Abingdon Event Companies And Event Corporate Planner Service

Abingdon is bursting with fascinating buildings, beautiful riverside scenery, charming gardens and many sporting entertainment venues– which is why it’s the perfect place for all your event needs. Offering a rich history, Abingdon proudly claims to be the oldest town in the country, jam-packed with lively entertainment, unbelievable venues and a truly energising atmosphere.

Whether you’re planning a corporate event, party, conference, or you’re in need of a family activity day for 10 guests or 1,000; Effective Event Solutions is here to help. With nearing 20 years experience we’re committed to delivering only the very best, doing whatever it takes to ensure the success of your event. We offer a bespoke service making your ideas come to life, all with your budget in mind.

Event venues in Abingdon

Abingdon is recognised for special architectural merit with over 30 buildings dating back to the 17th Century.  Soak up the history and fantastic scenery by hosting your event in some of the finest venues the UK has to offer. For example the Abbey Buildings have many rooms of various sizes, including a small theatre, all perfect to give your guests a fascinating glimpse into the business life of the medieval monastery and create a unique and memorable event.

Abingdon is blessed with many halls, manor houses and alternative venues that can be hired for corporate events, private functions or exhibitions. There are museums, historic buildings, hotels and much more, all offering a wide variety of venue sites with guest accommodation.

Entertainment perfect for all occasions

You don’t’ always need four walls to host the event of the year. In Abingdon you can find riverside parks and gardens, leisure facilities for tennis, swimming and boating and great spaces for throwing the perfect summer fete. If you’re looking to host family day activities then you can swim or splash in Abbey Meadows outdoor pool or water feature for the perfect summer event.

Impress clients by taking them on a River Thames cruise. Regular summer services depart from Abingdon for trips to Oxford, Wallingford and the Thames downstream.  Moor up next to the oldest surviving lock chamber in the UK, Abingdon Lock, and enjoy fair ground rides, fun food stalls and quirky mobile cocktail bars. You’re sure to have an evening that won’t be forgotten!

As Abingdon is located in central England it is a great destination for day trips including Windsor castle, Shakespeare’s Stratford and the mysterious, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Stonehenge.

Our services

With our outstanding local knowledge, supplier connections and our determination to understand you, your business and your objectives, we aim to deliver an event that gives long lasting memories of one fantastic occasion. At Effective Event Solutions we strive to deliver a meticulous service, continually aiming to be the best event companies in Abingdon and the whole of the UK.

Getting there

Set in rural Oxfordshire, Abingdon is in the centre of England making a perfect base for an easily accessible event. It is easily located by road and rail and only a 45-minute train journey from London. Buses run regularly from Oxford City Centre and there are many great transport links to the rest of Oxfordshire.

Contact us

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Unusual Venues London – A ‘Party Fort’

Everyone’s been there, done that when it comes to traditional event spaces like hotel ballrooms and livery halls so it takes a lot to impress these days, if you’re looking for unusual venues London then we might just have found one …

Ok, so it’s not quite ready yet but it is certainly unusual! The Grain Tower Battery is a Victorian fort complete with barracks and gun tower, oh and just about the best address in the UK: No 1, The Thames.

Small inconveniences like a lack of electricity and running water don’t seem to have put off potential buyers, although the £500,000 price tag would halt most of us …

The fort lies off the Isle of Grain where the river Medway meets the Thames estuary, at high tide it is completely surrounded by water and only accessible by boat or helicopter. Built in 1855 as part of a chain of coastal defenses, The Guardian reports it’s modern day sellers have had interest from buyers looking to turn it into everything from hotels or homes to a recording studio or nightclub.

One such potential buyer is Minival events who have set up a Go Fund Me page in their pursuit of the fort as the ultimate party venue, check their progress here and invest £5 for lifetime membership (if their dream becomes reality). Good Luck guys!

Whilst we wait to find out the fort’s fate you can still contact us via Sales@EffectiveEventSolutions.com for other unusual UK venue ideas.

And if you’ve now got a thing for abandoned forts, check out an event we did in the old prison on Alcatraz Island 

Team building ideas – Try an animation workshop

Got a soft-spot for Wallace & Gromit or fond childhood memories of Morph? Then why not try your hand at stop-motion animation and boost team working relationships at the same time!

