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SUMMER IS HERE
July 2010
THE Executive Boxes here at Banks's Stadium are the perfect environment to hold a small business meeting for up to six delegates.
You only pay for equipment, and what you eat and drink, it's as simple as that.
So let's get it in the back of the net by calling the Walsall FC sales team on 01922-651418 to check availability.
For those larger meetings, why not take advantage of our 'Zero Rated Daily Delegate Packages'. That's right, you do NOT pay VAT, so our packages are even better value for money!
LATEST WHAT'S ON GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!
June 2010
THE LATEST edition of 'What's On @ Walsall FC' is now available to download!
This is your personal guide to what's going on at the Banks's Stadium between July and December.
We have a whole-host of events planned and you can find out more by downloading our 'What's On @ Walsall FC' guide simply by clicking here.
In 'What's On @ Walsall FC' you will find more information on exactly what we have to offer:
• Sporting Dinners
• Cabaret Nights
• Corporate & Private Events
• Banquets
• Party Nights
• Wedding Receptions
• Community Activities
• Football Experiences
Copies of the guide are also available from the Banks's Stadium. Should you wish to receive a copy of 'What's On @ Walsall FC' in the post, simply email our Events Team with your contact details.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE HONOURED
April 2010
SADDLERS' Chief Executive, Roy Whalley, recently received the Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance's Chair's Awards for his role in helping promote and develop adult earning across the Borough.
Roy was presented with the award at the WLLA's 12th annual awards ceremony, which was held at the Banks's Stadium on Wednesday, 17th March 2010. The key remit of WLLA is to promote and develop adult earning across the Borough.
The Chair's Award recognises the support of an individual or organisation in achieving this aim, and to the work of WLLA in general. Through the WLLA's partnership with Walsall Football Club, the 'Walsall Bite Size' campaign has been a great success.
As well as sponsoring the Family Stand at the Banks's Stadium, the Walsall Bite Size campaign, which focuses on providing training and learning opportunities for everyone within Walsall, has been embraced and promoted by the football club using a variety of channels.
"In developing the Walsall Bite Size campaign Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance has been fortunate to rely upon the unwavering support of Roy, Walsall Football Club's Chief Executive and Commercial Director, in utilising the club as a springboard to get across the Walsall Bite Size message," said Walsall Lifelong Learning Alliance Chair Dr. Bob Crundwell. "Nothing is ever too much trouble - from tickets and tours to developing new promotion opportunities for us and organising player appearances, our recipient lives and breathes Walsall.
"Roy believes fully in what we are all trying to achieve in providing training and learning opportunities for everyone within Walsall and to adults in particular. The Club itself has a robust and innovative Community Programme and an active Learning Centre working with our youngsters. To this end, and as recognition of the support given to WLLA, we were delighted to present Roy with The Chair's Award this year."
"I was delighted to receive the award on behalf of the football club," explained Roy. "It has been a real team effort and I would like to thank everybody - the Community Department, Saddlers Learning Centre, staff, players and the management team - for the active role we play in the local community."
WLLA Manager, Colin Robinson, added:
"The 12th Walsall Lifelong Learning Awards have once again been an outstanding success. Austin Healey proved to be a wonderful presenter and it was great that the evening culminated with this truly well deserved award to Roy and everybody at WFC, who continue to be a staunch supporter of the work WLLA does, specifically in relation to the Walsall Bite Size campaign."
Pictured above we see WLLA's guest speaker AustIn Healey, Roy Whalley, and Dr. Bob Crundwell.
PREMIER LEAGUE GIANTS TAKE A LEAF OUT OF THE SADDLERS' BOOK
July 2009
At a recent Stadium Experience meeting, which was held here at the Banks's Stadium, Walsall FC Sales Manager, Dianne Elsworth talked to the UK's stadium managers about the programme of events that we offer, including cabaret nights, sporting dinners, seminars and conferences and the benefits that this has had on the business.
Following this meeting, Everton FC's catering partner, Sodexo, followed suit and organised a number of events, including away game screenings, a Father's Day dinner and psychic nights.
