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Over 200 hundred eggs created by leading artists, designers, architects and jewelers, have been hidden across London and must be found before Tuesday 3 April 2012.
Start your search in London’s West End where over 100 eggs can be found, from Selfridges to Liberty, St Christopher’s Place to Burlington Arcade, Bond Street and beyond.
Discover eggs created by Mary Katranzou, Rob Ryan, Joanne Holbrook, Antony Micallef, Physical Pixels and many more.
The grand prize? An eggsquisite 18 carat gold, Diamond Jubilee Egg, encrusted in 60 fine gems, designed by Faberge worth over £100,000!
How to play? Each one of the Big Egg Hunt eggs is accompanied by its own unique keyword. Once you’ve found an egg, text the keyword to 80001 to be entered into The Diamond Jubilee Egg prize draw. Remember the more eggs you find the more chances you have to win.
Happy Hunting.

http://www.thebigegghunt.co.uk/

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Shifting Perspectives 2012
21 Mar - 1 Apr 12
gallery@oxo

A unique photographic exhibition created to challenge commonly-held misconceptions about people with Down’s syndrome by presenting contemporary images. FREE

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Fanzines Saturday, 3 March 2012 from 16:00 to 17:00 (GMT) Manchester: Free tickets

Manchester District Music Archive, in association with Manchester Histories Festival, will be hosting a panel discussing the history and legacy and Manchester’s alternative music publications.

The panel will be chaired by Dave (‘Debris’) Haslam. On the panel will be Mike Don from Mole Express (legendary local underground paper with its heyday in the early 1970s), plus Liz Naylor’ (of post-punk City Fun fame), Bob Dickinson (a contributor to the likes of New Manchester Review, and City Fun), and Dan Russell (from the contemporary fanzine Things Happen).

Expect the panellists to recount tales of Manchester’s music scene; to celebrate fanzines and analyse their relationship to the music scene, to the political underground, and to other independent and/or marginalised cultural activity in past eras; and to discuss the significance of fanzines and other self-published/alternative publications in an era of blogs, digital technology and social media.

http://fanzinespanel-esearch.eventbrite ... =20&ebtv=C

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2 'free' (£84) Alton Towers tix with £3.50ish total spend
Newspaper-based token collect




What: 2x free tix to Alton Towers

Get by: Sun 11 Mar 2012


How:

Step 1:
Collect nine different tokens from The Sun every day between Sat 3 Mar and Sun 18 Mar, (one token printed Mon - Sat, two in Sunday's Sun). The last date you can start collecting is Sun 11 Mar to get the offer.
It's a £2.50 spend if you b*y 5 x 30p weekday papers and 2 x 50p Sunday papers which include two tokens, plus 2x 46p for first class stamps.
So your total spend should be £3.42. As adult tickets are £42 each on the day (£33.60 for kids), this could save you about £80.
The tokens must be from different days; you won't be able to pick up five tokens from the same day's paper.


Step 2: You then need to choose five out of 11 date bands below spanning from 28 Mar - 1 Nov 2012. You can’t request a specific date so you need to be flexible.



Band

Date Range



A

28 Mar - 08 Apr



B

09 Apr - 28 Apr



C

29 Apr - 13 May



D

14 May - 04 Jun



E

05 Jun - 26 Jun



F

27 Jun - 22 Jul



G

23 Jul - 19 Aug



H

20 Aug - 13 Sep



J

14 Sep - 30 Sep



K

01 Oct - 21 Oct



L

22 Oct - 01 Nov



Applications that don't include five band choices will not be processed and those that don't include five band choices written on the front of the envelope sent to The Sun will be processed last.

The tickets will be valid for one day from one of your chosen date bands where possible, valid for the allocated date only. You'll be contacted with an alternative if your dates are unavailable.

Step 3: Once you’ve got the tokens, complete the application form, available in the paper and online from Wed 7 Mar 2012. The applications must be received by Thu 22 Mar 2012. Send your application and tokens to the address given, plus an SAE of at least 15 x 8cm with a first class stamp attached. List your five date band choices, in order of preference, on the bottom right hand corner of the envelope you send your application in (not the SAE).



