Summer events in Shepherd's Bush
Middle Eastern Food Tour
Saturday 12 June & Saturday 14 August, 10.30am
Buy
it, cook it, eat it – an introduction
to the ingredients that will
transform your menus. An exotic
world awaits you down the
Uxbridge Road.
Guide: Ann Jones
Duration: 90 minutes
Meet: Shepherds Bush Market
Tube Station: (Hammersmith &
City Line)
Booking Required.
The Shepherd's Bush Olympics
Saturday 24 July, 2.00pm
Celebrate the 102nd anniversary
of the infamous 1908 Olympic
Marathon. The 1908 London
Olympics in White City has gone
down in history as 'The Battle of
Shepherds Bush' with the fiasco
over the Marathon finally putting
the newly re-founded Olympics
firmly on the map. This walk also
gives you the latest on what's
happening 'out east' in Stratford
for 2012.
Guide: Simon Rodway
Duration: 90 minutes
Meet: Shepherds Bush Central
line underground station, Westfield exit.
No need to book.
Shepherd's Bush Market
Saturday 21 August,
11.00am
Discover Shepherd's Bush Market
on a gentle stroll of the stalls,
each with their own history and
fascinating stories.
Guide: Ann Jones
Duration: 60 minutes
Meet: Shepherds Bush Market
Tube Station (Hammersmith &
City Line)
No need to book.
Shepherd's Bush
Movie Heritage
Saturday 21 August,
2.00pm
Why did the BBC build Television
Centre in White City? Where did
Hitchcock learn his masterly
movie craft? Where did Ridley
Scott get his first break - as a
designer on Doctor Who? The
answer: Shepherd's Bush, 'the
entertainment capital of West
London'. This walk celebrates
many of the lasting contributions
the Bush has made to British
movie making.
Guide: Simon Rodway
Duration: 90 minutes
Meet: Shepherds Bush Central
line underground station,
Westfield exit.
No need to book.
To make a booking please email Nicki Burgess at nicki.burgess@lbhf.gov.uk
For further information please contact Mohamad Haniff, tel: 020 8753 2733
Or visit: www.visitshepherdsbush.co.uk
May 25, 2010