Corporate Magazine October 2019
If you're looking for a lavish setting to linger over posh nosh or want a convenient location for a meeting that's light on the budget, then this month's magazine has more than a magnum of sparkling possibilities…
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OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong>
01775 843410<br />
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
PIECING TOGETHER YOUR IDEAL VENUE
Contents<br />
The Bonham Hotel<br />
4<br />
A Day in the Life<br />
34<br />
Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club<br />
6<br />
Trending Venues<br />
41<br />
On the Menu!<br />
8<br />
Budget Busters<br />
42<br />
Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre<br />
20<br />
Latest News<br />
44<br />
Holiday Inn Reading M4 Jct10<br />
22<br />
Featured Group<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
48<br />
Congress Centre<br />
24<br />
Venue Offers<br />
52<br />
Findmea Chirstmas Party<br />
26<br />
Meet the <strong>Corporate</strong> Team<br />
53<br />
99 City Road<br />
32<br />
Using our Services<br />
54<br />
Findmeaconference and Findmeahotelroom are both divisions of Infotel Solutions Ltd. Copyright ©<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. All rights reserved. All rates contained in this magazine are correct at the time of publishing.<br />
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The Bonham Hotel<br />
Edinburgh, Midlothian EH3 7RN<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£42<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£185<br />
Following a multi-pound investment, The Bonham<br />
Hotel has been refurbished from head-to-toe with<br />
interiors that reference both the architectural heritage<br />
of the hotel and the soft highland hues that are typical<br />
of Scotland’s landscapes.<br />
As well as the lobby and library, the snug, which<br />
is perfect for private dining and small events,<br />
has also been fully refurbished to showcase many<br />
of its original features including wood panelling<br />
and stained glass windows. A hand-painted ceiling<br />
in the Dean Suite.<br />
Welcoming up to 60 guests, Dean Suite boasts<br />
state-of-the-art audio visual equipment and is ideal<br />
for a boardroom meeting, private dining occasion<br />
or a casual reception. It also provides an additional<br />
breakout space for delegates attending an event in<br />
the adjoining Library.<br />
The Snug is an ornate former reading room and is<br />
perfect for a private dining occasion or an informal<br />
meeting for up to eight delegates. For a larger event,<br />
consider exclusive use of the restaurant, No.35 at The<br />
Bonham, which accommodates up to 70 guests.<br />
80 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
4 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
20 Free<br />
On-site Spaces<br />
Free WiFi Restaurant Bar<br />
Parties Catering Weddings<br />
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01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club<br />
Edinburgh, Midlothian EH27 8EB<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£32<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£159<br />
Conveniently located just 10 minutes from Edinburgh<br />
Airport and 20 minutes from the city centre,<br />
Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club is easily accessible<br />
for delegates travelling by air, road or rail. There are<br />
over 300 complimentary parking spaces as well as<br />
a helipad.<br />
Set in 1,000 acres of parkland and with impressive<br />
views of Edinburgh Castle and the Forth Bridges,<br />
Dalmahoy is one of Scotland’s leading conference<br />
and events venues. A choice of 11 function rooms<br />
fully-equipped with audio and video equipment<br />
plus free WiFi, set a stylish backdrop for boardroom<br />
meetings, private dining and corporate celebrations.<br />
Delegates are assured of fresh and innovative menus<br />
and the hotel’s on-site herb garden and bee hives<br />
are just some of the ways the menus are being kept<br />
local with delicious produce.<br />
This is an excellent choice of venue for<br />
team-building events too. Hold your own Highland<br />
Games, pony trekking or blind Land Rover driving or<br />
take advantage of the championship golf course for<br />
18 holes of competition.<br />
300 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
11 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
300 Free<br />
On-site Spaces<br />
Free WiFi Restaurant Bar<br />
Golf<br />
Team-Building<br />
Weddings<br />
Gym, Spa<br />
& Indoor Pool<br />
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01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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We’re opening the corporate kitchen door on<br />
delicious dining in the run-up to Christmas.<br />
Consider the next few pages as a glossary to gorge<br />
or a larder to linger over as we turn the focus to<br />
posh nosh and stylish settings. From tabletops<br />
of temptation brimming with Christmas cuisine,<br />
beautiful banquets made from a medley of menus<br />
