Guardians of the Galaxy's Karen Gillan talks sci-fi, sexism and her LA search for a battered-sausage supper
... Here’s the thing about Karen Gillan: she makes me feel bad. She’s red-headed (like me), 29 years old (same, pretty much) and was born in Inverness before moving to Edinburgh (check). After going down to London, aged 18, she served behind the bar at The Pilgrim in Kennington. Then she was cast in Doctor Who and the rest is history. ...
11am-4pm at Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road; £7 on the door; under-16s free
This year is extra special as the museum re-opens its doors after an 18-month closure. The day will feature stalls from specialist nurseries selling a wide range of fascinating and unusual plants and is the only plant fair of its kind to take place in Central London.
Six reasons to visit the Cinema Museum this month
... The building in Kennington dates back to 1873 and was originally a Victorian workhouse. A notorious last resort for the desperately poor, its most famous inmate was a young Charlie Chaplin. ...
These properties are too expensive for most south London residents. It also clear that some new developments are so shoddy and poorly constructed that there is no way they will last a lifetime. These developments may bring in extra revenue for local councils, but what happened to the authorities making decisions that will be of benefit to the people who actually vote for them?
The whole housing market in London is largely broken. How can we fix it? David Smith ...
We have another stack of books here to sell on-line in aid of the Friends of the Durning Library so now would be a good time to receive any that you would like to donate...
They can either be delivered here to my flat [easier for me, of course] or dropped off at the library, in the blue bin as usual.
I
anticipate processing batches of books, CDs, DVDs, etc half yearly, so
you may want to have your clear-out sooner rather than later.
Tunnelling has started on Transport for London's £1.2bn Northern Line extension to Battersea | City A.M.
... The first of two giant tunnel boring machines, named Helen, began her 3.2km journey to branch out the line from Kennington to Battersea. ... The two machines (the other's called Amy, FYI), were lowered 20m below ground in Battersea in February and now one has set off under south London to create the first of the underground tunnels extending the Charing Cross branch of the Northern Line from Kennington to Battersea Power station, via Nine Elms. ...
Tunelling starts on the Northern Line Extension – IanVisits – London News and Events Guide
... The Northern Line Extension has taken a step forward as the first of two giant tunnel boring machines, Helen, began her 3.2km tunnelling journey to extend the line from Kennington to Battersea. ... Helen has now set off under south London to create the first of the underground tunnels that will extend the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line from Kennington to Battersea Power Station, via Nine Elms. ...
A giant boring machine is being used to excavate a 3.2km tunnel from Battersea to Kennington, south London, as part of the Northern Line extension. ...
Thank you Younis Khan | SAMAA TV
... The highlights of his test career include a match winning double hundred, when he scored 267 runs against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in March 2005. Younis also was run out against India in Lahore at Gaddafi Stadium in 2006 when he was batting on 199. He also scored a triple hundred against Sri Lanka at National Stadium Karachi in February 2009, becoming third Pakistani to get to 300. He also scored a 200 not out against Bangladesh in 2011 at Chittagong. He also scored a brilliant 200 against Zimbabwe in September 2013. In October 2014, he scored 213 against Australia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. During the last England tour he again scored a match winning 218 in the final match of the series at Kennington Oval, London, due to his brilliant effort Pakistan came back from 2-1 to draw the series at 2-2. In January 2017 Younis scored 175 against Australia at Sydney cricket ground. ...
Try This Victorian London Quiz | Londonist
... 14. In 1872, a bunch of public school boys defeated the British Army in Kennington, after the Scots were unable to afford their rail fares. What famous event does this loosely describe? ...
books here to sell on-line in aid of the Friends of the Durning Library so now would be a good time to receive any that you would like to donate...
