Make 2010 your year for slowing down. In keeping with the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions, the Slow Down London team is launching an 8-week course to inspire, guide and support you in your pursuit of a slower life. (more…)

What happens when we stop texting, emailing and instant messaging and pick up a pen and paper? Poet Miriam Nash invites you to join her for a creative letter-writing workshop on 28 November 2009 at Foyles.

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Trick or treat… It’s time for apple bobbing, pumpkins, tasty slow-cooked casseroles and sweet indulgences. Slow Food London is celebrating Halloween 2009 at the Southbank Centre with specially selected traders offering their best produce, and free demos. (more…)

Annalie shares her Top Tips for Beating the Recession: Who else is sick of hearing the phrase “Credit Crunch?” Still, most of us have been affected one way or another, so here are some ideas about how to get frugal whilst remaining creative… (more…)

Foyles Bookshop will be the home of Slow Down London this Autumn 2009, serving up several wonderful reminders that fast isn’t always best. Shift down a gear with events including slow yoga, letter-writing workshops and a fully fledged Slow Down Day.

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Annalie continues her column The London Loaf:
Delay is an interesting concept. We spend our lives rushing from one place to another, and when we arrive, panting, at the point of departure, we find ourselves with a great big wadge of time to kill. (more…)

Art student Zelda Moehring brought her video camera and ‘slow’ vision to the first Slow Down London festival in April-May 09, documenting numerous events and discussions. You can watch her 10-minute feature, along with footage of individual events. (more…)

With our first festival, Slow Down London captured wide national and international attention. Media coverage ranging from BBC Breakfast (BBC One) to Radio 4′s Today Programme to NBC News in America. Here’s a selection of the press: (more…)

A team of volunteer photographers has been documenting the festival, and you can enjoy their images in our Gallery. From Tai Chi on the riverside to the Big Slow Walk, slow down for a few minutes to watch our slideshows. (more…)

The 2009 festival is over, and we are delighted with the good turnout, the atmosphere at events, the positive feedback from participants and partners, and the widespread support for Slow Down London as an initiative. Many of you are asking us – what happens next? (more…)