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Discover Newport Pagnell's Chicheley Hall: Luxury Hotel in Breath-taking Countryside | Travel

“Nestled in the idyllic countryside of Newport Pagnell, just an hour away from London, lies the stunning Chicheley Hall Hotel. “ This 18th century mansion turned luxury hotel offers the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. With its grand architecture, lush gardens, and impeccable service, Chicheley Hall is a hidden gem that promises a memorable and indulgent…

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What are You Paying for When You Fly First Class Flights from London?

You’re definitely a high-roller if you book first class flights to Cairns from London - but is it really worth it? There are large differences between each tier, especially when compared to economy.

So is flying first class really worth it?

What are You Getting?

The amenities that you will get when you get first class flights to Christchurch from London will vary from airline to airline. These “benefits” will often include:

Priority boarding and onboarding

Bigger seats and legroom

Better meals

Lounge access

Complimentary drinks

Other airlines will provide even better amenities such as full reclining seats or even beds. They can also provide you with a better entertainment system, better bathrooms, a chauffeur service, and pretty much a hotel-like experience in-flight.

Of course, all of these come at a cost. Compared to economy class tickets, first class tickets can easily cost anywhere from 300 to 600 dollars more. Those numbers are definitely going to accumulate if you make multiple trips in a year.

What Should You Get Instead?

If a travel agency in Milton Keynes UK offers you first class tickets, think first. Is the cost going to be worth the benefits? Are you going to be able to enjoy all of the amenities? Can you actually afford to splurge?

If the answer to all of these is yes, then you should go for it.

However, you should know that there are other downgrades that provide similar benefits, at increasing tiers of luxury. If you simply want bigger and better seats, then maybe premium economy flights Cairns to London can be adequate.

Premium economy seats are no frills seats, but with larger legrooms so you don’t feel too cramped.

Even simply getting business class seats can have a huge difference cost-wise when compared to first class seats while providing pretty much the same benefits.

In conclusion, go for what you can afford. Besides, we all depart and arrive the same way in the end.

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Luxury Milton Keynes getaway - Hotel La Tour

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Homely Spaces provides serviced accommodation in Bedford and Milton Keynes. We offer luxury apartments and short-term rentals with all bills included, similar to hotel accommodation. We have a range of AA-certified Homely Spaces to fit your needs, sleeping from 1 to 12 people. Book directly with us to also enjoy perks like discounted rates, earlier check-in times, later check-out times, and free access to Netflix and Disney+.

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Another busy weekend here @fellsfotos Our Luxury Beauty Mirror Booth is in Milton Keynes for Schuco's Christmas Party. One of our Vintage Booths is at @30jamesstreetliverpoolhotel for Mr & Mr Kayll wedding reception. Our Oval Booth is in Telford for DLC's Christmas Party and our other Vintage Booth is @hanbury_wedding_barn for Mr & Mrs Ward wedding reception. #fellsfunbooth #fellsfotos #teamfellsfotos #luxurybeautymirrorbooth #weddingreception #photobooth #photobooths #photoboothwedding #photoboothhire #photoboothparty #photoboothideas #wedding #weddings #weddingday #weddingsplanning ##weddingguest #weddingvenues #weddingplanners #weddingreceptions #weddingreceptionvenues #weddingreceptionfun #weddingreceptionsetup #weddingreceptionideas #christmasparty #corporatechristmasparty #selfiephoto #selfie #selfies #selfietime (at Hotel La Tour Milton Keynes) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClrXiIwsTpg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Alone in this

Max Verstappen x Reader

Fluff, friends to lovers

Word Count: 3,525

Disclaimer: Hey! It’s my first time writing anything and English is not my first language, so please bear with me if there are some mistakes. This story has just been living in my head for the past year and I thought I’d try it here. Hope you enjoy it!

These post-race afterparties are usually held at some 5-star luxury hotel’s rooftop bar and today is no exception. A few hours ago Max got a step closer to becoming the world champion again, but that was honestly one of the last things on his mind. He couldn’t even pay attention to Victoria, who was eagerly telling him what Lio had done in the past week. It’s not that he didn’t care about his nephew - he loved him to bits and it was amazing that his family was here in Italy to support him. It’s just that lately there was hardly room for anything else except for her on his mind.

