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Party Tracker is proud to be teaming up with London Wedding Photography to bring you a fantastic competition with prizes worth over GBP1,900

Your wedding day is such an important event and Party Tracker in association with London Wedding Photography will help you capture your special day in just the right way by giving away an incredible first prize of a GBP1,200 voucher to cover a full pre-wedding informal shoot, consultations and coverage on the special day, as well as, three runner-up prizes of GBP250 each towards wedding or event photography.

We know that photography helps your day run smoothly and plays an important part in capturing memorable moments. The photographers also understand communication, before, during and after your wedding or event is key. By understanding your tastes, likes and dislikes, getting to know you and your partner, and discussing the type of wedding or event you are looking for, they can ensure that you receive photographs tailor-made for you. The informal pre-wedding shoot, together with careful thought, attention to detail and an artistic eye will ultimately ensure you receive an incredible set of beautiful images at the end.

This Wedding Competition will be published in the Hammersmith and Kensington Times, the Hampstead and Highgate Express and the Paddington and Westminster Times newspapers on Thursday 24 July 2008, so don’t forget to get your copy to enter this fabulous competition.

Legoland is holding a one day only music festival for kids on Saturday 19 July 2008. Legoland Live! is an all-singing, all-dancing event featuring a fantastic line-up of top children’s acts and is set to be one of the leading children’s music festivals in the UK this summer. The festival will be headlined by children’s favourite Bob the Builder and the line-up of acts include Fifi and the Flowertots, Angelina Ballerina, Fireman Sam and Power Rangers.

To keep the young festival goers amused, Legoland will have lots of activities during this exciting musical extravaganza and 2007 X-Factor runners-up ‘Same Difference’ will be performing.

This amazing children’s festival will be set in the park’s grassy events area, in a child-friendly environment, making it the perfect day out for the whole family.

So don’t miss out on all the fun and enjoyment and head down to Legoland in Windsor on the 19 July 2008.

Party Tracker is proud to be associated with the Newham Recorder and the Ilford Recorder newspapers to bring you the Recorder Cute Kids competition for 2008.

Loads of people have taken their youngsters to Stratford shopping centre and Sainsbury’s in Newbury Park to have their photograph taken by Limelights Professional Photography.

Each week for the next few weeks, the newspapers will publish the photographs online and in the newspapers and they want readers to pick their favourite pictures and decide by voting which youngsters will win the prizes.

The child with the most votes will be named the Recorder Cute Kid 2008.

Limelights Photography will give the winner a modelling portfolio worth GBP350. The winner will also receive a Pontin’s Family holiday (for two adults and two children) and GBP50 of decorations for a child’s birthday party from us at party-tracker.co.uk

Nelson Mandela, the former South African president will travel to London for the special summer event in Hyde Park on 27 June 2008 to celebrate his 90th Birthday.

The concert will be attended by 46,664 music fans, and special guests will include former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Princes William and Harry, Naomi Campbell, Quincy Jones and of course Nelson Mandela himself, just to name a few.

The organisers of the 2008 Hyde Park 46664 AIDS charity concert have announced that Queen, Annie Lennox, the Sugababes, Leona Lewis, Amy Winehouse, Razorlight, Simple Minds, Eddy Grant, the Soweto Gospel Choir and more, will all be perfoming at the concert on Friday 27 June 2008. Andrea Corr will also be perfoming with Brian May which will be fantastic.

The Hollywood actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith have agreed to front the star-studded event after being asked by the iconic former South African leader.

The event will raise money for 46664, the Mandela AIDS charity and will be watched by over 80 million people worldwide.

The Party Tracker Team wishes Nelson Mandela a Happy 90th Birthday!

June has finally arrived, the weather is starting to warm up and it’s that time of year when people get outdoors and have summer parties.

A fantastic way to celebrate the summer season will be to attend the numerous music concerts in the park. The Party Tracker Team would like to remind everyone who will be in London during the summer that the outdoor concerts at Kenwood House in Hampstead are once again scheduled to run between June and August this year, after a period of absence in 2007.

The Ham and High newspaper will be handing out Free newspapers in association with Party Tracker, to everyone who attends the picnic music concerts on the Heath at Kenwood House in Hampstead during the English Heritage Picnic Concerts between June and August 2008.

The line-up of evening music picnic concerts at Audley End House, Saffron Walden in Essex are as follows:

Sat 12 July 2008 - GIPSY KINGS

Sat 19 July 2008 - THE MUSIC OF DIRTY DANCING

Sat 26 July 2008 - SHAYNE WARD

Sat 02 August 2008 - VAN MORRISON

Sun 03 August 2008 - LAST NIGHT OF THE AUDLEY END PROMS

The line-up of evening music picnic concerts at Kenwood House, Hampstead, London are as follows:

Sat 28 June 2008 - BRIAN WILSON

Sat 05 July 2008 - RUFUS WAINWRIGHT

Sat 12 July 2008 - KENWOOD SUMMER PROM

Sat 19 July 2008 - OMARA PORTUONDO

Sat 02 August 2008 - MICHAEL BALL & LESLEY GARRETT

Sat 19 August 2008 - DIANA KRALL

Sat 16 August 2008 - VAN MORRISON

Sat 23 August 2008 - LAST NIGHT OF THE KENWOOD PROMS featuring KATHERINE JENKINS

An Introduction to the British sports Gaming industry

The sports gaming industry is an important part of British life, as not only does it contribute over 2% of the UK’s GBP, it is also of significant emotional importance to many people and an object of national prestige. In particular, football, rugby and cricket are the most popular spectator sports and many people support a favourite club, but Britain is also the home of many Formula 1 tems, and sports such as horse racing, golf and tennis all have a high profile. Britain is frequently credited with having introduced many sports to the world. The events and hospitality industry around sport now employs thousands of people and is worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