to a chef’s carefully crafted creations of culinary<br />
delights, tuck into a dining experience to relish<br />
and remember, in a room that looks as good as<br />
the menu tastes!<br />
Christmas in the capital is a sparkling time, from<br />
the lights of Regent’s Street and the magical<br />
scene of Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, to<br />
the trips and spills of ice-skating at Somerset<br />
House. London is alive with the anticipation and<br />
excitement of Christmas. Never out of fashion, it’s<br />
a top location for entertaining clients, whether<br />
you decide to hold a business meeting first<br />
and then dine in a leading London restaurant<br />
or combine a business catch-up over a private<br />
dining occasion.<br />
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COPTHORNE TARA HOTEL<br />
Kensington, London W8 5SR<br />
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On the Menu!<br />
If a convenient and classy London location is a<br />
priority, consider the Copthorne Tara Hotel in the<br />
Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Along<br />
with award-winning service, this hotel boasts a<br />
choice of three restaurants in addition to elegant<br />
and stylish private dining rooms.<br />
enjoy a three course dinner for £34 per person,<br />
take a festive afternoon tea for £36 for two people<br />
sharing or enjoy a three course dinner and party<br />
night from £54. Rates such as these make London<br />
dining with clients really good value for money<br />
and still tick the box for capital city kudos.<br />
The hotel’s Bugis Street restaurant serves<br />
Singaporean, Malaysian and Chinese while the<br />
Brasserie Restaurant and Bar has a traditional<br />
menu of British classics combined with Middle<br />
Eastern specialities. Naturally, Christmas fare is<br />
on the menu and from the middle of November<br />
through to the middle of January, diners can<br />
As for the location, it has much to offer;<br />
Copthorne Tara Hotel is outside the London<br />
Congestion Zone and has plenty of parking.<br />
Kensington High Street is the nearest tube station<br />
and is just a short walk, as is the Natural History<br />
Museum’s Christmas ice rink.<br />
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RICHMOND LIVERPOOL<br />
Liverpool, Merseyside L3 2AA<br />
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On the Menu!<br />
From London to Liverpool where culinary creations<br />
and champagne cocktails wait to impress guests<br />
attending a private event or organised Christmas<br />
lunch at the Richmond Liverpool.<br />
Intimate business gatherings with fine dining<br />
can be held in the hotel’s Florentyna. With its<br />
feature oak panelled walls, chandeliers and<br />
leather chairs, this private space is perfect for<br />
incorporating business discussions over the<br />
starters or raising a glass to toast another year<br />
of success. Welcoming up to 20 guests, the<br />
Florentyna sets an impressive backdrop for a<br />
boardroom meeting and ensures complete<br />
privacy; for the event organiser who needs a<br />
private meeting space followed by exclusive<br />
dining, this is ideal.<br />
Definitely worth a visit is the plush restaurant<br />
at the Richmond too. With a white baby grand,<br />
sparkling black chandeliers and dramatic<br />
archways, the Grade II listed building sets the<br />
scene for relaxed dining in a stylish setting.<br />
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HILTON MANCHESTER DEANSGATE<br />
Manchester, Lancashire M3 4LQ<br />
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On the Menu!<br />
For a touch of opulence and panoramic views<br />
over the city of Manchester, the legendary<br />
Beetham Tower and the sky bar Cloud 23 are a<br />
top choice.<br />
The award-winning skyscraper was completed<br />
in 2006 and is the highest building in Manchester<br />
and the tallest residential building in Europe.<br />
At almost 169 metres high and with 47 floors,<br />
the magnificent building is home to the Hilton<br />
Manchester Deansgate and a collection of<br />
luxury apartments and penthouses, as well as<br />
the impressive Cloud 23.<br />
The hotel offers an excellent range of event spaces<br />
and can accommodate up to 600 guests attending<br />
a Christmas banquet but for a personal gathering<br />
involving colleagues and clients, Cloud 23 sets<br />
the bar high. Named after the Greek Gods Apollo,<br />
Zeus, Eros and Iris, these exclusive areas at Cloud<br />
23 can be hired for a fabulous festive afternoon<br />
tea or decadent champagne reception welcoming<br />
up to 100 guests. And if you’re wondering why<br />
the spaces are named after Greek Gods, it’s<br />
because of their position high up in heaven;<br />
something guests are sure to appreciate as<br />
they take their seats in front of the floor to<br />
ceiling windows and witness Manchester by late<br />
afternoon Christmas light.<br />
Cloud 23 is not just about the views, the<br />
high-end interior, the finest champagnes,<br />
signature cocktails and a dress to impress dress<br />
code. This destination sky bar offers a master<br />
