The Luxury Travel Fair will be held at Olympia, London from Thursday, November 3 to Sunday, November 6 2011. Now in its 6th year, it is the only dedicated consumer focused luxury travel event in the UK - the perfect destination for discerning travellers searching for their next holiday.

In association with Condé Nast Traveller, the Fair plays host to over 100 hotels, travel companies and destinations from around the world making sure that visitors will be able to enjoy unique, unusual and unforgettable travel experiences.This year there are more than 30 new exhibitors taking part for the first time, including the new Siam Kempinski Hotel in Bangkok, Ville in Italia with their fantastic range of luxury holiday villas, spa specialist Wellbeing Escapes and QuintessentiallyTravel, who offer tailor- made personalised travel experiences.

From traditional favourites, like Abercrombie & Kent, The Oxford Ski Company and ITC Classics, as well as memorable tours, like Into Japan, Okavango Tours & Safaris, Viking River Cruises and Mundy Cruising to exhilarating travel experiences. Highlights among those are the Oriental Escapes, Elegant Resorts, Mr & Mrs Smith Hotels and Cox & Kings.

Catherine Thake, the Show Director, says: “We are really pleased to get such a fantastic variety of luxury travel companies to attend. As a special perk to visitors to the Fair, many exhibitors are also offering special discounts and upgrades, additional treatments or services to those who book their holiday there and then.”

Visitors will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the beautifully designed Fair, where they can enjoy champagne and cocktails in the luxury Lotus Bar in the heart of the Fair and try some of newly appointed caterers Mosimann's delicious salads and platters. They can also attend a wide range of celebrity talks in the extremely popular ‘Meet the Experts Theatre’.

For further information, please visit: www.luxurytravelfair.com Follow the Fair on Twitter@LuxTravelFair

Location: Olympia Exhibition Centre, Olympia Way. London W14 8UX

Fair Hours
Thursday, Friday & Saturday November 3, 4 & 5 – 10am – 6pm Sunday, November 6 - 10am – 5pm

Image Credit: Baros, Maldives (ITC Classics)

HOT OFFER FOR ALL HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES READERS
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JUSTIN ROSE SHARES HIS TIPS FOR BUSINESS ON THE GOLF COURSE IN AID OF SEVE BALLESTEROS TRIBUTE EVENT

GOLFING star Justin Rose has shared his top tips on how to improve your game while making deals on the golf course to raise awareness of Viva La Vida, a star-studded event in aid of the Seve Ballesteros Foundation in partnership with Cancer Research UK.

Rose, who recently saw off close competition from the likes of Luke Donald and John Senden to win the BMW Championships in Atlanta, has shared tips for putting, productive practice and warming up before a round. His expert advice is designed to help those whose time on the green is restricted to business meetings but who still want to shine.

· Keep your head still on putts

Practice putts from 4-6ft and listen for the ball to drop. To help, place your ball in a way that the logo is visible and focus your eyes on a specific letter. Amateurs have a tendency to peek and this can in turn cause the shoulders to open up and close the club face, resulting in missed putts.

· Productive practice

When you do have a little time to practice, make it count! Do this by always choosing a precise target on the range like a pin or small tree. Put a club on the ground on line with your target. You are now going to be aligned correctly each time, giving you the best chance of grooving a swing!

· Warm up before you play

Ever find yourself playing terribly on the front nine and then getting it together on the back nine? That is probably because it's taken you a while to warm up. Try arriving at the course 15 minutes earlier and either hit a few balls on the range or hit some balls into a net, or even take two clubs and make a few swings in the car park. You'll be loose, relaxed and ready to play well!

· Chipping

The most important aspect of chipping is your ball position. Most people will measure ball position in relation to their feet, for example "middle of your stance". But in chipping, it is important to think of your ball position in relation to your sternum (breastbone). The reason for this is that your sternum determines the point you’re going to contact the ground. So if you set up to the ball with the ball opposite your sternum and stay still with your swing, you will strike the chip crisply and consistently.

Viva La Vida which translates as ‘Live the Life’ will be a celebration and commemoration of Seve Ballesteros and the legacy he left behind. The annual flagship event, hosted by Ryder Cup Captain Jose Maria Olazabal, will be held at the Natural History Museum, London on December 14th 2011 to mark the end of the 2011 golfing season and help raise vital funds for brain cancer research.

