Author: Darrel Pratt

Bring your small electrical items to be recycled at one of the 17 recycling sites across the borough. These are known as WEEE banks. External bank locations: Durrell Road junction with Fulham Park Road, SW6 5LQ. How do I dispose of a small electrical item UK? These items should not be sent to landfill and […]

All of these types of cardboard can be recycled but card that is greasy or contaminated with food (like really oily pizza boxes) can’t be. Can you put pizza boxes in the recycle bin UK? To keep it dry, you can put it in a clear bag (not a black or coloured bag). Put any […]

Keep Cool in London Hamstead Heath Swimming Ponds. A beauty spot for London and a life saver for cooling off. London Fields Lido. Located in the heart of hipster central, Hackney, London Fields can get busy but it’s worth a visit. Tooting Bec Lido. Serpentine Lido – Hyde Park. The Berkeley Hotel. Where to go […]

Yes you can have drinks only too. Some customers also came for drinks only the night I visited with my fiancée too. And since it’s for you and your husband, I am pretty sure you will love the atmosphere. Can you just go to the Shard for a drink? The height of fine dining Offering […]

Ties are optional, smart jeans are allowed and strictly no trainers (i.e. running shoes) or shorts. Is there a dress code for Sketch London? SKETCH RESTAURANT VISITOR INFORMATION Dress code: Art smart (their words, not mine) “We ask our guests to dress with a sense of style and character.” Shorts are not permitted. Does sketch […]

The Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe at 1,016 feet, was inaugurated in London in 2012. It got its formal name when the builders adopted the term used by critics, who called it a “shard of glass” in the city’s The Shard. What are some nicknames for London? 9 Nicknames for London The Big […]

30,000 people. By 1200 the city and its suburbs involved a jurisdiction covering 680 acres (about 275 hectares)—which still defines the official limit of the City of London—and contained a population of 30,000 people. What was the population of London in 1066? The first thing that would surprise us about those towns would be their […]

RIDE LONDON RETURNS AFTER DITCHING SURREY FOR ESSEX The event, established as part of the 2012 Olympic Games, had been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic and was not expected to return after Surrey residents and the town council announced they did not want the event on their roads anymore. Why […]

Completed in 1209, this new London Bridge took 33 years to build and lasted more than 600 years. It had a road 20 feet wide and 300 yards long. It was supported by 20 arches which curved to a Gothic-style point. There was a wooden drawbridge on the bridge to let ships in and keep […]

The East India Association. The East India Association was founded in London in 1866 by Dadabhai Naoroji. The Association provided information on all Indians subjects to British citizens and members of Parliament. It voiced the grievance of Indians and suggested remedial measures. What happened in London in 1866? The London Conference began on December 4, […]