Hey you! Yeah, you! Help save the independent London venues fighting for survival

Plus, don’t forget Chelsea Flower Show is going virtual and check out the London bakeries now delivering to your door |

Time In Couchbound No. #14 | Issue No. #2581 My Preferences | View Online Indie venues (still) need our help London’s independent venues are in crisis mode. Breaking even was tough enough to start with. Current circumstances mean that many are fighting for survival. We’ve already covered the dire situation south London LGBTQ+ stronghold the Royal Vauxhall Tavern finds itself in (please give generously), and now the Union Chapel has increased its fundraising goal to the giddy-but-necessary sum of £100,000. To help it achieve this, the Highbury institution is planning on launching a new digital channel that’s kicking off with an exclusive gig by one Laura Marling. Up your alley? Find out more. Not up your alley? Donate anyway, you big jabroni. Fingers on buzzers The secret tunnel under Trafalgar Square allegedly leads to which building? Incoming: today’s streaming highlights All day Seek solace in the awesome power of petals ‘Damn this virus to hell,’ you mutter through choked sobs. ‘For the first time since World War II, the Chelsea Flower Show has been cancelled!’ How will you get your petunia fix now? We’ll tell you how: the whole thing has gone virtual! Yesterday was the grand opening to RHS members, but today it’s available to the rest of us. The best of the rest Noon The Natural History Museum bods will be discussing ‘plants that bite back’. Ouchie! 5.30pm Watch genius producer of ‘The Crown’ and ‘Quiz’, Andy Harries, discussing his work and answering questions. 7pm The stars of ‘Normal People’, as well as a ton of great comedians, will be going head-to-head in Mario Kart, to support the Campaign Against Living Miserably. Check out our full list of virtual highlights, updated every day. Get your bread Yonder! ’Tis our big list of London bakeries now offering doorstep delivery. Are you craving the ever-crisp yet warm kiss of a freshly baked loaf? Keen to support London’s early-rising breadfolk? Find a baker close to you and get your doughy and delicious orders in now. Because what’s quarantine if not a flimsy excuse to carb-load yourself into a perpetually comatose state? More quality for your quarantine Designer drinker Artists are making merch to help save much-loved London pubs More here Bacon, reviewed Our in-house vegetarian continues his quest to try all meats for the first time More here Gallery of graphics Brace yourself for Voma, a huge, fully fledged, virtual art museum More here Why so ratty? London’s vermin are out in force right now. We decided to find out why More here ‘“Is it pee-pee o’clock?” – my brother, talking to his dog.’ @theatredoc Overheard something weird and wonderful? Tweet us and you might see it next week! Feelgood links to ease the pain Remember this? Take a sunny, virtual stroll down a bustling Regent’s Canal YouTube Forty-four films worth watching from the Cannes Film Festival’s 75-year history The New Yorker RIP Fred Willard, who once stole a whole film with these two minutes YouTube Could be the nicest toilet we’ve ever seen Reddit Zoom right into the pigment on this stupidly detailed render of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ www.hyper-resolution.org Hey London, share the love! Forward to a friend Time Out has become Time In while our wonderful city is on lockdown. We are still dedicated to bringing you the best of London, even while London itself sits indoors for a while. Wherever you are in the city, if there's something happening, Time In will let you know about it. Contact Us Terms Of Use My Preferences Unsubscribe Me 77 Wicklow St London, UK, WC1X 9JY, GB