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What Are The Skills Required Of A Corporate Event Organiser?

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The Corporate Event Organiser Has An Important Role And Must Have A Number Of Skills In Order To Plan An Event And Ensure It's Success

In Choosing Your Corporate Event Organsier You Should Consider All The Attributes and Qualities They Should Have Before Making Your Decision

Corporate Event Planner Skills and Qualities

Having the right person in place to manage your Corporate Event is so important in staging a successful event, this person is key in delivering the Corporate Event Objectives and there are many attributes, skills and qualities that this person should have in order to run things well.

• Experience of Event Management

Having Event Management Experience is always helpful but it’s not overly essential, it is taken for granted that this may be impacted depending upon the size of the Corporate Event and the type of event that is being put together and who the audience are.

The different types of Event Audiences can be attributed to the different types of Corporate Events including Business to Business, Business to Employees and Business to Consumers. Each of these types of events may require a different approach and may all be of varying sizes with different levels of attendees.

Larger events with several thousands of visitors will take more attention and level of expertise and it may be advisable to look at those with management experience for such large scale events, others however which may be on a much smaller scale such as in house staff events may not need such experience.

• Organisational Skills

A Corporate Event Organiser should be super skilled at Organisation, this should be a trait that comes naturally and is second to none. Organisational Skills should be evident in all aspects of this person’s working life and may also extend to their own personal life.

Organisation of an event would involve managing several strands of areas of the event in an orderly fashion using skills to work effectively and efficiently.

An individual who is good with organisational skills will use several tools and interpersonal skills to help an example would be in the recording and communication of information using a range of computer programmes such as Calendars, PowerPoint Word, Excel, and Databases. It would be best to ensure that the Corporate Event Organiser should have access to these and be proficient at using them.

• Willing to Accept Ownership and Responsibility

The Corporate Event Organiser needs to own the Event Project from the outset and be willing to take ownership of this and all the things that go into it. They must accept the good and the bad as well as the challenges that they will face.

Along with accepting Ownership comes taking responsibility for the Event and the decision making that is made along the way, this should not be taken lightly and great seriousness needs to be shown with this role.

• Be A Leader

For any project that is undertaken it is essential to have a strong Leader and the Event Organiser should be no different.

Being a leader is not only about being able to show others the way and lead from the front with confidence it also includes the ability to positively influence others and provide a healthy working environment, to lead with success you must be a great communicator and set an example to others who rely on you for guidance.

• Confidence and Self Belief

The individual needs to be Confident and believe in their own abilities to be able to not only put together the Event but ensure it is a success.

It is also important that the Corporate Event Organiser is happy enough to admit their own negative points and limitations and seek out help for these areas of weakness without letting that impact on their confidence in being successful in their role.

• Interest and Passion

It goes without saying the Corporate Event Organiser should show a great deal of interest in the event itself and harbour a huge amount of passion for the message the event is trying to achieve, having passion makes you believe in something, work hard and never stop.

• Management Skills

Along with Organisational Skills the Corporate Event Organiser must also possess Management Skills both of tasks and people.

They would need to be able to manage multiple tasks at the same time as well as managing their Event Team and their delegated tasks.

• Common Sense

A common sense attitude is a given for an Corporate Event Organiser, this individual will have to make decisions throughout when issues occur and will have to rely upon common sense or reason in many cases where they cannot just look up the answer!

• Strong Interpersonal Skills

The Corporate Event Organiser will come into contact with a large number of people along the way and in order to deal with these individuals they will need to possess a number of interpersonal skills such as communication and interacting well with others.

Being a bad communicator and a person with a dislike for others just will not do for an kind of Corporate Event.

• Problem Solving

When organising and running an Event problems and issues will always arise, dealing with these needs to be done with a methodical and structured approach, it takes a certain type of skill to analyse and solve problems as they occur whilst maintaining patience and focus on the end goal.

• Prioritisation of Tasks

A huge number of tasks will be progressing at any one time and to carry these out effectively these often need to prioritised into the degree of urgency they need. A Corporate Event Organiser needs to be able to do this with ease and change this prioritisation quickly when needed.

• Attention to Detail

A Successful Event is all in the detail, each attribute needs to be planned and executed to the greatest level of detail so it sits with the Corporate Event Organiser to ensure that every part is effectively checked to ensure the detail is followed.

• Flexible in Approach

With many tasks and many people to manage flexibility is needed at all times, things will change at a moments notice and the Corporate Event Organiser may need to change their outlook on how they can deal with things, being stringent in their approach will not be helpful when flexibility is needed.

• Industry Specific

There are some cases where the Event being staged is within a Specific Industry such as a Music Festival or Sporting Event and in these situations it would advantageous for the Corporate Event Organiser to have Specific Industry experience to help the event run smoothly, this would particularly be the important where for example certain procedures needs to be followed or legalities followed. 

• Budgeting and Financial Mind

Putting together an Event will require a Budget and being able to understand how to look after Financial Information and run budgets as well as considering cost savings and cost implications will serve the Corporate Event Organiser well and having this skill will be an asset to have.

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5 Great Ideas For Your 80s Themed Party!

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You want an 80s Themed Party? You've come to the right place I'm more than happy to help as I'm a big fan of the 80s! Here are 5 things that you ought to consider for your 80s Themed Party...

