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Voices from the Past: The Story of the Foundling Hospital
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2nd Floor, Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London
WC1X 8PA
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A Free Talk by Alison Duke of the Foundling Museum
1pm (arrive from 12.30 pm)
Thursday 7th of June 2012
www.camden.gov.uk/localstudies
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Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
adults, over 50type:
talks and courses, museums and galleries
Talking Crest - Reshaping the identity of King's Cross
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To celebrate King's Cross and its community, on June 16th from 6pm, Talking Crest will hold
a unique event, the first of this kind in the area, unfolded by colourful processions converging in
Granary Square, and voiced by the chants of selected choirs emerging from Regents' Canal.
Have a look at the web site for more detailed information!
www.talkingcrest.co.uk
www.facebook.com/pages/Talking-Crest/221298154636821
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Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
performance arts and theatre, festivals / seasonal
London Festival of Photography
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- Fri 1st Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Mon 4th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Wed 6th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Fri 8th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Mon 11th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Wed 13th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Fri 15th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Mon 18th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Wed 20th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Fri 22nd Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Mon 25th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Wed 27th Jun 12 at 10:00am
- Fri 29th Jun 12 at 10:00am
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The 2012 festival is taking place throughout June with a focus in King's Cross, Bloomsbury, Euston & Fitzrovia.
London's most celebrated venues (British Library, British Museum and more...) will play host to a world-class, city-wide celebration of photography as the London Festival of Photography returns for its second year.
Encompassing street, documentary and conceptual photography, the festival includes 18 exhibitions and 30 satellite events including workshops, talks and screenings.
On 12th of June something fantastic is happening in a secret Camden location... keep your eyes and ears open folks!
http://lfph.org/
http://www.facebook.com/LDNphotography
http://twitter.com/#!/LDNphotographyneighbourhood:
Bloomsbury, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
adults, family, over 50type:
talks and courses, museums and galleries, festivals / seasonal
Charity Pub Quiz in aid of The Migraine Trust
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1 Queen's Square
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Put those thinking caps on for a charity pub quiz on Wednesday 13th June in aid of The Migraine Trust!
Mingle with fellow migraine sufferers and supporters of The Migraine Trust at the Queens Larder in central London from 6.00pm onwards, with the quiz taking place from 7.00 - 8.30pm.
Entry is £10 per person and goes towards supporting the work of The Migraine Trust, to help the charity continue providing information and support to the millions of people affected by migraine in the UK.
This event is part of 'The Biggest Quiz', which aims to get as many quizzes as possible taking place across the UK during Small Charity Week (11-15 June). Various activities over the course of Small Charity Week aim to encourage more people to support a small charity.
Please visit The Migraine Trust website for further information and to book your ticket(s).
www.migrainetrust.org/event-charity-pub-quiz-in-aid-of-the-migraine-trust-15065
themigrainetrust
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Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
adults, over 50type:
pubs and clubs
Dream Journeys: Guyana to Ghana
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Keats Grove
NW3 2RR
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Performance
Keith Waithe, Jo Jo Yates, El Crisis, Monica A. Hand
A wonderful synthesis of poetry, spoken word and music from the ‘poet of the flute’, a master Kora player, an eloquent spoken word artist and an American, New York poet. An evening of dreams and dreaming.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Hampsteadaudience:
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festivals / seasonal, museums and galleries, music, performance arts and theatre
Keats in Hampstead Walk
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Follow the story of Keats's life in this two and a half hour walk around Hampstead with readings from some of his best-loved poems. Starting at Hampstead tube at 11am, we will stroll through old Hampstead, visit the Vale of Health, dip into the Heath and finish at Keats House around 1.30pm.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Keats in Hampstead Walk
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Follow the story of Keats's life in this two and a half hour walk around Hampstead with readings from some of his best-loved poems. Starting at Hampstead tube at 11am, we will stroll through old Hampstead, visit the Vale of Health, dip into the Heath and finish at Keats House around 1.30pm.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
Keats in Hampstead Walk
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Follow the story of Keats's life in this two and a half hour walk around Hampstead with readings from some of his best-loved poems. Starting at Hampstead tube at 11am, we will stroll through old Hampstead, visit the Vale of Health, dip into the Heath and finish at Keats House around 1.30pm.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
'Writing, and Loving It'
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Keats Grove
NW3 2RR
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Come for a relaxing, productive morning workshop. Just bring yourself, a pen and some paper and, in a supportive, stimulating atmosphere, create something completely new. We'll start with close readings of a couple of really short short stories. We'll hear what a few writers from Elizabeth Bowen to Elmore Leonard have to say about how to write and how to plot. And we'll engage in fun, inspiring group exercises which will also explore the links between camaraderie and creativity.
