Unseen Tour (London)

Record back to August 2010

Reported by the Big Issue magazine, an informal volunteer network in London organized a tour, called ‘Unseen Tours’, They built up a close relationship with the street people in central London, who they met through regular weekly walk. and they coach homeless people they work with to be tour guides. They do this by teasing out their creativity and resourcefulness, and helping to nurture their confidence.

I brought a ticket online through their webpage on the same day and then about 25 people gather outside the underground station in the evening. We walked around Storeditch area from Old Street Station and the other tour around London Bridge area. In the tour, we went through some landmarks, some local attractions, some parks, cemetery, churchyards and squatted houses. We look at some graffitis, art pieces commissioned by council and underground art studio and exhibition space, etc. 

refer http://www.sockmobevents.org.uk/unseen-tours