“Yes, great to work with you and your team yesterday. You are by far the most professional and organised company we have outsourced to and always with a smile!”

BMW Group

Thanks and best regards

Steve Flood

Just thought I should drop you both a quick line to say a huge THANK-YOU on behalf of the Committee for all your assistance in organising our evening events for this year’s Conference at Eastwood Hall.

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening of ‘light hearted sporting fun’ and have had much positive feedback from our delegates. Personally I found the mix of games excellent and your hosting skills perfect. I think one or two of us got a little too competitive with the shooting and driving but everyone found the event enjoyable, which I presume is exactly what you hope for.

Should we ever require an Events organiser in the future we will give you a call and would highly recommend you to our members and associates.

Kind Regards and Thanks Again!

Karen

Karen Lawrence

Thanks for your email. As usual the event at Whittlebury went really
well and we certainly don’t have any issues with the service Events
House provided. I think we’ve dealt with you 4 times now and it’s always
a pleasure. We’ll be running 2 events at Whittlebury next year so I’m
sure I’ll be in touch to sort out entertainment for those in due course.

I hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy New Year.

Kirsten , Auditel

I just wanted to say a huge thank you from myself, Cat Donkin and the rest of the Team for the excellent Scalectrix Championship your provided for us last Wednesday.

The track and your set up was superb and the flags really set the scene. Your commentary and organisation of the races was brilliant and you injected some laughs and great humour into the evening whilst keeping the guys encouraged and excited about the races.

Your set up and de-rig went really very smoothly too and it’s good to know that it’s possible to set up the track just about anywhere.

So, thanks again for a really good event and we would have no hesitation in recommending you and of course we hope to be calling you again in the future!

Val BP

You recently supplied us with a number of games for my 40th Birthday party on Saturday 15th May.

I just wanted to drop you a line to say THANK YOU so much for the quality products and a special thanks to the 2 guys who attended the event and gave an excellent service to all my guests – everyone is still talking about it and saying how wonderful your guys were!!

I would have no hesitation in using your service again and recommending your service to others.

Kind regards

Tracey Jones

Many businesses are already making small changes such as recycling and energy conservation but don’t realise that the same ethos can be applied when planning corporate events such as conferences, product launches or exhibitions.

When you are planning your budget, what you save on grand gestures and opulence that are often ignored could go towards a professional event planner who will be able to source eco products and put on a stellar event.

Here are a few top tips for planning a green event that will impress your guests even more because of its eco credentials:

Send out e-invitations – Most businesses are on email now so sending out an electronic invitation will save on paper, postage costs and will also give your guests an easy way to rsvp. Email can even allow you to be more creative with your invitations by using memorable graphic design.

Pick a thoughtful venue – Choose a venue with a recycling policy and with good public transport links and make sure you provide information to your guests on how to get there using a bus, tram, train or on foot.

Decorate with flair and thought - Instead of spending lots of money on decorations that are perishable or disposable, look for recyclable or compostable options. This includes table and room decorations, tablecloths, napkins and candles. A quality event planner will help you to source a range of unique and innovative ways to decorate your space that will still wow your guests.

Eat seasonal – Source food that is in season or locally grown – not only will it taste better but it has the added bonus of boosting the local economy.

Drink green – It is possible to buy eco friendly wine but, depending on your venue’s corkage rules, this might be too expensive. It’s still possible to go green with your beverages by shunning fancy bottled water for equally refreshing jugs of tap water.

Trade fair – If you are serving coffee and chocolate after the meal, make sure it carries the Fairtrade stamp on it which makes a big difference to the coffee-producing communities worldwide.

All these tips will mean your event has a positive impact on both the local and international environment which is an attractive selling point for any business. With a professional touch and a bit of creativity you can have an event that sparkles and supports the planet all in one go.

There are the big awards bashes that get a lot of publicity like the film and music industries with the BRITS and the BAFTAs but smaller organisations also use this post Christmas lull to hold their awards and encourage an extra motivational boost to take their business to the end of the financial year.

Company awards ceremonies are a great way to thank staff for their hard work and motivate your workforce by showing them how they are appreciated and also to demonstrate some of your achievements to clients and investors. Once you have decided on the categories, who can nominate and how the winners will be selected, you are ready to start planning your event.

