'The Ponds' film: - A year with the swimmers in the healing waters of Hampstead Heath

Presented by: ArchWay With Words

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0	LONDON: Hargrave Hall
P	Sunday 15th September, 2019
N	3:45pm

Event information

We will be showing the hour-long version of Patrick McClennan's magical 'The Ponds, In a world of constant flux and chaos, it's almost a shock to discover some experiences remain natural, unhurried and unchanged. In the middle of metropolitan London lies Hampstead Heath, 320 hectares of forest, parkland, wildlife plus three swimming ponds. People swim in them all year round, whatever the weather, just as they did in the time of Keats and Constable, and our cameras filmed them over 12 months as they swam, laughed, sang, complained, ruminated, philosophised and simply sought respite from all that life threw at them. The event will also feature readings from the new book: 'At the Pond', which captures the reminiscences of writers who love the women's pond, with Ava Wong Davies and Esther Freud.