Everything she did looked so effortless. The way she lifted Jaye up and spun her around the dance floor, the way she moved to the beat, the way she made everyone around her feel light and… happy. It’s like she fits everywhere perfectly. Max was just mesmerised by everything she did and he just couldn’t bring himself to take his eyes off her.

He couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight - she was dancing her heart out with his little sister at some fancy-ass afterparty, not having a care in the world. She had taken off her heels like half an hour ago when she realised it’s absolutely impossible to keep up with an 8 year old while wearing these. They were currently doing a routine to Boney M’s “Sunny”, with Jaye showing her all the moves and her following each and every one of them.

Occasionally, she glanced at Max and motioned him to join them. He loved it when she looked at him like that, full of hope and grinning from ear to ear. It made him feel like maybe he wasn’t alone in this. But every time, he just smiled in return to their invitation and shook his head no, although he would have terribly wanted to go there and enjoy her company. It’s just that he couldn’t let himself fall that deep - if he went there now, dancing with her and his baby sister, it would all feel awfully real. It would feel like she was actually his. And he couldn’t let himself drown too deep into that feeling, because in all honesty, he wasn’t so sure he would have the strength to swim up to reality afterwards.

To be fair, Max had never felt anything like that before. He tried pushing his feelings away for far too long until he understood that there’s literally nothing he can do to keep her from living in his mind rent free. It would have been bearable if it was anyone else, he would just make sure to ignore the person until he forgot them. But with her working at Red Bull in Milton Keynes and traveling with the team for every single race made it absolutely impossible to do that.

As everyone who has ever had an encounter with Max knows, he is really used to getting everything he wants. He has had his fair share of relationships, both good times and bad, but this was something totally new. With every past relationship, he had known what he wanted and well, in short, got it. He had never gotten no for an answer. With half of those girls he wasn’t sure to this day, whether it was because of him as a person or the fact that he’s in the world’s biggest money making sport. But with her… Oh, with her it was something entirely different. She makes him feel like there are no other people on the planet except for them and nothing else matters. And it frightens him.

Max has never felt as vulnerable as he feels now. He absolutely hates it, hates the feeling to guts. For as long as he can remember, his dad has taught him that being vulnerable is the worst thing that could happen to a person. That’s not how real men function and that’s definitely not how you become the champion of the world. But well, now he is the world champion, probably double in a weeks time, and he still feels like that. Because of a girl? Pathetic. How fucking pathetic. Maybe it’s normal? Or even good?

He takes a sip of his beer while his eyes are still glued to the dance floor. It must have been an hour now since they went dancing and Max is surprised that they were both showing no signs of tiredness. And for the entirety of that time, he has probably said like two words and kept his eyes glued to her. He must look like an utter creep right now, but-

“You do know you look like a total creep right now, right?”

Max forces himself to look at Victoria for a moment. To be fair, he absolutely forgot that she’s here and that they’re at a party. A party which in its essence was organised to celebrate his win. And there’s probably tens or hundreds of people here who would want to have a chat or just congratulate him, but he just can’t force himself to go talk some stupid empty bullshit with people he doesn’t even care about, when it means he could miss these wholesome moments in front of him. So he just turns his glance back to his two favourite ladies on the dance floor. The music has changed, a slower melody is playing and Jaye is now standing on her toes while she’s teaching her how to waltz.

“You have nothing to say? You just want to keep on looking like a perv until someone else points it out?”

Max sighs loudly and turns himself fully to Victoria.

“What is there to say? Or what do you want me to say? Huh?”

“Have you told her you’re in love with her yet?”

Max takes another sip of his beer. He is not in a mood to discuss this with Victoria right now. Or maybe ever. 

This is actually the very first time she has bought it up. Everyone probably knows and sees how Max is feeling anyway. A few months ago, Daniel made a joke about him trailing after her like a lost puppy every weekend and he got so mad he didn’t text him back for weeks, which is actually very unusual for them. After that, Dan learned that she is a delicate matter and not a topic to bring up with him right now.

“You’re delusional Vic, there’s nothing to tell. I’m just happy Jaye is enjoying her evening here, that’s all.”

Victoria lets out a loud laugh.

“I honestly don’t understand what your problem is. When will you pull your head out of your ass and finally stop sabotaging your happiness? She clearly feels the same for you, Max!”

Max sighs and looks down at his hands holding the green glass beer bottle in his lap.

