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THE VEUVE CLICQUOT BUSINESS WOMAN AWARD 2010
This week Veuve Clicquot Champagne announced the winner of the 37th Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award at a champagne reception held at the ICA, The Mall, London.The guest presenter was News Broadcaster and Journalist Kate Silverton

THE WINNER
Laura Tenison, Founder and Managing Director of retailing company, JoJo Maman Bebe
As the founder and managing director of Wales based JoJo Maman Bébé, Laura has grown the company from start-up in 1993 to its current £21m turnover. Now the UK’s foremost niche market specialist in the pregnancy, baby and nursery market, the company prides itself on high levels of staff retention with the majority of the founding members still part of the team. It has just been awarded a Best Companies To Work For ‘One to Watch’ award.
In addition to commercial success, Laura has also ensured that social and environmental responsibility was embedded within her business model. With a deep involvement with the Nema Foundation, a Mozambique-based charity for infant mortality as well as a commitment to work placements for Down’s syndrome sufferers, Laura was commended by the judges on her innovative CSR programmes. Laura has for some years been a Welsh Assembly Role Model and champions a number of mentoring and role modelling schemes.
Laura Tenison, on receiving her award, said:
'When I consider the remarkable achievements of the former winners and my fellow nominees, it is a real privilege and an honour to win this award. I am delighted to follow in the footsteps of such an esteemed list of highly talented business people who are an inspiration to women everywhere.'
Sally Warmington, Marketing Director for Veuve Clicquot said:
“We are delighted that the judges have selected a winner who fully embraces the nature of the awards and can provide inspiration for other up and coming entrepreneurs. Laura has set a benchmark for other UK businesses and demonstrated that it is indeed possible to successfully lead a company to commercial success, as well as embrace wider ethical and environmental initiatives.”
THE FINALISTS
  • Victoria Stapleton, Founder of fashion retailer, Brora
  • Gill Riley, Founding and Managing Director of construction firm, GGR- UNIC
  • Louise Wymer, Director of catering company, The Catering Academy

CHAMPNEYS EASIFIT SPA BREAK AT TRING
Sunday 11th - Tuesday 13th April 2010
Whatever your age or level of fitness, ease yourself into fitness simply and successfully with ‘The Green Goddess,’ Diana Moran.
Diana Moran is the longest serving Fitness Queen in the UK and is an all round television and radio personality as the “Green Goddess”. Her career has embraced success in many areas. Diana was the first person to launch Breakfast Television in the UK and her successful career as a fitness guru has spanned four decades. Diana has filmed and produced "Easy Fit" DVD released in January 2010 featuring her trademark ‘EasiFit’ exercises..

Diana will be hosting a fabulous EasiFit spa break at Champneys Tring – ideal for anyone, whether you haven’t exercised in a while or just can’t do the type of exercise you used to do. Based on her latest DVD, ‘Easy Fit with Diana Moran’, the break consists of a variety of gentle exercise classes, plus open discussions with Diana including ‘Fit for what?’ ‘Look Good, Feel Great’ and Live Younger, Feel Younger’.

Diana, who celebrated her 70th birthday in June 2009, says: ‘This is a fitness program with a difference. For the first time, our newly developed EasiFit exercises will ensure that working out isn’t exclusive to the super fit, but accessible to everyone.’

The break includes:
Arrival 2pm. Departure 5pm
Welcome talk with Diana Moran
Champneys Massage
Thalassotherapy Pool Session
4 x 50-minute practical workout sessions
Personal Question & Answer Seminar
Unlimited use of spa facilities
Up to 20 different fitness and relaxation classes daily
All meals: dinner, breakfast & lunch
Price: £399.95. No Single Supplement

SKINNY COW SKINNY DIP - Friday 26th March
On Saturday Kelly Brook hosted the Skinny Cow Charity Swap Shops in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care at the Soho hotel in London. Attendance was by invite only through the Skinny Cow Facebook page. Lucky winner’s were able to get there hands on a range of amazing items, including a pair of Louboutin shoes, Sarah Harding’s Roberto Cavalli dress and Kelly Brook’s own trilby. For those not lucky enough to win an invite there is the chance to get your hands on some more stylish prizes.

Friday 26th March sees the Skinny Cow ‘Skinny Dip’, fans of Skinny Cow on Facebook will have the chance to battle it out to win more amazing fashion items and get a new look wardrobe for 2010. The Skinny Dip will give away a Mulberry Bayswater handbag, Jimmy Choo shoes, a pair of Kelly Brook’s boots and loads more. Up to 90 items will be given away on the site throughout Friday.

