Discover what remains of south London’s Great North Wood and revel in the revival of the Deptford Jack in the Green mayday celebration through words, music and shadow puppets. Complementary verdant short films from Video Strolls.
C.J. Schüler, author of The Wood That Built London, charts the fortunes of the North Wood from its earliest times: its ecology, ownership, management, and the gradual encroachment of the metropolis.
The Fowlers Troop Jack in the Green was revived by members of Blackheath Morris Men and friends in the early 1980s. It is a revival of a Jack in the Green from the late 19th/early 20th century which was taken out around Deptford, South East London on May Day by the original Fowlers Troop.
Sarah Crofts tells the tale of the Deptford Jack-in-the-Green and presents David Alyward’s film of the 2006 procession. Artist Sarah Sparkes demonstrates
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Venue details: Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Road, Greater London, England, SE14 6TY, United Kingdom
Category: Attractions | Talks & Lectures
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General Admission: GBP 5.0,
Concessions: GBP 3.5
Artists / Speakers: Sarah Sparkes, Sarah Crofts, C.J. Schüler, David Aylward,
