Fork Out for Trinity during Trinity Week!

From 6th – 12th October 2008, local businesses are getting involved with Trinity Week – a week where we celebrate the work of the Hospice and aim to raise a little extra money for our services too! With Saturday 11th October being World Hospice Day, we are asking local businesses including pubs, bars and restaurants to come on board with our new initiative, ‘Fork Out for Trinity!’

We have had a great response so far, with the following venues getting involved in different, creative ways. If you would like to find out more, call Laura Williams on 020 7787 1054 or email lwilliams@trinityhospice.org.uk

Metro Garden Restaurant and Bar, 9 Clapham Common Southside, are adding £1 to every customers bill which will be donated to Trinity. Its a peaceful haven serving delicious food right next to Clapham Common tube – not to be missed. Call 020 7627 0632 to book

Lost Society,Winner of Time Out Best Bar 2006 on Wandsworth Road, are inventing a cocktail list for the week and donating £1 from every drink sold to Trinity – go and taste one for yourself! www.lostsociety.co.uk

The Tim Bobbin on Lilleshall Road, SW4, are adding £1 to two main meals which will be donated to Trinity. A lovely little gastro pub, with a pretty garden, which produces great fresh food. Call 020 7738 8953 to book your table.

The Exhibit Cinema and Restaurant Bar, 12 Balham Station Road, SW12 is a boutique 24 seat cinema which is kindly donating £1 from each ticket sold during the week and adding £1 to an item on the menu. Check out http://www.theexhibit.co.uk/ for more details on whats on or call 020 7738 8953

The Pepper Tree, 19 Clapham Common Southside, SW4 are putting collection tins and Trinity information up in the restaurant and will be talking Trinity for the week! Serving great Thai food for thirteen years, at very reasonable prices – www.thepeppertree.co.uk

The Normanby, 231 Puntey Bridge Road, SW15 2PU – if you have discovered this great pub as yet, its an independent neighbourhood bar and restaurant tucked away on PutneyBridge Road. Open seven days a week, serving modern British food from brunch through to dinner. Be it for a Sunday Roast or week day dinner, the bar can cater for drinks with friends or large bookings for receptions or celebrations. They will be raising funds for Trinity during the week.

To book, email reservations@thenormanby.co.uk or call 020 8874 1555 www.thenormanby.co.uk

Four o Nine,409 Clapham Road, SW9 9BT (entrance on Landor Road) is an intimate first floor restaurant hidden away in Clapham North. This secret gem has received acclaim from local residents and critics alike. Serving modern French food in a cosy, intimate environment. They will be putting £1 on a menu item during the week.

To book, email reservations@fouronine.co.uk or call 020 7737 0722 www.fouronine.co.uk

The Clapham North, 409 ClaphamRoad, SW9 9BT, is all about young professionals.  Open seven days a week from 10am, with a late opening Friday and Saturday, ‘the north’ has become an absolute must for the local twenty something residents of Clapham……from brunch, to drinks in the week with friends to celebrating a birthday, its here it happens….bookings for brunch, drinks and celebrations welcomed! They will be raising funds for Trinity during the week.

To book, email reservations@theclaphamnorth.co.uk or call 020 7274 2472 www.theclaphamnorth.co.uk

Iniquity, 8-10 Northcote Road, London, SW11 1NT is the quintessential neighbourhood cocktail bar. Located on the fashionable NorthcoteRoad, Iniquity serves up superbly crafted cocktails, fine wines and finger foods in an elegant, relaxing atmosphere. They will be serving up a Trinity cocktail for the whole month! Call 020 7924 6699 or visit http://www.iniquitybar.com/

The People’s Republic, 16a Clapham Common Southside, SW4 7AB, is firmly established as the bar of choice on ClaphamHigh Street. Perfect for chilled midweek lounging and dining, partying until 2am at the weekend, and then recovering on one of our sofas with our brunch menu and the best bloody Mary in town, and also serving a Trinity cocktail for the whole month! Call 020 7978 2691 or visit http://www.iloveclapham.com/ 

A group of employees from Tate Recruitmentare bravely taking part in a skydive for Trinity on Saturday 11th October! Contact Morwenna on 020 7787 1085 for more information about skydiving for Trinity.

If you can think of anyone who might like to get involved in the Week, or if you would like to do something yourself, don’t hesitate to give us a call on Laura’s number above!

The Establishment, 45-47 Parsons Green Lane, SW6 4HH, is situated in Parsons Green, directly opposite the tube station. Smart, stylish and strikingly handsome, The Establishment features a large open-plan lounge bar, elegant restaurant, glass-walled courtyard and decadent double-height dining room, set to impress. Come  down and try out a Trinity cocktail for the whole of October! Call 020 7384 2418 or visit http://www.theestablishment.com/

Broome and Delancey, 35-37 Battersea Rise, SW11 1HG, is named after two of Manhattan’s most vibrant and eclectic streets, Broome & Delancey combines Parisian glamour with New York vitality. Situated near Clapham Common, this classic yet contemporary restaurant features a striking open plan kitchen, two attractive dining spaces, an al fresco terrace and a dedicated cocktail and wine bar and will also be serving up a Trinity cocktail for the month. Call 020 7228 9400 or visit http://www.broomeanddelancey.com/

morechampagne, More London Place, on Tooley Street, SE1 2HZ, is a classy venue serving great simple food and special champagne. They will be exhibiting our Larger than Life celebrity portraits from 6th – 12th October so go along for a glass of bubbly and to view the show!

The Butcher and Grill, 1 Bishops Wharf, 39-41 Parkgate Road, Battersea SW11 4NP, is a unique combination of a modern butcher shop, an informal restaurant, serving all the produce from the shop, and a casual bar serving coffee and patisserie in the morning during the week and full breakfast at the weekend. They will be kindly offering customers a complimentary Trinity Hospice canape and drink and accepting donations towards Trinity during the week.

To book, call 020 7924 3999 or visit www.thebutcherandgrill.com

The Fish Club, based at 189 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, SW11 1TH (020 7978 711557) and also at 57 Clapham High Street, SW4 7TG (020 7720 5853) is taking part by creating a Trinity Salad for the week and donating some of the profits directly to the Hospice. Based on the idea that ‘Fish and Chips’ doesn’t have to be a tired old greasy bag of carbohydrates and tasteless battered objects, The Fish Club believes that it can and should be the takeaway meal of the 21st century. See www.thefishclub.com for more details.

El Rincon Latino, 148 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6BX is a great tapas bar serving authentic food at reasonable prices and will be taking part in Trinity Week. Call 020 7622 0599 to book!

Grafton House, 13-19 Clapham Old Town, SW4 0JT is an attractive, contemporary lounge bar and restaurant, serving well crafted cocktails in the bar with a classy modern British brassiere using top quality seasonal and organic produce, simply prepared with care and passion. They are adding a voluntary £1 to customer’s bills and if they raise enough, they will let one member of staff skydive with proceeds going to Trinity! Above a certain amount, even more staff will skydive for Trinity! Call 020 7498 5559 or visit http://www.graftonhouseuk.com for more information.