“You literally don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You two have been stealing glances back and forth the whole evening and I’ve only been with you for a couple of hours. I can’t even imagine how smitten you two look every weekend and how oblivious you both are to the fact that you are in love with each other. Remind me to ask Daniel for the latest gossip, I’m sure he’ll agree with everything I just said.”

Max sighs again, for the hundredth time that evening. He is in no mood to go down that road with his sister right now.

“Vic, it’s not that simple, I-”

“What is so complicated then? I really do want to understand. Have you talked to her about your feelings? You know that mom thinks you already have a new girlfriend and that it’s more serious than ever because of the way you’ve been acting these past 6 months. She just assumes you’re not ready to tell us just yet.”

Max can’t keep that stupid smile from creeping to his face. His mom has always known him like the back of her hand. But he still thinks he can brush it off and bury the topic.

“Our mom is crazy and you know it.”

“Stop avoiding my questions, Max!”

He quickly checks the dance floor once more, making sure she’s still there and is not going to hear anything he will say next, before turning back to his sister. He is on the verge of spilling everything and at this point, and frankly, he doesn’t really care anymore.

“I.. Okay, fuck it. I haven’t told her anything. And for the record, I don’t plan to either. There’s too much on stake and I don’t want to ruin the friendship we have. I have some stupid little feelings and I’m going to get over them.”

Max knows his feelings may be stupid (well at least in someone’s opinion), but they’re in no way little. He has been feeling like this for a long time now and the longer he thinks about burying his emotions down, the more impossible it seems to him.

“Max, sorry for what I’m about to say, but you are such a fucking idiot sometimes. What ruining the friendship crap are you on about, I have never seen you this afraid of confronting someone and speaking about your feelings. Why do you want to overcomplicate things for the first time in your life? Why can’t you let yourself be happy? You need to think less with your pea sized brain and do what your heart tells you to do. Just like you usually do.”

At this point he can’t even be angry at her, he just can’t help but laugh at that. He knows Victoria is right and for the first time in his life, Max is going above and beyond to overcomplicate something that is supposed to be the easiest thing in the world.

“I.. actually don’t even have anything smart to say back.”

Now it’s Victoria’s turn to laugh.

“Exactly, listen to your big sister for once. No but really, Max, please think about talking to her. There’s no use to torture yourself like that, if you don’t do it, you’ll be forever thinking about what could have been. And beating yourself up about not trying.”

Max knows she’s right and that there’s no point in arguing with his sister even more. Sooner than later he has to talk to her about it. He takes the final sip of his beer and puts the empty bottle on the table.

“I know, Vic. I will when I’m ready.”

Just as he sits back on the sofa and turns his head up, he sees her reaching their booth with Jaye. Her hair is a mess and her forehead is a bit sweaty from all the dancing, but she still looks as beautiful as ever to him.

“Look who finally remembered that I’m here as well? Have you totally forgotten about your big sister, Jaye?” Victoria pulls the little girl to her lap and starts tickling her.

“It’s your mistake you didn’t come, Victoria,” Jaye giggles. “It was so much fun. She taught me so many new dances and I taught her some that I have learned in ballet. But we got tired.” Jaye yawns and puts her head down on Victoria’s shoulder, while her eyes slowly start to get heavy.

At the same time, she plops down on the sofa next to Max and takes a deep breath. Just as Jaye leaned on Victoria, she leans her head on Max’s shoulder and he can feel his heart starting to warm.

“That was quite the dance marathon you two had there,” Max chuckles as he puts his hand around her shoulders and hugs her close. “Thank you for spending time with Jaye. I think she had the time of her life.”

“Ah, don’t be silly, Max, I loved it. I honestly don’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. You definitely need to invite Jaye to more races if Jos lets her come.”

“I will keep that in mind. Just make sure you don’t start spending more time with my sister than with me.”

She looks up from his shoulder and smiles at him.

“Never.”

He smiles down at her and he swears he’d give anything to kiss her right then and there.

“Good. Do you want to have another drink? Or is the dancing queen too tired and would like to call it a night?”

She quietly yawns at the thought of sleeping and takes her phone from her bag to check the time.

“I think I’m actually going to head off. I saw from Instagram that Charlotte came here to see the race, so I really want to say hi to her quickly before leaving.”

“Okay, well let’s find her and then get the hell out of here.”

“Oh, no way, Max, you should say. This party is literally here for you.” She chuckles and takes a sip from her near empty drink from the table. “I really don’t want to burden you or drag you away from here.”

