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An overnight ‘Channel’ relay swim will be taking place at Littledown Centre on Saturday 9 May 2015. Nearly 100 volunteers, many with triathlon or ironman experience, will either ‘swim the Channel’ in relay (21 miles), or do an ‘Isle of Wight’ relay (11 miles). Those less able to swim will complete a traditional sponsored swim. […]
Bournemouth International Centre is among the UK’s strongest business-to-business brands in the latest Superbrands® research. The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) questioned 2,000 UK business professionals and the independent and voluntary Business Superbrands Council. More than 1,200 brands were assessed on three key criteria: quality, reliability and distinction. “We are very proud to see Bournemouth […]
This year’s Association for Cultural Enterprises (ACE) Convention & Trade Show comes to Bournemouth for the first time. The show opens on Tuesday 3 March 2015, the day after it was officially awarded £359,985 of funding as part of the latest round of awards made by Arts Council England’s museum resilience fund. The success of arts, culture […]
The Worshipful The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Chris Mayne, is hosting a Walking Football Tournament at Littledown Centre on Monday 30 March 2015 in aid of his designated charities: Amelia-Grace Rainbow Fund – (Charity No 1146031) Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund (Charity No 290340) Bournemouth Male Voice Choir – (Charity No 801320) Bournemouth YMCA – (Charity No […]
On Sunday 1 March, the country’s biggest trade show for the independent chippy arrives in Bournemouth for the first time. This landmark event will bring around 1,400 fryers and suppliers to the town for a fun-packed feast of the latest and best products and services in the industry. The FRY I.T. event is organised and run […]
The Westover Group is bringing its Motor Showcase back to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) in 2015. Last staged in 2013, the event was such a success that Westover will be returning on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May 2015. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever, with many more cars on show. […]
Swimming is the UK’s most popular sport, with over 2.6 million people taking part every week. However, Sport England has recently reported its disappointment and concern at an 8% drop in swimming participation across the UK, as highlighted in their latest Active People’s Survey. Sport England’s Chief Executive Jennie Price says that swimming had, so […]
BH Live, the South Coast’s leading leisure and event operator and social enterprise, and Bournemouth Borough Council, are injecting over £2.3m into the town’s leisure centres to create state-of-the-art facilities, accessible to all. This ongoing investment will benefit Bournemouth’s residents, who are among the most active in the UK, and furthers BH Live’s social objective […]
Bournemouth’s annual tourism awards, hosted this year at Bournemouth Pavilion, recognise the best services and attractions in the region and their contribution to the town’s economy and status as the best coastal resort, as confirmed in the UK Travel Awards 2014.
This year’s International Confex, at Olympia in London, sees Bournemouth International Centre teaming up with partner Business Events Bournemouth to showcase the full extent of Bournemouth’s venue, accommodation and destination offering to businesses, associations and public sector organisations. Bournemouth is currently the subject of a multi-million pound investment in infrastructure that will make a dramatic […]