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The FESTIVAL

THE INDEFATIGABLE
MISS PANKHURST
A Programme of Talks
plus an Exhibition
'A journey through Sylvia’s life'
Sunday 8 July, 2.00–5.30 pm
(Exhibition open from 1pm)
Bancroft’s School
High Road
Woodford Green
Essex IG8 0RF

Tickets £16*
£11 students/jobseekers/
registered disabled

Minibus transport for the short journey between Bancroft's and Elmhurst will be provided for those who require it for an extra £4. Book your seat through the Festival when you buy your ticket or contact the organisers. If you will be attending the play after the meal, you will find the Redbridge Drama Centre is only a short walk from the restaurant.

‘VIP’ DINNER SOLD OUT
Sun 8 July, 5.45–7.30 pm
Prezzo Restaurant, Elmhurst
98 High Road
South Woodford
London E18 2QH

Tickets £22.95* SOLD OUT

WHO IS SYLVIA?
Play
Fri, Sat, Sun 6–8 July, 8 pm
Redbridge Drama Centre
Churchfields
South Woodford
London E18 2RB

Tickets £8* (£5 students/jobseekers/registered disabled)

BUY TICKETS HERE!
BANCROFT'S SCHOOL
Founded by the Drapers' Company in 1727, Bancroft's was originally in Mile End. The school moved to Woodford Wells in 1889. Designed in Tudor style by Sir Arthur Blomfield, the rambling red brick buildings comprised a large quadrangle with a handsome four-storey gatehouse. Bancroft's is Woodford's oldest secondary school and became a direct grant establishment in 1919. www.bancrofts.essex.sch.uk
ELMHURST
Elmhurst was built in 1771 for a Silvanus Grove and was originally known as Grove House. After 1818 it was owned by a merchant, Alexander Stewart, who had sugar plantations in Jamaica; when slavery was abolished he was paid significant compensation. Two further families owned the house from 1851 until 1920, when it was bought by Queen Mary College and used mainly for student accommodation. The estate included 16 acres until 1925 when the Southend Road was cut through it. Elmhurst was acquired by the present owners in 2004.

PREZZO RESTAURANT, ELMHURST
Prezzo at Elmhurst opened in spring 2007 in a newly-built wing to the Georgian mansion. Customers choose from a varied menu of Italian food and wine.

CELEBRATION DINNER ON 8 JULY
SOLD OUT
Tickets for the special dinner at Prezzo cost £22.95, or you may take advantage of our special offer and buy a triple ticket for £43.50 which will save you a total of £3.45 on the talks & exhibition, the dinner and the play, Who is Sylvia?

Photos by Susan Homewood