Loads of free books, toys, furniture up for grabs. A shocking waste by the ghastly owners of Falcons School. First they close giving the parents little warning, then they seem to have made zero effort to recycle this stuff to where it could be needed. Really poor show.

‘I thought it was absolutely fantastic.’ - Gabe Brown Regenified™.

Nuff said.

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Six Inches of Soil Stephen Foster

“Surprise” 👀 who Ben Thomas met Stephen Foster in #London …
yes THE Gabe Brown Regenified™ #books #films #soil #rgenag #collaboration #specialday 💚

The shop is closed today for the Bank Holiday. Nice to see that tradition is being maintained and it’s raining in West London. #bookshops #BankHolidayWeekend #W4

Farewell Yosser, and thank you. X
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Another #flytipping in #W6
This is the access for ambulances to Chiswick Nursing Centre, as if the selfish bastards give a feck.
During broad daylight btw; I walked the dog through here at 7am and all was clear. H&F Council Hammersmith and Fulham Police | Central West BCU

YABS alumni and prospective students are warmly invited to join us at Firsts London for a tour of the fair and a networking brunch event.

Find out more: firsts.artsvp.com/128c83/link/tw…

📌 Save the Date! We will be exhibiting at Firsts London at the Saatchi Gallery from 16-19 May. More information incl. tickets and highlights: antikbar.co.uk/news_and_event…

#AntikBar #VintagePosters #Books #FirstsLondon [all our Upcoming Events are listed at antikbar.co.uk/news_and_event…]

The opening chapter of #VanityFair is called ‘Chiswick Mall’, where it all began and Becky Sharp threw the dictionary out of the window. See ‘Thackeray, Vanity Fair and Chiswick Mall’ Chiswick Book Festival #WritersTrail chiswickbookfestival.net/chiswick-timel… George IV Stephen Foster

GIVEAWAY! 🎁

Win an 1878 edition of William Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair, courtesy of Stephen Foster 📖

Enter by buying a ticket for the theatrical performance of Vanity Fair (by Open Bar Theatre) on 28th April here at The George IV!

Tickets: georgeiv.co.uk/whats-on/vanit…

Get to know Firsts exhibitors ⚜️

Firsts is just one month away and our list of exhibitors at this year's fair is now live on our website.

Browse exhibitors: firstslondon.com/exhibitors

Why Spies? Don’t miss Alex Gerlis on Sunday Ealing Book Festival Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery. In 2013 I chaired him Chiswick Book Festival St Michael & All Angels W4 with Ian Fleming’s niece Kate Grimond (under banners from Stephen Foster). On Sunday he’s with Kim Philby’s granddaughter Charlotte! pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/ealing…

Delish from Private Eye Magazine #cartoons today x

Firsts London is proud to partner with the Bodleian Libraries for our 2024 edition of the fair.

You can attend free talks from Bodleian Library Publishing authors as part of our events program taking place throughout the fair. Browse and book: firstslondon.com/events

Just had #spellcheck on a msg change ‘that’s fine’ to ‘tears done’, which seemed unusually profound.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us at the Edinburgh Rare Book Fair, co-hosted by the PBFA.

See you next year!

Thank you so much to Rare Books Edinburgh and Antiquarian Booksellers' Association for the #edinburghbookfair
Such a great city, and thanks to all those who called by, browsed, and bought some books!
#rarebooks #Edinburgh

The iconic Bush Hall in W12 under threat.

I met with Lara from there (also my constituent) at a round table (though table was not circular) discussion Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Parliament to discuss future of live music venues. Tough times for the sector.

More about the campaign:

Thank you to everyone who came to see my tea towels x

What's in a font? In 2005, Shelley Jofre investigated, with a little help from titan of typography, Matthew Carter.