Get involved by befriending Skinny Cow at www.facebook.com/skinnycowuk, and say ‘oh yes you can’ to a new wardrobe for the Spring.

TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING FOR NOTHING THANKS TO BOOTS ADVANTAGE CARD
1,000 Advantage Card points to spend in-store up for grabs for 200,000 customers

This springtime, Boots is giving you one more reason to love your Boots Advantage Card. The most generous loyalty card in the UK is offering you the chance to get an extra £10 worth of points to spend in-store – that’s 1,000 extra Advantage Card points without spending a penny!

Running from 24th March until 18th May (inclusive), you could be one of the lucky 200,000 people to win these extra points. Open to every Advantage Card holder, all you have to do is walk into a Boots store, insert your permanent Boots Advantage Card into an Extra Offers Kiosk[1] and visit the Offers section to see if you are a winner. If you’re a winner, simply take your winning coupon[2] to the till in-store at Boots and get the points uploaded to your Advantage Card – then start thinking about what you’re going to treat yourself to!

With each point worth a penny, you’ve got an extra £10 worth of points to spend in-store – that’s 1,000 extra points! So go on, get shopping and indulge yourself with goodies from fine fragrance to the latest spring make up, including 17 Hide & Chic Anti Fatigue Foundation, 30ml, £5.99 (in-store 25th March) and No7 Essentially Natural Foundation, 40ml. £13.50 (in-store 30th March).

[1] Kiosks can be found in all large Boots stores

[2] This offer can only be used once per customer and only redeemed by the cardholder who is named on the coupon

CALLING ALL PRODUCERS TO ENTER THE 2010 GREAT TASTE AWARDS: OFFERING INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS THE BEST WAY TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
The search is on to find the best tasting food and drink products from every corner of the United Kingdom, Ireland and even the rest of the world! Last year, Paul. A. Young Fine Chocolates with their Sea Salted Caramel 64% Madagascan Chocolate with Maldon Sea Salt Caramel and C Lidgate Ltd with their 5 Spice Pork Ribs flew the flag for London with fantastic results, each winning the coveted 3-Star Gold Award, of which only 72 were awarded nationally.

Paul. A. Young from Paul. A. Young Fine Chocolates says, “The Great Taste Awards are a fantastic accolade for any food producer and we were thrilled that our chocolates were so well received by the judges.”

Acknowledged by producers, retailers and consumers as the definitive independent benchmark for speciality food and drink, the Great Taste Awards helps smaller producers, who lack big promotional budgets, to gain wider distribution and increase sales. Winning foods carry the Awards distinctive logo and producers benefit from a month-long consumer promotion in hundreds of food halls, delis and farm shops. High level national and local publicity delivers year-round promotion for winning products, with over 30 millions consumers reading about the gold star winning food and drink last year. It reminds millions of consumers that Great Taste award winning food and drink has been independently proven to be the best.

Last year saw high-profile foodies such as Chris Evans and Thomasina Miers involved in the judging of the competition which is to speciality food what Michelin is to fine dining. The Great Taste Awards 2010 is now open for entries and would-be Award winning producers prepared to be judged alongside the best of last year’s winners have until 9th April, 2010 to get them in!

EASTER BREAKS AT THE FITZWILLIAM HOTEL BELFAST
22 March 2010: The award-winning Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast, in the heart of the city, is offering two new packages for Easter from 2 to 6 April.

The One Night Retreat, from £72 per person, includes overnight accommodation, dinner for two in the hotel’s acclaimed restaurant Menu by Kevin Thornton, and a full Fitzwilliam breakfast the following morning.

The Two Night Getaway, from £130 per person, includes two night’s accommodation, dinner for two in Menu by Kevin Thornton on one night, and Fitzwilliam breakfasts on both mornings. Rates for both packages are based on two sharing an Executive room.

The stylish and luxurious ‘design hotel’, currently celebrating its 1st birthday, is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. It is ideally situated beside the Grand Opera House, close to all of Belfast’s main attractions.

Menu by Kevin Thornton has quickly gained a reputation in its first year since opening for quality food and drink made with the finest local and seasonal Northern Irish produce.

For further information on the Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast please visit http://www.fitzwilliamhotelbelfast.com/ or call 028 9044 2090
Please note the above packages are subject to availability.