class in cocktail making too. Teaching the<br />
techniques involved in pairing and appreciating<br />
different flavours, the master class is a fun way<br />
to break the ice or to reward colleagues with a<br />
memorable experience.<br />
For a gourmet gathering over three courses of<br />
seasonal produce, the hotel’s Podium Restaurant<br />
serves an a la carte menu of British delicacies.<br />
Beautifully presented salmon, seabass and lamb<br />
are just a few dishes to stir the senses. And that’s<br />
before the bittersweet chocolate orange stack has<br />
made an entrance!<br />
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BREADSALL PRIORY<br />
A MARRIOTT HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUB<br />
Derby, Derbyshire DE7 6DL<br />
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On the Menu!<br />
If you’re looking for something larger than a<br />
dining occasion for a few guests, Breadsall Priory<br />
Marriott Hotel and Country Club in Derbyshire<br />
certainly knows how to do large and lavish. Event<br />
rooms here are transformed from the confines of<br />
corporate conferencing to imaginative backdrops<br />
perfect for corporate celebrating.<br />
they’ve arrived somewhere special.<br />
Bubble bars, balloon walks, dessert tables,<br />
photographers and videographers, trendy table<br />
top styling and lantern lighting, cup cake tables<br />
and classic gin bars, photo booths and ice<br />
sculptures; the options available here are huge.<br />
That sense of occasion starts from the mile long<br />
drive way to the hotel’s entrance and as soon as<br />
guests step out onto the red carpet, they know<br />
Think big. Think impressive. Think memorable.<br />
And then let the hotel’s Memory Maker bring your<br />
ideas to life!<br />
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CRAZY BEAR HOTEL<br />
Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1LZ<br />
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On the Menu!<br />
Making in onto the 2008 hotlist with Conde Nast<br />
as one of the best new hotels in the world to open<br />
that year, the Crazy Bear Hotel in Beaconsfield is<br />
decadent, dramatic and distinct. With private and<br />
public cocktail bars, English and Thai restaurants<br />
and private function rooms, entertaining clients<br />
here is definitely going to be an experience to<br />
remember.<br />
Located just minutes from junction 2 on the<br />
M40, 15 miles from Heathrow Airport and only<br />
20 minutes from London Marylebone, a private<br />
dining occasion or private party can be held in a<br />
number of rooms. The Crystal Room features white<br />
leather banquettes, velvet cushions, gold tables<br />
and a mirrored ceiling. This subterranean space<br />
welcomes 50 guests for a reception or 24 for dinner.<br />
The Library sets a slightly more traditional setting<br />
without losing out on any of the distinct design<br />
elements of other spaces. Guests enter down a<br />
solid wood staircase with a snakeskin handrail<br />
where striking chandeliers and two large skylights<br />
illuminate the dramatic boardroom table and white<br />
leather studded chairs.<br />
For a more stripped back look, the rustic Hunting<br />
Lodge welcomes 22 dinner guests to dine around<br />
a leather studded table in a room lit by antler<br />
chandeliers and with mounted moose heads<br />
watching over proceedings.<br />
Throughout December, both restaurants at the<br />
Crazy Bear Hotel are serving a Christmas menu.<br />
A three and five course meal of traditional English<br />
dishes can be booked for lunch or evening time<br />
or tuck into the tasty Thai sharing plates for up to<br />
12 guests.<br />
For more exciting ideas from UK hotels, venues<br />
and restaurants hosting special occasions in the<br />
build-up to Christmas, our Findmeaconference<br />
website has all the latest news.<br />
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Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre<br />
Bristol, Avon BS1 3LE<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£30<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£125<br />
Delegates can rely on free on-site parking at this city<br />
centre hotel situated just one minute from the M32 in<br />
the centre of Bristol and only one and half miles from<br />
the train station.<br />
The Academy is a dedicated meetings and events<br />
facility boasting seven flexible spaces for up to<br />
260 delegates. Rooms include state-of-the-art AV<br />
equipment and free WiFi and enjoy natural daylight.<br />
A conference café and private bar are also available.<br />
A conference sales event desk, giving immediate<br />
access to a dedicated sales and events team can<br />
assist with all elements of a successful meeting as<br />
well as discuss competitive DDR, 24-hour and room<br />
hire rates to suit all budgets.<br />
Breakfast networking sessions, meetings, working<br />
lunches, banquets, exhibitions and private parties can<br />
all be catered for using local produce as much<br />
as possible.<br />
There are 155 contemporary, large guests rooms<br />