After the workshop, Josie Barnard will read from her recent creative non-fiction 'The Book of Friendship' and discuss how camaraderie and creativity entwined for writers such as CS Lewis and Tolkein, Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore and Dickens and Wilkie Collins.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Hampsteadaudience:
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festivals / seasonal, museums and galleries
Happy is England
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Guildhall Yard
EC2V 5AE
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This reading will explore poetic responses to England in the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, including John Keats, John Betjeman and others.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Hampsteadaudience:
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performance arts and theatre, museums and galleries, 2012
The Queen's Poets: John Masefield
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Keats Grove
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John Masefield was made Poet Laureate in 1930. In the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, the Keats House Poetry Ambassadors will present a reading of his most famous poetry including The Everlasting Mercy and Sea-Fever.
http://keatshouse.cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Hampsteadaudience:
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performance arts and theatre, museums and galleries, 2012
Small Charity Week: Celebration Day Festival
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Small Charity Week 2012 will culminate in Celebration Day, a day that will celebrate the work and impact of small charities on communities across the country.
A mini-small charity festival will be held in Russell Square in Camden on Friday 15th June 12-18.30pm. The event will include various stalls, activities and entertainment from some fantastic dancers and singers. A discount is also available at the Café in the Garden as part of the event
We look forward to welcoming you to the event to participate in the fun, games and entertainment. For more information please contact info@smallcharityweek.com or 0207 009 3543
www.smallcharityweek.com
www.facebook.com/smallcharityweek
@SCWeek12 neighbourhood:
Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
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Russell Square Cycling Fair
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Russell Square junction with Montague Street
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A road safety event focussing on road safety for cyclists around HGVs and being held as part of Camden Councils and the Metropolitan Police's Exchanging Places Programe.
Council Road Safety Officers and Police Officers will be present to provide advice.
The event will also feature;
- A Dr Bike service providing free safety checks for bikes.
- Cycle security marking.
- Information on cycle routes in the borough and other parts of Greater London.
- Advice on locks and reducing bicycle theft.
- Information on cycle training offered by Camden.
- General advice on cycling and how to develop it as a leisure pursuit or commuting to work by bike.
www.camden.gov.uk/cycling
Green Streets
@camdentalkingneighbourhood:
Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
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talks and courses, sports and fitness, outdoor, festivals / seasonal
Playing at War: an up-close look at childhood games of battle and conflict
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29 Russell Square
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With Catherine Howell (V&A Museum of Childhood)
Some of the most familiar board games in the world are games about war: Risk, Battleships… even chess. But what about games that were made and played in the shadow of war? Games like the notorious ‘Jews Out!’ game, for example, which reinforced the aggressive antisemitic message of Nazi propaganda?
This interactive workshop, hosted by the Wiener Library with Catherine Howell of the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood, will explore the meaning of game-playing and childhood in the context of global conflict.
Admission is free of charge, but places must be reserved in advance by emailing info@wienerlibrary.co.uk or calling 020 7636 7247.
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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Film Screening: 'Double Exposure'
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29 Russell Square
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Dr Bea Lewkowicz (IGRS, University of London) and Professor Tony Grenville (Bristol)
To mark Refugee Week, the Wiener Library is pleased to be screening a remarkable film examining the experiences of twenty-five men and women who came to Britain as refugees from Austria.
'Double Exposure' draws on the unique interviews of the Association of Jewish Refugees’ Refugee Voices Audio-Visual History Archive, housed at the Wiener Library.The film explores the double nature of the relationship between the culture originally inhabited by refugees, and their adopted culture.
