Egg Donations are Eggceptionally Good

Over the past three weeks, Access Self Storage stores from across the nation have been receiving Easter egg donations on behalf of a number of charities.

So far the donations have been eggscellent and notable mentions go to:

• Access Self Storage, Northampton collecting over 154 eggs for the Northamptonshire County Council Adoption Team 
• Access Self Storage, Manchester collecting over 100 eggs for the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust

 Access Self Store Northampton, Store Manager, Robert Samuel. 

A big thank you to every person or organisation who has donated to this wonderful cause. We are still hoping for an eggstra push at the following stores to achieve that lucky 100 eggs: Acton, Boston Manor and Ealing (for Acton Homeless Concern), Coventry ( for Tiny Tim’s Children’s Centre), Cricklewood (for The Children's Society), Derby (for Rainbow Children's Hospice), Kingston (for Kingston Food Bank), Portsmouth (for Rowan's Hospice), Selly Oak (for Queen Elizabeth Hospital Charity), Southampton (for Rainbow's Centre), Sunbury (for The Friends of Hounslow Portage) and Sutton (for Sweets for Life).

Last year the Access Self Storage stores collected over 500 eggs from 11 stores. Click here to read more or go to https://twitter.com/access4news or

https://www.facebook.com/AccessStorage.co.uk.

And that’s all yolks.

Meet the Most Desired People in Britain

Golden Goose PR were delighted when waking up on Saturday morning (albeit with sore heads thanks to team drinks at our new local) to discover that our client, BeautifulPeople.com, had made the front cover of The Times Magazine.

BeautifulPeople.com’s very own Prince Charming, Nicholas, was the poster boy for the most desired people in Britain. Nicholas was also joined in the piece by the beautiful Grace who is also a member of BeautifulPeople.com. Click here to meet Britain's most wanted.

If you fancy trying your luck with our very own Posh and Becks then why don’t you sign up to BeautifulPeople.com to see if you make the cut?

      

The Geese Have Flown to a New Nest!

As of yesterday, we left our office in the pretty streets of Marylebone and moved into the heart of Covent Garden. We truly LOVE it.

The area is buzzing with people and we feel amidst all the action. Lunch breaks may begin to involve an occasional window shop or even a trip to Flesh and Buns or Food for Thought with an afternoon pick-me-up from Scoop, the gelateria for chocolate lovers (twenty flavours means twenty reasons to visit).

We are also very excited to have gained Stretch as our amazing office neighbours including the adorable Jack Russell, Rocco.

Rocco often runs in for a tickle.

At the moment, we are having fun decorating our new space, but when it’s finished, celebrations are due!

   Chic & Seek  

“One Girl’s Freak is Another Girl’s Chic”

Nestled in between an art gallery and a kitchenware shop, Chic & Seek has found a new home and it is in every way très chic.

The official opening of the store on Wednesday brought fashionistas, celebrities, friends and family, with even passers-by popping in for a peek.

Owner Tara Nash orchestrated the most beautiful debut which wowed everyone.

The décor a perfect balance of elegance and funk saw a quilted pink Chanel clutch in a birdcage, a hanging wall of Celine, Prada and YSL bags and a shoe display of D&G lace peep-toes and Miu Miu pumps- the biggest decision of the day was where to begin!

In the morning guests were welcomed into the store and treated to breakfast granola pots with rhubarb compote, smoked salmon on rye, fresh juices and pink lemonade. The sought-after “first-look” led to quick purchases including a stunning Balmain leather jacket.

Then manicures, conversation and prosecco were enjoyed during continuous viewings of the vintage collection which featured over 50 designers. The pristine quality of each garment was recognised by customers highlighting a special feature of Chic &Seek- they only sell clothes that were previously owned by women Tara personally knows.  

Throughout the day, people flurried into the store including actress Camilla Rutherford, stylist Beth Buxton and Vanity Fair’s own Elizabeth Saltzman.

At dusk, the courtyard outside the shop twinkled with fairy lights and so did Chic & Seek buzzing with people in both the upstairs and downstairs part of the store. 

A special moment was shared when the previous storeowner, Virginia Bates of the boutique Virginia came to visit and wish Tara every success.  Another was when a group from the infamous Julie’s restaurant ventured across the courtyard to join the celebrations.

A special appearance was made later in the night by the lovely Sarah Jane Crawford and Dakota Blue Richards as well as many great fashion bloggers.

