GOING OUT May 10, 2012 FILM DARK SHADOWS Cert 12A | By Steve Dinneen ** The Tim Burton/Johnny Depp/Helena Bonham-Carter professional ménage à trois has been rumbling on for some time now. Since 2005, they have collaborated on five movies. Depp and Burton have worked together eight times since Edward Scissorhands in 1990, while Helena Bonham Carter has appeared in [...]
MINT POLO IS BACK IN TOWN May 10, 2012 MINT Polo In The Park, taking place this year between June 8-10, is London’s ultimate summer networking and socialising event. What better way to spend a Friday with clients and colleagues than in the glorious sunshine of Hurlingham Park – the crowd cheering as ponies thunder past on perfectly manicured lawns, whilst you sip champagne [...]
So many characters and so much to watch at MINT Polo May 10, 2012 FLANKING the rather anxious polo team captains, I witnessed the model and avid polo player Jodie Kidd draw the teams for Friday 8 June’s opening matches. I am absolutely thrilled to be part of MINT Polo in the Park and particularly as things are looking set to be even more spectacular than ever before! Even [...]
There’s fun for everybody, with families enjoying reduced rates May 10, 2012 Sunday 10 June is Finals Day. It’s the culmination of the three-day tournament, with the very best polo of the season. Why not bring your kids along and let them run free in the Kids Club, where amongst all the games they are sure to meet new and old friends. Grounds open from 11.00am and [...]
HOSPITALITY PACKAGES May 10, 2012 FRIDAY 8TH JUNE The Ultimate Club Package offers private or shared tables of 8, 10 or 12 Veuve Clicuot Champagne reception with canapes at The Hurlingham Club. There’s a sumptuous lunch at The Hurlingham Club with selected complimentary wines, coffee and chocolates. Full Afternoon Cream Tea in private VIP pitch side enclosure. All day complimentary [...]
TALK THE TALK: THE A-Z OF THE GAME May 10, 2012 APPEALING Claims by players for a foul, expressed by the raising of sticks above their heads. BELL OR HOOTER This is situated off the side of the field and is rung by the timekeeper when seven minutes of play in a chukka have elapsed. BOARDS Wooden boards, which run continuously along the side lines of [...]
There’s a place for charity too at Hurlingham May 10, 2012 Walking With The Wounded is the official charity of MINT Polo In The Park – raising money to help wounded servicemen and women to find careers after injuries in combat. This year, members of the Everest 2012 Expedition, supported by Glenfiddich, will be at the polo, just two weeks after the devastating suspension of their [...]
The alternative summer blockbusters May 9, 2012 Blockbuster movies arrive in the summer, when the kids are off school and people aren’t forced into hibernation by inclement weather. The big games, though, hit shelves in the autumn, in time for Christmas. This year will see titles including Grand Theft Auto V, Halo 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Assassin’s Creed III, [...]
THIS SUMMER’S GAMING ON THE GO May 9, 2012 The Journey Down This port of the classic game will bring the point and click adventure to iOS and Android devices. Judging by the trailer, the graphics are lush and the humour is as deadpan as ever. N.O.V.A. 3 It is testament to how far portable devices have come that they can run a multi-player, [...]
New Mini roadster stays the course May 8, 2012 THE rain is biblical. At times the water flying from the tyres underneath the new Mini Roadster I’m in is almost all I can hear. Mini’s communications people are putting a brave face on it, but launching a roadster in such appalling weather is always disappointing. We don’t get to see too much of the [...]