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Harbour & Jones Events sponsors celebrity art event at RSA House to raise over £14,000 for mental health

Posted on: June 23rd, 2014 by chandco

Last Friday (20th June) Harbour & Jones Events teamed up with the Art in a Box project to host a VIP charity art event for 90 guests in the Great Room at RSA House. The evening saw original artwork from a whole of celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Leigh Francis, Chris Martin, Ricky Wilson and Jordan ‘Rizzle’ Stephens, auctioned off to raise funds for mental health charity, Upbeat Music. Guests included industry professionals from the likes of Lewis Silkin and Borough Market.

Kicking off at 6.30pm, guests were greeted with canapés and cocktails that had been created in homage to the celebrity artists including a ‘Bluberry Gin Rizzle’, complete with mini trumpet, and a ‘Bang Tidy Bacardi’, to match the ginger moustache of Leigh Francis.

Guests were seated in the RSA’s impressive Great Room with music from harpist Schrodinger’s Strings, before being served a starter of grilled organic Shetland salmon, broad bean and watercress salad with minted yoghurt and pea espuma and mains of slow cooked feather blade of beef with wild mushroom gnocchi, or duck egg bocconcini with broad bean and garlic roasted pepper tart and summer cress salad.

The auction swiftly followed with an hour of head-to-head bidding, hosted by TV’s Mark Stacey, famous for hosting Bargain Hunt and Flog It!. The evening raised over £14,000 in total with the highest bid going to Grace Slick’s rabbit painting that was bought for £1,350 by comedian Paul Whitehouse, who rang in a telephone bid during the auction.

“It was another fantastic event by Harbour & Jones Events at one of my favourite venues in London. It was a impressive and tantalising menu served amongst some really interesting art pieces,” said Paula King, sales and events manager for Borough Market and owner of P K Events.

“A fun and entertaining evening to support a great cause.”

Guests headed down to the Vaults for Harbour & Jones Events’ signature pudding wall that uses retro printing trays to display a tantalizing array of individual bite sized puddings, everything from homemade Turkish delight and marshmallows to decadent chocolate brownies, meringues and macaroons. Dancing long into the night, guests were entertained by Louis Vause & Friends and The Pat Crilly Band.

RSA House has six elegant event spaces, complete with period features, contact Hannah to organise a show round – 07720 083336.

 

 

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JOB VACANCY: Senior Event Sales Executive

Posted on: June 20th, 2014 by chandco

We’re recruiting for a Senior Event Sales Executive at one of London’s most prestigious venues, RSA House.


About RSA House

Working within the Harbour & Jones Events collection you’ll have the opportunity to work at one of the most stylish and sought after venues in central London that was recently voted the 4th best in Event magazine’s Top 20 UK Venues.

RSA House is one of London’s hidden gems – tucked away just off the Strand, this magnificent Georgian building is home to elegant high-ceilinged ballrooms, cosy exposed brick vaults and stylish boardrooms

Read more about Harbour & Jones Events.

 

About the role

The objective of the Senior Event Sales Executive is to facilitate the catering and event management services for external functions and maximise income from sales of The RSA’s conference and banqueting facilities. They will assist in all aspects of sales, administration, database maintenance and client liaison across all functions within the Sales office. Handling and networking existing accounts and past users to develop business and to generate new leads.

 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

 

Sales and Business Development

• Management of events database via CRM system Rendezvous; contacting prospective customers by the appropriate method, handling all incoming enquires to the agreed standard (telephone, mail, letter).

• Log all enquiries, provisional and confirmed bookings on the database and ensure effective chase and trace system in place.

• Have excellent knowledge of The RSA House, the various room capacities, unique selling points and capabilities.

• Proactively find and confirm new business through sales initiatives.

• Generate leads by networking existing accounts, both current and lapsed, to develop new business.

• Conduct show rounds with clients as required, to the standards agreed in your induction.

• Prepare well written quotes and dispatch by email in a timely manner.

• Refer business to the Harbour & Jones Events venues where possible, whilst managing and keeping track of referrals.

