LATEST NEWS

  • Wed 06 Aug 2008 –  Bournemouth Gets on Board with Event UK –  Surf’s up for the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and Bournemouth International Conference Bureau (BICB) at Event UK.
  • Fri 25 Jul 2008 –  Leading UK Energy Company Returns to the BIC for Fifth Visit –  Scottish Southern and Energy (SSE) are returning to the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) this week for their Annual General Meeting.
  • 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!
  • 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

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BIC/Pavilion Christmas/New Year Hours

The opening times for the BIC and Pavilion during the festive season are detailed below:

BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE

DATE MAIN BUILDING ICE RINK (Entrance via Purbeck Hall Foyer)
Sunday 23 December 2007 CLOSED NORMAL HOURS
Monday 24 December 2007 CLOSED LAST SESSION 1600
Tuesday 25 December 2007 CLOSED CLOSED
Wednesday 26 December 2007 CLOSED FIRST SESSION 1100, LAST SESSION 1600
Thursday 27 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS NORMAL HOURS
Friday 28 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS NORMAL HOURS
Saturday 29 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS NORMAL HOURS
Sunday 30 December 2007 CLOSED NORMAL HOURS
Monday 31 December 2007 CLOSED LAST SESSION 1600
Tuesday 1 January 2008 CLOSED FIRST SESSION 1100, LAST SESSION 1600
Wednesday 2 January 2008 NORMAL HOURS NORMAL HOURS

PAVILION

DATE HOURS
Sunday 23 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Monday 24 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Tuesday 25 December 2007 CLOSED
Wednesday 26 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Thursday 27 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Friday 28 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Saturday 29 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Sunday 30 December 2007 NORMAL HOURS
Monday 31 December 2007 BUILDING CLOSES AFTER PANTOMIME MATINEE
Tuesday 1 January 2008 NORMAL HOURS
Wednesday 2 January 2008 NORMAL HOURS

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