- 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
Get the Skates on for Crafts and Gifts at the BIC
Families and Christmas gift hunters are set to get their skates on to join the fun at this year’s annual Bournemouth Art, Craft and Gift Show (Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th November 2007 for an action-packed free day out and the chance to win tickets for the Ice Skating and the Pantomime.
Visitors to the event, which is free for the first time, will have the chance to win two sets of family tickets for this year’s Sleeping Beauty pantomime (Pavilion, 8 December 2007 to 6 January 2008) and a family trip to the indoor Ice Rink which returns to the BIC again from 5 December 2007 to 6 February 2008.
As well as the competitions, there are over 120 exhibitors plus workshops and demonstrations that ensure an action packed day out. For the younger members of the family, there’s a whole activity zone in the Tregonwell Hall, with face painting, the ever popular Ivo the clown, model painting and a ‘hunt the reindeer’ competition
The show is in the Purbeck and Tregonwell Halls with entry via the main BIC entrance on Exeter Road or the cliff top entrance. A wide variety of exhibitors includes gift ideas ranging from jewellery, candles, cards, and Christmas decorations to paintings, photography, puzzles and toys, plus lots more.
Free 45 minute demonstrations and workshop sessions run every day from 11.00am until 4.45pm. The sessions include innovative ways to make your greeting cards extra special and personal plus ‘Wonderful Watercolours’, ‘Easy Acrylics’ and ‘Bob Ross’-style make and take workshops’. There is no need to pre-book but spaces are allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
The Bournemouth Art, Craft and Gift Show runs from Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th November 2007 in the Purbeck and Tregonwell Halls from 10.00am until 5.00pm. No admission charges. For more information visit www.bic.co.uk or telephone BIC Exhibitions on 01202 456 509 or 456501.