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Hi Everybody,
Here is Page 2 of the March / April issue of the Ice & Fire eMag – this page seems to be aimed mainly at the men - what with Rugby, Politics and Business - BUT - I am sure many of us ladies would be delighted to join the 'lads' for an afternoon of rugby - Politics - well it affects all our daily lives - and Business - 'us ladies are doing it for ourselves' - our hearty congratulations to that great lady who has resurrected a branch of Woolworths now known as Wellworths. Brilliant. We wish you well !!
We hope you find an Event to enjoy.
My best wishes,
Sandra
NB – as usual if you have any friends / colleagues who you think would like to receive our eMag – please get them to contact us at – sandra@icefiremarketing.com
Edition/ 6 – March / April 2009
Page 2
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Topics –
Sport + Whisky = Rugby – Watch the Calcutta Cup Live at Boisdale of Belgravia, SW1 and participate in a wonderful lunch of champagne, superb food and Glenlivet whisky !!
Politics - The Bruges Group at the Foreign Press Association – The EU and the Credit Crunch
Antiques – The Chelsea Antiques Fair, Chelsea Town Hall, Kings Rd, SW3 - get your complimentary tickets now
Joke Corner – Time to tell a tale of our 'times' – There was a Young Man called – guess who ?? GORDON
Business – Networking in the City with Business Junction’s Luncheon at Cafe Spice Namaste - the award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant
Contemporary Circus – A Night at the Round House, NW1 – FREE to those under 26
Diary Notes – A reminder – not to forget the other great events in - March / April
- Corrigans / St Patrick's Day - 17.03.09.
http://www.bentleys.org/
- Sotheby's / Versace - 18.03.09.
http://www.sothebys.com/
- Brocket Hall - Celebrity Golf - 23.04.09.
http://www.rhysdanielstrust.org/events.html
*Please note events are by topic not date order unless otherwise given
Sport + Whisky = What a combination !!
Watch the Rugby Calcutta Cup live in the comfort of the Macdonald Bar at Boisdale of Belgravia.
A special Boisdale Event held in conjunction with Glenlivet Whisky – with champagne for starters - a great finale to the Six Nations Championship clash between England and Scotland.
Boisdale of Belgravia is situated in an elegant Regency town house, just north of Buckingham Palace Road and a short stroll from Victoria. Its bars, restaurants and private dining room are open on weekdays and Saturday evenings and offer a selection of menus to suit every budget.
The Boisdale Glenlivet Calcutta Cup
Saturday 21 March * Boisdale of Belgravia
This year the Calcutta Cup is going to be played at Twickenham stadium and shown live on the day at Boisdale of Belgravia in the Macdonald Bar. For the event Boisdale has teamed up with the outstanding Glenlivet whisky to host a congregation of rugby fans as well as test our guests rugby knowledge in the Expeditious Glenlivet Boisdale Rugby Quiz. Members; £36.50 Non Members: £55 Including a champagne reception, 3-course menu and three Glenlivet whiskies.
The Boisdale Glenlivet Calcutta Cup
Saturday 21 March * Boisdale of Belgravia
Members; £36.50 Non Members: £55 Including a champagne reception, 3-course menu and three Glenlivet whiskies
MENU Boisdale Champagne reception on arrival · The award-winning Lochcarnan hot-smoked salmon from the Isle of South Uist, horseradish potatoes & cucumber salad · UK’s Best Dishes 2006 award winning sausages & mash (made in our kitchens) served with good gravy · Sticky gingerbread pudding with ginger beer brandy sauce WHISKIES The Glenlivet 12 years old Exotic fruit possibly pineapple, honey, white peaches, apricots. Smooth & sweet. The Glenlivet 15 years old (French Oak) Fruit salad, short-bread, spice, toffee. Rich smooth & slightly oaky. The Glenlivet 18 years old Pears & orchard fruits, floral, complex. Oak, ginger, very elegant.
The Calcutta Cup is one of the oldest trophies still contested in international sport. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship clash between England and Scotland and commemorates one of the earliest international rugby matches ever played. This year the Calcutta Cup is going to be played at Twickenham stadium and shown live on the day at Boisdale of Belgravia in the Macdonald Bar. For the event we have teamed up with the outstanding Glenlivet whisky to host a congregation of rugby fans as well as test our guests’ rugby knowledge in the Expeditious Glenlivet Boisdale Rugby Quiz hosted by the host with the most, noted Quiz Master and Boisdale Operations Director Nathan Evans. The Quiz score sheets will be collected after pudding, answers revealed and results announced before the kick off at 3.30pm with the winner taking home a flight of Glenlivet whisky to include the 12, 15 (French Oak) and 18 year old. A hearty three-course lunch will be served in the Macdonald Bar specially fitted with a projector screen for this occasion. If you would like to attend the Boisdale Glenlivet Calcutta Cup luncheon, please contact Zoe Robinson on 020 7730 6922 (zoe@boisdale.co.uk). Prices: £36.50 for Members; £55 Non Members, including a champagne reception on arrival and a flight of three Glenlivet whiskies at the end of the meal. The luncheon starts at 12.30pm; kick off at 3.30pm.
