Use juicy South African peaches or nectarines to create this yummy tart – it’s simple and sensational! Serves 10 Preparation: 15 minutes Chilling: 30 minutes 4 South African peaches or nectarines, pitted and sliced 4tbsp caster sugar 125g butter 250g digestive biscuits, crushed 2tbsp cocoa powder 250g pot mascarpone cheese 1tsp vanilla extract 200ml double cream Chocolate shards or grated chocolate, for sprinkling 1. Put half the peaches or nectarines into a saucepan with 2tbsp caster sugar and 100ml water. Simmer gently for 4-5 minutes, then puree in a blender to make the fruit sauce. Set aside to cool. 2.…
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Alcohol Awareness Week takes place between 11th-17th November 2019 and it is a chance for the UK to get thinking about drinking with the theme this year being alcohol and me. The harm caused by alcohol in the UK today is not inevitable and key changes can be made to end serious alcohol harm. In terms of our skin it seems like we are always in the pursuit of finding the perfect complexion by trying various new tips and tricks but there is one simple skin fix that we need to focus on: reduce our alcohol intake. Alcohol’s effect on…
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish, a 24-time world champion whose quest to master the world’s longest waves unexpectedly reveals his vulnerabilities as a competitor, mentor and father. THE LONGEST WAVE transcends the action sports genre by capturing obstacles outside of the legendary athlete’s professional life in an intimate, cinéma-vérité style, revealing Naish balancing the pursuit of excellence at sea with the demands of life’s complications on land. Joe Berlinger has been a leading voice in nonfiction film and television for over two decades. Films include the landmark documentaries BROTHER’S KEEPER,…
Just Dance® and Alzheimer’s Research Uk Announce “just Dance Memories” Fundraising Campaign to Mark 10th Anniversary of Dancing Game LONDON, UK — 6th November 2019 — Ubisoft, creator and publisher of the bestselling dance video game, Just Dance, is joining forces with Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, to help protect the cherished memories Just Dance helps families to create. The campaign will be asking people to share their own favourite dancing memories on social media in order to help raise awareness and funds for life-changing dementia research. From Tuesday 5th November, the public will be invited…
ROTTERDAM / BRUSSELS, 6 NOVEMBER 2019: The Belgian feature ‘Tench’ (‘Muidhond’) will have its international premiere in the ‘Limelight’ programme of the ‘Voices’ section at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam (22 Jan – 2 Feb 2020). Patrice Toye’s fourth feature stars Tijmen Govaerts (‘Girl’, ‘We’), Ina Geerts (‘The treatment’), Line Pillet (‘Mandy’, Little Black Spiders’) and Julia Brown, amongst others. The film is an adaptation of the award-winning Dutch novel ‘Muidhond’ by writer Inge Schilperoord. Director Patrice Toye co-wrote the script with Peter Seynaeve, Richard Van Oosterhout acted as Director of Photography and John Parish composed the film music. The film received its world premiere at Film Fest Gent, where it also won the North Sea Port…
Moda, the heart of the UK’s fashion industry, has announced a ream of footwear brands that have already signed up for the 23rd – 25th February 2020 show. Following a change of dates to avoid clashing with European show Micam, the footwear industry has demonstrated its support for the NEC-based show with over 100 leading and up and coming brands opting to showcase their new collections at Moda. Visitors can expect to see a compelling line-up offering newness and industry favourites, with brands such as Caprice, Tamaris, Xti, Refresh, Carvela, UNISA, Peter Kaiser, Alpe, Fly London, Nero Giardini, Marco Tozzi,…
It’s not what I was expecting, but ‘Ghost Quartet’ is simply superb. The first show in the brand new Boulevard Theatre in the area of Soho that used to house porn shops, a gay cinema, and all things seedy (it’s Walkers Court), ‘Ghost Quartet’ is a great and auspicious debut for the theatre. While I was expecting something a bit more risqué in keeping with the theme of the neighbourhood, ‘Ghost Quartet’ is a musical experience I recommend you don’t miss! The Boulevards circular two level theatre is perfect for this, or any other kind of show. The musical quartet…
Now playing at the Charing Cross Theatre until December 21st, the show tells the story of Robbie (Luke Bayer), who is in love with closeted mayoral candidate James Prince (Lewis Asquith) – who by the way is married – to a woman! Robbie is also being pursued by the rich and well-connected Lord Bellingham (Chris Coleman). But poor Robbie – he’s got two evil stepsisters who have taken ownership of the laundromat in Soho that his mother was supposed to have left him and that he still manages, along with Velcro (Millie O’Connell – very good, and the voice of…
The Stanley Spencer Gallery is delighted to present Painting by the Thames: Swan Upping at Cookham, opening November 7 2019. Built around one of the artist’s most celebrated works, Swan Upping at Cookham (1915 -1919), the exhibition brings together rarely seen paintings and drawings from the Gallery’s collection to reveal one of Spencer’s inspirations, the River Thames. The title work, which is on loan from the Tate, depicts the practice of ‘Swan Upping’, where mute swans are caught, marked and then released. Spencer was moved to capture this annual ceremony as he sat in Holy Trinity church at Cookham and heard…
Hotels have a huge role to play in reducing plastic use in various parts of their operations. Yet recent statistics from YouGov worryingly show that only 29%* of hospitality and leisure businesses have replaced some or all of their single-use plastics with more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Interested in the hospitality and leisure sectors eco-intentions, Taxi2Airport.com surveyed 1,528 Brits to discover the commonly used plastic items in hotels they would most like to see fully replaced with a sustainable/environmentally-friendly option. Taxi2Airport found that Brits would most like hotels to replace plastic carrier bags/plastic bin bags with compostable bags/reusable carrier bags (e.g. cotton/linen…