Event Industry News

Cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire cancelled after safety concerns

Editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:49:18 +0000

This year’s cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire has been cancelled after concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. Organisers of the event at Cooper’s Hill near Brockworth said 15,000 people attended last year’s event – more than three times the site’s capacity. Police and the local authority are working with [...]

Event Management Compnay ivent wins British Military Fitness contract

Editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:44:00 +0000

A LEADING outdoor fitness provider has awarded its event management contract to York-based ivent management. ivent will manage a series of events for the British Military Fitness (BMF) as it rolls out a national programme targeted at the corporate market. BMF Teambuilding programmes have been specifically designed to inspire teams to do better, think more [...]

Facebook and Twitter used by 65% of Event Management profesionals

Editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:36:40 +0000

A recent research study from evocos showed that event managers are using social media as part of their event management more than ever. evocos, a leading provider of event management software, conducted the poll on their website http://www.evocos.co.uk, during the first two weeks of March. 65% of the event managers that [...]

Max Wi-Fi supporting this years London Twestival Global 2010.

Editor — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:22:52 +0000

What is Max WiFi doing? Max WiFi are providing the WiFi network and Internet connectivity for this year’s London Twestival Global 2010 on the 25th March. The Team at Max WiFi will manage all of the installation of lines, ADSL and complete network of routers, switches, wireless controllers and access points. With [...]

Event Organisers pull plug on Tour of Mull rally

Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:03:21 +0000

EVENT ORGANISERS have pulled the plug on the Tour of Mull rally, one of the biggest money-spinning events in the Hebrides. The car rally has given the island a huge economic boost – believed to be worth several million pounds in recent years – every October for the past four decades. The [...]

Facebook to start selling tickets to gigs and other events soon

Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:55:23 +0000

Facebook appears to be testing a way of selling tickets for Facebook events. A page suggesting a partnership between events site Eventbrite and Facebook was briefly spotted but has now disappeared. Could Facebook start selling tickets to gigs and other events soon? Facebook is selling tickets for its forthcoming F8 developer conference using Eventbrite but it [...]

WorldEvents firm shakeup

Editor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:44:16 +0000

Event management company WorldEvents has changed its senior management line up after opening offices in Germany, Switzerland and Hong Kong. Graham Keene moves from executive chairman to group chairman and Martin Parry steps up from UK managing director to group chief executive officer. Mr Keene maintains responsibility for the overall group vision and specifically for the group’s [...]

Tool launched for measuring impact of UK events industry

Editor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:40:34 +0000

A new ‘toolkit’ aimed at anyone organising events in the UK has been created by a group of leading event industry experts, including UK Sport, Event Scotland, the London Development Agency, the North West Development Agency. The eventIMPACTS toolkit is a website which tells how to measure the impact of an event [...]

Northern Ireland International Airshow will go ahead

Editor — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:40:37 +0000

The Northern Ireland International Airshow will go ahead this year. Councillors in Coleraine last night voted at a special meeting to go ahead with the show which had been under threat because of funding difficulties. The event has been saved following a funding intervention from the Coleraine Borough [...]

The Main Event Scotland’s biggest Event showcase gets set to dazzle at SECC

Editor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:48:30 +0000

The Main Event 2010, Scotland’s only event dedicated to corporate events, hospitality and entertainment, is back to showcase the finest of Scotland’s events suppliers at the SECC Glasgow on Thursday 11 March from 9:30am – 5:30pm. Last year The Main Event attracted over 1,000 visitors when it opened its doors with the aim to [...]