Coming together as an animation film crew you and your colleagues will work on skills in communication and creative problem solving to fulfill your film brief.

How many people can I bring?

These team building ideas work best for around 10-30 participants, working in 6 groups of 2-5 on 6 sets of equipment. Although it can be scaled up for larger groups or used in conjunction with other activities to allow maximum participation.

How Long does it take?

Workshops can be run according to your time-schedule, so this can be a full day out or an afternoon of fun after a company conference or meeting.

A one-day workshop (5-6 hours) would allow each group to devise an idea for their film, produce a storyboard, make models/characters and props using modelling clay and then produce animated films around 30-40 seconds long complete with titles, credits, music and possibly sound effects.

A half-day workshop (2-3 hours) would allow each group to devise an idea for their film, make more basic models/characters using modelling clay, producing animated films around 20-30 seconds long complete with music.

Where can I do this team building activity?

Wherever you like! We can bring all the necessary equipment to your office if you have free space for tables/participants, or Effective Event Solutions can source the perfect off site venue for you.

All equipment and materials are provided including Apple Macbook Laptops, Sony digital camcorders, lights, tripods, backgrounds, modelling clay and stop-motion/post-production software.

Each participant would receive a DVD copy of the animations produced, (sent after the workshop).

Contact us via Sales@EffectiveEventSolutions.com with your objectives for a FREE team building proposal. If you’d like to build (pardon the pun) a team building activity into your conference or meeting, we can take care of the full event for you!

Still looking for other team building ideas? How about ice-sculpting!

Event Catering : Creative Canapés

The Oxford Dictionary defines a canapé as ‘A small piece of bread or pastry with a savoury topping, served with drinks at receptions or formal parties’, but these days it can be so much more than that!

Canapés are the perfect catering solution for many events: A cocktail accompaniment at a product launch, a light snack at an exhibition opening, a quick way to circulate food on a conference break (avoiding those dreadful buffet queues!) the list is endless.

Event catering is also a great way to reinforce your brand identity, it could be something as simple as a themed presentation tray (pictured – wild woodland theme platter) or our chefs can create unusual flavour / colour / textured options to fit your event ethos.

To get your juices flowing, here are some tasty examples from the Summer 2014 menu in association with DeWintons:

  • Grilled Chicken Rice Paper Rolls, Coriander, Vegetables, Thai Dressing
  • Jerk Chicken, Avocado, Lime & Soured Cream
  • Yorkshire Pudding, Rare Roast Beef, Horseradish Sauce
  • Confit of Pork, Apple Puree, Quince Jelly, Rosemary Sea Salt
  • Smoked Duck, Orange Jelly & Spiced Sea Salt Skewer
  • Beetroot Gravadlax & Grain Mustard Butter Mini Bagel
  • King Prawn Skewers, Garlic & Parsley Mayonnaise
  • Seared Tuna, Wasabi, Pickled Ginger, Soy Reduction
  • Butternut Squash, Pine Nut & Dolcelatte Tart (V)
  • Summer Pea, Mint & Feta Crostini (V)
  • Roquefort Cheese, Caramelised Apple Chutney, Toasted Walnut Bread
  • Homemade Italian Sausage & Chilli Pizzetta
  • Grilled Tandoori Chicken, Onion, Mint & Cucumber Raita
  • Homemade Beef Keema Samosas, Chilli Chutney
  • Spicy Brown Crabmeat Cakes, Lime Crème Fraiche
  • Butternut ‘Arrancini’ Risotto Balls, Sage & Truffle Aioli (V)
  • Mushroom & Truffle Oil Pizzetta (V)

And a few to tempt those with a sweet tooth:

  • Toasted Pistachio & Raisin Fudge
  • Biscotti Crostini, Dark Chocolate Mousse, Confit Kumquats
  • Grilled Pineapple, Malibu Coconut Cream
  • Glazed Mango, Passion Fruit Cream, Sweet Brioche Croute
  • Salted Peanut Butter Brownie
  • Lemon Shortcake Biscuit, Vanilla Pastry Cream, Strawberry

Looking to shake up the food offering at your next event? Talk to us (email: Sales@EffectiveEventSolutions.com ) to see how our event catering will wow your guests.

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