Browsing Archive: February, 2016

Mothering Sunday or Mother's Day?

Posted by Guided walks in London on Monday, February 22, 2016, In : 20th century

The British tradition of Mothering Sunday is rather muddled. Mothering Sunday has been celebrated in the UK on the fourth Sunday in Lent since at least the C16th.

In the early twentieth century Mothering Sunday underwent a revival thanks to Constance Penswick Smith (1878-1938). It was in 1913 where she was inspired after reading a newspaper report of Anna Jarvis’s campaign for Mother's Day in America.

What is the connection between Laetare Sunday and Mother's Day?
Laetare Sunday g...

Visit Magical Lantern Festival, Chiswick

Posted by Guided walks in London on Saturday, February 20, 2016, In : Quirky

Chiswick House Garden plays host to a 26 day Chinese lantern festival suitable for adults and children alike. To mark the Year of the Monkey 2016, a Mount Huaguo lantern with an illuminated waterfall will provide the fairytale setting for an intricate recreation of popular Chinese fable, The Monkey King.

Other illuminated delights include a life size lantern Terracotta Army, a 10-metre tall recreation of Beijing’s Temple of Heaven and an 8-metre, porcelain Imperial Palace Lantern. The 66-me...

The Crime Museum Uncovered

Posted by London Guided Walks on Tuesday, February 16, 2016, In : 20th century

Have you ever wondered how the London's Metropolitan Police catch the bad guys? Now is your chance to find out.

The Museum of London are hosting a sobering exhibition: The Crime Museum Uncovered. This is a collection which has never been seen publicly before as it is part of the Crime Museum within New Scotland Yard which is accessible to members of the Met police or other police forces which are involved in crime.

The exhibition highlights the tools and techniques the police used to catch crim...
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