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  1. Creative Chelsea Design Festival King's Road

    Creative Chelsea: the countdown begins

    This year’s London Design Festival sees the launch of a brand new design district for the notoriously established Chelsea area, and Kingsroad.co.uk and Hillgate PR are teaming up to celebrate and launch of the initiative. This new dedicated calendar of...
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  2. RBKC free art exhibition mental health

    Borough to exhibit mental health patients' art

    The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) is celebrating the creativity of mental health patients this month by displaying their photographs, poetry and paintings across the borough, in a bid to raise awareness on mental health and services RBKC provide.
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  3. Motcomb Street Party London

    Motcomb Street party, fun for a good cause

    If you have never been to Motcomb Street’s annual street party, then clear tomorrow evening's diary as it is one of the summer’s events that should not be missed.The street comes alive with entertainment, stalls and music – this year...
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  4. On the Map Royal Borough Kensington Chelsea RBKC

    Chelsea on the map

    This morning saw the launch of a new shopping website set to change the face of retail in Kensington and Chelsea. The new initiative, On the Map, provides an interactive series of maps to The Royal Borough’s key shopping areas...
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  5. London-Surrey Cycle Classic Chelsea Fulham route

    London-Surrey Cycle Classic to ride through Chelsea

    This Sunday (14 August) sees elite cyclists and teams from across the world race in the London-Surrey Cycle Classic and Chelsea has the honour of being part of it.
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  6. Battersea Park Boutique Run London

    Battersea Park boutique run

    Need a fun challenge? Enthusiastic runner? Aspiring to be the next Paula Radcliffe in the London 2012 Olympics? Then get your running trainers on and sign up for the Boutique Run, a five or 10 kilometer charity run for women...
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  7. National Army Museum Chelsea Kids Zone

    Brand new Kids’ Zone at the National Army Museum

    Wondering what to do with the kids this summer? The National Army Museum on Royal Hospital Road is launching its brand new Kids’ Zone play area on Monday 12 July, with forest and arctic themed climbing frames, arts and crafts...
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  8. Library Kensington Chelsea

    London Boroughs join forces to save libraries

    One million residents are set to benefit from a plan commissioned by three of London's boroughs that will ensure the survival of 21 public libraries.The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), Hammersmith and Fulham, and Westminster City Councils, have...
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  9. Peter Holland

    Local resident to cycle to Paris for Macmillan Cancer Support

    Local resident, Peter Holland is to embark on a 470-kilometre journey from London to Paris – by bike. Starting in Blackheath on Wednesday 17 August, he aims to finish on the following Saturday (20 August), under the Eiffel Tower.Holland, who...
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  10. Triyoga

    Triyoga opens next week on the King's Road - with free classes

    The London yoga and Pilates studio, Triyoga hits Chelsea this Saturday (2 July), as it opens its new branch at 372 King's Road. And to entice people to come in, they're offering free yoga classes throughout the day, taught by some of...
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  11. Sarah Storey paralympic ambassador

    Paralympic ambassador launches Links of London's 2012 collection

    Fine jewellery store Links of London at 16 Sloane Square will be holding an exclusive event on Monday 27 June to launch Entwine - part of the brand's exquisite London 2012 collection. And paralympic ambassador Sarah Storey OBE will be there...
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  12. Summer fete

    Wandsworth Bridge Road summer fête

    The Wandsworth Bridge Road fête is happening this Saturday 25 June, with fairground stalls, wine and food tastings, flower arranging and pottery workshops, Flamenco dancing, live music, face painting, a barbecue and strawberries and cream.Kicking off at 11am with an...
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  13. Steve Strange

    Come to Steve Strange's birthday party

    The front man from Visage and figurehead of the New Romantics movement, Steve Strange, is holding his 52nd birthday party at Mare Moto, 563 King's Road, on Wednesday night (22 June) – and Kingsroad.co.uk readers are invited.The night will be...
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  14. Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road Chelsea

    Gordon Ramsay restaurant named top in UK by TripAdvisor

    Chelsea's critically acclaimed Restaurant Gordon Ramsay – named after and owned by the famous TV chef – has been voted London's number one restaurant by users of the world’s largest travel website, TripAdvisor.
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  15. Wimbledon Tennis Bluebird Chelsea King's Road

    Tennis at Bluebird, just in time for Wimbledon

    Bluebird Chelsea has teamed up with Veuve Clicquot to bring the King’s Road a relaxed summer space with fine food and an outdoor television screen, so you can watch the live Wimbledon championships and a series of movies alfresco.The area...
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  16. London Design Festival 2011 Logo