Top Events of the industry’s calendar

One of the highlights of the horse racing calendar is of course the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup, part of the annual Cheltenham Festival in March, with 22 fences to be jumped. The other great event is Royal Ascot, which is also a major social event and goes back to 1711. Over 300,000 people attend during Ascot week and it receives a high degree of media coverage due to the presence of the Royal family. The Grand National at Aintree, featuring 30 fences to be jumped, is one of the most betted-on horse races in the world, and is typically watched worldwide by over 600 million viewers. In football, the FA Cup, Euro Cup and football Premiership all attract a massive audience, and the two weeks of Wimbledon form the oldest major championship in tennis.

The importance of hospitality and planning when staging an event

When staging events such as these, which may attract large crowds of people and be broadcast around the world, forward planning may take many months or even years to prepare. Investment in adequate facilities is essential, and the UK government is actively supporting the development of venues. Catering for such events, such as the provision of food, music, shelter, hygiene facilities, and transport needs, must be coordinated to ensure that they are adequate to meet anticipated demand.

It is important for the hospitality side of events to be successful as this will contribute to the image and prestige of the event, which assist in future marketing and attracting sponsorship. Many events are now seen as a brand in their own right.

Hiring of event organiser

The events management business has now become increasingly sophisticated, and frequently a firm of professional event organisers will be hired to project manage all aspects of the process. the benefit is that these firms tend to have aquired experience of handling a lot of different events and will also have the contacts in the catering and marketing industries allowing them to negotiate more cost-effective contracts. They will also be familiar with the strategic process of coordinating personnel, equipment, communications, and IT, as well as financial analysis of the benefits of the event, and tailoring budgets around the customers requirements. For anyone who thinks they can spot a winner when they see one, why not take a look at the Cheltenham gold cup 2008 online betting site.

Father’s Day which celebrates fatherhood and male parenting was inaugurated in the early twentieth century to compliment Mother’s Day.

It’s origin dates back to 1909 when Sonora Smart Dodd was listening to a Mother’s Day sermon and the lecture inspired her to dedicate a special day to her father William Jackson Smart, who single-handedly brought her up with her siblings after their mother died. The first Father’s Day was celebrated on her dad’s birthday on 19 June 1910 and the Father’s Day idea eventually caught on in 1924, which was 2 years before a National Father’s Day Commitee was formed in New York City in 1926.

Father’s Day is generally observed and celebrated on the third Sunday of June in the majority of countries around the world, but it is also celebrated on a variety of dates throughout the year in some places.

This day is also a good time for children to show appreciation to their fathers by making everything extra special for dads.

Gifts such as badges, keyfobs and photo frames are all available at Party Tracker

Show your dad how much he’s appreciated by getting him an unforgettable gift from Red Letter Days, Firebox or I Want One of Those who also have a good range of gifts to spoil dads on this special day.

Taking your dad out to lunch and doing the activities he likes best on Father’s Day is an excellent way in showing him how much you care.

Paradise Gardens Festival is to be held in Victoria Park, London E4 on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 2008 between 12 noon and 10pm.

Paradise Gardens which first took place in May 2006 as the finale event of Fusion East is a free family-friendly festival featuring street theatre and extraordinary circus, children’s activities, live music and DJs. Other highlights at Paradise Gardens include street arts and carnival performances which will be taking place all over Victoria Park on the Bank Holiday weekend.

Join the Party-Tracker.co.uk team and see Victoria Park magically transformed into a modern day pleasure garden for a weekend packed full of events and entertainment in the heart of the East End.

Walthamstow stadium, an iconic London landmark in east London, famous for its greyhound racing track and a place to celebrate an occasion or party event is to close after 75 years and will be sold to property developers.

Famed for its pink and green neon-lit frontage, the stadium has been one of the capital’s most recognised landmarks.

The east London site which is close to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium site, has long been a target for developers. Falling profits and attendances have also forced the directors to sell up.

Charles Chandler, whose family have owned the course since it opened in 1933 said most of the greyhounds currently racing at the stadium would be accomodated at other racecources.

Walthamstow stadium has long been a venue for racing fans and people getting together for a birthday celebration or hen night and stag party and it will be a massive loss for London.

The Walthamstow stadium racing will continue until the middle of August 2008. After this date there will be just two dog race tracks left in the capital, Wimbledon and Romford.

Football fever has struck the UK once again and the Football Premiership FA Cup Final is only days away.

The FA Cup Final 2008 is being held at the new Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 17 May 2008. Kick-off is at 15:00 (3pm GMT).

Cardiff City celebrate their return to Wembley Stadium to meet Portsmouth in their first FA Cup Final since 1927 and hope to take it out of England for the second time in less than a century.

Make sure you support your team with your very own Flag of Wales or England Flag and don’t forget you can also get football supporter accessories for your children and car flags for your vehicles, vans and lorry’s.