Parallel Lives – teacher and film maker
Double Take By day a mild mannered English teacher, by night a crime fighter and international super-hero….. …well, not quite. For the last 2 years I have been teaching English…
Regent Street Festival 26th September 2010: There’ll be dancing in the streets!
For one day and one day only, the normally busy traffic-full Regent Street will become the site of an exciting street festival. The Regent Street Festival will transform this famous…
Hidden London – Dennis Severs House (Family Life in the early 18th Century)
What is there to say about London that hasn’t already been said? Everybody knows the big ‘stuff’….the main attractions, its immensely long and turbulent history, its extraordinarily diverse and shifting…
A Primary School Reunion
Old Nothing makes you feel old like an invitation to a primary school reunion. 27 long years ago I walked into that classroom for the first time and felt lost…
London Transport Chaos
London has just survived a day without the tube. The train drivers were on strike because of job cuts. As a result, the rush hour traffic between 8 and 10…
University Foundation courses in London… A foundation for life
University Foundation courses have become increasingly popular in recent years as a way for overseas students to gain admission to British Universities. Either 6 or 9 months and a mix…
Oxford Circus: Crossing the road made easy
One of Europe's busiest diagonal crossings has opened in central London's Oxford Circus and is just round the corner from SGI! Based on crossings in Tokyo, the new design stops…
Cheap travel: London’s new bike hire scheme
A new bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys has been launched in central London. Currently there are 5,000 bicycles, which are available at 315 special locations…
Oxford….City of Dreaming Spires
Oxford has a decidedly bookish air almost tangible in the atmosphere as you wander past the many impressive buildings. Not surprising really when you consider that Oxford boasts the oldest…
The Mayor’s Thames Festival – 11 to 12 September
The Mayor's Thames Festival takes place on the south bank of the Thames between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge. First launched in 1997, The Mayor's Thames Festival has become London's…