CALLING ALL PARTNERS: READ QUICKLY!!!

Because it's all about speedy responses for this activity.
The Sports and Recreation Committee would like invite you, your student and/or children to go Ice Skating at the Tower of London.
For those of you who haven’t been there before, the Tower of London is a historic monument in central London. Throughout history the tower’s primary function was a fortress, a royal palace, and a prison (particularly for high status and royal prisoners, such as the future Queen Elizabeth I).
As this is our first winter outing, we would like to offer the first 15 tickets for FREE!!! For those Partners who would like to bring their children, please email Theresa (theresa.castle@yahoo.co.uk) directly, as all tickets for children will also be FREE.
Please note that skate rental is also included in the price.
This is one event you definitely shouldn’t miss.

The Sports and Leisure Committee are organizing a Halloween Quiz Evening for all the ghosts, goblins and ghouls of the Partners' Club on Wednesday, 29th October. We will be meeting at 18:30 at MBar, so we can start the quiz at 19:00. Drinks and nibbles will be provided. It will be a fun night with a lot of fun and spooky questions and some meaningless fun. Student Partners are invited too but they have to come dressed in their best.

We will put you in small groups to do the quiz. The quiz will last about 2 hours, but the evening will last longer…Please come dressed in your best Halloween costume. There will also be a prize for the Best Dressed Partner.

Please note that this event is open to all Partners and their Student Partners only. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Have you ever wondered what wall climbing would be like? Do you want to challenge yourself? If so, come join us for an introductory wall climbing course. The course is designed for people who have not yet had a go at climbing and want to give it a try, so join us for the 'Adult Weekend Taster'.

For more information, visit http://www.westway.org/sports/wsc/climbing/getting-started/?page=1165591426

website - www.bloomsburybowling.com

Let’s celebrate the end of the summer term together with a great activity called bowling! Let's meet on 16th June at 6:45pm at the Bloomsbury Lanes (at the basement of Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way, WC1H 9EU). We have rented 3 lanes, so only the first 18 that e-mail Wouter and confirm their interest before will have a place! The last day to send your RSVP's is 9th June 2008, Monday.

You can come with your partner, but do not forget to include their information in the e-mail, so he/she may have a place!! (Unfortunately, children are not allowed)

The cost is only £6.20 per person for one hour, including the rental of shoes.

Please send your RSVP's to woutermayeur@yahoo.com

See you then!

Are you ready for the funniest disney-pixar movie ever?

We are going to meet at 15:00 this Sunday 4th of November at the entrance of the ODEON cinema at Swiss Cottage, to enjoy and laugh seeing Ratatouille, the little mouse that wants to become a french chef.

This is an invitation open for partners, students and of course kids! So do not forget to invite them :D

After the movie, we will go to eat something at the nearest Burger King in Swiss Cottage, to "discuss" our favourite parts and continue laughing.

You may book your tickets in www.odeon.co.uk. Please remember, there are discounts for students (and your partner ID from LBS is as good for the discount!) and if you are planning to come as a family, there is a discount price for families of 4 members (all available by the web).

You do not need to confirm your presence in this event, but it will be helpful in order to know who else is going :D

See you on Sunday!

To the 2009 class! (students and partners!)

You've probably had a few welcomes by now, so hoping not to push too many of you over the edge - allow us to add our own special welcome to you all!

Class of 2009 Welcome Party (17th September 2007, MBAR around 19.00)

The Football Club (http://londonfootball.org.uk/) has got a fantastic line up of events, socials, weekly training & skills sessions, starting from the first week in October (the start of school term).

To kick it all off, The Football Club (you'll see this as the Men's Football Club & the Women's Football Club on portal) proudly invites you to the MBAR for drinks after class on Monday 17th September... one welcome you won't want to miss out on!

We've met a few of you already on the Sunday kick-arounds in Regent's Park - it would be great to meet more of you! More details to follow from Peter Kolev the Men's Club Social Secretary...

Join as a social member

Everyone's welcome to the Club, you don't need to be an expert player, or particularly fit to join the club, you'll be able to join just for the 'social' benefits if you prefer - for those that prefer to watch "the beautiful game" than play it.

