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Category Archives: England
Xbox Meet and Greet with Snoop Dogg in Liverpool
Xbox is running a competition to win a meet-and-greet gig experience with Snoop Dogg on his autumn tour in the UK (Echo Arena, Liverpool). The prize includes travel, accommodation along with food and drink. The winner will receive the following: … Continue reading
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Posted in Celebrities, England, Music, Social Media, Spain, Travel
Tagged competition, echo arena, example, ibiza, ibiza rocks, liverpool, snoop dogg, summer, Video, xbox, youtube
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“Whatever Your Imagination Can Come up with …”
It doesn’t matter whether you’re into computer games or not (but who isn’t in some capacity these days); the above mini documentary about John, one of the masterminds behind Sony‘s LittleBigPlanet™ and Little Big Planet 2, is pure inspiration and well … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Video
Tagged little big planet 2, littlebigplanet, make.believe, sony, Video
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Ex Stig Ben Collins to Lead Dodgem Derby from Over Wallop to Battersea Park (Londonist)
Ex Stig Ben Collins to Lead Dodgem Derby from Over Wallop to Battersea Park Londonist, March 25, 2011 at 14:00 pm Top British racing driver and ex Stig, Ben Collins, is hitting the roads tomorrow (Saturday, 26th March) with a convoy … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London
Tagged BEN COLLINS, bumper cars, DODGEM DERBY, EX STIG, KETTLE® RIDGE CRISPS, London, Londonist, SPONSORED POST, STIG
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A Very Big House In The Country (Urban Travel Blog)
A Very Big House In The Country Urban Travel Blog, Mar 19th, 2011 Closing times, huge queues, expensive bar tabs… Who needs it? Chris Osburn spurns another night out in London to live it up in the shires instead. The country house … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Hotels, London, Urban Travel Blog
Tagged buckinghampshire, country house party, england, London, stoke place, tainted love, urban travel blog, white blackbird
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Newly Launched Artangel Collection to Bring Arty Film and Video to the Masses (Londonist)
Newly Launched Artangel Collection to Bring Arty Film and Video to the Masses Londonist, March 15, 2011 at 13:30 pm To mark its 20th anniversary, the London-based Artangel has furthered its commitment to “commission and produce exceptional projects by outstanding contemporary … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, London, Movies, Video
Tagged Art, ARTANGEL, ARTANGEL COLLECTION, film, London, Londonist, TATE, THE ARTANGEL COLLECTION AT TATE, Video
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Modern Day Co-operative Success Stories
The Co-operative is a unique family of businesses democratically run by members to meet common goals. Offering everything from food and financial services to travel, online shopping and healthcare, the Co-operative’s underlying principles of quality, value, honesty and social responsibility … Continue reading
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Posted in England
Tagged Co-operative, COOPERATIVE, play montgomereyshire, rochdale pioneers, The co-operative
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Yummy “Tainted Love” in Buckinghamshire (Locally Sourced)
Yummy “Tainted Love” in Buckinghamshire Locally Sourced, 03 March 2011 How did you spend your Valentine’s weekend? Well, unless you happened to be living it up in swank country house, fumbling about in a high burlesque to non-burlesque-dancer ratio environment … Continue reading
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Pulse and Thunder and £10,000 Worth of Prizes from Yell.com
Using the Yell App for Android or iPhone or visiting Yell.com to help locate an indie music shop could land you an array of killer prizes, such as a 55” Sony 3D TV, a surround sound system, decks, mixing lessons … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London, Music, Shopping, Video
Tagged competition, day v lately, independent music stores, pulse and thunder, Video, yell, yell.com
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Highest Stand-Up Comedy Gig in the World
British Airways appear to be raising the bar for both corporate responsibility and stand-up comedy by teaming up with Comic Relief to forge a year-long partnership and deliver a comic treat – one which has never been done before. On … Continue reading
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Reviving the Country House Party with “Tainted Love” (Qype does London)
Reviving the Country House Party with “Tainted Love” Qype does London, February 14th 2011 Cheeky burlesque dancers giving private shows in swank hotel rooms, a private nude portraiture salon, an edible floral feast of 24 dishes, an Apothecary Bar serving herbal, … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, London, Travel
Tagged buckinghampshire, country house party, england, London, Qype, Qype Does London, stoke place, tainted love, white blackbird
