Rob Eagle’s video highlights some of the brilliant free things to do in London, from the British Museum to the Hunterian Museum.

The film won the Raindance Film Festival award in UCL’s London for Free competition.

On Saturday I made the most of the glorious autumn sunshine and attended the Lordship Recreation Ground Community Festival. This year’s festival celebrated the near-completion of extensive regeneration works, funded by a £4m Heritage Lottery Grant that had been campaigned for long and hard by local community group Friends of Lordship Rec.

Lordship Rec is a huge-but-tucked-away park in Tottenham, North London. The renovations include a new bike track and regenerated Model Traffic Area. The playground’s been updated with fantastic equipment for kids of all ages, including a flying fox, and a paddling pool that will open in time for next summer.

There’s also a brand new “eco building” that will house a café and be the venue for parent and baby meetups and be used by other community groups too. As someone who’s walked past a neglected-seeming, fenced off old creek for the past year, the most striking change for me is the regeneration of the River Moselle, with three new pedestrian bridges and its riverbank now a mass of wildflowers.

The festival was large and sprawling with live performances in the Shell Theatre (which has also been upgraded), a dance zone, pedal-powered music stage, a bouncy castle, pony rides, the Tottenham Horticulture, Produce and Green Show, a dog show, various sports and stalls from loads of local organisations (such as Tottenham NCT).

The park, which adjoins the Broadwater Farm Estate, has a rich history. The land was purchased by Tottenham Council in 1926 and was officially opened as a park in 1936 with Tottenham Lido opening in 1937 (the lido was demolished in 1984 to make way for housing). The Rec was used as allotments in WWII’s Dig For Victory campaign but was bombed during the blitz – today a commemorative woodland marks the place where 40 locals lost their lives in a direct hit on their air raid shelter.

The park fell into disuse in the 80s but in 2001 The Friends of Lordship Rec was formed and has since  helped clean up the lake, as well as secure the lottery funding.  It’s a great tale of local commitment winning through but, perhaps more importantly, it’s turning a good park into a fantastic resource for everyone in the area for now and for years to come.

This summer in the city photo by just1snap is just lovely. Traditional holiday pleasures like fairground rides and relaxing in the park can be found right in the centre of London.

If you’re having fun in London over the long weekend, don’t forget to share your photos with the Visit London Flickr group.

Last week Burgess Park finally re-opened to the public after an £8m transformation project.

At 46 hectares, Burgess Park is one of the largest parks in South London, and has been undergoing a radical transformation since spring 2011. This has included new walkways, woodland, lawns, BBQ areas and a bridge.

The wow factor comes from several new “hills” which provide panoramic views to the north, as well as two 30ft fountains in the extended lake.

Progress on the redesign is on-going however, with many areas of the park still closed off to the public. The grass seed planted in May and June is very much still settling in, and unfortunately this means the expansive lawns are not as lush as visitors might expect.

Have you visited the new Burgess Park? Let us know what you think, and how it compares to the site before regeneration.

Last week, comedian Paul O’Grady (aka Lily Savage) celebrated the completion of the £200,000 regeneration of Vauxhall Spring Gardens.

The gardens have been renamed Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, to reflect its history as a popular site of mass entertainment in the 1800s.

The regeneration project includes a new entrance on Kennington Lane, framed by two colour-changing columns; better lighting;  new paving and more trees. New all-weather sports pitches have also been introduced.

Find out more at www.friendsofvauxhallpleasuregardens.org.uk

This week’s photo is of a wintery Victoria Park by thephotoschool. Victoria Park has canals and ponds and hosts festivals in the summer.

Don’t forget to add your photos of London to the Visit London Flickr pool.

cassijones took this verdant photo on Primrose Hill. Is the view from Primrose Hill the best in London? Tell us what you think!

Add your photos to the Visit London Flickr group and we could be featuring your work next week.

Visit London would like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous 2011!

Here’s five ideas for new year’s resolutions from us:

• Get fit by taking advantage of the huge range of London sports on offer (or just practice your spectator skills in preparation for the London 2012 Olympics!)
• Take in some of the finest sights of the capital with our Top 10 London Panoramic Views
• Explore a new area by visiting one of London’s many villages
• Throw a party for the Royal Wedding or, better yet, plan your own “Royal” wedding in London
• Go natural – make the most of London’s many parks and outdoor spaces as well as its fantastic river and waterways

What’s your 2011 got in store? Tell us your new year’s resolution in the comments below…

London’s long-anticipated Cycle Hire Scheme launched on Friday. Have you signed up yet? Tell us about your maiden voyage!

Whether you’ve joined the Cycle Hire Scheme or not, Visit London wants to know where you enjoy riding in London. Do you like to cycle by London’s waterways, are you an urban road rider, or do you take advantage of the bike paths of London’s many parks and open spaces?

Tell us about your favourite cycle routes in London.

• Visit one of London’s wonderful parks or take a dip in a London lido
• Party at Ministry of Sound as The Gallery celebrates the launch of Marcel Woods‘ new album. 9 Jul
• If you’re feeling brave get your haircut by children as part of LIFT festival. Haircuts are free. 10 Jul
• Head to Sadler’s Wells for Step LIVE, a performance with more than 200 talented students from schools across London and free dance activities in the foyer. Activities from 4pm, performance 6pm. 10 Jul
• Learn how to ride a unicycle at London Transport Museum – workshops for adults and kids. Advance booking essential. 10 Jul
• Catch the last few days of the Streatham Festival (where Lettice had fun making floral corsages this week). Until 11 Jul
• Watch the World Cup Final in London. 11 Jul

Good luck to those of you taking part in the British 10K on Sunday. And don’t forget to enter our Vinopolis giveaway.