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The Notebook
BE L GRAVI A RE S I DE NT S J OURNA L
New York paper
poaches BRJ staff
Congratulations to our resident
artist, Russ Tudor, who has been
with us since our rst issue.
Russ was recently contacted by
the creative director of the New
York Observer after some of the
artists work was brought to their
attention. Asked for samples of
his caricatures, Russ sent over
his favourite Residents Journal
creations. As a result, Russ has
been commissioned to create
a cover illustration of hockey
superstar Henrik Lundqvist.
Back to school
Kate Gordons London Art Studies continues to go
from strength to strength. This winter the lecture
series starts with Lucrezia Walker discussing
the symbolism of blue, gold and white often
considered heavenly colours, before moving on to
a discussion on The Best of British, which has
Lizzie Pink looking at a sweep of artists from the
Bloomsbury group to Francis Bacon. The recurring
favourite, Great Tarts in Art, by Linda Smith
returns, before Ben Street scrutinises Jackson
Pollocks legacy.
Day courses: 175 (9am-2.30pm), Koffmanns
at The Berkeley, 020 7259 5634 or ofce@
londonartstudies.com (londonartstudies.com)
Belgravian invasion
If residents can simply
not get enough of
Belgravia from the
outside of their
window, do not fear,
LoveMapsOn can now
bring the area into
your home. The rm
has access to a large
collection of Victorian
and present-day
Ordnance Survey maps
which can be centred
on any UK address and reproduced on many
items or surfaces such as wallpaper. Founded by
four friends with backgrounds in cartography,
geographic information systems and marketing, the
company provides customers with a low-resolution
proof le to ensure no mistakes are made.
(lovemapson.com)
Up for discussion
Discussion forum Intelligence Squared
continues to encourage debate on the
great issues of our time. This month,
the chief executive of the Royal
Society of the Arts, Manufactures and
Commerce chairs a debate (featuring
writer Will Self) on whether drugs
are being unscrupulously peddled by
the medical profession. With labels
being increasingly added to everyday
conditions (sadness as depression,
shyness as social phobia and naughtiness
as ADHD), Big Pharma seems to be
only too happy to devise new drugs to
treat these disorders, argues one side.
Nonsense! says the other, these are real
conditions that are perpetuated by our
prejudices. Attend to have your say.
12 November, 7pm, 30,
Marsham Street, SW1P 3DW,
020 7792 4830 (intelligencesquared.com)
Big bucks
Tuesday 30 September saw
Motcombs restaurant owner
Philip Lawless formally gift
the money raised during this
years Motcomb Street party
to three charitable causes:
Intermission Youth Theatre
(based at St Saviours),
which has a long history of
working with young people
at risk of offending; Chelsea
Community Hospital
Schools, which work to
ensure all children have their
right to education preserved,
and nally, the Household
Cavalry Foundation, a
charity set up to help
wounded soldiers and their
families, not only during
active service but when
retired too. The total raised
was a stunning 52,500, an
impressive sum, especially
when it is taken into
account that another part of
Belgravia, Elizabeth Street,
had already raised 40,000.
Three cheers to both!
The Belmond British Pullman,
sister train to the Venice Simplon-
Orient-Express, will host
Mosimanns specially created
ve-course menu with a selection
of Lanson Champagne. Serving
just 100 guests, the dinner will be
as exclusive as the train, which,
with its original 1920s Art Deco
carriages and stewards in ne livery,
evokes the golden age of travel.
If the round-trip from London
Victoria doesnt tick enough boxes,
Belmond also does a package that
includes a night at The Ritz. Stick
that in your steam engine.
13 November, 6pm, 495 per person,
0845 0772 222 (belmond.com)
You shall go to
the ball...
Until Christmas comes the
winter months can sometimes
feel rather dreary, at least
that was the case until Sue
Liberman, in collaboration
with the Household Cavalry,
gave us an extra date to stick
in the diary. Enter The Winter
Ball at the Jumeirah Carlton
Tower. On 13 November,
guests will enjoy a Champagne
reception, followed by a three-
course dinner, a show featuring the fabulous Rat Pack and a charity auction in aid of
the Household Cavalry. Its a black-tie event, so try and nd your old dress watch.
200 per person or 1,800 for a table of 10 guests. 07957 420911
or sue@belgraviaresidents.org.uk
Pas de deux
From 11 December
to 4 January, The
Goring and the English
National Ballet will
synchronise their
watches to offer an
evening watching The
Nutcracker with a stay
at the family-run hotel.
Mulled wine by the re or a menu of classic
winter dishes should set up any theatre-
goers who want to enjoy the opportunity to
either meet a star dancer before the show
or go on a behind-the-scenes tour of the
London Coliseum, before they take their
seats in a private box.
Suite at The Goring and ENB box for two,
from 1,762. Contact 020 7396 9000 or
reservations@thegoring.com to book

WATCH
THIS SPACE
The Belgravia Winter
Weekend approaches
this December.
Our local
orient express
Right / Details
of Renaissance
Paintings: One
Plate, 1984
(screenprint
in colours on
arches aquarelle),
Warhol, Andy
(1928-87) /
Private Collection
/ Photo
Christies Images
/ Bridgeman
Images
Photography by Caroline Holden.
Courtesy of English National Ballet.
The Kiss, 1907-08
(oil on canvas),
Klimt, Gustav
(1862-1918) /
Osterreichische
Galerie Belvedere,
Vienna, Austria /
Bridgeman Images
Intelligence Squared/Tim Bowditch
The great and good of
Belgravia gathered for the
cheque presentation
Anton Mosimann