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Saturday Club

Childrens' Saturday Club

Saturday mornings: 10.30am to 12 noon Free art and craft activities for 5 to 12 year olds.

A fun way to spend a Saturday morning, with a chance to take part in loads of interesting activities. Link to 'Children's Saturday Club' on 'Activities' page.

Children under the age of five must be accompanied by an adult. Paint and glue can be messy, please wear suitable clothes.


 

Illustrated Talks

Our Activities

Adult Activities

Adult Lectures

A regular programme of Saturday lectures explores the history of the London Borough of Greenwich and with topics ranging from parks to palaces, writers to wrong’uns provides something for everyone. Lectures cost £3 including light refreshments. Please telephone the Centre to book a place.

Greenwich ’48 Club

Join the Greenwich ’48 Club


We want to bring our senior citizens together with our young people to talk about what the world was like and how it has changed.

If you want a chance to share memories of what life was like in those early years after the War contact the Greenwich Heritage Centre.
Tel: 020 8854 2452
email: 48club@greenwich.gov.uk

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Always on Offer to Schools

Always on Offer to Schools

  • Brass rubbing – try something different
  • Dress up and draw – costume through the ages
  • Quizzes and word searches based on the Centre’s two exhibitions

School Services

The Greenwich Heritage Centre runs a free educational service for schools based on the National Curriculum.

We offer illustrated talks and handling sessions on a variety of topics, including:

  • Romans

  • Tudors

  • Victorians

  • World War II

  • Local study

  • Egyptian jewellery workshops

Free for Greenwich Schools

There is no charge for schools in Greenwich. For schools outside the borough there is a current charge of £1 per child.

Sources for Teachers

We can offer practical help and advice on sources for local aspects of the National Curriculum, for example:

  • Census returns from 1841

  • Maps from 1700

  • Prints, photographs and postcards from c1860

  • Street Directories from c1900

  • Local Newspapers from 1834

  • Ephemera files on a wide variety of topics

Copies can be made from most of these for use in the classroom, for which there is a small charge.

We welcome visits from teachers and can arrange one-to-one sessions to help your particular project or INSET sessions for groups.

For more information on, or to arrange for, the free educational service, please call 020 8854 2452 or email info@greenwichheritage.org