Don't be an April fool - pay just £42pp for a full day at Broadway House this April

You'll have a spring in your step at Broadway House this April if you're quick to secure our very special day delegate rate of just £42.

Available across a selection of April dates, this £42pp full-day conference and meetings offer is superb value for premium facilities, exceptionally warm and efficient service and an incredible location just inches from the entrance to St James’s Park tube station, on the District and Circle lines.

Broadway House is a six storey Edwardian building at the heart of Westminster, making it a very popular choice for ministerial meetings and press conferences. It’s only a 10-minute walk from Victoria, Waterloo and Charing Cross stations, so couldn’t be any more convenient for City meetings.

There are 12 well equipped meeting rooms, with the Stephenson Room and the Council Chamber accommodating up to 110 theatre style. The Council Chamber and Westminster Suite are fitted with full PA and recording facilities and all rooms benefit from stationery, flipcharts, phones, photocopying facilities and whiteboards, included entirely as standard, so you’ll never be charged any hidden extras.

Enjoy complimentary high-speed WiFi throughout the building and stay perky with unlimited refreshments, homemade cakes and biscuits. We’ll also satiate your appetite with a tasty finger buffet of your choice.

We will give you all the help and support you need to arrange your conference, team building session, training day or corporate event. We can also cater for evening meetings should you need to organise an event out of working hours.

For more information contact the Hotline team today on 0845 230 1414 or info@cceonline.co.uk

“Blooming” Great Offer at The Manor House this April

Running all week throughout April, we have reduced rates for residential and day conference bookings:

Our rate includes:

DDR of £30.00 + VAT (reduced from £72).*

• Room hire includes use of suitably sized meeting room,

featuring natural daylight, place cards, paper & pencils,

stationery ‘toolkit’, post it notes, still & sparkling bottled

mineral water and sweets, direct dial phone line in most

meeting rooms.

• Extensive buffet lunch, finger buffet or sandwiches with

healthy options

• Fresh fruit bowl, unlimited tea & coffee, dried fruit & seeds –

morning ~ biscuits, mid - morning ~ selection of muffins,

cereal bars & seed snacks, afternoon ~ home - made cakes

• LCD Projector, screen, flip chart and a TV and Video.

• 1 syndicate room

• Free delegate parking

• Free wireless broadband (IT support available if needed)

24hr rate of just £130.00 + VAT (reduced from £210) *

As above with DDR plus:

• 3 course table d`hôte menu with coffee and home - made

petit fours

• Overnight accommodation in a beautifully decorated, en-suite

bedroom

• Full English breakfast cooked to order or continental breakfast

buffet

• Free delegate parking

• Free wireless broadband (IT support available if needed)

• Use of our gym with 2 saunas

QUOTE: Our “Blooming” April Offer

*All prices quoted are subject to VAT at the current rate. This offer is subject to availability and must be mentioned at the time of enquiry. This offer is valid for new bookings only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Valid for bookings taking place from 1st to 30th April 2012.

To check availability or discuss your requirements call us on 0845 230 1414 or email info@cceonline.co.uk

Unmissable spring offer at Warwick Conferences

Through April and May 2012, you could take advantage of day rates from £29 + VAT* when placing an event with one of our 3 outstanding training and conference centres.

Main meeting room, unlimited refreshments, a sumptuous 3-course carvery lunch, car parking and equipment are all inclusive as standard.

To see what we can do for you, contact the Hotline today on 0845 230 1414 or info@cceonline.co.uk quoting TCC29

*Offer is available on new bookings only and is subject to availability. Bookings must take place between 1st April 2012 and 13th May 2012 and confirm at least 2 weeks prior to event. Rates quoted are ex VAT.

Put a spring in your delegates step at a Shire Conference Café

Leading 4 star hotel group Shire Hotels have re-invested in their stylish Conference Cafes and introduced new menu and snacking concepts for 2012.

A cross between a first-class lounge and breakout space, these areas are dedicated to the meeting delegate and offer a fantastic range of refreshments throughout the day. From early morning cereals and smoothies, through to home-baked cookies and cakes, baskets packed full of fresh fruit, a fantastic hot and cold lunch selection and the ever-popular afternoon tuck shop full of all our childhood favourites.

