Birmingham
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PANDORA Wishes with Rochelle and Marvin
The gorgeous PANDORA store in Birmingham’s Bullring was host to a very special, invitation only party this week. As part of the launch of the PANDORA Wishes Campaign, two of its stars, Rochelle and Marvin Humes, made a guest appearance at the party, with Xtra Factor host ( and new style crush) Sarah-Jane Crawford interviewing the couple, and then doing a DJ set in store. It was quite a night! The #PANDORAwishes campaign is aimed at helping couples to choose the perfect presents for each other by creating a PANDORA wishlist. They have enlisted three celebrity couples to front the campaign, with Jamie and Louise Rednapp and friends Rick Edwards…
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Christmas comes to MPW in The Cube
Christmas came a little early to Birmingham’s iconic Cube building, when Marco Pierre White’s popular restaurant hosted a ‘White Christmas’ tasting event, treating bloggers and food writers to a glamorous evening of Champagne, turkey and crackers, as well as what must be the most breathtaking view in Birmingham. The restaurant is getting ready to launch its festive set menu, which will be available to parties of 10 or more people. In addition, this was an opportunity to showcase the private dining suite, which, with glass on three sides of the room, offers those exquisite views that MPW is quite rightly famous for. We started the evening with Champagne in the…
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Loving House of Fraser Homewares
I took a little trip to Birmingham last week, and ended up in House of Fraser, which I have to say is one of my favourite department stores. I love to linger in the Beauty department, and also have a real love for the Biba clothing section. But I never really spend much time in the home wares section if I’m being really honest. So, trying to waste a little time whilst I waited for my mom and sister to arrive, I made my way up to the 4th floor… instantly fell in love! There were just so many things that I wanted to buy. From Wedgewood Christmas decorations to…
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An evening with Westley Richards
Last Thursday saw the historical Gun company Westley Richards throw a very special evening, that offered guests a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the last surviving gun manufacturers in Birmingham’s proud and historic gun quarter. WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO. has been making unique shotguns and rifles since they were founded in 1812. Today, they offer the most comprehensive range of bespoke shotguns and rifles by any single English maker. What is even more impressive is that every item is built in the Birmingham workshops by a team of highly skilled and enthusiastic craftsmen, many of whom started in Birmingham as young apprentices. The company stays true to the ethos…
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Blue Mango – a fantastic food destination in Birmingham
Blue Mango, situated on Regency Wharf in Birmingham, may just well be my new favourite destination when it comes to Indian Food. It combines unusual dishes with delicious flavours and great attentive service, to create a wonderful dining experience that makes you want to go back again and again. I can’t wait to pay my next visit. We were greeted warmly on arrival and taken to our table. The restaurant has plenty of large tables to accommodate family groups, but we were seated at a cosy booth style seating area that was perfect for a couple. We were given time to peruse the menus, and order drinks. Pete (my husband)…
