Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel

Sunday 28th March 2010,  10am – 6pm

Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel

Kings Road
Brighton, BN1 2FU
01273 775 432
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2 main exhibition areas
Viscount suite
Clarence suite

Location:

The Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel is superbly located on the seafront right in the heart of the city. Brighton has a fantastic mix of history and heritage, arts and culture.
Only 30 minutes from London Gatwick Airport, and less than an hour by train from Central London.

The Hilton Brighton Metropole is a 100% non-smoking hotel and only a short walk from Brighton centre

The best way to visit Brighton is by rail or coach:

By Rail

Brighton is less than an hour from London by train and there are services from Victoria, London Bridge and Kings Cross. There are also frequent coastway services operating from Eastbourne, Lewes, Hastings, Worthing and Portsmouth. Please contact National Rail Enquiries for more information 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk

Train Times

• Southampton to London Victoria – Weekdays (.pdf 114kb)
• Southampton to London Victoria – Weekend (.pdf 159kb)
• London Victoria to Southampton – Weekdays (.pdf 433kb)
• London Victoria to Southampton – Weekend (.pdf 162kb)

Please note: Engineering Works might affect the timings listed above. Passengers are requested to check Southern’s website for forthcoming works (up to 4 weeks in advance), or ring National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50.

Buses

See further information www.buses.co.uk

By taxi

Taxis are available outside Brighton Station and throughout the city.

Parking

There is on street parking all around the venue (pay machines) and an NCP car park.  There is also limited parking at the hotel.

By Air

Light aircraft and helicopters with prior arrangement may land at Shoreham Airport, 6 miles west of the Racecourse. Please contact the airport for approval on 01273 296900.

Plan How To Get There

Journey On

Directions by car:
From London:
From Hammersmith in west London, take the M4 west towards the M25. Take the M25 motorway to junction 7, signposted M23 (Brighton). Take the M23 southbound. The M23 becomes the A23 and takes you into Brighton town centre. Follow the signs for the seafront and the Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel is situated on the A259 seafront road, close to the West Pier.
From Gatwick Airport
From Gatwick Airport, take the M23 southbound, following signs for Brighton. The M23 becomes the A23 and is a direct road into Brighton. Follow the signs for Brighton town centre/seafront. The Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel is on the A259 opposite the West Pier.
From Heathrow Airport:
From Heathrow Airport take the M25 anticlockwise towards the M23. Join the M23 at junction 7 and follow the M23/A23 to Brighton. Follow the signs for Brighton town centre/seafront. The hotel is located on the A259 opposite the West Pier.

Carpark Charges

Residents @ £14.00 for 24 Hours

Non- Residents @ £2.00 per hour.

For more information about why Brighton is a great place to visit, click here: Visit Brighton

Childcare

If you would like to see if any local childminders are available, you can get help from the Family Information Service via this weblink: www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Or call them on 01273 293545

All children under 16 have free entry to SOS up until 12pm

From 12pm children will be charged entry at the same rate as adults

All children must be supervised by an adult.

Hilton London Metropole Hotel

Sunday 7 March 2010, 10am – 6pm

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Hilton London Metropole hotel
225 Edgware Road, London (UK), W2 1JU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7402 4141

Sunday 7 March 2010
2 main exhibition areas
Palace Suite
Windsor Suite

LOCATION

Travel to the Hilton London Metropole hotel in the heart of central London, just a 10-minute walk from Oxford Street. This major conference hotel is 20 minutes from Heathrow Airport. The Heathrow Express terminates at Paddington Station, which is just 5 minutes by taxi from the hotel.

DIRECTIONS TO THE HOTEL
By Underground

• Edgware Road has two underground stations

• From the Bakerloo line station, go south down Edgware Road, walk through the underpass and the hotel faces you

• From the Circle, District and Hammersmith & City line
station go straight along Chapel Street and cross over Edgware Road

By Rail
• Paddington and Marylebone Stations just five minutes away by taxi
• All other main line stations no more than 15 minutes away
By Road
• Located to the North on the corner of Edgware Road and Harrow Road
• Approximately 1⁄2 a mile north of Marble Arch, Oxford Street and Hyde Park
• The hotel is next to the A40(M), with easy access to M40, M1 and M25

Directions to Hotel Underground Car Park
• The hotel car park is located at the rear of the hotel in Harbet Road. Access via Harrow Road, turn left into Harbet Road and the car park entrance is on left
hand side.  There is no entry from Praed Street.

Childcare

If you would like to see if any local childminders are available, you can get help from the Family Information Service via this weblink: www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Or call them on 01273 293545

All children under 16 have free entry to SOS up until 12pm

From 12pm children will be charged entry at the same rate as adults

All children must be supervised by an adult.

dating in the dark

Dating in the Dark by @suzymiller

Those first terrifying tentative steps into dating after 10 years of solid coupledom and 6 years of motherhood seem, looking back on it, like scenes from an old black and white comedy. Not just any old comedy either – one without any sound except the relentless plug of the piano and a plot line that threatened at any time to tumble from absurd humour into a heart-rending tragedy.

