TURF WARS: The struggle to cultivate Wanstead Flats in the 20th Century
Sunday 25th February @ 1:00 pm
The Temple, Wanstead Park
A NEW talk by local historians
Mark Gorman and Peter Williams
Tickets £3:00 payable on the door.
As places are limited, advanced booking required with
pows.wanstead@gmail.com
Before it became the leisure and recreation space it is today, Wanstead Flats was used for hundreds of years by farmers, cattle grazers and then allotment-holders. This is their story, in particular the struggle by smallholders for use of the Flats during the last century.