and suites, a fabulous restaurant and a bar with floor<br />
to ceiling city views plus a well-equipped gym with<br />
panoramic views.<br />
260 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
7 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
300 On-site<br />
Spaces<br />
Free WiFi Restaurant Bar<br />
Parties Ball Room Gym<br />
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01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Holiday Inn Reading M4 Jct10<br />
Wokingham, Berkshire RG41 5TS<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£40<br />
24hr Rates from<br />
£159<br />
This hotel sits conveniently close to the M4<br />
motorway and within walking distance of Winnersh<br />
Triangle Station where direct trains to Reading,<br />
London Waterloo and Paddington operate. For<br />
delegates flying into the area, Heathrow Airport is a<br />
20 minute drive.<br />
Event organisers have a choice of ten suites and<br />
meeting rooms. The Buckingham Suite is the largest<br />
and welcomes up to 260 delegates for a theatre style<br />
event. Benefiting from natural daylight, multiple<br />
built-in electronic screens, high speed WiFi and<br />
air-conditioning, the Buckingham Suite is extremely<br />
popular for a range of meetings and events.<br />
All rooms at the Holiday Inn Reading M4 Jct10 boast<br />
natural daylight and the hotel has a dedicated<br />
conference manager to oversee all requirements. Ask<br />
about the additional incentives available for events<br />
held here before the end of year; you could claim a<br />
complimentary spa treatment, upgraded refreshment<br />
break or a special day delegate offer!<br />
260 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
10 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
Free WiFi Restaurant Bar<br />
Parties<br />
Team-Building<br />
Hearing Loop<br />
Facilities<br />
Gym, Spa<br />
& Indoor Pool<br />
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01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Congress Centre<br />
Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3LS<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£59<br />
If you’re looking for a large-scale contemporary venue<br />
in the centre of London that has flexible meeting spaces<br />
and provides excellent event support and services, the<br />
Congress Centre in London’s West End fits the bill.<br />
The 1950s modernist property brings a touch of<br />
quirkiness to the corporate world of meetings and<br />
conferences. There’s a good choice of conference,<br />
event and exhibition space available. A champagne<br />
reception for up to 850 guests, a conference for 500<br />
delegates or a presentation for 40 colleagues are<br />
equally well accommodated and with an expert<br />
team to support, making the most of the high-tech<br />
facilities and flexible spaces is assured.<br />
The Congress Centre has hosted catwalk shows for<br />
London Fashion Week, the launch of a new James<br />
Bond book and events for the public sector as well as<br />
Apple, Coca Cola, Samsung and Yahoo, to name just<br />
a few.<br />
Located just a three minute walk from Tottenham<br />
Court Road tube station and within walking distance<br />
of Oxford Street and Covent Garden, the Congress<br />
Centre will be a hit with your guests and delegates for<br />
its location as well as first rate facilities and services!<br />
850 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
13 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
Free WiFi Catering Bar<br />
Parties<br />
Private Dining<br />
Hearing Loop<br />
Facilities<br />
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A private dining experience to entertain clients<br />
A dinner and disco to dance the night away<br />
An extraordinary venue to bring special sparkle to<br />
your corporate celebrations…<br />
Use the free service from the<br />
FindmeaChristmasParty team at<br />
Findmeaconference to source your party<br />
venues, overnight accommodation and<br />
travel arrangements.<br />
01775 843410<br />
Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
reservations@findmeaconference.com
Findmea Chirstmas Party<br />
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel<br />
Sheffield Park<br />
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S8 8BW<br />
Christmas Meeting & Festive Party Packages<br />
Mercure Norwich Hotel<br />
Norwich, Norfolk NR3 2BA<br />
Christmas Masquerade<br />
Mercure Southampton Centre<br />
Dolphin Hotel<br />
Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2HN<br />
Christmas Parties & Overnight Accommodation<br />
Highfield Park<br />
Hook, Hampshire RG27 0LG<br />
Private & Shared Parties<br />
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Doubletree by Hilton Hull<br />
Hull, East Yorkshire HU2 8NH<br />
Tribute Nights, Private & Shared Parties<br />
The Willows Training Centre<br />
at Wyboston Lakes<br />
Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 3AL<br />
Christmas Conference Offer<br />
Vale Resort<br />
Pontyclun, Rhondda Cynon Taf CF72 8JY<br />
Festive Party Nights<br />
Doubletree by Hilton<br />
Nottingham - Gateway<br />
