HIDE AND SEEK

 Art Angels turkey card

Turkey, Pudding, crackers and pies. We are counting  down to to Christmas day.

In Tower Bridge and Greenwich we will be holding our Christmas raffle on Wednesday 21st December. Radley again kindly donated prizes. Shop in the stores next week and this bag could be yours.

Holiday Hours.

Sunday 25th - Closed

Monday 26th - Closed

Tuesday 27th - Closed

Wednesday 28th - Greenwich Closed/ Tower Bridge - 11am -5pm

Thursday 29th - Greenwich and Tower Bridge - 11am -5pm

Friday 30th - Greenwich & Tower Bridge - 11am -5pm

Saturday 31st -  New Years Eve Greenwich & Tower Bridge 10 -4

Sunday 1st January - Closed

Monday 2 January - Greenwich Closed/ Tower Bridge - 11am -5pm

We know lots of you are away but we are around so please do join us in the post Christmas recovery and of course Winter Sale. Starts Thursday 29th with up to 50% discounts with all clothing included.

Last but not least a very sincere thanks to all of our customers. You  are second to none. In such harsh trading conditions you have made our job a pleasure throughout and we do still look forward to each day and yes lets hear it for 2012. We know of a few events lined up for Greenwich and London -saddle up and enjoy! x

Clueless Londoner that I am, I didn’t realise that the Thames Festival had been running annually for the last 14 years, but apparently, it has. So it’s with quite some excitement that I discover that 10th and 11th September will host the 15th Mayors Thames Festival. I’m sure it’ll be quite an extravaganza, filled with all the vibrancy and diversity which London is famed for, and if I think anything of our Mayor, its that he probably knows how to put on quite a party. I’ll certainly be using my days off to have a nose around (apparently I’ve got 14 neglected years to make up for!)

Tower Bridge is hosting Alfresco Tango throughout Saturday, with lessons in the morning, performances in the afternoon and then DJs and dancing all through the night. I’m sure no less lively will be the various school choirs from across London performing on Sunday.

The parties don’t end there, there’s also a night-time carnival, a parade of boats both old and new and a music stage outside the Tate Modern. One thing that has to be seen is the Barge-Driving Races, in what must be a fantastically slow-pace affair, teams of up to 8 people row 30 ton barges 7 miles down river for about 90 minutes.

We are all flowered out here at Hide All as we enjoy everything about this week’s show.

Diarmuid Gavin does it in pink, well done on the Gold!

John from Igloo does it in Shad Thames. We have gold standard everyday opposite us.

With the best weather of the year so far everyone at Hide All was eager to enjoy the outside this week.

Mick and Pauline found their way to Eastbourne to enjoy the sea air, white cliffs and coastal views.

…And what a way to enjoy the lunch break with sandwiches on Potter’s field, a Tower Bridge hotspot for the locals.

Or in Greenwich Park for our store nearby.

And we’re not talking gastro-pubs or any of these chef-dominated new kids on the block. Here at Hide All we’ve rediscovered the joys of our local - here’s three of our favourites;

Plume of Feathers, Greenwich - We had our Hide All Christmas bash here.

The Anchor Tap, Shad Thames - Discovered by James who, having left Hide All and now living in trendy Islington, is still known to visit for a pint with friends.

The Royal Oak, Charlton - For all the Hide All North Stand season ticket holders this is a must pre-homegames. But no pictures of this one yet! Work in progress.

All three are traditional  English pubs - forget coffee-houses, pizza places and posh cafes, we’ve had some of our best moments this winter in our favourite pubs.

Thankyou to everyone who came to see us on the 8th. We enjoyed the Seventies and hope you enjoyed our event! The body bag donated kindly by Radley for our raffle was a big attraction - well done Elke for winning, we hope you enjoy your Radley!

Our Tower Bridge store will now be open every Wednesday evening until 8pm and this will carry on into the new year. Perfect for some after-work retail therapy or buying that last-minute gift.

Hope you all enjoy the Opening Evening at Shad Thames tonight. We are loving the melamine cups from Rice. Bought from Ottie and Bea - just the best new shop in South East London! The reindeer heads are in papier mache and look just stunning - Father Christmas please!

Due to the snowy weather, we’ve rescheduled our Open Evening in Shad Thames for 8th December. Join us between 5 and 8pm for some David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Jackson 5, cheesy puffs, Riesling wine and more!

Christmas gift ideas galore, with us all to help you. Special promotions include…

• £10 off all individual clothing items
• 20% discount on all of our bags
• free Christmas decoration with all purchases

Some of our favourite styles in Hide All’s SE1 store…

 It’s that time of year and for all of us at Shad Thames it’s Pont de la Tour deli  for our daily delight - freshly made soup.

 What’s your favourite? We shall be testing this week and will report back.