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In case you’re not completely snowed in and are looking for something fun to do, we’d suggest making a beeline for Sketch’s pop-up café at the Royal Academy of Arts, launching today. The café will run alongside the RA’s GSK contemporary exhibition ‘Aware: Art Fashion Identity’, so expect a concoction of fashion, food and art, presented in Sketch’s signature quirky style.
Buying Christmas presents can be quite stressful. Even thinking about it can cause most people to break down in a pile of sweat. Picture the shopping hysteria on Oxford Street; the lights from the department stores make you squint and the snap happy tourists stop right in front of you to take photos of Selfridges’s window display – it just ain’t pretty. So why not buy your Christmas presents online?
We turned to From Britain With Love for help. FBWL is an online guide to all things beautiful and British made, and is a perfect site if you want to support and learn more about British producers. Check out the latest events and trends, read course reviews, and browse the travel features. You’ll find designer-makers to craftspeople, food producers and retailers listed in the online directory, and we guarantee that you’ll feel inspired just after a quick glance.
The list below features products (and companies) found on From Britain With Love, and we think they would make for excellent Christmas presents indeed.
For the stylish sister grown tired of Accessorize
Christmas is coming up. You knew that already. Everywhere you look you’re reminded that Santa Claus is soon coming to town and with that, mince pies, winter Pimms and roasted chestnuts will follow. Which is why you should take care of your body before all gluttony and stressful Christmas shopping begin.
On 21st November at 2pm – 4pm at London’s Triyoga, Victoria Oldham is holding a free Grinberg Method workshop. The Grinberg method offers a structured way of learning through the body, with the aim of showing how to put your health and well-being first. If you suffer from stress, anxiety or just want to achieve your personal goals, this taster session might be something for you.
Today’s insider tip for cool things to do (and that not many people know about) is the Selvedge Christmas Fair.
The brainchild of the brilliantly stylish interior decorating magazine, Selvedge, the Christmas fair follows on from their successful summer fair. Also taking part are our friends at The Makery who will be running workshops throughout the day.
There are LOTS of Christmas fairs out there, but we’re definitely putting this one in our diary…
As usual there are tonnes of things to do this weekend in London town, and we’ve handpicked a few for you. Watch out for Bonfire Night, The Prohibition Party and a new, upcoming food market. Exciting, ey?
If you haven’t yet made plans for New Year’s eve this year, consider Edinburgh’s Hogmanay. It’ll blow your lid off. The event consists of 4 days of celebrations, centred around a huge street party on New Year’s Eve. The street party offers live music, DJs, dancing and a mahoosive fireworks display. Given the backdrop of Edinburgh castle, the fireworks contend with the best in the world.
Throw in thousands of merry revellers welcoming in the New Year, and you’ve got a night you won’t forget.
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Remember Remember the 5th November…
Bonfire Night, a wonderful marker for the beginning of the British winter – the clocks go back and it’s time for us to nest down for the winter. Time too for those singletons out there to take advantage of the chill in the air and to find someone to snuggle up to for the Winter. And what better excuse for a date than Bonfire Night.
We were recently chatting with our friends at The Great Date Guide about the joys of bonfire nights and how romantic it can be to wrap up warm, step out on the arm of another, warm hands on spiced winter punch and hold hands while gazing starwards at the firework displays.
As the oracle on the best places to go dating in London we asked them to offer their cupids view on London Bonfire nights and the best ones to visit for a romantic evening for two.
The Great Date Guide’s top picks: > read more
Halloween is naturally the major event of this weekend, but there are plenty of other things going on too. Check out the ski festival of the year, enjoy a gentlemen’s afternoon tea session or how about trying curry flavoured chewing gum?
Winter arrives in London this weekend with the Freeze Festival, 29th – 31st October, at Battersea Power Station, signalling the kick off of the UK winter ski season.
Track or Treat?
Somewhere in central London, around midnight on the eve of all hallows’ day, a gathering will begin. Watch out for those who, on iron horses, from the shadows will appear…
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