To reserve a table at Viva La Vida, please contact Katie Gales on 020 3469 5490 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further information about the Seve Ballesteros Foundation in aid of Cancer Research UK please visit www.seveballesterosfoundation.org . You can also follow the Foundation on twitter twitter.com/Sevefoundation

About Viva La Vida

· Viva la Vida 2011 will be a star studded tribute and exclusive dinner celebrating the life of Seve Ballesteros.

· Tables of 10 are £5,000. To book your table please contact Katie Gales on 020 3469 5490 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Tables are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so try and do their bit for this amazing cause, Posh Paraphernalia will be donating 10% of all their sales of their Pink Spotty range to Breakthough Breast Cancer 's GO PINK campaign www.breakthrough.org.uk/gopink. Breakthrough Breast Cancer raises hugely important funds to help Breakthrough Breast Cancer in the fight against the disease so, if you ever needed an excuse to treat you or one of lovely friends to a Posh Pinny, a Tea Cosie, or maybe just an Oven Glove, this month is the time to do it and help Posh support this wonderful charity and important cause that it so close to all of our hearts. And if you are already planning on 'going pink' one day this month, why not make your outfit a pink posh pinny? You'll look gorgeous as well as doing something amazing.

Links to some of the pink spotty goodies are:

http://www.poshandlovely.com/shop/the-posh-pinny#pnkspt

http://www.poshandlovely.com/shop/tea-cosies#pnkspt

DISCOVER LEONARDO'S MILAN IN LUXURY WITH PRINCIPE DI SAVOIA'S RENAISSANCE ART PACKAGE
Hotel Principe di Savoia’s Renaissance Art Package

As the replica of da Vinci’s Last Supper arrives in London, jet off to the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Milan to experience a VIP viewing of the original masterpiece and enter a world of art, history and fine dining with Hotel Principe di Savoia.

As thousands flock to London’s National Gallery to see the replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, guests of Hotel Principe di Savoia, Dorchester Collection’s iconic Milanese hotel can enjoy an exclusive VIP viewing of the original masterpiece in the heart of Milan at Santa Maria delle Grazie with the hotel’s bespoke Renaissance Art Package.

Hotel Principe di Savoia is providing a unique cultural city break and the opportunity to explore and experience art, food and luxury in style and privacy. During their stay, guests will be hosted by an experienced art expert at a VIP viewing of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, arranged by Head Concierge Mario Gambron, as well as taking part in an exclusive culinary masterclass with Executive Chef, Fabrizio Cadei in the unique show kitchen at Acanto.
Complimentary entry into Pinacoteca di Brera, one of the world’s finest Italian Renaissance art collections housing 13th-20th century artworks by Veronese, Mantegna, Bellini and Carpaccio is also provided, and the hotel’s daily complimentary Limousine Shuttle service, available for the exclusive use to and from city centre, allows guests to experience and explore Milan at their own leisure.

The Hotel Principe di Savoia’s Renaissance Art Package includes:
• Accommodation for two nights in one of Hotel Principe di Savoia’s newly refurbished top suites
• VIP passes to view the original Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie arranged by Hotel Principe di Savoia’s Head Concierge Mario Gambron
• Free entrance to Pinacoteca di Brera
• An exclusive cookery class with Hotel Principe di Savoia’s Executive Chef, Fabrizio Cadei in the unique show kitchen at Acanto Restaurant followed by dinner
• One complimentary art book
• One complimentary treatment per guest at Club 10 Fitness & Beauty Center
• Buffet breakfast
• Daily complimentary Limousine Shuttle service for the exclusive use of Guests to and from city centre.

The package starts from €4,000 per room, per night, taxes and breakfast included. Valid until 31 December 2012 for a minimum stay of two nights.
Black-out dates excluded and subject to availability. Cancellation Policy: 3 weeks prior to arrival.

www.dorchestercollection.com

DORCHESTER COLLECTION ANNOUNCES THE REOPENING OF HOTEL BEL-AIR LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
– Dorchester Collection’s property, Hotel Bel-Air, has reopened its doors on October 14, 2011, after 24 months of extensive refurbishment and redesign. Christopher Cowdray, Chief Executive Officer of Dorchester Collection, appointed two internationally renowned design teams, Alexandra Champalimaud and Rockwell Group, to oversee the thoughtful restoration. Master Chef Wolfgang Puck and his restaurant group, the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group (WPFDG), oversees all of the luxury hotel’s food and beverage operations. A special preview room rate of $595 will be offered until December 29, 2011.

