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Features Desk - Bianca Gorowska
Easter this year in London will be celebrated by all the main Christian denominations, and will mean many more people scrambling to find something to do during the holidays. The London Daily News has searched far and wide and lists below a recommendation of what to do.
If you are religious and want to really "feel" Easter why not try one of the 40 Orthodox churches in the capital, The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom (Saint Sophia) on Moscow Road in Bayswater on Saturday evening for the "Kalo Logos" which sees candles lit to celebrate the Resurrection, or St Paul’s Cathedral Easter Liturgy on Saturday evening from 7pm. The Church of England reported this week, that church attendance is up by 24 per cent since 2000 with 50,000 worshippers expected to attend Easter services this weekend. The Greek Orthodox Church is expecting a figure nearing 200,000 given the importance Easter is to the Orthodox faith.
For those who are not religious and are not on Lent, chocolate eating has already started and one of the names making Easter a time to spend serious money on Easter eggs is La Maison du Chocolat who sell the Madagascar eggs from £45 www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk. For other eggs you could try Harrods who offer hand made eggs in store, and allow customers to engrave messages. Also visit the "WonderLand Cafe" at Harrods when you are shopping a great place to take the children and have a coffee.
In terms of those wanting to have some good wine Laithwaites, the UK’s largest independent wine merchant, suggests two lovely wines to spoil your loved ones with. Laithwaite suggest a slightly chilled glass of Campanula Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose NV. A Hungarian triumph, the Pinot Noir grapes excite in the pink fizz of this deeply hued rosé. The sparkling wine combines a wealth of softberry flavours, which work beautifully with meaty canapés, like sausage rolls and chorizo visit www.laithwaites.co.uk.
Easter time also signals the start of the new home buyers season, and there is no better place to do this than the revamped Ideal Home Show at Earls Court with the organisers saying in a recently to The London Daily News; "The Ideal Home Show is one of Britain's greatest events of all time. The show traditionally brought to life concepts, trends, full scale homes, industry firsts and jaw dropping features that catch the imagination of all of our visitors. The success of the first few days just show's that the Ideal Home Show is back, and stronger than ever." 25,000 people visited the Ideal Home Show on its first day, you can buy tickets online www.idealhomeshow.co.uk 50p of the ticket is dontated to Homes For Heroes appeal supporting ABF The Soliders' Charity.
There are loads of great new film launches this Easter with Clash of Titans in all cinemas from April 2, Kick Ass that stand out so visit www.odeon.co.uk for tickets.
Also If you are into your gadgets one of the many that arrived at our offices this last week was the new Casio Edifice watch designed for all those Formula One fans available and the watch is ideal for high velocity sport over Easter, with solar power, Waveceptor Atomic Timekeeping (US & Japan) and Tachymeter visit www.casio-intl.com/wat/edifice/special prices around £249. image: www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk
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