Between the Bridges, South Bank. Image by Luke Dyson.
4000 square feet of al fresco drinking; a sprawling selection of food traders, including a bunch of great vegan options, cheese wheel pasta, and frozen cocktails, and London s first licensed Tejo field , where you can try your hand at the (literally) explosive, gunpowder powered Columbian throwing sport. Between The Bridges is talking a big game.
The new outdoor bar space has just opened on the stretch between the Southbank Centre and the London Eye (previous home of Underbelly Festival, now moved to Cavendish Square near Oxford Street for 2021), and they re offering punters a packed programme including performances from Nabihah Iqbal, Erol Alkan, and Old Dirty Brasstards, among others.
A number of pedestrian crossings across London are to be reprogrammed to have the “green man” signal showing unless a vehicle is approaching. The change will be made to 18 crossings, in locations including Bishopsgate, Smithfield, Richmond and Tower Hamlets, in order to make the capital a “walkable city”. The plans, announced on Thursday by Transport for London, build on an initiative in 2018 that saw five crossings trial the so-called “green.
Transport for London (via Public) / Pedestrian priority introduced as part of London s drive to be the world s most walkable city27 May 2021 publicnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from publicnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.