Free Festivals And Events January : LONDON ONLY

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LONDON ICE SCULPTING FESTIVAL

13-15 JANUARY 2011

INTERNATIONAL ICE SCULPTING

Europe’s leading ice specialist, The Ice Box, and art event company, Artalone, have great pleasure in announcing that on 13-15 January, the 3rd London Ice Sculpting Festival will be held in the centre of Canary Wharf, next to the ice rink in Canada Square Park.
The Festival will be bigger and better than ever with 2 exciting, timed competitions between ice sculpting teams from around the globe: Africa, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal and the UK.
SINGLES COMPETITION - PEDAL POWER

Thursday 13 January, 15.30 to 17.30
One sculptor from each team will sculpt his interpretation of PEDAL POWER from a 1m block of ice.
DOUBLES COMPETITION - LOVE LONDON!

Friday 14 January, 09.00 to 19.00
continuing into Saturday 15 January, 08.00 to 14.30
Each 2-man team will sculpt their interpretation of LOVE LONDON! from a 2m block of ice.
FREE 20 MINUTE MASTERCLASSES

Friday 14 January and Saturday 15 January, 11.00 to 17.00
- Canada Square Park & Jubilee Place
Add to the excitement by having-a-go at sculpting small blocks of ice yourself under the supervision of experienced sculptors from The Ice Box! Last year you loved making penguins; this year you’ll adore making polar bears!
Children must be 12+ and accompanied by an adult. Masterclasses take place on the hour, 20 minutes and 40 minutes past. The last Masterclass begins at 4.40pm. Booking is first come, first served; simply sign up when you arrive.
LIVE CARVING DEMONSTRATION

Friday 14 January and Saturday 15 January, 11.00 to 17.00
- Canada Place
PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD

Decided by your votes!
This newly introduced award enables any adult visiting the Festival on the Friday or by 14.00 on the Saturday to complete a simple card to vote for their favourite LOVE LONDON! sculpture. It’s easy, it’s fun and it gives you the chance to WIN A HOLIDAY FOR TWO!
The team with the highest number of votes will win this award. If you include your full contact details on the voting card and it is the first one drawn at the Saturday prize giving ceremony, you will win a fantastic holiday for two to the amazing Icehotel in Swedish Lapland with holiday company Discover the World!
Full details of the holiday, plus terms & conditions:
www.discover-the-world.co.uk/icesculptingfestival
PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY

Saturday 15 January, 15.00
Will you agree with the judges decision? Find out when the prizes will be awarded to the winners of the Singles and the Doubles competitions.
This ceremony will also reveal the winners of the Public Choice Award and the holiday for two to the ICEHOTEL.
FREE ENTRY

The London Ice Sculpting Festival is FREE for everyone to attend. Whatever the weather, you’ll have a great time at the Festival, plus the chance to enjoy the surrounding vibrant bars, restaurants and retail outlets in Canary Wharf.



- BEAUTIFUL ICE PENGUINS

Come to the festival and vote in the PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD (details opposite) & you could WIN this ICEHOTEL holiday with Discover the World!


Fly to Swedish Lapland on Discover the World’s direct flight and enjoy a 3 night break for two at the world famous ICEHOTEL. Spend one night ‘sleeping on ice’ in a Snow Room and two nights in a chic ‘hotel style’ Kaamos room.


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Lambeth January Swish/Clothes Swap Event

When:24 Jan 2011 6:30

Where:Venue: Upstairs at the Ritzy, Brixton Oval,
Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
London SW2 1JG


Delivered by the London Borough of Lambeth

Following the success of our last swish, we are pleased to
announce that we will be holding another event on
Monday 24th January.

Come along and refresh your wardrobe! Bring up to five items of clothing in a good, clean condition and exchange them for something new to you!

Clothes can be dropped off from 6.30pm and the party will start at 7.30pm.

The bar will be open to relax in before and after the event, so bring your friends along and make an evening of it.

Places will be limited, so please RSVP to Catherine - cbourke2@lambeth.gov.uk or 020 7926 8971 to book your place.

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Hammersmith And Fulham Council Swishing Party


We all love fabulous new clothes but would prefer not to spend any money on them!
Well, now you can do just that! Swishing or clothes swapping is a great way for you to refresh your wardrobe without spending a penny or having a negative impact on the environment.

In London we throw away an estimated 100,000 tonnes of textiles each year. 95% of clothes that are binned could have been recycled.

Following on from the success of its first ever Swishing Party, the council is holding a similar event on Sat, January 29.

Time: 2pm to 5pm
Location:
The Stonemasons Arms
54 Cambridge Grove
Hammersmith
W6 0LA

How to swish:
1) Bring between one and five items of clothing, pairs of shoes, bags or accessories. Items must be clean, good condition and something that you are proud to hand on. No children’s clothes please.

2) For each item you bring you will get a ticket, you can then take as many items as you bring.

3) You can bring clothes from 2pm onwards.

4) The clothes will be sorted and hung up on racks, from 3pm you can browse and from 3:15pm you can pick what you want.

5) TRAID will be on hand to help you make your new clothes your own – demonstrating easy ways to customise an outfit.

The party is open to everyone, but to give us an idea of numbers please RSVP to Hannah Sills.
020 8753 1888
[EMAIL="hannah.sills@lbhf.gov.uk"]hannah.sills@lbhf.gov.uk[/EMAIL]

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Family Eco Event
Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle
Wednesday 19th January
4 to 7pm
Sahara Court, Lancaster Road, Southall, UB1 1AP
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Give & Take stall:
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Bring and [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]GIVE [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]unwanted items which someone else could use such us tools, books, toys, small electrical goods, paint, small furniture or baby equipment and [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]TAKE [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]things you need [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]for free!
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman](please don’t bring clothes, toxic items, second-hand child car seats or helmets)

[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Also at the event
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Free food * Dr Bike * Creative workshops to recycle materials *
Recycling reward scheme * Special guest and writer John-Paul
Flintoff and much more!

[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Free event with stalls, workshops and ideas to save money, energy and other resources at home .

Find out about free activities in your local area available to residents including youth
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]The event will include:
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[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Free workshops on the day:
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]‘Make the most of your money’[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]: with many tips to maximise your income and improve personal budgeting skills.
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]‘Door draught-proofing’[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]: a demonstration on how to draught-proof your doors and windows to keep warmer at home and pay less on your energy bills.
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]‘Love food- Hate Waste’[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]: how to cut on food waste and make delicious recipes that save you money.
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For more information please contact Community Development Officers
Nuria Rodriguez on 020 8832 3233 or Michelle Robinson on 020 8832 3208
[/FONT][/FONT]Sahara Court, Lancaster Road, Southall, UB1 1AP
Wednesday 19th January, 4-7pm