• Sell events in line with client requirements and in a way that we can meet their needs.

• Work to achieve higher average spends per head through effective use of up selling techniques to each client.

• Call clients to confirm final details to ensure accurate handover to the operations team.

• Meet and greet clients at events and follow up post-event for feedback and further business.

• Assist in the organisation and running of promotional events including client hospitality at other linked venues.

• Assist as required at promotional events, trade shows and sales and marketing activities.

• Proactively identify suitable stories, images and information suitable for us to use on our range of social media platforms e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter which will increase awareness and sales of The RSA House. Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues and clients.

• Attend events meetings with the operations teams.

• Represent the sales team in an efficient, friendly and organised manner.

• Effectively communicate and share best practice with other Harbour & Jones Events venues Administration and Organisation

• Provide full administrative support for all sales activities and the sales department.

• Prepare accurate client invoices in a timely manner.

• Assist the client in credit control. Liaise with the RSA finance team to ensure reconciliation of Rendezvous records with RSA accounting records.

• Manage, maintain and update the sales tracker database, transferring data from excel onto the Rendezvous system.

• Report on sales activities and achieve set targets as agreed with line manager.

• To possess knowledge of competitors pricing, packages and products.

• Be commercially aware with an understanding of finance and profitable business.

• Liaise and consult with the line manager about enquiries, opportunities and bookings daily.

• Efficient and environmentally aware usage of print and copying facilities, in order to minimise costs.

• Collate material as required by sales team to ensure materials are prepared in timely fashion for all sales activities and events meetings.

• Undertake basic office duties as required in a manner that appropriately presents the Harbour & Jones Events brand.

• Thoroughly brief the operations team pre-events.

 

Health & Safety

• To keep up to date with all COSHH and HACCP procedures and methods.

• To report any equipment and/or building fabric faults and any hygiene, health and safety hazard to the Compliance Director.

 

Occasional Responsibilities

• Actively offer support to other areas of the business at times when the sales team does not require assistance, or when business is quiet.

• Responsible for personal development, looking for opportunities to expand knowledge of industry trends in food and food service and creative selling.

• To attend training courses and attend H&J meetings when necessary.

 

How to apply

To apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV and a covering letter to the Sales and Marketing Manager, Tim Barrett-Jolley: [email protected]

 

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

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

The Royal Society of Chemistry hosts Bacardi Legacy UK reveal party

Posted on: June 20th, 2014 by chandco

The Royal Society of Chemistry, part of the prestigious Burlington House in Piccadilly, helped celebrate the winners of the hotly contested UK Bacardi Legacy competition when it held a 1920s themed private dinner for over 70 guests.

Attendees included professional bartenders, as well as the two Bacardi Legacy UK finalists, Nelson Bernardes, of the Long Bar at the Waldorf Astoria in Shanghai, and Sam Kershaw, of Callooh Callay in London, and winner, Tom Walker of the American Bar at The Savoy.

Harbour & Jones Events, who has an exclusive contract at the Royal Society of Chemistry, created a three course menu for the evening, paying homage to the best of British with chicken and duck liver terrine followed by slow cooked lamb. The evening was finished off with a decadent dessert of Bacardi trifle with pistachio crumbs and caramel crackling.

Providing a rum twist to white and red wine, guests supped on either ‘Rojo’, made up of cherry, liquorice, pepper, blackberry and Bacardi 8 Year Old Rum, or ‘Blanco’, a delicious combination of orange blossom honey, fruits and Bacardi superior rum.

Transforming the Library, one of six event spaces at the Royal Society of Chemistry into an art deco dining parlour, production agency Boutique Creative created a unique pop-up bar complete with its own red lamps, old school cocktail shakers and glass tumblers.

Invites and branding for the event used Bacardi’s moto ‘A family that dines together stays together’, and diners were overlooked by draped red curtains that revealed large family portraits from Bacardi’s history – the largest family-owned spirits company in the world.

Challenging the best bartenders in the world to come up with their ultimate cocktail using Bacardi, the Bacardi Legacy competition runs across the globe with winners from each country going forward to the ultimate final which will take place in Moscow during May this year.