If only she’d know that Max has waited for the last few hours for this god awful party to end. Well, the party is actually not that terrible, but he’d much rather give it all away to spend even 5 minutes alone with her. So he leans down close to her ear and whispers:

“I would actually appreciate it a lot if you’d give me an excuse to leave here. I’ve had enough of the buzz for today.”

She chuckles at that and shakes her head.

“If you say so. I’m going to go find Charlotte quickly and then meet you at the bar, okay?”

“Works for me. Don’t be too long.”

He reluctantly takes his hand from around her to let her put her heels back on and say goodbye to his sisters, after which she dives into the pool of people at the rooftop bar. He tries to follow her with his eyes for as long as possible but after a few seconds she’s nowhere to be seen.

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They now sit in comfortable silence in the Aston Martin, after having their usual post-race change of thoughts. Usually, Max gets the car alongside with a personal driver from the team, but today was an exception. For which he is really grateful now, because it means he gets some uninterrupted alone time with her. She’s staring out of the window towards the setting sun and Max tries to focus on the road ahead, but can’t help himself to steal glances at her relaxed figure. 

Their hotel is actually more towards the city, but since they hadn’t eaten anything after the race, they decided to take a quick trip towards Lake Como and have dinner there. Their tiredness is long forgotten after leaving the party and an authentic Italian meal sounded just like something they need right now. They’re almost there and for the entirety of the car ride, Max has thought about his chat with Victoria.

She whips out her phone and starts looking for the menu of the restaurant they’re headed to. It’s something she always does, so Max is used to hearing every little detail about every single dish on the menu that she can find from the Internet. 

“I think I’m going to get pasta. I’m craving something creamy, so a Carbonara sounds in-cre-di-ble. Or maybe pizza. Oh, but their salads look so good as well.. and I definitely want a dessert. Max, they have panna cotta on the menu! Can we share everything?” she says enthusiastically while scrolling the menu on her phone. He chuckles at that and nods.

“Of course, baby. Anything you want.”

The pet name just slips. God knows he has thought for hours or even days about having to call her his one day, of all the pet names he’d give her, but never once has he said something like this out loud. He has just been too much in his own thoughts for the past 30 minutes and didn’t fully come back to reality.

She takes in a sharp breath and stays silent for a minute. Max thinks that he has fucked it up. Fucked it up tremendously. Why the hell would he say something like that out of the blue? To his best friend? 

But after a moment that seems to last forever, she puts her small hand on Max’s large one which is resting on the gear stick. 

Max can’t describe what comes over him right then and there but he has this overwhelming feeling of wanting to pour all his thoughts out and tell her exactly how he feels. Maybe the gesture from her is the last push and encouragement that he needed to come to the conclusion that he will never, ever be able to suppress these feelings and his longing to be with her is more powerful than anything else he has felt. Ever.

He brings the car to a stop near the lakeside and turns the engine off. He can feel her eyes on him, but he doesn’t dare to turn his glance to her, not right now. He just thinks that if he did, he’d probably want to kiss her right this moment, but he still has some things he wants to get out first.

“Is everything okay, Max? Why did we stop here? The restaurant is a few minutes from here.”

“Let’s get out of the car for a moment, I want to show you something.”

The place they’ve arrived to is quite magical, although he had no intentions on stopping right there. It has an amazing view of the lake and as they get out of the car, she gasps at the sight and walks straight towards the shore and puts her hands on the railing.

“Wow… We’re spending our days and nights on a random circle made of pavement smelling oil fumes when this is just 40 minutes away? I can’t believe it! Max, this is absolutely beautiful! Remind me to convince you to go exploring with me more when we’re travelling.”

Max doesn’t really need any convincing though, he would instantly do anything she wants whenever she wants it. He’s hooked. 

Max stands a few steps behind at first and slowly walks towards her until he is so close there are only millimetres separating his chest from her back. He wraps his hands around her middle and nests his head in the crook of her neck. Just like in the car, she inhales sharply and her breath hitches. Max waits for a second for her breathing to go back to normal and her body to get used to his embrace. He can feel she is holding herself back, but he tightens his grip around her a bit to let her know he is not going anywhere.

“Please breathe, baby…”

She lets out a shaky breath and closes her eyes. They stand there like that for a moment, until Max breaks the silence.

