Folly for a Flyover

Also on my weekend of fun, took a stroll down the canal to this excellent project -

Folly for a Flyover.

Hand-built by a team of volunteers with local, reclaimed and donated materials, the Folly has been built in the gap between the east and westbound traffic of the A12. Transforming the cavernous undercroft where the motorway crosses the Lea Navigation Canal, & is hosting a six week programme of waterside cinema, performance and play, including boat tours, screenings and drop-in workshops, produced by Assemble CIC in conjunction with CREATE 2011 and The Barbican Art Gallery, with support from muf architecture/art.

The construction is very interesting, it reminded me of James May's lifesize lego house, as the wooden blocks have holes drilled through the and are then strung together

Love the simple but stylish furniture - trestle tables and chairs beautifully made from broom handles and scrap wood. This chair reminds me of a horse!

Didn't manage to see any films but sampled the Folly's delicious bacon bagel plus the cheapest & best cuppa I've had in London in a while.

Well worth a visit - http://www.follyforaflyover.co.uk/

Museum of 51

don't think these people realise they are being watched....

A weekend of birthday fun included an inspiring trip to the Southbank which is currently celebrating 60 years since the Festival of Britain.

There is a fab *free* exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall, which has created a 'Museum of 51'.

A journey through the momentous Festival of Britain, a nationwide event that brought hope and progress to millions of people throughout the country following the hardships of WW2.

The Museum of 51 contains a vibrant collection of memorabilia, artworks, models, films and photographs as well as personal memories from those that took part.

Also along the southbank there are lots of things to see including a giant seagull, beach huts (each with its own theme & exhibition inside) a giant straw fox and a beach!!

For more info visit: http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/visitor-info/festival-of-britain

Cool products from Remarkable Stationary

Met the very nice man from Remarkable stationary last week and he very kindly gave me some of their excellent goodies.

Remarkable are a quirky company that makes cool stationary from recycled waste products - all in the UK. Their range includes biodegradable pens made from corn on the cob, pencil cases from car tyres, pencils from plastic cups & notebooks from recycled packaging.

For more info & online shop go to: http://www.remarkable.co.uk/

Play the Game - My dad is better than your dad!

Hilarious new website created by friends of girlwithbeads -

My Dad Your Dad is based on the playground game played by kids

Its great fun to play - so get involved!

If you think "My Dad is better than Your Dad" – prove it !

http://www.mydad-yourdad.com/

girlwithbeads completed London to Brighton bike ride!

girlwithbeads completed the London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday 19th June - riding 66 miles all the way from Walthamstow - phew!

All in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Well done me!

girlwithbeads at Shoreditch Festival 17th July.

girlwithbeads will have a stall at this year's Shoreditch Festival on Sunday 17th July - Regent's Canal, Shoreditch N1 & N8.

Shoreditch Trust presents a unique programme of performance on and beside the waterways of the historic Regent's Canal.

Experience the best of East London with live music across three stages, dance commissions, boat trips, theatre performances, a floating garden, food markets and much more.

Shoreditch Festival 2011 is free to all and takes place across towpaths, green spaces, basins, bridges and a whole raft of unusual spaces alongside the Regent’s Canal between Shoreditch Park and Victoria Park from 16 to 24 July 2011.

For more info visit: http://www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/

Treasures from Trash Exhibition in Luton

girlwithbeads is featured in this excellent exhibition celebrating creative recycling from around the globe. Treasures from Trash highlights the rich potential for re-invention of the six main domestic waste materials: Paper, bottles, textiles, packing, rubber and cans. Find out the journey of each material, how we use and discard them. The ways in which they are being salvaged and re-invented as beautiful and useful re-usable objects.

Featuring Red and Recycled - The first year students on the Foundation Degree in Fashion and Textile Design at Barnfield College have created a fashion explosion of red jackets made from recycled objects.

Its free to visit and runs from 25th June - 25th September at Stockwood Discovery Centre, London Road, Luton LU1 4LX

For more info visit: http://www.stockwooddiscoverycentre.com/