What's on

January

 

 

Royal Horticultural Society

RHS London Flower Shows

Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London SW1  

16-17 January 2007
Theme Winter fragrance

 

Sat 13 Jan - Sun 28

Jan International Mime Festival, London
Mime events at various venues in London.

Sat 13 Jan Russian Winter Festival, London
A free event in Trafalgar Square

 

Thu 25 Jan Burns Night, Scotland
Burns Suppers are traditional celebrations of the birth of the famous Scottish poet (Robert Burns) on 25th January 1759. They take place throughout Scotland. Poetry readings "To a Haggis", a meal of chicken and leek soup ("cock-a-leekie" soup) followed by haggis, turnips ("neeps") and potatoes ("tatties"), finishing with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne".

Several London pubs/bars with Burns Night Day themes,

 

 

Listed walks
Walks by Augusta……City of London Guides.

Walks last between 1 hour and 90 minutes
Docklands and Canary Wharf
Thursday 2nd November 2006
Meet on the platform for Docklands Light Railway at Stratford Station. 11am
We take the DLR to view the modern architecture and the remains of the largest dock complex in the world. Canary Wharf is planned on a grand scale, yet with meticulous attention to detail. The offices at Canary Wharf have been built to the highest standards, set in a landscaped estate providing a relaxing and healthy environment for office workers and visitors.
The Estate extends over 97 acres. Some of the world's leading architects and designers have been involved in its creation. We walk pass the Georgian Warehouse now the home of the Museum of Docklands and enter the tallest building in the country we continue and take a look at the history wall and the public art around the Canary Wharf Estate where public art abounds.

Cost £ 4 per person
Travelcard is best as you can explore London for the rest of the day.
For information and booking Call 0870 720 2836
e.mail ikirby@coach-potato.co.uk  www.coach-potato.co.uk

Walks by Augusta……City of London Guides.
Walks last between 1 hour and 90 minutes
Battle of Cable Street
Thursday 4th November 2006
We meet at Shadwell Underground Station.11am. This is close to Shadwell DLR.
Seventy years ago this month the Battle of Cable took place. OCTOBER 4, 1936, remains a landmark in working class history – the day when the East End stopped Mosley’s Blackshirts and dealt British fascism a blow from which it never fully recovered. With the same area once again targeted by fascists, the Battle of Cable Street contains valuable lessons for today. We make our way to St Georges Building which was originally the local town hall. Here we stop to view the mural painted on its side walls depicting the battle then we continue to the church of St Georges in the East and Tobacco Dock then on to the dock area of Shadwell Basin. Find out were hanging Judge Jeffries met his end. During your walk you will here stories of mass murder and Wapping myth's. At the end of the walk you can enter the first railway tunnel in the world to be build under a river. It is still being used today. (Exit Shadwell DLR turn left 50yds to Junction with Cable street, Shadwell Undergound immediately right)

Cost £ 4 per person
Travelcard is best as you can explore London for the rest of the day.
For information and booking Call 0870 720 2836
e.mail ikirby@coach-potato.co.uk  www.coach-potato.co.uk

Walks by Augusta……City of London Guides.
Walks last between 1 hour and 90 minutes
Trading History in the the Square Mile.
Thursday 9th November 2006 Meet at Liverpool Street Station 1130am Explore the trading areas of the of the City. Walk through the allyway's of the City From coffee shops to Lloyds of London. Explore Leadenhall Market, The Royal Exchange and passing the Bank of England and Mansion House. If possible we will visit the London Metal Exchange the only market still trading by open out cry.
(Meeting point at Liverpool St Station Macdonalds entrance top of stairs)

Cost £ 4 per person
Travelcard is best as you can explore London for the rest of the day.
For information and booking Call 0870 720 2836
e.mail ikirby@coach-potato.co.uk  www.coach-potato.co.uk

Walks by Augusta……City of London Guides.
Walks last between 1 hour and 90 minutes
The Lord Mayor Show
11th November 2006
Meet at Liverpool Street Station 11am. Finishes at Blackfriars at approx 6pm.
The Lord Mayor's Show winds through nearly 800 years of London's history, marching unscathed through everything from the black death to the blitz. In the 17th century it was inconvenienced by the building site that would later become St Paul's Cathedral We visit Bank of England museum and have time for lunch before we take take our place to view the great parade as it returns to Mansion House with the new Lord Mayor of London will walk part of the route and finish up on the embankment to watch the firework display on the River Thames.
(Meeting point at Liverpool St Station Macdonalds entrance top of stairs)

Cost £ 4 per person
Travelcard is best as you can explore London for the rest of the day.
For information and booking Call 0870 720 2836
e.mail ikirby@coach-potato.co.uk  www.coach-potato.co.uk

