etc.venues Fenchurch Street is the group’s next new venue in central London. It is scheduled to open in mid-November and etc.venues is offering interested parties a pre-opening hard-hat tour of the new addition.

etc.venues Fenchurch Street features sixteen rooms including one suite for up to 250 delegates theatre style with exhibition space. All rooms will be fitted with the latest technology plus free superfast wi-fi. The on-site restaurant will include a theatre kitchen.

etc.venues Fenchurch Street is located next to Fenchurch Street Station and within a couple of minutes’ walk of Bank tube station.

Details:   www.etcvenues.co.uk

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Published: 13 October 2015

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The Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre in Cambridge has just completed a three year development and opened a new £21.9million state-of-the-art conference centre to host conferences, meetings and events in the biomedical sector.

Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre meeting space features the Francis Crick Auditorium seating up to 300 delegates with breakout areas and 1650 sq-mt of exhibition space. Additional meeting facilities are available in Hinxton Hall.

Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre is set in over 100 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Cam with good access to the M11 at junctions 9 and 10.

Details: www.conferencecentre.wellcomegenomecampus.org

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Published: 12 October 2015

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Bounce Ping Pong has just opened its new venue in Shoreditch with 17 ping-pong tables, a cocktail bar, restaurant and a 25-foot pizza counter all housed in a basement bar. It is the second Bounce venue to open in London, following the first in Farringdon.

Bounce has been designed with conferences in mind. Facilities at Bounce Shoreditch include a spacious area in the main hall which includes a 10ft wide cinematic screen with HD projector and a state of the art presentation system. The space can be utilised for breakout areas, syndicate sessions, brainstorming and team building activities.

'The Play Room' in Shoreditch is private space for groups from 50-120 guests. The room includes three ping pong tables, a cocktail bar, wireless presentation equipment with an LCD screen and sound system plus a dedicated ball collector who is happily employed chasing after the balls.

There are also two adjacent semi-private areas at Bounce Shoreditch which can be booked, usually in 3-4hour time slots. Each will accommodate up to 50 guests. The two areas can be joined to create one VIP area for up to 110 guests. The rooms are equipped with projectors and presentation facilities.

Bounce Shoreditch is located in Old Street, a three minute walk from Old Street tube station (exit 1).

Details:  www.bouncepingpong.com

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Published: 13 October 2015

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The Coaching Inn Group, formerly the Bulldog Hotel Group has added two hotels to its portfolio bringing their estate to ten hotels with a total of 300 bedrooms.

The group has purchased two North Yorkshire Inns: The Golden Fleece in Thirsk with 26 bedrooms and three meeting room plus The Feathers in Helmsley with 23 bedrooms and a function room to accommodate 200 guests. The group plan to invest in both sites in the New Year.

Other hotels in the Coaching Inn Group include: White Hart Royal Hotel, Moreton in Marsh: Talbot Hotel, Oundle; White Hart Hotel, Boston; Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough; Admiral Rodney Hotel, Horncastle; George on Tees Hotel, Piercebridge; Old Bridge Hotel, Holmfirth and  Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool.

Details: www.coachinginngroup.co.uk

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Published: 12 October 2015

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