This great concept gives the organiser the ultimate in flexibility for timings, and unlimited breaks – a winner all round. Lunch caters for all tastes and appetites, so there’s no need to check dietary requirements in advance and as everything is included in the delegate rates, it’s easy to budget and cost each event from the start.

For more information about a Shire venue contact the Hotline today 0845 230 1414 or info@cceonline.co.uk

Fantastic Easter Offer from Woodland Grange

You'll go hopping mad for our Easter conferencing offer, available every day in April 2012.

For a fully-inclusive rate of just £32+VAT per person, you can hold your April meeting, conference, training day or team building session at award-winning Woodland Grange in Leamington Spa.

Here are just a few of the excellent things our bespoke service will include.

• Guest registration and a dedicated event manager

• LCD data projectors and in-room multi-media centres, video, CD and DVD

• Unlimited high speed internet

• A flipchart stand with unlimited refills, whiteboard and pens

• Pens, notepads and name cards

• Still and sparkling water, cordials and a selection of sweets

• Unlimited tea, coffee, homemade biscuits and cakes

• Two course hot and cold buffet lunch made on-site by our talented chef team

• On-site technical support

Dates are available on a first come, first served basis so Contact the Hotline team today on 0845 230 1414 or email info@cceonline.co.uk

And if you fancy making a night of it, throughout April we're running a £95+VAT 'Dinner, Bed & Breakfast' package in our 4* deluxe bedrooms, all on site and with the added luxury of free gym and spa use.

Nottingham Conference Centre tops industry survey

Nottingham Conference Centre has come top in an industry survey from academic venue consortium Venuemasters.

Designed to provide a benchmark of service and response levels, the survey was conducted with 89 Venuemasters members and a sample of ten hotels and conference centres in January. It saw ‘mystery buyer’ researchers contact the venues with details of an event they were planning to hold which were then rated against a checklist of actions a buyer should expect .

Venues were scored in four categories - each representing a different element of the enquiry handling process, from the initial contact to following up the enquiry. Nottingham Conference Centre scored top marks in two of the categories and were rated very highly in the rest.

The feedback enables members to measure their performance against others, to identify aspects of the venue’s enquiry handling process that have performed well or could be improved, and to help build service levels that demonstrate the professionalism the academic venue provide to potential buyers.

Jillian Miles, conference and events operations manager at Nottingham Conference Centre, commented: “We pride ourselves in the excellent level of service we offer, and it is great to have the work our team does recognised in this way. This is only the second time that we’ve been involved in the survey and we’re delighted to have come first this year, and will continue to provide our customers with the exceptional service levels they have come to expect from us.”

Venuemasters is a consortium promoting the facilities available for hire to event planners and other customers at 90 academic venues in the UK and Ireland.

BIG Room, BIG Impact, SMALL prices

Product launches, kick off events; a sales conference or a corporate communications meeting - the Cormorant Centre at De Vere Venues Latimer Place gives you the flexibility to use the space to suit you. And with prices starting from just £25.00 per delegate; you'll be pleasantly surpised by the value.

By booking your BIG event in the Cormorant Centre we offer:

- Conference room for up to 220 delegates which features the latest audio-visual technology

- Built in staging, back projection and large in-built screen

- Free flowing refreshments including tea, coffee, water, cakes and fruit to keep the energy levels soaring

- Buffet lunch

- Free Wi-Fi

- Free car parking for all guests

- Exclusive use available at an additional cost

- Outdoor space suitable for team building

Terms and conditions apply:

Prices ex vat, minimum numbers apply, applicable on new bookings, and subject to availability.

For further information contact the Hotline today on 0845 230 1414 or info@cceonline.co.uk

Conference Centre secures first place in the Cotswolds Tourism Awards

Cotswold Conference Centre has been named the region’s leading conference venue in the prestigious Cotswolds Tourism Awards 2012.

The awards are now into their second year and celebrate the cream of the Cotswolds’ hotels, B&Bs, tourism websites, visitor attractions and other tourism businesses.

Cotswold Conference Centre, on Farncombe Estate, between Chipping Campden and Broadway, won Gold in the Conference Venue of the Year category, beating Cheltenham Racecourse and The Barn at Calcot Manor into joint second place.

The Centre’s Operations Manager Richard Howdle said the award was another endorsement of the variety and quality of services on offer.

