John Bercow spotted at the Aegon Championships
The last time we featured John Bercow was in the context of a fracas he got into after allegedly bashing into a Range Rover owned by a “divorced full-time mother” named Nathalie Pulford. Yesterday a reader sighted him arriving at The Queen’s Club after the final had already finished and we make it our Picture of the Week. (more…)
The Telegraph’s ‘Mandrake’ columnist is a man not afraid to take on the establishment. Together with his now former colleague Richard Eden, Walker’s diary extensively featured stories about the charitable activities of Lady Meyer in 2011 and made a fool of the PR for Mastercard after they told him what he was to tweet in exchange for tickets to the Brit awards in February 2014. Walker also finds time to write theatre critiques and occasionally makes it onto the stage himself also. In Spamalot, this talented journalist played God and of Gillian Duffy, he once tweeted: “What I loved about Gillian Duffy – & this country – is that an OAP on her way to get a loaf of bread can bring down a PM”. Here is a remarkable man whose column is on our list of “must reads”.
A golden Ferrari is symbolic of the money park that is K&C
Today, financier and philanthropist Alan Miller spotted a gold metallic Ferrari in Pelham Street. This shiny hunk of metal is symbolic of what a ludicrous money park Kensington and Chelsea has become and of how utterly lacking in taste some of the non-residents of this area now truly are. (more…)
True and Fair Campaign calls for an OFT investigation into the investment industry
On Tuesday, Gina and Alan Miller, founders of The True and Fair Campaign, hosted an event with Prospect Magazine on Savile Row in London. At it they highlighted the perilous mess that the financial industry truly is in. (more…)
A roundup of the art worth seeing at BADA
The BADA Antiques & Fine Art Fair on Chelsea’s Duke of York Square is an annual showcase of art and antiques that range in price from £100 to £1 million. Here, The Steeple Times picks three of our favourite items on display that suit a wide range of budgets. (more…)
Two very different society gatherings
Tuesday night in London was a busy one. Gina and Alan Miller’s foundation, Miller Philanthropy, hosted a hugely successful charity concert at the Cadogan Hall, whilst former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg held a party at The Serpentine Gallery. (more…)
Tickets for Hope Springs concert available for just £10
Tuesday’s Hope Springs concert at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea looks set to be a barnstormer of an event. With a whole array of performers and compered by The Telegraph’s Tim Walker, all funds raised from this charity event will go to great causes. Now, last minute tickets are available for just £10 as opposed to their list price of £50 each. (more…)
Win tickets to Hope Springs charity concert on 18th March
The Steeple Times is proud to join with Miller Philanthropy in supporting the Hope Springs charity concert in support of the young and vulnerable in our neighbourhoods. (more…)
The Steeple Times offers 15 pairs of tickets to Hope Springs concert
On the 18th March, the amazing savant and “superhuman” known as “the human iPod” Derek Paravicini will perform at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea as part of the Hope Springs charity concert organised by Miller Philanthropy. The Steeple Times has 15 pairs of tickets (worth £120 per ticket) to give to our readers. (more…)
Thoughts for the year ahead
2013 has not been the best of years. We’ve lost Margaret Thatcher and Sir David Frost and the word “selfie” has entered the Oxford English Dictionary. The economy has not got better – despite the nonsense spouted on the BBC – and the slaying of Private Rigby summed up the very lowest level humanity can reach. (more…)