Walks by Augusta……City of London Guides.
Walks last between 1 hour and 90 minutes
Liverpool Street Staion to Borough Market.
Saturday 17th November 2006
Meet at Liverpool Street Station.10am. From the station we pass the Monument before crossing London Bridge to Southwark. We look at the George Tavern the famous old coaching Inn. Explore the grounds of Guy’s and the original St Thomas’s Hospitals. We will look at Victorian engineering that brought the first urban railway to London. Shakespeare made his name here and the Bishop controlled the brothels. At the end of the walk you have time to visit Borough Market and Southwark Cathedral.
(Meeting point at Liverpool St Station Macdonald's entrance top of stairs)

Cost £ 4 per person
Travelcard is best as you can explore London for the rest of the day.
For information and booking Call 0870 720 2836
e.mail ikirby@coach-potato.co.uk  www.coach-potato.co.uk
 

 

 

February

 

Six Nations Championship, UK
Sat 3 Feb - Sun 4 Feb

International rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy).
Saturday: 13:30 Italy vs France ; 16:00 England vs Scotland
Sunday: 15:00 Wales vs Ireland

 

Six Nations rugby
Twickenham rugby stadium

Sun 4 Feb Clown Service, London
Every year, on the first Sunday in February, clowns gather for a church service in East London in memory of the British clown Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). A church service, starting at 3pm, is at Holy Trinity Church in Dalston (Tube: Liverpool Street, then bus 149 or 242; nearest train station: Dalston Kingsland;). Afterwards there is a performance by the clowns in a nearby school, and a chance to visit the Clowns Gallery - Museum.

Tue 6 Feb Queen's Accession: gun salutes,  London & Windsor
Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne on 6 February 1952, when her father King George the Sixth died.

To mark this event, cannons will be fired in the following locations:
 

A 41-gun salute at 12 noon fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park, London
(opposite the Dorchester Hotel; nearest Tube: Hyde Park Corner or Marble Arch)
 

Also a 62-gun salute at 1pm fired by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London location the gunpark at the western end of London Wharf: Guns have been fired from this location since the time of Henry the Eighth
(nearest Tube: Tower Hill).
 

And a 21-gun salute at 12 noon in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Windsor

(near the Brook Street entrance)

Wed 7 Feb -
Fri 9 Feb King's College Greek Play, London
Each year since 1953 King's College (part of the University of London) stage an ancient Greek play in the original language (English subtitles are provided). The 2007 production will be "Trachiniae" by Sophocles. For details and to book tickets, click here.
Sat 10 Feb - Sun 11 Feb

Six Nations Championship,
International rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy).
Saturday: 13:30 England vs Italy ; 15:30 Scotland vs Wales
Sunday: 15:00 Ireland vs France
 

Wed 14 Feb Valentine's Day,
The Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote, "My love is like a red, red rose": this may have helped to create the association between red roses and love.

Sun 18 Feb
Chinese New Year: Chinatown event, London
The Chinese New Year festival and parade in central London to mark the start of the Year of the Pig will take place on Sunday 18 February 2007. This annual event, which takes place in Chinatown, Leicester Square, Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square and surrounding area, is organised by the London Chinatown Chinese Association

 The main events are in Gerrard Street, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square; the nearest Tube stations are Charing Cross and Leicester Square. The entertainment includes lion and dragon dances, martial art demonstrations, Chinese food and music, and firecrackers. The timetable for the 2007 event is not yet available for the latest information check: http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/chinese_ny/about.jsp

The London Eye will be lit red during the day
 

Tue 20 Feb Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), UK
 

Pancake Races, UK
About 500 years ago, a woman was cooking her pancakes at home when she heard the bell calling her to church to make her confessions. She ran out of her house and rushed to church, still holding her frying pan and wearing her apron, tossing the pancakes into the air to stop them from burning. This became famous, starting a tradition known as pancake racing - people dress up with aprons, hold frying pans and race against each other. Pancake races are usually small events organised by local communities, and are often used to raise money for charity, well it's a good story!.

Some of the races in London are as follows:
Great Spitalfields Pancake Race: It takes place along Dray Walk at the Old Truman Brewery, 91-95 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL starting at 12:30pm

 

Great Pancake Race: the races are on Tower Hill Terrace, Byward Street, London EC3 (opposite the Tower of London). This event will start at 1:00pm. In previous years tea has been served afterwards in the nearby church All Hallows by the Tower (Tube: Tower Hill; map).