“I’ve wanted to tell you something for a while now.”

He slowly turns her around is his arms to face him. God, she’s beautiful. 

“And what would that be?” she asks him, speaking so quietly it’s hardly a whisper.

“I have been trying to push away my feelings for you for the last six months. I know it sounds cliche but you literally never leave my mind. And- and I thought I can just bury these feelings because I was afraid, afraid of having this kind of connection with someone. I don’t want to get hurt. I hate being vulnerable, so I pushed it all away.

But I realised today when you were dancing at that party with Jaye that I don’t want to keep myself from being the happiest I’ve ever been. I want you to know how in love with you I am, how much I want you to be a part of my life and how badly I want you to be mine.”

Max is out of breath after rambling everything out and now he’s anxious, because he can’t quite read the expression on her face. It’s a weird feeling, Max has never been anxious. Not in difficult racing situations and definitely not with a girl. He has always been the one who can not be shaken by feelings. But that’s probably what makes it real right now with her. 

She looks down at her hands for a moment and exhales a breath she has been holding in the whole time. Max takes his one hand to lift up her chin and forces her to look at him. She finally looks up with watery eyes.

“I thought I was alone in this.”

Max lets out a relieved breath and he swears he has never smiled that big in his life. Not when getting pole positions, not when winning races, not when winning the championship. Not ever. He knows he probably looks like an utter fool right now, just grabbing her face in his hands and forcing their foreheads together, while still smiling from ear to ear. 

She is now smiling as well and a few happy tears have escaped her eyes. Max tries to wipe away the tears quickly.

“How could you think that? At times I thought I’m so obvious that even Helmut freaking Marko can tell I’m head over heels for this girl!”

Her smile grows even bigger and she throws her head back in laughter. Max swears this is the only sight he wants to see for the rest of his life. But he can’t wait any longer, not when he has already wasted so much time being an idiot and not acting on this sooner.

He leans down and presses his lips to hers and instantly feels the hunger for her inside him rise. He can’t hold back the growl that escapes from him when her left hand travels to his neck and the right starts softly pulling on his hair. his hands start roaming her body and he thinks he has to pull away soon, or else he won’t be able to control himself anymore. The kiss grows hungrier and hungrier by the second and all Max can think about is how much lost time he has to make up now. How could he forbid himself this, her the whole time?

Reluctantly, she finally pulls away and a whine escapes from Max. They are both breathing heavily and from the way she is leaning on Max, it seems that her legs will give out any moment if they continue their make out session like this.

“I think I don’t want to go to that restaurant anymore.”

Max laughs at that and pecks her lips once more.

“Me neither. You have to hold me back and remind me not to go double over the speed limit on our way back because there’s nothing more I want right now than to be back at that hotel with you.”

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Minibus Hire Oxford is the Best Option For a Party Tour

Hiring a minibus or a minivan is the perfect way to tour Europe. The laws in Shenzhen countries are very compatible, if you hire car from London you can also go drive up to France and soak into the country. For a group of eight or more minibus hires are terribly suitable and you can take turns and drive.

There are various corporations in and across Europe which runs these rentals and the good corporations have automobiles in up to date conditions with all of the comforts and luxuries to make your journey cosy. One can also make the bookings online and to confirm you want to give out the card details.

Most of them offer unlimited mileage and charge on daily foundation for the minibus hires, but if you want to drive only fifty miles then charging on unlimited basis isn't acceptable different mileage allowances and scales are available too charges for the chauffer driven minibus rentals are higher. Most importantly all these minibuses have GPS navigation system which are useful for directions and particularly if you are driving on freeways and inter country. Anybody who is an authorized driver and is more than twenty-five years old can easily Minibus Hire Oxford.

At the time of collection of the automobile you'll have to hold a suitable identity and an address evidence and driving licence, these are some checks that these rentals have made it mandatory.

all the autos are supplied with all-embracing insurance, this amount is included in the rent. But there are exceptions to the guidelines, and there's access to the excess which means that you will pay for the claim up to a specific quantity, any loss beyond that's paid by the rental company or the insurance corporation.

You may also drive on your own insurance to reduce the rental cost. You can go for additional damage waiver which would increase the rental but cut back the culpability if there is any major damage.

Everyone knows holiday are time to make merry but don't drink alcohol then drive as to avoid unnecessary accidents, you can should inform the rentals if there are additional drivers in the group.

