In Association with
Rendezvous – London
Hi Everybody,Gong Xi Fa Cai (May You be Happy, May You be Wealthy)
My best wishes,
Welcome to the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Tiger
We hope you find an event to enjoy.
Sandra
NB – For details on how to feature your event please contact me at –
sandra@icefiremarketing.com
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TOPICS in this issue*
Networking – Champagne / Chinese New Year Event – CLWCA at Bonhams,
New Bond Street, W1 18.02.2010.
Live Gigs - Tiger Lilly 2010 Tour – February / March
Networking / Socialising – Green Room Club, Curzon Soho,
Shaftesbury Ave, W1 12.02.2010.
Sports Quiz – With Mike Gatting and Micky Hazzard, Celebrities of
Great Britain, The Melia White House, NW1 11.02.2010.
Ballroom Dancing – For Adults and Children with ‘Lets Dance’,
Nr Kensington High Street, W8
Classified Gallery – With YOUR Advertisements
Joke Corner – What’s a BILLION POUNDS ????
Art – Cheyne Walk Trust Art Competition – win a bursary at Heatherley
School of Fine Art, SW10 – Apply before March 15th
Politics – Freedom in the City – Talk by ‘Big Brother Watch’, Cornhill,
EC3, 02.03.2010.
Business - China Networking Reception with Business Junction / UK
Trade and Investment (UKTI), Golden Harvest Restaurant, W1
11.02.2010.
Russian Festival – Maslenitsa, Potters Fields Park, SE1 07.02.2010.
Diary Notes – Quickies –
- Express Black Book TV Talent Event, Millennium Hotel, W1. **01.02.2010.**
http://www.expressbroadcast.co.uk/
- Belly Dance Classes – contact Suzi on 07956 286166 or email - susandeniz@hotmail.com
- Politics – The London Swinton Circle – Meeting – ‘The End of the English’ –
The European Superstate ? 16.02.2010. http://www.swintoncircle.org.uk/
A reminder – not to forget –
- Golf – Donnington Grove, Berkshire - Special Winter Offers / Winter Breaks -
February - March http://www.donnington-grove.com/
- The Image Academy – a Course in Image Consultancy – commencing **04.02.2010.**
http://www.style-icon.co.uk/
http://www.valentinborissov.com/
*Please note events are by topic not necessarily date order
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Welcome to the Chinese New Year
We are celebrating the Year of the Tiger
With a West meets East
Champagne Reception
at
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
Mayfair, W1
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Drink Champagne – nibble Chinese delicacies and be entertained by the Chinese Dragon Dance
Our Guest of Honour is the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China - H.E. Mme Fu Ying, and we are inviting a number of dignitaries with close links such as Chris Patten (Lord Patten) former Governor of Hong Kong.
To join us
please complete the form given below – I look forward to seeing you
Sandra
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The Cities of London & Westminster Conservative Association
www.westminsterconservatives.co.uk
The Joint Chairmen, Mrs Louise Hyams and Kam Lee
and members of the Organising Committee
cordially invite you to a
CHINESE NEW YEAR
CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
to be held at
Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, W1S 1SR
Thursday, 18th February 2010
6.30pm to 8.30pm
Guest of Honour
H.E. Mme Fu Ying
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China
has been invited
RSVP Champagne and canapés
Auction & Raffle
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To: Donald J Stewart, 90 Ebury Street, SW1W 9QD; T: 020 7730 8181
* Please send me ….…. tickets @ £30 each for the Chinese Reception
on 18th February for which I enclose a cheque for £ ……..….
Name: ________________________________________________________
(Block capitals please)
Address: ______________________________________________________
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Tel. No: _________________________Mobile: _______________________
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Year of the Tiger – will be Tiger Lilly’s Year !!
