A disguised Katherine Jenkins goes underground as a busker

The mezzo soprano star treated commuters to an impromptu performance with a 45 minute busking session at Leicester Square station yesterday which included renditions of some of her biggest hits such as Time To Say Goodbye.

The busking stunt was for ES Magazine (the weekly from the London Evening Standard).

The Hoxton £1 room sale: 14 April

It’s time again for The Hoxton Hotel £1 room sale

The £1 sale starts at 12 noon (UK time) on the 14th of April.


On offer:

500 rooms at £1 available from 1st May 2011 – 31st July 2011

(you are only allowed to book one room, for one night at a £1 charge)

Hoxton Hotel in the City of London

Good Luck - this sale is extremely popular!

Please note:

I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel. I just like to share information about a great deal such as this one!

2012 London Olympics: 500 day countdown. Tickets on sale today!

Tickets for the 2012 London Olympics go on sale today!

2012 London Olympics ticket sales going 'very well'
People have until 26 April to apply for some of the 6.6 million tickets which went on sale 500 days before the event.

A bit of bad luck with the countdown clock - it stopped!:
London 2012 countdown clock stops in Trafalgar Square

Many of the Olympic events will be pricey so this list is useful:
What to see at the London 2012 Olympic Games for £20

[links via BBC News]

London 2012 Olympics

From Southwark to the London 2012 Olympic Park in 4 minutes!

This is a fun video to watch:
From Southwark to the London 2012 Olympic Park in 4 minutes!!

The £1 room sale at The Hoxton Hotel: 27th January

The Hoxton £1 Sale is back!

The sale starts at noon (UK time) on the 27th January.

On offer: 500 rooms at £1 available only on the Hoxton website for dates between the 1st February - 30th April.

You are only allowed to book one room, for one night at a £1. Once made, £1.00 bookings cannot be amended and are not refundable.

The £1 sale is an on-line ONLY offer.

Hoxton Hotel
81 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3HU

Hoxton Hotel in the City of London

Good Luck - this sale is extremely popular! 

Happy New Year! London Fireworks 2011

London Fireworks on New Year's Day 2011 - New Year Live - BBC One



Happy New Year!

The World's Perfect Cup of Tea (LoveUK)

This is an amusing video from VisitBritainTV Follow the giant LoveUK teapot in its search around London for The World's Perfect Cup of Tea as decided by the fans of facebook.com/LoveUK. Join Mr Teapot as he takes in some of the capital's most iconic sights, samples the perfect cup of tea and amuses a few tourists along the way!

Internet Week Europe: London 8-12 November 2010

It's the very first Internet Week Europe this week: 8-12 November 2010

This five-day festival has been set up to celebrate the very best of Europe's digital industry, with events hosted by The BBC, Yahoo!, Creative Review, Google, Lonely Planet, Channel 4 and more.

Read more about it: http://www.internetweekeurope.com/
Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/internetweekeu
Also, worth noting, Skype is offering free WiFi at Skype Access-enabled hotspots in the UK this week!

The Scoop: free entertainment in an outdoor amphitheatre in London!

Do you know about The Scoop?

The Scoop is an outdoor amphitheatre situated between London Bridge and Tower Bridge on the south bank of the Thames.

You can enjoy free live entertainment at The Scoop during the summer months! And you may think summer is over but The Scoop offers free open-air film screening during September and on Oct 1st.

The movies on offer this week are:

The Hurt Locker
Wednesday 22 September

North by Northwest
Thursday 23 September

Pretty Woman
Friday 24 September

Next week:

Invictus
Wednesday 29 September

Up
Thursday 30 September

Dirty Dancing
Friday 1 October
 
The Scoop at More London is an outdoor sunken amphitheatre with seating for 800. Throughout the summer months it regularly hosts a variety of free events - from free films, free music and free theatre to local community events and activities. The Scoop at More London is open to everyone.
 
Food and drink is available on site from The Thames Bar.
In the event of rain the show may have to be cancelled.

Want to be a Games Maker (one of the volunteers) at the 2012 Olympics?

Applications to be a London 2012 Games Maker open today!

There are strict rules regarding availability - be willing to volunteer for a minimum of 10 days at either the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games (or for a minimum of 20 days if you want to volunteer at both), able to attend a 30 minute face-to-face interview, able to attend at least three training sessions -  and you must be eligible to volunteer in the UK in accordance with immigration rules.

 

You must undergo – and pass – the required screening, security vetting, right to volunteer and background checks. You must be able to speak and read English.

 

Find out more: Are you eligible?

 

Apply to volunteer at the Games in 2012

The £1 room sale at The Hoxton Hotel: 9th Sept

It's time again for the famous £1 room sale at The Hoxton Hotel in the city of London!

The sales starts at noon (UK time) on 9th September

On offer: 595 rooms at £1 and 595 rooms at £29 which are available from 10th September 2010 – 9th January 2011.

The number of rooms that can be booked on this £1 promotion is limited to a maximum of one room per person.

Hoxton Hotel
81 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3HU

The Hoxton Hotel

Good Luck - this sale is extremely popular!

Please note:
I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel - I just like to share information about a great deal such as this one!

The Hoxton Hotel: next £1 sale, 13th May!

