Supermodel Kate Moss may have spent most of her career naked but has some advice for her fellow Brits during summer; ‘Put it away!’
The gorgeous 38-year-old has, who lives in north London with hubby Jamie Hince and Kate daughter Lila, 9, doesn’t think women know how to dress when summer comes, as we see such little of it.
She told Grazia in an interview: “When you’re driving down the road in the summer, the English people… it’s not our natural thing, no. So it’s, ‘Put it away!'”
Usher performed his latest song ‘Scream’ at the Xbox 360 press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. The star demonstrated the moves that players and his fans will be able to learn and perform in the new forthcoming game, Dance Central 3, exclusively on Kinect for Xbox 360.
Usher has choreographed two of his songs for the best-selling dancing game, out later this year.
The government has proposed new assessment measures to protect people from cowboy builders. Kevin Byrne, Managing Director of Checkatrade, which vets and monitors trades companies and services to help people avoid rogues, comments:
“Unannounced spot checking is essential to any assessment worth its salt, so the government’s measures are a step in the right direction. However, in my experience what really separates the wheat from the chaff is independent feedback from real customers. By monitoring it, people can be sure of appointing a reputable trader and avoid those who perform substandard work.
“Customer protection is the lifeblood of my industry so, frankly, I am at a loss to understand why the government is not talking to us about this. There is much more that could be done to protect the public from cowboys and we stand ready to assist or advise in any capacity.”
For background on this story you can read an article about the government’s proposed measures by visiting the Guardian’s website.
If you want a classic white shirt, and who wouldn’t?, then Frost Magazine has found an online shirt specialist, Finicky, which offers the affordable luxury of a world class tailor at your fingertips 24 hours a day.
Years of travelling abroad with access to bespoke, yet affordable shirts, entrepreneur and Finicky founder, David Buisson, wanted to share this shopping experience, and all from the tap of a keyboard in the comfort of a customer’s home or office.
Finicky’s team of highly skilled tailors can create any shirt, from a personalised quintessential classic (no wardrobe is complete without at least one simple white shirt…) to individual colourful masterpieces. The wide and varied choice of quality fabrics and style options available via the website ensures each shirt is as individual as the wearer.
With a contemporary and easy to navigate website, customers can create their own personalised online shirt portfolio, by inputting their measurements only once. The details are then saved for future ease of shopping.
Finicky takes pride in outstanding customer service dedicated to nurturing individual client relationships. Not only is there a unique loyalty programme where customers accumulate “shirt miles” – the shirts are also delivered free of charge anywhere in the world – and come with a full 100% money back guarantee whatever the reason.
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To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, King of the Cognacs, Louis XIII, has collaborated with the Four Season’s Hotel London at Park Lane to create a cocktail worthy of The Queen herself. The Diamond Jubilee Fizz is a delicious blend of Louis XIII cognac, raspberry liqueur and rose essence, and is topped up with Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne. As if this wasn’t enough, each customer will walk away with a stunning Leviev Diamond!
The Diamond Jubilee Fizz is available from the Amaranto Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, throughout the whole of June for £10,000.
BBC Dragons’ Den star Kirsty Henshaw takes on the UKs top selling ready meals with a new range launching in Sainsbury’s, July 2012
Working mum Kirsty Henshaw, 26, shot to fame when her allergen-free dessert range – inspired by her food intolerant son, Jake – won over Dragons’ Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne in 2010.
Today, Kirsty is taking on the UKs top selling ready meals, introducing her range of healthier, irresistibly delicious and naturally nutritious chilled everyday meals.
The new range is super-charged with goodness; each meal is lovingly made up of nutrient-rich ingredients such as quinoa, aduki beans, brown rice and lentils to help you live life to the full.
Kirsty has created natural food swaps to provide healthier alternatives, and uses brown rice instead of white and sweet potato instead of white potato mash. Sugar has been replaced with natural Agave syrup for fewer calories. The meals are also free from wheat, dairy, lactose and nuts so they are suitable for everyone.
Kirsty adds: “A lot of ready meals on the market appear healthy however they are often packed with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or artificial flavours.”
“This new range is about providing people with something that is genuinely healthy as an alternative, and most importantly the meals taste fabulous!”
The meals have a low ‘green light’ for saturated fat and sugar content and have been designed to give a happy balance between salt levels and taste, they use natural sea salt and will at most register an ‘amber light’. At least one portion of your five day is provided for and the meals are low in calories (ranging from 276 to 420 for a Chicken Tikka Masala).
Kirsty’s chilled everyday meals will be available to purchase at Sainsbury’s nationwide from July 2012; the range includes:
ü Moroccan Vegetables with Brown Rice and Quinoa
ü Sausage with Onion Gravy and Carrot, Sweet Potato & Potato Mash
ü Chicken Tikka Masala with Brown Rice
ü Cottage Pie with British Beef mince and topped with Sweet Potato, Carrot & Potato Mash
The kirstys.co.uk website, which Kirsty has designed with her father, Darren a nutritionist and homeopath who runs health shop Aphrodite in Penwortham Lancs.
Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage, took part in a Cauldrons & Furnaces Wishes for Wales workshop at Hay Festival, showing his support for Wales’s Cultural Olympiad celebrations.
Cauldrons & Furnaces, which launched last month by the Welsh Government to welcome a strand of the Cultural Olympiad to Wales, is a series of high profile events taking place at Cadw sites across Wales from 16 June – 17 July. Wishes for Wales is one element of the Cauldrons & Furnaces activity, involving young people from schools across England and Wales, who have been coming to St Davids in west Wales to take part in this creative heritage project.
Through Wishes for Wales, which is a joint project between Cauldrons & Furnaces and Farms for City Children in Treginnis Isaf, the young people involved are demonstrating what Wales’s history and heritage means to them by hand painting and embellishing in St Davids colours gold, black and white, a ‘golden stone’ with their own design and inscription of a personal message – their wish for Wales – which will then be left in St Davids Bishop’s Palace as part of a Celtic installation.
People visiting the Wishes for Wales workshop held on Cadw’s stand at Hay Festival were asked to draw a design that represents themselves and their connection to Wales’s heritage, and then write a wish for Wales on the back of the stone. Huw Lewis said: “This is a fantastic project and it’s great to see so many young people involved in celebrating Wales’s heritage and culture at such an important time. It’s such a simple idea, but will remain a lasting legacy of Cultural Olympiad celebrations in Wales.”
The Wishes for Wales stones created at Hay Festival, which were all painted using the red, white and green of Wales, will be on display at two Cauldrons & Furnaces events; at the beginning of the 22 day Pilgrim walk leaving from Llanthony on Saturday 16 June, and then moved to the Great Hall of the Bishop’s Palace, St Davids to debut the end of the Pilgrim journey on Saturday 7 July.
Cauldrons & Furnaces is a partnership between Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, and the Arts Council of Wales. The project is part of Power of the Flame, and has been funded by Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity which is creating a lasting impact from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by funding local talent to inspire creativity across the UK.
Wishes for Wales is directed by artist Deborah Withey, who said: “Wishes for Wales has been a fantastic project to work on, with so many enthusiastic and imaginative young people involved. It was great having the Minister at the workshop today, as well as all the other visitors to the stand. It’s great to see such creative spirit and willingness to contribute to this lasting legacy of the Olympic celebrations here in Wales. I’m looking forward to seeing the collection of stones at the Cauldrons & Furnaces events later this month and in July.”
Those who wish to be become part of history and participate in Cauldrons & Furnaces can join the 22-day Pilgrim walk or the magnificent procession at St Davids and walk with the Pilgrims through the city to the Palace for a finale feast of music, dance and food.
For further information about the 22 day Pilgrim walk, visit www.ramblers.org.uk or www.pilgrimage2012.co.uk and for further information about St Davids Bishop’s Palace email info@orielyparc.co.uk or call 01437 720 392.
The other Cauldrons & Furnaces events across south Wales will also give locals and visitors an array of cultural experiences which will help bring Wales’s history to life.
For lovers of Wales’s stunning landscape and history, visitors can witness the reawakening of Blaenavon Ironworks in a multisensory musical celebration and also take part in enchanted adventure trails and tales in the grounds of Laugharne Castle.
Caerphilly castle is the inspiration for Awen – a festival of the arts, including dance, sculpture, poetry and film.
Cadw has set a challenge for people to attend as many events as possible to be in with a chance of winning one of five Cadw annual family memberships. For details of how to take part pick up a Cauldrons & Furnaces leaflet at a participating site or visit www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
For more information about Cauldrons & Furnaces and how you can get involved, visit www.cadw.wales.gov.uk, find Cadw on Facebook or Twitter. #CF12
Details of the Cauldrons & Furnaces events – all Wales (south Wales *)
*Saturday 16 June – Saturday 7 July
Pilgrimage walk, Llanthony Priory to St Davids
Trace the tracks of ancient pilgrims, kings, saints, madmen and paupers with a dedicated group of artists and storytellers on a 22-day Pilgrimage across South Wales. There will be special events, eye catching performances and educational workshops at key points along the route. FREE event, join at www.ramblers.org.uk / www.pilgrimage2012.co.uk.
Friday 22 June, Town Parade 5.00pm – 6.30pm
Saturday 23 June, Castle Performance 7.30-9.00pm
Spirits of Dragons, Flint Castle
Travel through the mists of time with a musical spectacle as your companion. Join the children of Flint as they tell the story from mythical beginnings through to Roman, Norman and English invasions with performances from dragons, giants and masked characters. FREE ticketed event. Book at www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk / 08453 303 565.
*Friday 29 & Saturday 30 June, 6.30-8.15pm
Elemental, Blaenavon Ironworks
A multisensory celebration of a unique landscape and the elements – witness the reawakening of this incredible World Heritage site, that once kick-started an industrial revolution, through creative and musical performances.
