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• The London Buzz – 12th March 2025

  12-03-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  London’s poor connectivity is once again back in the news, as a map of those living in the worst possible areas for broadband has been revealed. Metro
  A Croydon boxing club has said it is struggling to find a new space after the council evicted it from its current home after it moved in without permission. South London Press
  Residents and trade unionists in Lambeth will launch a campaign against £99m cuts to local services at a meeting on Saturday
  
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• Tickets Alert: Climb up inside the Old Royal Naval College domes

  12-03-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Seen by millions from the outside, but hardly ever from the inside, a couple of years ago, it became possible to climb up inside the Old Royal Naval College’s domes, and tours will resume next month.Only six people at a time – plus guides – will be able to see and hear about the creation of this remarkable building and its historic turret clock. The tours will include ascending the narrow winding stone staircase to see the skeleton of Wren’s work and then looking out acro
  
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• Derelict railway arches to be reopened following council approval

  12-03-2025 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A row of derelict railway arches under the London Overground in Walthamstow are to refurbished and reopened as businesses, after Waltham Forest Council approved the plans.
  Refurbished concept image – source planning documents
  The arches sit within the St James Quarter, a key regeneration area in Walthamstow. It includes Courtenay Place, an existing TfL transport hub, and St James Street station. The railway station sits around the corner from the main shopping street, and between them is a
  
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• Unlocking the secrets of Japanese joinery at Japan House London

  12-03-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  It’s not often that an exhibition can be described as beautiful, but a Kensington High Street basement is currently filled with beautiful examples of Japanese carpentry.From a full-scale model of Sa-an Teahouse to a half-size temple roof and huge displays of how Japanese carpenters create seemingly seamless joints, it’s a very woody wonder of an exhibition.
  The exhibition focuses on three core aspects of Japanese carpentry: Domiya daiku (temple and shrine carpenters); sukiya daiku (t
  
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• Musk gets telecom tycoons’ double backing for Starlink in India

  12-03-2025 11:06
  
  Country’s two biggest mobile operators drop opposition and sign deals
  
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• Peregrine Falcons return to London Met tower – Watch them live on Falcon Cam

  12-03-2025 09:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A pair of Peregrine Falcons have returned to their favourite nesting spot on top of a London tower, and a webcam lets you watch them live.
  London Met’s Falcon Cam
  The London Metropolitan University, based close to the Emirates stadium in Holloway, has been home to a pair of peregrine falcons since 2018. Peregrine Falcons are territorial, and often return to the same spot for breeding if they take a liking to it on their first visit. They are thought to be drawn to the Tower Building’
  
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