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• Voting Now Open for Ghostsigns Calendar

  

  As above... voting is now open for Sam's 2014 Ghostsigns Calendar.There are some great images to choose from from all around the world.Be sure to cast your... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Update on Battersea Power Station

  

  I read in The Times that work had started on the "regeneration" of Battersea Power Station and the land that surrounds it.The phone snapshot above is from that... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Up and Down the City Road, in and out of The Underground Cookery School

  

  One evening last week I spent a very good evening with a group of other bloggers at The Underground Cookery School.The School offers a relaxed environment where... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• You Are Invited to "A Forage on the Foreshore"

  

  People are often asking if they can join me on my clay pipe collection forays along the Thames foreshores.The thing is, I don't tend to make plans; I either jus... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Cheapside Hoard

  

  Last week I went to see the Cheapside Hoard at the Museum of London and was totally amazed by the craftsmanship of these wonderful pieces that had been hidden... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Blood Wedding at The Courtyard Theatre

  

  There are three weeks left to catch this interesting adaption of Frederico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding – a simple tale about love, honour and revenge... and, o... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ghostsigns News – Photo Competition and Walking Tours

  

  Sam Roberts has recently posted news of two great opportunities on his Ghostsigns site.1. Probably inspired by the Countryfile calendar 2014 (check out... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• World Hunger and St Pancras International Station

  

  I popped into St Pancras Station on Sunday 13th because I had heard that an orchestra would be there who make music using the unused parts of vegetables as... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bloomsbury Festival – Last Day Today

  

  Today is the last day of the excellent (8th) Bloomsbury Festival.Yesterday afternoon I went to the festival in Russell Square (London's largest). Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's London Short-listed for the Avis A-List Awards

  

  If you like what I do here then please vote by clicking on this link.My chosen post is the rant I had about The Shard... all the other bloggers seem to be... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Dangerous Dogs

  

  and what to do about them is in the news again lately."They" are discussing the problem of mauled babies, aggressive curs, dogs bred for fighting etc.... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Nice Things and Confusing Things in the V

  

  I love the Victoria and Albert Museum SO MUCH! If I lived nearby I go there at least two or three times a week.Not only is the building beautiful, but it's... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• More Pub Colours

  

  Continuing to be inspired by Mr Paul Bommer, here is another set of images, this time the pubs feature things with colours rather than animals.This time my... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Parkland Walk – Railway to Pathway

  

  More images from my recent Parkland Walk stroll.I remember discovering Parkland Walk by accident when I moved to the Holloway area in 1988 and walndered up the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Parkland Walk Graffiti

  

  Continuing on from my post the other week, this one is not about nature so much as the colourful graffiti, mainly to be found in the stretch between Crouch... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• 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