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WETHERSPOONS LONDON MARATHON

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  WETHERSPOONS LONDON MARATHON    Our friend Carven is running the London Marathon on April 26. She is raising funds for  Crohn's & Colitis UK - a  cause close to her heart as a registrar in General Surgery. Click  here  to sponsor Carven.            For the rest of us lazy bastards who can't be arsed to run - why not do something equally demanding - a Wetherspoons pub crawl around the course (other pubs are available, but not from 8am) ... Stop 1 : Gate Clock , Cutty Sark for breakfast from 8am.  Stop 2: (optional)   Surrey Docks, Surrey Quays Stop 3 : Ledger Building , Canary Wharf - see the runners twice, in and out of the Isle of Dogs loop Stop 4 :  Liberty Bounds , Tower Bridge (north bank) although the Pommeler's Rest  (south bank) might be quieter. This is the 22 mile mark, but they also cross Tower Bridge after 12 miles before heading off to the Isle of Dogs. Stop 5 :  The finish in t...

WALTHAMSTOW STREET ART

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  WALTHAMSTOW STREET ART Wood Street Strength (2026)  by  Zabou Hatch      The one on the left is new. It replaced the motorcyclist which can still be seen on Google Street View. Ahmed Masoud Frankie Strand artyface       Empty Bookcase by Jan is de Man. The titles are real books.   I pres ume DNR is an abbreviation for Doner Kebab  and not Do Not Resuscitate! Hoe Street                                        The Bell pub                                                                           Bowler and Pint by Invader   Joseph Torres by Erin Holly. Joseph was an accidental victim of gang turf war. Boxhead (2026) Irony and Boe   ...