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Alastair Reid Schanche

Alastair is a features writer at London X London. He joined the team in late 2022 hot off the back of a five-year stint in Shanghai where he wrote for Time Out and ran a very niche blog about Chinese food. He’s unable to shake his addiction for Sichuan noodles, but will be found devouring London’s other glorious cuisines when he’s not warming seats at the Prince Charles.

Fairgame: The New Giant Funfair for Adults in Canary Wharf

Fairgame – a new giant adult funfair (and no, that doesn’t mean it’s X rated) has opened in Canary Wharf and… it’s wild.  Fairgame: The Gist  Essentially Fairgame is a 20,000sq ft of fairground games and activities aimed at adults. By that we mean it’s highly competitive, booze-fueled madness.  This, just so you know, is …

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Meet The Pelicans of St. James’s Park: The Big-Billed Bullies with a Rather Curious Past

St James’s Park? Is that the one with all the Pelicans? Yes, it is. Six of them, actually. And they’re quite a hit with Londoners and tourists alike, so we thought we’d let you know all about them. Words by Alastair Reid Schanche London is no stranger to some rather unusual creatures. You’ve got the …

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14 of the Best Sustainable Restaurants in London

Want to eat out but don’t want to contribute to planetary destruction? We feel ya. Here’s the pick of sustainable restaurants in London.  Did you know that one third of the world’s food gets wasted? And that one third alone contributes to 8% of greenhouse gas emissions.  Yep, it’s a tough pill to swallow.  Luckily …

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Time to Discover: The Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square

The Fourth Plinth sits on a corner of Trafalgar Square, not so hidden and in plain sight – but how much do you know about it? Time to delve deeper…  Only a foolish person would ever claim that Trafalgar Square is one of the city’s hidden gems.  Although millions of people pass through the square …

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1-54 Returns to London This Month and It’s Bigger Than Ever

Art lovers, unite. 1-54, the biggest contemporary African art fair is back in London this October and there’s plenty on the palette. Get ready for performances, monumental sculptures, talks with artists, performances, monumental sculptures and a whole lotta beautiful art. Dedicated to art from Africa and its diaspora, 1-54 returns to Somerset House from the …

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