The Chic & Seek store in Notting Hill is now on the map as a fashion hotspot, designer haven and space to watch for upcoming luxury designers.

Thank you Tara and her team for a wonderful day and night and we will see you in-store for a shop soon!

Visit www.chicandseek.com

Twitter: @thechicseeker

'The Chic Seeker'/ Instagram and Pinterest: Chicandseek

Catering at the event by Pear Drop visit: http://www.peardroplondon.com/catering/ 

Who could YOU be?

Have you ever wondered about your ancestry?  Find all the answers to your questions at this years Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE exhibition starting tomorrow at Olympia National. With a number of curious celebrities joining in on the ancestral quest, including Larry Lamb, Natasha Kaplinsky, Colin Jackson, Tessa Dunlop, Eric Knowles and Marc Allum, we can’t wait to witness more exciting discoveries as they unravel. 

Returning for its eighth year, the Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE show is the biggest and most extensive family history event in the world. The show will bring together genealogical experts, celebrities, informative workshops, archives and museums, major online resources and the largest gathering of family history organisations.

We’ve already had some brilliant coverage appear including the following piece in today’s Daily Mail regarding Rory Bremner and his Middle Eastern ancestry.

Join us tomorrow for an exciting journey of self-discovery (don’t forget to bring photos, historical documents, heirlooms and other clues which may be helpful in piecing together your past)! 

Tickets available at http://www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com/

 

We're wild about Grace & Wilde luxury shapewear

One of the most exciting launches in our 10 years of throwing high profile parties and events had to be the jaw dropping choreography and aerial catwalk that launched luxury shapewear label Grace & Wilde this week.



Art director Jade Davies matched the brief beautifully with a dazzling array of models from size 10 to 16 - suspending them from the ceiling with silks to show just how strong, versatile and stunning luxury shapewear can be.



Every woman at the party, of every age, shape and size loved the brand.

Guests included one of the most famous and respected fashion directors in media, Hilary Alexander, stylist to the stars Arabella Boyce and long-standing style icon, the actress Camilla Rutherford - who was wearing Grace & Wilde under her Prada and The Broken Hearts DJs modelling identical playsuits with Grace & Wilde waist cinchers.





Watch this video to see what media influencers from Andrea Thompson, features director of Marie Claire, to TV presenter Pips Taylor are saying about the brand.

Getting fit with Matt Roberts at The Lakes

The New Year has shown no mercy to the GGPR team.

We've returned from the festive break to a sugar-free diet spurred on by the wise words of Sunday Times Style's Calgary Avansino.

How handy we have an office full of Alibi...and a fitness retreat at The Lakes by Yoo, hosted by none other than our very own client and fitness advisor to the stars, Matt Roberts.

(photo source: Daily Telegraph)

Only days after our fantastic piece in the Daily Mail about the body shapes that help to define women's fitness, our very own Harriet set off for The Lakes with Tiffanie Darke, the editor of Sunday Times Style, Jemima Sissons from the Wall Street Journal and Lydia Bell from Conde Nast Traveller.

Our media guests stayed for a jam-packed three days of fitness and nutrition, devised entirely by MR himself.

Combined with balanced meals, raw juices and general healthy living, we're hearing that the results have been outstanding and already the coverage is rolling in...

I Promise - a huge hit for Christmas

Golden Goose PR prides ourselves on our creative Christmas cards.

Over the years we've appeared as the cast of the Golden Goose pantomime, or written notes attached to goose-shaped baubles.

This year, we posted our closest press friends a case of I Promises, created through our client I Promise.

I Promise is all about sending thoughts, not things - so you can visit the site and personalise promises or choose from popular suggestions, including 'I Promise To Help With The Turkey This Christmas', and 'I Promise We'll Escape for New Year'.

At GGHQ we'd definitely like to hear those promises! And perhaps 'I Promise a shopping spree on my credit card in Harvey Nicks.'

Here's what we sent...



And what a brilliant response we got!

Metro's Vicki Marie Cossar wrote to us to say 'we get a lot of Xmas cards but the one from GG was by far the best. Inventive and interesting. Loved it.So thanks. And Happy Xmas to you all too.'

Equally impressed were Kelly Allen from Star, Laura Cox from the Daily Mail and Amy Nickell from Yahoo! who wrote I LOVE THIS CARD!!!