Head of Non-Matchday Sales for the Premier League club, Tony Watson, commented: "It was clear to see that both Dianne at Walsall and Donna Talbot at Ipswich Town were making good commercial revenues from large scale public events on a non-matchday.
"Since implementing our plans, we have seen just under 5,000 new customers come through the doors in six months and this has had a very good impact on our bottom line at a challenging time for the conference industry."
'M6 SPECTACULAR' NOW AVAILABLE!
June 2009
Walsall Football Club’s ‘M6 Spectacular’ advertising sign is now available.
Dominating the skyline and a line of sight over half a mile in each direction, the aptly named ‘M6 Spectacular’ is the largest permanent, purpose built, free standing advertising site in the UK and, at 780 square metres, it is over 22 times the size of a standard 96 sheet.
Currently promoting the club’s conference and events, the sign is now available for your company to advertise on.
To find out more, click here or call Big Sky Banners on 020 7866 8168.
LATEST 'WHAT'S ON @ WALSALL FC' GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!
May 2009
The latest edition of 'What's On @ Walsall FC' is now available to download!
This is your personal guide to what's going on at the Banks's Stadium between July and December. We have a whole-host of events planned and you can find out more by downloading our 'What's On @ Walsall FC' guide simply by clicking here:
In 'What's On @ Walsall FC' you will find more information on exactly what we have to offer:
• Sporting Dinners
• Cabaret Nights
• Corporate & Private Events
• Banquets
• Party Nights
• Wedding Receptions
• Community Activities
• Football Experiences
Copies of the guide are also available from the Banks's Stadium. Should you wish to receive a copy of 'What's On @ Walsall FC' in the post, simply email our Events Team with your contact details.
SADDLERS SCOOP GOLD AWARD
March 2009
Walsall Football Club scooped Gold on Friday evening (20th March) at the Black Country Hotel and Tourism Awards.
The Club’s Conference & Events Department were given the Gold Award in the category of Business Tourism of the Year.
Around 170 guests were present at the ceremony, which took place at the Copthorne Hotel, Brierly Hill. Guests were treated to a champagne reception before the 14 award categories were announced.
Conference & Events Sales Manager, Dianne Elsworth (pictured), received the Gold Award on behalf of The Saddlers’ Events Team and spoke of her delight at winning this prestigious award.
“We are delighted to have been given the Gold Award,” she said. “We have a fantastic team and it is their hard work and dedication that has led to us being given this award.”
Image courtesy of the Express & Star
FESTIVE RATES AT THE PARK INN
March 2009
If you are attending one of our superb 2009 festive events, why not make a real night of it and stop over at the Park Inn?
Situated on the Banks's Stadium site, the Park Inn is the perfect place to rest your head after dancing the night away at Walsall FC!
Special Festive Rates!
£45 per room sole occupancy - Bed & Full English Breakfast
£50 per room double occupancy - Bed & Full English Breakfast
Offer available subject to availability.
Call 01922 639 100 or Book Online Now!
2009 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
February 2009
Our 2009 Christmas and New Years Eve schedules have been announced.
It promises to be another great festive period here at the Banks's Stadium. Click here to download your Download our 2009 Xmas & New Years Eve Brochure.
We have Christmas Party Nights on throughout December, The Searchers and 'Thank You For The Music' here on New Years Eve, two Christmas Amateur Boxing Dinner Shows and Sporting Dinners with both Jack Charlton and Bryan Robson!
There really is something for everyone!
Click here to find out more.
JANUARY - JUNE 2009 WHAT'S ON GUIDE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD
December 2008
Here at Walsall Football Club we pride ourselves on providing top class entertainment both on and off the field - It's not just football we specialise in!
The Banks's Stadium, situated just minutes away from Junction 9 of the M6, is the place for fabulous days and amazing nights out.
From cabaret evenings to sporting dinners, boxing shows to party nights, there's something to suit everybody.
We have a whole-host of events planned for the New Year and you can find out more by downloading our 'What's On @ Walsall FC' magazine by clicking here. This is your personal guide to what's going on at the Banks's Stadium.
