Jan 15
London Ice Sculpting Festival happened this weekend in Canary Wharf and was completely free. After a day of chipping, sawing and chiselling, the international teams came up with some pretty impressive sculptures. The creations were based on ‘Winter Sports’. My favourites are...
Read MoreJan 09
The great things about art in London is that you can see lots of it for free. And the Whitechapel Gallery in east London is always well worth a visit to see some contemporary stuff. Not all the exhibitions held in this space are free, but there’s usually a good handful that are, whatever time of year you visit. Until 26th February you can see Rothko in...
Read MoreAug 08
I’ve lived in London a year now and all of that time I’ve been a cyclist. A proper cyclist, might I add, one that gets to work everyday on 2 wheels come rain, snow or shine. And one thing this city does really well are events and promotions to keep you cycling. Over the summer, CycleSurgery branches are running bike workshop evenings for women....
Read MoreJul 28
If you’re a bit of a culture vulture and fancy some free music, art and short film this weekend, then make a trip down to Hackney Wick for their annual Hackney WickED festival. They’ll be showcasing local and international artists in and amongst gallery spaces and pop-up venues in the area. Situated opposite Hackney Wick station (on the overground), the...
Read MoreApr 05
You may have heard about Duedil. There’s been quite a lot of hype about them as of late. They’re a business reputation tool that has some nifty algorithms pulling in data from all sorts of places in the blink of an eye. They’ve also just won £50,000 worth of investment from DFJ Espirit at Geek n Rolla 2011 last week in London. What it does: Duedil...
Read MoreMar 30
Launch48 run Launchpad events for entrepreneurs in the UK and Australia. It’s a 4 month incubation program for startups giving them advice from experts in all areas of setting up a new business including marketing strategy, the law and how to secure investment. They then present their business at a demo day in front of an audience of influencers and active...
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