Tuesday 16 October 2012
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Shock-tober-fest
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Shock-tober-fest: It's quiz night again. Hurray !! This week iit will be loosely based around: O's, October, Octoberfest and Other stuff ! Standard ru...
Tuesday 28 August 2012
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Black and White and Red all over QUIZ
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Black and White and Red all over QUIZ: What is Black and white and can't turn round in corridors? A Nun with a Javelin through her head !! .... hopefully we will deliver a b...
Sunday 24 June 2012
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: England Vs Italy Quarter Final Euro 2012
Big One then... 7.45pm - on our big tellies - with the sound blaring...
Don't miss this one. Tables are all booked. Even barstools have ...
Thursday 19 April 2012
Search for source of Charlotte's Tears - Mystery of leak at Archway pub
Published: 13 January 2012
by PETER GRUNER`- ISLINGTON TRIBUNE - ORIGINAL STORY
by PETER GRUNER`- ISLINGTON TRIBUNE - ORIGINAL STORY
THEY call it “Charlotte’s tears” after Charlotte Despard, the suffragette imprisoned in Holloway.
It is a mystery leak that sends water running down the wall of an underpass beneath an Archway pub named after the turn-of-last-century agitator.
However, over the years the leak, about half a litre an hour, has amounted to enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and Thames Water still can’t find the source.
Pub landlord Chris Sparks says the water tastes good enough to drink. He has even jokingly thought of bottling it and serving it to customers.
The trouble is there is rather a lot of it. Mr Sparks estimates that at least 90,000 litres of water – enough to fill 420 beer barrels – are being lost each year.
Mr Sparks, who doesn’t like to see waste, has regularly complained about the leak since he took over the Charlotte Despard pub in Archway Road two years ago.
He said: “According to a Thames Water engineer this water may have been leaking for possibly 10 or more years.
Engineers come out with listening devices to try and track the leak but complain they can’t hear anything because of the noise of traffic.
“It’s appalling when you think we are all constantly being implored to conserve water and warned of potential droughts.”
Now Mr Sparks, with the help of Lib Dem councillor Arthur Graves, is hoping to call time on the leak.
“This is treated water,” he said. “I know because I can taste the fluoride.
It probably comes from a broken main somewhere or even the reservoir further up the hill towards Highgate.
“It shouldn’t be all that difficult to find the source.”
Cllr Graves said that Thames Water should use all its resources to stop the leak.
“We are constantly being told that water is not an infinite resource,” he added.
“And here we have gallons wasting away, probably for years.
“They must have the technology to find the source.
The engineers should also contact Transport for London, who are responsible for the underpass.”
Saturday 18 February 2012
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Big Quiz - Staff Vs Punters
The Charlotte Despard Blogathon: Big Quiz - Staff Vs Punters: BIG QUIZ - Want to know more..? A massive Quiz - where the staff take on the punters - who's up for it ?? So here's the short format rules...
Sunday 29 January 2012
Search for source of Charlottes Tears - Mystery of leak at Archway pub
Search for source of Charlotte's Tears - Mystery of leak at Archway pub
Published: 13 January 2012
by PETER GRUNER`
THEY call it “Charlotte’s tears” after Charlotte Despard, the suffragette imprisoned in Holloway.
It is a mystery leak that sends water running down the wall of an underpass beneath an Archway pub named after the turn-of-last-century agitator.
However, over the years the leak, about half a litre an hour, has amounted to enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and Thames Water still can’t find the source.
Pub landlord Chris Sparks says the water tastes good enough to drink. He has even jokingly thought of bottling it and serving it to customers.
The trouble is there is rather a lot of it. Mr Sparks estimates that at least 90,000 litres of water – enough to fill 420 beer barrels – are being lost each year.
Mr Sparks, who doesn’t like to see waste, has regularly complained about the leak since he took over the Charlotte Despard pub in Archway Road two years ago.
He said: “According to a Thames Water engineer this water may have been leaking for possibly 10 or more years.
Engineers come out with listening devices to try and track the leak but complain they can’t hear anything because of the noise of traffic.
“It’s appalling when you think we are all constantly being implored to conserve water and warned of potential droughts.”
Now Mr Sparks, with the help of Lib Dem councillor Arthur Graves, is hoping to call time on the leak.
“This is treated water,” he said. “I know because I can taste the fluoride.
It probably comes from a broken main somewhere or even the reservoir further up the hill towards Highgate.
“It shouldn’t be all that difficult to find the source.”
Cllr Graves said that Thames Water should use all its resources to stop the leak.
“We are constantly being told that water is not an infinite resource,” he added.
“And here we have gallons wasting away, probably for years.
“They must have the technology to find the source.
The engineers should also contact Transport for London, who are responsible for the underpass.”
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