The London Effect

 A poetic look at the city of London.

https://medium.com/illumination/the-london-effect-e9d91868b370

Metallic Lines of an Embrace

 A Brigade of Trains Thunder Past the Passengers on the Platforms.

Read more..

https://medium.com/illumination/metallic-lines-of-an-embrace-3c113ed90b67

London Historica

Read: London Historica or the History of London in Poetry.

https://poets.media/london-historica

Old Spitalfields Market, The gherkin and Robert Peel

We had a lovely day out, last Saturday at Old Spitalfields Market in London. My friends, wife and I, were really taken up with the marketplace.

I spotted the home of Robert Peel and remembered that he had started the Police force in London.

My wife spotted, the Police Station right beside his home. 

The Bobbies or Peelers as the Police were known.

The Gherkin was a beautiful sight.

We ended a lovely day out at The Diner with Hot-dogs and Burgers with fries.

Planet Hollywood- Haymarket London

Great Dining, Superb Memorabilia and Excellent Merchandise at Planet Hollywood.

http://www.planethollywoodlondon.com/gallery/

http://www.planethollywoodlondon.com/merchandise/

The Elephant Man- Bradley Cooper

Watched and thoroughly enjoyed Bradley Cooper as "The Elephant Man", at the Haymarket Theatre, London.

The Elephant Man on Broadway

Happy Father's Day

Have a very Happy Father's Day today, if you are a Father or have a Father or would like to honour the memory of your Father.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my Dad a very Happy Father's Day. Dad lives miles away from me, but he is always on my mind and in my heart.

London Marathon 2014

The London Marathon was a grand success this year as it has been for the last several years. A number of good causes have been assisted with the fund-raising done at the London Marathon.
http://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/

https://twitter.com/LondonMarathon

http://www.wallaceandgromitfoundation.org/help-our-charity/running/

http://www.london-marathon-getkidsgoing.co.uk/?gclid=COTH__et4L0CFY3HtAod5TIAUg

Banksy's Eavesdroppers

A graffitti painting has appeared on a wall in Cheltenham near a phone booth, which has the signature of a Banksy, according to the Experts. What do you think?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-27021675

London Commuters Held Hostage....By Tube Service Yet Again

London Commuters keep paying the increased tube fares every year without complaining. Yet, London commuters are held hostage yet again by the workers of the Tube service. The strikes occur with annual clockwork regularity. The tube fares will never decrease not now, not ever, so why should London commuters have to suffer in silence?

So what is the Strike all about?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-26039556

http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/04/the-6-stages-of-tube-strike-misery-4290361/

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/04/how-to-survive-a-london-tube-strike

A Whole Lot of Cuddling Going On In London

Anna Nathan Shekory, 37, and Tom Fortes Mayer, 40, run the Cuddle Workshop in upmarket West Hampstead. Read more..

http://news.uk.msn.com/video-clips?videoid=299f0f7c-e180-9eae-110f-cbb034026752

http://news.uk.msn.com/video-clips?videoid=299f0f7c-e180-9eae-110f-cbb034026752&ap=True

Courtesy: MSN News

Summer Sale- Lady of the Sea and other Poems

Summer Sale- Lady of the Sea and other Poems Because You Need Poetry in Your Life.

This collection of poems explores a number of interesting topics from Ninjas and Shoguns, to Robin Hood, Britain's Got Talent, to poems on Nature, Elvis Presley, the Piccadilly Line and the History of London.
Warren Brown has been writing Poetry since the age of Eighteen and has published a number of his poems in magazines, newspapers, blogs,poetry.com and in the Anthology of Poetry, published by the Watermark Press, USA.
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http://www.lulu.com/shop/warren-brown/lady-of-the-sea-and-other-poems/paperback/product-6481827.html

Graffiti Art Photographer- Gordon Gibbens

Meet an Octogenarian Gordon Gibbens who lives in South London and who has a passion for photographing Graffiti Art all around the city. Gordon's daughter once thought her father was Banksy.
http://him.uk.msn.com/in-the-know/the-best-graffiti-album-ever-by-gordon-82-1#image=1

Anglo-Indians "Blending Into" Indian Society

Anglo-Indians in India have no alternative but to adapt and try to blend into Indian culture. Anglo-Indians are timid of standing out in Indian society. Anglo-Indian women ( like my Mum and my wife and all the other women of the community had to start wearing the salwar kameez) were also open to humiliation and ridicule by Indian men if they wore blouses, dresses and skirts. I recall several incidents of having elbowed out of the way, Indian men who would come out of their way to walk into my mother and my wife. Wearing the salwar kameez and trying to speak the lingo is just one of the ways which Anglos in India have to adapt in order to "blend in" to Indian society. Anglo-Indians in India and abroad are nervous of revealing their humble origins. There are still large numbers of Anglo-Indians in India and all across the globe who are still proud of being Anglo-Indian(in their own homes and in groups) and the race is not dying out, it is just disappearing from public view. I call Anglo-Indians, "The Secret Race" for this reason, which is also why the book has been ridiculed by many who insist that the book does not do the community justice. I grew up in India, my Dad is a well known personality so I do know exactly what I am writing about. The writer of the article definitely needs to get to know more Anglo-Indian families in India.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20857969

Bronze for Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain

Rebecca Adlington scored Team GB's first medal in the pool when she grabbed bronze in an outstanding 400m freestyle final
http://sport.uk.msn.com/olympics-2012/news/bronze-for-brave-adlington

London Hosts The Olympics 2012

Is London the Perfect Host City for the Olympics 2012?
http://samsungglobalblogger.uk.msn.com/article/londonperfecthostcity?WT.mc_id=ukmsn

Tour The Olympic Venue London 2012

Take an interactive tour of the venues of the London 2012 Olympics....http://sport.uk.msn.com/olympics-2012/olympic-venues-guide/

Gymnast Beth Tweddle

Beth Tweddle produced a breathtaking uneven bars routine and took a huge step towards claiming what would her first Olympic medal as Great Britain's women gymnasts powered into the team final. Read more...
http://sport.uk.msn.com/olympics-2012/news/tweddle-dazzles-as-gb-reach-final-1

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration

The Queen has taken her seat in the royal box for her star-studded Diamond Jubilee concert, but was without the Duke of Edinburgh who has been taken to hospital with a bladder infection. Read more..
http://news.uk.msn.com/diamond-jubilee/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=250167243

John Anderson R.I.P.

Our good friend John Anderson passed away yesterday, the 18th of May in London. May his soul Rest in Peace. We keep John's daughter, family and friends in our prayers. John Anderson was a simple and remarkable man who changed the lives of so many people. John "of London Town" has passed away, but he will Live on in the minds and hearts of all the people who knew him. We will all miss you John R.I.P.
http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/deceased.htm