News and an invitation to join a walk on October 8th .

To the Garden: A Walk and Talk Through Time and the Seasons with TS Eliot

“To be conscious is not to be in time

But only in time can the moment in the rose-garden,    

The moment in the arbour where the rain beat,

The moment in the draughty church at smokefall

Be remembered; involved with past and future.

Only through time time is conquered.”

  - T.S. Eliot, Burnt Norton

I am organising a walk  in collaboration with local artists,  members of the "A Journey with The Waste Land Forum", and local community organisations on Saturday 8th October.

We will walk from Turner Contemporary to the Garden Gate, starting at 12pm, following the coastal perimeter then heading up to and finishing at the garden at 1.30pm, where there will be various art & craft activities and food and drink, as a part of the "Falling Leaves Art Festival" . The Garden is on the Thanet loop route with buses which run to Margate Centre every 10 - 15 minutes. 

Through a number of sited readings from TS Eliot's poem 'Burnt Norton' and documentary activity, the walk will openly and collaboratively reflect on notions of time and timelessness, consciousness, memory and rhythm in relation to the seasons and gardens.

Also considering the potentialities of the 'walk and talk' format, there will be an opportunity to interact along the way with several "walking books" - practitioners engaged in different areas of local cultural and community activity who will each have different narratives and connections to share. You will be able to sign up for a ten minute slot of conversation with at least one walking book of your choice - further details and available time slots will be shared nearer the time.

The walks are not open to the general public and are by invitation only.If you would like to join us, please contact me: elspethpenfold@yahooo.co.uk

I am delighted to be taking part in this celebration of Margate's Coastal Heritage. With many thanks to Margate Coastal Park for organising and to the Turner Contemporary's "A Journey with The Waste Land" research forum  http://wasteland.onsocialengine.com/news for their continued support throughout.

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WALK WITH MOTIFS OF TS ELIOT'S THE WASTE LAND

• Sunday, September 11, 2016
• 10:30am  1:00pm

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WALK WITH MOTIFS OF TS ELIOT'S THE WASTE LAND, Elspeth Penfold and participants of Turner Contemporary'sA Journey With 'The Waste Land', Turner Contemporary

• Reading, Walk, Experience

Preparing for the big day on Sunday, hope you can join us!

A Clifftop Wander

9th - 11th September 2016

A celebration of the cultural heritage and contemporary vibrancy of Margate Coastal Park 

Newly commissioned artworks, performances, walks, talks, readings, family-oriented workshops, events and exhibitions taking place along the 5km stretch of public open space between Margate Main Sands and Botany Bay. 

Highlights include:

The Kite Pavilion at Fort Hill

Lacuna, an art exhibition embedded in the Newgate Gap

Blushing Pavilion at Palm Bay Shelter, an exhibition about seaside culture, sexuality and architecture in Margate

See the full programme at www.margatecoastalpark.org

Finds us on wwww.facebook.com/margatecoastalpark

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A Clifftop Wander is organised by Margate Coastal Park Promotion Group with funds from Arts Council & Kent County Council and with the kind support of Thanet District Council, Margate Pride, Turner Contemporary, Whitstable Biennale, Heritage Open Days and Sight Seeking: Margate Festival 2016.