Category: UK

After visiting the Trinity offices,  VUE Cinema have shared 5 key facts with us!

1. VUE Cinema Flagship, Westfield White City is the busiest cinema in Europe; its footfall is comparable to Heathrow Airport terminal 5

2. VUE is the UK’s first cinema chain to offer Fibre enabled conferences,  these can take many forms: 

a. One speaker presenting to many receive sites 

b. One site presenting to multiple locations; questions coming back from the remote sites 

c. Presentations from many sites to many sites 

3. VUE Cinema Cambridge is the UK’s first cinema to be fitted entirely with leather reclining seating throughout all screens

4. At VUE Fulham Broadway we have partnered with Gfinity to host the first esports gaming arena in the UK. 84 tournaments over the season, which brings the esports fans an arena to call home, as well as laying down the ground work to start broadcasting the events nationally and into our network throughout the 10 countries that we operate in.

5. VUE are proud to unveil plans for a multi-million pound refurbishment of the iconic Leicester Square flagship that first opened in October 1938. The refurbishment will see it transformed into a new state-of-the-art world class entertainment venue.

A £6.6 million investment will see VUE West End become the only venue on the square to offer guests the choice of fully reclining leather seats; allowing film goers to choose their perfect view at a touch of a button and enjoy the ultimate big screen experience. And for customers who don’t choose the recliner, all other seats will be VIP and have been designed to be super spacious with extra room to stretch out and relax.

Additionally, VUE West End will be among the first on Leicester Square with pin-share Dolby Atmos* – sound fills the auditorium from all directions, including overhead, so you feel like you are really inside the action. With the big screen moment at the heart of everything we do, all screens will also benefit from market leading Sony 4k digital projection.

Another part of the refurbishment sees the installation of VUE’s next generation retail offer with two new hot food concessions – Square Pie and Pizzeria Maletti – as well as a complete redesign of the foyer and bar area. 

Once a police ‘section house, the new Doubletree is in a 1940’s building which has been restored with a contemporary flare while preserving its historic charm. It is close to the Royal Observatory, The Royal Navy College and the Cutty Sark.

The hotel has two meeting rooms capable which can hold 70 people in theatre style, as well as a boardroom. There is also a viewing deck on the 8th floor which has views over the city of London.

There’s lots going on in London this year and we’ve a round up of some new restaurants coming on to the scene:

La Dame de Pic at Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square (pictured)

The chef is from the only current French female chef with three Michelin stars, Anne-Sophie Pic.  The food will be French in a classic English environment.  It’s her first restaurant in the UK and is due top open on 26th January.

Hai Cenato an Italian restaurant from Jason Atherton 

Due to open in February, this restaurant is located in the NOVA complex located next to Victoria station. The menu will be made up of small plates, pasta and risotto, grills and pizzas made in the restaurant’s own custom-built pizza ovens. The bar will be called the Drunken Oyster.

D&D are opening Aster in Victoria and an Italian in Islington

Aster will open on the 1st February 2017 and is also in the NOVA complex located next to Victoria station.  The food will be a mix of Nordic cuisine with the classic French techniques.  The 10,000-square foot space will be on two floors comprising a café and deli on the ground floor and an upstairs restaurant and bar.

After 15 years in Islington, D&D London, Almeida (just off Upper Street) has closed and will be relaunched as an Italian restaurant in March 2017

The Game Bird at The Stafford

The Stafford London in St James’s will relaunch its restaurant as The Game Bird.  The food will be the best of British cooking, including game, but with modern touches.  The chef, James Durrant, has more than 20 years’ experience in Michelin-starred restaurants.

Mexican cuisine at the InterContinental London Park Lane

Chef Martha Ortiz is Chef Patron of Mexico City’s award-winning Dulce Patria, one of Latin America’s most exciting restaurants, with Mexican food and traditions.  The restaurant will introduce Mexican design and culture and this is in addition to Theo Randall’s restaurant which is already established. 

Seven hotels will open under this new brand by the end of March this year.  They are limited-service, budget properties and include the Tune Hotels at London at Canary Wharf, Liverpool St, Westminster, Kings Cross and Paddington, which will be relaunched as Point A Hotels.  Two newly built properties will open in Shoreditch, London (181 bedrooms) and Glasgow (122 bedrooms) which will bring the combined portfolio to 1,100 bedrooms.  It is expected that bedroom rates will start from £39 per night in Glasgow and £69 in London.

This means that there will only be three remaining Tune properties operating in the UK in Liverpool, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Woburn a central London venue, without the central London price tag; Woburn House can be your blank event canvas. A distinct choice of bright, spacious rooms are on offer to satisfy all your event needs.

Open 7 days a week until 11pm, and just a 5-minute walk from Euston station, Woburn House offers exclusive venue hire during evening and weekends. With a capacity of up to 500 delegates across all rooms, we have the space for a variety of events, whether that be a business conference, training session, board meeting, launch or team building day.

Exclusive hire means that you and your delegates will have complete flexibility and freedom to create a bespoke and extraordinary event, that won’t soon be forgotten. You are guaranteed privacy and a secure confidential environment, as well as a fully bespoke service from our professional and qualified events team. 

Fare Events are our renowned, in-house caterers, who provide creative menus and pride themselves on serving fresh, locally sourced food and hospitality, to keep your delegates feeling active and satisfied. With a variety of menus to suit your budget, you and your delegates will delight in the delicious food on offer.