THREE NIGHT EASTER BREAK AT THE KNIGHT RESIDENCE, EDINBURGH
The Knight Residence, five-star serviced apartments in Edinburgh, is offering the perfect hassle free way to enjoy a three-night Easter break with the family this year from Friday 2 April to Monday 5 April from just £598 for two adults and two children.

Kick off the Easter fun with a free trail of exciting challenges at the nearby National Museum of Scotland. The family challenge leads visitors all around the museum, introducing guests to the rich tap-egg-stry of Scotland’s history.

After completing the trail, return to the comfort of your spacious two bedroom apartment and indulge in a chocolate egg for each member of the family. The Knight Residence team will hide the chocolate treats around the apartment for the family to find, creating your very own mini Easter egg hunt.

The helpful, friendly staff are always on hand and will ensure your every need is met during your Easter weekend stay. From recommending and booking the best Sunday roast in town to providing insider tips on the best egg rolling spots in Edinburgh. Specially included in the welcome pack, just for Easter, will be a painting set plus egg-stra free dozen eggs ready to be boiled, decorated and rolled.

Occupying a prime position in the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town, The Knight Residence is the perfect base for exploring all the attractions Edinburgh has to offer. With one, two and three bedroom apartments in a range of styles, the flexible accommodation suits all types of guests and offers the freedom of a home from home with all the benefits and luxury of a hotel.

The generously proportioned apartments can be more cost effective than multiple hotel rooms and the fully equipped kitchen, with eating area in the lounge, allows groups to cook, eat and relax together. With movie and book libraries, TVs as well as access to PCs, games consoles and free Wi-Fi there’s plenty to keep children of all ages entertained.

For further information or to book, please visit http://www.theknightresidence.co.uk/ or call 0131 622 8120.

The three night break costs £598 for a family of four in a two bedroom apartment and is available Friday 2 – Monday 5 April.

The break includes three nights accommodation, welcome pack including one dozen free eggs, decorating kit and a chocolate Easter egg for each guest.

National Museum of Scotland Easter Family Trail is free and available on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 April between 10am and 5pm. For more information please see http://www.nms.ac.uk/

The welcome pack includes a selection of cereals, fruit juice, condiments, fresh bread and milk, ground coffee, teas, washing powder and dishwasher tablets, as well as luxury Scottish toiletries.

THE ‘NEW’ BLOOMSBURY SET: LIVE JAZZ SUPPER CLUB LAUNCHES IN LONDON
Created by Jazz FM and Radisson Edwardian Hotels, The Bloomsbury Set is to be re-born as a series of intimate evenings of fine dining and world-class jazz in the glamorous surroundings of the exclusive Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel

The inaugural Bloomsbury Set evening, will take place on March 27 and features one of the world’s biggest jazz stars Claire Martin, described by a New York critic as “a world class performer, offering proof-positive that jazz can be sung with a British accent.”

The last Saturday of each month will see The Bloomsbury Set enjoying a spectacle of glamour, good food and great music as 150 guests mingle amid candlelight in one of London’s most beautiful locations – the Folio Room.

“We’ve gone right to the top for our artists,” said Jazz FM’s CEO Richard Wheatly. “The Bloomsbury Set is a terrific initiative – bringing top class jazz artists exposure, outside traditional venues and re-inventing the tradition of wonderful entertainment in London’s hotels. We expect this to become a regular monthly adventure that will feature in every London jazz fan’s diary.”

“World class food, drink and entertainment from great artists, at great value in a world class venue– who could ask for more?” asked Karthik Ramumurthy the Bloomsbury Street Hotel’s General Manager.

The Bloomsbury Set promises to continue in fine style, as the April 24 evening will feature a double-headline: Gwyneth Herbert and Sarah Gillespie, while in May and June Ian Shaw and Lianne Carroll respectively will headline.

Tickets for The Bloomsbury Set launch event (hosted by Jazz FM breakfast show presenter Nigel Williams) are £49.50 including a sumptuous three-course supper, and are available to purchase online from the Jazz FM website or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk or by calling 08444 771000

For more information on the Bloomsbury Set visit http://www.bloomsburyset.co.uk

The Bloomsbury Set At The Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel, 9-13 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3QD
For reservations please call: +44 (0)20 7636 5601

For more information: http://www.radissonedwardian.com/bloomsburystreet

THE PERFECT STYLISH EASTER EGG FROM BRONNLEY
Bronnley’s delightful Decorated Tin Eggs have become something of a classic for anyone looking for an indulgent gift at Easter.

