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Thames Young Mariners runs open water swimming sessions at their tidal lake which is more often used for youth water activities. Swim times vary due to the tide, because as certain tide times the lake is too shallow. Sessions are £5 for 30 minutes but it is easy to email for an extended session. There…
Perfect alliteration there! The Palladium Peter Pan Panto has announced that Jennifer Saunders will be joining the cast this year in her pantomime debut. The Palladium panto is a feast of funny, with the ever more elaborate costumes of Julian Clary a particular highlight. We have been twice and had already determined to make it…
The Harry Potter lottery is run via the TodayTix app. Every Friday, 40 tickets are released for every performance, located in great seats throughout the theatre, and priced at £40 (£20 per part), for the following week. You need to enter the lottery each Friday to be in that week’s lottery.
5 – 15 year olds get free tickets at the ENO if they are with an adult. 16 – 20 year olds also get free tickets, but only one, so they have to be prepared to come to the theatre alone. This is quite a difference from other schemes such as Sadler’s Wells, Barbican and…
Valérie Perrin has produced a thing of beauty here. So many people have recommended this book to me and my, usually very divided, book group all loved it. Excellent if you are interested in the complexity of human relationships and wonderful for lovers of France. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fresh-water-for-flowers-over-1-million-copies-sold-valerie-perrin/1236715?ean=9781787703117 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site,…
Slow Swimming events say they are “all about the journey”. These swims are deliberately about getting people together for a fun swim, somewhere they may not otherwise access, not a race. Locations may include: Bradford-on-Avon Cambridge Dedham Vale There is also a skinny dip at Clacton-on-Sea http://www.hamiltonsfitness.co.uk/ssevents.html
Taplow Swimming Lake is part of the NOWCA organisation. Once you have joined, currently £15 a year, you can book for a range of swimming spots. Taplow has a 400 m and 100 m course, so you can choose a comfortable distance for you. Even better, it has warm changing rooms, toilets and a fabulous…
For the youngest in your school, if you want to start a conversation about refugees, this would be a very heart-warming way to do it. It is bright, colourful, simple but also thought provoking. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hello-a-counting-book-of-kindnesses-hollis-kurman/3965961?ean=9781913074999 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…
The Almeida theatre has generously offered free tickets to under-25s for the matinee of a Street Car Named Desire on 2nd May. As this is strike day, this might be perfect timing for some to see an Olivier Award winning performance! Check out this link at 5 pm on 25th April: https://streetcarwestend.com/U25/
The Teddington Bluetits are part of the wider Bluetits movement and are an extremely friendly bunch who organise regular swims (many times a day) at this beautiful spot near Teddington Lock and sometimes further afield. The intrepid swim year round. Swims are free and swimmers join at their own risk. Coffee, cake and chat is…
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