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SUMMARY:Made in The River\, Made by the Marsh - WHOOP Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Made in The River\, Made by the Marsh on weekend May 16 to 17  \nJoin artist Charlie Fox (InspiralLondon Director) to share in the creativity and vitality of the watery environments that digest and transform all our waste material. Made in the River/Made by the Marsh workshop/exchange/performances introduce you to creatures emerging from the marshes and its Thamesside environments. Creatures from the future-past\, displaying features of new life forms\, made from a wonderful mixture of natural and inorganic alchemy. Come see\, Made by the Marsh\, and be surprised! \n  \nSave the time & dates for WHOOP Festival – https://whoop.org.uk/ 11am-4pm 16 and 17 May. \nThe creatures and emerging marsh life will be appearing at St Marys Church\, Higham. Full updates at Festival and this InspiralLondon Link. Also: visitchurches.org.uk \n 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/made-in-the-river-made-by-the-marsh-whoop-festival-2026/
LOCATION:St Marys Church\, Higham\, Church Lane\, Higham\,\, Rochester\, Kent\, ME3 7LS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:WCGL Networking Walk - Inspiral Surprise
DESCRIPTION:Groundworks and Inspiral walk Meet 11am Finish 1pm \nJoin us for a unique walk around Kings Cross\, meet some of the team and other grantees and find out more about the programme. \n\n\n\n\nIf you are part of Inspiral\, would like to know more about Inspiral and the WCGL\, Groundworks then come and join us for a unique networking walk led by InspiralLondon as one of Groundworks current Walking and Cycling Grantees. \nWe will have a short walk\, starting at Camley Street Nature Reserve with some surprising hidden stops along the way. We’ll take in King’s Cross and the surrounding St Pancras area with opportunities to meet fellow grantees and network. A great opportunity to get some inspiration for future walks that you may be running! \nStart: 11am leaving promptly at 11.15am. \nPlease dress according to the weather\, wear suitable shoes that are comfortable walking in the city and bring water if needed. The walk is approximately 45 minutes long and we will end with a visit to a nearby cafe for drinks and refreshments. \nMeeting point is Camley Street Natural Park (outside the cafe). \nThe park is approximately a 10 minute walk from either Kings Cross or St Pancras underground/stations. \nLocation HERE for Map exact meeting point for start of walk.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/wcgl-networking-walk-inspiral-surprise/
LOCATION:Camley Street Nature Reserve\, 10 Camley Street\, London\, N1C 4PW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Inspiral ThamesStream Walk part 2
DESCRIPTION:Inspiral Thamesstream Walk Part 2 \nMeet at Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park at 2.30 on Sat 2 May info sign up HERE \nThis walk continues our day of exploration\, celebrating Inspiral’s dedicated support for ecological sanctuaries – exploring 3 vital urban ecology projects – while joining up 3 spirals of the 300 mile trail on the south banks of the River Thames. \nThis Thamesstream Walk links through walking and soundscapes three vital sites for urban ecology in London\, sites particularly significant for migrant birds. This exploratory walk is an opportunity to revel in the diversity and unexpected beauty of the Thames as it runs out towards the Estuary\, while listening and encountering livestreams made for soundcamp project – located near to the Thamesside Trail. \nThis Inspiral Thamesstream Walk is part of Reveil 2026 – celebrating international dawn chorus day. It is inspired by past collaborations and continuing collaboration between soundcamp and locussonus. InspiralLondon and other partners will include a new livestream\, broadcasting from Kerala\, South India; while relaying and experiencing sound ecology from four different livestream microphones broadcasting for Reveil #2. \nDetails of Route: \nLeaving Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Centre at 2.30pm to walk along the Thames to Woolwich Foot Tunnel. Here we will stop to experience the livestreams and walking streams from Reveil 2#: memories of Barking Creekside\, of watery foxes and walking by night. Hear these livestreams combining with the soundscapes of the Thames\, echoing its complex ecology (3.30-3.45pm). Then we continue along the Thames pathway\, out towards Thameside Ecology Study Area to reach Tump 39 soundcamp around 5.30pm . This walk celebrates some places of Sanctuary for the creatures that share this city\, and all the other cities that punctuate the fragile surface of the Earth. \nPlease wear suitable clothing\, good walking shoes or boots and bring water/ plus refreshments. Walk approx. 5.5 miles. \nFurther instructions on walk and transport will be provided when you sign up. Note: this walk is the second walk of the day. You can join the walk in the morning – see here then continue on this second walk in the afternoon. \nInspiral Thamesstream Explorations is part of Sanctuary: Walking into the future together funded by WCGL tfl grant 2026 and supported by InspiralLondon and associate artists. It is also a part of Mountains of Hope – a global invitation to walk in solidarity with communities along the Lebanon Mountain Trail between 3 April – 3 May. Mountains of Hope is a collaboration between the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and Kinetika (UK)\, alongside multiple participants.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/inspiral-thamesstream-walk-part-2/
LOCATION:Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park\, Thames Path\, John Harrison Way\, London\, SE10 0QZ\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T140000
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SUMMARY:Inspiral Thamesstream Walk Exploration
DESCRIPTION:Inspiral Thamesstream Walk \nFrom 10 am on May 2 InspiralLondon will take you on a walk along the River Thames from Stave Hill Ecology Park towards GPEP (Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park). This walk celebrates Inspiral’s dedicated interest in supporting and celebrating urban ecology projects while joining up 3 spirals of the 300 mile trail on the south banks of the River Thames. \nThis exploration links up three vital sanctuary sites for urban ecology in London\, sites particularly significant for migrant birds. The walk is an opportunity to revel in the diversity and unexpected beauty of the Thames as it runs out towards the Estuary\, while listening and encountering livestreams located along the Thamesside Trail. These livestreams and Reveil projects\, inspired by past collaborations between soundcamp\, locussonus\, InspiralLondon and other partners will include a new livestream broadcasting from Kerala\, South India; while relaying and experiencing sound ecology from four different livestream microphones broadcasting for Reveil #2. \nA second part of walk in the afternoon will take us onto Woolwich\, towards Thameside Ecology Study Area\, where we make a final link with Tump 39\, a soundcamp project for Reveil. \nThis InspiralLondon walk along the river in London is also a part of Mountains of Hope – a global invitation to walk in solidarity with communities along the Lebanon Mountain Trail between 3 April – 3 May. Mountains of Hope is a collaboration between the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and Kinetika (UK)\, alongside multiple participants. \nDetails of Route: \nLeaving Stave Hill at 10 am and to arrive at GPEP for a lunch stop around 1.15-2.30pm. Here we will listen to the dusk livestream from Kerala\, South India and the stream upriver on Thames tributary broadcasting from Erlegh Wood\, while encountering GPEP livestream (co-created by sound artist Ian Thompson). The walk is approx 4.5 miles long \nPlease wear suitable clothing\, good walking shoes or boots and bring water/refreshments. \nFurther instructions on walk and transport will be provided when you sign up. \nInspiral Thamesstream Explorations is part of Sanctuary: Walking into the future together funded by WCGL tfl grant 2026 and supported by InspiralLondon and associate artists. It is also a part of Mountains of Hope – a global invitation to walk in solidarity with communities along the Lebanon Mountain Trail between 3 April – 3 May. Mountains of Hope is a collaboration between the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and Kinetika (UK)\, alongside multiple participants.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/inspiral-thamesstream-walk-exploration/
