You have to respect the NSPCC for their singularly creative fund-raising campaigns. Not content with a race up the Gherkin tower next spring, the children’s charity are also organising a high-profile game of conkers. Now in its 7th year, the City Conker Cup Challenge will …
Should we wear neon legwarmers? Picture from last year’s Night Hike. Eight trusty and fantastic readers responded to our post about the London 20 Night Hike in aid of Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres so we are putting best feet forward with two teams of Londonistas. …
In the days before Esure We drew your attention to the precarious plight of The Cinema Museum last year. This weekend, the quality of the collection draws heavyweight film bods to Kennington for a weekend of film buff fundraising. Michael Winner opens proceedings at 10am …
“Bananaman” set a new record in 2009 for fastest runner dressed as a cartoon character. Photo by Jamie MacDonald Cole Marathon runners and fundraisers amassed a whopping £47.2 million off the back of the 2009 race, setting this year’s London Marathon fair to see the …
By Jon Smalldon via the Londonist Flickrpool Pancreatic cancer did for everyone’s favourite dirty dancer in September this year and the world’s most famous tenor two years ago. It’s actually the fifth most common cause of death from cancer but public awareness is relatively low. …
Yesterday found our favourite duck fan Misty yet again at Molsely Lock, Hampton Court armed with cameras set to shiny in order to capture the third Great British Duck Race for photographic posterity. Created by Mike Scott in 2006, the Duck Race raises money for …
Saved for the nation. The National Gallery Development Department deserve a mighty slap on the back and possibly a month off having worked feverishly to scrape together the requisite millions to help keep Titian’s “Diana & Actaeon” on public display rather than flogged off in …
You’ve got just four weeks from today to gaze on Titian’s masterpiece, Diana and Actaeon, at the National Gallery, hanging with its sequel, Death of Actaeon, which was acquired by the National Gallery in 1972. They haven’t been seen together for 200 years. The painting’s …
Forget London on the Cheap for a minute. If you’re a true London geek with a proper taste for public transport then you need to check the piggy bank and make sure your eBay account is active. London Transport Museum if having a big ole …
One Rabbi and his dog should be completing a week long round London ramble to raise money for the New North London Synagogue in time for Kabbalat Shabbat back at the Shul at 6.30 tonight (we’ve been brushing up on our Judaism – can you …
Fancy a trip to Israel? But don’t fancy lining up at LHR to pile onto a tedious flight? This might be what you’re looking for: a car rally from London to Jerusalem – in vintage vehicles, no less! As part of the State of Israel’s …
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