The seventh chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

The sixth chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

The fifth chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

The third chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

The third chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

The second chapter of our audio storywalk, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

One of our audio storywalks, created in collaboration with Teatro Vivo- Evelyn’s Roots tells stories both true and imagined of people who have laid down their roots in Deptford over the last 400 years.

Meet Thankfull Sturdee, one of Britain’s first press photographers who was born on Evelyn Street, hear about the Gut Girls, discover Oluadah Equiano’s epic journey, find out what happens on Marathon Day in Deptford and many other stories as we celebrate the remembered and forgotten people who may have lived in the area.

This podcast blends fact and fiction to bring the remarkable history of these local streets to life.

As you listen follow the map of the journey here:

Written by Bernadette Russell and Gareth Brierley (White Rabbit)

Evelyn’s Roots has been generously supported by:

I'm writing a new short story for each of the festivals in the pagan calendar- this one is for IMBOLC which is 1st Feb. Hope you like it!

Love Bernadette 

PS See you at Beltaine x

I wanted to write a story for the Solstice. I wanted to write about hope, kindness and happy endings. When I was little I loved Hans Christian Anderson but now as an adult I find some of his stories too sad and fatalistic. 

This story is based on several true stories sewn together, from people I have met and been friends with

I support Crisis (national UK homeless charity) and 999 Club ( a local Deptford homeless charity). If you are able to donate that would be amazing

Have a restful, peaceful and joyful Yule xx

Throughout Feb and March 2021, I ran a 7 week creative writing course called "The Scriptorium" with a great bunch of people. We explored, wrote about, and considered many themes : secrets and lies, weddings and funerals, myths and monsters, war and peace, eccentrics and misfits, wild and tame. Our last session was inspired by the literary Salons of the 16th and 17th centuries. Each member of The Scriptorium received a box of curious items and ephemera, a "wunderkammer-through-the-post", and we wrote inspired by the objects contained within. We created daft aristocratic names and each wore golden crowns. Right at the end, we co-created a poem called "Recipe for A Story" for a bit of fun. This is it- hope you enjoy.

Many thanks to Debra McGee and Revelation Ashford who made The Scriptorium possible. 

If you would be interested in future creative writing courses, please get in touch by email [email protected]

More soon 

Love Bernadette

AKA Lady Indigo Jerningham-Mitzi