Benefits include: the Windsor 10% discount card, Premiership football nights in MBAR, free entry to the Football Club foosball tournie, access to the draw for trips to professional matches, and much more, aside from being part of the largest sports club on campus with a fantastic group of members.

Join to get fit!

If you're focus is on getting fit, then join the club for our fitness and/or skills sessions every the week - well worth it.

Join to play the "beautiful game"

If you also enjoy playing the beautiful game, well, we're pretty good at that also, with all levels of players, we get great results - the Men's team won the Bocconi tournament in Milan last year, and the Women's team came second in the MBAT. Training, skills and practice starts officially at the start of term (first week in October): we play in a Sunday League game every week , as well as booking a 5-a-side pitch during the week for any members that want to play.

If you've any questions, just come along on 17th September to the MBAR, and we'll be happy to answer them for you! Otherwise just come along for a beer...!

Looking forward to meeting you in the after class on Monday 17th September in MBAR!

LBS Football Club Committee
http://londonfootball.org.uk/

We already have one event organised by the 2009 Partners in the Facebook

Flea Market Shopping is Always Fun! Join us to shop at Church Street - A Famous Flea Market close to school. We will arrange to meet on Saturday (It starts from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m). Maybe catch some lunch, post-shopping! For directions, go to www.tfl.gov.uk and plan your journey from your location to Church Street, Marylebone! You may go walking from school (it is nearby... 15-20 minutes walk!). This is an event organized by Supriya Shorewala, and if you are a Facebook member, you may also join the LBS Partners Club group for more directions and activities!

Mixed Touch Rugby Game

The men's rugby and women's touch rugby teams from LBS are organizing a mixed touch rugby game and, as usual, partners are invited to join!

The details are:
Date & Time: Monday 27th August, 5pm
Place: The usual spot in Regents Park for the men's rugby (if you don't know it, Paty Galilea will be at the school's entrance at 4.30 pm to take you there)
Format: We'll play some touch rugby - mixed teams
Recovery: The Windsor, straight afterwards (or another pub nearby if it's not open)
Boots are optional but don't forget your speed, ball skills and trash talk!

Please note: no prior knowledge of rugby or touch rugby is needed and in touch rugby there is no physical contact among players, it is not a tough game to play (that's why we are playing in mixed teams). Please, do not be scared of being hurt and be prepared to run and have fun!

Bring your student partner along, we do not anyone to miss the fun!

As Regents Park is a HUGE park, we can meet at 4.30 pm at the school entrance and walk together. Please, RSVP especially if you are coming to meet at the school entrance :)

For the new partners, we are as welcomed as students in joining several clubs, among them the ones related to sports. The Rugby team and Women's Touch Rugby Team are one of the most popular sports clubs (even if you are not interested in playing, you can be only a "social" member and have fun!). The Sports and Leisure Committee will be happy to help you join one of the LBS clubs, look at the portal to see a full list of them.

Your partner (the students) will receive the information through the portal as well.

See you on Sunday!

Surely when you decided to come to London one of the reasons was the possibility of doing new and funny things. OK, so here's one! We are going to dance swing in one of the most famous jazz venues in London, The 100 Club.

The thing goes like this: with the entrance ticket, you get the right to receive a Swing class and then stay in the venue for the rest of the night, in a nice olf-fashioned atmosphere.

Of course, there's no need of previous experience, just wishes of having fun! There's no a specific dress code either, but you will enjoy seeing some people's outfit as real swingers. You can bring your partners, too (notice that here the 'partners' are your students :) for a night of fun!!

Did you know that there is an outlet near London? YES!!! And we are going this Saturday to "investigate" for the sake of the partners club ;-) Would you like to come and join us?

The Bicester Village has an enormous range of stores (please check their website http://www.bicestervillage.com/Bicester/home.asp?lan=en ) and our journey will start at 10:00 AM at Marylebone train station and we should be back around 4-5 pm. As we are going on a Saturday, the railway has the policy go 4 pay 2, so feel free to invite a friend or your student partner.

If you are coming, please email Paty to coordinate the travel.

