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I would like to invite you to attend a working lunch event, hosted by HP and Mumpreneur, offering advice, best practice and a networking session for parents who either work for themselves or are looking into starting their own business. The event will also provide tips and advice on how to facilitate flexible working, juggle the priorities of work and family life, and make your business stand out from the crowd and be more successful.

The working lunch will be hosted by HP’s Officejet Brand Manager Beth de Ávila, with special guests Laura Rigney and Amanda Farren from Mumpreneur UK who will give an opening talk on how they set up on their own.

Day: Wednesday, 25th May, 2011
Time: 1 – 3pm
Where: Edelman, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QT


Places are limited so to sign-up for the event, or for more information, please contact emily.middleton@edelman.com

[bevvy]

Claim free tickets to The Telegraph's St. Kitts Rum-Tasting event in London

The Rum-Tasting Event will take place on the evening of Friday May 20, 2011 at The Telegraph's offices in central London.

A lush verdant island, St Kitts remains a naturally unspoilt and uncrowded destination that is a true gem in the Caribbean. While its spectacular landscape includes such ecological wonders as Mount Liamuiga and a flourishing rainforest, it’s historical and cultural heritage has left a wealth of island experiences centred on a legacy of sugar-cane and rum production.

With such a unique heritage, St. Kitts was once known as a sugar island for its wealth of sugar plantations and rum, its by-product, is now woven in to the heart of Caribbean life, served straight or as cocktails, at every beach bar and restaurant, at events and festivals and on island tours. Many beach bars will also have their very own rum signature cocktail or rum punch in varying strengths.

Giving an insight in to this fascinating story of rum is Rum aficionado, Ian Burrell, who will take readers through an amazing evening of rum tasting and history. Four exclusive St. Kitts rums for the tasting will include the exotic flavours of Brinley Gold, still blended on the island, and the popular smooth Belmont Estate Rum with each rum’s distinct characteristic and colour be it light or gold, dark spiced, explained in full detail.

At the event, representatives from the St. Kitts Tourism Authority and British Airways will be on hand to answer any questions about visiting St. Kitts.


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Claim your free tickets to The Telegraph's St. Kitts Rum-Tasting event in London


THE ST. KITTS RUM-TASTING EVENT - DETAILS
The rum-tasting event will take place between 6.30pm – 9.30 pm on the evening of May 20th 2011 at The Telegraph offices in central London. Four rums made in St. Kitts will be chosen for the evening which will begin with a short history about rum in the Caribbean and in St. Kitts. The evening will also feature a performance by Caribbean steel band The Tropical Angels.

Tickets, which are free, will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to telegraph readers. Please note that one reader can claim up to four tickets.

Ian Burrell, Rum Master and Rum Ambassador

Founder of Rumfest, London’s annual rum festival, Ian Burrell is a professional mixoligist, managing cocktails across London since 1991, while also travelling the world as a Rum Ambassador teaching about the wonders of rum appreciation. A master “Edu-tainer”, he educates and entertains while delivering rum and rum cocktail seminars & rum education programmes to a growing cocktail culture. With his own style, Ian is always smiling and enjoying himself because as he says, “Life’s too short”, and there’s a lot of rum out there to drink…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/tr ... ondon.html

[funthing29]

Ideal Home Scotland - 10,000 free tickets

We’ve (MSE) blagged 10,000 FREE Ideal Home Show tickets worth £12 each. The show's on at the SECC in Glasgow from Fri 27 - Mon 30 May 2011. You can get two free tickets per household, but it's first come, first served!

How do I get it?

Go to the Ideal Home Show site and enter the code IHSFOC at the checkout, then print your tickets. We've had reports some people are only being given the option to get tickets delivered for £1.99 - you shouldn't have to do this. We're trying to get the problem sorted, so if this happens to you it may be best to try again later. We'll keep you updated here with what's going on.

This offer’s on till Mon 20 May though tickets are likely to go fast. Each ticket is valid for one day between Fri 27 - Mon 30 May.

A set number of free tickets are available for all four days, so if you can't get them for one day, try another:

Fri 27 May - 4,000
Sat 28 May - 1,000
Sun 29 May - 1,000
Mon 30 May - 4,000

The show is open from 10am - 6pm. Children under 15 go free, though you need to request a ticket when booking.

[bevvy]

STOLI DARK ORCHARD

This is some kind of VIP event promoting Stoli apple flavoured vodka but i have not been able to find out many details about it.

taking place in

Edinburgh 18th May
Manchester 23rd May
London 24th May
Glasgow 25th May


apply for tickets here

http://www.stolidarkorchard.co.uk/

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On Tuesday 31 May, Giraffe will stage an ice-cream giveaway at the Belsize Park and South Bank restaurants. Kids will have five minutes to decorate an ice cream sundae, and ice cream inspectors will judge the winner.

