Issues to do
PANCAKE DAY: Flippin’ heck, that crêped up on us. It is Shrove Tuesday, so peruse our guide to Pancake Day events to discover a pancake race or towering stack close to you. In any other case check out London’s best year-round pancake restaurants, together with these with vegan and gluten-free options. Warning: they might be busy.
DIFFERENCE FESTIVAL: All this week, the College of Westminster hosts Difference Festival, a collection of free occasions honouring the establishment’s roots, with a concentrate on ‘fact’ and what meaning within the age of faux information. All occasions are free, and at this time’s choices embrace a have a look at the truth of ageing. College of Westminster (Regent Avenue), free, book ahead, 24-28 February
A WESTMINSTER STORY: Theatre present A Westminster Story follows the story of a free spirited Scottish musician who’s new to London, and a conflicted politician, and what occurs to them on account of an opportunity assembly on Albert Embankment one evening. Waterloo East Theatre, £16/£13, book ahead, 25 February-1 March
MONOCHROMATIC MINDS: The work of self-taught disabled artists goes on show in new exhibition Monochromatic Minds, the most important ever present of its form. 61 artists together with Madge Gill and Donald Mitchell have contributed works to the exhibition, together with drawings, ceramics and textiles. Candid Arts Centre (Islington), free, simply flip up, 25 February-Four March
RAILWAY HISTORY: Ever heard of the Hertford Loop? Get your self properly acquainted with it at this free talk on Enfield’s railway history by professional Dave Cockle. The Loop was the 1910 extension of the railway from Enfield and on to Hertford and Stevenage. Dugdale Centre (Enfield), free, book ahead, 1pm
SIR RANULPH FIENNES: Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is in north London to speak about a number of the excessive adventures he is undertaken, risking life and limb to take action. He additionally talks about his guide, Residing Dangerously, which covers his life from early childhood to international expeditions. Alexandra Palace, £37, book ahead, 6.30pm
DAMNED OR DEVOTED: Watch new documentary The Accused: Damned or Devoted. It follows Cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi on his one mission: to protect Pakistan’s blasphemy legal guidelines, which prescribe a compulsory loss of life sentence for disrespecting The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and life imprisonment for desecrating the Holy Quran. At the moment’s screening is adopted by a Q&A with director Mo Naqvi. Bertha DocHouse (Bloomsbury), £12.50/£10, book ahead, 6.30pm
FOOD WASTE: Entrepreneur workshop Quick Ahead 2030 hosts an evening of talks and panel discussions about the problem of food waste and how one can remedy it. Visitor audio system embrace Jessica Barlow of Karma, an app which helps individuals discover surplus meals from eating places and cafes. Wayra (Soho), £10, book ahead, 7pm-9.30pm
INHOUSE RECORDS: The world’s first document label to be launched in jail, InHouse Records showcases work by a few of its graduates. Hear their tales, songs and spoken phrase performances on the label’s solely occasion outdoors of jail partitions. The Different Palace (Victoria), pay what you would like, simply flip up, 8pm
DELIVERY ROOM: Phil Nichol, Russell Hicks and Sarah Callaghan host The Delivery Room, a night {of professional} comedians doing their factor. Joe Sutherland, Rajiv Karia, David Mills and John Robertson are on the line-up this week. The Taprooms (Islington), £5, book ahead, 8pm-10.30pm
London climate with Inclement Attlee
Our idiosyncratic climate forecaster returns, preserving you updated on London’s skies.
We could properly see some sleet within the second half of the day, which is nowhere close to as thrilling as snow, however it’s adequate to thrill young children. Have you ever ever questioned what precisely sleet is, and the way it differs from hail? No? Nicely I’ll mansplain it to you anyway. Sleet occurs when snow passes by a band of heat air, melts, however then refreezes into small ice pellets earlier than hitting the bottom. It tends to occur in colder months. Like this one.
Hail, alternatively, can happen in hotter months and is often related to thunder storms. Right here, giant ice pellets develop throughout the updrafts of storm clouds. When they’re too heavy to stay aloft, they plummet to earth and generally trigger injury.
Contact Mr Attlee with any weather-related ideas or footage by emailing whats up@londonist.com; topic line “For Mr Attlee”.
Tube ponderings with Barry Heck
Our resident tube fancier dishes out every day ideas on the London Underground.
Ever noticed a roundel clock? These great contraptions from the 1940s exchange the dial numbers with roundels, and incorporate a 13th on the big hand. The clocks might be discovered at 4 stations, all on the Central line — Bethnal Inexperienced, Wanstead, Redbridge and Gants Hill. A fifth roundel clock is deliberate for Chadwell Heath when the Elizabeth line opens. Discover out every part you must know in regards to the clocks in this article.
Observe Barry on Twitter @HeckTube.
Good explanation for the day
Area people group The Buddies of Gypsy Hill are fundraising to deliver the above British Railways signal again to the native space and reserve it for future generations. It is over 70 years previous and at the moment resides in Devon. £1,200 is required to gather it and restore it — find out more and make a donation.
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