Champalimaud was commissioned to set the design style, and great care was taken to keep much of the hotel’s originality. Throughout the process, insightful feedback from valued past guests was taken into consideration when implementing many of the hotel’s design changes. The familiar Spanish Colonial architecture splashed in “Bel-Air Pink” is still present while a new generation of Hotel Bel-Air aesthetic is reflected through design themes from the glamorous decades of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, all conveyed in a fresh and elegant manner.

A total of 103 guestrooms and suites are offered, including new “Loft” and hillside accommodations, many with sweeping canyon views, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, grand pianos, and spacious decks. New to the hotel are a fitness studio and the 4,134-square-foot Hotel Bel-Air Spa by La Prairie with seven treatment rooms, including a private couple’s room with outdoor patio. The renowned oval swimming pool, a beloved element of Hotel Bel-Air for over 65 years, has retained its signature shape and can be enjoyed in its familiar setting.

Rockwell Group redesigned the dining venues and new additions to offer expanded dining opportunities that enhance both the indoor and outdoor elements of the property. The signature restaurant, Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air, features modern California cuisine with European and Mediterranean influences. A spacious indoor/outdoor patio overlooks the garden and lush grounds, and multiple glass wine cellars separate the main and private dining rooms.
Guests can enjoy tea and cocktails in the lobby lounge, while the famous hotel bar has maintained its cosy lounge feeling and a separate Terrace bar has been added. Events from 10 to 300 can be accommodated in the redesigned Garden Ballroom and Palm Room. Business and leisure travellers alike will also appreciate the installment of a new WiFi network to ensure all mobile devices work at optimum speed and clarity.

The signature Hotel Bel-Air swans, which remained at Swan Lake during the entirety of the restoration process, can still be found gliding along the clearest of water thanks to a new circulation pump that will save 1.5 M gallons of water a year.
www.dorchestercollection.com

URBAN CHEF OLIVER ROWE AND MASTER PRESERVER CLIPPY (AKA MICHELLE MCKENNA) CELEBRATE APPLE DAY WITH A BRITISH APPLE MASTERCLASS AT FORTNUM & MASON
21st October, 2011 – 2-3pm
Fortnum & Mason, First Floor Demonstration Kitchen
FREE!

Apple Day – 21st October 2011 – is the pinnacle of the British apple season which is now in full swing.

To celebrate this year, Oliver Rowe and Clippy (aka Michelle McKenna) of Clippy’s Apples - home of award-winning British apple-based preserves – have teamed up to teach people how to make a delicious apple-inspired menu in an interactive cooking demonstration:

Apple & Damson Cheese* with local Goats Cheese, Fortnum & Mason Charcuterie and London toast ***
Crab Apple jelly with duck breast and star anise
***
Apple and Thyme Tart Tatin with Lavender and Lemon Crème Chantilly

*Fruit preserves that are set thick enough to slice are often called cheeses – the most famous is quince cheese, known in Spain as ‘membrillo’. Fruit cheeses such as Apple & Damson are sweet, full of flavour and dense with fruit.

Rosie Boycott, Chair of London Food said; I hope this collaboration of Clippy's Apples and Oliver Rowe will show Londoners how amazingly versatile British apples are. They are a great example of how local, seasonal food can be cheap, delicious and great fun to eat. Apple trees can be grown in the cities and I hope to see community orchards popping up over the coming years.

Master Preserver Clippy will be on hand after the demonstration to give top tips for preserving apples and other autumnal fruits combined with indulgent flavours and what Clippy terms hedonistic ingredients such as chocolate, alcohol and warming spices…

Clippy said: ‘Apple Day is a great way to celebrate British apples. It’s also a day to highlight the fact that nearly two-thirds of British apple orchards have been lost since 1970 which is a shocking statistic. I want people to start buying British once again to reverse this disturbing trend!

