Category: Leyton

Le Tour de France? Non, c’est le Tour de Leyton

Le Tour de France? Non, c’est le Tour de Leyton

The Tour de France came through Leyton earlier today. I had a very productive afternoon watching it on the telly before deciding I’d better go and grab a spot to watch it go past in the flesh. Orient Way was empty enough to get some photos and provide a nice long view of the peloton, …

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Fortune Teller and Genuine Spiritual Healer

Fortune Teller and Genuine Spiritual Healer

Just what I’ve been looking for: someone to solve a problem where no-one else can help. It’s not the A-team, but an east London ‘Genuine Spiritual Healer’ who can tackle “a problem that has not been solved by anyone”. And, it comes with a complete guaratee: “All your problems will be solved for ever within …

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Bike repair shop, Leyton

Bike repair shop, Leyton

I’ve just taken my bike to Bike Shack on Leyton High road and came away well impressed. I only had a broken gear cable, which it turns out was all mashed up inside the mechanism because of where it had snapped, but it was fixed while I was there in around 20 minutes and at …

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