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Rex on February 3rd, 2012

Thats the time and temperature in our bedroom. Bit of a cold start this morning! No heating in my place – not normally needed, but this is the chilliest its been for a long time.

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Rex on December 28th, 2011

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Rex on November 28th, 2011

Had a lovely night on Saturday at the Battersea. Police Ball. Great night. And they even played old fashioned (i.e. 20th Century) music. Which was nice.

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Rex on November 22nd, 2011

Streatham Ice Rink has a faded look to it, but despite that it’s thriving. There has been an ice rink in Streatham (South London, UK) since 1931 but this came under threat this year with massive redevelopment plans. Thanks to the tireless campaigning of local people, this part of South London will continue to have [...]

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Rex on October 3rd, 2011

An interesting construction in Battersea Park yesterday. Some kind of Art thing, but built only from bamboo and elastic bands. It’s a dry run for a much bigger construction this time next year, during the Olympic Games.

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Rex on September 10th, 2011

..on the way to the tip…

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Rex on August 8th, 2011

There can hardly be a more pleasant way to earn your pint than this. As long as you time it right, the tide will gently push you up river, you then disembark, sup a refreshing pint or two of EPA during slackwater, then allow the outgoing tide to help float back to Kew bridge. Thank [...]

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Rex on June 23rd, 2011

The annual Friends of Battersea Park BBQ at the Zoo event took place last Monday 13th June and we were lucky enough to be able to go – the event was sold out. We enjoyed a private ‘after-hours’ view of the animals and play area, and the BBQ food and entertainment was excellent. As you [...]

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Rex on May 5th, 2011

Taking advantage of the sunshine, we took a trip on a Thames Clipper riverboat from the London Eye to Greenwich. The pier at the London Eye serves both this commuter-style service and the tourist boats – the Clipper is significantly faster though even with the extra stops. At Greenwich, the Cutty Sark is still shrouded [...]

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Rex on March 8th, 2011

The Natural History Museum seems more popular than I ever remember it. We visited at about 3pm on Sunday and there was a queue from the door right down the ramp to the gates on Cromwell Road. Fortunately the queue was fast moving (no ticket desk after all) so it only took about 10 minutes [...]

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