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG8 6AZ<br />
Magical Christmas Moments<br />
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Findmea Chirstmas Party<br />
Hilton Garden Inn<br />
Birmingham Brindleyplace<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands B1 2HW<br />
Festive Celebrations<br />
Aintree Racecourse<br />
Liverpool, Merseyside L9 5AS<br />
A Great Gatsby Christmas<br />
China Fleet Country Club<br />
Plymouth, Cornwall PL12 6LJ<br />
Festive Party Nights<br />
Birmingham Botanical Gardens<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands B15 3TR<br />
Las Vegas Christmas Party Nights<br />
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Findmea Chirstmas Party<br />
Carlisle Racecourse<br />
Carlisle, Cumbria CA2 4TS<br />
Dance the Night Away<br />
The Ageas Bowl<br />
Southampton, Hampshire SO30 3XH<br />
Private & Shared Parties<br />
Imperial War Museum North<br />
- Manchester<br />
Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1TZ<br />
Exclusive Christmas Party Hire Packages<br />
Holiday Inn Camden Lock<br />
Camden Town, London NW1 7BY<br />
Party Nights with Complimentary Drink<br />
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Taking your team to the<br />
Christmas party? You’ll need<br />
Findmea ho-ho-hotelroom!<br />
As the festive season approaches, it’s good to know your<br />
team’s welfare is a top priority.<br />
Be assured they have a safe and comfortable place to rest<br />
their heads after the fun of the office party by using<br />
We’ll negotiate the best room rates and our booking<br />
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01775 843402<br />
Contact<br />
8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
99 City Road<br />
Shoreditch, London EC1Y 1AX<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£74.50<br />
This contemporary London conference centre offers a choice of 15 event spaces, with the largest two spaces<br />
welcoming up to 300 guests.<br />
Perfect for exhibitions and receptions as well as meetings and conferences, event organisers can rely on<br />
state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, including projectors, LCD screens and programmable lighting. For<br />
online audiences, 99 City Road benefits from video and audio conferencing equipment and hi-speed wireless<br />
and wired connectivity. In addition, expert help from a knowledgeable technical team is available and<br />
multi-award winning caterers Elior UK will create a set menu or bespoke dining to suit your style of event.<br />
99 City Road is easily reached from exit three of Old Street tube station, with a covered walkway leading directly<br />
to the conference centre.<br />
300 Max<br />
Delegates<br />
15 Function<br />
Rooms<br />
Free WiFi<br />
Catering<br />
AV Conferencing<br />
Hearing Loop<br />
Facilities<br />
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01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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A Day in the Life of...<br />
Jamie<br />
Lawrence<br />
Sous Chef<br />
Life Meetings and Events<br />
For the last 18 months, Jamie has been the Sous<br />
Chef at Life Meetings and Events (part of the<br />
International Centre for Life) in Newcastle upon<br />
Tyne. Working alongside the Head Chef, he’s<br />
responsible for the overall running of the kitchen<br />
at the busy science village.<br />
He tells us more about his working day…<br />
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A Day in the Life<br />
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Tell us about your start in the hospitality<br />
industry?<br />
My passion for food began when I was just 16<br />
years old. I started to enjoy different foods, which<br />
progressed into wanting to create food to a high<br />
standard for other peoples’ enjoyment. While<br />
studying professional cookery at Reading College,<br />
I took a serving and cooking job in a café and this<br />
then led to a role working in a hotel as a commis<br />
chef, where I was ‘cutting my teeth’, so to speak.<br />
What are the first things you do when you<br />
get in?<br />
Make a coffee for myself and my fellow chefs!<br />
People might expect that all a chef needs to do is to<br />
cook food, but there’s a lot of admin and planning<br />
involved in running a busy kitchen too. My first task<br />
each day is to go through the plan for the day and<br />
then to delegate tasks to the kitchen team. It’s only<br />
after I’ve checked my emails that I can start to prep<br />
food for the day.<br />
What challenges do you face in your job?<br />
There’s a lot going on at Life Meetings and Events;<br />
our kitchen team is responsible for the catering<br />
for all our conferences, meetings, weddings and<br />
parties, as well as feeding hungry visitors to the<br />
science centre in its two on-site cafés.<br />
The variety of what we do here certainly keeps<br />
things interesting. For example, we recently<br />
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A Day in the Life<br />
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A Day in the Life<br />
held a Supermoon Supper that took place by a<br />