“We’re obviously thrilled to have won the category and to be leading the way in one of the strongest regions for tourism in the UK,” he said.

“The Cotswolds benefits from great natural beauty but is also home to some fantastic businesses too. Many people choose us for our central location and our customer focus.

“At Cotswold Conference Centre we are dedicated to meetings, training and teambuilding throughout the week.”

Cotswolds Tourism is a partnership between local authorities and more than 300 tourism businesses in the area.

Other categories in the Cotswold Tourism Awards 2012 included Hotel of the Year, Visitor Attraction of Year, Event of the Year, Pub of the Year, Website of the Year and Tourism Business of the Year.

Judging was carried out by a confidential, impartial panel selected for expertise in relevant areas.

Chris Dee, Tourism Manager at GFirst, commented: “Cotswolds Tourism thrives on the high quality of local tourism businesses and services. These awards reward our achievers and help us to highlight the best of what’s on offer here.”

Cotswold Conference Centre is a modern venue based on the 370-acre Farncombe Estate, five minutes from the picturesque town of Broadway and just half-an-hour from Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon.

WARWICK DRIVES BUSINESS WITH SALES TEAM RESTRUCTURE

Warwick Conferences, the Midlands-based collection of conference and training venues, has restructured its sales team in a bid to drive business in a changing conference market.

The restructured team includes Chris Nagle, who takes responsibility for developing agency business, Emma Birkett who will be responsible for business development amongst associations and within the university, Catherine Greenhill who will oversee client relationships and ongoing management of accounts and Gail Tomlinson-Short who will drive local business.

Rachael Bartlett, head of sales and marketing at Warwick Conferences comments: “As with other markets, the conference market has felt the effects of the recession and, in order to thrive, businesses must adapt accordingly.

“The restructure of the sales team means we are best placed to proactively target new markets whilst continuing to nourish the relationships we already have.

“Warwick Conferences already has an enviable client base and has staged some major conferences for some great organisations including Nike and E.on. We’re making very positive progress building our footprint particularly amongst corporates and agents and this move will further cement this position.”

The move comes on the back of Warwick Conferences’ continued investment in its facilities including a £2 million refurbishment of Scarman, the expansion of Conference Park with its £24 million Bluebell Halls of Residence building project and continued investment in marketing programmes, following the success of its Confidence Season last year.

BURLEIGH COURT IS M&IT HIT FOR THIRD YEAR RUNNING

imago has taken home a trio of awards at the Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Awards 2012 for its four star venue, Burleigh Court.

The awards, which are highly regarded in the industry as the winners are chosen by customer feedback and votes, saw imago take home a bronze for ‘Best UK Conference Centre’ category, a silver for ‘Best Academic Conference Venue’ and a bronze in the ‘Best Conference and Banqueting Staff’ category.

This is the third year running that Loughborough-based imago has taken home a host of trophies at the M&IT Awards. This is a particularly important year for Burleigh Court; not only is it being recognised nationwide as the host of Team GB and the Japanese Olympics team but the venue is celebrating its 21st anniversary.

Kay England, chief executive of imago, said: “This is a big year for Burleigh Court - we’re over the moon to be recognised at the M&IT Awards and to bring home a trio of awards during our 21st anniversary celebrations. Recognition of our dedicated staff proves that we are providing the right level of service to our customers; something that continues to be valuable in a difficult economic climate.

“Competing on a national level at these awards is testament to the experience and knowledge of our team. The M&IT Awards are particularly important to us as they are voted for by customers, so we’re sincerely thankful for all their support in helping us achieve these fantastic accolades

The Manor House completes latest refurbishment

The Manor House conference centre and hotel near Guildford, Surrey has completed the refurbishment of the smallest room in the house, the gents' toilets.

The Manor House is already accredited with a gold award by the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the national sustainable tourism scheme for the UK. Although this refurbishment is only a small project, the conference centre's manager, Howard Canning, hopes that it will increase the Manor House's green credentials by reducing water and electricity consumption.

Waterless urinals have been installed, which according to Canning will reduce the conference centre's water usage by an estimated 66000 litres annually. "As we're expecting a drought this summer in Surrey, that's a small, but vital saving" he says.

