Monthly Musings

May 2026 Cabbie The Movie Instead of a short sizzle teaser, the producers are accelerating the timeline to make the full £2.5m feature film. This has been possible with the ‘industry noise’ needed to attract a substantial level of interest among London’s cabbies. In September, the producers are planning for the shoot and next year are going to Cannes with the finished movie, backed by the very people who keep London moving. Rook or Raven? For some weeks now, this monster of a bird has been dominating our feeder. Is it a fledgling rook from the large rookery nearby, or a rare raven, usually only seen in London at The Tower? Gallows Corner This important junction, with no realistically feasible detour, which closed in June last year for work to replace the flyover that was scheduled to last 12 weeks, has still not opened after 12 months of chaos in the surrounding area. Forty-tonne lorries still trundle down the country lanes of Havering-atte-Bower. So chaotic is this upgrade that the…

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