We are having a summer like no other, as the Mayor of London’s slogan tells us on billboards, leaflets and even T-shirts, but it’s not over yet. We are just taking a breather at the moment and recovering from our Olympic hangover! Continue reading
The Olympic Hospitality Houses bring more fun to London
We’ve all been glued to the TV, except for the lucky few who have had tickets to watch the Olympics live, and have enjoyed wall to wall sport – especially as the wonderful Team GB have won so many medals! However, there is a lot more going on in London than just sport as there are themed exhibitions, shows, concerts and the National Hospitality Houses. Continue reading
Visiting London 2012’s Olympic Park
Visiting the Olympic Park is an exciting experience whatever you go there for. I’ve been out there a couple of times, once for the technical rehearsal which was in my blog on 24th July when I couldn’t spoil the surprise by telling you anything about the show! My second trip was this week when we had day passes and although we didn’t have any event tickets, we had time to explore and enjoy the whole park. Continue reading
Close encounters with the Olympic Torch in London
Olympic Fever has well and truly come to London and the Torch Relay has proved an amazing success, uniting all of the UK as the torch weaved its way around the country. Thousands of people have lined the streets to see it and cheer on the 8,000 proud torchbearers. Continue reading
Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games!
I was luckily enough to have a ticket for last night’s technical rehearsal of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Games! So, what can I tell you? Danny Boyle, the amazingly talented film director of Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting and 127 hours who is running the show, pleaded with us to Save The Surprise with twitter hashtags on big screens all around the stadium. So, what to do? Do what the man says of course… Continue reading
What are all these strange, arty phone boxes around London?
London loves having quirky public art all around the place in aid of good charitable causes. We’ve had the Elephant Parade, the Gorillas on the South Bank and now ArtBoxes! Continue reading
One amazing day at Wimbledon!
How do we get tickets for Wimbledon? That’s a question I am often asked and the answer is either to get there very, very early in the morning to queue or to put in for the public ballot the year before you want to go. I was lucky enough to win 2 tickets in the ballot for Court 1 for last Friday so excitement levels were high! Continue reading
For the love of the River Thames – London’s brilliant new children’s tapestry
This week saw the unveiling of an amazing new artwork in St Paul’s Cathedral, bringing a splash of colour and fun to these classic surroundings. The Thames Heritage Tapestry is a school arts project celebrating the River Thames and has involved schools all along the Thames to produce a heartwarming and beautiful work. Continue reading
A new cable car swings out over the Thames!
Today was another big day in London. We have so many at the moment in the build-up to the Olympics but this was a good one marked by the opening of London’s first cable car across the Thames on a bright sunny day. We also saw the Queen unveil the memorial to the crews of Bomber Command in the Second World War, a new monument in Green Park, but more of that in a future blog. Continue reading
In praise of St Paul’s, one of London’s greatest buildings
St Paul’s Cathedral has been the scene of some great events in British history: the funeral of Winston Churchill, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth 11, the funeral of Wellington, the bombing of the blitz in the Second World War. Continue reading