Out and About
West London Literary Festival
The weekend’s wet weather did not put a damper on the spirits of local literature lovers when The West London Literary Festival returned for its second year to the lawns of Acton Green.
Seeing Red on London’s Foxes
With a London population numbering over 10,000, it’s clear the urban fox is here to stay. But it’s a night visitor that divides people: a few years ago I wrote to my local paper in SW London, vociferously attacking the band of rust-coloured vermin that patrol my local streets at night, causing my children to [...]
Do Big Cats Roam the Outskirts of London?
During mid-August 2008 a Thamesmead man had three sightings of a large, dark-coloured cat during the early hours as he peered out from his window. On each occasion, the animal he saw appeared bigger than a Labrador, but was of feline gait, and after a few minutes slinked out of sight. Surprisingly, these kinds of [...]
Notting Hill Carnival 2008
We’re still recovering from a crazy carnival, so while we’re in no fit state to put the weekend’s events into words right now, here are some pics from the madness that was Notting Hill Carnival 2008…
Splash-Mob Waterslide on Primrose Hill
The watersliding masses descended on Primrose Hill on Saturday afternoon for ‘Splash-Mob’. The Lost & Found funsters brought along a 25 metre plastic sheet and covered it in water and (environmentally friendly) washing up liquid, so a hundred or so aquatic-fancy-dressed party-goers could slide until their hearts were content. This was of course followed by a [...]
Chills & Thrills London: Jack the Ripper Tour
What is it with London tourists and their matching outfits? Do they normally dress like oversized siblings? Or is the colour-coordinated anorak/rucksack/wrap-around-sunglasses look a fashion statement reserved purely to pose in front of red telephone boxes and meander down Oxford Street with the urgency of a doped-up snail?
Twelfth Night at Kensington Palace Gardens
If you’re in any way hesitant about sitting through live Shakespeare, don’t be. This new production of Twelfth Night is neither boring nor laboriously long. In just under two hours the Oxford Shakespeare Company jams a treat into this witty outdoor fantasy at Kensington Palace Gardens, from bizarre love triangles to mistaken identities, gender-bending, separated [...]
Field Day 2008 - Victoria Park
Field Day was a wet, but nonetheless joyous affair. Before I begin with my report on the day, and my praise for what proved to be some excellent musical moments, I first need to get a couple of things off my chest…
The Garden State - London’s Best Beer Gardens
These days, given the chance, Londoners are an outdoorsy lot. Gone are the slick, faceless style bars of old where Prada-clad darlings bathed in the ‘mood lighting’, sipping Absolut vodka. Instead, we seem to want to forget we’re in a city at all and drink Magners whilst sitting at a three-legged picnic table round the [...]
The Lovebox Weekender
The clouds looked ominous as we joined the swathes of people queuing in Victoria Park, and the hoards of girls in little dresses and gladiator sandals started to look rather silly, but luckily the rain held off for the first day of the Lovebox Weekender.
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