Piggotts, the marquee and
furniture hire specialists has been awarded the contract to
supply marquees at the Nokia Isle of Wight Festival 2004 for the
second year running.
The contract will see Piggotts provide two 15 x 25m aluminium
framed, clear span tents for an expected 350 VIP guests. This is
no mean feat as the Piggotts team and Universal, their partner
staffing agency, will need to ship all the equipment and their
fellow colleagues unscathed across the Solent! A challenge they
successfully achieved last year in partnership with Solo
Promotors, and a mission they are again looking forward to
completing this year.
Piggotts has been established for more than 200 years and as one
of the oldest private UK companies prides itself on its unique
blend of tradition and innovation. Deirdre Morgan, Managing
Director of Piggotts commented, ” The team’s hard work has paid
off and we are exceptionally proud to retain this contract. We
look forward to continuing our relationship with Solo for many
years to come.”
This event is the ‘first in the festival calendar’ which takes
place between 11-13th June and has grown into one of the biggest
and best festivals in the UK. Headlining this year are
Stereophonics, The Who and David Bowie.
I don’t know about you, but when I think of Christmas parties, I
think of warm, toasty get-togethers with family and close
friends. A cozy fire complete with sentimental stories. Do we
ever really let a year go by without mentioning, “You’ll shoot
your eye out kid” from a Christmas story?
Or maybe your idea of a Christmas party is a little more like
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? Well, maybe not quite
that eventful- but here are a few ideas to start your holiday
season off right!
Christmas parties are thrown for a wide variety of guests, and
each should be considered in order to be a success. Christmas
parties can be for family, friends, office co-workers, or one
big combined party. Here are some ideas for different guests in
mind:
Activity Ideas
Christmas caroling party. Go caroling in the neighborhood and
invite the group to your house afterward for hot chocolate and
desserts.
Potluck dinners. Arrange for everyone to bring a dish to
share. It not only makes it easier for you, but your guests get
to try new dishes and show off their culinary skills.
Christmas around the world potluck dinner. Have guests bring
dishes that reflect their ethnicities and countries of origin.
Volunteer at a charitable organization. Arrange for your group
to gather needed items for a charity, such as a hunger center.
Get the real “reason for the season” going and give back to the
community. Come back to the hosts home and share your
experiences over coffee.
Holiday lights tour. Caravan through local neighborhoods and
enjoy the festive lights and decorations.
Cookie baking parties. Get a large group together and bake up
a storm. Divvy up the desserts to each guest so that each has a
variety to have for their own holiday guests.
Christmas craft creations. Have each guest be responsible for
one craft to make, including the purchase of supplies. Each
guest will demonstrate how to do the craft, and other guests
will try to make their own. If you have 15 guests, each will go
home with 15 new Christmas crafts to decorate their homes.
Kid friendly. Any Christmas party can cater to kids by having
a separate area for Christmas videos, crafts, and Shirley
Temples.
Games
Pin the nose on Rudolph
What’s in the bag? Take a bag and put in Christmas items such
as a stockings, candy canes, etc. Each guest reaches her hand in
the bag and must guess the item. The best guesser wins a prize.
Christmas trivia. Test your knowledge about popular movies,
TV, pop culture, and other trivia.
Christmas bingo. Create a bingo card with a Christmas-related
theme in the middle, such as a snowman.
Christmas word scramble. Think of words such as reindeer,
stocking, etc, and scramble them on a small cardboard page.
Name that tune. Play a Christmas CD and the first to guess
correctly, wins a prize
I hope these Christmas party ideas helped spark some fun ideas
for your upcoming celebration!