LOCATION:Stave Hill Ecology Park\, Timber Pond Road in Rotherhithe\, London\, SE16 6AX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Mountains of Hope - Crossing Marseille with Mary Magdalene -Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Mountains of Hope – crossing Marseille with Mary Magdalene \n(Stage 8 sur les traces de Marie-Madeleine 10am -6pm) \nThe pilgrimage continues along the mountainside from the edge of South Marseille as the valley reaches towards the Cave of Mary Magdalene\, or tracing a trail\, much as the first pilgims would have\, by following the river Huveaune upriver towards its source. \nOn the day we will make a loop up the mountainside and back down via the river. \nThis walk is a solidarity walk as pilgrimage – as a part of Mountains of Hope – a global invitation to walk in solidarity with communities along the Lebanon Mountain Trail between 3 April – 3 May. Mountains of Hope is a collaboration between the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and Kinetika (UK)\, alongside multiple participants. \nAn alternative walk for the day – weather and transport permitting – planned for a walk through the Forest of Lebanon Cedar Trees – planted from seed in 1861 on the Luberon Hills – this experiemt in reforestation remains a remarkable example of foresight and care. It will follow one of the official trails through the forest. \nThe trail traces a pilgrimage path in peaceful reflection and solidarity with walkers and inhabitants of Lebanon’s mountains. You can catch us above the Huveaune  or follow us via instagram on the day.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/mountains-of-hope-crossing-marseille-with-mary-magdalene-part-2/
LOCATION:Kent
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260427T140000
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SUMMARY:Mountains of Hope - Crossing the steps of Mary Magdalene
DESCRIPTION:Mountains of Hope – Crossing the steps of Mary Magdalene 9am 27 April 2026 \nThis walk is a solidarity walk as pilgrimage – as a part of Mountains of Hope – a global invitation to walk in solidarity with communities along the Lebanon Mountain Trail between 3 April – 3 May. Mountains of Hope is a collaboration between the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) and Kinetika (UK)\, alongside multiple participants. \nIn Spring 2024 InspiralLondon Director\, Charlie Fox\, walked the first five stages of a new walking trail\, linking sites of worship and pilgrimage for Mary Magdalene. \nThe second part of this trail begins a gentle ascent to the Grotte or Cave where Mary Magdalene is said to have lived for the second part of her life\, having made the journey from the coast to Massilia near to Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. \nWalking Stage 6 of this trail continues the link between walking\, pilgrimage\, and peaceful reflection\, as an act of solidarity with the walkers and pilgrims who travel the Lebanon Mountain Trail\, despite all the current despair and violence.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/mountains-of-hope-crossing-the-steps-of-mary-magdalene/
LOCATION:Kent
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T220000
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SUMMARY:Salon Night for Refuge/ees- "The desert is up ahead"
DESCRIPTION:Salon Night for Refuge/ees fundraiser – “The desert is up ahead”*\n\n\n\n\nA unique Salon Gathering that celebrates and supports the contribution of migrants to Southwark\, London\, UK and Europe with an evening of readings\, poetry\, music\, song and art auction. To raise funds for SDCAS and to support the refugee/community work of InspiralLondon CIC and other refugee charities. \nSuggested Donation – £10/person (all proceeds welcome for Refugee Projects) Please arrive from 6.45 pm for “The desert is up ahead” \nReadings and performance will start from 7.15pm–8pm \nFrom 8-8.45pm Art Auction of donated works from the Estate Anne-Catherine Le Deunff\, And generous donations from Inspiral associates and local artists. \nFrom 8.45-9.45 and later…further entertainments \nThis evening is a collaboration between InspiralLondon\, this Happy Band\, SDCAS and guest artists inspired by Persian Poets and mystiques. An evening to celebrate resilience and to support all victims of war. A rich outpouring of entertainment and cultural exchange after the auction – with poetry\, song\, food and other refreshments –including hibiscus cordial\, rum bissop\, & persian foods. \nPlease book you ticket HERE in advance not to be disappointed and keep up with the evenings lineup of refuge/ees and invited guest artists HERE. Other Readings and Artists to be announced…. Come and be surprised and inspiralled ! \nSDCAS Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers and Refugees is a frontline charity that support refugees and asylum seekers in South London by providing free advice\, hospitality and a range of holistic services. This Happy Band was incubated and led by the legendary Lord Lehan of Peckham of the Kitchen Gallery from around 2010. Made up of a motley medley of artist’s precious Flotsam and Jetsam. Invited Guest artists will contribute to the Salon. *“The desert is up ahead’ is a refrain from Hafiz’s divan with echoes reverberating from the Song of Songs – love may conquer all our fears… This evening is on the eve of the Together Alliance March – Against Racism and Fascism\, London. Saturday 28 March 2026 12pm to 6pm.). We will be joining SDCAS on the Saturday.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/salon-night-for-refuge-ees-fundraiser-the-desert-is-up-ahead/
LOCATION:See Eventbrite
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260308T173000
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SUMMARY:In the footsteps of Ada Salter - anti-colonial stories on International Women's Day - from Denmark Hill to Surrey Quays
DESCRIPTION:We meet at Denmark Hill at 2pm on Sunday 8th March for InspiralLondon walk and inspiral segment exploration through the heart of Southwark towards the river at Surrey Quays. A walk inspired by Ada Salter and antiwar. As we search for Beautification trees\, spending time on International Women’s Day to celebrate the contribution of  individuals\, groups and movements in fight for decolonialistion; specifically the conscientious objectors\, anti war and anti imperialist movements inspired by residents of Southwark. During the walk we will have time to discuss the foundation of alternative socialist movements – the Independent Labour Party and it’s split with the Labour’ Party over British Imperialist Policy. \nThe Walk will finish shortly after our final stop at the Blue Plaque – that celebrates Ada Salter’s extraordinary political\, social and ethical legacy. \nhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/ada-salter/\n\nMeeting prompt 2pm outside the main exit of Denmark Hill Station. There are trains o Sunday and if you are early you can meet us in the Phoenix Station Cafe/Pub – Windsor Walk\, Denmark Hill\nLondon\, Greater London\, SE5 8BB\n\nThe walk is roughly 5.5 miles and will take approx 3 hours (following segment 6 of the 300 mile trail). We will schedule a drink/tea stop in Southwark Park around 4.30 pmish.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/in-the-footsteps-of-ada-salter-anti-colonial-stories-on-international-womens-day-from-denmark-hill-to-surrey-quays/
LOCATION:Kent
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T150000
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SUMMARY:Living Legacies of Peckham
DESCRIPTION:“Living Legacies of Peckham” meet at 3pm on Wednesday 29th Oct Peckham Rye Station exit\n \nNatalie Worgs the Mother of gIRLS aBOUT pECKHAM\, creates a cultural walk from hidden stories and living legacies of Peckham. The walk will map around murals\, markets and more\, things that keep Peckham alive\, highlighting the stories of Black and underrepresented Women and elders. \nThere will be an opportunity to make your own mini zine of the experience along the way! \nExpect to be surprised\, engaged and entertained! Please visit inspiral website for updated info on project walks HERE or Book a place on the walk HERE \nSanctuary and Sustenance offers three unique walking events celebrating the rich contributions of migrant communities within Southwark. These unique walks are supported by Southwark Councils Culture Together Fund. FREE for Southwark Residents – but non-Soutwark Residents are welcome to join the walks with a donation.  Suitable for all ages  (approx 2hrs moderate walk).
