Aintree Races

LADIES DAY AT AINTREE - Part 1 THE BEST DRESSED !! As you all know, I have declared April to be ' Wedding Month ' here at Fashion Police Headquarters, and as part of the month-long celebrations, I will be posting several posts on the subject of what to wear to a wedding - royal or otherwise !! I think everyone agrees that the most contentious decision in choosing your wedding attire - as a guest or as a member of the wedding party, and especially if you are either the bride or groom's mother...Read Full Story

LADIES DAY AT AINTREE : Part 2 WHAT NOT TO WEAR (AND HOW NOT TO BEHAVE !!) How to behave and how not to behave is one of those things that you get taught at a very early age, hopefully...what isn't so obvious to a lot of people is what not to wear and how not to behave when you've had a skin-full, and sadly, most of those people find their way up to Aintree every year around this time and get to mingle with the crowd...then the Press manage to sniff the worst offenders out like hungry hounds...Read Full Story

Our second wedding of the weekend found us at a wedding venue we have never visited before (a rarity, as we have been photographing weddings for 14 years). The venue was Aintree Racecourse – famous for hosting the Grand National horse race. But we started at Knowsley Registry Office where the happy couple 'tied the knot' in the outdoor gazebo at the rear of the building. The bride arrived in a lovely Jaguar XF for the wedding, which was an intimate affair with only 25 guests. Arrival at...Read Full Story

Emma Johnson meets the man tasked with feeding 150,000 racegoers at the Grand National. RICHARD BUSFIELD is about to face his busiest three days of the year. As Aintree racecourse’s regional executive chef, it is up to him to make sure some 150,000 race-goers are fed and watered throughout the John Smith’s Grand National Festival . Last year, a team of 106 chefs provided 11,500 covers over the three- day event this year, that figure is expected to rise to a staggering 16,000. Visitors...Read Full Story

AINTREE LADIES DAY 2010 PART 1 - THE BEST DRESSED !!  Friday was the second day of the biggest annual three-day event at the Aintree Race course - this is of course, the Grand National racing event at Aintree, and the second day was of course Ladies Day !! This is traditionally the day when all the ladies get all togged up in their best gear for a marvellous and exciting day out at the races... First, a little reminder :- Contrary to the usual conditions set down for this journal, this is one...Read Full Story