So many characters and so much to watch at MINT Polo May 10, 2012 FLANKING the rather anxious polo team captains, I witnessed the model and avid polo player Jodie Kidd draw the teams for Friday 8 June’s opening matches. I am absolutely thrilled to be part of MINT Polo in the Park and particularly as things are looking set to be even more spectacular than ever before! Even [...]
There’s fun for everybody, with families enjoying reduced rates May 10, 2012 Sunday 10 June is Finals Day. It’s the culmination of the three-day tournament, with the very best polo of the season. Why not bring your kids along and let them run free in the Kids Club, where amongst all the games they are sure to meet new and old friends. Grounds open from 11.00am and [...]
HOSPITALITY PACKAGES May 10, 2012 FRIDAY 8TH JUNE The Ultimate Club Package offers private or shared tables of 8, 10 or 12 Veuve Clicuot Champagne reception with canapes at The Hurlingham Club. There’s a sumptuous lunch at The Hurlingham Club with selected complimentary wines, coffee and chocolates. Full Afternoon Cream Tea in private VIP pitch side enclosure. All day complimentary [...]
TALK THE TALK: THE A-Z OF THE GAME May 10, 2012 APPEALING Claims by players for a foul, expressed by the raising of sticks above their heads. BELL OR HOOTER This is situated off the side of the field and is rung by the timekeeper when seven minutes of play in a chukka have elapsed. BOARDS Wooden boards, which run continuously along the side lines of [...]
The alternative summer blockbusters May 9, 2012 Blockbuster movies arrive in the summer, when the kids are off school and people aren’t forced into hibernation by inclement weather. The big games, though, hit shelves in the autumn, in time for Christmas. This year will see titles including Grand Theft Auto V, Halo 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Assassin’s Creed III, [...]
THIS SUMMER’S GAMING ON THE GO May 9, 2012 The Journey Down This port of the classic game will bring the point and click adventure to iOS and Android devices. Judging by the trailer, the graphics are lush and the humour is as deadpan as ever. N.O.V.A. 3 It is testament to how far portable devices have come that they can run a multi-player, [...]
New Mini roadster stays the course May 8, 2012 THE rain is biblical. At times the water flying from the tyres underneath the new Mini Roadster I’m in is almost all I can hear. Mini’s communications people are putting a brave face on it, but launching a roadster in such appalling weather is always disappointing. We don’t get to see too much of the [...]
CAR TALK May 8, 2012 Go “live” to win races If you’ve always dreamed of being a racing driver but your race-winning has remained stubbornly virtual, the fourth Nissan PlayStation GT Academy 2012 contest is now “live”. Entrants have eight weeks to complete eight PS3 Gran Turismo virtual driving contests. Shortlisted drivers ultimately get to undertake real-world driver training at [...]
Rein in back pain May 7, 2012 It is second only to stress on the list of reasons for long-term absence from work, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Four out of five of us will suffer from it at some point in our lives, yet few of us take active steps to prevent it until it is [...]
