soldiers story

Well worth a closer look next time you're near the South Bank roof gardens...

amazing, thought provoking photography by Robert Wilson

London in Texture - Southbank Stone

The Southbank show

There is just so much going on at the South Bank at the moment, that i've decided to bombard you all with a South Bank special this week. i love the area, always have. It's been part of my regular stomping ground for some time now and it's been great to see it come into its own over the last couple of years. So stayed tuned to hear me big up the bank! Right, i'm off looting now...only joking Mum!

D.I.S.C.O

This is just me having a magpie moment...

Vintage Festival @ Southbank

The jury's still out on the much anticipated return of Vintage, held this year at the Royal Festival Hall. There have been mixed reviews, but i have to say that i had a ball! Yes, i think that there was more scope for pushing each decades theme a little more (well, a lot more actually), but there was just so much going on that everybody seemed to find their place. Each floor hosted a different decade through music, dance, decor and drink, with loads more extras thrown in. It was really surreal to see such an eclectic combination of fashion and style under one roof, from the 20's right up to the 90's. The man and me performed an initial reccy of the place (with necessary re-fueling stops along the way) before settling in the most amazing 80's living room (more on which later). The river front balcony drew the crowds by nightfall, so much so that the fun was ushered inside after 'structural concerns' were voiced. Just as MJ started getting his 'Off the wall' groove on - major bummer! We did manage to toast the town with our plastic martini glasses before we left though! God, i love London.

Wayne and Geradine Hemingway - the brains behind this award winning event

North South Divide...a great little pub bringing together northern monkeys and southern wankers! There was plenty of good humoured, animated banter, with accents that got more and more pronounced with every drink!

Then there was the entertainment...i'm a bingo lover at the best of times, but when you throw in some gays with great legs and show tunes, it just explodes! 

Let it Rock! The place for the movers and shakers and sexy teddy boys.

The Warehouse. An underground rave. Hot, sweaty and seedy, deep in the bowels of the Festival Hall. 

The Disco...as night fell this balcony was THE place to be. the views over the southbank were stunning. the perfect backdrop for a disco soundtrack and some retro moves...

Heatwave!

Fancy cooling off? Then why not head to this fountain outside Festival Hall...Perfect for a day like today...not just for kids!

Fastastic Mr (Urban) Fox

Born and bred in the countryside, this ambitious fox said goodbye to his family and headed down the M1 (imagine the sight), to try and make it in the big smoke. He looked a little sad when i saw him, but i'm sure he will settle in in no time...

the making of...

Part of the Southbank celebrations of the Festival of Britain's 60th anniversary.