Lizzie Broadbent will be talking about ‘Women in Advertising Between the Wars’. In 1913, one of Britain’s women magazines told readers about the opportunities presented by this ‘new, vital and growing vocation’ and that year women working in the industry came together to form their own network. By 1931, women were running five of Britain’s largest agencies. Lizzie will introduce us to some of these pioneers and discuss why this sector offered so much opportunity a century ago.
Our route will summit Blythe Hill, One Tree Hill and Hilly Fields – the total walk is 8.6 km (about 13,000 steps) and this should take about 2 hours. We are aiming to meet at Good Hope Café in Ladywell Fields (near Ladywell Station) at 10am. We will also send out plans for getting 122 bus on the WhatsApp group, for those travelling from Lee. If you would like to join the Three Peaks Challenge, please speak to Kay Dunham at Thursday’s meeting or email her (kdunham@hotmail.co.uk)
Gone are the days when the hinterland of Kings Cross was a seedy, dangerous area after dark – a no-go area if you were walking on your own.
Over the last decade the area has been transformed into a vibrant high-tech hub with Google, YouTube and Meta having their London offices located here. It can also boast of 2,000 new homes, 10 new parks (40%) of the land, 20 new streets, 400 mature trees, 23 new and refurbished buildings and a nature reserve. The area is best seen in the evening when the buildings are lit up and the bars and restaurants are busy and buzzy. However, despite all this modernity there are still remnants of the area’s industrial and carbon polluting past.
The area is also a transport hub – Kings Cross/St Pancras being served by 6 tube lines and 5 mainline railways (including Thameslink). It is the busiest interchange in the country, so wherever you are in London or the Southeast it’s easy to get to! The proposed walk will give you a glimpse of this new and exciting part of London. The cost of the walk is £5 per person. Please contact kay_hart@btinternet.com if you would like to come along.
Save the date! Please do make a note of the date for this summer’s festival. With your help, we will be running our usual cake stall in the gardens and will give you more information nearer the time.
Gone are the days when the hinterland of Kings Cross was a seedy, dangerous area after dark – a no-go area if you were walking on your own.
Over the last decade the area has been transformed into a vibrant high-tech hub with Google, YouTube and Meta having their London offices located here. It can also boast of 2,000 new homes, 10 new parks (40%) of the land, 20 new streets, 400 mature trees, 23 new and refurbished buildings and a nature reserve. The area is best seen in the evening when the buildings are lit up and the bars and restaurants are busy and buzzy. However, despite all this modernity there are still remnants of the area’s industrial and carbon polluting past.
The area is also a transport hub – Kings Cross/St Pancras being served by 6 tube lines and 5 mainline railways (including Thameslink). It is the busiest interchange in the country, so wherever you are in London or the Southeast it’s easy to get to! The proposed walk will give you a glimpse of this new and exciting part of London. The cost of the walk is £5 per person. Please contact kay_hart@btinternet.com if you would like to come along.
We are booking a wild swimming session for between 10 and 25 people at Beckenham Place Park on Friday 12th July at 11am. The cost is £18.53 per person with an introductory course included. Please contact Kay (kdunham@hotmail.co.uk) if you would like to book a place.