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WHEN YOU hear the word Brighton what instantly springs to mind? The pier? The Pavilion? No! A bloody great party town, that’s what! And who else understands this notion more than GoGoGloGlo?

Providing a huge range of glow sticks, festival essentials, party packs and all that is rave-fabulous, GoGoGloGlo is a completely web-based venture that is dedicated to supplying the very best to make your party that little bit more special.

Beginning back in 2006, Hannah Moore and Kevin Smith launched this fantastic venture with their website going live last year. With plans to expand into other websites to target specific areas of partying

it would seem the calling for all that is Glo is most certainly there.

But what can you get from GoGoGloGlo I hear you ask? Not only can you brighten up any party with your very own GoGoGloGlo balloon brites but there are also glow stick party hats, tambourines, devil horns and my personal fa-vourite, the glowing mouth guard! Guaranteed to turn heads in any scenario, this mouth guard rests over the teeth and in a second, the mouth is dazzling with four brightly-coloured LED lights.

GoGoGloGlo also stocks one of the biggest and most exciting ranges of named brand party toys including Astrojax, Powerball and

Active People to name but a few. As well as this, GoGoGloGlo are committed to helping out charities and schools by sponsoring various events and recently joining forces with Oxfam, helping to spread fur-ther awareness on a series of gigs.

Festivals are perhaps GoGoGloG-lo’s finest clientele. After all who doesn’t want a light up multicoloured umbrella when you’re huddled in the rain, Strongbow in hand?

Sure to make you look like the coolest party planner ever GoGoGloGlo really do offer a fantas-tic range of party pieces; you would be silly to miss out! Interested? Well make sure you check out www.gogogloglo.com to find out more.

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Gogogloglo is giving away a fantastic party pack crammed with all sorts of cool party goodies - essential for the party season. The pack contains all sorts of glow and flashing items including:

• 30 x LED BalloonBrites • 60 x 6 inch glow sticks• 100 x glow necklaces• 60 x 4 inch glow pendants• 100 x glow bracelets• 20 x flashing Devil Horns• 30 x Flashing Mouths• 30 x Rave Horns

Simply answer the following questionand email your answer to: competitions@gogogloglo.com

Q. Who invented the glow stick? A. Ed Chandeross B. Leona Lewis C. Amy Winehouse

3 runners up will get a Glorave24 pack crammed with 24 essential glow items. ->

Wake me up before you GogoGloGlo

IF HAVING a smooth skinned boyfriend is top of your Christmas list, why not make him an appointment with Stuart Green, the Body Mechanic?

“Think of your hair as a lawn,” says Stu-art. “Shaving, like mowing, simply cuts the growth back and encourages the hair to grow back stronger. Sugaring re-moves the hair from the roots so any re-growth is finer and

easier to remove the nexttime round, and what makessugaring so fantastic as manyclients tell me, is that it is ac-

tually a less painfuloption than standardwaxing”.

Rates start from £30for back and shoul-ders and Stuart evencomes to your home,

bringing with him a treatmenttable, towels and aftercarecreams. The ideal gift for theoverly-hirsute!

Sugar Christmas

THERE’S A big treat in store as the ever-popu-lar French Market returns to the Meridian Centre, Peacehaven on Sunday 21 December.

Visitors will be able to get some last minute items for their Christmas table, including bread and au-

thentic French cheeses, not to mention other last minute Christmas touches from across the Channel! There’s also Santa’s Grot-to and local groups provid-ing lots of entertainment,so get yourself down there from 10am to 3pm to make the most of it!

Ooh La La!

THE BLUE Dragon is the best known, and longest established tattoo studio in Brighton.

It is situated in the North Laine area, at the very heart of the town centre.

We are pleased to announce

we are celebrating our twenti-eth anniversary in 2009!

Literally thousands of de-signs are available to choose from, including Celtic, floral,lettering, black and grey,and we pride ourselves on our custom pieces.

Blue Dragon

To make an appointment or for more information call Stuart on 01273 891 432 or 07976 62 5117 or visit his

websites at www.s4m.org or www.body-mechanic.org

Blue Dragon is open from 11am, 7 days a week. Prices start from £25.

ARCHIPELAGOS IS Bright-on’s kitsch and stylish an-swer to the traditional Greek restaurant. From twilight, though blue light, One is led into blue and white checked table cloths, chandeliers made of little boat steering wheels, candles, and a well-stocked bar gave the place

a vintage feeling that - with the addition of cushy leather chairs - makes Archipela-gos, not just a restaurant but an entire dining experience. Look out for: Archipelagos’ Tzatziki - rustically prepared and tasty as hell, it is truly one of the best things one could ever put in their mouth; the moussaka - vegetarian and meat options both - as comforting and melting as a tender kiss; and a beetroot dish that’s amazing. Sone of the most mouth-watering tapas in Brighton.

