- 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 – All you need is love at the BIC! – BIC Wedding Show 2012. Taking place on 3-5 February 2012, the wedding show is the largest wedding exhibition on the South Coast
- 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 07 Oct 2011 – Become a ‘Friend of the Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre’ – which is planned to launch in 2012
- 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
RAFA Flies into Bournemouth
The Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) swoops into Bournemouth this weekend. RAFA’s annual conference is taking place at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) and 800 delegates are expected to ‘fly’ in for the three day event which runs from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th May.
The conference will feature keynote addresses from the Professional head of the Royal Air Force, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall Sir Glenn Torpy and the president of the RAF Association, Air Marshall Philip Sturley. Weather permitting there will be a parade along East Overcliff Drive and the Pier Approach, along with a flypast and Service of Dedication. An exhibition will also run alongside the conference.
The annual conference rotates between Blackpool and Bournemouth and was most recently at the BIC in 2007. This year alone will bring just under £700k to the local economy through delegate spend.
Peter Gunn, Managing Director of the BIC and Pavilion said: “The association market is key to maintaining a busy diary of events and we are pleased to welcome back the RAFA annual conference this year.”
RAFA is a charitable association which provides welfare, care and support for any past and present members of the RAF and their dependents. It needs to raise more than £8million per year without any direct government funding, in order to continue its work.