The detail: Allow 28 days to receive the tickets. The offer's available in England only.

Watch out, as if you send multiple applications from the same household they’ll all be void! Additional visitors must p*y full price.

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BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT 2012 TV EVENT - ITV1

THIS IS AMAZING.....

For the first time ever in Britain's Got Talent history, the Producers will be filming a 'Flashmob' style event with Ant & Dec for the show's opening title sequence and YOU are invited to be part of it!!!

To celebrate the return of BGT, we have managed to get our hands on some exclusive 'PRIORITY PASS' invitations for you (& your guests) to get involved and join in the fun!

The event will take place in TRAFALGAR SQUARE, central London, from 1pm to approximately 4pm on FRIDAY 9TH MARCH 2012.

To be part of this amazing television event and to be in with a chance of getting your face on TV with ANY & DEC, apply RIGHT NOW by clicking the button below. Oh and if you take part you will automatically receive audience tickets** to one of the BGT 2012 Semi Finals - how amazing is that!


http://www.applausestore.com/applausest ... 1575&bid=1

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The Real Food Market is held weekly at the Southbank Centre, Friday to Sunday. Come along and find the UK's best artisan food and drink producers and delicious street food every weekend!

Friday: 12 am - 8 pm
Saturday: 11 am - 8 pm
Sunday: 12 am - 6 pm

Our next market is on the 2nd - 4th March 2012. http://www.realfoodfestival.co.uk/marke ... ank-centre

In celebration of St David’s Day. Wales, The True Taste has partnered with The Real Food Market to bring the best of Welsh produce to the heart of London. Over three days, visitors will be able to sample and b*y a variety of food products from cheese to chocolate, watch cookery demos at the True Taste Kitchen and pick recipe ideas to try out at home.

Find us at: Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, outside Canteen restaurant (Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX)

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HAVANA SANTIAGO TOUCHES DOWN IN EAST LONDON

http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/fest ... -santiago/

From 2 - 4 March, people will be invited to a Havana inspired cultural takeover at East London’s Rich Mix.

Havana Santiago is a modern day remix of Cuban culture showcased in a contemporary East London setting; offering a fresh, compelling and unique insight into the country’s cultural heritage. It is also a celebration and culmination of many of the gifted creatives who have worked with Havana Club over the years to continue to educate and inspire the UK audience.

The three day long exhibition has been carefully curated by Boiler Room’s very own Thristian bPm and will feature a host of extra special guests including Charlie Dark, who will be on hand to host the weekend proceedings. The takeover will include photography, films, Afro Latin inspired music and a Cuba inspired street market.

The inspiration for Havana Santiago, started early last year when photographer Pia Ebrill and Thristian boarded a flight to Cuba to capture the colour, sights, sounds, people and the music of Havana. Over 14 days, Pia and Thristian travelled 1,720 miles from Havana right across to Santiago de Cuba gathering photos, sounds and inspiration to bring back to London. The reportage style shots were taken using a small point- and- shoot a camera instead of a 35mm SLR; creating shots evocative of film stills and consequently a more unique glimpse into a world which has been documented by so many.

FRIDAY 2 MAR / 6PM - 11PM
Guest list only: Please rsvp sarah@teaandcakepr.com to attend
Facebook event:

The three day programme will kick off with a VIP preview night on the Friday, where guests will be invited to enjoy classic Cuban cocktails and take an exclusive peek at the photography, followed by a screening of legendary Cuban film, ‘I am Cuba’, a 1964 Soviet-Cuban film directed by Mikhail Kalatozov. The film will be accompanied by a live DJ score created by The Shining; featuring A-Cyde and Hyperdub’s Morgan Zarate. The collective, signed to the Young Turks record label, will re-work the film’s soundtrack.

