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The London Buzz – 23rd August 2024

23-08-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Today’s round-up of what’s been happening in London:
CCTV footage released by the Metropolitan Police shows two officers catching a brazen phone thief. Independent
A 25-year-old oatmeal lover from South Tottenham is one of 30 contestants for the 2024 World Porridge Making championships after he won last year’s contest. Tottenham Independent
Camden music venue, the Roundhouse, has opened applications for its free music production course. MixMag
A man has said it is “depre

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New map shows free drinking fountains on the London Overground

23-08-2024 14:30 via ianvisits.co.uk

The number of London Overground stations with free water drinking fountains is expanding, and Transport for London (TfL) has released a new map showing their locations.
Extract from new map (c) TfL
The new drinking fountains are now available at Bethnal Green, Bush Hill Park, Chingford, Gospel Oak, Highams Park and Homerton stations, with these joining the 22 already offering free access to tap water across the London Overground network.
To help London Overground customers find their nearest dri

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Tickets Alert: Tours of St Leonard’s Church tower and crypt

23-08-2024 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Next month, there will be opportunities to enter the crypt underneath St Leonard’s Church in Streatham or climb up the bell tower.
St Leonard’s Church Streatham
Two tours of the crypt will be held on Saturday September 7th, as part of the Lambeth Heritage Festival. Local historian John W Brown will take a small group into the depths of St Leonard’s Church’s dark and dank crypt.
There are two tours, and both are free of charge.
11:30am
1:30pm
Note that access will be via a

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A memorial to the victims of Transatlantic slavery to be installed in London’s docklands

23-08-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The design for a memorial to victims of the Transatlantic slave trade has been chosen to be installed outside the London Museum Docklands – an area whose history is closely linked with transatlantic slavery.
The memorial, called The Wake and designed by Khaleb Brooks, is in the shape of a large bronze cowrie shell. The design was chosen because cowrie shells hold cultural and spiritual significance, but they became a stark symbol of slavery and the exploitation of human life as a form of c

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Major refurbishment of the Royal Observatory Greenwich proposed

23-08-2024 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is planning a major redevelopment, which aims to improve visitors’ access, improve some of the exhibition rooms, and create more space for events.
A view showing the new external staircase Source: Planning docs / Jamie Fobert Architects
With nearly a million visitors each year, but also a site that was designed more for science than visitors, the museum says it needs to improve access to the area to ensure its fit for the future. The museum carried out a

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