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• Santander Cycles to get self-charging e-bikes and new smartphone app

  18-12-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  TfL’s cycle hire scheme is set to upgrade its e-bikes next year so they can be recharged when docked, rather than swapping batteries as currently happens.There are currently 2000 e-bikes in the Santander Cycle fleet, leading to a significant increase in longer hires.
  At the moment, staff visiting the docking stations swap out the batteries when they are low on power, but this risks bikes being unavailable if they are not checked regularly.
  With the docking station recharge, that problem sh
  
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• The Union flag that led Nelson’s fleet at Trafalgar may be saved for UK museum

  18-12-2025 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The Union flag that led Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar could be bought by a UK museum after an export bar was imposed following its sale at auction.The Union Flag flew from the Royal Sovereign, the ship that led the British charge at the Battle of Trafalgar, and still features burn marks and splinters inflicted during the battle.
  It was recently put up for sale and sold for £450,000.
  This flag is believed to have been made and maintained by sailors aboard the Royal Soverei
  
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• January bargain: Heath Robinson Museum drops £8 ticket for pay-what-you-can Fridays

  18-12-2025 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  If you’ve never visited the Heath Robinson Museum in north London, then maybe January will tempt you with a cheap tickets offer.
  Heath Robinson Museum (c) ianVisits
  Every Friday in January 2026, entry tickets will be “Pay What You Can” instead of their usual £8 entry charge. There’s no need to book online, just turn up at the museum and let them know how much you would like to pay.
  The ticket gives you entry to the entire museum, including the Heath Robinson art gal
  
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• Step-free access work at Wandsworth Town station to start in February 2026

  18-12-2025 14:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Network Rail has confirmed that long planned work to install lifts at Wandsworth Town station in southwest London will start in February 2026.The station, served by SWR trains, is raised on railway arches and has four platforms, accessed via stairs from a corridor that runs through one of the arches from a street-level entrance on the south side. Although it has four platforms, as the middle two are a shared island platform, just three lifts will be needed to make all four platforms accessible.P
  
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• Discounted tickets to Pinocchio at Shakespeare’s Globe

  18-12-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Pinocchio will be staged at Shakespeare’s Globe this festive season in a new musical production aimed at family audiences. The show is presented in the Globe’s famous open-air theatre, with savings of up to 60% on selected performances.This new musical adaptation retells the familiar story of Pinocchio at one of London’s most recognisable theatres. The plot follows Geppetto, a solitary woodcarver, who creates a wooden puppet in search of companionship and purpose. When Pinocchi
  
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