See and Be Seen around HGVs By Nic Price on 20 June 2007 — 1 min read This via our discussion forum at work: June 26-27 Tuesday & Wednesday 7am – 7pm Your chance to see what the HGV driver sees, or doesn’t see. Turn up anytime Two large lorries will be set up all day Tuesday and Wednesday in Trafalgar Square. This is your chance to get up close and stay... More
Sounds like it should be a blast By Nic Price on 6 June 2007 — 1 min read If you’ll pardon the pun. I’ve just been sent this info about an event taking place in July. I’ve added in the link showing where the venue is on Google maps. Title: Gas Organ exhibition Venue: The Sassoon Gallery Location: Blenheim Grove, Peckham Rye, London SE15 Date: 16th – 18th July Time: Midday – 9pm... More
Cycling charter from the Evening Standard By Nic Price on 2 May 2007 — 1 min read I saw that David Cameron fellow riding his bike to work down Constitution Hill this morning on my cycle commute to White City. He appeared to have a bit of an entourage and wasn’t wearing a cycle helmet. When I mentioned this to a friend at work he suggested he didn’t need a cycle helmet... More
A case for more cycle lanes… if anyone can be bothered… By Nic Price on 12 October 2006 — 2 mins read On Tuesday morning at precisely 8 o’clock I crashed in to the back of a moped on my bicycle. And it hurt. The moped had just overtaken me and then braked sharply in front of me to turn left at the junction of the Old Kent Road – in the direction of Elephant & Castle... More
IBF Live conference blog By Nic Price on 4 October 2006 — 1 min read David Lucas and Louise Ferguson are blogging the IBF Live conference at the Barbican Centre in London today and tomorrow. If you have an intranet check out what folk like Luke Tredinnick, James Robertson and Toby Ward are saying about where the world of intranets is at and where it’s heading… Oh and here’s a... More
All change at the local By Nic Price on 21 September 2006 — 1 min read The Herne Tavern in East Dulwich has just been ‘palmerstoned’ – good food if a bit pricey. The garden has been landscaped in to teletubbyland. Actually it looks pretty stunning. And it’s 100% child-friendly – the play area’s still there. More
East Dulwich blogs like buses on Lordship Lane By Nic Price on 19 August 2006 — 1 min read You wait for ages and then two come along at once! Via my bloglines subscription to a Technorati search for “East Dulwich” I’ve juts found a couple of new blogs. se22man (“living it up in SE22, east dulwich stylee, centre of the universe”) and east dulwich life (which led me also to camberwellonline which is... More
Plug for Francis Rodino’s August 18th gig in Putney By Nic Price on 27 July 2006 — 1 min read My friend Francis Rodino and his band are playing at the Half Moon in Putney at 8pm on August 18th. Entry: £5 / £4 with flyer (or if you follow this link) You can hear some of his songs at www.myspace.com/francisrodino I think he’s really got something. More
East Dulwich: Blue plaque for A to Z pioneer By Nic Price on 14 July 2006 — 1 min read The creator of the A-Z road maps is to be honoured with the unveiling of a Southwark Council Blue Plaque. Phyllis Pearsall walked 3,000 miles to create the atlas of London, which first went on sale in 1936. She had the idea when she became lost while trying to find the homes of people she... More
Admirable artwork at Admiralty Arch By Nic Price on 12 July 2006 — 1 min read Ban illegal timber. Greenpeace. Courtesy of, and arty credit to, my mate Paul. More