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Events as part of the visitor experience

Events as part of the visitor experience Client: Monmouthshire County Council As part of developing the Visitor Experience Management Plan and Interpretation Plan for Caldicot Castle, we provided future guidance on event planning to engage with new audiences and...
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Event branding – The Arena at Waterside

Visitor attraction event branding - The Arena at Waterside Event branding: working with the operations team we developed the new events brand (The Arena at Waterside) and promotional material to promote evening music events at CONKERS in a 600 seat covered...
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Events at country parks

Events at country parks Client: Hampshire County Council As part of a wider Transformational Project we advised on event development across five of the country parks and a National Nature Reserve managed by Hampshire County Council.  Find out about other country park...
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Feasibility study for a covered amphitheatre

Feasibility study for a covered amphitheatre We carried out a feasibility study to introduce a tensile cover over an amphitheatre to support the development of a successful events programme at CONKERS. The introduction of a tensile structure over the amphitheatre has...
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Events: increasing income in the shoulder periods

Events: increasing income in the shoulder periods Working with the operations team at CONKERS we carried out an assessment to introduce two firework nights at CONKERS. Building on the success of previous firework events we recognised that there was an opportunity to...
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Tourism Destination Events Planning

Tourism Destination Events Planning Client: Thanet District Council Tourism destination events planning - The Thanet Coast has a strong heritage and natural coastal environment offer. The Destination Management Plan highlights the importance of local history in...
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Visitor attraction events – income stream

Visitor attraction events - income stream Our sister company has invested and operates a number of visitor attractions. To improve the attendance at events they have invested in providing covered outdoor event spaces to improve wet weather resilience . At CONKERS we...
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Events Venue Feasibility Study, Hartlepool

Events Venue Feasibility Study, Hartlepool Client: Hartlepool Borough CouncilPlanning Solutions Consulting was commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council to carry out a feasibility study for an events venue as part of a proposed visitor attraction offer.The...
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Events and destination development, Vale of Glamorgan

Events and destination development Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council commission Planning Solutions Consulting to carry out a feasibility study into assessing the opportunity to introduce supporting infrastructure to host a number of...
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Events Strategy Consultancy – Destination Development

Events Strategy Consultancy - Destination Development Client: Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend County has developed a reputation for designing and delivering a programme of innovative and ‘quirky’ events – a key feature of the destination’s brand. It is...
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