Star Trek XI: The Menagerie (out 26 December)Who's in it? Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Eric Bana.
What's it about? It follows the early days of James T. Kirk and his USS Enterprise crew during their time at Starfleet Academy.
Lost co-creator J.J. Abrams is directing this one - and that guy knows how to make exciting films.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (out 27 June)Who's in it? Anna Popplewell, William Moseley, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes.
What's it about? It's time to go back in that wardrobe again. The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia where they're enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
10,000 BC (out 14 March)Who's in it? Steven Strait, Camilla Belle.
What's it about? A prehistoric epic about a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. It's made by the director of Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow so expect the effects to be mind-blowing.
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Monday, 3 December 2007
The building nicknamed "Armadillo"
Once Labour regained control of the GLC from the Tories in May 1981 the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was determined to abolish the council.
There began a four year political battle to remove the council, run by the Labour politician Ken Livingstone, whose far-left policies earned him the title Red Ken.
An initial attempt was defeated, but a Bill published in 1984 precipitated the end of the GLC and in 1986 the Greater London Council was abolished and thousands of people took part in festivities to mark the historic final hours of 97 years of local rule in London.
A throng of 250,000 people gathered on the South Bank in London, home to the Greater London Council to witness the final hours. Festivities ended with the largest display of fireworks ever seen in the city after a week of events costing £250,000.
In May 1997 Labour was elected to power with a manifesto commitment to allow Londoners a referendum on whether they wanted a new mayor and a Greater London Authority.
They overwhelmingly voted for a council which came into existence in July 2000 with Ken Livingstone as mayor.
He won the mayoral election as an independent after Labour expelled him for not supporting the party's official candidate.
He was re-admitted into the party in January 2004 after Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted he was wrong about his prediction that Mr Livingstone would be a "disaster" for London.
In July 2002 the new Greater London Authority moved into a new building on the side of the Thames. City Hall was designed by Foster and Partners, one of Britain's leading architects, whose design brief was to create a building for the GLA that would become a new landmark for the capital. It is part of the More London development located between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, on the south bank of the Thames. The GLA is leasing City Hall for 25 years.
There began a four year political battle to remove the council, run by the Labour politician Ken Livingstone, whose far-left policies earned him the title Red Ken.
An initial attempt was defeated, but a Bill published in 1984 precipitated the end of the GLC and in 1986 the Greater London Council was abolished and thousands of people took part in festivities to mark the historic final hours of 97 years of local rule in London.
A throng of 250,000 people gathered on the South Bank in London, home to the Greater London Council to witness the final hours. Festivities ended with the largest display of fireworks ever seen in the city after a week of events costing £250,000.
In May 1997 Labour was elected to power with a manifesto commitment to allow Londoners a referendum on whether they wanted a new mayor and a Greater London Authority.
They overwhelmingly voted for a council which came into existence in July 2000 with Ken Livingstone as mayor.
He won the mayoral election as an independent after Labour expelled him for not supporting the party's official candidate.
He was re-admitted into the party in January 2004 after Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted he was wrong about his prediction that Mr Livingstone would be a "disaster" for London.
In July 2002 the new Greater London Authority moved into a new building on the side of the Thames. City Hall was designed by Foster and Partners, one of Britain's leading architects, whose design brief was to create a building for the GLA that would become a new landmark for the capital. It is part of the More London development located between London Bridge and Tower Bridge, on the south bank of the Thames. The GLA is leasing City Hall for 25 years. Now owned by a Japanese company, the old County Hall building has been transformed into a leisure complex. The main riverside building contains the offices of the British Airways London Eye Experience, London Aquarium, Dali Universe tourist attractions and Namco Station, a corporate entertainment centre, as well as Premier Inn and London Marriott hotels. Dining opportunities include Locale a pizza and pasta restaurant and McDonald's.
County Hall Lettings Company handles the residential accommodation in the complex. The Club at County Hall is an exclusive health and leisure club.
London Eye & River Cruise
On a very wet and very windy Sunday morning we boarded the 8:10 National Express coach from Ringwood to London Victoria for our prebooked River Cruise/London Eye Experience and lunch.
We could not have picked a worse day for it but as it tuned out the weather in London did improve at the right time. We arrived at Victoria Coach Station on time and walked the short distance to Victoria Underground Station to catch the tube to Waterloo on the south bank of the Thames. When we came up onto the South Bank from the underground it was still very wet and windy and we had to take the short walk to what originally was the Greater London Council building, until the GLC was disbanded by Margaret Thatcher, that now houses the ticket office for the British Airways London Eye.
Our river trip was booked for 1
1:45 and by the time we boarded the boat it had finally stopped raining and the skies were starting to clear. On board we were greeted with a well needed glass of warm mulled wine. The boat trip lasted about 40 mins and took us down river as far as Docklands and back to the London Eye and the commentary for the trip was very informative.
We then grabbed a quick cup of coffee before stepping on board the London Eye. Apart from a very short shower when our Pod reached the top of the Eye our views were spectacular.
We landed at about 1:30 and took the short tube journey from Waterloo to Charing Cross and then a short walk up the Strand to Porters English Restaurant in Covent Garden. After lunch we took a stroll around Covent Garden before returning to Victoria to catch our 17:00 coach back to Ringwood.
We could not have picked a worse day for it but as it tuned out the weather in London did improve at the right time. We arrived at Victoria Coach Station on time and walked the short distance to Victoria Underground Station to catch the tube to Waterloo on the south bank of the Thames. When we came up onto the South Bank from the underground it was still very wet and windy and we had to take the short walk to what originally was the Greater London Council building, until the GLC was disbanded by Margaret Thatcher, that now houses the ticket office for the British Airways London Eye.
Our river trip was booked for 1
1:45 and by the time we boarded the boat it had finally stopped raining and the skies were starting to clear. On board we were greeted with a well needed glass of warm mulled wine. The boat trip lasted about 40 mins and took us down river as far as Docklands and back to the London Eye and the commentary for the trip was very informative.We then grabbed a quick cup of coffee before stepping on board the London Eye. Apart from a very short shower when our Pod reached the top of the Eye our views were spectacular.
We landed at about 1:30 and took the short tube journey from Waterloo to Charing Cross and then a short walk up the Strand to Porters English Restaurant in Covent Garden. After lunch we took a stroll around Covent Garden before returning to Victoria to catch our 17:00 coach back to Ringwood.
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