We don’t need much persuading when it comes to attending a party but Thursday’s bash at Aura nightclub is a definite no-brainer.

It’s all in aid of the Snow Leopard Trust, set up in 1997 to preserve the existence of these beautiful creatures, of which only 3500 remain in the wild today across Mongolia and the mountain ranges of Asia. 

Snow Leopards are routinely slaughtered by herders as they have a reputation for killing livestock so the Trust has instigated a community-based conservation program working with locals. It provides the herders with the training and support they need to turn their raw wool into fine handicrafts for the international market and in return, they agree to refrain from poaching the leopard and its key prey.

Let your imagination run wild with the ‘Spirit of Adventure’ dress code (though no real fur – obviously), make new friends at the Snow Leopard vodka luge and leave with a warm and fuzzy feeling that isn’t based entirely on your booze consumption.

Thursday 11th March 2010, 8pm-10pm complimentary Snow Leopard cocktails, cash bar afterwards
Tickets £25 from www.charitygiving.co.uk/charityshop/product.asp?id=472&cat=38
AURA, 48-49 St James’s Street, W1

If you want the super club experience without the crowds, sweat, endless texts tracking down lost friends – not to mention the queues for the bar, let us present the VIP balcony at  the 02’s Matter.

Sponsored by Laurent-Perrier champagne, the design of the balcony incorporates the brand’s distinctive Cuvée Rosé pink spring blossom creative, which contrasts perfectly with the shiny black backdrop of the lounge.

The area which can be hired for up to 145 people, even boasts its own entrance and exclusive bar, ensuring total privacy for guests yet an unrivalled bird’s eye view of the pumping action in the main room below. 

www.matterlondon.com

Pull up your socks and grab your knee pads, Vauxhall Skate is back for one night only and this time it’s on the ice!

After the astounding success of it’s summer 2009 event, Vauxhall Motors has teamed up with some of the UK’s best music, design, and style talents to drive some winter excitement into London for one, very enchanted evening.

On the 28th January, 500 lucky guests will be transported to a moon-lit ice skating rink, encircled by a shadowy forest. Once inside they’ll enjoy a truly unique, super-stylish event with celebrity DJ’s, wintery drinks, four-wheeled art commissions and gingerbread, as well as plenty of other magical treats.

Confirmed celebrity DJ’s providing the ultimate soundtrack to cut some ice to include Coco Sumner and Paloma Faith.

And back by popular demand, the famous Car-aoke Corsa will be making a stylish reprise with special hosts signed up to get the car rocking with the ultimate party tunes. Once guests have perfected their skating they can thaw out inside the ultimate cosy retreat from the midwinter elements.

Confirm your exclusive free ticket to enjoy the last and most charmed ice skate of the season.  But you’d better get your skates on so you don’t miss out! 

See www.vauxhalliceskate.co.uk for more information on how to reserve your ticket.

You might be more accustomed to drinking your body weight in wine at Kate Moss and Mark Ronson’s favourite boozer, however, next month you can work off your Christmas weight gain at the
newly introduced Paradise Boot Camp. Every Saturday morning throughout January, popular west London gastropub Paradise will host a series of personal training sessions with leading experts
in heath and fitness development.

Available to everyone and totally complimentary, patrons will don a sweatband and head to nearby Queens Park for a fun and energetic group workout.

As well as saving your pennies by attending these free sessions, every attendee will be rewarded for their efforts with a £20 voucher to spend in the dining room where you can indulge (though not too
heavily we trust) in Tim Payne’s menu of comfort food classics. 

Meet at 11am at the bandstand in the beautiful surrounds Queens Park any Saturday morning (January, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) for an energising power detox smoothie provided by the team at
Paradise before getting started.

Classes are graded to suit your ability, whether you are a beginner, experienced or just looking to get back into a regular exercise routine after a gluttonous festive period. The classes are
designed to burn fat and help take your fitness forward.

Til then, you can prepare by throwing some shapes at the venue’s NYE masked ball.

Contact Paradise on 020 8969 0098 or email bookings@thecolumbogroup.com to sign up to Paradise Bootcamp.
Paradise by way of Kensal Green
19 Kilburn Lane, Kensal Green, London W10 4AE
www.theparadise.co.uk

Those fearing the consequences to the line of their party frocks from those calorie laiden Christmas staples of egg-nog and mulled wine will be pleased to learn the secret of Chelsea’s party girls. 

Before heading upstairs to it’s super secret VIP lounge, The pre-Raffles brigade head out early to Sushinho, King’s Road’s award-winning fusion eaterie.  In addition to its healthy Japanese Brazilian cuisine, the restaurant’s mixologists are now serving up a delicious new selection of cocktails that are high on luscious ingredients but low on calories!

Going down a storm on the circuit is the Cherry Tea Martini, a beguiling blend of green tea, cherry vodka and Campari.  And better still, it contains only 90 calories – almost half that of a regular
Martini leaving you shaken, stirred and ready to strut your funky stuff on the dance floor as opposed to smuggling a booze baby under that body-con Herve Leger. 

And whilst it probably won’t count towards your five a day, the Cucumber Sour is a refreshing combo of cucumber and Hendricks Gin with a touch of Midori, weighing in at a positively saintly
140 calories – way less than a round of cucumber sarnies.   … young Royals take note! 

For sheer guilt-free indulgence, Sushinho’s Skinnyberry – that’s rye whiskey, cranberry, lime juice and fresh raspberries – will set you back a mere 86 calories (about the same as a pot of LA celebrity favourite, Pinkberry fro-yo as it goes) whilst a trifling 90 calories is all that stands between your pancake flat abs and a Sangria Sparkler, a fabulous mix of dry red wine, brandy, orange liqueur and soda water.

Sorry girls, your secret’s out.�
Sushinho, 312-314 King’s Road, London, SW3 5UH, 020 7349 7496, www.sushinho.com