Here's how beautiful I Promise can look as a Christmas gift...especially lovely when accompanied by a cup of coffee on a wintry morning. Husbands and partners, please take our hint...only £9.95 for three including postage!

A Christmas angel for Kivu

A huge thank you to Katie Melua, who has given her time to support ethical fashion, taking part in a photoshoot for Kivu.

Katie modelled Kivu scarves created by Avis Charles, who has worked as a couturier to Vivienne Westwood, Christopher Kane and Victoria Beckham to name but a few

Kivu is an ethical, luxury fashion brand that is truly beautiful inside and out.

The profits raised from the sale of Kivu scarves and couture go to support women in countries devastated by conflict.

For spring/summer 2014, Kivu scarves, sold at Browns on South Molton Street, draw their design inspiration from the deconstructed pavements of Bosnia-Herzegovina.



The print is based on the pavements in Sarajevo where mortar bombs landed during the war and left the streets scarred, with marks filled in with red resin that are still there today, called A Sarejevo Rose.



Bosnia is where Women for Women International started 20 years ago and this collection marks two decades of work.

Avis Charles said: “For us, Kivu is not just about purchasing stunning clothing; it is a commitment to making an impact. Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are not simply vague aspirations – nor are they an ‘add-on’ to the line; they lie at the very heart of the brand and all that it stands for.”

From £265, from www.kivustyle.com and Browns, South Molton Street, W1.

It's A Wrap for Christmas!

A perfect start to Christmas. Tree decorated, fridge full of festive fancies. And now, gifts wrapped in Wrag Wrap, our client's luxury, sustainable, beautiful wrap that is made from recycled plastic bottles - with an infinite lifespan and no need for scissors or tape!

We took Nicky Rajska, co-founder of Wrag Wrap, to Bloomberg this morning to show the team how to wrap gifts in a stunning and ethical way.

We're proud to have Wrag Wrap under our trees this Christmas.

Watch Nicky here.

And take a look at this beautiful Christmas shoot by Carrie, from FromConfinedSpace, featuring Wrag Wrap and many other ethical luxuries.

A Rocking Thanksgiving at Honky Tonk

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Honky Tonk hosted the biggest and the best Thanksgiving party in London with two rammed restaurants in Clapham and Chelsea selling #RockStarTurkey, a new dish involving a farm-reared bird and a wild and crazy rock and roll kind of roasting.

And before you think we're being rude, here's the recipe:

Get a big fat turkey and dunk it in 4 litres of bourbon mixed with water, Malden sea salt and brown sugar.

Marinade the bird in this overnight.

Roast for four hours.

Serve up with bourbon and honey on the rocks.

Thank you to all our friends including 80's rock star Mark Shaw from Then Jerico who came to feast and give thanks with us.

***We would like to add that the turkey we feasted on was not the turkey in this photo...Bernard the actor turkey has been pardoned and will spend the rest of his days working for Animal Actors, appearing in panto, etc.

Our take on the Harvey Nicks campaign: I'm sorry, I spent it on myself

Our favourite trade mag, PR Week, asked us to comment on the Harvey Nicks ad 'I'm sorry, I spent it on myself' - a truly brilliant and inspired campaign by Adam&eveDDB.

You can read what we said here here.

Revealing Grace & Wilde

This week has seen the launch of Grace & Wilde, the stunning new lingerie label from Geneva which specialises in luxury shapewear.

Designed to be worn as outerwear or underwear, Grace & Wilde is sure to turn heads.

Already we've had a glowing review from Hilary Rose at The Times, who called The Dress 'wonderful'.

Watch this space for more Grace & Wilde experiences from editors and influencers who will be among the first to try the premiere collection.

Anyone wishing to try on Grace & Wilde can pop into Suzannah at 3 New Quebec Street and see how each piece can streamline your shape beneath the most beautiful dresses.

Shooting Rylan - the SodaStream Star - at the Soho Sanctum Hotel

The Golden Goose PR entertainment team has been busy this week holding our official press day for SodaStream Saturday Nights In, kicking off with a photocall with Rylan at the Sanctum Soho hotel.

Rylan, ever the professional, was ready by 9am looking fresh faced and ready to face the swarm of photographers.

After our photocall and a well deserved SodaStream mocktail, we got down to business with Rylan taking part in 14 interviews over the morning - including a live webchat with The Sun.

