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		<title>Hair to Celebrate: Amazing London 2012 Hair Sculptures</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you still haven&#8217;t donned a Union Flag or red, white and blue face paint, don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s still time to support Team GB. And perhaps you can take inspiration from these amazing hair scultpures and get creative with your ...]]></description>
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<p>If you still haven&#8217;t donned a Union Flag or red, white and blue face paint, don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s still time to support Team GB. And perhaps you can take inspiration from these amazing hair scultpures and get creative with your follicles?</p>
<p>Catalan street theatre company <a href="http://osadiaonline.com/about-osadia-english/" target="_blank">Osadia </a>have been working their magic at the <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/24254407-bt-london-live-big-screens-showing-the-london-2012-games" target="_blank">BT London Live</a> site in <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/25656421-bt-london-live-at-victoria-park" target="_blank">Victoria Park</a>, combining hair sculpting skills with performance art.</p>
<p>Models Juliet Cook, Chris Wilkinson and Josie Todd above demonstrate just some of Osadia&#8217;s creations, celebrating the Games and London&#8217;s famous landmarks including <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/culture/big-ben" target="_blank">Big Ben</a> and a red telephone box.</p>
<p>&#8220;<strong>Osadia: Whose Hair Dares</strong>&#8221; is part of <a href="http://molpresents.com/showtime" target="_blank">Showtime</a>, a free festival of events from the <a href="http://molpresents.com/" target="_blank">Mayor of London Presents</a> programme, which continues until 9 September.</p>
<blockquote><p>Let us know how you are celebrating the London 2012 Games in the comments section below.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>London Photo of the Week: Showtime by the river at Richmond</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lettice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[london 2012 festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richmond Riverside]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s photo features Les Grooms, a fabulous French musical performance group putting on an impromptu performance beside the Thames at Richmond as part of the 2012 Festival. The closing ceremony of the London 2012 games is tomorrow but the ...]]></description>
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<p>This week&#8217;s photo features <a href="http://www.lesgrooms.com">Les Grooms</a>, a fabulous French musical performance group putting on an impromptu performance beside the Thames at Richmond as part of the <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/events/tag/2012-festival">2012 Festival</a>. </p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/8823138-london-2012-olympics-closing-ceremony">closing ceremony of the London 2012 games</a> is tomorrow but the fun in London continues all summer long and there are plenty more entertaining treats still to pop up in London. </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget to share your pictures of all the amazing things you&#8217;re seeing in London this summer with the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/visitlondon/pool/">Visit London Flickr group</a>. </p>
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		<title>Free 2012 Events Outside Central London</title>
		<link>http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/07/free-2012-events-outside-central-london/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Ridley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Olympic Stadium isn&#8217;t in Central London, and neither are all the celebrations for the Games: London&#8217;s outer boroughs are also putting on fantastic shows to mark London 2012. Here&#8217;s just a taste of what&#8217;s happening. Richmond Richmond has a ...]]></description>
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The <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/9356767-olympic-park-olympic-stadium">Olympic Stadium</a> isn&#8217;t in Central London, and neither are all the celebrations for the Games: London&#8217;s outer boroughs are also putting on fantastic shows to mark London 2012. Here&#8217;s just a taste of what&#8217;s happening.</p>
<p><strong>Richmond<br />
</strong>Richmond has a plethora of London 2012 events thanks to the <a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/events/detail/25814536-showtime-entertainment-everywhere">Mayor of London&#8217;s Showtime festival</a>, which is visiting <a href="http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/arts/summer_2012/showtime/showtime_on_richmond_riverside.htm">Richmond Riverside</a> on its tour. Visit the outdoor arts festival on <strong>22 July</strong> to catch acts including kids performers Plunge Boom, who could invite audiences to pet vegetables in Victorian prams for their act the Vegetable Nannies. Choreographer Rosie Whitney-Fish will be offering dance workshops from <strong>4-5 August</strong> for the <a href="http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/leisure_and_culture/arts/summer_2012/showtime/dear_lido.htm">Dear Lido</a> project (also part of Showtime) at the borough&#8217;s  Diamond Jubilee Gardens. If you want a rest after the exercise, there will also be vintage tea parties.</p>
<p><strong>Hounslow<br />
</strong>The Olympic torch relay will reach Brentford at 11.40am on <strong>24 July</strong>, which calls for <a href="http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/leisure_and_culture/olympics/torchrelay.htm">a gold-themed celebration</a>. Stilt-walking dragons, jugglers and living statues will turn Brentford Market Place into a carnival. Sit on some hay bales around the main stage for the final two-hour programme of live music including jazz, pop and reggae.</p>
<p><strong>Barnet<br />
</strong><a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/469945-victoria-park">Victoria Park</a> is the setting for the <a href="http://www.barnet.gov.uk/events/event/321/labyrinth_youth_festival_part_of_showtime">Labyrinth Youth Festival</a> on <strong>28 July</strong> &#8211; once again thanks to the Mayor&#8217;s Showtime festival. One stage will be dedicated to local performers and another will have an open mic session and DJs for young people with learning disabilities. You&#8217;ll bump into other acts all over Victoria Park, including the fabulous paper hats of <a href="http://chapeaumagique.net/index.php?idmenu=2&amp;detail=&amp;limite=&amp;diap=&amp;lang=uk">Chapeau Magique</a> and the <a href="http://www.culturemixarts.co.uk/default.asp?id=92">RASPO Steel Orchestra</a>, one of the UK’s leading steel drum ensembles.</p>
<p><strong>Redbridge<br />
</strong>Redbridge is not being put off by the fact that the Olympic Torch relay arrives in the borough at 7.19am on <strong>22 July</strong>. It&#8217;s <a href="http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/leisure_and_libraries/leisure_and_culture/london_2012_games/london_2012_and_redbridge/torch_relay__inspiration/torch_relay.aspx">celebrations for the arrival of the torch</a> are particularly impressive, including a dawn chorus, breakfast barbeques, a mass Tai Chi display and early morning sports, should you be so inclined. It is also celebrating the arrival of the Paralympic torch on the evening of <strong>29 August</strong> with sports and arts activities in a Paralympics Extravaganza Festival in Ilford Town Centre from 2pm that day.</p>
<blockquote><p>Will you be celebrating the Games away from the centre of London? Let us know how below.</p></blockquote>
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