These iconic little tin egg designs are individually presented and each one contains a handmade, luxuriously rich and creamy Lily of the Valley fragranced egg-shaped soap.

The Floral Tin Eggs which feature stunning new designs proved so popular last Easter that Bronnley is capturing the essence of spring again with the pretty floral designs. These delightful little tins will complement any bathroom this Easter and are ideal for keeping small treasures once the soap has been used, perhaps even to add to a collection kept from previous years.

The gorgeous Easter Bunny Tin Egg is back again, complimented by a charming new addition, the cute Chick Tin Egg. These lovable Easter characters are guaranteed to bring a smile to any face this Easter.

The ultimate indulgence in the set this year is the Pretty Duck Tin Egg. The larger tin provides the space to capture a perfect spring time scene. A mother duck journeying down a river with her four adorable ducklings makes a charming addition to the range and the larger scented soap provides the opportunity for even more pampering.

All the Decorated Tin Egg soaps are rich in natural emollients to moisturise your skin and each is scented with the classic English fragrance, Lily of the Valley, leaving you smelling divine!

Pricing and availability
The smaller Decorated Tin Eggs retail at £2.50 each (and contain a 50g soap) and £4.95 for the larger design (and contain a 100g soap) and are available from leading department stores and independent chemists nationwide. For stockists call 01280 702291. Alternatively, visit the Bronnley website: www.bronnley.co.uk.

FLOAT AWAY WITH NEW GALAXY® BUBBLES...
This February the chocolatiers at GALAXY®, famed for their luxuriously smooth signature chocolate, are to launch a more bubbly way for women everywhere to indulge in their favourite chocolate brand: guaranteed to help bring out the lighter, less serious side of life for women - with its great new bubbly texture and shape.

GALAXY® Bubbles is the latest addition to the brand’s chocolate family and will be available nationwide from mid February. Made from the smoothest GALAXY® chocolate, full of bubbly bubbles – every bar offers chocolate lovers an exciting new way to melt into GALAXY®.

GALAXY® believes that true chocolate indulgence is about the whole experience, which is why everything about GALAXY® chocolate, from its smooth and creamy taste, to its sumptuous shape, is created for the perfect GALAXY® moment.

Bars of GALAXY® Bubbles are available to buy singularly (RRP £0.52) as well as in multipacks of four (RRP £1.69).

BRITS DEMANDING MORE MEANINGFUL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
FROM ROUTE 66 AND EVEREST BASE Camp to Petra and the Great Wall of China
Research[i] is showing that Brits are turning their backs on traditional beach holidays and are looking for longer and more meaningful experiences when they book their 2010 and beyond travel plans. This new breed of traveller craves more memorable and experiential holidays, with 81% of adults[ii] now rejecting shorter term getaways in favour of more adventurous experiences such as road trips e.g. Route 66, long-haul treks e.g. the Great Wall of China and thrill-seeking adventures e.g. Everest Base Camp.

A study by the Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office shows that Brits view the following, in order of popularity, as once in a lifetime, must-have experiences:
1. One of the world’s oldest monumental structures set in the sizzling heat of the desert – The Egyptian Pyramids
2. A real slice of iconic Americana with 2,448 miles of pleasure – Route 66 in America
3. Asia’s most symbolic treasure, in the heart of scenic Oriental wilderness – The Great Wall of China
4. Made of pure white marble and nestling amongst ornate gardens and flowing rivers – The Taj Mahal in India
5. Situated on Africa’s Southern tip, giving breath-taking views of the deep blue Southern Ocean – Table Mountain in South Africa
6. A unique city, hand-carved into the landscape and positioned near the Dead Sea – Petra in Jordan
7. Surprise inclusion but a staple for any traveller; a classic icon The Eiffel Tower
8. One of the most challenging and enthralling places known to man – Everest Base Camp in Nepal
Additional findings from the study included that:
· 89% of adults are now prepared to save up for a more meaningful holiday experience
· 73% of adults prefer to have fewer, higher quality trips rather than a series of smaller, more frivolous breaks
· 89% of adults want to experience a variety of activities and sights whilst abroad
· 81% of adults are now more discerning about their choice of holiday and want them to be memorable

Jan Kostner, Deputy Director of the Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office says, “With 2009 being year of the ‘Staycation’, Brits are now hungry to get out and explore. We understand that travellers now value experience for money, like an iconic road trip adventure on Illinois’ Route 66, over value for money itself, and our recent study of British travel preferences reinforces this.”

