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Have a 'boutique meeting' at the Macdonald Townhouse Hotel

Macdonald Townhouse Hotel in Manchester has launched a ‘Boutique Meetings’ package for conferences delegates. A ‘Boutique Meetings Maker’ will be on-hand to provide the little extras normally associated with a boutique hotel stay. The 85-room hotel introduced the new package to meet a growing trend toward intimate and bespoke meetings. Examples of extras available include personalised place settings, bespoke lighting, fragrance and music, brain food canapés and a barista butler for fresh coffee. The hotel’s meetings and conferences facilities can host up to 60 delegates. www.MacdonaldHotels.co.uk/townhouse

Scrum down at refurbished Allianz Park

The new Allianz Park - home of Aviva Premiership rugby team Saracens – has undergone a £24m refurbishment, which included improvements to its conference and banqueting facility. Previously named the Copthall Stadium, the 10,000-seater stadium also has an indoor arena with capacity for 1,200, three banquet rooms for 650 attendees and 14 breakout rooms for up to 60 delegates.
As well as having a state-of-the-art artificial pitch, there is 60m athletics warm-up track, which the North London-based Allianz Park purchased from the Olympic Park in London. The stadium offers use of the pitch for events and team building. www.allianzpark.com/conferencing-events

Michael Wignall brings Michelin stars to Rib Room for three days only

Two Michelin starred chef Michael Wignall will open a pop-up restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower’s Rib Room Bar & Restaurant in Knightsbridge during May. Wignall who usually runs The Latymer in Pennyhill Park, Surrey, will be laying on a luxurious eight course tasting menu costing £80 per person with wine pairings at an additional £65 per person, if desired. The Rib Room offers three private dining rooms for corporate groups of up to 20, all featuring Topolski art and one with a cigar terrace. The innovative menu features dishes such as Pyrenean mountain pork belly cooked for 36 hours and peanut butter & warm strawberry jelly doughnuts. The pop-up restaurant runs from 15 – 18 May 2013. To book email reservations@theribroom.co.uk

'Meat' in style at converted Hoxton mission

MEATmission is a new restaurant and bar in a converted Victorian mission in Hoxton, London. The quirky venue, designed by Shed, is characterised by surreal stained glass, illustrations and graphics created by ilovedust. It offers three spaces; The Great Hall, The Private Room and The Sitting Room.
Image credit: James Medcraft
www.meatmission.com www.shed-design.com

London City Selection sails ahead with HMS President 1918

The HMS President 1918 has joined London City Selection in 2013, making the vessel the 25th venue in the collection’s portfolio.
Situated on the river Thames in between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, the ex Royal Navy war ship boasts spectacular views over the South Bank along with a number of different size function rooms available for corporate or private events. It can hold more than 200 guests in the ballroom and has two outside decks. Photo courtesy of Chris Jepson. www.londoncityselection.co.uk.

Jurys Inn Newcastle celebrates 10th anniversary with £1.5m makeover

Jurys Inn Newcastle has completed a 12-month, £1.5m makeover. The refurbishment marks the 274-room hotel’s 10th anniversary and includes darker wood furnishings and warmer fabrics throughout all of the bedrooms, plus all nine meeting rooms and public areas, including the bar and restaurant, have been revamped and now boast a stylish contemporary look. Local, interior design company Dakota, worked on the project and the designers were tasked with creating ‘warmer, more intimate areas’ within the foyer, bar and restaurant areas. Newcastle-based photographer Mark Slater was also commissioned to provide the prints for the hotel foyer. http://newcastlehotels.jurysinns.com/

New-look Mary Rose Museum steps back in time

The new £27m Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth opens on May 31. Almost 500 years after the famous Tudor warship sank, the Museum accommodates events including a Tudor banquet for up to 56, where guests are served authentic period dishes surrounded by a collection of artefacts from the Mary Rose, plus a reception for 200. There is also a meeting room which accommodates 16 people and an 80-capacity AV theatre. Guests can also use a full-size replica breech-loading cannon guided by a costumed interpreter or try on replica Tudor armour. www.maryrose.org

Full steam ahead for National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum in York has given its Station Hall platform venue a £1.4m refurbishment, the first major investment since it opened in 1990. Originally part of the Great Railways Show and home to Mallard, the fastest steam train in the world, the Great Hall provides a unique dinner venue for up 700 guests. The new-look Station Hall incorporates selected objects from the museum collection, atmospheric soundscapes and audio-visual displays - including hurrying footsteps on the concourse and an official welcoming party amongst the royal trains. The venue's conference centre has six meeting rooms, seating up to 140, and is fully-equipped with state-of-the-art AV and ergonomic furniture, plus free Wi-Fi throughout. www.nrm.org.uk

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