- Thu 27 Nov 2008 – BIC Brings Big Business to Bournemouth – October saw a variety of medical events take place at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), bringing big business to Bournemouth.
- Wed 26 Nov 2008 – e-Safety Conference Back in Bournemouth – Tomorrow (27th November) will see the South West Grid for Learning’s (SWGfL) e-safety Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).
- Mon 24 Nov 2008 – Dance Day at BIC a ‘Strictly’ Success! – Over 500 people ‘quickstepped’ to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) for a free Dance Day.
- Thu 13 Nov 2008 – Happiness and Angel Orbs Phenomenon Comes to the BIC – Angelology, the study of angels, has become increasingly popular recently.
- Mon 10 Nov 2008 – Double Chance for BIC and Pavilion at Bournemouth Tourism Awards – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for two awards at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2008; Outstanding Customer Service of the Year and Best Evening Experience – Entertainment of the Year.
- Thu 23 Oct 2008 – Summer Season Sales Success for the BIC and Pavilion – Despite the Indian summer we have had over the last few weeks, summer seems to be truly behind us. Looking back on it, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have had one of the busiest summer seasons in recent years!
- Wed 22 Oct 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Short Listed for South West’s 2008 Business Tourism Award – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion have been short listed for the finals of the 2008 South West’s Tourism Excellence Award for Business Tourism.
- Wed 27 Aug 2008 – Business Tourism in Bournemouth up by Over 3% to £127m – The latest statistics, based on the UK Tourist Board’s Estimate of Delegate Expenditure, show that the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom inject £73m annually into the local economy through business tourism.
- Tue 19 Aug 2008 – BIC and Pavilion Awarded Top Corporate Fundraiser by Charity – Top fundraisers, who took part in the Midnight Wish Walk in April for the Round Table Children’s Wish charity (RTCW), were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony on Tuesday 5th August at Aruba.
- Tue 17 Jun 2008 – BIC has Just the Ticket! – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has launched an innovative parking scheme that offers visitors a guaranteed parking space in the BIC multi-storey car park, as its website sees major growth in ticket sales!
Pavilion’s 12th Autumn Wedding Fayre was Buzzing!
The sun was certainly shining for the Pavilion’s 12th Annual Autumn Wedding Fayre last weekend; the event attracted nearly 12% more visitors than it did the previous year!
The wedding show ran from Saturday 27th (10.00am-5.00pm) until Sunday 28th September (11.00am-4.00pm), in the Pavilion’s heritage Ballroom and Lucullus Room. Nearly 1,500 people flocked to the wedding fayre on the Saturday and Sunday remained busy with around 1,000 visitors. It went off with a bang on Saturday morning when a pink limousine Hummer pulled up outside the Pavilion to start the show!
Exhibitions Project Manager at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion, Louise Burridge, has been working in the exhibitions team for nearly 20 years. Louise was part of the team responsible for creating the wedding fayre concept.
Louise says: “We were blessed with beautiful weather for the fayre and this helped draw the crowds to the fayre. The team started this event 12 years ago and the show’s success, with nearly a 12% increase in ticket sales, just shows how popular and relevant it still is. We’ve proved we are the hottest and biggest wedding fayre in Bournemouth and the surrounding area; here’s to next year!”
Over 80 wedding specialists exhibited - from top hats to top tables, florists to photographers, catering to cars, bridal wear to invitations and saxophonists to harpists - every wedding need was met under one roof! Daily Bridal shows, demonstrating the latest fashions for all the wedding party, took place on both days.
Visitors were able to enter a competition by completing a short questionnaire. There were two competition winners from the event, the top prize was a two night stay at the Langtry Manor in Bournemouth and the runner-up prize was a bottle of champagne! Autumn Wedding Fayre visitor, Catherine Hollis said: “The show was certainly buzzing! I came all the way from Winchester to visit the show and was able to pick up some great ideas and make good contacts for my wedding next year. I even purchased a couple of things – just don’t tell my fiancé!”
Don’t forget, there’s a further opportunity to visit the Spring Wedding Show at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) from 30th January until 1st February 2009!