After our interviews Rylan left for a photoshoot - oh the life of a celebrity! - while we headed back to the office to see all the fantastic coverage as it started coming in.

If you want to watch Rylan’s live webchat with The Sun it can be found here.

Selfridges Christmas Emporium now features beautiful, sustainable Wrag Wrap

This Christmas, there is no excuse to wrap gifts in 8,000 tonnes of waste paper.

Golden Goose PR client Wrag Wrap Wrag Wrap, creator of sustainable luxury gift wrap, now sells its classic collection exclusively at Selfridges in its new Christmas emporium.

Louise Oldridge and Nicky Rajska, creators of Wrag Wrap are personally appearing at Selfridges over the weeks leading up to Christmas to show people how stylish and easy it is to ‘Wrag Wrap’ their gifts.



This personal festive wrapping workshop has got to be the ultimate man wrap solution for those who confess that present wrapping is a task that leaves them in a state of confusion.

The wonder behind Wrag Wrap - created with recycled plastic bottles - is that each product can be used time and again: given as part of the gift, so that the recipient can use it when they next have a present to give.

Selfridges is the first and only London department store where Wrag Wrap will be available this Christmas.

Our Wednesday night out launching SodaStream Saturday Nights In

It was a sparkling night for all of us at Golden Goose PR when we launched SodaStream's Saturday Nights In at Whiteleys, with Shelley Smith, Lorna Simpson, Miss Dynamix, Gail Porter and Rylan Clark.

Big Brother and X Factor sensation Rylan was not only the host of the party, but he is the face of SodaStream’s Saturday Nights In, a new campaign designed to get the nation conjuring up creative cocktails with the help of the world's favourite fizzy drinks machines.

To celebrate the launch, Rylan and his celebrity pals were treated to a Wednesday night out, complete with the opening of a new SodaBar pop-up at Whiteleys, Bayswater.

As guests sipped SodaStream cocktails and mocktails, including Moscow Midnight, Holly-Days, Little Star and Pink-On-The-Rocks, Rylan jumped behind the bar to pump up his very own cocktails: the Rylan Passiontini, a cheeky vodka number and the Rylan Soda Sorbet mocktail.

Rylan said: “I love parties and cocktails, what better opportunity to get my showbiz friends together than to celebrate my partnership with SodaStream”.

Presenter and impressionist Francine Lewis, TOWIE’s very own Bobby Cole-Norris and Big Brother’s Dexter Koh were also at the party sipping on SodaStream delights.

An Alibi for those queueing for the new iPhone 5

As if Rupert didn’t have enough on his plate escorting 10 of the hottest women in town about London (job of the week: managing THE ROAR’s media tour of the capital – the cheerleaders for the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team), he found time to visit the devoted masses in the queue for the latest iPhone 5, bringing them chilled cans of Alibi health drink to revitalise them during their epic wait.

With 19 vitamins and minerals in every can, including natural immunity defence ingredient Wellmune Beta Glucan, the queue perked up so much, tweeting pictures and thank yous as they passed the time, that they were soon targeted by even more PR agencies following our lead.

Raring to go with THE ROAR

What a week it’s been at GGPR. We’ve been #LovingLondon with THE ROAR, the cheerleaders for the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team, as they launch their 2014 lingerie calendar and celebrate The Jags’ commitment to playing four home games in London; starting next month when they go head to head with the San Francisco 49ers at Wembley.

With pom poms at the ready, we journeyed with our cheerleaders across the city, taking them from Capital Radio and Choice FM to Radio One, Yahoo and to film a live Daily Mail online piece outside Battersea Power Station. We even held a photoshoot outside Big Ben with the Evening Standard’s Jeremy Selwyn - one of the most viewed and talked about pictures of the day – before heading to the square mile to surprise the lucky staff at Barclays and the Gherkin who were among those who had won surprise visits from THE ROAR as they Cheered Up London.

And did they ever stop? Not for a moment. As soon as the night drew in, it was time to cast off their famous white hotpants and jaguar print tops to don cocktail dresses for London Fashion Week parties, where the girls were interviewed by Fashion TV and papped on every red carpet.

THE ROAR are now back in Florida but it’s just a matter of weeks until they’re back to choose 32 junior ROAR from every London borough to dance with them at the Tailgate party at Wembley Stadium on the 27th of October, followed by their first major game in the capital.

