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Loreman Podcast - Live Recording

Friday, October 11, 2024

8pm-9.30pm
Loremen is a funny podcast about local legends, forgotten folklore and obscure curiosities from days of yore. Hosted by award-winning comic and star of The News Quiz, Alasdair Beckett-King, and his accomplice James Shakeshaft. Come get locked in our local cemetery for an evening of smart and sinister giggles.
“Clockwork comedy perfection.” Stewart Lee
Booking is essential as places are limited, tickets are £12 + £1.20 booking fee - download the ChooSE27 app for an exclusive discount code. 
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Cultural Comedy Tour of West Norwood Cemetery

Saturday, October 12, 2024

2pm-3.30pm
Combining the most exciting comedians on the circuit with favourite cultural sites, Cultural Comedy Tours brings the best of both worlds together for an unforgettable tour. Our guides will reveal the funnier side of one of London’s Magnificent Seven Cemeteries, including Mrs Beeton’s secret, an unlikely squirrel and the coffin that got away.

This is a FREE event but its essential as places are limited - booking link HERE
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London Month of the Dead Festival: Mortality, Death & Beyond

Saturday, October 19, 2024

There are two tours: 11am and 2pm
Once revered as a sanctuary for the departed and the living alike, West Norwood emerged from the depths of Victorian London in 1837. With an air of aristocratic reverence, it swiftly earned its place among the illustrious Magnificent Seven cemeteries, becoming a haven where souls sought solace beneath the watchful gaze of towering monuments.
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Harvest of words – a creative walking and writing workshop

Sunday, October 20, 2024

11am - 12.30pm
Join local writer and storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton on this inspiring walk through the autumnal beauty and grandeur of West Norwood Cemetery. This workshop is suitable for teens over 12 and adults.
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Balkan Fairytale Party – Sally Pomme Clayton and The Magic Violin Trio

Sunday, December 8, 2024

5.30pm - 8.15pm
This year our winter celebratory event will be a Balkan story party, swirled through with enchanting songs, music and sparkling spoken word, taking the audience into a fairytale world! This joyous performance combines live music, storytelling, dancing, mulled wine and mice pies! Two stories will be performed by The Magic Violin Trio and local storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton (do call her Pomme!). There will be an interval between for Christmas treats.
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