It’s chocolate week and we are celebrating Fairtrade. BH Live is the South Coast’s leading operator of leisure and event venues; a social enterprise that designs and builds engaging experiences to inspire people and enrich lives. Terrace Cafés and bars are in nearly 40 locations across the South of England including Bournemouth International Centre, Lighthouse Poole’s […]
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BH Live celebrates Social Saturday and putting people first
Social Saturday on 15 October 2016 is a national event celebrating social enterprise in the UK. As one of the thousands of social enterprises in the UK, BH Live will mark the day with a campaign to encourage local people to buy sustainable products from not-for-profit businesses. Social enterprises are businesses that trade to fulfil […]
Littledown, Bournemouth shortlisted for top industry award
Littledown Centre, Bournemouth has been shortlisted for a prestigious fitness industry award, heading off strong competition from across the country to make the finals. The centre has been shortlisted in the local authority/leisure trust gym of the year at the National Fitness Awards, an annual event which recognises excellence and achievement in gyms throughout the […]
Improvements preserve Bournemouth Pavilion for future generations
Bournemouth Pavilion is one of the South Coast’s best loved theatres and cultural venues. For nearly a century it has remained in constant use and is still the first choice venue for many of the UK’s finest concerts and performances; attracting more than 200,000 visits each year. It is also home to one of the […]
BH Live and Business Events Bournemouth shortlisted for business tourism award
BH Live and Business Events Bournemouth are finalists in this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards. This is in recognition of the significant contribution they make to the region’s prosperity, generating millions of pounds for the local economy and supporting thousands of jobs through business tourism. BH Live is the South Coast’s leading operator of leisure and […]
Join us for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
Later this month we are taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. On Friday 30 September from 10am-4pm we are holding coffee mornings at our Terrace Cafés at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth Pavilion, Portsmouth Pyramids, Littledown, Pelhams, BH Active, Queen’s Park and Queen’s Park Golf Course. “This is the first year we are running coffee […]
Stokewood Leisure Centre gets green light for £1 million transformation
Stokewood Leisure Centre has the green light for a major transformation thanks to a sustainable improvement plan and £1 million investment. Bournemouth Council and BH Live will improve the health and wellbeing facilities, at the popular community leisure centre, with a significantly improved gym space and new fitness equipment. Additional activity areas will be created […]
Thirsty customers help people in poor countries get safe water
Customers stopping by to rehydrate in a BH Live Terrace café are doing their bit when they buy a bottle of water to help provide thousands of people in developing countries get clean water, decent toilets and hygiene education to improve their lives and livelihoods. Every year, customers in more than 30 BH Live-operated cafés, bars, […]
New chapter for UKIP begins in Bournemouth
The UK Independence Party is back at Bournemouth International Centre for the second time this year to launch a new chapter in its evolution under a brand new leader. After 23 years campaigning for a Brexit vote, the party will not only be in the mood to celebrate, but also ready to redefine its role […]
Framestore and ILM to headline BFX Festival 2016
Another stellar line-up has just been announced for BFX Festival, featuring top visual effects (VFX) developers and designers from Hollywood’s booming fantasy film and gaming industry – and the Bournemouth graduates sharing the credits on blockbusters like Jungle Book and the Oscar-winning Ex Machina. As the country’s fastest growing digital economy, Bournemouth is the perfect platform […]