Join Ken and Claire from the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park for a day learning traditional outdoor crafts and sampling wild food in the wilderness of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park! 

Have a go at: 

• Foraging for wild foods
• Whittling your own butter spreader or mushroom to take home
• Making your own cordage from nettles
• Making campfires and cooking with foraged ingredients
• Identifying woodland trees to use in your own whittling projects

This event will run from 10am-5pm and will include a foraged lunch of soup, smoothies and campfire bread. There are two ticket options, one will provide you with a knife and fire steel to take home but if you already have your own tools there is a cheaper option that does not include these extras (you can still borrow the tools you'll need for the day). This event is 18+ only. 

Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements no later than 48 hours before the start of the event and we will do our best to accommodate them. 

ON THE DAY

1) Please arrive on time and go to the meeting area: the Soanes Centre (on the right as you enter via our main gates on Southern Grove E3).

2) If you have any issues on the day, your contact is Claire. On the day please contact them on 07580316403 if you have any issues.

3) Whilst lunch will be provided, please bring any snacks you might like to eat throughout the day and if you have them please bring a water bottle and a reusable cup. 

Access statement

• This is an accessible, inclusive bushcraft and wild food day. The maximum number of participants is 12. This event is suitable for ages 18+ only. 

• We will cover a distance of less than 1.5km. The main paths are approx 1-2m wide and their surface is crushed concrete fines, a type of hard-packed fine gravel (which doesn't turn to mud in rain) or earth. We may move into more uneven areas but these can be avoided if necessary. A circular route around edge of the Cemetery Park is approx 1km with one steeper slope and some shallow slopes. There are 2 areas with steps, but these are avoidable. There are benches with backs at regular distances around the Cemetery Park. Some of the site is shaded.

• If arranged in advance a motorised vehicle could also drive onto the site depending on availability. If required this must be booked by emailing contact@fothcp.org. Bicycles and motorbikes are welcome on site with no booking but you must bring your own bike locks. There is on-street parking available but this is only free at weekends or after 5.30pm on weekdays.

• Please contact us if you have any specific access needs and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

• Toilets will be available in the Soanes Centre. There is a toilet that was deemed accessible when it was refurbished in 2007, but it is not accessible in line with today's standards. It is approx 2x2 m2 and there is a fixed support bar on the left of the toilet, with a movable bar on the right. There is no adult changing table or hoist.

• We are not able to offer baby-changing facilities but we can provide a private space for changing and breastfeeding on request.

• If you require prayer space during this event please let us know and we’ll do our best to provide a quiet, private space for you.

• We aim to make our events as accessible as possible, and are learning constantly how to do this better. If you would like to let us know about any specific requirements or access needs that you would like us to meet, or offer feedback on our accessibility arrangements, please email contact@fothcp.org.

Refund policy: If you tell us that you want to cancel your ticket, we will only give you a refund for payment or donation if you request one, and if you give a minimum of 48 hours notice before the start of the event.

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