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events portfolio
'To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time'
Leonard Bernstein
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
BURNSFEST
Burns an' a' that! headline live music and arts outdoor festival. A celebration of Scottish music plus special guests in honour of the bard. With The Mercat, Jook Aboot Ceilidh, The Haverin' Hoolie, The Chillootery, Scran Street, Bairns Bunnet, the Poe-Tree and much more ...
SAC 2012 - 2019
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
BURNS ON THE BEACH
A unique fire and light event as part of Event Scotland's SWF and YCW2020. Courie in winter beach vibe with bonfire, aerial light show, illuminated pier, poetry path and Watchful Boat immersive imagery. With fire and poi performances and a live music burning Burns finale ...
SAC 2020
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
BURNS ALICHT
A by night sparkling birthplace walking tour around Alloway. In partnership with artist David Powell and NTS to illuminate and bring to life Burns landmarks including the Auld Kirk, Brig o' Doon and Burns Cottage. Concluded with a finale burning of John Barleycorn ...
SAC 2017 | 2018
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
THE TWA BRIGS
A unique walking tour around Ayr as the auld brig and the new brig came to life and took attenders around historical landmarks bickering all the way! Tour included a trip up St Johns Tower, operatic character entertainment and a whirl to Alloway by bus ...
SAC 2016
Concept | Creation | Direction | Marketing
THE PRESTWICK GAMES
The Prestwick Games was an It's A Knockout style annual championship held at Prestwick Tennis Centre. Teams of 6 competed in raquetsports, team sports and inflatable madness! Think foam pits and wrecking ball. The event concluded with a Champions of Champions finale ...
clever river 2011 - 2013
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
ALLOWAY 1759
This event began way back in Scotland's Year of Homecoming 2009 featuring The World Haggis Hurling Championships. With Burns Cottage as a backdrop, costumed characters and street acts performed transporting us back to the place and time our beloved poet was born SAC 2009 - 2015
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
THE COAST
The Coast was a nostalgic seaside event in the town of Girvan aimed to bring people back 'doon the watter'. The event made the most of the natural coastal area with attractions in the air, on water and on land and was marketed with a seaside picture postcard feel ...
clever river 2008
Concept | Creation | Direction | Marketing
TOONIVERSITY CHALLENGE
This custom made bus tour was created for a corporate group to discover in a fun way tourism attributes of South Ayrshire. With a TV game show theme there were boat races, maze challenges, golf knockouts and food & drink tasters ...
clever river 2021
Event Delivery | Judging Panel Delivery
THE ROBERT BURNS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS
The ceremony for the RBHA took many forms over the years, latterly taking place in Burns Cottage itself and the judging panel taking place in The Bachelors Club where Rabbie himself used to debate ...
SAC 2009 - 2015
Concept | Co-creation | Direction | Marketing
LITTLE STARS LIGHT UP AYR
The annual Ayr Christmas Light Switch On was developed to take a different artistic direction, making the children of South Ayrshire the stars and collecting for children's charities. Concept created then delivered by a fab events team ...
SAC 2018 | 2019
Event Delivery | Marketing
PADDLE 07 EXHIBITION
Paddle 07 was a 2 day paddlesports exhibition held at Perth Concert Hall by the Scottish Canoe Association. We also supplied a range of top notch prizes secured from sponsors for the outdoor boaterX event at Grandtully ...
clever river 2007
Source | Supply of Street Walkabout Acts
MAKING WAVES
The Making Waves Festival took place in Irvine for the first time in 2022 and we were proud to play a tiny part in it as we were asked to source some walkabout and street theatre acts. Enquire about us sourcing quality acts for your event ...
clever river 2022
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Burns on The Beach!
Check out the video captured by Dark Glen Media showcasing the town of Ayr at its best. Scotland's Year of Coast and Waters 2020 was largely interrupted by the pandemic but this little beauty sneaked in first!