Elegance boys Chris and Ashley were in charge to install this marquee in Lyndhurst, Hampshire for the New Forest National Park. It just goes to show what you find “down in the woods”.
It was for Bioblitz an event run by the New Forest National Park Authoritiy. With the help of experts and the public it was 24 hours of activities to record as many species of wildlife as we could. We managed just under 400!
Our client said; “The marquee was great, thanks, especially with all those showers!”
Last weekend saw team elegance creating five superior wedding venues in Dorset and Wiltshire. The elegance boys started off by delivering all the equipment necessary to create a superior wedding venue (apart from the tent itself) to Dean’s Court House in Wimborne. The team there has just started to hire out the house for weddings and functions this year and information can be found here (http://www.deanscourt.org/).
Next on our hit list was to install the venue for Richard and his bride to be at Birkin House (http://www.birkinhouse.com/), near Dorchester where we are lucky enough to be one of the main suppliers of marquees and event equipment. This marquee had a separate catering tent where Amanda, David and Louise from Merlins Catering (http://www.merlinscatering.co.uk/) were hard at work preparing a feast for the happy event. We also provided all the equipment for the Bar, including chillers and pumps and of course the lovely liquid itself!
Then we were back with Andrew and Alex over looking Poole harbour at Harry Warren House (http://www.harrywarrenhouse.com/) in Studland, this venue must be one of the best if you like your sea views! Aurelia instructed us to install the marquee to the side of the house, a new place for us, as we normally install the marquees in front of the house where its more level. No problem though, using our flooring system we managed, with the help of over 1500 pieces of packing wood, to level the floor and install the marquee. Another catering tent was professionally guttered and ducted to the main marquee and this time the team at Nomad catering (http://www.nomadfood.co.uk/food/) providing the delicious food.
Moving next to Nothe Fort in Weymouth (http://www.nothefort.org.uk/) and going from an unlevel site to a perfectly level parade ground, although this site still has it’s challenges, and one of them is not to use stakes to anchor the marquee so bang, load on the flooring system boys, another occasion where we were glad that we have invested so much into the flooring and are now the largest stockholder of this type of flooring in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire! This time the hog roast food was provided by Posh Pigs (http://www.poshpigshogroast.com/)
Lastly, we went to Wiltshire for Becky to install her marquee at Gurston Farm, a new venue for us but the great thing there is that they have a hall which has a kitchen, bar and toilet facilities right next to where the marquee was sited avoiding the need to hire it all in. Best of all was the view to be had over the valley.
Last weekend saw the return of the International Horse Trails at Somerley Estate, near Ringwood, Hampshire. Now in it’s fifteenth year, this important spring fixture attracts riders at all levels from all over the world.
We hired three temporary venues, the smallest for Savills,the property agents, included basic flooring and furniture. A 6m x 15m traders marquee and a whopping 110 feet long main tent, split into sections for sponsors, public restaurant, kitchens, secretary’s office and VIP’s where we also installed a hardwood floor throughout and stylish aluminium doors.
We also hired hundreds of chairs including our lime wash chavari banqueting chairs for the VIP’s, round and trestle tables, generator and power distribution for the immediate site.
The Marquee Elegance exhibition team was out and about at Old Alresford Place in Hampshire where once again we supported the venue in their wedding fayre by installing our demonstration marquee for brides and grooms to come and see.
A bright day was had and a steady flurry of people came and saw the fayre and we were fortunate enough to take details of many brides and their future weddings.
Here is what they saw as they walked in:
We were fortunate enough to assist a local entrepreneur to create two ice rinks, one outside his very own house in Southborne, Dorset and another in Fareham, Hampshire over this Christmas and new year period.
We achieved the outdoor ice rink in Dorset by hiring our wooden flooring system that was installed perfectly level across two front gardens, this was then later covered in ice to provide the surface of the rink. Making sure it was level was paramount and we used over 200 concrete blocks and hundreds of pieces of packing wood to achieve this.
The rink in Fareham was laid directly onto a leveled surface, so the only requirement was a marquee to be used as a temporary cafe, reception area and boot room. We installed a 12m x 30m marquee with panoramic windows facing the ice rink.
Its cold! yep, you would not want to sit in a cold tent now would you? exactly what our client thought and that’s why this morning the elegance boys hired an indirect thermostat controlled heater into, I’m sad to say, someone else’s marquee :@( in a garden in Setley, between Lymington and Brockenhurst in Hampshire. However, what an interior this marquee had! It was lined out with Arabian themed linings, which I have to say looked fantastic! Here is a photo of it, oh, and a piccy of our heater (before being painted in our purple colours)
Last weekend we were excited to be invited to Old Alresford Place located between Winchester and Alton in Hampshire for their wedding exhibition.
We installed our demo marquee complete with hardwood floor, linings, furniture and catering equipment.
Set amid the tranquil beauty of 5 acres of gardens and grounds, Old Alresford Place, offers a beautiful setting for hire for wedding receptions, family events or other large functions. The Old Dining Room can accommodate up to 50 people; however, by placing a marquee on the adjoining terrace the space is easily extended to allow up to 120 guests. With fifteen recently refurbished en-suite bedrooms (accommodating up to 20 people), you and your family can stay overnight and wake up to the breakfast of your choice
As the title suggests we were called yesterday by Kalem requesting a marquee to be used as an extension to their house in Gosport, Hampshire for their Indian wedding celebrations this weekend after being let down by a less reliable company :@)
We jumped into action and within hours we emailed an order and received payment promptly afterwards. This enabled us to hire a 6m marquee with hardwood flooring, some scattered trestle tables and folding anthracite chairs plus a black candelabra the next morning.
The Elegance boys also wanted me to note that they appreciated the samosa’s and drinks!
We assisted Ben of the National Sweet Pea Society by proving trestle tables for their annual summer show at the newly refurbished Lyndhurst Community Centre in Hampshire.
The objects of the Society are to disseminate knowledge of Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) and other Lathyrus species, to encourage, improve and extend the cultivation of these flowers by means of scientific trials, the holding of exhibitions and displays, by publication and other activities.
For more information regarding the society please visit www.sweetpeas.org.uk
Alternatively, for information on how to hire the centre please email Ray on lyndhurstcomm@btconnect.com
Hello Friends of Elegance!
Bet you didn’t know that along with our lovely marquees we have vast amounts of cutlery, crockery, glassware and other catering equipment to hire, not to mention tables and chairs!
So, if your holding an event, even if its not in one of our gorgeous marquees 
) , you can still create that wow factor with our brand new squared plates, limewash banqueting chairs and coloured table linen. We can offer delivery anywhere near Dorset and Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset!
Give us a call and see what we can do for you.