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Sussex Seafood and Surrey Secret(t)s (Locally Sourced)
Sussex Seafood and Surrey Secret(t)s Locally Sourced, 10 February 2011 For little reason other than a tasty attempt to nullify the January blues with an impromptu feast among the company of good friends, a couple of mates and I headed … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Food Network, Locally Sourced, Shopping, Travel, Wine
Tagged food network, julie's hut, locally sourced, milford, seafood, secretts, secretts of milford, selsey, surrey, sussex, wine
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Cooperative Membership Fund
The Cooperative Membership Fund is looking for groups of people carrying out positive work in their communities. The fund is a grant scheme helping local communities throughout the UK. Thousands of clubs, community groups and local charities have benefited through the … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London
Tagged Co-operative, Cooperative Membership Fund, EC1, London
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As Language Evolves at the British Library, I Blather on
As the British Library plays host to the first ever exhibition to explore the English language from Anglo-Saxon runes and regional dialects to modern day rap and texting, I’m thinking about how my own use of language has changed through … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London
Tagged british library, english, Evolving English, exhibition, language
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British Road Trip? I’d Love to!
The longer I live in Britain the more I realize there’s a lot of this country that I’ve yet to see. I think I’ve done a pretty good job getting out and about to get an idea of what it’s … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London, Travel
Tagged britain, car hire, driving, england, great britain, London, rental car, UK
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Creative Networks in Leeds (Qype Community)
Creative Networks in Leeds Qype Community, October 1st 2010 Leeds – yay (well, except for the weather this morning). Creative people getting together to talk shop – yay! A comfortable stay at a convenient hotel – yay. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Hotels, Travel
Tagged creative networks, hotels, leeds, networking, Qype, qype community
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“From Streets to Tweets with Chris Osburn” at Leeds College of Art, September 30th
Thursday 30th September 2010 6-7pm: Hot food and Registration 7-7:30pm: Welcome and Opening Pitches 7:30-8:30pm: From Streets to Tweets with Chris Osburn 8:30pm till late: Networking in the Mosaic Bar Leeds College of Art Blenheim Walk, Leeds LS2 9AQ Hey y’all. I’ll be back … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Graffiti, Photography, Social Media
Tagged creative networks, Graffiti, leeds, Leeds College of Art, Photography, social media, street art, west yorkshire, yorkshire
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Respect the Road … Please
I’m a walker not a driver, and for the most part I’m quite content to have it that way. During the few experiences I’ve had behind the wheel in the UK (I used drive all the time back in the … Continue reading
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Posted in England, London, Travel, Video
Tagged axa, british drivers, british motorists, insurance, London, respect the road, safe driving
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Lloyds TSB Photography Weather Competition
Got a good shot that you think is representative of our dear island nation’s erratic weather? It could land you £10,000! Lloyds TSB is running a competition to find the best amateur photographer of British weather. Hot lazy days maybe … Continue reading
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Classic and Leisurely Thames Cruising with The Olde Bell Coaching Inn (Qype does London)
Classic and Leisurely Thames Cruising with The Olde Bell Coaching Inn Qype does London, August 3rd 2010 If my write up of yesterday’s speedboat Thames excursion sounds a bit too fast paced or urban for your tastes but nevertheless left … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Hotels, Travel
Tagged berkshire, boating, england, hurley, Qype, Qype Does London, river, river cruise, river thames, riverboat, thames, the olde bell
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punting and picnics in cambridge (lastminute.com blog)
punting and picnics in cambridge lastminute.com blog, july 16, 2010 – 1:30 pm Perfect for a romantic date for two, a family outing or gathering of friends and colleagues, the Doubletree’s Punting and Picnic Packages are available to both guests … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Hotels, Lastminute.com, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged cambridge, Doubletree, Doubletree by Hilton, england, hilton, hotel, Lastminute.com, picnic, punting, punting and picnics, punts, river cam
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shin-kicking fun in the cotswolds (lastminute.com blog)
