T100’s 12th Annual Festival Seeing Thurrock Differently:A Journey Home 23 May – 7 June 2026 From heritage walks to graffiti workshops, poetry in dye gardens to citizen science at dusk, playful performances to a joyful festival finale in Tilbury, this year’s programme brings Thurrock into motion – connecting where we’ve come from with where we

It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and time for a loiter…. But The LRM are time travelling because its Easter Sunday and public transport will be rubbish So, please join us instead for one of our extraordinary mid week wanders Find us 6pm on Tuesday 7th A...

March 2026 we are holding 3 online Map Scrambles, in which artists will be discussing when and why they use maps or mapping to document their walking art. Map Scramble 1 (Monday 23 7pm GMT)   Map Scramble 2 (Wednesday 25 7pm GMT) Map Scramble 3 (Thursday 26 7pm GMT) Each events part of the

Penny Walker  for her story Seeing the Moon and Elizabeth Fevyer  for her poem Nightstepper are the winners of our annual Write About Walking competition, collecting the prize of becoming our writers-in-residence for 2025/26.  Poetry judge and out-going poet-in-residence, Damaris West commented on the poetry entries: “Judging the ‘In the dark’ competition was not an

Telling of a solidarity walk in Edinburgh for the people of Gaza, Palestine

Dear Friends I am delighted to be part of EnTransíto: In Spirit, We Are Elsewhere, a group exhibition taking place May 1 to May 5 in Ibiza Spain, and in early October in Hamburg Germany. I will present Let's Take a Walk #65 A Participatory Performance...

Dear friends and loiterers I hope the sprunging of Spring is bringing some joy and comfort to you in these strange times. It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and we will walk, talk, question, dream and play together as we always do at this time of the mon...

This story is from Ojibway Heritage by Basil Johnston, page 151: Mudjeekawis was the first born son of Epingishmook and Winonah and he accompanied his father in all his expeditions and acquired a wanderlust. He left home as soon as he was old enough. He traveled far and wide and brought back stories from other […]

by Agustina Rastelli Gatti Working alongside Anabella as Assistant Choreographer for her upcoming piece “Listen to Your Mother” has been an inspiring journey. Anabella’s approach blends creativity with precision, fostering an environment where ideas flourish and artistic boundaries are pushed. Her keen eye for detail coupled with a genuine appreciation for collaboration makes every rehearsal […]

Do you yearn for some quiet time?Is your book half finished, or still a dream? Would you value space to be inspired, to rekindle your passion, or to simply have time to compose? I am beyond excited to be offering a week long writer’s retreat in May next year. Weaving Magic creates a crucible for […]

Our current writing competition on the theme of Walking A/way comes to a close at Midnight BST on Monday 14 August – you better be quick to get your submissions in – poems or stories of 250 words and under (excluding the title). Submit your work here: Walking A/way writing competition One of the competition

I am very honored to give the 2022 Steve Strom Memorial Lecture at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Department of Landscape Architecture on October, 26.  Opening processes of landscape planning and design to people of diverse backgrounds is key as all are needed in making landscapes more resilient to climate change. I will circe around […]

Score #16 by Elspeth (Billie) Penfold [score base: A Sullivan County/Catskills brochure with a map at teh bottom and various images collaged together on top (including birds, hearts, flowers and music notes; photo and score: Elspeth (Billie) Penf...

   The dawning sun awoke me, gleaming through the open window. My body felt warm, replete; luxuriating in the softness of the sheepskins I lay upon. The warmth of the body beside me beneath the exquisitely woven blankets that adorned my sleeping place both comforted and thrilled yet within I felt the deep dull knowing […]

Storytelling of walks with friends, which will transport you outdoors. Source: BBC Radio 3 – Between the Ears, We Walk

I often wonder what the use is of writing about a walk after you made it. It is kind of a walk in itself but much harder (or harder in a different way) than the actual moving through the world that is the starting point for this new adventure. The l...

I read a beautiful text by a friend on Facebook yesterday. We never met. But five years ago she sent me a big envelope. I never replied to it properly but I take it with me to every new home. I took it out today and broused through it. I put on the rin...

"What's your story? It's all in the telling. Stories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all di...

“Of all the trees in the forest, none occupies quite the space in our collective consciousness as the oak. At once both mighty and ancient, the oak is indeed massive in stature, both physically and spiritually. Associated with gods and kings from the e...

"What’s your story? It’s all in the telling. Stories are compasses and architecture; we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be without a story is to be lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all di...