- 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
Bournemouth to Host Baby Friendly Conference
MORE than 800 health care professionals from around the world will descend on the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) for the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Annual Conference 2009 on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th November. The two day event will bring an estimated £500,000 to the town through delegate expenditure.
Delegates will hear about research into breastfeeding and obesity, stem cells in breast milk, postnatal depression and care for premature babies from expert speakers. The event is taking place in the BIC’s recently refurbished Tregonwell Hall. Phase two of the refurbishment is due to take place in February 2010.
An exhibition will run alongside the conference in the BIC’s Purbeck Hall, featuring over 20 exhibitors including the Department of Health. There will also be presentations on how to improve breastfeeding support for new mothers. Clive Tyers, Head of Conferences, Exhibitions and Events at the BIC said: “It’s great to be welcoming back UNICEF - a long standing client of the BIC’s - particularly following the £300,000 redevelopment of our Tregonwell Hall earlier this year, which is being used as the event’s main plenary room.”
Sue Ashmore, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Director, added: “It is great that our conference is taking place in a town where services for breastfeeding mothers are making such big leaps forward.”
She said the Royal Bournemouth Hospital had been working hard towards making sure that every pregnant woman and new mother is offered information about breast and bottle feeding.
The hospital has passed the first stage of the globally recognised Baby Friendly accreditation. The full award is given when a hospital passes stage three, which usually takes five years. The midwifery course at Bournemouth University is also working towards including Baby Friendly standards in its teaching.
The Baby Friendly Initiative is a global partnership of UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The programme provides accreditation for hospitals and community health care facilities, which implement best practice in the care of breastfeeding mothers.