Glastonbury Festival Cancellation ‘Not Indicative’ of Festival Season
The cancellation of Glastonbury Festival will have a short-term impact on the confidence of promoters and consumers, but smaller festivals are far better placed to go ahead this summer, according to We Are The Fair CEO Nick Morgan. “Glastonbury is not indicative of the festival sector as a whole because it sits in silo,” he […]
Music Festivals Call for New Government Scheme as Sector Faces Ruin
Following a live music action plan published on Tuesday by industry body UK Music, the cross-party Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee (DCMS) committee inquiry heard a plea from the sector for the government to offer its own insurance scheme to protect festivals from bankruptcy, as the new pandemic lockdown harms consumer confidence ahead of […]
A Giant Terrarium Christmas Tree Will Light Kings Cross This Winter
This year, King’s Cross will have not one but three elaborate trees. The upmarket Coal Drops Yard shop Botanical Boys has designed The Terrarium Tree, a 28-foot structure made up of 70 little terrariums that will be lit up at night. Each glass orb will house its own micro-garden that will be reflected in the […]
Major Events Summit: 2nd December 2020
Figures from the worlds of sport, music and outdoor events will be speaking at the Major Events Summit, taking place online on 2 December. Among the speakers are Teresa Moore, director of A Greener Festival; Eileen Williams, safety officer at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club; Anton Lockwood, director of DHP Live; Nick Morgan, CEO of We […]
Nick Morgan: A True Champion of the Events Industry
Our CEO Nick Morgan joins Roger Woodall on his latest podcast episode. “On this week’s episode, I’m talking to a proper events man, a champion of our industry, Nick Morgan.Nick had a similar start in events as I did: organising student events, getting into the nightclub scene and throwing parties right across the UK.Now, with […]
CEO Nick Morgan on BBC Breakfast
Our CEO Nick Morgan on BBC News discussing the struggle for the event industry. We are really positive for 2021 and are doing our upmost to support and champion the industry to ensure we have a season next year.
Amazing Graze in Baker Street Quarter
We Are Placemaking organised a three day Autumn Food Market in Portland Square Gardens for our client Baker Street Quarter in partnership with Portman Marylebone. OPS provided full Health & Safety and Licensing services for the event which ran from the 22 – 24th September. The open air market featured wellbeing activities, such as mindfulness […]
Cambridge Live Interview with OPS Safety Director, Rob Dudley
Who are you and What do you do at The Big Weekend? I’m Rob Dudley and my role at The Big Weekend is Event Safety Advisor. This involves working with the organisers in advance and during the event to develop, implement and manage site safety for all of the attendees, contractors, performers, suppliers, sponsors, activity […]
Over £80,000 Raised for the Big Issue
More than 250 people put their best foot forward for The Big Issue as they took on the Big London Night Walk to raise £80,000 for The Big Issue Foundation (TBIF). Walkers travelled 25km around the English capital last Friday night – starting and finishing at Shoreditch Town Hall – to mark TBIF’s 25th anniversary. […]
Nick Morgan Elected as BVEP vice Chair
Our CEO Nick Morgan has been elected as a vice chair of the BVEP. The Business Visits and Events Partnership’s (BVEP) vision is to support sustainable growth for the United Kingdom’s Events Industry. BVEP’s mission is to support growth across the entire sector via advocacy, networking, collaboration and a collective voice. “I am delighted to […]
