What’s On Magazine April 2018 is out now with an exclusive from The Prince’s Trust Awards. Pick up a copy at one of our many local distribution points including major supermarkets. You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for April in your area as well as many London exhibitions.
Ant & Dec hosted the annual Awards, attended by guests including Olivia Colman, Helen McCrory OBE, Cheryl, Sir Tom Jones, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hardy, Thierry Henry, Phillip Schofield, Olly Murs, Laura Whitmore and Caroline Flack.
HRH The Prince of Wales, founder and President of The Prince’s Trust, attended The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards national final, held at The Palladium in London.
The Prince’s Trust and TK Maxx & Homesense Awards recognise disadvantaged young people who have succeeded against the odds, improved their chances in life and had a positive impact on their local community, as well as those who have played a part in supporting the work of The Trust.
A series of regional events took place in November 2017 and culminated in a red-carpet ceremony hosted by Ant & Dec at the national final at the London Palladium. Eight awards, including the Homesense Young Achiever of the Year Award, were given out by celebrity presenters, including Prince’s Trust celebrity Ambassadors.
Among them were actress Olivia Colman, singer and TV presenter Cheryl, actress Helen McCrory OBE, singers and The Voice mentors Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, actor Tom Hardy, ex-footballer Thierry Henry, and TV presenters Phillip Schofield, Laura Whitmore and Caroline Flack.
Prince’s Trust Trustee Thierry Henry said: “I am very proud to be a Trustee for The Prince’s Trust and continue to be inspired by all the work they do to transform the lives of young people. I’ve been lucky enough to meet a number of those whose lives have been changed by the support of The Trust. Many have had to face monumental life challenges, yet their strength and determination have overcome all obstacles. Learning about the achievements of all those who were awarded at this year’s Prince’s Trust awards has been incredible, what an amazing event.”
Daisy McDonnell, 22, from Bransgore, was the winner of the Homesense Young Achiever of the Year Award. Daisy was facing homelessness and grief, and feeling very vulnerable.
“After a traumatic and harrowing bereavement, the collapse of my relationship and the reclaiming of my apartment, I began to give up hope. Trying to hold down a full time job while living on the streets proved extremely difficult.
“The people that were around me during that period of my life were volatile at best, on several occasions becoming increasingly dangerous and aggressive. I felt like there were situations where I could have died.
After the death of a very close friend Daisy sought help, and the Clockwork Sanctuary, a homeless day centre, suggested she take part a Princes Trust programme. Daisy enrolled on the Team programme – a 12-week course that builds the confidence and employability skills of unemployed young people.
“Team became the one constant I could look forward to. And I did. Every single day.
“Following Team, and due to lots of hard work, I managed to secure an apprenticeship as an outdoor instructor and find more stable living accommodation. This has been a great opportunity – I have developed new skills, new confidence and new passions. I am now sitting my yacht masters with UKSA in the Isle of Wight and aim to have completed my ocean yacht masters and dive masters within the next five years. I am surrounded by likeminded, happy people and am living at sea, in my element and have grown to accept my past and learn from my mistakes.”
Daisy said: “I can’t believe I’ve won this Award, I really wasn’t expecting it. I’m in a really happy place now and looking forward to making the most of the opportunities that come with UKSA. I can’t thank The Prince’s Trust enough for all their support, I don’t know where I would be without them.”
“Huge congratulations to Daisy, the Young Achiever of the Year, on behalf of everyone at Homesense and TKMaxx. Daisy has displayed courage, determination and resilience to turn her life around and this award is testament to all of her work. A truly inspirational young woman.” Louise Greenlees, President of TK Maxx and Homesense
TK Maxx and Homesense have been a partner of The Prince’s Trust since 2013 and are one of The Trust’s largest delivery partners of the Get into Retail programme. This is a two to six week course that develops young people’s skills in the retail sector and supports them into positive outcomes in retail. Since the partnership began, over 70% of young people who have taken the course went on to full time employment at TK Maxx or Homesense.
TK Maxx and Homesense are proud to have helped 871 young people through the Get into Retail programme
Homesense supports The Prince’s Trust’s work with vulnerable young people through the Achieve programme, which helps young people aged 13-19 to engage and succeed in education.
