Welcome to VELVET-CLUB the club that enables members to connect with 1,000’s of lesbians around the world – at home, in the office, on their travels!! Link up with new friends, increase your business contacts or find the perfect partner and much, much more!!

After an excellent December drinks party we are looking forward to our first drinks party of 2010 in February, so come and join us and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine on arrival (7pm-8pm).

We will have exclusive use of the St Stephens Club on Friday 4th February from 7-12pm and, by special arrangement, Velvet members and guests can continue the evening on by collecting one of the 50 Guest Passes for yourself and your guests for complimentary admission to Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (11pm-4am) Europe’s No: 1 gay members club.

Your Hosts – Curtis, Jean Francois, Patricia and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable… Enter our LUCKY DRAW for a superb Photograph/ Painting on canvas…

Guest List places are limited to 350 members and their guests. Click here for more details and send an email to Susie@velvet-club.com including your name and the names of your guests!

Keep up to date make the Daily Velvet your home page; World, UK, Lesbian/Gay and Velvet news, horoscopes, cartoon, quotes of the day, this day in history and much more…

Jeanette Winterson - I am a writer who happens to love women. I am not a lesbian who happens to write.

Rita Mae Brown - Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment.

Audre Lorde - It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences. . ...more...

THE LESBIAN EVENTS GUIDE - DECEMBER 2009 - Whats On and Where

The Velvet- Club Lesbian Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go in January!! – a monthly guide to lesbian social, sporting, networking and business events in the UK. Whether you're wanting to expand your social/business horizons or looking for love there's something to keep you entertained all year round: We Will Rock You to Stonewall London Marathon to The Power of Harmony (Free Film) to EQUALITY BILL – A fairer future…

1,000’s of Velvet-Club members and their friends/ business contacts view the Events Guide and we are adding new lesbian events every day. For more details about the individual events either click on the event “Title” or on “More Info”. Enjoy !!! ...more...

“Job Search” is the UK’s first fully-comprehensive online gay-friendly JobSearch. Over 609 exciting job opportunities from over 260 recruitment agencies that have registered to date:

All Gay-friendly recruiters and employers are invited to have “A Month’s Free Trial” to post unlimited job adverts. All job adverts are posted within 24 hours and will be displayed for 2 months, or less if we receive notification that the vacancy is filled.

1st Page Search Results Listings for Google, Yahoo and the other major Search Engines for search terms inc: "gay friendly employment, "gay jobs" and " gay recruiters". For “A Month’s Free Trial” just click on this link, and we will email you your access codes and then you can start posting your Jobs for FREE - TODAY !!!

Jobseekers can search using up to 7 search criteria including specific recruiter, industry sector, location, salary and keyword search or access our resource centre for more information on: gay business organisations & associations, career building tools, assessment quizzes and distance learning courses.

Our online “Job Search” facility has been created to help you find that perfect job!!! Good Luck.

Whatever the occasion: We Are Having A Party, Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Happy Anniversary, Get Well, I Miss You, Good Luck, Wish You Were Here … send FREE unlimited Velvet e-cards.

Design your own e-cards and select from 1,000’s of images to send elegant to stylish and flirty to fruity e-cards to your friends and partners. We've got all sorts and they’re free to send. Click here for a direct link. Simple as that!

TRAVEL LOUNGE

Planning your next trip ? Once all important decision has been made, make our Travel Lounge your first stop.. helpful information, including weather forecasts,  currency converter, phrase translator, list of international holidays and festivals and much much more. Looking for a new friend, or even a holiday romance at your destination? No need to wait until you arrive - get the holiday started early, make contact with Velvet members living where you are planning to travel to ...more...

Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin : Lesbian Icon: Who? When? Where?

Frustrated at their relationship being widely unaccepted by society, and having to remain largely closeted about their sexuality, Lyon and Martin and a number of their friends formed an organisation, in 1955, to combat this attitude to lesbianism, and gain more rights for gay women. It was called 'The Daughters of Bilitis' or D.O.B. and it was the first group of its kind in the US. The women felt that their plight was not being addressed by the mainly male gay rights groups of that era.

In 2003, Lyon what progress they had originally wanted at the start of the D.O.B. - "We've come a long way from our goal in the 1950s, part of which was to get laws against sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex wiped off the books. The other part was to be considered part of society. We wanted our full rights and responsibilities." ...more...

