Boston, Massachusetts: The last thing I expected when I decided to head to America to see pals and sights was that I’d be thrown into a city in mourning. The death of US political icon Senator Edward Kennedy on Wednesday hadn’t meant a great deal to me, not knowing much about US politics. Across the […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
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Another day, another journey
By the time you read this, I’ll be heading somewhere else to do and see new things (and catch up with a couple of people as well). It’s going to be a big and daunting journey for me, something I’ve only done once before in my life, but I’m really excited about it too. And […]
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Welcome to the Woolwich Private Members’ Club (aka the town hall)
Ever been out and sneaked into somewhere you shouldn’t have done? Wandered around a golf club, trying to escape the fact that there’s an old fella in a blazer looking at you like you’re about to grab the bar takings? Or snuck into some private members’ bar, and got giddy on the power? I got […]
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Capital Ring 6: Hanwell to Harrow on the Hill
I’ve cheated here – this is actually two sections of my Capital Ring odyssey in one – Hanwell to Greenford last week, Greenford to Harrow this week. I joined them together because they were both fairly short, largely unexciting, and because two posts about how Ealing Council clearly can’t be arsed to look after its […]
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Capital Ring 5: Richmond to Hanwell
Hooray! Walking shoes back on to pick up my round-London trip on the Capital Ring once again, after a break for holidays, a couple of weeks where I didn’t have many evenings free, and a few other issues. It was good to be out and about again, and this stretch was completely new territory for […]
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Capital Ring 4: Wandsworth Prison to Richmond
A shooting had truncated my last stroll along the Capital Ring, but picking up the route again at Wandsworth Prison meant I was able to enjoy one of the greenest sections of route so far, moving from city commons to the surprising sight of having my path blocked by a grazing cow. I wasn’t expecting […]
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Capital Ring part 3: Crystal Palace to Wandsworth Common
Here’s a weird one for me to get my head around – taking one bus from near my house, going for a walk, and ending up across the other side of south London, on Wandsworth Common. That’s what happened to me on the mental map-bending third leg of my Capital Ring walk. With my “proper” […]
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Capital Ring part 2: Grove Park to Crystal Palace Park
The second chunk of my round-London-on-foot odyssey wasn’t, to be honest, a soaraway success. I had company this time, but my strolling companion found his feet ripped to shreds by his walking boots. The suburban calm of Penge was punctuated with the sounds of OW! as he battled bravely to the end. And my camera […]
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