What The SL Team Are Doing For New Year’s Eve

“We’re having eight people to stay over New Year’s, four of them children under seven, so our plans are built around them. We’re hitting Winter Wonderland as soon as the doors open on the 31st, which sounds like torture but is actually totally bearable at that time (it gets busy around midday) and really magical for the kids. There’s also an entire area with rides and games more suited to toddlers. We’ll then drag them away (hopefully not kicking and screaming) to Darby’s in Nine Elms for a long, boozy lunch: the food and atmosphere there are amazing (don’t skip the ‘Big Mac’ beef nuggets). It’s near the Power Station, so we’ll pop over there during the early evening and swing the kids around the ice rink if we need to burn off more energy. 

“At 8pm we’ll do a fake New Year’s ring-in for them, with sparklers and a pretend countdown from YouTube on the TV. Once they’re upstairs in bed, my husband will shuck some oysters delivered by The Wright Brothers, I’ll set out a cheese board, pop some champagne and uncork a double magnum of red procured on trip to France earlier this month. Either the mini karaoke machine or a card game will inevitably come out at some point – neither of which will be very successful (we’ll blame the double magnum for that).”

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“After Christmas at home in the country with my family, I am travelling back to London for an New Year’s Eve dinner party with 20 friends. The theme is silver and we are going to go all out with the decorations. I plan to wear this sequin Topshop minidress. As couples, we are taking it in turn to prepare a course of the dinner. Ours is the starter, so naturally we will be heading to M&S. I’m thinking baked camembert with all the sides, and I want to make really pretty platters. The rest of the courses are a surprise. We plan to play games and finish the evening with fireworks. On New Year’s morning, we’re all going to regroup for a hungover walk around Richmond Park.”

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“New Year’s Eve in our house is always about family, food and a little bit of chaos. This year we’re hosting a dinner party with family friends and my siblings, and I’ll be in charge of the cooking. A big curry with all the sides will take centre stage, followed by our long‑standing tradition: a towering stack of profiteroles for dessert. Once the plates are cleared, sparklers and champagne (Aldi’s own version is excellent value) will light up the garden before we settle in for board games. Our family loves the classics – Articulate  and Trivial Pursuit – and, true to form, my mum will almost certainly win. I’m planning on wearing this black velvet skirt from Nobody’s Child and these sparkly M&S earrings for the occasion.”

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