1. 80s Themed Food and Drink

We've got that one covered for you at The Hungry Plaice take your guests back in time with our Old Fashioned Vintage Fish and Chip Vans, we have Betty and Beryl in our fleet and we serve Hand Battered Traditional Fish And Chips, sadly without the newspaper as Food Safety stopped all that! Our van Betty was a working van on a Chip round back in the 80s and is thought to be the only one still in service all these years later so you'll be guaranteed to have something really special at your event. If you wanted to put together your own food there are some other ideas you could try... How about Chicken and Chips served from Baskets, a bit like the ones you can sometimes get in Bowling Alleys, you might be able to pick up some baskets on Ebay and then you can always sell them again once you are done. For a Cheesy Party you'll need an abundance of cheesy food and cheese balls always go down a storm, you could even consider the good old pineapple and cheese on sticks! There are lots of snacks you could have for a buffet including Twiglets, Bacon Rashers Crisps and Pickled Onion Monster Munch, there's Peanuts, Wotsits and Space Raiders. You could even make some cakes or cookies with a Retro 80s theme, there are some great cookie trays shaped like Pac-Man you can find on Ebay. Vol au Vents were big back then and they are easy to make with no end of fillings you could add, here is a basic recipe for you....... https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2219652/party-volauvents Your sweet table could have a selection of Old Fashioned Retro Sweets like Hubba Bubba, Flying Saucers, Love Hearts and Dib Dabs to take some people back to their childhood. There are some great deals on Ebay where packs are sold or you could take a trip to your local wholesalers where you can still buy them in bulk. Don't forget to have Angel Delight and some Trifles, Jelly (and alcohol flavoured jelly shots), Wall's Vienetta and Arctic Roll. Your drinks selection could include old fashioned style retro glass bottles of soft drinks like Cloudy Lemonade, Shandy or Ginger Beer and you could have a few bottles of Babychams and Blue Nuns kicking about! If you are lucky enough to have or know someone with one of those old Teasmade's machine maybe you could have that hooked up on a table so people can have a cup of tea when they're bored of downing the jelly shots!

2. Your 80s Theme

The theme of your party is the 80s but you could go for something more specific in the decade to make things more interesting. How about having a TV/Movie themed 80s Party? You could ask your guests to dress up as 80s movie characters and have your decor to match, maybe you particularly like a certain TV programme or theme like The A Team, Knightrider, Top Gun or Dirty Dancing and everything is themed along those lines or maybe have a mix up of two. Your theme could be 80s Gaming, your guests could be asked to dress up as 80s gaming characters like Pac-man, Super Mario, King Kong or Paperboy, maybe they could come dressed as a Nintendo Gameboy. Have you considered a Roller Disco theme? Everyone could bring along some Roller Skates with Huge Socks and you can have a 80s themed disco, it would be great fun to see how many times people would be falling over after a few drinks! A simple 80s theme could be just made up of colours it would be easy to use neons or bright yellows, pinks and blues, everything could be aligned to the colour scheme to ensure it all matches. You could extend your theme to any invites you send out to show your guests what to expect at the party the list really is endless.

3. 80s Fancy Dress

This is such an easy one as there is so much to choose from! If your 80s Party theme is general 80s with a Fancy Dress Code, there are loads and loads of options for clothes to wear, you really want to try to stay away from buying new at any shops and get your guests to scour Charity Shops, Ebay and Facebook, you might want to get a pile of clothes yourself to put in a box for your guests to pick and choose what they want when they arrive just be careful you wash any of those second hand clothes to keep everyone happy! There are leggings, hairbands, tracksuits velour and shell, sports jackets, ballet skirts, t-shirts with acid smiley faces, big Earrings, Jewellery, Trainers and Hairbows to name just a few things a quick search on Google will point you in the right direction! Remember to go cheap to save yourself money and then you can always sell the clothes on when you're done!

4. 80s Music For Your 80s Themed Party

I am sure we don't need to go into the various types of 80s music there is out there... If you've got loads of money to splash out on the music at your 80s themed party the obvious answer is to get a DJ in, tell them about your 80s them and insist that they play nothing else. If you wanted a really good 80s music theme there are other ways to set your music up. You could go cheap get one of your bluetooth speakers get your playlist on your phone or laptop link it all up and off you go....or how about something far more genuine 80s..... Get hold of an old Hi-fi system with a Tape Deck and find some of those big freestanding speakers and put the 80s Now Collection on loop! It might not give out the best sound quality but it could be more in line with the look of your party! You could hire one of those dancefloors with the clear box flooring which light up with different colours, perhaps you will want to add a bit of cardboard on the floor for anyone who wants to attempt a bit of breakdancing...

5. Decorations

Decorations will be key to creating your 80s themed party. There are 80s themed partywares with the normal tableware, balloons and hanging items with 80s emblazoned across and with all the 80s colours being sold online but you could go a little bit more authentic, how about looking around for 80s themed items that you could scatter about to give your party a unique 80s feel. If you've chosen a specific 80s TV or film theme, it's easy to find things you could use to decorate with that in mind I'm sure there are lots of items you could pick up to do with flying and planes for your Top Gun theme. You might want to head down to a local carboot to find an old 80s side table to put up somewhere in the room you could use it for your buffet table or fill it with some 80s goodies or food. Find an old Boombox, old gaming systems, black and white TVs, walkmans, Rubix cubes, Computers or one of the old dial telephones you could put on the side somewhere it doesn't matter if they are not working as they are only for show and if they don't work or turn on they will be much cheaper to buy. See if you have any old metal signs of 80s Brands that you could put up and cover the walls with posters from 80s Films and TV there are websites where you can add photos and print them off with A4 paper and turn into huge sized posters. Tap into the selfie craze and dot some Polaroid Cameras around the room, you could hire a more vintage Photobooth which produces the old style photos with the white edging and get a box of 80s themed clothes and items for your guests to put on, pose and take photos with.

I hope this has given you some ideas about the sorts of things you could plan into your 80s themed party, there are lots of other resources around so do some digging around to see what else you can do, if you are looking for food please check out our 80s Fish and Chip Van Hire we would be happy to send you a quote....... ......hope you have fun at your 80s themed party save me some cheese!

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How Should You Deal With Suppliers At Your Corporate Event?

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Delivering a Corporate Event can be a huge undertaking

Where the Corporate Event is on a big scale the Corporate Event Planner would be dealing with a large number of Suppliers.

Having to deal with several Suppliers can be problematic if not managed correctly

Dealing With Suppliers At Your Corporate Event

Delivering a Corporate Event can be a huge undertaking and where the Corporate Event is on a big scale the Corporate Event Planner would be dealing with a large number of Suppliers.

Having to deal with several Suppliers can be problematic if not managed correctly, the Corporate Event Planner must communicate with each one throughout the process in the lead up the Corporate Event date and on the event date itself.

