A little extra... (August 2009)
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Corot to Monet: A fresh look at landscape from the collection

Until 20 September 2009, Sainsbury Wing, Admission free, Supported by the Corporate Members of the National Gallery. The Impressionists were indebted to a longer tradition of sketching and painting outdoors which reached back to at least the late 18th century. Drawing on... More...




Mayor urges government to publish proposals for older people

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, recently urged the government to give older people and their carers the priority they deserve by publishing their delayed proposals for older people. Currently both the update to the Government''s Strategy for an Ageing Society and the proposed... More...




Successful end of expedition to kayak, cycle and walk for 1,180 miles

Successful end of expedition to kayak, cycle and walk for 1,180 miles from the Isles of Scilly to Shetland

for Leonard Cheshire Disability


As Andrew Fairbairn stood at the top of the lighthouse at Muckle Flugga in Shetland, it was with a sense of relief that the 52 year old grandfather looked out over the islands in the archipelago. After two years of planning and a year of training, it marked the... More...




UK Motorists Join Car Clubs In Huge Numbers Due to Recession

A recent survey has shown that UK motorists have joined car clubs in large numbers during the recession and there are now over 60,000 motorists in the UK. Membership has more than doubled at City Car Club, one of the biggest UK clubs, in... More...




5th London Poetry Festival 2009: August 7-10

(Friday to Monday evenings) at Waterloo St John’s Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1. 1: London Poetry Pearl Life’s London Poetry Elleesium Poetry Anthology. To celebrate its 5th year London Poetry Festival has published this Anthology which is now available... More...

  





 
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