Coming up in October

 

Film, Black history, coffee and Curve Garden – Coming up in October

Our monthly walk: Saturday 12th October, meet at Dalston Junction Station at 11.00

This month’s walk has again been suggested by our walking group.TFL have launched a series of walks with Go Jauntly related to the renaming of the London overground lines.

As a nod to Black History Month we thought we’d do part of the Windrush Line walk.

“The Windrush line runs through areas with strong ties to Caribbean communities today, such as Dalston Junction, Peckham Rye and West Croydon and honours the Windrush generation who continue to shape and enrich London's cultural and social identity today” TFL

See the Walkers’ WhatsApp group for more info. on the day

Our monthly meeting: Thursday 17th October, 7pm for 7.30 – Maggie Pinhorn, East End Film director and local activist

NB: we're in a different room this month – we will still be at St Margaret’s House but in The Anson Room. Come to the front of 21 Old Ford Road and walk up the steps to the main entrance. Beccy from St Margaret’s has kindly agreed to be available and let us all in, so if you're coming along, it will be great if you can arrive before 7.30pm.

Maggie Pinhorn has a long history of  involvement and innovation in Community Arts in London and in the East End in particular. Currently her organisation Alternative Arts runs Photomonth — the East London Festival of Photography.

Maggie started her career in the film industry but, dissatisfied with it, became an early pioneer of using film and video making in the community.  The first film she made with a mixed group of young people in Tower Hamlets – Tunde’s Film – was a seminal film of the period. The process of making the film became the basis of her setting up The Basement Project, which went on to become a major Community Arts project, London community video archive.

Maggie will be showing Tunde’s film as part of her presentation.

Our monthly coffee corning: Friday 25th OctoberMeet between 10.30 and 11.00, Allpress, 55 Dalston Ln, London E8 2NG

Meet for coffee and a chat at Allpress, reviewed below by one of its regular customers

“Really nice staff, cool venue, amazing coffee and gorgeous food (brunch, have never tried other meals here). I go here as often as I can. It has a lovely outdoor area that's perfect any time of year, even in winter, it's nice to wrap up warm and enjoy the scenery”

After coffee, an opportunity to see the annual display of carved pumpkins at Dalston Curve Garden.