seven-metre-wide moon in the science centre!<br />
There are not many places you get to devise a<br />
creative menu that has such an unusual setting to<br />
add to the dining ambience!<br />
What do you enjoy most about your job?<br />
There’s nothing better than seeing a client satisfied<br />
with the food that we’ve created for them. It also<br />
helps that the team that I work with is great and<br />
everyone has a good sense of humour.<br />
Tell us what inspired the new healthy and<br />
wholesome menu for delegates?<br />
Food trends are constantly changing. Recently,<br />
we have seen that customers are more conscious<br />
about what they are eating and are looking for<br />
healthier options, so we decided to update our<br />
menus to reflect this change. Popular additions are<br />
the sticky sesame cauliflower bites (vegan/gluten<br />
free) and lemon grass and sweet chilli prawns<br />
(gluten free).<br />
How do you wrap up the day?<br />
With the wide variety of bookings that we take,<br />
every day is different in this job. But they all end<br />
in the same way; a thorough clean down of the<br />
kitchen and checking the fridges with due diligence.<br />
Once that is all done, it is time to head home!<br />
Thanks Jamie!<br />
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A Day in the Life<br />
A few facts of Life!<br />
The venue is a two-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station.<br />
It offers eight versatile, purpose built suites for conferences, meetings, training courses and<br />
product launches.<br />
It includes the award-winning Science Centre with a planetarium, workshops and access to<br />
major exhibitions.<br />
Versatile outdoor space is available; Time Square is 4,800 square metres and can be hired<br />
for concerts, launches and other high profile events.<br />
By choosing Life Meetings and Events for a conference, meeting or celebration, you are<br />
making a positive difference to the lives of people in the region.<br />
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T R E N D I N G V E N U E S<br />
Sandman Signature Hotel<br />
London Gatwick<br />
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 8XH<br />
Chessington Resort<br />
Chessington, Surrey KT9 2NE<br />
Holiday Inn Leicester City<br />
Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 5LX<br />
Thruxton Motorsport Centre<br />
Andover, Hampshire SP11 8PW<br />
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The H Suite<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0AA<br />
Hilton Manchester<br />
Airport Hotel<br />
Manchester, Greater Manchester M90 4WP<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£19.95<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£19<br />
Holiday Inn Express<br />
Rotherham North<br />
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S63 7EQ<br />
Best Western Plus<br />
Milford Hotel<br />
Leeds, West Yorkshire LS25 5LQ<br />
Leicestershire County<br />
Cricket Club<br />
Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 8AD<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£18<br />
Park Inn by Radisson<br />
Peterborough<br />
Best Western<br />
Chilworth Manor<br />
Hilton Sheffield<br />
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE1 1BA<br />
Southampton, Hampshire SO16 7PT<br />
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S4 7YA<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
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Budget Busters!<br />
Arnos Manor Hotel<br />
Arnos Vale, Bristol BS4 3HQ<br />
Colworth Park<br />
Conference & Events<br />
Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1LQ<br />
Holiday Inn London<br />
Gatwick Worth<br />
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 4SS<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£18<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£17<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Holiday Inn Luton South<br />
M1 J9<br />
St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 8HH<br />
West Midlands Golf Club &<br />
The Lake at Barston Restaurant<br />
Solihull, West Midlands B92 0LB<br />
The Kcom Stadium<br />
Hull, East Yorkshire HU3 6HU<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£18.50<br />
Go Glasgow Urban Hotel<br />
Ibrox, Glasgow G51 1RW<br />
Holiday Inn Express<br />
Rotherham North<br />
Rotherham, South Yorkshire S63 7EQ<br />
Park Inn By Radisson<br />
Palace<br />
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 2AL<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£18<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
Day Rates from<br />
£20<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Spooktacular Halloween Party Night<br />
comes to The H Suite, Edgbaston<br />
Things are getting a little spooky in Edgbaston this<br />
Halloween as The H Suite prepares to welcome<br />
people to their Spooktacular Halloween Party!<br />
Halloween isn’t just about the kids carving<br />
pumpkins, dressing up in skeleton and witch<br />
costumes and going trick or treating. Adults can<br />
have fun too! So, if you’re looking for a spine-tingling<br />
