March Challenge – Connections – Link Three
March 12, 2015
March Challenge Treasure Hunts in London’s new challenge involves spotting the link. Can you work out the connection? Here is the third link
March Challenge – Connections – Link Two
March 11, 2015
March Challenge Treasure Hunts in London’s new challenge involves spotting the link. Can you work out the connection? Here is the second link
March Challenge – Connections – Can you work it out?
March 10, 2015
Following the success of Only Connect for Comic Relief 2013, another special celebrity edition of the quiz took place on 9 March for Comic Relief 2015. Catch it on iPlayer if you are quick or watch the 2013 quiz below. March Challenge Treasure Hunts in London’s new challenge involves spotting the link. Can you work out… More March Challenge – Connections – Can you work it out?
In celebration of International Women’s Day
March 8, 2015
Youtube ran a campaign to ask “What Advice Would You Give Your Younger Self?” Don’t be too hard on yourself and grow into the woman you were meant to be. Have a happy International Women’s Day!
Trafalgar Square – a cultural space for the public
March 3, 2015
Trafalgar Square by Juliamaud Trafalgar Square was officially named in 1830 and is a site of significant historic and cultural value. Until the early 18th century most of the area was used as stabling for Whitehall Palace. John Nash developed the area as an “open square in the Kings Mews opposite Charing Cross” in 1812 as part… More Trafalgar Square – a cultural space for the public
In 1952 the Chingford Festival had a special visitor arrive from out of town……
March 1, 2015
Chingford Day on Saturday July 12, 1952, was in its sixth year, attracting thousands of local people and a global entertainment megastar – Walt Disney. Details of the visit can be found at http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/indepth/features/9115320.HISTORY__The_day_Disney_came_to_town/ Walt Disney was visiting Britain when he learnt about Chingford’s model railway in Ridgeway Park. He was fascinated by trains and had constructed… More In 1952 the Chingford Festival had a special visitor arrive from out of town……
Love and marriage at Tate Britain
February 12, 2015
Valentine’s Day treasure hunt at The Tate. See how artists have represented love by unravelling cryptic clues and finding the paintings. … More Love and marriage at Tate Britain
Have you ever wanted to take part in Crystal Maze?
January 27, 2015
………Then you need to try out a live escape game packed with a variety of puzzles. The story behind the Escape Land adventure is that scientists have developed the technology for time travel. As a result, controversial laws have been introduced prohibiting its use and some rebel scientists have used it to take refuge in the 1900s. Now the… More Have you ever wanted to take part in Crystal Maze?
Love and Marriage at Tate Britain
January 23, 2015
Love in The Tate Archive Issue 14 of Tate Etc from autumn 2008 includes an article by Tishani Doshi. In it she describes what she discovered while exploring the correspondence in the Tate archive between Vanessa and Clive Bell prior to their marriage. Vanessa Bell, was Virginia Woolf’s sister, and an artist in her own right,… More Love and Marriage at Tate Britain
Bird’s eye view of London Museums
January 20, 2015
London Museums have a wealth of fascinating items inside them just waiting to be explored. But have you considered the buildings themselves. http://www.visitlondon.com had produced a lovely video, filmed with permission, using a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), also known as a drone. It gives a bird’s eye view of London as well as a look… More Bird’s eye view of London Museums