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Komedias Millionth Ticket Sold

2010-03-16 13:17:50

Komedia Brighton has sold its 1,000,000th ticket. Having done the sums and totted up the ticket sales (remembering to carry the ‘1’!), the venue is delighted to announce that after sixteen years of cracking comedy, classy cabaret, great gigs and cool club-nights, Komedia has reached the million milestone. The millionth customer, Emily Owen of Brighton, rang the Box Office this week to book tickets for Krater Comedy Club for Friday 19 February – however, she walked away with much more than four tickets to the award-winning stand-up night. Instead, Emily will be presented with a Golden Ticket when she arrives at the venue on Friday – a golden ticket giving her free admittance to Komedia shows for the rest of their life. With Krater Comedy Club every week, alongside great monthly regulars such as Comic Boom, Tag Comedy and Bent Double - as well as big-name touring comedians and bands all year round - she’ll be spoilt for choice.“THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy” The IndependentThe first Komedia opened sixteen years ago in 1994 on Kemptown’s Manchester Street, based in a near derelict regency building - originally an 18th century billiard hall. Komedia converted this into a 90-seat theatre and 80-seat café-bar. The organisation established itself rapidly and the next three years saw many of Britain’s best-known theatre companies, musicians and comedians performing at the venue. In 1998 - the Manchester Street building proving to be too small to cater for demand - Komedia moved to its present location in the North Laine’s Gardner Street. “Komedia is a classic theatre and cabaret venue whose offbeat agenda reflects the diversity of the local audience” The Sunday TimesThe final phase of Komedia’s development was completed in 2006, which saw the extension of the building out to Regent Street – creating the Studio Bar performance space – as well as a greatly enhanced theatre space upstairs, a larger downstairs venue and a new, street level café-bar. Komedia now offers a choice of live entertainment equal to anything in the country. Colin Granger believes that the venue’s continued success is down to a number of factors – “There really is something for everyone - on a weekend, it’s possible to walk from stand-up comedy downstairs, to a band’s acoustic set in the studio bar, to a cabaret show upstairs, followed by a club night - the flexibility of the performance spaces is unsurpassed in town. Our hard-working and knowledgeable staff know what makes a good show and what doesn’t, and being slap-bang in the centre of town means getting here is easy. Here’s to the next million tickets!”

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Suspiciously Elvis

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The One and Only comes to Brighton for a Truley memorable Night. "Suspiciously Elvis - quite simply Britain's finest tribute performer"From Denmark to Dubai, Suspiciously Elvis is respected around the world for his amazing vocal quality and performance skill. He faithfully and brilliantly re-creates those memorable early seventies Las Vegas concerts when The King was at the height of his reign.The evening starts at 19.00hrs with 2-4-1 on Cocktails at the bar alternatively arrive by 19.30hrs to be seated and order from the superb 3 course menu with many excellent choices at £23.95 per person excluding drinks and 10% service.Suspiciously Elvis will appear at 20.00hrs and perform the 1st Act till 20.30hrs. We try to minimise the disturbance during the performance, to increase the whole experience and stop the service of the food during the performers. During the break we resume the service of food which also gives you a chance to catch up and talk.Act 2 The King returns and he will then perform another 30 minutes with the Greatest Hits of the King of Rock and Roll himself.Act 3 The King Ad libs.. Some of the old time favourites and a little of Elvis goes POP.!!He never fails to provide the most fantastic evening of high energy rock'n'roll in a tribute to The King himself!!Suspiciously Elvis at Al Duomo Wednesday 27th January 2010 Wednesday 24th February 2010 Wednesday 24th March 2010 Wednesday 14th and 28th April 2010 . Wednesday 12th & 26th May 2010 Thursday 10th June 2010

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Special Deal For Brighton Life Users

