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"Rub ma belly"   Autumn. The leaves are falling. Its grey and raining. We're a long time past March's lockdown and yet coronavirus is still here and we still need to keep our distance. But we have a silver lining! A pick me up proven uplift opens on the 31st October, in the shape of nine cats roaming, ready for petting and belly rubs at the new Java Whiskers cat café at 105, Great Portland Street, in London! You book your time slot, 1-2 hours per person over 10 years of age, arrive 15 minutes early and kick off your shoes! Order some sandwiches, salads and pastries, with vegan options and gluten-free option and then enjoy the kitties as they come a paw-ing. There are rules though to protect the cats, while there are toys to lure in a feline friend, you aren't allowed to force them, pick them up or 'force hold' them, and the cats are free to retreat to downstairs if they decide they're done with human company for a while, so these cat kings and queens

Camden Council offering a variety of options with  #tryabike It's been a long London Council initiative to make bike hire free for at least 30 days- 4 weeks, with "try a bike"the idea is to reduce pollution and to create an opportunity to see if a bike is right for you, before investing in buying your own. The benefits of using a bike at this time are insurmountable, and especially for those at risk of infection but required to attend a job they can't do from home. Using a bike helps all our shop staff, post office workers, cleaners and of course the vital medics and allied professionals to avoid all public transport, which as we all know has been increasingly packed due to the reduced services on tubes and buses in waiting in the brisk the cold spring sunshine and occasional rain,  minimising workers’ disruption and possibilities of being infected as they travel to attend to crucial work in the COVID-19 epidemic. Free ebikes.. There are regular bikes c

I probably don't need to reiterate it's a hard and uncertain time for everyone right now, how desolate the streets of London are in the midst of corona virus pandemic. So I won't, instead I want to turn your attention to goats, pygmy goats to be exact. At London Zoo, the pygmy goats enclosure is where all animal loving kids, and lets face it adults too, get to interact with the zoo animals -  and it turns out they're missing us! Seriously, they line up at the gate of their enclosure in the mornings waiting for the visitors, because they're waiting for massage and attention and they get lots of love! No social distancing for them - their keepers are on site and on hand to make up for the shortfall, though I'm not sure they are anything close to the numbers the pygmy goats miss. Its adorable and a real reminder of how we all love cuddles, even if we can't really see our friends and families in person. #staysafestayhome When this is all over mayb