Monthly Archives: September 2019
Baby Giraffe Thea’s Late, Late Show
A baby giraffe, whose birth was featured on BBC’s Animal Park, has finally made her first public appearance at Longleat – four months later than expected. Keepers had anticipated the Rothschild’s giraffe, named Thea, would be born back in May. However she kept everyone waiting at the Wiltshire safari park and didn’t actually arrive until […]
Go Ape…in the dark
After-hours Sundown Series promises ‘extreme’ evening adventure Thrill-seekers are being invited on a new night-time adventure, coming exclusively to selected Go Ape sites this Autumn. Those looking for an out-of-the-ordinary, after-hours experience this Autumn should look no further than the limited-edition Go Ape Sundown Series, where you can enjoy the high ropes of Go Ape […]
Go Ape! Coventry (Coombe Abbey Hotel) launches Axe Throwing
Coventry customers first to experience this unique activity at Go Ape Go Ape! Coventry (located beside the Coombe Abbey Hotel) has launched Axe Throwing, a fun and challenging 60-minute activity in the great outdoors, for those who want to get their lumberjack kicks in the forest. Designed to offer a competitive ground-based activity which can […]
Endangered Tiger Cubs Enjoy First Taste of The Great Outdoors
A pair of Endangered Amur tiger cubs – the world’s largest big cats – has ventured outside for the first time at Longleat Safari Park. Although initially cautious, the cubs, a male called Rusty and a female called Yuki, soon overcame their nerves and began exploring their outdoor enclosure, under the watchful gaze of mum […]
Viscountess Weymouth Gives Strictly Come Dancing Partner Aljaž Guided Tour of Longleat Safari Park
Emma, Viscountess Weymouth, and her Strictly Come Dancing partner Aljaž Škorjanec took a well-earned break from training to enjoy a tour of Longleat Safari Park. As well as getting to hand feed one of the famous Wiltshire wildlife attraction’s resident Rothschild’s giraffe, Emma also introduced Aljaž to one of her favourite animals – Ebun the […]
Plans For New and Bespoke EventCity Submitted
Plans have been submitted by EventCity, proposing the creation of a state-of-the art events venue in TraffordCity. If approved, the impressive relocation scheme will see EventCity move from its current location on Barton Dock Road, to the present site of Soccerdome. The new site in TraffordCity will bring the venue closer to several existing leisure […]
Longleat’s Sky Safari Breaks All Records
Bumper crowds enjoyed a hot air ballooning extravaganza at Longleat over the weekend. Now in its fourth year, Sky Safari welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to the Wiltshire Estate. Sky Safari is Europe’s largest annual hot air balloon event and attracts pilots from as far afield as the USA, United Arab Emirates and Lithuania […]
Get Ready For The Party Season
By Ben Gray Despite a few ups and downs with the weather, summer 2019 has been pretty fantastic. As the season now fades into autumn, with Christmas just around the corner, let’s keep the good times rolling, as the party season gets into full swing. It’s time to start booking venues and events for all […]
Aerial Animals Give Longleat’s Sky Safari a Flying Start
Longleat’s Sky Safari hot air balloon event lived up to its name on Tuesday when a group of exotic animals took to the skies above Longleat House. The launch of the animal-shaped balloons, which included a koala, a cheetah, a wolf, a panther, a lion and an owl, marked the official start of Europe’s largest […]
Why our ‘customer is king’ ethos means more than just service
CYE is built on the ethos that states, customer is king. We live this philosophy every day, but rarely have we explained what it means to us, and why it is important to you. To some organisations, customer is king simply means customer service. At CYE, this is not enough. Yes, of course, we are […]