Rex on July 28th, 2010

On a recent visit to Battersea Park Zoo, we decided we’d buy an annual family ticket. However we soon changed our minds when we discovered the annual zoo ticket price was £240.00 – around 10 times the family entrance fee. This prompted me to do a bit of research into what other similar places charged [...]

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Rex on July 26th, 2010

Battersea High Street was transformed for this years ‘Big Lunch’ street party. We saw bouncy castles, wine tasting, local beer tasting, face painting, chalk drawings on the street, salsa dancing, and delicious barbeques and picnic lunches.
Every trader in Battersea High Street participated (with the exception of bookmakers William Hill) and the layout was double [...]

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Rex on July 14th, 2010

When I’m boss I’m going to make my family obey me and tidy my room. I will make my class listen to me make a throne and take me to mcdonalds
to have every meal [,] let me have a birthday every satarday and get to stay up as long as I want to. get me [...]

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Rex on July 13th, 2010

I’ve just been pushed out of a window at Battersea Arts Centre.

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Rex on June 14th, 2010

The Northcote Road Festival took place on Sunday and looked to be very successful. There were a lot of people, but as the road was closed for the day it didn’t cause any problems. There was the usual street market, plus fairground rides, two stages for music and entertainment and lots of stalls for local [...]

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Rex on June 9th, 2010

Monday was the Friends of Battersea Zoo Barbecue. Although the weather wasn’t great, there was a big turn out, and hopefully much cash was raised for the Friends. Apart from a raffle, silent auction and drinks being on sale for charity, there was a face painter for the kids.
Battersea Park Zoo is one of only [...]

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Rex on May 17th, 2010

The first street party of the year took place this weekend in Battersea Square. A ‘farmers’ market, craft stalls and other food stalls, as well as music and dance performances from nearby RAD (Royal Acadamy of Dance). Also a chance to see some parts of the square I’d never seen before. There’s quite a [...]

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Rex on May 13th, 2010

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Rex on April 20th, 2010

Very little evidence of any campaigning in Battersea, despite it being a marginal seat. All we’ve had so far is a leaflet through the door from the Conservatives and Labour andI did see a battered Ford Fiesta with a few stickers from an independent candidate.
Policies I like:

No increase in national insurance
Citizenship for long stay immigrants
Keeping [...]

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Rex on March 20th, 2010

My sister is becoming a farmer – a goat farmer to be precise. she and Ian now have approx 50 female and 1 billy goats on rented land near their place in Bradford upon Avon. The plan is to increase the herd (billy has been busy) and buy some farmland to establish themselves. After that [...]

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