‘Singer/songwriter Tiger Lilly is fast becoming music’s hottest new property, with fresh attitude, an amazing voice, and great lyrics - she is definitely the one to watch in 2010’
Rob King-Tour Manager- Control Music Management
Tiger Lilly’s first phase of her 2010 Tour
Starts NOW –
FEBRUARY
9 Feb- Private booking at 40 winks
11 Feb - ARTICULATE The Goldhawk London
26 Feb - HYEM Newcastle upon Tyne
MARCH
5 March - The Blue Rooms in Hereford
14 March - Variety Night for the Princess Alice Hospice Richmond Theatre, Surrey
19 March - JAGZ Ascot
31st MARCH - FINAL TOUR DATE AT THE 100 CLUB London
For more details contact –
dani@tigerlillymusic.co.uk
or go to
http://www.tigerlillymusic.co.uk/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fnw0ScTySc
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GREEN ROOM CLUB**
INVITES YOU TO OUR
NEW LOCATION
Whilst we wait for our prestigious new premises in the West End to be refurbished we have found a great venue in which to hold our networking / socializing events -
'DOWNSTAIRS'
at the
CURZON SOHO
99 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
LONDON W1D 5DY
Our next event is on -
FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2010
6.00 - 11.30PM
SOCIALISE - MEET MEMBERS AND FRIENDS FOR A FUN EVENING
with complimentary nibbles and cash bar
FREE ENTRANCE FULL CASH BAR
RSVP: jbozoky@aol.com Dress Code: Smart
020 7221 5793
** the original Actors Club Green Room was founded in 1877 by Bram Stoker, Sir Henry Irving, Charles Dickens Jr and others. Amongst many of the associated members today are – Prince Edward, Donald Sinden, Rik Mayall, Christopher Eccleston, Patrick Stewart, Peter Davidson, Naom Friendlander, Ben Elton, Art Malik, David Mitchell, Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Lord Richard Attenborough
http://www.grclondon.co.uk/index.htm
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Now for some Sport of the ‘sedentary’ kind -
Excellent Food – Great Company
And the opportunity to ‘exercise’ your sports knowledge
just fill in the form below –
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Exercise of a more energetic kind with -
‘Lets Dance’
Ballroom Dancing
for
Adults and Children
One of the most renowned Ballroom Dancing programmes with highly qualified and experienced teachers
‘Lets Dance’ are currently registering for children and adults beginners / intermediate classes
For more information go to –
www.letsdanceltd.co.uk
or
call on – 020 8992 1950
(5 mins from Kensington High Street Underground)
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Classified Gallery
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CCC Chelsea Cartridge Centre
We refill / recycle your printer cartridges – business or home –
and SAVE YOU £££££££
Save up to 60% on all cartridges
PLUS we will deliver and install within a 5 mile radius
for full details contact us on –
020 7352 3484 / 07592 726902
Quoting Ref: IFeMag
Chelsea Cartridge Centre, 453 Fulham Road, SW10 9UZ
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David Stevens & Partners
General Household Repairs + Redecoration (Interior & Exterior)
+ Gardening services
David Stevens and Partners offer a courteous and efficient service in London and the Thames Valley area
Anything from changing a tap washer to pruning your roses !!
Painting, plastering, plumbing, window, roof and wall repairs, damp work and putting up shelves - house to flat conversions – major or minor garden maintenance
Ring Me – David Stevens on 07737 803805 (7 days) / 01494 443874 (Mon to Fri) for a free quote
David Stevens & Partners
7 Conegra Road, High Wycombe, Bucks HP13 6DY
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Susie Silver
Holistic Massage and Energy Healing
Release stress, fatigue, cellulites, backache, headaches
and many other ailments
Half hour of neck / back massage + half hour of healing - £55.00
For further information contact me on –
mob: 07880 705257
email: silversusie@tiscali.co.uk
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For details on how to place your advertisement in the Classified Gallery
contact us at – sandra@icefiremarketing.com
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Joke Corner –
How many zeros in a billion?
This is too true to be funny
The next time you hear a politician use the
Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR money i.e. taxes !!
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
But one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective -
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion Pounds ago was only 13 hours and 12 minutes,at the rate our government
is spending it !!
Building Permit Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Income Tax
Vat Tax
Unemployment Tax
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Petrol/Diesel Tax
Hunting License Tax Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
(tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Local Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
And our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...
And Mum stayed home to raise the kids
What happened?
'politicians!'
Gordon Brown
and not forgetting Blair of course – he of the mantra
‘things can only get better’ !!!
that's what !!
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Talking ‘finances’ - a Very Important event for budding young artists
CHEYNE WALK TRUST
&
HEATHERLEY SCHOOL OF FINE ART
CHELSEA RIVERSIDE ART COMPETITION 2010
The Cheyne Walk Trust is mounting an Art Competition to celebrate its connection with Chelsea Riverside over 35 years in 2010.
The Competition will be jointly sponsored with Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, established in 1845, which in May 2008 moved to a splendid new purpose built building in Lot’s Road.
The Competition proceeds will fund a Bursary for a young artist at Heatherley's School of Fine Art
The competition subject will be “Chelsea Riverside”, between Chelsea Bridge and Battersea Rail/Cremorne Bridge. Original work should be submitted in oil, acrylic, water colour, gouache, or print media.
Entry forms must be received by 15th March 2010
For full details of the Competition Rules and Entry Form go to -
http://cheynewalktrust.org/11.html
The presentation will be held at the -
Art Competition Prize Ceremony
Auction and Reception:
Heatherley’s School of Fine Art
22 April 2010
(AGM at 6.30; Guest Speaker: Greg Hands MP Tory Candidate for new General Election 2010 constituency of Chelsea & Fulham; Champagne Reception thereafter)
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Freedom in the City: come and hear ALEXANDER DEANE, Director of Big Brother Watch.
Where:
The Counting House
50 Cornhill
LONDON EC3V 3PD
When:
March 02, 2010 at 01:00 PM
ALEXANDER DEANE, Director of the recently launched Big Brother Watch campaign, will be the guest speaker at the 22nd Freedom in the City event at 12.45 p.m. for 1.00 p.m. on Tuesday 2 March 2010 at the Function Suite, The Counting House, 50 Cornhill, London EC3V 3PD - reached by stairs at back of the main bar.
