- 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
Spotlight is on £2 Million Pavilion Restoration
The spotlight is on the newly restored Pavilion Theatre, with a VIP official reopening to mark the completion of the first phase of a £2million refit by Bournemouth Borough Council.
Taking place in the same week (20 March) that the Pavilion Theatre was first opened 78 years ago, around 200 invited guests attended a reception in the Pavilion Ballroom, followed by a chance to test out the new ambience and seating while watching the performance of classic ballet Coppelia, accompanied by a live orchestra.
The Mayor of Bournemouth, Councillor Bob Chapman, officially re-opened the Theatre and congratulated contractors and Pavilion staff on the completion of the £750,000 phase one refit which was achieved on time and on budget.
Parkstone-based Greendale Construction managed the refurbishment project which was completed within an 11-week programme and included new carpets, flooring and seating in the main auditorium, new cloakrooms as well as redecoration of the foyer and the sensitive restoration of part of the East and West Corridors using many of the original fittings.
The VIP reception was hosted jointly by the BIC /Pavilion in partnership with Ellen Kent and Ballet International, Greendale Construction, Denley King and BIC/Pavilion approved caterers Red Eventful Cuisine.
Future phases of the refurbishment will take place over the next two years.