Eltham Palace Egg Hunt

Follow a fun egg hunt trail at Eltham Palace on April 4&5. Find hidden eggs and receive a chocolate treat from 10am - 4pm. Eltham Palace, Court Yard. Tel: 020 8294 2548/ Adults £8.70, Conc. £7.40, Child £4.40, Family £21.80

A Chance to Represent Greenwich On London Marathon Day

This Sunday, March 15, 2009 there will be a mini-marathon open to boys and girls aged 11-17 who live or go to school in the borough. You could represent Greenwich on London Marathon day.

All you have to do is turn up at Sutcliffe Park, Eltham, at 12.45pm to register for 1.30pm start or call 020 8921 8301 for more details.

Sutcliffe Park

Meadowside

London SE9

For more info click here

Why Not Be A Local Tourist?

Running From Monday, March 23 until Sunday, March 29 Greenwich Council is launching a new project which it is naming 'Be a Local Tourist in Greenwich' in accordance with British Tourism Week. During this exceptional week you get to enjoy visiting various landmarks in Greenwich, Eltham and Woolwich at reduced prices.

All you need to obtain your special vouchers is to visit Greenwich Council's website and print off the vouchers which will be available to download as of Saturday, March 21, 2009. You can also collect the vouchers from the Greenwich Tourist Information Centre on Saturday as well.

Here's what's on offer:

Eltham Palace: 25% discount
The Fan Museum: Two for one
Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum: Two for one
Greenwich Heritage Centre (free admission): Free cup of tea or coffee
Peter Harrison Planetarium at the Royal Observatory Greenwich: 25% discount
'Romeo and Juliet' at Greenwich Theatre: Two for one
Thames Barrier Information Centre: Two for one.

To become a local tourist & obtain the vouchers:

The Greenwich Council website: www.greenwich.gov.uk/localtourist

Greenwich Information Centre: Note that this is a temporary location while the Pepys building in The Royal Naval College is being refurbished.

46 Greenwich Church Street

Greenwich

London

SE10 9BL

For the addresses and other contact details for the venues on offer go to:

http://thegreenwichgazetteaddressbook.blogspot.com/

Mark Your June Calendar

Eltham Palace will be holding a Tudor-style jousting tournament on June 20 and June 21. The event is part of a series of activities to celebrate the Mayor of London's Story of London festival in June.

Source: Newsshopper.co.uk

Join the Eltham Community College Orchestra on Saturday

Celebrate 25 years of the Eltham College Community Orchestra with a programme of music including themes from Star Wars and Mission Impossible, the cantana Carmina Burana and classics from The Last Night of the Proms.

Eltham College, Grove Park Road, SE9 (020 8857 1455), tickets 25 & 30 pounds.

Easter at Eltham Park South

Make this Bank holiday a memorable one by showing up in support of the Greenwich & Bexley Cottage Hospice Easter Fayre and Egg Hunt. The event will take place on the afternoon of Monday 9th April, from 2-5pm. The events include an egg hunt, go-karts, egg decorating, Punch & Judy, a Dog Show along with stalls of other local community events. Admission is free. For further information visit (www.cottagehospice.org.uk)

The Hospice is situated in the quiet calm of Bostall Woods, Abbey Wood, in South East London. It is available to residents of the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley who need respite, symptom control or specialist palliative care, and for those who are suffering with a life limiting illness.

The Event takes place at Eltham Park South, Glenesk Road, Eltham

tel: 020- 8312 2244