Achieve helps vulnerable young people to overcome the barriers holding them back and provides them with the support and skills they need to get their lives back on track. With the support of Homesense associates and customers, vital funds will be raised to help more than 1,500 young people in local communities across the UK to develop the skills and confidence needed to engage and succeed in education, through relevant, engaging and informal learning. Youth charity The Prince’s Trust gives disadvantaged young people the skills and confidence to find a job. Three in four young people helped by The Prince’s Trust move into work, training or education.
About The Prince’s Trust The UK’s leading youth charity The Prince’s Trust helps young people to get their lives on track. It supports 11 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed and those struggling at school and at risk of exclusion. Many of the young people helped by The Trust are in or leaving care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health problems, or have been in trouble with the law.
The Trust’s programmes give vulnerable young people the practical and financial support needed to stabilise their lives, helping develop self-esteem and skills for work.
Three in four young people supported by The Prince’s Trust move into work, education or training. The Prince of Wales’s charity has helped 870,000 young people since 1976 and supports over 100 more each day.
Further information about The Prince’s Trust is available at princes-trust.org.uk
On Magazine March 2018 is out now with an exclusive of Julia Bradbury. Pick up a copy at one of our many local distribution points including major supermarkets. You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for March in your area as well as many London exhibitions.
What’s On Magazine met up with Julia at Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show – The Essential Event For Travel Inspiration held recently at London’s Olympia.
Packed with hundreds of leading and independent tour operators, over 75 tourist boards from across the globe, cultural entertainment, world flavours, travel celebrities and more, Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show is the UK’s largest and longest-running travel event. With the largest choice of exhibitors anywhere in the UK and a huge variety of holiday and travel options on offer, the Destinations Show inspires you to discover new destinations and adventures from their expert exhibitors. There was an unbelievable line up of exciting talks, presentations, performances and flavours to enjoy over the three days at Olympia and we can’t wait for next years event.
Julia is also now involved with The Outdoor Guide www.theoutdoorguide.co.uk The Outdoor Guide (TOG) is an online resource set up by Julia Bradbury and sister Gina that aims to bring together information for walks all around the UK. Julia is also proud to be the first female President of The Camping and Caravanning Club.
On TOG (The Outdoor Guide) you will find fab walks including those from Julia Bradbury’s most recent programme ‘Britain’s Favourite Walks: Top 100’. It aims to put companies with the same ethos together under one roof to inspire families to get out and explore this wonderful country. This is a place for people who love the outdoors. You don’t have to be an enthusiast. Maybe you’re just someone who enjoys hiking, or taking the family camping for the odd weekend. Or perhaps you like ambling around quaint villages, enjoy good country pubs or cycling through picturesque scenery. Gina, Co-founder says “There is also some amazing gear and gadgets to browse through, interesting things to do, along with suggested Camping and Caravanning Club sites to stay! There really is something for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.” TOG is not in competition with anyone or trying to sell you stuff, but it’s about sharing stories, outdoor intelligence and knowledge. TOG wants the community to grow and to start sharing stories to inspire more outdoor adventures! AccessTOG is the mobility ‘arm’ of The Outdoor Guide run by disabled Ambassador Debbie North. TOG is committed to creating a countryside for all through the development of wheel-friendly walks for people with poor or no mobility. AccessTOG is putting together complete wheelchair-friendly packages for wonderful days out in the hills, towns and canals including the perfect pitstops, the perfect accommodation and the perfect cuppa. In Debbie’s previous ‘life’, before she became a wheelchair user, she was a keen hill walker and spent much of her time in the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and completing long distance walks like the Coast to Coast, The Dales Way and Cumbria Way. From a hospital bed she began researching all-terrain wheelchairs (ATW) as she was keen to get back out into the hills, despite having to now use wheels. Since then, as a result of major spinal surgery, she has got stronger and is now fulfilling her passion of hill walking using an ATW. She is also a bit of a dare devil seeking routes that are longer, higher and more challenging. A real up close and personal experience, if you like, with hills, mountains and weather. The website is evolving and has some truly wonderful partners with direct links to all. www.theoutdoorguide.co.uk
What’s On Magazine February 2018 is out now with exclusive pictures from the London opening of Cirque du Soleil’s new show OVO which is running at The Royal Albert Hall until 4th March 2018.
