What's Floating Around Cloud 9?: Football

Welcome to another week and we're delighted to announce the launch of our new Corporate Hospitality Division which we are running in conjunction with Optimise Hospitality.

Judi Oliver and her team are working with us here at Cloud 9 Towers to offer a wide range of bespoke solutions for clients wanting specific events that cater to their needs, as well as a range of established events throughout the year. From private boxes and tailor made travel solutions, our combined expertise means we can deliver to budget and to brief quickly and easily, saving you both money and perhaps more importantly time.

Here are just some of the amazing opportunities available for 2017 and beyond...

· March 2017

·        11th March, Rugby, RBS 6 Nations: England v Scotland, Twickenham Stadium

·         14th -17th March, Horse Racing Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham Racecourse

·         18th March, Rugby, RBS 6 Nations: Scotland v Italy, BT Murrayfield

·         18th March, Rugby, RBS 6 Nations: France v Wales, Stade de France

·         23rd March - 25th April, Cultural, Madame Butterfly, Royal Opera House

·         25th and 26th March, Concerts Craig David, The O2

· April 2017

·         3rd - 9th April, Golf, The Masters, Augusta, USA

·         8th April, Horse Racing   Randox Health, Grand National Aintree Racecourse

·         8th April, Rugby Saracens v Harlequins, Wembley Stadium

·         18th - 22nd April, Concerts, Bruno Mars,The O2

·         29th April, Boxing, Joshua v Klitschko, Wembley Stadium

· May 2017

·         7th May, Cricket, England V Ireland 2nd Royal London ODI, Lord's Cricket Ground

·         12th and 13th May, Rugby, Challenge Cup, Murrayfield Stadium

·         13th May, Motorsport, Monaco E Prix (Formula E), Monaco

·         14th May, Motorsport, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona

·         20th May, Motorsport, Paris E Prix (Formula E), Paris

·         21st May - 19th June, Cultural, La Traviata, Glyndebourne Festival, Glyndebourne, West Sussex

·         22nd - 25th May, Concerts, Eric Clapton, Royal Albert Hall

·         23rd - 27th May                , Cultural, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London

·         24th May, Cricket, England V South Africa ODI, Headingley Cricket Ground

·         28th May, Motorsport, Monaco Grand Prix, Monaco

·         28th May - 11th June, Tennis, French Open, Roland Garros, Paris

·         29th May Cricket, England v South Africa Royal London ODI, Lord's Cricket Ground

· June 2017

·         1st - 18th June, Cricket, ICC Champions Trophy, Kia Oval Cricket Ground

·         2nd and 3rd June, Horse Racing Epsom Derby, Epsom Racecourse

·         4th - 9th June, Cultural, Phil Collins - 'Not dead yet', Royal Albert Hall

·         9th - 11th June Polo, Chestertons Polo in the Park, Hurlingham Park, London

·         10th June, Motorsport, Berlin E Prix (Formula E) Berlin

·         11th June - 6th July, Cultural, Hamlet at Glyndebourne Festival, Glyndebourne, West Sussex

·         13th - 17th June, Horse Racing, Royal Ascot, Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire

·         17th June Concerts, Stone Roses, Wembley Stadium

·         17th - 18th June, Motorsport, Le Mans 24hr race weekend, Le Mans, France

·         19th - 25th June, Tennis Aegon Championships, The Queen's Club, London

·         21st June, Cultural, Bryan Ferry at Hampton Court Palace Festival, Hampton Court

·         22nd June, Cultural, Rick Astley at Hampton Court Palace Festival, Hampton Court

·         24th June, Concerts, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Wembley Stadium

·         27th - 30th June, Tennis Tennis Classic, Hurlingham Club

·         27th June 1st July, Tennis, The Boodles, Stoke Park

·         28th June - 2nd July, Concerts, Adele The Finale Tour, Wembley Stadium

·         28th June - 1st July, Rowing, Henley Regatta, Henley on Thames

·         29th June - 2nd July, Motorsport, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Goodwood, West Sussex

· July 2017

·         1st July Motorsport, Brussels E Prix (Formula E) Brussels

·         1st July Concerts, British Summer Time Hyde Park - Green Day, Hyde Park

·         2nd July, Concerts, British Summer Time Hyde Park - Justin Bieber, Hyde Park

·         2nd July, Motorsport, Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg

·         3rd - 16th July, Tennis, The Championships, Wimbledon

·         4th - 9th July, Horticultural, RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey

·         5th - 9th July, Concerts, Henley Festival, Henley on Thames, Oxon

·         6th - 10th July, Cricket, England v South Africa 1st Investec Test Match, Lord's Cricket Ground

·         6th July Concerts, British Summer Time Hyde Park - Kings of Leon, Hyde Park

·         8th July Concerts, U2, Twickenham

·         16th July, Motorsport, British Grand Prix, Silverstone

·         20th - 23rd July Golf, Open Championship, Royal Birkdale, Merseyside

·         20th - 24th July Flowershows, RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, Tatton Park, Cheshire

·         23rd July Cycling, Tour de France, Paris

·         26th July Equestrian, Royal Salute Coronation Cup, Guards Polo club, Egham

·         26th - 30th July Horse Racing, Qatar Goodwood Festival Goodwood, West Sussex

·         27th - 30th July Cricket England V South Africa 100th Test, Kia Oval Cricket Ground