Tzatziki-tastic

121 Western Road, Hove. BN3 1DB

X Factor Finalist FridaysFriday 12, 19 DecGET IN on the X Factor frenzy as each week Club Revenge brings you the finalist who was voted out the previous week. Watch the show on Saturday, then come and see the X Factor Star perform live, right in front of your eyes, the fol-lowing Friday night.

Girls on Top Vs Kinky DangerousSaturday 27 DecFOR ONE night only Re-venge’s two hottest club nights come together to give you one massive party! Downstairs Bex and Smiffy will play all your favourite GoT classics, whilst up-stairs Dulcie and Hollie play dangerously funky house.

New Year’s EveWed 31 DecWITH FREE entry (before 10pm) on the biggest night of the year you may think that Revenge would have saved on quality. But they haven’t. DJs Dulcie Danger, Hollie, Jonny M, Smiffy and Stu will supply the music to an up-for-it crowd.

Revenge is sweet

Revenge Old Steine, Brightonwww.revenge.co.uk

X Factor’s Rachel with Lollipop Girl

ONE OF The South’s fa-vourite designer empori-ums, Area, has come to Brighton, and it stocks a vast array of must-haves all with big names all particu-larly suitable for the festive season

The great news is that Area is the exclusive stock-ist of Toy Watch - must-have, mouth water-ing wrist candy. They also carry a sparkling array of camp and very over-the-top

Butler and Wilson jewel-lery and even Sarah Jes-sica Parker’s famous floraldress by Unique Boutique.

Jostling alongsideall these thingsare bags by MarcJacobs and Chloe;and fab jeans byRock and Repub-lic and DVB.

To top it all off,check out Judith

Lieber’s famous crystal bagsand make sure to put yourname dow for the cupcake,which arrives in 2009!

Area arrives

BURLESQUE COMES to one of London’s newest venues, Above the Stag, with the breathtakingly risque new show Saintly Sinners playing until Mon 22 Dec, then from Wed 31 Dec to Sun 11 Jan.

Audiences are promised a fun, sexy wild and promiscu-ous ride, and the intimacy of this fifty-seat theatre will only enhance the experience.

Check your inhibitions (andanyone easily offended) inat the door, hide your haloand give in to your dark side with Saintly Sinners.

Sinners Stag Do

BRIGHTON AND HOVE’Spet lovers got to know their new favourite store 1 year ago, when Mio Minn pet store opened for business.

The store is named after the owner’s old dog MIO. Mio Minn means “my Mio”. But the name is not the only unusual thing about it. What sets Mio Minn apart from other pet stores is the elegant design and layout as well as the relaxed at-mosphere. The stylish pet furniture will fit in perfectly in modern homes. Some of the products are sold ex-clusively by Mio Minn in the UK such as the Marmalade cardboard scrachers and the unique Wetnoz stain-less steel bowls.

The owners aim is to pro-

vide discerning pet owners with high quality, well-de-signed products that look good and improve the lives and well-being of their cats and dogs. They have sourced the stylish range from all over the world.

Christmas must-haves include: Marmalade Sweet Lounge Cat Scratcher thats elegance complements its functionality. Made out of extra durable recycled cardboard with heavyweight hardboard end panels, the contours of the bed provide a warm cradle for your cat to nap in, while its texture pro-vides an enticing scratching surface that makes it simply kitty-irresistible. Wetnoz’s exclusive line of unique pet accessories are designed

with style and function in mind. This ‘scoop and serve’ luxury dog

dish is manufactured from premium

grade stain-less steel and is accented with non-skid black rubber

feet and handle.

Mighty Mio Minn

Mio Minn is the perfect source for unique and truly beautiful gifts for pets and pet-lovers alike; get your paws

padding to 28 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1AF.BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0030

Online Bookings: www.abovethestag.com

15 Brighton Place, Brighton. BN1 1HJ01273 732255

HOW MANY times have you got all fired up about things you want to change in the year ahead only for your life to pretty much slip back to where it was?It doesn’t

have to be like this. I will let you into a secret. YOU have the re-sources to create your own reality as you go along, regardless of where you have come from or what your educational background is - the problem is most people focus on the wrong things!If I said the difference in

terms of effort levels be-tween a good life and an extraordinary life is small in comparison to the effort required to maintain a good life would you believe me? This is where Life Coaching comes in: with a change of approach and a clear focus you can begin to make sig-nificant changes in your life, rapidly exceeding all your expectations.We all tell ourselves stories

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you feel if this time next year you had not only set some goals for the New

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By making subtle changes in your outlook and focus, significant changes in terms of financial security, rela-tionships, career, body and state of mind can be made. Wouldn’t it be amazing if your New Year’s resolutions were the smallest thing you achieved in the year because the project you engaged yourself in was so impor-tant to you that they seemed small in comparison?

