Guangxi Fireworks Factory stop work
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Elvis parachutists get free entry to Glade festival
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
PARACHUTISTS dressed as Elvis will be able to enjoy the Glade Festival for free thanks to a quirky marketing campaign by organisers.
The offer came about after festival director Nick Ladd was asked by a friend if he sky dived into the festival in aid of charity, could he attend for free.
After agree...
Revamped festival lands headline acts
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010
A REVAMPED festival is punching above its weight after securing headliners including Lemar, JLS and Spandau Ballet.
The Isle of Man Bay Festival was initially created after organisers saw a gap in the market for a festival on the island, which is best known for its TT racing events.
They organised a...
Kew concerts play vital role for gardens
Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2010
STAGING summer concerts at Kew Gardens provides a valuable revenue stream while helping to educate visitors on Kew's work and messages, according to its organiser.
The Summer Swing concerts take place against the spectacular backdrop of Temperate House over five nights in July - with artists booked ...
New-look show hailed as a great success...
Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2010
ORGANISERS, exhibitors and visitors have reported this year's Event Production Show as a great success.
The event changed its name, moved dates and venues this year - to the Grand Hall at London's Olympia - and the new-look show attracted some of the biggest names in the events industry.
These inclu...
Security and weather pose challenges
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
TEMPORARY structures specialist De Boer played a key role in a London based conference on Afghanistan, which was attended by world leaders from more than 70 nations.
The company provided more than 5,500 square metres of accommodation in the grounds of Lancaster House off Pall Mall where the summit w...
Moving lights add glamour to Strictly tour
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
OVER 150 Robe moving lights were used to add glamour to the Strictly Come Dancing Live arena tour.
Lighting design was by Mark Kenyon - who also does the TV series - with lighting equipment supplied by Welsh-based Sonalyst.
One of the biggest challenges for those working on the show was to move it ...
Bestival in ferry offer
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
BESTIVAL has teamed up with ferry company Wightlink to create earlybird transport and ticket packages.
The company is offering a limited number of packages that will include ferry travel at an additional £74 for a car and four people.
There will also be limited deals for those who already have...
Organisers are urged to pull together
Date: Monday, March 01, 2010
FESTIVALS should pull together and help each other out by sharing knowledge and ideas, it has been claimed.
Ben Turner - co founder of the Association of Independent Festivals - thinks that organisers should not feel worried by competition and should get to know people who work on rival events, who ...
Uncertainty is over as Pride secures funding
Date: Monday, March 01, 2010
THE financial future of Pride in Brighton and Hove has been secured thanks to successful fund-raising events, cost-cutting measures and a short-term bridging loan fromBrighton and Hove City Council.
Fund raising efforts netted over £14,000, while cost-cutting measures saved about £11,000. ...
