Thursday 21 April 2016

Deptford Heritage Festival 29 april -2 May

Check out www.deptfordheritagefestival.org.uk this bank holiday  29 April-2 May .
This Community event has huge range of events to enjoy, Children go FREE to all events and all Venues have full disability access.
 Whilst some events are ticket only , you will be able to buy tickets on the door if events have not sold out.. so check website.
 This  Wonderful festival is all about Community. Heritage. Fath . Identity and all the profit if made goes to support local projects such as We Care food Bank.

Wonderful Talks from leading experts. On Peter The Great, what became of the Deptford 500? local trades people who left with Peter the Great to build the first great Russian Navy.. and we are delighted this event is supported by The Russian Cultural Council  with  a Russian Goverment representative attending..

 The  many inspied Woman who shaped so many and yet clearly as of the left, almost erased from history.. #Deptford  .
Christopher Marlowe, Buried in Deptford. but was it Murder? A stunniong talk and performancve from the UK leading expert on Christopher Marlowe , and a truly stunning Merry Opera Company Production of  the " Messiah " which takes Handel"s master piece to a street cutting edge uban production, which left grown men in tears last year.

Poetry The Life , Love and works of former local residents Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning  event takes place on Saturday 30 April 2pm at  The st Nicholas Church Deptford Green Se8. The Browning Society have pulled out all the stops to bring poetry royaly to Deptford with April Barrett Browning leading an awesome line up.

Kath Duncan  FREE Tribute Concert and re enact The Battle of Deptford Broadway  meet 12.30 Monday 2 May at Zion Chapel New Cross Road..Lead by The Strawberry Theifs Choir leading a strong line up of local musical talent including tradional Scottish music to remember Kath Duncan Scottish roots..
The Free Film line up includes  " Pride "  to remember the positive place and the roll Deptford residents played in the Miners strike... " 12 years a slave "  Because NOT all #Deptfords Heritage was Great.
" Suffragettes" As Tribute to the Activism of 1930s Civil Rights Activist Kath Duncan , who lead  The Battle Of Deptford Broadway " and in The St Nicholas Church Tea room screening of old films of Deptford Past .

With So much concern about way local residents feel about lack of proper consultation on planning. licencing and by -laws. The Deptford Heritage Festival team have secure the signatures they need and Goverment support to Bring back a Parish Council for Deptford. What will these new powers mean to Deptford? How will it work with our directly elected Mayor? What do you need in order to stand as an unpaid local community Parish Councillor? If you live local or justy interested in setting up Parish in your area to bring bacvk local power.. Come to this event on the Opening Day 5pm Friday 29 april at Zion Chapel New cross road Deptford, just along from Price Albert pub.

The Free Family Pirate day is set to be a huge fun free event with kids miniture ship building to remember 500 years of Boat building history in Deptford .
Check out the website to find the event that you will most enjoy this weekend.
www.deptfordheritagefestival.org.uk

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