‘I’m super excited to be working with Oliver on this. Oliver has such a passion for sourcing local ingredients; it’s what apple day should be all about!’

Oliver said: ‘Clippy and I have created a unique menu to showcase how versatile apples can be. With so many wonderful varieties, we should all make an effort to buy British apples!’

Fortnum & Mason will also be hosting an apple quiz for people to apply their apple knowledge and you’ll get the opportunity to sample some of England’s oldest and finest apple varieties. A real apple extravaganza!

CLIPPY’S APPLES AND OCADO HELP SAVE THE BRITISH APPLE

(October 2011) Throughout October 10 pence from every jar of Clippy's Apples – the award-winning range of British apple-based preserves – sold through online supermarket Ocado (www.ocado.com) will be donated to The London Orchard Project for their work with the RE:LEAF programme to help create community orchards in London.

RE:LEAF is spearheaded by the Mayor of London with an ambition to increase tree canopy cover in the Capital by five percent by 2025.

With British apple season in full swing and apple day fast approaching – 21st October – Clippy’s Apples’ Founder and Master Preserver Clippy is on a mission to promote the British apple and to encourage people to use and maintain their beautiful orchards.

Clippy’s Apples has become a partner for the Urban Orchards Project and will help create 100 community orchards in the Capital.

Clippy said: ‘I am super excited to be working with Ocado to help generate much needed funds for the London Orchard Project. I started Clippy’s Apples with a mission to save the British apple and that’s exactly what a programme like RE:LEAF can achieve.’

About Clippy’s Apples

Clippy’s Apples is the brainchild of Master Preserver Clippy who set up Clippy’s Apples with a mission to save the British Apple.

The award-winning range of mind-bogglingly tasty and hugely versatile preserves are made using the quintessential British apple and have a significantly higher fruit content than other brands dominating the shelves, making them a healthier option. Clippy’s Apples products are packed with juicy fruits and other indulgent ingredients such as fresh ginger and cinnamon to create unique flavour combinations.

Clippy’s Apples flavours available to purchase at Ocado include: Clippy’s Apple & Figgy Diggy Conserve; Clippy’s Apple, Garlic and Thyme Jelly; Clippy’s Apple & Figgy Chilli Relish and Clippy’s Apple Pie Jam.

RRP from £2.09.

www.thelondonorchardproject.org

clippys.com

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER PORTFOLIO REVIEW AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Wildlife Photography: Portfolio Review
Venue: Wildlife Photography of the Year Gallery
Date: Thursday 20 October 2011
Time: 14.00 – 16.20
Capacity: 30

Whether you’re an aspiring wildlife photographer or an established professional, this is your opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by the best in the industry in the inspiring setting of the 2011 Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition exhibition, a day before it opens to the general public.

We’ve invited some of the biggest names in the business to offer 20 minute reviews, giving you the chance to have your work critiqued, and to ask questions about presentation, composition, image selection, selling your images, publication and more.

Each reviewer will only be seeing five photographers so you will need to book early to ensure you get the slot you want.

Tickets: £80 (£240 for four sessions)

This is your chance to have your portfolio reviewed by leading experts including:
• Kathy Moran, senior natural history editor, National Geographic
• Helen Gilks, Director of the Nature Picture Library
• Joe Cornish, landscape photographer
• Hugh Pinney, Director of Photography, Getty Images.
• Colin Zeigler, Head of Publishing and Image Resources, Natural History Museum

Spend 20 minutes with your chosen expert or book four sessions for the price of 3 to achieve a complete overview. These sessions aim is to give emerging photographic talent broad-ranging insight (from what creates a striking image to how to get their work published) in order to aid and abet professional growth and development.

To book tickets call 020 7942 6017.

Spaces will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis so get in touch quickly to guarantee a spot with your preferred reviewers.

LITTLE CHARLEY BEAR BLASTS INTO WESTFIELD STRATFORD CITY THIS AUTUMN
Popular children’s character, Little Charley Bear will be making an exclusive appearance at Westfield Stratford City this week entertaining children with his new, fun?filled live show ‘Let’s Pretend’.

