A smallish but steady stream of people when I went this morning at about 8am. No queuing. And yes, you had to unfold and then unfold again the ballot paper to reveal all the contestants’ names. I don’t recall the last name on the list but I don’t fa…
Ditto. Would be very interested in improving my very rusty French, ideally with a one-to-one session that focussed on conversation. All suggestions appreciated.
Interesting piece by The Guardian's Ian Jack, on last week's attack and the history of the street in which it happened.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/24/backstreet-finsbury-park-grief-love-migrant-history?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Othe…
Granted I've only been there once and that was three weeks ago but I found the acoustics to be terrible (or am I turning into a grump?). In addition to the paint, mirrors and better seats, could they - if they haven't already, mind - lob up some cur…
Hello, this sounds like a great idea and if I may, I'd love to join ye. I studied a bit of poetry at school and at university but never learnt "the rules" of metre, rhyme, stress and er, whatnot (the concentration was always on the meaning and theme…
The nearest blue plaque to Stroud Green after Laurie Cunningham appears to be to theatre architect Frank Matcham in Crouch End.
There is quite a neat app that shows you where all the plaques are...
http://londonist.com/2016/06/blue-plaque-app
Unveiling with (I think) Cunningham's Orient teammate, Cyrille Regis, is at 11.30am today.
Today's Guardian previews it along with reporting English Heritage's initiative to try and get more Black and Asian nominees for its blue plaques scheme.
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Greetings all, Stroud Green resident for about a year, regular (obsessive?) reader of this site, recent beneficiary of its advice (a big shout out to plumber Chris), now looking forward to actually joining the conversations.