In 'What's On @ Walsall FC' you will find more information on exactly what we have to offer:
• Sporting Dinners
• Cabaret Nights
• Corporate & Private Events
• Banquets
• Party Nights
• Wedding Receptions
• Community Activities
• Football Experiences
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHTS
November 2008
We have a limited number of places left for our Christmas Party Nights.
Party Nights are held throughout December. Each party night will have the main cabaret artiste, disco, four-course dinner and late bar. Non-refundable deposits are required on all bookings. £37.50 per person.
Call our Events Team to check availability (01922) 651 418. To see what's on, click here.
SADDLERS JOIN FORCES WITH ILLUMINATIONS
September 2008
Walsall Football Club are once again delighted to be a friend of Walsall Illuminations.
As part of our partnership with the Illuminations, the football club will be promoting the event in the Matchday Programme and online. We are also a dedicated ticket outlet for the Illuminations.
Saddlers' Chief Executive, Roy Whalley said: "We are delighted to once again be associated with the Walsall Illuminations.
"It's an excellent annual event that really grasps the spirit of the town."
The illuminations run between 26th Septemer - 2nd November.
Tickets are are available by calling 0845 111 2900 or log on to www.walsall-lights.com.
SADDLERS ORGANISE CHARITY FASHION SHOW
August 2008
Walsall Football Club are hosting a Fashion Show with a proportion of the proceeds going to two local charities.
The show, which takes place in the Stadium Suite at the Banks’s Stadium on Friday, 3rd October, is being organised by The Saddlers and the House Of Fraser.
A tempting array of top fashion will be on show with proceeds from the evening going to Acorns Children’s Hospice and the Walsall Breast Cancer Group.
“It promises to be a great night,” explained Conference & Events Co-Ordinator, Vicki Chambers. “The House Of Fraser will be showing off all their latest collections and I am sure everyone who attends will enjoy the fashion show.
“We are also delighted to be working alongside Acorns Children’s Hospice and the Walsall Breast Cancer Group. Hopefully we will be able to raise much-needed funds for these two worthwhile causes.”
Tickets are priced at £35 to include a Champagne reception drink, three-course dinner, exclusive catwalk side seating, disco and late bar or £20 to include a Champagne reception drink and canapés, exclusive viewing of accessories exhibit stands, theatre seats for the fashion show, disco and late bar.
The House Of Fraser, who will be supplying all the clothing, are located at 132-138 The Parade, Gracechurch Centre, Sutton Coldfield. Guests can also bring along any unwanted clothing, which will be given to Acorns Children’s Hospice’s Charity Shops.
To book your place, contact our Events Team on (01922) 651 418 and ask for Vicki or Suzanne or email events@walsallfc.co.uk.
Download your Fashion Show Flyer now, click here
DOWNLOAD YOUR 2008/09 BROCHURE
June 2008
Walsall Football Club's 2008/09 Brochure is now available to download.
Here you will find information on a whole-host of packages available at the Banks's Stadium, including:
- Matchday Hospitality Packages
- Executive Box Hire
- Matchday/Matchball Sponsorship
- Player Sponsorship
- Mascot Packages
- Online, Matchday Programme, Saddlers TV, M6 and Stadium Advertising
- Conference & Banqueting Information
We have packages and services to suit all your needs, click here to download the 2008/09 Brochure
DOWNLOAD YOUR NEW SIX-MONTH GUIDE
FOR JULY - DECEMBER 2008
May 2008
Here at Walsall Football Club we pride ourselves on providing top class entertainment both on and off the field - It's not just football we specialise in!
From cabaret evenings to sporting dinners, boxing shows to party nights, there's something to suit everybody.
We have a whole-host of events planned between July and December 2008 and you can find out more by downloading our 'What's On @ Walsall FC' magazine by clicking here. This is your personal guide to what's going on at the Banks's Stadium.
In 'What's On @ Walsall FC' you will find more information on exactly what we have to offer:
• Sporting Dinners
• Cabaret Nights
• Corporate & Private Events
• Banquets
• Party Nights
• Wedding Receptions
• Community Activities
• Football Experiences
2007 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR A REAL SUCCESS
January 2008
The 2007 Christmas and New Years events programme went down a storm at the Banks’s Stadium.