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We bring you another great offer at Brighton’s original and best known Italian, restaurants, Al Duomo. 3 offers in 1, either a a quick bite or slow lunch. Offer 1 ; Pizza or pasta for £3, Offer 2 ; 2-4-1 on main courses Offer 3 ; 2-4-1 offer on cocktails (please see voucher for details.)There’s something fresh and exciting happening at Al Duomo and you can make the most of it with our fantastic offer on a vast selection of freshly prepared meat, fish, pizza or pasta dishes, or one of the many vegetarian choices.Situated next door to the Famous Royal Pavilion, Al Duomo is one of the oldest family run Italian Restaurant in Brighton established over 30 years. The extensive menu offers tempting Italian dishes, with a Neapolitan bias.Whether it's an intimate meal, a quick spot of lunch or a full-on celebration, Al Duomo offers a comfortable, stylish setting, a friendly atmosphere and a wide-ranging menu and wine list, with a selection of beer on draught; for the ‘Real Taste of Italy’.So, don’t miss this great offer to dine out with some of your favourite food with fantastic value.Al Duomo7 Pavilion Buildings, BrightonBN11EETel: 01273 326 741 Web: www.alduomo.co.ukHow to Claim print off voucher and bring it in..To Book call 01273 326 741 and quote "The Brighton Life food Offer."Offer valid anytime Sunday to Friday inclusive until March 26th 2010. Not available on Mothers day. Present the voucher on arrival to your server at Al Duomo, and the cheapest main course will be free. You may take up the offer as many times as you like with a valid voucher.Terms and conditions: Please check voucher for valid time and days, Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Subject to seating availability. Discount applies to a maximum party of fifteen.A drink must be purchases while dining on the £3 pizza pasta deal. 2-34-1 only applies on cocktails. 10% service charge will be added to the final bill.

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The Brighton & Hove Festival Of Shopping

2010-03-16 13:17:50

Brighton’s first ever shopping bonanza, The Brighton & Hove Festival of Shopping, will kick off on the 1st April showcasing the very best in UK high street fashion and cutting edge boutiques for visitors to the city. The festival will run until the end of the month, featuring the support of hundreds of stores from across the city, selling everything from children’s toys to antiques, gadgets to glassware.Targeting fashionistas from across the city, the South East and beyond, the festival is designed to highlight Brighton & Hove’s unique blend of mainstream and one-off shops, compact and convenient layout and many other attractions, for adults and families alike.Brighton’s unique retail offer of diverse, independent shops and well-known brands is a core part of the city’s identity and a vital source of income. Attracting over eight million visitors a year, Brighton’s shopping brings around £407m to the city’s economy annually.Co-organiser, Soozie Campbell city centre manager, comments, "We are thoroughly excited about the launch of the Brighton Festival of Shopping. It's been a long cold winter and these Brighton’s retailers have suffered a lot with the bad weather and recession. But they are now ready to take spring by storm. The residents and businesses of Brighton never stay down for long and our response to one bad season is to take the next one by the horns and shake every ounce of pleasure from it!""From the lifestyle shops of The Lanes to the designer bargains of Brighton Marina; from the retro chic of the North Laine to the big-name stores of Churchill Square, shopping in Brighton & Hove really is retail paradise. Furthermore, with easy access across buses, railways and fast road links; it makes the city both a convenient and affordable alternative shopping destination".Throughout the month, stores across the city will be featuring a series of fabulous events, street entertainment, bargains and more. From decorations of bunting to giant Easter Egg Hunts to Mad Hatter tea parties - there’s something for everyone.Exciting features already planned include:Kid's Egg TrailSponsored by Facelift, local school children have painted 30 large eggs, which will be hung on shops throughout the city centre, Churchill Square and Brighton Marina. Visitors will be sent on a hunt of clues to locate all the eggs for your chance to win a family weekend break in Brighton.Win A Prize A DayThe festival has teamed up with great Brighton hotels, attractions, stores and restaurants for a chance for shoppers to win a prize every day, including hotel stays, attraction tickets, gift vouchers, spa treats, meals and an evening at Lucky Voice karaoke with cocktails for 8 people.Special OffersStores (and selected restaurants) throughout the area will be offering exclusive discounts throughout April.Street PromotionsEvery Saturday during the festival, we'll have promotional teams at Brighton Station to give people information on the festival, special offers and to point them in the right direction.For further information and a chance to bag a bargain, please visit the website www.brightonfestivalofshopping.com which is updated regularly with all the exciting news and forthcoming events.