night out with ghoulish goings-on, blood curdling<br />
cocktails and a thriller of a DJ, then get your scariest<br />
attire at the ready and be prepared for a frightfully<br />
good time.<br />
Tickets include a two course fork buffet, a live DJ<br />
spinning a killer soundtrack, a late bar until 1.30am<br />
and a Halloween themed party room. All for just<br />
£15.95 per person.<br />
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Latest News<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Next Generation<br />
for The Woodlands<br />
Event Centre<br />
In planning a recent £3million investment in<br />
transforming the event facility to become The<br />
Woodlands Event Centre, the Wyboston Lakes<br />
team commissioned in-depth research among<br />
millennial meeting bookers and planners. Findings<br />
showed that these bookers expect venues to<br />
demonstrate excellence across three pillars; food,<br />
technology and sustainability.<br />
The venue is meeting the challenges of catering<br />
for a new generation in addition to traditionalists<br />
whose tastes and needs have not changed so much.<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
Catering at events now includes Tex-Mex, oriental,<br />
burgers and carved ham, an ice-cream machine<br />
and other desserts, while the Cedar Bar offers a<br />
variety of light snacks such as sandwiches and<br />
paninis, 24-hours a day. In addition, high street<br />
quality coffee and a wide range of drinks, pastries<br />
and snacks are now always available right across<br />
the site from coffee artisans Paddy & Scott’s<br />
multiple refuelling stations and kiosks.<br />
Paddy & Scott’s also reflects a further influence<br />
of the next generation’s attitude; the hallmarks of<br />
the brand are authenticity and deep concern for<br />
sustainability. The needs of vegans and vegetarians<br />
and more people with allergies to gluten, wheat,<br />
dairy and nuts are also catered for through creative<br />
menus featuring delicious homemade foods. The<br />
venue’s restaurants and bars use locally sourced<br />
ingredients wherever possible too.<br />
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Latest News<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Claim a gift from Solent<br />
Hotel & Spa<br />
The Solent Hotel and Spa in Fareham, Hampshire, has a great give-away for<br />
new meetings and events held at the venue before the end of the year.<br />
For bookings with a value of over £2,000 event organisers<br />
can chose from an Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation,<br />
a £50 Love2shop gift voucher or a donation of £75<br />
to a chosen charity. With further gifts available for<br />
meetings and conferences with a value of £3,000,<br />
£6,000 and £9,000 and with Apple Watches and 4K<br />
TVs plus as much as £300 for charity, Christmas is<br />
coming early at the Solent!<br />
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Edinburgh<br />
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Birmingham<br />
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Newcastle<br />
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Portsmouth<br />
Liverpool
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Jurys Inn<br />
East Midlands Airport<br />
Derby, Derbyshire DE74 2SH<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Leeds<br />
Leeds, Yorkshire LS10 1NE<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Hinckley Island<br />
Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 3JA<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Edinburgh<br />
Edinburgh, Lothian EH1 1DH<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Southampton<br />
Southampton, Hampshire SO14 0TB<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Plymouth<br />
Plymouth, Devon PL4 0AZ<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Nottingham<br />
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG2 3BJ<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Milton Keynes<br />
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK9 2HP<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Cheltenham<br />
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 0TS<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Manchester<br />
Manchester, Gtr Manchester M1 5LE<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Aberdeen Airport<br />
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB21 0AF<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Brighton<br />
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4DJ<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Jurys Inn<br />
Cardiff<br />
Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 3UD<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Parnell Street<br />
Parnell St, Dublin D01 E0H3<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Oxford<br />
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 8AL<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Brighton Waterfront<br />
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2GS<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Galway<br />