There are certain areas that should be considered when selecting and booking up a supplier so here are some points to think about

• Asking for an Expression of Interest from Corporate Event Suppliers

The first step that could be taken when considering Corporate Event Suppliers would be to note the different types of suppliers that you require and asking a number if they would be happy to submit and expression of interest, this could be directly to the suppliers or through the use of Lead Generation Websites or Professional Event Organisers.

To obtain an Expression Of Interest the supplier would need to be given some details of the event including an Event Brief covering the dates, times and expectations of the Corporate Event.

Through the Expression of Interest you would then be able to gain an understanding of the level of interest in your event and also the types of suppliers you would potentially be working with.

• Getting Quotes from Corporate Event Suppliers

Once you have identified the Corporate Event Suppliers you wish to work with you can then obtain quotes from each of these suppliers by outlining the requirements for your Corporate Event.

A time limit should be imposed on Suppliers for quotes to be submitted by a certain date this will give the opportunity to be able to consider the quotes and go through the booking process with sufficient time to organise details for the event.

It is advisable to gain quotes from more than one Supplier for each area of your event unless of course the Corporate Event Supplier is supplying goods or services within a very niche marketplace.

The purpose of having more than one quote is to make comparisons between Suppliers which will aid your decision making. There will be some areas that you cannot make comparisons for where there are different services being given but on the whole similar services should be comparable.

• How to Compare Corporate Event Suppliers

When looking at quotes for Corporate Event Suppliers you must consider the entire quote and the overall service or goods rather than just the bottom line figures and the total costs.

When comparing quotes you need to mind out for charges that might not be so obvious and is hidden in the terms and conditions. There could be similar services with differing items if you were looking at similar suppliers so ensure you read all quotes carefully and ask questions for anything you are not sure of or are not clear on.

There could be several types of charges for Event Suppliers which could include any of the following;

o Booking Charges

o An Equipment Hire Charge for the duration of the Event

o Staff Hire Charges

o Late Night or Additional Hours Charges

o Per Head Charges if there are Event Caterers for example

o Travel and Accommodation Costs

o Refundable Deposits to cover breakages

o Late Payment Charges

Be clear on how you will be making payment to your Corporate Event Suppliers who will all have their own Payment Terms, it may be they will be paid on invoice within 30 days or they might require a partial or full payment before the event day.

Also check out their Payment Methods accepted whether that’s by Bank Transfer for BACS, CHAPs, PAYM, Credit Cards, Paypal or Cash.

• Checking Out Corporate Event Supplier Feedback and Past Performance

When considering your Event Suppliers do not just look at the price in isolation, check out the potential Corporate Event Suppliers to see if they are suitable for your event.

See if you can find any feedback, this might be found on Corporate Event Supplier Websites, Feedback websites, Social Media or possibly Lead Generation Websites. Your potential Event Supplier might say they are good at what they do but what have their past clients thought about them?

By checking out their Social Media pages you could get a sense of where the Corporate Event Supplier has worked before, look at the timeline and see how experienced they are and see if you can judge their performance.

Corporate Event Suppliers would be more than happy to give you details for previous clients who can give you direct feedback if you wanted this, this would ensure you can ask the questions you need answered rather than rely on finding the answers by trawling a large number of feedback comments.

• Corporate Event Supplier Credentials

An important aspect for any Corporate Event Organiser to look at when dealing with Corporate Event Suppliers is to check out credentials to ensure these businesses are compliant.

Compliance would cover Legal Requirements such as Business Insurance and Public Liability Insurance, Certifications for any equipment and their operation, Staff Training and compliance like Food Safety Handling.

An established well-run business will also operate using documentation such as HACCPs with Risk Assessments which would give surety to any Event Organiser that they are dealing with a Professional Business.

• Gaining Discounts from Corporate Event Suppliers

You may wish to book a Corporate Event Supplier who can cover several parts of your Corporate Event in which case you may wish to ask if they could provide any discounts for their services. This will help to keep your budget down and may even reduce it quote significantly if you can achieve a big saving.

• Communication With Suppliers Before the Corporate Event Date

You will want to have a good deal of communication with the Corporate Event Supplier when booking up and before the day of the event, keeping in regular contact will help in identifying issues along the way and ensure that any changes have been discussed and are clear to all.

Try to speak over the phone with your Event Suppliers wherever possible but make sure you follow up any salient points by email so that you have a written reference for this.

Once you have made a booking with Corporate Event Supplier you should receive booking information and a written contract, make sure you read through all this information and refer to it when necessary.

When all the details have been made for the Event Day ensure this is sent and communicated to all your Event Suppliers so you keep the conversations going. There should be a good deal of contact in the week leading up to the Event day to ensure all the main timings and points are all understood, make contact the day before reiterating any final details and have contact details for the event day itself for communication right up until the Corporate Event Supplier arrives on site.

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How To Choose Your Wedding Cake

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Choosing a Wedding Cake can be a daunting and overwhelming experience, there are lots of different elements that make up a Wedding Cake to think about.

Rather than picking something to keep your guests happy you should choose a Wedding Cake that suits you and your partner.

How To Choose Your Wedding Cake

Get Researching

The first step in choosing your Wedding Cake is in the research, get on the internet and see what is around, there will be Pinterest Boards, Posts on Facebook and Instagram and Wedding Cake Makers Photos that you can check out.

Do not be concerned about the cost at this stage just identify the kind of thing you would be happy to have adorning your cake table on your special day.

Save a photo of anything you like so that you have a collection of the sort of thing that you like the look of, look at the different styles and colours that are grabbing your attention.

Have a good look at what local cake makers can offer, whilst there are loads of different styles it doesn’t mean to say that you will be able to find someone who can make exactly what you want.

When you have collated a few ideas you will be ready to start making some decisions on the Wedding Cake of your dreams!

Style/Theme/Colours

Your starting point has probably been covered when you did your research, at this point you may have identified your Wedding Cake budget and you should have some idea of the kind of thing you are looking for whether you’d like a single tier or multi-tiered cake, the general theme and style and the colours that you would prefer.

This might all be in keeping with your Wedding theme for example if you are looking for something Rustic, Traditional or Modern like the rest of your day or something that matches your colour scheme.

