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Elevate Mentoring Programme Season Three Launches With New Applications Open Until The January 18th
The team behind the Elevate mentoring programme have announced the launch of its third season and intake for new mentees and mentors, which is now live. Registrations will remain open until January 18th with all partnerships announced by the first week in February. Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Madness comes to Central Hall Westminster in live BBC concert
Central Hall Westminster has announced that Great British pop band Madness will perform at the venue in a live concert on BBC One for the channel’s annual New Year’s Eve celebrations.
This is the sixth year running that the BBC has chosen the iconic central London venue for their New Year’s Eve broadcast, with previous sell-out performances including Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Robbie Williams, Bryan Adams, Queen + Adam Lambert and Gary Barlow.
The much-loved band will be performing their greatest hits in the central London venue’s Great Hall in front of a live audience of 2,000 and an expected television audience of millions.
During the evening, the band will also collaborate with the Kingdom Choir, best-known for their unforgettable performance at the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Continue reading
The Collection Events Put People First With The Anatomy Of A Successful Conference
The Collection Events is continuing its drive to promote truly personalised event experiences and have created an interactive guide to curating a successful conference with an anatomical twist. Recent research reinforces the importance of balancing the human and digital experiences of conference events. Conferences need to be offering unique experiences for attendees and enable them to be social, expand their network and take both business and personal value from the event. And this is where technology is key. Continue reading
Clean and Green at Sandy Park
Sandy Park has made it their mission to provide a ‘cleaner and greener’ future for visitors attending the award-winning Exeter venue.
With Sandy Park regularly welcoming in match-day crowds in excess of 11,000 – and the extensive Conference & Banqueting Centre playing host to a wealth of events, conferences and functions – the need to provide a cleaner, environmentally-friendly and renewable future has never been more important. Continue reading
Sandy Park Hotel’s vision of the future
This is the exciting vision of the future for the new £25 million hotel at Sandy Park.
The state-of-the-art hotel is the next stage in the development plans of Exeter’s award-winning Sandy Park complex, which is home to Gallagher Premiership Rugby club Exeter Chiefs, and the region’s premier Conference & Banqueting venue. Continue reading
New event menus for 2019 revealed
Sandy Park’s conference and banqueting menus for 2019 have been confirmed, celebrating the wealth of seasonal produce available from across the region.
A range of menus are on offer at the award-winning venue to suit all events from small meetings to large conferences and celebratory dinners, and all have been refreshed for events in the new year and throughout 2019. Continue reading
Another record breaking Christmas season at Sandy Park
It seems Sandy Park is at the top of everyone’s Christmas wish-list with the award-winning Exeter venue set for a record-breaking festive period. Already over 5,500 people are set to tuck into one of the many lunches and party nights being served up at the popular Conference & Banqueting Centre during the month of December.
Head Chef Craig Beacham is already well entrenched in his prep for the cavalcade of meals he is set to produce not only just inside Sandy Park, but also for the two upcoming Exeter Chiefs matches, which are set to bring in five-figure crowds between now and Christmas Eve. In what is sure to be a manic period for the Sandy Park kitchen, Craig and his team will cook over 200 turkey crowns; half a tonne of potatoes, 250 kilos of carrots and over 3,000 Christmas puddings. Continue reading
Asian Weddings at Allianz Park
Hosting the perfect Asian wedding can be complicated – the guest list can often grow (and grow!) and finding a venue that can accommodate a large wedding party comfortably can be a tricky business. Here at Allianz Park, we are proud to say that we are well practised in holding numerous Gujurati, Punjabi, Sikh and Muslim weddings with our in-house team on hand to hold yours throughout the planning process. Our experienced team understand that each celebration is different and will work with you to create the perfect day, whilst ensuring that tradition is upheld throughout. Continue reading
Success for Well Met at CN Academic Venue Awards
Well Met, the conferencing office of Leeds Beckett University, won two awards at the Conference News Academic Venue Awards 2018, held recently (27 November) at The Great Hall, University of Birmingham.
The awards recognise excellence in the sometimes-overlooked academic sector of the events industry. The standard of entries was exceptionally high, and judges praised both the overall strength and evolution of the sector. Continue reading
College Court scoop ‘Best Catering Service’ at Academic Venue Awards!
On Tuesday 27th November the Academic Venue Awards celebrated the best of the best by bringing the UK’s top Academic Venues together with event buyers to network, share best practice, highlight progress and celebrate successes.
College Court, the University of Leicester’s dedicated Conference Centre and Hotel were delighted to have won ‘Best Catering Service’ at the AVA’s. Our catering partner; Wilson Vale truly go above and beyond and have a deep passion for our business. Our award winning chefs create inspirational dishes, whilst keeping focus on presentation ensuring we stand apart from our competitors. They consistently exceed both College Courts and the client’s expectations with their outstanding event catering. Continue reading