Today is Thursday so I feel it's only right that I bring back my Throwback Thursday blog posts. Today I want to throw it back to the Summer and to some of the best memories I have made this year so far. During the Summer I made this blog post where by I listed things I wanted to achieve and do and I have done quite a few of those. As I am currently freshening up the paint work in my room I decided it was time to complete my Instagram Wall with some new memories and use these as inspiration for this post.
One of the things I wanted to do was to catch the Sunset. So this is an image of the sunset I caught on my way up to London to see The Weird Way Around tour. One of my favourite memories for sure! Purely because i wasn't expecting to love this night as much I did and that is something I will take with me and learn from. The lesson being that you really do not know if you will like something unless you actually experience it and try it out.
So today I wanted to talk about something that you may or may not already know about. I previously did a blog post on the LLSB campaign as it was something I felt strongly about. The LLSB campaign was about the preserving and keeping a part of London's urban history... that being the Southbank. As you can tell by the title I am happy to announce that Southbank has been SAVED and we have won the campaign to keep our place to play and the history.
After 17 months of campaigning, it is exciting to know that for the foreseeable future the long term home of British skateboarding and other urban activities has been saved. As a community and generation, we had the power to use a campaign for something we believed in and that lead us to save a part of history for us and future generations. I think that in itself is an incredible achievement and I am glad I was able to document, sign the petition and just be a small part of this.
Last month, it was brought to my attention that Southbank a well known popular area in London was at risk of destruction, particularly the 'Undercroft'. This has inspired me to write this blog post. I wanted to tell you a little about the history of SouthBank and express my opinion on the 'LLSB' campaign. For those who do not know SouthBank's 'Undercroft' has been around for over forty years, providing space for generations of people. It has been said to have been a 'home' and a cultural 'hangout' spot for locals and a place that people from all over the world come to see. The 'LLSB' campaign started 10 months ago, when the public and community were given warning of the site being taken away, to be replaced with malls and restaurants. When visiting the Southbank I can clearly see that there are plenty of these already here. So I can understand why the community and everyone is getting behind this campaign.
As a lover of design, art, and originality. I love Urban Culture and I truly believe that it doesn't seem fair, to knock down something so original and home grown, something that you cannot replace.
Today, I bring you another Guest Post. Want somewhere to travel this Summer? Somewhere new to experience? Look no further then this blog post.
The Edinburgh Fringe 2014: Ten Must See
Shows
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is always a
highlight of Edinburgh’s social calendar, with thousands of people from far and
wide heading to this gorgeous Scottish city to catch some comedy, theatre and
live entertainment. Throughout August, performers from across the arts will be
performing for the masses and while many of the tickets may have already been
allocated, there will be plenty more left if you fancy making a last minute
decision to go and enjoy what the festival has to offer. Book into one of the Edinburgh
Travelodge hotels and start planning your itinerary; these ten shows would
be a great place to start!
Paxo –
Broadcaster, author and University Challenge presenter, Jeremy Paxman,
will be live in the Pleasance Courtyard between the 18th and 25th
August. Not only will you be able to listen to his probes on various
aspects of life, but you’ll also have the chance to ask him questions too.
No Further Action – After winning Celebrity Big Brother recently, comedy genius, Jim
Davidson, is back on the road and will be telling audiences stories of his
arrest and the ensuing ordeal at the Assembly Hall between the 1st
and 25th August.
Frankenstein: UnBolted – This hilarious take on the Mary Shelley novel is a must for
anyone with a love of classic horror. You can find it at The Caves until
the 24th August.
Today I am proud to announce my new web series 'Places To Explore'. I wanted to create another Web Series where I could share the wonders of the world and places I enjoy going to with you! I think sometimes we get use to where we live and we don't always appreciate it as much as we should. When I go away to other places, I often find that I realise how lucky I am to live in the beautiful city of London. 'Places To Explore' is a Web Series that will enable me to not only share my favourite places but to allow me to be a little more spontaneous and explore places that I haven't yet been! But for this #PTE episode I am actually going to show you another City that I visited last weekend! The City Of Bath and the beautiful quiet town of 'Cheddar'. I visited the Roman Baths and Cheddar Gorge, I particularly enjoyed this trip to the countryside and the insight into the way other people live and their different lifestyle's compared to mine.
Here are some pictures from my trip to the City Of Bath and surrounding areas.
Hey everyone, So this week I spontaniously went to see the Olympic Park. I spend a lot of my time in London at music events, and having been to Westfields to shop around a few times I wanted to do something different. So I decided I would take the chance to explore and get to know my city in different aspects, and this week I decided to go to some iconic places.
(Photography | LILCDESIGNS)
As you are probably aware, two years ago this summer the Olympics 2012 was held in London. I did actually watch the Olympics every day, and got really into it. So two years later I was excited to learn that some of the facilities are open to the public to view and use. So I had to take the opportunity to experience some of this history which has taken place in London. I visited the London Aquatic Centre, where the water sports took place. It was an incredible atmosphere to be in.
I'm looking forward to exploring more of London throughout the summer. There are always things to do in my city and sometimes I forget how lucky I am to live in London, and how much there is still to experience in the place I live.
Also I wanted to let you know about this weeks interview for my series Aspire To Inspire, (if you haven't seen it yet!). I have uploaded the second ATI Interview with you-tuber
