A HISTORICAL walk and lecture are being held about the socialist pioneers of Walthamstow.

On Saturday, May 15, as part of a Local History Day, a talk will be given on "Radical Walthamstow", concentrating on Socialist pioneers in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.

The talk will be between 3.30pm and 4.30pm at Vestry House Museum, Vestry Road, in Walthamstow.

On Sunday, May 16, from 10am-12.30pm at Vestry House Museum as part of Waltham Forest Literature Festival, a guided walk on the same topic will be held through Walthamstow.