We’re thrilled to be taking part in the Wandsworth Heritage Festival again this May. The theme this year is ‘Educating Wandsworth’ and the programme is packed with interesting walks, tours, talks, exhibitions and other activities, many of them free.
For the Festival, we’ll be delivering a free poetry workshop, Women In and Out of Education, on Saturday 20th May from 11:30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. at Battersea Library. We’ve been busy delving into Wandsworth Heritage Service’s archives in preparation and thinking about how much women’s and girls’ educational opportunities have changed over the years. Mostly for the better (in the U.K.anyway) but there is still a way to go.
Education, of course, isn’t just about schools and universities. Less formal provision, such as community based activities and workshops, offers people a chance to continue to develop and to try new pursuits. So if you’d like to try your hand at poetry, or want to explore women’s education in a different way, our workshop might be just the ticket.
No previous experience of writing poetry is necessary. To book, please contact heritage@gll.org. And to see what else is on offer during the Festival, check out the programme below:
London Undercurrents 