Boisdale of Belgravia
15 Eccleston StreetBelgraviaSW1W 9LX
http://www.boisdale.co.uk/belgravia/
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THE BRUGES GROUP
'The Bruges Group - an independent all-party think tank. Our independence is our strength allowing us to be free to follow our own policy agenda and put the national interest above party political consideration'
NEXT MEETING
The EU and the Credit CrunchWednesday, 18th March - 6.45pm for 7.00pm
THE SPEAKERS
RT HON. JOHN REDWOOD, MPTHE EU AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
Chairman of the Economic Competitiveness Policy Group
&
PROFESSOR TIM CONGDON, - WHY THE UK IS LUCKY TO BE OUTSIDE THE EUROZONE IN A CREDIT CRUNCH
One of Britain’s leading economic commentators RT HON. JOHN REDWOOD, MP,
John Redwood is Chairman of Conservatives Party Economic Competitiveness Policy Group. In May 1993 he was appointed Secretary of State for Wales. In 1995 he challenged John Major for the Conservative Party leadership.In opposition he has acted as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1997-1999) Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1999-2000) and Shadow Secretary of State for Deregulation (2004-2005).He has written widely on Eurosceptic issues, free enterprise and democracy. His publications include; Our Currency Our Country, Stars and Strife: The coming conflict between Europe and America and The Death of Britain?PROFESSOR TIM CONGDON, CBEProfessor Tim Congdon is one of Britain’s leading economic commentators. He was a member of the Treasury Panel of Independent Forecasters (the so-called “wise men”) between 1992 and 1997, which advised the Chancellor of the Exchequer on economic policy. He founded Lombard Street Research, the City of London’s leading economic research and forecasting consultancy, in 1989. He is an honorary professor at Cardiff Business School and a visiting professor at Cass Business School. He has written a number of books on monetary policy, contributes widely to the financial press, and makes frequent radio and television appearances.Professor Condon is also the author of the Bruges Group paper, Will the EU’s Constitution Rescue its Currency?He was awarded the CBE for services to economic debate in 1997. Professor Congdon is a member of the Bruges Group’s Academic Advisory Council.
ADMISSION: £10 payable on the door or in advanceIncluding wine, orange juice, mineral water and nibbles
LOCATION: Foreign Press Association11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AJ
AGENDA: Lectures: 7.00pm – 8.00pmDiscussion: 8.00pm – 8.30pmWine and refreshments: 8.30pm – 10.00pm
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Antiques – Investment time !!!!
Penmans invite you to view "Tangible Assets to Appreciate" (and, we hope, buy)
THE CHELSEA ANTIQUES FAIR
Chelsea Old Town Hall
Kings Road
Chelsea SW3 5EE
March 25 – 29 2009
This is a boutique fair offering fine quality Furniture, Art and Artifacts from the past 5,000 years!
Times – 2 – 8 pm Wednesday 25th March
10.30 – 6 pm Thursday to Saturday
10.30 – 5.00 Sunday
FOR COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS GO TO –
http://www.penman-fairs.com/tickets.htm
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Joke Corner – time to tell a tale of our ‘times’ !!!!
There was - A Young Man Called Gordon
A young man named Gordon bought a horse from an old farmer for £100.The farmer agreed to deliver the horse the next day, but when the farmer drove up he said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news... the horse is on my truck, but unfortunately he's dead.'Gordon replied, 'Well then, just give me my money back.'The farmer said, 'I can't do that, because I've spent it already.'Gordon said, 'OK then, we'll just unload the horse anyway.'The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?'Gordon answered, 'I'm going to raffle him off.' To which the farmer exclaimed, 'Surely you can't raffle off a dead horse!' But Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, 'Of course I can, you watch me. I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead.'A month later the farmer met up with Gordon and asked, 'What happened with that dead horse?'Gordon said, 'I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece, and made a huge, fat profit!!'Totally amazed, the farmer asked, 'Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you lied about the horse being dead?'To which Gordon replied, 'The only guy who found out about the horse being dead was the raffle winner when he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200, which as you know is double the going rate for a horse, so he thought I was a great guy!!'Gordon grew up and eventually became the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and no matter how many times he lied, or how much money he stole from the British voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them, unfortunately, still thought he was a great guy.The moral of this story is that, if you think Gordon is about to play fair and do something for the everyday people of the country for once in his miserable, lying life, think again my friend, because you'll be better off flogging a dead horse !!!!
