Gourmets across the UK await today eagerly when the first day of the grouse season hits the shops. Today at Harrods, they welcomed the arrival of Grouse from Mr Al Fayed’s private estate in Scotland with a bit of a ceremony. The newly shot grouse was piped into the Harrods Food halls by 2 bagpipers […]
Apple Store Covent Garden – First Photos
There is going to be a massive new Apple Store in London’s Covent Garden and this is how it’s going to look. They just took the covers off. This new shop will open on Saturday August 7th on the site where Rock Garden used to be. It will be a blend of old and modern. […]
Ping Pong or Whiff Whaff -It’s all over London
So the Mayor of London Boris (BoJo) has brought Ping Pong home, it seems. In the last few weeks, you may have noticed ping pong tables sprouting up in lots of odd places like train stations and on the Covent Garden Piazza. BoJo controversially commented that Ping Pong was invented by the Victorian in their […]
Green Candy Floss – Team London Bridge Festival
All the fun of the fair down by London Bridge. Get down to Melior Street Gardens for some fun old fashioned fun fair and games. They are giving out free Green Candy Floss too. According to the London-SE1 site : There will also be a book exchange and the chance for little ones (and older […]
Great remake of the classic song- The Newport State of Mind
This video has taken the net by storm in the last week. What do you think? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNfbX6uvA6s&feature=youtube_gdata
Tesco and Free Dirty Dancing Tickets to celebrate National Watermelon Day
In case you didn’t know, August 4th is the National Watermelon Day. In celebration Tesco is offering lucky shoppers the chance to win a holiday of a lifetime to North Carolina and tickets to see the Dirty Dancing Show at London’s Aldwych Theatre. What you have to do is to buy some watermelon from Tescos. […]
A Maze in Trafalgar Square
What is this? Why are the Men in Black lurking around the entrance of this strange maze? Some green stuff sprung up in the middle of Trafalgar Square overnight. There is a maze that was set up overnight and it is meant to encourage Londoners and visitors to explore more of the West End and […]
Trafalgar Square – The 4th Plinth
Trafalgar Square has 4 plinths and 3 of them have had a major work of art on it for the longest time. The 4th has been left empty but it is now used to showcase various works of art. The latest one is a Ship in Bottle. The ship is a replica of Nelson’s ship […]
Transport in London doesn’t work
In case you need to make a claim, pick up a form at any Tube Station. There is also an online form now on their site too. www.tfl.gov.uk
G20 meeting in London – Places to Avoid
The G20 summit is about to start in London on 2 April 2009 where 20 of the world’s leaders are congregatin. This is expected to atract tens of thousands of climate change activists, anti-war campaigners, trade unionists, charity workers and stud As expected, there will be a lot of protests marches about and here are […]