SAT 3 MAR / 8PM - 1AM / FREE
Facebook event:

On Saturday 3rd March, the Rich Mix will be given a rumba makeover, where special guests will dig out their rarest Afro Latin influenced records from deep within their crates, for one night only, to create an unforgettable global roots style house party. A selection of freestyle sounds will be spun by some of the country’s finest DJs led by Thristian bPm, supported by Charlie Dark (Blacktronica) and including guests from the Brownswood label, NTS Live Vince Vella and Mr Bongo, making this a night not to be missed. The music will be an inspired mix of afro latin and electronic drum rhythms.

SUN 4 MAR / 12PM - 8PM / FREE
Facebook event:

Finally, to wrap up things on the Sunday, a street style market will take place in the main foyer, providing Londoners with the sights, sounds and tastes of Cuba. Stall holders will include Brownswood, Cuba Connect, the infamous Churros guys and Mr Bongo’s selling some of his rarest world cinema and music releases.

In addition there will be Cuba inspired food and drink. Soundscapes and field recordings captured by Thristian on his MP3 recorder will provide an audio narrative as guests wander from stall to stall, for their very own Havana Santiago souvenir. Gilles Peterson will be playing an afro latin jazz set for the event, whilst Charlie Dark will perform a poetry piece specifically created. To support the whole experience, some of the best mixologists in London will create authentic Cuban cocktails such as the Genuine Cuban Mojito.

Havana Cultura http://www.facebook.com/HavanaCultura
Havana Club UK http://www.facebook.com/HavanaClubUK
Thristian bPm http://ntslive.co.uk/?p=3734

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Book TNT Travel Show 2012 Tickets

London’s largest FREE travel show will be held at Earl’s Court 2 exhibition centre this Saturday, it’s going to be packed with more than a hundred, world- class exhibitors offering discounts of up to 50 percent. There will also be informative expert travel seminars and a live ‘Tweet Up’ with Travel Massive, chill out zones, a Lasko bar Garden to quench your thirst, the Kathmandu big stage, filled with live music and fun entertainment, free language school sessions, plus amazing competitions throughout the day!

http://www.tnttravelshow.com/book-tickets

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Free Tickets to Bradford Park Avenue vs Stafford Rangers this Saturday 3/3/2012

All you need to do is to click on either the Promotion Icon or the ‘Free Ticket Scheme,’ tab and fill in your details. Once you have finished that and applied for your FREE ticket, you will receive an email with the confirmation of the FREE ticket.

Don’t forget to produce your FREE ticket at the turnstile on Saturday to gain entry.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Horsfall Stadium for the visit of Stafford Rangers. With kick off at 3.00pm, avoid disappointment, and watch West Riding County Cup Finalists; Bradford (Park Avenue), by getting your FREE ticket NOW!

http://www.bpafc.com/?page_id=2642

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Special event
Arabia Late

Friday 9 March, 18.00–21.00
Great Court
Free, just drop in, some events ticketed on the night

Come to the British Museum for a special evening featuring a great line up of free activities, ideal for all the family.

Explore the Museum’s collection, take part in these fantastic events and enjoy Arabian refreshments with friends – there is something for all ages and activities are free, just drop in.
•Listen to traditional oud music in the Islamic world Gallery and the Al Farabi ensemble performing classical Arab Sufi music in the Great Court.
•Be entertained by traditional Arab storytelling and learn to play Sufi rhythms in frame-drum workshops.
•Watch the premiere of ‘Labbayk’, an expression in movement and music, and an excerpt from Khayaal Theatre Company’s award-winning production of ‘Conference of the Birds’.
•Try on costumes and headdresses from the tribes of Saudi Arabia, have a henna tattoo painted on your hand, make and decorate your own Islamic prayer beads and practice Arabic calligraphy using traditional tools and materials.
•Learn about the British Muslim experience of Hajj in a talk by Dr Sean McLoughlin and be part of the creation of a unique art installation by plotting your journey on a world weave map.
•Listen to street-artist Mohammed Ali describe his fusion of graffiti-art combined with Islamic script and see the display of a traditional Mahmal.
•Join Wajid Hussain for a poetry writing workshop and performance. Bring along your own pilgrimage mementos and share your stories with others.