CULTURAL ELTHAM


Eltham's Lights Up Eltham’s


annual festival of colour, light


and sound, ‘Lights Up’ will be staged this year on Thursday November 17.


Hundreds of young people from schools in the area will parade along the High Street to mark of offi cial start Christmas shopping period.


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A giant Henry VIII will lead the procession, looking down over the plebs of Eltham in a way not seen since his hunting escapades through the royal woodland which existed between Eltham and Greenwich in the 16th century.


This will be followed by a procession of architectural lanterns inspired by some of the important heritage sites of Greenwich, all accompanied by


Yuletide merriment of sounds and lights.


Over the coming weeks, children across the area will be preparing for the Greenwich Council sponsored event by assembling their lanterns and learning about the rich history of SE9.


This year’s theme will be to celebrate the long and varied history of Eltham, including the Palace, Pleasaunce and generations of Royals who graced the borough.


The parade also fi res the starting gun on celebrations of the borough’s Royal incorporation in 2012.


Twelve schools have


been


chosen to produce lanterns and take part in the parade, but children from any other school can take part by joining a community workshop being held at St Mary’s Community Centre on Saturday November 12 between 11-2pm.


4.30pm: 4.15pm:


4.30pm: 6pm:


Timetable: 9am – 7.30pm: Arts and produce sale in Passey Place 4 – 8pm:


Eltham High Street will be closed to traffi c between 4pm and 8pm


Street performers and a live music stage providing entertainment.


Crown Woods School Band and Gospel Choir. Street performers and live music stage Lights switched on


6 – 6.45pm: Parade 7pm:


Eltham Choral Society


Local schools and groups Those taking part in the parade are: 1. Gordon Primary 2. Montbelle Primary 3.


Eltham Palace was the boyhood home of Henry VIII, where he took lessons from his future Lord Chancellor, Thomas More, father of Margaret More, whose husband William Roper owned Well Hall and was responsible for building the Tudor Barn, now so beautifully restored by its current lessees.


It will be from Eltham Palace’s architecture and artefacts that the children will create their lanterns this year


Photos by Dawn OConnor 16 Take a walk in the Tarn


St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive


4. Deansfi eld Primary 5. 6. 7.


8. 9.


Holy Family Primary Horn Park Primary


Eltham Church of England Primary


Kidbrooke Park Primary School Eltham Hill Technology College


10. Greenacres Primary 11. Crown Woods 12. Eltham Foundation School 13. Eltham Park Methodist Church


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