Jon Jolly

my life and youth work…

Entries Tagged ‘London’

Regenerate

Here’s a promo video for the excellent work being done by Regenerate in Roehampton, London.
It really reminds me of the sort of creative youth work we did at The WIRE here in Littlehampton. Different area, similar approach.

Ht: Paul S. via email

Pardon?

So a while back I bought these expensive noise cancelling earphones with the different buds on the end which you use to fit your ear perfectly. I was listening to my iPod on the train up to London this morning when my phone rang. As I pulled the ‘phones out of my ears to answer [...]

London Ink

On our way home from the Blog Awards, Kirsty and I saw this great installation at London Victoria Station. It’s purpose is to promote the TV Show ‘London Ink’ on Discovery Real Time and the oversize sculpture features an original tattoo on the small of her back. Click here to view the full Flickr set.

Blind Light

I never got round to posting about our visit to the Anthony Gormley exhibition at the Hayward Gallery over the Bank Holiday. In all, it’s a fascinating collection of works that major on the theme of space. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Blind Light; the glass box of dense white cloud that visitors are [...]

London Bank Holiday

I love long weekends! It’s Kirsty’s birthday tomorrow and we’re heading into London later today to spend the weekend doing touristy things. We’ve booked to go see the new Antony Gormley exhibition at the hayward which I’m really excited about. I’ll try to take some pictures and post them to flickr while we’re there. We’re [...]

Strategic Schools Work

Today I spent an enjoyable day in central London at the LICC Strategic Schools Work Conference. Apart from making some new friends and listening to the excellent speakers (thanks to Chris Curtis for helping to clarify some key points), I’ve come away with a great deal to think about for the new schools-based initiatives we [...]