Little Charley Bear will visit Westfield Stratford City on Tuesday 25th October for an exclusive 20minute live show full of singing and dancing, imaginative adventures and interactive games.

There will be loads of excitement as children play along and use their imagination while Little Charley Bear mimes out different scenarios, including taking his friends on an event?filled trip to the moon! The shows will be on at 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm on the Ground Floor near Ernest Jones.

Myf Ryan, General Manager Marketing UK, Westfield, said ‘Westfield is delighted to bring Little Charley Bear exclusively to families this October half term, inspiring children to use their imagination and get active.’

As a special treat, when parents sign up their children to the Westfield Kids Club, they will receive a free Little Charley Bear DVD featuring an introduction to the characters and an episode ‘Farmer Bear’ from the popular CBeebies series. The DVD also contains bonus episodes from Fifi and the Flowertots, Roary the Racing Car and Raa Raa the Noisy Lion.
Members of the Westfield Kids club receive loads of great benefits including a welcome pack, membership card and regular newsletters with information about the fun family events taking place at Westfield Stratford City.

Little Charley Bear first appeared on CBeebies on 10th January 2011. He is a pre?school favourite, appearing each week day at 6.35am on BBC2. Narrated by James Corden, Little
Charley Bear uses his imagination to play and go on adventures where he discovers new things about himself and his environment.

Visit www.westfield.com/stratfordcity for more information and a full schedule of events
Become a fan of Little Charley Bear at: www.facebook.com/littlecharleybear
For more information on Little Charley Bear visit www.littlecharleybear.com

PLANTFORLIFE LAUNCHES THE PLANTFORLIFE ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2011–AN INSIGHT INTO THE NATIONS GREEN CREDENTIALS

Your environment needs you, that is the message today as PlantforLife launches the PlantforLife Environment Report 2011–an insight into the nations green credentials. The report looks back at how people’s awareness and understanding of the benefits of gardening has changed in the last 4 years, with the overwhelming finding being that there’s still more to do!

Research from PlantforLife has shown that as a nation we are trying to do our green bit, with 86% of garden owners undertaking at least one gardening activity in the last year – yet despite this it seems we still need educating on the wider benefits of gardening -56% of people still only recognise the aesthetic benefits of plants.

The research has also revealed that when it comes to gardening, wildlife is a key priority, with people increasingly taking steps to encourage wildlife back into their gardens - from providing nesting or breeding habitats (25%) to simply planting to encourage wildlife back. In fact, 1 in 3 people now do things specifically to encourage wildlife into the gardens, compared to less than a quarter in 2007. That’s why with the help of celebrity gardener Chris Collins,

PlantforLife have launched the Environment Report giving eco-tips and planting advice on what easy things we can all do to help our environment, from saving and re-using water to planting to attract wildlife back into your garden. He shows you how you can do more in your garden no matter what your needs, whether you’re looking to create a child-friendly space or wanting to experiment with your garden or continue with their passion for wildlife, PlantforLife can offer the solutions through their easy planting hints and tips. To take a look at the interactive report, please view it here www.plantforlife.info/environment

ANGELA HARTNETT'S FEAST NIGHTS AT THE WHITECHAPEL GALLERY DINING ROOMS

On Wednesday 19th October the Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room will be holding its second monthly feast night with a menu devised by head chef Emma Duggan along with consultant chef Angela Hartnett. The feast night menu is designed for groups of six or more (prices start from £45pp) and has a different theme each month. October’s menu offers generous platters of olives and artichoke hearts, whipped goats curd and roast garlic crostini. The main attraction is whole rare roast rib of Longhorn beef, Dauphinoise potato, Cavolo nero with garlic and shallot butter, thyme jus and horseradish cream. For dessert there will be a classic baked vanilla rice pudding and British cheeses to share. http://www.whitechapelgallery.org/dining-room

IN THE PRESENCE OF HRH PRINCE MICHAEL OF KENT GCVO, PRESIDENT OF BATTERSEA DOGS & CATS HOME

EVENT: Collars & Coats Gala Ball
DATE: Friday, 11th of November, 2011
VENUE: Battersea Evolution, Chelsea Bridge Entrance, Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ
ABOUT: The Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is organizing its prestigious annual fundraising event the COLLARS & COATS GALA BALL in the presence of the Home's President, HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO.