Quay St, Galway H91 E8D7<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Cork<br />
Anderson’s Quay, Cork T12 DCR9<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Middlesbrough<br />
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire TS1 1JH<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Belfast<br />
Belfast, Co Antrim BT2 7AP<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Inverness<br />
Inverness, Inverness-shire IV2 3TR<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
London Holborn Hotel<br />
Holborn, London WC1B 4AR<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Birmingham<br />
Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2HQ<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
London Croydon<br />
Croydon, Surrey, CR0 9XY<br />
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Featured Group<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Newcastle<br />
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear NE1 4AD<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Glasgow<br />
Glasgow, Strathclyde G1 4QG<br />
The Midland<br />
Manchester, Gtr Manchester M60 2DS<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Swindon<br />
Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2NG<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Sheffield<br />
Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 4QW<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Watford<br />
Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 1JA<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Exeter<br />
Exeter, Devon EX1 2DB<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Liverpool<br />
Liverpool, Merseyside L3 4FN<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Derby<br />
Derby, Derbyshire DE1 3DB<br />
Jurys Inn<br />
Bradford<br />
Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 2DH<br />
Jurys Inn Newcastle<br />
Gateshead Quays<br />
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE8 3AE<br />
01775 843410 Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm<br />
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Meet the Team<br />
Ali<br />
Marketing Executive<br />
Jack<br />
Junior Graphic Designer<br />
Jade<br />
Digital Marketing<br />
Apprentice<br />
Jade<br />
Accommodation<br />
Specialist<br />
Jenny<br />
Venue Finding<br />
Specialist<br />
Joana<br />
Reservations<br />
Supervisor<br />
Joanne<br />
Reservations Agent<br />
Jodie<br />
Reservations Agent<br />
Kim<br />
Sales Account<br />
Manager<br />
Kimberley<br />
Director<br />
Lizzy<br />
Client Services<br />
Mags<br />
Account Manager<br />
Martin<br />
Business Development<br />
Executive<br />
Mary<br />
Venue Finding<br />
Specialist<br />
Nicole<br />
Marketing<br />
Assistant<br />
Rory<br />
Business Development<br />
Executive<br />
Ryan<br />
Reservations<br />
Support<br />
Sarah<br />
Group Account<br />
Manager<br />
Stefanie<br />
Account Manager<br />
Susie<br />
Director<br />
Tanya<br />
Director<br />
Tanya<br />
Digital Designer<br />
Wendy<br />
Travel Specialist
Using our Services<br />
Contact Us<br />
(+44) 01775 843410<br />
reservations@findmeaconference.com<br />
www.findmeaconference.com<br />
Your Enquiry<br />
A Findmeaconference specialist will take your enquiry,<br />
gathering as much information as possible. We want your event<br />
to be a great success, however small or large, so this fact finding<br />
stage will lay the foundations of your event.<br />
Our Proposal<br />
Working in partnership with you, your dedicated<br />
Findmeaconference specialist will prepare a proposal with<br />
options for your consideration.<br />
Confirmation<br />
Once you’re happy with the proposal, a Findmeaconference<br />
specialist will liaise with all the relevant parties, securing the<br />
booking on your behalf, and will continue to support you over<br />
the weeks or months leading up to your event.<br />
Your Event<br />
Your event successfully takes place and a Findmeaconference<br />
specialist contacts you to gather feedback on the venue,<br />
facilities and services.
Using our Services<br />
Contact Us<br />
(+44) 01775 843402<br />
reservations@findmeahotelroom.com<br />
www.findmeahotelroom.com<br />
Your Enquiry<br />
Working with your agreed budget and location, a<br />
Findmeahotelroom specialist will locate the best hotel<br />
at the best rate or source the best travel itinerary to get<br />
you to your destination on time.<br />
Our Proposal<br />
Once you’re happy with the options provided, your<br />
Findmeahotelroom specialist will make the booking and<br />
you will receive confirmation via email or SMS.<br />
Confirmation<br />
The booking can be secured to a card of your choice, with<br />
payment taken at the time of confirmation or on arrival. For<br />
clients using our bill back service, we will settle your bill and<br />
issue a fortnightly invoice consolidating your billing.<br />
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We can supply your company with a bespoke online portal so<br />
you can request, manage and monitor your accommodation<br />
requirements and access management tools and reports.
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