The competition will take place at 3.30pm and 4.15pm (two sessions) on 31 May, and is open to children aged between two and 10. The winner from each session will receive a family meal for four. After the judging, the kids can tuck into their frozen creations. Free ice cream will also be available for children who are too shy to take part.

What’s more, all participants will have a photo of their sundae posted on Giraffe’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/girafferestaurants, and the child whose creation is most ‘liked’ by the public can look forward to a year’s supply of ice cream

[superhero]

Almeida Street Party
Sunday 31 July

To celebrate the summer and the close of what promises to be a fantastic festival, we are having a party! We'll be throwing open the doors of the Theatre and inviting you to come along for a relaxed Sunday afternoon with food and drink.

There will be pop-up theatre and music to keep you entertained, plus the opportunity to explore backstage, read scripts in the actors' green room and find out more about our fantastic theatre.


http://www.almeida.co.uk/almeida-festiv ... eet-party/

[raj101]

http://www.happysoulfestival.co.uk/prog ... amme-2011/

The Happy Soul Festival is a mixture of film, danc, music and celebrity interview with a mental health theme.

programme above to book all events, which are free!


Programme 2011
Tuesday 31 May
1.30pm How to Respond at Charlton House (BSL signed). More Info.


Wednesday 1 June
7.00pm The Patient at Lost Theatre. More Info.


Thursday 2 June
4.00pm BeME, Feel Free, Be Free at Holiday Inn. More Info.

6.00pm Breathless at Odeon Kingston. More Info.


Friday 3 June
5.00pm Healing the Nation at The Hub. More Info.


Saturday 4 June
11.00am Tulisa: My Mum and Me (BSL signed) at Empire Sutton. More Info.

3.30pm Family Fun & Wellbeing Day at Ham Youth Club. More Info.

4.00pm Wellbeing and Feel Good at Vestry Hall. More Info.


Sunday 5 June
11.00am Fun in the Field - In association with the Tooting Trot at Central London Golf Course. More Info.

4.00pm I am Sindhutai Sapkal (Mee Sindhutai Sapkal) at Odeon Wimbledon. More Info.


Monday 6 June
6.00pm Rainy Seasons (Fasl-E Baron-Haye Moosemi) at Odeon Richmond. More Info.

6.00pm Knocked Out: An Evening with Frank Bruno at Wandsworth Civic Suite. More Info.


Tuesday 7 June
1.00pm Food for Thought 'The Main Course' at Market House. More Info.

6.00pm In the Land of the Free at Odeon Streatham. More Info.


Wednesday 8 June
6.30pm Building Bridges: Remembering our Past to Shape our Future at The Grand. More Info.


Thursday 9 June
6.00pm Happy Soul Youth Awards at Cineworld Wandsworth. More Info.


Friday 10 June
6.00pm An Evening of Iranian Wellbeing at Duke Street Church. More Info.


Saturday 11 June
4.00pm Life Above All (BSL signed) at Cineworld Wandsworth. More Info.

6.00pm 1999 at Odeon Kingston. More Info.


Sunday 12 June
6.30pm World Music at The Grand. More Info.

[raj101]

gah, bit late with this one, but i wasnt sure anyone would be interested. The Wandsworth festival still has 2 days left to run. This is one for the family especially the kids. theres still a few theatre shows and the Shimmy on Sunday.

Download the pdf file from the council website -

http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/downloads/ ... 1_brochure

[Beate]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/ ... -square.do

http://www.westendlive.co.uk/about-us

West End LIVE 2011 – 18 and 19 June 2011
Presented by Westminster City Council, West End LIVE showcases the quality and diversity of entertainment on offer in the heart of London, promoting the West End as an exciting venue for all the family – all live, all for free. Visitors will witness a spectacular event including showcase performances from top West End shows, other musical acts and a wonderful array of interactive exhibits from many of London’s top museums, galleries and cultural institutions. Due to the exciting redevelopment of Leicester Square, West End LIVE is moving to Trafalgar Square for one year only. For more information on the redevelopment, please click here.

[jordsmum]

Free events at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre in May and June.

Home Service is an exhibition and series of events by the British artist and musician Edwin Burdis that explores the notion of home as a personal refuge and as a collective national experience.

Over the show's five week run, Burdis will be resident in the Hayward Project Space from 10am to 6pm, seven days a week, creating new work in situ. During this time, the Project Space will also function as a venue for performances and talks by Burdis and his collaborators, and as a place for the artist to discuss the meaning of 'home' with visitors to the gallery and a range of invited guests from across British society.


Saturday 28 May (6.30pm - 8.30pm) - The Sun is Our First Oven - Talk by The Gut Club, and performance by Man Like Me

Sunday 29 May (3pm - 5pm) - Andy Holden and Deaf School - film, archive and performance event featuring artist Andy Holden and seminal Liverpool band Deaf School

Sunday 12 June (3pm - 5pm) - Longmeg and Jon Jon the Demigod - performance and talk

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk