Burgess Park will host a history trail to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee on the June bank holiday weekend.
Local people are invited to join the trail, which will lead people to different trees, each representing a different decade of the Queen’s 70-year-reign.
The history trail will reflect the park’s rich social history, “taking place in an imagined world where the trees are talking to each other as custodians of the community”.
Organisers Art in the Park, a local arts charity said: “We see a parallel in the sense that HM the Queen has been the nation’s custodian and in particular supported the creation of the protected Queen Elizabeth II Fields.
“One of these was established in Burgess Park in 2015 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, and is now part of the legacy of protected parks and green spaces throughout the UK”
Each tree will host a different historical story will be performed as a monologue by an actor from the People’s Theatre.
In the run-up to June, Art in the Park are working with community groups to gather stories from real people relating to the Queen, which will form the basis of the monologues.
As Southwark’s largest park, stretching across Camberwell, Peckham and Old Kent Road, the organisers say it’s a perfect representation of the Queen’s expansive 70-year-reign.
Art in the Park said: “The discussions on the trail will also touch on the changes in diversity that the local area has seen, reflecting how London has become such a multicultural place and nowhere is this seen more than in and around Burgess Park.”
Art in the Park have a centre in the middle of the park, and aim to give people positive experiences of art and the outdoors by combining the two.
People of all ages, cultures and backgrounds are invited to the park to enjoy the visual and aural creativity that will be on show from 2 to 5 June, Burgess Park.