2018 News -

  • Crewe Hall scoops gold at national tourism awards

    10 Mar 2016
     

    Crewe Hall is celebrating after being recognised as the best venue in the country for business tourism at the 2016 Visit England Awards for Excellence.

  • Alton Towers Resort named most popular attraction for corporate takeovers

    09 Mar 2016
     

    In a survey conducted by Alton Towers Resort, 70.73% said that a theme park would be their attraction of choice for a corporate takeover, and so this summer Alton Towers Resort is offering delegates the ultimate childhood fantasy, a theme park all to themselves.

  • Alton Towers Resort Enchanted Village now available for corporate hire

    10 Feb 2016
     

    Alton Towers Resort is expanding its corporate offering by introducing 120 woodland lodges and five luxury treehouses to their portfolio of corporate accommodation, with the added option to exclusively hire the entire village, accommodating up to 520 delegates. The Resort is offering a complimentary return stay in a Woodland Lodge plus four theme park tickets for organisers booking a minimum of 100 lodges with their event*

  • Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Conference Bureau will bring a Throw Down challenge to International Confex

    29 Jan 2016
     

    The Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent Conference Bureau will be raising its profile at this year’s International Confex event, at London Olympia on March 2nd and 3rd, by staging its very own pottery Throw Down challenge throughout the show.

  • 3 quick and easy teambuilding activities from Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre

    22 Jan 2016
     

    Great teamwork is often paramount to running a successful organisation. It improves morale, creates trust and can even develop problem-solving skills. Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre have this great quick guide of some of their favourite activities - all of which require little or no equipment, very cost effective and a great way to include everyone.

  • Yarnfield Park welcomes Shiatsu Society Congress in 2015

    20 Jan 2016
     

    Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre have recently had the pleasure of welcoming the Shiatsu Society for their 2015 Congress. Read all about why the venue was chosen and how it worked for their prestigious event.

  • The world’s first Rollercoaster fully dedicated to virtual reality

    13 Jan 2016
     

    This April, Alton Towers Resort will take the rollercoaster experience to the next level with the launch of Galactica, the world’s first rollercoaster with fully-integrated virtual reality. The brand new experience uniquely combines the physical exertion and adrenaline rush of Alton Towers Resort’s iconic flying rollercoaster, with the breathtaking emotive experience of travelling through space.

  • Keele University Conferences & Events success as thousands flock on to campus

    06 Jan 2016
     

    Last year was a fantastic time for Keele University Conferences & Events as thousands of conference and event guests flocked on to the Staffordshire campus.

  • A twist on corporate dining with the UK’s first Rollercoaster Restaurant

    05 Jan 2016

    Alton Towers Resort will bring a new meaning to the term ‘fast food’ in May 2016, when it opens the UK’s first Rollercoaster Restaurant, a new dining concept which will be available for exclusive corporate hire. The new restaurant will see dishes travel along more than 400 metres of spiraling steel track - the equivalent of an Olympic sized athletics track and reaching speeds as fast as Mo Farah, before its delivery to the table.

  • A delicious Christmas recipe from Keele University Conferences & Events

    02 Dec 2015
     

    As Christmas is rapidly approaching we thought we would share this lovely delicious Goose Breast with Beer & Beetroot Sauce recipe from chef Peter Walters.