London’s free exhibitions to visit in October 2022

London’s free exhibitions to visit in October 2022

A selection of ten excellent (and free) exhibitions to visit in October so you can turn the heating off at home and keep warm in London’s museums and galleries instead. Elstree &... Read more »
London Businesses Urged to Sign Up For Free Net Zero and Energy Crisis Business Support

London Businesses Urged to Sign Up For Free Net Zero and Energy Crisis Business Support

Despite last week’s announcement of government support, many businesses still face a challenging winter and uncertain future thanks to the cost of energy crisis. In response, London’s small and medium-sized businesses are... Read more »
Know your opponent: Q&A with Cartilage Free Captain ahead of the North London Derby

Know your opponent: Q&A with Cartilage Free Captain ahead of the North London Derby

Before Arsenal play Spurs in tomorrow’s WSL North London Derby, we spoke with Abbie Rose of Cartilage Free Captain before the match. Thank you, Abbie! Q: ​​What are Spurs’ aims for this... Read more »
Free surfing course designed to build up confidence in anxious kids – South London News

Free surfing course designed to build up confidence in anxious kids – South London News

Children struggling with poor mental health and anxiety are being invited to enrol for free in a surfing course designed to promote well-being.  Local charity The Wave Project wants schools and front... Read more »
Bikeworks free ebike taxi service opens in Waltham Forest

Bikeworks free ebike taxi service opens in Waltham Forest

A free cycle-taxi service has launched in Waltham Forest, offering rides to isolated residents to help them get out and about. The service, run by Bikeworks, is available during three slots a... Read more »
£100-an-hour London maths tutor sets up free tuition scheme for poorer pupils | Tutoring

£100-an-hour London maths tutor sets up free tuition scheme for poorer pupils | Tutoring

A £100-an-hour maths tutor who polishes the skills of children at elite private schools is launching a scheme to donate the same help to the poorest state school pupils after feeling guilty... Read more »
Busy Being Free by Emma Forrest review – from Hollywood glitz to Trump-based celibacy | Autobiography and memoir

Busy Being Free by Emma Forrest review – from Hollywood glitz to Trump-based celibacy | Autobiography and memoir

In 2011, Emma Forrest published a memoir, Your Voice in My Head, about her experience of mental ill-health. “I became, for a certain audience, the suicidal girl’s suicidal girl,” she writes in... Read more »
South London School goes plastic free

South London School goes plastic free

PLUMCROFT Primary School in Woolwich, London has collaborated with Plastic Clever Schools to become a plastic waste free school. Plastic Clever Schools is a joint initiative from social enterprise, Common Seas and... Read more »
A free Paddington Bear sculpture show has come to west London

A free Paddington Bear sculpture show has come to west London

You’ll be able to hang out with everyone’s favourite duffel-coat-wearing bear in London this week, as lifesized models of Paddington and friends are taking over a park near Paddington station. The sculptures are made entirely... Read more »
New program provides free transportation and swimming for those affected by London pool closures

New program provides free transportation and swimming for those affected by London pool closures

With a heat alert in place, there aren’t many places people would rather be than the local pool. However with the closure of Thames Pool and Glen Cairn Pool, many Londoners are... Read more »