A Diary of The Events Team

This time of year has come around so quickly - the nights are drawing in and we’re donning our jumpers instead of sunglasses. Next week we will be brushing up on our smiles, getting ready to chat the hind legs off a donkey and seeing how many hours we can manage to stay in our high heels. Yes, its exhibition time!
 

Conference Roehampton is delighted to be exhibiting this year at Square Meal Venues and Events Live at Old Billingsgate on the 18^th & 19^th September. If you do have some time in your diary next week, we would love you to come and see us on stand C32 so we can indulge in one of our favourite topics... Our four glorious venues!
 

As always, in planning for the show, the main topic of conversation has been what treats we should be giving away. We’ve got some special delights to hand out but you’re going to have to visit us to find out what they are!  We also have some wonderful prizes up for grabs; with our Conference Roehampton scratchcards you could be the winner of our top prize and soon be using one of our meeting rooms with their spectacular views overlooking Richmond Park for free… YES FREE!
 

We have also been busy preparing our new stand. Sporting our new look following our rebrand, the new stand was launched at Venuemasters Academic Venue Show in May and it went down a treat. With lots of photos and colour we are sure to stand out again in the hustle and bustle of the busy aisles of Venues and Events Live.

So once more, we pack up our stands in our [hopefully] light weight cases and trundle out of our pretty neck of the woods in Roehampton to the busy streets of Central London. We’re looking forward to meeting new faces, and with such a range of event spaces we know we will have lots to talk about; let’s hope we last the two days.
 

We look forward to welcoming you to stand C32; let’s hope that we last the two days! Come and see if we are still in our high heels! There’s a sweepstake on whom will last the longest...
 

Looking forward to a busy show.
 

Anna Fowler

Events & Marketing Manager

A Diary of The Events Team

Being an events assistant over the summer months is busy! With weddings, summer schools, fun days, meetings – the list is endless and it’s hard to pick out a favourite but looking back over the last couple of months one of my best experiences was spending the day at our beautiful Grove House working on a filming event. Have a peek below to see what really happens...
 

“As much as London Transport has it’s uses, being picked up for work in a blacked out Mercedes is definitely something I could get used to –  talk about Apprentice style! Filming had already started at Grove House at 5am; not even a posh car would lure me into work that early! As I arrived, the celebrity judges were finalising their shots and then it was all hands on deck for set up. The team were ready to go; time was of the essence - directors, producers, lighting teams, and runners were frantic as they wanted every element of their set up in Grove House to be perfect - I don’t think I could hack life working in production!

My heart stopped in panic as the lighting team started to set up their 15 foot metal lighting rig within our beautiful oak panelled Portrait Room; no scratches anywhere please!  Due to confidentiality we could not take any photos of the set up, but the room was transformed from a historic backdrop to colourful larger than life designs. Different lights and smells engulfed the room and with topiary trees and ice sculptures the room soon took on a life of its own.

A free burger and chips from the company made my day even better – I was starving. I slowly took a bite into the burger to savour every mouthful, however my taste buds have become accustomed to all the fine dining we have been eating recently from our wonderful caterers, pass me canapés and champagne any day!

Throughout the day the office phone was constantly ringing for requests, Wi-Fi codes, tables, chairs, if I had a sink? I would have definitely employed Mary Poppins and her magical bag to assist me on this event.

 

After the hustle and bustle of the set up, I handed over to my manager to oversee the filming. This continued into the night and ran smoothly which was great. Everyone in the filming team was so happy with Grove House and couldn’t have wished for a better place. De-rigging then lasted for 2 hours over the planned schedule, and finally wrapped at 3am. I’ll leave it to you to figure if I felt sorry for my manager whilst I was tucked up in bed!”

 

To find out more about filming or photo shoots at our venues, please call the Conference Office on 020 8392 3505 or visit our website www.grovehouseroehampton.co.uk