Bridge Magazine - Part 1

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MILES FOR MISSING
PEOPLE, CLAPHAM
COMMON
25 MAY
missingpeople.org.uk
dust down your dormant
running shoes and join
the hordes on clapham
common for the 20th
annual 10km run in
aid of missing people,
a charity which helps
recover those who
have disappeared and
provides support to the
families and friends
left behind.
MINT POLO IN
THE PARK,
HURLINGHAM CLUB
7-9 JUNE
polointheparklondon.com
Britain’s former polo hQ will
resound with thundering
hooves as the world’s
finest players converge
for the fifth year running.
expect tiki bars and pimm’s
buses – quite the most
quintessentially english way
to kick off summer.
Admission £25.
MOTCOMB STREET PARTY
26 JUNE
motcombstreetparty.co.uk
the motcomb street traders association knows how to
throw a summer party. expect to be dazzled by dJs and
street entertainers, win auction prizes donated by local
traders and boutiques, and enjoy all the food and drink
you can shake a stick at. even better, the street party has
a philanthropic cause at heart, with money raised being
distributed among worthy charities, including, this year,
the household cavalry Foundation.
SWAN LAKE IN-THE-
ROUND, ROYAL ALBERT
HALL
12-23 JUNE
royalalberthall.com;
ballet.org.uk
“oooh” and “aaah” at the
english national Ballet’s
most exquisite production,
as derek deane’s Swan
Lake in-the-round comes to
the royal albert hall. the
lavish spectacular will feature
120 dancers all pirouetting
picturesquely along to
tchaikovsky’s famous score,
which will be played by 80
musicians. From £10.
Events GUIDE
THE SUN WALK,
BATTERSEA PARK
30 JUNE
walkthewalk.org
live music, circus shows, dancing and
delicious grub in a parkland setting…
this cocktail of activity would befit any
summer festival. But in addition to the
entertainment, Battersea park also plays
host to the sun Walk, a series of fun events
to raise money for the fight against breast
cancer. participants are encouraged to
don brightly coloured bras, and can sign
up for the 5km or 10km events, or – for the
truly intrepid – a half-marathon.
DAVID BOWIE IS, V&A
UNTIL 11 AUGUST
vam.ac.uk
no performer is more enigmatic than david Bowie. his refusal to be pigeonholed
is almost as legendary as the music itself, but now, after four decades,
we can begin to explore the mind of the great chameleon. the v&a hosts
the first retrospective of his work, taking in his myriad artistic collaborations,
iconic outfits, album sleeve artwork and live performances. Find all of his
guises – thin White duke, Ziggy stardust et al – under one roof.
BRIdGE MAGAZINE 23