A week of local history talks to Celebrate Carnival 2017 and to mark the vibrant communities of Notting Dale, Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove over the last 100 years.
History of Notting Dale by Tom Vague and canal history by Lilian Pizzichini, author of Music Night at the Apollo, slideshow readings. History of Notting Dale by Tom Vague and canal history by Lilian Pizzichini, author of Music Night at the Apollo, slideshow readings covering the history of the Portobello Rugby Centre first started in 1884 (133 years running) and Latimer Christian Center which celebrated their 150th year in 2013 (154 years running).
Lilian Pizzichini has worked for the Literary Review and the Times Literary Supplement. Her first book, Dead Men’s Wages, won the 2002 Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for Non-fiction. Until recently she was writer-in-residence at a prison. She lives in London.
