Workplace social events ideas
Getting people at work to know each other better can be a key to improved working practices.

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Getting people at work to know each other better can be a key to improved working practices.

Here are some ideas for a party with a red colour theme

Red themed table
Red Decorations

Picnic in the park
Picnic in the park
Get your friends to bring their own picnic to the local park. If you are lucky there will be free concerts in the park - some towns have bands in the park bandstand every week. You can enjoy the music even more if you are in good company. And if the bandmaster knows you are celebrating a special event such as your birthday, he or she might even dedicate a piece to you. Click to read more…

Green cocktail
Green Decorations
Decorations

Colour themed table
If you are thinking of holding a party with a colour theme, you may want to think about using coloured decorations, coloured table linen and accessories, and including the colour theme in temporary drapes and in posters. You may be able to carry some colours through with coloured lights, for instance by using coloured light bulbs.
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A Burns Night Party with Bagpipes
Burns night - 25th January
Robert Burns, Scotland’s most famous and celebrated poet, was born on 25th January 1759. That night, or a night near it, is now the time used to celebrate his life and work. There is a well established ritual that makes Burns night one of the most enjoyable of formal dinners.
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Want to be different? Have you thought about inviting your friends for brunch? You won’t need to spend as much on booze, and you can all have a great time, summer or winter.
So that you can have time to talk, you’ll want to do as much preparation beforehand as you can. Click to read more…

A 21st birthday party in full swing
What’s special about the 21st?
A person’s 21st birthday used to be one of the most important. It marked “coming of age” when it was possible to vote and to get married without parental consent. Symbolically, this was marked by presenting the “keys to the door” and some 21st birthday cards still use the key symbol.
21st Birthday Party themes
“Retro” themes are really popular. You could celebrate using a theme of the birth year. Click to read more…
We have been asking what is the best party that you have ever been to and why. Click to read more…
Beach parties are great fun parties.
Party on the beach
It can be great fun to have a party on the beach, but organising it can be prone to problems. You may be able to get away with a barbeque on the beach for 12 people, but if you want to do anything a bit more organised, and if you want to use music, you should contact the local authority for permission. Click to read more…
We have had a request by email from Christine for some Kids party games.
We have been able to compile a number of popular favourite party games, but if you know of any others that would be suitable for kids please leave your ideas in the box below. Click to read more…
It is always a bit of a tough one to know what to give for a christening. This is the problem that Reece has got coming up. Do you have any ideas?
Here are a few ideas that we have come up with but we need a few more..
- Complete set of Peter Rabbit Books Click to read more…
So what do you get for a special 40th birthday gift? Here are a few ideas
For him
Kelly Kettle
Men love playing with fire. It is the reason why ment tend only to do the cooking when there is a barbeque. A great way of playing with fire is to get a kelly kettle. This is a kettle with a real fire contained inside it. You simply add in some newspaper and a few twigs and you have a fire going in no time. And because it is so self contained you can use it on the beach.
Smokey Joe Portable Barbeque
This is the present that my wife bought me for my 40th birthday. Click to read more…
Time to start planning for the big day and the big party to see the next phase of your life in with a swing.
Here are a few ideas…
1959 Party
A great theme for the year you (or your partner) were born. You could have a rock and roll party playing songs from 1959. This could include Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. Click to read more…
The wedding is one of those special days that should only come along once in a lifetime. So how do you make it really stand out and how do you make the wedding reception shine.
Here are a few ideas
1. Hire a castle.
A castle can be an amazing backdrop for a wedding. It is steeped in history and tradition and can make a great backdrop for a wedding. It will make the wedding pictures really stand out. Click to read more…