We can all be part of this exciting summer 2012 (except for the weather!) and here are 50 suggestions to make the most of it (without emptying your pockets).
1. Line the streets and dress up your area to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay. london2012.com/linethestreets
2. Garden for the Games: Run window boxes down your street in red, white and blue. Plant golden marigolds or get the neighbours…
Let’s face it. As much as I want to stay positive about transport across London during the Olympics I am realistic and I know that we are facing eight weeks of total traffic and parking chaos across the Capital. It is inevitable because London will receive lots of tourists from all over the world and from the UK too.
I don’t usually review apps but I have come across an excellent one…
Did you know that a polar bear used to fish near the Tower of London? Or that ice bowling on the frozen Thames was once a popular pastime?
LONDON FOR CHILDREN by Matteo Pericoli, published today by MacMillan Children’s Books, must be the best book about London I have come across in years of reviewing books about this amazing European Capital. My 5 year old son commented ‘Mum, when…