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Comedian Richard Herring Returns To Brighton To Deconstruct The Hitler Moustache @ Komedia

2010-03-16 13:17:50

Reclaiming Chaplin’s moustache for comedy, Richard Herring - the star of The Headmaster’s Son and 90s double act Lee & Herring - muses on iconography, whether racists are closer than Liberals to believing that all people are the same and why an innocent square inch of facial hair as taken the blame for Nazism. “A beautifully crafted and thought-provoking show”. **** Sunday Telegraph.As one half of the prolific comedy duo Lee & Herring, Richard Herring enjoyed phenomenal cult success as a writer and performer with radio shows such as Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World and Fist of Fun (BBC Radio 1). Fist of Fun was later commissioned for TV and ran for two acclaimed series on BBC Two. Lee & Herring followed on from this success to co-develop This Morning with Richard Not Judy, a live comedy TV series for BBC Two.“Superbly constructed and wickedly clever.” The ObserverAt the Edinburgh Festival Richard has established himself as a leading playwright, penning and appearing in several critically acclaimed plays including Punk’s Not Dead, Excavating Rita and It’s Not the End of the World. His one-man Edinburgh shows include Richard Herring Is Fat, Richard Herring Is All Man, Christ on a Bike, Talking Cock, Someone Likes Yoghurt, ménage a un, Oh Fuck I’m 40 and most recently The Headmaster’s Son. His hugely successful riposte to The Vagina Monologues; Talking Cock, has had versions performed in Paris, Berlin, Rome, Antwerp, Oslo and Helsinki. A book version of Talking Cock was published by Ebury Press in 2003.“Stimulating, passionate and thoroughly entertaining.” **** The Times.With Al Murray, Richard devised and wrote 37 episodes of the sitcom Time Gentlemen Please (Sky One/Paramount) for Al’s alter ego The Pub Landlord. He also wrote and starred in the comedy drama You Can Choose Your Friends (ITV1). In 2008 Richard wrote and recorded a third series of That Was Then This Is Now (BBC Radio 2) and wrote and presented a new radio series Bad Habits (BBC Radio 4). He returned as a regular panelist for the third series of Banter (BBC Radio 4) and toured nationally with his Edinburgh 2007 show Oh Fuck I’m 40. Richard returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in August 2008 with his show The Headmaster’s Son which toured nationally tour in 2009.Richard Herring visits Komedia Brighton on Wednesday 24 March at 8pm. Tickets are £12.50 available on-line at www.komedia.co.uk/brighton or from the Box Office on 0845 293 8480.

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Improv Legends The Noise Next Door Headline Comic Boom @ Komedia

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Fact: Comedy is the new rock n’ roll Fact: We all like to say “I saw them before they were famous!” Fact: Comic Boom gives you the chance to see the acts you might not know… but need to know… before they hit the big time and go stellar! Featuring the rising stars of tomorrow’s comedy, Comic Boom presents the best breaking acts - those on the very threshold of stardom – alongside an established headlining comedian at Komedia on a monthly basis. With Brighton’s own legendary Seann Walsh as compère, described as "this generation's Dylan Moran" by Time Out and winner of Best Newcomer at the Chortle Awards 2009, this fast-paced quality show is on Thursday 25 March and runs every last Thursday of the month. “A chilled-out, multiple-chuckle worthy night out. Make sure you catch the next one” – Latest 7Comic Boom is a unique concept and the brainchild of the UK’s leading comedy coach Jill Edwards, who has coached some of Britain's top comics over the last fourteen years, including Jimmy Carr and Shazia Mirza. The idea behind the night is to give breaking hot new comic talent from across the country a platform to perform in front of audiences they might not necessarily be able to achieve at smaller clubs on the new act comedy circuit. Each night also features an established headlining act alongside the less known acts – March sees sketch group The Noise Next Door take the headline slot."When Comic Boom is on there is nowhere else to be: it puts the world in a comedy nutshell." – Latest 7 The Noise Next Door are an improvised comedy troupe who have been performing together since 2005. Transforming audience suggestions into fantastically funny scenes and songs in the blink of an eye, The Noise Next Door will have you in stitches with their perfect blend of ludicrous characters, witty one-liners, epic stories and musical mayhem. These five slightly posh blokes are based in Brighton, but are touring venues around the world, with their distinctive brand of off-the-cuff humour. “Five slick improvisers...No one can fail to be engaged by the vivacious sense of fun” – ChortleCOMIC BOOM visits Komedia Brighton on Thursday 25 March at 8pm. Tickets are £16.50 (meal deal) / £8.50 / £6.50 available on-line at www.komedia.co.uk/brighton or from the Box Office on 0845 293 8480.

