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.

What’s On Magazine October 2017 is out now with
exclusive picture from Goodwood Revival 2017. 

Children have taken centre stage at this year’s Goodwood Revival with a vast array of activities on offer for all ages, making the sell-out vintage event in West Sussex a popular day out for families.
Children even took part in some exciting on-track action in the Settrington Cup, in which youngsters compete in tiny pedal-powered versions of classic cars. The event is a heart-warming sight and no doubt ignites a passion for motorsport in the young.
Revival is a riot of colour, music, dancing, fashion and fun for the whole family.

Those halcyon days
The romance and glamour of motor racing as it used to be. The Revival is the only historic race meeting to be staged entirely in period dress and is a return to the halcyon days of Goodwood as the spiritual home of British motor racing.
It’s an unabashed celebration of flat-out wheel-to-wheel racing, around the sweeps and curves of this classic circuit, which remains unchanged since its heyday. The inaugural Revival opened on 18 September 1998, when the Earl of March drove around the circuit in the Bristol 400 in which his grandfather, the 9th Duke of Richmond, opened the track 50 years before. It’s now the world’s most celebrated historic motor racing event, with race fans coming from all over the country to soak up the unique atmosphere in period costume.

All the drama
Wheel-to-wheel racing is at the heart of the Revival, the track action the event’s biggest draw. Hundreds of rare and priceless cars, driven by champions past and present, compete for the most coveted trophies in historic motorsport.
Period dress is de rigeur. Ladies in their furs and frocks, gentlemen in their tweeds and trilbies all help to create the uniquely stylish atmosphere that sets the Revival apart from all other motor racing events.

Riders & Drivers
Each year we welcome the biggest names in historic motorsport, as well as many famous faces from the wider world of motorsport and celebrities involved in the St Mary’s Trophy.

Come rain or shine, we stepped back in time for another Goodwood Revival weekend to relish the antics both on and off the track which wowed the crowds.
We were treated to a jam-packed weekend of gripping head-to-head racing, with highlights including ‘60s GT cars battling through the storm in the stunning Kinrara Trophy on Friday evening, the highly competitive Settrington Cup and BTCC and Le Mans stars past and present battling in the St Mary’s Trophy at the weekend. Not forgetting our on-track tributes, including over 100 Fiat 500s taking over the track each morning and our showcase of the best vintage styles in our new Revival Emporium presented by Mastercard fashion shows.
Planning has already begun to make Goodwood Revival 2018 an even more splendid occasion.

What’s On Magazine September 2017 issue features exclusive
pictures from the 2017 Serpentine Gallery Summer Party!

Leading figures from the worlds of international art, architecture, design, fashion, music, film and business came together to celebrate and raise funds for the Serpentine’s globally acclaimed exhibitions, architecture, education and live programmes.

Guests experienced a truly interactive party, representing the spirit of both the Serpentine Galleries and CHANEL, with visuals curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Yana Peel and Es Devlin. The acclaimed stage designer, who has worked previously with the Serpentine and CHANEL, created Mirror Image, a bespoke installation in collaboration with CHANEL. Devlin also collaborated with Google Arts and Culture, working with creative technologist Ross Goodwin to create POEMPORTRAIT, an interactive photo booth which combines machine learning, poetry and design. Guests were invited to donate a single word, which an algorithm turns into a poem that forms the photographic flash in the booth.

Music at The Summer Party included a live performance by Rita Ora, and DJ sets by Jamie XX, Caius Pawson, Benji B, and Seb Chew. Stage and video content was by the artist Cao Fei, while artist Athena Papadopoulos contributed a sculptural landscape across The Summer Party site, entitled Gurney 1 (2017) and Gurney ii, (2017).

What’s On Magazine August issue features exclusive pictures from the
2017 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show.

57 Gold Medals awarded at this years
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has awarded 141 medals to the gardens, floral exhibitors and Flower & Vegetable Boxes at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, sponsored by Viking Cruises.

Along with 57 Gold Medals, the RHS also awarded 47 Silver-Gilt Medals, 29 Silver Medals and eight Bronze Medals across the 34-acre show which runs from 4-9 July.

Designers Adam White and Andrée Davies were awarded the much sought-after title of Best Show Garden for The Zoflora & Caudwell Children’s Wild Garden. Showcasing the qualities of therapeutic outdoor spaces for children with disabilities, the garden will be rebuilt after the show at the Caudwell at Keele University which provides support for children with developmental disorders.

Designer Andrée Davies says: “On behalf of everyone who’s been involved in this project, we are so delighted to win this award. It’s been a monumental project building this garden – we’re thrilled with the outcome and absolutely honoured to be awarded Best Show Garden.”

Adam White adds: “We can’t wait for the volunteers that did all this planting to come down this week to see how stunning the garden looks and for them to hear the public response to this wonderful wild garden.”

Best Construction Award was given to the Blind Veterans UK: It’s All About Community Garden, designed by Andrew Fisher Tomlin and Dan Bowyer, and built by contractors Landform Consultants. Championing traditional craftsmanship, the vibrant garden celebrates the beneficiaries, volunteers and staff at Blind Veterans UK.

Highlighting its originality and flair, Bill Wilder’s Elements of Life took home Best Conceptual Garden. The garden takes viewers underground to explore plant roots and scientific soil composition. Meanwhile, in the brand new category of Gardens for a Changing World, Future Gardens.London: London Glades, created by Andreas Christodoulou and Jonathan Davies, was judged to be best highlighting how to relinquish control and allow for the natural process to take centre stage.

A total of 50 Gold Medals were presented to nurseries in the Floral Marquee, as well as 36 Silver-Gilt, 23 Silver and four Bronze medals. Brighter Blooms, Dibleys Nurseries and W.S. Warmenhoven were among the Gold Medal winners. The prestigious Best Exhibit in the Floral Marquee went to orchid specialists Vacherot & Lacoufle, while Marshalls Malmaisons was awarded Best Plant Heritage Exhibit for their heritage carnations display. In addition, David Austin Roses Ltd took the title for Best Rose Exhibit, Hooksgreen Herbs won Best Cook & Grow Exhibit and the New Design Award was presented to Fernatix.

For the best Flower & Vegetable Box Award, Esher Molesey Garden Society won the title for their Centenary Celebration flower box which celebrates the Society’s 100th anniversary.
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