- Fri 18 Jul 2008 – BIC is the Only English Resort Venue to Make Finals of the World’s Best Congress Centre Award – Up against international city venues, the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) was the only English resort venue to make the finals of the 2008 International Association of Congress Centre’s (AIPC) Apex Award for World’s Best Congress Centre.
- Tue 08 Jul 2008 – Bournemouth Hotels Voted Best Value in the World – Bournemouth hotels have been voted the best value hotels in the world, by a survey of guests who use website hotel.info.
- Thu 03 Jul 2008 – Come and Tour Behind the Scenes the BIC and Pavilion – The Bournemouth International Centre and Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom are going to be open to the public, for behind the scenes tours, every Friday from July to September this year.
- Wed 25 Jun 2008 – Busy Times Ahead for the BIC – The Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) has a busy couple of weeks ahead what with hosting the Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (TSI) Conference and Exhibition and welcoming back the Local Government Association (LGA) for the ninth time!
- 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!
- Thu 05 Jun 2008 – New Marketing Face at the BIC and Pavilion – There is a new face in the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Pavilion Theatre’s Conferences and Exhibitions team.
- Fri 18 Apr 2008 – Ideal Home Exhibition Touches Down in Bournemouth – Bournemouth will be all action from Thursday 28th until Sunday 31st August as the popular Ideal Home Exhibition lands at the Bournemouth International Centre, on the same weekend as the new Bournemouth Airshow.
- Thu 21 Feb 2008 – BIC Bride of the Year – Hundreds of brides-to-be recently attended the successful Wedding Show at the BIC which saw Rachel Bunce from Salisbury scoop the Bride of the Year title
BIC Bride of the Year
For those who got engaged on Valentine’s Day, and other fiancées, a date for the diary is the popular Autumn Wedding Fayre which returns to the Bournemouth Pavilion over the weekend of 27 and 28 September.
Hundreds of brides-to-be recently attended the successful Wedding Show at the BIC which saw Rachel Bunce from Salisbury scoop the Bride of the Year title. Rachel, 26, a small animal veterinary surgeon, held her wedding to Anthony, an assistant retail manager, at Sandbanks in Poole last year.
Rachel says: “We met at a friend’s party eight years ago, and it sounds really cheesy, but we both knew we would get married.” A year after meeting, Rachel spent six years at vet school in Liverpool. “We took it in turns to drive the 200 mile trip up and down the M6, or I’d have to catch the 5.30am train from a very cold Bournemouth station – it was horrid every time we said goodbye.
“Our wedding day was 100 per cent perfect, and the honeymoon at DisneyWorld was perfect too. We both worked very hard to save up for our day, and we are now working towards a deposit for our first home.”
The Autumn Wedding Fayre at the Pavilion in September promises thousands of ideas for successful nuptials from florists and fashion cakes to venues and vehicles whether it’s a traditional or contemporary wedding, large or small ‘do’. And the fayre is not just for brides, but for anyone organising an event or party for an anniversary or other celebration.
For winning, Rachel and husband Anthony won £1,000s in prizes including a romantic hotel break, champagne, hairdressing, portrait photography and floral bouquets.
And for those planning further ahead, the BIC Wedding Show is scheduled for 30 January to 1 February 2009.