- Fri 10 Feb 2012 – Bournemouth International Centre aiming high with new accreditation – from AIM in association with the Meetings Industry Association
- Wed 08 Feb 2012 – Due to popular demand, themed dinners are back at Bournemouth Pavilion – BH Live Hospitality is pleased to announce that further themed dinners for 2012 are on sale now
- Tue 24 Jan 2012 – BH Live supporting people to live well with and beyond cancer in Dorset – with a special event being held at the BIC on Wednesday 25 January 2012
- Thu 19 Jan 2012 – Zumba Smash 2 at the BIC on Sunday 12th February 2012 – attempt at breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest Zumba class
- Tue 10 Jan 2012 – 2012 Cupcake Camp is coming to the Bournemouth Pavilion – on 17th of March at 2pm
- Fri 06 Jan 2012 – Record breaking Pantomime audiences for Jack and the Beanstalk at the Bournemouth Pavilion – which delighted nearly 40,000 people during the 2011 festive season
- Mon 05 Dec 2011 – NSPCC calls on local businesses to get festive for ChildLine – by sponsoring and decorating a tree at the Festival of Christmas Trees
- Mon 05 Dec 2011 – BH Live wins Outstanding Customer Service of the Year at the Bournemouth Tourism Awards 2011 – for its ongoing committment to high levels of customer service
- Thu 10 Nov 2011 – BH Live Hospitality launch Encore and Applause – two new hospitality packages to upgrade a show experience
- Tue 25 Oct 2011 – See the new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion – Work is progressing well on BH Live's new Terrace Bistro at the Pavilion
- Fri 05 Aug 2011 – The Conference and Exhibition Sales team at the Bournemouth International Centre is expanding – BH Live is pleased to welcome Hayley Ryan as it’s new Conference & Exhibition Sales Coordinator
- Fri 05 Aug 2011 – Setting new standards in energy efficiency at the Bournemouth International Centre – with 27 solar thermal panels on the roof of the venue
- Tue 12 Jul 2011 – The region's largest trade show for the hospitality industry looking ahead to 2015 – The CEM Group has secured dates up to 2015
- Mon 20 Jun 2011 – "You're in safe hands at the Bournemouth International Centre" says the Police Federation – The 87the Polie Federation Conference & Exhibition returned to the BIC last month
- Fri 25 Mar 2011 – BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion celebrating improved Hospitality Assured success – The BIC and Bournemouth Pavilion have been awarded the Hospitality Assured Standard for Service and Business Excellence
Michael Winner Honoured at Police Federation Conference in Bournemouth
The 2009 Police Federation Annual Conference at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) this week, which marked the association’s 90th anniversary, saw some famous faces in the keynote speakers line up.
Thursday 14th May - the final day of the week’s conference - saw Michael Winner honoured by the Joint Central Committee. He was presented with the commended Federation Bowl for his work as founder of the Police Memorial Trust, which was established to honour policemen and women who have been killed on duty. The renowned film producer received a standing ovation from a packed auditorium at the BIC. The award was timely as the trust celebrated its 25th birthday this year, something it shares with the BIC who celebrates the same milestone later in the year.
A day earlier, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith took to the stage, where she paid tribute to nine police officers who have lost their lives including a Bournemouth-based detective. She was unable to escape the furore surrounding MP’s expenses however. Other key note speakers included Vernon Coaker, Minister of State, and David Ruffley, Shadow Police Minister.
More than 2,000 delegates attended the conference and injected an estimated £3.6m into the local economy through delegate spend in the town. Unusually the event saw three conferences run alongside each other for Sergeants, Inspectors and Constables; made possible by the venue’s four large halls which can cater for substantial delegate numbers. The Joint Central Conference then united the thousands of delegates back in the main hall.
The Police Federation Annual Conference will be back at the BIC in 2010 and recently confirmed that they will be returning every year after that until 2013! Peter Gunn, Managing Director of the BIC and Pavilion said: “That such a valuable and longstanding client held the annual conference, which marks their 90th anniversary, at the BIC in what is also our 25th year, makes 2009 even more special for us. Speakers like Jacqui Smith and Michael Winner were certainly a pull for the delegates.”