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Edgbaston Priory Club hoping to Ace Christmas!

9th Aug 2017

As we wave goodbye to summer, it’s time to look forward to Christmas! That means time to book the Festive Party. After a successful season of summer events, Edgbaston Priory Club, home to the pre-Wimbledon tournament for the world’s leading femal...
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Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Library of Birmingham Announce Joint Conferencing and Events Venture

8th Aug 2017

Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Library of Birmingham have today announced a joint conferencing and events venture, Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB). Unique Venues Birmingham is a new commercial venture between the two nationally-renowned venues, w...
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Edgbaston Stadium's Conference & Events Open Day

8th Aug 2017

Edgbaston Stadium are having an informal Open Day on Monday, 11th September 2017, 10am – 5.00pm and would like to invite existing and potential event bookers to come along and meet their Conference & Events Team, and view their event spaces. Ed...
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Putting the Business in Show-Business at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Free Open Day

28th Jul 2017

Businesses gather for the official launch of Birmingham Hippodrome’s Newly Refurbished Event Spaces First-class hospitality, show-stopping spaces and word-class entertainment under one roof at city’s premiere theatre View Our Flickr Gallery ...
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Pollstar ranks NEC Group Arenas as second highest performing arenas business in the world

25th Jul 2017

Mid-year results highlight bumper first half to 2017 with over 725,000 event tickets sold across the two Birmingham venues. Lead international concert industry and trade body, Pollstar, has released its 2017 mid-year results, with the City of Birming...
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Millennium Point opens its new event space CONNECT

17th Jul 2017

Facility is part of a £1m investment plan to bolster the site’s existing offering Birmingham’s landmark Millennium Point development opens the doors to its new state-of-the-art event and meeting venue, CONNECT. The purpose built CONNECT space,...
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New cocktail menu for Around The World, Broad Street

13th Jul 2017

Nothing says sunny days quite like a fruity cocktail and Around The World bar & lounge has created a new cocktail menu which shakes up summer in a glass. The bar, in the Bierkeller Entertainment Complex on Broad Street, has added 18 seasonal cockt...
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NEC does the double at prestigious industry awards

27th Jun 2017

The NEC is celebrating a double win after picking up two honours – Venue Team of the Year and the Innovation Award – at the prestigious industry AEO Excellence Awards held at Grosvenor House Hotel, London, on Friday 16th June. The first award of ...
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Qatar Airways partners with city of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra to celebrate local children's talent

16th Jun 2017

Qatar Airways and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) partnered to give children from six Birmingham primary schools the once in a lifetime opportunity of composing and performing a song at Symphony Hall, Birmingham last night. One hundred a...
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Familiarisation Tour highlights Shakespeare’s England MICE offer

6th Jun 2017

A recent Familiarisation Tour on 18 May to the Shakespeare’s England area has been hailed a great success and has helped showcase what a fantastic destination Shakespeare’s England is for meetings, incentives, conferences and events. Over 30 in-h...
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