Venues & Events

Longleat’s big game help big names enjoy their corporate experiences

Details: Category: Venues & Events; Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 14:11

Longleat House, Safari & Adventure Park - one of the best known attractions in the UK - helped to get the corporate world’s jungle drums ringing-out during the recent festive season.
Some of the best-known brands in Britain opted to stage their Christmas events at Longleat in Wiltshire, and all of the feedback appears to suggest that the attraction could become the leader of the pack when it comes to hosting corporate experiences with a difference.

De Vere Venues dig deep for charity during exclusive Burns Night Ball

Details: Category: Venues & Events; Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 14:04

Annual event has raised over £290,000 for charities over the last four years.

De Vere Venues, the UK’s No1 provider of conference, meeting and events space hosted its 5th Annual Burns Night charity event at Wokefield Park, Reading on the 24th January 2014.
The De Vere Venues Burns Night charity dinner remains one of the most eagerly anticipated black-tie events in the industry’s social calendar, with a raft of high profile corporate clients and leading figures from the meeting and events industry in attendance.

National Motorcycle Museum celebrates 30th anniversary

Details: Category: Venues & Events; Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 12:27

The National Motorcycle Museum, based in Birmingham, is celebrating 30 years since opening its doors in 1984 with a number of events including a pop-up gallery, ‘A Celebration of the Motorcycle’.
To celebrate 30 years of the National Motorcycle Museum, a number of different events will be held at the museum throughout the year, including screenings of key British races, such as the GB MotoGP, and a pop-up art gallery, featuring work from artists, art students and local school children. A venue showcase event will also be held, which will see corporate event bookers, agents and wedding planners visit the museum to find out what the in-house team can offer.

Keele Hall chosen to host county’s Good Food Awards

Details: Category: Venues & Events; Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 11:40

Good start to New Year after successful 2013

Keele University is licking its lips over an event contract it has just been awarded. It has been chosen to host this year’s Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards.
This is a great start to 2014 after a successful 2013 for the academic venue when it welcomed 125,000 visitors and accommodated more than 17,300 wedding and banquet guests.

‘Make It Yours’ campaign uses The CCD as a canvas

Details: Category: Venues & Events; Published: Wednesday, 29 January 2014 11:18

Friday 31 January is last day for entries

Dublin’s landmark is The Convention Centre Dublin. This, literally, outstanding building on the banks of the River Liffey has been offered as a canvas on which any event organiser has been invited to play with their imagination. In November 2013 Elaine Phillips, Head of Marketing & Communications launched the interactive campaign under the heading of ‘Make It Yours’. The project closes on Friday, January 31 2013, but hundreds of entries have been received.