If you are planning on a holiday and have ideas of travelling by road then the best deal would be to hire a min bus especially if there are more than four of you. When travelling long distance by car if there are more than four people, quite frankly it will be quite uncomfortable. This is where hiring a mini bus would be a great idea. The other alternative would be to take two cars, but then you miss out on so much fun unless you are all together. You all get to places at the same time, do not miss out any interesting conversations etc.

Typically a mini bus can seat six, eight, and at the most sixteen people and you can arrange for one depending on the number of people. There are many models that you can choose from and if you happen to have more luggage it would be a good idea to hire a bigger model that an also accommodate your luggage also, as generally mini buses do not have much luggage space.

Minibus services are available in plenty and you only have to enquire about the various services to know which would be the best one to hire. The excitement of travelling all together is something really different bringing about healthy social relationships.When looking for a quality Minibus Hire Bicester service, ensure that they are courteous and prompt in their services. They should also be capable of making the necessary arrangements throughout your tour.

Minibus Hire Milton Keynes  do good business especially as there are ever so many groups of people who come to London on holiday and book minibus services to take them around the city. Minibus hire services can be used for airport picks and drops, during weddings for transporting guests from the hotel to the venue, for sight seeing tours, etc. Before booking a service, have a fair good idea of how many people will be there and the type of transport that you will need. The charges will vary from company to company, so it would be ideal if you do a little homework on the internet before you finally make your choice.

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London Cycle Hire Scheme: Santander Cycles

Santander Cycles is London's self-service bicycle program for short-distance trips. You may rent a bike for as low as £2 per day. There is no need to reserve; simply locate the closest docking station, rent a bike, go for a ride, and bring it back to any docking station.

Santander Cycles operates in London, Milton Keynes, and Swansea and on the Brunel University London campus, among other cities. Over 100 million riders have used its more than 14,000 bicycles in just the capital city alone. Santander has also provided 100,000 coupons for freecycle hiring to health practitioners in recognition of their efforts during the Covid-19 outbreak, which has allowed the bank to assist them. You can go visit the event in London while riding the Santander Cycle

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Ways and nearest tube to reach

Here is the policy of riding the Santander cycle.

Ø  Ride

Each travel is free for the first 30 minutes, with each further duration of 30 minutes charging £2.

You may ride all day for just £2 if you return a bike every 30 minutes.

You have to wait 5 minutes before every ride.

 Ø  Return

To deposit the bike, put it securely into any docking station's vacant docking port and wait for the green light to show.

If there are no docking slots available, choose 'No docking point free' at the terminals and follow the steps to obtain an additional 15 minutes free, allowing you a chance to transfer the bike to the other docking station.

Is it necessary to register for Santander bikes?

Before you may rent a bike, you must first register. You may also enroll for a monthly or annual membership, which is perfect for regular users because it allows you to ride for free for the first 30 minutes of each journey. It saves fuel and don’t break the bank.

If you are looking for the budget hotel in London then consider Park City Grand Plaza hotel in Kensington with luxury facilities in budget for tourist and locals both.

Are Santander bikes equipped with trackers?

"Santander Cycles are a great way for people to enjoy riding around London," said Will Norman, London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner. Serco will be able to record the bikes' performance thanks to the new bikes' built-in Bluetooth and GPS technologies.

 Santander Bike Stations

Santander Cycles provides Residents and tourists to the city with accessibility to 10,000 bikes at over 700 docking station areas throughout central London. They are located every 300 to 500 meters from Hammersmith in the west to Poplar in the east and Chalk Farm in the north to Wandsworth in the south, with plans to expand the program in the coming years. Expect roughly 100 more docking stations around Putney Pier, Vauxhall, and Tower Bridge, totaling nearly 1,000 new docking spots for consumers in these elevated regions. Looking for the Central London location to stay for vacation then end your search here by booking a stay in one of hotels in Kensington in a budget-friendly accommodation across London.

Final Thoughts

Santander bikes are a unique innovation for both Tourists and Locals. Instead of merely strolling, it lets individuals appreciate the beautiful scenery surrounding them. It saves fuel and also serves as a type of exercise. The Santander bike rental is also inexpensive and simple, so you won't have to worry if you're on a tight budget. You may use the Santander bikes to get to work or go on a walk with your buddies. The method is simple; simply go to the nearest station, register, and pick up your bike.