The toilets are lit with new LED bulbs which, as well as giving much better lighting, use 50% less electricity than the previous lighting system. An efficient Airblade hand drier will altogether remove the need for expensive paper towels, "money" says Canning, "that goes straight in the bin."

The refurbishment has been done by the conference centre's Facilities Manager, Jeyson Fosbury, who has been keen to minimise the environmental impact of the work. "We were going to buy new doors" he says "but thought we'd try stripping the old doors down first." He was delighted and amazed to discover they were original solid oak doors from the 1920's." Naturally, these doors have been re-instated they will finish the job off to a tee

WARWICK CONFERENCES STRIKES GOLD AT INDUSTRY AWARDS

Warwick Conferences has added to its awards cabinet after once again sweeping up at this year’s prestigious Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) Awards.

The University of Warwick-based collection of venues bought home two gold’s and a silver at the awards, dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the meetings and conference industry.

This is the 17th time in the awards’ 22 year history the venue has taken home the gold award for Best Academic Venue.

Warwick Conferences also won gold in the Best Value for Money Conference Centre award, and was presented silver in the Best UK Management Training Centre category.

The M&IT Awards are voted for by conference organisers and the readers of M&IT, the conference industry’s leading publication.

These latest accolades are a tremendous boost for Warwick Conferences and cement its reputation as a truly world-class facility, drawing the attention of delegates from around the globe.

Rachael Bartlett, head of sales and marketing at Warwick Conferences said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have once again come away from this year’s ceremony with an award in every category for which we qualified. This is a fabulous result and credit is due to everyone who has worked so hard to make Warwick Conferences the world-class collection of venues it is.

“To bring home gold for Best Academic Venue for the 17th time in 22 years is fantastic and a great reflection on the service and facilities we provide. The fact that the awards are the result of votes cast by event organisers is all the more gratifying. It’s the most credible endorsement a business could wish for.

“The industry as a whole has faced a lean couple of years, but the fact that we have thrived is a testament to our staff’s hard work, professionalism and passion for making Warwick Conferences a genuine leader in our industry.”

This year’s prestigious black tie event, took place on Monday 5th March at the Westminster Park Plaza, and was hosted by popular BBC news presenter Kate Silverton.

The Møller Centre gets Gold for environmental award

With an ongoing commitment to reducing carbon emissions and protecting the environment wherever possible, The Møller Centre has achieved gold standard in The International Association of Conference Centre’s rigorous Code of Sustainability. The Centre complies with over 85% of 55 tenets, covering the following areas:

• Education, Awareness and Public Declaration
• Waste Management

• Recycling

• Reuse
• Water Conservation

• Purchasing
• Energy Management
• Air Quality
• Food & Beverage

“The Møller Centre takes its corporate responsibilities very seriously. This award signifies to our clients the processes and procedures we put in place to deliver the most environmentally friendly service we can to our clients”, says Christine Hartshorne, Marketing Manager at The Møller Centre. “This we know is very important to many clients who now look for environmental credentials in suppliers and working partners as a sign of responsibility to the community and aligns with their own business objectives. We are pleased that we can work with our clients to offer a greener more efficient service.”

The many recent initiatives introduced at The Møller Centre to support its environmental policy include updating departmental procedures, new energy-efficient boilers, an improved co-mingled recycling system and an updated purchasing procedure, ensuring The Møller Centre demands more from its suppliers.

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Tourism Minister welcomes £¼m conference investment in the Cotswolds

The Tourism & Heritage Minister led a delegation of industry VIPs at the unveiling of a new conservatory-style dining room in the heart of the Cotswolds yesterday.

John Penrose MP was on hand to open Cotswold Conference Centre’s stylish new £250,000 resource, named the Willersey Room.

The light and airy conservatory, with views over the Farncombe Estate and its natural lake, provides significant extra dining capacity for both leisure and corporate customers.

The Champagne opening was part of a regional tour arranged by the Cotswolds Conservation Board to consider the unique position of the Cotswolds in attracting tourists from around the globe. Cotswold Conference Centre was chosen to host the event by the Conservation Board, which is a regular customer of the centre.

The Minister was invited to attend a meeting with key tourism stakeholders, businesses and local authorities. During the tour, the group also visited Broadway Tower, a unique Capability Brown Folly, and one of England's outstanding viewpoints.

