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Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views
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Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views

Mon 19th January, 2015Mon 19th January, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team …

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Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon
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Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon

Mon 29th December, 2014Mon 29th December, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With the rebranded and corporatised Cardiff City no longer on my sporting agenda, we travelled to Newport on a wet and cold Boxing Day afternoon to watch the home team take on Plymouth …

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Making the best of the rail chaos: a full refund and an intreresting chat with the driver
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Making the best of the rail chaos: a full refund and an interesting chat with a 125 driver

Sat 27th December, 2014Sat 27th December, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Today hasn’t exactly gone to plan. I’d booked myself on the 11.25 train out of Cardiff Central, confident that I’d be back in London in time to scoot across town and …

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Brighton in winter: street scenes, pier, architecture and graffiti
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Brighton in winter: street scenes, pier, architecture, graffiti and hardy paddlers

Wed 10th December, 2014Wed 10th December, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

I was out and about in Brighton over the weekend, heading to the south coast to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat nearby Peaceheaven FC in a non-league football game. The …

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A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London
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A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London

Tue 25th November, 2014Mon 25th May, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

My trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain …

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The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London
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The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London

Mon 24th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At …

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Ghostly football - players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey
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Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey

Sun 16th November, 2014Mon 17th November, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Yesterday, I travelled to Surrey to watch Dulwich Hamlet take on the Metropolitan Police FC at their East Molesey ground. The game wasn’t that great – Hamlet lost 2-0 – but there were some dramatic scenes …

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Canvey Island photos - beautiful artwork, sea views, racism and wifebeating
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Canvey Island photos – sea wall murals, Concord Beach, a Dr Feelgood bench, sea views and racism

Mon 6th October, 2014Mon 6th October, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

On the weekend, I took a trip out to Canvey Island, a reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in the south-east of England. I was there to watch the mighty Dulwich Hamlet …

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Farewell to SchNEWS, Britain's best activist newsletter
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Farewell to SchNEWS, Britain’s best activist newsletter

Fri 26th September, 2014Fri 26th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m saddened to hear that Brighton’s SchNEWS crew have decided to call it a day, after two decades of producing hard-hitting direct action newsletters.

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A photo walk around West India Quay and Canary Wharf, London E14
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A photo walk around West India Quay and Canary Wharf, London E14

Mon 1st September, 2014Mon 1st September, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a small selection of photos taken around West India Quay and Canary Wharf from yesterday’s trip to the excellent Museum of London Docklands.

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Photos of Saxmundham town centre, buildings and architecture, East Suffolk
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Photos of Saxmundham town centre, buildings and architecture, East Suffolk

Wed 20th August, 2014Wed 20th August, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Finishing off my rather obsessive collection of photos from my short trip to Leiston via Saxmundham station to see Dulwich Hamlet play, here’s a selection of images taken around Saxmundham.

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Photos of Leiston, East Suffolk, England, August 2014
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Photos of Leiston, East Suffolk, England, August 2014

Mon 18th August, 2014Mon 18th August, 2014 - by editor - 3 Comments.

On Saturday, I visited far-flung Leiston, a small town in East Suffolk situated a couple of miles from the North Sea. The purpose of my trip was to see the mighty …

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Critical Mass celebrates its 20th anniversary with a huge central London ride
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Critical Mass celebrates its 20th anniversary with a huge central London ride

Mon 28th April, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Cheekily often described as as an ‘unorganised coincidence’ of cyclists,  Critical Mass has seen a monthly gathering of cyclists pedalling their way around central London, and last Friday’s big ride marked the 20th anniversary of …

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Billericay, Essex, southern England - twenty photos
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Billericay, Essex, southern England – twenty photos

Tue 15th April, 2014Mon 19th May, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Last Saturday, I took a trip out to Billericay in deepest Essex to watch a woefully under-performing Dulwich Hamlet lose to the local football team. I didn’t have a lot …

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Photos of Lewes, East Sussex - ruined castle, historical buildings, lovely ales and a car boot sale
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Photos of Lewes, East Sussex – old castle, historical buildings, Harveys ales and a car boot sale

Tue 25th March, 2014Tue 25th March, 2014 - by editor - 3 Comments.