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/living-legacies-of-peckham/
LOCATION:Peckham Rye Station Exit.\, Station Way\, Peckham High Street\, London\, SE15 4RX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251026T160000
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SUMMARY:Tracing Peckham - Sanctuary & Sustenance Walk
DESCRIPTION:“Tracing Peckham” Meet at 2pm on Sun 26 Oct Peckham Rye Station exit \nJoin artist and Peckham resident Tara Fatehi for a sensorial walk through the streets (and backstreets) of Peckham. Together we’ll explore the neighbourhood’s multicultural life\, exchange songs and poetry\, and through change\, demolitions\, and what remains. Along the way\, we’ll connect the histories of North Peckham with the rhythms of Rye Lane\, recall a demolished mural\, and reflect on the Five Estates. Through words\, songs\, and listening\, we’ll feel the sensations of the neighbourhood. \n \nExpect to be surprised\, engaged and entertained! Please visit inspiral website for updated info on project walks HERE or Book your place on the walk HERE \nSanctuary and Sustenance offers three unique walking events celebrating the rich contributions of migrant communities within Southwark. These unique walks are supported by Southwark Councils Culture Together Fund. FREE for Southwark Residents – but non-Soutwark Residents are welcome to join the walks with a donation.  Suitable for all ages  (approx 2hrs moderate walk).
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/tracing-peckham-sanctuary-sustenance-walk/
LOCATION:Peckham Rye Station Exit.\, Station Way\, Peckham High Street\, London\, SE15 4RX\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Small Traces - Sanctuary & Sustenance Walk
DESCRIPTION:“Small Traces” meet at 11 am on Sat 25 October at London Bridge\nBOOK HERE (Free for Southwark Residents) \nJoin InspiralLondon and Dancer Ranjini Nair\, for Small Traces\, a walk that interrogates micro-connections that tell of the colonial history between Britain and South Asia as we pay attention to place names\, ghost signs and historical figures that populated Southwark\, starting from London Bridge and weaving a way to Elephant & Castle. \nOn the way we’ll follow the traces of the first Indian temple dancers brought to London\, who stepped off their boat at London Bridge. Their presence was widely reported in the newspapers\, sometimes even through imagined letters written in their voices. In their memory\, I’ll share Indian dance gestures along the way to bring certain words and ideas to life. \nAt the end of the walk\, we pause to write postcards\, in our own voices\, addressed perhaps to London\, to those Indian dancers\, or to the other people and moments we’ve met along the route. \nExpect to be surprised\, engaged and entertained! Please visit inspiral website for updated info on project walks HERE or subscribe to our newsletter here \n \nSanctuary and Sustenance offers three unique walking events celebrating the rich contributions of migrant communities within Southwark. These unique walks are supported by Southwark Councils Culture Together Fund. FREE for Southwark Residents – but non-Soutwark Residents are welcome to join the walks with a donation.  Suitable for all ages  (approx 2hrs moderate walk).
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/small-traces-sanctuary-sustenance-walk/
LOCATION:London Bridge
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T170000
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SUMMARY:Concrete Imaginings - for Hydracity\, Totally Thames 2025
DESCRIPTION:Concrete Imaginings Part 2 for Hydracity\non Saturday 27 September 2:30 – 5pm Meet outside the main entrance of Rainham Station \nConcrete imaginings is an Inspiral meander walk through the edgelands of London to the industrial heritage of the widening Thames\, through the edge of the marshes with drawing. Led by Birgitta Hosea and Sarah Sparkes. PLEASE BOOK HERE \nEngaging all the senses and using drawing and writing\, we will record thoughts\, sounds\, lines\, shapes and smells along the way. We will end up at the WW2 concrete barges on Frog Island where we will assemble all notes and sketches made on the walk into concrete visual poems. No previous experience of drawing or creative writing required. All materials will be provided. \nAccess: This is a shortish walk over easy terrain and we will be stopping regularly. There are some steps to navigate with ramps as an alternative to these. \nTo support this rich and engaging walk which includes drawing materials we ask you to donate between £7.50-12.50. But please choose what you feel you can afford when booking. \n \nHydracity 2 follows Hydracity the exhibition and event which took place as part of Totally Thames 2021. Since 2021 InspiralLondon has continued to explore the vast interlacing watery commons that weaves togther the unique environment of London’s Thames Delta. For Totally Thames 2025 InspiralLondon offers a set of interlinked walks as events that celebrate the diversity of places\, community and inhabitants that make their homes in Thames’ watery landscapes. \nInspiral Re/walks explore\, excavate\, exchange is partially supported by tfl Walking Cycling Grant London\, Totally Thames 2025 and InspiralLondon Associate Artists: \n           
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/concrete-imaginings-for-hydracity-totally-thames-2025/
LOCATION:Rainham Station\, Ferry Lane\,\, Rainham\, RM13 9JA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Where we have walked / We were here… with artist Remiiya Badru.
DESCRIPTION:Where we have walked / We were here… with artist Remiiya Badru. \non Saturday 13 September 10am-12.30pm  a unique interactive walk workshop\, as part of Totally Thames 2025 \nJoin us on an explorative walking tour that reveals known and hidden histories of black presence with a connection to the Thames at Greenwich\, who have left their indelible marks within the canon of our shared histories. BOOK HERE \nInspired by Remiiya Badru’s research for her Rhumblines project she will be sharing aspects\nof her unique research journey in the archives of National Maritime Museum. A walk that\nexplores lesser known narratives of black and indigenous voices at sea\, through conversations\nas a shared and mobile community. \n \nCommencing from Maze Hill station\, we will be mapping a range of narratives of key black\nfigures who changed the course of history with their contributions\, leaving poignant legacies\,\nwhich continue to reverberate today. Stops at key sites\, weaving our way around through\nGreenwich Park\, Ignatius Sancho Cafe\, and ending at Queen’s House (the National Maritime\nMuseum) to look at new acquisitions to the collections. \nJoin InspiralLondon and walking artist Remiiya Badru for this shortish walk from Maze Hill\,\npass the plaque to Olaudah Equiano\, through Greenwich Park and down towards the River\nThames back to The Queens House. During this walk they will be time for interactive\ndiscussion. \n \n  \n  \nThe walk is part Hydracity 2 (for Totally Thames 2025) follows Hydracity the exhibition and event which took place as part of Totally Thames 2021. Since 2021 InspiralLondon has continued to explore the vast interlacing watery commons that weaves togther the unique environment of London’s Thames Delta. For Totally Thames 2025 InspiralLondon offers a set of interlinked walks as events that celebrate the diversity of places\, community and inhabitants that make their homes in Thames’ watery landscapes. \nInspiral Re/walks explore\, excavate\, exchange is supported by tfl Walking Cycling Grant London and is part of Totally Thames 2025: \n \n 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/where-we-have-walked-we-were-here-with-artist-remiiya-badru/
LOCATION:Maze Hill Station\, Tom Smith Close\, Maze Hill\, Greater London\, SE10 9XG\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250907T140000
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SUMMARY:Canceled - Swanning Along the Crane River with J D Swann .
