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• Find Green Spaces with Parklife London

  

  I have posting a lot recently about green things in London; living walls, paths and walks etc and I have just found a site that specifically helps Londonders... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• An Urban Forest at the Seven Dials

  

  Tomorrow, for one day only the junction of Earlham, Shelton, Monmouth roads, more commonly known as The Seven Dials, will be transformed into an urban forest. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Review of This Year's Thames' Festival – a Washout in Many Respects

  

  This year The Mayor's Thames Festival took place over 10 days, rather than one glorious fun-packed weekend as in the past. The rationale was to spread out the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• No Junk Mail

  

  Our front doors and gardens are a mess these days – our gardens are littered with ugly plastic bins and containers meant for household rubbish and recyclable... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Mudlarking Along the Thames

  

  One evening last week I joined a group of wellie-clad history geeks and fellow London Historians for a short walk along the Thames at low tide led by a Thames... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Blackberry Picking on the Parkland Walk

  

  It's blackberry season and all along the Parkland Walk people are out collecting bowls of the lovely sweet fruit from the many bushes that line the old railway... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Walking Along the New River Path

  

  I often take a lunchbreak in the lovely park along the New River in the Islington section between The Marquess Tavern and St Paul's Road, (see pics below).The... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Dinosaurs and Devils and Angels and Dragons

  

  The latest fabulously entertaining video adventure from The Lost Valley of London is about dinosaurs. It's packed full of information.Watch it here. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Mayor's Thames Festival – Bigger, Longer, and Hopefully Better Than Ever!!

  

  It doesn't seem a year since last year's Thames Festival...In past years this has been a jam-packed weekend, but this year the event is being stretched out... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jack the Ripper – 125 Years Unsolved

  

  Today 31st August 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the first of Jack the Ripper's murders in 1888.A series of eight real-time documentaries about these... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• London's Largest Living Wall at Rubens Hotel

  

  London is getting greener by the day...Continuing on from my last post about the gardens at the Southbank, this one is about a living wall that has been... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Discover Our Neighbourhood at the Southbank Centre

  

  You may recall that earlier this summer I went on a tour around the attractions of The Southbank including The London Eye and The National Theatre. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Live By The Lake – Outdoor Concerts at Kenwood

  

  I must admit when I first read about this I misunderstood the word 'live' to be about living, rather than something that is in the moment. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• No No No...

  

  No spitting in Enfield!!!!It's disgusting.I have been accidentally phlobbed on too many times, mostly by idiots not looking as they exited shops. They seem to... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Pub Colours

  

  I pinched this idea from the very talented Mr Paul Bommer.He calls them, "Coloured Inns".Wish I'd thought of that.This is the first of two collections on this... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Sam Roberts, King of the Ghostsigns

  

  One of things that first got me into all these London details were the ghostsigns I noticed on my walks – faded remnants of old hand-painted signs and... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A House in Holloway

  

  Sometimes the details are inside a building.Last month I was lucky enough to peek inside a house owned by an elderly neighbour.Layers of history. Contrasting... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The View from the London Eye

  

  As mentioned a few weeks ago, I recently went on the London Eye.For me, July was a month of elevated viewing experiences as I had already been up the BT Tower... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The RA (Really Awful) Summer Show 2013

  

  There are three weeks left to see this year's Summer Show at the Royal Academy. But don't panic... it's not worth the effort.Last year's show was disappointing... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Foxed by the Foxes

  

  From the Holloway Road to my house is approx a 3 minute walk. I was coming home at 11.30pm the other night and counted six foxes; two trotting together, 3 other... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS