Advice
Shoestring Marketing
Top tips from Vaishali Shah on quick, easy and low cost marketing wins. Many venue businesses will have made some level of cutback as a result of the pandemic, so can you stay standing out […]
Function Venues
Advice
Celebrants vs. Registrars
What a celebrant can offer that a registrar can’t. A guide for venue owners by Frances Cave. Only an independent celebrant can bring uniqueness, personality and real authenticity to a wedding ceremony. The service they […]
Case Studies
Waterside Country Barn
An exclusive Somerset wedding venue nestled in scenic tranquillity Georgia and Alexander Venn’s fledgling wedding and events business comprises a beautiful barn and four unique glamping spaces, hand built by Alexander. Offering the ultimate in […]
News
Wedding Marquee Plans at Edinburgh Zoo
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has unveiled plans for a new 447m sq wedding marquee, complete with catering facilities and toilets. It is hoped that hosting events will help increase revenue for RZSS […]
News
Marquees for Hospitality Could Stay
The government is reviewing the current relaxation on rules for marquees outside pubs and restaurants brought in under the Covid measures. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has begun a consultation on whether […]
Products
Smokeless Fire Pits
The Solo Stove firepit, features a unique 360 airflow design to achieve an efficient burn and mesmerising flames without eye watering smoke. Strategically placed holes in the double-wall structure draw air in from the bottom […]
Products
The Wash House
Introducing the Wash House from Reworkshop. One of the largest outhouse units the company offers, it is designed to be fitted out in various configurations from a spacious compost loo or accessible facility to a […]
News
Event Company Plans Venue
Flintshire events equipment company Tents and Events has entered farm-based wedding venue plans. The proposal is for a marquee on land at Clawdd Offa Farm in Penyffordd. A representative for the company said: “This business […]
Behind the Scenes
Deborah Collins
Deborah Collins, account director for corporate, entertainment, media and sport at The Belfry Hotel & Resort, shares her experiences looking after VIP guests. There is no typical day in my role at the Belfry. It […]
Products
Outdoor Accommodation
Michael Caines’s Lympstone Manor, Devon Product: Six Blackdown Brace Huts Supplier: Blackdown Shepherd Huts, 01460 929774, info@blackdownshepherdhuts.co.uk, www.blackdownshepherdhuts.co.uk Details: Michael Caines’s Lympstone Manor is a luxury five-star country house hotel with breathtaking views over the […]
Advice
Open Water Opportunities
Charlotte Winship investigates the demand for open water swimming venues. Coastal bay, lake, reservoir or river – water vistas have been highly prized by property owners for centuries for their visual charm and the associated […]