Month: September 2010

Those wondering how much longer we shall have to suffer a diversion away from the river and past the Battersea Dogs’ Home on the stretch between Vauxhall and Battersea Bridge will be interested in today’s news. A planning application has been submitted to Wandsworth Council to continue the path from Elm Quay to Battersea Power […]

News just in about the muddled situation on the western side of the Greenwich peninsula. Darryl’s blog post is here. See page 16.

The 2011 Good Beer Guide edited by Roger Protz and published by CAMRA (£15.99) is a good guide for those of us who are travellers using pubs for vital refreshment as in days of old. Those recommended on the River Thames include the White Cross at Richmond and Boaters just before Kingston Bridge. Near the […]

Hugo Vickers was at Southwark Cathedral on Sunday morning for the presentation of a seat. After the Choral Eucharist there was a procession out of the cathedral into the Millennium Courtyard on the north side where Hugo Vickers, chair of the Jubilee Walkway Trust, formally handed over the seat. The Walkway passing the courtyard gates […]

Last night I was at Southwark Cathedral alongside the Thames Path so I missed BBC1’s Countryfile report on the source of the Thames. I have now watched the programme on the BBC iPlayer. The Thames item is at the beginning of the programme and offers a simple explanation for the often lack of water at […]