The Ivory Club is in the heart of North Finchley. It's a private members club, which serves Indian…read morecuisine in elegant surrounds. It has a bar and a private room that can be hired out upstairs. I play poker there on Friday nights. The food is out of this world. Ask for Yog and he will look after you.

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Recently attended the B2B Marketing 2009 Awards at the Honourable Artillery Company, London. It is…read morea great place for hosting corporate events in the heart of city (London), easy to get to and always decorated and furnished to high standards. The nearest tubes are Old Street and Moorgate, although Liverpool Street is a little further away, but only about 15 minute walk. There's a selection of reasonably priced hotels to check into if you're planning a late night.

Possibly one of the most prestigious and historic venues in the City. Henry VIII founded the place,…read moreit is still a barracks housing one of the oldest military units in the world. If you have the chance get along do!

Since the demise of Salsateca's Friday evening class at Bourne Hall, my salsa friend Hilary and I…read morehave been trying to find a replacement. We have travelled far and wide in our quest and have found some nice places but nowhere to match the Bourne Hall class. Until now.... Gio Papas from Latin Salsa teaches salsa, bachata, rueda and kizomba at different venues throughout Surrey and also organises special parties and events. On Wednesdays, he and Renato teach 4 levels of salsa at the Friends Life social club in Dorking (next to Denbies roundabout). You don't have to be a member of Friends Life to come and dance. Hilary and I were immediately struck by how friendly Gio and Renato were in welcoming us and the other dancers are also a great bunch of people and we've already made good friends in the short time that we've been dancing here. The beginners and improvers are taught at 8-9 and the intermediate and advanced classes are from 9-10 with the freestyle club going on until 11pm to practise. The level of instruction is good and we're enjoying the teaching. It costs £8 for one class and £11 for 2, which is about average for salsa in the UK. The drinks at the bar are cheap I've also been to 2 of Gio's parties - a salsa party in Guildford and a bachata & rueda workshop with Malaysian meal. Both were great fun. Hilary and I are so happy to have found this class and it has really invigorated our love of dancing. 1 2 3 5 6 7 !

I have made some lovely friends through this group. I was scared before attending my first meeting…read morebut now I am hosting events and love every minute of it! I have made some great ffriends and I love the fact that if I want to do something this weekend I have 100+ women to organise an event with! Though there are over 100 members of the group, there are only ever up to 20 on a night out, most of the time less than that. This is less daunting and makes it easier for new members to feel at home. When you become a member you can organise events yourself or just go along the ones organised by others, but you do not need to go to everything!