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Thursday 24 March 2011

Mothers are very precious and deserve their special day to be full of TLC, pampering, love and indulgence. With one small child and another on the way, I realise more than ever exactly how much mothers do, how much they give up and how often they put themselves last. I also realise just how much they love their children and I think it’s wonderful to have a special, dedicated day to show how much we appreciate their hard work!
Show your mum you care
This year, I’m treating my own wonderful mummy to a Skincare Tutorial at our London treatment rooms. She has been particularly fantastic recently, helping me prepare for the birth of my second daughter. I thought this would be an ideal way to ensure she’s getting the most from the products when she uses them at home. I learnt so much from my own skincare tutorial and I’ve used the range for over 13 years. I think it’s also a lovely way to set aside some special ‘me’ time. I’ll also be treating her to our sparkling fine fragrance Liz Earle Botanical Essence No.1, to show her how much I appreciate everything she does.
Superskin for mums
For my fantastic mother-in-law, who is also a devoted grandmother to my little one and is always full of sound advice, I’m planning on a real Superskin treat. But she loves all the Superskin range, so what to choose? Well, luckily for me, our exclusive Mother’s Day Gift is just perfect, as it contains generous travel sizes of most of the range: Superskin Moisturiser, Superskin Concentrate, Superskin Body Cream and a sample of the Superskin Eye & Lip Treatment. This will be perfect, as she travels with my father-in-law to their home in south west France in the spring, stopping en route overnight.
My Mother’s Day wish list
As my present, hopefully I’ll receive some beautiful hand-painted pictures from my creative three-year-old daughter, which she paints at her playgroup mornings. Plus an Orange Flower Hand Wash and Hand Repair wouldn’t go amiss to add some goodness and reparation to hard working hands. And finally, to be locked away in the bathroom with a bath full of Orange Flower Botanical Body Wash bubbles and a good read for a few hours would be heaven!
Please do share more about your own wonderful mothers, and what you’re treating them to. We’d love to hear some happy tales from your own lives…
Happy Mothering Sunday to all mummies on Sunday 3rd April!

Wednesday 23 March 2011

Mothers Day

HARVEY NICHOLS

Make her day extra special this year with a treat from Harvey Nichols. Whether she’s a dedicated follower or fashion, a devoted beauty disciple or an out and out foodie we’ve got Mother’s Day all wrapped up.
Follower of fashion
Beauty Disciple
Foodie Heaven

Wednesday 16 March 2011

PLEASE BE GENEROUS

Tuesday 15 March 2011

LINKS OF LONDON

500 Days To Go – London 2012

Ok sports fans, on your marks…. today is a milestone in the countdown to the biggest show on earth, a moment in sporting history and an epic event for London!
In 500 days London will host the Games and the city will come alive with Olympic buzz and sporting spectacles that will capture the nation.  The Olympic park covers 500 acres in East London, roughly the size of Alton Towers and will be the epi-centre for bringing together culture and sport.  With art projects across the country and design initiatives such as Anish Kapore’s red Orbit Tower in the Olympic Park there are cultural aspects to engage all, even those of us who think taking the stairs at the office or walking to work deserves a medal!
At Links of London we are really stepping up the pace as the official jewellery licensee of the Games and will be launching new additions to our already popular London 2012 collection.
We have four top athletes as our London 2012 brand ambassadors who will be featuring in our advertising campaigns and can be spotted sporting our key London 2012 pieces.
We met our male ambassadors; Olympic track star; Christian Malcolm and Paralympic Rower; Tom Aggar at our Sloane Street store last week where they picked out their favourite pieces from the London 2012 collection.
Christian went for the Union Jack dog tag and aptly a pair of running track cufflinks -

Tom chose the men’s Friendship bracelet and dumbbell cufflinks -

Our inspiring female ambassadors are both tipped for success in the Games.  Olympic swimmer; Keri-Anne Payne broke the British record for the 1500m freestyle swim last week at the British Long Course National Championships.  Paralympic cyclist; Sarah Storey, won Gold in the World Track Para-Cycling Championships in Italy at the weekend and also looks set to become the first female athlete to compete in both the Paralympic and Olympic Games.

In the run up to the Games we will be keeping you updated on our ambassadors’ progress and showing you all of their favourite new pieces from our London 2012 range.

Thursday 10 March 2011

NEW TO VQ

Seasons Leeds Opening Invitation

Seasons Leeds Metal Sign
We would like to invite you to the launch weekend of our fabulous new store on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March at 7-11 Cross Arcade, Victoria Quarter, Leeds, LS1 6AZ.
We have been hard at work, creating a new kind of shopping experience with Seasons, whilst holding to our original values and beliefs of striving to seek out the best in new and exciting brands as well as some of the much loved classics. We only stock brands that we believe in, both in terms of design and quality.
To celebrate our launch weekend, we are offering 10% off your first purchase in-store when you join our brand new loyalty scheme. Not only is there 10% off, but there will also be drinks, treats and goody bags, but be quick as there are only a limited number (but they will be great)!
We look forward to seeing you this weekend!

Saturday 5 March 2011

Bounce for Cancer Research

Yorks Cancer Research

This summer, Yorkshire Cancer Research is bringing their world record breaking space hopper bounce event to Leeds !
The charity already holds the record for the largest space hopper race in the world, which was achieved at Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield , in July 2010.
Now they need 2,000 people to sign up for 'Bounce for Leeds' on Saturday, 30th July 2011, so they can smash the current world record for the largest number of people bouncing on space hoppers simultaneously for one minute.
Last year 1,505 people gathered on Mount Street , Dublin and made history by achieving the current record for the most people on space hoppers ever - and now it's Yorkshire 's turn!
Bounce for Leeds will begin at 11am at Roundhay Park . Entry costs £10 per person and  everyone will receive a T-shirt and fundraising pack and you'll even be able to take your space hopper home with you!

Sign up today by visiting www.bounceforleeds.com or visit  them at their stand here in Victoria Quarter on Saturday, March 12th.

Yorkshire Cancer Research helps local people beat cancer by supporting world-class research, diagnosis and treatment throughout the region.

The charity’s goal is help more people in Yorkshire survive cancer and have a better quality of life by developing new scientific knowledge and helping to get that knowledge from the lab to the patient. It also aims to save lives by funding improvements to clinical and surgical practice and by bringing treatments to market.

The charity works to ensure Yorkshire remains a centre of excellence for research and treatment, attracting and retaining outstanding scientists and clinicians, while working in partnership with others to achieve the greatest impact in the global fight against cancer.

Yorkshire Cancer Research also focuses on being the most efficient cancer charity – spending the highest proportion of donations on charitable activities.