On a wet Oxford Street the Christmas lights were switched on by Rita Ora. Watched by thousands despite the cold and rain it kicks off Christmas in London. Oxford Street have teamed up once again with NSPCC the Children’s charity and Sky. The festive lights consist of 1778 decorations and 750,000 LED lights. 5 Guys…
Its the 5th year of the Chocolate Show in London’s Olympia from the 13th to 15th October 2017 and if you are a chocoholic beware of the temptations at this show! I went to the opening launch on Thursday where I met a lot of the exhibitors and saw a demonstration on cooking a desert….
Reports are coming in that zombies have hit London again for another year to raise money for the homeless charity St Mungo’s. First Sightings The hoards of zombies were first spotted near Mornington Crescent tube station; munching through the unsuspecting commuters on Saturday morning. Their numbers continued to swell throughout the early afternoon as they…
Did you know that there were caves in London? Well head down to south London in the Bromley borough to a town called Chislehurst. Not much happens here in the sleepy village but underground its like another world. This was my 2nd time in the caves I had been here in 2014 on a tour….
Its the 25th anniversary year of Open House London always an exciting time to visit various buildings around London. This is also my 10th year in a row that I have been going. I never get tired of visiting the splendid buildings around the capital and this year there were many more to see as…
Wow another year and Jazz refreshed gets bigger and better. It was the place to be on Sunday 6th August 2017 at the Clore Ballroom in the Royal Festival Hall. The annual one day festival celebrating cutting edge jazz music is in its 5th year, at least a third more people than last year packed…
It is the annual event where lots of buildings are open to the public over a September weekend. One of my favourite weekends of the year, you have to get up early and expect to queue as some of the buildings are very popular. I have visited most of the popular buildings over the years…
This is another one of those hidden gems you find walking about London. Many thanks for the invite and tour of the garden by Head Gardener Lucy Hart. Fulham Palace is easy to get to and is located in the London borough of Hammersmith the palace was formally the Bishop of London residence. The bishops…
You may have noticed the Chelsea Pensioners in their scarlet tunics about in London and wondered why they wear these colourful uniforms. In July it was an honour to visit them at the Royal Chelsea Hospital with thanks going to IgersLondon and the hospital for the invite. The Chelsea Pensioners name was first used in…
1000s of people congregated on the Mall for the annual Trooping of the colour for the Queens birthday. This year for the 90th birthday alot more people were in London. The atmosphere was fun and friendly with people from all over the country. This was my first trooping the colour I had been meaning to…
