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• More national rail train strikes in early May

  22-04-2024 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Train drivers are to walk out on strike again, this time the week of the early May Bank Holiday. At the same time, they will implement an overtime ban, which could lead to short-notice cancellations.Most train drivers are members of the ASLEF union, and they have been in dispute over pay and conditions. They will carry out a series of one-day strikes over the first week of May after the bank holiday.
  The union says that its train driver members haven’t had an increase in salary for five ye
  
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• Tickets Alert: Late openings at London Zoo

  22-04-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  London Zoo’s annual late evening openings during the summer months are back, with tickets on sale now.Every Friday from 7th June to 26th July 2024, London Zoo will be open to adults only from 6pm to 10pm, with the whole zoo open alongside events and drinks.
  Arguably, it’s also a way of seeing the animals in a different way from the daytime visits, as many of them become more active in the evening.
  Find out what the animals really get up to after dark with a Birds and The Bees guided
  
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• There’s a T-Rex dinosaur in Berkely Square at the moment

  22-04-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you head over to posh Berkley Square in Mayfair, you can see the skeleton of a juvenile T-Rex dinosaur on the street.It’s actually a bronze cast from a life sized juvenile T-Rex skeleton called ‘Chomper’ which was excavated in Garfield County, Montana, USA in 2019. The actual dino-bones are held nearby by the David Aaron gallery, and are on sale for an eye-watering $20 million, but to make it easier for people to see the dinosaur, they commissioned a 3D scan and cast it in b
  
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• There’s a T-Rex dinosaur in Berkeley Square at the moment

  22-04-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you head over to posh Berkeley Square in Mayfair, you can see the skeleton of a juvenile T-Rex dinosaur on the street.It’s actually a bronze cast from a life sized juvenile T-Rex skeleton called ‘Chomper’ which was excavated in Garfield County, Montana, USA in 2019. The actual dino-bones are held nearby by the David Aaron gallery, and are on sale for an eye-watering $20 million, but to make it easier for people to see the dinosaur, they commissioned a 3D scan and cast it in
  
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• Spring savings on London theatre tickets

  22-04-2024 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  One of London’s larger theatre ticket sellers is having a spring sale at the moment with a range of discounts and exclusive prices on plays to musicals to dance.
  The offers give you a chance to take in a show and save a bit of money ahead of the busy summer season.
  The offers generally last a couple of weeks, but dates will vary on each show.Back To The Future
  Winner of Best New Musical 2022, Back To The Future The Musical is a trip back to 1955.
  From £24
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• London’s Alleys: Albermarle Way, EC1

  22-04-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a Clerkenwell alley that seems likely to owe its origins to the dissolution of the monasteries and the sell-off of their land.The Priory of St John of Jerusalem, aka the Knights Hospitallers, is the monastery in question and was the home of the Hospitallers’ Grand Prior in England and their UK headquarters. The Priory was founded sometime the reign of King Henry II (1154-1189), and later acquired considerable lands to support its income. However, it was never rich as it sent most o
  
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• London’s Alleys: Albemarle Way, EC1

  22-04-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a Clerkenwell alley that seems likely to owe its origins to the dissolution of the monasteries and the sell-off of their land.The Priory of St John of Jerusalem, aka the Knights Hospitallers, is the monastery in question and was the home of the Hospitallers’ Grand Prior in England and their UK headquarters. The Priory was founded sometime the reign of King Henry II (1154-1189), and later acquired considerable lands to support its income. However, it was never rich as it sent most o
  
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