You might be happy with a standard shop bought design, in fact some supermarkets offer a Wedding Cake Service and can even include Personalised icing on the top made from photos you supply.

Your Wedding Cake can make a huge statement if you want it to, normally a Wedding Cake has it’s own table and this can be as big or as small as you choose.

You may prefer a more subtle Wedding Cake rather than be too extravagant but that does not mean you necessarily have to compromise on what you want.

Cake Shapes

The number of Wedding Cake types are endless and it would be easy to get carried away so start with the shape of the Wedding Cake you would like.

The most common shapes for Tiered cakes would be Round or Oval Shaped, Square or Rectangular Shaped, Heart-Shaped or something different like Hexagonal or a mixture of shapes.

Each one of these types will give a different look to your Wedding Cake and can reflect your theme so if you wanted a more traditional shape you could opt for a scalloped edge cake or a more modern square shaped cake.

Choosing Something Completely Different

Rather than have just one Wedding Cake some couples choose to have two, one for cutting during the Cake Cutting Ceremony and another that is used to cut up and feed the guests.

There are even couples that choose to have a cake for every table at the Wedding Reception rather than one main cake and they walk around and cut several cakes rather than just one.

Cupcake Mountains are more commonplace nowadays but there are also things like Cheese, Fruit, Chocolates and Macaroons with many other exciting options out there.

Remember to choose a Wedding Cake that reflects your personality so if you are mad about Pork Pies have a Pork Pie Cake!

Fillings and Icings

Once you have the basic shape and theme have a think about the fillings and the icing, the most popular choices will be things like Sponge, Fruitcake, Chocolate and Cheesecake. You might want to go against the grain and have more than one type of filling if you are having more than one tier for your Wedding Cake.

The Rainbow Cake is a popular modern-day choice where you have layers of different sponge cakes rather than just one colour. Imagine how great it would be for your guests to have a multi coloured cake to tuck into!

Aside from the fillings give a thought to the decorations and the outside of the cake are you keen on having a traditional white icing or happy to have something more colourful, will you will want to have flowers or shapes attached to the top and edges?

Think about the different types of icing you can have like Fondant and Buttercream and if you unsure about this part you can of course ask your Wedding Cake Maker for guidance.

Size of Cake

The size of your Wedding Cake should be enough for the number of guests that you will have on your day, a good Wedding Cake Maker will know the size of cake depending on the number of guests and will help you with this.

Think about whether you will want guests to eat the cake as part of the Wedding meal or if the cake will be put into boxes to be taken home after the party, this will have an impact on the cake size if the servings can be smaller for example.

Wedding Cake Toppers

Wedding Cake Toppers are a great way to demonstrate your personality on your Wedding Cake, whilst you can purchase standard looking toppers from a range of places you may wish to have some specially made to your own specifications so this is a bit more personal.

These Wedding Toppers can be edible or you may choose to have them made so that you can keep them in your Wedding memory box.

Taste Testing

If Taste Testing is an option, this is highly recommended and most Wedding Cake Suppliers would be happy to make some samples for you to try out. You could arrange tasting sessions with more than one supplier if possible so you can have a choice of options.

This will give you a good opportunity to meet with a supplier and discuss your choices so you can make a more informed decision about what you will go for.

Ordering Your Wedding Cake

You will need to understand the timings for ordering your Wedding Cake, you must make sure you leave adequate time ahead for your Wedding Cake Maker to fit in your order in time for your date.  

If your Wedding falls over the summer time it is likely that your Wedding Cake Maker will be busy most weeks making cakes and will want to have a few months’ notice so check out timings with some Suppliers if you are unsure about how much notice you need to give.

Bear in mind that you might have to give a Wedding Cake Supplier a deposit on booking and this would cover the cost of any ingredients so is likely to be non-refundable, you will also need to understand when the balance payment would then be payable so you can fit this into your budgeting schedule.

Choosing your Wedding Cake Supplier

Your Wedding Cake Supplier should be someone you can trust so make sure you check them out before you book, look at their photos, Website and Social Media pages and see if you can find some recommendations. You can always ask your Wedding Cake Supplier for details of previous customers if you would like to speak directly to someone who has booked them before.

A good Wedding Cake Maker will be experienced and happy to talk through all the elements of your Wedding Cake, they should be able to give you a quotation based on a few questions you answer and tell you all about the arrangements and storage of your cake before the big day.

You should get a feel for the Supplier on talking to them and if you are unsure there is no obligation to go forwards with a booking and you can easily find someone more suitable.

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The Corporate Event Budget

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Rarely will the Corporate Event Budget be a bottomless pit

The responsibility of managing the budget will sit with the Organiser to ensure they are keeping in line with the expectations they have been given to work to.

The Importance of Managing Your Corporate Budget

No matter the scale of the Corporate Event there will always be a Financial Budget given for this which will be reflective of the size, number of attendees, the nature of the event and the spending power of the Event Sponsor.

Rarely will the budget be a bottomless pit or an undefined figure so the responsibility of managing the budget will sit with the Organiser to ensure they are keeping in line with the expectations they have been given to work to.

Should the Corporate Event have a large team behind it there may even be a dedicated team member who manages the Finances and the budget rather than the Event Organiser.

Within the budget will be a range of items that will need paying for, some of these may not be relevant to some Corporate Event depending upon the type being put together and some of these will be common items found at most Events and should be built into the budget.

• Venue

An internal business event may be held on company premises with no need for expense on booking a venue, this would need to be fit for the Corporate Event purpose with sufficient space and equipment available.

Where the Corporate Event is a larger affair there will be a need to source a suitable venue. Corporate Events can be held in a variety of places, if this is an exhibition a venue with a large space for exhibitors would be needed or if there is a Business Conference being put together facilities would be required for this.

These days however Corporate Events are more exciting with Venues normally associated with Weddings and parties being used by Companies to host their Events. This includes using dry hire sites with Marquees, Activity Centres, Outdoor Showgrounds and Glamping Sites.

The cost of the business venue will vary with the type of location chosen, whilst a Village Hall can be hired for a small charge taking over a Hotel for a number of days will cost much more.

