LONDON CANAL MUSEUM – FOR EVERYONE The London Canal Museum has been about for, well a very long time, since 1862/3 where it was originally home to an ice warehouse for Carlo Gatti, a famous ice cream maker! Packed inside the building is the history of the canal waterways and of course the interesting history
As a young Royal Navy Rating, some 17 or so years ago, I was fortunate enough to take part in a Royal Tournament, the yearly exhibition of some of the skills, talents and physical agility of the UK’s armed forces. Back then, I used to play trombone in the Royal Navy Volunteer Band. As the
Modern life demands a lot from its people. There are now over eight million residents in London alone, each person with different lifestyles, routines and stresses put upon them. For one of the luckier London inhabitants like me, being a high-ranking publisher means that unlike many of the eight million Londoners, I don’t have to
Festivals and big events are amongst the things we do really well in Britain. Last summer’s London Olympics has received accolades from around the world and deservedly so. It has gone a long way to putting Britain on the map for its ability to organise and host really big events. I’m not a massive fan
London traffic is infamous for being one of the most stressful aspects of living in the Big Smoke. Every day millions of stressed commuters sit grumbling in their cars, frantically checking their watches and wondering why the traffic lights always seem to go red as soon as they reach the crossing. Public transport systems like
Integrated into popular culture, we hardly notice the crowd control barriers at events we attend. Commonly used at public events, sporting events, parades, demos and festivals, the notion of a crowd control barrier helps to distribute order and safety for both sides of the fence. Barriers have physical and psychological attributes to them, as they
London ranks amongst the best cities to go shopping in the world, with shops such as Harrods and Hamleys as tourist attractions in their own right. And when the chilly streets are light up with the Christmas lights and the sounds of the carol singers on every corner at this time of year, there is
Okay, so the party season is upon us and that means that we are going to have fun-right? If you’re bored of going out, drinking too much and having everyone talk about it the following Monday around the water fountain, then you might be thinking of giving it a miss this year. However, you are
Hosting an important business meeting can make or break a deal or contract. If you’re responsible for looking after your clients while they spend a few days in London, it’s worth making arrangements so that they come away impressed, wanting to see more of London – and wanting you to show it to them. So
Since the advent of the disability discrimination act (DDA) there has been a lot of work across the country to improve the accessibility of basic amenities to wheelchair users and other disabled individuals. In London, this is really starting to kick in as more and more tube stations have stair free access and easily negotiable