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Strictly Come Dancing Judge Craig Horwood is set to come out of hiding for series 2 of children's BBC show Big Kidz to be screened in January 2008. Clare Hodgkinson of ATIT Productions wrote to Elisabeth Piner of Having A Ball Dress Hire in Sept' 2007 saying "The show is about a celebrity who hides in a families house for 2 days without one of the parents knowing. The celebrity this week is Craig Revel Horwood, judge on strictly come dancing. We are looking to get a dress for the show as it will be the theme used for all the sketches. The show is an hour long and the first series did really well with up to 70,000 viewers". Elisabeth Piner is no stranger to dressing celebritites. She and her Kingston-based company Having A Ball Dress Hire, are called upon every year to provide dresses and dressing services for the annual Ladies Championship Ball at Wimbledon. In a note to Elisabeth Clare said "Thank you so much for the dress you gave us for the BBC show Big Kidz featuring "Strictly Come Dancing" judge Craig Revel Horwood. As you can see the dress looked amazing."

Love all for tennis stars  A Kingston dress designer, who dresses top Wimbledon tennis players for the All England Club's seasonal ball, is celebrating her 15th year in the business.  Elisabeth Piner, who runs Having a Ball Dress Hire, dresses celebrity clients for the prestigious annual Wimbledon championship ball at the Savoy Hotel.  Ms Piner has just launched this season's collection at her studio in Kingston, where three models showcased her latest designs to 50 invited guests Ben Douglas, director of Fusion Dance Academy in Surbiton, drew the raffle at the upmarket event.  Ms Piner has dressed many Wimbledon champions, including Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Angelique Widjana, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, Steffi Graf, Lindsey Davenport and Jana Novotna.  However, she does not only concentrate on big names. She also has a client base of women from the Kingston area who just need a dress for a particular event.  She said: "I am just as likely to find that busy mums and business women, who want to look glamourous for a special occasion, make appointments to be pampered by my personal service."  Shoes, bags and jewellery can also be hired to complement the dresses.  For more information, phone 020 8549 6320. The Surrey Comet