• Personnel

Staff may have to be hired for the duration of the Corporate Event or these could be business employees who have been taken on the Event Project Team.

Personnel should include Admin staff to deal with management of booking in attendees on arrival, ushers to show people around the site and stewards to manage the footfall and movement of transport.

Whilst the Event Organiser may have the overall responsibility of the Event and carry out a range of roles there may be specific areas that need a dedicated person such as a Health and Safety Manager and those within an Operations team.

Where this specialism cannot be found in house there is the opportunity to engage with a Consultant for the duration of the Corporate Event.

• Food and Drink

The Food and Drink at a Corporate Event is one of the most important elements, the number of servings should be in line with the amount of hours guests will be on site and something will be expected to be available for every break there is throughout the day.

It might be that the budget allows for self service snacks and drinks, a buffet or there may be an allowance for a fully catered meal and a drinks bar.

Each element should be researched to find the best fit for the day.

• Equipment and Lighting

At a small Corporate Event there will be little equipment required and it may be provided at a venue where Conferencing Facilities are available.

For Corporate Events on a larger scale there may be numerous equipment required some of which could be provided by the business or is this involves specialist equipment this can be provided by an outside Contractor.

Equipment may include Tables and Chairs, Presentation equipment such as Laptops and Projectors and other technology such as lighting, staging and sound.

• Power and Water

Where there will be a number of suppliers providing services for the Corporate Event particularly at a dry hire venue there would be consideration needed for any Power requirements and also the provision of Water facilities.

Again these can also be provided by external suppliers if required.

• Security

Whilst there will be ushers and stewards on site moving guests and transport around, a security team may be employed where there is are large numbers of attendees or equipment that needs to be managed and left overnight for example.

• Marketing of Event

The Budget for the Marketing of a Corporate Event should not be understated which needs to be reflective of event objectives.

For the internal Company Event little Marketing may be required and this may work out costing very little if you are targeting employees within the business. Where there is the General Public and Consumers involved a more scaled up approach to Marketing will be undertaken.

Of course there are ways of using Free Marketing such as using the power of Social Media and other outlets where you can make savings on your Marketing budget.

• Contingency

Any experienced Corporate Event Organiser would know that it is important to budget for a contingency plan to cover in the event of things going wrong, this might be a % of the overall figure or an exact determined amount.

Calculating the Contingency is not an exact science it is just like putting money aside should something occur that was not originally planned for.

• Budgeting and Forecasting

The Budget process for the Corporate Event should not merely be completed at the beginning and ending once all the suppliers are paid for, these should be constant review along the way identifying savings and changes wherever necessary.

Having a budget is all good and well but by using a forecast when payments has been identified and paid helps to keep things in balance, in identifying items that may vary in terms of costs for a Corporate Event you may be able to move these costs over and increase expenditure on other areas. https://www.the-hungryplaice.uk/the-corporate-event-budget

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Should I Wear My Engagement Ring On My Wedding Day?

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I Want To Wear My Engagement Ring On My Wedding Day But Is This Traditional?

On My Wedding Day what is the Tradition with wearing an Engagement Ring?

Engagement Ring On My Wedding Day?

The Traditional View on Wedding Rings is that the fourth finger on your left hand is closest to your heart and so your Engagement Ring and your Wedding Ring should be worn on this finger.

This is an old tradition that dates right back to Ancient Greek times and seems to be something that has been adopted across the world.

The Engagement Ring will be worn continuously from the day you get engaged and you may have already decided that once you are married you no longer want to wear your Engagement Ring.

But what should happen on your Wedding day should you choose to want to still be wearing your Engagement Ring, should you continue wearing the Engagement Ring or should this finger be free for you to put on your Wedding Ring only?

Tradition says that once you are married a Wedding Band is worn and that the Wedding Band should be put onto the Wedding Ring finger first so this ring is closest to your heart and the Engagement Ring is then placed second to that.

Some people believe that your Wedding Finger should be free on the day of your Wedding so the Wedding Band can be put on during the exchange of rings moment, others will choose to move the Engagement Ring at the last moment just before the Rings are exchanged and then place this on after the Wedding Ring.

Think about your photos when signing the Register, do you want to have just your Wedding Ring on or both? You may have paid to have matching rings that sit nicely together that you’d like to be seen in your photos.

You could decide to wear your Engagement Ring on your Right Hand for your Wedding Day and then move it over once you have had your Wedding Band put on, just make sure that you check that it actually fits, it would be really unfortunate if at the last minute on the day of the Wedding you realised that your ring doesn’t fit on the other hand, there are horror stories of people forcing their rings on and then struggling to get them back off again, not stress you need on your special day!

So, what are the other options rather than wearing your ring on your other hand on your special day? Well, you could ask for someone to look after your ring for you during the ceremony or you could even put this on a necklace or in your bouquet if you wanted, loads of couples now involve their pets on their Wedding Days so you could put your rings on a collar that your pet is wearing if you can be sure it won’t get ruined of course!

How about after your Wedding Day, how do people choose to wear their rings then?

Nowadays a lot more couples will choose matching ring sets so would choose to wear both their Wedding Ring and the Engagement Ring every day after they get married. There is even the option to buy Eternity rings in the future so three rings are worn at some point.

It might be that you prefer that your Wedding Band to be worn alone or you have chosen a cheaper priced Wedding Ring as you want to wear your Engagement Ring once married. Some famous people will do this think of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton she wears her Engagement Ring and no Wedding Band because this was an heirloom from Princess Diana.

Of course there are some celebrities that take this whole ring thing a lot further by having several Engagement Rings over the years and wearing more than one at the same time like Kim Kardashian.

There are no hard and fast rules and certainly no laws that govern all this, if it’s your Wedding Day you should choose whichever option suits you!  

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What Is A Corporate Event?

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A Corporate Event is held at the expense of one or more Business for a common purpose or objective.

Different Types of Corporate Events are organised to fulfil Event Objectives  and can take many forms.

What Is A Corporate Event?

A Corporate Event is an event held which is funded by a Business or Businesses this may take several forms and be put on for a variety of reasons.