And the main narrative of these comedies? Dating sites and speed networking of course – de rigeur for the modern single woman, who wants a wider choice than that offered by the beer soaked local hostelries or the few loan single men brave enough (and smart enough, if they want a ratio of 10 women to 1 man) to Salsa in the village hall. Keeping those delights as part of my ’social’ life, I took those first bold steps into actual concerted dating via the enticing promise of online shopping for men.

Well to tell the truth, I was harried and coerced into it – having had enormous fun helping my friend create her profile and do pick and mix online, it was only right that I created my own profile and dived in. It all made good sense – using the search facility to avoid guys who are smokers or not interested in children, or who in any way contravene the ‘non negotiables’ list we all need to write for ourselves and stick up on the fridge so we never forget them.

But then there were those horrible gaps when no-one responds, those endless profiles that all begin to sound the same – it was great for reminding me that dating should be a game, fun and involve large doses of humour, but when it came to wanting to seek out a long term life partner it just seemed strangely like taking the long way round.

I’ve attempted to Salsa with men half my height, counselled drunken suitors in the local pub, snogged a lovely man at a bus stop thinking “my god I’m 40 what if someone sees me?” and then remembered that these are things I didn’t do enough of when I was 20. Dating sites led to many conversations but only a couple of dates, mainly because of fear and finding too many things wrong about someone by just reading their profile, and being in too much of a hurry.

So I’m beginning to think about the old fashioned way – matchmaking. And I guess that is what a modern dating agency provides. The cost initially put me off, but then I reasoned that a man looking for a relationship rather than just a distraction, is more likely to put his hand in his pocket, so why shouldn’t I?

The old silent film of relationships going in circles has come to the end of the reel, and now I feel ready for the quirky romantic comedy, in full technicolor and the promise of a happy ending.

So it’s no-more supermarket shopping for men for me. Spending my summer evenings instead down the allotment sowing seeds, enjoying the sunsets and remembering to water occasionally. And wondering if perhaps, by signing up with a dating agency complete with proper interviews and, most importantly, real human beings to support the process and give advice rather than just `dating tips’ on a website, I may find myself not weeding alone in the future. Still fancy snogging at the bus stop though.

Suzy Miller is the creator and producer of the Starting Over Shows which provide information and inspiration to people dealing with life changing situations such as divorce and relationship breakdown.

This blog is also posted on the Dateline Platinum website – see blog and comments here……

Blueberry wins ‘divorce fair’ contract

East Sussex-based Blueberry Public Relations has won the contract to promote London’s first Starting Over Show and Brighton’s second event.

The UK’s first Starting Over Show, which was held in Brighton on 15 March, was aimed at anyone going through a divorce or relationship break up. The event, the brainchild of single mother-of-three Suzy Miller, received worldwide media attention with nearly every national paper attending. Suzy also appeared on BBC Breakfast News, BBC South East, Meridian TV, Five Live and BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours, as well as many other shows.

Around 500 people had the opportunity to get free advice on everything from estate planning to collaborative divorce and legal, financial and coaching workshops were fully booked. There were also talks by TV divorce coach Francine Kaye and Daisy Dooley Does Divorce author and Daily Mail columnist Anna Pasternak.

Blueberry PR Director Suzi Christie said: “I’m thrilled to be working with the Suzy Miller again – she is an inspirational woman and is so passionate about helping people break up without breaking down by providing access to vital resources.

“There was press interest in the first show from as far away as Sydney, Australia, Taiwan and India as the idea for a Starting Over Show was unique. The next events will be equally exciting and I’m looking forward to building on the success we had in March.”

Suzy Miller added: “We had clear objectives for the first show and wanted it to be platform to launch the Starting Over Show brand. We also wanted to get the message across that the event was not about encouraging divorce but helping people through one of the most devastating periods of their lives.”

The success of the Starting Over Show in March 2009 has spawned several similar divorce fair events but Suzy Miller’s event remains the only one that focuses on getting through the experience in the most positive way possible and looking towards the future.

London’s first Starting Over Show is on 7 March at the Hilton London Metropole in Edgware Road, London, and on 28 March at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.

Exhibitors so far include author and leading life and performance coach Julia Armstrong; Jane Robey, of National Family Mediation; Vena Ramphal, a holistic coach specialising in divorce; Franklin Price & Sarah Ingram of Jeffrey Green Russell Legal Firm, a general service law firm with a specialist matrimonial department; James Pirrie of Family Law in Partnership (FLIP), divorce and family law solicitors, and Charlotte Friedman who runs Divorce Support Groups.

Sponsorship opportunities and exhibitor spaces are still available. For more details and tickets go to www.startingovershow.co.uk

ENDS

Contacts:

Suzy Miller 07525 059 634    suzy@startingovershow.co.uk

Featured in Sept 08 issue of Eve Magazine & July 09 Prima Magazine

Suzi Christie/Blueberry PR suzi@blueberry-pr.co.uk 01435 830031

High quality photos/images and case studies are available on request

Prima Magazine

June 2009

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