A Community Network for Bowes Park and Bounds Green
November 14, 2018 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Mark Lewis explores the rich tradition of lore and legend in the tidal reaches of London’s River, including pagan gods, riverside taverns, ghosts, ceremonials, frost fairs, tales of smuggling and pir… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
January 9, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Keith Fawkes and Richard Norman share a lifelong interest in the history of music hall and variety entertainment and they have come together to produce illustrated talks on the subject. This talk wil… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: history, talk
February 13, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Roger Squires, a trustee of the London Canal Museum, will give an illustrated talk about the history of Regent’s Canal and provide a visual tour of the current waterway. The Regent’s Canal received i… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
March 13, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) lived through a period of enormous change in postal communication. He was a prolific letter-writer, sending over 14,000 letters to more than 2,500 different corresponden… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
April 10, 2019 from 8pm to 8pm – Union Church Hall Jiff Bayliss presents an illustrated talk tracing the development of the Islington side of Stroud Green and Finsbury Park from rural area to present-day urban village and transport interchange. Most… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: history talk
May 8, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Hugh Petrie, the Heritage Officer for the London Borough of Barnet, will give an illustrated talk on the Alan Lawrence Collection which was recently left to the London Borough of Barnet, and contain… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
June 12, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall We all know that the Bayeux tapestry (which is not actually a tapestry at all) tells us about the Battle of Hastings, doesn’t it? Actually, the tapestry tells us far more. Generally regarded as one o… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
September 11, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Murray Craig's talk is about admitting people to the Freedom of the City of London, an ancient custom that dates back to the early thirteenth century. This was a life-changing event as it gave the i… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
October 9, 2019 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall Dr Helen Fry has written extensively on the Second World War and her talk will focus on the British intelligence operation at Trent Park. During the war, British intelligence bugged the conversatio… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
February 12, 2020 from 8pm to 9pm – Union Church Hall This talk is about the ancient custom of Beating the Bounds which has seen many revivals in the present, with all its eccentric accompaniments. Mark Lewis will give a detailed account and look at the… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: talk
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