Archive for the ‘Inspiration & Event Ideas’ Category

Spy Training Treasure Hunts & Team Building Events

July 23rd, 2007 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas, London Events | No Comments »

We have joined up with a top team building company who specialise in bespoke spy treasure hunts and we have been doing many quotes for clients, especially in the historic Greenwich and stunning Canary Wharf areas. We have great venues in all locations where you can have a delicious dinner or sizzling BBQ after the day’s activities,  and relax with some chilled drinks.

The Spy Force Treasure Hunt combines web-based technology, Mission: Impossible, and team building as you have never seen it. It will take your company to new levels of creativity and cohesiveness with the next generation of team building activities.

Spy Force is an interactive corporate teambuilding mission delivered on-line to be played
anywhere. The objective of the game is to stop the teams’ online mission clock expiring by entering the correct solution code. This can only be achieved by actually going on the mission in a nearby location.

The game can be played anywhere. It starts with a whole group mission briefing and then teams of 4-6 delegates log-in online to activate the mission. Here we outline the scenario
and objectives, give clues, photos and advice on using the spy equipment - the rest is up to the team!

Teams then leave to physically take part in the mission in a town, city or a venue of your
choice. They will meet spies in the field, crack codes, undertake special missions and have a lot of fun.

A mission typically lasts from 3 to 4 hours but if you have more time our additional spy training activities will keep you busy for a whole day.

Click Click, you click and the mission becomes live.
Activate Activate, teams compete to crack codes, solve riddles and meet spies
Go! Upload solution codes to stop the clock
and move to the next phase. Your team will just go for it!

Themed Events & Christmas Parties

May 24th, 2007 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas, London Events | No Comments »

We have just tailored a New Orleans/Mardi Gras BBQ menu for one of our clients, with deWintons caterers. Themed menus are a great way to enhance the party atmosphere at any event; not just BBQ’s but buffets, canapes and even cocktails. Add to this coloured napkins, beaded necklaces and masks and the Mardi Gras theme is off to a rolling start!

deWintons New Orleans / Mardi Gras Barbecue Menu

Jerk Chicken Brochettes with Smoked Tomato Sauce

Tangy Barbeque Pork Ribs
Or
Marinated Pork Kebabs with BBQ Sauce

Cajun Spiced Sausages with Homemade Condiments

Vegetarian options:
Jerk Marinated Sweet Pepper, Courgette & Aubergine Kebabs
Vegetarian Sausages
Portobello Mushrooms sizzled with Cajun Spices & Haloumi Cheese

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Baby Potato Salad with Dijon Mint Crème Fraiche (V)

Mixed Leaf & Baby Herb Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette (V)

Baskets of freshly baked baguettes

and for something sweet…

Pecan Caramel Pie with Soft Whipped Cream    

YUM!

Themed events are always great for Christmas Parties and now is the right time to start looking for the perfect party for your company Christmas do. Dates get booked up so fast for the festive season - especially Thursdays! - that party organisers need to get their skates on to secure their preferred date and top London venue.

Classic Xmas Party themes include Winter Wonderland, James Bond Night, Roaring Twenties, Big Freeze, Traditional Christmas and Mask Parties. The possibilities are endless though - see our themes page for more ideas - imagination is the only barrier for your themed Christmas bash!

Give us a call here at Riverside Events to discuss your party requirements for Christmas in more detail. Let this year’s party be one that will never be forgotten…

Outdoor Spaces for your Event

April 13th, 2007 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas, London Events | No Comments »

With the fantastic weather over the past week or so and a hot hot summer forecasted, outdoor space at London venues is becoming more and more important and desired by our clients. Barbecues, fete style events, and enchanted garden themes all lend themselves to outdoor spaces - and these days barbecues are not just sausage-in-a-bun or burgers, but range from seafood stalls to ice cream vans, pizza shacks to gourmet BBQ canapes, bowl food and sizzling steaks.

Many of Riverside’s venues in London offer fantastic outdoor spaces ideal for summer entertaining; terraces with stunning views of the river Thames; lush roof gardens; historic courtyards; secret English gardens; expansive sun decks; acres of lawn…perfect spaces in which to create your dream event.

As well as ready-made gardens and terraces, here at Riverside Events we have the contacts and know-how to source top locations where we can erect a bespoke marquee to your exact specification. Event marquees now come in all shapes and sizes and can hold seated dinners, team building events, weddings, parties, Champagne receptions; in fact anything you want!

Lets take advantage of this year’s clement weather and hold a wow-factor event for you in the great outdoors…

Networking, theming it up, and Sticking it On!

April 12th, 2007 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas | No Comments »

It’s great to network, no doubt about it, but I think we all sometimes find excuses not to do it. Both Riverside and Topsail are constantly working on enquiries where the main activity is networking of some kind or another, whether this be industry networking, networking or teambuilding within a company or between departments, or networking with existing clients. Here at Riverside Events & Venues we are constantly trying to come up with events and entertainments that demonstrate all the best aspects of networking and team building.  Right now we are getting really excited about our recent meetings with the Stick it On crew.

We are busy creating and compiling new events with our local Brighton DJ friends that we hope to launch to our Riverside and Topsail clients too. We’re also bringing in other suppliers for expanding these events even more to include cooking skills, and cocktail making skills too…we’re not quite ready to go yet but nearly, so watch this space! What we are making sure of is that these events are going to be lots of fun and will be able to achieve lots of various goals for our clients, all done with a party atmosphere and with the aim of creating great long-lasting memories.

Finally, we like to work with our clients so if any of you out there have any particular ideas or themes that you’d like to work with then just get in touch. We like a challenge and we’ve got the will and the ability to make your ideas work. We believe events should be exciting and stimulating, whether they are on boats or on the land - we want our creativity tested!

By the way, our brand new suppliers who we are now building these new events with - we met them all at networking events recently…so don’t slack, get out there and talk to people!

Happy Easter from Riverside Events Team

April 5th, 2007 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas | No Comments »

Attending RSVP last week was incredibly useful and inspiring; we tried some delicious bowl food, sampled some magic and ‘business card’ tarot readings, sipped Champagne and caught up with our venue suppliers. This year’s exhibition was the best we’ve been to so far, with loads of fabulous entertainers, theme ideas, and more - with a real buzz - all packed into a funky venue, the Business Design Centre in Islington.

We had a great meeting with our long-running web design and search engine marketing company, Freshegg, this morning - who designed this wonderful website for us and also designed the Topsail Events & Charters website many moons ago. We were discussing the ways to keep improving the sites in the coming months and how happy we are with the new Riverside Events & Venues website - plus the best search engine phrases for Riverside such as London venues, corporate events, team building London, themed events; the list is endless… I got back to the office after our meeting to find an Easter egg on my desk - from Freshegg! - many thanks guys and a Happy Easter to all of you.

Our second meeting today was with Tim from renowned Brighton-based club night Stick It On - their legendary nights, which any Tom, Dick or Harry can apply to and play their top 5 tunes and have 15 minutes of fame as a Superstar DJ - always sell out in no time. Stick It On has branched out into corporate events, with some innovative team building and entertaining options - from the Dinner Time Sessions to DJ Democracy, Dedication Sessions and Mixology Events that combine DJ’ing with cocktail mixing with Cocktail Stars. Both Riverside and Topsail Events are going to create packages with Stick It On…Stick It On a Boat anyone?

Perhaps enough from me for now - Happy Easter to everyone and hope you all enjoy a sunny and fun-filled bank holiday weekend. We’ll be back in the office on Tuesday; perhaps a bit tired but ready as always to answer your enquiries and organise some top parties!