Join in the carnival with Jamaican Twist at Notting Hill

The multiple-award winning Jamaican Twist Carnival Club is offering people the chance to dance their way through the streets of London to a Caribbean rhythm as part of its vibrant Jamaica troupe at this year’s Notting Hill Carnival.

Inspired by Jamaica’s national motto, ‘Out of many, one people’, which refers to the island’s multicultural heritage, everyone is welcome to join in with this fantastic opportunity. The Jamaican Twist float – known as a ‘band’ – will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to bring an energetic blend of colourful costumes, dancing and music to Carnival. To underline the diversity of the Jamaican float, a group of flamboyant Brazilian dancers and drummers will samba its way alongside the float, adding even more glamour, entertainment and a ‘twist’ to Jamaica’s band.

The originality and creativity of Jamaican Twist, who are sponsored by the Jamaica Tourist Board, was recognised last year at Carnival when the band picked up no fewer than four awards. Its theme for this year has been unveiled as ‘Ackee and Saltfish’, a traditional Jamaican breakfast which is regarded as a national dish. The carnival costumes promise to be as spectacular as ever, with the male Carnival King representing the Saltfish and female participants dressed in shimmering Ackee costumes. Jamaican Twist is sure to draw attention from the crowds as it passes through the streets of London with reggae beats pumping from its sound system.

No music, dance or performance experience is required to participate in Jamaican Twist – the electrifying atmosphere of Carnival guarantees to get feet moving and hips shaking in true Caribbean style. Participants can take part either as a costumed performer, dressed as Ackee, or as part of the larger T-shirt band. To participate in the Costume Section is £85, which includes the spectacular full 2010 Ackee female Costume, a pre-selected meal, drinks & tasty Jamaican patties and a T-shirt for Sunday’s fun Mas. To be part of the T-shirt section costs just £15, for which participants will receive their very own Jamaican Twist T-shirt, which can be customised to add individuality and style to the band.

To sign up, visit http://www.jamaicantwist.com/membership/

For more information or images please contact:
McCluskey International
Kate Popham / Matt Kelly
T: 020 8237 7979
E: jamaica@mccluskey.co.uk

About Jamaica Tourist Board

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), founded in 1955, is Jamaica’s national tourism agency based in the capital city of Kingston. The JTB was declared the Caribbean’s Leading Tourist and Convention Bureau by the World Travel Awards (WTA) from 2006 to 2009, while Jamaica earned the WTA’s vote as the World’s Leading Cruise Destination, the Caribbean’s Leading Destination and the Caribbean’s Leading Cruise Destination.

JTB offices are located in Kingston, Montego Bay, Miami, Toronto and London. Representative offices are located in Düsseldorf, Barcelona, Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo.

For details on upcoming special events, attractions and accommodations in Jamaica go to the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Web site at www.visitjamaica.com, or call the Jamaica Tourist Board on 020 7225 9090.

Crave Sydney International Food Festival

Sydney is the place to be – and eat – this October with the Crave Sydney International Food Festival offering 31 days of extraordinary food experiences in unique Sydney locations and featuring some of the world’s top chefs. From 1^st – 31^st October there will be a host of events for visitors and Sydneysiders alike taking place across the city to entertain, educate and celebrate our city’s obsession with food.

Crave Sydney International Food Festival offers something for everyone – large scale food events; intimate dinners cooked by some of the world’s leading chefs; authentic food experiences in Sydney’s culturally diverse suburbs; family activities on and around Sydney Harbour Bridge and islands.

Britain’s Marcus Wareing and Rick Stein, New York’s Wylie Dufresne and Australia’s Peter Gilmore and Tetsuya Wakuda will be amongst more than 35 international talents taking place in the World Chef Showcase from October 9^th – 10^th.

The World Chef Showcase provides global perspectives on cooking and dining as these remarkable chefs and food personalities bring their creative genius to Sydney for two action-packed days. This year’s themes include the fascinating flavours of Turkey and the Middle East; the consumer’s increasing interest in where produce comes from; and the latest in kitchen wizardry from the avant-garde chef set.

