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Queen. Ten, a rather unusual piece of choreography occurred. Te origi- nal date for the event was pencilled in for Friday, September 4th, but as the penny dropped that the Queen would surpass the longest reign on Wednesday, September 9th, the date was switched. “We understand that Her Majesty
was keen to have a working day; she understood that there was a desire for the public to see her on that day and so as a result the Royal Household approached the Scottish Government to see whether that would be a possibility to change and it was felt that it was possible to do it,” said Ann.
n CATERING Stark Events spent six months intensively planning every detail of the two-day event; from sourc-
VENUE UPDATES
n SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, EDINBURGH The Scottish Parliament has two stunning venues available for hire on non-parliamentary business days including Mondays, Fridays, weekends and recess periods. Both the Main Hall and Members’ Room are ideal settings for evening receptions and dinners with capacity for up to 450 guests at a reception and 280 for dinner. The Members’ Room is also available as a day-time conference and meetings venue. With bespoke tours of the Parliament available this venue offers something different for your guests.
www.scottish.parliament.uk/ corporate-events
n THE CARLTON HOTEL, EDINBURGH A multi-million pound refurbishment programme has begun at The Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh and will last until the end of 2016. It will include fully refurbished bedrooms, public areas, bar, restaurant, reception area and health and leisure facilities. Scaffolding is currently up around the hotel to facilitate the renovation of the exterior, including the replacement of all windows. To
ensure the privacy of our guests, any rooms we are working on outside will be unoccupied.
www.thehotelcollection.co.uk
n THE DHT HUB, EDINBURGH Nestled within the courtyards of Edinburgh University, the DHT Hub has undergone a £6.9million refurbishment. Occupying the lower ground floor area of a student complex, the revamped facility boasts five seminar rooms, exhibition and catering space and is connected to three lecture theatres in David Hume Tower, the largest of which can hold up to 350 delegates. All seminar rooms contain state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, accommodate between 35 and 100 delegates and have a variety of layout options.
www.edinburghfirst.co.uk
n FASQUE CASTLE, ABERDEENSHIRE Fasque Castle in Aberdeenshire is now part of the Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI) luxury collection. The property, which is available as exclusive use only, offers traditional luxury with a modern twist. Catering for up to 120 and accommodation in the
n VILLAGE HOTELS, COUNTRYWIDE
ing the Scottish Café at Edinburgh’s National Gallery as the venue for a VIP breakfast for 200 dignitaries, to finding the right caterers who could create menus that would reflect not only the essence of the new railway, but also local food producers along the line. Tey worked with Appetite Direct to that effect for the commu- nity event: Nigel Kennedy, the firm’s boss, had to ensure 1,600 packed lunches were not only delivered to eight different stations along the route on but also that they were of the highest quality. Tere was no catering on board
the train for the the Royal party – a couple of flasks were brought along for Her Majester however - and Con- tinis, which had prepared the VIP breakfast, made some “really lovely little porridge bars”. Ann says: “If you see a picture of Her Majesty on the train she’s sitting in front of the Continis porridge bars.”
CAR PARK.” Ann Stark, director and founder of
Stark Events
“I COULDN’T EMAIL THE ROYAL PROTECTION OFFICERS DOWN IN LONDON TWO DAYS BEFORE TO SAY WE’VE CHANGED THE LAYOUT OF THE
Stark also worked with Orde
Catering at Abbotsford House, the venue for the lunch reception after the steam train reached its destina- tion in Tweedbank.
n SECURITY It might be expected that the secu- rity considerations around a Royal event would add an extra, unwanted dimension for a planner. Not so, according to Ann, who
says: “Because of the security consid- erations you know there’s absolutely no question of last-minute changes. From an events delivery point of view, it’s much easier to deliver something like that, compared to an event where you have fluid time- scales or late changes to the running order. Tere was no question of that happening here. I couldn’t email the Royal Protection Officers down in London two days before to say we’ve changed the layout of the car park.”
Village Hotels launched in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2015 with dedicated meetings and conferencing facilities for corporate clients. All meeting rooms are air-conditioned and come complete with plasma or projector
castle for up to 38.
www.fasquecastle.com
n CARLOWRIE CASTLE, WEST LOTHIAN Carlowrie Castle opened to the public in May, operating as a social enterprise with profits donated to homeless charity RESTART. The castle hosts corporate meetings
screens as well as flip chart and event stationery. Both the Aberdeen and Glasgow venues can cater for up to 120 delegates, with the Edinburgh hotel taking up to 200.
www.village-hotels.co.uk
and works with catering and party design firm Wild Thyme, whose managing director Andrew Hamer was formerly executive chef at Gleneagles. The castle’s orangery seats up to 120 guests and is located towards the side of the castle; for larger events a marquee can be brought in for up to 450 people.
www.carlowriecastle.co.uk
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