DESCRIPTION:This walk scheduled for September has been canceled -there are 3 other walk workshops for Totally Thames programme on 6 September\, 13 September and 27 September.\nWe hope to reschedule in 2026 (Apologies for any inconvenience) \nOn Sunday 7 September 2025 as Part of InspiralLondon’s Hydracity 2 for Totally Thames 2025 \nA half day walk with ornithological investigator J D Swann along the River Crane corridor\, observing and listening to wildlife and considering the history close to this beautiful Thames tributary. Finding nature growing along the rivers. The route travels south from Hampton on segment 31 of the Inspiral Trail.This walk might be in collaboration with Friends of the River Crane Environment (F.O.R.C.E)\, a community based voluntary organisation working in the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow – www.force.org.uk – They are developing the Crane Valley Trail as a new walk for West London – see HERE \nJ D Swann is InspiralLondon’s resident orniphilosopher. He has walked the trail since 2015 and organised a search for the lost river Wogebourne in Plumstead and other walks around Wanstead Flats and Hollow Ponds. He has worked with Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park and RSPB Rainham Essex with Kinetika Arts. Since 2019 with communities in Thamesmead\, J D has led workshops to find the ultimate Thamesmead bird in Stephen Turner’s Exbury Egg and developed Food For Feathered Friends with Miyuki Kasahara at Cygnet Square and the Thamesmead Festival. He created the radio series Thamesmead’s Best Beaks and Thamesmead Wild Chorus on RTM (Radio Thamesmead) and nature walks with Three Rivers. \n \nHydracity 2 follows Hydracity the exhibition and event which took place as part of Totally Thames 2021. Since 2021 InspiralLondon has continued to explore the vast interlacing watery commons that weaves togther the unique environment of London’s Thames Delta. For Totally Thames 2025 InspiralLondon offers a set of interlinked walks as events that celebrate the diversity of places\, community and inhabitants that make their homes in Thames’ watery landscapes. \nInspiral Re/walks explore\, excavate\, exchange is supported by tfl Walking Cycling Grant London\, part of Totally Thames: 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/5855/
LOCATION:Hampton Station\, Ashley Road\, Hampton\,\, Greater London\, TW12 2HU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250906T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
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SUMMARY:Made on the Mardyke/Made by the River Thames - Totally Thames 2025
DESCRIPTION:Made on the Mardyke/Made by the River Thames. Rainham Marshes Part 2 \n \nJoin us on Saturday 6th September 11am-4.30pm  – part of Totally Thames Festival 2025 \nIn the morning join artists Charlie Fox and Sylak Ravenspine for a river creature making workshop\, where you can learn or share new skills and explore the creaturely materials found in the Thames. Materials partially transformed by the river’s own skills and vitality refashioned as the hybrid skins of mythical new creatures. This workshop is generously supported by Kinetika People and T100. \nThen weather permitting –after lunch – we will move on with the creatures to explore the River Thames near the Mardyke confluence\, and search for the emerging creatures… looking into the past\, experiencing the present and imagining into future: in the next 100\, 1000\, 10\,000\, million years – imagining what hybrid creatures will appear in the post-natural environment of the Thames Delta?  PLEASE BOOK HERE \n \nWith workshop participants and the creative input from the river as it transforms the materials that make up its environment\, we encounter some creatures from the near future emerging from the River Thames. And as we picnic together\, by the river\, we will discuss the Mardyke and the larger Thames rivers – as natural resources\, grappling with all the human waste and pollution thrown their way; to think about how the river digests this waste\, transforms it and is transformed\, in a hybrid cycle of regenerations. \n\n\n\n11am-1.3opm Workshop Making.\nPicnic/lunch break\n2pm- 4.30pm pm walk to Thames/Mardyke confluence with the creatures.\n\n\n\nFor the day of exploration: \nPlease note – you are advised to bring a picnic\, wear suitable clothes\, shoes for weather conditions – some refreshments including water (tea and coffee) will be provided. We are asking for donations from £5-10 to support the work of InspiralLondon – If you cannot afford to donate then email contact@inspirallondon.com and we can reserve you a free space. \n \nPart of Totally Thames 2025 and generously supported by Kinetika and T100 walking projects: \n  \n                   
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/made-on-the-mardyke-made-by-the-river-totally-thames-2025/
LOCATION:Kinetika Studios\, 119 Studio\, Purfleet on Thames\, RM19 1AS
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250613T160642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250614T171755Z
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SUMMARY:Rivers\, Reservoirs\, Ice and Sea – The Colours and Layers of Walthamstow
DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 16 for another unique InspiralLondon 10th Anniversary Walk tour \nRivers\, Reservoirs\, Ice and Sea – The Colours and Layers of Walthamstow. With Artists Gail Dickerson and London GeoDiversity Geologist Ruth Siddall. \nMeeting at 10.30am at Forest Gate Station and finishing at 1.30pm at Wood Street Station. BOOK HERE \nAn Art and Geology inspired walk exploring the formation of Walthamstow\, shaped by rivers\, reservoirs \, ice and sea. On this walk workshop you’ll encounter fun\, unexpected ways to experience the city\, using London Clay and other ‘geological’ materials to create ‘Thought Fragments’\, forming a collective artwork. \nYou will glimpse of the oxidation and colours of London Clay and the recycling of Flint from the layers of Chalk through water\, ice and heat to appear in its present form on the ground under our feet. Meandering through Wanstead Flats\, Bush Wood and Leyton Flats. \nScratching the surface at Hollow Ponds and continuing through Epping Forest to the view over the Valley of Walthamstow from a foot bridge across the motorway. Then descending down from the plateau to finish at Wood Street Station. \nYou will be able to see and experience samples of rock from London’s geological strata shown at locations along the route\, along with photocopies of maps and images. Related small artworks made with London Clay and local geological material will also be shown and small puddle shaped blank pieces of paper will be shared with participants to capture written and drawn ‘Thought Fragments’\, which will finally form a collective artwork. \nPart of InspiralLondon’s Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of InspiralLondon Trail with a festival of seven plus seven\, unique walks as participatory experiences. The festival walks will take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique. Together\, we will re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking group partners such as Kinetika T-100\, Walking Artist Network\, GPEP and soundcamp. \n.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/rivers-reservoirs-ice-and-sea-the-colours-and-layers-of-walthamstow/
LOCATION:Forest Gate\, Woodgrange Road\, E7 0NF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250720T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250720T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250614T174438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250719T182605Z
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SUMMARY:A day of Re/walking and adventure on InspiralLondon Trail - Elstree to Ruislip Gardens - postponed
DESCRIPTION:Apologies due to weather this walk has been canceled and will be rescheduled for late summer/early autumn. \nOur next epic Rewalking of the Trail on Segments 27 and following Segment 28. \nWill take us from Elstree and Borehamwood over the gentle hills and slopes of  North West London to Northwood Hills before dropping down towards Thames flood plains at Southhall. If you interested in a long varied walk through London then this is one for you. With stunning variety – contrasting the wild and unkempt beauty of urban natural spaces with the expanded infrastructure of the city – encountering wild meadows\, heath\, forest\, river\, canal\, trunk roads and gyratories. Please bring a picnic and remmeber to wear suitable footwear/clothes for the weather conditions. We will take regular stops along the way but bring plenty of water. \nPart of Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange. Joining us to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of InspiralLondon Trail (May 2025-Aug 2025)\, remapping and rewalking together\, alongside Songlines for Greenwich BH365 celebrations (May 2025 – July 2025) \nIn 2015 an intrepid group of walking artists finished mapping a new spiral trail\, tracing a pathway through 30 London Boroughs. As we near the trails 10th anniversary InspiralLondon invites new communities\, individuals\, and groups to re-discover their city through this unique inspiralling walk. During 2024 and into Summer 2025\, we will re-walk\, and re-tell\, the story of this 300 mile trail as we re-spiral through London. Follow the collection of walks HERE \nRe/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of InspiralLondon Trail with a festival of seven plus seven\, unique walks as participatory experiences. The festival walks will take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique. Together\, we will re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking group partners such as Kinetika T-100\, Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park\, Walking Artist Network and soundcamp.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/a-day-of-re-walking-and-adventure-on-inspirallondon-trail-from-elstree-to-ruislip-gardens/
