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National Libraries Day 2013 at West Norwood Library
National Libraries Day is this Saturday 9 February. In celebration, we have a whole range of events for all the family throughout the day. One of the highlights is a blogging workshop & Experience at West Norwood Temporary Library, hosted by 9libraries100books at 2pm. 9libraries100books is an interactive project that is not only a blog, […]
Sir Joseph Paxton: A Brief Biography
Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament, best known for designing The Crystal Palace. Paxton was born in 1803, the seventh son of a farming family, at Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. Some references, incorrectly, list his birth year as 1801. This is, as he admitted in later life, a result of […]
The Masterplan and Housing in the Park
This article was written by Keith Adams who is a member of Crystal Palace Park Community Stakeholder Group. Any views expressed are his own and not necessarily those of the Group. In 2007 the (now defunct) LDA made a determined attempt to regenerate Crystal Palace Park. Landscape architects Latz and Partners were commissioned to produce […]
3 quick tips to soup up your older Windows PC
In these times of austerity, we’re all feeling the pinch. If we take a long hard look at ways to tighten our belts, keeping big purchases to a minimum, and otherwise save money your eye may fall on the old family (or business!) computer. If your PC is a few years old, you might find […]
Self Defence Videos and Information
Due to the recent discussion of muggings on Virtual Norwood, I started to research a few self-defense videos and there is a vast number of excellent resources. Of course to prime your body to be ready in an attack you should practise and attend a self-defense class.
Westival Charity Music Event for Parkinsons
Click the flyer above for more details. Westival is a charity festival at Westow House beginning 31st January to the 3rd February in aid of Parkinson’s. There’ll be drinks promotions through the whole festival and for those of you who don’t know too much about Parkinson’s, more information is below – this is a truly […]
New Homepage – Call for Articles
(If you are looking for the VN forums click here or click on the orange “Discussion Forums” banner on the right.) Following up from the New VN homepage thread, VN needs articles in place for our new homepage. Can you help provide a short article related to the local area? Maybe you’re a local business owner […]
