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 what I can say was nothing short of an excellent July drinks party we are looking forward to our August drinks party so come and join us in "THE GARDEN and GARDEN ROOM” for a complimentary glass of wine, for guests who arrive between 7-8pm       

Your Hosts – Curtis, Jean Francois, Patricia and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. A great night to network - so chat, flirt or talk shop its up to you !!  There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable …

Enter our LUCKY DRAW for a superb painting on canvas and continue the evening on by collecting Guest Passes for complimentary admission to Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (before 11pm)  Europe’s No 1 gay members club.

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! The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1.

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… . 

Frida Kahlo : Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?

Virginia Woolf : As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.

Sinead O'Connor : To say what you feel is to dig your own grave. 

Amelie Mauresmo: Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons. ..more...

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

The Velvet- Club Lesbian Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go in July !! – 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: from 2009 London Literature Festival to Pride London Parade to Ensemble Drama Workshop to Stonewall 40…

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 21,700 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...

PAT ARROWSMITH: Lesbian Icon: Who? When? Where?

She met her long time lesbian partner Wendy Butlin in 1962. The two remained together until 1976. In August 1979, Arrowsmith married Donald Gardner, although the marriage was annulled on the same day.

In 1964 she was awarded the Holloway Prison Green Arm band and in 1991 she was awarded the Americans Removing Injustice, Suppression and Exploitation (ARISE) peace prize. As a result of her activism with CND she was entered in Who's Who. When asked to list her clubs for this entry, she mentioned the Gateways lesbian club, and was given an honorary life membership.

Arrowsmith's tireless activism on many different issues was mainly funded by numerous jobs she had during the seventies - Farm worker, waitress, office temp, sales person, bartender, cleaner, holiday camp rep - she was thoroughly dedicated to making the struggle in these issues her career, as opposed to settling down to one well paid job. In 1971, she took on the role of assistant editor for Amnesty International - a role which she fulfilled until 1994. Arrowsmith was arrested and jailed 11 times as a political prisoner between 1958 and 1985 ...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 : Go Green with Green People…

What makes Green People products special? They aim to offer you handmade health and beauty products that are 100% natural and certified organic.

They don't use: sodium lauryl/laureth sulphate, parabens, lanolin, synthetic fragrances, colourants, petrochemicals, ethyl alcohol, pABA-sunscreen, formaldehyde, urea, PEG's, DEA, TEA, irritating emulsifiers, harsh foaming agents, or any unnecessary synthetic additives common in many of today's health and beauty products.

It’s healthier on your body AND on your wallet as they offer many discounts, freebies, etc ...more...

See what Summer 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 August Drinks Party at THE ARTS CLUB in Mayfair on FRIDAY 7 August.