These events are big business in the Corporate world and help to keep Companies competitive within their industries both in terms of the marketplace and the retention of staff. Some Companies will hold budgets for periodic events and have an internal team who undertake the planning and execution of these, where there are large scale events Companies will look for external Event Planners to take this role on.

A Corporate Event will have a set of objectives and it is the job of the team to meet these objectives on the delivery of the event, the objectives of the event will also determine the type of event that will be organised.

Once the objective is determined this will lead to the type of Corporate Event that is put together, of course some of these events could be a mixture of more than one type if this is on a large scale taking place over a period of days for example.

Company Meeting

A Company Meeting is normally held onsite between employees of a business or with other outside suppliers who may be providing a service.

These types of gatherings could be regular meetings to discuss a particular subject with a specific team such as a Daily or Weekly Meeting, A Monthly Roundup or an Annual General Meeting (AGM) to discuss Company Performance with Directors providing information and a presentation.

Team Building Day

Working well within a team at a workplace is essential and there are various ways a Business will try to bring teams together more closely, one effective method for this is Team Building which is bringing together these groups of people and helping them get to work together better through activities and role playing.

It is thought that Team Building can encourage proactive participation from individuals to engage together more cohesively and collectively in reaching a required goal.

Activities would include things like solving Puzzles, putting together Presentations, creating scenarios and indulging in Team Role Play all with the common purpose of encouraging people to get to know each other, build ideas and create a better sense of a team.

Modern Team Building of course is more than merely putting a group together in a team to thrash out an activity, event companies will offer far more diverse ideas for businesses to think about.

There are activity days at outdoor activity centres which take on a range of themes such as Water Sports, Team Games and Sports, Escape Rooms, Glamping and Treasure Hunts.

All Team Building ideas will of course be subject to budget and time expectations of the company and can be done quickly on site with a limited budget as well as being held offsite for several days for a larger scale spend.

Staff Incentive Day

A Staff Incentive Day is thought to be an essential part of any business to encourage staff and employees in their roles.

Employees are an intangible asset to any company on the balance sheet, you cannot underestimate the value of good staff and what that means to the bottom line and profitability of your business.

Businesses need to be competitive when hiring staff to ensure so that they can recruit and retain the most qualified and experienced staff for the future success of their business.

Keeping employees happy with benefits should be extended to other incentives throughout their employment and staff incentive days are a way of saying thank you to staff for either achieving a common business goal or just because you want to be nice.

Staff Incentive days should be about rewards so need to be distinguished from a team building day and this is where the business can lavish attention on their staff by giving or doing something for them such as organising a Social Outing or providing treats such as Food and Drinks on a regular basis.

Incentives do not need to cost a fortune even the smallest of ideas would be appreciated and the benefits felt wide within the workforce.

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Business Training Days

Training Days are quite specific to fulfil a training objective, most larger companies will likely have a Training Department or an officer who sits within the realms of Human Resources to carry out required Training.

A Training Day may be done in house on site or at an offsite location depending on what objectives exist for the training, types of equipment required, and budget given.

Family Day

Another way of rewarding staff which extends beyond the Staff Incentive Day is where a Business would organise a Family Day for their Staff and Families to attend. These tend to be held in during the summer time when the weather is good and normally these include outdoor activities which would be suitable for children such as provision of Entertainment such as a Music and Plays, Funfairs, Food and Drinks and Play Activities. Family Days are common in large companies that have onsite outdoor space where they can put on a multitude of outdoor activities relatively cheaply and as invitations are extended to family members there is often a good uptake by employees who are happy to have a day out with their families for free.

Awards Ceremony

An Awards Ceremony speaks for itself, some companies are setup and geared around an annual awards ceremony they organise themselves and they spend all year working on handling nominations, going through the judging stages, and planning the awards ceremony itself. These tend to industry led awards where the nominees are individuals or businesses within a specific industry. A Business may also hold their own internal awards ceremony where they seek to reward employees on a periodical basis. 

Business Conference

A Conference is held for individuals within the same Business or Industry come together to explore a things like trends and opportunities with a common theme, Conferences could be related to a Field of Study for Academics for example a technological advance or an Industry trend such as Climate Change. The Conference may have the purpose of exploring several objectives and will differ on scales and budgets.

Business Trade Show or Exhibition

A Trade Show or Exhibition is where of several businesses within an Industry come together to showcase their companies in the same place such as an Exhibition Centre. This may be using stands or stalls from which individuals representing their businesses can introduce and demonstrate their products and services with the purpose of increasing sales and customer bases.

Business Product Launch

A Product Launch is normally a huge step for a business and often there are large budgets assigned to the marketing when a launch takes place to gain awareness and sales in the marketplace. Businesses will sometimes go out of their way to get their brand and products known spending huge amount of money particularly if it is a Consumer Product.

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What A Face to Face Corporate Event Can Do For Your Business

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A Corporate Event is an important date in any Business Calendar.

Whether the Event is being held for Staff at an Incentive Day or for outside Suppliers as part of a Trade Exhibition a Face to Face Corporate Meeting is the best way to achieve the Event Objectives.

What Are The Benefits Of A Face To Face Corporate Event?

Corporate Events can be held online using technology like Conference Calls or online Zoom Meetings however there is nothing that can come close to the immeasurable benefits of holding on a Face to Face Corporate Event.

Human Interaction

Human Interaction is completely natural and humans are designed to be with and interact with one another, people like to feel connections and speaking on the phone or over teleconferencing is no substitute for the real thing of being there in person, people will benefit from social interaction with others better than any other type of interaction.

There is no accounting for providing a positive energy when there are large groups of people together in the same place and seeing this energy from each other will help attendees to feel more comfortable in their surroundings.

If the Corporate Event has been designed to aid team building there is no easier way than being in the presence of others where all human senses can be used to gain understanding and develop relationships with team members, it is often thought that body language helps with understanding others and this is not something available when talking to someone over the phone.

Having Interaction with Staff and Customers can help a business identify their needs which they otherwise may not have had the opportunity to find, their interaction with a product for example lead to questions to be asked that may not have been thought in any other way.

There are also opportunities to learn more about an individual on meeting them face to face being able to talk more without time limits would encourage conversations about matters other than those being discussed at the Corporate Event leading to better understanding and learning about others.