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John Hegley - The Adventures Of Monsieur Robinet

2010-03-16 13:17:50

Komedia is delighted to welcome back John Hegley to Brighton with his show The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet. John's signature tales this time refer to a Frenchman with some unusual (but clean) habits. The stories appear alongside other new works including an address to aliens on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and some animal impersonations with the aid of a handkerchief. The audience are invited to sing along. But not to dance.“One of the funniest men alive” – The ScotsmanJohn Hegley is widely known as one of the country's most innovative comic poets with ten best-selling volumes of poetry to his name. Having worked as a bus conductor, social security clerk and a nurse in a local mental hospital, his first public performance monies came from busking his songs, initially outside a shoeshop in Hull, in the late Seventies. He performed on the streets of London in the early Eighties fronting the Popticians, with whom he also recorded two sessions for John Peel, and has since been a frequent performer of his words, sung and spoken, on both local and national radio.'scandalously talented' – The Sunday TimesAfter publishing Glad to Wear Glasses in 1990, he has produced nine more books filled with verse, prose, drawings drama and photographs of potatoes, two CDs and one mug. A regular sell-out at the Edinburgh Festival, he has performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the USA Comedy Festival in Aspen, shared the stage with Ulrika Jonsson and Anita Dobson in The Pyjama Game and regularly appears on BBC R4. John is also an occasional DJ, dancer and workshop leader, using drawing, poetry and gesture. In 2000, John received an honorary Arts Doctorate from Luton University and had his most notable live engagement in a women's prison, Medellin, Columbia.JOHN HEGLEY visits Komedia Brighton on Thursday 25 March at 8.30pm (food served from 7pm). Tickets are £12/£8 available on-line at www.komedia.co.uk/brighton or from the Box Office on 0845 293 8480.

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The Ultimate Rat Pack Night With Dean Ager

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The Rat Pack is Back, the ultimate Rat Pack Tribute Act. Dean Ager – Winner of the local Rat Pack Tribute performer is simply one of the finest tribute performer. Respected around the UK, for his amazing vocal quality and performance skill. He brings back to life the true and faith full recreation of those memorable early sixties and seventies performances. The evening starts at 19.00hrs with 2-4-1 on Cocktails at the bar alternatively arrive by 19.30hrs to be seated and order from the fantastic 2 course menu with many excellent choices at £18.95 per person excluding drinks and 10% service.While you’ll be entertained he’ll appear at 20.00hrs and perform the 1st Act till 20.30hrs. During the break we resume the service of food which also gives you a chance to catch up and talk.Act 2 Dean returns and he will then perform The Greatest Hits of the era.Act 3 Ad libs and requests!!He never fails to provide the most fantastic evening of high energy Rat Pack tunes a Tribute to the trio.!!Booking is essential to reserve a table and a deposit of £7 per person is required at time of reservation. To reserve a table please call our reservation line on 01273 326 741 .Rat Pack Tribute " Dean Ager " at Al Duomo Wednesday 10th February 2010 Thursday 11th March 2010 Wednesday 31st March 2010 Thursday 22nd April 2010 Wednesday 19th May 2010 Wednesday 9th June 2010 Wednesday 14th July 2010

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The Hunt Is On... Uk's Oldest Cinema Kick-starts Centenary Celebrations

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Brighton's Duke of York's theatre launches its centenary celebrations with a quest for the best movie memorabilia.A nationwide hunt to find the quirkiest memories from the last century of the UK's oldest cinema has been launched in honour of its 100th birthday.The Duke of York's theatre, located in Brighton, East Sussex, celebrates 100 years of continuous film screening on 22 September this year.The Duke of York's Community Archive Project aims to amass 100 sound or film clips of memories, one for each of the 100 years of its operation, and build a physical archive of social snapshots from across the past century with ticket stubs, film posters press clippings and old photographs.As one of the top independent arts cinemas in the UK, the Duke of York's cinema has seen more than 25 million audience members through its doors over the past years.Famous patrons of the picture house include music and film artist Nick Cave and actor, director and screenwriter Paddy Considine. Visitors to the cinema have included filmmakers Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, the Coen Brothers and Michael Moore.Frank Gray, Director of Screen Archive South East and the University of Brighton, comments: "For me, the Duke of York's represents a very important home for cultural cinema. Unlike most cinemas that only focus on the new, the popular and the American, the Dukes represents that other place; the place where you see films from the rest of the world as well as archive films and work made by artists. As such, it serves as a real beacon for cultural cinema. This is what I value and treasure."The search for the best movie memorabilia will be launched with a night of "Show and Tell" on Thursday 18 March at the Brighton Jubilee Library. Cinema fanatics are encouraged to don the black and white striped tights in honour of the Duke of York's famous stripy-legged statue.The Duke of York's Community Archive Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is seeking an army of volunteers to help gather as many memories as possible in advance of the theatre's birthday. Those interested in volunteering for the project should call 01273 641 947 or email info@dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk.In addition to the launch evening, a website has been created in honour of the Centenary to give people the opportunity to upload their thoughts and images. Visitors to the site, www.dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk, will have the chance to contribute to a film forum and post their experiences.People wishing to contribute memorabilia or volunteer memories should contact 01273 641 947 or email info@dukeofyorkscinema.co.uk.