This spectacular night of glitz, glamour and high octane entertainment will, once again, be one of the biggest events in London’s calendar.

Limited tables and bespoke brand sponsorship opportunities available.

TICKET/TABLES: Silver Package: £3500 for a table of 10. (individual tickets at £350)
Gold Package: £5000 for a table of 10. (Individual tickets at £500)
Platinum Package: £10000 for a table of 10. (Individual tickets at £1000)

TO BOOK: Sterling Media: Tel: 020 7801 0077. Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

THE PASS AT SOUTH LODGE HOTEL WINS FIRST MICHELIN STAR
The Pass restaurant at South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, Sussex, is delighted to have been awarded its first Michelin star. The Michelin guide is arguably the most revered restaurant guide amongst chefs, restaurant critics and guests alike. Says Matt Gillan, Head Chef: “I feel truly honoured. To be awarded a Michelin star is a remarkable achievement. I am immensely proud of the team. It just goes to show that hard work does pay off!”

South Lodge is a magnificent luxury country house hotel situated in the heart of the beautiful Sussex Downs. The Pass opened in November 2008 following a multi-million pound investment programme of the hotel. It was awarded 3 AA rosettes only three months after opening and has retained them ever since. The Pass was also ranked as number 29 in the 2012 Which? Good Food Guide’s top 50 restaurants.

The Pass has taken the chef’s table concept and transformed it into a 22 cover restaurant situated in the heart of the kitchen. Guests are able to watch the chefs as they work and LCD screens are installed to ensure that they see their food prepared, cooked and presented. Head Chef, Matt Gillan (Gordon Ramsay in London and Midsummer House Restaurant in Cambridge) offers a selection of four, five, six and eight course tasting menus, adapted for both lunch and dinner.

Dishes include Lamb, rhubarb and turnip; mackerel, smoked eel and onion and cauliflower, risotto and chive. For dessert, choose from options such as amedei chocolate, milk, pecan and coffee and meringue, lemon and tarragon.

The Exclusive Hotels Group includes:

Ø Lainston House Hotel – Woodman Lane, Sparsholt, Winchester, Hampshire, S021 2LT

Ø Pennyhill Park Hotel – London Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5EU

Ø The Manor House Hotel & Golf Club – Castle Combe, Nr. Bath, Wiltshire, SN14 7HR

Ø South Lodge Hotel – Brighton Road, Nr. Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6PS

Please visit www.exclusivehotels.co.uk for further information

YOGA WOMEN! LET’S YOGA! - YEOLONDON
In partnership with the Royal Parks Foundation

22nd October 2-5pm, LookOut in London’s Hyde Park

Yeotown Radiant Health Retreat www.yeotown.com and The Royal Parks Foundation www.SupportTheRoyalParks.org are looking forward to their third Yeo London! Let’s Yoga! event this October. The event is part of a campaign of mass scale yoga and wellbeing classes in London’s beautiful Royal Parks. With teaser events launching this past Summer 2011, the aim is for the largest ever yoga class in the UK (think 5000 yogis!) to take place in London’s Kensington Gardens on June 24th, 2012.

After two successful outdoor classes in Summer 2011, the next Yeo London! Let’s Yoga! event will take place from 2-5pm on October 22nd, 2011 inside the beautiful new eco-friendly Isis Education Centre at the LookOut in London’s Hyde Park. The LookOut has the cleanest air in central London and this workshop will be in celebration of the opening of the centre, where thousands of city children will learn about the natural world from pond-dipping and mini-beast safaris, to bat walks and wild food and cooking. Proceeds of the event will go to support gardening tools, a weather station and other vital equipment for school visits.

This 3hr workshop will comprise a screening of the newly released film Yoga Woman www.yogawoman.tv followed by a Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class. This unique film captures these exciting times of a global phenomenon that has changed the face of yoga forever. This is a most empowering film of female strength and power all over the world which details the transformation of thousands of women’s lives through the joyful practice of yoga. Opening to fantastic reviews, all lovers of yoga, male and female are encouraged to come and attend this workshop celebrating women.