Marketing Tool

A Face to Face Corporate Event is an unlimited Marketing Tool covering all the senses that would not be covered by teleconferencing such as using visual, sound and touch elements.

From start to finish the Face to Face Corporate Event can be arranged to keep customers and staff indulged in the message of the Corporate Event from the Signage, Music, Presentations, and the type of food being served.

Marketing used in this way can be more diverse and unconventional giving marketers the freedom to try methods not currently tested or explored.

These Face to Face Corporate Events are more likely to leave a positive image of the business on an attendee than that of a virtual meeting so helping to strengthen its brand and competitiveness in the marketplace.

Way To Relate To Customers And Staff

It is difficult to find appropriate ways to relate to your customers and staff about your business and there could be a feeling of disconnect being away from each other physically, if those at a virtual event are attending sitting at their desk they may be distracted and will have less chance or inclination to want to know more about the business.

It is easier to learn when in the company of others where you would feel more inclined to ask questions and the event organisers would be able to gauge understanding from their audience and adapt accordingly.

The Face to Face Corporate Event can also be refined as time progresses to better relate to the audience, this could be based on feedback that has been given where individuals could be stopped whilst on site and asked a few questions about their experience, it is thought that someone attending a virtual meeting might be less likely to want to provide feedback during a meeting or once a meeting is over.

By Watching how Customers and Staff interact at the event this can lead to changes being made to strengthen the delivery of the Event Objectives which could then lead to improvements on a Product or Service offered by the company or for any future Event Planning. 

Adds Versatility To A Corporate Event

Having groups of attendees at a Corporate Event can offer up a range of activities and opportunities that are far more diverse than the limitations of some technologies. There would no way you could easily have Physical Team Sports Games online for example!

Interactivity Is Immense

By having attendees at a location rather than being online there would be more instances where people will connect for example during lunch breaks people will talk to others and network, there is always that opportunity of merely walking past someone and stopping for a chat.

The level of interest gained at a Face to Face Corporate Meeting will be far greater than a Virtual Event where people could be reluctant to get involved and not contribute to conversations.

More Memorable For Guests

Overall, the Face to Face Corporate Event would be far more memorable for the attendees as people are more likely to remember things if they participated themselves and have visual and audio stimulants.

Photos and videos would be great reminders of what happened on the day and it will evoke positive memories for those who attended.

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How Much Does A Vintage Fish And Chip Van Hire Cost?

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You Have Decided To Book A Vintage Fish And Chip Van For your Wedding But How Much Will This Cost?

Hiring A Food Van For Your Wedding Can Work Out Cheaper Than Other Types Of Wedding Caterers So You Can Save Some £s On Your Wedding Budget But You Don’t Need To Compromise On Quality

How Much Will A Vintage Fish And Chip Van Hire Cost For My Wedding?

The average cost of Catering at a Wedding in 2019 was around £3887 according to Hitched.com, but it is difficult to work out what that means with the varying sizes of Weddings so think of it this way the Food and Drink is the third largest spend after the Venue and Honeymoon.

Based on a Wedding of 100 people that works out to around £40 per head so it can be eye watering amounts that is being spent on this part of the day!

The choices you make for your Catering are so important because this affects every single guest and you will want to make it memorable and get it right.

Wedding Catering can take many forms your venue may supply a sit down meal as part of their package as well as the evening buffet they might restrict you to a pre-approved list of suppliers these types of Wedding Catering can work out expensive if you cannot get a more competitive quote elsewhere.

If you have the flexibility on choice it gives you the opportunity to consider a wide range of options for your special day and you can look at how ways of reducing your spend and keeping your costs down.

You may wish to incorporate some of your favourite food choices presented in a variety of ways such as Standard Sit Down Meals, Wedding Grazing Tables, Wedding Food Stations and Wedding Food Vans.

If you wanted to choose something really memorable for any part of your Wedding Catering you could opt for a Vintage Fish and Chip Van Hire to make your day as special as you are.

At The Hungry Plaice we can supply you and your guests with Traditional Hand Battered Fish and Chips, Freshly Cooked and served on site and we can guarantee that this would work out cheaper than the £40 per head worked out above.

We do not publish prices on our website as we provide personalised quotes and prices will depend upon the Date and Time of Service, Venue Location and the Number of Guests, we may also be able to offer better prices where we are already booked in the local area.

If you would like a quote please email us with more details of your Wedding at [email protected]

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Free Wedding Guest List Templates to Download

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Need help with your Wedding Guest List?

How About Some FREE Wedding Guest List Template Excel Downloads To Help You....

How Do I Make A Wedding Guest List?

Putting together your Wedding Guest List can be stressful having to work to a particular number of guests that you can afford leads you to having to make difficult decisions around who you should invite and it is not always possible to keep everyone happy so there may be drama to deal with if you don't get it right!

Whilst on this blog post does not cover those tricky decisions we can at least help you with how to keep track of your list by providing you with Free Wedding Guest List Templates.

Here at The Hungry Plaice we want to help you so we have collated some Free Microsoft Excel Wedding Guest Templates that you can download and use straight away.

See https://www.the-hungryplaice.uk/free-wedding-guest-list-templates-to-download for a collection of  3 Free Wedding Budget Templates for you to download with a brief review for each one.

These Free Wedding Guest List Templates are straight forward to use as long as you just have a little know how of Microsoft Excel, there are notes on the spreadsheets to help guide you should you get stuck.

Read through the spreadsheet before you use them so you know where to put the information in, just be careful that you don't type in the formula boxes or the sheets will not work properly, you could ask someone to help you if you are not sure!

If you have Office installed on your Mobile Phone you will be able to access these straight from your mobile phone....just don't forget to save your own copy either on your phone or using something like Onedrive and you can access your sheet whilst you are on the go!

***Click on the picture on the left or the link below the review to download the file***

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Free Wedding Budget Templates to Download

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Looking For Help With Your Wedding Budget Planning?

How About Some FREE Wedding Budget Template Excel Downloads To Help You....

Get More Organised For Your Wedding With A Budget Sheet

How Can You Easily Keep Track Of Your Wedding Budget?