LOCATION:Elstree & Borehamwood Station\, Elstree & Borehamwood station\, Allum Lane\, Borehamwood\, London\, Hertfordshire\, WD6 3LS\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250422T113601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T182311Z
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SUMMARY:Where we have walked / We were here… with artist Remiiya Badru
DESCRIPTION:Where we have walked / We were here… with artist Remiiya Badru. (Saturday 19 July 10am-12.30pm) \nJoin us on an explorative walking tour that reveals known and hidden histories of black presence with a connection to Greenwich\, who have left their indelible marks within the canon of our shared histories. \nAs part of my research for my Rhumblines project and walking as inherent within my practice as an Artist\, I will also be sharing aspects of my research journey around lesser known narratives of black and indigenous voices at sea\, through conversations as a shared and mobile community. \nCommencing from Maze Hill station\, we will be mapping a range of narratives of key black figures who changed the course of history with their contributions\, leaving poignant legacies\, which continue to reverberate today. We will be stopping at key sites weaving our way around through Greenwich Park\, into Queen’s House and the National Maritime Museum to look at specific works and rounding off by the river. \nJoin InspiralLondon and walking artist Remiiya Badru.  This shortish walk will take you from Maze Hill\, by the plaque to Olaudah Equiano\, down towards the River Thames. BOOK HERE \n \nMore information forthcoming for unique Retellings Walking Events for BlackHistory 365 celebrations on 12 July (funded by The Royal Borough of Greenwich). \nInspiralLondon are delighted to be working with walking artist and creative learning practitioner Remiiya Badru\, and resident artists Bonita Charles and Frances Callixte on InspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich. Remiiya Badru is an Artist | Walker | Creative Learning Practitioner\, creates Smile in the River\, @remiiyariverambler. \n \n  \nPart of Black History 365 celebration project funded by The Royal Borough of Greenwich\, that seeks to uncover\, then retell hidden\, buried or untold stories from the Black British diaspora\, through a mini festival of unique public walk events and performances. From December 2024 to July 2025\, InspiralLondon researches\, curates and creates a festival – offering free open workshops/walks/events – that lead to 3 months of public walks and interventions across the Borough in Woolwich\, Greenwich\, Mottingham and Eltham.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/remapping-historical-landscape-of-greenwich-with-artist-remiiya-badru/
LOCATION:Maze Hill Station\, Tom Smith Close\, Maze Hill\, Greater London\, SE10 9XG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250614T145908Z
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SUMMARY:Present\, Memory and Myths: Meeting of the Female Spirits - Fourth Retellings Walk
DESCRIPTION:Present\, Memory and Myths: Meeting of the Female Spirits Walking Tour (6.30-8pm)\nWe meet at Woolwich Station exit Elisabeth Line at 6.30pm to explore Woolwich until around 8pm. Please BOOK for a place HERE \nPresent\, Memory and Myths is a multi-sensory exploration of Black British female writers\, with readings along the River and around Old Woolwich Dockyards. \nThis final gentle perambulation down to the Thames and along the Riverside – led by local artist Bonita Charles\, culminates by the River in a meeting of the Female Spirits. \nInspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich creates a unique day of polyphonic shared exploration and walking for Black History 365 celebrations. \nThis walking event links up different parts of the Borough\, to explore Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walks you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, in writing and poetry\, or found buried in the cityscape. \nWe welcome all to this day of interlinked walks that celebrate Black history and culture within Greenwich as we traverse the Borough from Motterham to Woolwich. We will stop on the way for performances\, talks and celebratory retellings – with partners including Severndroog Castle\, and Clockhouse Community Centre. \nA Black History 365 celebration project funded by The Royal Borough of Greenwich\, that seeks to uncover\, then retell hidden\, buried or untold stories from the Black British diaspora\, through a festival of unique public walk events and performances.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/present-memory-and-myths-meeting-of-the-female-spirits/
LOCATION:Woolwich Station\, Dial Arch Square\, Major Draper Street\, Woolwich\, London\, SE18 6GD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250613T152453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T181815Z
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SUMMARY:Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism - Severndroog Retellings Walk Workshop - Third Retellings Walk BH365 celebration
DESCRIPTION:Third Interlinked Walk on 12 July –  Severndroog Retellings – Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism (3.30pm-5.30pm) BOOK \nJoin us on this short exploratory walk with musical interludes in the woods around Severndroog Castle. We meet and congregate at cafe entrance to Severndroog Castle from 3.30pm. The short walk led by Frances Calliste\, will make a wooded circuit  – exploring some of the contested or hidden stories behind the construction of the Castle\, and its complex history. \nO Mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country\,\nHow sweetly your siren-song sounds o’er the sea!\nIf it weren’t for your arms\, an orphan I’d be\,\nO mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country.’\n(Angeline Morrison – Cruel Mother Country)\nStrolling around Oxleas Woods with musical\, poetic and thoughtful interludes. We will delve in deeper to the history behind Severndroog\, making links to trade\, piracy\, pirate radio and much more! Through song\, music and story-telling\, we explore together other histories that mirror a post-colonial retelling of the past. Stay tuned for more info! Refreshments will be available. \n \nInspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich creates a unique day of polyphonic shared exploration and walking for Black History 365 celebrations. \nThis walking event links up different parts of the Borough\, to explore Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walks you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, in writing and poetry\, or found buried in the cityscape. \nWe welcome all to this day of interlinked walks that celebrate Black history and culture within Greenwich as we traverse the Borough from Motterham to Woolwich. We will stop on the way for performances\, talks and celebratory retellings – with partners including Severndroog Castle\, and Clockhouse Community Centre. \nRetellings – Songlines for Greenwich has been generously supported by The Royal Borough of Greenwich and Tfl WalkingCyclingGrantLondon. \n 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/trade-piracy-and-colonialism-severndroog-retellings-walk-workshop/
LOCATION:Severndroog Castle\, Severndroog Castle and Tea Room Shooters Hill\,\, London\, London\, SE18 3RT\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250614T145404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T161949Z
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SUMMARY:Footfall of Songlines - Second walk of Retellings part BH365 celebration
DESCRIPTION:Footfall of Songlines the Second walk of Retellings (from 1.30pm-3.30pm).\nNow in the footsteps of Songlines\, we trace our way from Eltham Station through Tudortime Eltham\, to St John the Baptist Church where one of the first indigenous Australians to visit Europe was buried in 1794.  Taking time reflect on the diversity of songlines that intersect among the meridian lines of Greenwich\, we explore cutural heritage\, appropriation and celebration. Through Eltham\, time travelling past Eltham Palace\, to finally walk up to the edge of Oxleas Wood\, to reach the monument of Severndroog Castle around 3.30pm for refreshments – you can then join the gentle walk workshop Severndroog Retellings – Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism (3.30-5pmish). Book for this walk HERE \nNote: For all todays walking you are advised to bring water\, wear sensible clothes and comfortable walking shoes or boots. Some refreshments will be provided but if you are planning to stay with the walks in the afternoon please bring something for a picnic. \n \nInspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich creates a day of polyphonic shared exploration for Black History 365 celebrations – with four interlinked walks along the InspiralLondon Trail – the first 2 parts are longer walks (10.30am – 1pm then from 1.30-3.30pm) arriving at Oxleas Woods. Here there will be a unique walk workshop led by Frances Calliste around Severndroog Castle woodland from 3.30pm -5.30pm. Before we descend via bus\, across Woolwich Common to the Riverside. Then\, in the early evening (6.30-8pm) join us for a  final short walk event led by local artist Bonita Charles\, around Woolwich Riverside \nThe day of explorations start from Mottingham\, passing through Eltham\, as the trail flows towards the River Thames. This walking event links up different parts of the Borough\, to explore Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walking tours you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, found buried in the cityscape. \nWe welcome all to this day of interlinked walks that celebrate Black history and cultures within Greenwich as we traverse the Borough from Motterham to Woolwich. We will stop on the way for performances\, talks and celebratory retellings – with partners including Severndroog Castle\, and Clockhouse Community Centre.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/footfall-of-songlines-second-walk-of-retellings-part-bh365-celebration/