It’s stuffed full of historic buildings, has a long history dating back to Roman times, goes crazy on Bonfire Night and has a fabulous brewery right in the middle of the town. Yep, …

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A selection of photos taken around the town centre of Maidstone, Kent
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A selection of photos taken around the town centre of Maidstone, Kent

Thu 20th March, 2014Fri 21st March, 2014 - by editor - 5 Comments.

I travelled south to visit Maidstone last weekend on the occasion of Dulwich Hamlet FC playing the local team, and took time to wander around the town centre and grab …

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We feel the love for Saturday night at the Lansdown Arms, Lewes
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We feel the love for Saturday night at the Lansdown Arms, Lewes

Mon 3rd March, 2014Tue 16th February, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Keen to let alcohol smooth away the disappointment of Dulwich Hamlet‘s 0-2 defeat against Lewes FC on Saturday, we decided to spend an evening in the East Sussex town enjoying …

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Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a long life fan finds salvation in the lower leagues
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Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues

Fri 14th February, 2014Sat 15th February, 2014 - by editor - 39 Comments.

Long term readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a hardcore Cardiff City fan all my life. I’ve been going to games since I was 6 years old, …

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Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more
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Over fifty Margate photos, including beach views, Dreamland, Turner Gallery, Old Town and more

Wed 29th January, 2014Mon 19th January, 2015 - by editor - 10 Comments.

I enjoyed a splendid trip to the seaside town of Margate in Kent recently, and spent the day wandering around the beachfront and old town before heading off to the …

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A return to the magnificent Lifeboat Inn, Market Street, Margate
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A return to the magnificent Lifeboat Inn, Market Street, Margate

Thu 23rd January, 2014Thu 23rd January, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

We first visited this delightfully shambolic real ale and cider bar in the centre of Margate Old Town back in February 2012, and two years later we were back in …

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A Saturday afternoon on Enfield Playing Fields, November 2013
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A Saturday afternoon on Enfield Playing Fields, north London, November 2013

Wed 27th November, 2013Wed 27th November, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Containing numerous football, rugby and baseball pitches, Enfield’s King George’s Field can be found a short walk from Enfield railway station.

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Renters occupy luxury flat in the Stratford Halo development, east London

Fri 22nd November, 2013Fri 22nd November, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

With rents and house prices going through the roof across London, activists are campaigning hard to highlight the hardships being created by government policies and to fight for the provision …

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SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9 - quick review
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Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9

Mon 1st April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s …

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Christmas lights get turned on at Roman Road, east London., Mrs Mills Experience play live
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Christmas lights get turned on at Roman Road market, east London, Mrs Mills Experience provide the music

Tue 4th December, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

On Saturday the Mrs Mills Experience were invited back to play the Roman Road street market in London’s East End, this time to entertain the shoppers before the Christmas lights were turned on.

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Barclays Boris Bikes go east and west, Brixton left out in the cold
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Barclays Boris Bikes go east and west this Thursday, Brixton left out in the cold

Tue 6th March, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Those lucky bastards in trendy East London are set to enjoy the benefits of Barclays bikes, as the hire scheme extends into Tower Hamlets, including Canary Wharf and North Shoreditch in Hackney, this Thursday.

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A Borehamwood walk

Fri 24th October, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last weekend we went for an 12 mile walk along the ‘Timberland Trail’ runing from Borehamwood to the hamlet of Smallford. The walk should have been around 10 miles, but …

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A Brick Lane curry

Tue 8th July, 2008 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Brick Lane runs from Bethnal Green in the north, passes through Spitalfields and on towards Whitechapel High Street. Situated in the heart of London’s Sylheti Bangladeshi community, the street is …

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