What can I say ?????????
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Networking in the City and Around - with Business Junction -
Business Junction really helps you to put your company on the map, both in your local area and across London. We are fundamentally a member organization, getting to know each business member's priorities, specialisms and targets. We then try to ensure where possible we help deliver new opportunities and business in areas of interest to your company.
Business Junction Networking Lunch,
Aldgate
Cafe Spice Namaste
16 Prescot Street London E1 8AZ
Thursday March 19th 12.30 – 2.30pm
A networking lunch on the fringes of the City of London and a chance to enjoy menu samples courtesy of Cafe Spice Namaste, the award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant.The food here is brilliant, prepared under the watchful eye of Cyrus Todiwala MBE, a regular on Saturday Kitchen. Cyrus also runs a series of culinary master classes at the restaurant, along with other respected chefs teaching their own cuisine specialities. More details here: http://buzzcreator.net/clients/link.php?M=62754&N=228&L=187&F=H
The attendees at our event will be a spicy mix of City and City fringe companies, blending with a host of other businesses from the rich range across London. Our relaxed format - no speakers, no forced introductions, no limits on sectors - means you stand the best chance of meeting a crucial new client or referrer of new business.About this eventYou get a glass of wine or soft drink and a data sheet on arrival, a facilitor helps make introductions and the conversations are lively, fun, and easily made. You don't meet just one business per sector, so your options for referral and finding direct prospects and suppliers are unrivalled.Membership and event attendance open to any company regardless of area, size or sector. Guests always welcome.London Business SurveyTake part in the London Business Survey 2009! Business Junction, in association with Clarity, the survey company, have created a short survey that takes three minutes to complete in order to produce an accurate picture of what is happening to London companies during the current economic conditions and how Government - national and local - can best help.
To take part go to –
http://www.claritysurveys.net/clarityuknet/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=m8KJ8o2Booking this eventLunch costs £18 + VAT for members per person attending (more than one person per company can come). Guest rates are £32 +VAT per person. For further details contact:
sandra@icefiremarketing@aol.com
Or –
Call - 0207 739 4200 / email - admin@businessjunction.co.uk
BUSINESS JUNCTION Ltd, Back Building, 150 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AR
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A Night at the Circus - courtesy of the legendary –
Roundhouse
for those readers (friends or family) under 26 do take advantage of this
great offer -
Camden's Roundhouse has continually pushed boundaries in music and performance.
Today the Roundhouse is a space dedicated to nurturing creative young talent, as well as presenting an eclectic line up of the best in Live Music, Theatre, Dance and Circus.
Under 26? Want free theatre tickets?
It’s your lucky day! The Roundhouse is delighted to be a part of A Night Less Ordinary, Arts Council England’s scheme offering free theatre tickets to anyone under 26. This spring we’re offering tickets to see Tabu by award-winning circus troupe NoFit State, and Underdrome a new work by Darren Johnston in which dance, voices, music and video collide in a thrilling assault on the senses.What do I need to do?
It’s easy. Just decide what you’d like to see from the performances listed below. Then come to the box office and pick up your ticket (Mon-Sat, 11am-6pm). We’re on Chalk Farm Road, NW1 – really near Chalk Farm tube and only 10 minutes walk from Camden.You’ll need to bring some photo ID (a passport or young person’s railcard, for instance) and we’ll need some details about you – your name, address, phone number, email and date of birth. You can come along whenever you like, but if you’re coming on the day of performance make sure it’s at least half an hour before it starts.
Tabu from 29 March - 19 April Tues - Fri + Sun at 7.30pmSat 4, 11, 18 April at 2pm
For more information on Tabu go to -
http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/nofit-state-circus-2790
Conditions:
ID must be shown for everyone claiming a free ticket. ·
Only one ticket per person, per year.
Tickets are first-come, first-served and subject to availability. ·
A Night Less Ordinary free tickets are only available in person at the Roundhouse box office. Sorry, no online or phone booking.·
More shows will be added, so keep an eye on our website or sign up here and we’ll keep you up-to-date. ·
The scheme is for theatre and dance events only, not music gigs.
A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme in association with Metro, which will provide 618,000 free theatre tickets to anyone under 26 in more than 200 venues across England. For more information about the scheme visit http://www.anightlessordinary.org.uk/
Roundhouse
The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm RoadLondon NW1 8EH
T +44 0844 482 8008 F +44 020 7424 9992 Registered Charity No. 1071487
Box Officeboxoffice@roundhouse.org.ukT 0844 482 8008F 020 7424 9992
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