The Eltham Society

LATEST NEWS

Be a local tourist 20 Mar 2010
Free guided walks around The Tarn and beyond
12.45 meet at Park Keeper’s Lodge

Be a local tourist 21 Mar 2010
Free Guided Tours of The Lodge, Royal Blackheath Golf Club at 10am and 11.30am
Free Town Centre guided walk at 1pm from Royal Blackheath Golf Club ending at Eltham Palace
Half price entry to Eltham Palace for Greenwich residents 10am to last entry at 4pm (proof of residence required)
Free guided tour of Well Hall Pleasaunce –Meet at 2pm outside Tudor Barn
Bob Hope Theatre Open House 11am to 3pm
St John the Baptist Open House noon to 3pm
Eltham Fire Station Open Day 11am to 3pm

The next Farmers' Market is on Sunday 21 Mar 2010
Support the farmers' market in Passey Place
The market is held on the third Sunday of each month between 10 am and 3 pm
Classical singer Jack Day 11am to 1pm

Talk and Tasting Session by Meantime local brewer 24 Mar 2010
7.30pm at the Tudor Barn
Organised by Friends of Well Hall Pleasaunce
Free entry

Festival of Food 28 Mar 2010
International Market at Passey Place
10am to 4pm

Lambing Day at Woodlands Farm 03 Apr 2010
11am to 4.30pm
Adults £1
Children 50p

Eltham Palace - Medieval Guided Tour 07 Apr 2010
Tours start at 11.30am and 2pm
Booking recommended

English Heritage Members free
Contact 020 8294 2548

Frank Baines (1877-1933), the originator of the Progress Estate 25 Apr 2010
Chris Pond will be giving a talk as part of the Loughton Festival on Sunday 25 April 3.20pm at High Beech Church nr Loughton (jc 26 M25 nearby)
Tickets: £5.00 available on the door. Refreshments available
Baines was also involved with conservation projects including Eltham Palace and Westminister Hall.
Brochure can be seen at http://www.loughtonfestival.org.uk/Events.html
Contact info@loughtonfestival.org.uk or 020 8508 2512

Eltham Palace - Art Deco Guided Tour 05 May 2010
Tours start at 11.30am and 2pm
Booking recommended

English Heritage Members free
Contact 020 8294 2548

Eltham Palace Art Deco Fair Weekend 08 May 2010
and Sun 9 May

Original 1930s art deco objects for sale
10am to 5pm

English Heritage members free
Contact 020 8294 2548

Summer Show at Woodlands Farm 06 Jun 2010
11am to 4.30pm

Environmental Curriculum Service and The Growing Schools Garden 12 Jun 2010
Open Garden Squares Weekend at 77 Bexley Road

ECS will be open 10am to 4pm

Orienteering courses. Tree and vegetable identification challenges. Butterfly and bee game. Wildflower meadow exploration. Bird-and bat-box hunt. Guided tours. Art and natural history activities. Picnic area. Refreshments and pocket-money gift shop available
Contact http://www.opensquares.org/detail/EnvCurr.html

London Open House Weekend 18 Sep 2010
Many buildings open to the public throughout London on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September
More details later in the year
Contact http://www.londonopenhouse.org/