Latest Posts from Greenwich Blogs
853: Chatroulette's wheel of fortune
Things I like about the internet, number 407: I can read a sneery piece in The Guardian about Something New All The Kids Are Apparently Doing, and come away a bit depressed because I 've learned nothi...
Posted 21 hours ago
853: Tonight we're gonna party like it's 2007
Incredible #8211; footage of Prince rehearsing When Doves Cry in someone 's garage in the summer of 1984. It 's brought back happy memories of Prince 's summer at the Dome two-and-a-half-years ago - ...
Posted 22 hours ago
This is what you call a mash-up of BBC content
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Posted 14678 days ago
853: …
Mark Thompson 's disastrous appearance on Newsnight, crossed with The Thick Of It. Beautiful. As the campaign rolls on, I hope you 've had your say on 6 Music. (If you 're a fan, that is.) I really do...
Posted 23 hours ago
The Greenwich Phantom: The Quiet Meridian
There's been a lot of hoo-ha about the Meridian recently (its 125th anniversary was last year). And if you go to the Observatory on any day of the year you'll find hoards of tourists queuing up to str...
Posted 1 day ago
The Greenwich Phantom: Furry Green Velvet Steps
Something I love about Greenwich Beach is that although virtually no one does go down onto it (it's ridiculously under-used...) everybody can go down onto it. The steps are open and available (as they...
Posted 2 days ago
Vinvolved Greenwich: ITV Work Inspiration for 16-17yr olds
There's an exciting new work experience programme nbsp;ITV are running throughout May and June 2010 for under 18's.Work Inspiration will give 14 – 17 year olds the opportunity to have a one or two w...
Posted 3 days ago
The Greenwich Phantom: Caravan Club
This, claims VisitLondon, is the world's smallest pop-up hotel (as opposed to the world's smallest hotel, which, astonishingly, is not in London, but the Bavarian town of Amberg).Here you can see it i...
Posted 5 days ago
The Greenwich Phantom: Five Foot Walk
This has to be one of the first examples of a pre-Section 106 forcing of institutions or companies to make provision of access to all, and, in many ways set a precedent that continues with the Thames ...
Posted 5 days ago
853: 6 Music: BBC management keep on digging
I hate seeing my old employer run in such a shambolic fashion, I really do. Media Guardian: The BBC 's director of audio and music, Tim Davie, said today that he is #8220;passionate #8221; about BBC ...
Posted 6 days ago
853: Do you have a Nectar card, Mr President?
It 's not every day you run into a world leader while down the shops. So the visit of South African president Jacob Zuma to Greenwich Sainsburys caused a bit of a stir this morning. He could have gone...
Posted 6 days ago
Vinvolved Greenwich: Good Bye Matthew
Out staying his temporary position by a few months, Matthew Wing has nbsp;finally taken the final steps towards leaving vGreenwich. Since his arrival last year we have seen a number of volunteering ac...
Posted 6 days ago
The Greenwich Phantom: Act In Haste...
Folks - I just emptied my Spam folder - and, in that second before it actually dies forever, I noticed that one of the mails wasn't spam. If you sent me something this morning and I haven't replied, d...
Posted 6 days ago
The Greenwich Phantom: The Old Bottle Shop
Hands up who remembers the Village Market? It's not a year yet since the market closed, and yet it seems like forever ago. The site sits forlornly waiting for anything to happen while the traders have...
Posted 6 days ago
853: New Labour, really old haircut
The passing of Labour Party father figure Michael Foot dominated Wednesday 's TV news bulletins, with leading politicians gathering to pay tribute to one of the towering figures of his party, and netw...
Posted 6 days ago




