Category: 40s

Get fit the vintage way and start Hula Hooping to 40s tunes

| February 22, 2012 | 0 Comments
Get fit the vintage way and start Hula Hooping to 40s tunes

Hampstead Hoop Dance are offering a free taster and exclusive discount night tomorrow, 23 February 2012.  During the session you will dance through on and off-body moves – a really toning, playful and energising exercise. Absolute beginners and intermediate hoopers are all welcome to give it a whirl while listening to tunes from the Forties [...]

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Get a special discount for the Hula Boogie beginners jive/rock’n'roll dance course!

| February 20, 2012 | 0 Comments
Get a special discount for the Hula Boogie beginners jive/rock’n'roll dance course!

Get a special Vintage Guide discount for Hula Boogie’s next five  week beginners jive/rock’n’roll dance course at Kennington.  Starting on Wednesday 7 March, you can get a discount of £5 off the regular price for the course (normally £45). There’s no experience necessary and you don’t have to worry about bringing your own partner either. [...]

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Goodnight Sweetheart – 40s night in aid of charity

| February 18, 2012 | 0 Comments
Goodnight Sweetheart – 40s night in aid of charity

Swing back to the passion of the Forties – relive the spirit of the Blitz and raise money for the RNRMC. This Forties night features  live entertainment and a set from the incredible Still Moving DJs. The night is being held in aid of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity, so you can have [...]

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Hammer: classic and cutting edge horror season at the Flickr Club

| February 16, 2012 | 0 Comments
Hammer: classic and cutting edge horror season at the Flickr Club

The Flickr Club is  resurrecting bloody classics like The Reptile, Frankenstein Created Woman and The Vampire Lovers and bringing them face to face with their 21st century counterparts: Wake Wood, Let Me In and the eagerly awaited The Woman in Black, starring Daniel Radcliffe. Hammer has been the champion of Gothic literature for decades with [...]

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A modern speakeasy: The Nightjar

| February 15, 2012 | 0 Comments
A modern speakeasy: The Nightjar

Tucked away in the heart of London’s Old Street in a Hoxton basement, The Nightjar unpretentiously mixes the glamour and charm of a Thirties cabaret venue with refined cocktail traditions from the Belle Epoque and the Prohibition era to create a modern-day speakeasy and music venue. The cocktail menue is excellent with classic Prohibition-inspired mixtures as well as more contemporary flavours. It’s however the live music programme – [...]

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A must for vintage lovers: Vintage Fashion Fair London

| February 10, 2012 | 0 Comments
A must for vintage lovers: Vintage Fashion Fair London

The Vintage Fashion Fair London has been going from 2006 and is a regular and much-loved fixture in the capital’s vintage scene.  Primrose Hill’s beautiful Cecil Sharp House is transformed into a treasure trove of vintage with hand-selected clothing, accessories, jewellery and textiles dating from 1800’s to the Eighties on sale. Whether you are after [...]

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