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Let the festivities begin with gifts galore at the Bournemouth International Centre

As the festive season approaches and thoughts turn to special gifts for friends and family, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has the perfect solution at annual Festive Gift Fayre, which this year, will be offering an eclectic mixture of unique handmade crafts making perfect presents to delight your friends and family.
 
Open from Saturday 26th November between 10am-5pm and on Sunday 27th November between 10am-4pm, the BIC Festive Gift Fayre in the Solent Hall, promises to take the strain out of festive shopping with hundreds of gift ideas, live demonstrations, competitions and activities to keep everyone entertained and all under one roof!

Nearly 100 exhibitors will be displaying gift ideas ranging from card making kits to paintings, exquisite jewellery to leather handbags, handmade soaps to candles, scarves to luxurious body products, Christmas decorations to teddy bears and puppets, unique children’s clothing to framed vintage prints and even festive treats and yummy food like chutneys, puddings, cup cakes, fudge, liquorices and more!

Visitors will also be invited to indulge in their creative side and pick up top crafting tips or learn a new skill in the free workshop and demonstration zone. For the younger visitors, there will be complimentary face painting and festive glitter tattoos by Diamond Faces and amazing balloon twisting entertainment performed by Frank Dwan who will be making weird and wonderful balloon creations and giving them away afterwards. Children will also be invited to take part in the Fayre’s colouring competition in ‘colouring corner’. 

And, if that’s not enough to tempt you, there will also be the chance to win family tickets to see this year’s Christmas Pantomime; Jack and the Beanstalk at the Bournemouth Pavilion starring CBeebies favourite Chris Jarvis as Simple Simon alongside Brian Capron from Coronation Street as nasty henchman Fleshcreep, Debra Stephenson from The Impressions Show as Jack and Kate Weston (from WAVE 105 FM) as The Good Fairy.

Entry to the BIC’s Festive Gift Fayre will cost £3.00 for adults and £2.00 for seniors and accompanied children 14 and under or ask us for more details on family ticket offers and a weekend shopper ticket by calling the BH Live Ticket Office 0844 576 3000 or visit the event and ticketing page on www.bic.co.uk

For more information on the BIC’s Festive Fayre, please contact the event organisers, BIC Exhibitions on 01202 456400 or email exhibitions.bic@bhlive.co.uk

Put the date in your diary now to make sure you don’t miss an enjoyable day of festive shopping and family fun at the BIC’s Festive Gift Fayre.

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• Wed 02 May 2012 –  BIC to bloom in 2013 –  When the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies will bring their National Show, exhibition and competitions to Bournemouth in 2013.
• Mon 30 Apr 2012 –  Festive Gift Fair reaches out to regional crafters and entrepreneurs –  Exhibition spaces for the 2012 Festive Gift Fair are now on sale.
• Thu 19 Apr 2012 –  New Bistro dining experience in Bournemouth –  Next month enjoy a taste of ‘Dorset on a Plate’ at a brand new Terrace Bistro, Café & Bar
• Mon 26 Mar 2012 –  Enjoy prime views and first class hospitality during the Bournemouth Air Festival  –  From one of the best viewpoints in town
• Thu 22 Mar 2012 –  More entertainment choices in Bournemouth with BH Live Tickets –  At the Bournemouth Pier Theatre
• Wed 21 Mar 2012 –  The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) returning to the BIC –  The BIC will welcome over 800 delegates in September
• Mon 12 Mar 2012 –  BH Live Improving The Customer Experience! –  Following a recent assessment by the Institute of Hospitality
• Tue 06 Mar 2012 –  BH Live energy saving measures pay off with improved performance ratings –  Resulting in a lower energy performance operational rating and reduced carbon emissions at the BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion during 2011
• Thu 01 Mar 2012 –  New look Nursery Show coming to the Bournemouth International Centre –  To boost Early Years development in the South
• Tue 28 Feb 2012 –  British Association of Barbershop Singers raising the roof  –  In 2013 at their 39th Annual Convention
• Tue 21 Feb 2012 –  Trades Union Congress returning to BIC in 2013 –  Bringing together representatives from 54 affiliated unions
• Mon 20 Feb 2012 –  Local charities raise thousands at BIC in Guinness World Record attempt –  To contribute towards caring for local people.
• Fri 10 Feb 2012 –  Bournemouth International Centre aiming high with new accreditation –  from AIM in association with the Meetings Industry Association
• Tue 28 Feb 2012 –  Due to popular demand, themed dinners are back at Bournemouth Pavilion  –  BH Live Hospitality is pleased to announce that further themed dinners for 2012 are on sale now
• Tue 24 Jan 2012 –  BH Live supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer in Dorset –  with a special event being held at the BIC on Wednesday 25 January 2012
• Thu 19 Jan 2012 –  Zumba Smash 2 at the BIC on Sunday 12th February 2012 –  attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest Zumba class
• Tue 10 Jan 2012 –  2012 Cupcake Camp is coming to the Bournemouth Pavilion –  on 17th of March at 2pm
• Fri 06 Jan 2012 –  Record breaking Pantomime audiences for Jack and the Beanstalk at the Bournemouth Pavilion –  which delighted nearly 40,000 people during the 2011 festive season
• Mon 05 Dec 2011 –  NSPCC calls on local businesses to get festive for ChildLine –  by sponsoring and decorating a tree at the Festival of Christmas Trees
• Thu 22 Mar 2012 –  BH Live wins Outstanding Customer Service of the Year at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2011 –  for its ongoing committment to high levels of customer service
• Thu 10 Nov 2011 –  BH Live Hospitality launch Encore and Applause –  two new hospitality packages to upgrade a show experience
• Tue 25 Oct 2011 –  See the new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion –  Work is progressing well on BH Live's new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion
• Fri 05 Aug 2011 –  The Conference and Exhibition Sales team at the Bournemouth International Centre is expanding –  BH Live is pleased to welcome Hayley Ryan as it’s new Conference & Exhibition Sales Coordinator
• Fri 05 Aug 2011 –  Setting new standards in energy efficiency at the Bournemouth International Centre –  with 27 solar thermal panels on the roof of the venue
• Tue 12 Jul 2011 –  The region's largest trade show for the hospitality industry looking ahead to 2015 –  The CEM Group has secured dates up to 2015
• Mon 20 Jun 2011 –  "You're in safe hands at the Bournemouth International Centre" says the Police Federation –  The 87the Polie Federation Conference & Exhibition returned to the BIC last month
• Fri 25 Mar 2011 –  BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion celebrating improved Hospitality Assured success –  The BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion have been awarded the Hospitality Assured Standard for Service and Business Excellence

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