Admission free. There will be a collection at the end of the meeting, to help cover costs.
Please go to the link below to register or RSVP:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk
=a07e2otxb1l2f03746e&oseq=a01wjfzbe5zqu
Please contact me if you have any queries about this event.
I do hope you will be able to come along on Tuesday 2 March 2010 and look forward to seeing you then.
Best wishes,
Simon Richards
Director
The Freedom Association
simon@tfa.net
Mobile: 07985 550356
Big Brother Mission Statement
Big Brother Watch fights injustice and campaigns to protect our civil liberties and personal freedoms.
The British state has accumulated unprecedented power and the instinct of politicians and bureaucrats is to expand their power base even further into areas unknown in peace time.
Big Brother Watch campaigns to re-establish the balance of power between the state and individuals and families.
We look for the sly, slow seizure of control by the state - of power, of information and of our lives.
We advocate the return of our liberties and freedoms and look to ordinary people to join our cause.
For more information go to: http://bigbrotherwatch.typepad.com/home/about.html
For more details on The Freedom Association go to: http://www.tfa.net/
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Back to the future – Forget the G7 – will it be the E7 with China the lead player?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/new-e7-nations-will-overtake-g7-by-2050-468415.html
– learn more about business links with -
Business Junction
Trading with China Networking Reception
in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
Golden Harvest Restaurant
15 Gerrard Street
Chinatown
London W1D 6JE
Thursday February 11th, 2010
5:30 - 8.00pm
Venue details - http://www.restaurantprivilege.com/golden-harvest/home.html
Business Junction are holding a special Networking Reception, in association with UKTI, to celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year of the Tiger in the heart of London's Chinatown on Thursday, February 11th.
This special evening networking event will bring together established businesses considering exporting their products and services to mainland China and Hong Kong, or interested in building trading relationships with companies around that part of the world. Attendance is open to all sectors and areas of business.
UKTI's specialist trade advisors will be on hand to tell you what support is available to help your business make the most of this important market. Specialist and experienced companies, including those from the area such as the Bank of China, and other professional advisors from the legal, financial and service sectors will be on hand to provide solutions and help develop your company's presence in this key developing market for UK industry.
Senior representatives from businesses with existing trading links with China and Hong Kong from across a range of sectors will also be at the event, including one of our speakers - a British-based inventor and business person who has set-up manufacturing operations in China and has developed key relationships to get his products into large UK retailers.
There will be plenty of opportunities to network and forge valuable partnerships and associations with the other companies at the event, whilst our hosts in the heart of Chinatown, the Golden Harvest restaurant, will be serving their delicious dim sum and complimentary drinks.
About UKTI
UK Trade & Investment is the Government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in an increasingly global economy, providing companies with knowledge, advice and practical support. UKTI has the expert knowledge, the facilities - Embassies and High Commissions in more than 100 countries - the contacts and the lobbying clout to help British companies increase their bottom line. Support is available to companies to help them to develop their internation trade potential and help them access international markets.
For more information go to: https://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/index.html
Booking this event
This networking event costs £15 + VAT for members per person attending (more than one person per company can come). Guest rates are £25 +VAT per person. For booking details contact or go to:
Business Junction
T 020 7739 4200
www.businessjunction.co.uk
BUSINESS JUNCTION is London's leading independent business network, creating connections and trading opportunities for hundreds of companies across London and the south east
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From Russia – with love -
Maslenitsa Russian Festival
Sunday 7 February 2010
1pm - 6pm
Entrance - FREE
Where -
Potters Fields Park
Tooley Street, SE1
In this free family-friendly festival Ensemble Productions aim to present a spectacular line-up of Russian culture for both Russians living in London and British people interested in Russian culture, and music and dance generally.
Performers at the event will include: group 'After 11' from the folksong theatre 'Russian Song', founded by the famous folk diva Nadezhda Babkina, Dmitry Danilenko, the recent winner of a 'grand-prix' at the international 'Slavyansky Bazar' festival of arts (2009); the instrumental folk group White Day celebrated throughout Russia for their balalaika and rock performances; the talented young singer Alexa Pol a winner in last year's Russian song contest in London; and the charismatic bluesmen from St Petersburg, Billy's Band.
There will also be performances by a folk dance group from the Tatarstan Republic and the Russian Orthodox Church Choir of London.
The children's programme on The Scoop stage will feature puppet theatre pieces and interactive entertainment.
Provisional programme
13:00 –13:25 Children's programme by Russian London Schools
13:30 – 13:45 Bely Den group
13:50 – 14:10 After 11 group
14:20 – 14:40 Alexa Pol (Alexandra Polushko) & Chistaya Sluchaynost Band
14:45 – 15:00 Dmitry Danilenko
15:10 – 15:35 Terem Quartet
15:40 – 15:55 Angelika Agourbash
16:00 – 16:30 "Kazan" Dance Theatre from the Republic of Tatarstan
16:30 – 16:45 Speeches
16:45 – 17:20 Pelageya
17:30 – 18:00 Billy's Band
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