On Saturday 22 September 2018, 10am – 4pm, Powerleague will be officially launching our new football pitches here at New Covent Garden Market with a community day. Operated by Powerleague, these five 5-a-side pitches and one 7-a-side pitch are a much-desired new sports facility for our neighbours who have long wanted immediate and direct access […]
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Founded in 2008, Above The Stag is a prominent London theatre focusing on LGBT+ themed theatre off the West End. Where does the name come from? Back in ’08, the theatre was located above The Stag pub in Victoria, London. However, in 2012, the pub was demolished and the theatre was in search of a […]
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From a 22 metre-wide whale mural to designs of the Thessaly Road bridge, our local schools are brimming with creativity, energy and activity. Like all parts of London, Nine Elms has an array of schools dotted throughout the area. Here’s a brief snapshot of each one that you may not know is around the corner: Wyvil […]
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Nine Elms has three noticeboards which share all the exciting events, programmes, festivals, art projects and goings on in the neighbourhood! Don’t miss the latest features and check out the local map at the noticeboard locations on the riverside at Bourne Valley Wharf, on Thessaly Road and Battersea Park Road. The bespoke community noticeboards signpost cultural events and artworks and […]
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This summer, the fantastic Art Night programme took over the weekend of 7th and 8th July. One of the highlights of the programmes was Halil Altindere’s installation at the British Interplanetary Society in Vauxhall, focusing on Muhammed Ahmed Faris, the first Syrian Cosmonaut in space (now a refugee in Turkey). For many visitors, this was […]
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Steve Barron, the director behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Coneheads (1993), is also known for his innovative music videos. He directed Toto’s Africa music video, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean as well as the iconic live-action, pencil-sketch video for A-ha’s Take One Me. The video’s combination of live action and animation (called rotoscoping) took […]
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