You could start compiling your Wedding Budget List using notes recorded on your mobile phone, you could buy a Wedding Budget Planning Book and write all the costs down, there are of course the Bridezillas and Groomzillas amongst us who want to record everything down to the last penny and I really don't blame them!

Weddings are expensive, the average cost of a Wedding in 2019 was £25090 according to www.hitched.co.uk so it is easy to see how you can get carried away with everything on offer these days and whilst a Wedding can be done cheaply it is still going to cost you a lot more money than if you simply bought yourself a car instead.

With all the things that will need paying for you will need a large amount of planning whether you do that all yourself or employ the services of a Wedding Planner.

But Don't Panic!!!

Here at The Hungry Plaice we want to help you by collating some Free Microsoft Templates that you can download and use straight away so you can get Budgeting!

See below for a collection of 7 Free Wedding Budget Templates for you to download with a brief review for each one.

These Free Wedding Budget Templates are all slightly different looking but provide you with the same information, they are straight forward to use as long as you just a little know how of Microsoft Excel and there are notes on the spreadsheets to help guide you.

Read through the spreadsheet before you use them so you know where to put the information and the costs, just be careful that you don't type in the formula boxes or the sheets will not work properly, you could ask someone to help you if you are not sure!

If you have Office installed on your Mobile Phone you will be able to access these straight from your mobile phone....just don't forget to save your own copy either on your phone or using something like Onedrive and you can access your sheet whilst you are on the go!

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How To Handle Dietary Requirements At Your Event

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You Won't Need To Compromise On Your Food Choices

Guest Dietary Requirements could cause you to feel stressed when you have so many things to organise at your event but it really doesn't need to make you feel like that. With the rise in awareness in Personal Health more and more people are discovering they have Food Allergies, some people are choosing to follow particular diets to improve their health and others follow diets according to their Religious Beliefs so it is important to be respectful of an individual and their Dietary Requirements. Reasons For Dietary Requirements There are reasons why people have Dietary Requirements, these may be where someone has a reaction to food such as;

Food Allergies - where someone would have a rapid and serious reaction to a type of food

Food Intolerance - a slower reaction to food but is not life threatening

Anaphylaxis - a severe and extreme allergic reaction

Some individuals may have a combination of more than one type of Food Allergy.

Common Dietary Requirements

Following are a list of common Dietary Requirements;

Nut/Peanut Allergy - extreme reactions to nuts or peanuts

Wheat Intolerance - a reaction to rye, barley or oats

Coeliac Disease/Gluten Free - autoimmune condition where the body reacts to Gluten

Lactose Intolerance/Dairy Free - when the body cannot digest lactose found in milk and dairy products

Other Allergies - such as Soy, Eggs and Shellfish

Vegetarian - a plant based diet which avoids meat and fish

Vegans - a diet excluding meat and fish and all animal products such eggs and dairy

Religious Requirements- for example Islam forbids Pork and Halal and Hindus are mainly Vegetarians

Ask Your Caterer To Help

You won't need to change what Food you will be serving at your event just find out what your guests requirements are and get your Caterer to help you.

Don't be afraid to ask your guests you could do this directly or just add it to your RSVP, it is better to find out before your event rather on the day itself and then disappoint someone, if a person has a serious allergy they may even choose to bring their own food but it is nice for you to make the effort and provide food for them f you can.

Every Food Handler is required by Law to have passed a Level 2 Food Safety Course and part of this course is about Food Allergies and so every Mobile Caterer will have procedures to deal with the most common Food Allergies, so if you are unsure speak to your Caterer and just ask for their help they should be able to accommodate your guests needs.

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8 Secret Santa Ideas With An 80s Flavour

80s Ideas For The Secret Santa At The Office Christmas Party!

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Christmas Time is upon us... The Office at work has been decked out with Baubles and Tinsel and you have a few Christmas Cards on your desk....the radio is playing those Christmas favourites non stop and the talk in the office turns to the Office Christmas Party.... This year's Office Party Theme is the 1980s and you want to buy something Retro for your Secret Santa so what can you buy that won't break the bank? 1. 80s Retro Gaming As we know some Gaming Consoles were literally born in the 80s and will bring back some fond childhood memories, take a look on Ebay where you might find a bargain, some of the Game and Watch or Tomy handhelds can be found at low prices or you might be able to find a cheap Nintendo Gameboy with a game like Tetris! You can also buy Retro Compilation Gaming Consoles if you wanted to spend a bit more, these have huge libraries of old retro classics, check out Argos and Amazon, how about Mini Pacman or Frogger handhelds to bring on some nostalgia. 2. 80s Themed Items An easy choice you might argue but why not everyone buys themed or personalised items nowadays and they are relatively cheap. You could get a Keyring, Hat, Socks or literally anything else with "I Love the 80s" on or find items with a photo of a Favourite Pop Group or Gaming Character, they are always available in shops or on auction sites. 3. Retro Sweets Selection Box A box with lots of Good old 80s Sweets filled with Refreshers, Double Dip Lollies, Vimto Chews, Love Hearts, Drumsticks and Candy Necklaces. Amazon and Ebay have listings for packs but you could easily buy some of these from a sweet seller and make up your own box. 4. 80s Games How about looking for a Classic Board Game they had back in the 80s like Operation, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders or Guess Who, you could buy one of those 80s Edition Trivia Games, a Rubix cube or Simon Says game. 5. Retro Turntable, Hi-Fi or Walkman Records and tapes are coming back into fashion there are reasonably priced Retro Turntables and Hi-Fi systems being sold in shops again or you could find a Walkman on Ebay Find some old Records or an 80s "Now" album on Cassette or make up your own compilation on tape like we did back in the days. 6. Old Dial Style Telephone Find an old dial telephone in local shops, antique fairs or online, as well an used ones these are also being sold new 7. Collection of Old 80s Annuals Dandy, Beano and Judy were some favourites back then, there were widely distributed and you are sure to find some bargains at charity shops or on Ebay. 8. Casio Calculator Watch How about a Casio Calculator Watch to take you back in time, these were really cool and still look the part now!

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