If you’ve seen an orangutan in Blackheath, it’s probably because Daniel, a Blackheath local, has been dressing up, and lurking outside Sainsbury’s, trying to raise funds to conserve them. I just hope he didn’t have to take a 108 bus full of school kids… He writes:
Volunteers for the Great Orang-utan Project do not receive any [...]
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November 5, 2008
Orangutans in Blackheath
July 15, 2008
The definitive route for the Race for Life last weekend
OK, I promise this will be last post about the race for life at Blackheath for a while.
Flickr user Mac Morrison has posted a very cool shot of the race route across Blackheath. Many people came to the Bugle looking for the correct route – sorry I couldn’t pin it down beforehand, but it’s very [...]
July 13, 2008
Race For Life Blackheath – Photos and Video
I was wrong about the weather – it was a lovely morning! Apparently it was the largest Race for Life in the UK. They said they’d raised more than £1 million. Video showing the beginning of the race. Interesting that there was a company handing out antiperspirants, given [...]
July 11, 2008
5 things about the Blackheath Race for Life 2008
The route isn’t set yet – they decide it on the day, in case of fallen trees etc. You’d be amazed how many people are googling “What is the Race for Life route?”, and ending up here.
If you don’t stretch before and after, you’ll have aching legs afterwards… Apparently, if you turn up at 09:30am, [...]
July 2, 2008
Race for Life
There is a Race for Life happening on Blackheath Common in aid of Cancer Research. The event is on Sunday 13th July 2008, and starts at 10:30am. You don’t have to run it – you can jog or stumble if you prefer. (Mrs Bugle is taking part, and will be striding athletically throughout of course…)
There’s [...]
May 15, 2008
Films at the Reminiscence Centre
I’d been meaning to write about the Reminiscence Centre for a while now. This is a little gem opposite the station.
It is part of a charity that was set up to help elderly people deal with dementia and memory loss, and improving the quality of life for older people who may be at risk [...]
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