Red Bull Racing has unveiled the first of its new event spaces, the Red Bull Ring Boardroom, created in response to the Team’s growing calendar of corporate event bookings for 2022 and beyond. The addition of the new space forms part of a recent multi-million pound investment project at the Red Bull Racing site, which […]

Claire Spencer will lead the Barbican Centre after being appointed by the City of London Corporation as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer, following a far-reaching recruitment search. Spencer (pictured), described as an experienced and dynamic arts leader, will take up her new post in May 2022, after stepping down from Arts Centre Melbourne, where she has been CEO since November 2014.  She has nearly 20 years’ […]

Hotels and venues specialist De Vere has expanded its Smart Booker package to integrate its Showtime rewards programme, meaning Showtime members can now benefit from points on every Smart Booker booking. Smart Booker is a cloud-based meetings and events booking platform, powered by MeetingPackage, available across De Vere’s properties. The platform enables more efficient online bookings […]

By Simon Chaplin, Deputy General Manager, The Stoller Hall  Despite being in the heart of Manchester city centre, stepping into Stoller Hall is like nowhere you have ever been before. The intimate concert hall and event space provides an impressive backdrop for conferences, exhibitions and events and is directly opposite Manchester Victoria Station and all main transport […]

CHS Leeds is set to return to its original roots at the Royal Armouries. Taking over three large event spaces, including an outside hub for creativity and innovation, the Show will flow across New Dock, Royal Armouries Hall, and the outside Square, offering over 1,000 square metres of exhibiting and brand activation opportunities. Emma Cartmell, […]

Celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8th) by heading out with friends and team mates… Events to book  Sustainable Fashion, Food & Fizz: Women Leading Sustainability at 116 Pall Mall Institute of Directors, St. James’s, London, SW1Y 5ED www.116pallmall.com Come together for an evening of fashion, food and fizz at 116 Pall Mall by Searcys between […]

By Kerry Wright, Head of Group Sales, Lime Venue Portfolio My word! We’re only in February for god’s sake, this is still (technically) winter and its freezing cold outside… Also, we’re being told that there is a race for space planned in March, we need to get to that first, OK? Oh, and by the […]

By Vector Lighting & Audio Visual Vector Lighting & Audio Visual are showing off some of the very latest screen technology as part of our stand at The Event Production Show/Confex on 8th & 9th March at Excel London. Getting back to events Face to face meetings are more important now than they have ever been, […]

Working sustainably is a goal for many business leaders in 2022, yet with all the other obstacles businesses have had to navigate in the last couple of years, it has been tough to keep the environment as a top priority. Creating and sticking to a company-wide environmental policy is a great start but creating that […]

Having just won the FIFA Club World Cup, GO Sport Travel is delighted to offer some specially discounted packages to PA Life members for Chelsea’s upcoming clash v Lille in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. They have four options ranging from seat-only (but with access to a private bar/lounge), through to a fabulous 4-course […]

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) and VisitBritain have joined forces to reunite teams from UK destination marketing organisations and city convention bureaux for two dedicated events next month. Taking place on March 1st-2nd at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales, the two-day programme is designed to provide inspiring insight to those working in key roles […]

Event planners can engage their teams and motivate them for the year ahead with a new subscription service. Team Activity Solutions offers in person, hybrid and virtual experiences, as well as outdoor city-wide adventure games available in over 80 cities across UK, Europe and USA. The games are designed to be used by event planners […]

By Butlin’s When it comes to employee engagement there is nowhere else like Butlin’s. Studies have shown that compulsory team building exercises are more likely to alienate employees. Forget traditional “team-building” forcing everyone to do the same activity, at Butlin’s, de-conference your conference and let your team have fun and develop relationships naturally. The facilities […]

Lime Venue Portfolio has once again built on its growing portfolio of venues, with the addition of iconic football club Nottingham Forest, and its famous stadium The City Ground joining the ranks. The addition is welcomed by the brand; it will further bolster its Midlands-based options, as well as support the growing need for organisers […]

Vector Lighting and Audio Visual has seen a revolution in lighting over the past 30 years. Whether lighting a theatre, stage or retail window, LED’s have transformed efficiency and many of the effects that can be achieved. Business space Lighting From corporate receptions, meeting spaces and circulation areas, lighting has increasingly played its part along […]

By National Memorial Arboretum Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum offers a completely unique conferencing proposition. Our award-winning building, opened in 2018 is home to seven flexible spaces, suitable for 10 – 500 guests. Our location feels a world away but is easily accessible from the A38 just five minutes’ drive with links to the […]

Two new spaces have been added to Warwick Conferences’ Central Campus Venues. The £57.5m Faculty of Art Centre and recently renovated £25.5m Warwick Arts Centre have been added to the service. As a result of the new additions, Central Campus Venues offers 300 spaces in total. A complete package for event organisers, Central Campus Venues is […]

Do you organise events? If you do, be sure to register for the next London Summer Event Show, taking place on Wednesday 16th March at Banking Hall, EC3. PA Life are an official media partner for this fantastic Show; we’ve heard it is going to be a sizzler of an event… The Show brings together over 150 top […]