On Tuesday I was back at Heathrow airport doing magic for the international travellers flying off around the world from Terminal 5.  It's always special doing magic here and you get to meet so many different people.  Some are heading off on amazing holidays, some are off to work abroad, some are on their honeymoon and others are heading home.  Some are excited, some are tired, some are bored waiting for their flight and all of them are surprised to see a magician at an airport - it's a great way to pass the time until your flight is called!

This time around I met a cool "posse" on their way to California, a Dr Who River Song lookalike, a group who claimed to be One Direction (but weren't, although 1D were in T5 somewhere, probably the VIP lounge!) and lots more.  It was great fun as always and I will be back at the Crown Rivers restaurant/bar in T5 on 28th December for some more airport magic!

Over the last couple of days I've done magic at a 40th birthday party in London (congratulations Nuria!), a wedding in Hampshire (congratulations Mark and Cara!) and at Heathrow airport.

I spent the first hour at the wedding doing special magic and balloon models for the children, they really enjoyed it and it give the adults a bit of time to relax and have some peace and quiet!  I also tried out a couple of new magical routines that went down very well and will now be a regular part of my act - look out for the "Mr and Mrs test" and a plastic toy with amazing powers of deduction.

When I arrived at Heathrow I noticed that they had got a few giant Pudseys for Children in Need and had put up the Christmas decorations - some more impressive than others as you can see here, the one on the right in particualr being somewhat underwhelming!

Every time that I do magic at Heathrow it's fun to meet all the different people flying off all around the world.  This time most were going to Aberdeen, Las Vegas, San Diego and Newcastle.  I met an architect, some accountants, a group of oilmen, a couple of pilots and two cage fighters!  They all loved the magic, which was good (I especially didn't want to annoy the cage fighters!)

If you know someone who is flying out from Heathrow Terminal 5 tell them to pop into Crown Rivers restaurant/bar and they may well see me in there doing magic.  It's a great start to your holiday or business trip.

This last weekend has been a real mix of events.  On Thursday I headed up to London for a Christmas showcase at The Gable bar, just round the corner from the Bank of England.  The place was packed with people sampling the free champage, chocolates, canapes and magical entertainment!  There was also a spectacular ice sculpture, which gradually melted during the evening, and waitresses in Santa outfits to add to the party feel.  A great night and I will hopefully be making regular appearances back at The Gable later in the year.

On Friday I was doing magic at a wedding and on Saturday lunchtime performed at a dual birthday party (for a 3 year old and a 63 year old!)  I was then due to do magic at Heathrow airport during the afternoon and the drive there should have taken 20 minutes.  However due to multiple incidents on the good old M25 it took me three hours to travel 20 miles!  I always allow plenty of extra time to get to events (better to be an hour early than five minutes late) but with hours in stationary traffic there was nothing anyone could do and we had to cancel and rearrange the Heathrow magic, details soon.

Over the last few days I've performed magic at two more weddings, an 18th birthday party and back at Heathrow airport - see pictures below.

It has been a great magical Summer but as the weather starts to turn slightly colder thoughts turn to Autumn, Winter and Christmas.  If you want to hire a magician to amaze your Christmas party guests please get in touch soon.

I am also taking bookings for weddings in 2013/2014.  If you want to have a chat and see me in action then I will be appearing at the following wedding fairs, come along and see a demo of the magic!

23 September - Farnham Maltings
7 October - Englemere, Ascot
21 October - Village Hotel, Farnborough
28 October - Bearwood College, Wokingham

August has been a very busy month for weddings and I've been travelling around doing lots of magic.  I'm based in Wokingham, Berkshire but happy to travel anywhere in Southern England (and beyond sometimes) to entertain at parties, weddings and corporate events.  Some close-up magic is a great way to add something amazing and memorable to the day and guarantee first-class entertainment for all of your guests.

I'd like to say thanks and congratulations to Charlotte and Chris, Grant and Jennifer, Alison and Luke, Jackie and Phil and Billy and Kate.  It was a pleasure to entertain at your weddings.

My diary for 2013 is filling up quickly so, if you are planning a wedding, please get in touch soon to book some wedding magic.  If you would like to see a live demonstration of my magic and mind-reading then I will be appearing at a number of wedding fairs during September/October - details soon.

Last Thursday I was back at Crown Rivers restaurant/bar at Heathrow T5.  As I now work there regularly I've been given a security pass which means I can go through the staff security gates and avoid the queues, which is nice.  It's always a bit strange to be wandering around an airport on "airside" but not be going off on holiday!  You are surrounded by excited and nervous people heading off all around the world, but you are there to entertain them for a few hours and then you head back home.  It's fun though and I love meeting different people and showing them some magic while they wait for their flight.  I'm back doing magic at Heathrow 30th August, 14th September and 29th September.

Over the weekend I performed at a birthday party and two weddings.  Near the end of the birthday party there were a few speeches, during which I kept the youngsters entertained so that the adults could have some peace and quiet!  I spent the time making plenty of balloon animals, swords, hats and even a giant octopus.  The weddings were both blessed with glorious weather and one of them featured a rather ambitious human pyramid (see below)!  I'd like to say many congratulations to Hannah and Richard and Ryan and Trudi, all the best for your futures together.

The last month has been very busy.  I've performed at eight weddings, two school proms, four parties, three corporate events and back at Heathrow airport - and also managed to fit in a week in the (very rainy) Lake District.

A couple of highlights were meeting a J.J.Abrams lookalike at Heathrow and doing magic for legendary newsreader Anna Ford.  Pictures below...

By the way, Christmas party bookings are now coming in so if you are arranging a party in December 2012 and would like to add a bit of magic then please get in touch soon.

Over the last few months I have been working regularly at Crown Rivers restaurant and bar at Heathrow airport Terminal 5 (airside).  This is one of the flagship locations within the J.D.Wetherspoons chain and it is always a pleasure to entertain passengers waiting for their flight while enjoying their Crown Rivers food and drink.  It is still quite unusual to have a magician in a restaurant/bar, especially at an airport, and this fact has been picked up by the J.D.Wetherspoons magazine.  Their latest issue includes an article about my magic alongside a couple of nice photos.

If you run a restaurant or bar, especially one in the J.D.Wetherspoons chain, and would like to amaze your customers with some magic please get in touch!  It's a great way to get publicity, stand out from the competition and boost sales.

Yesterday I was back at Heathrow airport doing magic for the passengers.  There were a number of delays so the Crown Rivers restaurant/bar was very busy with people who needed some food, drink and entertainment while they waited.  A bit of magic certainly did the trick and turned a boring wait into an amazing one!  An American family on their way to Toulouse were playing cards to pass the time, so I did some of the magic using their own cards to show there was no cheating going on.  I also met a group of lads heading off for a stag weekend abroad.  The attraction of a magician enticed them into Crown Rivers and once they had all bought a drink I spent a very enjoyable few minutes entertaining them with some card tricks and mind-reading.  My purple top hat also grabbed attention and was tried on by various customers, someone even wanted to buy it, which I couldn't allow, although I did direct them to a shop in Camden that might be able to help.  With the Summer holidays coming up I will be back at Crown Rivers in Terminal 5 (airside) regularly so, if you are flying out through that terminal, please pop in and say hello.