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News Archive 2007
Great Wall of China - A Dream
Fulfilled
21st December 2007
Pursuing a desire to go travelling Maxine
Anderson from Harrogate International Centre, and mother of four,
decided to combine her dream with raising money for charity.
Celebrating her 40th birthday, and along with three good friends
Maxine has just returned from a ten-day trip to China where she
walked the Great Wall and raised over £10,000 in the process
for Martin House Hospice. Read the full
release here
Come to the Moscow State Circus
at
Harrogate International Centre
15 - 17 January 2008
The Great Moscow State Circus brings to Harrogate
International Centre a 35 strong cast of Russia's greatest and most
flexible circus performers that have never before been seen in the
UK. Many of the award-winning acts are pushing the boundary of
human physical ingenuity to its limits. Read
the full release here
2008 Visitor Guide Launched at Black
Sheep Brewery
13th December 2007
To promote holiday tourism across North Yorkshire and the
surrounding area, the new tourism guide Explore & Indulge -
Yorkshire Dales & Harrogate 2008", was launched last week at
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham. Read the full
release here
HIC Launch Venue Magazine
13th December 2007
Harrogate International Centre has launched a new magazine, 'Venue'
and issue 1 is currently being sent to clients, prospects, the
media and HIC stakeholders.
The first edition covers key news stories including the
£48 million pound venue enhancing redevelopment scheme, a
review of the 25 year celebrations held throughout 2007,
entertainment and destination features and an introduction to Jane
Nicholls who has recently joined the venue to head up HIC sales. Read the full release here
Peace of Mind at Harrogate
International Centre
3rd December 2007
Harrogate International Centre has been awarded the Park Mark
accreditation by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
The police give this award to public car park operators who have
achieved the standards of the Safer Parking Scheme, and it is
designed to reduce crime and the fear of crime in car parks.
New Chair for Harrogate Hotels Association
26th November 2007
Simon Cotton, General Manager of Cedar Court Hotel in
Harrogate, has been elected as Chairperson for the Harrogate
hoteliers association, Destination Harrogate. Previously known as
the A Group, the association has been in existence for 20 years and
currently comprises thirteen Harrogate hotels whose aim is to
promote Harrogate as a leading destination for business and holiday
tourism. Read the full media
release
Sun Pavilion Event A Success!
19th November 2007
Over 120 Event Organiser's and company PA's from across the
region attended a charity fund-raising lunch at the Sun Pavilion on
Thursday 15 th November. The lunch was an opportunity to
showcase this 1930's building as an ideal events venue, as well as
raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Read
the full media release
French & Saunders - Still Alive 2008
12th November 2007
French & Saunders, Britain's most celebrated female
comedians, embark on their first UK tour for more than seven years
in February 2008. Read the full media
release
A Marriage Made in Harrogate
30 October 2007
Ocean Media Group, owners of the British Bridal Exhibition,
and Harrogate International Centre, have agreed a contract
confirming that this twiceyearly trade show will return to
Harrogate in 2008. Read the full media
release
Sun Pavilion Invites You to Lunch
25 October 2007
BBC Radio presenter Georgey Spanswick, will be the guest speaker
at a special fund raising lunch to be held at the Sun Pavilion
on Thursday 15 November. The lunch gives company PA's and event and
meeting organisers an opportunity to experience this unique venue
which has hosted hundreds of company gatherings since its'
reopening in 1998 by Her Majesty The Queen. Funds raised
from the event will go in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Read the full media release
Entente Florale Technical Support
27 September 2007
The Technical team at Harrogate International Centre designed
and installed the stunning creative backdrop supporting this year's
Entente Floral Awards Ceremony held at Ripon Cathedral recently,
attended by 250 delegates from twelve European countries. Read the full media release
Top Score at Harrogate International Centre 26 September
2007
Ali Al Astal, IT Network Engineer at Harrogate International
Centre, achieved an outstanding result in the Cisco Systems
networking exam, the Cisco Certified Network Associate level, this
week when he achieved a rare and distinguished 100% pass mark. Ali
attended a five-day residential course in May and since then has
devoted two hours a day studying for this highly technical and
industry recognised exam. Read the full media
release.
