Monthly Archives: December 2011

Show me your Christmas spirit

I love a bauble or two, and sparkly festive decor is springing up everywhere I look. Delight. One of the most spectacular decorations I’ve seen, and certainly one of the biggest, is the five-storey tree in Imagination’s offices near Tottenham Court Road, which reaches the top of the Atrium space.

Imagination's Christmas tree

Imagination staff are told the Christmas elves perform the feat of getting it in the door – I might have some insider knowledge on how it’s done, but I won’t spoil the magic.

Impressively, the 60,000 bulbs that make up those twinkling lights use the same amount of energy as it takes to boil two kettles.

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Sour grapes, or worried about the competition?

Abigail learnt this week that the chairman of one of the 19 event industry associations has been using a publication to vent his considerably subjective opinion on the number of award ceremonies in the event industry. Read more »