Articles tagged ‘London’
Thai Embassy in London
By Chris | September 20th, 2007 |
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Thai Embassy and Consulates
Thai Embassy - London
Tel:020 7589 2944 Ext.5502-5507
Fax:020 7823 7492
Address: 29-30 Queen’s Gate, London SW7 5JB - Map
email:csinfo@thaiembassyuk.org.uk
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9.30am-12.30pm
Queen and Country
By Chris | September 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A new exhibition opens at the Imperial War Museum in London next week commemorating British servicemen who have been killed in the Iraq War. Called Queen and Country it features facsimile pictures of stamps, each with photographic portraits of a soldier killed in Iraq and the standard image of the Queen in one corner.
The pictures [...]
The reason why Jose Mourinho left Chelsea
By Chris | September 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The story dominating the news in the UK today is Jose Mourinho getting fired/resigning/leaving by mutual consent, take your pick, from his position as Chelsea manager. What ever theory you believe Chelsea have lost the most successful manager in their history and one of the biggest personalities in English football is out of a job.
London News 09.19
By Chris | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* 80% of crime in London goes unsolved. EveningStandard
* British Airways increasing flights to the US next year. Reuters
* iPhones on sale in Britain from November priced £269 ($543), £70 more than it costs in the US. Telegraph
Opera, Ballet and non-West End Theatre Locations
By Chris | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Royal Opera House
Tel:020 7240 1200
Box Office:020 7304 4000
Address: Royal Opera House, Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD - Map
email:onlinebooking@roh.org.uk
Companies:Royal Opera, Royal Ballet
London Coliseum
Tel:0870 145 0200
Address: London Coliseum, St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4ES - Map
Company:English National Opera
London swimmer
By Chris | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re walking around the south bank of the Thames between Tower Bridge and City Hall in the next few days you’ll see this giant sculpture of a man swimming through the grass.
Its 35 feet long and will be on display until the 23 September to promote a new tv series on the Discovery [...]
Cage Rage 23
By Chris | September 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you’re into the MMA(Mixed Martial Arts)/Ultimate fighting scene there’s an event on at Wembley Arena this weekend, 22 September, that tickets are still available for. Cage Rage 23 features 11 fights in the heavyweight, light-heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight and lightweight classes including a light-heavyweight world title fight between James Zikic and Vitor Belfort, and a [...]
Moore at Kew
By Chris | September 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in West London are holding a major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by the renowned British artist and sculptor Sir Henry Moore. Moore at Kew features 28 giant sculptures set in Kew’s extensive grounds in an event that will run until 30 March 2008.
Henry Moore died in 1986 aged 88 [...]
Canary Wharf Jazz Festival
By Chris | September 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Canary Wharf, London’s dynamic new financial area in the Docklands part of East London, is holding its first Jazz Festival starting tomorrow and running from 19-22 September. Its free to attend and is taking place in Jubilee Park just behind Canary Wharf DLR station. The festival brings together some of the best young jazz musicians [...]
Horseman’s Sunday
By Chris | September 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
St John’s Church Hyde Park carries on a 40 year tradition this Sunday 23 September when they hold their annual Horseman’s Sunday. It takes place on the penultimate Sunday in September and the vicar of St John’s will mount up and lead a procession of over 100 horses and riders to the church for a [...]
