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 […]
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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 […]
Stokewood Leisure Centre tops UK chart
Stokewood Leisure Centre is one of the top-performing leisure centres in the UK, according to a recent mystery shopper visit carried out by Sport England’s leading national quality scheme, Quest. Quest is the best-known improvement programme within the leisure industry and its rigorous assessments challenge even the very best leisure centres in the UK. The […]
BH Live retains premier industry accreditation at its South Coast venues
Social enterprise and UK venue operator BH Live has once again met the challenging criteria for Hospitality Assured’s Premier Standard for Business and Service Excellence at Bournemouth International Centre and Bournemouth Pavilion, its conference, exhibition and entertainment venues in Bournemouth. This follows an independent assessment of performance in customer research, service, business leadership, planning, training […]
Stokewood Leisure Centre celebrates 85 anniversary
Stokewood Leisure Centre is marking its 85th birthday with 85p swimming sessions over the weekend of Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July 2015. The centre is a bustling community hub with over 260,000 visits each year. Its learn to swim programme is one of the busiest in the region with more than 600 people learning […]
BH Live shortlisted for international innovation award
BH Live is one of 14 businesses to be shortlisted for this year’s AIPC Innovation Award. The prestigious international award reflects AIPC’s mission of Encouraging and Recognising Excellence in Convention Centre Management and is made for specific projects or initiatives that show genuine innovation; that is, the development of a new, more creative or more […]
CTSI kicks off Scams Awareness Month at annual conference in Bournemouth
Scams Awareness Month is just one of many topics to be aired at the annual Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards Conference and Exhibition, run by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). This, the largest event of its type in Europe, is being held at Bournemouth International Centre, until Thursday 2 July 2015. Millions of people […]
Arts and culture vibe growing in Bournemouth
BH Live, the social enterprise that manages venues and provides more than 500 cultural events a year across the South of England, is expanding its theatre education programme to encourage even more people to get involved in performing arts and culture. Recently awarded the Arts Awards Centre status, accredited by Trinity College London, the trust […]
Bumper August weekend of free family fun in Bournemouth
Bournemouth Pavilion and Littledown Centre are hosting two bumper family fun days over the summer to give local families and visitors lots of free activities to thrill and entertain. The Bournemouth Pavilion’s Big Bournemouth Family Fun Day will take place on Saturday 1 August from 10am til 4pm on its outdoor terrace overlooking Bournemouth’s Lower […]