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Cocktails
May 22nd, 2009 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas, London Venues | No Comments »
Whilst putting together a proposal for a summer party in London for a client (which is going to be held on a beautiful Thames Sailing Barge moored in St Katharine Docks – the perfect place for a summer party!) I had an interesting conversation with a supplier about which cocktails would be good for an event for 60 guests who would be predominantly male. I had initially forgotten to mention this fact and the supplier had advised that the clients could choose from cocktails such as Cosmopolitans, Raspberry Mules and Strawberry Dacquiri’s for their Cocktail Making Event and I then wondered whether these would go down well on the night?
We then discussed taking out the fruity bits and providing just plain Dacquiri’s and Mules, as opposed to ones containing strawberry and raspberry, and going for cocktails swimming in spirits such as tequila – Margarita’s for example….a much more manly cocktail!
However, our MD eats so much fruit every day, so why would he dislike a cocktail containing his favourite fruit? Margarita is also my favourite cocktail and I am a girly girl… I think this is more complicated than I originally thought!
Clay Shooting in London
May 7th, 2009 , posted in Inspiration & Event Ideas, London Events | No Comments »
We had a great piece of free publicity a few weeks ago when Chris Moyles mentioned on his breakfast show that he NEARLY went on a clay shoot on the Thames for his brothers stag do – it turned out that a lot of the Radio 1 team was not aware that this could be done but in fact Topsail Events have been doing this for many years and it is popular with stag parties, as well as with our corporate clients for hospitality, team building, bonding, and incentives.
You can do clay shooting anywhere but off the deck of a historic boat on the Thames is something that not many people can claim to have done and it’s just a really interesting way to spend a day (or half day if you don’t have the time) as the views are nice on the way down and back up – not to mention seeing Tower Bridge open especially for you as you sail under!
New for 2009 and to keep the cost down for our clients we introduced the Clay Shoot ‘Lite’ which is pretty much the same as the original clay shoot but a bit shorter and with different catering, so that our clients can still enjoy one of our top sellers.
For clients wanting to splash out we have developed another event incorporating the clay shooting, but teamed with a treasure hunt and RIB ride – phew! – It is called the Clay Shoot RIB Thames Challenge and is action packed to say the least! It is a real adrenaline fuelled day – loads of fun and another great team building option available in London that people might not have ever thought of doing – a good night’s sleep is advisable beforehand for this event!