Route 66: The Example

49% of the British public voted Route 66 the most iconic road trip in the world, with 79% of them saying the route reminded them of ‘living the American dream’ and of classic Hollywood glamour. In fact, 65% believe a road trip such as Route 66 would provide them with a memorable adventure for life.

Kostner goes on to comment: “Housing the start of the historic road, Illinois offers an expansive mix of big city excitement with charming Route 66 attractions like the Polk-a-Dot Drive In, Shea’s Gas Station Museum and Palms Grill Cafe.”
Often recognised as ‘The Mother Road’ in popular culture, Route 66 is one of the original U.S. highways, starting in Chicago and continuing through Illinois into Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, before ending in Los Angeles and measures 2,448 miles in total.
{i}The research was carried out by www.opinionmatters.com on behalf of the Chicago and Illinois Tourist Office, between 1st – 10th February 2010. There were 2,096 respondents in total.[ii] Results based on adults aged 25-34 years

INDIANAPOLIS: AN EXCITING NEW DESTINATION FOR A FUN FILLED CITY BREAK
Indianapolis is gearing up for its busiest weekend of the year, with the world’s largest single day sporting event taking place on 30 May 2010, the Indy 500. Although this event is clearly not to be missed, a city break to Indianapolis provides an assortment of activities that can provide a perfect break for everyone, petrol head or not.

The city, which is generally known to have the best hotel value in the Unites States, offers great shopping, nightlife and cultural attractions. Visitors can have the chance to swim with dolphins at the Indianapolis Zoo, or admire the Eiteljorg Museum’s Native American and Western art collection, one of only a handful of museums in the world specialising in this niche. Indianapolis is also home to the largest children’s Museum in the world, providing families with hours of entertainment. Visitors can enjoy a gondola ride along the city’s central canal, or food lovers and culture vultures can hop on a bike to explore Indianapolis’s cultural trail, which connects nearly 200 restaurants and fifty attractions.

Shopping in Indianapolis is in abundance, and the Circle Centre Mall offers convenient shopping and boasts 100 stores connected to seven downtown hotels via a climate-controlled skywalk. Visitors can also shop at the three different premium outlet centres, where major brands are heavily discounted. And for shoppers who are on the look out for a unique present to take home, Indianapolis’s antique shops litter the streets with century-old items waiting to be found.

After all the sight seeing and intake of cultural attractions a day must be set a side for Indianapolis’s wineries, amongst the many favourites Château Thomas Winery rates very high among visitors due to its award-winning Vinifera wines and its free wine tasting.

The city’s new Col. H. Weir Terminal will insure visitors a smooth arrival, boasting streamlined check-in and security screening areas, 96 ticket counters, 10 moving sidewalks and a 5,900-space parking garage. The terminal is the first to be designed and opened in the USA since 11 September 2001.

For further information on city breaks to Indianapolis, visit www.visitindy.com or call 020 7978 5233

EASTER TREATS FROM WALES THE TRUE TASTE AWARD-WINNERS
This Easter feast on the very best produce from Wales the True Taste Award-winners. Perfect your Easter lunch with the finest organic Welsh lamb, indulge in quality handmade chocolate and finish off a lazy afternoon with traditional Welsh cakes.

Rhug Estate
Roast with vegetables and rosemary, a leg of lamb is just the thing for a mouth-watering Easter Sunday lunch. The Rhug Estate’s succulent organic lamb is traditionally butchered, can be ordered online and is then delivered straight to your door.

Bred on the Rhug Estate situated in the Berwyn Mountains of North Wales the organic lamb is the proud recipient of some of the most prestigious awards including True Taste Organic Product of the year. The farm started its organic conversion in 1998 and is now fully certified by the Soil Association. Rhug Farm has been producing the finest quality award-winning organic meat for the last seven years in a sustainable and ethical way.

RRP: Prices start from £12.50 per kg for the Welsh leg of lamb
Stockists: Online at www.rhug.co.uk and from a range of retails outlets nationwide

Maddocks Welsh Cakes
Created from a special Gower recipe the traditional Welsh Cakes are ideal for a Sunday afternoon tea-time treat. The small fruit filled flat spicy cakes are made from vine fruits like tangy currants and plump sultanas. A box of 20 cakes is the perfect size to fit through the letterbox; ideal as a present with a difference this Easter.

