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Category Archives: London
Pymmes parkrun: the one at Pymmes O’Clock!
A few weeks ago the With Me Now parkrun podcast ran a poll on social media asking parkrun tourists how they chose their venues for their parkrun tourism; whether they chose them for “community feeling” or “aesthetics and beauty”. I voted … Continue reading
Wanstead Flats parkrun: the one with the mud!
Since the start of my parkrun journey, Wanstead Flats has been my NENYD (Nearest Event Not Yet Done). It’s almost exactly the same distance from my house to Wanstead Flats parkrun as it is to my home run of Walthamstow … Continue reading
Posted in London, parkrun, Running, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged parkrun, parkrun tourism, Running, Walthamstow parkrun, Wanstead Flats parkrun
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Modern Life is Rubbish
Or the Great Plumbing Scam as I was going to name this post! Who was it who first coined the phrase “Modern Life is Rubbish”? I’ve tried googling it to find the derivation of the phrase, but I couldn’t find … Continue reading
Posted in Life, London, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged East London, gig economy, Modern life is Rubbish, plumber, Rightio, Scam, tradespeople, Walthamstow, Yellow Pages
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A little bit of cinematic history
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
Posted in Art, Events, London, Uncategorized, Walthamstow
Tagged cinema, classic film, film, Mirth Marvel & Maud, Stow Film Lounge, Walthamstow
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Magic Lantern Festival – London
Last year I was delighted to be able to banish the winter blues, albeit temporarily, with a visit to Lumiere London. This light festival saw buildings in Central London used as a canvas for enormous illuminated projections that lit up … Continue reading
Posted in Art, London, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Chiswick House, Festival, Lantern, light, London, Magic Lantern Festival
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A short walk through the Isle of Dogs
If you’re looking for a short walk in London, you can’t go far wrong by walking from Canary Wharf to Greenwich, through the Isle of Dogs. I was looking for somewhere to go with a friend and her mother who … Continue reading
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