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Mind The Adventure - Our First Trip to London - What to See
The most unused items we took with us: two umbrellas. It rained 2 hours one day, and sprinkled for one hour on two other days. The two most useful assets: the manager/concierge at the Harlingford Hotel where we stayed, and the SONY Photovault which allowed us each night to quickly and easily dump the pictures from our digital camera memory sticks...
Tea - A Lovely Cuppa
Mention a hot cup of tea and with most people the thought that will come to mind is one of England; an England of tradition of civility, and taking a few moments to savour the small pleasantries that add so much to life. Things like clotted cream, scones, cucumber sandwiches and a good, properly made cup of tea (or cuppa) enjoyed in the company of...
Henrietta Green's Food Lovers Fair in Covent Garden
Henrietta Green’s Food Lovers’ Fair returns to Covent Garden Market, London WC2, for the sixth year running this autumn to showcase 120 of Britain’s most brilliant food and drink producers. Every stall will display and sell a magnificent array of craft-produced food and drink at the Fair.
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2005
The Royal Automobile Club's annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the world's longest running motoring event. It attracts entrants from all over the globe and for the owners of these highly valuable Veteran cars it represents a rare opportunity to take their extraordinary automobiles on the 60 mile run from Hyde Park in central London to...
Fashion Lives at the British Library
For the first time at the British Library, Fashion Lives, a new exhibition, has brought together a collection of post-war fashion leaders who have defined their profession and played a unique role in shaping the fashion industry as we know it today.
Zeus at The Riverside Studios
In 1984 Zeus exhibited at Riverside Studios as a prolific street artist. Two decades later he aptly returns to Riverside Studios to launch his exhibition Dedicated where he demonstrates the evolution of street artist to
Fashion World Opens its Wardrobe for the RSPCA at Vintage Mayfair
On Sunday 13th November 2005, Vintage Mayfair will team up with the RSPCA Central London to host a truly spectacular vintage fashion fair. Not only will Britain’s finest dealers be offering a collection covering over 100 years of fashion, but pieces donated by famous supporters of the RSPCA will be for sale as well. Those that belonged to Twiggy,...
The Science of Aliens at The Science Museum
The Science Of Aliens - the biggest and most in-depth exhibition to examine the possibility of life on other worlds - opened at the Science Museum on Saturday 15th October. The exhibition, designed to appeal to adults and children alike, is at the Science Museum for four months until the end of February 2006, when it starts an international tour.
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