We’re counting down the days until the big game at Wembley.

See you soon ladies

And Go Jags!

slow time is here!

slow time is here

PR people have got to be pretty efficient at meeting deadlines. So what are we doing launching a slow watch?

The idea, created by Chris Noerskau and Corvin Lask, is to bring time keeping back to basics. Forget the seconds, forget the minutes. Just watch the hour hand as it moves across a 24-hour dial, and you’ll begin to enjoy a slower pace of life, where the day has a natural flow.

We’ve all been wearing one and so far, we’re loving it. Who starts meetings at 9.08, or 3.17?

Not us!

Check out our favourite from the new slow watch collection. All priced £190-£230, Swiss-made, with quartz movement, 100m water resistant, stainless steel.

What head turners they are - and already in the Evening Standard trend watch spot!

From www.slow-watches.com

BeautifulPeople.com appears on Lorraine

Greg Hodge, the outspoken CEO of BeautifulPeople.com appeared on Lorraine this morning defending the site and its latest product launch: a recruitment service to match good looking people to jobs.

If anyone supports this or objects, drop an email to the publicity office on mh@beautifulpeople.com – they want to hear your thoughts!

Matt Roberts leads new government initiative to tackle childhood obesity

A growing area of governmental concern that regularly makes the headlines is childhood obesity.

Golden Goose PR client Matt Roberts, is one of the UK's leading fitness and nutrition experts, counting David Cameron among his clients.

Working together, a new scheme has been launched, looking to improve sports education in schools and assessing the impact this has on physical and intellectual wellbeing.

The research has triggered the government to ring-fence £9,000 of funding for proper physical training in each school.

The goal is to train teachers and pupils - so that teachers themselves can lead the most beneficial physical education classes for 20 minutes per day.

Currently the project is being trialled with Lewisham council, with 14 classes participating over a six-week period.

We invited BBC London to film Matt training teachers and pupils in Lewisham.

Secrets from the HOM lounge

It's a tough job, but someone has to run a press room at the HOM lounge during Men's Fashion Week, so that is exactly what our fashion team did.

We were there for our client, the UK's leading fitness and nutrition expert, Matt Roberts. Matt and his team were on hand to offer male models nutrition and health advice, including fitness tips to help keep a toned and athletic body. Healthy food was on hand from Nama, the raw food experts.

The team devised a great quick workout formula that we will share with you...

Top 10 Tips for male models (and those aspiring to be!)

1. Drink 100ml of water per hour throughout the day. Drinking consistently little by little will help promote a good metabolism, keeping you constantly hydrated and helps to burn fat

2. When on-the-go try and cut out any refined or processed carbs such as pasta and bread, as these products can disturb the natural digestion and can cause bloating. Eat lots of fresh green vegetables (full of antioxidants) and protein good for skin and hair

3. Only see fruit as a treat for a rare indulgence this is due to the high sugar content. For a natural sugar kick before a work-out pick up an apple or pear to help increase blood circulation

4. Avoid sugary foods and drinks, as these can make you slump in energy causing poor food choices

5. Squats and lunges will help with increasing growth hormones in your body. Making your upper body overall bigger including back chest and arms and this will improve overall metabolism to burn fat and promote a better all-round physique

6. Press-ups with arm extensions will train chest and arms, giving a natural upper body physique, while improving posture and back flexibility

7. Even out and stretch the mid back and shoulders by doing the Lying cobra. This will even-out posture and widens the back. Start by lying on your front with arms flat out, slowly raise arms out in front, in a Y shape position while looking up a stretching holding for one second. Repeat 10-12 reps

8. Resistance bands work by creating more tension on the muscles as the range of motion increases. Start by standing on both feet (or one depending on difficulty) shoulder width a part and raise arms to desired work out

9. McGill sit ups can help improve all round core abs separating lower left and right abs. Lie on your back with one leg bent and the other straight, place your hands under the arch of your lower back to support. Keep elbows slightly off the floor and slowly sit up half way without letting your feet raise off the floor. Repeat 10-12 reps each side

10. Get a good 8 hours of sleep to help aid recovery and promote appearance of skin

The video that won us our Gold Lion

Thank you to everyone for so many kind messages, tweets and calls to congratulate us on winning a Gold Lion at the Cannes Lions this year.

We wanted to show you the video that helped us win this award.