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• The London Buzz – 24th June 2026

  24-06-2026 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  Old London – Balham High Road, circa 1904
  Greggs has decided to shut [a small number of] stores in London due to the extreme heatwave. Standard
  The man regarded as the ‘architect’ of the ‘new town’ in Enfield has quit his job. Enfield Dispatch
  Buy Back Brixton submits ‘competitive’ bid for the purchase of Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton Buzz
  Several London councils have today launched court action against the Ma
  
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• Tickets Alert: Early openings and late closings at Horizon 22 viewing gallery

  24-06-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you want to watch the sun rise or set from the top of London’s highest viewing gallery, Horizon 22 now has semi-regular early and late openings.
  Early morning at Horizon 22 viewing gallery (c) ianVisits
  However, unlike the free daytime visits, these “out of hours” openings are charged for, which also means they’re quieter and less crowded.
  The early bird tickets cost £15 per person (including a hot/cold drink), and open the tower for visiting on selected Mondays,
  
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• Drones to patrol Romford railways in trespass crackdown

  24-06-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The railways around Romford are going to see a trial of drones to monitor the railway for trespass incidents and to identify infrastructure issues early.
  Romford drone trials (c) Network Rail
  GBR Anglia will start the trials of a new BVLOS (beyond visual line of sight) drone technology later this summer and will allow Network Rail teams to access live aerial coverage up to 400 metres from Romford Rail Operating Centre, providing faster access to information compared with standard drone systems a
  
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• Tickets Alert: The heritage tube trains are back out on the rails

  24-06-2026 14:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Next month, a restored 1930s Art Deco tube train and the Sarah Siddons locomotive will return to the London Underground, offering rides along the Metropolitan line.Apart from the charm of riding in the old tube train, there’s the fun of watching people in the stations as you go through and wave to the crowds who marvel at the sight of the old train.
  If you pick the Amersham and Watford route, that includes a rare chance to use the “north curve” on the line between Rickmans
  
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• Exhibition tells the 300 year history of St Martin in the Fields

  24-06-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Later this year, St Martin-in-the-Fields will mark the 300th anniversary of the current church on the site – and they’ve opened a free tercentennial exhibition in its crypt.There’s been a church on the site next to modern-day Trafalgar Square since at least 1222, when records show that the Abbot of Westminster and the Bishop of London were in dispute over control of a church at this location.
  The church’s name, St Martin, is a reference to St Martin of Tours, who is often
  
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• Tickets Alert: Visit the Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair

  24-06-2026 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A large ship, the Logos Hope, is visiting London for a few weeks, and you can go on board for a look around.
  The Logos Hope in Kiel – VollwertBIT CC BY-SA 3.0
  Described as the “world’s largest floating bookfair”, the Logos Hope is a former passenger ferry built in 1973 to service routes in northern Europe, before being refitted by Operation Mobilisation (OM) as a travelling Christian missionary ship in 2005-9.
  During the refurbishment, a new deck was inserted into the for
  
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• Visiting Our Lady of the Rosary and St Patrick, Walthamstow

  24-06-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This bricky mass of a Catholic church has been in this part of Walthamstow ever since the very first houses were built here.From the street, it looks as if the church was built at an odd angle, but that’s because the ancient Blackhorse Road is very curvy and you’re standing on one of the curves. The housing that developed around here in the late 1890s is in regimented lines, and the church actually sits in a straight line with the housing.
  The Catholic church was one of three added a
  
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