World-famous innovators who came to BFX Festival at Bournemouth International Centre this month to inspire the next generation of animators have roundly praised the event for the world-class talent it represents. Now in its third year, it’s the first BFX Festival to win the support of global studios like Pixar, Iloura and Walt Disney Animation […]
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New green energy initiative keeps the lights on at Littledown Centre and cuts its carbon footprint too
Littledown centre, one the UK’s largest public leisure facilities will soon be running greener and leaner, thanks to a new energy-saving system and facilities management partnership. Littledown centre is one of 43 sites managed by social enterprise BH Live, a leading operator of leisure and event venues in the south of England. With more than […]
£50,000 funding from Sport England
Bournemouth School Charitable Trust in conjunction with BH Live has secured a lottery award from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund to enable it to provide a sports development training and seminar suite for local sports clubs and associations. Since 2011 Inspired Facilities has been helping breathe new life into tired community sports facilities and converting […]
£2 million funding boost for sport and physical activity
Inactive people in Bournemouth are set to benefit from thousands of pounds in funding to help them become more involved in physical activity and sport. Sport England has teamed up with Sporta, whose members, including BH Live, manage 40 per cent of community sports, leisure and culture facilities in the UK, to allocate £430,889 of […]
Lib Dems fightback
The Liberal Democrats Autumn Conference opens in Bournemouth at 12.30pm on Saturday 19 September 2015 with a wide agenda, many new members attending for the first time and the launch of a vigorous fightback campaign. “Party conferences mean huge numbers of people moving around the venue and the town over several days,” says BH Live Director […]
Big presence at Venue Expo 2015 shows Bournemouth does it better
The Venue Expo 2015: Stand A11. Business Events Bournemouth and four hotel partners will exhibit for the first time at this new show, against the backdrop of a new website designed to make the search for venues and accommodation a quick and simple process. The Venue Expo at Liverpool Exhibition Centre is the only MICE Industry […]
Film & Comic Con Bournemouth brings comic action, fantasy and a Back to the Future theme
Stars from TV, film, comics and the sports world will join the first ever, Film & Comic Con Bournemouth, on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August 2015 to meet and greet fans, pose for selfies and sign autographs – against a backdrop of hundreds of stalls selling comic, TV and film memorabilia. Staged at Bournemouth […]
BFX Festival showcases the best in visual effects, computer games and animation
Now in its third year, BFX Festival returns to Bournemouth International Centre this summer with a spectacular and all-encompassing event to represent the very best talent in the visual effects, gaming and animation industries. Industry gurus, top studios and aspiring young codesters will getting together from Monday 28 September to Sunday 4 October 2015 to […]
AFC Bournemouth players get a first look at premier league facilities
Premier League AFC Bournemouth defender Steve Cook and midfielder Dan Gosling joined the celebration of the £1.7 million investment programme that has transformed Bournemouth’s bid to get even more people off the couch and taking part in gym, swimming, fitness and sport. Funded by Bournemouth Borough Council and social enterprise BH Live, the new development […]
One Bauer Media Awards at Copper Box Arena
We recently worked alongside experiential agency Everybody Engage to deliver a glittering awards ceremony for the stars of multi-platform Bauer Media’s digital, magazine and radio brands at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Awards action and a stellar party using a pixel theme covered everything from square signage and seat ushers bearing cubed lights, through to 8-bit aftershow arcade games […]