PARK FAIR 2023 RETURNS TO OXFORDSHIRE THIS SUMMER After a hugely successful launch, Park Fair will return to the Oxfordshire countryside for its second year in 2023. A great idea for a stylish hen weekend, the fair will host a collection of stylish modern brands across the weekend festival, including the global cosmetics powerhouse Bobbi Brown, iconic fashion capsule Jigsaw, artisanal womenswear collection Pink City Prints, and British lifestyle label Seraphina London. The fair will welcome visitors to Great Tew Estate on Friday 30th June, Saturday 1st July, and Sunday 2nd July. Charlie Root, marketing manager at Bobbi Brown said: “We’re thrilled to announce our participation in this year’s Park Fair. Our professional make-up artists will be on hand to offer free 15-Minute Makeovers and Mini Masterclasses, sharing expert tips and tricks for all things beauty.” Guests will have unprecedented access to the rolling parkland at the Great Tew Estate for the weekend including a curated wellness area offering a range of complimentary treatments. An impressive culinary line-up will see Farang London bring their award-winning Thai flavours to Oxfordshire and Pizza Boys Bicester share their passion for the classic Neapolitan style pizza. Tickets cost £18 for adults and £12 for children over five years, £4 for under five, two years and below go free, https://parkfair.uk/tickets/ For more information, visit https://parkfair.uk WADDESDON REVEAL JOANA VASCONCELOS: WEDDING CAKE Wedding Cake - a 12-metre-high sculptural pavilion in the form of a three-tiered wedding cake, clad entirely in more than 25 thousand ceramic tiles - is a major new work by celebrated Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos opening at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire on 8 June 2023. Part sculpture, part architectural garden folly, Wedding Cake is an extraordinary, enormous, fully immersive sculpture which combines pâtisserie and architecture. Gleaming and icing-like outside and in, it offers an intricate and richly sensory experience – glazed in pale pinks, greens, and blues, beset with sculptural ornament and complete with the sounds of trickling water and a site-specific lighting scheme. Wedding Cake is Vasconcelos’ most ambitious commission to date, described by the artist as “a temple to love that celebrates festivity and marriage (artist’s impression, right). To find out more, visit https://waddesdon.org.uk/whats-on/wedding-cake-tours RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITY PLACE Restaurant Associates has won the contract to cater for all food and beverage outlets at Unity Place, a visitor attraction and leisure destination due to open in the heart of Milton Keynes in late Spring 2023. Restaurant Associates will be overseeing a variety of bespoke dining offers including a premium restaurant, social enterprise café, a sky lounge, bakery, and food hall and the management of several state-of-the-art conference and event spaces. Unity Place’s communal facilities will include retail outlets, health facilities, a community hall, and an auditorium for up to 300 guests - all underpinned by a sustainable approach and focus on social mobility. There will also be a fabulous dining facility complete with a sun terrace on level seven. To find out more, visit https://restaurantassociates.co.uk THE RANDOLPH HOTEL ENJOYS RECENT RENOVATION The Randolph Hotel, a 151-room property in Oxford has enjoyed a recent renovation with a redesign of the common spaces, the lobby and guest rooms, as well as the introduction of a new spa. Bold hues, architectural elements and locally inspired art bring to life the narratives of Oxford’s past. Led by executive chef Chris Emery, The Alice is the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant and bar, serving classic British dishes. Additional spaces include The Snug, The Morse Bar (a local favourite), The Drawing Room and The Lancaster Room, where the signature afternoon tea is served. The illustrator John Broadley created the menu artwork featured throughout the hotel, taking inspiration from the celebrated British cartoonist Osbert Lancaster, a former resident of the hotel who paid for his keep-in paintings. The illustrations unite Emery’s menu, the city of Oxford and ideas from the story Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Local attractions include gin and whisky tasting at Oxford Gin Distillery, an interactive class led at the hotel by the Oxford Soap Company, and a floral workshop by The Garden of Oxford. The Randolph Hotel is redefining wellness by partnering with Made For Life Organics to offer an incredible selection of holistic and therapeutic wellness services. Inside the Wellness Centre, guests can relax in our steam, sauna and sensation shower or get pampered in one of our four private treatment rooms. To book, visit www.graduatehotels.com/oxford-uk 10
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