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London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, Battersea Pier, Battersea, south London, Battersea Arts Centre,
What’s Hot Battersea?
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Five Fun Things to Do in Battersea Battersea Power Station’s iconic brick tower still proudly stands as a totemic landmark to its industrial past, but the smoke-spewing heart of this south London district has long since been gutted, to make way for the shopping, dining and leisure attractions that make this lively and whimsical cultural […]

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Freelancing in London? Here’s What You Need to Know
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From pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]

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London Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park, Battersea Pier, Battersea, south London, Battersea Arts Centre,
What’s Hot Battersea?
Posted in: Bars & Clubs, Concerts & Gigs, Drama & Theatre, Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions Tags: , , , , , ,

Five Fun Things to Do in Battersea Battersea Power Station’s iconic brick tower still proudly stands as a totemic landmark to its industrial past, but the smoke-spewing heart of this south London district has long since been gutted, to make way for the shopping, dining and leisure attractions that make this lively and whimsical cultural […]

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    FEB 7: Born on this day Charles Dickens
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    Widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Dickens provided the nation with many memorable titles and characters from Oliver Twist through to his penultimate novel Great Expectations. Although born in Portsmouth, where he spent his working years as a factory worker, these characters gave us an invaluable insight into life in the […]

  • Shoreditch Graffiti
    The Michelangelos of Shoreditch
    Posted in: Highlights, Photos, Places

    If you ever venture to the backstreets of East Central London you’ll be pushed to find a greater concentration of muralists, street artists and skilled graffiti taggers as there are in Shoreditch than in any other area of London. Bear witness to their incredible work some of which might even have kept the Renaissance Masters […]

  • The Shortlist for Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth
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    As the shortlist for the fourth plinth in the square’s north-west corner gets underway, it’s interesting to chart the history of this public art space which has drawn much controversy because of the dominance of non-traditional and post-modern candidates. When architect Charles Barry designed the square in 1841 it was envisioned the plinth would hold […]

  • Jan 30: The Beatles’ Last Performance
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    On January 30th 1969 the world’s greatest band performed an impromptu gig on the roof of their Apple offices in Saville Row. It would prove to be their last. The 42-minute set drew large crowds and also the concern of local police who tried unsuccessfully to pull the plug. The band settled for turning down […]

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    London’s Chinatown
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    It is the year of the Rooster. On the eve of Chinese New Year we look at Chinatown, one of London’s most well-known pockets of ethnic minority communities. Situated in the back streets between Leicester Square and Piccadilly there are cheek by jowl restaurants which especially during Chinese New Year are a tourist magnet. What’s […]

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    The Museum of London Raises £180m for New Location
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    The Museum of London’s scheduled move to Smithfield Market gets the green light after an announcement that £180 million of the required £270 million has already been raised. It sourced the bulk of this funding (£110 million) from the City of London Corporation, with Mayor Sadiq Khan committing to £70 million. This capital injection underscores […]

  • Jan 19: Birthdate of Paul Cezanne. 1st Ever London Tour of his Portraits
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    Art lovers will be excited to learn the first ever world tour of French painter Paul Cezanne’s portraits will hit our capital city in October 2017. London’s National Portrait Gallery has been instrumental in this, working together with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. It involves 50 of his […]

  • Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival
    Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival
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    If you missed the 2016 Christmas lights head for One Canada Square for The Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival. And you’ll have plenty of time to catch up on the seasonal illuminations because it runs from 16-27 Jan. Want to be featured or want to advertise to a jet-setting audience worldwide?

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