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Zen And The Diary Of A B&b Owner

2010-03-16 13:17:50

Zen and the Diary of a B&B Owner is the humorous memoir of an ex-academic who traded professional security for a new start as a B&B owner in central Brighton.The book, in recounting the true stories of sharing your house with thousands of strangers a year, offers essential reading to anyone contemplating a similar change of lifestyle. In also using people's behaviour and conversations as a way of philosophising and commenting about life, the book will furthermore appeal generally to anyone interested in the foibles of human existence.Many have speculated about leaving their jobs to start a new life, Zen and the Diary of a B&B Owner provides an entertaining account of the reality, along with additional musings set against the backdrop of (self-proclaimed) bohemian Brighton.» Order your copy now

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Komedia Brightons May Festivals 2010 Programme Announced

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May in Brighton can only mean one thing – it’s Festival time! - and Komedia Brighton has never been busier, presenting a packed programme of events set to enthrall and delight everyone of all ages. With 100 shows across 31 days in three separate spaces - each space showing everything and anything from comedy, music, cabaret, theatre, kid’s shows and club-nights from both Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe Festival programmes - Komedia Brighton is bursting at the seams with live entertainment-y goodness. Yum!Acts confirmed for May include Komedia favourite and comedy legend Al Murray, who heads to Brighton as The Pub Landlord for a very special show; utterly dysfunctional yet truly unique musical hilarity from pitch-perfect parodists Die Roten Punkte; the undisputed stars of Edinburgh Fringe 2009 Frisky & Mannish and their superb School Of Pop; Hardeep Singh Kohli serving up a wonderfully funny, laid back evening of cookery and comedy in The Nearly Naked Chef; free swabs and sick notes for all as broadcaster and GP Dr Phil Hammond presents his Rude Health Show; stand-up from if.comedy nominee Andrew Maxwell who presents his smash-hit show, whilst Brighton legend and Chortle Award winner Stephen Grant presents his new show Facepalm.Expect more lip-syncing that Britney and more blue eye-shadow than Avatar as Australian cabaret queens Drags Aloud at the Movies deliver buckets of pop (and a little corn!) to the South Coast, whilst Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is back with another ingenious, hilarious musical made up on the spot based on your suggestions. A Slice O’ Minelli sees Rick Skye re-wording Liza’s classic hits to create an icon de force of hilarity, and Stockport’s favourite housewife Barbara Nice – Phoenix Nights’ Janice Connolly – presents a special Sing & Dance-a-long to hit film Mamma Mia!Music lovers aren’t to be overlooked, and Komedia is delighted to welcome a very special gig from The Books, who’s sample-heavy, Americana influenced electric folk heads to the venue as part of the Brighton Festival. Other Brighton Festival treats include 85-year-old drum legend Roy Haynes and the Fountain of Youth Band, as well as Iain King and Alasdair Roberts – two key figures from the UK’s folk renaissance. Expect hi-tempo Eastern European folk from BBC World Music Award winners Terrafolk; folk re-workings of punk classics from Adrian Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds; jaw-droppingly good a’capella singing full of glorious harmonies and beat-boxing from The Magnets and original guitar hero Antonio Forcione returns for a solo show to mark 50 years of Motown… all this and gigs from ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell, folk princess Martha Tilston and the Woods, classic reggae from Jamaica’s Wailing Souls and much, much more.Alongside all of this, Komedia’s Studio Bar continues to cement its status as an exciting and eclectic Fringe performance space with brand new theatre and cabaret in the shape of Seal Skin, Tony Garulos, How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse and Sea Sisters; cracking comedy in The Flying Monk, Persephone’s Comedy Cabaret ,The Origin of the Species and the welcome return of the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre; and a vast programme of music encompassing art rock with Terror – The Musical to Spanish folk from Javier Moreno via Emmy-nominee harpist John Doan.

