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Top wedding bloggers1 predict bold make-up, Hollywood glamour, healthy canapés and menus, pink champagne, colourful wedding shoes, unique venues and tiaras will dominate the wedding scene for 2016 and beyond. Never before has there been so much emphasis on individualism and originality. With this in mind, Bournemouth Pavilion’s Wedding Fair returns this September to show […]
To mark 30 years of creating amazing experiences for more than 5,500 deserving children, social enterprise BH Live has joined forces with Dreamflight to support its anniversary celebrations. Various events are taking place around the country and the South West has been dubbed the ‘Peter Pan region’. Regional volunteer and fundraiser Sian Jenkins used this […]
More than £200 million of public and private investment in hotels, retail units, transport links and venues, along with a thriving creative and digital industry, are revitalising Bournemouth as the must-do destination for business events. New research from the National Coastal Tourism Academy (NCTA) also reports a revival in coastal tourism and encourages local organisations […]
Once again Bournemouth will prove to be a hip hop hotbed with its very own hip hop extravaganza B-Town Throwdown entering its fourth year. The four day event will feature the famous Vile Style battles, and there will be opportunities to take workshops and masterclasses with some of the top Hip Hop dancers from the […]
To mark its tenth year as the national association of leisure and cultural trusts, Sporta will be holding its AGM in Bournemouth next month, and for the first time will formally recognise the achievements of members throughout the UK. Taking place at Bournemouth Pavilion on Wednesday 11 May 2016, and hosted by acclaimed BBC sports […]
Bournemouth International Centre is set to welcome three of the UK’s most influential unions, bringing more than 3,300 delegates to the region and generating an estimated £11 million for the local economy through business tourism. “These organisations represent a huge body of opinion in the UK, and it’s fantastic that they’ve chosen Bournemouth International Centre as […]
BH Live, a social enterprise and the South Coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues, has been awarded the Investors in People Silver standard. This recognises its commitment to realising the potential of their people. Established in 2010, and with more than 1,200 employees, BH Live is at the heart of the UK’s growing […]
Niche association UKSG is back in Bournemouth 11-13 April 2016 with another dynamic, fairground attraction to engage and entertain around 900 delegates from the UK and around the world. UKSG is a registered charity that brings together a small, but globally influential group of research academics, librarians, publishers and intermediaries and technology vendors in the […]
Over 1,500 Rotarians from across Great Britain and Ireland are gathering at Bournemouth International Centre, 1-3 April 2016, to enjoy a weekend of inspiring speaker presentations, friendly discussion and exciting entertainment, with plenty of social activities going on in and around the venue. “Our national conference is a major event in the Rotary calendar,” says […]
Bournemouth & Poole’s representatives for the UK’s growing Sustainable Food Cities network has chosen the South’s biggest regional trade show to launch a five-star sustainability award scheme. The award scheme is to recognise local businesses actively supporting local food provenance and sustainability. The first organisation in the region to be awarded four stars for its […]