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• The London Buzz – 25th April 2025

  25-04-2025 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Tattoo artists from across the globe will be reunited next week as they gather to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first meeting on the London Tattoo Society, held in Clerkenwell. Islington Tribune
  Woolwich Foot Tunnel, where one lift has now been out of service for nearly three years, has been closed until further notice because of a drainage problem. Greenwich Wire
  “Unknown flaming objects” are partly responsible for a fire that swept throu
  
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• Large military flypast over London for VE Day 80

  25-04-2025 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A flypast of 23 military aircraft plus the Red Arrows will fly over central London on Monday 5th May as part of the VE Day 80 commemorations.
  Flying over The Mall, June 2023 (c) ianVisits
  The flypast will come after a large marchpast by 1,300 members of the Armed Forces, uniformed services and young people from Parliament Square to Buckingham Palace. The procession will begin in Parliament Square when Big Ben strikes midday, and an actor will recite extracts from the iconic Winston Churchill VE
  
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• Rare crystallised gold dragon on loan to the Natural History Museum

  25-04-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A rare example of crystallised gold has gone on display at the Natural History Museum, and for obvious reasons, it is nicknamed the Dragon.
  (c) Natural History Museum
  Crystallised gold is rare, and the well-formed crystals on this majestic specimen make it an outstanding find. Miners searching for gold in a region famous for producing collectable specimens discovered it within the wall of an underground mine. To ensure it was removed without damage, they used a metal detector to pinpoint its exa
  
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• From the Pompidou to the Millennium Dome: Richard Rogers retrospective at Sir John Soane’s Museum

  25-04-2025 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  One of the UK’s leading architects, Richard Rogers, will be the subject of the first retrospective survey of his life and work at Sir John Soane’s Museum this summer.
  Rogers was perhaps best known for his work on the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the Lloyd’s building and Millennium Dome, both in London, the Senedd building in Cardiff, and the European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg.
  Lloyds Building (c) ianVisits
  This summer, the Sir John Soane’s Museum will pres
  
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• Tickets Alert: Visit Railway 200’s exhibition train

  25-04-2025 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Bookings have opened for visits to Rail 200’s bicentenary exhibition train, which will be visiting a couple of London stations as part of a nationwide tour.
  (c) Railway 200
  The train, named Inspiration, will be the only exhibition train on the rail network and will comprise four carriages. It will be curated in partnership with the National Railway Museum. Rail’s pioneering pedigree will be explored in a ‘Railway Firsts’ coach, highlighting landmark moments in rail’
  
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• SWR apologises for Arterio train delays, promises accelerated rollout ahead of Summer

  25-04-2025 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  South Western Railway has apologised for the delayed introduction of its new Arterio trains and says that it is taking action to get them into service as soon as possible.
  Arterio train at Waterloo (c) ianVisits
  There have been a range of issues affecting the trains that were supposed to arrive in 2019, but SWR says that the main issue remains is allowing the train driver to have a clear view of the platforms at stations.
  Older SWR trains rely on an onboard guard to control the opening and closi
  
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