FREE ticketed event. Tickets available from www.head4arts.org.uk.
Sunday 1 July, 2.30-4.30pm
Cipio’r Castell, Caernarfon Castle
A spectacular musical procession to kick start a month of artistic celebrations – visitors can enjoy specially commissioned raps, orchestral and choral music, live theatre and a month-long series of innovative art installations within the castle walls. FREE with a wristband, available from 1 June at www.visitsnowdonia.info or from Caernarfon Tourist Information Centre or call 01286 672 232.
*Saturday 7 July, 1.30-6.00pm
Event starts – Oriel y Parc 1.30pm, procession leaves Oriel y Parc 2pm
Finale events at St Davids Bishop’s Palace 3.00-4.15pm (yellow wristbands), 4.30pm-5.45pm (silver wristbands).
Dewi Sant Pilgrims, St Davids Bishop’s Palace
One big walk, one small city – after a 22-day trek across Wales, the pilgrims are welcomed with fanfares, music and artwork. Visitors can join the last leg of the journey through the city ending at the Bishop’s Palace with a celebration of music, food and dance. FREE with a wristband available from 16 May at Oriel y Parc, St Davids, email info@orielyparc.co.uk or call 01437 720 392.
Sunday 8 July, 6.30-9.30pm
Mantell, Denbigh Castle
One legendary golden cape. Thousands of golden memories. Visitors will be taken on a journey through the castle and witness the story unfolding through storytelling, puppetry, animation, music, dance and fire sculpture – culminating at dusk in a magical and glowing finale. Booking essential. Tickets £2, available from 1 May from Denbigh Library call 01745 816 313 or visit www.mantell-aur.com.
*Wednesday 11 July – Friday 13 July, 6.30pm-9.00pm (10.00pm Friday)
Awen, Caerphilly Castle
Myths and legends have always been intriguing and Awen is no different. A three-day celebration of poetic inspiration through sculpture, film, dance, music and drama reflecting vibrancy and culture of the region. FREE ticketed events. For tickets visit www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com / www.visitcaerphilly.com or call 01495 227 206.
*Saturday 16 June – Sunday 15 July
Saturday 14 July – Promenade Theatre Event 2.00-4.00pm
Sunday 15 July – National Botanic Gardens 2.00pm.
Talacharn Trails & Tales, Laugharne Castle
The enchanted twelfth-century castle will play its part in an adventure trail laden with clues and riddles. By peering through the gatehouse or roaming the gardens, visitors will find answers to unlock the secrets of this literary town. Normal castle and garden admission prices apply; visit www.talacharntrails.com or www.cadw.wales.gov.uk or call 01437 720392 for more information.
Monday 16 & Tuesday 17 July, 8.00-9.30pm
Men of Harlech, Harlech Castle
Get ready to rock! Seven centuries of Welsh history brought to life with a creative bang. An anthem to stir the soul and provide inspiration for this two-night spectacular of music, song and dance – over 250 young people from Gwynedd tell the story of seven historic epochs through twenty-first century eyes. Tickets £8/£5 concessions / £20 family (2 adults + 2 children). Tickets available from www.cytser.com and Harlech Castle on 01766 780 552.
In celebration of a momentous year, British Milliner Vivien Sheriff has created a unique new range of Britannia themed hats and headpieces, to launch in Fortnum & Mason at the beginning of June.
Staying true to Vivien’s iconic, ‘English heritage’ signature style, down to every last feather and detail, each piece from the Britannia collection encapsulates the colour palette of the Union Jack.
Fashion and accessories buyer at Fortnum & Mason Amanda Ware comments: “The pieces land in-store just in time for the start of the Great British racing season, all three styles make a statement, capturing the essence of British spirit. Vivien Sheriff Designs have always been popular at Fortnum & Mason so we’re really excited to see our customer’s reaction to the range; we’re expecting them to be a huge hit, particularly for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot.”
Adding to Vivien Sheriff’s existing and eclectic collection of designs at Fortnum & Mason, the new pieces can be found in the millinery department on the Second Floor. The Britannia range is made up of three distinct styles:
· Calypso Britannia – feathered Union Jack style head piece £595
· Union Jack – Union Jack hat with feathers £730
· Fleur Britannia – Union Jack Fleur headpiece £99
Vivien Sheriff – RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, Ladies Day 19th July 2012
This year, Fortnum & Mason will once again be offering up a service of exquisite hospitality at one of the summer’s most iconic events, the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park, 18th-22nd July. During Ladies Day on July 19th, Fortnum & Mason will host a Millinery Show, presented by lavish and award winning milliners Adrian Phillip Howard and Vivien Sheriff.
The Fortnum & Mason Ladies’ Evening takes the form of a cocktail party and exclusive dinner. An added bonus, to the Ladies’ Evening, will see Vivien Sheriff giving a captivating and entertaining speech during dinner.
Prices for Ladies’ Day start from £158 per person excluding VAT
Full package details can be found at: