Big Events
When you think of wedding venues or gala dinner venues, etc. one hardly ever sees that sort of thing going on in the local high school, unless it’s their do.
Over the years we have had several pretty impressive do’s here at The Academy, and hey……they weren’t school events!
Possibly one of the most impressive events that we’ve hosted, was Steelite’s annual charity gala dinner a couple of years ago. Slightly out of the ordinary, they chose to use the Sports Hall for their gala dinner rather than the main school hall. That did puzzle me a bit, because I thought that they had a pretty good set of infrastructure to work with in the main hall in terms of sound, lighting and a stage area. Also, it was much closer to the kitchen than the sports hall.
Needless to say, a ton of planning and organisation went into the event from Steelite’s side. They hired a company in to dress the sports hall, put a mobile bar in and hired a professional catering firm in to do the food for them. Tickets were selling at around £80, so the standard of service and product had to be extremely high.
When I arrived to oversee the final part of the event on the Saturday evening, I could not believe my eyes. The corridors were carpeted with white carpet and white drapes covered the walls in a way that you would never know you were in a school. The Winter Wonderland theme continued into the sports hall where all of the wall were covered with white drapes, lit up by mood lighting. Drapes created a lower “false ceiling.” Everything was a crisp white and lit up by various colours of mood lighting. It looked absolutely amazing!
We’ve also had several weddings in the main hall and many more cultural events. The fact that the hall is obviously very big and can thus accommodate a large number of people is only half the appeal. The fact that the dining hall, directly adjacent to the main hall is as big and offer the punters a bit of breathing space throughout the events, also adds to the appeal of the main hall. Many of our customers will use the dining hall to set up additional stalls and normally food is served in this area.
As you can see, we are fully equipped to host almost any large event, so please get in touch if you think that we can help you with a space big enough for your event.