See you on Saturday!

Do you enjoy bowling? Let's meet on Wednesday 30th of May at 19:00 at the Bloomsbury Lanes (at the basement of Tavistock Hotel, Bedford Way, WC1H 9EU). We have rented 2 lanes, so only the first 12 that e-mail Paty and confirm their interest before Tuesday 16th of May will have a place!

You can come with your partner, but do not forget to include this information in the e-mail, so he/she may have a place!!

The cost is only £5.90 per person for one hour, including the rental of shoes.

See you then!

Are you ready for Cambridge?

Our visit will include:

• Great St Mary's Church (free)
• Trinity College
• Round Church (free)
• Magdalene College (free)
• St Johns College
• Clare Bridge (free)
• Kings College
• Queens College

We can also take a river boat trip, and there is a tour (see http://www.visitcambridge.org/visitors/unique.php?id=10) so if you are interested in them, please say so in the e-mail.

If you are coming, please e-mail Paty. As usual, this can be a family day, and you can bring along some friends if you want to (the more, the merrier ;-)

Some details about the Fares: (please, come with your LBS partner card, in order to have students discounts)

• At the colleges, children under 12 are free.
• Train return ticket: £22.00, children under 5 years old are free. They have discounts for groups of 4 or more people (buy 4 and pay 2 policy!)
• Trinity Colege (Adult £2.20, Student £1.30)
• St John's College (Adult £2.50, Student £1.50)
• Kings College (Adult £4.50, Student £3.00)
• Queens College (£1.50)

We hope we see you!

Come along with us and enjoy a typical Irish celebration: Saint Patrick's day!

We will meet at 11.30 in Leicester Square (in front of Chiquito mexican restaurant)

The Festival will take place in Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and Covent Garden. Come along to this free family day out and enjoy all things Irish - food, dance, crafts, culture and music.

Let's have a lot of fun! We hope to see you all there!

On Sunday February 25th the Academy celebrates the 79th Annual Oscar Awards. We are inviting all the members of the partners club to a contest. If you would like to participate please fill out the Excel Sheet attached and follow the instructions. After the Oscar results, we will compare your answers with the correct ones, and for each correct answer you will earn +1 point (there is no punishment for an incorrect answer). The partner with the most points will win a Prize!!!

We're working on setting up a cinema day at the lower mbar. No promises yet as we are still working it out. Stay tuned.

You must send your answers by Saturday 24th February. Have fun and good luck!!

The Chinese New Year Parade will start at 11am at the Strand and will go along Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue. In Trafalgar Square, from 12 noon until 5.30pm, you will be able to see dragon and lion dances and the best of traditional and contemporary Chinese arts and entertainments including visiting artists from Guizhou province in China. There will be fireworks displays at 2pm and 5pm in Leicester Square, plus cultural stalls, food, decorations and lion dance displays throughout the day in Chinatown.

We suggest making a 'morning' program, see the parade, some dances in Trafalgar Square and finish with the fireworks at 2. That means 3 hours of programme, enough for the children not to get too tired.

Please let us know if you would like to meet before the festivities. We can arrange a meeting time in front of the school.

Who said winter is no fun? This is the best season for doing a lots of stuff!

Our first outing is ice skating at the Canary Wharf Ice Rink on Saturday January 27th. The exact time will be given after we receive your confirmations, but it should be around 14:00 or 15:00.

Feel free to bring your student and children. The more, the merrier! (and the cheaper ;-)

For groups the price is £10/person. Family tickets for £30 (for 2 adults and 2 children OR for 1 adult and 3 children). For students £9.50 and children (under 16) pay £7. The prices include skate hire for one hour.

In order to get the best price, we have to make reservations for the whole group. Assume that the ticket is £10 for adults and £7 for children, and if it is cheaper, we will tell you once we collect the money.

If you are interested, please send an e-mail. Please specify how many adults and children by Monday the 22nd, so we can make the reservations on time.

The nearest tube station is Canary Wharf off of the Jubilee Line, click here for more information: http://www.canarywharficerink.com/location2.html

We are looking forward to seeing you at the ice rink. Be prepared to have a lots of fun!