Our cover celebrity is Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer who joined other celebrities on the press night performance. Pick up a copy at one of our many local distribution points including major supermarkets. You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for February in your area as well as many London exhibitions.
Celebrities including Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer helped launched Cirque du Soleil’s latest show OVO at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, London. The show has never been seen before in the UK and is filled with a colourful carnival of crazy crickets, amazing ants and flexible fleas, OVO uncovers the natural world at our feet. Rush headlong into an ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and love. Crawling with fun, OVO is a non-stop riot of energy and movement featuring many of Cirque du Soleil’s mind-blowing signature acts including a stunning 14m high flying trapeze act – the biggest of its kind! OVO will keep the whole family buzzing!
OVO is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. The insects’ home is a world of biodiversity and beauty filled with noisy action and moments of quiet emotion. When a mysterious egg appears in their midst, the insects are awestruck and intensely curious about this iconic object that represents the enigma and cycles of their lives. It’s love at first sight when a gawky, quirky insect arrives in this bustling community and a fabulous ladybug catches his eye—and the feeling is mutual. OVO is overflowing with contrasts. The hidden, secret world at our feet is revealed as tender and torrid, noisy and quiet, peaceful and chaotic. And as the sun rises on a bright new day the vibrant cycle of insect life begins anew. The name OVO means “egg” in Portuguese. This timeless symbol of the life cycle and birth of numerous insects represents the underlying thread of the show. Graphically, OVO hides an insect in its name: The two “Os” represent the eyes while the letter “V” forms the nose.
• OVO is the 25th Cirque du Soleil live production created on the company’s 25th anniversary. • OVO first premiered in Montréal in April 2009 and has visited more than 30 cities in 6 different countries as a Big Top show before transforming in an arena show in 2016. • OVO celebrated its 2000th show in February 2015 in Fukuoka, Japan. • The crew of OVO is an international one, representing 17 nationalities: Australia, Belarus, Belgum, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States. • Although you will generally hear French and English spoken on-site, many other languages are spoken: Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and more.
Complicity with the world of insects Liz Vandal, the costume designer for OVO has a special affinity for the world of the insects. “I’ve always had passion for them,” she says. “When I was just a kid I put rocks down around the yard near the fruit trees and I lifted them regularly to watch the insects who had taken up residence underneath them. I petted caterpillars and let butterflies into the house. So when I learned that OVO was inspired by insects, I immediately knew that I was in a perfect position to pay tribute to this majestic world with my costumes.”
The show continues until Sunday 4 March 2018 – www.royalalberthall.com
What’s On Magazine January 2018 is out now with exclusive pictures from The London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2017. Our cover celebrity is Australian actress and theatre director Cate Blanchett. Pick up a copy at one of our many local distribution points including major supermarkets. You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for January in your area as well as many London exhibitions. www.whats-on-magazine.com Cate Blanchett was dressed in an Alexander McQueen gown as she joined Dame Anna Wintour and Lin-Manuel Miranda to co-host the A-listers event.
The winners of the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards in association with Qatar Airways have been announced at a ceremony at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Nine awards which recognised excellence in theatre over the last year were presented. The Ferryman scooped three of the four awards for which it was nominated, with Jez Butterworth honoured for Best Play, Sam Mendes picking up Best Director and Tom Glynn-Carney taking home the Emerging Talent Award. Jez Butterworth’s win marks his third Evening Standard Theatre Award, winning Most Promising Playwright in 1995 and Best Play for Jerusalem in 2009. Andrew Garfield won Best Actor for Angels in America, despite stiff competition from Bertie Carvel and Andrew Scott. Garfield was the recipient of The Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer eleven years ago, in 2006. The annual awards, marking their 63rd year, were co-hosted by the newspaper’s owner, Evgeny Lebedev, American Vogue editor-in-chief, Dame Anna Wintour, star of stage and screen Cate Blanchett and Hamilton creator and original star Lin-Manuel Miranda. The on-stage host for the evening was Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Glenda Jackson was awarded Best Actress for her role in King Lear, triumphing over Laura Donnelly and Victoria Hamilton, who were all shortlisted for the award presented in memory of the late Natasha Richardson. Amber Riley – who performed at last year’s ceremony – won the award for Best Musical Performance for her role in Dreamgirls, whilst the Evening Standard Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical was presented to Bat Out of Hell – The Musical. Bunny Christie was honoured with the award for Best Design for Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle, Ink and The Red Barn. Christie previously won Best Design for Baby Doll in 2000. The Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright was presented to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Previous recipients of the award include Tom Stoppard (1967) and Polly Stenham (2007).
