Events

Director-founder Geoffrey Hughes, a lover of the racecourse since boyhood, studied decorative art, learnt about the art market by working in auction houses, started his first gallery in Whitstable aged 22, now sells paintings and bronzes that will stand the test of time.   

To mark 25 years on Motcomb Street, the gallery are presenting a collection of 25 paintings and bronzes by 25 of their most successful artists, from April 19th until May 13th.    

An eye catching, flamboyant set greeted us as we entered the auditorium at G Live and set the scene for a wonderfully camp, kitsch show. The glittery, excitable audience buzzed as the lights dimmed and we were taken back to Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 film and the drama surrounding Scott Hastings (Kevin Clifton) and his new dance partner Fran (Maisie Smith).

At last its summer, time to get out there and enjoy everything the great British social season has to offer.

Isle of Man TT

28 May - 11 Jun

The Isle of Man TT is the ultimate 'must see it' event for motorsport fans across the globe. Every May and June the Isle of Man, a tiny country between England and Ireland, turns into motorcycle nirvana as the world’s greatest road racers gather to test themselves against the incredible ‘Mountain Course’ - a 37.73 mile beast of a course carved out of the island’s public roads.

Elusive but increasingly high regarded wines from the Czech Republic were on show aplenty at the Czech Embassy in London’s Notting Hill late this April, with a ‘Wine Day 2022’ convened that showcased ten wineries from across the nation. And, marking the event this year an ambitious new project was kicked off along with Cordoba Worldwide, to put wines from the country on map in the UK.

It was certainly a blast of a performance at The Barbican this March, in the first of the Czech Philharmonic’s (Česká filharmonie) two-concert residency at the London venue in The City.

They were last on a stage together in August 2019, but now nothing is going to prevent the on-the-spot and off-the-cuff comedy antics of Paul Merton’s Impro Chums. The adlibbing troupe – comprising Mike McShane, Suki Webster, Richard Vranch, Kirsty Newton, and, of course, Paul Merton – could barely be happier that they are now returning to the nation’s stages with another selection of games spurred on by those all-important audience suggestions.

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Who was the real Charlie Chaplin? Does anyone really know? The great English comic, showman and composer who made his name in America is an enigma to this day, a new documentary further reveals about the man born into impoverished circumstances in Lambeth, south London, in April 1889.

What is wear it pink?

Wear it pink is one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events. Each year thousands of people across the UK wear pink and fundraise for Breast Cancer Now. 2021 is its 20th year, with over £36 million raised since 2002.

The latest annual ‘Czech Beer Day’ in the UK, which was cancelled due to the on-going Covid pandemic last year, finally came to London’s Notting Hill this September in the shared garden of the Czech and Slovak embassies. The weather held fair for the day and the turnout was solid with over 150 people attending from the beer trade, hotel and hospitality sectors.