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London: The first Slow Down Festival arrives soon
Posted by: Sean O'Neill, Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009, 11:02 AM

Londoners are being encouraged to put down their Blackberries, stop racing from one thing to the next, and take part in the first-annual Slow Down London festival. Starting April 24, the informal 10-day series of events includes wine tastings, poetry readings, and meditation workshops, according to the Financial Times.

The festival starts with The Big Slow Walk across London Bridge at rush hour on April 24 at 5 p.m., leaving from Embankment Gardens (free).

On April 24, poet Miriam Nash will lead a Snail Mail workshop, persuading people to use pen and paper for occasional personal letters instead of sending e-mails or texts. (2 p.m., The Gallery, Foyles Charing Cross, (free).

On Sunday afternoon May 3, sample at leisurely pace the fare for sale the Slow Food London Market at the stalls at Southbank Centre Square, all afternoon long. Then at 7 p.m., drop by the National Portrait Gallery for a quirky lecture from David Rooney, curator of timekeeping at Greenwich’s Royal Observatory, who helps set time for the world (free).

For details, visit Slow Down London.

Filed Under: england, london
Reader Comments

A Slow Down Festival is a great concept!

"What is life if so full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?"
William Wordsworth.

Looking forward to contributing; We are going to hold a free talk entitled "Beyond the Sixth Sense" for attaining a sense of peace. this is to be in the city
Do you want the details?
Ruth

Posted By Ruth Smith on April 9, 2009, 7:02 PM

Realy good work cheers mate!

Posted By odżywki na masę on February 17, 2011, 3:32 PM

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