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The London Art Fair at the Islington Business Centre

Review: London Art Fair 2011

Last night, the preview evening of the 23rd annual London Art Fair opened the doors of the Islington Business Design Centre to several hundred well-heeled art lovers who were able to enjoy a vast selection of modern and contemporary, mostly British art.

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In Pictures: Lambeth Country Show

If you’re bored of work then why not re-live the weekend with our pictures of the Lambeth Country Show? Whether browsing the stalls, riding the teacups, petting the animals or listening to music, everyone attending this event seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, although Londonist was …

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Summer of Local Love: Kids Company Fair on Hackney Downs

The droopy economy has done a done a lot to perk up local loving this year. Staycationers are keeping busy spreading the local love by organising and attending fairs, fetes, festivals and fiestas all over the capital. This weekend sees a bit of a knees …

Crowd at Lambeth Country Fair 2008 by doodledub, with thanks

The Summer Of Local Love

Crowd at Lambeth Country Fair 2007 by doodledub, with thanks Local festivals are big news this summer. Wandsworth had a heritage festival throughout June, Camberwell Arts Festival started with a park party and finishes today and we’ll be bringing you some spectacular photos of Greenwich …

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English Carnival

Carnival season comes early to London this week with the opening of English Carnival, a new photographic exhibition at the Barbican Library. If pictures of drunken grannies in bumble bee costumes find themselves at odds with the many feathers and riotous West Indian sounds that …

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Modern Design – Poolside

It might be today’s sudden onslaught of barmy summer madness, but downright weirdness is most definitely going on down at Brockwell Lido, Lambeth’s much-loved open-air swimming pool. We hear disturbing reports of pool-goers competing to make jelly-moulds of buildings, and others making seats – but …