There are various arty goings-on at the moment in Deptford with the annual Deptford X festival.
I was over there at the weekend and had a hard time finding the venues (top tip: check where they are on the map before leaving home). In fact, I found it so difficult to find them that I had to stop off for an emergency pub lunch before continuing. Several large roast potatoes, two good hours and a game of Trivial Pursuit later (a pub with board games, no less!), the treasure hunt continued. At last, when all hope seemed lost, we came across some suitably quirky installations next to the railway carriage cafe thingumajig that is The Deptford Project.
I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you what we saw. If you want to support a bit of much-needed local creativity, go there. Eat some cake in the cafe. And have a nose at the art.
The festival is on until next weekend, I believe, so don’t wait too long!
photo credit: Matthew Black