London Free Ski Film Festival

Looking for something to do tonight? Are you in London? A ski addict?

Check out the SKI FILM FESTIVAL at the 'Three Kings' in Fulham - things will be kicking off from 19.00!

So what's on offer?
- A celebration of the years best freeskiing films of 2013
- The best merchandise on the market
- Beer (of course!!! for anyone going let us know if the famous Toffee vodka or Jaygermeister was on offer!! you can't have a ski related event without these two vital ingredients)
- Prizes
- Competitions

Tickets are £12 per person - a steel if you are looking for your pre season kicks!

We know many of you Silver Swan Fans are brilliant skiers - do you have your own videos of your gnarly ski tricks and treats? We would love to see them - send them through to enquiries@silverswanrecruitment.com

Don't know what Freeskiing is? Here is a great video to give you an insight - the #RedBull 2012 competition 'cold rush'

Still looking to get out to the alps this season? Looking for work? Then please get in touch with Silver Swan Recruitment, you can visit our vacancies page on our website here or e mail us at enquiries@silverswanrecruitment.com

Written by Silver Swan Blogger, Holly McQueen @ http://hollsblogspot.blogspot.co.uk

London Cocktail Week

How on trend are Silver Swan this week! We were just blogging about Mixologists and low and behold, London is in the middle of their annual cocktail week! From the 7th to 13th October 2013.

Silver Swan does not encourage drinking but on this occasion we are encouraging you to get out and about in town and experience the events which are taking place. You could learn an awful lot about serving and preparing the finest cocktails in the big city, also table service (lots of events are mixed with restaurants - good thinking if you ask me) and above all; knowledge about the brand. You don't find a cocktail server stumbling over the counter trying to remember what ingredients to add to your French Martini. They are highly skilled individuals of the hospitality industry. 

Get involved and attend the host of seminars, pop up bars, tastings and master classes, aimed at both novices and experienced professionals - you never stop learning about this art form. 

London Cocktail week will 'inspire, educate and unite cocktail lovers'

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Written by Silver Swan Blogger, Holly McQueen @ http://hollsblogspot.blogspot.co.uk/

Freeze Festival 2013

The Freeze Festival has moved location this year to Clapham Common - Silver Swan is happy with this re location as it is closer to our headquarters. On our doorstep we will be privvy to a winter wonderland in South West London, live music, alpine shopping, interactive lectures and of course a taster (only a taster) to aprez on the mountain!!

Get your thermals on, get your ski buddys together and get down to Freeze Festival on Clapham Common on the 27th November to 1st December!!

If this doesn't get you in the winter season mood then nothing will!!

(images taken from Feezefestival.com)
Written by Silver Swan Blogger, Holly McQueen @ http://hollsblogspot.blogspot.co.uk/

Inside Claridges

Last year Claridges produced a TV programme showing the general public around and inside Claridges, the world’s most quintessentially British hotel in the world. 

Their philosophy is 'never say no' - whatever the guest asks for, the guest will receive, no matter how bazaar it may be. 

Actor Robert Downey Jnr demanded that his suite be turned into a vast personal gym. Ayumi Hamasaki – Japan’s answer to Britney Spears – insisted on her bath being replaced by a £15,000 Jacuzzi. An Arabic princess wanted the entire third floor transformed into a makeshift palace. 

Staff at Claridges go to such extreme lengths to provide guests with the best service they could ever imagine to receive, staff for example, iron the creases out of newspapers. 

Below is an article from the Mail Online by Adam Lee Potter - it is definitely worth a read on a Saturday morning. It is amusing yet impressive as to the heights this hotel goes to give the guest what they want. 

Many of Silver Swans clients are regular guests at Claridges - are you able to provide a comparable service in your villa or chalet . . . .?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245288/Claridges-BBC-documentary-team-film-inside-Central-London-hotel.html

Below is a clip from the series taken from YouTube:

Written by Silver Swan Blogger, Holly McQueen @ http://hollsblogspot.blogspot.co.uk/