Events were held on virtually every night throughout December as superb tribute acts such as the Soul Survivors and Fake That wowed the sell-out crowds. The Searchers and BackBeat Beetles rang in the New Year and, as Conference & Banqueting Sales Executive Dianne Elsworth explained, a good time was had by all who attended.
“There were some superb acts on over the festive period,” she said. “Every one of them was well-received and it is great to think that the thousands of people who attended our party nights were treated to such top quality performances.
“Our aim for 2008 is to make our party nights even more successful.”
The 2008 Christmas and New Year schedule is currently being put together. Stay tuned for more news. We have a whole-host of events planned for the New Year and you can find out more by downloading our 'What's On @ Walsall FC' magazine by clicking here.
A selection of images from Stuart james Photography can be viewed below:
All images are copyright of Stuart James Photography.
MOTHERS' UNION ENJOY BANKS'S STADIUM VISIT
September 2007
Treasurers and Administrators from Mothers’ Union branches across Britain and Ireland descended upon the Banks’s Stadium for a national conference. And they were joined by the Anglican mission agency’s International President Rosemary Kempsell who used the opportunity to unveil a new branding to re-launch the agency.
In her role as International President, Rosemary Kempsell has visited Mothers’ Union branches in Burma and the Phillipines, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana and Uganda; but said she felt no hesitation at visiting the less exotic home of Walsall Football Club. She said: “Every where I go is different, but the one thing they all have in common is football. Wherever I go, even to small African villages, I see youngsters playing football in the street - in some cases with home made footballs.”
Walsall Football Club’s Conference & Banqueting Sales Executive, Dianne Elsworth, commented: "We are delighted to welcome the Mothers' Union to the Banks's Stadium. They do a great mount of good work and we are pleased that they have chosen the facilities here at the Banks's Stadium for their national conference."
BOSTIN' BLACK COUNTRY WEDDING MENU NOW AVAILABLE
August 2007
The Conference & Banqueting Department are celebrating their Black Country Heritage with the introduction of a new wedding menu packed with traditional local delicacies.
The Black Country Wedding Menu, which is available to all couples using the Banks’s Stadium as a wedding venue, features dishes synonymous with the area such as faggots and peas, steak and Banks’s ale pie and chicken balti.
The menu is the brain-child of Head Chef, Richard Varley, who came up with the concept after seeing the kind of food served at the weddings of high-profile footballers over the summer.
Varley took inspiration from the menus available at the weddings of England stars John Terry, Gary Neville and Michael Carrick and added a Walsall flavour to come up with his new concept.
“The kind of food being served at these weddings was typically English,” he explained. “Fish and chips featured heavily on the menu’s and I thought it would be good to offer an alternative menu here.
“The Black Country is famous for a number of dishes and we’ve combined them all in our new Black Country Wedding Menu.
“Obviously, other menus are available as we cater for a variety of weddings here at the Banks’s Stadium.
“We are a multi-cultural venue and the Black Country Wedding Menu is another option to couples, which we are sure will prove popular.”
View the Black Country Wedding Menu, click here
WALSALL FOOTBALL CLUB AWARDED
August 2007
It wasn’t just on the field that Walsall Football Club excelled during 2006/07, the club also picked up a number of awards at the recent Official Football Hospitality Awards.
The awards, which were held on Thursday 24th May at St James’ Park, recognised excellence off the field and The Saddlers were nominated in three separate categories, picking up the Bronze Award for Matchday Hospitality Excellence.
Catering teams from the Barclays Premiership through to Coca-Cola League Two attended the awards, which were presented by Newcastle United legend Peter Beardsley.
The Saddlers’ first nomination was in the category of Conference & Events Marketing. This award was judged by an independent conference professional, marking quality of website, marketing literature contents and mystery shopper style telephone call.
Walsall Football Club was also nominated in the prestigious Directors Choice for Coca-Cola League 2 Nomination, which is voted for by the Board of Directors at each League Two Club during an away match visit.
After two nominations, Walsall Football Club picked up their first award when they received ‘Bronze’ in the Matchday Hospitality Experience Category.
