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WIN TICKETS to the VIP event of the year

Posted on: October 29th, 2013 by chandco

To celebrate the launch of our new website, we’re giving away two pairs of tickets (worth £75 each) to our glamorous and star studded after party at One Mayfair on November 6th, as part of the Terrence Higgins Trust annual Supper Club.

Winners will be given VIP treatment with a night of free cocktails crafted by our expert mixologists. Party tunes will be provided from none other than house legends, Danny and Ilona Rampling who will be on the decks all evening with their energetic mix of club classics and mainstream pop; sure to keep the party going long into the night!

How to enter

All you have to do to is click here, or email [email protected], with your full name.

Winners will be announced on Monday November 4th.

Well known guests that attended The Supper Club last year include Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Ronni Ancona, Russell Tovey, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Charles Worthington, Dan Gillespie Sells and Matthew Cain.

Arrive: 10.30pm
Dress code: cocktail

 

 

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The House of Peroni returns to 41 Portland Place to Celebrate the New Wave of Italian Style and Creativity

Posted on: October 28th, 2013 by chandco

The House of Peroni residency is returning to 41 Portland Place for the month of November and will showcase the new wave of Italian style and creativity.

The House will open to the public at midday on Wednesday 6th November and guests can step inside a space designed by award-winning architect and co-designer of the Enzo Ferrari museum Andrea Morgante.

Inside The House guests can discover experiential fashion installations by the new era of Italian designers including, Fabio Quaranta and Simone Rainer, and watch specially commissioned fashion, art and documentary shorts.

A mesmerising video installation inspired by classical Italian sculpture has been developed by critically acclaimed video artist Quayola, whose work has previously shown at The V&A and MoMA and takes viewers on an immersive journey into the bedrock of Italian art and culture.

A luxurious cinema space within The House will be showing a series of contemporary Italian films every evening and be the home to a weekly, ticketed, unique film and dining event every Wednesday evening. The evening will feature a screening of the new and critically acclaimed film The Great Beauty, directed by Paolo Sorrentino, whilst enjoying a specially designed multiple dish taster menu that brings to life the tastes, smells and textures shown in the film.

The House features two beautifully designed bars, serving Peroni Nastro Azzurro and a menu of infusions developed by master mixologist Gerry Calabrese.

The Kitchen seats up to 24 people and offers guests a more formal dining experience. A new menu from Michelin starred Costardi Brothers will also be available throughout The House from 12noon – 10pm. This menu features delicious film and fashion inspired dishes including ‘Pane e Tulipani’, a Venetian pâté dish and tribute to director Silvio Soldini, and ‘Rosso Valentino’, their signature red risotto.

 

 

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Harbour & Jones Events
Venue hire & event catering London

1st Floor, The Lightbox, 127–133 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EW

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

Harbour & Jones Events return to One Mayfair for star studded Terrence Higgins Trust after party

Posted on: October 22nd, 2013 by chandco

For the second year running, we’ll be returning to run the glamorous and star-studded Terrence Higgins Trust Supper Club after party. Taking place at One Mayfair on November 6th, Harbour & Jones Events will be bringing our stylish mix of elaborate décor, provided by Event Concept, and delicious cocktails to keep the party flowing.

Every year fifty of London’s top restaurants and caterers come together to support Terrence Higgins Trust’s annual fundraising event, The Supper Club. Now in its 13th year, it has gone from strength to strength with fantastic industry support, particularly from its ambassador, Michelin starred chef Angela Hartnett.

Putting a decadent cherry on the top of a fantastic foodie evening, the after party is open to all Supper Club guests who will be whisked away from their dinner in a fleet of taxis to the prestigious One Mayfair.

“We love working with Terrence Higgins Trust and it’s an absolute pleasure to be organising this event again, especially knowing that all funds raised from The Supper Club supports their work with sexual health and HIV in the UK,” said Patrick Harbour, owner and director of Harbour & Jones Events.

Well known names that attended The Supper Club last year include Graham Norton, Sue Perkins, Ronni Ancona, Russell Tovey, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Charles Worthington, Dan Gillespie Sells and Matthew Cain.

