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Out &

ABOUT

This feature tells you about our travels out and about, events around the world

and upcoming events!

This month we have...

... been to the Afternoon Tea Week Launch and Awards Event

For the launch of this year’s Afternoon Tea Week, which will be

held from 8th–14th August, and to discover the winners of the first

inaugural Afternoon Tea Awards, we were invited to Grosvenor

House Hotel by AfternoonTea.co.uk. The Champagne and afternoon

tea reception was a brilliant event with over 30 of London’s finest

hotels and restaurants in attendance, eager to hear the results of the

prestigious awards. With so many exceptional afternoon tea creators

in the room, Grosvenor House Hotel did an amazing job of serving

up exquisite finger sandwiches and delicious desserts to all of the

guests. A display of the afternoon tea in pretty bird houses, wooden

crates and flower pots gave it a garden theme and definitely kept the

food at the centre of everyone’s attention!

Martha Collison, the youngest ever Great British Bake Off contestant

from the 2014 series, was there to present the Afternoon Tea

Awards 2016 with Managing Director of AfternoonTea.co.uk, Keith

Newton. We also spotted Cherish Finden, Executive Pastry Chef at

the Langham London and Crème de la Crème judge, who was looking

very glamorous! With so many amazing Afternoon Teas on offer,

it must have been a tough job for the panel to decide the winners.

Best Traditional Afternoon Tea was awarded to Claridge’s, Best

Contemporary Afternoon Tea went to The Mandarin Oriental, Best

Themed Afternoon Tea to Sanderson London and finally, Best Family

Friendly Afternoon Tea went to Grosvenor House Hotel. Fourteen

additional hotels and restaurants, including The Langham, Fortnum

& Mason and The Dorchester were highly commended, whilst 11

were commended.

... seen a cupcake version of Big Ben!

Donna Air created a six-foot Big Ben made from 240 cupcakes to

celebrate Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day, in association with

woman&home. Donna called on everyone to join her in celebrating

the day, which is dedicated to raising funds to defeat dementia with

the small but mighty cupcake.

The first ever UK Cupcake Day was launched on 16th June as

numbers of people with dementia are set to rise to over 1 million

by 2021. Everyone was encouraged to bake, sell or buy cupcakes

at events up and down the country to help raise money to beat

dementia. Every cupcake sold will help Alzheimer’s Society find a

cure, fund vital services and campaign for the rights of people with

dementia.

Donna Air, model, actress and Alzheimer’s Society supporter, said:

“Until recently, my amazing grandpa, Joe, was one of the 850,

people living with dementia in the UK. I’m proud to support

Alzheimer’s Society’s Cupcake Day because I want to do all I can to

raise money and help defeat dementia for my grandpa and everyone

affected by this condition.”

Donna Air is the latest celebrity to join Alzheimer’s Society’s cupcake

crusade, also supported by BBC’s Great British Bake Off judge Paul

Hollywood, actress Ruth Jones, comedian Jo Brand and chef Lorraine

Pascale.

Photography: Anthony Upton/Photocall Productions