Battered and at Battersea - giving a cat a home

Advantages: Money for a good cause, giving rescue animals a home
Disadvantages: Based in south east, get home visit before approved as "parents", opening times

...We recently became "parents" of two lovely cats, presumed to be sisters, thanks to Battersea Dogs Home (yes, they help cats too). This is our story... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History of Battersea Dogs Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opened in 1860, the Battersea Dogs Home is perhaps the most famous of all animal rescue centres in the UK. But did you also know that they rescue cats too? Last year (2003), Battersea found homes for nearly six thousand animals who, for one reason or another, had ended up with nowhere to go. Running costs are a whopping £637 per animal on average, and the centre receives no support from the government - it relies wholly on public donations and legacies. ~~~~~~~ First Visit ~~~~~~~ Opening hours are fairly restricted at Battersea, so we went on a Saturday morning. It didn't take long...

xalala 26.07.2004 · Read review
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Cheap thrills

Advantages: Cozy rooms, great service, fantastic value
Disadvantages: Can be a bit noisy outside

...into my holiday time. This is my report of the Travelodge in Battersea in South London. We arrived at Battersea on New Years Day. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from Wandsworth Town station. The distance is leisurely but does involve going down into a subway, which isn't always a nice experience at 10pm in a traditionally rough part of the capital. Nonetheless we had no problems in our time in the area. In fact, the area outside Wandsworth Town station is very pleasant indeed, with lots of fancy restaurants and clothes shops on an old cobbled street. Wandsworth Town can be reached either from Waterloo or by going from Victoria to Clapham Junction and changing. It takes about the same amount of time. The station lies in zone 2, so getting into London won't cost the earth. We arrived at the hotel at 1pm, but Travelodge have...

badongism 11.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Travelodge London Battersea, London

Traffic Dodge at Travelodge

Advantages: Brilliant prices at present
Disadvantages: A bit of a walk from the station

...I need to be in London three or four times a year, and have yet to find someone who will give me free bed and board! - any offers?? - So each visit involves a scouring of flight times and costs, followed by an online hunt for cheap accomodation. Travelodge at Battersea in November was quite a find, and I've already booked for the next two visits - so how's that for a recommendation - not that everything was perfect - but I'll explain a bit later. 1 Location ************ Online maps of the area on the Travelodge Site were only marginally helpful in pinpointing the hotel's location. And knowing that the address was 200 York Road was only partially helpful. Neither spelled out the quickest route from Clapham Junction Railway Station. The hotel is siutated about 7 minutes walk away - so long as you choose the right exit from...

trevorbrock 06.01.2006 · Read review
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Review of Travelodge London Battersea, London

No holiday for me at Holiday Inn

Advantages: Conveniently located, well priced, spotless and comfortable
Disadvantages: No proper restaurant

...discounted by 20% everywhere else.! However, this time I discovered that the price offered for the Wandsworth Holiday Inn was far less than I could get any other way - £45 for a double including breakfast in the morning. I felt as though I had been upgraded to business class, as I walked past the Travelodge on Battersea's York Road, and into the impressive Holiday Inn at the Wandsworth roundabout. 2 Trevor Has Been Welcomed. I am sure there is someone, somewhere who has calculated the exact square footage needed for a reception area in a hotel, depending on the star rating of the hotel concerned. Frankly, he/she needs to be re-educated as I have no need to enter half an acre of empty space and spend the next 20 minutes trying to guess where the reception desk is. Wandsworth does have a spacious area as you enter, given over to...

trevorbrock 21.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Express By Holiday Inn Wandsworth - Battersea, London

B is for Battersea Dogs Home - Gracie's tale

Advantages: Experienced, well run homing centre
Disadvantages: So many dogs looking for a home

...always been a dog lover but he really, really loved our last dog and the thought of replacing him was unthinkable. However, I could see that he was weakening and remembering the lovely long walks besides the lakes where we live. When he installed an iron gate and made the garden escape proof, I knew things were going my way! Finally one hot sunny day in August, we drove up to London and to Battersea. The idea was just to have a look and get the feel of the place with a view to going back possibly a second time to adopt. We set off early to be there before the doors opened at 10.30 and even then we were third in the queue. Soon after, the queue extended down the road. There were whole families with small children and young singles. Some people with cat carriers as Battersea have 100's of cats needing good homes too. Finally great...

Rosieoli 11.05.2004 · Read review
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FLYING PIGS OVER BATTERSEA POWER STATION!!!

