We moved from Hornsey to Islington North and I'm a bit unhappy about not being in my old constituency right now. I would definitely vote for Lynne as she was an excellent local MP plus supported some really important, and probably less reported, glo…
You may well have passed a large pile of rubbish that we are responsible for! We're making the move over that way (Upper Holloway?) due to the obvious reasons that it's a damn sight cheaper than SG for property. We were priced out of SG a long time …
Here is an interesting experiment about the impacts of air pollution on health related to our transport choices. A very good reason to chose cycling: http://healthyair.org.uk/transport-option-healthiest-video/
I buy croissants or pan au raisin from BBM almost every Saturday morning as a reward for doing Park Run. I think they are pretty good. The food menu is good also, if a little pricey, but I love the admittedly Ottolenghi-ripped-off salads. Usually, i…
My friend says that, where there is one, he makes the local Jewish museum a priority visit. Apparently they are universally excellent. And he highly recommends the one in Camden, although I've never been there.
It's a terrible decision to make in the face of opposition from the friends of the park, the local residents association and the governors of the local school. To make the suggestion that the park should be astro-turfed to reduce damage from the eve…
The main problem with the gigs is that it extends the park run course, making a PB next to impossible. They claim they compensate for the fences, but this is simply not true, my times dropped by 20-30 seconds. I would pay the 57p to keep a level pla…
I'm employed and pick up rubbish and dog shit all the time. If everyone who cares about it picked up 1 bit of litter every day and put it in the bin, we'd have a pretty clean city.
It really pisses me off. We're paying for schools only to be discriminated against. How the hell did this massive religious agenda become so entrenched? It's a disgrace to democracy. It's government-sanctioned theocracy, or 'child abuse' as Dawkins …
I'm going to put in a vote of support for Kay's organic shop. He's doing a great job on the hornsey road and it's great to have a shop of that quality there. But he's going to need everyone's support to stay in business. It can't be easy. The hours …
Thanks so much Mirandola; you have helped a great deal.
@misscara - yes, for the uninitiated i realized my post could be open to interpretation. But the reality is far more prosaic than that.
I have been actively told by another swimmer not to pay the fee as I have been putting money into the machine. But, who pays the lifeguards? Who maintains the facilities? Who monitors the water quality (every day - you can check it and it's surprisi…
Assuming you're a lane swimmer:
- Park Road lido is 50m and ideal in the mornings in the Summer. Not too busy and has a nice atmosphere. The pool is 'rustic' but perfectly functional and the water very clean. But expensive (£4.50)- Gospel Oak is 60m…