Walks in  Elephant & Castle, St Pauls Bank Sunday 5th September

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Next Walk in the St Pauls/Bank area : 3pm Sunday 5th September

In 100 minutes your guide will take you through hundreds of years of the African presence, and contribution, to London’s way of life. Discover secret alleyways and enormous buildings all connected to Africa and the Caribbean in ways which the owners do not want you to know. Find out about black loyalists and African revolutionaries. Uncover the submerged links between racism, trade, religion, slavery and politics which are still evident in the very streets and buildings of the oldest part of London.

"Thank you very much for the grand tour of the oldest part of London. That was a tour of a lifetime and most enlightening.Yes, I realise more than ever before how  our ancestors and countries contributed to the wealth, growth and grandeur of the British Empire" Professor Norman Maphosa, Vice Chancellor, Solosi University, Bulawayo

£6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours, mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions

Next Walk in Trafalgar Square: to be announced

Millions of people walk through WC2 (Trafalgar/Leicester Square area) every day and have no idea of the centuries of African history under their feet. In 2 hours your guide will uncover the black presence and influence in the area. African Princes, Generals, Resistance Fighters, Civil Rights Leaders, Pilots, Nurses and Sailors all make an appearance. We  highlight the links between Africa, China, India and the Caribbean and explain how history was whitewashed and racism institutionalised. In 2007 there was a huge emphasis on the 200th anniversary of the British ‘abolition’ of the human trade in 1807, but  African freedom fighters in the Caribbean island of Haiti defeated the French, Spanish and British armies and had already declared their independence in 1804

'Just a few words from 'the Guild of Walkers' WE enjoyed ourselves immensely . What a tour! Having worked in the city for thirty years, walking in and around, passing  those landmarks, images, icons, churches, streets..this was one of the most beautiful walks I have ever had'. Glenda Trew, Guild of Walkers

£6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours, mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions

Next Walk in Nottting Hill : to be announced

 There is much more to Notting Hill than Carnival but even that history is often mis-represented. Find out about pioneering African/Caribbean people who literally fought for equality and laid the foundation for modern multi-cultural London.  Why does Portobello road have that name? Where in London is there evidence of 3500 years of African civilisation ? How is  Kelso Cochrane connected to Stephen Lawrence? We cover Baron Baker, Jamaican Freedom Fighters, White Defence League, Sus law, Sou-Sou / Partner System, Michael X, Peter Rachman, Claudia Jones, anti-black riots of 1958, Mau Mau, Shebeens and invisible black history.

 £6.00 adults £3.00 children. Group bookings possible. Walks last approx 2 hours. Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with number of places required. You will then receive confirmation and joining instructions

Above. Black German Soldier 1919 Southern Africa : The Fisk Jubilee Singers performed and sold out in Elephant & Castle in 1873 and played for the Queen

Next Walk in Elephant & Castle area : 12pm Sunday 5th September

Special War to Windrush walks in Elephant and Castle can be arranged. This walk links the Imperial War Museum with the Cumin Museum. Both museums have excellent collections on the black presence in WW2 totally relevant to the national curriculum and adult education. The Cumin Museum also has ancient Egyptian items. This walk links the two venues and illustrates the black history of more than 200 years in the SE1 area. The war museum hosts a special exhibition on the African /Caribbean war effort until May 2010 www.iwm.org.uk

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