It's time again for the £1 sale at The Hoxton Hotel

Thursday 13th May at 12.00pm (midday)

500 rooms at £1
and
500 rooms at £29

Available 14th May - 31st August 2010

"How to book" guide

(You are only allowed to book one room, for one night at a £1 price).

Hoxton Hotel
81 Great Eastern Street
London
EC2A 3HU

Good Luck - this sale is extremely popular! During their last sale in January, they sold all 1,000 rooms within 13 minutes and had over 300,000 people trying to book.


Please note:
I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel - I just like to pass along information about a great deal.

The Hoxton Hotel: next £1 sale on 21st Jan

It's time again for the £1 sale at The Hoxton Hotel The Hoxton Hotel - the famous £1 sale is coming soon 21st January at midday! 500 rooms for £1 and 500 room for £29 for dates between the 1st Feb – 30th April 2010 Hoxton Hotel 81 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HU Good Luck - this sale is extremely popular! Please note: I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel - I just like to pass along information about a great deal when I can!

The Hoxton Hotel: October £1 Sale

It's time again for the famous £1 sale at The Hoxton Hotel: Thursday 1st October at 12.00pm (midday) 500 rooms at £1 & 500 rooms at £29 Available 1st Nov 09 - 31st Jan 10 Hoxton Hotel 81 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HU Good Luck - this sale is very popular! Please note: I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel - I just like to pass along information about a great deal when I can!

Metropolitan Police Service: YouTube channel

I just discovered the Metropolitan Police Service has a YouTube channel. The latest video is about Aviation Security - The Metropolitan Police SO18 Aviation Command polices both Heathrow and London City Airport. The Met is one of the largest police services in the world: We employ over 52,000 Police Officers, Police Staff, Traffic Wardens, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and volunteers, who together form a wider policing family that looks after more than 7 million Londoners, over an area of 620 square miles. You Tube - Met Police Service's channel

The £1 sale at The Hoxton Hotel: 2nd July, 2009

It's time again for the famous £1 sale at The Hoxton Hotel: Thursday 2nd July @ 12:00pm (midday) 500 rooms at £1 & 500 rooms at £29 Available 1st Aug - 31st Oct 2009 Hoxton Hotel 81 Great Eastern Street London EC2A 3HU This sale is very popular! Good Luck! Please note: I have no connection with The Hoxton Hotel - I just like to pass along information about a great deal when I can!

Retro Tea Party: Covent Garden, London 25th June 2009

This event sounds like a lot of fun: Covent Garden Tea Party Giving you the chance to treat yourself to freshly brewed tea, Prosecco cocktails and cream cakes while listening to 1920's themed music, the Covent Garden tea party will be taking place on the East Piazza as part of the Covent Garden Real Food Market. Visitors to the Covent Garden tea party can indulge in some freshly brewed tea and cream topped cake for £5.00, or go for the Prosecco option for £8.00. A highlight of the event is bound to be the tea dance, which starts at 6.30pm and will feature the Lindy Hop, the Wlatz, and other retro dances. The Covent garden tea party runs from 5pm - 7pm, Thursday 25th June 2009. Tickets cost £5.00 - £8.00, and will be available on a first come, first served basis from 4pm on the day. (link via ViewLondon.co.uk) Isn't that a cool idea? I bet it will be very popular!

Happy Birthday Big Ben: the world's most famous clock is 150 today!

Big Ben marks 150th anniversary The clock tower in Parliament Square, Westminster, is being given a spring clean following a year of activities in recognition of the landmark. Technically Big Ben refers only to the clock's largest bell, but has become synonymous with the clock tower itself. The bell, cast in Whitechapel on 10 April 1858, was first rung in the Great Westminster Clock on 31 May 1859. (link via BBC News) Big Ben 1859 -2009 (official Home Page) UK Parliament - Big Ben (Clock Tower tour) and Google honoured Big Ben with a special google doodle: Google Doodle: Big Ben 150 years - UK Edited to add this information from the official site: Tours of the tower are free and open to UK residents who have requested a visit through their local MP. Children under the age of 11 are not permitted. Tours for overseas visitors are currently not permitted. Please note that it is not possible to queue on the day to tour the tower - advance bookings must be made through your MP.

Top London Afternoon Tea 2009 and the Tea Guild's Top UK Tea Place 2009

Best tea in London and Britain named The best place in London to enjoy a delicious cup of afternoon tea has been named as The English Tea Room, Brown’s Hotel, which has won The Tea Guild’s prestigious award for the capital. The Tea Guild has also announced that The Top Tea Place Award 2009 has been won by The Bridge Tea Rooms in Bradford-On- Avon, Wiltshire. (link via VisitBritain.com) Brown's Hotel London - The English Tea Room The Bridge Tea Rooms - Bradford on Avon, England Congratulations to both for your awards! Well done! I'm always keen to get recommendations for traditional tea rooms. Where is your favourite tea room? Related links from the web: Afternoon Tea - This site will help you to find the perfect Afternoon Tea location in the UK London's Best Tea Rooms (link via Time Out London) Afternoon Tea in London (link via Visit London) Tea and cake places (link via teaandcake.co.uk)

250 Years of Kew Gardens!

Did you know Kew Gardens is celebrating its 250th anniversary this summer? I only discovered it is because I noticed the Google logo today shows the word 'Google' inside a greenhouse. Very clever. To celebrate the anniversary, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are visiting the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew to mark the horticultural landmark's 250th anniversary.