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Ben Fogle hoops To Encourage Brighton To Sign Up To Set New Record

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On 29th January, Ben Fogle showed off his hula hooping skills to officially launch the Hula Hoops Hoopathon campaign in partnership with Sport Relief. Now wed like to encourage Brighton residents to start practicing their hula hooping skills in preparation for setting a new world record at the Flagship Sainsbury Sport Relief Mile event at Brighton & Hove on 21st March. Ben demonstrated his hula hooping skills in a bid to encourage the public to register for a place at one of the 16 Hula Hoops Hoopathons where thousands of people will simultaneously hula hoop across different locations for two minutes to set a new hula hooping record. Ben also became the first of a string of well known faces to rise to the Hula Hoops Two Minute Celebrity Challenge and managed the full two minutes, he will be the first to go up on the official celebrity leader board on www.hulahoops.com Helen Warren-Piper, Bagged Snacks Marketing Director, comments: We are incredibly excited to be an official partner of Sport Relief. Hula Hoops are a fun snack for everyone and by bringing back a favourite childhood past time the Hula Hoops Hoopathon campaign is set to create a lot of fun whilst raising money for a great cause. The Hula Hoops Hoopathons are taking place across the country at the 16 Flagship Sainsburys Sport Relief Mile events including Brighton & Hove on Sunday 21st March. Book a place at www.hulahoops.com and get sponsored to raise loads of cash for this fantastic cause. But, if hula hooping sounds like a bit too much effort, just pick up a special pack of Hula Hoops and find out how to make a donation. Hula Hoops will donate 1 for every donation of 1 or more, made via text or online, using special packs of Hula Hoops.

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Domestic & General Open Phone Lines For Sport Relief

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Brighton contact centre Domestic & General is dedicating its phone lines to Sport Relief from 6pm till midnight on Friday 19th March. 160 members of staff will accept telephone donations as an essential part of the BBC’s nationwide television appeal. Volunteers are aiming to beat the £70,000 they collected in 2008 in just six hours.The night will kick off with a champagne toast from The Mayor followed by Olympic-themed fundraising games every half hour. Challenges include an Olympic fancy dress competition and a Wii Fit Tournament.Local businesses have donated prizes and Domestic & General staff are in with a chance of winning a variety of gifts from a cut and colour at Peewees hair salon to a hamper from LUSH.Ben Dale-Gough, Site Operations Manager at Domestic & General said:‘I’m really proud of the commitment shown by our staff. Sport Relief is an incredibly popular initiative, but without volunteers at the end of the phones much-needed donations would fall by the wayside. We want to make the evening really enjoyable to thank our staff for their generosity and are pleased to welcome The Mayor Ann Norman to celebrate with us. We’d also like to thank our local partners for offering so many great prizes.’

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Asthma Uk's Beach To Beach Cycle Challenge - That's How We Roll!

2010-03-16 13:17:50

WhatA challenging two day cycle ride along the picturesque south coast of England from Bournemouth to Brighton. The event will have a 1950s seaside theme and cyclists will be encouraged to take part in fancy dress - prizes will be awarded for the best costumes!WhenSaturday 8 - Sunday 9 May 2010, corresponding with Asthma UK's fundraising week which runs from 1-9 May 2010.The RouteThe route covers approx 100 miles and has been specially designed to incorporate the best that the south coast has to offer. Cyclists will start in the seaside town of Bournemouth on Saturday morning before travelling into the heart of the New Forest. Next the route heads towards the beautiful South Downs before arriving at West Wittering for the end of the first leg. Day two will see cyclists head out along the coastal tracks of Worthing, Shoreham and Hove before arriving in buzzing Brighton for the finish line celebrations.Sign upCyclists can sign up by visiting asthma.org.uk or calling the Events Team on 0800 121 62 55. The registration fee is £49 which includes overnight camping accommodation in West Wittering. Minimum sponsorship is £250.In addition all participants will receive:* an exclusive Asthma UK T-shirt* a fundraising pack to help give you ideas on how to have fun with your fundraising* regular team newsletters* training tips and fitness advice* round the clock support from the Events Team* post event reception where you can celebrate your achievements with friends, family and refreshments* on the ride participants will have clear route signage, full mechanical support as well as regular refuelling stations.

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