LOCATION:Eltham Train Station\, Well Hall Road\, London\, SE9 6SL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T130000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20250614T141714Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T154325Z
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SUMMARY:Ghosting Inspiral - Retellings First Walk part BH365 celebration
DESCRIPTION:Retellings First walk: Ghosting Inspiral starts promptly at Mottingham Station at 10.30 am (Walk 10.30am-1pm) to follow a ghost path along Inspirallondon trail toward Eltham station. This walk retracing the InspiralLondon footway offers readings\, guided interventions and a set of mini-detours to explore the traces of other lives buried in the urban landscape. This walk the first intocductory part of a day of walks that celebrates Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walking tours you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History and culture hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, found buried in the cityscape. \nFor this walk we pass along King John’s Way to arrive at the end of the morning near to Eltham Palace.  Taking time along the way to admire the views\, share readings and local stories before stopping for a picnic lunch with refreshments at around 1pm. Please Book HERE \nNote: For all todays walking you are advised to bring water\, wear sensible clothes and comfortable walking shoes or boots. Some refreshments will be provided but if you are planning to stay with the walks in the afternoon please bring something for a picnic. \n 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/ghosting-inspiral-retellings-first-walk-part-bh365-celebration/
LOCATION:Motthingham Station\, Station Approach\, Court Road\, London\, SE9 4EW\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T101500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250712T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
CREATED:20241028T084652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T120225Z
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SUMMARY:Retellings – Four interlinked Celebratory Walks part of Songlines for Greenwich BH365 Festival
DESCRIPTION:Retellings – four interlinked Celebratory Walks for BH365 on Saturday 12 July 2025\nInspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich creates a day of polyphonic shared exploration for Black History 365 celebrations – with four interlinked walks along the InspiralLondon Trail – the first 2 parts are longer walks (10.30am – 1pm then from 1.30-3.30pm) arriving at Oxleas Woods. Here there will be a unique walk workshop led by Frances Calliste around Severndroog Castle woodland from 3.30pm -5.30pm. Before we descend via bus\, across Woolwich Common to the Riverside. Then\, in the early evening (6.30-8pm) join us for a  final short walk event led by local artist Bonita Charles\, around Woolwich Riverside \nThe day of explorations start from Mottingham\, passing through Eltham\, as the trail flows towards the River Thames. This walking event links up different parts of the Borough\, to explore Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walking tours you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, found buried in the cityscape. \nWe welcome all to this day of interlinked walks that celebrate Black history and cultures within Greenwich as we traverse the Borough from Motterham to Woolwich. We will stop on the way for performances\, talks and celebratory retellings – with partners including Severndroog Castle\, and Clockhouse Community Centre. \nYou can join us for 1 or more of the walks – or for full Retellings experience book for the whole day HERE – All walks are free but you must Book. Details and tickets from June 2025. Note if you cannot make the walk on day or need to cancel we are grateful if you can in form us via Eventbrite.  \nRetellings First walk: Ghosting Inspiral\nRetellings starts promptly at Motterham Station at 10.30 am (10.30am-1pm) to trace a ghost path along Inspirallondon trail toward Eltham station. We pass along King John’s Way to arrive at the end of this first walk exploration near to Eltham Palace.  Taking time along the way to admire the views\, share readings and local stories before stopping for a picnic lunch with refreshments at around 1pm. \n(Image: The only known likeness of Yemmerrawanne – a silhouette profile in the Sir William Dixson collection of the State Library of New South Wales.) \nNotably we visit the gravestone dedicated to ‘Imeerawanyee’\, or Yemmerrawanne\, a ‘slender\, fine-looking youth’ and a ‘good tempered lively lad’ who soon became ‘a great favourite with us\, and almost constantly lived at the governor’s house.’\nOn the walk we hear tell about this extraordinary story\, the first encounters between the English colonisers and the native Australians of Warrane (now Sydney Harbour) – of songlines lost and found; Of the first time an Aboriginal song was performed in Europe by Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne – the printed score\, the oldest known published music from Australia ! \nBook HERE \n  \n \nFootfall of Songlines the Second walk of Retellings (1.30pm-3.30pm)\nNow in the footsteps of Songlines\, we trace our way from Eltham Station through Tudortime Eltham\, to St John the Baptist Church where one of the first indigenous Australians to visit Europe was buried in 1794.  Taking time reflect on the diversity of songlines that intersect among the meridian lines of Greenwich. Through Eltham\, time travelling past Eltham Palace\, to finally walk up to the edge of Oxleas Wood\, to reach the monument of Severndroog Castle around 3.30pm for refreshments – you can then join the gentle walk workshop Severndroog Retellings – Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism (3.30-5pmish) . Book HERE \n \n  \nThird Walk –  Severndroog Retellings – Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism (3.30pm-5.30pm)\nLed by theatre artsist Frances Calliste \nWhat secrets lie beneath a hill so tall\, that caused leaders to rise and fall ? \nFollow us on a gentle nature walk starting at Severndroog Castle\, Shooters Hill\, to venture into the surrounding ancient woodlands. \nWe will learn how this castle came to be\, and reflect on the other histories mirrored in the post-colonial past. We’ll explore modern day piracy\, sea shanties\, flag symbolism and much more ! \nO Mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country\,\nHow sweetly your siren-song sounds o’er the sea!\nIf it weren’t for your arms\, an orphan I’d be\,\nO mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country.’\n(Angeline Morrison – Cruel Mother Country)\nStrolling around Oxleas Woods with musical\, poetic and thoughtful interludes. We will delve in deeper to the history behind Severndroog\, making links to trade\, piracy\, pirate radio and much more! Through song\, music and story-telling\, we explore together other histories that mirror a post-colonial retelling of the past. Stay tuned for more info! Refreshments available. \nBook HERE \nFourth Walk Present\, Memory and Myths: Meeting of the Female Spirits \n \nWe meet at Woolwich Station exit Elisabeth Line at 6.30pm to explore until Woolwich until around 8pm. Please BOOK HERE \nPresent\, Memory and Myths is a multi-sensory exploration of Black British female writers\, with readings along the River and around Old Woolwich Dockyards. \nThis final gentle perambulation down to the Thames and along the Thames – led by local artist Bonita Charles\, culminates by the Thames in a meeting of the Female Spirits. \nNote for full updated details of all walks and event please visit ticket BOOKING (from June 2025)\n \nA Black History 365 celebration project funded by The Royal Borough of Greenwich\, that seeks to uncover\, then retell hidden\, buried or untold stories from the Black British diaspora\, through a festival of unique public walk events and performances. \n  \n          \nalso supported by soundcamp\, Clockhouse Community centre\, inspirallondon associate artists\, The Art of the Magic Lantern\, counterproductions & walking volunteers.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/retellings-interlinked-celebratory-walks-for-bh365/
LOCATION:Kent
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SUMMARY:Songlines for Greenwich - part of BH365 celebrations 2024-2025.
