The second of four public meetings will bring together local community members and grassroots community groups around our campaign to make Lewisham the UK’s first ever Borough of Literature. Future meetings will seek to bring together educators, local businesses, young people and artists, arts organisations and activists to influence the shape of the UK’s first Borough of Literature.
These public meetings are to inform the community about the campaign, as well as to generate ideas for what a Borough of Literature could look like in Lewisham. They will inform a funding bid to generate the income we need to bring the Borough of Literature to life. If you live or work in Lewisham, we’d love to see you at one or all of our public meetings.
Together we will develop an exciting plan for a Borough of Literature that funders cannot resist. Our hope is that we can also help to connect leaders, educators, creatives and community organisers from across the borough, supporting a a vibrant literary community in Lewisham.
Where and when
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 4 February from 6 – 8pm at The Fellowship Inn, Randlesdown Road London SE6 3BT.
It is free to attend but please do save your seat on Eventbrite
Access at the meeting
The event is a relaxed event. There are accessible toilets available. If you have any other access requirements please get in touch with Courtney ([email protected]) so that we can support your attendance.
About the Borough of Literature
Spread the Word has a big, bold vision to see Lewisham declared as the UK’s first Borough of Literature. Lewisham is rich with word-related creative activities and is home to some of London’s best new writers and famous authors, as well as many arts charities working with words, stories, and poetry, and many more that include creative writing, publishing, spoken word and other art forms like filmmaking and music. You can find out more about the campaign and how to share your ideas over on our project page.