Fine dining is not the only option on the menu during Crave Sydney International Food Festival, which caters to all tastes and budgets. Kicking off the month-long feast of events, and celebrating an Australian tradition, the Barbecue Madness weekend will be held on October 2^nd. The popular Night Noodle Markets take over Hyde Park North near the city centre from October 11^th – 22^nd, offering visitors the chance to sample Asian-inspired treats in an atmospheric setting.

During October take to the water and enjoy a Sydney Harbour Island Hopping tour. This is an exciting way to learn about Sydney’s diverse natural and cultural history, as each journey not only transports visitors to a different harbour island, but also uncovers a different aspect of Sydney’s magnificent heritage.

There will be a series of announcements around Crave Sydney International Food Festival rolling out from now until October.

For more information, please visit Crave Sydney International Food Festival website www.siff.com.au. For further information on visiting Sydney, go to www.sydney.com

For media information and images, please contact:
McCluskey International
Kate Popham / Matt Kelly
T: 020 8237 7979
E: NSW@McCluskey.co.uk

The “who’s who” of digital descend on Valencia for Campus Party

Valencia will make way for thousands of the worlds most influential and budding technology experts Campus Party kicks off on July 26 at the City of Arts and Sciences.  Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, will officially open the seven-day event, which is hailed as the biggest online meeting for innovation, creativity, digital culture and electronic entertainment in the world. It’s at Campus Party where the youth of the technology industry can share their creations and interests, participate in workshops and gain insight into new technologies and communications through presentations hosted by the key innovators of the digital industry.

Now in its 13^th year, Campus Party is the trendsetter for many disciplines such as electronic entertainment, robotics, software creation, digital culture, modding, security and networks and digital creativity. Human-robot interaction is a key focus this year; engineers from Spanish company AISoy Robotics will present to the world AISoy1, a new type of robot for in-house use that can feel, learn, play, listen and talk to humans.  Bram Vanderborght from the University of Brussels will discuss how robot applications can make life easier, and Bob Allen from Silicon Valley will be informing guests about the robots they are developing in OLogic Inc.

Campus Party has grown into a necessary calendar appointment for members of the tech community, and last year more than 6,000 visitors attended the Valencia event, held in the City of Arts & Sciences.

Campus Party Valencia Director, Miguel Angel Exposito said: “Steve Wozniak’s support of Campus Party confirms again that our event is recognised as one of the most important and influential for the technology sphere.  Each year we continue to bring the best worldwide professionals to Valencia to share and impart their knowledge with the future generation of technology professionals to listen and take from the knowledge and experts’ experiences with them”.

Campus Party in Valencia will be held from July 26 to August 1 in the Museum of Sciences Principe Felipe within The City of Arts & Sciences.  This modern, 21^st-century design museum is surrounded by over 13,000 square metres of water curtains and has built a reputation for hosting activities and initiatives related to the evolution of life and the dissemination of scientific and technological information.

For anyone interested in attending the Valencia Campus Party or would like more information visit:  www.campus-party.org and the Valencia Tourism website for what to do and where to stay while in Valencia: www.turisvalencia.es

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NOTES TO EDITORS:

For further press information:

Megan Whiteside
McCluskey International
Tel: 0208 237 7979 or email valencia@mccluskey.co.uk

About Campus Party

Campus Party started in 1997 as an event for internet enthusiasts but today has grown into an event for anyone interested to be informed about computers, new technologies and communications. There are four annual editions of the event in: Valencia, Sao Paulo, Bogota and Mexico City.

See Steve Wozniak’s announcement about Campus Party:

About the City of Arts & Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences is a cultural entertainment centre with stunning architecture and great capacity to entertain, teach and excite by promoting public participation.

Situated along almost two kilometres of what was formerly the bed of the River Turia, with a surface area of 350,000 square metres, the City of Arts and Sciences is a huge open space.

Offering cultural and intellectual leisure, it has given Valencia the best centre of this type in Europe.

The outstanding role of its architecture was made possible thanks to the work of two Spanish architects of international renown, who have contributed the very best of their work to this area: the Valencian Santiago Calatrava, who designed the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, the Hemisfèric, the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, the Umbracle, the Ágora, and Félix Candela, designer of the unique roofing of the main Oceanográfico buildings.  Visit the official web of the CAC www.cac.es

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