A weekly edit, full of all singing and dancing makers, artists, interiors, food, fashion, gardening, music and more.

Hello!

I hope you are all well and getting acclimatised to new ways of living.

In this week's newsletter, I am thrilled to include Konig Colours, Geoffrey Preston Ltd., info on outdoor cinema venues, where to find a car boot, a delish recipe from Great British Prawns, a new podcast series and having realised I'm not very clear on what I do, work wise, I thought a wee bio on me wouldn't go amiss. 

xx Georgie xx

JUST SAYING... 

 'Old ways won't open new doors'

via estila.co 

INSTASHOP

... covering all aspects of shopping

KONIG COLOURS 

A RANGE OF 101 ECO-FRIENDLY PAINTS

Vanessa Konig is a dynamic blonde bombshell who knows a thing or two about interior design, illustrates beautifully AND creates a rainbow of eco-friendly paints. What a woman! Here's a little intro (taken from the Konig Colours website (folk who visited the Pop-Up of the North last September and ventured into The Curated Room, you might well have seen some of the paint samples there). 

Konig Colours offers a brilliant, diverse and beautiful paint range that is available both to decorators and the paint-loving, decorating-mad British public. And as well as introducing new colours each year, Konig Colours also offers a bespoke service developing paint colours for individual clients looking to match specific fabrics or create a new colour of their own. The eco-friendly and highly-engineered paint is 100% water based, with very low VOC's and virtually no odour. Sustainability is vital, so having a paint that has great coverage and is long lasting is important to us. This in turn reduces labour costs and materials use; all our paint is made in the UK too. The paint also has fantastic opacity and durability you will get a hard-wearing paint that goes on beautifully with the minimum no of coats required. konigcolours.co.uk

SPOT LIGHT

GEOFFREY PRESTON LTD.

A SMALL ARTIST LED COMPANY SPECIALISING IN FINE NEW DECORATIVE PLASTERWORK

Geoffrey Preston is one of the UK’s leading architectural sculptors; creating spectacular works of art for architects, interior designers and private clients. 

'Our projects range in scale from a single, beautifully modelled signature piece to complete rooms. With the exception of a small collection of limited edition pieces, our work is designed and made to order, especially for the client and the building it will belong to. We think that good plasterwork adds depth, texture and vitality to a room. It can transform a plain room into an interior of sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic beauty.'

Geoffrey and his wife Jenny Lawrence run their workshop together, assisted by sculptor Kate Montagne and a small team of skilled freelancers.

'Mould-making is an incredible skill; without the team's talents, I wouldn't be able to realise half my concepts'.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND ENQUIRIES VISIT: geoffreypreston.co.uk

PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO, BITS & BOBS

WIKIPEDIA EXTRACT:

It has been said that Father Harry Clarke, a Catholic priest from Stockport, introduced the car boot sale to the UK as a charity fundraiser, after seeing a similar event or trunk fair in Canada, while on holiday there in the early 1970s. Despite the fact that no original source for this has been verified, the story continues to be told. There are now large numbers of regular car boot sales across the UK.

IN THE KITCHEN

where all the best parties happen ... 

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

DRIVE THROUGH CINEMAS are the way forward this summer. Here are several venue suggestions to get you going: 

LUNA DRIVE IN CINEMA - NATIONWIDE

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, Harewood House, Yorkshire and more. 

Films include Rocketman, Grease, Joker, Jurassic Park, The Little Mermaid, and The Goonies.

AT THE DRIVE IN - NATIONWIDE

Screening films in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle. You can even request to list your city if it's not listed.

THE DRIVE-IN CLUB UK - BRENT CROSS NW4 3FP

'London's biggest live on stage entertainment experience this summer'. Films include Joker, A Star Is Born, Back To The Future, Toy Story and Jaws.

SUNSET CINEMA - ACTON, W3 9QA

'Showing some of your all time favourite films, in an all new beautiful and unique setting. Films include Mamma Mia, Grease, Dirty Dancing, space Jam, Pulp Fiction and more'.

WHAT AN EVENT - RIPON & HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE

These screenings at Ripon Racecourse and The Great Yorkshire Showground will be in support of the NHS, the care workers charity, Racing Welfare and Saint Michael's Hospice. Films include: Dumbo, Mamma Mia, Rocketman, Dolittle, Dirty Dancing, Grease & Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

LISTEN UP

THE CONCISE 

GEORGIE PRIDDEN

From local comprehensive in Somerset to secretarial college in SW London.

Christie's (King Street) Valuation Department to a grey area which included traveling to Asia, attending a Finishing School in Switzerland (short-lived) and working at Winkworth (estate agent).

Cawdell Douglas, now trading as Golden Squared an art PR consultancy to moving out of London and inbound to Yorkshire.

From working at Potterton Books HQ to the Newburgh Priory Estate Office.

Mother of 1 to mother of 3 in three years. 

From making fabric noticeboards to making curtains (in-between feeding, children, dogs and chickens).

From setting up the Newburgh Priory Christmas Fair to the Pop-Up of the North (during this time Pridden PR & Events was established). 

From clients in the art world to clients in the interiors world.

COVID19 to Movers & Shakers The Weekly Edit

I am a PR / marketing / networking / event organiser / fundraiser/ 

with a passion for makers / designers / artists

and always up for a challenge ...

Thank you for reading and have a happy weekend. 

xx

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Recommendations of brands, people, podcasts, books, competitions, etc. are welcome - ping me an email if you know of something or someone suitable: georgie@pridden.com.