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 October drinks party we are looking forward to our November drinks party so come and join us in THE PIANO LOUNGE/DOVER BAR for a complimentary glass of wine (for guests who arrive between 7-8pm)

Your Hosts – 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 “Coast” a superb photograph 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 250 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.

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Lindsay Lohan -  If I dated as many people as they said I have, then I would be dead, because it's just not possible.
 
Ellen DeGeneres  - Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.

K. D. Lang - Look. Art knows no prejudice, art knows no boundaries, art doesn't really have judgement in it's purest form. So just go, just go.

Virginia Woolf - For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. ..more...

THE LESBIAN EVENTS GUIDE – Whats On and Where

The Velvet- Club Lesbian Events Calendar tells you What’s On and Where to Go !! – 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: Jessica Delfino at Soho Theatre to LGBT Sunday at London Zoo to a Global Summit drinks reception for LGBT Entrepreneurs !!!.

Check back regularly as our 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...

This annual event, now in its eighth year, sees 50 chic dinner parties taking place simultaneously in the capital's best restaurants and private homes. 

After dinner, guests will be chauffeur driven from their dinner venues to a fabulous party at Café de Paris for Camitz vodka cocktails, champagne, music and entertainment. Sophie, a longstanding supporter of THT, will perform an exclusive set for THT Supper Club guests at the Café de Paris.

All the restaurants and caterers involved in the Supper Club have donated their services free of charge to raise funds for THT. Some of the restaurants and caterers already involved this year include Nobu Berkeley St, Hakkasan, Nahm, Benares, Rhodes W1, Annie Fryer Catering, Stem London, William Norris & Company, Cecconi’s, China Tang, and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.
 
In previous years hosts and guests at the Supper Club have included Erin O’Connor, Tracey Emin, Ewan McGregor, Andy and Patti Wong, Anton Bilton and Lisa B, Tom Aikens, Graham Norton and Jodie Kidd. For tickets and further information  see www.tht.org.uk  or contact Becky Harris at Terrence Higgins Trust by email, becky.harris@tht.org.uk or call 020 7812 1663.

The evening starts with a champagne and canapés reception from 7.00pm before moving through to the spectacular Raphael Gallery for the Awards Ceremony. After which the evening continues with further champagne, canapés, food bowls and musical entertainment …

Now in its third year, the awards have become an essential fixture in the lesbian and gay calendar. Sponsored once again this year by Barclays, the ceremony is acclaimed for its celebration of those who have had a positive impact on the lives of lesbian and gay people in Britain. Last year's winners included Dan Gillespie Sells, Val McDermid and Alan Johnson MP

The awards recognise outstanding accomplishment in politics, the media, the arts and sport. A panel of expert judges will make the choice, although once again Stonewall's friends and close friends are being asked to vote in three categories - Hero of the Year, Community Group of the Year (worth £5,000) and the rather less salubrious Bigot of the Year …more...

Contact Michaela Greene on 020 7593 1874  or by email  michaela.greene@stonewall.org.uk

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All Lesbian/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.

In 1996, Sophie and her husband , Paul Hobson, a veterinary surgeon split and she became involved with Korean-American writer, Rena Brannan. Their relationship caused much stir in London at the time - Ward had long been considered a 'Face of the 80's' as a Vogue model.

On their first public appearance together at the London premiere of Evita in 1996, their lesbian relationship took over the headlines. The previous year, Ward had appeared in the TV film A Village Affair - in which she played a bored housewife who leaves her husband for another woman. Sophie Ward has been quoted as saying that her experience making "A Village Affair" helped clarify her own feelings regarding her sexuality, but also delayed her decision to come out, as she did not want it to appear as if she were jumping on the bandwagon of the film's theme.

In 2000, Sophie and Rena Brannan were wed in a well-publicized ceremony held in London, before same-sex civil partnerships were legalized in Britain. They continue to live in the UK, along with Sophie's two children.." ...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!

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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...

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We very much look forward to meeting up with VELVET-CLUB members and guests at our VELVET November Drinks Party at THE ARTS CLUB in Mayfair on FRIDAY 7 November.