Archive for March, 2008
Olympic Torch Relay London
China recieved the Olympic flame from Greece yesterday in a ceremony in Athens. It will travel to Beijing for a welcoming ceremony in Tiananmen Square before leaving to visit 21 cities on six continents, one of them being London. The flame will arrive in London next Sunday, 6 April, and be taken on a Torch Relay from Wembley Stadium through 10 London boroughs to the O2 Arena in Greenwich.
80 torchbearers have been invited to take turns carrying the flame including former British Olympic champions, non-Olympic sportsmen and well known celebrities. The Torch Relay will start at Wembley Stadium at 10.30am heading down the Harow Road to Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill, then on along Oxford Street, pass the British Museum, back to Chinatown and down through Trafalgar Square before it criss-crosses the River Thames four times
Date: March 31st, 2008 |
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London travel disruption
It took years of political wrangling and £4.3 billion to build but when Heathrow Airport’s new Terminal 5 open for business on Thursday it was supposed to be the ultimate passenger experience for British Airways customers. Smooth, efficient, comfortable, with none of the hassles, delays and lost baggage that have plagued BA this last few years.
Unfortunately the opening two days couldn’t have gone worse and long haul flights have not even started using T5 yet. One in five flights were cancelled today, with one in seven predicted to be cancelled tomorrow, over 100 in the first 48 hours over the new terminal being open.
Date: March 28th, 2008 |
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The Vitality Show
London’s Olympia has a four day show starting this week strictly aimed at the girls and ladies. The Vitality Show on from 27-30 March offering tips, help and ideas on beauty, fitness, fashion and health.
It features almost 300 exhibitors, attractions such as the Happiness Theatre, the Style Theatre, a BUPA Health Assessment Centre, the Vitality Day Spa, the Top Sante Anti Ageing Clinic and the Hair Salon as well as yoga sessions to try, catwalk shows
Date: March 25th, 2008 |
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Royal Park Events
Spring is officially here, even if Spring weather isn’t yet, and this is the time of year when London’s Royal Parks start coming into their own as places Londoners and visitors alike can go to relax, play or be entertained.
The Royal Parks comprise much of the public green space in central London and include St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent’s Park, Greenwich and Richmond Parks. Throughout the year each will have a varied programme of organized events that are open to the public covering areas such as the history, wildlife, horticulture or sports activities in the parks. Below are some of the events you can take part in at the Royal Parks from now until the end of May, all are free to attend.
Date: March 22nd, 2008 |
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Daily Mail Ideal Home Show
The Daily Mail Ideal Home Show 2008, one of the most popular and visited lifestyle shows of the year, is currently on at London’s Earls Court.
The show features dozens and dozens of leading exhibitors in different home areas including kitchen, interiors, bathroom, outdoor living and home improvements. If you’re looking for inspiration or ideas for a project you’re planning at home, the Ideal Home Show is the place to go for the freshest and most contemporary design, furniture and decorating concepts.
Date: March 18th, 2008 |
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British Summer Time
At 1am GMT tomorrow morning Sunday 30 March British Summer Time will officially begin when clocks are put forward one hour making it 2am. This will mean that sunrise tomorrow will be at 6.41am compared to 5.43am today and the evenings will seem to stay lighter a lot longer with the sunset tomorrow being at 7.28pm.
Britain’s latitude means that the sunsets will keep getting later until the 21 June, the day with the longest amount of daylight during the year. British Summer Time stays the same until Sunday 26 October 2008 when the clocks go backwards one hour.
Date: March 29th, 2008 |
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Kenwood House Picnic Concerts
Kenwood House, the 18th century stately home on the eastern side of Hampstead Heath, is holding a new season of summer Picnic Concerts this year, tickets for which are now on sale.
The house is set in a lovely secluded part of the Heath with expansive lawns and a lake in front of it and if the weather’s fine should be an ideal place to watch a gig. There are eight concerts from late June to the middle of August, each starting at 7.30pm on a Saturday evening with tickets priced from £22-£27. Below is the lineup for the Kenwood House Picnic Concerts.
Date: March 26th, 2008 |
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The University Boat Race
The 154th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities will take place this Saturday 29 March 2008, starting at 5.15pm. One of the sporting indicators that Spring has arrived, the Boat Race takes place over a 4.25 mile stretch of the River Thames from Putney to Mortlake.
Coxed crews of eight represent each university and the calibre of rower in each boat is usually world class. These are not 18 year old undergraduates but seasoned international oarsmen from around the world doing further study at Oxford or Cambridge, many of whom will have World Championship or even Olympic experience.
Date: March 24th, 2008 |
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Easter Skate Eggstravaganza
This weekend is Easter and a four day weekend in Britain with Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays in the UK.
If you feel like getting some exercise in along with seeing some of central London’s major sites in between eating Easter eggs, why not get along to the Easter Eggstravaganza 2008 a free themed family event that’s taking place all over the weekend and open to all levels of skaters from beginners to advanced.
All the events start in or around Hyde Park including Friday’s Long Good Friday Night Skate, a 15-18 mile skate around London that lasts around 3 hours
Date: March 19th, 2008 |
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Land Rovers – Buy one or list yours for free
While Land Rovers are probably not suited for downtown London, they are quite popular (and useful) all over London’s suburbs. These beautiful and powerful British vehicles never go out of style and are high prized among collectors. Here’s a cool site that is nothing but Land Rovers for sale, also featuring free listings if you are selling a Land Rover yourself. Check it out if you are ready to buy a Land Rover or just like looking at these classic British vehicles.
Date: March 16th, 2008 |
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