Articles tagged ‘London’
Greenwich Car Free Day
By Chris | September 17th, 2007 |
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Greenwich holds its annual Car Free Day this Saturday 22 September. The streets in the centre of Greenwich including around the Cutty Sark, College Approach and the Old Naval College will be closed from 1pm-5pm and the theme of this year’s day is Dancing in the Streets.
Greenwich is in great location along the Thames and [...]
London News 09.17
By Chris | September 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Surfing centre planned for East London. BBCNews
* Only 4 in 10 Britons motivated to exercise more to improve chances of a longer life. Metro
* NHS doctors to be banned from wearing white coats, watches, jewellery and ties to try and stop the spread of the MRSA superbug in hospitals. Reuters
London’s Top Attractions - Buckingham Palace
By Chris | September 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the Queen and the Royal Family, and has been since 1837 when Queen Victoria came to the throne. Its located right in the very heart of London, bordered by Green Park on the north and St James’s Park on the east and is about half a mile [...]
Arsenal Tickets Available
By Chris | September 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Tickets for Arsenal’s Carling Cup 3rd Round game with Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday 25 September are now on general sale. They’ve only been available to club members up until Friday but now £10 Lower Tier and £20 Upper Tier tickets have been released. Arsenal are sitting pretty at the top of the [...]
Russian Embassy in London
By Chris | September 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Russian Federation Embassy and Consulates
Russian Embassy - London
Tel:020 72296412
Address:13 Kensington Palace Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4QX - Map
Russian Consulate - London
Tel:020 7229 8027
The Monument
By Chris | September 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In 1666 in a fire started around midnight in the bakery of Thomas Farriner in Pudding Lane, close to London Bridge. The Great Fire of London went on to destroy large parts of the old city and led to a major rebuilding programme. As part of this new construction a monument was proposed that would [...]
When WC=Art
By Chris | September 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
One of the most unique public toilets in London is set to have its grand opening at 2pm today, 14 September. The ARTSHED is a £52,000 bespoke toilet jointly funded by Westminster Council and the charity Soho Green that will be used by children, the disabled and the elderly.
Its was craned into position in [...]
GB v Croatia Davis Cup Tickets
By Chris | September 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Tickets are still available for the Davis Cup Tennis World Group play-off tie between Great Britain and Croatia on the 21-23 September. The match is taking place on the No.1 Court at Wimbledon, only the fourth time in 30 years the Davis Cup has been played there and the winning country in this match gets [...]
London Rugby Double Header
By Chris | September 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If the Rugby World Cup has got you in the mood to see some live action, get along to Twickenham this Saturday afternoon for the start Guinness Premiership, the English club season, and what’s billed as the London Double Header.
Two games for the price of one at the home of English rugby featuring Harlequins [...]
London Tree-Athlon
By Chris | September 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The charity Trees for Cities is holding a fund raising run called the Tree-Athlon this Saturday 15 September in Battersea Park. Originally set up in 1993 as Trees for London it now has tree projects in cities throughout the UK, Eastern Europe and East Africa and has helped plant and protect over 450,000 trees in [...]
