Deadline: 12pm on March 6

Contact: eprocurement@newham.gov.uk

Info:  The London Borough of Newham has published a large tender for security guarding/events security and stewarding services. The three-year contract has the option to extend for a further year, and is worth between £7 million and £16 million. Newham is also purchasing on behalf of Redbridge, Havering, Waltham Forest, Barking and Dagenham and Tower Hamlets councils – all require some or all of the following: car park security, stewarding and events security for public event and CCTV monitoring.

The conference runs from 10am to 6pm and costs
£75 per delegate 
Students and AIF members can book a place for £50. To register, click here or email agreenerfestival@aol.com

Natalie Wyatt, managing director, Marketing Blackpool said: “Marketing Blackpool is delighted to be able to welcome Elton John to the resort, having worked closely with his promoters for what promises to be the most spectacular launch event for the Tower Festival Headland.

“This concert will mark the opening of the venue as a premier space for events and festivals and is testament to the fantastic improvements which have taken place in the resort to date. The fact that we are working with the worlds leading promoters to attract international artists of such a high calibre to perform here is quite simply wonderful.”

Camley’s role includes ensuring that the park’s transport connections, maintenance and events all work smoothly to ensure a high quality experience for visitors and the local community.

Camley said: “This is an extraordinary time to be joining the Legacy Company as plans for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park takes shape. To be part of one of Europe’s largest regeneration project is a great opportunity. I want to create a park that is loved by local communities and is visited again and again.”

At The Royal Parks Agency, Mark oversaw some of London’s most significant events such as the Royal Wedding, Live 8 and Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park.

The Leicester to Peterborough stretch has been selected as it represents a typical but technically challenging day on the relay. The 80-mile route takes in both rural and urban locations and allows every element of the relay to be tested including convoy splits – when a Torchbearer splits from the convoy to take in a route the convoy cannot access – and alternate modes of transport, including a train and a rescue boat.

The test convoy will travel through Quorn, Loughborough, Hoton, Wymeswold, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, Langham, Oakham,  Uppingham and Stamford. Details of the exact vehicle numbers and roads to be taken will be released by LOCOG and the host local authorities in March to ensure the host communities have plenty of time to plan and make arrangements for the day.

Procedures to be tested on the day will include timings, convoy movement, radio communications, the collection and drop off of Torchbearers, route markings, traffic management and security operations. The rehearsal is the culmination of a series of operational relay tests, which have already taken place. These have focused on a range of areas including torch performance, hotel operations and the vehicle convoy.

The dress rehearsal will involve participants from the Royal College of the Blind, Loughborough College and Leicester, De Montfort, Loughborough and Northampton universities who will carry unlit torches.

The pavilion, which will be open from late May until mid July, will cater for indoor receptions of 600 and dinners for up to 450 guests – a combined indoor and outdoor capacity of 1,000 has also been announced, as the venue has a private garden area and outdoor bar.

Zest Caterers has been chosen to provide catering services to the venue.

• Improved provisions for safety at the end of concerts including more stewards paid for by the Royal Parks.
• Increased provision for cleaning up mess left after concerts both in and around Hyde Park, with costs met by the Royal Parks.
• Additional measures to deal with low-level sound and more monitoring points ie. Music with a repetitive bass beat, which will be tested through the 2012 events and re-assessed later in the year.

As of 2013, the number of concerts will be reduced from 13 to nine and the number of attendees will also decrease from 80,000 to 65,000, and in some case 50,000.

The review was called upon following the increase of complaints by local residents.

Cllr Audrey Lewis, Westminster Council’s Licensing Chairman said: 

“Legally, as central London’s licensing authority, we have a duty to balance the needs of local residents with the desire of concert organisers to hold events and the compromise that the committee has reached tonight does all of this. We will monitor the additional noise control measures and continue to work with both concert organisers and residents to ensure this is an effective solution to concerns raised.”

As complaints almost doubled between 2008 and 2011, the council’s Environmental Health department submitted an application to review the licence and made clear that, in doing so, it had been reasonable and proportionate.

BT customers will have 48-hour priority access to purchase tickets to the concerts from 9am on February 22, and will be able to buy a maximum of six tickets for the concerts on July 27 and August 12.

The act for the BT London Live closing celebration concert in Hyde Park will be announced tomorrow (February 21) with further acts to be announced in the coming weeks.

Gavin Patterson, CEO, BT Retail, said, “London 2012 will not just be about sport – it’s also about people experiencing the amazing atmosphere the Games will bring to the capital. Through BT London Live we’ll give close to a million people a fantastic free experience this summer. Priority access is a great way to say thank you to our customers and employees and we’re delighted to offer this starting with the opening and closing ceremony celebration concerts. Everyone will remember where they were when British gold medals were won – it’s great that for many people, those memories will be of BT London Live.”

The “Be Clear on Cancer” campaign launches today (February 20) and will see BEcause deliver 150 live days of roadshow activity over several weeks at shopping centres and garden centres across multiple UK regions.  This will be supported by roving face-to-face activity at Mecca Bingo’s and pharmacies.

BEcause’s mobile “Be Clear on Cancer” stand will be staffed by trained brand ambassadors and a nurse who will be on hand to talk through bowel cancer symptoms.  There will also be a discrete consultation area connected to the stand where members of the public can ask further questions. Visitors will receive GP appointment cards to encourage them to visit their GP.

The deal will see Kudos cater for events throughout the 1,300 capacity theatre and entertainment venue, manage five onsite bars; and secure corporate and private events bookings via its sister company Venue Reservations.

The evening events menus will be developed by Frank Bordoni, Kudos’ food director and former TV chef, and include dishes featuring the best of British produce such as smoked Severn and Wye trout, pressed shoulder of Southdown lamb and forced “Yorkshire Champagne” rhubarb crumble cheesecake.