Extraordinary LifeGO AND VISIT the new Zone over Christmas and New Year. On Christmas Eve you can have a glass of mulled wine and listen to our resident pi-anist play Christmas tunes from 6pm then later cel-ebrate Christmas with the Di-vine Davina Sparkle. Box-ing day sees happy hour prices ALL DAY!! Chill out and relax with our pian-ist playing requests from 6pm. Celebrate the New Year with Lady James. Free Admission and a raffle for someone to win £50 cash before we bring in 2009. Come early to avoid disap-pointment! On New Year’s day we again have happy hour prices ALL DAY! Cure your hangover and join Rachel and her team for what is probably the best Bloody Mary in town.The Zone is the place for all your Christmas and New Year celebrations!

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BRIGHTON ROCKS, long one of the city’s favourite pubs, has new owners and the local lads behind the bar on Rock Place in Kemptown have transformed the venue into a warm, friendly pub with a pre-club feel at weekends.

“We wanted to create an atmosphere we would want to drink and relax in, with a decent mix of people.” says co-owner Oliver Mackmin.

The lighting is atmospheric in the evenings with candle-

light giving the bar a winter ‘Manhattan’ feel. A small but carefully researched wine list, great mixed drinks or cock-tails and friendly staff make Brighton Rocks the choice if you prefer smaller, more inti-mate venues. They are open til 2am at the weekends and attract a mixed crowd with their non obtrusive DJ sets, with live music planned for weeknights.

The Brighton Rocks boys are are also fast becoming known as having the best se-lection of fresh oven pies in town, so if you haven’t visited this much loved Kemptown establishment in a while, it’s time to pay a visit - Brighton Rocks is most certainly back.

Rocking BrightonPABLO’S, ONE of Bright-on’s favourite Italian res-taurants, is the perfect place to enjoy an intimate dinner or your office get-to-gether this Christmas! With a huge range of dishes and menus to suit all budg-ets, let the friendly staff at Pablo’s take care of you while you enjoy delicious Italian cuisine or a festive Christmas dinner. Down-

stairs is the perfect placefor an intimate and relaxed experience, while the up-stairs space is ideal for an office party or big fam-ily gathering. The 3SIXTYand one80news team had their Christmas partyhere, and we loved theatmosphere, service, se-lection of drinks and great food on offer - we’ll defi-nitely be back for more!

Party at Pablo’s

Business partners James Reader (left) and Oli Mackmin

36 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AB. 01273 208 123www.pablosbrighton.co.uk

6 Rock Place, Brighton (0ff St James’s Street).01273 601139

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CHRISTMAS AND NEW Year are just bursting with live entertain-ment at the Casino. Saturdays are Party Nights with tributes from Fakin’ Stevens, Gloria Estefan and Abba kick off the festive sea-son. Mondays are Dine & dance, Fridays cabaret with Hazel Gould

and great local singers entertain on Sunday lunchtimes.New Year’s Eve will go with a bang as always with free en-

try to Red and Reflections Bar but come early to ensure en-try. Rendezvous is also offering fantastic five course dining

package in Reflections Restaurant with cabaret from the everpopular Martin Jarvis performing as Tom Jones just £90pp.

Guarantee your entry into the casino and purchase awristband to the Rivva Lounge at just £45pp. This exclusivearea offers a free drink on arrival, luxury buffet, a glass of bubbly at midnight, party accessories and a free prize draw with a £200 hamper as first prize. The entertainment starts early and ends late with DJ Dance Music and a Rock n RollShow from the fantastic Sal “Indian Elvis”.

Coming up in the new year is the return of the Rendezvous Rivals Rat Pack Tribute contest. Heats being held January,February and March with the final in April. It’s a great night and you get to vote for your favourite performer!

Rendezvous… more than just a casino

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Biggest selection of beads in Sussex

54 Grove RoadEastbourne

01323 647409

No membership is required to enter the casino entry is for 18 and over and they do operate a challenge 21 policy

(ID may be required). For further details on all aspects of entertainment, dining & gaming please call 01273 605602

or e-mail on info@rendezvouscasinobrighton.com