Richard Howdle, Operations Manager at Cotswold Conference Centre, said: “It was great to welcome both the Tourism & Heritage Minister and VisitEngland to showcase some of the first-class facilities we have here on the Farncombe Estate.

“The Cotswolds is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and have been extremely popular with leisure visitors for many years.

“However, conference centres such as ours are increasingly attracting business tourists to the region too, making it a favourite destination for many different people from across the world.”

After unveiling a plaque officially naming the Willersey Room, John Penrose MP said: “This business is a real success story. It is an organisation that has had to branch out and invent new lines of business, becoming so successful that it needs more space. This is a high-quality problem to have.

“It’s superb to see high-quality facilities springing up anywhere, but particularly in such a beautiful part of the country. What an amazing facility.”

James Berresford, chief executive of VisitEngland, was also part of the delegation.

“The Cotswolds is a real gem of a destination,” he said. “We are excited to be featuring the Cotswolds in our forthcoming advertising campaign which launches later next month.”

Cotswold Conference Centre is a modern, award-winning venue based on the 370-acre Farncombe Estate, five minutes from the picturesque town of Broadway and just half-an-hour from Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon.

For more information please contact the Hotline today on 0845 230 1414 or info@cceonline.co.cuk

IMAGO PREPARES TO INTRODUCE LOUGHBOROUGH TO INTERNATIONAL MARKET

imago, the hospitality and conferencing brand of Loughborough University, is setting its sights on Europe after confirming its attendance at leading meetings exhibition IMEX in Frankfurt and international events exhibition EIBTM in Barcelona.

Having access to a number of new buyers and markets will not only provide exposure for imago but for Loughborough University and the East Midlands as a whole. The main message at both exhibitions will be the strength of Loughborough’s central location and imago’s role as the official host to the Japanese Olympic team and Team GB, making it ideal for international events.

Emma Boynton, Sales and Marketing Manager at imago, said: “We have traditionally attended UK only exhibitions, building on the strong foundation that we already have in many sectors including academic and sporting markets. The decision to attend EIBTM and IMEX reflects our wider objective of promoting Loughborough as a key, central destination for international events. We believe that our offering is unique in combining outstanding hotels, sports and conference facilities and dedicated event management services.”

This strategy to target European customers follows imago’s appointment of Paul Cooper, Business Development Manager, who was recruited to assist with fresh sales ideas and customer incentives. The additional of a Coordination Manager, a Revenue Manager, a Marketing Executive and Event Management Assistant reflects the continued success of imago’s services which span the University, The Link Hotel, Holywell Park and Burleigh Court.

IMEX is held from 22nd to 24th May in Frankfurt. EIBTM will take place in Barcelona from 27th to 29th November. For further information on imago visit www.welcometoimago.com, call 0845 036 4624, or follow @imagolboro on twitter.

It’s double gold for The Møller Centre

The Møller Centre picked up Gold for “Best UK Management Training Centre”, and Gold for “Best Conferencing and Banqueting Staff” at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge in London last night in the 2012 Meetings & Incentive Travel (M&IT) awards. In the glitz and glamour, the mistress or ceremonies, Kate Silverton, BBC news presenter, hosted a fantastic evening where a total of 21 awards were given out to recognise achievement within the meetings and travel market.

The M&IT awards event brings together the various sectors of the business to measure market reaction in rewarding excellence of service and product and to enjoy excellent cuisine, fine wines, fantastic live entertainment and raise funds for Save the Children. It is a great opportunity for venues from around the world to get together and celebrate success. The Møller Centre has won the category for “Best UK Management Training Centre” three times out of the last four years.

“The M&IT awards are always special, as these awards are based on votes from our clients”, says Christine Hartshorne, Marketing Manager at The Møller Centre. “Winning Gold for two awards this year is a great achievement for the Centre and the staff, we thank everyone who has voted for us, as we continue to maintain and improve the very high standard of service we provide to our clients.”

"Having been a regular visitor to The Moller Centre over the past 7 years I'm not surprised to hear that yet again they've scooped awards at the 2012 M&IT awards ceremony” says Peter O'Riley from RBS Global Banking & Markets, and client of The Møller Centre, “I have nothing but praise for their determination in ensuring that the high standards that they set themselves are repeated every year. A top team and a real quality venue!"