Eastfolk Kinodrome film programme for 2019. For Eastfolk Chronicle. What is the Kinodrome? For those who don't know, it's a pop-up cinema, housed in a dark green vintage army catering tent, showing films for all ages from 10 in the morning till 10 at night from Thursday to Sunday of FolkEast. It's called after the… Continue reading August Folk East – Kinodrome
Greta
“This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be standing here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”
Apollo 11 – film at Cinema City Norwich
Cinema City, Norwich, Sunday morning July 10th, 50 years since men walked on the moon, Michael and I sat on the edge of our seats watching Apollo 11 the film, not a moment of meander away from the 2 hours film, we were electrified - yet we all knew what was going to happen and… Continue reading Apollo 11 – film at Cinema City Norwich
Wendsum at East Lodge
Simon Raven’s invitation to Mesolithic Walking – Benacre aka Doggerland
Back to back, fresh from 2 hours sleep for two nights, First Light festival, packing in an opportunity to explore, be curious, an invitation from Simon Raven to Doggerland in the private Benacre woodland was intriguing. Simon Raven and someone from Natural England were our guides (each professing ignorance but experience and interest) along the… Continue reading Simon Raven’s invitation to Mesolithic Walking – Benacre aka Doggerland
Through Lotte’s Lens: The Story of the Hitler Emigres (A Film by Tony Britten)
Through Lotte's Lens tells the extraordinary story of the 'Hitler Émigrés', the refugees mainly Jewish who escaped the Nazi regime in the 1930s and found refuge in the UK, many of them interned on the Isle of Man after war broke out. They brought a richness of endeavour and achievement to this country that still… Continue reading Through Lotte’s Lens: The Story of the Hitler Emigres (A Film by Tony Britten)
Hospitals and expansiveness
Rocking up at James Paget hospital, Great Yarmouth feels like landing on a different planet. Out of the computer world of Planning Applications, out of the kindness of Kinda Forest School, out of the safe market town of Halesworth, out of the old girl network of my convent school emails, out of dog walking along… Continue reading Hospitals and expansiveness
Socratic Reflections
(Over a beer in Springe) Usefulness of Meta Dialogue, especially for an unbalanced, diverse, new and old group. Called by Anita, Unathi invited me to chair the first one. Nice to be invited. They invited a certain freedom by exiting from the content. Unathi's list was useful to follow. Atmosphere Need to physically move around… Continue reading Socratic Reflections
Springe – Socratic Dialogue for 5 days
Oysters prepared by Michael were the evening send off before my first ever 5 day dialogue in Springe, Germany with the Socratic Dialogue philosophers and trainees such as myself. Springe, a welcome beer at 10 pm after a 12 hours journey. Next time train. Morning walk I found the woodland and carpet of wild garlic,… Continue reading Springe – Socratic Dialogue for 5 days
Lenny
It started when Tom told us Lenny had died. Lenny who so many of us, who passed through India, knew well as a somewhat India eccentric, often alone, unusual, kind hearted almost always smiling or laughing, man who spoke to all. Originally American Lenny lived and studied in Varanasi. A few days after posting of… Continue reading Lenny
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