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16 CHELSEA FC STADIUM TOURS OF STAMFORD BRIDGE For visitors to London, a tour of Stamford Bridge is not to be missed. Home of the Blues, it’s a fun, informative and unforgettable experience enjoyed by sports fans of all ages from all over the world. The guided hour-long tour will take you behind the scenes at one of the world’s greatest football clubs, giving visitors access to areas normally reserved for players and officials. Along the way you will visit various stands in the stadium, the press room, home and away dressing rooms, the tunnel and dug-out areas. All tours include entry to the Museum, giving the chance to see how Chelsea has evolved on and off the pitch over the years. Chelsea pride themselves on having guides who are both knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the club and it's their passion that make the tours a truly memorable experience. Whilst at the Stadium, have lunch at Chelsea's very own Frankie's Sports Bar & Diner as part of the Tour and Lunch package. Frankie's is an American style sports bar, with 12 big screens. The menu includes American favourites, including pizza, burgers and New York cheesecake. You can enjoy all your favourite sports while enjoying lunch after a tour around Stamford Bridge. A combined Tour and Lunch package includes a full stadium tour, entrance to the Chelsea FC Museum and a twocourse lunch from a set menu in Frankie's Sports Bar & Diner. Other options are available, including the Ex-Players Tour, where you will be guided by an ex-Chelsea player. There will be an opportunity to ask as many questions as you like, as well as grab autographs and pictures. Other options at www.chelseafc.com GEORGE RICKEY: SCULPTURE FROM THE ESTATE Marlborough Fine Art is presenting an exhibition of works by renowned American sculptor George Rickey (1907 – 2002). On view for the first time in London, and the first time in the UK since 1982, are 16 sculptures from the private holdings of the George Rickey Estate. An iconic and influential sculptor represented in major museum collections internationally, Rickey’s kinetic works developed as a result of experimenting with a range of materials during his service in WWII as an engineer in the Army Air Corps. The job required both mechanical skill and an understanding of changing air currents and their effects on ballistics, which inspired his move to sculpture from painting. Rickey, along with Alexander Calder, was a pioneer in introducing kinetic sculpture to America in the midtwentieth century. He was also one of the first artists to create outdoor-specific work, and is well-known for his stainless steel sculptures that respond to the natural elements. Many works have been large-scale commissions for sites in the US, Japan and Europe, including Four Open Squares Horizontal Tapered, in the UK, an important purchase and donation by the Sainsbury family to the Trinity House Hospice in Clapham, London. Rickey was also a good friend of Charles Jencks and gave a work to Maggie’s Centre in Edinburgh, which Jencks founded in 1995. This comprehensive exhibition includes works from the artist’s personal archive, some which have never been shown before, offering a new insight into his artistic process and prove Rickey as an intelligent and profound interrogator of kinesis in art. George Rickey: Sculpture from the Estate will be on view from 21 April to 20 May at Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albemarle Street, W1S 4BY. Telephone 020 7629 5161. t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
MPs ON THE RUN BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION ON 8 JUNE Members of Parliament of all political persuasions put aside their party differences this week when they gathered on College Green in Westminster to swap words of solidarity and encouragement ahead of this Sunday’s 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon. A record total of 16 MPs are taking on the famous 26.2-mile challenge this year and 10 turned out in their running gear and race bibs to talk of training and togetherness on a day when Prime Minister Theresa May fired the starting gun for a general election on 8 June. Running for office may have been the talk in Downing Street, but just a short jog away outside Parliament the chatter among the London Marathon MPs was all about running for their chosen charitable causes in Sunday’s race. ‘I always look forward to this day, it’s such a very special atmosphere,’ said Graham Evans, Conservative MP for Weaver Vale. ‘As a politician it’s always nice to be cheered for four or five hours; it makes such a change.’ As chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Running Group, Evans has played a key role in encouraging more Members to run this year than ever before, including eight first-timers, a record three women MPs and the first ever entrant from the Scottish National Party. ‘This is the best marathon in the world in the best city in the world,’ said Evans, who ran a personal best of 4:25:36 in 2016. It’s great that we’ve managed to persuade so many newcomers to run this year. We have MPs from right across the House, including the SNP for the first time, and to have three women is fantastic.’ One of those is his Tory colleague, Amanda Solloway, who ‘ran’ for the first time 12 months ago. Solloway took more than seven hours to complete the course in 2016 and admits she will be walking most of the way again on 23 April but all in a good cause! WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BRAILLE LEGACY The world première of a major new musical, The Braille Legacy, is the thrilling, true, inspirational and epic story of Louis Braille, a young blind boy who wanted the same chance in life as those who see and ended up improving the lives of millions of blind people around the world. It is directed by acclaimed director Thom Southerland (Ragtime, Titanic, Grey Gardens, Death Takes A Holiday) and premières at Charing Cross Theatre until 24 June. In Paris in the 19th century, blind people were victims of profound discrimination. Louis Braille, a bright young mind with a mad dream, arrives at the Royal Institute of Blind Youth, searching for the same chance as everyone else: to be free and independent. But he soon discovers that people and things aren’t always what they first seem. By sheer determination and courage he stumbles upon something revolutionary: a simple idea, a genius invention, a legacy. Two hundred years ago, Louis Braille changed the world by inventing the tactile system of communication, the Braille alphabet, liberating the ‘People of the Night’ and introducing literacy, knowledge and culture to a people who were otherwise trapped. It was their journey into the light. Photo Scott Rylander. GO MEDIEVAL AT THE TOWER OF LONDON Enjoy sword fighting knights, handson crafts, have-a-go crossbow, live performance and more, all in the Tower of London moat as Historic Royal Palaces invite visitors to Go Medieval from 29 April to 1 May. It’s 1445 and England is celebrating the arrival of a new Queen, Margaret of Anjou. Step into this medieval world and join in the festivities with plenty of fun for the whole family. Practice the art of pastry jumbles with the medieval cooks, feel the weight of a real knight’s sword and have a go at firing a crossbow. Or, experience the latest in medieval fashion in the costume tent and don’t forget to look your best for the queen. Don’t miss seeing her magnificent knights in full sword fighting action. Who will win this ultimate test of skill? After visiting Go Medieval at the Tower, families can enjoy the rest of the Tower of London including the family friendly interactive exhibition Armoury in Action. Here, you can discover how to fire a cannon with an English Civil War artillery captain, and have a go yourselves on a half-sized replica. Follow a Napoleonic War training manual while sharpening sword skills against cabbages in an immersive AV interactive. Finally, a Victorian Superintendent of Firearms from the Ordnance Office invites you to design your own musket and choose which technological developments might improve your results at target practice. www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london 17 t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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