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From the Streets to the Gallery: Saatchi exhibition features art by homeless and their allies

19-08-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Saatchi Gallery has opened an ensemble art exhibition of paintings and sculptures by artists who were once homeless or have worked with homeless people.Filling one large room, it’s a wide-ranging collection of art by an equally wide range of artists, with the one core message that each work of art reflects the challenges of being homeless.
For an exhibition with such a strong ethical background, it can, in places, be exceptionally difficult to know that the art has homelessness at its

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Ageing Bakerloo Line trains prompt Brent Council’s push for urgent upgrade and expansion

19-08-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Brent politicians have renewed calls for the Bakerloo line to receive new trains and be extended as has long been planned.
Bakerloo line train overhaul (c) TfL
In a letter sent to the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Transport, the Leader of Brent Council, Muhammed Butt, wrote that the Bakerloo line is a “crucial project” for London. Sating that he is revisiting a request made of the previous government for a capital investment in the Bakerloo line, the Leader of Brent Council,

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London’s Alleys: Dairy Walk, SW19

19-08-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

There’s a remarkable alley in Wimbledon that many people passing by will notice one distinctive feature, but you can only see the other by walking along it.
This is Dairy Walk, with a locally famous turnstile.Although described as an ancient right of way, Dairy Walk doesn’t seem to exist on any maps until around the middle of the 19th century as a path around still developing Wimbledon
The alley passed through farmland until fairly recently, and while there were some large houses on

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TfL’s new campaign against abuse of transport staff highlights prison sentences

19-08-2024 07:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Around half of the 200 incidents of abuse and attacks on transport staff reported each week across London start with a dispute over fare evasion, according to new figures from Transport for London (TfL).
Although attacks on staff are declining, there’s been a rise in general abuse of staff, and TfL is starting a new awareness campaign warning that abusive behaviour can lead to jail time. Much like some of the recent rioters have found themselves shocked when sent to prison for a year or mo

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