Cultured Kids, December 2020 #62
Hello Cultured Kids! December is usually a month packed with back-to-back culture, but with the tier system in place, it's looking very different this year. However, theatres, museums and galleries are adapting, and becoming cover-safe, so here's hoping that Christmas...
Christmas shows to see in London during Covid
The arts have taken a battering during covid, with many venues on the brink of collapse. Thousands who worked within the industry are facing redundancy and financial hardship. However, those theatres in tier two and one, can now reopen, and following guidelines, are...
When your teen thinks vaping is cool …
As a young teen, I went to a birthday party. Me and my friends expecting a few cans of fizzy drink and some chocolate cake, what we got was the rebellious older sister, who was as cool as she was intimidating, handing us all our first cigarettes. Our tentative puffs...
RMG Royal Observatory, visiting in Covid Times.
Lockdown took many things away from us: One being the ability to soak up all the culture London has to offer. When the announcement came that, with conditions museums and galleries could reopen, you could hear the collective sigh of relief! Museums and art galleries...
The Peace Pagoda, Battersea Park
One huge advantage of lockdown has been rediscovering all the local gems in our local area, and having a dog who needs a daily walk, it's been great to rediscover some of the beautiful parks in South London. A recent trip to Battersea Park, I rediscovered the...
Cultured Kids #57
In these strange and curious times, we need culture more than ever: a form of escapism and a chance for our brains to absorb something other than the situation we are in. Even from our sofas and kitchen tables, we can use culture to expand our minds and thinking. Not...