DESCRIPTION:Songlines for Greenwich BlackHistory 365 celebrations link to BOOK for each invidual walk below:\nRetellings – four interlinked Celebratory Walks for BH365 on Saturday 12 July 2025\nInspiralLondon’s Songlines for Greenwich creates a day of polyphonic shared exploration for Black History 365 celebrations – with four interlinked walks along the InspiralLondon Trail – the first 2 parts are longer walks (10.30am – 1pm then from 1.30-3.30pm) arriving at Oxleas Woods. Here there will be a unique walk workshop led by Frances Calliste around Severndroog Castle woodland from 3.30pm -5.30pm. Before we descend via bus\, across Woolwich Common to the Riverside. Then\, in the early evening (6.30-8pm) join us for a  final short walk event led by local artist Bonita Charles\, around Woolwich Riverside \nThe day of explorations start from Mottingham\, passing through Eltham\, as the trail flows towards the River Thames. This walking event links up different parts of the Borough\, to explore Black Lives – unique reclaimed stories and hidden histories – located in Greenwich’s diverse landscape. On these walking tours you will experience and celebrate unexplored Black History hidden in Greenwich’s historic building\, its ghost traces\, found buried in the cityscape. \nWe welcome all to this day of interlinked walks that celebrate Black history and cultures within Greenwich as we traverse the Borough from Motterham to Woolwich. We will stop on the way for performances\, talks and celebratory retellings – with partners including Severndroog Castle\, and Clockhouse Community Centre. \n \nYou can join us for 1 or more of the walks – or for full Retellings experience book for the whole day HERE – All walks are free but you must Book. Details and tickets from June 2025. Note if you cannot make the walk on day or need to cancel we are grateful if you can in form us via Eventbrite.  \nRetellings First walk: Ghosting Inspiral\nRetellings starts promptly at Motterham Station at 10.30 am (10.30am-1pm) to trace a ghost path along Inspirallondon trail toward Eltham station. We pass along King John’s Way to arrive at the end of this first walk exploration near to Eltham Palace.  Taking time along the way to admire the views\, share readings and local stories before stopping for a picnic lunch with refreshments at around 1pm. \n \n(Image: The only known likeness of Yemmerrawanne – a silhouette profile in the Sir William Dixson collection of the State Library of New South Wales.) \nNotably we visit the gravestone dedicated to ‘Imeerawanyee’\, or Yemmerrawanne\, a ‘slender\, fine-looking youth’ and a ‘good tempered lively lad’ who soon became ‘a great favourite with us\, and almost constantly lived at the governor’s house.’\nOn the walk we hear tell about this extraordinary story\, the first encounters between the English colonisers and the native Australians of Warrane (now Sydney Harbour) – of songlines lost and found; Of the first time an Aboriginal song was performed in Europe by Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne – the printed score\, the oldest known published music from Australia ! \nBook HERE \n  \n \n  \nThird Walk –  Severndroog Retellings – Trade\, Piracy and Colonialism (3.30pm-5.30pm)\nLed by theatre artsist Frances Calliste \nWhat secrets lie beneath a hill so tall\, that caused leaders to rise and fall ? \nFollow us on a gentle nature walk starting at Severndroog Castle\, Shooters Hill\, to venture into the surrounding ancient woodlands. \nWe will learn how this castle came to be\, and reflect on the other histories mirrored in the post-colonial past. We’ll explore modern day piracy\, sea shanties\, flag symbolism and much more ! \nO Mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country\,\nHow sweetly your siren-song sounds o’er the sea!\nIf it weren’t for your arms\, an orphan I’d be\,\nO mother\, my mother\, cruel mother country.’\n(Angeline Morrison – Cruel Mother Country)\nStrolling around Oxleas Woods with musical\, poetic and thoughtful interludes. We will delve in deeper to the history behind Severndroog\, making links to trade\, piracy\, pirate radio and much more! Through song\, music and story-telling\, we explore together other histories that mirror a post-colonial retelling of the past. Stay tuned for more info! Refreshments available. \nBook HERE \nFourth Walk Present\, Memory and Myths: Meeting of the Female Spirits\n \nWe meet at Woolwich Station exit Elisabeth Line at 6.30pm to explore until Woolwich until around 8pm. Please BOOK HERE \nWalk 4: Present Memory & Myth: Black Women Writers Trail
(6.30 pm – 8.30pm.) 
led by local artist Bonita Charles \nMeet at Woolwich arsenal station \nWe will walk the trail of Black Women Writers\, who have local connections to the
borough of Greenwich\, and/or Woolwich. We will be exploring the works of historic writer Phyliss
 Wheatley as well as contemporary writers from the borough such as Bernadine Everisto and listening 
to extracts from their poems/novel. \nThe walk will take place in Woolwich\, and we will be walking to
personal heritage sites described in the novels/writings and will be incorporating multisensory
activities to immerse walkers in the experience. Lastly\, we will uncover and reimagine the mythical
women of folklore from the Caribbean and colonial diaspora. \nNote for full updated details of all walks and event please visit ticket BOOKING (from June 2025)\n \nA Black History 365 celebration project funded by The Royal Borough of Greenwich\, that seeks to uncover\, then retell hidden\, buried or untold stories from the Black British diaspora\, through a festival of unique public walk events and performances. \nTransport\nTransport to Mottingham – recommended to use Station – Parking is available. \nTransport to Eltham – recommended to use Station – Parking is available. \nTransport to Severndroog Castle site: Parking is available. \nBus – Take the 486 bus from North Greenwich or Bexleyheath or 89 bus Lewisham or Bexleyheath\, alighting at the Memorial Hospital. 244 bus from Woolwich or Queen Elizabeth Hospital alighting at the Memorial Hospital on Shooters Hill. \nTube – Jubilee Line to North Greenwich\, then 486 bus\, alighting at the Memorial Hospital. \nDLR – DLR to Woolwich Arsenal\, then the 244 bus alighting at the Memorial Hospital. \nTrain-  Network Southeast to Welling\, then a 486 or 89 from bus stop D towards Shooters Hill. See above. \nThis event is generously supported by Royal Borough of Greenwich Black History 365 Grant 2024 to 2025. \nTransport to Woolwich – recommended Elisabeth Line. Parking not available \n          \nsupported by  inspirallondon associate artists & counterproductions.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/songlines-for-greenwich/
LOCATION:Severndroog Castle\, Severndroog Castle and Tea Room Shooters Hill\,\, London\, London\, SE18 3RT\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:RE/Walk the epic Segment 33 of Inspiral Trail - from Epsom to Kenley
DESCRIPTION:Join Inspiral artists and Charlie Fox director for RE/Walk on Segment 33 – Epsom to Kenley.  \nJuly 6 Sunday walking 11am-5pm. This walks is approx. 10 miles. Please bring picnic and wear suitable walking shoes for various terrain as we start our final spiral out to Gravesend\, leaving the city and walking out into the edgelands of north kent. This is an interesting leg of walk\, starting from Epsom Station and skirting the edge of the old site of West Park Asylum Hospital\, before heading directly eastwards to Woodmansterne\, toward Coulsden Town and out to Kenley. BOOK your free place HERE \nInspiralLondon’s Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Trail with a festival of seven unique walks that take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique.  Together\, wel re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking/artist group partners such as Kinetika\, T-100 and soundcamp.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/re-walk-segment-34-epsom-to-kenley/
LOCATION:Epsom Railway Station\, Epsom Railway Station\, Station Approach\, Epsom\, KT18 7RJ\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250705T170000
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SUMMARY:Swanning Along the Crane
