One Magic Summer

Ah, summertime. There's no better month than August to get out into the city to have a bit of an explore and with so many free events and festivals going on there's no excuse not to!

From today until the end of the month there are performances, magic acts, comedy, tennis and even free deck chairs to have a lounge around in.

These events are going on all day, so handy to nip down after work or soak up a bit of culture and fun in your lunch hour.

Full details or all the events at the Trafalgar Square website. I think a lot of people will be surprised to find out it's not all about the Fourth Plinth!

The Lost Art of Palmistry

I must confess to being at least a little superstitous. I mean, I don't walk under ladders and I'm an avid reader of my horoscope but I never really thought I would want to look into the murky unknown very much, at least not for fun.

However, last week my friend told me about this really great event that happens once a month which talks all about the lost art of palmistry and not in a showy fairground ride way either!

On the first Wednesday of every month the LAP Meet Up Group get together to talk about an experience Palmistry.

You can also experience palm readings yourself for the cost of £500 and the 60 minute talk remains completely free!

The event starts with a little mingling party at 6pm and is also a good opportunity to meet some new friends.

More info here

Keep Bees! The new eco-friendly after work activity

Believe it or not, the new craze that's sweeping the nation is bee keeping! Recent studies have shown that the common English bee is not so common anymore because pesticides and confinement to specific areas is contributing to their demise.

A new initiative has been launched that hopes to quell the coming extinction of our furry friends, which encourages those living in urban areas, particularly London, to take up bee keeping. Natural England, the government's advisor on the natural environment, wants to encourage homeowners to install their own mini hives to help with the decline of almost all of the UK's 250 species of bees.

A new easy-to-use beehive called 'beehaus' has been released today from the company Omlet. It has a contemporary design and comes in an array of colours to encourage people to purchase it.

Apparently hives are easy to use and can be placed in your garden or on the roof of your accomodation. Advisors say that you need only spend one hour a week with your bees and as they hibernate during the winter months it's not a full time ocupation.

I think this is a great evening activity once a week and bee keeping is an extremely relaxing vocation. And let us not forget that, aside from the benefits to our environment, they'll be benefits to you as well! An endless supply of honey? Where do I sign up?