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Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 8

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club I cannot believe that Slow Club is over. It has rolled out slowly, deliberately – and this is a good thing. I cannot remember a time when their weekly emails weren’t delivering me …

The Wallace Collection - the scene of last week's 'slowness'

Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 7

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club The Wallace Collection – the scene of last week’s ‘slowness’ The wonderful thing about Slow Club is that it has reconnected me with my senses. Last week we were asked to listen to …

Whether it's nesting herons in Battersea Park or strutting pelicans in St James's, London offers lots of ways to reconnect with nature

Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 6

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. Reconnect with nature: whether it’s nesting herons in Battersea Park or strutting pelicans in St James’s I’m biting my nails and tapping my foot. I’m staring at the thing on the table with …

Homemade cheesecake certainly is slow - but baking it didn't make me smile!

Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 5

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. Homemade cheesecake certainly is slow – but baking it didn’t always make me smile! When I read that the slow task was to make something with my hands, it was like waving a …

Regent Street: it's amazing what you can see when you look up

Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 4

Regent Street: it’s amazing what you can see when you look up Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. I recently read a book called Night Work by Thomas Glavinic. The central premise is that a man wakes up to …

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Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 3

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. Alistair Cameron, former Secretary of Borough Market Traders’ Association, let us sample some of Borough Market’s delights 11am on a Saturday morning. I’ve got a thumping headache from too much wine the night …

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Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 2

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. The London Duck Tour – not only will you go slowly on an amphibious vehicle but you might rediscover London too? This week’s low point: huffing and puffing behind a person on crutches. …

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Slow Club Diary: End Of Week 1

Follow one Londonista trying to put the brakes on with Slow Club. Spa Fields Park, behind Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell – another bit of London greenery when you don’t expect it. Well, it’s not been the most auspicious start. My boyfriend’s buyer has pulled out, …

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Extra, Extra

Cadbury’s anticipate London job losses following Kraft’s takeover. There’s been a 90% rise in London women on the dole. A lucky East End Euromillions lottery winner has come forward with just days to spare. If you are a show groupie, why not vote for your …

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Slow Club Diary: Start Of Week 1

Remember Slow Down London? They’re back with a new course to help Londoners repace. We sent along one stressed-out Londonist writer to chronicle her experiences. Life has been hurtling at a frantic pace of late. My first foray into the world of house buying has …

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One Hundred Days To Make Me A Better Person

Announcing the first project ahead of the 2010 London Word Festival: One Hundred Days To Make Me A Better Person spearheaded by the wonderful Josie Long. Jacked in New Year’s resolutions? Wimped out of NaNoWriMo? Scoff at therapy, coaching and all that? Well here’s a …