Tickets for the fabulous after party cost just £75 and are still available, click here to buy.

 

 

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Harbour & Jones Events
Venue hire & event catering London

1st Floor, The Lightbox, 127–133 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EW

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

Harbour & Jones Events creates the perfect chemistry with new partner

Posted on: September 16th, 2013 by chandco

We’ve been announced as the new hospitality and events caterer at the Royal Society of Chemistry.  Taking over from 1st July, the contract is worth in excess of £1 million over the three-year term.

Burlington House, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s historic central London home, houses its offices, conferencing and dining facilities in the grand surroundings of The Chemistry Centre. It has now become a part of the prestigious Harbour & Jones Events venue collection, which also includes the Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, RADA and the Academy of Medical Science.

Head chef Alan Sosa has been at the Royal Society of Chemistry since January having previously worked for high profile clients including EMI Records and the Houses of Parliament. Already making his mark with molecular gastronomy, Harbour & Jones Events has been working with Alan to refine the menu even further, creating a strong link between the society’s chemistry roots and molecular gastronomy.

Patrick Harbour, owner and director of Harbour & Jones Events said: “We are delighted to have started working with the Royal Society of Chemistry in their amazing building at Burlington House. As their name suggests we will be including molecular gastronomy and chemistry-influenced items on the menu. Another major part of our focus will be in enhancing the conference and working lunch menus to provide excellent value and consistency.”

The impressive Royal Society of Chemistry library continues the atmosphere of academic grandeur and houses over 20,000 books; it is also one of the most popular event spaces at the Chemistry Centre, attracting a host of high-profile clients including GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble, BHP Billiton, BP, AstraZeneca and the London College of Fashion.

Renato Carvalho, Hospitality Manager at the Chemistry Centre, said: “This is the start of an exciting venture together and we look forward to welcoming our clientele who will experience the fabulous cuisine provided by Harbour & Jones Events.”

Harbour & Jones Events will be working on menus with new concepts including interactive ice cream parlours and tapas-style lunches, using bold British, Moroccan, Spanish and Italian-themed menus.

“One of our new concepts will be a sharing British picnic lunch for a more informal style of service during the remainder of the summer,” concluded Patrick.

 

 

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Harbour & Jones Events
Venue hire & event catering London

1st Floor, The Lightbox, 127–133 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EW

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

Harbour & Jones Events announced as new caterers at Middle Temple

Posted on: August 15th, 2013 by chandco

We’re pleased to announce that we have been named as one of the new caterers at Middle Temple, a grand fourteenth century venue, based in London’s legal quarter.

Whittled down out of 38 applications we will be able to offer our catering expertise, as well as event styling and management, from the beginning of September.

Lorraine Butler, sales and marketing manager at Middle Temple, said: “We have selected these caterers because they all offer an exceptional product and service to clients, but they will assist Middle Temple in new business generation.

“Their excellent marketing and social media strategies were also an important factor for Middle Temple and we are excited and confident that our revised list will assist us in delivering fantastic new events at our venue.”

Prince Philip House hosts #EventTech2013

Posted on: May 16th, 2013 by chandco

On Tuesday, 14th May 2013, over 50 event planners and organisers, including representatives from PWC and BRE Group, attended our Event Tech breakfast briefing. The briefing explored how today’s event and conference industries could turn simple events into amazing events by incorporating the latest technological innovations.

Speakers included Richard Hughes from Max WiFi who provided an overview on WiFi and what organisers need to know about connectivity in a live environment.

Freelance multi-media writer and Editor Mike Fletcher presented inspirational uses of social media and Richard Smith from Excelerated Apps introduced UpD8r for business using RFID and NFC technology to put social media at the heart of business events. Finishing off was Andi Allen from award winning audio-visual integrator specialist Reflex discussed AV enhancements for events.

Following the briefing attendees enjoyed a networking session with breakfast refreshments courtesy of Harbour & Jones Events including fresh fruit skewers, fruit yoghurt with granola and Regent’s Park honey, mini Danish pastries, croissants, pain au chocolate, a selection of breakfast butties, orange juice and classic and herbal teas.

Twitter users can follow @pph_venue and use #EventTech2013 to find the event thread.

