Join End of the Road at 'Swap & Share' Picnic, Arnold Circus, Shoreditch this Sunday!

[Molly Wemyss]

Dear Friends,

This Sunday 17th July, End of the Road Festival & Rough Trade Shops are curating the bandstand for the annual 'Swap & Share' picnic at Arnold Circus in Shoreditch.

So, if you're in London and at a loose end - bring a picnic, something to swap & a love story to tell!

The picnic has always been very much a community event bringing together local families with the more recent inhabitants of Shoreditch. People make and bring food to share. There are free activities for all ages - artists's portraits, paper hat making, dancing, cycle racing, a miniature clay picnic, musical cherry stone spitting, a pop-up exhibition of children's illustrated poems, a table top museum, Thaumatropes, ping pong and more.

Music starts at 12.30...and goes like this:

12.30: Loud Like A Lion

13.30: Laura Hocking

14.30: The Head & The Heart

15.30: Oh Ruin

17.15: Danny & The Champions of the World

The day is organised by The Friends of Arnold Circus, a registered charity formed in London's Shoreditch in spring 2004 through local voluntary action. The historic bandstand and gardens at the heart of Arnold Circus had fallen into disrepair and were widely seen as dirty and threatening. A small group of local people set about to rescue this unique part of the East End's heritage, and to re-establish it as a resource for all. By spring 2006, membership had risen to 450 and their events - from brass band concerts to an annual Carrom championship - were attracting over 300 people to each. In 2011, membership had risen to 550, and the Friends had taken over management of part of the site from the council.

It really is a lovely space and worthwhile charity, so get down there on Sunday, support the cause, and join the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225019484183469

Hope to see you there! x