For the first time ever I ventured up to London at the weekend to watch the London Marathon and to support all the boys and girls taking part. I went with daughter Lizzie and we met twitter friend Rowena Harding (@Rowenanews) and we stood at the 25.5mile mark on the Embankment for the best part …
Paddington Crossrail Station – Main Works
Construction work on the new Crossrail Station at Paddington is gathering pace. I stopped by recently when passing through London to take some up-to-date photos on what progress is being made. The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Ada has set off on its journey under the heart of London to dig the first of …
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Olymble
Well the day finally came on Saturday when along with 4,999 others I got the opportunity to run 5 miles around the London 2012 Olympic Park and finish inside the Olympic Stadium down the home straight in front of thousands of applauding spectators. A day that will be long remembered. Regular readers will know that …
Potholes
A quick rant about potholes or to be more accurate - highway surface defects. This is a big issue which I have my own views on generally but a specific issue locally on a street near my home which is a principal route I use when cycling in the area. There are loads of other …
Sadlers Farm Junction Improvements
Stopped by and took some photographs of the ongoing works at Sadlers Farm this afternoon. Was a bit grey and only had my small camera but they came out okay. Included below are some of the new Church Road bridge and the highway either side plus some taken from the new London Road bridge looking …
Crossrail Whitechapel Progress
The other day - whilst passing through London in the daylight - I continued on my District Line tube train and stopped off in Whitechapel to see if I could see anything of the construction work going on in the area for the new Whitechapel Crossrail Station which will ultimately link the underground, overground and Crossrail in …
St Lukes Hospice 10 mile at Fords Dunton
I had a great morning out today at a 10 mile road running race. It was held at the Ford Motor Company site at Dunton in Essex and took in their vehicle test track and the perimeter roads around the site. The run was a charity event in aid of St Lukes Hospice in Basildon and was …
Moorgate Crossrail shaft works
I found time yesterday to have a nosey at various construction projects on my route from Paddington to Aldgate. The one I was most interested in was the Crossrail works just outside Moorgate London Underground Station. I was not too optimistic of being able to see too much but was pleasantly surprised and got some decent photos. …
Progress at Paddington
I found time this afternoon to have a nosey in and around Paddington Station in London. I have passed through Paddington a number of times in recent weeks on my way to and from Heathrow but have not found the opportunity during daylight hours to have a closer look. A big milestone has just been …
Southend Connexions 2012
ICE Essex recently supported a careers fair for Southend 13-19 students held at the Southend Connexions centre in Shoeburyness. It was a full day affair with students bussed in from the many schools in the area. I was there for the day and was ably assisted by Laing O'Rourke graduate engineer Matthew (Matt) Fitch. We …
