If you are homeless or living in hostel accommodation, Christmas can be a lonely and depressing time. For the past 39 years, Crisis at Christmas has helped to alleviate that loneliness. They provide Christmas Centres across London from 23rd to 30th December that offer vital companionship, hot meals and warmth, and a wide range of essential services that homeless people often miss out on.
With the countdown to the holiday season well under way, housing and homelessness charity Shelter has teamed up with M&S to launch a novel and festive way for customers to help people in desperate housing need this Christmas. From 1st November to 31 December, M&S stores will be offering products from a special limited edition "Christmas Food on the Move" range.
WOMAD still bringing the house down after 30 years... There was a surprising collaboration between Echo & the Bunnymen and the Drummers of Burundi at the first ever WOMAD in 1982. At the time Alan James commented that collectively they brought the house down and literally they did; 'a sheep shed famously collapsed under the onslaught of massed 'Burundi rhythms' from an excited crew of new fans'.
Italy’s favourite restaurant group is to open a standalone London site in Canary Wharf. Italian export Obikà will launch a new restaurant in Canary Wharf on 19th December, bringing the world's best mozzarella, produced by hand from premium buffalo milk, to one of London’s most lively districts.
Celebrate the start of the festive season with a visit to the famous Vinopolis Christmas wine tour this December. London's premium wine and spirit tasting destination, Vinopolis, invites you to escape the cold and embark on a festive themed journey of discovery through the wine producing regions of the world.
Inspired much by this year's baking revival? Well Taste of Christmas 2nd - 4th December in partnership with AEG has announced its first ever Best in Show Cake Award, giving baking enthusiasts the chance to impress the public and the professionals with their fabulously festive creations.