Creating a bespoke awards event can be an excellent showcase for your business. A professional event planner can help you plan the event, make choices and get it to run smoothly on the day.

Whatever the size of your company or your ideas for the event, there are plenty of options to make sure you get what is right for your staff. The event planner will give you a number of ideas to fit any budget that you may not have considered yourself. They will help you find an appropriate venue, organise a guest speaker or entertainment for your guests, make sure all the technological production aspects are arranged such as lighting, audio visual equipment and sound and, most importantly they will run the event on the night.

From a sit down dinner to an all singing extravaganza, there are hundreds of options for creating an event that best defines the ethos of your company and, most importantly, sends the right message to your staff.

In the end, it is not about winning but about creating a positive and motivated workforce who are proud of where they work and strive to achieve more. Why not beat the January blues and give a little to your staff so you can reap the rewards over the next 12 months?

Aside from the singers and the judging line up, the production of the show has got bigger each year. It started as someone singing onstage with a modest lightshow and is now an all singing, all dancing extravaganza with backing singers and dancers and enough flashing lights to rival Blackpool.

Grand events like this take a lot of work behind the scenes. It’s not just theatrical or entertainment events that need to have the wow factor -conferences and awards ceremonies can benefit from a professional touch to transform them from a dreary night out to a memorable experience.

Planning a showcase event can be stressful and time consuming so employing a professional producer or event manager makes a big difference to the end result. There are a number of specialist factors that you may want to include but have no idea of the equipment involved or what to consider which is where a professional event planner comes in.

Depending on your venue, good sound can involve more than just giving a microphone to whoever is speaking. There are various types of public address systems from static microphones on a lectern to radio or hand held mics. The choice could be crucial if you have various speakers who are different heights and speak at different volumes or if you need to mic up someone who is moving (or dancing) around a stage. 

Lighting also makes a big difference to an event. It should grab the attention of your audience rather than distract them and different tones and shapes can be used to pull attention to important people or information on the stage.

Not every room is suited to projection screens and, at some point, most people have been in a position where they can’t see or read the screen. Front and rear projection systems offer flexible solutions to displaying information to different audience sizes in different shaped rooms and are also available in widescreen and high definition depending on what you need to show.

Powerpoint is no longer the main tool for showing important information to your audience. Video has a variety of creative and practical uses including clips and pre-recorded information and live streaming allows for larger audiences or restricted view.

Employing an event planner need not mean that you lose the control over your event. It is all about making sure you get what you want to the highest standards and knowing that you can relax and enjoy it while someone else takes over behind the scenes.

There is a lot to consider if you want your event to have the X Factor which is a great example of how amateur performers can shine with a professional touch.

In August, May set up a Scalextric version of the famous 2.953 mile, banked Brooklands Circuit at the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey. Built in 1907, Brooklands was the world’s first purpose built motor sport track and, though the last race held there was in 1939, it is a piece of sporting history.

Building the scalextric track was no mean feat – it cost £150,000 to build and involved laying down 20,000 pieces of track around the Surrey countryside with the help of 300 Scalextric fans from around the UK.

The attempt was witnessed by thousands of spectators and was filmed by the BBC for May’s new series Toy Stories which aired on Sunday. May broke the record for the longest track ever built; an impressive feat as he had to contend with a river, a duel carriageway and several other obstacles to get it finished.

Once the massive task was complete, the fun could begin and two Scalextric cars, a maroon Aston Martin DBS and a silver Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren were raced at top speed round the track.

Scalextric is one of those childhood games that you never get too old for. Giant versions of the track can be hired for parties or events so grown ups can relive their youth without crawling around on the floor.

The giant Scalextric track has eight lanes and is computer controlled to keep tabs on lap times, winners and points. It needs a 6.5m x 4.5m space and is great fun for large or small groups, promotional events and parties. The figure of eight track is hours of fun though you might want to get some champagne to properly celebrate your win.

No matter what age you are, James May’s programme proves that some kid’s toys will never lose their competitive edge and their ability to excite and entertain. And, if you need more inspiration, there are plenty of Scalextic records out there that are crying out to be beaten.