What’s On Magazine December edition features exclusive pictures from Collars and Coats 2017
– The annual charity fundraiser for The Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Stars of TV, film, literature and fashion came together tonight to celebrate and recognise the work of the world-famous animal welfare charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home at its annual spectacular fundraising Collars & Coats Gala Ball.
Now in its 9th year, the highly-anticipated gala – regarded as one of the most unique and enthralling charity events of the year – welcomed over 700 supporters of the charity to the star-studded event. This year’s event is hosted by Battersea Ambassadors Amanda Holden and Paul O’Grady at Battersea Evolution in London. The Gala celebrated and recognised many rehoming success stories and the dedicated hard work of the team that rescues, cares for and rehomes over 7,000 dogs and cats each year. Giving guests paws for thought, the popular ‘Doggy Guard of Honour’ – a parade of past and present Battersea canine friends – greeted animal-loving guests on the red-carpet, including Battersea Ambassadors David Gandy and Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Jennifer Saunders, Harry Hill, Joanna Scanlan, Jackie St Clair, Rosie Marcel and Guy Henry. Guests were treated to a spectacular night of entertainment including exclusive performances by legendary reggae band UB40 featuring Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, who took to the stage to perform their classic songs, and Mica Paris who performed My One Temptation and I Never Felt Like This Before.
What’s On Magazine November 2017 is out now with exclusive pictures from
The GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2017.
Our cover celebrity is Jared Leto who can currently be seen in ‘Blade Runner 2049’. Pick up your copy or read online.
You will also find a comprehensive list of forthcoming events for November in your area as well as London exhibitions.
The 2017 GQ Men of the Year Awards in association with HUGO BOSS, took place at the Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, in London.
Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, guests were welcomed with Laurent-Perrier Champagne and Copper Dog whisky cocktails. Canapes were provided by Social Eating House and Pollen Street House, which included: Guinness braised beef arancini with piccalilli puree, Loch Duart smoked salmon & salmon caviar, dill & cucumber cupcakes with dill oil, salt-baked beetroot & celeriac tartlet, and salt cod burger with kimchi.
The twentieth annual GQ Men of the Year Awards is held in association with luxury lifestyle group HUGO BOSS for the fifth year running. In addition to the long-standing award categories presented by the magazine and category sponsors, the event sponsor has again bestowed its own awards – the HUGO BOSS Most Stylish Man Award and the HUGO BOSS Woman of the Year Award.
The dinner menu, designed by Jason Atherton, began with tartare of Buccleuch Black Angus, beetroot, egg yolk, and jam horseradish followed by Ribble Valley chicken breast, truffle & leek dressing, roasted chicken fat mash and finished with a custard tart & rhubarb sorbet. To accompany dinner there was Berry Bros & Rudd Good Ordinary White and Berry Bros & Rudd Good Ordinary Claret.
In addition to the Awards dinner and ceremony, there was a very special performance by Ukrainian ballet dancer, model and actor Sergei Polunin.
The award winning actor, who joked about how he was voted Worst Dressed Male by the mag in 2013, wore a flamboyant tweed suit as he accepted the prize – earlier he was later forced to apologise for accidentally ending the event’s live stream.
Leading the glamorous ladies style at the 2017 Awards was Poppy Delevingne, 31, Anna Friel, 41, and Jourdan Dunn, 27. Poppy – who made her acting debut in Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword arrived in her sheer haute couture Reem Acra gown with a number of embroidered stars across the chiffon bodice.
Offsetting the sheer fabric, her skirt flared out to the ground in a mass of grey and black tulle with matching ruffle accents and star embroidery.
