All local Events (70)

FILM: Dream to Change the World - A Tribute to John La Rose

October 31, 2016 from 12:15pm to 1:30pm – Bruce Castle Museum Film running time: 75 minutes To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of New Beacon Books by John La Rose in Stroud Green Road, a lunchtime screening of the documentary film ‘Dream To… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: film, black, history, lunchtime, event, local

Exhibition: Wraparound - African and Caribbean cloths, head-wraps and symbolism

January 20, 2017 at 1pm to April 30, 2017 at 5pm – Bruce Castle Museum Open: Wednesday to Sunday 1 – 5pm This exhibition explores the traditions, meanings and development of West African fabrics, clothes designs and head-wraps through photographs, a film and interviews… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: exhibition, black, history, textile, design, art, local

Talk: Portraits for Posterity - Honouring the Holocaust Survivors in Haringey

January 25, 2017 from 7:30pm to 9pm – Bruce Castle Museum An evening talk marking Holocaust Memorial Day led by Jan Marsh, historian and author, as she shares the poignant stories behind the faces of survivors of the Holocaust who made their home in Haringe… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: talk, holocaust, memorial, day, local, history, portraits

Talk: Bugs! The Tale of Two Tottenham Children's Books

January 30, 2017 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum Come along to the Munch and Listen lunchtime talk - 'Bugs! The Tale of Two Tottenham Children's Books' by Candy Amsden, local artist, and Deborah Hedgecock, (Curator, Bruce Castle Museum). Meet the a… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: art, talk, local, history

Compiled: an exhibition by Collective Exchange

March 4, 2017 at 1pm to April 13, 2017 at 5pm – Bruce Castle Museum Open Wednesday to Sunday 1 - 5pm. Collective Exchange – three Designers in Residence from Middlesex University – bring together a display of stunning works in clay produced from a community arts pr… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: exhibition, clay, ceramics, design, art, local, history
The Battle Bus that went to War: From Tottenham to the Trenches

March 4, 2017 at 1pm to June 4, 2017 at 5pm – Bruce Castle Museum Open Wednesday to Sunday 1 - 5pm. Discover the story of the London bus that went to war. See how the lives of local Tottenham people were affected by the First World War in this community exhibition,… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: 1ww, local, history, exhibition, transport, first, world, war

Talk: It's All A Bit Heath Robinson: Re-inventing the First World War

March 27, 2017 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum Lucinda Gosling discusses the life and career of William Heath Robinson (1872-1944), one of Britain's best-loved humorous artists, who was born in Stroud Green and lived for some time in Highgate. Sh… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: 1ww, local, history, talk, lunchtime, first, world, war

Reminiscence Cafe: Carnival!

October 17, 2017 from 2pm to 4pm – Bruce Castle Museum Come along to our monthly reminiscence café and enjoy the memories over a cup of tea ....Colourful and exciting, 'carnival' goes back a long way and crosses many continents. Tottenham’s earliest carn… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: reminiscence, older, people, local, history, carnival, black

Black History Month: Munch and Listen - All About Carnival: a medley of films on history of carnival

October 30, 2017 from 12:15pm to 1:15pm – Bruce Castle Museum Join us for an enjoyable and fun programme of short films dating from the 1950s and 60s from Trinidad, Notting Hill and Haringey. You can find out about different parades, the meaning and use of cost… Event added by Deborah Hedgecock | Type: black, history, lunchtime, event, films, local, carnival

HORNSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY : PUBLIC LOCAL HISTORY SURGERY

April 7, 2018 from 10:30am to 2:30pm – The Old Schoolhouse Would you like help conducting your own local history research? Then come along to our local history surgery. All members of the public, as well as members of the HHS and the Crouch End and Distric… Event added by Deirdre Stowell-Smith | Type: local, history, surgery