shin-kicking fun in the cotswolds lastminute.com blog, june 18, 2010 – 12:02 pm Not for the squeamish, shin-kicking is a straightforward affair. Contestants hold each other by the shoulders and try to kick shins and bring opponents to the ground. … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Lastminute.com, Travel
Tagged chipping camden, cotswold, cotswolds, england, gloucestershire, Lastminute.com, shin-kicking
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Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)
Art from the New World @ The City Museum & Art Gallery Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, May 2010 LA came to the UK with the opening of Art from the New World, a ground-breaking group show at The City … Continue reading
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A Look at the Art from Bristol’s Art from the New World (Juxtapoz)
A Look at the Art from Bristol’s Art from the New World Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 08:25 We’ve shared a number of images of attendees, costumes, characters, and installations from the unveiling of Art from the New World, organized … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, Juxtapoz, Photography
Tagged Art, art from the new world, bristol, city museum, corey helford gallery, dita von teese, Juxtapoz, lowbrow art, Photography
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the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns (lastminute.com blog)
the olde bell: stay and feast at one of england’s oldest inns lastminute.com blog, may 13, 2010 – 3:04 pm Forty-five minutes from Central London, a 15 minute cab ride from Maidenhead or 20 minutes drive from Heathrow … and … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Lastminute.com, Restaurants, Travel
Tagged berkshire, coaching inn, england, hurley, inn, Lastminute.com, olde bell, river thames, thames, village, weekend getaway
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Tiki Today Exhibition at 20-21 Visual Arts Centre
I’ve got a few photographs (as well as the following video which features burlesque dancer Trixie Malicious) in the Tiki Today exhibition at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe, England. Keep reading below for details about the show. Tiki … Continue reading
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Posted in Art, England, Photography, Tiki, Video
Tagged 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, blonde, breasts, burlesque, cheesecake, cleavage, dancer, exhibition, Felix Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawaiian Serenaders, hapa haole, Hawaiian Serenaders, hawaiiana, model, pagan love song, Photography, scunthorpe, skull mugs, slow motion, stripper, tiki, tiki mugs, tiki today, trixie malicious, Video
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Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex (Qype does London)
Locally Foraged Cuisine: Whites Bar & Kitchen at the White Horse, Steyning, West Sussex Qype does London, May 5th 2010 Whites enables those with hearty appetites to sample the fruits (nuts, roots and flowers) of the English countryside. Here you … Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, England, Food, Restaurants
Tagged british cuisine, england, pub, Qype, Qype Does London, restaurant, review, south downs, steyning, sussex, west sussex, white horse, whites, whites bar & kitchen at the White Horse
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At home with the Viking sheep (Locally Sourced)
At home with the Viking sheep Locally Sourced – Food Network blog, 04 May 2010 Located in the gently rolling countryside of Wiltshire, Langley Chase Organic Farm is the pastoral home to an award winning flock of Manx Loaghtan sheep. The … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, Food Network, Locally Sourced
Tagged farm, food network, lamb, langley chase, langley chase organic farm, locally sourced, manx loaghtan, mutton, organic farming, rare breeds, sheep, wiltshire
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In Pictures: Bompas & Parr’s Parliamentary Waffle House (Londonist)
In Pictures: Bompas & Parr’s Parliamentary Waffle House Londonist, April 23, 2010 1:00 PM It’s a pop-up. But one with a political twist. Bompas and Parr‘s Parliamentary Waffle House opened last night near Carnaby Street offering the Soho populace an … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Food, London, Photography
Tagged Bompas & Parr, election, jellymongers, London, Londonist, parlimentary waffle house, Photography, soho, waffles
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John Fowler Holiday Parks
Cornwall photo by Brron With the “chaos” of a volcanic ash cloud drifting in from Iceland, one more reason to stay in the UK for your next holiday has been added to a seemingly ever increasing list of potential holiday hassles. … Continue reading
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Posted in England, Travel
Tagged cornish coast, cornwall, devon, england, holiday parks, john fowler holiday parks, somerset, UK, west country
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