Northwest - Socials

Past meets present

Locals flocked to the launch of Annies lounge bar - £600,000 had been well spent on the glitzy contemporary-meets-Louis XVI interior. Guests quaffed prosecco while enjoying jazz piano courtesy of renowned composer John Hill, who will be performing at Annies every Saturday evening.
Annies, 180 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2AE; 020 7485 3237

Annae-Marie Deere, Pat and Irene Moriarty

Cassie Judge, Gabi Limon, Hayley Smith

Elliott Kaye, Andrew Byrne

Jackie Day, Jane Thornton, Dennis Kelly

John Hill

Tara McKenzie, Simon Hipperson

Wendy Wilson, Mark Clease

It's show time

he West End hit Brent Cross Shopping Centre to celebrate the opening of tkts theatre booth, the official theatre industry discount ticket outlet. Jacintra Whyte (former West End Annie star) and Glyn Kerslake (pictured left, in costume) gave shoppers some star performances, while kids tried their hands at puppetry with Avenue Q puppet master Nigel Plaskitt. Children also got the chance to enter ‘silly walks’ and ‘hip-hop dance off’ competitions to win theatre tickets.

Bryn Williams and John Scarborough

Dora Gee and Umi Myers

Glyn Kerslake as Phantom of the Opera and Fatima Ibrahim

Sarah Whittaker, Avenue Q puppet master Nigel Plaskitt Rebecca Foley Alex Huxtable

Making a splash

C.P. Hart celebrated its 15th anniversary in style at its newly refurbished bathroom showroom. Well-dressed guests enjoyed champagne, strawberries and profiteroles, while a string quartet set the decadent mood.

103–105 Regent’s Park Road, NW1 8UR 020 7586 9856; www.cphart.co.uk

Company owner and wife Richard Reynolds with wife Sheron

Matt Harrison and the C.P. Hart showroom team Hodan Mohamed, Leah Parvin, Michael Godding and Sharon Riley

C.P. Hart string quartet

National sales manager Adrian Smith, MD Paul Rowland & Primrose Hill showroom manager Matt Harrison

Afternoon tea

There were hugs all round from movie star Bob Hoskins at a recent garden party at Hampstead Hospice. The event celebrated 60 years of volunteering for the hospice and charities, including Marie Curie Cancer Care. Hoskins, whose father was cared for by the hospice, gave a moving speech in celebration of long-standing hospice staff members, ranging up to 30 years’ loyalty. Guests enjoyed refreshments and cakes from Café Rouge.

Anyone interested in volunteering for Hampstead Hospice should call 020 7853 3400

Hospice manager Rachel Anticoni

Hypnotherapist Fiaz Ayub

Volunteer recept Josie Gage, Bob Hoskins, Rachel Anticonti, Adriana Cammalleri

Volunteer service manager Silke Lean and volunteer massage therapist Alice Tiritas

Rob Keech

Rising stars

The recent Jason Young Unplugged gig in aid of The Shooting Star Children’s Hospice proved a hit with music movers and shakers. Supporting Jason Young – who supported Take That on their recent tour – were Belsize Park resident Nicol and Hendon resident Nathalie Nahai. Shooting Star fundraising manager Mike Hey introduced the event which was held at glam members’ club Century in Soho. The evening raised £2,000 for the charity. Raffle prizes worth more than £1,000, included gifts from Molly Brown, Mimi-Bijoux and Kabiri jewellers, Clifton Nurseries, Nicole Farhi, Osteria Stecca, BeautyWorksWest, Spa NK and Lost in Beauty.
www.shootingstar.org.uk

Clairey Hearnden and singer Jason Young

Singer Nathalie Nahai

Singer Nicol

Yuko Fredriksson, Paulo Regis and Anna Svensson

Ray Searle and Kate Crockett

Strike a pose

Glamourous yummy mummies and their beautiful daughters pouted for the cameras at the Hampstead branch of Comptoir des Cotonnier. The mothers and their mini mes were there to try their luck at starring in the Parisian brand’s latest campaign. Last year, Jane and Ellie Campbell were plucked from the St John’s Wood branch casting and debuted at the label’s Paris fashion show.

Cheryl and Amy Burns

Meriel, Karen, Sage and Hadley Wehner

Monica and Angie Koulakoglou

Nicole and Mary Ellen Wanty

Dancefloor dynamite

Celebs, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shazney Lewis and Mel Blatt from All Saints, descended on Proud Camden’s new venue, the magnificent Grade II-listed Horse Hospital in Stables Market for legendary club night Another Music = Another Kitchen. Guests sipped champagne and enjoyed live performances from Drew McConnell (Babyshambles’ bassist), Lethal Bizzle and The Enemy, while Jodie Harsh, Nik Grimshaw and Friendly Fires all DJed.

Jaime Winstone

Jodie Harsh

Lethal Bizzle

Pixie Geldoff

Sadie Frost

Sophie Ellis-Bextor with friends

Eastern promise

The media set and locals headed to newly refurbished Shish Bar & Cocktail Lounge in Willesden Green recently to enjoy their new range of cocktails including Holy Shish (blackberries, mint, blackberry liqueur, sugar, lime, vodka, apple juice) and Imperial Kumquat (kumquat fruits, lime, sugar, cachaca).
A bizarre but funky mix of Eastern music set the mood while guests sampled canapés including spinach Borek, falafel and Kashmiri lamb. Mmm.

Amy Abraham and Dan Freedman

Amer Aziz, Jyoti Morar, Jatin Laxman Roo Ramaija and Dipika Lamax

Charley Jones, Lindsey Springer, Deborah Nash and Fruza Syed

Dave Underwood and Toni Underwood

Greg Akoka and Alexa Perrin

Hanna Hermansson and Chantelle Thorley

Maggie Chrobok and Joel Adelman

Michelle Ward and Gary Hall

Phil Gallimore and Alan Johnson

Rachel White and Gareth Bennet

Ricky Davidson and Rachel Montague

Siobhan Gee and Liz Halmond

All that jazz

It was a full house at The White Horse’s first jazz and cocktail evening starring singer Marie Murphy, pianist Leon Greening, double bass player Julian Bury and trumpeter Steve Fishwick from Jazz to Go. Photographer Fiona struggled to get through the crowd but the Hampstead pubgoers weren’t shy – many asked her to take their pic. Guests sipped jazz era-inspired cocktails created especially for the evening by celebrity mixologist Wayne Collins. We couldn’t decide whether we preferred The Clover Club (Plymouth gin, raspberry sugared lemon and a lick of vermouth) or The White Lady (Plymouth gin and Cointreau shaken with sugared lemon).

Singer Marie Murphy

Double bass player Julian Bury

Tobe Tiawo, Josh Lawan, Sarah Durkin and Caroline Duffy

Eimear Gallery and Ben Conway

Florence and Indra Bhose

Kiki Kendrick

Kelly-Ann Anderson, Mark Coughlin and Kelly Milne

Jacintro Santos, Carolyn MacKenzie and Belen Santos

Author Ann Kelley and Jenny Strong

Mixologist extraodinaire Wayne Collins

Patrick Brennan and Kate Ward

Trumpeteer Steve Fishwick

Teatime

Gillian Anderson-Price of vintage boutique, Judith Michael and Daughter played host to a girlie tea party at the newly refurbished Primrose Hill store. Guests, including Meg Mathews who popped in to say hello before dashing back to her man, were treated to mini-manicures, champagne served from mix-and-match vintage flutes and Welsh rarebit cupcakes, fresh from the new tea shop.
Judith Michael and Daughter, 73 Regents Park Road, NW1 020 7722 9000