The screening will be followed by a Q and A session with some of the interviewees, the director of the film Dr Bea Lewkowicz, and Dr Anthony Grenville, author of ‘Jewish Refugees from Germany and Austria in Britain’ (2009).
Admission is free of charge, but places must be reserved in advance by emailing info@wienerlibrary.co.uk or calling 020 7636 7247.
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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Bloomsburyaudience:
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Open Day: Welcome to the New Home of the Wiener Library
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29 Russell Square
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A chance to come and take a look at our brand new exhibition on the 1936 Olympics and take part in a behind the scenes tour of the library’s Reading Room and basement.
Admission is free of charge, but places must be reserved in advance by emailing info@wienerlibrary.co.uk or calling 020 7636 7247.
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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Open Day: Welcome to the New Home of the Wiener Library
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29 Russell Square
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A chance to come and take a look at our brand new exhibition on the 1936 Olympics and take part in a behind the scenes tour of the library’s Reading Room and basement.
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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Bloomsburyaudience:
adults, kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
museums and galleries
Fitzroy Square Summer Street Entertainers
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Fitzroy Square
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Free lunch time entertainment in Fitzroy Square Gardens for residents and passers-by. On various Thursdays from May to September the Jubilee Statue in Fitzroy Square Gardens will be transformed into a stage area. Expect international performers from the world of opera, circus, poetry, music and dance to entice you to rest and enjoy exciting, funny and thoughtful moments. Bring lunch!
http://fitzroysquaresummer.blogspot.co.uk
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FitzroySquareStreetFestival
@ FitzroySqFestivneighbourhood:
Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
adults, family, kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
2012, festivals / seasonal, music, outdoor, performance arts and theatre
Torriano Craft and Handmade Fair
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Torriano Avenue
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North London's finest handmade and upcycled treasures. 30+ stalls selling Ice cream, Chutneys,vintage scarves, toys, textiles, jewellery,
and photography. A new market selling affordable and
original creations.
http://www.facebook.com/TorrianoCraftMarket
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Camden Town, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
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2012, festivals / seasonal, shopping
Diamond Jubilee Community Party
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30 Makepeace Avenue, Holly Lodge Estate, Highgate
N6 6HL
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Join us for a fun afternoon in the Community Centre to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with local musicians, Food and drink, stalls, raffle, etc.
We are holding a Children fancy dress contest (themes from films and books),
A reminiscing tea party and, live music with local musicians.
We intend to bury a’ Time Capsule ‘with contributions from different age groups.
Please contact the Centre Organiser if you would like to volunteer or get involved .
TEL: 020 8342 9524 e.mail: hollylodgelondon@hotmail.com
www.hollylodge.org.uk
www.hollylodge.org.uk
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Hampstead, Kentish Townaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
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Magic Assemblage, Magic Assembly
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Malet Place
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A unique exhibition of contemporary art will be on show alongside the collection of ancient artefacts at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in May. The show will feature the work of 12 artists from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
The exhibition is the result of a recent collaboration between the Petrie Museum and the University of the Arts London, which gave second-year BA Fine Art students from Central Saint Martins an opportunity to study the museum’s extensive archaeological collection. The students were asked to contemplate the ways in which civilisation has been portrayed through the museum, and how the object has been reconsidered under and after modernism. Their resulting works reflect their own personal take on the museum’s objects and the theme of historic representation.
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Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
museums and galleries
An Evening Stroll in Regents Park and Primrose Hill
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This two hour walk explores the architecture of Regents Park and highlights some of the features and history of the park, then finally climbs up to Primrose Hill for a spectacular view of London
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3225528643
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Footprints-of-London/133034946781012
@footprintsldnneighbourhood:
Camden Town, Kings Cross & Eustonaudience:
adults, family, kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
outdoor, walks
Making mobiles with origami shapes
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Learn or perfect your origami-folding skills and make those paper butterflies and birds fly for real as you put them together in a beautiful hanging structure
www.facebook.com/slanchogledlondon
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Camden Town, Hampstead, Kentish Townaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
shopping, talks and courses
Making Papier-Mache Sculptures
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Create decorative shapes from scratch. And scrap. Experience the full transformation of a single piece of paper!
www.facebook.com/slanchogledlondon
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Camden Town, Hampstead, Kentish Townaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
shopping, talks and courses
Papier-Mache Sculptures
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Create decorative shapes from scratch. And scrap. Experience the full transformation of a single piece of paper!
www.slanchogledlondon.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/slanchogledlondon
www.twitter.com/SlanchogledLDNneighbourhood:
Camden Townaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
talks and courses
Glass Painting Workshop
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Create your own design on a glass or use one of our stencils, learn more about the different types of glass paint and take the result home to enjoy!
