Corporate Magazine January 2017

First, Fast & Famous
Fifty years ago, on 4 January 1967, aged just 45, Donald Campbell
lost his life trying to break the Water Speed Record on Coniston
Water, Cumbria. In the course of his short life, he broke eight world
speed records on water and land, and he remains the only person
to set both world land and water speed records in the same year.
Along with his passion for speed, Campbell was a great patriot
and saw his achievements as being for the greater good of Britain.
If it's a Cumbrian setting you're
after, consider Storrs Hall Hotel
on the banks of Lake Windermere.
Along with stunning lake views,
this Grade II Georgian mansion
marks the location where the old
counties of Westmorland and
Cumberland met and makes an
ideal venue for meetings for up
to 60 delegates wishing to swap
the fast pace of city meetings
to a peaceful countryside
collective gathering.
Showcasing the nation's engineering skills, the British motor industry
were heavily involved with his projects, with the likes of Dunlop,
BP, Smiths Industries and Lucas Automotive playing a part in the
creation of the most advanced car in the world; the Bluebird CN7.
"My goal is simple. It is a
complete understanding of
the universe, why it is as it is
and why it exists at all."
Goals for your next event may
not be as far reaching as this
famous Stephen Hawking quote
but bring your own theories to
the table and create a brief
history of your event!
If you're after record-breaking pace, prestige and pole position
to drive your delegates on to success head to The Silverstone
Wing in Northamptonshire.
The Formula One venue combines state-of-the-art facilities in
flexible spaces with a range of thrilling experiences from a pit and
paddock tour to driving a Ferrari, a 4x4 rally stage course and 800
acres of outdoor space for even more exciting team events.
Celebrating his 75th birthday
in January, and regarded as
one of the most brilliant
theoretical physicists since
Einstein, Professor Stephen
Hawking inspires our academic
selection of venues with top
rate facilities and services.
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