News and Inspiring Thoughts

How bad is climate change in 2021?

July 27, 2020 • Billington Pix • environment

Summary of what Greta Thunberg is trying to achieve, why she is misunderstood by the media and brushed over by the politicians other than for a selfie. We just need to listen to the science and act like the climate emergency is an emergency, she says.

This novel changed my life

July 21, 2020 • Billington Pix • existentialism

Like the plague, the Covid-19 epidemic has given us an intensity that has disrupted the routine of our normal lives. It has forced us to face our existence head on.

Ten cool urban photo greeting cards in Southwark

July 13, 2020 • Billington Pix • existentialism • photo greeting cards • social history • things to do in Southwark • urban

One of my favourite things to do in Southwark in London is to wander the streets looking at the old Victorian warehouses. In doing so I take awesome photos to turn into greeting cards. Billington Pix has a great selection of blank urban greeting cards that are based mostly around the Southwark area. These unique photographic cards are superbly captured and can be used for any occasion. Here are 10 urban greeting cards that we know you will love.

Check out other free things to do in Southwark!

Ten cool urban photo greeting cards in Southwark

Six Dickens-inspired streets of Southwark

July 9, 2020 • Billington Pix • social history • things to do in Southwark • urban

This is a list of free things to do in Southwark if you fancy a change. In dedication to Mr Dickens, a number of streets in the Southwark area are named after characters in his works. There are also two parks linked to him. These streets are quite close to each other and you can visit them to take the mandatory selfie beside the street signs.

Check out other free things to do in Southwark!

Social history of Manchester - a personal perspective

July 3, 2020 • Billington Pix • Family history • social history • urban

It's the decisions made by monarchs and prime ministers that can impact the lives of local people. Just like the decisions made by Boris Johnson with regards to Covid-19 can have a huge effect on all our lives in the UK. Tempted as I am, I won't comment on that!

Social history of Manchester - a personal perspective

Top 5 Free and Weird Places to Visit in Southwark

June 30, 2020 • Billington Pix • social history • things to do in Southwark • urban

Here is a list of things to do in Southwork that are free and weird! With many places still closed it is hard to find things to do safely whilst getting a bit of exercise. Well here are five special places that are free and that you can visit on foot all at the same time as they are within walking distance of each other.

Check out other free things to do in Southwark!

In search of the quirky

June 29, 2020 • Billington Pix • photo greeting cards

Are you a fan of oddities? Do you spend hours (when you can of course!) perusing the shelves of antique and junk shops, brocantes, car boot sales, Ebay or charity shops for hidden and quirky treasures? Do you like a good story to go with your discoveries? Such as a dedication in an old book or an engraving to a loved on a piece of old jewellery. All the above is exactly me. I also love genealogy. It's a detective story, to piece together the gaps of evidence, and to unearth the untruths. It's history on a personal level. The same...

How to cope with Covid

June 27, 2020 • Billington Pix • existentialism

Not only did we suffer the terrible depression following the Credit Crunch, but then there was Brexit, which divided so many people who passionately fought for what they believed in. And now on top of that we have the pandemic.

Greeting cards are so boring

June 24, 2020 • Billington Pix • photo greeting cards

I just want to put it out there - it is not easy to find decent photo greeting cards.

Yes, you can find jokey cards that celebrate that middle class love of drinking too much wine, or lavender-filled landscapes of purple haze with cheesy couples holding hands in soft focus. And the latest trend is for personalised cards, which seems to have taken over everything in the search engine results. Great, but is that the only choice? They are all so boring and meaningless to me!

My love of Greece

June 23, 2020 • Billington Pix • travel

I first came to Greece as a child in 1978 to stay for a week in Athens. In those days you could wander all over the Acropolis, stand on the ancient carved ionic marbles of the Parthenon to take a photo. How things have changed.