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First ever Annual Event Industry Golf Day
Announcing the first ever EVENT INDUSTRY GOLF DAY to be held at Donnington Golf & Country Club, Newbury, Berkshire on Thursday 27th September 2007. 
 
The Golf Day is open to all those involved in the UK Events Industry, including Trade Associations and their memberships, to create goodwill between the various organisations and to bring together like-minded people for good friendly competition and business networking relationships. It is the intention to develop this into a high pro-file annual event – “a must take part in occasion!” 
 
The programme will include light refreshments on arrival, 18 hole Individual Stableford Competition etc and include shared buggy, early evening dinner and prize-giving.  
 
The Club is set in a delightful and secluded position on the outskirts of Newbury and surrounds the historic Donnington Castle. This 500 acre estate, which is a mixture of parkland, farmland and woodland with the River Lambourn running through it, provides an ideal setting for a golf course. 
 
The Event Industry Golf Society (TEIGS) is an independent organisation and not affiliated to any other groups and at this stage only wishes to find out the level of support for such a Golf Day for the industry.  
 
Stephen Lance of the Showman’s Show and The Main Event Magazine have already expressed their support for the Golf Day. 
 
The organiser is John Barton (NOEA) and for any enquiries you may email or telephone him accordingly. There has already been an initial high level of support. 
 
In you wish to register your interest (without commitment) as a player, visitor and/or for details of sponsorship opportunities, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
 
 

Name change for Lance Publications.
LANCE Publications, organisers of The Showman’s Show and publishers of the Showman’s Directory,have changed their name to Lance Show & Publications Limited.  
Since it’s formation in 1968, the company has been a partnership between Stephen and Jean Lance and over the years it has become the backbone to the outdoor event industry, giving industry suppliers the opportunity of promoting themselves within their directory as well as at their annual event – The Showman’s Show. 
The change to limited company status will not mean the demise of the family element of the business. Instead it will be enhanced with the whole family owning shares in the business and two of their children, Jeremy and Juliet continuing to be actively employed with their parents. 
Stephen & Jean Lance will make up the Board of the new company Lance Show & Publications Limited. 
Stephen said: “Changing the status of Lance Publications has been on the cards for some time but like with all things the timing had to be right. Jean and I have watched both Jeremy and Juliet become more confident within the business and we feel now is the right time for them to begin to take hold of the reins. Although the status has changed, the ethos of the company will remain very Lance family orientated.” 

R&R Logistics announce plans for expansion.
EVENT production company R&R Logistics has moved to a new location, Pinewood Studios, and has also announced plans for expansion. 
The company is capable of managing every aspect of event production, from the initial site survey, to full budgetary preparation, to Health and Safety analysis through to on-the-day event management. 
R&R Logistics has recently served as Safety Consultants and Production Managers for various live events around the UK including BBC’s Children In Need, the Radio 1 Roadshows, Edinburgh City Council’s Hogmanay, Formula 1’s ‘Comes To Regent Street’ and Dock Rock .  
Last year, the company handled the Global Health and Safety requirements for Nokia’s 2006 New Year’s Eve concert broadcasts in Mumbai, Berlin, Hong Kong and Rio for Ignition Management. 
Owner Robbie Wilson has also recently worked as production manager for such artists as Bruce Springsteen and Dave Gilmore.  
All R&R’s health and safety staff hold the NEBOSH general certificate and have a minimum of 10 years field experience.  
 
 

Local band to headline free music festival.
LOCAL band Maximo Park are to headline a free music festival taking place in NewcastleGateshead. 
The concert is the culmination of the nine-day Evolution event which is now in its sixth year and features over 20 indoor gigs in six venues. 
There will be two stages this year-The Innovation stage at Spillers Wharf and the Imagination stage at Baltic Square. 
Other acts performing include Echo and the Bunnymen, Calvin Harris and Kano plus local up and coming bands The Motorettes and Seven Heroes. 
 
 
 

Aintree racecourse aiming to become finest events venue in the region.
AINTREE racecourse is aiming to become the finest venue for hosting events in the region after a development worth £35 million is completed. 
A new grandstand complex made up of two interconnected buildings will be able to host large scale events as the two main function rooms can each hold up to 600 delegates, while the two smaller rooms can seat 300. The layout of the grandstand complex allows an event to be successfully held across all of the rooms.  
In summer, the open terraces, walkways, sliding doors and the tented roof are useful while in winter, the venue works equally well, with its internal links allowing people to move easily between all the major function rooms without getting either wet or cold. 
The venue has already seen a number of bookings, including a themed summer party for more than 1,000 people.