Chatham last week... Jorvik this week. Thankfully we didn't get into a fight with a Viking.
Meetings
March 23, 2009
Ahoy there!
Friday last week was spent at The Historic Dockyard Chatham to talk about launching an exciting new part of the museum opening in 2010. Located on the River Medway, the Dockyard is a unique maritime heritage attraction. For 414 years Chatham Dockyard provided over 500 ships for the Royal Navy, and was forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology. Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and 84 acres of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as a visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
Apart from the stunning Georgian and Victorian architecture, the extensive maritime collections and attractions, there are three historic warships. The HMS Gannet (1878), HMS Caviler (1944) and HMS Ocelot (1961), all fully boardable and manned by experts. Because the weather was so good it made it a great experience.
They are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year so well worth keeping up to date on the events and paying a visit.
November 26, 2008
Borough market
On my way from one client presentation to another I wandered through the rather fabulous Borough Market in London. Such an impressive array of food produce, it's enough to make a foodie weep.
The beautiful light was helped by a nearby smoke machine (seriously) that was on hand for a TV commercial location shoot. It looked suspiciously like Walkers Crisps to me, the giveaway being a digger full to the brim with crisp packets.
