When the election loomed, and budget cuts put her job as a civil servant at risk, Jo Gibson decided to give herself a fall-back option and started up a pottery painting business in Oxted, Surrey. It opened its doors for the first time in April 2010 and has gradually gained a reputation for being a friendly, relaxing studio where children have fun and adults let the creativity (often unrealised) flow.
Competition now closed. Congratulations to Caroline Billin (Surrey).
The Scandinavia Show will be held on 6th - 7th October 2012 at the Brompton Hall, Earls Court London. The only UK show dedicated exclusively to showcase the best of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the Scandinavia Show incorporates Scandinavian design, travel, lifestyle, fashion, culture and food. All exhibitors will have well-stocked stalls, so that the best of Scandinavian travel, food, furniture, design and lifestyle - everything can be purchased at The Scandinavia Show.
PWR Events and The Royal Parks are thrilled to announce a breath-taking new addition to this year's Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, The Magical Ice Kingdom, a spectacular ice and snow sculpture experience, unique to the UK. Running from Friday 23rd November 2012 to Sunday 6th January 2013 (closed on Christmas Day) the spectacular opens from 10am to10pm every day (on 23rd November 2012 only - opens at 5pm)
Trade journal British Baker has launched a new training, business intelligence and creative network for professional cake makers. Cake-wire.com is a global extension of British Baker's successful National Cupcake Week initiative that launched in the UK five years ago to support and showcase hundreds of British artisan bakers, coffee and tea shops and in-store bakeries.
Vax, the UK's best-selling floorcare brand, has launched the Air3, the lightest, full-sized, multi-cyclonic upright vacuum cleaner in the world, with more manoeuvrability than ever before. Building on the success of the Vax Air, the next generation Vax Air³ answers three main requirements from customers. As well as being lightweight, it has powerful suction, plus it's highly manoeuvrable, so users can vacuum effortlessly around their furniture with a slight turn of the wrist.