Maddocks Cakes from Wales is a cottage industry owned and run from home by husband and wife team Anthony and Pat Maddocks in South West Wales. They have a long, proud tradition of cooking authentic Welsh food derived from their up-bringing on the Gower Peninsula, and they carry on these traditions with their handed-down Welsh cake recipes, always using the finest locally sourced ingredients.

RRP: £11.99 (20 Cakes) with free delivery within the UK
Stockists: Online at www.cakesfromwales.com

Pemberton’s Victorian Chocolates
Easter wouldn’t be Easter without plenty of chocolate to devour. Pemberton’s Victorian Chocolates has a range of delicious Easter eggs including the decadent Luxury Triple Chocolate Easter Egg and the indulgent Fruit and Nut Easter Egg. Handmade and hand-packaged the Easter collection uses the finest ingredients and a recipe that has been passed down over the generations.

Too tasty to be hidden in the traditional Easter egg hunt, Pemberton’s Easter eggs make a very special gift or an extra luxurious treat for yourself.

RRP: From £4.75 for 175g Chocolate Easter Egg, available in milk, dark and white chocolate
Stockists: Online at www.welshchocolatefarm.com and from the Welsh Chocolate farm shop

Really Welsh Trading Company
Brighten up your home or let someone know you love them with a bunch of daffodils this Easter. Really Welsh Daffodils are grown across Wales in over 20 varieties to ensure a lasting supply throughout January to April. Renowned for their beautifully bright golden hue, the Really Welsh daffodils make a great table decoration for a family get-together at Easter.

RRP: One bunch of 20 daffodils £1.00 plus £1.50 for postage & packaging
Stockists: Online www.reallywelsh.com or 01446 796 386
All the above Welsh producers have won accolades at the Wales The True Taste Food & Drink Awards, which were launched in 2002 as part of the Welsh Assembly Government's commitment to developing the food and drink sector and to building awareness of the Welsh food brand 'Wales the True Taste'. Year-on-year the True Taste Awards grow in strength and popularity and are regarded as the 'Oscars' of the Welsh food industry.

EASTER AT TURNBERRY, A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT, SCOTLAND
What: Family Easter break
Where: Turnberry, A Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland
When: Valid for stays from 2 – 4 April 2010
Price: From £155 per room per night
Bookings: Tel: 01655 333 991

Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scotland, is offering a host of exceptional accommodation deals to celebrate Easter weekend, with complimentary activities for the whole family.

The iconic resort has some outstanding offers with rates from only £155 per night based on a 3 night stay. In addition, guests who book a second room for children up to the age of 14 will receive 50% off the rate paid for the adults’ room.

Complimentary activities are available on the Saturday and Easter Sunday. These include unlimited golf on the Arran course, golf clinics for children, a family pitch and putt competition on Easter Sunday, and a prize competition for anyone playing the Ailsa Course on Easter weekend. The Spa at Turnberry is offering mini treatments and a mother and daughter skincare workshop.

Other activities for families include an Easter egg hunt, race and painting, a visit from the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo, pony rides, a falconry display and splash times at the indoor pool.

Turnberry reopened in July last year following an elegant renovation and hosted the Open Championship in July 2009.

For more information on Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort Scotland, please visit http://www.luxurycollection.com/turnberry.

THE PERFECT FIT AT LOWRY OUTLET MALL
Planning for a wedding is exciting but it can also be expensive. If you’re on a budget but still want that perfect big day, head to the Lowry Outlet Mall; Austin Reed’s Made to Measure service has finally landed, offering discounted prices on exclusively tailored suits ideal for weddings and formal occasions.

The Austin Reed outlet at the Mall is the only store in the Manchester area, making it the only go-to for optimum fit, comfort and style without blowing your budget. Suit prices are available from £419 compared to an RRP of £599 in high street stores.

Choose what’s right for you on your special day with an extensive range of fabrics, linings, cuts and numerous style options. Whether it’s a classic suit or bold colour you’re after, you’re sure to find the perfect suit without the extravagant price tag.

Qualified fitters in store offer personal consultations to all customers, to guarantee the best possible fit and a look that’s right for you. All fittings are completed in store at the Lowry Outlet Mall and can be tailored and finished to an impeccable standard in just five to seven weeks.

The Lowry Outlet Mall is the ultimate shopping experience with free parking, onsite cinema, five plaza restaurants and up to 60% off RRP all year round.

For more information visit http://www.lowryoutletmall.com or follow us on http://twitter.com/lowryoutletmall

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