Leicester Square welcomed some cool customers this week to celebrate Christmas in the West End: click on the thumbnails above to see more…
Artists created four 1m-tall ice penguins enjoying the various attractions of the West End: shopping, dining, culture and entertainment.
The star attraction was a penguin sculpture based on the most popular West End show – as voted by more than 2,000 people in an online comp – a penguin in a Wicked witch’s hat!
The shopping penguin held a giant ice shopping bag with Christmas gifts frozen inside (including a Paul Smith notebook and socks, a Molton Brown gift box, a Pingu and a mini wooden frog on wheels). The dining ice penguin was enjoying an ice-cold meal; while the cultural penguin got himself in the picture by holding onto an icy picture frame.
Did you get any snaps of these chilly stars? Drop them into our flickrpool…
Last night, Westfield London was home to the BT Visit London Awards 2009.
After a champagne reception, guests made their way through to the Atrium of the shopping centre. Screened off with flowing curtains from high on the first floor, the cream of London’s hoteliers, venue operators and London lovers were dressed to the nines and celebrating the achievements of the year.
It was easy to get into the swing of things with some fabulous acts, including a hula hooping marvel Marawa Ibrahim, currently starring in La Clique!
An illustrious panel of judges had made the hard decisions on who won what, and it was great to see the excited winners claiming the rewards for their hard work.
The lucky winners included the National Maritime Museum (Gold Award for Visitor Attraction of the Year), Wicked The Musical (Best Family Fun) and Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley (Outstanding Achievement Award).
Full details of all the winners can be found at awards.visitlondon.com
Wicked Day is an international celebration of the hit West End musical Wicked, and a chance for you to have fun and raise money for a great cause.
Pop down to the Lawrence Gall at the Royal Horticultural Halls on Sunday 1 November between 12noon and 6pm, and join in the fun! There’ll be Wicked- and Halloween-themed free events, including competitions, performances from the Wicked cast, face-painting, fancy dress, workshops and more.
All proceed from Wicked Day go to a project between Wicked and Magic 105.4’s charity Cash For Kids to build a community garden in a deprived area of London. Wicked and Cash for Kids are working together to raise money to build the garden over the next 12 months; Wicked Day is the launch of this joint charity project.
Visit www.WickedDay.co.uk to find out more.
Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
Gina Gitonga aged 11 lives in Kenya and recently spent a few weeks in London. We know it’s a bit early for Halloween, but here are her highlights for a frighteningly fun weekend in London.
Friday night kicks off with one of the best musicals around. Wicked is about the witches of Oz before they became Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. The pair meet at university: one is popular and one is not and yet they become friends. Catchy songs, brilliant singing and spectacular sets make an amazing show. I loved it!
Saturday morning is a visit to the London Dungeon. We braved the queues and once we got inside it was really scary! I found out about London’s horrible past from Jack the Ripper to the Great Fire of London. There are also two rides; a boat through Traitors’ Gate in the dark and the terrifying Extremis: Drop Ride to Doom where you get lifted up and then freefall down! To recover we went to Dim T – my first ever dim sum – delicious.
Then it’s off to the Tower of London for the afternoon to see the real Traitors’ Gate and the scene of many executions including Anne Boleyn. We also saw Henry VIII’s armour and the famous crown jewels.
On Sunday head off on a thrilling, high-speed boat ride with Thames RIB Experience. Our trip started slowly like a normal tour and then we sped up and the boat rocked from side to side! We went under Tower Bridge and as far as Canary Wharf before turning round.
I enjoyed every minute of my time in London and look forward to coming back again soon.
Do you have any suggestions for Halloween high jinks in London?
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