Detailed biographies of world famous lesbians from the worlds of Art, Literature, Film/tv, Sport, Politics and Music … broaden your knowledge by clicking here!

SHOPPING MALL: Seasonal Elegance from Lookfantastic…

FREE Satin Box Clutch worth £20 when you buy two or more Paul Mitchell products. The woven texture and satin finish ooze sophistication, adding a luxuriously modern touch to your party frock.

Add some relaxing splendour to your beauty regime with the Australian Bodycare Tea Tree & Lavender Candle. Boasting up to four hours burn time and worth £5.99, you’ll be pleased to know it’s a complimentary treat with any two Australian Bodycare products.

Don’t keep your style under wraps, wear it with “pash”-ion with this stunning lookfantastic Grey Pashmina, it’s yours free with any 3 Redken products. Wear this winter wardrobe staple as many ways as you dare! ...more...

DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING HERE ON VELVET-CLUB

We have now found more than 100 new sponsors who are willing to offer you great deals. So go to these sections on the website and check them out!

The Home Page: everything from Clocks to Kitchenware with Contemporary Heaven, book a flight with BMI or Swiss Air or stock up on wine from Majestic

Daily Velvet: book a session and become a star on Songmaker, make a bet to pay for Christmas or buy a DVD

My Profiles: book a weekend at Champneys, get a health check in Harley Street or get some cool eye glasses

Search: Buy some books, get those HD TVs’, Phones, IPods, and get onestopsecurityshop to protect your purchases

Chat online: get some music from Jamster and visit the Microsoft shop and get protection for your laptops!

Events: get your drinks here!

Clubs: Get away from the cold and get into the warm with a holiday or take a cruise check out Home exchange

Club Office: But before you go get your insurance or perhaps get a loan to pay for it all

All this a much more for you to browse and buy!

A GREAT WAY TO PROFIT FROM YOUR FAVOURITE TIPPLE

HARLEY STREET - TREAT YOURSELF TO A STANDARD MEDICAL FOR WOMEN FOR £250

To Velvet-Club Members and Visitors just quote “VELVET-CLUB” and you can Treat Yourself To A Standard Medical For Women (Value £335) for £250.

Wouldn't it be reassuring to find out exactly what shape you're in? Their Standard Medical for Women aims to offer you peace of mind on your state of health. It takes 1 hour, is suitable for Women of any age and consists of the following examinations:

• Blood tests

• The blood test taken is full blood count, kidney function, liver function, cholesterol

• Full medical examination (blood pressure, pulse, height, weight, body mass index, lung function, basic eye and hearing test, examination of heart, chest, abdomen and nervous system)

• We will offer you the option of a breast examination for any abnormality and teach you how to examine them to detect any future signs of breast cancer.

• Urine test for sugar, blood and protein

• Cervical smear (thin-prep)

Number One Health, 1 Harley Street, London W1G 9QD. T: 020 7580 5467
E: info@numberonehealth.co.uk W: www.numberonehealth.co.uk
Opening Hours: Monday – Saturday 9am – 5pm - (Evening Clinic until 9pm most Tuesdays and Thursdays)

See what 2009 has in store for you !!!  – click here to read  your Daily, Weekly and Monthly horoscopes on Velvet-Club.

Russell's rise to fame has been meteoric. Dubbed “Astrologer Royal” by the media, he has syndicated his Stars column to 450+ newspapers world-wide and Russell's Stars have also become a huge hit across the Internet with Britons and Americans alike flocking to read his stars. His best-selling books include: Russell Grant's Sun Signs, Russell Grant's Dream Dictionary, Russell Grant's Astro Tarot Pack and Russell Grant's Book of Birthdays. Russell's latest book 'You Can Change Your Life' published by Random House is already scaling the Best Sellers List ..more..

All Member Profile Searches give top listing to Member Profiles that include a main photograph. Photographs that are 400x400 pixels or 64 kb can be accommodated. Should you wish to have a modesty flash across your face for privacy then please email your photograph with your Screen Name to photos@velvet-club.com and we will do this for you. Photographs will maximise your chances to connect with other members.  Please note that Gallery Search is a search by main photograph only, so if you do not upload a photograph you

will not be able to be included. 

We very much look forward to meeting up with VELVET-CLUB members and guests at our VELVET and CIRCA December Drinks Party at The Queen’s Elm Gallery, 241 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London