Open Air Business June/July 2018
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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ISSUE 20 | <strong>June</strong> / <strong>July</strong> <strong>2018</strong> | www.openairbusiness.com<br />
WELCOME<br />
Welcome<br />
SO, I AM now a Mrs! The day was blissful, and big thanks go to the team<br />
at Brinsop Court in Herefordshire. I loved the opportunity to gather<br />
friends and family in one beautiful place, I loved the fizz and food, and<br />
I loved my dress and all the fun girlie bits I got to indulge in – nails, hair<br />
etc. But more that all that, I loved the opportunity to get creative.<br />
The space was already amazing but we added our spin with pink<br />
neon, ferns, pre-loved plastic animal favours and Regular Show themed<br />
table names. It was definitely unique, and all the bespoke stuff we didn’t make ourself was<br />
sourced through Etsy – the homemade marketplace, one of my favourite places on the internet.<br />
How wonderful that in the outdoor hospitality industry so many of you embrace the unique<br />
and the bespoke – from décor to infrastructure, glampsites, function venues and events are<br />
creating all the time – it’s just such a joy to see.<br />
There are some fantastic examples of creativity in this issue. In the Function Venues case<br />
study, sisters Rachel and Sarah have had great fun with their Norfolk site, the Fire Pit Camp<br />
– check out their warehouse and eco bridal suite (pages 17-20). Trellyn Woodland Camping<br />
in Pembrokeshire is our Glampsite case study, and boasts tents adorned with a local artists’<br />
fantastical paintings and a hobbit hole (pages 30-34). In Events, we feature Bournemouth 7s, a<br />
sports/music festival with 15 themed arenas and fancy dress to spread the creative love (pages<br />
48-50).<br />
Bold and unusual offerings are also emerging in the business event sector. Board rooms and<br />
conference centres move over, quirky and flexible spaces are here to stay! Read about Heart of<br />
England’s decision to invest in domes to service their forward thinking event planners on pages<br />
22-23.<br />
UP FRONT<br />
4 News<br />
10 Product News<br />
13 Glamping Show Preview<br />
FUNCTION VENUES<br />
17 The Fire Pit Camp – the only<br />
warehouse venue in Norfolk!<br />
22 Flexible and Funky – two new<br />
structures for Heart of England<br />
24 Websites – Kelly Chandler gets out<br />
the microscope<br />
26 Standing Out – The power of ‘Brand<br />
Me’ with Andrew White<br />
28 Heat and Power – real life case<br />
studies<br />
GLAMPSITES<br />
30 Trellyn Woodland Camping – one of<br />
the UK’s first glampsites<br />
Tally Wade<br />
Editor / Publisher<br />
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Contents ISSUE #20 <strong>June</strong>/<strong>July</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
36 Insurance – guest comment on<br />
glampsite policies<br />
39 Kate’s Column – out and about with<br />
Kate Morel<br />
43 Site Facilities – products in action<br />
EVENTS<br />
48 Bournemouth 7s – combining 1,500<br />
sporting fixtures and live music<br />
52 CSR Best Practice – part II of Event<br />
Insurance Service’s white paper<br />
57 Managing Cancellation – advice<br />
from NOEA council member Philip<br />
Day<br />
62 Professional Services – finance and<br />
event insurance<br />
62 Spotlight<br />
64 Classifieds<br />
66 Periwinkle<br />
PUBLISHERS<br />
Steve Rix - steve@openairbusiness.com<br />
Tally Wade - tally@openairbusiness.com<br />
EDITOR<br />
Tally Wade - tally@openairbusiness.com<br />
ADVERTISING SALES<br />
Marney Whyte - 01892 677740<br />
marney@openairbusiness.com<br />
DESIGN<br />
James English -<br />
www.jamesenglishdesign.co.uk<br />
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ISSUE 20 | JUNE/JULY <strong>2018</strong> | www.openairbusiness.com<br />
Glamping<br />
Show Preview<br />
FUNCTION VENUES GLAMPSITES<br />
EVENTS<br />
> Website Focus<br />
> Tree Houses<br />
> Cancellation<br />
/ /<br />
> Heat and Power<br />
> Site Facilities<br />
> Professional Services<br />
CASE STUDIES:<br />
TRELLYN • THE FIREPIT CAMP • BOURNEMOUTH 7S<br />
COVER PHOTO<br />
The Luna Bell Tent from Boutique Camping reaches<br />
3m at the highest point and has a wall height of 2m<br />
with three large round windows. Available in 4m and<br />
5m versions, both benefit from more usable space than<br />
similarly sized traditional bell tents.<br />
www.boutiquecamping.com<br />
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