Category Archives: Events

Volunteering at the London Marathon

Posted on May 14, 2018 by alishep

For many years I have watched the London Marathon on the television, marvelling at the images of seemingly ordinary people doing an extraordinary thing: running 26.2 miles and often raising incredible sums of money for charity. For a few years … Continue reading →

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A little bit of cinematic history

Posted on March 26, 2017 by alishep

When I first moved to Walthamstow I was pleased to see that the area had a cinema. And not a soulless multi-screen complex built in an out-of-town retail park surrounded by fast food chains and pizza restaurants, but a real old-fashioned … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Equations

Posted on March 18, 2017 by alishep

“There is no black and white, only many shades of grey.” These were the words of Dr Kevin Fong who was speaking about medical certainties – or rather uncertainties – at a recent Guardian Members event called “Beautiful Equations”. I received … Continue reading →

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Lumiere London – let there be light!

Posted on January 31, 2016 by alishep

January. Dark, gloomy, long cold nights. Christmas and New Year seem a long time ago, and the summer holidays stretch far away in the future. The media is full of articles on how to beat the January Blues, or how to … Continue reading →

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