The Eltham Society

LATEST NEWS

Heritage at Risk in Greenwich, 2008 08 Jul 2008
English Heritage published their report on Buildings at Risk. An extract of buildings in Greenwich can be found in the "Articles" section
Contact English Heritage

Green Flag Awards 2008 17 Jul 2008
The Civic Trust announced that 743 sites had won the Green Flag Award of which 151 were in London. Both Well Hall Pleasaunce and Sutcliffe Park were given the Green Flag Award. They had been given the Eltham Society Award in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
See "Articles" section for an extract of awards in Greenwich.
Contact www.greenflagaward.org.uk/

The next Eltham Farmers' Market is on 17 Aug 2008
The market is in Passey Place on the third Sunday of each month between 10 am and 3 pm
Contact sophie@cityandcountryfarmersmarkets.com

Green Chain Walking Festival 13 Sep 2008
13 - 24 September 2008

Walks based at:
Lesnes Abbey
Grove Park/Chinbrook Meadows
Horn Park
Sutcliffe Park
Southmere lake
Avery Hill Park
Elmstead Wood
East Wickham Open Space
Cator Park
Beckenham Place park

Further details later
Contact tba

Open House London Annual Event 2008 20 Sep 2008
London Open House is weekend of 20 - 21 September
Open House London Annual Event invites people to experience, explore, and understand architecture, design and the built environment. It is London’s largest architecture festival, with over 600 buildings new and old all over London opening their doors at no charge to the public. There is direct access to the teams that design, construct, conserve and regenerate their environment. Alongside this are special programmes, activities and publications.
Contact Buildings Guide available mid August at www.openhouse.org.uk

Be A Local Tourist Day 19 Oct 2008
Various venues around Eltham will be open with free entry for local residents. Further details will be available nearer the day.
Contact contact@theelthamsociety.org.uk