Harbour & Jones Events is now offering a special Bacardi cocktail menu inspired by the winning entries, including Maid in Cuba, the winning drink from Tom Walker.

The Royal Society of Chemistry has six elegant event spaces, complete with period features, contact Hannah to organise a show round – 07720 083336.

 

 

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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

Prince Philip House hosts ‘Tour of the Senses’ showcase

Posted on: March 28th, 2014 by chandco

Last night Prince Philip House, which is part of the Harbour & Jones Events venue collection, welcomed over 170 industry professionals including Barclays, National Grid, Incisive Media, Kuoni, HSBC, Black Diamond and Melon Events to its ‘Tour of the Senses’ which invited guests to explore the weird and wonderful effects of the senses and their impact on our eating experience.

Situated on The Mall, guests arrived via the grand Carlton House Terrace entrance, they were greeted with ‘champagne and pearls’, a mix of bubbles and blackcurrant and passionfruit caviar pearls, and encouraged to use the new Prince Philip House app, which is set to be the first venue app to ever use augmented reality, before entering the Rolls Royce room.

Bathed in shades of pink and blue, the venue was transformed into an ultra cool evening space with three pop-up bars and luxurious corner sofas giving it an exclusive club-like feeling. Flaring bar staff crafted delicious cocktails of watermelon martinis and homemade lemongrass ginger beer, while waiters brought around bites from the new fine dining menu, including samples from the new eight course taster menu which was designed by Michelin-trained Head Chef, Stuart Cooper.

Opening up the whole of the first floor into one flowing space, guests set out on their sensory exploration. Kicking off with the ‘Hearing’ stall, guests were encouraged to eat soft textured dark chocolate mousse and don wireless headphones while listen to crunching noises, as well as eating chocolate while listening to high and low pitches.

Guest speaker, Peter Barham, who is an advisor to Heston Blumenthal, and also wrote the acclaimed book ‘Science of Cooking’ explained: “Our senses are a very vital part of our eating experience. Eating something soft while listening to crunching noises confuses our brain because it is expecting to feel a different texture. Not only that, but listening to a low pitch while eating chocolate engages our brain and forces our mouth to taste the bitterness of chocolate, switch to a high pitch and the very same chocolate tastes sweet.”

As smoke dramatically poured out of the ‘Smell’ room, also known as the David Sainsbury, guests were greeted with the magnificently pungent scent of basil which they inhaled while eating tomato consommé, creating the unusual sensation of eating the basil.

Continuing the tour, drinkers were given a blind wine tasting session by Jascots, challenging guests to distinguish between white and red without peaking.

Becci Thomson, Prince Philip House Sales Manager said: “It’s been so much fun organising our ‘Tour of the Senses’ and it’s fantastic to see guests gaining as much enjoyment from it as I had hoped. My aim was to not just get guests to come and try our food but to really engage with our chefs, our produce and the whole experience of eating. Every aspect that we’ve shown tonight is also available to event bookers, from the impressive basil smoke bomb to the blind wine tasting, all designed to get a reaction and create a major talking point.”

Showcasing some of the food stalls that are available as event add-ons at the venue, Brindi, the supplier arm of well known restaurant Brindisa, provided ibérico ham that was cut to order, while a cerviche stall served everything from drunk scallops to Japanese salmon and seabass. Adding even more theatre to the event, a liquid nitrogen ice cream stall took centre stage transforming liquid vanilla and chocolate cream into ice cream in front of guests’ very eyes.

Guests downloaded the new Prince Philip House app, which was created by Appsolutely Mobile (www.appsolutelymobile.com), prior to the event in order to post messages and images via the event wall, which were then projected live on to plasma screens around the venue.

Prince Philip House is now offering all event bookers the opportunity to have their own fully branded app to include general information about their event, guest list and use of the interactive event wall.

Suppliers for the evening included production from Velvet Living, EMS, Jascots Wine, Art of Flower, Appsolutely Mobile, Stewart Linton Design and Frasershot.

