Month: January 2010

Southwark marks the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity not with a service or talk but an ecumenical walk. It was a pleasure to join in visiting first St Hugh’s, Guy’s Chapel and La Salette Church near London Bridge. After walking along the river, and looking for the seal as we crossed St Saviour’s […]

I sometimes mention Vincent Van Gogh teaching at Isleworth although this was only for  a short time. The Real Van Gogh exhibition opening at the Royal Academy of Arts on Saturday reminds us that the artist knew the river downstream at Lambeth and Westminster much better. On display is a letter written in Paris in […]

Since Sunday there has been at least one seal in St Saviour’s Dock next to Butler’s Wharf. Updates are appearing on the London SE1 website which has a picture. See page 27.

Good news this week for lock keepers on the Thames which is good news for all of us who care about the river. Over twenty lock keepers and their families will keep their riverside accommodation thanks to a deal negotiated by UNISON. Last May the Environment Agency had planned to sell the cottages. “Having lock […]