Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Hard Hat Tour Opportunity - New Street Station


How about this for an exciting MARCHE Members Outing - eh?

A hard hat tour of the new Gateway Project
The redevelopment of New Street Station

There will be a full briefing on the enhanced business benefits, the new BCB - booking portal and the latest information on all related services

If you would like to come along & join the tour - reserve your place with the MARCHE Office 0121 440 1892 or admin@marche.org.uk

Closing date for bookings ~ Friday 22nd July

The date of the tour will be confirmed upon booking

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Best Bar None Awards



would really like to wish 
GOOD LUCK
to all our members who have entered the
for 2011

image courtesy of Birmingham News Room

Best Bar None gives national accreditation for licensed premises and is recognised as best practice by the Home Office and the industry.  It is a nation-wide scheme, promoted in many different cities across the UK.

Birmingham Best Bar None is now in its fourth year and has different 8 categories for venues to enter: 
  • Best City Centre Pub
  • Best Suburban Pub
  • Best City Centre Bar
  • Best Suburban Bar
  • Best Nightclub
  • Best Hotel Bar
  • Best Independent Venue
  • Best University / Student Bar 
Although the Best Bar None scheme is nation-wide, the Birmingham scheme is unique as it is a city-wide scheme and takes into account both our status as a Conference City and the many universities and colleges with the Best Hotel Bar and Best University / Student Bar categories, introduced to recognise this.


The bar going public of Birmingham are invited to VOTE for their preferred "Best Bar None" on the website of sponsors BRMB between 14th July & 20th August.


image courtesy of Birmingham News Room

And ... while we're on the subject perhaps we should also mention that Birmingham is a Purple Flag city ~ a status awarded in 2010, to recognise "excellence in the management of town and city centres at night".  Which pretty much means (what we all knew) - that Birmingham rocks at night as well as during the day!