Nick Kenton, who is the head of sale’s at Lord’s Crickets Ground meeting and event space came in to see us this week. Here are 5 key facts about them:
•The J.P. Morgan Media Centre won the Stirling Award for architecture when it was built in 1999. It will re-open in May 2017 following extensive refurbishment.
•Lord’s Cricket Ground houses the world’s oldest sporting museum and includes the Ashes Urn, the most famous symbol in cricket.
•The Victorian Grade II* listed Lord’s Pavilion was built in 1889 as the Clubhouse for Marylebone Cricket Club and includes 4 venue spaces available to hire for events.
•A new stand called the Warner Stand is currently being built and will open for events from June 2017.
•The catering was brought ‘in-house’ in 2005 to give more control over the quality of the food and drink and to provide the highest level of customer service.
CEME Conference Centre came in to see us this week. Here are 5 key facts about them:
1. CEME Conference Centre is a Gold accredited purpose-built, ultra-modern events and conference venue.
2. Offers innovative, stylish, flexible and highly competitive solutions for all event and meetings requirements from a high-tech 120 seat auditorium to flexible meeting and conference rooms and exhibition space for up to 600 delegates.
3. Supported by an experienced events team dedicated to the highest standards of quality and service at very competitive prices, CEME Conference Centre is Accredited in Meetings’ at the highest Gold Standard with the Meetings Industry Association – the only venue in Essex or East London to achieve Gold and is a ‘World Host’ venue for the delivery of exceptional customer service and members of ‘Conference Centres of Excellence’.
4 Member of ‘Inclusive London’ for the provision of mobility access and DDA compliance with level access throughout the site.
5 CEME is a ‘not for profit’, regeneration charity offering exceptional value and are signed up to Fair Pricing Policy.
HIC Yorkshire came in to visit us this week. Here are 5 key facts:
•Central location within the UK with easy road, air (Leeds Bradford Airport) and rail links in partnership with Virgin Trains including organiser and delegate discounts
•Town centre location with a wide range of accommodation options offering over 2000 bedrooms within walking distance and a multitude of restaurants and bars for after hours networking.
•Flexible venue space: 2000 seat auditorium, 1000 seat Edwardian Theatre, plenty of breakout space and 13500m2 of space – use as much or as little as you need
•Conference rooms come complete with AV package and technicians as standard
•If you are looking at event dates in 2016 or early 2017 – we’ve some great deals available on selected dates
The Birmingham Conference and Event Centre (BCEC) is due to open later this year in Autumn. The centre will have over 2000 square metres of event space which will include 20 meeting rooms plus 6 banqueting suites. Across the 20 meeting rooms the capacity will be 1,450 delegates whilst the banqueting suites will range in size too and fit between 30 – 750 guests.
The centre is located in central Birmingham on Hill Street and will have all required AV and catering requirements on-site.
Belarusian capital Minsk has unveiled its first five-star hotel with the 217-room Minsk Marriott Hotel by Marriott International. The luxury property includes 25 suites, as well as its own Mediterranean-inspired restaurant with a private dining area for ten people. The hotel has also brought an additional 940m² of meeting and event space to the city, which includes 8 breakout rooms and a grand ballroom capable of catering for a maximum of 600 delegates.
Hotel Football in Salford offers a number of options for team building exercises. The rooftop football pitch, ‘Heaven’, is popular for activities from 5-a-side to BBQ’s. Earlier this year, a European insulation company held a team building initiative for 100 of its employees. The rooftop pitch was transformed into a hub for a series of miniature Guinness World Record attempts, from dominoes to tiddlywinks, with the day culminating in a penalty shoot-out and dinner.
The hotel works with each organiser to create something different and completely unique to ensure their experience is as memorable as possible.
The Majestic group is opening a new 4-star property in the very heart of Barcelona. Midmost Hotel an exclusive boutique hotel is right in the heart of Barcelona, with a total of 56 modern and luxurious bedrooms, a roof top solarium, pool and cocktail bar and meeting space for up to 25. The hotel is perfect for a small incentive programme that requests attention to detail and quality of service.
Novotel Stevenage is located just off of the A1 (M) motorway and within Knebworth Country Park. The hotel has just completed a £3.5 million refurbishment across the whole venue including their 102 bedrooms. All of the rooms are very fresh and modern and have a contemporary feel to them. Likewise, the meeting space has undergone a complete makeover which includes all 6 meetings rooms including the Lytton Suite which is the largest and can fit up to 150 theatre style. As for the public areas, the bar and restaurant leads off from the lobby area and is quite funky with bright splashes of turquoise and greens and there is also a small outside terrace area which can be utilised for al fresco dining.
Barbican centre is a non for profit organisation which relies heavily on the support of the business events team. With the help of our commercial business this helps continue keeping Barbican centre stay alive and open!
Barbican centre is home to the largest conservatory in central London, which is home to over 2000 varieties of Tropical plants including coy carpe and 2 full time gardeners.
Milton Court the most recent addition to the Barbican portfolio is home to the famous Guildhall school of music and Drama, which is homes an auditorium for 608 people. The graduates from this school are Daniel Craig, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom & Hayley Alwell!!!
The Barbican centre has 208 different entrances and fire exits! However 1 very easy and noticeable main entrance on Silk street!
The Centre took over a decade to build and was opened by The Queen in 1982, who declared it ‘one of the modern wonders of the world’ with the building seen as a landmark in terms of its scale, cohesion and ambition.
Due to open any day now, the newly built il Sereno Lago di Como will be an exclusive resort by the shores of the beautiful Lake Como in Northern Italy. Il Sereno is located on a scenic promontory along the lake’s eastern shoreline, offering stunning views over the glistening water, dramatic mountains, and the adjacent village of Torno. It’s also a short six mile drive from the popular city of Como. Il Sereno is located roughly an hour’s drive away from both of Milan’s major airports, Malpensa and Linate. It’s also less than an hour from both Lugano and central Milan.
The property is due to feature spacious bedrooms, (the smallest room is over 650 sq-ft), as well as private terraces, secluded gardens, and a 60-foot infinity pool. The hotel has also promised there will not be a single space on property without a panoramic view of Lake Como.
Due to open any day now, the newly built il Sereno Lago di Como will be an exclusive resort by the shores of the beautiful Lake Como in Northern Italy. Il Sereno is located on a scenic promontory along the lake’s eastern shoreline, offering stunning views over the glistening water, dramatic mountains, and the adjacent village of Torno. It’s also a short six mile drive from the popular city of Como. Il Sereno is located roughly an hour’s drive away from both of Milan’s major airports, Malpensa and Linate. It’s also less than an hour from both Lugano and central Milan.
The property is due to feature spacious bedrooms, (the smallest room is over 650 sq-ft), as well as private terraces, secluded gardens, and a 60-foot infinity pool. The hotel has also promised there will not be a single space on property without a panoramic view of Lake Como.
New hotel due to open on Lake Como
Due to open any day now, the newly built il Sereno Lago di Como will be an exclusive resort by the shores of the beautiful Lake Como in Northern Italy. Il Sereno is located on a scenic promontory along the lake’s eastern shoreline, offering stunning views over the glistening water, dramatic mountains, and the adjacent village of Torno. It’s also a short six mile drive from the popular city of Como. Il Sereno is located roughly an hour’s drive away from both of Milan’s major airports, Malpensa and Linate. It’s also less than an hour from both Lugano and central Milan.
The property is due to feature spacious bedrooms, (the smallest room is over 650 sq-ft), as well as private terraces, secluded gardens, and a 60-foot infinity pool. The hotel has also promised there will not be a single space on property without a panoramic view of Lake Como.
