by Qwag | Dec 19, 2019 | 2019, Meetings
QWAG 30th birthday AGM + Wildflower meadows on the Quaggy Mark QWAG’s 30th birthday at our 2020 AGM. Celebrate with our famous buffet then hear from our special guest speaker, Catherine Ashcroft, on plans to improve the ecology of the river side with ‘secret’...
by Qwag | Dec 19, 2019 | 2019, Meetings
In search of plant folklore. Roy Vickery of the South London Botanical Institute, and author of Vickery’s Folk Flora (2019), discusses his life’s work collecting information on the folklore and uses of British plants. Bring your own memories of plants,...
by Qwag | Dec 19, 2019 | 2019, River walks & other events
The 6th Great Quaggy Duck Race, Manor Park, as part of the 21st Hither Green Festival. The Quaggy ducks have been in training all year. The Kingfisher Trophy has been polished. Will the river run as fast as in 2018, or will it flow as slowly as it did in 2019? Find...
by Qwag | Jul 1, 2019 | 2019, Meetings
Presented by Richard Buchanan, Secretary of the Blackheath Scientific Society Richard will present a talk first given by Steve Colclough of the Institute of Fisheries Management. He will speak about the decline and recovery of the water quality of the River Thames and...
by Qwag | Jun 28, 2019 | 2019
Join QWAG’s Pamela Zollicoffer to reimagine the great flood of 1968. This walk from Lewisham railway station to Lee Green you will replay the experience, compare views now with archive photos of the time and hear how people reacted and coped to much of Lewisham being...
by Qwag | Feb 12, 2019 | 2019
It’s a marathon AND a sprint. Yes, it’s the 5th Great #QuaggyDuckRace, highlight of the final weekend of the 2019 Hither Green Festival. Great prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last places. The winning Quaggy Duck will also lift the prized Quaggy Kingfisher Trophy. To...
by Qwag | Feb 12, 2019 | 2019
There’s more to drain covers than meets the eye. Join us to hear from Richard Buchanan of Woolwich & District Antiquarian Society about what 19th and 20th century drain covers and other street furniture reveal, and the clues they contain, about our urban...
by Qwag | Feb 12, 2019 | 2019
Join QWAG’s Pamela Zollicoffer to reimagine the great flood of 1968. This walk from Lewisham railway station to Lee Green you will replay the experience, compare views now with archive photos of the time and hear how people reacted and coped to much of Lewisham being...
by Qwag | Feb 12, 2019 | 2019
To start our AGM our famous buffet is served from 7pm. From 8pm we review the past year, our finances and elect trustees and committee members for 2019-20. Then we’ll hear about London’s Liquid Assets: Prehistoric finds from the River Thames from Jon Cotton, a...
by Qwag | Nov 27, 2018 | 2018
Lewisham Under Water – Share your memories of the Great Flood of 1968 or local rivers and waterways Over 50 years ago, in September 1968, Lewisham was under water from a huge storm and flooding including from the Quaggy and Ravensbourne rivers. What happened and...