Following the screening, Yeotown Radiant Health Retreat’s co-founder and one the UK’s leading Vinyasa Flow Yoga instructors, Mercedes Ngoh, will lead the group in an hour long “Feminine Flow” yoga class. This moving, flowing class will focus on flexibility, creativity and graceful, fluid sequences designed to open and release stress stored in the hips and lower back. The class will illustrate how to harness the more fluid “yin” aspects of a yoga practice while still cultivating heat and strength in both the body and spirit.

Cost £15. For more details or to book your space on this event please visit www.yeolondon.com

Yeotown
Yeotown was founded by Simon Sieff and Vinyasa Flow Yoga Instructor Mercedes Ngoh in spring 2010.
Yeotown is located in Snapper Valley situated between Exmoor and the dramatic North Devon coast. http://www.yeotowndetox.com/
Yeotown was named in Tatler magazines ‘World’s Top 100 Spas’

Royal Parks Foundation
The Royal Parks Foundation is the charity for London’s eight amazing Royal Parks. This autumn, the charity opens The LookOut, a state of the art and eco-friendly education centre in the heart of Hyde Park.

Event Details
When: From 2-5pm at the LookOut
Where: London’s Hyde Park
How much: £15 per person and people can register online www.yeolondon.com/
Website: www.yeolondon.com

‘FLAVOURS OF PERU’ FOOD FESTIVAL WITH CHEF VIRGILIO MARTINEZ AT INTERCONTINENTAL LONDON PARK LANE FROM 17 – 23 OCTOBER 2011

Cookbook Cafe, at InterContinental London Park Lane will host ‘Flavours of Peru' in association with the Embassy of Peru, a week-long gourmet food festival celebrating contemporary Peruvian cuisine. Acclaimed chef Virgilio Martinez of Central restaurant in Lima will create the culinary festival that runs 17th – 23rd October 2011, bringing one of Peru's most exciting restaurants to the capital.

‘Flavours of Peru’ at Cookbook Cafe will reflect the growing celebration of indigenous Peruvian cuisine and present dishes served by chef Martinez at Central, such as grouper tiradito with rocoto, tubers, naval avocado and chalaca; and hot ceviche of shrimp and seabass with charcoal and araza. The menu will be preceded by renowned Peruvian Pisco Sours, made with the fermented juice of different varieties of grapes.

‘Flavours of Peru’ at Cookbook Cafe at InterContinental London Park Lane is part of an ongoing series of gourmet food festivals designed to showcase leading chefs and exciting food regions to London.

At just 34 years-old, Virgilio Martinez has held the position of Executive Chef at Astrid y Gaston, listed on the San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants list. He is currently chef patron of Central restaurant in Lima, which has received critical acclaim since opening in 2010. Before opening in his home city, Virgilio worked in notable kitchens in New York, London, Singapore, and Spain. Next year he is set to open his own restaurant, Lima London, with a site earmarked in Shoreditch.

Peruvian Cuisine has a long and distinguished history. The potato was brought back to Europe having been discovered high in the Peruvian Andes. With Spanish colonisation and migration from Africa, China, Italy, and Japan, a huge variety of influences and techniques have been brought to bear on the indigenous cuisine, with resulting dishes such as ceviches, stews, and most notably chifa. A strong regional identity predominates, with dishes from the Andean region still featuring ingredients from pre-Inca times; or the cuisine of the jungle, which has its own fish, fruit and vegetables.

Dinner will be à la carte and based on dishes from Central restaurant and lunch will be served on Cookbook Cafes market table, with a selection of more traditional dishes in the option of three starters, three main courses, and three desserts (priced at £30 for two courses, including a Pisco Sour, water, tea/ coffee.) Musical entertainment will accompany dinner, and the special weekend brunch.

Reservations can be made on 020 7318 8563 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and further information can be found at www.cookbookcafe.co.uk

FOLIAGE-FILLED FUN FOR FAMILIES THIS OCTOBER HALF-TERM
Chiswick Moran Hotel teams up with neighbouring Kew Gardens to offer a hotel stay that’s also a ‘walk in the park’

As the nights draw in and the winter coats get their first airing, parents looking for family-friendlyhalf-term ideas need look no further than the Chiswick Moran Hotel.

The retro-chic, West London hotel, bar and restaurant has teamed up with neighbouring Kew Gardensto create a family package that will bring out the budding botanist in children and grown-ups alike.