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Winvic wins first major hotel project

Shed builder Winvic Construction has secured its first major hotel job marking its continued expansion into the multi-room building sector.

The firm beat rival bids from Kier, Interserve and Vinci to secure the landmark luxury 260-bed hotel in the centre of Milton Keynes.

As well as being the tallest building in the town at 14-storeys, the hotel includes an eye-catching feature that creates the illusion of the sun on the east side of the hotel off Midsummer Boulevard.

The feature will work by surrounding a 30m diameter circular feature with a mirror cladding system and using external lighting to complete the illusion.

Work has resumed on foundations work at the Marlborough Gate site after being paused because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Nottingham’s Collins Earthworks has the site preparation work.

The hotel is for client Hotel La Tour and when finished will also offer conference room services, a gym and pool facilities as well as a skybar and restaurant accessed by a scenic glass elevator.

Winvic’s design team and pHp Architects have been working closely on the 50m concrete and steel framed building in the pre-construction phase for some months, utilising the 3D design capabilities of BIM Level 2.

Winvic’s Director of Multi-room, Mark Jones, said: “Our experience of constructing extremely high-quality build-to-rent and student accommodation schemes means we are well placed to deliver this exciting project.

“Partnership work behind the scenes to date has been efficient, particularly due to taking advantage of the end-to-end benefits BIM has to offer, and with architects pHp we are truly illustrating cost and resource savings by investing in this approach.

“We are looking forward to seeing the mirror-finished Hotel La Tour take shape on Milton Keynes’ skyline through next year ready for a 2022 opening.”

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Winvic wins first major hotel project

Shed builder Winvic Construction has secured its first major hotel job marking its continued expansion into the multi-room building sector.

The firm beat rival bids from Kier, Interserve and Vinci to secure the landmark luxury 260-bed hotel in the centre of Milton Keynes.

As well as being the tallest building in the town at 14-storeys, the hotel includes an eye-catching feature that creates the illusion of the sun on the east side of the hotel off Midsummer Boulevard.

The feature will work by surrounding a 30m diameter circular feature with a mirror cladding system and using external lighting to complete the illusion.

Work has resumed on foundations work at the Marlborough Gate site after being paused because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Nottingham’s Collins Earthworks has the site preparation work.

The hotel is for client Hotel La Tour and when finished will also offer conference room services, a gym and pool facilities as well as a skybar and restaurant accessed by a scenic glass elevator.

Winvic’s design team and pHp Architects have been working closely on the 50m concrete and steel framed building in the pre-construction phase for some months, utilising the 3D design capabilities of BIM Level 2.

Winvic’s Director of Multi-room, Mark Jones, said: “Our experience of constructing extremely high-quality build-to-rent and student accommodation schemes means we are well placed to deliver this exciting project.

“Partnership work behind the scenes to date has been efficient, particularly due to taking advantage of the end-to-end benefits BIM has to offer, and with architects pHp we are truly illustrating cost and resource savings by investing in this approach.

“We are looking forward to seeing the mirror-finished Hotel La Tour take shape on Milton Keynes’ skyline through next year ready for a 2022 opening.”

  from https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/06/16/winvic-wins-first-major-hotel-project/

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Royal Train conserved from the scrapheap after Queen makes it known it is still her favoured mode of transport

ince the reign of Queen Victoria its well upholstered carriages and reliable engines have transported members of the Royal Household the length and breadth of the country.However, the expense of running the Royal Train led to questions from MPs over its continuing usage and it was exposed in 2013 that it would soon need to be scrapped.But The Telegraph can now expose that the Royal Train is to continue into the foreseeable future.The Queen is understood to have made it recognized that the train is her preferred

mode of transport, and that she believes it to be a cost-efficient and practical method for the royal household to travel.Tests were then performed on the carriages, which revealed the train’s demise had actually been considerably exaggerated.