Advantages: Contains those great 60's/psychadelia keyboard mixes and melodies
Disadvantages: Seems too short in my opinion the closing and opening tracks bearly reach over a minute,and 'dogs' just drags on unfortunately

...This is the 3rd concept album by Roger Waters based on George Orwell's outstanding novel 'animal farm' where he classes humans into groups of animals of course only pigs,sheep and dogs are used in the album which can at times be frustrating because this album had the potential to include loads more tracks based on most of the other animals such as cats.The ANIMALS album was made after 'wish you were here' which was a Gilmour/Waters partnership although on ANIMALS gilmour only contributes to one song 'dogs' which can be considered a blessing to some because it does'nt include those rechid ear aching gilmour guitar solos that take up 10 minutes to complete. The sleeve design for the album is phenomenal,it features a flying pig over battersea power station in London.The idea was devised by Roger Waters,bless him for being...

darkangelwing 21.06.2005 · Read review
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Kitty Kabin Sponsorship - Meow!

Advantages: A fun way to support a deserving charity
Disadvantages: None

...A wonderful earlier review leaves very little to say about the adoption process for this charity. So I would like to highlight another way you can help. Some people may have a love of cats (or dogs) but for various reasons may not be able to adopt one. Perhaps they are allergic or they do not live in suitable accomodation, it may be the committment that puts you off. But there is still a way you can help. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as it is now known offer Kitty Kabin Sponsorship alongside the Sponor a Kennel programme. For the vary small sum of £5 per month which you can pay by direct debit, you can help give cats a new start in life. The £5 helps to care and feed your Kabin resident as well as giving her blankets to keep her warm in the winter. What do you get in return? On joining the programme you receive a booklet...

sjljersey 10.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Battersea Dogs Home

Clear your clutter and make some money!

Advantages: Guaranteed pitch, well organised, friendly helpful staff...
Disadvantages: Only you can sort out your clutter!

...Battersea Car Boot Sale Important Info: Booking line number (sellers must book in advance): 07941 383 588 Venue: Battersea Tec College, Battersea Park Road, SW11 Cost for sellers: Walking £8, Cars £10-15 Opening times: 1:30-5pm Growing up my family used to head to car boot sales on a regular basis ? both as customers going for a Sunday browse and as sellers trying to get rid of various bits and pieces. Since moving out of home eight years ago I hadn?t even though about going to a car boot sale until a few months ago when, bored at home one day, I looked around me and thought how the heck did I collect so much clutter?! After noticing just how much stuff I had that I no longer wanted I couldn?t get the desire to de-clutter out of my head! Having thought through all my options (giving stuff to charity, advertising...

longlegz 01.05.2007 · Read review
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The best average hotel in the world?

Advantages: Great rooms, showers, TV choice, air-conditioning and great location
Disadvantages: No restaurant, not much parking, little pricey

...Steakhouse across the road (which wasn?t built on my first visit) as well as a 24 hour McDonalds about 2 minutes walk away (which normally does me fine!). Parking can be a problem. If you bring your car, you?ll either get blocked in or not have anywhere to park. If you arrive late you can use the B&Q car park next door from 8pm to 8am. It?s nice to find a London hotel with parking facilities, even if they are limited. As far a public transport goes, Wandsworth Town train station (Southwest Trains) is less than 5 minutes walk away, and is only one stop from Clapham Junction, with easy access to the commuter lines. If you like buses (which I don?t), there a good selection running down the main road towards Central London (via Battersea). If you do not know where Wandsworth is, it?s south of the river, to the west of central London...

robert_parnham 09.12.2003 · Read review
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Review of Express By Holiday Inn Wandsworth - Battersea, London

Self-improvement for the Starbucks generation

Advantages: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll *learn*
Disadvantages: But you might scoff a bit too

...?You know those people who always radiate cheerful optimism? Nauseating, aren?t they? I want to become one of those. I want to find out how to live life completely, abundantly, joyfully, stupidly. This is my quest. Enlightenment?. The Battersea Park Road to Enlightenment looks like a novel. But it isn?t. It?s a travelogue of sorts ? combined with a potted guide to more New Age disciplines than I ever knew existed. To some, it?ll be an indispensable bible, providing information, meditations and inspiration. To others, it?ll be an hilarious digest of ?mumbo jumbo?. Isabel Losada might sound quite an exotic person, but in fact her name came from her Spanish diplomat father ? ?and now you know as much about him as I do?. We are treated to a mini-biography of her life up until this point, and it makes very interesting reading...

ShoppingGirl 29.08.2003 · Read review
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