    Creative Chelsea: promoting design

    For this year's London Design Festival, which is held on 17-25 September and attracts over 350,000 people, Kingsroad.co.uk is teaming up with Hillgate PR to celebrate design in the King's Road area, in its new initiative, Creative Chelsea.The London Design...
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  17. Christian Bale as Batman

    Batman star Christian Bale shops on the King's Road

    It looks like the star of the new Batman films, Christian Bale, has swapped shopping in LA for the boutiques of King's Road – as he was spotted earlier today buying a present for his daughter in the edgy ladies fashion...
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  18. National Army Museum Soldiers

    Free family event: Soldiers’ Stories at the National Army Museum

    Stuck for what to do this May half term? Well, look no further. If you’ve got kids, you’ll be very pleased to know that Chelsea's National Army Museum is holding a storytelling event from tomorrow until Saturday that'll keep your...
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  19. Tiffany Sloane Street Chelsea in Bloom 2011

    Chelsea in Bloom: the winners

    Designer jewellery store Tiffany at 145 Sloane Street won this year’s best floral display award at Chelsea in Bloom, by going against the usual array of colourful shop fronts with a minimalist bamboo sculpture.
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  20. Leighton House image Justin Barton

    Summer design tours with The Susan Llewellyn Academy

    The Susan Llewellyn Academy of Interior Design has announced a summer packed full of exciting and inspirational private design tours to historical buildings including Leighton House and Chiswick House.
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  21. Sophy Robson luxury nail artist Hari's King's Road Chelsea

    Sophy Robson’s luxury nail bar opens at Hari’s

    Legendary celebrity nail artist Sophy Robson opened a new nail bar at Hari’s, 233 King’s Road on Monday. 
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  22. Cleve West Daily Telegraph Garden RHS Chelsea Flower Show

    Cleve West wins best in show for Roman ruins-inspired garden

    Cleve West’s Daily Telegraph Garden – based on the Roman ruins of Libya – took the title of best show garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this year.
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  23. Chelsea Riverside Brasserie Wyndham Grand Chelsea Harbour

    Chelsea Riverside Brasserie opens at the Wyndham Grand

    Chelsea Harbour hotel, The Wyndham Grand, opened a new brasserie yesterday (18 May).The Chelsea Riverside Brasserie serves fresh, uncomplicated classic French brasserie-style dishes – with a British twist.
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  24. Public Nighclub Kings Road main bar

    Nightclub Public may be forced to close early at weekends

    King’s Road nightclub Public may be forced to shut early at weekends after residents complained of noise from drunken revellers leaving the venue late at night.
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  25. Cartier Pink Flower Chelsea in Bloom

    Chelsea in Bloom: an alternative to the Chelsea Flower Show

    Didn’t get a ticket to the Chelsea Flower Show this year? Check out the free displays around town instead.
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  26. Sophy Robson luxury nail artist

    Sophy Robson opening at Hari's on King's Road

    Last week it was the news that Triyoga was coming to King's Road, today Sophy Robson, the super cool nail artist, confirmed on Twitter that she's opening a nail bar at Hari's on 23 May.We expect Sophy to take residence in...
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  27. Collect 2011 craft fair Saatchi Gallery Chelsea London

    Collect 2011 Lands at the Saatchi Gallery

    From today (6 May), Collect 2011 will be on display at the Saatchi Gallery in Duke of York Square.This is the third year that the international art fair for contemporary objects has been presented in Chelsea, and it will see...
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  28. Wyndham Grand

    Toast the Royal Wedding at the Wyndham Grand

    The Royal Wedding is just around the corner and here at Kingsroad.co.uk, we are BEYOND excited. We’re surrounded by commemorative mugs and plates, we can’t stop watching THAT royal wedding spoof (if only, eh?) and we’ve just about finished making our bunting....
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  29. Unorthodox Warrs Harley Davidson

    Unorthodox Arrives at Warr’s Harley-Davidson

    If you happen to know someone who is a bit of a motorcycle buff, you might want to point them in the direction of Warr’s Harley-Davidson on the King’s Road.Charlie Stockwell of Warr’s, Europe’s oldest Harley dealership, has just introduced...
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  30. The Botanist Sloane Square

    Local pub search for the royal couple

    If you’re lucky enough to be named William or Kate, get yourself down to The Botanist on Sloane Square or The Cadogan Arms on King’s Road on Friday 29th April and bag yourself a free meal.
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