Voice of Trees (Epping Forest)

The rising global heat has awoken something beneath us - vast and inhuman. This thrilling street game challenges you and your friends to follow smell trails into the night to track down an unknown adversary. What would you risk for a handful of hope?

Welcome to the Londinium Poetry Walk, an exciting event created by artist/poet Giovanna Iorio. By following the route on the Echoes app, you will hear a selection of the 29 translations of the poem “Londinium” by Anthony Fisher, a project conceived to celebrate difference and the 300 languages spoken in London. You can read the poems here: https://anthonyfisherpoet.com/londinium/londinium-in-translation/ The first is the English version read by Anthony Fisher and is just on the left as you enter Cecil Road. The images are Voice Portraits, reproducing the voices of the poets reading each translation. https://voiceportraits.weebly.com/blog Anthony Fisher and Giovanna Iorio

Seventeen poems celebrating Enfield Town and around. Project directed by Anthony Fisher Creator of sound walk Giovanna Iorio Poetry Walk 1 - inspirations 1. Bright Stars by Christine Vial. BRIGHT STARS. Title is from Keats poem “Bright Star” about his love for that girl next door.(Line 2)Interested in the idea of women/ me as creators( rather than muse) and their recognition (or lack of). 2. Cedar Tree by Valerie Darville. A mighty tree reduced to a cold stone stela and plaque. 3. London Road by Anthony Fisher, standing in London Road reflecting on the past and changes that have occurred. 4. Enfield by Karina Vidler. The poet recalls how important Enfield has been to her family. 5. Doubting Thomas by Alan Murray. Written in the voice of my alter-ego, the arch-pessimist, Harry, the poem reflects on that other great pessimist, Thomas Hardy, who married his second wife, Florence Dugdale, in St Andrew’s Church in Enfield. 6. Precinct by Christine Vial. Observational poem built up from visits to Enfield Town precinct. Focus on those who are lost/outsiders among the merry crowds and consumerism. Final line is from the strap line to the first Alien film “In Space no one can hear you scream”. 7. Planting Trees by Mary Duggan. The poem was inspired by the wonderful presence of the great old tree which sprawls across Enfield's Central library green. 8. The Silver Fish by Valerie Darville. The poem is a literal description of a walk I took along the New River from Enfield Town to the Town Park on a very hot summers day. 9. Denmark May 5th 1945 by Anthony Fisher. An end of the war story of two families. 10. Conical Corner by Ruth Hanchett. What inspired me to write Conical Corner is the great sense of history meeting today, the contrast of past and present. 11. Is this to be the Year by M.Anne Alexander. Reflections on New Year’s Day 2020. 12. The New River Loop by Jo Cooper. This was inspired by the tranquillity and beauty of this lovely spot. 13. On Gentleman’s Row by Cheryl Moskowitz. Reflections on the time of Charles Lamb in Enfield. 14. Ginko Baloba by Jayne Buckland. A homage to tree that has a very old and honourable lineage. 15. The Churchyard by M.Anne Alexander. Memories of a walk by an old Churchyard. 16. Poet’s Corner by Anthony Fisher. Reflections of a poet at an open-air poetry reading. 17. Chartrefest by M.Anne Alexander. Consideration of the past whilst standing in a Market Place given a charter by James I.

This circular walk of just under 1 mile starts in the garden at the rear of Lowewood Museum (there are car parks nearby at The Spotlight and to the south of Elsie House). Please be aware of traffic and take care when crossing roads. The walk looks at the homes of two of Hoddesdon’s prominent families, the Rawdons and the Warners, as well as some of the other people and places of interest in the area.

This is a walk around the historic inns of Hoddesdon provided by friends of the Lowewood Museum -

A circular walk of just under ¾mile, starting at the Clock Tower. Provided by the Friends of Lowewood House. The walk looks at some of Hoddesdon’s buildings through the centuries and gives glimpses of some of the people who lived and worked in them. This walk does not include information on Hoddesdon’s historic town centre inns or the brewery as they are covered in the Hoddesdon Inns walk.

During the lockdown Dave and Mauveen Lee used to walk up to the tunnel which carries Spitalbrook underneath the A10 and sing songs they had learned from the church around the world. The tunnel is full of graffiti - the news was bad as the first wave of Covid raged. But the acoustics in the tunnel were amazing! A selection of the songs has been placed in a circuit in Barclay Park and up to the tunnel across the fields. If you want your own copy of the songs there are a whole CD of them which Dave and Mauveen are using as a fundraiser for the roof of St Cuthberts church in Rye Park. You can track them down on Facebook. Enjoy the tunnel songs of the lockdown. There is light at the end of the tunnel!

A soundwalk following the Pymmes Brook Trail which features the voices of people who share their stories about their connection with the brook. The walk follows the Pymmes Brook Trail from Cockfosters as far as the Great Cambridge Roundabout on the A10 from the point of a listener walking down stream. However, it will still work in the opposite direction. The walk could be undertaken in separate sections. For safety the walk stays on the path ways.

This is a showcase of a band of brothers (real brothers) who haven't performed for many years but have actually played in Hoddesdon at John Warner school hall and also in the Robert Barclay School hall. One of the brothers John is a longtime resident in Rye Park. The brothers discovering that the first rock and roll performers were influenced by American black gospel singers and guitarists in the middle years of the 20th century - promoted this music by playing it in a way that can be described as gospel skiffle - acoustic music you can dance to. This showcase from their 2 albums is set up as an audio showcase to show the potential for audio installations using echoes XYZ to showcase local musical talent. Hopefully we can feature more local musicians going forward. But for now enjoy the Woebegone Brothers; the albums will be put on Bandcamp if you would like to download them. There are even cassettes if you still have a player!