The Edinburgh connection

I am currently helping a friend (Ray Coggin) with proof reading and editing of a diary which follows the life of his wife’s grandfather who was a medical officer during the First World War. Whilst doing this it has gradually dawned on me that my own maternal...

Open House at the Romanian Cultural Institute

If you are a regular reader you might know that one of the first walks I did when I qualified as a City of Westminster Guide back in 2009 was a walk around Belgravia. One of the stops on this walk is next to the statue of Sir Robert Grosvenor, First Marquess of...

Free Walks! Local London Guiding Day 10.10.2015

Saturday 10th October 2015  (Scroll down for more details – without the need for a magnifying glass!) Save the date – Saturday 10th October is this year’s Local London Guiding Day. This year there is a bit of a challenge to do all the walks in one...

Tranquil Tottenham

Having lived for most of my life in the Chingford and Walthamstow areas I know this locality pretty well and now have a fairly good knowledge of the West End, the City and Clerkenwell & Islington. However it is the bit in between my local area and the centre of...