Bond (007) comes to town to celebrate 100 years of British
Orthodontics
24 September 2007
The British Orthodontic Society return to the region for the
Society's 2007 conference and in doing so will celebrate 100 years
of British orthodontics. Read the full media
release
HIC Focuses on the Future at this year's National Venue
Show
17 September 2007
Visit the HIC stand (L41) at the National Venue Show at the
NEC, Birmingham 25 27 September 2007 and meet the team from one of
the UK's largest venues. Find out about HIC's vision for the
future - a £45m plan for redeveloping the exhibition
halls, which will increase exhibition space to 18,500m2.
Discuss the enormous impact and potential opportunities of the
project with Business Development Manager, John Wood. Read the full media release
Stewart Storey
28 August 2007
One of Harrogate International Centre's staff members, Stewart
Storey, celebrated his retirement last week after dedicating 43
years of service to the venue and previously in his roles at
Harrogate Borough Council.Read the full media
release
TIP-Ex Sign Three Year HIC Contract 20 August 2007
Harrogate International Centre, Yorkshire's largest integrated
conference and exhibition centre, is delighted to announce the
signing of a three-year contract to host the annual tipper
conference and exhibition (TIP-Ex). The event will attract an
additional 5000 visitors to the region each year. Read the full media release
Plans endorsed for major redevelopment of HIC
20 July 2007
Harrogate International Centre (HIC) looks set to secure its
position as the UK's third largest integrated events venue after
Harrogate Borough Council endorsed plans (Thursday 19 July 2007)
for a £45 million programme of enhancements. Read the full media release
HIC Supports Hospital in Malawi
12 July 2007
Following the introduction of a restyled staff uniform at
Harrogate International Centre (HIC) good use has been made of
their old uniform by donating 23 boxes to the Harrogate Zomba
Mental Health Link, a charity that supports the Zomba Mental
Hospital in Malawi. Read the full media
release
Redevelopment Plans Unveiled
Holding statement 3 July 2007
Harrogate International Centre is to submit plans to the full
Harrogate Borough Council meeting on the 19th July for an intended
six year £45million phased scheme to redevelop the
Centre in order to enhance its position as a leading events venue.
Read the full statement about the
plans
Think! New Brand Launched at HIC
14 June 2007
Kudos Hospitality the exclusive caterers at Harrogate
International Centre (HIC), have launched 'Think' - a new retail
catering brand to enhance the standard of the retail catering
operation across the venue. Read the
full media release.
Tourist Information Centres, New Manager
30 May 2007
Helen Suckling joins Harrogate International Centre as Visitor
Services Manager with responsibility for the District's Tourist
Information Centres in Harrogate, Knaresborough, Ripon and Pateley
Bridge. Helen has many years experience in the tourism sector
having spent the past 7 years in Thirsk with Hambleton District
Council. Read the full media
release.
Harrogate to Host the International Conference on
Dyslexia
16 May 2007
The British Dyslexia Association has confirmed that the
International Conference on Dyslexia will be coming to Harrogate
International Centre from the 27 to 29 March 2008. This is the
Association's first visit to Harrogate and over 800 delegates from
Europe and the USA will be attending this major event titled
'Dyslexia Making Links'. Read the
full media release.
Harrogate International Centre recognised for Business Tourism
Award 19 April 2007
Harrogate International Centre has won the Gold award in the
Business Tourism Category at the Enjoy England Awards for
Excellence 2007. Known as the tourism industry 'Oscars' these
awards celebrate the best in English tourism and this year's
ceremony, presented by TV personality Sandi Toksvig, was held at
Banqueting House in London. Read the
full media release.
Alfie Boe at the Harrogate Prom
12 April 2007
This year's Harrogate Prom on 19 May, which celebrates Harrogate
International Centre's 25th Anniversary, features the stunning new
tenor Alfie Boe, the best kept secret within the classical world
for several years. Read the full media
release.
Golf Show Returns to Harrogate
27 February 2007
TGI Golf, the largest buying group for Golf professionals in the
UK and Ireland have signed contracts for their fourth Golf Trade
Show at the Harrogate International Centre 5 8 November 2007. Read the full media release.
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