The “Kew Family Package” gives visitors to London the opportunity to enjoy thestylish accommodation and friendly service of the four-star, deluxe Chiswick Moran Hotelwhilst experiencing the world’s most famous garden as the leaves turn red, gold and russet.

Kew Gardens, which can be reached in under a minute by car and just 15 minutes onfoot from the Chiswick Moran Hotel, is one of London’s most popular attractions. Familiescan explore glasshouses of exotic plants, take on a jungle of swaying bamboo, see the first of the season’s holly berries and kick through piles of fallen leaves.

During October half-term, children can enjoy the fruits, flowers and leaves of autumn with arts, crafts and gardening activities at Climbers and Creepers, Britain's first interactive botanical play zone.

Prices for the “Kew Family Package,” which is available from 22 – 30 October 2011, start from £299 for a family of four. The price includes a two-night stay in an Executive Family Room on a bed and breakfast basis, a two-course dinner in thehotel’s stylish Napa restaurant on one of the evenings and entry to Kew Gardens.1

For reservations go to www.moranhotels.com , call 020 8996 5200 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and quote the “Kew Family Package.”

MONSTER WEEK AT BARTS
This Halloween speakeasy bar Barts is proud to present Monster Week, a string of haunting happenings taking place between Tuesday 25th & Saturday 30th October. Barts loves Halloween so much that not just one night of celebrations will do; expect a truly terrifying time during a week of spooky events at Barts.

Starting with Barts’ Music Box Presents: ‘The Curious Jules & Miss Fee’. On a night where good meets evil, Julia Birkinshaw and Fiona Culley will provide sweet vocals, scary sing-a-longs and ghoulishly great original tracks, perfect to kick off your Halloween festivities. Heaven meets hell and country meets gangsta rap on this Hallow’s Eve of obligatory fancy dress.

Continuing the ghoulish theme, Barts Hendrick’s Book Club presents ‘Ghost Stories’ by Roger Clarke, its most chilling book club yet on Wednesday 26th October. Just in time for Halloween, Roger will be talking through famous hauntings that have obsessed the world for centuries. Join us if you dare for this ghoulish talk.

To conclude the week, Uncle Barts invites you to The Yelloween Masked Soiree on Saturday 30th October in association with Veuve Clicquot. Bring your capes, masks, top-hats and anything haunting for a hair-raising night of Halloween spookery. Who knows which ghouls will be conjured up by the end of the night…?

Barts is a quirky 'speak easy' style bar on prestigious Sloane Avenue in the heart of Chelsea. It was voted the 21st best bar in the UK in the Independent newspaper’s recent Best 50 Bars supplement. It is the brainchild of Duncan Stirling and Charlie Gilkes, the young duo who also recently opened the highly successful 80’s themed nightclub, Maggie’s. It is well loved for its great and innovative cocktails and sense of fun. They opened Bunga Bunga, an Englishman's Italian, Bar, Pizzeria and Karaoke in Battersea this Autumn.

So this Halloween join us if you dare for the most terrifying week of the year…

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Opening Hours: Monday-Thursday: 6pm-12.30am, Friday-Saturday: 6pm-1.30am, Sunday: 6pm-11pm

HALF PRICE OFF ALL SOLTAN AT BOOTS UNTIL 1st NOVEMBER

With the winter months approaching you might be lucky enough to be planning a holiday to a far-flung destination for some winter sun. If so, Boots wants to help you stay protected without breaking the bank by offering half price off all its Soltan protection range until the 1st November.

Why not stock up now on all your sun protection needs by taking advantage of this fantastic offer. Below are some examples, so wherever you’re jetting off to, there is a range suitable for you.

Soltan Invisible Protection Spray, SPF 30, £11.99 is now £5.99

Soltan Once Face, SPF 50, £9.99 is now £4.99.

Soltan Once Kids Waterplay Lotion, SPF 30, £15.99 is now £7.99

Soltan Aftersun Tan Prolonger, £5.49 is now £2.74

Every sun protection product is formulated with SPF and unbeatable 5-star UVA protection to help protect you from long term sun damage and to protect against burning.

To find out more about the ranges and what you can save visit: Boots/soltan

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