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London Relocation Wishes You a Happy Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes Weekend!

Friday, November 5th, 2010

Author: Colleen

Last night I met up with a large group of Canadians who have each made the UK relocation, gotten settled into a London apartment, and are ready to take the London educational realm by force as bright-eyed, highly qualified teachers placed here through Classroom Canada. Their fearless leader, Victoria Westcott, organized a terribly fun scavenger hunt that let these newbies-to-London loose on the streets to find certain London sites and perform certain tasks (I believe I heard something about purchasing a pair of Union Jack boxers and taking a picture of a random man on the sidewalk wearing them??). Me, I just hung out at The Maple Leaf in Covent Garden, the sole Canadian pub in London, waiting with Victoria for their giddy return and judging for cool prizes.

In any case, to get on topic for today’s date of national renown, it’s Bonfire Night! A.K.A. Guy Fawkes Day in remembrance of the foiled Gunpowder Plot that threatened to blow up Parliament and the Protestant king with it in an effort to restore Catholicism to England. I’ve written about this treason before in my August post, “Move to London and Live its History,” in which I discuss its connection to the film V for Vendetta, recommend an excellent book detailing the plot’s evolution and execution (and I mean “execution” quite literally), and mention an off-the-beaten-path English location that was critical to the plotters’ scheme. So you can refer to that for a bit more background to get psyched for the festivities to be had this weekend if you’ve already moved to London—at the very least, you can plan for the future when you do live here.

As for obvious reasons the Fourth of July is not celebrated here, the Brits need some excuse to have fireworks! London-wide fireworks displays (and their respective links for more info) partaking tonight as well as Saturday and Sunday follow:

Barking Park – Saturday, the 6th
Barnes – Saturday, the 6th
Battersea Park – Saturday, the 6th
Beckenham – Saturday, the 6th
Bexley/Welling – Saturday, the 6th
Blackheath – Saturday, the 6th
Brent/Willesden – Saturday, the 6th
Bromley – Saturday, the 6th
Carshalton – Saturday, the 6th
Chislehurst – Saturday, the 6th
Clapham Common – Friday, the 5th
Croydon – Saturday, the 6th
Crystal Palace Park – Friday, the 5th
Ealing – Saturday, the 6th
Enfield – Saturday, the 6th
Fulham – Friday, the 5th
Hammersmith – Saturday, the 6th
Kingston – Friday, the 5th
Legoland Windsor – Saturday, the 6th
Morden Park – Saturday, the 6th
North Kensington – Saturday, the 6th
Richmond – Sunday, the 7th
Roundwood Park – Saturday, the 6th
Southgate – Saturday, the 6th
Southwark – Friday, the 5th
Totteridge – Friday, the 5th
Victoria Park – Sunday, the 7th
Walthamstow – Friday, the 5th
Wanstead – Friday, the 5th
Westway – Friday, the 5th
Wimbledon Park – Friday, the 5th

Have a fun, safely non-flammable weekend, everyone!

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Posted in London Recreation, London, England History, Moving to London: Tips & Culture | 1 Comment »

Reward a London Recruiter’s Social Media Efforts!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Hello all! In this modern era of social marketing, people across the globe have been increasingly shedding paper to connect with one another over internet. It’s the immediacy and multimedia that the web offers that makes this such an appealing means to market one’s self or business, and it’s obviously something that we at London Relocation Ltd. are partaking in more and more each day. But this isn’t about us.

It’s time for casting votes for the Social Recruiting Awards (SOCRA), which seeks to recognize the outstanding online presence of recruiters. Today, we want to give props to the social media efforts of a brilliant business that works in collaboration with us to assist North Americans with moving abroad. As I’ve written in a previous blog post, Classroom Canada is an organization that assists Canadian and American teachers with finding employment in London schools. Its owner and operator, Victoria Westcott, is a Canadian teacher who has had firsthand experience living and working in London, and her passion for both the education field and sharing her expat experiences with those making the move themselves has yielded a myriad of online resources, from blogs to e-books, aiming to assist others with their understanding of English culture, be it with regard to work or pleasure. Her practical guidance offers an empathetic voice that knows both sides to the story, so we cannot applaud nor promote her efforts and superhuman energy more!

I can keep expressing this until I’m blue in the face, but the purpose of this post is to give YOU a say in it, too! If you know of Victoria either through Classroom Canada or her e-published works or become familiar with these resources via the links provided here and like what you see, you can express your support by participating in the SOCRA Awards. Here you will find information on Victoria’s Guide to Teaching in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians and cast your vote.

Bravo, Victoria, for all the time and enthusiasm you devote to helping others–we can’t think of anyone else who deserves recognition more. London Relocation Ltd. shares a common purpose and finds great solidarity with your mission!

Tags: americans moving london, canadian immigration london, canadians living in london, canadians moving to london, Classroom Canada, london relocation agent, London Relocation Services, social networking, Victoria Westcott
Posted in Moving to London: Tips & Culture | 1 Comment »

Calling All Canadians (especially if you’re a TEACHER)!

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

(Image courtesy of Classroom Canada, www.classroomcanada.com)

If you’re a Canadian teacher moving to London, hurrah! We have some exciting news for you. We are pleased to have established a new collaboration with Classroom Canada! Classroom Canada’s lovely owner and operator, Victoria Westcott, is a teacher who has lived in London herself and is now committed to helping fellow North American teachers find teaching positions in London, England.

Victoria is a wealth of information if you are wondering how to initiate the process of finding work and moving abroad. Her e-book, Guide to Teaching in London: A Survival Guide for Canadians is available for purchase online (click here), and coming soon is her Survival Guide for Americans!

But Victoria’s pearls of wisdom don’t stop at teachers. In addition to the Classroom Canada website, Victoria maintains a blog for all Canadians & Americans in the UK with useful tips on the moving process and fun stuff to do whilst in London. She has also started her own social networking site for Canadians and Americans living in the UK on Ning–check it out here.

As Victoria helps her clients successfully find jobs in London, London Relocation Ltd. is here to help them find homes. We will gladly assist YOU in finding a home as well–simply complete one of our webforms!

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Posted in Moving to London: Tips & Culture, Relocating to UK: Visas, Banking, & Other Logisitical Issues | 1 Comment »