Dover Road on Saturday evening.
Finally, for those of you on the home stretch with the summer holidays, there’s a Wildlife Drop in at Greenwich Park on Wednesday morning. The squirrels are out in force at the moment and don’t seem to be too bothered by having kids chase them so now seems like a good time to find out a bit more.