Major boost for live music and touring industry specialist hauliers to move more freely between countries
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- Friday, 06 May 2022
Hauliers serving music concerts, sports and cultural events will be able to move their vehicles freely between Great Britain and the EU thanks to new measures for the haulage sector announced today (6 May 2022).
All Party Parliamentary Group For Events Re-Elects Theresa Villiers as Chair – Publishes 2022 Plan of Work
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- Wednesday, 30 March 2022
At its official Annual General Meeting, held on Monday 28th March 2022, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Events (APPG) re-elected the Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet, as its Chair.
DCMS Select Committee Report on Cultural and Sporting Events
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- Wednesday, 16 March 2022
The DCMS Select Committee is launching today the report 'Major Cultural and Sporting Events' Ninth Report of Session 2021-22. The report and summary are available on the UK Parliament website here and the full report can also be downloaded at the end of this article.
EIF Red Diesel Letter to the Chancellor
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- Thursday, 03 March 2022
On 3rd March, the EIF has sent the letter (accessible below) regarding Red Diesel to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a number of MPs etc. on behalf of both EIF and BVEP. They have also been in contact with LIVE who are also going to be writing to their Parliamentary contacts. Please feel free to circulate this to your members and encourage them to lobby their MPs.
NOEA - Red Diesel Letter to the Chancellor
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- Wednesday, 02 March 2022
A copy of a Letter to the Chancellor from the office of the President of the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA) relating to Red Diesel Legislation is available below.
CoreCities - One Young World Announces Manchester as 2022 Host City
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- Friday, 18 February 2022
Originally posted on One Young World here.
Rishi Sunak, UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Supports OYW2022
EIB - New Remit and Minutes of Meeting (01.02.2022)
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- Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The details of the revised Events Industry Board, together with its new remit and notes from the recent meeting of the 1st February are now available on the Events Industry Board Working Group’s website here.
Financial Impact Survey - Update
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- Wednesday, 16 February 2022
DCMS/TA carrried out a Financial Impact Survey to seek to build data in order to better understand and demonstrate the issues that businesses are facing across the sector, and variations between sub-sectors, and of overall resilience and commercial outlook, given the ongoing impact of the Covid pandemic. Responses were invited until 10th January 2022.
The final analysis for the Events sector with the staff and cost analysis is available below. Its noticeable that event business have reported increases in input and material costs almost double that of other tourism businesses.
BVEP to re-ignite the Events Industry Apprenticeship Scheme
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- Wednesday, 09 February 2022
In support of this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, BVEP and its partners are delighted to announce that they have started the process of reinvigorating the events industry apprenticeship scheme at a time when recruitment challenges are impacting all types of businesses across the sector.
BVEP Elects Chris Skeith as New Chair & Expands Executive Committee to Support Recovery of UK Events Sector
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- Thursday, 27 January 2022
The Business Visits & Events Partnership (BVEP) has today elected Chris Skeith OBE, currently Director of EIA – representing AEO/AEV/ESSA, as its new Chair. The appointment, which takes place with immediate effect, will see Chris take up the role on a two-year term taking over from Simon Hughes, who moves into the role of Immediate Past Chair.
PLASA Survey Report
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- Monday, 24 January 2022
PLASA, the events association for Event technology has just published, jointly with #WeMakeEvents, the results of its latest survey, looking at the current situation and future recovery of the Live Events industry.
Event First Steps Launch Research on Racial Diversity in Events Industry For Second Year Running
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- Monday, 17 January 2022
Today Event First Steps have launched a second survey as part of their ongoing, sector wide research into Racial Diversity in the Events Industry. This is a follow up to their successful first survey and is supported by Dr. Caroline Jackson of BVEP, and data analyst Nigel Williams.
New Year message from Simon Hughes, Chair of BVEP
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- Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Please find below a message from Simon, reflecting on what has been another challenging year.
HBAA's Response to Chancellor's grants
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- Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Juliet Price, consultant executive director of HBAA, trade association for meetings, events and accommodation sectors says: “The Chancellor’s grants are in principle, welcome. But we wait to see the ‘small print’ to see how many of our 200 plus member organisations will be eligible for them. £6,000 may be helpful to small businesses but it won’t sustain larger venues or agencies with greater liabilities and no appreciable income in sight for most of Q1 next year.”
Guidance on Mandatory Certification
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- Monday, 13 December 2021
DCMS Guidance on mandatory certification - Just so you are aware, the three central guidance pieces on mandatory certification have now been published online.
National Outdoor Events Association Report Highlights 2022 Staff Shortages
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- Monday, 13 December 2021
96% of event organisers are suffering from staff shortages, according to a survey taken on by the National Outdoor Events Association (NOEA), on behalf of the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The report also found that, of this number, 51% said they struggled to find staff, with a further 38% reporting that trained staff was the primary issues.
HBAA beam - “Business events and hospitality need Plan B4E – Plan B for Events - immediately now that Plan B has been confirmed. Maintaining the lower level of VAT and extending the Kick Start are essential to sustain newly created jobs”
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- Thursday, 09 December 2021
says Juliet Price, consultant executive director of HBAA beam.
Final Results Of Events Research Programme
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- Friday, 26 November 2021
The final results of the Events Research programme have been published. These consist of two scientific notes and a summary document. More details at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/events-research-programme-phase-ii-and-iii-findings
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme update (19 November)
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- Friday, 19 November 2021
A useful meeting was held with the DCMS team on the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme at which further clarification on the Scheme’s operation was sought. As a result an update to the Q&A can be downlaoded below together with other information below:
LIVE & The Association of British Orchestras drive progress as Spain waives visas for UK touring artists
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- Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Artists touring to Spain will no longer need visas for short-term engagements in a dramatic change to the current onerous rules. The change follows months of dedicated work from LIVE and the Association for British Orchestras (ABO), working alongside Spanish counterparts Asociación Promotores Musicales.
The development represents a significant boost for the sector which has, as a result of Brexit and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, seen European touring become more expensive, more complicated, and more difficult to execute.
VisitBritain/VisitEngland appoints Paul Black as Head of Business Events
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- Tuesday, 16 November 2021
VisitBritain/VisitEngland has today announced the appointment of Paul Black as Head of Business Events.
Paul is an experienced destination sales and marketing professional having worked with leading tourism organisations and convention bureaus from all over the world.
Stand Out Magazine article - Events industry presents 'Net Zero Carbon Events' pledge at COP26
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- Thursday, 11 November 2021
The article was first published at https://standoutmagazine.co.uk/net-zero-carbon-events-initiative-officially-launched-at-cop26/
Leaders from the global events industry presented a united pledge and roadmap for a net zero carbon future for events at the UN Climate Climate Change Conference (COP26). Industry leaders from SAP, UFI, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management), Informa Markets, eSkootr Championship (eSC), Freeman, Raccoon Events, and Scottish Events Campus were live on stage in Glasgow to represent and demonstrate the commitment of the events industry community to fight climate change.
NOEA Sheds Light on the Outdoor Events Industry to APPG Chair
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- Friday, 05 November 2021
The National Outdoor Events Association put forward an update on the current status of the outdoor events industry to Theresa Villiers, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events, at the Showman’s Show last month.
COP26 and the UK event sector
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- Tuesday, 02 November 2021
During COP26 there is an urgent call to action for the event sector. BVEP asks all members and their communities to make a net zero carbon commitment HERE.
“Business rates discount and UK Air Passenger Duty are good news, but hard-pressed events businesses need more support” HBAA comment on Autumn Budget
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
says Simon Richards, treasurer of HBAA beam, commenting on Chancellor’s Autumn Budget Statement.