·         29th - 31st July Motorsport, German Grand Prix Hockenheim Ring

·         29th July - 5th August, Sailing, Cowes week, Southampton

·         30th July, Motorsport, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest

· August 2017

·         6th - 13th August, Sailing              Cowes Week

·         18th August, Racing, Newmarket Nights - Olly Murs, Newmarket Racecourse

·         23rd - 26th August, Horse Racing, Yorkshire Ebor Festival, York Racecourse

·         26th August, Racing, Summer Saturday Live - Jess Glynn Newmarket Racecourse

·         26th - 28th August, Motorsport Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, Francorchamps

·         25th August , Cricket, England v West Indies Test series Headingley Cricket Ground

·         31st August, Motorsport, Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace

· September 2017

·         1st and 2nd September Motorsport, Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace

·         3rd September Motorsport, Italian Grand Prix, Monza

·         7th -11th September, Cricket, England v West Indies 3rd Investec Test match, Lord's Cricket Ground

·         8th - 10th September, Motorsport, Goodwood Revival, Goodwood, West Sussex

·         15th - 19th September Cultural London Fashion Week, London

·         13th - 16th September, Horse Racing, The Ladbrokes St Leger Festival, Doncaster racecourse

·         17th September, Motorsport, Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore City

·         24th September, American Football, NFL - Baltomore Ravens v Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley Stadium

·         27th September, Cricket, England v West Indies ODI, Kia Oval Cricket Ground

·         30th September, Horse Racing, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Chantilly Racecourse, Nr Paris

· October 2017

·         1st October, Horse Racing, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Chantilly Racecourse, Nr Paris

·         1st October, Motorsport, Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, Kuala Lumpur

·     1st October, American Football NFL - New Orleans Saints v Miami Dolphins, Wembley Stadium

·         19th and 20th October, Festivals, London Bierfest, London

·         22nd October, American Football, NFL – TBC, Twickenham

·         24th - 29th October, Cycling, 6 Day London, Lee Valley Velodrome

·         29th October, American Football, NFL – TBC, Twickenham

· November 2017

·         18th November Rugby, Scotland v New Zealand, Murrayfield Stadium

·         26th November Motorsport, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit

·         25th November Rugby, Scotland v Australia, Murrayfield Stadium

· December 2017

· 15th and 16th December, Concerts, Pete Tong Classics, The O2

· Throughout December, Various Christmas Parties, Various

· September 2018

· 26 - 28th September, Golf, Ryder Cup, Le Gold National, Guyancourt

Have a great week and let us know if you would like any additional information on our new service. This is Corporate Hospitality Cloud 9 style!

Welcome to yet another week at Cloud 9 Towers!

Last week we told you that the Bristol Media Brand You Awards will be closing for entries on Friday 20 June. There's a good quality of entries into the Awards again this year, but know that there are more of you out there who deserve to be recognised for your work. So they have extended the deadline to Friday 4 July, there's no excuse to miss it now!

Friday 4 July is proving to be a rather popular date for deadlines as The Fresh PR and The Fresh Creative Awards entries are also closing then. Fresh is an independently owned organisation that works in conjunction with a variety of leading industry titles, delivering awards programmes designed to recognise and reward creativity, effectiveness and innovation in the Creative, Digital, Media and Public Relations arena's in the UK and Ireland. Established in 2003, Fresh has quickly become a recognised brand and important highlight in the industry calender, with an original approach to awards delivery and a policy of keeping the process of entering awards as transparent as possible.

Fresh is committed to ensuring the appointments of only the very best people to judge the awards across all three of the programmes as well as making the events themselves, not only spectacular but also a real chance to network. You will never find plastic chicken and soggy veg at Fresh - they take their awards and entrants work very seriously, but want to offer great value and more importantly make the ceremonies as fun as possible. So can you sock it to 'em and get Fresh in 2014?!

Cloud 9 are quite heavily involved with both of the Awards programmes, so as you can see we will have a rather busy next couple of weeks. Moving on to this week though, we have a couple of exciting events that we're attending starting with the Visual Media Conference on Wednesday.

Visual Media are the diverse technologies of the communications industry: print, broadcast, email, websites. The conference is in the North because the industry is buzzing and the appetite for informed debate is strong – the concentration of media companies, digital agencies and printers is a magnet for the leading experts, industry resources and suppliers.

This conference is a direct response to demand for a follow-on conference from Media Market Place’s 500+ attendees. Bringing together leading figures across the spectrum of media to inform a debate of how integration will continue to disrupt the current thinking on comms. This is a first to take Visual Media from the brand owners’ perspective right through to the consumers’ emotional response with all the links.

The speaker line up is pretty impressive with interesting talks from VPress, Sky Adsmart, Prolific North, Bloom, Proco, Media-Plaza, HP and many more.

Also this week, we have been invited to take part in The Accor Agent Football Tournament on Saturday. It has to be said that the team at Cloud 9 have no experience in football but we're all for the taking part! The five a side football tournament will take place at Lancashire Football Association, Leyland with an overnight stay at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa, so its sure to be a fun day. We even have an official Cloud 9 uniform....!

This football tournament is part of Accor's new 2014 incentive Footballers Lives. The campaign will allow venue finding agents, meeting planners and event agents to earn "goals" for every meeting they book at any of Accor's UK and/or Overseas hotels. As 2014 is the year of football with Brazil being the very heart of the action. Accor would like to give you a taste of that with their exclusive prize draw, giving you the chance to with the life of a soccer superstar!

That's all for this week folks, enjoy!

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