RSA HOUSE HOSTS ‘YEAR OF THE HORSE’ CHINESE & KOREAN NEW YEAR PARTY

Posted on: February 21st, 2014 by chandco

Last night, Thursday 20th February, RSA House welcomed 100 industry professionals including representatives from Espírito Santo Financial Group, ECL Global, Hillgate Solutions, Deva Events and Pure Consulting to its Chinese & Korean inspired New Year party ‘Year of the Horse’.

Traditional Chinese music played in the background as guests were shown to the Benjamin Franklin room for the New Year party celebrations. The entrance of the room was flanked by plinths decorated with fans and the Chinese character for horse was projected on the floor leading to the room. Inside the Benjamin Franklin room Chinese lanterns suspended from the ceiling, the space was up-lit in hues of red and amber (to represent gold), lucky colours in Chinese culture and an oriental pattern was projected onto the floor creating a warm and inviting party space.

Waitresses in cheongsam dresses and tops (patterned traditional Chinese dress) served guests a selection of Chinese and Korean cuisine including canapés of curried kimchi pancakes, scallop, pickled mushrooms and kimchi. Three food stations were provided including a sushi bar,  street food stall dishing up spicy sticky rice cake, prawn tempura  and seaweed rolls and a  steamed bun a meat stall serving a range of pickles, crispy shredded duck with plum sauce and Teriyaki salmon. Guests enjoyed the Red Lotus cocktail (vodka, lychee & cranberry), peach and lychee bubble tea and Asashi beer.

A cheeky lion dance was performed accompanied by live drum, symbols and gong. Guests also had the opportunity hear their fortunes told and a calligrapher translated guest’s names into Chinese, writing them on a book mark they could take as a keepsake from the evening.

The RSA House event team showed guests around the Great Room, which was set for a theatre presentation and four tables were styled in the four seasons, allowing guests to see how the space could be used to host a variety of events.

Suppliers of ‘Year of the Horse’ included styling by Event Concept, catering by Harbour & Jones Events, entertainment from Sternberg Clarke and floral design by Mary Jane Vaughan.

 

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

www.harbourandjonesevents.com | 020 3206 7750

First event held in Cutty Sark’s Master’s Saloon

Posted on: June 24th, 2013 by chandco

Harbour & Jones Events hosted the first event in Cutty Sark’s Master’s Saloon since the ship re-opened to the public in April 2012. The Saloon was last used by the Master on the vessel’s final voyage as a cargo ship in 1922.

The unique space is located on the top deck and in its previous working life was used by the ship’s master to entertain guests while in port, or to study the charts while at sea.

Starting at 7pm on Tuesday 4th June, guests were greeted with a champagne reception and canapés in the glorious sunshine on the weather deck with expansive views over the Thames.

Exploring its history, curator Jessica Lewis took guests on a tour of the ship’s rich and famed history before seating for dinner in the saloon at 8pm.

Harbour & Jones Events, who also runs the Even Keel café at Cutty Sark during the day, brought in its special event chef, Steve Fitzgerald who cooked up a starter of pea veloute, white truffle and Parmesan crisp, followed by mains of sea trout confit with Dublin Bay prawns and fillet of Aberdeen Angus with oxtail ravioli. Finishing off the meal was new season’s Yorkshire rhubarb, Sauterne jelly with rhubarb juice and mascarpone.

Adding an extra touch of magic, guests were served coffee and petits fours on the weather deck to watch the sun go down over the iconic buildings of Canary Wharf.

The intimate saloon seats a maximum of 10 guests and already looks set to become one of the most sought-after and unique event spaces in London.

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.

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Watch the video from our 1,000th event on board Cutty Sark

Posted on: December 15th, 2012 by chandco

200 esteemed guests from Harbour and 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 on Saturday 8th December 2012 for a fabulous ‘All that Glitters Gotta Be Glam’ black tie party.

The glamorous affair was to celebrate Harbour and Jones’ 1,000th event and coincided with co-founder Nathan Jones’ 40th Birthday.

 

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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