Suitable for adults and children 11+
www.slanchogledlondon.wordpress.com
www.facebook.com/slanchogledlondon
www.twitter.com/SlanchogledLDNneighbourhood:
Camden Town, Hampstead, Kentish Townaudience:
adults, family, kids (0-12), kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
talks and courses
Free Beauty Evening
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49 Parkway, London
NW17PN
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Exclusive Beauty Evening with Antipodes Organic Skincare!
Join us any time between 5pm and 7pm on Thursday 17th May when we will launch 2 new Antipodes Skin Brightening products.
Meet Antipodes, enjoy free mini treatments, skin consultations and samples.
PLUS Complimentary Glass of Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc for our guests*
Plus get the chance to win fabolous prizes from Antipodes! 1st Prize is a Hamper worth over £100! Just fill a form to enter to win.
(*till stocks last)
http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/camden/
https://www.facebook.com/wholefoodscamden
@WFMcamdenneighbourhood:
Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
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WIN £250 worth of catering towards your Jubilee Street Party
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49 Parkway, London
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WIN £250 worth of catering towards your Jubilee Street Party!
Simply ask for a form to our Customer Service, fill it in and drop it off in store by the 19th of May.
Winner to be announced on the 20th May
Terms and Conditions apply, please refer to the application form
http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/camden/
https://www.facebook.com/wholefoodscamden
@WFMcamdenneighbourhood:
Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
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Pop Up Vintage Fairs Hampstead
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213 Haverstock Hill
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Pop Up Vintage Fairs London are back on Sunday 13th May at the Hampstead Town Hall, 213 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead NW3 4QP in the heart of Belsize Park and Hampstead High Streets. 5 mins from Belsize Park tube station (Northern Line). Two halls filled with the best vintage traders selling designer & affordable vintage fashion for ladies & gents, vintage accessories, handmade and vintage jewellery, homeware, furniture & more. Don’t forget to get your vintage makeover in our Pop Up Vintage Beauty Parlour. Relax after shopping in our Gallery Vintage Tea Room overlooking the Main Hall with creams teas and homemade cakes served on delicate vintage china. The perfect way to spend your Sunday – Vintage Style!
Doors open 11 am - 4 pm.
Admission £3 per adult, £2 NUS.
10.30-11.00 Earlybird Trade Entry £5.
Phone 07716 295998
Email info@popupvintagefairs.co.uk
http://www.facebook.com/popupvintagefairs
http://www.facebook.com/popupvintagefairs
http://www.facebook.com/popupvintagefairs
http://www.twitter.com/Pop_Up_Vintageneighbourhood:
Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
adults, family, kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
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Vintage Fashion Fair
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2 Regents Park Road
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Vintage Fashion Fair selling a range of beautiful vintage clothing, accessories and textiles dating from 1800's - 1980's. Great bargains to be found as well as very special designer pieces. Something for everyone.
www.vintagefashionfairlondon.co.uk
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Bloomsbury, Camden Town, Finchley Rd & Swiss Cottage, Hampstead, Kentish Town, Kilburn, Kings Cross & Euston, West Hampsteadaudience:
adults, kids and teens (0-17), over 50type:
shopping
latest
- Camden local studies and archive centre updated the event Voices from the Past: The Story of the Foundling Hospital on 7th Jun 12
- Sarah Berelowitz updated Yoga with Sarah
- Sarah Berelowitz updated the event Iyengar Yoga class West Hampstead, NW6 on 22nd May 12
- Sarah Berelowitz added the event Iyengar Yoga class on 21st May 12
- Shootexperience added the event CAMERA OBSCURA - MINNIE WEISZ on 1st Jun 12
