Christmas Lights are Turning on

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A few weeks ago, we mentioned that driverless taxis are planned to arrive in London next year. They have been in a few US cities for a number of years now, and I had the chance to try one for myself last week in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. I won’t spend a lot of time talking about it, but I have to say I was very impressed. That said, Phoenix is a very spread out city, with relatively quiet roads and lots of space, and I’m not sure how well they would cope around our smaller roads and lanes of Chislehurst and navigating Old Hill at rush hour.

☕️☕️☕️ It’s fair to say that coffee is as popular as it’s ever been. Go into the city and you’re never far away from a ‘barista style’ coffee location. On my walk from Cannon Street to the office, I pass by one of Rosslyn Coffee’s prime locations on London Wall. This week I had the chance to go in mid-morning and I was shocked at just how busy the place was, leading me to a few observations:

And the coffee itself? Really good. Just pick your timing and don’t expect a seat.

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📚📚📚 Did you know that every month, Deva Yoga hosts a book club at Joelle’s coffee shop? If you know the venue, you’ll know that it’s a wonderful intimate space, and so you’ll need to book in advance to secure your spot. 📚📚📚

We have a brand new automated post box on Burlington Parade. These new pillar boxes allow you to send small parcels with out the need for going to the post office and offer something we’ve not seen before in the shape of a solar panel on top. It must be welcomed that these boxes are good for the environment being self powered, but it does mean the end for the much loved knitted post-box topper. Hopefully though, they will help reduce the waiting times in the Post Office.

Have you seen the new station clock at London Bridge? It’s a pretty modern and sleek looking piece and I actually quite like it. I think over time it will become a design classic. Did you know however that it reportedly cost £120,000 coinciding with the return of state ownership of the railways. It’s a good job ticket prices have just been frozen.

VisitChis are looking for volunteers. Many of us in the area benefit from the work and events that this group puts on, so if you want to give back to the local community, this is your chance.

If you want to help out email [email protected].

See you next, Friday!
Simon

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