DESCRIPTION:Swanning Along the Crane\nOn Saturday 5 July 2025 \nStarts 10.30am from Hayes & Harlington Station – Book your free place HERE \nA day walk with ornithological investigator J D Swann along the River Crane corridor\, observing wildlife and considering the history close to this beautiful Thames tributary. Finding nature growing between major roads and Heathrow airport. Travel south from Hayes & Harlington Station on segment 30 of the Inspiral Trail through Cranford Country Park\, Donkey Wood\, Pevensey Road Nature Reserve\, Crane Park and Mereway Nature Park\, the walk ends at Twickenham Station. \nThis walk is part of InspiralLondon Re/Walk Festival supported by tfl WCGL and with Friends of the River Crane Environment (F.O.R.C.E)\, a community based voluntary organisation working in the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow – www.force.org.uk – They are developing the Crane Valley Trail as a new walk for West London – https://www.cranevalley.org.uk/crane-valley-trail/ \nInspiralLondon Segment 30 follows this route as we negotiate Heathrow Airport. \n \nInspiralLondon’s Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of InspiralLondon Trail with a festival of seven plus seven\, unique walks as participatory experiences. The festival walks will take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique. Together\, we will re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking group partners such as Kinetika T-100\, Walking Artist Network and soundcamp. \nInspiralLondon is an artist-led metropolitan trail\, a collective on the ground mapping\, that offers a new walk trail spiralling out and into London. This anti-clockwise walk begins at Kings Cross\, unwinding from its centre point six times\, to finally end at Gravesend\, only to begin again. This unique Metropolitan trail crosses the River Thames at ten locations\, using bridges\, foot tunnels\, a cable car and ferries. At over 300-miles of pathway\, the trail is divided into 36 segments all easily accessible by public transport\, allowing the public – walkers\, urban explorers\, excursionists\, citizens – to experience the city and its environs as one vast space in which to re-imagine together the built and natural environment. 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the trail’s first festival and opening.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/swanning-along-the-crane/
LOCATION:Hayes & Harlington Station\, Station Road\, Hayes\, Greater London\, UB3 4BX\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250602T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250602T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
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SUMMARY:Re/Walk Segment 33 - Thames Ditton to Epsom
DESCRIPTION:Re/Walk Segment 33 has been postponed to later in Summer (July date tbc) – from Thames Ditton to Epsom. \nTaking a longish walk from the western edge of the city\, out through Surrey\, towards the north downs of Kent.  Starting near the Thames River\, we walk gently towards Hogsmill Brook\, a tributary of the River as we reach Epsom out on the edge of the Epsom Downs. \nThis walk is approx. 8 miles\, please bring refreshments or light picnic. \nInspiralLondon’s Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Trail with a festival of seven unique walks that take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique. Together\, we re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking/artist group partners such as Kinetika\, T-100 and soundcamp. \n 
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/re-walk-segment-33-thames-ditton-to-epsom/
LOCATION:Thames Ditton Station\, Station Road\, Thames Ditton\, Outer London\, Surrey\, KT7 0PA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250531T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250531T180000
DTSTAMP:20260501T051207
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SUMMARY:Concrete Imaginings - RE/Walk Inspiral 10th Anniversary Festival
DESCRIPTION:Concrete Imaginings – Book HERE\nAfternoon 31st May 3pm – 6pm \nWe meet outside main entrance of Rainham Station. \n\nConcrete imaginings is an Inspiral meander walk through the edgelands of London to the industrial heritage of the widening Thames\, with drawing. Led by artists Birgitta Hosea and Sarah Sparkes. \nEngaging all the senses and using drawing and writing\, we will record thoughts\, sounds\, lines\, shapes and smells along the way. We will end up at the WW2 concrete barges on Frog Island where we will assemble all notes and sketches made on the walk into concrete visual poems. No previous experience of drawing or creative writing required. All materials will be provided. \nAccess: This is a shortish walk over easy terrain and we will be stopping regularly. There are some steps to navigate with ramps as an alternative to these. Please bring water and refreshments and wear suitable walking shoes/clothing for weather conditions. \nNote: if you go to the morning Made in the Mardyke Walk at the other side of the marshes\, Inspiral will arrange transport from Chafford Hundred to Rainham – if public transport is difficult\, so you can enjoy a full day of marshy and concrete imaginings. There are scheduled trains from Chafford Hundred Lakeside to Grays – change train at Grays to Rainham (Journey times 14.26 to arrive at 15.00).
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/concrete-imaginiings-re-walk-inspiral-10th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Rainham Station\, Ferry Lane\,\, Rainham\, RM13 9JA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Made in the Mardyke - T100 performance walk
DESCRIPTION:Made in the Mardyke final performative walk event – walk\, free picnic and gentle performance as part of T100 Walking Festival. Book HERE\n \nEnjoy the Mardyke and search for the emerging creatures… looking into the past\, experiencing the present and imagining into future: in the next 100\, 1000\, 10\,000\, million years – imagining what hybrid creatures will appear in the post-natural environment of the Mardyke? \nWith workshop participants and the creative input from the river as it transforms the materials that make up its environment\, we encounter some creatures from the near future emerging from the Field of Peace. And as we picnic together\, by the river\, we will discuss the Mardyke as a natural resource\, grappling with all the human waste and pollution thrown its way; think about how the river digests this waste\, transforms its and is transformed. \n\n\n\n10.30am-12.30pm Walk for approx 2hrs\nBy 12.30pm we arrive at Field of Peace\nWith time for picnic and discussions\n1.30-2.pm we parade back to start point (at Chafford Hundred Train Station)\n\n\n\nMake a day of exploration: \nAfterwards you can join the creatures as they find their way to the wilderness of Rainham marshes for Concrete Imaginings @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm. Meet outside main entrance of Rainham Station Concrete imaginings an Inspiral meander walk through the edgelands of London to the industrial heritage of the widening Thames\, with drawing. This walk led by associate artists – Birgitta Hosea and Sarah Sparkes. \nPlease note – you are advised to bring a picnic\, wear suitable clothes\, shoes for weather conditions – some refreshments including water will be provided. \nThis walk is a collaboration with T100 and Kinetika Arts (Beach of Dreams) Note BOOKING is free but ESSENTIAL HERE
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/made-in-the-mardyke-t100-performance-walk/
LOCATION:Chafford Hundred\, Burghley Road\,\, Chafford Hundred Lakeside\, Essex\, RM16 6QQ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250527T203000
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SUMMARY:Re/Walk Segment 29 - Ruislip Gardens to Hayes & Harlington
DESCRIPTION:Join Inspiral Director Charlie Fox for an Evening Re/Walk Segment 29 Ruislip Gardens to Hayes & Harlington (on Tuesday 27 May from 5-8.30pm). BOOK HERE \nWalking from Ruislip Gardens we pick up the Yeading Brook trail and pass the hidden wetland of Ickenham Marsh on the edge of RAF Northolt. As we head southwestwards we follow the Brook\, then heading due south towards the Grand Union canal as the trail approaches the soundsacpe of Heathrow and the Crane River valley pathway. \nInspiralLondon’s Re/Walk Festival – Excavate\, Explore\, Exchange – Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Trail with a festival of seven unique walks that take you to other hidden and less well-known parts of the city; detouring from the trail\, in exploring underexplored\, buried aspects of the city or walking together by night. \nWe wish to share the magic and multiplicity of the city with all its diverse inhabitants\, and to get you walking; to explore the city with renewed curiosity\, by excavating the other buried narratives and histories that make London so unique. Together\, we re/walk and re/make the city by foot. \n \nRe/walk is generously supported by tfl WCGL grant\, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and other walking/artist group partners such as Kinetika\, T-100 and soundcamp.
URL:https://www.inspirallondon.com/event/re-walk-segment-29-ruislip-gardens-to-hayes-harlington/
LOCATION:Kent
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