Poulters’ Company Pancake Race: races start at noon in Guildhall Yard (in front of London's Guildhall in the City of London; nearest Tube: St Paul's, Bank or Mansion House; map). The contest is between teams representing each of the traditional livery companies


Wed 21 Feb Ash Wednesday, UK
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the 40-day period known as Lent (the 40 days - excluding Sundays - before Easter Sunday). In Christian churches there are services in which ashes are used to mark a cross on people's foreheads. Some Christians stop eating some type of food during Lent, and use the period for religious thought.
 

Sat 24 Feb Six Nations Championship, UK
International rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy).
15:00 Scotland vs Italy ; 17:30 Ireland vs England ; 20:00 France vs Wales
 

 

 

Royal Horticultural Society

RHS London Flower Shows

Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London SW1  

13 - 14 February
Theme: The romantic garden

 

 

13 - 14 March
Theme: Mediterranean plants

 

17 - 18 March
RHS London Orchid Show
(16 Preview Evening)

 

3 - 4 April
Theme: Wildlife gardening

 

March

 

Thu 1 Mar St David's Day, Wales
Saint David's Day. Saint David is the "patron saint" of Wales. He was a member of the Celtic church and died on 1st March 589 A.D.

Thu 8 Mar - Sun 11 Mar
Crufts, Birmingham
A famous annual British dog show which started in 1928. It is held at the NEC in Birmingham (nearest train station: Birmingham International). The "Best in Show" award is presented on the final day (Sunday). See:

Fri 9 Mar - Sun 1 Apr Ideal Home Show, London
The Ideal Home Show.Earls Court

Sat 10 Mar - Sun 11 Mar

Six Nations Championship, UK
International rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy).
Saturday: 13:30 Scotland vs Ireland ; 15:30 Italy vs Wales
Sunday: 15:00 England vs France

Cheltenham Festival

Sat 17 Mar Six Nations Championship, UK
Final day of the international rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy).
The games are: 13:30 Italy vs Ireland ; 15:30 France vs Scotland ; 17:30 Wales vs England

Final matches of the Six Nations competition

Sun 18 Mar Mother's Day (also called "Mothering Sunday"), UK
A time for people living in the UK to think about their mothers. People often give flowers or chocolates or organise a special day out for their mothers at this time, and send a special "Mother's Day" card. Note that Mother's Day is celebrated on a different date outside the UK.

Wed 21 Mar Spring Equinox, UK
The day and night are each 12 hours (this is known as the spring or vernal "equinox"). Pagans celebrate this natural event.

Sat 24 Mar / Sun 25 Mar British Summer Time (BST) starts, UK
In the UK, change all clocks forward 1 hour. You lose one hour's sleep. The time change is actually during the night: at 1am on Sunday morning the time is changed to 2am. Before going to bed you should change at least your watch and alarm clock, and the clock for your heating system - you can make other changes on Sunday morning if you prefer. Note that some computers and electronic equipment automatically change their clocks during the night. Mornings become darker, and afternoons/evenings brighter. If you are calling abroad note that the time difference may have changed (for example: Japan/Korea change from 9 hours ahead of the UK to 8 hours ahead). For the next 6 months the time in the UK is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1). When you change your clocks, you can

Sat 31 Mar Head of the River Race, London
A boat race on the river Thames in London for "eights",
There are several hundred boats competing, setting off at 10-second intervals, and the times to finish the course are recorded. It is expected to start at 3:45pm and end at about 5pm; the fastest boats can complete the 4.25 mile (7 kilometre) course in about 20 minutes.

The race starts at Chiswick Bridge and ends at Putney Bridge. You can watch it from any accessible point along the river, but the best views are probably on the east bank of the Thames (the side which is in Surrey) just north of Chiswick Bridge (near the railway station Mortlake).
 

 

Forthcoming Events  You need to book for

 

Applying for tickets to Trooping the Colour and rehearsals: June 2007

Dates and approximate costs (based on 2005 prices) for seats at Trooping the Colour and rehearsals are: The Major General's Review (Sat 2 Jun 2007): Free The Colonel's Review (Sat 9 June 2007): £8 The Queen's Birthday Parade: Trooping the Colour (Sat 16 June 2007): £16 You can apply for tickets between 1 January and the end of February by sending a letter (including a stamped self-addressed envelope) to: Brigade Major, HQ Household Division, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London SWlA 2AX A ballot is held in mid-March and successful applicants are notified and asked for payment

 

Applying for tickets to Garter Day event in Windsor Castle: June 2007

The next Garter service will take place in June 2007. The date has not been announced yet; the most likely date is Monday 18 June 2007. A limited number of tickets is available for members of the public to stand inside the precincts of Windsor Castle and watch the procession to St. George's Chapel. Apply by sending a letter (including a stamped self-addressed envelope) between 1 January and 1 March to: The Superintendent, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1NJ. A ballot is held and successful applicants are notified.

 

 

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