The Queen with Prince Andrew( right)and Prince Edward(

centre)in a compartment of the Royal Train before departure from London in December 1965 Credit: Popperfoto/Getty Images I nstead of being ready for the scrapyard, Palace sources stated the Royal Train was discovered to be

in far better condition than formerly thought. The source added there was now”no end in sight”to its use.There were doubts over the train’s future when Sir Alan Reid, the Keeper of the Privy Bag, told a committee of

MPs four years ago that the present rolling stock, mainly dating from the 1970s, had only five to 10 years of service life left.After that, he stated, the prospect of changing it would be a “major choice”, including:” The figures are quite

incredible. “However with memories still fresh of the fate of the Royal Private Yacht Britannia-which was retired in 1997 to the Queen’s tearful distress-further tests were brought out on the train’s rolling stock. The Royal Train at Wolverton Works, near Milton Keynes Credit: Phil Marsh s a result

it was found that its life might be extended by many years which with further efficiency savings the

train’s running costs could be reduced.A Palace source stated:”Sir Alan Reid reported to Parliament a couple of years ago that the train may have to be decommissioned soon. Because then tests have revealed it has more life in it than formerly believed. “There’s no end in sight to its usage and no repaired, concurred horizon in regards to when it will end up being unusable or be decommissioned. For the Queen and members of the Royal Household it is a practical and

expense effective method of travelling, enabling them to stay the night close to the area of an engagement the following day– however without triggering the interruption or security expenses that, say, a hotel in a city centre would require.” The train is extremely dear to them. Its somewhere entirely personal, with everything they need on board. Everybody knows exactly what it implies to them.Penny Junor, Royal biographer C ommentators think it will have been explained to Government ministers that the Royal household did not wish to see the train go the same way as the Royal Yacht.Penny Junor, Prince Charles and Prince Harry’s biographer, stated:”The train is really dear to them. It’s fine for them to travel on public transport, but on the Royal Train they

can sleep and, as the Royal Luxury yacht was, its someplace completely private, with whatever they need on board.”Everybody knows exactly what it means to them. Yes, there’s an expense connected to it, but

there’s an expense connected to having a Monarchy and it is exactly what we desire as a nation.” Although the future of the train appears to have been ensured there are doubts over its future home.When not in service the train’s 9 British Rail Mark 3 carriages, couchette and dining vehicle -with their Royal Claret livery and dedicated series numbers starting 2900 -are presently kept and kept in excellent order at an ancient Victorian railway depot in Buckinghamshire. The Queen and Prince Philip leave Manchester by train, 24th May 1961 Credit: Getty Images owever, there are now prepares for a comprehensive redevelopment of the 37 acre Wolverton Functions site, north of Milton Keynes, into stores, apartments and retail facilities, raising questions over where the train will be kept in future.It is understood the Palace is insisting the train should continue to be maintaineded at a safe and safe and secure site from where it will continue to have

fast and simple access to the national rail network when needed to transfer members of the RoyalFamily direct to

city centre locations. Discussions are presently underway between Buckingham Palace, Network Rail -who have main obligation for the train -and St Modwen, the designers behind the ambitious redevelopment plans.There is speculation that if a continued home for the train can not be supplied at Wolverton it will be moved to the Derby train coach and carriage works, presently run by the engineering company Bombardier. The Queen alights from the royal train at Liverpool Street Station, London with four of her family pet corgis on 8th February 1968 Credit: Keystone/Getty Images/Jim Gray T he Royal Train cost ₤ 800,000 in running and upkeep in 2015, down from ₤ 900,000 the previous year.

It makes between around 15 trips annually at an estimated ₤ 52 per mile, compared with ₤ 12 per mile by air.There was criticism after it was exposed a one-way journey in between Windsor and York made by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh

in 2012 cost ₤ 20,221. As a result, the Queen has actually significantly taken a trip on public trains in current years to save money.The newest royal account showthat in 2015-2016 13 journeys were made by members of the Royal household-7 by the Prince

of Wales, five by the Queen and one by the Duke of Edinburgh alone, at an overall expense of almost ₤ 250,000, including a trip by Prince Charles from Ayr to Yorkshire and back to Aberdeen, costing ₤ 33,249. It was last used by a Royal on January 24 and 25 to transfer the Prince of Wales from Edinburgh to leicester and on to Loughborough for a series of royal engagements, including a see to Mountsorrel Train and Rothley Neighborhood Heritage Centre, before being gone back to Wolverton.In-between Royal check outs, the train is kept in engine sheds at Wolverton

run by the German engineering company Knorr Bremse, where it is kept in working order by another German firm, DB Schenker.None of the parties associated with the discussions had the ability to verify last night what will take place to the Royal Train as soon as work starts on changing the Wolverton Works.A representative for St Modwen stated:”We are completely aware of the present dedications in location

worrying the Royal Train and all associated celebrations are in conversations on the topic.”

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