Team England have announced a 16 strong women’s hockey squad who will compete For Team and Country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia. The squad contains 8 players including captain Alex Danson who memorably claimed Olympic Gold for Great Britain in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Team England claimed a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, losing an agonising penalty shootout to Australia in the Final. Team England have been drawn in Pool A for the 2018 Commonwealth Games against India, South Africa, Malaysia and Wales. The team will begin their campaign…
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Supported by the Bolton School of the Arts and the British Council, The Venice Fellowships programme offers students the opportunity to spend a month in Italy, Venice at one of the world’s largest art exhibitions, La Biennale di Venezia. The Biennale has displayed artwork from critically acclaimed artists including Picasso and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Within the Biennale is the British Pavillion, a converted exhibition space that features work from UK’s contemporary artists, architects, designers and curators. This year, the theme is Freespace; ‘the freedom to imagine, the free space of time and memory’*. The 2018 creation is Island. Fellows…
March 2018 – The average motor insurance claim is now at a record level of just under £3000 according to the latest figures from the ABI. This has helped insurance premiums rise by 9% in the past year. As around 90% of every standard motor insurance premium is what an insurer has to pay out in claims, Smartdriverclub Insurance is urging motorists to boycott traditional motor insurance and take advantage of the lower claims costs and lower premiums offered by usage-based or black box insurance providers. What few motorists realise is that if they opt for usage-based or ‘black box’…
Astonishing new data reveals that owners will spend £9,364 on a child in its FIRST YEAR compared to £1,118 for a puppy. In fact, dog owners will only spend an estimated £8,500 over a dog’s lifetime, which is cheaper than a child’s first year! A new tool breaks down the costs of owning a dog in the first year and provides a breakdown of the food, equipment and medical bill costs. Have you ever wondered exactly how much it would cost to raise a baby vs a puppy during their first year of life? Well, now you can, thanks to…
BFree has created the world’s first anti-ageing sandwich recipe, packed with healthy ingredients known to help combat the signs of ageing (including sweet potato and spinach, to sun dried tomatoes and black olives) The youth enhancing sandwich has been created by Julie Montagu, health and wellness expert and The Future Countess of Sandwich, to address the nation’s obsession with looking and feeling younger The ‘Roll Back The Clock’ is one in a range of new health and wellness sandwiches, including the B.L.T (beautiful, long, tresses) created to improve the condition of the hair and scalp, dispelling the myth that sandwiches…
AUTUMN WINTER 2018 WOMENSWEAR COLLECTION Monochromic blocks of opaque colour elemental in Navy, White, Sulphur Yellow. Sporty precision moulded cashmere. Coat, dress, skirt, top, A-line shape. Trousers pleated and divided. Glacial Grey polar opposite to bursts of Ultra-colour. Weatherproofed technical layers and oceans of pleats. Georgette splashed with coloured brushstrokes. A palette of Cadmium, Cobalt, Manganese. Dressed with informality against textured knits and windproof smocks. A stormy mix of colour cut to fold and clash. Violet, Cerulean, Viridian, Asphaltum.Geometry in folds and pleats engineered. Slivers of Blue finish the picture. About Jasper Conran Jasper Conran, OBE, is a British designer.…
Introducing Magnetix Wellness – The Answer to Looking Good On the Outside and Feeling Good On the Inside It has never been easier to achieve greater wellness and more energy whilst looking and feeling fabulous at the same time. With MAGNETIX Wellness, you can discover the surprisingly powerful and positive effect of magnets, incorporated with beautiful jewellery. Offering elegant designs for improved health and inner harmony, the secret behind MAGNETIX Wellness jewellery and accessories are the strong magnets which lie within. Research studies have shown magnets can not only act as an alternative method for treating a number of conditions…
David Hill, who celebrates 20 years as Musical Director of The Bach Choir this year, has been honoured with the prestigious RCO medal alongside three other musicians who have made major contributions to the world of music. Back in the 1980s, as Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral, David would walk from the Apse of Westminster Cathedral back to his office after a service. He remembers looking through the window into the Hall, watching Sir David Willcocks on the rostrum, with his close friend, the late John Scott, accompanying, and listening to the energy from the Choir. ‘‘I often wondered…
Notting Hill’s newest florist, Front Row, is launching a series of floral masterclasses at their charming venue, starting with an Easter centrepiece class taking place on Thursday 29th March. The small masterclasses will be held quarterly, accommodating just 10 guests, and allowing green-fingered attendees to create elegant and timeless floral arrangements with the expert guidance of the Front Row team. Guests are encouraged to arrive from 6 pm, with the class taking place from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Drinks and canapes will be served on arrival and throughout the class in order to stimulate guests’ creative flair. Guests will leave…
Eco-fashion House, The Ministry of Tomorrow (MOT) announced that it has assigned complete ownership of its Nairobi production facility to Michelle Gertrude Aricha aka “Coco Chanel” who has been the facilities General Manager and lead designer for the past 4 years. MOT’s flagship production facility is located in Nairobi, Kenya just outside of Kibera, one of Africa’s largest slums. This MOT-built facility sponsors skilled tailors who are recruited from within Kibera to make designer unisex bags, creating sustainable livelihoods for its employees. As Woman’s Empowerment is a core MOT objective, MOT recruited Michelle to manage its Nairobi eco-factory that produces vegan…