Click here to view the full gallery on Conference News.

Prepare to be pampered at the London Marathon

Posted on: April 16th, 2013 by chandco

Preparation is underway for the Virgin London Marathon, goodie bags are being packed, oranges cut, water bottles filled and last minute preparation runs squeezed in. And at Harbour & Jones Events we’re making plans to ease the aches and pains of 1,000s of runners who will be raising money for good causes such as Age UK and the Alzheimer’s Society.

Our venues, Prince Philip House, Royal Society and Royal Society of Arts, will be transformed into pampering palaces for race goers, with massage rooms to ease aching muscles, delicious fresh food to replenish depleted energy, ice cold water to rehydrate, and even the odd tipple for those who found it all too much!

Good luck to all involved.

Making London happy

Posted on: January 16th, 2013 by chandco

January 11 saw the launch of our first, and very successful, Twitter campaign called #tweetfortreats. Every week in the Harbour & Jones Events office we look forward to our Friday treats and we decided it was about time we shared the love! We asked our followers on Twitter if they worked in central London and whether they wanted some afternoon goodies. Fifty of our followers retweeted our #tweetsfortreats message and we chose five winners who were hand delivered a delicious box of baked goods, lovingly prepared by our very own H&J Kitchen. Keen to be winners, a whole host of followers gave reasons why they should win including – ‘I left my lunch at home’, ‘I forgot the office meeting this morning’, ‘I need to get my colleagues to like me’ and even followers declaring their love for us. We’ll be running another #tweetfortreats next month, follow us @handjevents to be in with a chance of winning your own special H&J delivery.
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Celebration of our 1000th event with ‘All that Glitters Gotta be Glam’ party

Posted on: December 12th, 2012 by chandco

Two hundred esteemed guests from Harbour & Jones Events’ little black book of venues, event agents and corporate clients, including St Paul’s Cathedral, RSA House, Prince Philip House, JM Finn and JWT, descended on the Cutty Sark last Saturday 8th December for a fabulous ‘All that Glitters Gotta Be Glam’ (#allthatglitters) black tie party.

The glamorous affair was to celebrate Harbour & Jones’ 1,000th event and coincided with co-founder Nathan Jones’ 40th Birthday. Creative director Jules Heckman Hughes put the whole event together and was inspired by the glamour of Venetian balls using beading, ostrich feathers and glittered birds to adorn the tables, whilst using lighting effects to colour wash the venue in opulent hues of red and gold.

“We wanted to host the most glamorous affair possible and show our guests what Harbour & Jones Events is really capable of. However it was important for us to be true to the Cutty Sark and show how magnificent the restoration is and what a fantastic space it is for hosting dinner dances,” she said.

“We also used one of the other decks as a chill out bar, complete with Cutty Sark Storm Whisky, and this is the first time this has been done too.”

The menu evoked Jones’ favourite food memories including mini pies and pints (tiny steak and mushroom pies accompanied with a miniature ‘pint’ of beef broth and mushroom foam), foie gras, Welsh lamb and Welsh cheeses. All were accompanied with matching wines for full gastronomic indulgence. This is the first time that an event caterer has hosted both a reception and dinner for 200 guests on the ship.

Jones said: “I’m delighted to share the evening with our accomplishment of reaching 1,000 events. The party shows how far Harbour & Jones Events has come in four years. Not only do we cater in some of London’s most exclusive venues, we now offer a full event management service for clients, from venue sourcing to party styling.”

Entertainment during dinner came from RADA graduates, another of their clients, who sang a mix of show tunes and operatic songs. Post dinner a fabulous ‘Supremes’ band opened with ‘Nathan Jones’ the song after which Jones was named. The soul sisters got the crowd shimmying and shaking to a raft of popular Motown hits. As a finale, famous DJ Slipmatt upped the tempo a few notches with house classics to round the evening off in true Jones party style.

Guests were able to keep up to date with photos and post party news on Twitter by following @HandJEvents and #allthatglitters.

Suppliers of ‘All that Glitters Gotta be Glam’ include production and lighting by Event Concept, floral displays from Veevers Carter and dinner entertainment from RADA graduates.


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